9/9/2015
Sprint Source
At A Glance: Shane Stewart Powers through the West Coast Swing
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Cottage Grove Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway for the Gold Cup and Antioch Speedway
CONCORD, N.C. - Sept. 8, 2015 - In his first full season back with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in a decade, Shane Stewart and his Larson Marks Racing team have put the rest of the series on notice.
In the last week alone as the Outlaws have moved down the West Coast, Stewart has one win and a second place finish to his credit. That adds to a season that has seen the driver of the No. 2 Eneos/GoPro car in victory lane eight times and has him second in the championship standings.
As the Outlaws prepare to take on Cottage Grove Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway and Antioch Speedway this week, Stewart is looking forward and staying focused.
"Last year we did have some really good runs," Stewart said. "We were in contention to win most nights. A lot of things have changed - the tires have changed a little bit, some of the crew has changed for me as well."
Stewart said he and his team struggled a bit when they returned to California earlier this season but came away with good notes. Since that time, car chief Scotty Martin, who helped helm the team through the first stretch, has been elevated to crew chief and Heath Moyle has been added to the team, joining Andrew Seamans.
"We've changed so much with our program since that time so I'm looking forward to getting back to Chico and some of the other places," Stewart said. "Just because you race Chico two or three times a year, every time you go there, you kind of get a different race track. Same with Antioch. Cottage Grove is a great race track."
Stewart said if you take away the dominance of Donny Schatz this season, the competition across the series has been tight. The success of his team though gives him confidence as they make their way through Oregon and California and move on to the waning weeks of the season.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Cottage Grove (Ore.) Speedway Wednesday night and then heads south to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California on Friday and Saturday for the Gold Cup. The series wraps up its final West Coast swing at Antioch (Calif.) Speedway on Sunday night. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit http://www.WoOSprint.com.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
COTTAGE GROVE SPEEDWAY is a high-banked, quarter-mile oval. The track record of 9.991 seconds was established by Joey Saldana on Aug. 29, 2007. For more event information, visit http://woosprint.com/cottage-grove-speedway.
PREVIOUS A FEATURE WINNERS
2013 - Tim Kaeding on Sept. 4
2011 - Kraig Kinser on Sept. 5
2010 - Danny Lasoski on Sept. 1
2009 - Jason Meyers on Sept. 8
2008 - Donny Schatz on Sept. 2
2007 - Joey Saldana on Aug. 29
2005 - Danny Lasoski on Aug. 30
2004 - Kraig Kinser on Aug. 31
2003 - Steve Kinser on Aug. 26
2002 - Danny Lasoski on Aug. 27
2000 - Steve Kinser on Aug. 29
1999 - Danny Lasoski on Aug.23
1998 - Donny Schatz on Aug. 24
1997 - Sammy Swindell on Aug. 25
1996 - Mark Kinser on Aug. 27
1995 - Steve Kinser on Aug. 29
1994 - Dave Blaney on Aug. 31
SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY is a high-banked, quarter-mile oval. The track record of 10.918 seconds was set by Daryn Pittman on March 22, 2013. For more event information, visit http://woosprint.com/gold-cup-race-of-champions.
PREVIOUS A FEATURE WINNERS
2015 - Donny Schatz on March 28
2014 - Carson Macedo on Sept. 5, Jonathan Allard on Sept. 6
2013 - Paul McMahan on March 23, Joey Saldana on Sept. 6, Jason Meyers on Sept. 7
2012 - Donny Schatz on March 23, Donny Schatz on Sept. 6, Sean Becker on Sept. 7, Kyle Larson on Sept. 8
2011 - Craig Dollansky on March 12, Paul McMahan on Sept. 9, Kyle Larson on Sept. 10
2010 - Jason Meyers on Sept. 11
2009 - Joey Saldana on March 13, Jason Meyers on March 14, Joey Saldana on Sept. 12
2008 - Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 6
2007 - Joey Saldana on Sept. 8
2006 - Daryn Pittman on Sept. 9
2005 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 10
2004 - Donny Schatz on Sept. 11
2003 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 6
2002 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 7
2001 - Mark Kinser on Sept. 8
2000 - Danny Lasoski on Sept. 16
1999 - Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 18
1998 - Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 19
1997 - Dave Blaney on Sept. 20
1996 - Jeff Swindell on Sept. 21
1995 - Andy Hillenburg on Sept. 16
1994 - Andy Hillenburg on Sept. 17
1993 - Stevie Smith on Sept. 18
1992 - Steve Kinser on March 13, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19
1991 - Brent Kaeding on March 16, Joe Gaerte on Sept. 14
1990 - Bobby Davis, Jr., on March 11, Steve Kinser on Sept. 15
1989 - Jac Haudenschild on March 11, Darrell Hanestad on Sept. 20
1988 - Jimmy Sills on March 5, Steve Kinser on Sept. 17
1987 - Jac Haudenschild on March 7, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19
1986 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 21
1985 - Danny Smith on Sept. 21
1984 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 22
1983 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 24
1982 - Doug Wolfgang on Sept. 25
1981 - Sammy Swindell on Sept. 25, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 26
1980 - Steve Kinser on June 8, Wayne Sue on Sept. 25, Johnny Anderson on Sept. 26, Johnny Anderson on Sept. 27
1979 - Steve Kinser on June 10
ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record of 11.563 seconds was established by Sammy Swindell on Sept. 12, 2011. For more event information, visit http://woosprint.com/antioch-speedway-spring.
