At A Glance: The King Returns Home to Bloomington
This is the final appearance as a full-time Outlaw for Steve Kinser at Bloomington Speedway as the ‘Salute to the King Tour’ reaches its final stretch
CONCORD, N.C. – Sept. 24, 2014 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series returns to Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway after a two year absence, as the ‘The King of the Outlaws’ Steve Kinser makes his final appearance at his home track as a full-time Outlaw.
Kinser, a native of Bloomington, has six career Outlaws wins at the track dating back to the inaugural running in 1984. The 20-time champion has one win this season at Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16.
The last time the Outlaws took on Bloomington, Lucas Wolfe scored his first career World of Outlaws win at the track after charging through the field and holding off pole sitter Joey Saldana.
Tickets are still available to see Steve Kinser take on his home track in his final full season. Catch all the action from the ‘King’s Court’ – for $111 you get access to a special hospitality area with food and drink, a commemorative Steve Kinser ticket and exclusive hillside seating access. Ticket prices begin at $35 for general admission seating. To purchase your tickets for Bloomington, click here.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
Bloomington Speedway is a semi-banked, quarter-mile oval. The track record of 9.672 seconds was established by Jason Meyers on Aug. 5, 2011. For more information, visit http://www.woosprint.com/bloomington-speedway.
Previous A-Feature winners:
2012 – Lucas Wolfe on Aug. 3
2011 – Donny Schatz on Aug. 5
1999 – Sammy Swindell on May 19, Sammy Swindell on May 19
1998 – Steve Kinser on October 8
1997 – Dave Blaney on June 13
1996 – Stevie Smith on June 14
1995 – Danny Lasoski on April 21
1994 – Sammy Swindell on April 15
1993 – Steve Kinser on April 23
1992 – Stevie Smith on April 17
1991 – Steve Kinser on May 1
1990 – Joe Gaerte on April 25
1989 – Doug Wolfgang on April 7, Doug Wolfgang on May 13
1988 – Sammy Swindell on April 8, Steve Kinser on August 30
1987 – Bobby Allen on April 29, Steve Kinser on September 26
1986 – Bobby Davis, Jr., on April 18
1984 – Steve Kinser on May 18
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Cody Darrah – CodyDarrah.com
David Gravel – DavidGravel89g.com
Kraig Kinser – KraigKinser.com
Steve Kinser – SteveKinser.com
Kerry Madsen – KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Logan Schuchart – Shark1s.com
Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com
Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com
Brad Sweet – Bradsweetracing.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz – 22 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 27, I-96 Speedway on May 31, River Cities Speedway on June 20, 34 Raceway on June 27, Cedar Lake Speedway on June 29, Lernerville Speedway on July 15, Autodrome Drummond on July 26, Cornwall Motor Speedway on July 27, Ohsweken Speedway on July 29, Knoxville Raceway on Aug. 9, Junction Motor Speedway on Aug. 12, Nodak Speedway on Aug. 17, Castrol Raceway on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23, Skagit Speedway on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30, Grays Harbor Raceway on Sept. 1, Kokomo Speedway on Sept. 16 and Terre Haute Action Track on Sept. 17); Daryn Pittman – 13(Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Calistoga Speedway on April 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19, Williams Grove Speedway on May 16 and May 17, Orange County Fair Speedway, May 18, New Egypt Speedway, May 20, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 4 and 5, Lincoln Speedway on July 17, Fulton Speedway on July 23, River Cities Speedway on Aug. 15 and Southern Oregon Speedway on Sept. 3); Joey Saldana – 7(Perris Auto Speedway on April 12, Salina Highbanks on April 25, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 23, I-80 Speedway on June 6, Jackson Speedway on June 13, Eldora Speedway on Sept. 19 and Lernerville Speedway on Sept. 20); Kerry Madsen – 6(Stockton Dirt track on March 22, El Paso Speedway Park on April 15, Lakeside Speedway on June 7, Eldora Speedway on July 12 and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 3 and Antioch Speedway on Sept. 8); Paul McMahan – 5(The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 5, Tri-State Speedway on May 10, Limaland Motorsports Park on July 9, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 1 and Deer Creek Speedway on Sept. 13); Brad Sweet – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Tucson International Raceway on March 8, Calistoga Speedway on April 5, Knoxville Raceway on June 14 and Beaver Dam Raceway on June 28); David Gravel – 4(Merced Speedway on March 28, Eldora Speedway on May 3, Wilmot Raceway on May 9 and Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 20); Cody Darrah – 2(Kings Speedway on April 11 and Lernerville Speedway on July 15);Shane Stewart – 2(Eldora Speedway on May 2 and Willamette Speedway on Sept. 2); Sammy Swindell – 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on April 26 and Eldora Speedway on July 11); Rico Abreu – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15); Jonathan Allard – 1 (Silver Dollar Speedway, Sept. 6); Christopher Bell – 1(Jacksonville Speedway on May 7); Dale Blaney – 1 (Attica Raceway Park on May 30); Roger Crockett – 1(I-94 Speedway on June 21); Lance Dewease – 1 (July 20 at Williams Grove Speedway); Greg Hodnett- 1 (July 18 at Williams Grove Speedway); Mark Dobmeier – 1 (Huset’s Speedway on July 2);Kraig Kinser – 1 (Clay County Fair Speedway on Sept. 12); Steve Kinser – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16); Carson Macedo – 1 (Silver Dollar Speedway on Sept. 5); Stevie Smith – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 14).
LISTEN LIVE: Fans can listen live to all the action from Bloomington Speedway on http://www.DIRTVision.com.
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
GET SOCIAL: Follow the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WorldofOutlaws, like it on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws, or check out the latest videos on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws.
UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series heads north to Berlin Speedway for the first time ever on Saturday. The series then takes on Williams Grove Speedway for the $50,000 to win National Open on Oct. 3 and 4.