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Familiar Territory: Becca Anderson Ready for National Open at Williams Grove

Mechanicsburg, PA—September 28, 2006—By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

One thing Becca Anderson knew for sure heading into her rookie season with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, was that she would race many a night on tracks that she had never seen let alone turned a single lap on.

In the last month and a half alone, Anderson has added eight more tracks to this list, bringing her total to over 30 for the year. This weekend though, she will return to a track she knows very well, the famed Williams Grove Speedway. Hailing from Houston , Delaware , the rookie driver has turned numerous laps at the track, many of those in a 360-sprint car.

On Friday Anderson will join the rest of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series drivers for the National Open at the track which is less than 200 miles from her hometown. This will be the third time this season she has raced at the half-mile in her freshmen year with the series.

“It’s going to be a good thing to go back to ‘The Grove’,” said Anderson, driver of the Upstate Kenworth Maxim. “We’ve been on some big tracks that we can compare it to, and we’ve really been running pretty decent. I’m looking forward to going back to Pennsylvania .”

While competition is tough every night with the World of Outlaws, as is evident by the 14 different winners of A-Feature events this season, Anderson knows that the competition will be ratcheted up even more this weekend at Williams Grove against the always tough Pennsylvania Posse. Add to the mix an event record $50,000 payday on Saturday night, and it will be an exciting race not only for the drivers but also the fans.

“When you go to Pennsylvania , it is its own place,” Anderson explained. “You have 10-15 guys that can win on any given night, and could come out here on the road and win. It’s really tough and you have to be on your ‘A-Game,’ because every lap counts when you are in Pennsylvania .”

Anderson is very confident returning to Williams Grove, after leading nine laps at Jackson ( Minn. ) Speedway , another fast half-mile on Sept. 16. After finishing second in the dash that night, she took the lead on the first lap of the A-Feature from current championship point leader Donny Schatz and built an advantage of over a half a straight-a-way on the sprawling track, until she was slowed by lapped traffic and then sustained a broken left sideboard on her wing that ended her night. Rather than be disappointed, Anderson found many positives in the bad luck and things to build on.

“It is really exciting (going to Williams Grove),” Anderson said. “Our program has come full circle week in and week out. We are getting me more comfortable with the car and more experience. ‘The Grove’ is going to be tough. It is always tough racing in Pennsylvania with the guys they have running there.”

One of the biggest strengths of the team over the last couple months has been Anderson ’s ability to qualify up front. She has been the fastest qualifier twice recently, including at Eagle ( Neb. ) Raceway and her first fast time honor during the preliminary night at the Harvest Classic at Calistoga ( Calif. ) Speedway . Since suffering some engines woes on the opening night of a two-day event at Skagit ( Wash. ) Speedway in late August, Anderson has not qualified outside of the Top-10.

“The biggest thing (in qualifying) is to get the car to roll and being able to use every inch of the track,” said Anderson . “You have to be as smooth as possible. It’s one of those things that you have to be fortunate to draw a good numbers when the track is still good to go out and turn two good laps.”

While she has mainly visited tracks for the first time this season, as the year winds down, Anderson is heading back to some tracks for the second and in some cases, such as this weekend at Williams Grove, the third time in a 410-sprint car. Of the six tracks remaining on the schedule, she has raced at five of them.

“It helps going to some of these places for a second time,” said Anderson . “After you have seen it, it is not as much of a guessing game. You kind of know and can remember what happened last time, and you can use those things to help better yourself.”

The team made some changes to their equipment around the mid-point of the season, and they seem to be paying off now, as Anderson rolls into ‘The Grove’ with five Top-10 finishes on the year, including a strong ninth-place run last Sunday at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, yet another track that she was racing at the first time. While it may be having more laps in the car, or even the equipment changes that has made the team so fast, Anderson believes it has been a little bit of all of that.

“I think it was a combination of everything,” Anderson commented. “We have some good running motors from Charlie Garrett and Maxim cars. It’s a combination of that and everything. Mike (Woodring) and myself working together longer, and getting me more comfortable to be able to race against these guys. It’s definitely hammer down all the time.”

Like most drives, Anderson wishes the season did not have to come to an end, especially as her team is hitting their stride as the calendar turns to fall. With the colder weather, she knows promoters face a tough task of competing with Mother Nature, as well as not wanting to take fans away from high school and college football games which dominate many parts of the country in the fall.

“My personal preference is that I would like to race every night of the week,” said Anderson . “That’s the only way that you will get better is to race. It’s understandable, with it getting cooler out, and in football areas it is tougher to get a crowd where we race.”

While she watched some of the racing from atop the teams hauler the last time the World of Outlaws Sprint Series visited Williams Grove during the Summer Nationals, Anderson learned even more about the track and what it takes to consistently be fast on it in a 410-sprint car, and hopes to bring that knowledge with her on Friday when she takes to the always demanding half-mile for her two qualifying laps.

“I like the track,” Anderson explained. “I definitely think we have a lot better program going right now than we did last time we were there. We didn’t make the feature there the second night last time there, and we definitely made some ground and got a lot better. I think we’ll be in the hunt.”

For ticket information about the National Open, visit: www.williamsgrove.com, or call 717-697-5000. On Friday September 29 adult reserved tickets will be $30, with general admission tickets $28. Tickets for students will be $15, and children 12-under will be admitted free.

On Saturday September 30, adult reserved tickets will be $35, with adult general admission tickets $30. Tickets for students will be $15, while children, 12-under will be admitted free.

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DIRT MotorSports Moves Headquarters to North Carolina

CONCORD, N.C. — Sept. 27, 2006 — North Carolina Governor Michael
Easley announced today DIRT MotorSports, Inc., the premier
sanctioning body and promoter of professional dirt track racing in
the United States, is relocating its corporate and operational
headquarters to North Carolina during the fourth quarter of 2006.

Featuring national major touring series the World of Outlaws Sprint
Car Series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Advance
Auto Parts Super DIRT Series, DIRT MotorSports has more than 30 years
of history behind it and is the only national sanctioning body of
Sprint Cars, Late Models and Modifieds. Additionally, DIRT
MotorSports operates two weekly sanctioning groups, four regional
series, seven race track facilities and a media production company.

With 30 million loyal dirt track racing fans around the world, the
future continues to be bright as the company moves its headquarters
to the heart of the auto racing industry in Concord, N.C.

“The motor sports industry calls North Carolina home so it’s only
appropriate that the largest dirt track racing organization in the
world makes its home there, too,” said DIRT MotorSports President
and CEO Tom Deery. “Governor Easley and the state of North Carolina
have demonstrated the importance of economic development for the
state and have made our decision on North Carolina very easy. The
entire staff, as well as the Regional Partnership and the local EDCs
have gone out of their way to attract leading motor sports
organizations.”

In 2004, a group of investors recognized the potential and acquired
the World of Outlaws and the DIRT Modified touring series in addition
to the UMP weekly sanctioning body. DIRT has since become one of only
four publicly traded companies in the motor sports industry.

The following year, DIRT purchased seven dirt track properties and in
2006 named the highly respected Deery, who has been part of the motor
sports industry all his life, as President and CEO, completing a
management team with a broad knowledge of motor sports.

