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 ROSSBURG,
OH (July 18-19) -- Steve Kinser completed an awesome weekend in the
O'Reilly World of Outlaws Series. The defending series champion won
both Friday's "Knight Before the Kings Royal" and then the
$50,000 Kings Royal on Saturday. Kinser also closed the distance
between himself and current points leader Danny Lasoski to just 20
points after Lasoski finished 17th and 23rd in the annual event at Eldora
Speedway. The event was attended by Hoosier Product Manager Neil
Cowman who was updating teams on product developments and answering
any questions the members of Team-Hoosier may have had.
KNIGHT BEFORE THE KINGS ROYAL
ROSSBURG, OH (July 18) -- Thirty-five cars were entered in
qualifying with 31 of them trusting the Hoosier brand and the
remaining four drivers split among the other two competing tire
brands. Danny Lasoski set fast time of the evening with his blistering
13.174 second lap on the super-fast 1/2-mile track, Lasoski was
followed by two more Hoosier-shod drivers. Sammy Swindell and Pennsylvania's
Greg Hodnett were second and third in opening night qualifying. All
told the Hoosier brand was used by eight of the top nine
qualifiers.
All four preliminary heat races were won by members of
Team-Hoosier. Jim Nier won the first 8-lap heat race, while Randy
Hannagan, Tim Shaffer and Joey Saldana won heats two, three and four,
respectively.
Both Dash races were also won by drivers using Hoosier
tires. Danny Lasoski won the first Dash and Steve Kinser won the final
Dash.
In the 30-lap feature, only two tire brands were
represented with Hoosier drivers totaling 22 of the 24 starters. Danny
Lasoski took the early race lead before making contact with the
outside wall after leading through lap number 12. On the restart,
Steve Kinser took over the race lead using a pair of Hoosier D15's.
Kinser led the remainder of the distance en route to claiming the
$10,000 opening night win. Sammy Swindell crossed the line in second
but was later disqualified after failing to make the minimum weight
rule at the scales. As a result, second place was awarded to Tyler
Walker. Walker won $5,500 for his runner-up effort using a pair of
D12's. Completing the list of top three finishers was Joey Saldana who
opted to use a D12/RD15 (LR/RR) combination, while pocketing $3,200.
All told, the Hoosier brand was used by the first nine
drivers to cross the finish line. Jason Meyers, Donny Schatz, Daryn
Pittman, Mark Kinser, Shane Stewart and Tim Shaffer finished fourth
through ninth, respectively.
Due to the weight rule infraction, Sammy Swindell was
scored with a 24th place finish.
KINGS ROYAL
ROSSBURG, OH (July 19) -- There were 40 cars vying for a spot in the
$50,000 Kings Royal race on Saturday evening with 34 of them selecting
Hoosier as the brand having the best shot at the top prize. The
remaining six drivers were split evenly among the other two competing
tire brands. Sammy Swindell set fast time of the night after circling
the 1/2-mile oval in 13.683 seconds. Swindell was followed by Danny
Lasoski, Jimmy Stinson and Donny Schatz as the Hoosier brand once
again claimed eight out of the top nine times in qualifying.
For the second consecutive night, every heat race was
again won by Hoosier-shod drivers. Paul McMahan, Danny Lasoski, Greg
hodnett and Mark Kinser were the four heat race winners.
In Dash competition, Jason Johnson won the first Dash
as Tim Shaffer was the top Hoosier-shod finisher in the second Dash
finishing in second.
In the 40-lap feature there were 24 starters with 21
drivers riding on Hoosier tires and the remaining three drivers split
among the other two competing tire brands. Young Jason Johnson took
the early race lead using a D15/D20 combination. Johnson's lead came
to an end on lap five when 4-time King's Royal winner Steve Kinser
took over the lead. Kinser, using a pair of D15's led the remainder of
the way en route to the $50,000 win. Pennsylvania Posse member Greg
Hodnett finished in second place also on a pair of D15's. Hodnett
collected $12,050 for his night's work. Rounding out the top three was
Jason Johnson who earned $7,040 for his evening's efforts.
It was the 42nd consecutive 1-2-3 finish in the World
of Outlaws Series this season by Team-Hoosier. The Hoosier brand has
now won 49 of the 51 races contested to date. For his two night's of
racing, Steve Kinser pocketed $60,030.
The final tally had the Hoosier brand claiming eight
of the top nine positions in the feature race. Tim Shaffer, Mark
Kinser, Donny Schatz, Rob Chaney and Jimmy Stinson finished fifth
through ninth, respectively.
Despite his disappointing weekend at Eldora, Danny
Lasoski continues to lead in the standings with 6141 points over Steve
Kinser with 6121 points. Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, Donny Schatz,
Jason Sides and Mark Kinser round out the top seven in the standings.
All seven drivers ride on USA-made Hoosier tires.
It will be a busy week in the series with a
$35,000-to-win one-night show at Lernerville Speedway and three nights
of racing at famous Williams Grove Speedway beginning on Thursday.
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