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ajlusk93
November 17, 2006 at 03:41:15 PM
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GAME OVER!!! 1 TOURING SERIES AGAIN!!!!

Steve Kinser Takes Aim At His 21st World of Outlaws Title


There is little debate Steve Kinser is the greatest sprint car driver in history. In 2007, Kinser will be aiming to add to his legendary career as he returns to the World of Outlaws and competes for his 21st championship.

One of the original World of Outlaws competitors in 1978, Kinser has earned a series record 533 victories in a racing career that has spanned four decades with the Outlaws. In 2005, he was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

But Kinser isn’t resting on his laurels. Instead, 2007 will be a bit of a rebirth for him. Not only is he returning to World of Outlaws competition, he also has renewed a deal with long-time partner Quaker State, through its Q brand, to power his Steve Kinser Racing No. 11 Maxim. In addition, his Steve Kinser Racing No. 11k Maxim also will be chasing the World of Outlaws championship.

“I’ve had a good partnership with Quaker State since I started my own race team in 1995,” said Kinser, of Bloomington, Ind. “I hope to continue with them the rest of my racing career and maybe with Steve Kinser Racing after that.”

Ultimately, Kinser’s return to the World of Outlaws brings him back to the series he helped to build and where he experienced his most memorable moments, many of which he shared with series founder Ted Johnson, who passed away in October.

“Ted and I talked quite a bit,” Kinser said. “We talked probably every day, especially since the Knoxville Nationals. Ted’s wishes were to get back together with the World of Outlaws, something he founded and something that, to be honest with you, I was a big part of all my racing career. Me and Rick Ferkel and a lot of guys the first few years spent a lot time at television stations and radio stations trying to build this thing and get it off the ground. I had a good relationship with Ted over the years. We had a working partnership. Over 28 years, Ted and I had a lot of great times together and he was a great friend of mine.”

“We welcome Steve and his return to the World of Outlaws,” said DIRT MotorSports President and CEO Tom Deery. “Not only is he a proven champion, he’s also concerned about what’s best for the future of sprint car racing. We’re excited for our fans that he once again is part of the Greatest Show on Dirt.”

Kinser’s return to the World of Outlaws also has him eager to put his focus back on his two-car team.

“It’s been a hard situation for me to race with all the confusion that’s been going on the last year,” he said. “I just want to get back and relax and worry about my race team more than anything, worry about making my racecars fast and be in the right frame of mind when I hit the racetrack. It’s no fun for me going to the races when I’m worried about scheduling and trying to run a race organization. I will definitely look at the racing part of it a lot different from the way I did before because I’ve been on all ends of it — not that I haven’t been on those sides before, but not to the extent I was last year. Now I’ll just have to worry about my two race teams.”

There is little doubt that Steve Kinser Racing’s return to the World of Outlaws will add to the highly competitive series.

“It’s not going to be easy because there’s a lot of good race teams out there now with a lot of good drivers,” Kinser said. “It’ll be tougher than it’s ever been.”

With two national touring series in 2006, several young teams jumped at the opportunity to race with the World of Outlaws, giving them experience that will no doubt raise the level of competition next year. All of the teams that competed full-time with the series last season already have signed on to compete in 2007.

“That was probably the only good part about having two national organizations,” Kinser said. “It did give a few teams a chance to get out there and get a taste of what was going on out on the road and see what it was like. It can get pretty tough. There are a lot of good race teams on both sides of it and when you put it all back together, it strengthens them. I can remember back when they first started running the Gumout Series. They took some of those drivers and they started winning races. When they came back to the World of Outlaws, they came back with confidence. That means a lot for race teams, when they build that confidence. Sometimes it’s pretty hard to get them beat back down.”

Given the unparalleled competitiveness in the World of Outlaws, Kinser certainly will have his work cut out for him and looks forward to the challenge.


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StanM
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November 17, 2006 at 08:16:58 PM
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No surprise there. We all knew that Quaker State would eventually demand that their car be a part of the increased television exposure. I'm sure it was getting difficult for the motorsports marketing person to explain to the higher ups why Steve was boycotting the WoO. If he'd have stuck to his guns they probably would have pulled their support. Most likely he'll give a different story but we knew from the start that it would come to this if NST didn't provide the media exposure for thier sponsors.


