CONCORD, N.C. – Oct. 23, 2013 – Daryn Pittman, driver of the Kasey Kahne Racing #9 Great Clips machine, has led the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship standings since winning the opening night of the 2013 season in Florida at Volusia Speedway Park. However, Donny Schatz, five-time and defending series champion driving the Tony Stewart Racing #15 STP/Armor All car, has cut the deficit to just 52 points after winning a staggering 22 races with only the two A-mains at the World Finals remaining.
The difference between finishing first and finishing last in an A-main at the World Finals can be up to 48 points. A driver can earn as many as 5 points in qualifying for setting quick time to 1 point for being fifth-quick. A pair of qualifying sessions on Thursday night will set the tone heading into the final A-mains on Friday and Saturday with a maximum of 310 points available that could tip the scale towards either driver.
The tale of the tape:
| Stat |
Pittman |
Schatz |
| Number of Feature Wins |
8 |
22 |
| Number of Time Trial Quick Times |
13 |
3 |
| Laps led in feature events |
185 |
399 |
| Bonus Points in Qualifying |
156 |
49 |
| Feature Winnings |
$243,700 |
$460,200 |
| Points going into the World finals |
9852 |
9800 |
| Point lead that would clinch championship for Pittman by going into Saturday’s event. |
58 |
For more information on the championship point structure for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series please visit http://woosprint.com/fan-guide.
The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is in action again November 7-9 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the World Finals.
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Championship Standings
| Pos. | Driver |
Total |
Diff |
Wins |
T-5 |
T-10 |
QT |
| 1. | Daryn Pittman |
9852 |
0 |
8 |
45 |
58 |
13 |
| 2. | Donny Schatz |
9800 |
-52 |
22 |
44 |
59 |
3 |
| 3. | Paul McMahan |
9492 |
-360 |
3 |
31 |
52 |
16 |
| 4. | Joey Saldana |
9213 |
-639 |
1 |
20 |
42 |
7 |
| 5. | Craig Dollansky |
9155 |
-697 |
6 |
19 |
38 |
1 |
| 6. | Sammy Swindell |
9113 |
-739 |
3 |
16 |
41 |
4 |
| 7. | Cody Darrah |
8846 |
-1006 |
2 |
12 |
27 |
2 |
| 8. | Steve Kinser |
8779 |
-1073 |
2 |
9 |
31 |
0 |
| 9. | Kerry Madsen |
8655 |
-1197 |
3 |
14 |
36 |
1 |
| 10. | Jason Sides |
8638 |
-1214 |
0 |
12 |
31 |
1 |
| 11. | Kraig Kinser |
8559 |
-1293 |
1 |
9 |
33 |
1 |
| 12. | Chad Kemenah |
8515 |
-1337 |
0 |
13 |
24 |
2 |
| 13. | David Gravel |
7443 |
-2409 |
1 |
7 |
25 |
2 |
| 14. | Tim Kaeding |
6646 |
-3206 |
9 |
26 |
34 |
1 |
| 15. | Bill Rose |
4880 |
-4972 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 16. | Brad Sweet |
3816 |
-6036 |
1 |
10 |
13 |
2 |
| 17. | Sam Hafertepe Jr. |
3775 |
-6077 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
| 18. | Brian Brown |
3612 |
-6240 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
| 19. | Greg Wilson |
2968 |
-6884 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 20. | Jac Haudenschild |
2897 |
-6955 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: American Racing Custom Wheels (Official Custom Wheel), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), KMC (Official Custom Truck Wheel), University of Northwestern Ohio, VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel), Vicci (Official Apparel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Bruce High Performance Transporters, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignitions, Penske Shocks and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: ButlerBuilt, Fuel Safe, Intercomp, J&J Auto Racing, Jake’s Carts, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo, TNT Rescue and Winters Performance.Â