Advance Auto Parts WoO Sprint Car Series at a Glance: Pike County Speedway
 

by Tony Veneziano

CONCORD, N.C. --

WHAT
• The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series invades the high-banked 3/8-mile Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Mississippi on Saturday, February 16 for a full night of racing. Last season at the track, Joey Saldana led all 35 laps of the A-Feature to pick up the win over Donny Schatz, Steve Kinser and Jason Meyers. Another strong field will be in attendance this year, including the 20 drivers who are competing full-time with the series in 2008. Through the first three events of the year, three different drivers have earned an A-Feature win and five different drivers have led laps in feature racing competition.
WHEN
• On Saturday, February 16, the Pit Gates will open at 2 p.m. Central, with the Grandstand Gates opening at 4 p.m. Central and Hot Laps are tentatively set for 6:30 p.m. Central.

WHERE
• Pike County Speedway is located in Magnolia, Mississippi. Take I-55 to Exit 8 then travel 0.2 miles East on Gillsburg Road (SR 568).

TICKETS
• On Saturday, February 16, General Admission tickets for adults will be $35, while General Admission tickets for children ages 6-12 will be $15. Pit passes will be $40.


ON THE INTERNET
• Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRTVision.com. cybercast, as well as on the DIRT Radio Network Go to http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the action.

• The World of Outlaws is at: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
• Pike County Speedway is at: http://www.pikecountyspeedway.com
• DIRTvision.com is at: http://www.DIRTVision.com

ABOUT THE TRACK
• Pike County Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile oval. Jason Johnson established the track record of 13.391 seconds in time trials in 2003.


PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Pike County Speedway include:
2007- Joey Saldana on March 17
2005- Steve Kinser on March 18
2003- Jeff Shepard on March 24
2002 - Mark Kinser on March 25
2001 - Mark Kinser on April 9
2000 - Stevie Smith on April 5
1999 - Mark Kinser on March 19
1998 - Mark Kinser on March 13
1997 - Steve Kinser on March 14
1996 - Jac Haudenschild on March 15
1995 - Danny Lasoski on April 2
1994 - Dave Blaney on March 23


• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been three Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2008. The winners include Craig Dollansky (Volusia Speedway Park), Danny Lasoski (Volusia Speedway Park) and Jason Meyers (Volusia Speedway Park).


• 3/8-MILE WINNERS: The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series raced 20 times on a track that size in 2007. The winners included: Donny Schatz (Black Hills Speedway, Huset’s Speedway, Castrol Raceway, Clay County Fair Speedway and Heartland Park Topeka), Steve Kinser (USA Race Park, Sharon Speedway and Castrol Raceway), Jason Meyers (U.S. 36 Raceway and Dodge City Raceway Park), Danny Lasoski (Paducah International Raceway and Tri-City Speedway), Joey Saldana (Pike County Speedway and Dixie Speedway, Daryn Pittman (Dodge City Raceway Park and Nodak Speedway), Terry McCarl (K-C Raceway), Paul McMahan (Cedar Lake Speedway), Jason Sides (Ohsweken Speedway) and Shane Stewart (Grays Harbor Raceway).


DRIVER WEB SITES
Each Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers maintains their own Web sites on the Internet:
Tony Bruce Jr.- http://www.tonybrucejr.com
Craig Dollansky-http://www.dollanskyracing.com
Sam Hafertepe Jr.-http://www.sam15.com
Jac Haudenschild-http:/www.haudenschildracing.com
Justin Henderson-http://www.justinhenderson.com
Chad Hillier-http://www.chadhillier.com
Kerry Madsen- http://www.vermeermotorsports.com
Chad Kemanah-http://www.chadkemenah.com
Kraig Kinser-http://www.kraigkinser.com
Steve Kinser-http://www.stevekinser.com
Danny Lasoski-http://www.dannylasoski.com
Terry McCarl-http://www.terrymccarl.com
Jason Meyers-http://www.eliteracing.net/
Daryn Pittman-http://www.darynpittman.com
Joey Saldana:http://www.joeysaldana.com
Donny Schatz-http://www.donnyschatz.com
Tim Shaffer-http://www.timshaffer.com
Jason Sides-http://www.sidesmotorsports.com
Shane Stewart-http://www.shanestewart.com
Lucas Wolfe-http://www.lucaswolfe.com

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings Through February 10
Position Driver Points Difference Earnings Wins Top-5 Top-10
1. Craig Dollansky 449 $17,500 1 3 3
2. Jason Meyers 439 -10 $15,500 1 3 3
3. Donny Schatz 426 -23 $11,800 0 2 3
4. Joey Saldana 412 -37 $6,600 0 1 3
5. Terry McCarl 404 -45 $6,080 0 2 2
6 Lance Dewease 404 -45 $5,800 0 1 2
7. Tim Kaeding 396 -53 $4,900 0 0 3
8. Chad Kemenah 382 -67 $4,150 0 0 2
9. Jac Haudenschild 380 -69 $3,630 0 0 1
10. Jason Sides 378 -71 $4,000 0 0 1
11. Jeff Shepard 374 -75 $4,500 0 1 1
12. Kerry Madsen 372 -77 $3,680 0 0 1
13. Daryn Pittman 369 -80 $3,900 0 0 2
14. Chad Layton 368 -81 $3,900 0 0 1
15. Steve Kinser 365 -84 $3,950 0 1 1
16. Tim Shaffer 356 -93 $2,850 0 0 0
17. Danny Lasoski 354 -95 $11,400 1 1 1
18. Kraig Kinser 340 -109 $2,600 0 0 0
19. Lucas Wolfe 319 -130 $2,200 0 0 0
20. Randy Hannagan 316 -133 $1,075 0 0 0