By consolidating a billion dollar industry, DIRT MotorSports has
created several partnerships among leagues, properties and media,
including powerful outlets such as ESPN and SPEED. They all are key
to the more than 150 national events sanctioned by DIRT as well as
the 3,000 annual events run weekly at DIRT-owned tracks or under a
DIRT-owned sanctioning body.

About DIRT MotorSports(TM)
DIRT MotorSports(TM), Inc. is the premier dirt racing and sports
entertainment company dedicated to the promotion of competitive dirt
track racing. DIRT MotorSports is the largest sanctioning body for
sprint car, late model and modified dirt track auto racing in the
United States and also owns and operates seven dirt tracks. DIRT
MotorSports operates the industry’s most prominent national touring
series, including the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series(R) currently
broadcast on The Outdoor Channel(R) (Nasdaq: OUTD); the World of
Outlaws Late Model Series(R) currently broadcast on SPEED(R) and the
DIRT Big Block Modified Series(TM) currently broadcast by Time
Warner. “World of Outlaws” is a registered trademark of DIRT
MotorSports.

For further information on DIRT or this press release, contact Chris
Dolack at 1-877-5RACING (1-877-572-2464), email
cdolack@dirtmotorsports.com, visit us online at
www.dirtmotorsports.com or see the Company's filings at www.sec.gov.

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Mechanicsburg, PA—September 27, 2006—By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

Names like Mario Andretti, Jimmy Bryan A.J. Foyt, Ted Horn, Gordon Johncock, and Troy Ruttman dot the history of Williams Grove Speedway. All of these drivers have raced at the legendary track at some point in their illustrious careers.

Terry McCarl is well aware of this storied history, and feels a great sense of pride to have raced at and won on the track where all of these legends of open wheel racing have also turned laps.

McCarl tasted victory at the famed track for the first time in July when he won a preliminary feature during the Summer Nationals, in which World of Outlaws Sprint Series drivers captured wins on all three nights.

With the National Open at Williams Grove on tap for the World of Outlaws Sprint Series this Friday and Saturday, McCarl is thrilled to return to a track that he has marveled at since he was just a boy growing up in the shadows of another famed track, Knoxville Raceway.

“It was big for me winning there in the summer,” said McCarl, driver of the Big Game Treestands Eagle. “I am a bit of a historian when it comes to sprint car racing. Growing up around Knoxville , I always thought that Williams Grove was the ‘ Knoxville of the East.’ It meant a lot for me to win a feature there, and I look forward to the National Open.”

When forming a list of the top sprint car races on the calendar, it does not take long for McCarl to mention the National Open. The event began in 1963, and was won by two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock. This will mark the 44^th straight year that Williams Grove will host the National Open.

“It’s one of the biggest races of the year,” McCarl said. “It’s definitely one of the top-three or four races that we race all year long. It’s definitely one that you want to win.”

Even though there is $50,000 on-the-line Saturday night to win, it’s the history and prestige of being mentioned in the same breath as past winners of the historic event that the always well-spoken driver seeks.

“That (the history) is what makes the Knoxville Nationals so big as well,” said McCarl, who has won six track championships at the famed track down the road from his Altoona , Iowa home. “The money is great, but money spends. It’s nice that the National Open is paying a lot of money this year to win. That definitely wouldn’t make us mad. On my end of it, I want my name on that list of winners, who have won there. Now we have that, and I want to add my name to the list that have won the National Open That would be big for me.”

Being one of 14 drivers that have won a World of Outlaws A-Feature event this season, McCarl knows that every one of the 24 cars that starts the main event on Saturday night will be capable of winning the $50,000.

“There has been a lot of parity with the Outlaws this year,” he said. “The money has been spread out a lot. (Donny) Schatz has won more than most, but Daryn (Pittman) has won a $50,000 race, and Brooke (Tatnell) won the $25,000 at Skagit ( Wash. ) Speedway . Joey (Saldana) won the $50,000 at the Kings Royal. I think it is Terry McCarl’s turn to pick up $50,000 so we can even out that money earnings list.”

When asked about the rivalry between the Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse, McCarl’s eyes light up. It not only motivates him on the track, but also being a promoter himself, he sees the benefit for sprint car racing as a whole when rivalries are formed in different regions of the country.

“I guarantee you that it matters,” said McCarl. “For some reason if you are not going to win, then you want an Outlaws guys to win. It’s the same with the Posse, if one of those guys can’t win, then they want one of the other Posse guys to beat the Outlaws. It’s a good deal for the fans and creates a lot of hype. Every track in the country really needs that to think they have a chance when the Outlaws come to town, and they do. They have the toughest weekly racers in the country, and they have a lot of good teams and guys. There are a lot of teams that could be racing on the Outlaws tour financially and talent wise.”

While McCarl has raced on countless tracks from coast-to-coast, there is not a single one that he can compare Williams Grove to. Like most drivers, he knows it is a challenge every time the series heads to the uniquely shaped half-mile. While the drivers that compete on the track on a weekly basis know it like the back of their hands, McCarl enjoys the challenge of having to adapting to it and re-learning it every time he takes a lap on it.

“That’s what makes Williams Grove what it is, is that it is a unique place,” said McCarl. “It’s really narrow, and has the long straight-a-ways and real tight corners, especially turns three and four. The car does some really funny things, even when you have a really good car and are winning the race. The car does crazy stuff that you are not use to, if you don’t race there very often. That’s something that we had to deal with last year, realizing that I was not going to be really comfortable in the car like I am at say a place like Knoxville . You have to be a race car driver at that track.”

McCarl who has raced at Williams Grove three times this season, picked up the preliminary feature win on the first night of the Summer Nationals in July, and he followed that up with an eighth-place run in the finale of that three-day show. This will be the third time the World of Outlaws have raced at the track this year, but when they visited for the first time in May, McCarl was at home in Iowa.

“Unfortunately I didn’t get to go to the first few races there this year. I broke my leg right before we went there this spring,” he said. “Last year I think we really came across a set-up that really made me feel as comfortable as I could. I feel a lot better going there. I think we have a good shot of running up front. If we have good track position, we have a good shot of winning it.”

McCarl enters the race with plenty of momentum, after he had one of the fastest cars all night long at Kokomo ( Ind. ) Speedway this past Sunday night and finished second in the non-stop 40 lap feature on the tight quarter-mile. It was his 16^th Top-Five finish of the season.

In addition to his preliminary win at Williams Grove, the fan favorite has picked up A-Feature wins at Huset’s Speedway , where he has claimed six track titles over his career, and he also won in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series inaugural visit to Nodak (N.D.) Speedway . He will look to add to this total over the weekend at Williams Grove, and more importantly add his to the already list of legendary drivers that have won the National Open.

For ticket information about the National Open, visit: http://www.williamsgrove.com, or call 717-697-5000. On Friday September 29 adult reserved tickets will be $30, with general admission tickets $28. Tickets for students will be $15, and children 12-under will be admitted free.

On Saturday September 30, adult reserved tickets will be $35, with adult general admission tickets $30. Tickets for students will be $15, while children, 12-under will be admitted free.

