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VEGAS, NV (October 22) -- With Friday's top four finishers locked into the
A-feature, that left 32 cars to take laps in qualifying. Sammy Swindell was
fast qualifier Saturday circling the Las Vegas speedplant in 14.128 seconds
(127.407 mph).
In the 30-lap feature, all 24 starters rode atop the Hoosier brand. Sammy
Swindell led the first seven laps before mechanical woes cost him the lead.
Craig Dollansky took over the race lead and appeared to be on his way to his
3rd feature win of the season. But with four laps to go, Dollansky's car failed
to take off on a race restart which handed the lead to fifth starting Tim
Shaffer. Shaffer, using a pair of RD12's, held on the rest of the way to
capture the $12,000 win. It was the Hoosier brand's 90th win in 91 races
contested during the season. Shaffer was followed to the line by
Danny Lasoski using a pair of D10's. Lasoski picked up $6,000 for the
second place finish to go with the $5,000 he pocketed for winning
Friday's preliminary race. Lasoski's runner-up finish gave the Hoosier
brand a perfect record of 91-0 in runner-up finishes this year in the
World of Outlaws Series. Steve Kinser did the same when he finished in
third place opting to use a Hoosier RD12/D12 rear drive combination.
Amazingly, of the 273 podium finishers in the World of Outlaws this
year, 272 of them rode on Hoosier tires! View
2005 results here. Jason Sides finished in fourth
place followed by Daryn Pittman, Jason Meyers, Donny Schatz, Shane
Stewart, Tim Kaeding and Kraig Kinser in fifth through tenth,
respectively. Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. extends its
congratulations to Steve Kinser on winning his unprecedented 20th
series championship and giving Hoosier its sixth
consecutive series championship. Hoosier Racing
Tire Corp. also extends its sincere appreciation and gratitude to
Hoosier service truck driver Dave Campbell for his excellent customer
service throughout the 91-race season. The entire Hoosier organization
also thanks all the teams, drivers and fans who have made the 2005
season our best one yet. Hoosier's Neil Cowman
was also in Las Vegas attending the final two nights of action and
laying the groundwork for the Hoosier brand to capture its 7th
consecutive championship in 2006.
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LAS VEGAS, NV (October 21-22) -- The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
concluded its 28th season at Las Vegas this past weekend with Steve Kinser
driving the #11 Quaker State Maxim capturing his record 20th series championship.
It was also the sixth consecutive year the series champion rode
exclusively on Hoosier tires. During the season, the Hoosier brand
compiled a phenomenal 90-1 record eclipsing last year's record mark of
88-1. In fact, every second and third place finisher during the year
also rode on the Hoosier brand which was yet another record. Friday's preliminary
race was won by Danny Lasoski who led all 25 laps en route to the
$5,000 win. On Saturday, the season finale was won by Tim Shaffer who
took over the lead after Sammy Swindell and Craig Dollansky had
mechanical problems while each was leading the race. Shaffer collected
$12,000 for his fourth feature win of the season. Steve Kinser won his
record 20th series title by over 500 points over runner up Jason
Meyers. In the final driver rankings, the top ten finishers all rode
on Hoosier tires.
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VEGAS, NV (October 21) -- Thirty-eight cars were in the pits Friday evening at
Las Vegas with 37 drivers opting to ride on Hoosier tires. Donny Schatz was the
fastest qualifier circling the 1/2-mile oval in 14.141 seconds (127.289 mph).
Schatz posted the top time using Hoosier's softest compound (D10).
