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 Ohsweken,
ON—July
25, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws
PR Director
Jason
Sides had been close to winning on several
occasions this season with the World of
Outlaws.. He finished second at New Egypt
Speedway in May in the closest event of the
season, coming just 0.028 seconds short of the
win. In June at Tri-City Speedway in
Illinois
, he had a sizeable lead and appeared to be
well on his way to a victory when he had a
tire go flat.
On
Wednesday night in the World of Outlaws
inaugural visit to Ohsweken Speedway in
Canada
, he would not be denied, as he picked up his
first A-Feature win of the season with the
series and the second of his career, holding
off a furious charge by Jac Haudenschild and
Donny Schatz.
“Coming
here for the first time and winning is
great,” said Sides, driver of the
Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim. “Winning
the first race in
Canada
in a long time is special as well. Winning
period is great for us this year.. To get a
win for all of the sponsors that we have that
put so much into this is worth it.”
The
race began with Sam Hafertepe Jr. leading into
the first turn and Sides quickly taking the
second spot from Joey Saldana, with Schatz the
pole sitter falling back to fourth.
Hafertepe,
a contender for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of
the Year Award would lead the first 13 laps,
before Sides would take the lead on the 14th
circuit. The pair was closing in on traffic,
when Sides went to the low side of the second
turn to make the pass for the lead and
ultimately the win.
Late
in the race, Sides had Jac Haudenschild and
Donny Schatz right on him as the trio
negotiated lapped traffic. He held off several
attempts by Haudenschild to take the lead and
then charged under guest flagman Roger
Slack’s checkered flag with Schatz just less
than a half-second behind him. Sides had raced
once in
Canada
previously, in the mid-1990’s.
“I
approached the track like it was
Sharon
(
Speedway
in
Ohio
) or somewhere else that we have been and
compare it to that,” explained the winner.
“We got a good start here and it seemed to
go our way.”
Sides
thrilled the record setting crowd at Ohsweken
Speedway by turning three separate sets of
donuts down the front straightaway as well as
the first and second turns as he celebrated
his first win with the series since the 2004
Kings Royal.
“I
learned to do donuts like that from TK (Tim
Kaeding),” smiled Sides. “Dennis Moore and
him are the kings of doing 360’s. I’ve
watched them and I’ve only gotten to do them
one other time, and this seemed like a good
time to do it for the Canadian fans. I hope
they enjoyed it.”
With
the inaugural event at Ohsweken being the
sixth race in a nine-day period, Sides was
very happy to get the win for his crew who
along with himself has been putting in
countless hours working on the car and also
endured some bad luck last weekend.
“The
crew has been working their tails off,” he
noted. “It’s been one extreme to the
other. We blew up at Williams Grove and
didn’t make the dash and then we missed the
show at
Lebanon
Valley
. Winning certainly makes up for that.”
Schatz
won his series leading eighth Crane Cams Dash
to earn the pole position and fell back three
spots on the opening lap, before moving into
third on the 14th lap getting
around Hafertepe. For the next 14 laps he
would stage an epic battle with Steve Kinser.
On the final lap of the race, Schatz took the
second spot from Haudenschild and nearly edged
Sides as they charged down the front
straightaway. The runner-up finish was his 46th
Top-10 finish of the season.
“We
were there at the end, but we were not very
good at the beginning,” said Schatz, driver
of the ParkerStore J&J. “I gave my guys
some bad information after the dash about what
the car was doing. We used that information to
make the changes to the car and I learned from
my mistake and now we can go back and fix it
tomorrow.”
While
he was disappointed he did not, Schatz was one
of the first people to congratulate Sides in
the winner’s circle. With his strong run,
Schatz extended his point lead on Joey
Saldana, as the pair continues to battle for
the World of Outlaws championship.
“We
had a legitimate shot to win,” said the
reigning World of Outlaws champion and current
point leader. “If it would have been 40
laps, I think it would have been a different
show. I’m glad for Jason (Sides). He needed
the win. He’s had some good runs and we feel
like we need the wins, but he needed one
more.”
While
he had raced in
Canada
in the past, Schatz like the rest of the World
of Outlaws drivers had never been to Ohsweken
Speedway. He was very pleased with how the
evening went and was very complimentary of
track owner Glenn Styres and his entire staff.
“It’s
a unique place,” noted the native of
Fargo
,
North Dakota
. “They put a lot of work into this. It’s
kind of like racing in your own backyard at
home, with him (Styres) living right here. It
goes to show how much hard work he has put in
and it’s pretty gratifying for him. It’s a
really neat set-up and they thought of a lot
of things that other places don’t have.”