Craig Murphy 9-27-06
NST Media Relations

Wing damage not enough to slow Kaeding

By Craig Murphy

PUTNAMVILLE, Ind. – Tim Kaeding sure likes the special Kinser-themed National Sprint Tour shows.

Kaeding won his 14^th race of the season Tuesday night Sept. 26 in the Bob Kinser Fall Classic at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville , Ind.

Kaeding’s boss Steve Kinser wanted to win the race named after his dad, a seven-time track champion, but struggled to an eighth place finish.

At Bloomington Speedway June 2, Kinser also struggled with a seventh place run as he was honored for racing at his home track.

The winner that night? None other than Kaeding.

“I know Steve wanted to win his dad’s race,” Kaeding said following his latest triumph. “At least we kept it in the family. It’s great to be associated with the Kinser name.”

“At least that part of it went well,” Steve Kinser said.

Following Kaeding in the 40-lap main event were Travis Rilat, Brandon Wimmer, Paul McMahan and points leader Danny Lasoski.

Kerry Madsen took the lead on the initial green while Kinser, starting a disappointing 14^th, bicycled and nearly flipped to bring out the yellow. Kinser was one of many drivers getting airborne on the night.

“We didn’t have much of a track to race on, but I messed up in qualifying so that’s what really hurt us,” the Hoosier driver said. “After that I was just trying to stay out and finish it.”

Wimmer took the lead on lap 2 and held the top spot until Rilat got by on lap 11.

For a while, it looked like Rilat was going to pick up his first NST win as Wimmer and Kaeding battled hard for second. During that battle, Kaeding suffered wing damage.

“A lapped car got sideways in front of Brandon , and then I hit Brandon ,” Kaeding said. “I’m glad (the contact) didn’t spin him out, because then he would have collected me. The damage was more mental than anything. My first year back home, I knocked off the front wing off about 30 of 32 races. We were good all night tonight.”

Kaeding showed just how good his car was, damaged wing and all, on a lap 18 restart following one of many caution periods that made an already long night even longer.

After nearly squeezing by a couple of times previously, Kaeding finally got around Wimmer for second on the restart.

The next lap, Kaeding went low in turns 1 and 2 to grab the lead from Rilat, who himself was battling a situation with his front wing.

“My wing was going back and forth, which definitely didn’t help,” Rilat said. “I would come off the corner, and the wing would come all the way back. I’d go into the corner, and it would go all the way forward. It took me a while to adjust to it. I slacked up a little, but then Brandon was showing me his nose a few times so I had to gas it.”

Following the last of four reds for a Jason Meyers flip on lap 29, Kaeding opened a gap while Rilat kept Wimmer at bay. Rilat pulled away from Wimmer in the closing circuits, but ran out of time as Kaeding notched the win at the 5/16-mile bullring.

Rounding out the top-10 were Wayne Johnson, Chad Hillier, Kinser, Madsen and Shane Stewart, who was the first out for qualifying but flipped during his run.

When Kaeding pulled to a stop on the frontstretch following his win, he pumped his fists a few times and pounded the damaged front wing in celebration.

“It was good,” Kaeding said. “I thought we were in trouble early, when I started bicycling real bad in turns 3 and 4. Travis and Brandon were real quick. I slid it in there and got both of them. It’s great. Anytime you get a win here it’s a feat in of itself. I have the opportunity of a lifetime here.”

Rilat, meanwhile, felt he squandered a great opportunity for a win.

“I think I could have done a better job,” Rilat said. “I slacked up a little there for a few laps. I started to catch Tim at the end. I feel we had the car to win the race, and I just didn’t do the job.

“Second is disappointing in that a win would have been nice, but that’s our best finish in the NST,” Rilat added. “We’ll take it.”

Wimmer had originally hoped to run the full NST schedule, but the funding didn’t materialize. Following Tuesday’s strong showing, he was left to wonder what could have been when one of the yellows cost him.

“We were by Rilat before that last red, but when the yellow came out it hurt us,” Wimmer said. “But as much as we’ve raced this year, a third is good. This deal with Alan Barton came together right before Knoxville . I ran against these guys all last year, and learned a lot. I hate to see the season come to an end.”

Heat races were won by Stewart, Kinser and Levi Jones. Jones, a Tony Stewart Motorsports driver in another series, ran a team car to McMahan and both raced with their boss in attendance. Lasoski was the fastest of 30 qualifiers with a time of 11.186 seconds, which broke the track record of 11.503 held by Kelly Kinser. The B-main was won by Kyle Cummins.

The NST next races Oct. 7 at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces , New Mexico and finishes the season Oct 13-14 at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare , Calif.

National Sprint Tour results at Lincoln Park Speedway

Putnamville, Indiana

September 26, 2006

Qualifying Results

1   DANNY LASOSKI 83   11.186
2   TIM KAEDING 11K    11.227
3   PAUL McMAHAN 20   11.253
4   Brandon Wimmer 7tw 11.310
5   Kyle Cummins 1h   11.326
6   Wayne Johnson 5 F   11.342
7   Paul May 71m    11.385
8   JASON MEYERS 14   11.400
9   TRAVIS RILAT 29    11.431
10   KERRY MADSEN 11H 11.450
11   CHAD HILLIER 5    11.486
12   Kelly Kinser 4k    11.543
13   SHANE STEWART 26 11.544
14   STEVE KINSER 11    11.588
15   Neil Shephard 4N   11.623
16   Lucus Wolfe 5w     11.630
17   Danny Smith 4     11.631
18   Levi Jones 20T     11.641
19   BRIAN PAULUS 28    11.654
20   JASON SOLWOLD R19    11.681
21   Tom Busch 4B     11.709
22   DEAN JACOBS 6     11.742
23   Greg Wilson w20    11.744
24   Matt Neely 17      11.748
25   JASON SIDES 7S     11.935
26   Bobby Stines 88    12.247
27   Scott Williams 17W   12.401
28   Patrick Haynes 5h      12.446
29   Shane Wade 4 F        12.496

Heat One Finish

1   SHANE STEWART 26
2   KERRY MADSEN 11H
3   Brandon Wimmer 7tw
4   Lucus Wolfe 5w
5   Paul May 71m
6   DANNY LASOSKI 83
7   DEAN JACOBS 6
8   BRIAN PAULUS 28
9   JASON SIDES 7S
10   Patrick Haynes 5h

Heat Two Finish

1    STEVE KINSER 11
2    JASON MEYERS 14
3    TIM KAEDING 11K
4    JASON SOLWOLD R19
5    Danny Smith 4
6    CHAD HILLIER 5
7    Greg Wilson w20
8    Kyle Cummins 1h
9    Bobby Stines 88
10 Shane Wade 4 F

Heat Three Finish
1   Levi Jones 20T
2   TRAVIS RILAT 29
3   Neil Shephard 4N
4   Wayne Johnson 5 F
5   Kelly Kinser 4k
6   PAUL McMAHAN 20
7   Matt Neely 17
8   Tom Busch 4B
9   Scott Williams 17W