2008 STAT ATTACK
There have been three Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (3 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins
1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (5 Drivers have led laps)
1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 30 laps
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps
3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 20 laps
4- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps
5- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 laps

Time trial leaders (3 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1
Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Dash Winners (3different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1

Pole Positions (3 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles
1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1

B-main Winners (3 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins
1- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
T.J. Stutts, Liverpool, Pennsylvania- 1

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NWS- 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge
Shaver Specialties 13
Don Ott Engines 11 / -2
Kistler Engines 9 / -4
Speedway Engines 9 / -4

Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim / 15
J&J / 12 / -3

NEWS & NOTES
•Alltel All Star: Voting continues through March 16 for the inaugural Alltel All Star. Drivers earned a nomination by winning an A-Feature during the 37th Annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, which continues to run through this Saturday. To cast a vote for any of the winners so far during the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals, go to http://www.AlltelAllStar.com and select an Alltel DIRTcar Nationals winner or send a text message with their driver’s letter code to 52191. The winning Alltel All-Star receives a $12,000 cash prize. Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Drivers that are eligible include: Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, Jason Meyers and Donny Schatz.

• On the Web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint includes driver biographies with individual statistics, pictures, race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. There also are links to the Official 2008 Rulebook and the 2008 Membership form.

• Sign on, tune in: DIRTVision.com will again be providing fans, media, teams, promoters, and sponsors with access to live and on-demand cybercasts of many World of Outlaws, and DIRTcar Racing sanctioned events this year. For more information visit: www.DIRTVision.com.

• Tune into the Web: If fans can’t get to any of the upcoming events, they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series live on DIRTVision.com through the DIRT Radio Network, where announcer Johnny Gibson keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the event. To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.DIRTVision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail webmaster@DIRTVision.com.
• Up Next- A trek to the West Coast for two nights of action at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California will dot the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule on February 22 and 23. A stop at the famed Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona awaits the series on Saturday, March 1.

2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Schedule
Date Track City, State Winner
2/8/08 37th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Barberville, FL Craig Dollansky (1)
2/9/08 37th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Barberville, FL Jason Meyers (1)
2/10/08 37th Annual DIRTcar Nationals Barberville, FL Danny Lasoski (1)
2/16/08 Pike County Speedway Magnolia, MS
2/22/08 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA
2/23/08 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA
3/1/08 Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, AZ
3/14/08 Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, TN
3/15/08 Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, TN
4/5/08 I-55 Raceway Pevely, MO
4/11/08 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
4/12/08 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
4/19/08 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, IN
4/25/08 Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD
4/26/08 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, TN
5/2/08 U.S. 36 Raceway Cameron, MO
5/9/08 Tri City Speedway Pontoon Beach, IL
5/10/08 Paducah International Raceway Paducah, KY
5/13/08 Lernerville Speedway Saver, PA
5/15/08 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
5/16/08 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
5/18/08 Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown, NY
5/23/08 The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Concord, NC
5/24/08 Virginia Motor Speedway Jamaica, VA
5/26/08 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge, NY
5/30/08 Attica Raceway Park Attica, OH
5/31/08 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
6/6/08 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
6/7/08 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA
6/11/08 Missouri State Fair Speedway Sedalia, MO
6/13/08 Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD
6/14/08 Eagle Raceway Eagle, NE
6/20/08 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS
6/21/08 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS
6/27/08 River Cities Speedway Grand Forks, ND
6/28/08 Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo, ND
6/29/08 Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond, WI
7/3/08 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL
7/5/08 I-55 Raceway Pevely, MO
7/9/08 Limaland Motorsports Park Lima, OH
7/11/08 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
7/12/08 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
7/15/08 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA
7/18/08 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
7/19/08 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
7/20/08 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, NY
7/22/08 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, ON
7/23/08 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, ON
7/25/08 I-96 Speedway Lake Odessa, MI
7/26/08 K-C Raceway Chillicothe, OH
8/2/08 Charter Raceway Park Beaver Dam, WI
8/6/08 *Knoxville Raceway (N/S) Knoxville, IA
8/7/08 *Knoxville Raceway (N/S) Knoxville, IA
8/8/08 *Knoxville Raceway (N/S) Knoxville, IA
8/9/08 *Knoxville Raceway (N/S) Knoxville, IA
8/14/08 Gillette Thunder Speedway Gillette, WY
8/16/08 Dacotah Speedway Mandan, ND
8/17/08 Nodak Speedway Minot, ND
8/19/08 Billings Motorsports Complex Billings, MT
8/22/08 Castrol Speedway Edmonton, AB
8/23/08 Castrol Speedway Edmonton, AB
8/29/08 Skagit Speedway Alger, WA
8/30/08 Skagit Speedway Alger, WA
9/1/08 Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, WA
9/4/08 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA
9/5/08 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA
9/6/08 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA
9/10/08 Clay County Fairgrounds Spencer, IA
9/13/08 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, KS
9/14/08 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO
9/19/08 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH
9/20/08 Sharon Speedway Hartford, OH
9/26/08 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
9/27/08 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
10/3/08 Princeton Speedway Princeton, MN
10/4/08 Princeton Speedway Princeton, MN
10/11/08 Hollywood Hills Speedway San Felipe Pueblo, NM
10/12/08 Hollywood Hills Speedway San Felipe Pueblo, NM
10/17/08 Ocean Speedway Watsonville, CA
10/18/08 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA
10/25/08 Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, AZ
10/30/08 The Dirt Track @Lowe's Motor Concord, NC
10/31/08 The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Concord, NC
11/1/08 The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Concord, NC
*Note- Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will participate in the 48th Annual Knoxville Nationals, which will be unsanctioned this season.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts is the second-largest retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items in the United States, based on store count and sales. As of October 6, 2007, the company operated 3,228 stores in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The company serves both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets.