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 SAN
FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (November 2-3) -- Steve Kinser is showing no signs
of easing up in his quest to record his 17th Pennzoil World of Outlaws
Series championship. Kinser won Saturday's 25-lap preliminary and then
led flag-to-flag in the 35-lap finale on Sunday. In the backdrop of
Kinser's pair of victories was also another dominating performance by
the Hoosier brand. In two nights of competition, Hoosier tires set
fast time both nights, won seven of eight heat races, won all three
dash races, and led every lap in both features to cap the
weekend of racing in New Mexico.
PRELIMINARY
SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (November 2) -- A huge 48-car field posted times
in qualifying on the 3/8-mile Hollywood Hills Speedway with 40 of them
opting to run on Hoosier tires. Joey Saldana set fast time with a lap
of 104.497 mph (12.919 seconds) as the nine fastest times were
recorded by Hoosier-shod cars.
Three of the four heat races were won by drivers using
Hoosier tires. Donny Schatz won the first heat, while Sammy Swindell
and Tyler Walker won the third and fourth heats.
Donny Schatz won the first dash with Steve Kinser
capturing the win in the final dash. Both drivers use the Hoosier
brand.
In the 25-lap feature, pole-sitter Donny Schatz led
the first 13 circuits before being passed by 16-time series champion
Steve Kinser. Kinser using a Hoosier RD12/D12 (left rear/right rear)
combination led the remainder of the race to capture the $5,000 win.
Fourth starting Mark Kinser wound up second and
collected $3,000. Mark Kinser used a Hoosier RD12/RD15 set-up for the
25-lapper. Rounding out the top three was Danny Lasoski. Lasoski won
$2,500 for the final podium spot using a D10/RD12 combination.
Brad Furr finished fourth to give Team-Hoosier the
top-four sweep. Other Hoosier-shod drivers finishing in the top ten
were, Donny Schatz (6th), Craig Dollansky (7th), Tyler Walker (8th),
and Shane Stewart (9th).
FINALE
SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (November 3) -- Forty-four cars were on hand
Sunday afternoon for the final night of action in New Mexico with 38
drivers using Hoosiers. With the top four drivers (Steve Kinser, Mark
Kinser, Danny Lasoski and Brad Furr) from Saturday night's race locked
into the dash, that left 40 drivers battling it out in
qualifying.
Tim Shaffer set fast time of the weekend with his lap
of 12.878 seconds. Craig Dollansky and Donny Schatz were second and
third fastest giving Team-Hoosier the three fastest times in
qualifying.
All four heat races were won by members of
Team-Hoosier. Ricky Logan, Tyler Walker, Joey Saldana and Sammy
Swindell were the four heat race winners.
In the one dash race that was contested, seven of the
eight entrants rode on the Hoosier brand. When the checkered flag
dropped in the 5-lap dash Team-Hoosier finished 1-7 leaving last place
to the other competing tire brand's driver. Steve Kinser won the dash
and was followed by Danny Lasoski, Mark Kinser, Craig Dollansky, Brad
Furr, Tim Shaffer and Donny Schatz.
In the 35-lap feature, Steve Kinser led flag-to-flag
to capture the win--his second in as many nights with just two nights
of competition left in the grueling series. Kinser won using a pair of
Hoosier D15's. Danny Lasoski took second on a D12/D15 set-up. Mark
Kinser, Craig Dollansky and Tim Shaffer finished third through fifth
using the same D12/D15 combination as runner-up Lasoski. Brad Furr
finished sixth giving Team-Hoosier the first six finishing positions
in the night's feature race.
Other top ten Team-Hoosier drivers were Donny Schatz
((8th), Joey Saldana (9th), and Shane Stewart (10th). Hoosier tires
were actually on 17 of the first 18 drivers to cross the finish line
in the 35-lap feature.
Hoosier Open Wheel Dirt Product Manager Neil Cowman
commented, "Steve has really been on a tear as of late and I look
forward to attending the final two races of the season in Las Vegas
this weekend where a third consecutive Pennzoil World of Outlaws crown
will be won by a driver on Hoosier tires."
Currently, the top eight and nine of the top ten
drivers in the Pennzoil World of Outlaws ride on Hoosier tires. Steve
Kinser leads with 10070 points followed by Danny Lasoski (9768), Craig
Dollansy (9745), Joey Saldana (9673), Tim Shaffer (9594), Mark Kinser
(9551), Brad Furr (9375), and Donny Schatz (9361). Randy Hannagan is
in tenth with 8789 points giving the Hoosier brand nine of the top ten
in the standings.
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