Dash One Finish

1   KERRY MADSEN 11H
2   PAUL McMAHAN 20
3   Wayne Johnson 5 F
4   JASON MEYERS 14
5   DANNY LASOSKI 83
6   Kelly Kinser 4k

Dash Two Finish

1   Brandon Wimmer 7tw
2   TRAVIS RILAT 29
3   TIM KAEDING 11K
4   CHAD HILLIER 5
5   SHANE STEWART 26
6   Paul May 71m

B-Main Finish

1 Kyle Cummins 1h
2   DEAN JACOBS 6
3   Matt Neely 17
4   BRIAN PAULUS 28
5   Tom Busch 4B
6   JASON SIDES 7S
7   Patrick Haynes 5h
8   Bobby Stines 88
9   Greg Wilson w20
10   Shane Wade 4 F
11   Scott Williams 17W

A-Main Feature Line-Up

11H - 7TW

20 - 29

5F - 11K

14 - 5

83 - 26

4K - 71M

1H - 11

4N - 5W

4 - 20T

28 - R19

4B - 6

17 - 7S

A-Feature Finish

1 TIM KAEDING 11K
2 TRAVIS RILAT 29
3 Bransdon Wimmer 7tw
4 PAUL McMAHAN 20
5 DANNY LASOSKI 83
6 Wayne Johnson 5 F
7 CHAD HILLIER 5
8 STEVE KINSER 11
9 KERRY MADSEN 11H
10 SHANE STEWART 26
11 JASON SOLWOLD R19
12 DEAN JACOBS 6
13 Danny Smith 4
14 Lucus Wolf 5w
15 JASON MEYERS 14
16 Neil Shephard 4N
17 JASON SIDES 7S
18 Levi Jones 20T
19 Matt Neely 17
20 Paul May 71m
21 Kelly Kinser 4k
22 Kyle Cummins 1h
23 BRIAN PAULUS 28
24 Tom Busch 4B

Contact:    DIRT MotorSports™
                 Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director
                 1-405-623-1442
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Mechanicsburg, PA—September 26, 2006—By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

It’s no secret that Williams Grove Speedway is one of Donny Schatz’s favorite tracks. After all, he won the National Open the last two years and has been victorious in the famed event three times so far in his career. In his 10 seasons of being on the road with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, Schatz has won five A-Feature races at the track, including one each for the past three years.

In five events so far this season at Williams Grove, including preliminary features, Schatz has finished in the top-five in every race, including two second place runs.

The native of Fargo , North Dakota , is ready to take to the track this weekend, as he leads the World of Outlaws Sprint Series into the half-mile to battle the always tough Pennsylvania Posse. The winner on Saturday night will take home a hefty check for $50,000.

“We’re excited to get there,” said Schatz, driver of the Parker Store J&J. “We have a great race car, and our motors are unbelievable right now. I just can’t wait to get there and get it going on, and see if we can’t get this thing to victory lane and get that 50-grand.”

Winning at Williams Grove is no easy task, as many drivers battle their entire careers and never step foot in victory lane at the hallowed track. Schatz knows the history and aura of the track and the legends that have raced on it and more importantly won at it, and that makes him even more proud to have his name mentioned in the same breath as them.

“Anytime you can go to Williams Grove and get a victory, it’s unbelievable,” Schatz said. “It’s one of the toughest of the places in the country to figure out the race track. The locals are damn tough. To go there for the National Open, being a three-time winner is great, and there is one guy that has won it four times, and he is not going to be there obviously. We just have to go there and try to win.”

Schatz won his first National Open in 2000. In fact, that was the first A-Feature event he won at Williams Grove. He knows that it will take a very fast car from the time he hits the track on Friday for hot laps until the time the checkered flag falls on Saturday night to have a chance at the big pay day. It also will take a little luck as well, with a stellar field of car expected.

“There’s really no pressure after the first time you win something,” said Schatz. “The first one was tough and they have come a little easier since then. I hope we are in a good position when we go in there. We’re thinking about the 50-grand, not the name of the National Open, because we have been pretty lucky to win them a couple of times.”

While he has had plenty of success at Williams Grove, Schatz has also had his share of bad luck, and remembers early in his career coming to grips with the one-of-kind track. He and his crew have learned a lot about the half-mile in the last couple of seasons, and have been able to hit on a set-up that suit Schatz’s driving style very well. He still learns new intricacies of the track every time he turns laps on it.

“I think I am fast over there because of all the times I was so bad over there,” Schatz said smiling. “As a driver you have to adapt to a lot there. When it gets slow, you have to totally re-illustrate the way your race car rolls through the corners. That’s what we have been working on. We haven’t won a race there yet this year. We’re looking forward to hopefully getting to victory lane at Williams Grove before the year is out.”

While Schatz pocketed $140,000 for his Knoxville Nationals win this year, he feels like he should have picked up a few more victories in high paying events. He finished second at the Kings Royal that paid $50,000 to-win at Eldora Speedway earlier this season, and was also second at Skagit ( Wash. ) Speedway last month in an event that paid $25,000 to-win. To date, Schatz has won over $320,000 in World of Outlaws competition.

A few weeks back at the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway, he escaped a very scary accident on the opening night of the three-day event to finish 8^th in the A-Feature on the final night, a race that also had a $50,000 winner’s share, the same as the National Open will have this Saturday night.

“That $50,000 check would be a big bonus to me,” he said. “I feel like we had a chance to win a couple of the big races. At Skagit , we lost out a little, and the Gold Cup we had an all around bad weekend. To be able to get back there and be in contention will be a good thing.”

Only two days after his wreck at Silver Dollar (Calif.) Speedway, in which he sustained burns to his face and neck, Schatz was back in the car and stated 25^th in the 53^rd Annual Gold Cup and in only 40 laps on the quarter-mile track, he charged to an eighth place finish.

Showing no ill effects, he was back on track the following weekend, and swept events at the 1/3-Mile Short Track Nationals at Eagle ( Neb. ) Raceway, and also on the spacious half-mile at Jackson ( Minn. ) Speedway .

This past Sunday, the always popular driver started 16^th at Kokomo ( Ind. ) Speedway and weaved his way up to third when the checkered flag flew on a 40-lap event on the tight quarter-mile. The race went non-stop from the green flag to the checkered flag, making Schatz’s charge through the field even more impressive of a feat.

“I was back at full strength last weekend (at Eagle Raceway and Jackson Speedway),” said Schatz. “Cosmetics are only skin deep, and we’ve had a few blemishes, but everything is pretty well healed up. I’m been home the last couple weeks, during the week and got rested up. I got back in the swing of my normal life at home. That is good, and that is probably what someone needs more than anything. It’s more mental than physical. I’m 100 percent.”

With eight race dates left on the calendar for the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, Schatz and his team have a simple goal. They have finished in the Top-10 in 43 of the 50 A-Feature events run so far this season, with 37 of those being Top-Five finishes, as he seeks his first ever series title.

“To be in victory lane eight more times is the goal, but I don’t think we will be able to do that,” he said. “We’re going to give it our best shot and see what happens. We really have to make a big mistake to lose the championship. Anything can happen though. We know that. We want to go out on top, and hopefully we can pick up a lot of victories between now and then.”

That quest for victories starts for Schatz on Friday night as the two-day National Open takes the green flag at one of his favorite tracks.

On Saturday September 30, adult reserved tickets will be $35, with adult general admission tickets $30. Tickets for students will be $15, while children, 12-under will be admitted free.

Contact:    DIRT MotorSports™
                 Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director
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Mechanicsburg, PA—September 25, 2006—By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

After sweeping all three nights of the Summer Nationals in July, the World of Outlaws Sprint Series returns to Williams Grove Speedway for the third and final time this season to battle the Pennsylvania Posse this Friday and Saturday in the National Open. Current Championship point leader Donny Schatz who has 14 A-Feature wins along with the Knoxville Nationals title, will look to win the National Open for the third straight year and fourth time overall. The event will pay $50,000 to winner on Saturday night. Before making the trip east, World of Outlaws drivers shared their thoughts on the event, as well as racing at Williams Grove, and of course the rivalry between themselves and the always tough Pennsylvania Posse.

“It’s going to be a good thing to go back to ‘The Grove.’ We been on some big tracks that we can compare it to, and we’ve really been running pretty decent. I’m looking forward to going back to Pennsylvania . When you go to Pennsylvania , it is its own place. You have 10-15 guys that can win on any given night, and could come out here on the road and win. It’s really tough and you have to be on your ‘A-Game,’ because every lap counts when you are in Pennsylvania .”

Jeremy Campbell, driver of the No. 10c Americas Best Values Inn/G-Force Racing Gear Maxim

“I like Williams Grove. I had been there a while back before this season and it was always fun. This year has been rough on us out there. Hopefully we can go out there and make it in the show, and try to do good. That is where we have been struggling, trying to make the show out there. We have another motor put together and hopefully that will help put us in the show…Those guys are tough out there. They race there every week and if you race somewhere every week you’re going to do good. It is tough, but we’ll just do out best and see how it goes.”

“Anytime you head to Pennsylvania you test out how your abilities are, and how much motor you have under the hood. Those guys have as strong of stuff as anyone in the country. It’s exciting just to go back there and run on a big race track. With the history that surrounds the National Open, it will be an exciting two-day event for us.”

“It’s pretty much the last big paying event of the year left. We haven’t been able to pick one of those up yet this year, and we would love nothing more than to go into Williams Grove and win the National Open. It’s one of the biggest events that we run throughout the year. ‘The Grove’ is definitely one of my favorite places to go race, and we had a good strong run last time we were in there. We’ll just go in there and see what we can do.”

“It’s one of the really big races of the year for us. We’re going to Pennsylvania where the competition is really tough. We haven’t had that much luck out there, but we ran pretty good there in the summer. I did not get to run the spring race, but in the summer we made the show and we have some good stuff that we can build off of. I’m excited to go back and try it, and I think we can be competitive and run up front there.”

“We’re looking forward to going back to Williams Grove. I like the race track and I like going over there and racing. We struggled a little bit the last time we were there. We are looking forward to it again this year, and hopefully we can get the Rick Wright car up front…I think everyone knows those guys are tough at that track. They are tough anywhere. The Outlaw guys have been running good this year, and I think everyone is pumped up and ready to go…It always is good when it pays the big money. You really don’t think about the money, you are just out there racing and trying to get up front.”

Justin Henderson, driver of the (No. D1 Jolt Energy Gum/Protected By Data Dots Schnee powered by Hollywood Racing Engines

“Last time we were there, we were getting better and better at Williams Grove. We’re ready to rock. I can’t wait to get back there, and am happy that Jolt Energy Gum and Schnee have kept a good car under us, so we can get back there…Of course it matters to battle those guys. It makes our jobs tougher. Normally when we race local competition, they are not nearly that good, plus the tracks are usually similar to other tracks that we go to around the country. When you go to Williams Grove, it’s different than anything you have ever seen. We are only there a couple times a year, and those guys race it all year long.”

“I had a chance to win this race with Donny (Schatz) last year, and that was a really good feeling at that race track. We’ll see what this year has in store… Hopefully we’ll have another good night there. We have had good and bad nights, and that is seemingly what happens at Williams Grove. You are car is either really good or really bad…If you are paying attention to who is driving a car, then you are not paying attention to the race track and your own race car. Once you’re on the race track, like I have said before, a race track is a race track for the most part, and once you are on the race track they are just other cars you have to pass.”

“Hopefully we can go and get a good run. We haven’t had the best of luck at Williams Grove. The first thing out there is that you want to make the race. Hopefully we can get in the thing and come out with a good run…It has helped us with all the laps there this year. I had never really race out there too much. The more times we go out there, the more comfortable I feel. Hopefully we can put out some results when we get back…Anybody that roams into Pennsylvania will have a rivalry. The fans love their local drivers, and the local drivers are so good out there. Hopefully the Outlaws as a group, we can go in there, last time we faired really well, and repeat the same performance.”

“It’s a real big deal, and it pays so much money. We have been there so many times earlier this year that we were practicing and getting use to the track. A lot of us out here had never been there. It took me a couple times to get use to the race track itself. I think we were real confident last time we were there. We just had some bad luck. We were real fast and crashed. I think we will be good when we go back…It’s a big deal. We want to win no matter who is racing against us. The cars are just another car, but some of the guys have been around such a long time, and it’s something to put on your shoulders to say you beat them. We push pretty hard to win.”

Terry McCarl, driver of the No. 24 Big Game Treestands/Bosma Poultry/AmeriCash Advance.com Eagle

“It’s one of the biggest races of the year. It’s definitely one of the top-three or four races that we race all year. It’s definitely one that you want to win. It was big for me winning there in the summer. I am a bit of a historian of sprint car racing, and growing up around Knoxville , I always thought that Williams Grove was the ‘ Knoxville of the East.’ It meant a lot for me to win a feature there, and I look forward to the National Open.”

Daryn Pittman, driver of the No. 21 Titan Garages & Carports/ Hop-n-Sack Convenience Stores Maxim

“I would put it there as the second or third biggest race of the year. We finally got our first win there last time we were there. I think we have proved that the last three or four times we have been to Williams Grove that we are the car to beat. We’re going with a lot of confidence, but there are a lot of guys that can win there. We’re pumped about it, and obviously we will not be happy with anything but winning, but we can there second last year and there a lot of tough cars to beat. We have our work cut out for us and we are pumped, and hopefully we can go in there with a lot of confidence and have a good showing…Obviously the money is always great, but some of us were talking at Chico (the Gold Cup) and I think we would kill each other for $1500 to-win. The money is always great and the excitement makes you do a few things that maybe normally you would not do. I’m glad they put up the money. Having the title of National Open winner would be an awesome thing to put on anyone’s resume.”

“If we run as well as we did at Jackson ( Minn. ) Speedway , and I do what I am supposed to do as a driver, then I am very excited about going to Williams Grove. We had a really good performance there earlier this year. We got disqualified for weight, but the performance of the car and what we did to get to that point is what you need to do to win the $50,000. We went back for the Summer Nationals and ran top-five. If we can duplicate the performances that we have had and get a little better. When it comes to that kind of money everyone steps their game up. If we can get a little better and not do anything stupid, then I think we have a good shot at it.”

