LASOSKI, KINSER & JOHNSON
GIVE HOOSIER ANOTHER PERFECT WEEKEND
IN OUTLAW COMPETITION

6-03-2002

LAKEVILLE, IN -- Danny Lasoski and Steve Kinser were winners in Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series competition over the weekend, while Wayne Johnson was a winner in the World of Outlaws Gumout Series. All three nights ended in a 1-2-3 finish for Team-Hoosier. The two senior circuit wins extends Hoosier's record to 31-3, while Johnson's victory maintains Hoosier's undefeated record in Gumout competition.

SHARON SPEEDWAY
HARTFORD, OH (May 31) -- Danny Lasoski inherited the lead from Steve Kinser when the 16-time series champion encountered engine trouble on lap 17 on Friday night. Lasoski collected $10,000 and regained the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series points lead with the win. Team-Hoosier captured the top seven positions in the nights A-feature race while collecting 10 of the top 11 spots in the 30-lap race.

Thirty cars were on hand for qualifying. Joey Saldana was the fastest Hoosier-shod car clocking in a lap in 13.165 seconds, a mere 4/100th's of a second off the track record.

All three preliminary heat races were won by sprinters on Hoosier tires. Brad Furr, Dale Blaney and Kenny Jacobs each won their respective heat races.

Both dashes were also won by Hoosier-shod cars. Danny Lasoski and Steve Kinser were each dash winners. 

In the 30-lap feature, Steve Kinser looked to be on his way to the win until a sour power plant ended his hopes for a ninth win in the series. Danny Lasoski assumed the race lead on lap 17, and led the remainder of the way for the win. Lasoski opted to use a pair of Hoosier D12's on Sharon's 3/8-mile track en route to the $10,000 win. 

Fourth starting Danny Wood (D12/D12) took second place followed by Joey Saldana (D12/D15) in third place for the 1-2-3 Team-Hoosier finish. Daryn Pittman charged from 12th place to take fourth using a D12/D15 set-up. Donny Schatz notched his fourth straight top five finish after taking fifth place. Brad Furr and Craig Dollansky rounded out sixth and seventh for the Team-Hoosier sweep of the top seven positions. 

Chad Kemenah, Tim Shaffer and Paul McMahan finished ninth through eleventh, respectively, on Hoosier tires.    

ELDORA SPEEDWAY
ROSSBURG, OH (June 1) -- While being denied victory Friday night, Steve Kinser came back to win the 30-lap feature at Eldora Speedway Saturday night and collect the $10,000 top prize. 

Twenty-six cars posted time in qualifying--20 of them on Hoosiers. Danny Lasoski set fast time of the evening when he circled the famous 1/2-mile track in 13.119 seconds. Lasoski was closely followed by Joey Saldana at 13.123 seconds. Both drivers used a pair of Hoosier D10's to qualify on. This is Hoosier's softest compound and is normally used by all the Hoosier-shod teams in their qualifying efforts.

Mark Kinser was the sole Hoosier-clad car to win one of the three preliminary heat races. P.J. Chesson and Brad Furr captured dash wins and would start the feature on the front row as a result.

Brad Furr got the jump at the drop of the green flag to take the early race lead on an RD12/D12 combination. Furr battled with Joey Saldana during the race's middle stages before Steve Kinser, who had started fifth, moved into the race lead on lap 20. This time, "The King of the Outlaws" would not be denied and captured the win. Kinser took the $10,000 victory riding on a pair of Hoosier D12's.

Danny Lasoski captured the runner-up position and collected $5,500 while using the same compound combination as the race winner--a pair of D12's. Brad Furr took third place and $3,200 while on an RD12/D12 set-up.

All told, 12 of the first 13 drivers to cross the finish line were riding on Hoosier tires. Rounding out the list of Hoosier-shod drivers in the top 13 were, Mark Kinser, Chad Kemenah, Craig Dollansky, Randy Hannagan, Tim Shaffer, Paul McMahan, Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana and Dale Blaney in 5th through 13th, respectively.

Danny Lasoski (3933) maintained the lead in the series point standings over Steve Kinser (3916) by 17 points, followed by Mark Kinser (3781), Craig Dollansky (3777), and Joey Saldana (3735) in third through fifth place, respectively. 

Not only does Team-Hoosier lay claim to the top five positions in sprint racing's top series, Hoosier tires are also used by the sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth place drivers, or nine of the top ten in the standings.

Racing resumes this Friday for a single-night program at Farmers City, IL and the following night at Terre Haute, IN for another one-night show. 

AUTO TIRE AND PARTS RACE PARK
BENTON, MO (June 1) -- Capping the stellar weekend in Outlaws competition, Wayne Johnson led every lap of the 35-lap Gumout race on Saturday. The win was the fourth stand-alone event in the Gumout circuit to end in a 1-2-3 finish for Team-Hoosier.

As reported by Scott Fernandez of Hoosier Tire Midwest, 21 of the 33 cars on hand for qualifying were riding on Hoosier tires. The eight fastest qualifying times were posted by Hoosier-shod drivers. Tyler Walker was fast qualifier at 13.426 seconds around the 3/8-mile track. 

Three of the four heat races were won by drivers riding atop the Hoosier brand. Jason Sides, Shane Stewart and Wayne Johnson each captured a heat win.

Both dash races were also won by Hoosier-shod drivers. Shane Stewart won the first dash, while Wayne Johnson won the second dash.

In the 35-lap feature, Wayne Johnson took the lead on the first lap from his outside pole position and never looked back leading the entire distance en route to the win. Johnson used a pair of Hoosier D12's in capturing the win. 

Jason Sides, also on a pair of D12's, took second place, while Tyler Walker finished in third. This was the fourth stand-alone event in the series. All four race have ended in a 1-2-3 finish for Team-Hoosier.

Other drivers finishing in the top ten on the Hoosier brand were: Jerrod Hull, fifth; Jim Moughan, seventh; Jeremy Campbell, eighth; Brandon Wimmer, ninth; and Alex Shanks, tenth.

The final tally for the weekend, three races, three 1-2-3 sweeps by Team-Hoosier. Congratulations to everyone who made this weekend so successful for the purple team.

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