J.D. Byrider

NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion and Indiana native, Tony Stewart met, greeted and signed autographs for a few hundred fans at the newest J.D. Byrider dealership in Greenwood, Indiana on Tuesday evening.  The crowd, which included fans of all ages, braved rainy weather conditions to get a chance to have Smoke sign their favorite piece of memorabilia. V.I.P winners of local radio and TV contests also got to enjoy pizza, soft drinks and a few photos with the Columbus, Indiana racing legend.

Also on hand was Northern All Stars dirt late model champ and Franklin, Indiana City Council member, Steve Barnett. Steve is also the winningest driver at the famed Brownstown Speedway in southern Indiana. “It’s always good to get Tony and Steve together”, said Jim England, president of J.D. Byrider Advertising Group. “They have a great dirt track racing history and you can count on some laughs when these two guys start swapping stories. They’re quality people and we’re proud to have had a relationship with them for the past dozen or so years.”

Representatives from the Tony Stewart Foundation, including Tony’s mom, also attended the event to help promote the Foundation’s Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible raffle. Tony will personally present the car to the winner! See our earlier blog.jdbyrider.com post for more details.

WXIN FOX 59 and WRTV6 were also on hand to interview Tony and the event received coverage on local newscasts.

Below are some of the photos from the appearance.  Enjoy!

The J.D. Byrider in Greenwood opened January 25, 1995 and has sold over 8,000 vehicles in the past 16 years. Over that period, the dealership has earned a Sales Satisfaction Rating of 96% and a Service Satisfaction rating of 92%. Those numbers represent a standard that is not only higher than that of the new car industry, but is also higher than the Byrider system-wide average of 95% for Sales and 90% for Service. In our dealership, equipped with 7 service bays, a host of ASE skilled technicians and sales offices that are customer-friendly, we look forward to helping even more people from Greenwood and the surrounding area get the cars and financing they need.

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Kinser Collects Fifth Win, Schatz Earns A Pair of Podium Finishes

Winners

Wednesday      Joey Saldana of Kasey Kahne Racing

Thursday         Steve Kinser of Tony Stewart Racing

TSR Results  Wednesday

Donny Schatz (Started 2nd, Finished 3rd)

Steve Kinser (Started 8th, Finished 10th)

Tony Stewart (Started 11th, Finished 24th)

TSR Results Thursday

Steve Kinser (Started 2nd, Finished 1st)

Donny Schatz (Started 12th, Finished 3rd)

Tony Stewart (Started 14th, Finished 10th)

Luck has a way of finding you in Las Vegas. Tony Stewart Racing’s Steve Kinser entered this week’s two-night Las Vegas World of Outlaws (WoO) Nationals presented by J.D. Byrider hoping to continue his incredible start to the 2011 WoO campaign, while his TSR teammate, Donny Schatz, was seeking a change in fortune after struggling in the first five races. The cards turned out in the favor the TSR contingent was aiming for as Kinser raced to victory in Thursday night’s 30-lap A-Feature finale, while Schatz parlayed a strong third-place finish in Wednesday night’s opener with a charge for 12th to third on Thursday night. The wild card of the program was the results of two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Tony Stewart, who jumped in a third TSR entry and raced his way to 10th-place finish in Thursday night’s 30-lap A-Feature finale.

Kinser is off to one his best career starts in WoO competition, winning four of the first seven main events. In his second season driving the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevy Maxim, “The King of the Outlaws” is setting a blistering pace. Following Wednesday night’s 10th-place finish, Kinser was determined to be a factor throughout the night on Thursday. He earned his first fast qualifier award of 2011 by turning a lap of 15.119 seconds around the half-mile dirt oval. He finished second in the dash and took advantage of his outside front row starting position in the 30-lap main event by grabbing the lead at the drop of the green. The 20-time WoO champion set a terrific pace in the race, which was only slowed by a pair of late caution flags. In the end, he fought a last lap challenge from Joey Saldana, Wednesday night’s winner, and Schatz, to score his seventh win at the Las Vegas oval and 566th career WoO A-Feature win.

“Any win is a good win, but you always like to be the guy standing here at the end of the night,” admitted Kinser, who added to his point lead with the triumph. “We didn’t have a very good night on Wednesday. We got involved in a couple of crashes and ended up hurting a car, so the Bass Pro Shops crew worked hard all day putting a new one together. It’s a really fast car and this is a great way to thank them. We also wanted to do well for everybody involved with this Tony Stewart Racing team. Tony’s been racing with us and we had some people from J.D. Byrider here. It’s always nice to do well when the people making this all possible are here to enjoy it with you.”

Schatz ventured to Las Vegas looking for a change of luck after scoring only one top-five finish in the season’s first five races. He quickly served notice that the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevy J&J was going to be a factor. In Wednesday’s qualifying session, Schatz turned the fastest lap of the night to capture his first fast time award of the season. He would later finish second in the dash and challenged eventual winner Joey Saldana in Wednesday’s 30-lap A-Feature, before eventually finishing third.

Wednesday’s results were building blocks for a strong run on Thursday night for Schatz. An early qualifying slot hindered his chances at a second straight top qualifier award, and he ended up14th overall. The results of qualifying earned Schatz a mid-pack starting position in Thursday’s main event. The four-time WoO champion made one of his patented charges during the first 20 laps of the race. He worked his way up to third and made several bids for second. With three laps to go a caution bunched the field, Schatz restarted third and continued his battle for second with Saldana and Sammy Swindell. On the final restart, he made a final run at Saldana and Kinser, but couldn’t make the low groove work and he followed the duo to the finish line.

“We made some progress and will take a couple top-three runs,” said Schatz.  “I don’t know if we needed the late yellows either night. It seemed like we were closing in on Joey the first night, and tonight I was coming to Steve and Sammy. Maybe the lapped traffic would have played into our favor. It didn’t work out that way, so we’ll take what we got and keep working until we get that first win.”

The mid-week races provided Stewart, who is in town to compete in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400, the chance to join his TSR drivers in action with the World of Outlaws for the first time since last July. He was fast behind the wheel of the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevy Maxim topping the speed charts in several practice sessions. In Wednesday’s program, he timed in sixth overall, but only completed four laps in the main event after a mechanical problem forced him to end his race prematurely. The following night, he went out extremely early and didn’t quite make the lap he hoped to and ended up 16th fastest. A fifth-place finish in the first heat earned the Columbus, Ind., native the 16th-starting spot in Thursday’s finale. He ran a smooth race, working his way forward to finish 10th.

The results of the Las Vegas World of Outlaws Nationals presented by J.D. Byrider improved Kinser’s lead in the 2011 WoO championship standings. He has 1018 points and leads Saldana by 35 markers. Schatz remains sixth in the standings and trails Kinser by 93 points. The TSR teams will return to action on Saturday, March 12 at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., for the Mini Gold Cup Race of Champions.

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Tony Stewart Racing’s Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, Levi Jones and Bryan Clauson will appear at the J.D. Byrider in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 1 from 5-7 p.m., PST.

Kinser and Schatz will be in town to compete in the “World of Outlaws Nationals presented by J.D. Byrider” at The Dirt Track @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The two-night program includes consecutive World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series programs on Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3.

This unique opportunity allows customers the chance to meet all four TSR drivers during the visit.

J.D. Byrider has dubbed the event the “Tony Stewart Racing Hauler Showcase” as, in addition to the appearance by the Tony Stewart Racing drivers, the dealership will host two 53-foot race haulers on location. Each transporter will be open for public view.

KOMP-92.3FM will be broadcasting live from J.D. Byrider from 5-7 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to win a pair of tickets for each night of the World of Outlaws Nationals presented by J.D. Byrider, the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on March 5, and the Kobalt Tools 400 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on March 6.

Schatz and Kinser have each won six feature events at the half-mile Dirt Track at LVMS. Schatz, a four-time World of Outlaws champion, won the 2009 Outlaw feature at LVMS. Kinser, a 20-time World of Outlaws champion, last won at LVMS in March 2005, when he scored a two-race sweep. Kinser opened the 2011 World of Outlaws season with a pair of victories at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL, earlier this month.