Haudenschild
started the 30-lap A-Feature in the sixth
spot. He got around Schatz and Saldana on the
opening lap to move into third. He passed
Hafertepe on the 14th lap to move
into the runner-up spot. He shadowed Sides for
most of the rest of the race, closing to
within inches of the leader in traffic on
several occasions. He repeatedly tried the way
side of turn two to find away around Sides.
After Schatz slipped by him on the last lap,
Haudenschild finished third to earn his 10th
Top-Five finish of the season.
“We
are pretty happy,” said Haudenschild, driver
of the Wright One Construction Maxim. “The
car has been running strong the last couple of
races and the guys have been working hard on
it. We’ve been right there. Hopefully we can
keep running up front.”
The
veteran driver tried a few different lines
during the race and settled into one that saw
him use both the high and low side of the
track as he tracked down Sides and tried to
pass him.
“The
high side was fastest off (turns) one and two
and the low side was fastest off (turns) three
and four,” said the native of
Wooster
,
Ohio
. “It’s a nice wide race track and a nice
place. I enjoyed coming here.”
Steve
Kinser finished fourth in the Q Oil Maxim, in
his first race in
Canada
in 25 years. The 20-time series champion is
the only driver that has competed in all five
Canadian events in the series history. He
waged several entertaining battles during the
30-lap event first with Joey Saldana and then
Donny Schatz en route to earning his 24th
Top-Five finish of the season.
Danny
Lasoski began the night by setting a new track
record aboard the Roth Motorsports JEI.
Trouble in his heat forced him into the B-Main
which he won handily to earn the 11th
starting spot in the A-Feature. He passed Tony
Bruce Jr. on the opening lap before getting
around Justin Henderson around the halfway
point of the race.. He battled Craig Dollansky
for several laps and moved into the fifth
spot, where he would finish, with just six
laps to go.
Joey
Saldana was sixth in the Open Joist Mopar-powered
JEI, with Craig Dollansky in the Karavan
Trailers Maxim in seventh. Justin Henderson
was eighth in the Jolt Energy Gum Rocket..
Daryn Pittman started 20th and
finished ninth to earn the KSE Race Products
Hard Charger Award aboard the Titan Garages
Maxim. Paul McMahan rounded out the Top-10 in
the Bass Pro Shops Eagle.
The
World of Outlaws return to action on Friday,
July 27 at I-96 Speedway in
Lake Odessa
,
Michigan
.
OHSWEKEN
SPEEDWAY
NOTEBOOK
•
FAST QUALIFIER: Danny
Lasoski paced
the 37 cars that took time with a record
setting AMB i.t. timed lap around the
high-banked 3/8-mile oval in 12.944 seconds at
104.295 mph. For his qualifying effort,
Lasoski earned five bonus points. The next
four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus
points, including: Steve Kinser (4), Joey
Saldana (3), Paul McMahan (2) and Donny Schatz
(1).
•
QUALIFYING WINNERS: Donny
Schatz, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Joey Saldana and
Dustin Daggett
won heat races… Danny Lasoski won the
B-Main… Donny Schatz won the Crane Cams
dash.
• FEATURE
WINNERS: There have been 50 World of
Outlaws A-Feature events held in 2007. The win
list includes: Donny Schatz (February 9 at
Volusia Speedway Park, March 3 at Manzanita
Speedway, March 16 at Houston Raceway Park,
April 28 at Knoxville Raceway, May 17 at
Williams Grove Speedway, May 18 at Williams
Grove Speedway, May 25 at The Dirt Track @
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, June 25 at Black
Hills Speedway, July 3 at Huset’s Speedway,
July 14 at Eldora Speedway, July 18 at
Lernerville Speedway, July 19 at Williams
Grove Speedway and July 21 at Williams Grove
Speedway), Joey Saldana (February 23 at
Thunderbowl Raceway, March 17 at Pike County
Speedway, March 24 at Volunteer Speedway,
March 31 at Dixie Speedway, April 20 at Attica
Raceway Park, June 5 at Kokomo Speedway, June
9 at Eagle Raceway, June 29 at River Cities
Speedway and July 7 at I-55 Raceway), Steve
Kinser (March 2 at USA Race Park, April 21 at
Tri-State Speedway, May 15 at Lernerville
Speedway, May 20 at New Egypt Speedway, May 28
at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, June 1 at
Sharon Speedway, June 20 at Missouri State
Fair Speedway and July 13 at Eldora Speedway),
Jason Meyers (April 13 at Eldora Speedway, May
11 at U.S. 36 Raceway, June 22 at Dodge City
Raceway Park and July 22 at Lebanon Valley
Speedway), Danny Lasoski (April 6 at Paducah
International Raceway, May 23 at Grandview
Speedway and June 14 at Tri-City Speedway),
Daryn Pittman (February 11 at Volusia Speedway
Park, May 5 at Riverside International
Speedway and June 23 at Dodge City Raceway
Park), Jac Haudenschild (June 30 at Red River
Valley Speedway and July 11 at Limaland
Motorsports Park), Paul McMahan (June 2
at Eldora Speedway and July 1 at Cedar Lake
Speedway), Craig Dollansky (May 12 at Lake
Ozark Speedway), Tim Kaeding (February 24 at
Thunderbowl Raceway), Brian Leppo (July 20 at
Williams Grove Speedway), Kerry Madsen
(February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park),Terry
McCarl (June 16 at Knoxville Raceway) and
Jason Sides (July 25 at Ohsweken Speedway).
