By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Joey Saldana surprised himself on Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in the second qualifying night of the Gold Cup Race of Champions. Lining up 12^th for the preliminary feature on the high-banked ¼-mile, he would have been happy to have earned a Top-Five finish to put himself in a good position for the finale on Saturday night. He took that one step further, winning a thrilling dual with Steve Kinser in the closing laps of the 30-lap contest.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Joey Saldana recently signed a contract extension to stay with Kasey Kahne Racing for another two years and he rewarded the team on Saturday night with their 11^th A-Feature win of the season, as he was victorious in the finale of the 54^th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Donny Schatz didn’t recognize Clay County Fair Speedway when he walked through the pit gates on Wednesday afternoon. The last time he had raced at the track located in Spencer, Iowa was over 10 years ago, when the then sprawling half-mile was predominately used for horse racing. He took a quick liking to the new 3/8-mile high-banked surface on Wednesday night as he claimed his 15^th A-Feature win of the season in the Arnold Motor Supply "Shootout" at the Clay County Fair before a crowd of well over 7,000 spectators.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Donny Schatz was the first winner at the permanent 3/8-mile track at Heartland Park Topeka in 2001, after the World of Outlaws had competed a couple of times on a temporary track constructed on the drag strip of the state-of-the-art facility. In the World of Outlaws return to Heartland Park Topeka on Friday night for the first time since 2002, Schatz became the first repeat winner, earning $10,000 for picking up his second consecutive victory this week.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Daryn Pittman said on Friday night after finishing third at Heartland Park Topeka that his car was not good enough to win and that his team would work hard over the next two days to find the winning combination. They certainly found it on Sunday night, as he had the dominant car at Charter Raceway Park, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, leading all 40 laps en route to his fifth A-Feature victory of the season.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Last season Joey Saldana won five times on half-mile tracks. Heading into action on Friday night at Eldora Speedway, he had won 11 times in 2007 through 67 A-Feature events, but had yet to earn a victory on a half-mile.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Mother Nature won the first round at Orange County Fair Speedway this season back in May when the World of Outlaws came to town, but Daryn Pittman won round two, in convincing fashion, as the series returned to the sprawling 5/8-mile track on Wednesday night to make up that event which was postponed by rain.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Mother Nature won the first round at Orange County Fair Speedway this season back in May when the World of Outlaws came to town, but Daryn Pittman won round two, in convincing fashion, as the series returned to the sprawling 5/8-mile track on Wednesday night to make up that event which was postponed by rain.

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 

Since the time he first climbed into a sprint car in 1998, one of Chad Layton’s main goals was to win a World of Outlaws event. Being a top competitor at Williams Grove Speedway for the last several years, he has had a number of opportunities to race with the series at his home track.