World of Outlaws tour arrives.Byline: The Register-Guard Some of the best sprint car racers in the world will compete Tuesday when the World of Outlaws The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning a national tour of sprint cars. returns to Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). Speedway for the last stop of the 10th Annual Wild Wild West Northwest Noun 1. west northwest - the compass point midway between west and northwest WNW compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" Tour. Racing, which also will include Limited Sports as a support class, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Gates open at noon, and qualifying begins at 6 p.m. Last year's winner, Danny Lasoski Danny "The Dude" Lasoski (born February 3, 1959) is a race car driver from Dover, Missouri. Most of his experience is in the World of Outlaws series, winning the WoO championship in 2001, and finishing second four times, in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2004. , 44, of Dover, Mo., will be among the drivers in competition for the $10,000 first prize. He has driven NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart's No. 20 J.D. Byrider Eagle to victory in 11 "A" Features to increase his World of Outlaws career total to 61. AUTO RACING Lasoski, who also won here in 1999, has finished in the top 10 in 61 races and has made 45 appearances in the top five this season. He also leads the series with 22 fast times. Lasoski, nicknamed `The Dude,' led the point standings for the majority of the 72-event season before being overtaken on Aug. 3 by veteran driver Steve Kinser Steve Kinser (born June 2, 1954, Bloomington, Indiana), is a professional sprint car racer. He has won 20 championships in the World of Outlaws (WoO) series, and currently drives the #11 Quaker State car. , who has a 36-point lead on Lasoski with 16 events left in the season. Kinser, 48, the defending and 17-time World of Outlaws Series champion, leads the 2003 series with 24 main event and preliminary feature victories. "The King of Outlaws" has driven his No. 11 Quaker State Quaker State may refer to:
Other previous "A" Feature winners at Cottage Grove include Donny Schatz Donny Schatz (born August 10 1977 in Minot, North Dakota) is a World of Outlaws sprint car driver. He was the 2006 World of Outlaws sprint car champion. He also won the 2006 Knoxville Nationals. In 2007 he won The Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. in 1998, Sammy Swindell in 1997, Mark Kinser (Steve Kinser's second cousin) in 1996 and Dave Blaney in 1994. Other drivers expected to compete Tuesday include Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, Jason Sides, Brian Paulus, Paul McMahan, Kraig Kinser (Steve Kinser's 18-year-old son), Jeremy Campbell, Johnny Herrera, Jason Meyers, Tyler Walker and Randy Hannagan, who holds the single-lap record of 10.305 for the semi-banked, 1/4-mile oval track at Cottage Grove Speedway. Lasoski's victory at Cottage Grove last year followed a July 26 crash that caused him to miss four events. But that didn't stop Lasoski from finishing second in the World of Outlaws point standings for the second time in three years. He won his first World of Outlaws championship in 2001 by edging two-time champion Mark Kinser by 30 points in the series' closest points race ever. The $51,600 sprint car racing Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. event is the only appearance in Oregon for the World of Outlaws in its 25th Anniversary season. The World of Outlaws is the fifth-largest auto racing tour in the world and attracts more than 2 million fans a year. Tickets, priced at $30, will go on sale at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the race track. For more information contact Cottage Grove Speedway at 942-7561 or go to cottagegrovespeedway.com. |
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