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Meyers Takes World of Outlaws Point Lead After Win at Lernerville

Sarver, PA— May 14, 2008—Jason Meyers used his fourth A-Feature win of the season on Tuesday night in the Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville Speedway to take the lead in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship standings. The native of Clovis, California earned three bonus points for being third quickest in time trials and now holds a one-point advantage over Craig Dollansky.

Dollansky earned his seventh Top-Five finish of the season on Tuesday night. He lined up 20th for the 35-lap event and wound up fifth, to earn the KSE Race Products Hard Charger Award. He has finished sixth or better in all eight events this season.

Donny Schatz used his eighth Top-10 finish of the season to remain third in points, just 25 markers behind Meyers. The two-time defending series champion came from 21st to finish seventh in the Commonwealth Clash.

Joey Saldana used his seventh Top-10 finish in eight starts to remain fourth in points. Kerry Madsen rounds out the Top-Five in the championship standings, after also earning a Top-10 on Tuesday night.

Steve Kinser remains sixth in points, with Terry McCarl moving up to seventh after a runner-up performance on Tuesday night. Chad Kemenah also gained a spot after a podium finish and now is eighth in points, with Jac Haudenschild and Daryn Pittman rounding out the Top-10.

Other drivers that moved up in points after the Commonwealth Clash were: Kraig Kinser up to 13th and Sam Hafertepe Jr. who jumped into 14th.

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action at Williams Grove Speedway on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15. Both events will be taped by SPEED for broadcast on May 31 and June 8.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings Through May 13

Position Driver Points Difference Earnings Wins Top-5 Top-10

1. Jason Meyers 1173

$50,100 4 7 8

2. Craig Dollansky 1172 -1 $40,300 2 7 8

3. Donny Schatz 1148 -25 $37,100 1 5 8

4. Joey Saldana 1114 -59 $21,500 0 4 7

5. Kerry Madsen 1050 -123 $14,280 0 1 5

6 Steve Kinser 1035 -138 $13,650 0 2 4

7. Terry McCarl 1022 -151 $16,330 0 3 4

8. Chad Kemenah 1019 -154 $12,850 0 1 4

9. Jac Haudenschild 1012 -161 $12,130 0 2 3

10. Daryn Pittman 997 -176 $12,100 0 0 5

11. Tim Shaffer 976 -197 $10,250 0 2 2

12. Jason Sides 939 -234 $10,075 0 1 2

13. Kraig Kinser 920 -253 $6,950 0 0 1

14. Sam Hafertepe Jr. 908 -265 $8,000 0 0 1

15. Lucas Wolfe 888 -285 $7,730 0 0 1

16. Shane Stewart 886 -287 $8,325 0 1 2

17. Danny Lasoski 841 -332 $17,250 1 1 3

18. Tony Bruce Jr. 813 -360 $5,485 0 0 0

19. Chad Hillier 758 -415 $4,110 0 0 0

20. Justin Henderson 612 -561 $3,850 0 0 0

2008 STAT ATTACK

There have been eight Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (4 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins

1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4

2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2

3- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (9 Drivers have led laps)

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 71 laps

2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 61 laps

3- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps

4- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 27 laps

5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 20 laps

6- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 17 laps

7- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 9 laps

8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 8 laps

9- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps

Time trial leaders (6 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times

1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 2

Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 2

3- Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1

Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1

Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1

Dash Winners (8 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 1

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Pole Positions (8 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 1

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

B-main Winners (7 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins

1- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1

Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1

Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana - 1

T.J. Stutts, Liverpool, Pennsylvania- 1

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award

1- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NWS- 2

2- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1

Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1

Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1

Penske Power Position

1 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2

2 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1

Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1

Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1

Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1

Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Chicken Hawk Hot Lap

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2

2- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1

Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Top-10 in Championship Points

1. Jason Meyers 1173

2. Craig Dollansky 1172

3. Donny Schatz 1148

4. Joey Saldana 1114

5. Kerry Madsen 1050

6. Steve Kinser 1035

7. Terry McCarl 1022

8. Chad Kemenah 1019

9. Jac Haudenschild 1012

10. Daryn Pittman 997

Qwik Liner Cup Points through May 3

Craig Dollansky 22

Jason Meyers 15

Donny Schatz 10

Shane Stewart 10

Joey Saldana 8

Cody Darrah 7

Kerry Madsen 6

Jeff Shepard 6

Sam Hafertepe Jr. 5

Chad Kemenah 5

Ed Lunch Jr. 4

Steve Kinser 3

Danny Lasoski 3

Daryn Pittman 3

Sammy Swindell 3

Randy Hannagan 2

Jac Haudenschild 2

Greg Hodnett 2

Kraig Kinser 2

Jason Sides 2

Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge

Shaver Specialties 33

Don Ott Engines 28 / -5

Speedway Engines 27 / -6

Kistler Engines 24 / -9

Chassis Builder Challenge

Maxim 38

J&J 34 / -4

Triple X Race Co. 15 / -23

Circled on the Calendar: Lucas Wolfe Anxiously Awaiting Return to Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA— May 14, 2008—When Lucas Wolfe first announced he was going to compete full-time with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in 2008, he had a couple of dates marked on his calendar, with the first of those being the series annual spring stop at Williams Grove Speedway in his home town.

The native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania grew up in the shadows of the legendary half-mile and always dreamed of the day that he would wheel a car around the track, as well as the day he would be able to do it full-time with the World of Outlaws. He will have plenty of opportunities to do that this season, as the series will make three separate visits to the track for a total of six events in 2008.

Wolfe will make his first Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series starts at the track as a full-time member of the series on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16. The event on Thursday will be 25 laps in length and pay $8,000 to-win, while Friday’s race will be 30 laps and pay $12,000 to the victor. On top of this, the cameras from SPEED will be in on hand each night to tape all of the action for broadcast on May 31 and June 8.

“It will be good to head over there,” noted the rookie driver. “Hopefully we’ll be able to get all of the races in. I am definitely looking forward to it. It will be good to go home. We’ve been out here for about a month now and it’s time to go back home and get everything together and reorganize some stuff. It will be nice to get back to the track that I know the best. Hopefully we’ll have some good results.”

While he has been anxiously looking ahead to the events at his home track, he is approaching them like any other on the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule. With nearly 80 races from coast-to-coast dotting the calendar this year, Wolfe and his team focus on each individual race as they come, and continually seek to improve as a team, as they continue to learns the ropes of life on the road.

“I don’t think it really adds any pressure,” said the driver of the Allebach Racing Maxim of his return to Williams Grove. “Actually I am hoping that I’ll be a little more comfortable. When you were a local guy and the Outlaws came in, you have pressure, because it is the biggest race. Now I am fortunate to be at all of the big races. It’s definitely one that I want to do well at. There will be an expectation to do well, and we’ll just go up there hope to have a good result.”

In his career at Williams Grove Speedway, Wolfe has eight wins and nearly 70 Top-10 Finishes. Last season he had three Top-10 finishes with the World of Outlaws at his home track, including a third-place showing on the second night of the Summer Nationals. His first triumph at the track in a 410-sprint car came in 2004, over Lance Dewease and Don Kreitz Jr., two of the winningest drivers in the history of the storied track.

Wolfe competed three times at the legendary half-mile back in March during a rain-induced break in the World of Outlaws schedule, and scored a runner-up finish in one of those events. Competing on a weekly basis against the always tough Pennsylvania Posse for the last number of years helped Wolfe honed his skills as a driver and gained the confidence to compete on a national level. He has the utmost respect for the drivers in the Central Pennsylvania area.

“There are a lot of guys there that have a ton of experience up there,” explained the reigning Selinsgrove Speedway track champion. “There is nobody better to learn from than those guys. All the fellow Outlaws guys that I am racing with now are some of the best guys and are all in the same class at the top guys back home. If you can run with the top guys in that area, you can win races anywhere. I think they are all in the same group.”

Wolfe, who leads the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award standings, has found Mother Nature to be his biggest challenge thus far during his freshman season with the World of Outlaws. With over half of the races this season postponed by rain, it has taken him a little big longer to get used to life on the road and the rigors of completing the always demanding schedule the series maintains.

“It’s been difficult, especially after the longer breaks,” he said. “When you get back in the car it feels a little strange. It takes you a little time to get comfortable in the car again. It’s been hard to improve your car. We have been off a little bit and have been trying to improve. It’s been tough to build toward something consistently because you race once and then are off for a few weeks. That’s probably been the most difficult part. Hopefully that will all get straightened out and we will get some good racing in here in the near future.”

During a couple of breaks in the World of Outlaws schedule, Wolfe was able to compete at a couple of tracks that the series will visit later this season. First, he made a stop at Huset’s Speedway in South Dakota on May 4 and finished a very strong third in his first visit to the high-banked 3/8-mile which is a very challenging track to driver’s who have never raced there before.

He also was in action last weekend at 34 Raceway in Iowa, where the World of Outlaws will make their debut on July 30 and finished fifth against a strong field saw World of Outlaws drivers sweep the Top-Five positions, with a number of fellow series drivers competing in that event also.

“Number one, we wanted to race so we were happy to get two nights in,” shared Wolfe. “The fact that we’ll go back to both of those places was a big determining factor there. That is valuable time that we got at those places and hopefully we’ll be even better when we return to them.”

Wolfe currently is 15th in the World of Outlaws championship standings with a Top-10 finish at Eldora Speedway. He has five finishes of 15th or better. He will have three opportunities to race this weekend in a four-day period as the series schedule begins to pick up steam.

“We have been fairly decent,” he noted. “We aren’t where we want to be yet. I think we are continuing to improve and over time we will continue to get better. Hopefully as the races pick up we’ll get better and better and get to where we want to be.”

On Thursday, May 15 at Williams Grove Speedway, Reserved tickets will be $30, with Adult General Admission tickets $28. Tickets for students will be $15, with children 12-under admitted free of charge. On Thursday, there will an autograph session at 5:30 p.m. behind the main grandstand, featuring: Wolfe, along with two-time defending series champion Donny Schatz and Daryn Pittman.

On Friday, May 16 at Williams Grove Speedway Reserved tickets will be $32, with Adult General Admission tickets $30. Tickets for students will be $15, with children 12-under admitted free of charge. On Friday, there will also be an autograph session at 5:30 p.m. behind the main grandstand featuring: Craig Dollansky, Joey Saldana and Tony Bruce Jr.

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.

Meyers Cashes in at Commonwealth Clash: Earns Series-Best Fourth Win of 2008

Sarver, PA— May 13, 2008— When Jason Meyers first took to the road full-time in 2000, the first track he won at was Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania. He has been trying to return to Victory Lane at the high-banked four-tenths mile ever since that date with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, coming close on a number of occasions. He left no doubt on Tuesday night, as he led the final 18 laps of the Commonwealth Clash to earn his series leading fourth A-Feature win of 2008 and second career triumph at Lernerville.

“It’s certainly more than we can ask for right now,” Meyers said, after the win. “These guys are doing a great job and everything is running well. We just have to keep it up. It’s going to be a long year and a long summer and we have to keep up what we are doing now. I’m just happy to see it all paying off for this team that works very hard every day. It means a lot to me and everyone involved in this team.”