“We’re excited to get there. We have a great race car, and our motors are unbelievable right now. I just can’t wait to get there and get it going on, and see if we can’t get this thing to victory lane and get that 50-grand…Anytime you can go to Williams Grove and get a victory, it’s unbelievable. It’s one of the toughest of the places in the country to figure out the race track. The locals are damn tough. To go there for the National Open, being a three-time winner is great, and there is one guy that has won it four times, and he is not going to be there obviously. We just have to go there and try to win… There’s really no pressure after the first time you win something. The first one was tough and they have come a little easier since then. I hope we are in a good position and can go in there. We’re thinking about the 50-grand, not the name of the National Open, because we have been pretty lucky to win them a couple of times.”

Troy Renfro, crew chief of the No. 8 Race Outfitters/Castrol/Steel Dreams Machine

“I’m real confident with Jeff (Shepard). Jeff and I grew up together in somewhat the same area. My pick was either him or Todd Shaffer to fill in for us, and that was Brooke’s pick also. I’m real confident to have Jeff in the car. I know he will do a good job, and he’ll give 100 percent.”

*Note: Jeff Shepard will fill-in for Brooke Tatnell at the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway, while Tatnell is back in his native Australia with his father George, who is battling cancer.

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Kokomo, IN—September 24, 2006—By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

It is not very often that a 40-lap sprint car race on a quarter-mile track is completed without any cautions. It is even more surprising to have all 24 cars that start the feature still running when the checkered flag flies.

On Sunday at Kokomo Speedway as the World of Outlaws Sprint Series and the All Star Circuit of Champions proved that both of these can be done in the same night, as they completed a non-stop A-Feature in just over eight and a half minutes in their final co-sanctioned event of the season.

Craig Dollansky was the main benefactor of this, as he led all 40 laps to make his sixth trip of the year to RacinSoles Victory Lane .

Dollansky aboard the Karavan Trailers Maxim started on the pole got the jump on a hard charging and determined Justin Henderson and Joey Saldana to take the lead into the first turn. From there, he would set a blistering pace, lapping up to ninth place on the racy quarter-mile.

At some parts of the race, the native of Elk River , Minn. , built nearly a half a lap lead, until Terry McCarl methodically tracked him down in the final quarter of the race..

McCarl driving the Big Game Treestands Eagle made a late charge and worked his way to a runner-up finish, after starting the event in the eighth spot. The native of Altoona , Iowa got bottled up in traffic and lost some ground and ended up running out of laps.

Donny Schatz put in an impressive showing, powering his way from the 16^th starting spot to come home third, all without a single caution to bunch the field.

Dale Blaney was fourth in the George Fisher Racing Maxim, with Joey Saldana rounding out the top-five in the Mopar-powered Dodge/Curb Records JEI.

For Dollansky the win snapped a streak of three straight third place finishes. It also was his 28^th top-five of the season, as sits solidly in second spot in the championship standings.

“The car definitely felt real good tonight,” said Dollansky. “The crew worked hard all night. Having a good car helps get yourself in position to win. Starting on the front row helped, but we had a lot of lapped traffic to deal with. It was a good strong run for the Karavan team. I’m happy for the entire team.”

McCarl was proud of his team for all the hard work they put in all night. While he wanted to win the race for them, he knew he got everything out of his car and knew he helped the fans in the stands get their money’s worth.

“What a great race for the fans,” McCarl said. “What a great race track. I drove right up to second in about four laps. My car would go to the middle, bottom, and top, anywhere I wanted to go. I was pretty excited about that, and my guys gave me a great car.”

Donny Schatz kept the fans cheering all night long as he sliced his way through over half of the field to finish third after lining up in the eighth row on the tight quarter-mile.

“It was the best we could do,” said Schatz. “I was glad to see it go green-to-checkered. All night long that thing was so fast that it kept unhooking our car. I think we may have unhooked it too much for the feature. It’s just a guessing game. When you are that far back, you just have to try stuff and we did and it worked. We had a tire that the bleeder was not working. I don’t know what happened there, but it actually helped us. I am glad to leave here with a top-three. When you can’t win, you have to be consistent.”

Dale Blaney represented the All Star Circuit of Champions well, as he battled his way to a fourth-place finish. It was his seventh Top-10 finish this season in Outlaws competition.

“We’re happy,” Blaney said. “We were pretty decent all night. We qualified ok. We ran our heat ok. We struggled a little bit in the dash, but had a good starting spot and that was key. A couple guys moved up pretty good. We just hung around out there. We lost a few spots at the beginning and then picked off a few. It worked out pretty well.”

Joey Saldana battled the track and an ill handling car all night to round of out the top-five. He started the event in third and jumped to the second spot on the initial start getting around Justin Henderson.

“We put too soft of a right rear tire on, and too big of a left rear tire,” said Saldana. “We were tight early on. With that soft right rear tire, we tore it all to shreds. We didn’t have anything for those guys. We were just hanging on. Luckily we finished fifth. We’ll just keep trying and learning.”

The rest of the Top-10 was Daryn Pittman in sixth in the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim. Justin Henderson was seventh after starting a career best second in the Jolt Energy Gum Schnee. Wayne Johnson turned in his best run of the year in the Mopar Wirtgen Maxim. Becca Anderson who turned the third fastest lap in time trials came across the line ninth in the A-Feature aboard the Upstate Kenworth Maxim. Randy Hannagan rounded out the Top-10 in the Penthouse Racing Maxim.

The lowest number that Dollansky saw all night when a checkered flag waved was two. He qualified in the second spot. He then finished his heat race in the second spot. After winning his series leading eighth dash of the year, he earned his eighth pole position.

As was expected lapped traffic came into play early and often in the race. Dollansky was already lapping cars on only his fifth trip around the track.

“There were a few lapped cars in front of me that were hard on the binders, probably for someone in front of them, so I was hard on my brakes a few times out there,” he said. “I was able to work the top and work the bottom, and many times go where they were not.”

Traffic was not so beneficial to McCarl. The always well-spoken veteran was a little frustrated after he climbed out of his car on the chilly evening. While the run was his second straight top-five he wanted very badly to have been holding the trophy at the end of the night.

“We had a great car,” said McCarl. “Second or fifth, just depends on where you started, and how good your car was. It’s a pretty disappointing second. I feel like we should have been the feature winner. I had a couple of lapped guys, and they knew they were lapped when Craig (Dollansky) went by them, and they decided to race me like this was the Knoxville Nationals.”

While McCarl was chasing down Dollansky, Schatz was quietly yet quickly chasing him down. Schatz was able to negotiate traffic very well, and felt like it took him a few laps to get back in a rhythm in traffic, having not raced for over week, due to Saturday night’s rainout at Wilmot Speedway, which will be made up on October 14.

“Racing like that is what teaches you how to race,” said Schatz. “We have to learn how to race everyday, especially when we only race on weekends. We still have to learn every time we get in the car. I though I was a little behind in qualifying. I didn’t run the right line, and gave the wrong feedback. I cost myself there. We’re trying some stuff and it’s working for the better. It’s all about next year now. We have some big money coming up next week, and we are pumped about that and glad to be running good.”