PREVIOUS A FEATURE WINNERS
2015 - Daryn Pittman on March 29
2014 - Kerry Madsen on Sept. 7
2013 - Shane Golobic on April 5, Kyle Larson on Sept. 8
2012 - Tim Kaeding on Sept. 10
2011 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 12
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Jacob Allen - Shark1s1a.com
David Gravel - DavidGravel89.com
Jason Johnson - JasonJohnsonRacing.com
Kraig Kinser - KraigKinser.com
Kerry Madsen - KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan - PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman - DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana - JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Donny Schatz - DonnySchatz.com
Logan Schuchart - Shark1s1a.com
Jason Sides - SidesMotorsports.com
Shane Stewart - ShaneStewart.com
Brad Sweet - Bradsweetracing.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 27 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Stockton Dirt Track on March 21, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 28, Placerville Speedway on April 8, Calistoga Speedway on April 12, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 26, Eldora Speedway on May 8, Eldora Speedway on May 9, Williams Grove Speedway on May 15, Weedsport Speedway on May 17, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 22, Knoxville Raceway on June 13, Huset's Speedway on June 14, Granite City Speedway on June 17, River Cities Speedway on June 19, Dakota State Fair Speedway on June 20, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 27, Lakeside Speedway on July 1, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 4, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 11, Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 26, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 8, Knoxville Raceway on Aug. 15, River Cities Speedway on Aug. 21, Nodak Speedway on Aug. 23, Castrol Raceway on Aug. 28, Grays Harbor Raceway on Sept. 7); Shane Stewart - 8 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, Keller Auto Speedway on April 17, Salina Highbanks Speedway on May 1, Crawford County Speedway on June 12, Eldora Speedway on July 17, Eldora Speedway on July 18, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 8, Skagit Speedway on Sept. 5); Daryn Pittman - 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Antioch Speedway on March 29, New Egypt Speedway on May 19, Castrol Raceway on Aug. 29); Brad Sweet - 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, Calistoga Speedway on April 11, I-96 Speedway on June 25); Rico Abreu - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Stockton Dirt Track on March 22); Dale Blaney - 2 (Attica Raceway Park on May 29, Lernerville Speedway on July 21); Paul McMahan - 2 (Perris Auto Speedway on April 18, Tri-State Speedway on May 3); Joey Saldana - 2 (Kokomo Speedway on June 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 12); Christopher Bell - 1 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on May 2); Brian Brown - 1 (USA Raceway on March 7); Cody Darrah - 1 (Lernerville Speedway on July 21); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 25); Stewart Friesen - 1 (Ohsweken Speedway on July 28); Greg Hodnett - 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 13); Tim Kaeding - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 13);Danny Lasoski - 1 (I-80 Speedway on June 5); Kerry Madsen - 1 (Junction Motor Speedway on Aug. 18); Terry McCarl - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5); Jason Sides - 1 (Dodge City Raceway Park on July 3); Stevie Smith - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 25).
WATCH AND LISTEN LIVE: Watch live pay-per-view on DIRTVision.com this weekend as the Outlaws take on the Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway. Also, listen live for free to the 'Voice of the World of Outlaws' Johnny Gibson on DIRTVision.com as he calls all of the action from Cottage Grove, the Gold Cup and Antioch.
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
GET SOCIAL: Follow the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WorldofOutlaws, like it on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws, follow on Instagram at @WoOSprint or check out the latest videos on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws.
UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action at the Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa for the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout on Sept. 18.
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