Meyers lined up third for the 35-lap contest and actually fell back to fifth in the early going, before tracking down Chad Kemenah and then Jac Haudenschild. On the 12th lap, he slipped by early leader Dale Blaney to move into the runner-up spot. He then took the lead from Terry McCarl on the 18th lap exiting the four turn, as McCarl slipped up the banking. Late in the race, Haudenschild dove low in the first turn to take the lead, but Meyers again used a strong run off the fourth turn as Haudenschild slipped up the track to remain in the lead and was officially scored the leader at the line.

“You just had to lay it in there and just kind of hold on to it,” explained Meyers, the driver of the GLR Investments KPC, of the fourth turn which provided a challenge to the drivers. “The bottom was kind of slick and we were a little tight on top, but we were definitely fast up there. We just had to get up in there and hang on to it.”

Meyers used his eighth Top-10 finish of the season to take a one-point lead in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship standings over Craig Dollansky. Meyers was third quickest in time trials on Tuesday night, which earned him three bonus points. He also tightened the gap in the Qwik Liner Cup, which awards points to the Top-Five qualifiers in each of the first events of the 2008 season.

“That is really exciting,” said the native of Clovis, California. “We have had a great start to the year, as have Craig Dollansky and Donny Schatz. To be able to call home to Chris (Luck) and Guy (Stockbridge) and everyone involved and tell them we were able to take the point lead is real exciting. I’m looking forward to hopefully holding on to it.”

The First Commonwealth Bank Clash began on Tuesday night with Dale Blaney charging past Jac Haudenschild to take the lead into the first and second turns. Terry McCarl quickly moved into third on the opening circuit. The leaders were setting a blistering pace and encountered lapped traffic on the just the fifth go-around. Blaney continued to lead with Haudenschild closing in a couple of times, including on the sixth lap when he looked high for the lead exiting the fourth turn.

McCarl moved into the runner-up position on the eighth circuit, using the high side of turns one and two. On the next lap, McCarl dove to the lead as Blaney drifted high off the fourth turn. McCarl would begin to pull away as he sliced through traffic.

He wound up leading nine laps on Tuesday night and earned his best finish of the season as he came home second aboard the Big Game Treestands Eagle. It was the first race for the veteran driver with new crew chief Dave Lawrence turning the wrenches.

“It felt good,” said McCarl. “My car has won here before so that put a little pressure on me to win. We haven’t done too good here the past few years, so it was great to have a strong run. Dyno Dave (Lawrence) joined me here tonight. I am pretty excited. We have a great crew right now.”

Meyers used a strong restart after the first caution of the night on the 13th lap to shadow McCarl. The 18th lap would be the decisive one, as McCarl hit a rut exiting the fourth turn and Meyers was there to sweep past him for the lead. A couple of more cautions bunched the field and gave McCarl two more chances to make a move on Meyers. Down the stretch, Meyers opened a comfortable lead en route to the $10,000 triumph.

Chad Kemenah earned his best finish of the season as he wound up third in the Kantor Oil Company Maxim. The Ohio native battled Meyers early in the race and charged around Blaney with just four laps remaining.

“We had a good night,” said Kemenah, the 2006 World of Outlaws Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year. “We’ve been good lately and we just haven’t been able to get races in with the rain. This goes out to Mike Cool, my crew chief. He’s been around so long and has such good experience and he gets us on the same page each night. We feel like we are competitive when we come to the track. It feels good to be competitive.”

After leading early in the race, Blaney who has three career A-Feature wins with the World of Outlaws wound up fifth aboard the Berlin Bakery Maxim.

Craig Dollansky who entered the Commonwealth Clash as one of just three drivers that has finished in the Top-10 in each event this season, extended that streak, as he worked his way to a fifth-place finish, after lining up 20th. He has now finished sixth or better in each event this season driving the Auto Value Parts Stores Maxim.

“We got ourselves into a hole early in the night in qualifying and we kept working on our race car,” said Dollansky. “It still was not a happy car when the feature started. Mike (Woodring) did a good job bringing the thing around. We just kept plugging away. I would have liked to have seen a 40-lap race. At the end we were able to pick more cars off than we did at the beginning. As the race wore on, the car got stronger.”

Joey Saldana finished sixth, after setting fast time aboard the Budweiser/Open Joist Mopar-powered JEI, with two-time defending series champion Donny Schatz in seventh driving the Armor All J&J for Tony Stewart Racing, after starting 21st. Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year finished eighth in the TK Concrete Maxim, to earn his fifth Top-10 finishes of the season. Sam Hafertepe Jr. turned in a season-best ninth-place performance driving the G.H. Plumbing J&J. Daryn Pittman was 10th in the Titan Garages Maxim.

After running in the Top-Five all night, Haudenschild spun off the third turn late in the race, challenging Meyers for the lead and restarted at the back of the field. He wound up 12th in the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim.

After the 22nd A-Feature win of his Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series career, Meyers is excited to head to Williams Grove Speedway on Thursday and Friday, as the series makes their first of three separate visits to the legendary half-mile this season. He will take an impressive streak into the race, which has seen him finish in the Top-10 in each and every sprint car race he has competed in since the middle of last October.

“That’s always a big test,” noted the native of Clovis, California. “How you run when you go through Pennsylvania wins and loses championships. It will be very important for us to run well there this weekend. Hopefully we can take this momentum there. I have never won a World of Outlaws event at Williams Grove. Charlie Garrett who builds our engines is from right down the street there and hopefully we can go in and get him a win this weekend.”

McCarl, who led his first laps of the 2008 season, began the night by winning the second heat race and also ran fourth in the Crane Cams Dash. The native of Altoona, Iowa now has four Top-10 finishes on the season and is seventh in points.

“We had a great car,” said the six-time Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway track champion. “I think we were capable of wining. We kind of ran back up on them on the last restart and I thought we had something for them. I think we were better in traffic than most of them, but I hooked a rut. The track was pretty tricky, but it was a lot of fun.”

After battling rain again last weekend, Kemenah like the rest of the World of Outlaws drivers and teams was thrilled to be back in action on Tuesday night. Not only did he earn his best finish of the season, but he also matched the career-best finish for car owner Jon Kantor with the World of Outlaws.

“I think everyone will get into a rhythm the more we race,” Kemenah shared. “Everyone kind of walks around in a daze right now waiting for the next rainout. We’re tickled to death to have a great run for Jon Kantor. He’s given us an opportunity to come out here and race. Our Maxim race car was very good tonight.”

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action at the famed Williams Grove Speedway on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16.

LERNERVILLE SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK

• FAST QUALIFIER: Joey Saldana paced the 43 cars that took time with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the high-banked four-tenths-mile oval at 12.813 seconds at 126.434 mph. For his qualifying effort, Saldana earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Ed Lynch Jr. (4), Jason Meyers (3), Greg Hodnett (2), and Jac Haudenschild (1).

• QUALIFYING WINNERS: Chad Kemenah, Terry McCarl, Lance Dewease and Kerry Madsen won heat races… Randy Hannagan won the C-Main… Jac Haudenschild won the Crane Cams Dash… Sam Hafertepe Jr. won the B-Main.

• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been eight Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2008. The winners include: Jason Meyers (Volusia Speedway Park, Manzanita Speedway, I-55 Raceway and Lernerville Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Volusia Speedway Park and Eldora Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Volusia Speedway Park) and Donny Schatz (Knoxville Raceway).

• 0.4-WINNERS: Lernerville Speedway is a high-banked 0.4-mile oval. The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series have raced once this season on a track that size. The winner was Jason Meyers.

• ON THE WEB: The Official Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Web site is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint. 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 2008 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 on DIRTVision.com through 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 the famed Williams Grove Speedway for two full nights of racing on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16

• UPCOMING EVENTS: A stop at Orange County Fair Speedway, on Sunday, May 18, followed by the Rite Aid Outlaws Showdown at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway which will be broadcast LIVE on SPEED, followed by the inaugural race at Virginia Motor Speedway.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; First Commonwealth Bank Clash at Lernerville Speedway; Sarver, PA; May 13, 2008

Qualifying

1) 9-Joey Saldana 12.813

2) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr. 12.828

3) 14-Jason Meyers 12.832

4) 22-Greg Hodnett 12.845

5) R19-Jac Haudenschild 12.846

6) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 12.860

7) 8-Mike Lutz 12.862

8) 21-Daryn Pittman 12.943

9) 8K-Chad Kemenah 12.972

10) 24-Terry McCarl 12.985

11) 30C-Lance Dewease 13.017

12) 55-Kerry Madsen 13.025

13) O-Brandon Wimmer 13.061

14) 2B-Dale Blaney 13.063

15) 20E-Brian Ellenberger 13.070

16) 51-Fred Rahmer 13.084

17) 83-Shane Stewart 13.093

18) 11-Steve Kinser 13.098

19) 6F-Bob Felmlee 13.104

20) 19E-Jason Johnson 13.107

21) 2-Craig Dollansky 13.107

22) 6-Tim Shaffer 13.109

23) 15-Donny Schatz 13.125

24) 5B-Chad Blonde 13.148

25) 13-Paul McMahan 13.190

26) W20-Greg Wilson 13.191

27) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 13.201

28) 18-Tony Bruce Jr. 13.208

29) 7S-Jason Sides 13.217

30) 4G-Rod George 13.226

31) 10-Carl Bowser 13.245

32) 19-Stevie Smith 13.290

33) 92V-Matthew Reed 13.344

34) 25-Chad Layton 13.353

35) 20-Kraig Kinser 13.447

36) 9S-Kevin Schaeffer 13.506

37) 15M-Charlie Holben 13.508

38) 1X-Randy Hannagan 13.527

39) 5C-Chad Hillier 13.559

40) 98-Dan Shetler 13.677

41) 33-Brent Matus 14.195

42) 4K-Bill Kiley 14.282

43) 6R-Sheila Rankin 15.431

44) 16-Gary Rankin -.---

Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 8K-Chad Kemenah

2) R19-Jac Haudenschild

3) O-Brandon Wimmer

4) 9-Joey Saldana

5) 13-Paul McMahan

6) 2-Craig Dollansky

7) 92V-Matthew Reed

8) 15M-Charlie Holben

9) 7S-Jason Sides

10) 33-Brent Matus

11) 83-Shane Stewart

Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 24-Terry McCarl

2) 2B-Dale Blaney

3) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.

4) 11-Steve Kinser

5) W20-Greg Wilson

6) 6-Tim Shaffer

7) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.

8) 1X-Randy Hannagan

9) 25-Chad Layton

10) 4G-Rod George

11) 4K-Bill Kiley

Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 30C-Lance Dewease

2) 14-Jason Meyers

3) 15-Donny Schatz

4) 20E-Brian Ellenberger

5) 6F-Bob Felmlee

6) 8-Mike Lutz

7) 5W-Lucas Wolfe

8) 5C-Chad Hillier

9) 10-Carl Bowser

10) 20-Kraig Kinser

Heat 4 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 55-Kerry Madsen

2) 21-Daryn Pittman

3) 22-Greg Hodnett

4) 51-Fred Rahmer

5) 5B-Chad Blonde

6) 19-Stevie Smith

7) 19E-Jason Johnson

8) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.

9) 9S-Kevin Schaeffer

10) 16-Gary Rankin

11) 98-Dan Shetler

Crane Cams Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)

1) R19-Jac Haudenschild

2) 2B-Dale Blaney

3) 14-Jason Meyers

4) 24-Terry McCarl

5) 8K-Chad Kemenah

6) 55-Kerry Madsen

7) 21-Daryn Pittman

8) 9-Joey Saldana

9) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.