The 2011 season continues the 14-year relationship between TSR and J.D. Byrider.

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J.D. Byrider and Tony Stewart Foundation “Start Your Engines” campaign will hit full stride this Saturday.

Tony Stewart is one of the most competitive drivers on the NASCAR circuit, which should come as no surprise since he’s been a competitor and winner all his life. He’s puts his heart into everything he does, and he’s been involved in so many outstanding projects throughout the years. Back in July, Tony Stewart and Jim England, president of the J.D. Byrider Advertising Group, Inc. announced a new program that has A LOT of heart.

“The Tony Stewart Foundation (TSF) has a great relationship with Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, and with ICAN (the Indiana Canine Assistant Network)“, said Stewart. “We were very excited to announce our “Start Your Engines…it’s all about heart” effort to raise funds for the Indianapolis Start! Heart Walk for the American Heart Association.

“The Tony Stewart Foundation has organized its ‘Start Your Engines’ program asking Hoosiers to support the Start! Heart Walk in downtown Indianapolis,” said TSF Director Joni Thompson. “In keeping with our mission of helping children and animals, we’ve formed two teams to compete/participate in this year’s Start! Heart Walk. Josiah Scheller and Bailey Hunsberger will serve as Tony’s “Crew Chiefs” for the Heart Walk.”

Josiah is from Evansville, and he’s 9 years old. He was born with a congenital heart defect called Ebstein’s Anomaly and is being evaluated for a triscuspid valve replacement. He also is awaiting a service dog from ICAN.

Bailey has been a survivor for all of her 18 years. She also was born with a heart defect and had the first of 5 open-heart surgeries when she was just 3 days old.

Bailey and Josiah will both walk this Saturday at the Start! Heart Walk.

“As a member of the Executive Board of the American Heart Association and Chairman of this year’s Start! Heart Walk, I can’t thank Tony and the Tony Stewart Foundation for their participation,” said England. “We’re also very grateful for The Office Depot contribution of $2000 per team. That is truly a tremendous gesture on their part.”

“I also can’t thank the DeVoe family, the Senior Management Team, all of our Team Captains and all of our supporters at JD Byrider enough for their commitment. We’re truly blessed to have such a great group representing the ‘soul’ of JD Byrider. We’re truly committed to helping people advance in their lives, and this effort on behalf of the American Heart Association is further evidence of that. Thanks, again, to everyone, and thanks to Tony Stewart for putting his heart into everything he does. I truly value our friendship and relationship. It will be great to see 10,000 people downtown this Saturday, walking to celebrate yet another successful Start! Heart Walk.”

For more information about the Start! Heart Walk taking place on September 18th visit www.indyheartwalk.org or www.tonystewartfoundation.org.

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Tony Stewart’s Racing’s Steve Kinser opened last week with a victory at Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway. Then on Friday, at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO, Kinser continued his streak during the Ironman 55 weekend by timing in second overall. In Saturday night’s Ironman finale and main event, he finished the race in sixth position.

Donny Schatz was able to post three more top-10 finishes after the races in New York and Missouri. He started 10th in the 30-lap A-Feature at Fulton Speedway and finished 9th overall. On Friday, Schatz completed another 30-lap A-Feature at I-55 Raceway finishing in fifth position and extending his top-10 streak. Then on Saturday night, he started Ironman’s 55-lap A-Feature in 7th and, after dropping to 11th early in the race, climbed back to finish in 7th.

Kinser remains in the battle for the 2010 WoO Championship trailing Joey Saldana, the current WoO leader, by nine points with 20 races remaining in the season. Both Kinser and Schatz turn their attention to the 50th annual Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals. Kinser, a 12-time Knoxville Nationals winner, and Schatz, a 4-time winner, will race special-themed cars in the historic event. The cars will be revealed on Tuesday at noon at Knoxville Raceway.

For more information on the upcoming Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years.