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Zerk
November 18, 2006 at 09:04:09 AM
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This message was edited on November 18, 2006 at 09:04:41 AM by Zerk

So is the schedule set in stone? Would like to see Jackson get a race sometime in '07!!!



ajlusk93
November 18, 2006 at 09:23:15 AM
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This message was edited on November 18, 2006 at 09:28:57 AM by ajlusk93
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Posted By: Zerk on November 18 2006 at 09:04:09 AM

So is the schedule set in stone? Would like to see Jackson get a race sometime in '07!!!



no its not, they plan on adding more dates but here is what they have so far for '07... There are a few shows that are close, but i wish they would get a few more....

World of Outlaws Sprint Series 2007 Schedule (As of Nov. 1, 2006)

Date Day Track City

Feb. 9 Friday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL

Feb. 10 Saturday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL

Feb. 11 Sunday Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL

Feb. 17 Saturday Houston Raceway Park Baytown, TX

March 2 Friday USA Race Park Tucson, AZ

March 3 Saturday Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, AZ

March 17 Saturday Pike County Speedway Magnolia, MS

March 30 Friday Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, TN

March 31 Saturday Dixie Speedway Woodstock, GA

April 6 Friday Paducah International Raceway Paducah, KY

April 7 Saturday I-55 Raceway Pevely, MO

April 13 Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

April 14 Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

April 21 Saturday Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, IN

April 28 Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA

May 4 Friday Tri-City Speedway Pontoon Beach, IL

May 5 Saturday Riverside International Speedway West Memphis, AR

May 11 Friday U.S. 36 Raceway Osborn, MO

May 12 Saturday Lake Ozark Speedway Eldon, MO

May 15 Tuesday Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA

May 17 Thursday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

May 18 Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

May 19 Saturday Orange County Fair Speedway Middletown, NY

May 22 Tuesday Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, PA

May 25 Friday The DIRT Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway Concord, NC

May 26 Saturday Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown, MD

May 28 Monday Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge, NY

June 1 Friday Sharon Speedway Hartford, OH

June 2 Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

June 8 Friday Eagle Raceway Eagle, NE

June 9 Saturday Eagle Raceway Eagle, NE

June 16 Saturday Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA

June 17 Sunday Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, KS

June 22 Friday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS

June 23 Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS

June 25 Monday Black Hills Speedway Rapid City, SD

June 29 Friday Nodak Speedway Minot, ND

June 30 Saturday Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo, ND

July 3 Tuesday Huset’s Speedway Brandon, SD

July 6 Friday Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL

July 7 Saturday I-55 Raceway Pevely, MO

July 11 Wednesday Limaland Motorsports Park Lima, OH

July 13 Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

July 14 Saturday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

July 17 Tuesday Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA

July 19 Thursday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

July 20 Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

July 21 Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

July 22 Sunday Lebanon Valley Speedway Lebanon Valley, NY

July 24 Tuesday Fulton Speedway Fulton, NY

July 27 Friday I-96 Speedway Lake Odessa, MI

July 28 Saturday K-C Raceway Chillicothe, OH

Aug. 3 Friday The Raceway@Powercom Park Beaver Dam, WI

Aug. 4 Saturday The Raceway@Powercom Park Beaver Dam, WI

Aug. 17 Friday Castrol Raceway Edmonton, CAN

Aug. 18 Friday Castrol Raceway Edmonton, CAN

Aug. 24 Friday Skagit Speedway Alger, WA

Aug. 25 Saturday Skagit Speedway Alger, WA

Aug. 29 Wednesday Southern Oregon Speedway Medford, OR

Sept. 1 Saturday Calistoga Speedway Calistoga, CA

Sept. 2 Saturday Calistoga Speedway Calistoga, CA

Sept. 6 Thursday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Sept. 7 Friday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Sept. 8 Saturday Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Sept. 14 Friday Eagle Raceway Eagle, NE

Sept. 15 Saturday Lake Ozark Speedway Eldon, MO

Sept. 21 Friday Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

Sept. 22 Saturday Wilmot Speedway Wilmot, WI

Sept. 23 Sunday Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, IN

Sept. 28 Friday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Sept. 29 Saturday Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Oct. 5 Friday Princeton Speedway Princeton, MN

Oct. 6 Saturday Princeton Speedway Princeton, MN

Oct. 12 Friday USA Raceway Park Tucson, AZ

Oct. 13 Saturday Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, AZ


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sprntr
November 18, 2006 at 01:27:19 PM
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Posted By: Zerk on November 18 2006 at 09:04:09 AM

So is the schedule set in stone? Would like to see Jackson get a race sometime in '07!!!



Ya better worry about getting a Promoter there before ya worry about an Outlaw show!



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