10) 30C-Lance Dewease

C-main (8 laps, top 2 finishers transferred to B-main)

1) 1X-Randy Hannagan

2) 5C-Chad Hillier

3) 15M-Charlie Holben [$125]

4) 98-Dan Shetler [$125]

5) 33-Brent Matus [$125]

6) 16-Gary Rankin [$100]

7) 4K-Bill Kiley [$100]

8) 20-Kraig Kinser [$100]

9) 9S-Kevin Schaeffer [$100]

10) 6R-Sheila Rankin [$100]

B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.

2) 2-Craig Dollansky

3) 8-Mike Lutz

4) 19E-Jason Johnson

5) 6-Tim Shaffer [$200]

6) 5W-Lucas Wolfe [$180]

7) 7S-Jason Sides [$175]

8) 18-Tony Bruce Jr. [$160]

9) 4G-Rod George [$150]

10) 25-Chad Layton [$150]

11) 1X-Randy Hannagan [$150]

12) 92V-Matthew Reed [$150]

13) 5C-Chad Hillier [$150]

14) 10-Carl Bowser [$150]

15) 83-Shane Stewart [$150]

16) 19-Stevie Smith [$150]

A-main (35 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 14-Jason Meyers[3] [$10,000]

2) 24-Terry McCarl[4] [$5,500]

3) 8K-Chad Kemenah[5] [$3,200]

4) 2B-Dale Blaney[2] [$2,800]

5) 2-Craig Dollansky[20] [$2,500]

6) 9-Joey Saldana[8] [$2,300]

7) 15-Donny Schatz[21] [$2,200]

8) 55-Kerry Madsen[6] [$2,100]

9) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[12] [$2,050]

10) 21-Daryn Pittman[7] [$2,000]

11) 30C-Lance Dewease[10] [$1,500]

12) R19-Jac Haudenschild[1] [$1,200]

13) 11-Steve Kinser[17] [$1,100]

14) O-Brandon Wimmer[14] [$1,050]

15) 22-Greg Hodnett[11] [$1,000]

16) 51-Fred Rahmer[16] [$900]

17) 20E-Brian Ellenberger[15] [$800]

18) 6F-Bob Felmlee[18] [$800]

19) 6-Tim Shaffer[25] [$0]

20) 13-Paul McMahan[23] [$800]

21) W20-Greg Wilson[24] [$800]

22) 33-Brent Matus[26] [$0]

23) 19E-Jason Johnson[19] [$800]

24) 10-Carl Bowser[28] [$0]

25) 5B-Chad Blonde[22] [$800]

26) 20-Kraig Kinser[27] [$0]

27) 8-Mike Lutz[13] [$800]

28) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[9] [$800]

Lap Leaders: Dale Blaney 1-8, Terry McCarl 9-17, Jason Meyers 18-35

Note: Tim Shaffer and Kraig Kinser used World of Outlaws provisionals to start the A-Feature. Brent Matus and Carl Bowser used Lernerville Speedway provisionals to start the A-Feature.

Chicken Hawk Hot Lap Award: Dale Blaney

Penske Power Position Award: Chad Kemenah

KSE Hard Charger Award: Craig Dollansky

2008 STAT ATTACK

There have been eight Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (4 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins

1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4

2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2

3- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (9 Drivers have led laps)

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 71 laps

2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 61 laps

3- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps

4- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 27 laps

5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 20 laps

6- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 17 laps

7- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 9 laps

8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 8 laps

9- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps

Time trial leaders (6 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times

1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 2

Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 2

3- Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1

Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1

Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1

Dash Winners (8 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 1

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Pole Positions (8 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 1

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

B-main Winners (7 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins

1- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1

Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1

Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1

Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana - 1

T.J. Stutts, Liverpool, Pennsylvania- 1

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award

1- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NWS- 2

2- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1

Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1

Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1

Penske Power Position

1 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2

2 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1

Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1

Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1

Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1

Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1

Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Chicken Hawk Hot Lap

1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2

2- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1

Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Top-10 in Championship Points

1. Jason Meyers 1173

2. Craig Dollansky 1172

3. Donny Schatz 1148

4. Joey Saldana 1114

5. Kerry Madsen 1050

6. Steve Kinser 1035

7. Terry McCarl 1022

8. Chad Kemenah 1019

9. Jac Haudenschild 1012

10. Daryn Pittman 997

Qwik Liner Cup Points through May 3

Craig Dollansky 22

Jason Meyers 15

Donny Schatz 10

Shane Stewart 10

Joey Saldana 8

Cody Darrah 7

Kerry Madsen 6

Jeff Shepard 6

Sam Hafertepe Jr. 5

Chad Kemenah 5

Ed Lunch Jr. 4

Steve Kinser 3

Danny Lasoski 3

Daryn Pittman 3

Sammy Swindell 3

Randy Hannagan 2

Jac Haudenschild 2

Greg Hodnett 2

Kraig Kinser 2

Jason Sides 2

Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge

Shaver Specialties 33

Don Ott Engines 28 / -5

Speedway Engines 27 / -6

Kistler Engines 24 / -9

Chassis Builder Challenge

Maxim 38

J&J 34 / -4

Triple X Race Co. 15 / -23

Busy Promoter Don Hammer Continues Growth Of Lincoln Speedway With Sunday Evening’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Land of Lincoln 40’

LINCOLN, IL – May 13, 2008 – The steady emergence of Lincoln Speedway on the dirt Late Model scene takes another big step this Sunday night (May 18).

Promoter Don Hammer is bringing in the nationally-renowned World of Outlaws Late Model Series for a return engagement, continuing his quest to make the quarter-mile oval a solid part of the Midwest’s dirt Late Model landscape.

Sunday’s ‘Land of Lincoln 40’ will mark the second straight year that the WoO LMS visits Lincoln Speedway, which drew a packed house for its inaugural tour event on May 13, 2007. The 40-lap A-Main will pay $7,000 to win from a purse of nearly $40,000.

Regarded as more of a home to open-wheel and Limited Late Model racing in recent years, Hammer has made dirt Late Model competition the priority since taking over the track’s operation in June 2006.

“Lincoln doesn’t have the notoriety for dirt Late Model racing like other tracks in central Illinois, but we’re trying to build it,” said Hammer, who added Lincoln (a Saturday-night track) to a personal promotional portfolio that he began with Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway (Friday nights) in 2005. “We have to get it in the minds of the racers and fans that Lincoln Speedway is first-and-foremost a Late Model track.

“Having a World of Outlaws race gets the kind of attention we need for Lincoln. Everybody knows that when you bring these (traveling WoO) guys in to your track, you’re serious about dirt Late Model racing.”

Hammer, 35, of Clinton, Ill., has proven to be a pretty serious racetrack promoter himself over the past four years. A dirt Late Model racer for a decade (he still competes periodically when his schedule permits), he decided to enter the promotional side of the sport in 2005, leaving his job overseeing his grandfather’s construction business to lease and operate the venerable Farmer City quarter-mile oval. One year later he took over Lincoln, doubling his workload but also giving himself an opportunity to do some cross-promotion between the two nearby central Illinois tracks.

“It’s an experience,” Hammer said when asked about running a pair of racetracks. “Every day is different. I knew what it was like from the racer’s side, but I’ve learned a whole different side of it now.”

There’s certainly no doubt that Hammer’s current occupation is a labor of love. His life revolves around racing – his family is right there alongside him at the tracks, with his wife Bonnie handling the behind-the-scenes operational duties and his two children, daughter Jordan, 14, and son Kyle, 8, lending their parents a helping hand.

Kyle Hammer is also a budding racer, making his daddy proud with his success in Quarter-Midget racing and now behind the wheel of a ‘Kid Modz’ car, a new division created by dirt Late Model legend/car builder Bob Pierce in which youngsters drive UMP DIRTcar Modifieds equipped with four-cylinder engines. Kyle won his first ‘Kid Modz’ feature last weekend at Kentucky’s Soggy Bottom Raceway and will have an opportunity to race in front of Lincoln’s big WoO LMS crowd on Sunday night, thanks to a 15-lap race for the class that has been added to the special program.

The ‘Kid Modz’ demonstration is just one added attraction Hammer has in store for fans on Sunday night. Another is the two-seater dirt Late Model that will offer a unique way for fans to experience Lincoln Speedway from inside a race car; Hammer is setting up an eBay internet auction that will last the remainder of the week in which fans can bid on rides with one of three WoO LMS drivers.

Hammer’s main attraction on Sunday night, of course, is the ‘Land of Lincoln 40,’ which promises to feature arguably the most talented field of dirt Late Model drivers ever to assemble at Lincoln Speedway.

Leading the WoO LMS contingent will be two tour regulars from central Illinois: 27-year-old Brian Shirley of Chatham, whose victory in last year’s WoO LMS event at Lincoln was his first-ever on the tour, and 34-year-old Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, who drives for NASCAR Sprint Cup star Clint Bowyer and scored his first WoO LMS win of 2008 just two weeks ago in Lebanon, Mo.

The WoO LMS drivers’ roster also includes points leader Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., who won last month’s Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway; defending champion Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa.; Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.; Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga.; Rick Eckert of York, Pa.; Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va.; Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky.; ’07 Rookie of the Year Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; John Blankenship of Williamson, W.Va.; and 2008 Rookie of the Year contenders Vic Coffey of Leiceister, N.Y., Danny Johnson of Phelps, N.Y., and Joe Isabell of Pennellville, N.Y.

An strong array of regional and local drivers are expected to challenge the WoO LMS superstars, including Jeep VanWormer of Pinconning, Mich.; Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind.; Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis.; Terry Casey of New London, Wis.; defending Lincoln Speedway champion Matt Taylor of Springfield, Ill.; Steve Sheppard Jr. of New Berlin, Ill.; Ryan Dauber of Tonica, Ill.; Wes Steidinger of Fairbury, Ill.; Kevin Weaver of Gibson City, Ill.; and Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill.

Lincoln Speedway’s weekly competition is not sanctioned by UMP DIRTcar Racing, but the May 18 program has been designated a UMP DIRTcar special event. The WoO LMS card, which will run under UMP DIRTcar’s four-compound Hoosier tire rule, will offer UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model points, as will the companion Modified and Sportsman events.

Gates will open at 1 p.m. on Sunday, with hot laps at 6 p.m. and qualifying commencing at 6:30 p.m.

General admission is $25 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6-15 and free for children 5-and-under with a paying adult.

Lincoln Speedway sits in an easily-accessible central Illinois location, about 30 miles northeast of Springfield, 35 miles southwest of Bloomington/Normal and 45 miles southeast of Peoria.

For more information, visit www.lincolnspeedway.org or call 217-735-1833.

Additional info on the WoO LMS is available by logging on to www.worldofoutlaws.com.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws 30th Anniversary Celebration: Catching Up With Bobby Allen

Concord, NC— May 13, 2008— As part of the 30th Anniversary of the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series celebration, a number of different individual involved in the inaugural season of 1978 will be highlighted over the course of the 2008 campaign in a series entitled “Catching up with.”

Drivers, car owners, promoters and crew members who were instrumental in helping the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series become what it is today will also stop by a number of races and tracks throughout the season, to visit with fans and share their memories of the 1978 season, as they traveled from coast-to-coast with the newly formed series.

This week, Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allen will be featured. During his career with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Allen earned 25 A-Feature wins at 16 different tracks. He won a career-best five events with the series in 1982 and again in 1986. He finished in the Top-10 with the series in championship points in eight different seasons, despite never really focusing on the points, picking and choosing which events he would compete at, in true Outlaw fashion.