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The Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown is planned to take place at The Dirt Tack in Charlotte, NC Motor Speedway in front of a sellout crowd of more than 15,000 spectators on Friday evening. It has become a high-profile event with both Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser scheduled to race Friday night.  Schatz is seeking his second victory of the 2010 campaign and fourth overall in his career at the Charlotte track while Kinser, pilot of the No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/ JD Byrider Maxim, is chasing his third victory of the season and looks to move closer to the top of the WoO championship standings. The TSR drivers, who have combined to win the last nine consecutive WoO titles, are looking to continue their outstanding racing results at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

On Sunday, the Outlaws will make their debut at Tri-City Speedway, a high-banked, half-mile dirt oval located in western Pennsylvania. Kinser, who was once victorious at Tri-City Speedway, is looking forward to the possibility of another win.  Schatz will be making his first laps around the facility and hopes to make it the 51st track where he’s won a WoO A-Feature.

“We’ve got off to a good start this year. This deal with Tony Stewart Racing has really worked out well for all of us. Everybody is thinking about racing this time of year and, on Friday, we’ve got a chance to race in front of a lot of sponsors.”, Kinser said. “I guess we’re really hoping to come down to Charlotte and win the race. We’ve won a couple this year, but I also feel like we’ve let a couple get away. A win on Friday would really be a big boost to all of us on this Bass Pro Shops team.”

The pit gates at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway will open at 1pm on Friday with the grandstands opening at 4:30pm. The race is scheduled to start at 7:25pm. For more details go to www.charlottemotorspeedway.com

On Saturday, at Tri-City Speedway, the pit gates and grandstands open at 3pm with the race scheduled for 6:30pm. For more information on the Tri-City Speedway go to www.tricityspeedway.com

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about J.D. Byrider and how they provide good cars for people who need credit, visit our website at: www.jdbyrider.com.

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One of the largest recorded crowds packed into the I-96 Speedway on Saturday to watch the World of Outlaws Sprint Series event.  The Sprint Series proved to be a high-speed, drama-packed race, which was anticipated. A new track record was set on Saturday night by Joey Saldana, who completed the first sub-15-second lap in track history during time trials. A total of four drivers went on to break the existing mark, including former track record holder Steve Kinser, race winner Jason Meyers and Lucas Wolfe.  Both Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz started the Sprint Series off in a good direction, but unfortunate tire mishaps played a role late in the race. Their race results are listed below:

Steve Kinser’s Results:
• Qualified 2nd
• Started Heat in 4th and finished 3rd
• Started Dash in 5th and finished 7th
• Started Feature in 7th, had a flat tire on lap 18, and finished 9th

Donny Schatz’s Results:
• Qualified 11th
• Started Heat in 2nd and WON
• Started Dash on pole and WON
• Started Feature on pole, shredded a tire on lap 18 and finished 12th

 
If you wish to read more about Saturday night’s race results, please visit “Tony Stewart Racing News”.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about J.D. Byrider and how they provide good cars for people who need credit, visit our website at: www.jdbyrider.com.

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Tickets for the June 23rd late model race in West Fargo, MD went on sale Saturday, May 15th and have been selling at lightning speeds. Over 4,000 tickets were sold on the first day for a track that seats 8,000 fans. So, what’s the big draw? The race at Red River Valley Speedway will be featuring Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Champion and JD Byrider sponsor.

To read more on this news article, please visit USA Today.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about J.D. Byrider and how they provide good cars for people who need credit, visit our website at: www.jdbyrider.com.

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Steve Kinser Win At Jackson (Minnesota) Speedway

On Saturday, May 1st, Steve Kinser earned Tony Stewart Racing its third World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature win of the 2010 season at Jackson, Minnesota Speedway. In addition, Kinser’s teammate, Donny Schatz, added to his streak of top-10 finishes with a 9th place position.

“It’s always good to win”, admitted Kinser. “The race car was good all night. We didn’t get the start we wanted early, but we had a strong restart and got to the bottom and ran the bottom really well. We’ve had a good start to the season and, hopefully, we can keep it going.” With the win at Jackson Speedway, Kinser moved into second place in the World of Outlaws championship standings, trailing leader Jason Meyers by 18 points.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about J.D. Byrider and how they provide good cars for people who need credit, visit our website at: www.jdbyrider.com.

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