February 8, 2010 11:45 AM
Nine Racing Chili Bowl Expedition Proves Successful
Nine Racing
Laguna Beach, California
Nine Racing’s recent visit to the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway, in Tulsa Oklahoma, proved successful and allowed the team to fine-tune its new direction of offering race prep services.
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February 2, 2010 10:17 AM
STEVE KINSER & DONNY SCHATZ
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 2, 2010)
Outlaw Champions Set To Begin Title Chase at Volusia Speedway Park
With the state of Florida being the focal point of the sporting world over the next two weeks, it seems only appropriate that the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series begins its 32nd season in the Sunshine State with possibly the most competitive collection of teams in short-track racing. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) headlines that race lineup with arguably the best driver duo the sport has ever seen.
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January 29, 2010 8:29 PM
Tony Stewart Racing Announces 2010 Driver Lineup
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 29, 2010)
Defending Champions Donny Schatz and Levi Jones Joined by Steve Kinser and Bryan Clauson
Coming off consecutive World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series championships and two United States Auto Club (USAC) titles in three seasons, Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) has put the pieces in place to keep its title run rolling in 2010 by realigning its driver brigade to include some of the most decorated drivers in short track racing.
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January 4, 2010 4:54 PM
Michael Lewis Kicks Off 2010 with Fast Start
Michael Lewis Racing
Laguna Beach, California January 4, 2010
Michael Lewis is seen here being interviewed by the Tucson Raceway Park track announcer after setting the fast time for the special Ford Focus event held on Friday, January 1, 2010.
Michael Lewis and the Western Speed Ford Focus team visited Tucson Raceway Park, in Tucson, Arizona, and had a strong start to the New Year as Michael finished in third position, behind teammate Cody Gerhardt in second.
Michael Lewis sped into the 2010 race season be setting quick time at Tucson Raceway Park’s fast 3/8-mile paved oval, on Friday, January 1, for the track’s special USAC Ford Focus event. Michael and his Western Speed Ford Focus team started off strong as he and his teammate Cody Gerhardt qualified first and second respectively. “Kevin Gerhardt had both of our cars dialed in perfectly for our qualifying effort and all I had to do was hit my marks and our two cars ended up on top of the chart for qualifying,” stated Michael.
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December 30, 2009 3:58 PM
Nine Racing Inc. Returns to Midget Racing with Appearance at the Chili Bowl
Nine Racing Inc.
Laguna Beach, California (December 29, 2009)
Open wheel fans are clamoring to get tickets to the upcoming 24th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, and Steve Lewis is eager to be a part of the racing action so he will bring his famous pearl white midgets with the red number 9 back to midget racing!
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November 30, 2009 7:42 PM
Michael Lewis Caps Successful Ford Focus Season With Third-Place Finish at Turkey Night Grand Prix
Michael Lewis Racing
Laguna Beach, California
After qualifying fifth for the annual Turkey Night Grand Prix Ford Focus event on November 26, 2009, at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Michael Lewis took time out on the front stretch for the autograph session just before the start of the feature event.
Michael Lewis started the Ford Focus portion of the 69th Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on the outside of the front row, and came home in third position, which earned him fourth position in the USAC California Pavement Ford Focus Car Series driver’s championship.
The most important race of the year for all Ford Focus teams and drivers is the season-ending, annual Turkey Night Grand Prix, at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, in California. Thirty Ford Focus teams entered the USAC event bringing drivers from all across the country to compete on Thanksgiving at the 1/3-mile paved oval. Michael Lewis and his teammate Cody Gerhardt came to the final 2009 USAC California Pavement Ford Focus Car Series event with five feature wins between them. Both drivers recorded strong lap times during the five practice sessions and looked forward to a strong qualifying effort. Michael qualified the orange #60 Western Speed Ford Focus midget in 5th place, which because of the six-car invert, placed him on the front row for the start of the 40-lap feature.
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November 8, 2009 8:26 PM
Donny Schatz Clinches Fourth Outlaw Title
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)
CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 8, 2009)
TSR Earns Armor All, Chevy Second Straight WoO Sprint Car Series Crown
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver Donny Schatz clinched his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series championship by finishing sixth in Saturday night’s 30-lap World Finals feature at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C. Schatz won the championship driving the TSR No. 15 Armor All/Chevy/ ParkerStore J&J in 65 events during the 2009 season, earning team sponsors Armor All and Chevy their second straight championship in Winged Sprint car’s premiere racing division.
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October 12, 2009 4:44 PM
Michael Lewis Finishes Fourth at Stockton Ford Focus Race
Ford Focus Race
Laguna Beach, California (October 12, 2009)
Michael Lewis visited New Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday, October 10, with high expectations for the #60 Western Speed Ford Focus midget in the USAC California Pavement Ford Focus Series.
Michael Lewis set second fast quick time of the Ford Focus midget field while driving the #60 Western Speed Ford Focus midget, and started the race inside of the sixth row. He ran a clean race and brought the car home in fourth position.
After winning at Orange Show Speedway the last time Michael Lewis drove the #60 Western Speed Ford Focus midget in the USAC California Pavement Ford Focus Series, he visited New Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday, October 10, with high expectations. Before a packed house of enthusiastic Northern California race fans, Michael qualified second, which placed him inside the third row for the start of the 40-lap feature at the 1/4–mile asphalt oval track in Stockton. When the main event began Michael and his teammate Cody Gerhardt made a clean start but it took them both a few laps to move past traffic, which allowed the leader to pull away. The feature event ran non-stop so Cody and Michael drove the two Western Speed team cars to third and fourth respectively.
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September 5, 2009 11:20 AM
Taking Orders for Fifth Annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream
Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream
ROSSBURG, Ohio (Sept. 5, 2009)
Fans Can Order All-Star Event on HBO Pay-Per-View® Beginning Monday
If you can’t make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to see the fifth annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream in person, don’t worry. Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, race fans across the nation will have their first opportunity to order the charity all-star race on HBO Pay-Per-View.
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September 2, 2009 8:28 PM
Enjoying the Ride
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 2, 2009)
Outlaws Northwest Swing Always a Favorite for Donny Schatz, Tony Stewart Racing’s Armor All Team
When your job is to go fast and be the one who finishes first, sometimes it’s easy to overlook everything else going on around you. As a teenager, Donny Schatz vowed to live the life of an Outlaw and chase his racing dreams in the wild world of Sprint car racing. After 13 seasons of racing with the World of Outlaws (WoO) and traveling from one part of the country to another, all Schatz has to do is look at the calendar to know where his next stop will be. Early September almost always means the Fargo, N.D., resident will be racing somewhere out west.
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August 25, 2009 6:32 PM
Maximum Speed Ahead
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 25, 2009)
Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz Keeps Winning Pace In Tony Stewart Racing’s Armor All Sprinter
Three-time and defending World of Outlaws (WoO) champion Donny Schatz isn’t planning on slowing down anytime soon. The Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver continues to pile on wins and reach milestones that few have attained behind the wheel of a Sprint car. In the past two weeks, the North Dakota resident captured his fourth consecutive Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals championship and won his 100th career WoO “A” feature. Yet, the 32-year-old insists winning that next race is what drives him most.
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Northern Latitude
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR)
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 25, 2009)
Tony Stewart Racing’s Kraig Kinser, Bass Pro Shops Team Continue Outlaws’ Gold Rush Tour in Alberta
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.
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