The biggest win of Allen’s career came in the 1990 Knoxville Nationals, when he won the most famed event in sprint car racing over three-time World of Outlaws champion Sammy Swindell. The upset win is still one of the most talked about in the history of the Knoxville Nationals. He also won the 1986 Eldora Nationals, along with countless races in the Central Pennsylvania area.

Allen was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa in 1998

and finished his career with over 275 wins from coast-to-coast. He began racing winged super-modifieds in the early 1960’s and won his first sprint car race in 1964 at Medley Stadium in Florida. His last sprint car win came at Sharon Speedway in Ohio in 1998. He won track championships at Lincoln Speedway in Pennsylvania in 1967, as well as 1969 and 1970. He also won the track title at Susquehanna Speedway in 1969, as well as the MOSS (Midwest Outlaw Sprint Series) title in 1980.

To view the entire “Catching up with Bobby Allen” feature which contains an interview, as well as a number of photos from his career, visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint/history.aspx and click on the picture of Allen. Also recently added was a 30th Anniversary Media Gallery which contains photos and videos. To view the 30th Anniversary Media Gallery visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint/Media/30th_Anniversary_Sprints/Media.aspx.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: Williams Grove Speedway

Mechanicsburg, PA— May 13, 2008—.Since the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series inaugural season of 1978, the series has been making an annual pilgrimage to the famed Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Over that time the rivalry between World of Outlaws drivers and the drivers from the Pennsylvania Posse had become legendary. In eight of the last 10 seasons, a member of the Pennsylvania Posse has won a race with the series at their home track. The two events this week will mark the 94th and 95th A-Feature events sanctioned by the series at the track.

With one of the strongest fields ever assembled traveling full-time with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series this season, the level of competition will be at an all-time high as the series invades the half-mile on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16 for two full nights of racing. Adding even more luster to the event, the cameras from SPEED will be on hand to tape both events for broadcast on May 31 and June 8.

Last season saw three different drivers visit the winner’s circle at the track, led by two-time defending Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz’s five wins. Also picking up victories, were Pennsylvania natives Chad Layton and Brian Leppo.

Steve Kinser leads all World of Outlaws drivers with 37 total wins at Williams Grove Speedway. The 20-time series champion won for the first time at the track in 1979 and his most recent win came in 2005.

Schatz, the two-time defending series champion won five times at the track last season to bring his career total to 14 wins at Williams Grove. He won the series most recent event at Knoxville Raceway on May 3, which marked his first series victory driving for Tony Stewart Racing and is currently third in the championship standings as he chases his third consecutive title.

Current Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Lucas Wolfe, who hails from Mechanicsburg, will be making his first start with the series as a full-time member of the tour. He has eight career wins at Williams Grove and competed at the track a number of times earlier this spring, when rain interrupted the World of Outlaws schedule.

Craig Dollansky, the current World of Outlaws point leader won a weekly event at Williams Grove Speedway back in March against a very tough field, including a number of fellow World of Outlaws drivers. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has two A-Feature wins this season and has a 12-point advantage in the standings.

Jason Meyers, who is second in series point finished fourth last spring at Williams Grove. The California native leads the series with three A-Feature wins this season and has seven Top-10 finishes.

Joey Saldana who drives for Kasey Kahne Racing has one career win at the half-mile. He too competed at the track back in March, in an event in which his car owner also competed.

Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year ran strong at Williams Grove last fall, battling for the lead on the first night of the National Open, before finishing third, and also running up front in the finale before bad luck ended his night.

Two full nights of racing will be in store this week, with time trials, heat races, a Crane Cams Dash, consolation races (C-Main, B-Main) and A-Feature events. Each race will be an A-Feature event and will pay full World of Outlaws championship points.

2007 Race Recaps: The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competed a total of seven times in 2007 at Williams Grove Speedway. Donny Schatz continued his prowess at Williams Grove Speedway in 2007, winning five of those seven events contested at the half-mile.

His first win came on May 17, in the series first event at the track.

Schatz started the A-main in third and patiently followed Greg Hodnett and Jeff Shepard in the early stages of the race. On lap 16, he shot around Shepard to move into the runner-up spot. He continued to chase Hodnett as the pair got into lapped traffic with the laps winding down. With just three laps remaining, Schatz used the low side of the track to take the lead from Hodnett with just three laps remaining.

Joey Saldana slipped past Hodnett at the end to take the second spot. Jason Meyers was fourth, with Kenny Jacobs fifth.

The next night, Schatz battled 2001 World of Outlaws champion Danny Lasoski for the win.

Lasoski used a strong start to charge into the first turn on the initial green flag, but a caution before the lap was completed led to a complete restart. On the second start Lasoski again shot to the lead and began to pull until a lap seven caution.

Another strong restart kept Lasoski in the lead, but Schatz stayed with him and patiently waited for the pair to enter lapped traffic. On lap 20, they encountered heavy traffic and Schatz dove low and took the lead coming off the second turn. That lead was short lived as Lasoski powered back around coming off turns three and four. At the line, Lasoski was officially scored the leader. In a mirror image of the lap before, Schatz again dove low in the second turn and took the lead on lap 21 and would not relinquish it the rest of the way.

Steve Kinser wound up second, followed by Lasoski, Paul McMahan and Todd Shaffer.

In the opener of the Summer Nationals on July 19, Schatz and Lasoski again battled for the win.

The 25-lap event went non-stop with pole sitter Jason Sides leading the first 17 circuits before Schatz took the point. Early in the race, Sides opened about a 10-car length advantage over Jeff Shepard, as he sought his first win of the season.

On lap 15, Sides entered traffic with Schatz just behind him. Schatz looked low off the second turn for the lead, but could not quite make the pass. On the next lap, Schatz passed Sides on the low side of the first to take the lead, but Sides battled right back in the second turn to regain the point and officially be scored the leader at the line.

Schatz made the pass for the lead and ultimately the win on the 18th lap as he dove under Sides exiting the second turn and quickly began to pull away in traffic. Schatz worked a couple of distinct lines on the track as he negotiated his way through traffic late in the race, while fending off a hard charging Danny Lasoski.

The second night of the three-day event saw Brian Leppo score a win for the Pennsylvania Posse.

Leppo used a strong start from the outside of the front row to win a drag race with Steve Kinser into the first turn. He then opened a consistent lead over the 20-time World of Outlaws champion who was looking for his ninth win of the season.

Several time over the course of the 25-lap event, Kinser looked to the low side of the track in turns one and two and the high side in turns three and four for a way around Leppo. On a couple of occasions he was able to close in on the native of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania but could not quite get even with him.

Lucas Wolfe was third, with Paul McMahan in fourth and Craig Dollansky in fifth.

The finale of the Summer Nationals brought Schatz his third win of the season at the track.

He took the lead on the opening lap, after lining up on the outside of the front row. He won a drag race with Paul McMahan down the long front straightaway at the famed half-mile. He dove to the bottom of the track in the first turn and quickly put a few car lengths between him and McMahan.

Steve Kinser shadowed Schatz for the last 20 laps of the event. With the laps winding down he was able to track Schatz down in traffic and made a couple of attempts to pass him. On the 24th lap he looked low on the back straightaway but could not quite clear the leader. As he exited the fourth turn he tried the same move again on the front straightaway. At the line, the margin of victory was just 0.789 seconds with Kinser finishing in the runner-up spot.

Paul McMahan finished third, with Joey Saldana and Danny Lasoski rounding out the Top-Five.

Chad Layton scored another win for the Pennsylvania Posse on the first night of the National Open on September 28.

He endured a number of early cautions and a couple of red flags, in addition to a hard charging Kerry Madsen. Several times during the first five laps, Madsen dove low in the first turn to inch ahead, with Layton using the high side of the track to power back to the lead as the pair exited the second turn.

This came on the heels of a caution for Steve Kinser, who was fourth when he suffered a problem to his front end that ended his night, and a subsequent red flag for 2006 National Open winner Doug Esh, who got upside-down.

Layton opened about a six-car length on lap five before the caution flew again. On the ensuing restart, Madsen dove low into turn one, reminiscent of the opening lap, and inched ahead as the pair made their way into the second turn, with Layton again taking the lead as Madsen slid high.

Toward the halfway point, Layton began to open a slight lead, while Jeff Shepard began to battle Madsen for runner-up. The leader hit some light traffic on lap 16, continuing to run high as Madsen was able to make up some ground and close. The caution flew for the final time on lap 21, setting up a four-lap shootout.

Layton used a very strong restart to jump to a healthy lead, as T.J Stutts made a late charge on Madsen to take second with Donny Schatz working his way from 21st to fourth at the checkered.

Schatz made history when he won the National Open on September 29, becoming the first driver in sprint car history to win the Knoxville Nationals, Kings Royal, National Open, Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup and Williams Grove Summer Nationals in the same season.

At the start of the National Open finale, he endured a couple of red flags and two complete restarts before a single lap. Two separate five-car incidents plagued the opening. On the third start, Schatz charged down the frontstretch to open a lead over Todd Shaffer, who stayed with him through the first seven laps.

Schatz entered traffic on the eighth lap and began to distance himself from Shaffer. Over the next 25 laps, he extended his lead to well over a full straightaway, when the caution flag flew on lap 33.

On the final restart, Schatz again powered down the front straight and quickly opened a comfortably lead on Shaffer, eventually crossing the finish line over four second ahead.

Lance Dewease was third, with Danny Lasoski fourth and Greg Hodnett fifth.

2007 A-Feature Results

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Williams Grove Speedway; May 17, 2007

A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[3] [$8,000]

2) 9-Joey Saldana[7] [$4,000]

3) 22-Greg Hodnett[1] [$2,500]

4) 14-Jason Meyers[4] [$2,200]

5) 29-Kenny Jacobs[10] [$2,100]

6) 21-Daryn Pittman[16] [$2,000]

7) 7S-Jason Sides[6] [$1,800]

8) 51-Fred Rahmer[17] [$1,600]

9) 83-Danny Lasoski[13] [$1,500]

10) 30-Doug Esh[14] [$1,300]

11) 2-Tim Kaeding[9] [$1,200]

12) 11-Steve Kinser[21] [$1,100]

13) 35-Jac Haudenschild[24] [$1,000]

14) 88-Todd Shaffer[11] [$700]

15) R19-Jason Solwold[19] [$600]

16) 11E-Mike Erdley[26] [$0]

17) 7K-Kieth Kauffman[23] [$600]

18) 39-TJ Stutts[18] [$600]

19) 18X-Ryan Bohkle[22] [$600]

20) 20-Paul McMahan[12] [$600]

21) 71-Brian Leppo[8] [$600]

22) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[20] [$600]

23) 11H-Kerry Madsen[25] [$0]

24) 1-Jeff Shepard[2] [$600]

25) 87-Alan Krimes[5] [$600]

26) 25-Lance Dewease[15] [$600]

27) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[27] [$200] (Did Not Start)

Lap Leaders: Greg Hodnett, 1-22; Donny Schatz. 23-25

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Williams Grove Speedway; May 18, 2007

A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[3] [$12,000]

2) 11-Steve Kinser[4] [$5,500]

3) 83-Danny Lasoski[1] [$4,000]

4) 20-Paul McMahan[5] [$3,000]

5) 88-Todd Shaffer[2] [$2,700]

6) 11E-Mike Erdley[11] [$2,400]

7) 14-Jason Meyers[22] [$2,100]

8) 19-Stevie Smith[12] [$2,000]

