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(OCTOBER 16, PERRIS, CA) The
World’s fastest Sprint Cars, the World of Outlaws, will
make a rare Southern California appearance this Saturday
night, October 20th, at Perris Auto Speedway. The event will
mark the Outlaw’s first race under the bright lights of
the Riverside County clay oval since 2004. Spectator gates
will open at 4:00 PM with racing at 7:00.
Heading the list of entries for Saturday’s high-speed
drama will be the legendary “King of the Outlaws” Steve
Kinser from Bloomington, Indiana. The popular 53-year old
has won the World of Outlaws championship 20-times and has
the amazing total of 542 World of Outlaw main event wins.
“Getting the opportunity to watch Steve Kinser is like
watching Willie Mays play baseball or Wayne Gretzky play
hockey,” Perris promoter Don Kazarian said from behind his
desk on Monday afternoon. “Simply put he is a legend. He
is everything to Sprint Car racing that Gretzky and Mays are
to their respective sports.”
Indeed Kinser is a legend and his 542 wins have come at
tracks across the nation. He has won on obscure small town
ovals and he has won on the most famous dirt tracks in the
country including the Eldora Speedway in Ohio, Iowa’s
Knoxville Raceway, Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania
and the legendary Ascot Park in Gardena, California.
However, Kinser, who placed 14th in the 1997 Indianapolis
500 and won the 1994 IROC Race at Talladega, has never won a
main event at Perris Auto Speedway. The World of Outlaws
have made 10 appearances at The PAS and Kinser’s best
outing came on February 23, 2003 when finished second in a
photo finish to Oklahoma native Daryn Pittman.
While Kinser is the legend, the driver to beat on Saturday
is Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz. The 30 year old
defending World of Outlaws champion won his third straight
main event last Saturday at the Thunderbowl Raceway in
Tulare, California and leads Brownsburg, Indiana’s Joey
Saldana by 107 points with just four races to go in the 2007
campaign.
“I am really looking forward to Saturday night,”
Kazarian said. “And, so are a lot of fans as tickets sales
have been brisk. It will be exciting to see all of the
Outlaw stars in person. These cars are so fast! I wonder how
many drivers will qualify in the 13 second bracket?”
In addition to the rare appearance of the World of Outlaws,
there will be a special PASSCAR Modified Invitational race
on the card. Southern California stock car legend Rick
Becker, from Highland, will be one of the favorites in the
Modifieds.
Advance tickets are on sale 24 hours a day by calling
1-800-595-4849. You can also call (951) 940-0134 during
regular business hours or you can place your order on the
Internet at tix.com or perrisautospeedway.com.
Anyone wishing more information could contact Perris Auto
Speedway at (951) 940-0134.
Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris
Fairgrounds, home of the Southern California Fair (socalfair.com),
which runs from October 6th through the 14th. The track is
approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour
North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215
freeway, exit at the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east
to the fairgrounds.
Video and DVD productions for all Lucas Oil USAC/CRA at
races Perris Auto Speedway are available from North
Hollywood, California’s Raceway Video. For more
information on these shows call Jeff Kristensen at (818)
618-9764 or visit the website at www.racewayvideo.com
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only authorized Internet
address to issue official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval Entertainment.
PAST WORLD OF OUTLAWS WINNERS AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
11/1/96 Mark Kinser
2/15/97 Mark Kinser
10/26/97 Mark Kinser
10/31/98 Mark Kinser
2/20/99 Johnny Herrera
10/30/99 Craig Dollansky
2/26/00 Danny Lasoski
2/23/02 Daryn Pittman
2/23/03 Danny Lasoski
2/28/04 Jason Myers
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