In the last 10 races, Dollansky has won three times and finished third in the other seven, including preliminary features. He was ecstatic to see the race run from green-to-checkers without any stoppages, as this was a benefit to the set-up his crew had on the car.

“I definitely felt good,” he said. “With the way we were getting through lapped traffic, I was pretty comfortable and was not looking for any cautions. I was happy to that race go non-stop.”

One slight worry that Dollansky had even before the feature rolled off, was a dense fog that engulfed the track, but that quickly lifted once the 24 cars took to the track and unleashed their 850-horsepower.

“It definitely was a concern before the race got started,” said Dollansky. “When the fireworks went off, I was not sure what the heck was going on. Once we would the cars up a little bit and got the wings moving, that started to move that stuff out. After the green flag dropped, it wasn’t really a concern.”

While not much could slow Dollansky down on Sunday night, McCarl wondered afterwards if a caution that would have bunched the field up, would have made a difference.

“Early in the race, (a caution) it would have helped when I was close to Craig,” said McCarl. “Late in the race when he put some lapped cars between us, it would not have made a difference. He got through traffic a lot better than I did. Congratulations to him, he has been running really good lately. It feels good to get the Big Game Treestands car back on track these last few races.”

With eight races left in the season, Dollansky is second in points, which if he finished in that spot would mark his career best with the series. While he seeks to pick up a few more checkered flags this season, he is already thinking of the big picture and how this momentum from late in the season can carry over to next season.

“We’re all about preparing to go into 2007, and going into the season the way you need to go into a season,” said Dollansky. “This year we did not start off correctly and had to make a lot of changes. With those changes and the personnel changes we made, it is starting to pay off. I’m definitely encouraged by what I see from this team, and this car feels good to me night in and night out. It’s been a long time since I have had that. We just have to keep working hard going down the stretch. We have eight races left and we’re going to try to win as many as we can. We’ll just keep plugging away and see where we end up.”

The World of Outlaws Sprint Series heads east to take on the Pennsylvania Posse in the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway this Friday-Saturday. The winner of Saturday night’s finale will take home $50,000.

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                 Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director
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Norman, OK—September 23, 2006—By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

WHAT
•After picking up victories on all three nights of the Summer Nationals in July, the World of Outlaws Sprint Series returns to battle the Pennsylvania Posse in the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway. The finale of the two-day event will pay the winner $50,000. Current series championship point leader Donny Schatz seeks his third straight National Open win and fourth overall, as he continues his quest his first ever series title.

WHEN
• On Friday at Williams Grove Speedway, pit gates will open at 5:15 p.m., with grandstand gates opening at 5:15 p.m., as well for those with advanced purchase tickets. Grandstand gates will open at 5:30 for those purchasing general admission tickets at the track. On-track activity will begin at 7:30 p.m.

• On Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway pit gates will open at 5:15 p.m. as will the grandstand gates for those with advanced purchase tickets. Grandstand gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for those purchasing general admission tickets at the track. On-track activity will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Kinser family stars at Putnamville NST race

By Craig Murphy 9-23-06

PUTNAMVILLE, Ind. – The Tuesday, Sept. 26 National Sprint Tour race at Lincoln Park Speedway in will be all about the Kinsers.

And it’s not just because Steve Kinser is trying to track down Danny Lasoski for the NST points lead.

Tuesday’s race at the 5/16-mile Putnamville , Indiana track is named the Bob Kinser Fall Classic. That is in honor of Steve’s dad, who recorded seven track titles and 55 feature wins at the track.

The man with the great track record at Lincoln Park Speedway will return to the track to watch his son, with an unparalleled track record overall in Sprint cars, take on Lasoski, Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers and the rest of the NST drivers.

Steve’s distant cousin Kelly Kinser will be among the local drivers on hand, and there’s a chance Steve’s son Kraig Kinser will be racing.

Before heading to Las Vegas to watch Kraig run in the Sept. 23 Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, Steve said he wasn’t sure if Kraig would be able to run Putnamville or not.

“He’ll try to do it,” Steve said. “If he runs, we’ll let him run. We’ll have to see if he can get out. I hope he can just come and be there with us, even if he can’t race.”

Bob wouldn’t mind seeing his grandson race on dirt again.

“I hope he is there, but we don’t know for sure,” the former track champion said. “It would be great to see him there.”

Even if Kraig is not able to run, Tuesday will still be a special night for the Kinser family.

“I think it’s quite the honor,” Bob said of the race being named after him. “I raced up there for several years, and won quite a few.”

Steve appreciates the track honoring his dad.

“Dad’s got a lot of stuff around here named after him,” Steve said. “It goes to show you how he won a lot of races. He was one of the best race car drivers. He won a lot of races there at Putnamville. It’s nice they recognized him.”

While the Kinser name is synonymous with dirt track racing, Bob was the only one who spent much time at Lincoln Park Speedway.

“I’ve raced there more than any of the rest of them did,” he said. “Steve was with the World of Outlaws, and (Steve’s brother) Randy was going different places. I raced there every weekend. For four years, maybe five years in a row, I made every race there. I had perfect attendance. I raced there every night, didn’t miss any. I’d run for the championship there about every year, and would usually run real good.”

Bob, now 75, lists a combination of factors to explain why he had so much success at the track.

“I got to run there every week,” he said. “At that time, it was a pretty nice race track, I had a nice race car, and I was in my prime.”

Steve will have to have a strong finish in the season’s final four races to catch Lasoski, who has a 92-point lead heading to Putnamville.

“It’s going to be pretty tough to beat him,” Steve said. “He’s got a pretty good lead, and he’s running pretty well. We’ll just see what happens.”

Bob is certainly looking forward to race night.

“I think people will see a good show there, and the weather is going to be nice,” he said. “Everything is looking nice.”

General admission tickets are $30, while reserved seats are $40. Tickets purchased by Sept. 25 include a free pit pass. On race day, pit passes costs $40. Tickets can be purchased by calling 317-831-4404.

On the evening of Sept. 25, there will be a racing-themed radio/Internet show at Kelly’s Pub Too in nearby Speedway , Ind. Several NST drivers and cars are expected to be on hand.

For more information on Lincoln Park Speedway, visit www.lincolnparkspeedway.com. For more information on the NST, visit www.nationalsprinttour.com.

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Brooke Tatnell Heads Home To Help Father Battle Cancer

Wilmot, WI — Sept. 22, 2006 — By Chris Dolack, VP Public Relations

Everybody has a hero, somebody they look up to in life. For Brooke
Tatnell, that person is his father, George, a legendary sprint car
driver in Australia.

Having the best year of his career, Brooke battles with the other
World of Outlaws competitors night after night, as his dad beams with
pride while listening to the race broadcasts through the Internet.
That is why this season is especially difficult for Brooke. George
suffered a stroke in the spring, just as the World of Outlaws
schedule was picking up steam. The news was tough for the Tatnells,
but very difficult for Brooke as he was thousands of miles away
struggling with whether or not he should return home. He continued to
drive the Rush Racing machine on the Outlaws circuit because it’s
what his dad wanted.