9) 21-Daryn Pittman[17] [$1,900]

10) 1-Jeff Shepard[7] [$1,800]

11) O7-Mark Smith[19] [$1,700]

12) 25-Lance Dewease[16] [$1,600]

13) 35-Jac Haudenschild[24] [$1,500]

14) 39-TJ Stutts[6] [$1,200]

15) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[9] [$1,100]

16) 22-Greg Hodnett[20] [$1,000]

17) 9-Joey Saldana[25] [$100]

18) 6-Tim Shaffer[8] [$850]

19) 71-Brian Leppo[13] [$800]

20) 51-Fred Rahmer[28] [$0]

21) 24-Terry McCarl[18] [$800]

22) 2-Tim Kaeding[21] [$800]

23) R19-Jason Solwold[14] [$800]

24) 29-Kenny Jacobs[10] [$800]

25) 11H-Kerry Madsen[27] [$0]

26) 9K-Craig Keel[15] [$800]

27) 21P-Brian Montieth[23] [$800]

28) 30-Doug Esh[26] [$0]

Lap Leaders: Danny Lasoski 1-20, Donny Schatz 21-30

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Williams Grove Speedway; July 19 2007

A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[5] [$5,000]

2) 83-Danny Lasoski[4] [$3,250]

3) 7S-Jason Sides[1] [$2,750]

4) 1-Jeff Shepard[2] [$2,500]

5) 9-Joey Saldana[9] [$2,250]

6) 21P-Brian Montieth[3] [$2,100]

7) 21-Daryn Pittman[13] [$2,000]

8) 6-Tim Shaffer[6] [$1,750]

9) 20-Paul McMahan[8] [$1,600]

10) 22-Greg Hodnett[12] [$1,500]

11) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[10] [$1,300]

12) 51-Fred Rahmer[20] [$1,200]

13) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[19] [$1,100]

14) 39-TJ Stutts[16] [$900]

15) 88-Todd Shaffer[23] [$800]

16) 14-Jason Meyers[22] [$700]

17) U1-Chad Layton[17] [$700]

18) 11H-Kerry Madsen[24] [$600]

19) 29-Kenny Jacobs[11] [$600]

20) 30-Doug Esh[21] [$600]

21) 25-Lance Dewease[7] [$600]

22) 19-Stevie Smith[18] [$600]

23) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[14] [$600]

24) 17B-Steven Buckwalter[15] [$600]

Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-16, Donny Schatz 17-25

A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 71-Brian Leppo[2] [$5,000]

2) 11-Steve Kinser[1] [$3,250]

3) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[6] [$2,750]

4) 20-Paul McMahan[5] [$2,500]

5) 7-Craig Dollansky[3] [$2,250]

6) 15-Donny Schatz[16] [$2,100]

7) 29-Kenny Jacobs[10] [$2,000]

8) 7S-Jason Sides[9] [$1,750]

9) 30-Doug Esh[15] [$1,600]

10) 36-Jason Martin[7] [$1,500]

11) 11H-Kerry Madsen[14] [$1,300]

12) 11E-Mike Erdley[21] [$1,200]

13) R19-Jason Solwold[13] [$1,100]

14) 24-Terry McCarl[20] [$900]

15) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[17] [$800]

16) 69K-Donnie Kreitz Jr.[24] [$700]

17) 6-Tim Shaffer[12] [$700]

18) 35-Jac Haudenschild[22] [$600]

19) 17B-Steven Buckwalter[11] [$600]

20) O7-Mark Smith[8] [$600]

21) 87-Alan Krimes[19] [$600]

22) 7K-Keith Kauffman[18] [$600]

23) 83-Danny Lasoski[23] [$600]

24) 9-Joey Saldana[4] [$600]

Lap Leaders: Brian Leppo 1-25

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Williams Grove Speedway; July 21 2007

A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[2] [$20,000]

2) 11-Steve Kinser[6] [$12,000]

3) 20-Paul McMahan[1] [$6,000]

4) 9-Joey Saldana[4] [$5,250]

5) 83-Danny Lasoski[5] [$4,500]

6) 30-Doug Esh[8] [$4,000]

7) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3] [$3,500]

8) 1-Jeff Shepard[13] [$3,000]

9) 6-Tim Shaffer[9] [$2,750]

10) 21-Daryn Pittman[18] [$2,500]

11) 24-Terry McCarl[20] [$2,300]

12) 14-Jason Meyers[17] [$2,250]

13) U1-Chad Layton[24] [$2,000]

14) 51-Fred Rahmer[23] [$1,600]

15) 11H-Kerry Madsen[12] [$1,500]

16) 87-Alan Krimes[22] [$1,300]

17) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[15] [$1,250]

18) 7-Craig Dollansky[14] [$1,050]

19) 19-Stevie Smith[21] [$1,050]

20) 22-Greg Hodnett[19] [$1,050]

21) 29-Kenny Jacobs[7] [$1,000]

22) 35-Jac Haudenschild[27] [$100]

23) 88-Todd Shaffer[26] [$0]

24) R19-Jason Solwold[25] [$0]

25) 7S-Jason Sides[11] [$900]

26) 21P-Brian Montieth[16] [$900]

27) 25-Lance Dewease[28] [$0]

28) 71-Brian Leppo[10] [$900]

Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-30

A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[2] [$20,000]

2) 11-Steve Kinser[6] [$12,000]

3) 20-Paul McMahan[1] [$6,000]

4) 9-Joey Saldana[4] [$5,250]

5) 83-Danny Lasoski[5] [$4,500]

6) 30-Doug Esh[8] [$4,000]

7) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3] [$3,500]

8) 1-Jeff Shepard[13] [$3,000]

9) 6-Tim Shaffer[9] [$2,750]

10) 21-Daryn Pittman[18] [$2,500]

11) 24-Terry McCarl[20] [$2,300]

12) 14-Jason Meyers[17] [$2,250]

13) U1-Chad Layton[24] [$2,000]

14) 51-Fred Rahmer[23] [$1,600]

15) 11H-Kerry Madsen[12] [$1,500]

16) 87-Alan Krimes[22] [$1,300]

17) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[15] [$1,250]

18) 7-Craig Dollansky[14] [$1,050]

19) 19-Stevie Smith[21] [$1,050]

20) 22-Greg Hodnett[19] [$1,050]

21) 29-Kenny Jacobs[7] [$1,000]

22) 35-Jac Haudenschild[27] [$100]

23) 88-Todd Shaffer[26] [$0]

24) R19-Jason Solwold[25] [$0]

25) 7S-Jason Sides[11] [$900]

26) 21P-Brian Montieth[16] [$900]

27) 25-Lance Dewease[28] [$0]

28) 71-Brian Leppo[10] [$900]

Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-30

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Williams Grove Speedway; September 28 2007

A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 25-Chad Layton[1] [$5,000]

2) 39-T.J. Stutts[5] [$3,000]

3) 11H-Kerry Madsen[2] [$2,500]

4) 15-Donny Schatz[21] [$2,200]

5) 1-Jeff Shepard[6] [$2,100]

6) 22-Greg Hodnett[10] [$2,000]

7) 9-Joey Saldana[12] [$1,800]

8) 6-Tim Shaffer[7] [$1,600]

9) R19-Jason Solwold[8] [$1,500]

10) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3] [$1,300]

11) 14-Jason Meyers[9] [$1,200]

12) 83-Danny Lasoski[19] [$1,100]

13) 21-Daryn Pittman[17] [$1,000]

14) 35-Jac Haudenschild[23] [$850]

15) 30C-Lance Dewease[22] [$750]

16) 51-Fred Rahmer[26] [$100]

17) 88-Todd Shaffer[20] [$600]

18) 7-Craig Dollansky[24] [$600]

19) 20-Paul McMahan[25] [$0]

20) O7-Mark Smith[18] [$600]

21) 1X-Randy Hannagan[14] [$600]

22) 11E-Mike Erdley[28] [$0]

23) 7S-Jason Sides[27] [$0]

24) 12-Kevin Nouse[16] [$600]

25) 25P-Billy Pauch[15] [$600]

26) 8M-Chris Meleason[13] [$600]

27) 11-Steve Kinser[4] [$600]

28) 30-Doug Esh[11] [$600]

Lap Leaders: Chad Layton 1-25

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Williams Grove Speedway; September 29 2007

A-main (40 laps) – Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[1] [$50,000]

2) 88-Todd Shaffer[2] [$12,000]

3) 30C-Lance Dewease[13] [$7,500]

4) 83-Danny Lasoski[16] [$5,000]

5) 22-Greg Hodnett[4] [$4,000]

6) 30-Doug Esh[3] [$3,500]

7) 9-Joey Saldana[17] [$3,200]

8) 20-Paul McMahan[19] [$2,750]

9) 21-Daryn Pittman[22] [$2,300]

10) 39-T.J. Stutts[10] [$2,200]

11) 6N-Sean Michael[11] [$2,100]

12) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[5] [$1,700]

13) 14-Jason Meyers[25] [$700]

14) 7-Craig Dollansky[21] [$1,300]

15) R19-Jason Solwold[14] [$1,200]

16) 25-Chad Layton[9] [$1,100]

17) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[7] [$1,050]

18) 24-Terry McCarl[27] [$100]

19) 17B-Steven Buckwalter[23] [$1,000]

20) 25P-Billy Pauch[15] [$1,000]

21) O7-Mark Smith[26] [$0]

22) 1-Jeff Shepard[24] [$900]

23) 11H-Kerry Madsen[6] [$900]

24) 51-Fred Rahmer[8] [$900]

25) 6-Tim Shaffer[12] [$900]

26) 11-Steve Kinser[18] [$900]

27) 7K-Keith Kauffman[20] [$900]

28) 21P-Brian Montieth[28] [$]

Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-40

Previous Winners

World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Williams Grove Speedway include:

2007- Donny Schatz on May 17, Donny Schatz on May 18, Donny Schatz on July 19, Brian Leppo on July 20, Donny Schatz on July 21, Donny Schatz on September 29

2006- Fred Rahmer on May 27, Daryn Pittman on July 22; Doug Esh on Sept. 30

2005-Steve Kinser on May 27, Fred Rahmer on July 23, Donny Schatz on Oct. 1

2004-Don Kreitz Jr. on May 28, Danny Lasoski on July 24, Donny Schatz on Oct. 2 2003-Donny Schatz on July 26, Steve Kinser on Oct. 4 2002-Steve Kinser on May 16, Greg Hodnett on July 27, Lance Dewease on Sept. 28 2001-Donny Schatz on July 26 (completed May 18 event), Donnie Kreitz, Jr., on July 27, Lance Dewease on Sept. 29

2000-Fred Rahmer on May 19, Sammy Swindell on July 29, Donny Schatz on Sept. 30 1999-Steve Kinser on May 28, Mark Kinser on July 30, Mark Kinser on Oct. 2

1998-Johnny Herrera on May 22, Stevie Smith on May 29, Kevin Gobrecht on July 31, Mark Kinser on Oct. 2

1997-Mark Kinser on May 23, Jac Haudenschild on May 30, Mark Kinser on Aug. 1, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 4

1996-Mark Kinser on May 25, Steve Kinser on May 31, Mark Kinser on Aug. 2, Lance Dewease on Oct. 5

1995-Steve Kinser on May 26, Mark Kinser on Aug. 4, Mark Kinser on Sept. 30

1994-Steve Kinser on May 27, Andy Hillenburg on June 3, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 5, Steve Kinser on Oct. 1

