J.D. Byrider

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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Carmel, Indiana- Yesterday, JD Byrider Kart Racing Team Drivers Ron Petersen and Colton Aldridge piloted their JD Byrider / Tony Stewart Racing / Eldora Speedway sponsored 125cc TaG Kart to a fine 4th place finish in the “6th Annual Mazda Robo-Pong 200 Presented by Bridgestone” at Mark Dismore’s New Castle Motorsports Park. This race, commonly referred to as “The Indy 500 of Karting”, brings racers from all over the U.S. and several other countries to this central Indiana venue.

On Saturday in qualifying, against 46 other karts, Colton put the team in 6th position for the Sunday event. Colton started the race and avoided a first lap incident that damaged the karts of Dan Wheldon and Conor Daly.

Although the leader at the time pulled out to a nice lead, Colton raced bumper-to-bumper with 2nd and 3rd place drivers, IndyCar veterans Ed Carpenter and Jay Howard. At 54 laps, in 3rd position, the team made their first pit stop for fuel and a driver change. Ron drove the next segment and pitted at lap 101 in 4th place. Colton took over and got the team to 2nd behind Ed Carpenter at lap 109. Ron jumped back in at lap 150 with the team maintaining 2nd position through the pit stop. It was near the time of this pit stop when the kart developed a huge push in the corners. Ron struggled with the ill-handling kart and was forced to pit at lap 171 in 4th place with the front tires worn to the cords. After replacing the front tires, Colton took over and got back on the track in 5th place. The 4th place team pitted, moving Colton to 4th, and he passed the 3rd place team on lap 180.

By lap 193, with the handling issue slowing the kart, the 4th place team had caught and passed him. With 5th position well behind him, Colton cruised the last few laps and posted the 4th place finish, with the front tires, again, worn to the cords. Ed Carpenter and his teammate posted a flawless race to take the win by 2 laps.

After the race, during the engine teardown in tech inspection, the team discovered that the chassis of the kart had broken under the seat, causing the evil handling of the kart. Despite the problem, the team was very happy with the results and $2,500 4th place purse. Also, for the 5th consecutive year, in a race that is brutally hard on equipment, the JD Byrider Team Kart has not only been running at the end, but finished “in-the-money”.

For additional Mazda Robo-Pong 200 information, checkout the Ekartingnews race recap and results at ekartingnews or New Castle Raceway.

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Tony Stewart won his own dirt-track charity race in dominating fashion on Wednesday, September 9.  Stewart overtook Kenny Wallace on the 13th lap and never looked back to capture the Gillette Young Guns Prelude to a Dream for the second year in a row.

Joey Logano had some trouble with his #20 Home Depot car, so he jumped into the #14 J.D. Byrider car (as shown below) in which Stewart had won a feature earlier in the year at Paducah, Kentucky.

The race, which drew more than 23,000 fans to Eldora, was broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View® with proceeds from the telecast supporting four military-themed charities – Wounded Warrior Project, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Homefront and Fisher House. Each has a mission that outlines assistance to the courageous men and women who serve their country and need additional support both during and after their time of service.

“All these drivers who took time out of their schedule to come to Eldora – not once, but twice – I just can’t thank them enough for what they’ve done,” said Stewart, owner of Eldora Speedway.  “That’s what this race is about. We all get to have fun and drive dirt cars, but it’s a lot deeper and bigger cause than that.”

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 20 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. Byrider has also been involved with Tony Stewart’s World of Outlaws Sprint cars since 2001.

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With this weekend’s World of Outlaws (WoO) third annual Oil City Cup comes another opportunity for Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Kraig Kinser. The 24-year-old Kinser is in the midst of his second season driving the TSR No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Chevy/J.D. Byrider Maxim, and both of his WoO wins in the car came 46 degrees north of the equator or higher. This weekend’s stop at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, marks the northernmost stop on the WoO odyssey this season.

Kinser will compete at the track both Friday and Saturday. Kinser and the Bass Pro Shops team have completed 50 nights of racing on the Outlaws 2009 schedule. The Mooresville, N.C., resident has scored nine top-five finishes and 25 top-10s. He currently ranks ninth in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings with 6,171 points.

Friday at Castrol, the pit gates open at 2 p.m. MDT and grandstands open at 4 p.m. Saturday, the pit gates and grandstands open at 2 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. both nights. For more information on the event, visit Castrol Raceway. Race fans unable to attend this weekend’s races can catch all of the action on DIRTVision.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 20 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. Byrider has also been involved with Tony Stewart’s World of Outlaws Sprint cars since 2001.

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This week, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Kraig Kinser and the rest of the Outlaw competitors resume the nightly grind of competing on dirt tracks across North America with a pair of races in North Dakota.

On Friday night, Kinser will race TSR’s No. 20 J.D. Byrider Maxim at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. The following night, he’ll make his second career appearance at Dacotah Speedway in Mandan, N.D. He currently ranks ninth in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings.

For both Friday at River Cities and Saturday at Dacotah, the pit gates open at 2 p.m. CDT and grandstands open at 4 p.m. Find out more about the River Cities event or the Dacotah event.

Race fans unable to attend this weekend’s races can catch all of the action on DIRTVision.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 20 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. Byrider has also been involved with Tony Stewart’s World of Outlaws Sprint cars since 2001.

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Ryan Newman, 2008 Daytona 500 Winner, competed last night at the J.D. Byrider 100 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind.

Jim England, president of J.D. Byrider Advertising Group, Inc., said “I’m so happy that our relationship with Tony Stewart and Tony Stewart Racing has paved the way for us to sponsor the J.D. Byrider 100.”

“Ryan has participated in this event for several years now, and this year it’s great to cheer him on as a member of Stewart-Hass Racing.”

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 20 years of business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. Byrider has also been involved with Tony Stewart’s World of Outlaws Sprint cars since 2001.

J.D. Byrider is the nation’s largest used car franchise, specializing in good cars for people who need credit. With over 800,000 vehicles sold, Byrider should be a definite addition to the shopping list of people who find themselves with less than perfect credit. Consumers can apply for financing on line at www.GoJDB.com.

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On June 3, J.D. Byrider will sponsor the Fifth Annual “Prelude to the Dream” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. This all-star dirt Late Model race benefits four military-themed charities: Wounded Warrior Project, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Operation Homefront, Fisher House with proceeds helping severely injured military personnel or fallen heroes and their families.

Racing fans can watch icons like Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer and more at Prelude to the Dream.

The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 7 PM ET/ 4 P PT. Visit HBO to order this Pay Per View event.

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