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WORLD OF OUTLAWS
FORT WORTH, TX (April 5) -- What was to be a two-day show turned to
one after Mother Nature reminded everyone that it is still Spring with
rain canceling the 2nd night of competition in the Southern Bleacher
Classic at Texas Motor Speedway. As a result, Friday's preliminary
winner Brad Furr was named the main event winner.
Thirty-seven cars posted times in qualifying--28 of
them using Hoosier tires. Hoosier-shod cars captured the top nine
times in qualifying using Hoosier D10's. Joey Saldana posted fast time
(13.653) followed by Mark Kinser, Steve Kinser, Tim Shaffer, Danny
Lasoski, Randy Hannagan, Donny Schatz, P.J. Chesson and Daryn Pittman
in second through ninth, respectively. Eighteen of the 20 fastest
qualifiers rode on Hoosier tires.
Three of the four preliminary heats were won by
Hoosier-shod drivers. Travis Rilat, Craig Dollansky and Brooke Tatnell
were Team-Hoosier's heat race winners.
Both Dash races were won by drivers on Hoosier tires.
Brad Furr and Kraig Kinser were Dash race winners while earning the
right to start the 30-lap feature on the front row. Both drivers used
Hoosier's D12 compound for the 5-lap race as their right rear compound
selection .
The stellar qualifying and heat race results for teams
using Hoosier tires resulted in a decidedly purple field in the 30-lap
feature as 20 of the 24 starters used Hoosier rubber. Brad Furr led
from flag-to-flag en route to collecting what turned out to be the
$10,000 A-main payout. Furr used Hoosier's D20 compound for the
feature as did the top seven finishers.
Kraig Kinser finished in second followed by Ricky
Logan, Steve Kinser, Shane Stewart, Daryn Pittman and Mark Kinser in
third through seventh, respectively. Finishing in eighth place was
Donny Schatz. Schatz used Hoosier's F55 tire for the top-eight sweep
for Team-Hoosier.
Craig Dollansky captured tenth place, while 15 of the
top 16 finishers rode on Hoosiers.
Hoosier engineer Jon Huffman attended the event and
reported the details for this article.
Weather permitting, the Pennzoil World of Outlaws
Series resumes racing this Friday at Eldora Speedway for two nights of
racing.
Currently, Mark Kinser holds the top spot in the
series point standings with 1734 points. After finishing 12th,
defending Series Champion Danny Lasoski slipped to second place in the
standings with 1732 points. Rounding out the "all-Hoosier"
top five is Steve Kinser (1717), Craig Dollansky (1638) and Joey
Saldana (1623) in third through fifth, respectively.
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LAKEVILLE,
IN -- After rain forced the cancellation of Saturday's Pennzoil World
of Outlaws main event, Brad Furr was named the main event winner after
capturing Friday's preliminary victory at Texas Motor Speedway in the
3rd Annual Southern Bleacher Classic. The main event win was a career
first for Furr who also collected the $10,000 winner's paycheck.
Team-Hoosier, once again, swept the top eight finishing positions in
the 30-lap feature. The All Star Circuit of Champions resumed
competition at Eldora Speedway with Blake Feese capturing his
first-ever All Star feature win after starting sixth. The win extended
Team-Hoosier's All Star record to a perfect 9-0. After both Williams
Grove and Port Royal Speedways cancelled their weekly sprint racing
due to inclement weather, only Lincoln Speedway was able to run their
weekly program and would determine whether Team-Hoosier would remain
undefeated in 2002 at the three Pennsylvania tracks. Fred Rahmer,
after starting 12th, captured the 25-lap feature and extended
Team-Hoosier's undefeated string to 11-0. It was Rahmer's 2nd win at
Lincoln Speedway this year and was worth $2,500 to the veteran
driver. 
ROSSBURG,
OH (April 6) -- Blake Feese extended Team-Hoosier's perfect record in
the All Star Circuit of Champions Series Saturday by capturing his
first-ever series win. The series had not contested a race since early
February's Florida Speedweeks when Team-Hoosier compiled an 8-0
record. 
ABBOTTSTOWN,
PA (April 6) -- Veteran sprint car driver Fred Rahmer won his second
feature of the season at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday and extended
Team-Hoosier's perfect record to 6-0 at the track and 11-0 overall at
Pennsylvania's Lincoln, Williams Grove and Port Royal Speedways. 