1993-Donnie Kreitz, Jr., on May 28, Dave Blaney on June 4, Steve Kinser on Oct. 1, Donnie Kreitz, Jr., on Oct. 3

1992-Donnie Kreitz, Jr., on May 22, Donnie Kreitz, Jr., on May 29, Steve Kinser on July 31, Steve Kinser on Oct. 3 1991- Steve Kinser on May 24, Sammy Swindell on May 31, Steve Kinser on Aug. 2, Stevie Smith on Oct. 6

1990-Steve Kinser on May 25, Sammy Swindell on June 1, Steve Kinser on Aug. 3, Steve Kinser on Sept. 29

1989-Sammy Swindell on May 26, Bobby Allen on June 2, Bobby Davis, Jr., on July 28, Stevie Smith on Sept. 30

1988-Bobby Davis, Jr., on May 27, Mark Kinser on June 3, Steve Kinser on July 29; 1987-Steve Kinser on May 22, Steve Kinser on May 29, Steve Kinser on July 31

1986-Doug Wolfgang on May 23, Bobby Allen on May 30, Bobby Allen on Aug. 1 1985-Keith Kauffman on May 24, Steve Kinser on May 31, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 2 1984-Steve Kinser on May 25, Steve Kinser on Aug. 3

1983-Bobby Davis, Jr., on May 27, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 5

1982-Bobby Allen on May 14, Bobby Allen on May 21

1981-Steve Kinser on June 5, Steve Kinser on June 12

1980-Sammy Swindell on May 16, Keith Kauffman on July 26

1979-Lynn Paxton on July 27

1978-Kramer Williamson on Sept. 24

Current Top-10 in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points

1. Craig Dollansky 1032

2. Jason Meyers 1020

3. Donny Schatz 1012

4. Joey Saldana 971

5. Kerry Madsen 916

6. Steve Kinser 911

7. Jac Haudenschild 885

8. Terry McCarl 876

9. Chad Kemenah 875

10. Daryn Pittman 867

What to look for at Williams Grove Speedway:

* The World of Outlaws will compete a total of six times at Williams Grove Speedway this season, culminating with the National Open at the end of September.

* The top of the series standings are very tight right now, with Craig Dollansky leading Jason Meyers by 12 points, with Donny Schatz just 20 markers out of the lead. Joey Saldana and Kerry Madsen round out the Top-Five.

* Donny Schatz won five of seven events at the half-mile last season and in his career has a total of 14 wins, including preliminary features.

* Steve Kinser is the winningest driver in World of Outlaws competition at Williams Grove, having scored 37 total wins, dating back to 1979.

*Craig Dollansky won a weekly event at Williams Grove back in March and has three career victories at the track, to go along with 23 Top-10 finishes.

* Lucas Wolfe, who is a contender for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award this season hails from Mechanicsburg and has eight career wins at his home track.

* Joey Saldana competed in a weekly race at Williams Grove in March, finishing second. He has one career win at the track, along with 23 Top-10 finishes.

* Jac Haudenschild has won twice in his career at the half-mile and has nearly 60 Top-10 finishes, dating back to 1983.

By the Numbers- Williams Grove Speedway:

0.5- Miles around Williams Grove Speedway. 2- Drives competing full-time with the World of Outlaws this season that hail from the state of Pennsylvania

3- Drivers that have won feature events at the track in 2007 with the World of Outlaws, Donny Schatz, Chad Layton and Brian Leppo

4- Drivers that have won A-Feature events thus far with the World of Outlaws in 2008 5- Wins for Donny Schatz at the half-mile last season 6- Nights of racing this season for the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway; Drivers that led laps in feature racing competition with the series at the track in 2007

7- Drivers that have led laps in A-Feature competition this season

12- Points that separate Craig Dollansky and Jason Meyers atop the series standings

16- Drivers competing full-time with the series who competed at Williams Grove last season

16.140- Track record established in time trials by Brian Paulus on April 26, 2002

18- Drivers currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws

34- Drivers that have won at Williams Grove with the World of Outlaws, including preliminary features 37- Total wins for Steve Kinser at the half-mile including preliminary feature wins

92- Laps led by Donny Schatz at the track last season

93- A-Feature events contested by the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway dating back to 1978

212- Miles from Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania where the World of Outlaws compete on May 13

1939- Year that racing began at Williams Grove Speedway 1967- Year that weekly sprint car racing began at the track 1978- Year that the World of Outlaws first competed at Williams Grove Speedway 40,100- Dollars earned by Jason Meyers this season to lead the series

Tickets: On Thursday, May 15 at Williams Grove Speedway, Reserved tickets will be $30, with Adult General Admission tickets $28. Tickets for students will be $15, with children 12-under admitted free of charge.

On Friday, May 16 at Williams Grove Speedway Reserved tickets will be $32, with Adult General Admission tickets $30. Tickets for students will be $15, with children 12-under admitted free of charge. There will be an autograph session each night at approximately 5:45 p.m. behind the main grandstand.

Next Up: A stop at the historic Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York on Sunday, May 18.

Pittman Looks for First Win at Lernerville in First Commonwealth Bank Clash

Sarver, PA— May 12, 2008— Daryn Pittman has visited the winner’s circle at some of the most famed tracks in all of sprint car racing during his career, including: Eldora Speedway, Manzanita Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway. One track that is missing from that list is Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania. He has come close on a number of occasions to winning at the high-banked four-tenths mile which has hosted the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series each and every season since 1979.

Pittman will have two chances this season to pick up a win at the track, with the first of those coming on Tuesday, May 13 in the First Commonwealth Bank Clash. Last season, he finished third in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at the track and has finished fourth or better in three of his last four starts at the facility. In his career, he has seven Top-Five finishes at Lernerville Speedway.

“I know what it takes to be fast, I just don’t know what it takes to win,” quipped Pittman about his experiences at Lernerville. “We have always been pretty good there, we just haven’t been able to find victory lane. It’s a hard place to get a hold of. It’s a very sticky place and it’s a hard track to free your car up when it’s wet and it’s also hard to get a hold of when it’s slicks up. We’re always good there. We’ll definitely try to figure out how to get to victory lane on Tuesday.”

While he is still searching for that elusive first win at Lernerville, Pittman always enjoys going to the track located in the scenic mountains of Western Pennsylvania that will host its 65th World of Outlaws A-Feature event this week. His first start at the track was in 1999 and he earned his Top-10 finish the following year.

“It’s a beautiful race track and an awesome facility,” noted the driver of the Titan Garages Maxim. I really like going there.”

Lernerville Speedway is one of three four-tenths-mile tracks that dot the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series schedule this season. Pittman has won in the past at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina which is the same sized track, but he is quick to note the stark contrast between Lernerville and any other tracks on the World of Outlaws calendar.

“Lenerville is in a class of its own all the way around,” explained the native of Owasso, Oklahoma. “The shape is a bit odd and the corners seem to be completely different. It is built right into the side of a mountain, so I don’t think you can compare it to anywhere. The dirt may be comparable to come other places, but other than that, it’s a standalone place.”

Like the rest of the World of Outlaws drivers, Pittman’s biggest foe this season has been Mother Nature. After starting the season with finishes of second, fifth and sixth in Australia, the veteran driver turned in a very solid performance at the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals, earning four Top-10 finishes, including two in World of Outlaws events. After a seventh-place run in the last World of Outlaws event on May 3 at Knoxville Raceway, Pittman moved into the Top-10 in championship points.

“I feel like our whole team and myself personally run better the more that we race,” said the 2001 World of Outlaws Gumout Series champion. “Sitting around and running once a week is not for me. It is no one’s fault. Mother Nature just doesn’t want to be in our favor. It seems like its really nice all week long and then when Thursday, Friday and Saturday come, it doesn’t turn out nice. We have plenty of races on the schedule, so hopefully the rain stays away and we can get them in.”

During the interruptions in the World of Outlaws schedule, Pittman and his team have gone far and wide to find races to compete in. He picked up a win last weekend at 34 Raceway in Iowa, where the series will make its debut on July 30. He also competed at Attica Raceway Park in Ohio, where the World of Outlaws will make a stop at the end of this month, earning a runner-up finish. He also competed at Eldora Speedway in a tune-up for the Kings Royal, where he also finished second.

“It has helped some,” he said of getting some races in when series events were rained out. “I just like to race. We want to run races and we want to win. We definitely didn’t start the year the way we wanted, but the last few weeks I think we have gotten some things turned around. I know we have the car going in the right direction. I am excited to get to Outlaws shows to see how good we really are.”

Pittman and his team have had a familiar face in the pit area, as longtime crewman Bingo Jenkins has been helping turn the wrenches for the last couple of week. With Jenkins assisting crew chief Glenno Inglis, the team has wracked up five consecutive finishes of seventh or better, including two runner-up performances and the win last weekend. The team looks to capitalize on Jenkins experience this week in his home state of Pennsylvania.

“He’ll be with us through Williams Grove, and then he has some prior commitments,” shared Pittman. “We hate to see him leave again, but we know its coming, so we’ll just have to find somebody to replace him.”

Pittman and his team will do everything they can to pick up a win in the First Commonwealth Bank Clash on May 13, as well as learn as much as they can for when the series returns to Lernerville Speedway on July 15 for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, which will pay a record $40,000 to the winner this season.

“It would be huge to win there,” he said. “It would be great to win on Tuesday, but the Don Martin Memorial is the one that we are gearing up for. That’s one of the biggest five or six races of the year. It pays good and the prestige is there. I want to find victory lane up there, so we know how to find it in July, because that is the one we definitely want to win.”

On Tuesday, May 13 at Lernerville Speedway, General admission tickets will be $25 for those 18-over, $22 for Seniors and $20 for those ages 11-17, with kid 10-under admitted free of charge. Reserved tickets will be $27 for those 18-over, $24 for Seniors and $22 for those age 17-under. For ticket information visit http://www.lernerville.com or call 724-353-1511. There will be an autograph session under the main grandstand at 5:45 p.m. featuring: Chad Kemenah, Kraig Kinser, Jason Meyers and Tim Shaffer.

World of Outlaws Event at Paducah Rescheduled for Monday, July 28

Paducah, KY— May 12, 2008—The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event which was postponed by rain last Saturday night at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Kentucky has been rescheduled for Monday, July 28.

By way of Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series rules, a complete restart to the program will be in order, despite time trials and two heats races being completed last Saturday night. All ticket stubs and wristbands from May 10 will be honored at the rescheduled race on July 28.

The event will be part of a busy swing through the Midwest for the series to close out the month of July. The race at the state-of-the-art Paducah International Raceway will follow a doubleheader weekend at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan and K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, while preceding the series inaugural stop at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on Wednesday, July 30.

The month of July will feature 16 events over a four-week period for the winged warriors of the World of Outlaws.

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Tuesday, May 13 with the First Commonwealth Bank Clash at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania.

World of Outlaws First Commonwealth Bank Clash Countdown – One Day

Sarver, PA (May 12, 2008) It’s finally here! Tomorrow night Tuesday May 13 is the First Commonwealth Bank Clash featuring the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. The 35-lap, $10,000-to-win event will begin with time trials at 7:15 followed by heat race action at 8:00.

The Outlaws were hampered by rain again this weekend as Friday Night’s World of Outlaws event at Tri-City Speedway (Illinois) was postponed until June 8 by rain. Then Saturday Night, Mother Nature teased the Open Wheeled Warriors by allowing time trials and two heat races. But with the third heat race staged and ready to roll onto the track, the skies opened and rain forced the postponement of the race at Paducah International Raceway.