•
3/8-MILE
WINNERS: Ohsweken Speedway is a
high-banked 3/8-mile oval. The World of
Outlaws have raced 13 times on a track that
size this season. The winners include: Jason
Meyers (U.S. 36 Raceway and Dodge City Raceway
Park), Steve Kinser (USA Race Park and Sharon
Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Paducah
International Raceway and Tri-City Speedway),
Joey Saldana (Pike County Speedway and Dixie
Speedway, Donny Schatz (Black Hills Speedway
and Huset’s Speedway), Paul McMahan (Cedar
Lake Speedway), Daryn Pittman (Dodge City
Raceway Park) and Jason Sides (Ohsweken
Speedway).
•ON
TELEVISION: The World of Outlaws
“SuperClean Summer of Money” on ESPN2
continues on Sunday, July 29 with the event
from K-C Raceway on July 28. The event will
air on ESPN2 on Sunday, July 29 at Noon
Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Central.
The
World of Outlaws will be televised 20 times
this season on ESPN2 and SPEED while the World
of Outlaws Late Model Series is set for six
appearances on SPEED. The one-hour broadcasts
will air on Sundays from May 13 to Nov. 4,
when the series champions will be crowned
during the World Finals from The Dirt Track @
Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
•
ON THE WEB: The
Official World of Outlaws Web site is at
http://www.worldofoutlaws.com. Among the
features are updated driver biographies with
individual statistics and pictures,
race-by-race statistics, detailed track
information and race coverage, series news and
team press releases. Also, links to the Media
Guide and 2007 Official Rulebook can be found
at the bottom of the home page.
• LISTEN
ONLINE: If fans can’t get to a track
to see the series, they can experience the
excitement of the World of Outlaws live
through the DIRTVision.com Cybercast and on
the DIRT Radio Network. 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
visit to I-96 Speedway in
Michigan
for the first time since 2005 on Friday, July
27.
•
UPCOMING EVENTS: A stop at K-C Raceway
in
Ohio
on Saturday, July 28, for the seventh event of
the “SuperClean Summer of Money.”
World
of Outlaws Statistical Report; Ohsweken
Speedway;
Ohsweken
,
ON
; July 25, 2007
Qualifying
1)
83-Danny Lasoski 12.944
2)
11-Steve Kinser 12.947
3)
9-Joey Saldana 12.970
4)
20-Paul McMahan 13.019
5)
15-Donny Schatz 13.031
6)
7-Craig Dollansky 13.075
7)
8K-Chad Kemenah 13.077
8)
R19-Jason Solwold 13.079
9)
7S-Jason Sides 13.095
10)
18T-Tony Bruce Jr. 13.123
11)
14-Jason Meyers 13.148
12)
35-Jac Haudenschild 13.189
13)
10C-Jeremy
Campbell
13.200
14)
15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 13.227
15)
D1-Justin
Henderson
13.231
16)
2M-Dustin Daggett 13.239
17)
11H-Kerry Madsen 13.259
18)
6-Tim Shaffer 13.265
19)
1X-Randy Hannagan 13.267
20)
18-Brian Carlson 13.295
21)
21-Daryn Pittman 13.320
22)
9B-Bobby Breen 13.328
23)
1Z-Jessica Zemken 13.344
24)
4-Danny Smith 13.401
25)
24-Terry McCarl 13.425
26)
5C-Chad Hillier 13.434
27)
3T-John Schuyler 13.480
28)
36-Jason Martin 13.638
29)
12C-Fred Cade 13.639
30)
8-Blake Breen 13.727
31)
O-James Porter 14.012
32)
27H-Tom Huppunen 14.025
33)
42-Kyle Patrick 14.027
34)
5-Keith Dempster 14.239
35)
F37-Jamie Collard 14.331
36)
69-Rob Pietz 14.367
37)
38-Brad Knab 14.538
Heat
1 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to
A-feature)
1)
15-Donny Schatz
2)
7S-Jason Sides
3)
21-Daryn Pittman
4)
11H-Kerry Madsen
5)
10C-Jeremy
Campbell
6)
24-Terry McCarl
7)
83-Danny Lasoski
8)
42-Kyle Patrick
9)
12C-Fred Cade
10)
38-Brad Knab
Heat
2 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to
A-feature)
1)
15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2)
18T-Tony Bruce Jr.
