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 BRANDON,
SD (June18) -- Defending World of Outlaws Series Champion Steve Kinser
won his tenth A-main race of the season and 13th overall last night at
Husets Speedway in South Dakota. Kinser fought longtime adversary
Sammy Swindell in another classic battle before the 17-time series
champion emerged the winner. The two each led twice with Kinser
leading the final 16 laps to take the win. Following "The
King" to the finish line was Paul McMahan and Danny Lasoski. The
1-2-3 finish by Hoosier-shod drivers was the 28th consecutive podium
sweep (30th overall) in the series in 37
nights of competition. The Hoosier brand has now claimed wins in
35 of the 37 races contested to date in the series for an amazing 95%
win percentage.
Thirty cars were entered in qualifying with 24 cars
opting to run on Hoosier tires and the remaining six drivers split
evenly among the two other competing tire brands. Danny Lasoski set
fast time of the night with his lap of 10.755 seconds around the
3/8-mile Husets track. All told, Team-Hoosier claimed the top nine
positions in qualifying. After Lasoski, Kraig Kinser, Steve Kinser,
Terry McCarl, Daryn Pittman, Paul McMahan, Sammy Swindell, Jason
Meyers and Gary DeWall rounded out the purple-parade in qualifying.
In heat race action, the Hoosier brand's domination
continued with a perfect three-for-three showing when Jason Sides,
Joey Saldana and Donny Schatz each won their respective heat races.
In Dash competition, the two winners also rode on
Hoosier tires. Paul McMahan won the first Dash, while Sammy Swindell
won the final Dash.
In the 35-lap feature, Sammy Swindell took the lead
from the outset from his outside pole starting position. Swindell led
the first 12 circuits before being passed on the inside by fourth
starting Steve Kinser who was riding on a Hoosier D12/D15 (LR/RR)
combination. Kinser's lead would last just one lap before Swindell
passed Kinser low in the first and second turns to regain the lead.
Swindell led the next six laps before Kinser moved back into the lead
for good on the 20th lap. Kinser masterfully negotiated lapped traffic
to take the win by eight car lengths. It was Kinser's 10th A-main win
and 13th overall this season.
Kinser was followed to the finish line by Paul McMahan
who also elected to use a D12/D15 combination for the 35-lap affair,
while Danny Lasoski took third place using a pair of D12's. The final
tally had Hoosier-shod drivers claiming the first nine positions in
the night's final race. Jason Meyers, Daryn Pittman, Joey Saldana,
Donny Schatz, Mark Kinser and Terry McCarl finished fourth through
ninth, respectively. McCarl, the current Knoxville Raceway 410 Sprint
points leader, is gunning for his fifth consecutive track championship
at the famed Iowa facility, while current Outlaws points leader Danny
Lasoski was a seven-time Knoxville Raceway track champion.
Danny Lasoski remains atop the World of Outlaws Series
standings with Steve Kinser following him closely in second place.
Kinser entered Wednesday's contest 67 points behind Lasoski in the
standings.
The series takes a night off before returning to
action on Friday night for a one-night show at Missouri's Joplin 66
Speedway.
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