The good news is: the forecast for Tuesday looks warm and sunny in Sarvertown. Combine that forecast with rain yesterday and more scheduled for most of today and the track should be in great shape for the “Greatest Show on Dirt!”

Join us early this Tuesday Evening at the First Commonwealth Bank Clash for an autograph session at 5:45 with Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers Jason Meyers, Kraig Kinser, Chad Kemenah and Lernerville’s own Tim Shaffer, “The Steel City Outlaw”!! Autograph posters will be handed out courtesy of Advance Auto Parts! Chad Kemenah set fast time Saturday and Jason Meyers won the first heat race before the rains came in Paducah.

Friday Night saw some wild Sprint Car action with PA Posse and O’Reilly All Stars in the field tuning up for Tuesday’s First Commonwealth Bank Clash. Local up-and-coming driver Danny Holtgraver was on pace for his best career Lernerville finish but got tangled up with a lapped car and took a nasty series of flips over the turn three cushion landing near the fence along the pits. Danny climbed out of the car under his own power, but it was later determined that he suffered a neck injury and will miss an undetermined amount of time behind the wheel. 2002 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Champion Ed Lynch Jr. was also tangled up in the wreck, but should be ready to go Tuesday Night for the First Commonwealth Bank Clash.

PA Posse Member Mark Smith made the tow to Lernerville Speedway as Williams Grove canceled early Friday morning. Smith started 10th and made short work of the cars in front of him. He deftly made his way through the top ten and lapped traffic, taking the lead on lap 12. With Lynch in the pits, Smith was uncontested on his way to Sheetz Victory Lane. In the Sheetz Victory Lane interview, Smith suggested he would probably be on hand Tuesday for the First Commonwealth Bank Clash.

The All Star invaders had a mixed bag of results Friday Night. Reigning two-time All Star Champion Greg Wilson finished third behind Smith and Felmlee. All Star Rookie of the Year candidate Lee Stark turned in an 11th place finish. Dale Blaney had something amiss right out of the box and never turned a lap.

Bob Felmlee will be ready for the Outlaw invasion coming off a great weekend of local racing action. Felmlee finished second to Mark Smith at Lernerville Friday Night, and then picked up the checkers at Sharon Speedway Saturday Night.

The UMP DIRTcar Pro Late Models will also be on hand Tuesday Night as the support series. The fast-growing crate late model contingent in Western Pennsylvania will get their second crack at the Action Track following their Lernerville debut last month as the support series to the World of Outlaws Late Model Series during the Showdown in Sarvertown.

For more information about the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws, log on to their website www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint.

For more details about the First Commonwealth Bank Clash, log on to Lernerville.com.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: First Commonwealth Bank Clash at Lernerville Speedway

Saver, PA— May 11, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

While the on-track action this year for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has been second none with one of the strongest fields ever assembled following the tour full-time, the toughest challenger that the drivers have faced has been Mother Nature. The drivers and teams looks to outrun the rain, cold and even snow that has been following them throughout the spring, as they embark on their first East Coast swing of the season this week. The busy stretch begins at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May 13 with the First Commonwealth Bank Clash.

The World of Outlaws made their first stop at the historic Lernerville Speedway in 1979 and have competed at the track every season since. The event on Tuesday, May 13 will mark the 65th A-Feature event that the series has contested at the high-banked 0.4-mile. There have been 18 drivers that have won at the track over the last 29 years, including six former series champions.

Steve Kinser won the series inaugural event at the track and is the winningest driver with the series at Lernerville Speedway, taking the checkered flag for the 16th time in his career last season. He has won in 15 different seasons at the track, including in the last three seasons (2004, 2005 and 2007) that he has competed at Lernerville. The 20-time series champion is one of just four drivers that earned Top-10 finishes in both events at the track in 2007.

Donny Schatz, the two-time defending series champion has won the last two Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup events at the track, claiming $30,000 for each of those wins. The native of North Dakota won the series most recent event at Knoxville Raceway on May 3. He is currently third in championship points, just 20 markers out of the lead, in his first season driving for Tony Stewart Racing. He has three career wins at Lernerville.

Craig Dollansky leads the World of Outlaws standings entering the event on Tuesday, May 13, on the strength of seven finishes of sixth or better this season, including two A-Feature wins. He finished sixth last season in the First Commonwealth Bank Clash and was second in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup.

Jason Meyers finished third last spring at Lernerville and currently leads the series with three A-Feature wins. The native of Clovis, California is just 12 markers behind Dollansky in the standings, as both chase their first World of Outlaws title.

Joey Saldana, in his third season driving for Kasey Kahne Racing is fourth in points and has one career win at Lernerville. He set the track record in time trials in 2002, with a lap of 12.334 seconds, a record that still stands today.

Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year currently is fifth in points driving for the Vermeer Motorsports team based in Iowa. The native of St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia won twice during his rookie campaign with the series in 2007.

Other drivers that are currently in the Top-10 in championship points that will be competing in the First Commonwealth Bank Clash include: Jac Haudenschild who is seventh in the standings, Terry McCarl who is eighth, Chad Kemenah, the 2006 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year who is ninth and Daryn Pittman who is 10th.

With one of the strongest fields ever assembled traveling full-time with the series a number of other drivers will be in attendance at Lernerville Speedway on Tuesday, May 13 including: Tim Shaffer, a former track champion at the 0.4-mile who hails from nearby Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Jason Sides, the 2003 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, Kraig Kinser who was the series top rookie in 2004, Lucas Wolfe, a rookie this season, Shane Stewart, the 2005 rookie of the year, second-year driver Sam Hafertepe Jr. of Texas, fellow sophomore driver Tony Bruce Jr. and second-year driver Chad Hillier of Washington.

2007 Race Recaps: Steve Kinser dominated the First Commonwealth Bank Clash to earn his 16th career victory with the series at the track.

The 20-time series champion started the 35-lap A-Feature from the pole position for the first time this season. Tim Shaffer jumped to the second spot on the opening lap and began to chase Kinser. Just as the pair was about to enter lapped traffic, the caution flag flew on the fifth lap. Kinser used a strong restart to pull away, as he led every lap on his way to his third A-Feature win of the season.

Joey Saldana was second, with Jason Meyers third, former Lernerville Speedway track champion Tim Shaffer fourth and Danny Lasoski fifth.

In the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup last July, two-time reigning series champion Donny Schatz was victorious for the second consecutive year, to take the $30,000 to prize.

The race began with pole sitter Craig Dollansky taking the opening lead with Schatz looking low in the first turn. Dollansky ran the high side of the track for the first few laps and held about a fourth car length advantage with Schatz running the low side.

As the pair was just about to enter lapped traffic, Schatz dove low off the fourth turn on the eighth lap to take the lead from Dollansky, who fought back on the high side of the track in turns one and two.

From here Schatz began to pull away and encountered plenty of lapped traffic in the 40-lap event that went green-to-checkers in just under 10 ½ minutes.

Dollansky finished second, with Daryn Pittman third, Steve Kinser fourth and Shaffer fifth.

2007 A-Feature Results

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Lernerville Speedway; May 15, 2007

A-main (35 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 11-Steve Kinser[1] [$10,000]

2) 9-Joey Saldana[4] [$5,500]

3) 14-Jason Meyers[7] [$3,200]

4) 6-Tim Shaffer[3] [$2,800]

5) 83-Danny Lasoski[11] [$2,500]

6) 7-Craig Dollansky[8] [$2,300]

7) 19-Stevie Smith[9] [$2,200]

8) R19-Jason Solwold[6] [$2,100]

9) 15-Donny Schatz[25] [$1,250]

10) 2-Tim Kaeding[20] [$2,000]

11) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[2] [$1,500]

12) D1-Justin Henderson[5] [$1,200]

13) 4-Danny Smith[19] [$1,100]

14) 21-Daryn Pittman[12] [$1,050]

15) 1X-Randy Hannagan[21] [$1,000]

16) 20-Paul McMahan[14] [$900]

17) 7S-Jason Sides[24] [$800]

18) 25-Lance Dewease[18] [$800]

19) 35-Jac Haudenschild[23] [$800]

20) 8K-Zach Chappell[22] [$800]

21) 24-Terry McCarl[27] [$0]

22) 20E-Brian Ellenberger[17] [$800]

23) 6F-Bob Felmlee[10] [$800]

24) 16-Gary Rankin[28] [$0]

25) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[15] [$800]

26) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr[26] [$0]

27) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[16] [$800]

28) 11D-Dion Hindi[13] [$800]

Lap Leader: Steve Kinser, 1-35

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Lernerville Speedway; July 18, 2007

A-main (40 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[2] [$30,000]

2) 7-Craig Dollansky[1] [$15,000]

3) 21-Daryn Pittman[3] [$6,500]

4) 11-Steve Kinser[6] [$5,000]

5) 6-Tim Shaffer[7] [$4,500]

6) 7S-Jason Sides[8] [$4,000]

7) 20-Paul McMahan[9] [$3,500]

8) 25-Lance Dewease[15] [$3,000]

9) R19-Jason Solwold[4] [$2,500]

10) 2B-Dale Blaney[11] [$2,250]

11) 9-Joey Saldana[12] [$2,000]

12) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[17] [$1,800]

13) 2-Brooke Tatnell[14] [$1,500]

14) 83-Danny Lasoski[19] [$1,250]

15) 14-Jason Meyers[21] [$1,100]

16) 8K-Chad Kemenah[23] [$1,100]

17) 4-Danny Smith[24] [$1,100]

18) 11H-Kerry Madsen[13] [$1,100]

19) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[10] [$1,100]

20) 35-Jac Haudenschild[20] [$1,100]

21) 19-Stevie Smith[5] [$1,100]

22) 1X-Randy Hannagan[25] [$1,050]

23) D1-Justin Henderson[18] [$1,000]

24) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[27] [$1,000]

25) 87-Alan Krimes[16] [$1,000]

26) 24-Terry McCarl[22] [$1,000]

27) 9S-Kevin Schaeffer[28] [$0]

28) 10-Carl Bowser[26] [$0]

29) 2L Ed Lynch Jr. ($200) (unable to start main event—scored as first non-transfer in the B-main).