3)
11-Steve Kinser
4)
7-Craig Dollansky
5)
6-Tim Shaffer
6)
5C-Chad Hillier
7)
8-Blake Breen
8)
9B-Bobby Breen
9)
5-Keith Dempster
Heat
3 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to
A-feature)
1)
9-Joey Saldana
2)
D1-Justin
Henderson
3)
14-Jason Meyers
4)
1X-Randy Hannagan
5)
8K-Chad Kemenah
6)
1Z-Jessica Zemken
7)
O-James Porter
8)
F37-Jamie Collard
9)
3T-John Schuyler
Heat
4 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to
A-feature)
1)
2M-Dustin Daggett
2)
35-Jac Haudenschild
3)
R19-Jason Solwold
4)
20-Paul McMahan
5)
4-Danny Smith
6)
36-Jason Martin
7)
18-Brian Carlson
8)
69-Rob Pietz
9)
27H-Tom Huppunen
Crane
Cams Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined
first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1)
15-Donny Schatz
2)
15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
3)
9-Joey Saldana
4)
7S-Jason Sides
5)
20-Paul McMahan
6)
35-Jac Haudenschild
7)
11-Steve Kinser
8)
D1-Justin
Henderson
9)
18T-Tony Bruce Jr.
10)
2M-Dustin Daggett
B-main
(12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to
A-feature)
1)
83-Danny Lasoski
2)
5C-Chad Hillier
3)
24-Terry McCarl
4)
1Z-Jessica Zemken
5)
9B-Bobby Breen [$200]
6)
18-Brian Carlson [$180]
7)
8-Blake Breen [$175]
8)
27H-Tom Huppunen [$160]
9)
42-Kyle Patrick [$150]
10)
69-Rob Pietz [$150]
11)
F37-Jamie Collard [$150]
12)
12C-Fred Cade [$150]
13)
O-James Porter [$150]
14)
36-Jason Martin [$150]
15)
5-Keith Dempster [$150]
16)
38-Brad Knab [$150]
17)
3T-John Schuyler [$150]
A-main
(30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1)
7S-Jason Sides[4] [$10,000]
2)
15-Donny Schatz[1] [$5,500]
3)
35-Jac Haudenschild[6] [$3,200]
4)
11-Steve Kinser[7] [$2,800]
5)
83-Danny Lasoski[11] [$2,500]
6)
9-Joey Saldana[3] [$2,300]
7)
7-Craig Dollansky[12] [$2,200]
8)
D1-Justin
Henderson
[8] [$2,100]
9)
21-Daryn Pittman[20] [$2,050]
10)
20-Paul McMahan[5] [$2,000]
11)
11H-Kerry Madsen[17] [$1,500]
12)
18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[9] [$1,200]
13)
6-Tim Shaffer[18] [$1,100]
14)
10C-Jeremy
Campbell
[16] [$1,050]
15)
1X-Randy Hannagan[19] [$1,000]
16)
15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[2] [$900]
17)
24-Terry McCarl[23] [$800]
18)
8K-Chad Kemenah[13] [$800]
19)
4-Danny Smith[22] [$800]
20)
R19-Jason Solwold[14] [$800]
21)
2M-Dustin Daggett[10] [$800]
22)
1Z-Jessica Zemken[21] [$800]
23)
5C-Chad Hillier[24] [$800]
24)
14-Jason Meyers[15] [$800]
Lap
Leaders: Sam Hafertepe Jr. 1-13, Jason
Sides 14-30
KSE
Hard Charger: Daryn Pittman
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