But now Brooke will climb out of the car this weekend and return to
his native Australia for a few weeks to help his dad through the
battle of his life. George recently was diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer and begins treatment Wednesday. Brooke intends to see him
through the fight.

“It’s time for me to be the man of the family,” said Brooke, whose
mom and sisters still live in Australia and helped George recover
from his stroke. “We have to keep our chins up and keep fighting
along. We’ll get through these tough times, but it’s the biggest
battle he’s going to fight.

“(Car owners) Tim Hanson and Bob Campbell have been unbelievably
supportive and I can’t thank them enough.”

Brooke expects to be back in the car on the World of Outlaws circuit
to compete Oct. 20 at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix. In the meantime,
Jason Johnson and Jeff Shepard will share the driving duties.

“It’s the toughest thing Brooke’s ever had to do,” Hanson said.
“Every kid looks up to Superman and Brooke’s Superman is George. We
felt it was most important for him to be with his family right now
and we’re here to support him however we can.”

Best of Nextel Cup and Late Model Worlds Collide at Knoxville!

by Bill Wright (www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com)  The field for Knoxville
Raceways 3rd Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals promises to be the
stoutest yet, as the best in the Late Model business will collide with a
couple of Nextel Cup legends on September 28-30.  Sweeping three nights of
the program could net a driver $47,000.

2002 and 2005 Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart heads the pre-entry list
for the three-day event.  Fellow Nextel Cup veteran, Ken Schrader, is also
expected to return to his old open wheel Knoxville haunt, to compete for
the $35,000 top prize that will be handed out to this years champion.

Defending Late Model Nationals champion and 2006 Eldora Dream winner,
Scott Bloomquist, will attempt to defend his title in a return to his Iowa
roots.  Other Iowa natives expected to compete are 2004 inaugural Late
Model Nationals champion, Brian Birkhofer, and World of Outlaws legend,
Billy Moyer.

Eight of the top ten World of Outlaws Late Model pilots are expected to
sling Iowa gumbo at the end of September.  Moyer will be joined by Chub
Frank, Darrell Lanigan, The Kentucky Colonel Steve Francis, Rick Eckert,
Dale McDowell, Kid Rocket Josh Richards and Clint Smith.

The WoOs leading Rookie of the Year contender, West Virginias Eddie
Carrier Jr., is expected to bring his cushion slamming style to Knoxville,
as is the late model one lap track record holder at this historic
half-mile, Justin Fegers.  Fegers circled the half-mile in 17.673 seconds
in last years event.  The Million Dollar Man, Donnie Moran, is also
expected.

Jimmy Mars, Jeep Van Wormer, Brady Smith, Mike Marlar, Shannon Babb and a
cast of others will make this the most competitive Late Model Nationals
field in the brief history of the event.

The event will comprise three nights of racing, and drivers will be
allowed to compete all three nights.  Thursday and Friday night will be
qualifying nights, with points awarded for a full program of qualifying,
heats and features.  Each driver will be allowed to keep his highest
scoring night, and that is how Saturdays events will be lined up.
Preliminary features will pay $6,000 to win.

An exciting opportunity for fans will allow pit access from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. each day, free of charge!  See the high-powered machines and the
drivers who wheel them close up and in person!  Other events include the
popular Knoxville Late Model Celebrity Waiter Dinner & Auction.  The event
takes place at noon on Saturday at the Nationals Sprint Car Hall of Fame
and Museum off of turn two at the Knoxville Raceway.  Tickets are just $15
and can be reserved by calling the museum at 1-800-874-4488.  Speed
Channel's Jeff Hammond, and young Illinois driver, Justin Allgaier, were
the 'Celebrity Waiters of the Year' in 2004 and 2005, respectively.  Josh
Richards is among the waiters expected this year!

You can order your Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals tickets online right now
by clicking the Online Tickets link at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com, by
visiting the Knoxville Raceway ticket office, or by calling 641 842-5431.

Saturdays main event will be aired on SpeedTV on October 7.  The rain
date for the 100 lap finale will be Sunday, October 1.  Driver sign-in
will be open at 2 p.m. on Thursday, and 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

For more information on the 3rd Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals,
visit www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com, or call 641 842-5431.

Bill Wright
editor, www.knoxvilleraceway.com
Bill W's Knoxville News www.hoseheads.com/billw.html

Putnamville set to host NST race Sept. 26

By Craig Murphy 9-20-06

PUTNAMVILLE, Indiana – The National Sprint Tour travels to a slighter larger than usual bullring next week.

The series makes a stop at the 5/16-mile Lincoln Park Speedway Tuesday, Sept. 26 in Putnamville for the Bob Kinser Fall Classic.

The race is named after the father of NST star Steve Kinser. Bob Kinser won seven track titles over the years at Lincoln Park , and won more than 60 feature races there.

“We are excited to have the NST at our track,” said track owner and promoter Dave Allison. “We are expecting these guys to put on a great show, one that I know our fans will enjoy. Everyone here is looking forward to the race.”

Allison realizes his track has a rather unique length.

“It is unusual, yes,” he said. “It’s a big quarter. It runs more like a �-mile than something bigger.”

There’s an added benefit to the size of the track.

“That way, we can be the world’s fastest 5/16-mile track,” Allison said with a laugh. “No one can be faster than us!”

With only four races left on the inaugural NST schedule, time is running out for second-place Steve ‘The King’ Kinser to catch Danny ‘The Dude’ Lasoski. Lasoski enters Putnamville 92 points ahead of the home state hero.

Those two will be battling fellow NST regulars such as Kinser’s teammate Tim Kaeding, Jason Meyers, Jason Solwold, Paul McMahan, Jason Sides, Shane Stewart, Brian Paulus, Kerry Madsen, Dean Jacobs, Chad Hillier, Travis Rilat and Jonathan Allard.

Kinser’s son Kraig Kinser is also expected to be racing, along with local drivers such as yet another Kinser, Kelly.

Allison said Bob Kinser might take some ceremonial laps around the track, like he did earlier this year in the NST race not far away in Bloomington , Ind.

For Allison, naming a race after Bob Kinser was a natural.

“The Kinser family has raced here for years and years,” the track owner said. “We figured since Steve’s what he is and Bob has won seven titles here, it would be a good thing. Bob was all hip when we talked about it. He was excited.”

General admission tickets are $30, while reserved seats are $40 each. Reserved seats are in the top three rows of the main grandstands, on the concrete pad behind the rail, and the top five rows of the backstretch bleachers. Lawn chairs are permitted on the concrete pad and in the grassy area outside of turn four, but not in the main grandstands.

Tickets purchased by Sept. 25 include a free pit pass. On race day, the pit pass costs $40. Tickets can be purchased by calling 317-831-4404.

On the evening of Sept. 25, there will be a racing-themed radio/Internet show at Kelly’s Pub Too in nearby Speedway , Ind. Several NST drivers and cars are expected to be on hand.

For more information on Lincoln Park Speedway, visit www.lincolnparkspeedway.com. For more information on the NST, visit www.nationalsprinttour.com.