Lap Leaders: Dollansky 1-7, Schatz 8-40

Previous Winners

World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Lernerville Speedway include:

2007- Steve Kinser on May 15, Donny Schatz on July 17

2006- Dean Jacobs on May 19; Donny Schatz on July 18

2005- Steve Kinser on May 21, Tim Shaffer on July 19

2004- Steve Kinser on May 25, Sammy Swindell on July 20

2003- Donny Schatz on May 21

2002- Stevie Smith on May 15, Ed Lynch, Jr., on July 23

2001- Mark Kinser on July 24, Danny Wood on Sept. 25

2000- Sammy Swindell on May 16, Sammy Swindell on July 25, Stevie Smith on Sept. 26

1999- Steve Kinser on May 25, Mark Kinser on July 27

1998- Fred Rahmer on May 19, Mark Kinser on July 28

1997- Sammy Swindell on May 20, Mark Kinser on July 29

1996- Mark Kinser on May 21, Mark Kinser on July 30

1995- Steve Kinser on May 23, Stevie Smith on Aug. 1

1994- Steve Kinser on Aug. 2

1993- Kenny Jacobs on May 25, Jeff Swindell on Aug. 3, Stevie Smith on Sept. 30

1992- Sammy Swindell on May 20, Sammy Swindell on July 28, Steve Kinser on Sept. 30

1991 - Jeff Swindell on May 22, Bobby Davis, Jr., on July 31, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 14

1990- Sammy Swindell on May 23, Steve Kinser on Aug. 1, Bobby Davis, Jr., on Oct. 8 1989- Dave Blaney on May 24, Tim Green on July 31, Dave Blaney on Oct. 11

1988- Dave Blaney on May 25, Sammy Swindell on July 27

1987- Steve Kinser on May 20, Steve Kinser on July 29

1986- Doug Wolfgang on May 21, Steve Kinser on July 30

1985- Steve Kinser on May 22, Sammy Swindell on July 31

1984- Sammy Swindell on June 8, Brad Doty on July 31; Sammy Swindell on Oct. 9 1983- Sammy Swindell on June 10, Sammy Swindell on June 11, Steve Kinser on Aug. 2, Bobby Davis, Jr., on Aug. 3

1982- Steve Kinser on May 26, Rick Ferkel on Oct. 12

1981- Steve Kinser on June 4, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 1

1980- Doug Wolfgang on May 14, Rick Ferkel on July 16

1979- Steve Kinser on Aug. 29

Current Top-10 in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points

1. Craig Dollansky 1032

2. Jason Meyers 1020

3. Donny Schatz 1012

4. Joey Saldana 971

5. Kerry Madsen 916

6. Steve Kinser 911

7. Jac Haudenschild 885

8. Terry McCarl 876

9. Chad Kemenah 875

10. Daryn Pittman 867

What to look for this year at Lernerville Speedway:

* The World of Outlaws competed seven times last season on 0.4-mile tracks, with four different drivers earning wins (Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana). Kinser, Schatz and Saldana each won two races on tracks that size.

* Steve Kinser had 16 career A-Feature wins with the World of Outlaws at Lernerville Speedway and 41 Top-Five finishes dating back to 1979. The 20-time series champion won the First Commonwealth Bank Clash last season.

* Donny Schatz, the two-time defending series champion has won the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup the last two seasons at the track and has three wins overall in his career at the 0.4-mile.

* Joey Saldana won at Lernerville Speedway in 2005, and has 16 career Top-10’s at the track. He also holds the track record in time trials, which he established in 2002.

* Tim Shaffer won the Lernerville Speedway track championship in 1993. The native of nearby Aliquippa, Pennsylvania has six career A-Feature wins at the track, including the 2005 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup.

* Craig Dollansky, the current World of Outlaws championship point leader finished second and sixth in two starts last season at Lernerville Speedway. He has finished sixth or better in each of the first seven events this season.

* Lucas Wolfe, a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and current Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender competed in both events at Lernerville Speedway last season.

By the Numbers- Lernerville Speedway:

0.4- Miles around Lernerville Speedway

1- Track Championship for World of Outlaws driver Tim Shaffer at Lernerville Speedway (1993)

2- Drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws that call the state of Pennsylvania home- Tim Shaffer and Lucas Wolfe

4- Drivers that earned Top-10 finishes in both events at Lernerville Speedway last season for the series: Craig Dollansky, Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz and Tim Shaffer

12- Points that separate Craig Dollansky and Jason Meyers atop the World of Outlaws standings

12.334- Track record established in time trials by Joey Saldana on May 15, 2002

16- Wins for 20-time series champion Steve Kinser in his career at Lernerville Speedway; Drivers competing full-time with the series this season that competed at the track in 2007

18- Drivers that have won World of Outlaws A-Feature events at the track dating back to 1979; Drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws; Drivers currently competing full-time with the series

30- Consecutive seasons that the World of Outlaws have competed at Lernerville Speedway

33- Laps led by Donny Schatz en route to the win in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup last season 35- Laps led by Steve Kinser en route to the win in the First Commonwealth Bank Clash last season

64- A-Feature events contested by the World of Outlaws at Lernerville Speedway dating back to 1979 75- Feet, wide that the corners at Lernerville Speedway are 85- Feet, wide that the straightaway at the track are

632- Miles from Paducah International Raceway where the World of Outlaws compete on May 10 to Lernerville Speedway 1967- Year that Lernerville Speedway first hosted racing- two events in October 1979- First season that the World of Outlaws competed at Lernerville Speedway 10,000- Dollars the winner of the First Commonwealth Bank Clash will receive on Tuesday, May 13 40,100- Dollars earned by Jason Meyers this season to lead the series

Tickets: On Tuesday, May 13 at Lernerville Speedway, General admission tickets will be $25 for those 18-over, $22 for Seniors and $20 for those ages 11-17, with kid 10-under admitted free of charge. Reserved tickets will be $27 for those 18-over, $24 for Seniors and $22 for those age 17-under. For ticket information visit http://www.lernerville.com or call 724-353-1511. There will be an autograph session under the main grandstand at 5:45 p.m. featuring: Chad Kemenah, Kraig Kinser, Jason Meyers, and Tim Shaffer.

Next Up: The first of three visits this season to the famed Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance: East Coast Swing

Concord, NC— May 10, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

WHAT • The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will make their first trip to the East Coast this season, beginning on Tuesday, May 13 with a stop at Lernerville Speedway in Pennsylvania for the First Commonwealth Bank Clash, followed by two nights of racing at the famed Williams Grove Speedway and a visit to Orange County Fair Speedway in New York. With the 2008 campaign being one of the most competitive seasons in the history of the series the level of intensity will be ratcheted up even more heading to the East Coast, as the Top-three in points are separated by just 20 markers, with Craig Dollansky leading the way over Jason Meyers and two-time defending series champion Donny Schatz.

WHEN

• On Tuesday May 13 at Lernerville Speedway, the Pit Gates will open at 4 p.m. Eastern, while the Grandstand Gates will open at 5 p.m. Eastern and time trials are set for 7:15 p.m. Eastern.

• On Thursday, May 15 at Williams Grove Speedway, the Pit Gates will open at 4 p.m. Eastern, while the Grandstand Gates will open at 5:15 p.m. Eastern for advance tickets holders and 5:30 p.m. Eastern for all ticket holders, with Hot Laps tentatively set for 7:15 p.m. Eastern.

• On Friday, May 16 at Williams Grove Speedway, the Pit Gates will open at 4 p.m. Eastern, while the Grandstand Gates will open at 5:15 p.m. Eastern for advance tickets holders and 5:30 p.m. Eastern for all ticket holders, with Hot Laps tentatively set for 7:15 p.m. Eastern.

• On Sunday, May 18 at Orange County Fair Speedway, the Pit Gates will open at 3 p.m. Eastern, while the Grandstand Gates will open at 4 p.m. Eastern and Hot Laps are tentatively set for 5:15 p.m. Eastern.

WHERE • Lernerville Speedway is located in Sarver, Pennsylvania. Take SR 28 north of I-76 to exit 17, then go 4.6 miles north on SR 356.

• Williams Grove Speedway is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Take U.S. 15 seven miles southwest of I-76, go 1 1/2 miles northwest on SR 74, then travel west on Park Place.

• Orange County Fair Speedway is located in Middletown, New York. Take I-84 to exit 4, then go 1 mile Northwest on SR 17 to exit 120, then 0.7 miles Southwest on SR 211, then 0.5 miles South on CR 96, then left.

TICKETS

• On Tuesday, May 13 at Lernerville Speedway, General admission tickets will be $25 for those 18-over, $22 for Seniors and $20 for those ages 11-17, with kid 10-under admitted free of charge. Reserved tickets will be $27 for those 18-over, $24 for Seniors and $22 for those age 17-under.

• On Thursday, May 15 at Williams Grove Speedway, Reserved tickets will be $30, with Adult General Admission tickets $28. Tickets for students will be $15, with children 12-under admitted free of charge.

• On Friday, May 16 at Williams Grove Speedway Reserved tickets will be $32, with Adult General Admission tickets $30. Tickets for students will be $15, with children 12-under admitted free of charge.

• On Sunday, May 18 at Orange County Fair Speedway, general admission tickets for adults will be $32, with general admission tickets for senior citizens and children $30. Reserved tickets for adults will be $37, with reserved tickets for senior citizens and children $35. Weekend passes are also available for $40 if purchased before May 15, which included admission to the races on Saturday, May 17 and the World of Outlaws event on Sunday, May 18.

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

• Lernerville Speedway is at: http://www.lernerville.com

• Williams Grove Speedway is at: http://www.williamsgrove.com

• Orange County Fair Speedway is at: http://www.ocfsmotorsports.com/

• DIRTvision.com is at: http://www.DIRTVision.com

ABOUT THE TRACKS

• Lernerville Speedway is a high-banked 0.4-mile oval. The track record of 12.334 seconds was established by Joey Saldana on May 15, 2002.

• Williams Grove Speedway is a semi-banked 1/2-mile oval. The track record of 16.140 seconds was established by Brian Paulus on April 26, 2002.

• Orange County Fair Speedway is a high-banked 5/8-mile oval. The track record of 16.836 seconds at 133.642 mph was established by Kerry Madsen on September 26, 2007.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Lernerville Speedway include:

2007- Steve Kinser on May 15, Donny Schatz on July 17

2006- Dean Jacobs on May 19; Donny Schatz on July 18

2005- Steve Kinser on May 21, Tim Shaffer on July 19

2004- Steve Kinser on May 25, Sammy Swindell on July 20

2003- Donny Schatz on May 21

2002- Stevie Smith on May 15, Ed Lynch, Jr., on July 23

2001- Mark Kinser on July 24, Danny Wood on Sept. 25

2000- Sammy Swindell on May 16, Sammy Swindell on July 25, Stevie Smith on Sept. 26

1999- Steve Kinser on May 25, Mark Kinser on July 27

1998- Fred Rahmer on May 19, Mark Kinser on July 28

1997- Sammy Swindell on May 20, Mark Kinser on July 29

1996- Mark Kinser on May 21, Mark Kinser on July 30

1995- Steve Kinser on May 23, Stevie Smith on Aug. 1

1994- Steve Kinser on Aug. 2

1993- Kenny Jacobs on May 25, Jeff Swindell on Aug. 3, Stevie Smith on Sept. 30

1992- Sammy Swindell on May 20, Sammy Swindell on July 28, Steve Kinser on Sept. 30

1991 - Jeff Swindell on May 22, Bobby Davis, Jr., on July 31, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 14

1990- Sammy Swindell on May 23, Steve Kinser on Aug. 1, Bobby Davis, Jr., on Oct. 8 1989- Dave Blaney on May 24, Tim Green on July 31, Dave Blaney on Oct. 11

1988- Dave Blaney on May 25, Sammy Swindell on July 27

1987- Steve Kinser on May 20, Steve Kinser on July 29

1986- Doug Wolfgang on May 21, Steve Kinser on July 30

1985- Steve Kinser on May 22, Sammy Swindell on July 31

1984- Sammy Swindell on June 8, Brad Doty on July 31; Sammy Swindell on Oct. 9 1983- Sammy Swindell on June 10, Sammy Swindell on June 11, Steve Kinser on Aug. 2, Bobby Davis, Jr., on Aug. 3

1982- Steve Kinser on May 26, Rick Ferkel on Oct. 12

1981- Steve Kinser on June 4, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 1

1980- Doug Wolfgang on May 14, Rick Ferkel on July 16

1979- Steve Kinser on Aug. 29.