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 CALISTOGA,
CA (August 30-September 1) -- Although there were three different
winners over the Labor Day weekend in the Pennzoil World of Outlaws
Series, there was one thing all three had in common--each won while
riding atop the Hoosier brand. Mark Kinser won Friday's 1st
preliminary feature, while Tim Shaffer won the following night. The
weekend culminated with Daryn Pittman winning the $20,000 30-lap
A-feature on Saturday. The three wins also extended Team-Hoosier's win
streak in the series to an amazing 41 races in a row. Overall, the
Hoosier brand has won 72 of 76 races in the series this season.
1ST PRELIMINARY NIGHT
CALISTOGA, CA (August 30) -- With 19 of the 22 drivers competing on
Hoosier tires, Tim Shaffer was the fastest in the field setting fast
time with his qualifying lap of 16.156 seconds around the 1/2-mile
Calistoga Speedway oval. Brad Furr, Danny Lasoski and Joey Saldana
were second through fourth in qualifying. All four compete on Hoosier
tires.
All three heat races were won by Hoosier-shod drivers
when Jason Meyers, Sammy Swindell and Craig Dollansky each won their
respective 8-lap heat races.
Both 5-lap dash races were also won by drivers using
the Hoosier brand. Daryn Pittman won the first dash, while Mark Kinser
took the checkered flag in the second dash.
In the 25-lap preliminary feature, Mark Kinser took
the lead at the green flag from his outside pole starting position and
never looked back capturing the opening night win. The win was on a
Hoosier RD12/D15 left rear/right rear combination and was worth $5,000
to the two-time series champion.
Steve Kinser finished runner-up using a D12/D15
set-up. The second place finish was worth $3,000 to the 16-time
series champion.
Other top ten finishers on the Hoosier brand were
Daryn Pittman, Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, Brad Furr, Joey
Saldana, Sammy Swindell and Randy Hannagan in fourth through tenth,
respectively.
Both Pittman and Dollansky used a D12/RD15 combination
in the 25-lap feature.
2ND PRELIMINARY NIGHT
CALISTOGA, CA (August 31) -- The second of three nights of racing had
20 of the 22 competitors opting to ride atop the Hoosier brand. The 11
fastest times posted in qualifying were recorded by drivers on
Hoosiers.
Joey Saldana set fast time after being clocked at
16.258 seconds in qualifying. Saldana was followed by Danny Lasoski,
Brad Furr, Craig Dollansky, Sammy Swindell, Mark Kinser, Tim Shaffer,
Daryn Pittman, Steve Kinser, P.J. Chesson and Danny Wood in second
through eleventh, respectively.
Jason Meyers and Donny Schatz won two of the three
heat races for Team-Hoosier, while Tim Shaffer and Mark Kinser each
posted wins in their respective dash races. As a result, the two
started the night's 25-lap feature from the front row.
In the feature, Mark Kinser burst into the lead at the
drop of the green flag from his outside pole position. Kinser led the
race's first nine laps before giving way to the series' 1999 Rookie of
the Year Tim Shaffer on the tenth circuit. Shaffer, using a Hoosier
D12/D15 combination led the remainder of the way capturing his first
preliminary win of the season. Shaffer collected $5,000 for the win.
Mark Kinser took second using the same D12/D15 set-up
as the race winner. Kinser was followed by Brad Furr, Sammy Swindell,
Danny Lasoski and Craig Dollansky in third through sixth as
Team-Hoosier captured the first six positions in the night's feature
race.
Other top ten finishers using Hoosier tires were Daryn
Pittman (8th), Jason Meyers (9th), and Randy Hannagan (10th).
SUNDAY'S A-MAIN
CALISTOGA, CA (September 1) -- After two preliminary nights of
competition, Team Hoosier looked to improve their 40 consecutive race
win streak in the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series. After the dust had
settled, thanks to Daryn Pittman, Team-Hoosier's streak stood at 41
consecutive wins. The Hoosier brand has now gone nearly three
consecutive months without suffering a loss in sprint racing's premier
series.
The final night's qualifying was set not by taking
laps, but by points earned from the previous two nights of
competition. Mark Kinser was first in qualifying points earned with
1051 points followed by Danny Lasoski (1049) and Brad Furr (1038). As
a result, the trio earned the first three spots in the single dash
event contested on the final night of racing at Calistoga.
But prior to the dash, three heat races were completed
with all three winners using Hoosier tires in capturing their 8-lap
wins. Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell and Daryn Pittman each won their
respective heat for Team-Hoosier.
In the dash race, Mark Kinser took the 5-lap win
placing the Mopar driver on the pole for the $20,000 finale.
In the 30-lap feature, Danny Lasoski took the early
race lead from his outside pole starting position. Lasoski led the
first 12 laps before giving way to young Brad Furr who led through lap
25, before Daryn Pittman moved into the lead. Pittman held on the
final five laps to take the win and collect the $20,000 top prize.
Pittman used a pair of Hoosier D15's in capturing the $20,000 win.
Other top ten finishers on Hoosiers were, Steve Kinser
(D15/D15), Danny Lasoski (D15/D15), Tim Shaffer (D15/D15), Jason
Meyers, Randy Hannagan, Mark Kinser and Brent Kaeding in third through
ninth, respectively.
After three nights of racing, Team-Hoosier amassed
some pretty impressive stats during the Labor Day weekend. The Hoosier
brand set fast time all three nights, won eight of nine heat races,
won all five dash events while winning all three night's feature
races.
Sure the Oakland A's have put together a string of 19
consecutive wins, but how about 41! That's right, Team-Hoosier has now
extended its current win streak in the series to 41 consecutive races
dating back to June 6th. That was the last time Team-Hoosier failed to win in Pennzoil World of Outlaws competition. Ironically,
that night they finished second and third.
Steve Kinser remains atop the series standings with
8227 points followed by Danny Lasoski with 7924 points as Joey
Saldana, Craig Dollansky, Mark Kinser Tim Shaffer and Donny Schatz
round out the top seven in the standings. All seven drivers compete on
the Hoosier brand. Brad Furr is just one point from overtaking the
eighth position which would give Team-Hoosier claim to the top eight positions
in the series standings. Randy Hannagan sits solidly in tenth giving
Hoosier nine of the top ten positions in the driver standings.
The series resumes racing tonight at Watsonville
Speedway in California for a one-night program before moving on to
Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA for three nights of racing
beginning this Thursday.
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