Steve Kinser
Team Name
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Position Points Earnings Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points
Behind
Leader
Expand/Collapse  Tony Stewart Racing 11 5878 $203100 6 27 39  
02/06/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
Qualifying Points
4 2 $0  
02/06/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
A-Main
3 144 $3200  
02/07/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
A-Main
1 150 $8000  
02/26/2010
The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas,NV
Qualifying Points
2 4 $0  
02/26/2010
The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas,NV
A-Main
2 146 $5500  
03/05/2010
Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare,CA
A-Main
5 140 $2500  
03/06/2010
Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare,CA
A-Main
6 138 $2200  
03/12/2010
Lonestar Speedway - Texas Two Step - Kilgore,TX
A-Main
2 146 $5500  
03/13/2010
Houston Raceway Park - Texas Two Step - Baytown,TX
A-Main
12 126 $1200  
03/19/2010
Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap,TN
A-Main
2 146 $5000  
03/19/2010
Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap,TN
Qualifying Points
4 2 $0  
03/20/2010
Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap,TN
Qualifying Points
2 4 $0  
03/20/2010
Volunteer Speedway - Bulls Gap,TN
A-Main
5 140 $2500  
04/10/2010
Tri-State Speedway - Pocola, OK
A-Main
9 132 $2050  
04/16/2010
Paducah International Raceway - Paducah,KY
A-Main
9 132 $2050  
04/17/2010
I-55 Raceway - Pevely,MO
A-Main
5 140 $2500  
05/01/2010
Jackson Speedway - Jackson, MN
A-Main
1 150 $10000  
05/07/2010
Eldora Speedway - Rossburg,OH
Qualifying Points
5 1 $0  
05/07/2010
Eldora Speedway - Rossburg,OH
A-Main
3 144 $3000  
05/08/2010
Eldora Speedway - Rossburg,OH
A-Main
4 142 $2700  
05/13/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg,PA
A-Main
10 130 $800  
05/13/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg,PA
B-Main
13 0 $150  
05/14/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg,PA
A-Main
5 140 $1800  
05/14/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg,PA
B-Main
15 0 $150  
05/15/2010
Virginia Motor Speedway - Jamaica,VA
A-Main
4 142 $2800  
05/22/2010
I-96 Speedway - Lake Odessa,MI
Qualifying Points
2 4 $0  
05/22/2010
I-96 Speedway - Lake Odessa,MI
A-Main
9 132 $2050  
05/29/2010
The Dirt Track at Charlotte - Outlaw Showdown - Concord,NC
A-Main
4 142 $3000  
05/30/2010
Tri-City Speedway - Franklin,PA
A-Main
2 146 $5500  
06/03/2010
Knoxville Raceway - Hall of Fame Classic - Knoxville,IA
Qualifying Points
4 2 $0  
06/03/2010
Knoxville Raceway - Hall of Fame Classic - Knoxville,IA
A-Main
6 138 $2200  
06/04/2010
Knoxville Raceway - Hall of Fame Classic - Knoxville,IA
A-Main
20 75 $700  
06/11/2010
Dodge City Raceway Park - Boot Hill Showdown - Dodge City,KS
A-Main
8 134 $1800  
06/12/2010
Dodge City Raceway Park - Boot Hill Showdown - Dodge City,KS
A-Main
4 142 $2700  
06/18/2010
River Cities Speedway - Grand Forks,ND
A-Main
1 150 $10000  
06/19/2010
River Cities Speedway - Grand Forks,ND
A-Main
4 142 $2700  
06/25/2010
Junction Motor Speedway - McCool Junction,NE
A-Main
10 130 $2000  
06/26/2010
Lakeside Speedway - Kansas City,KS
Qualifying Points
4 2 $0  
06/26/2010
Lakeside Speedway - Kansas City,KS
A-Main
1 150 $10000  
06/29/2010
Missouri State Fair Speedway - Sedalia,MO
A-Main
9 132 $2050  
07/01/2010
Husets Speedway - Brandon,SD
A-Main
2 146 $5500  
07/03/2010
North Central Speedway - Brainerd,MN
A-Main
8 134 $2100  
07/08/2010
LaSalle Speedway - LaSalle,IL
A-Main
3 144 $3200  
07/10/2010
Charter Raceway Park - Beaver Dam,WI
A-Main
3 144 $3200  
07/11/2010
Cedar Lake Speedway - New Richmond,WI
A-Main
9 132 $2050  
07/14/2010
Limaland Motorsports Park - Brad Doty Classic - Lima,OH
A-Main
2 146 $5500  
07/16/2010
Eldora Speedway - Knight Before the Kings Royal - Rossburg,OH
A-Main
4 142 $2800  
07/17/2010
Eldora Speedway - Kings Royal - Rossburg,OH
A-Main
1 75 $50000  
07/20/2010
Lernerville Speedway - Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup - Sarver,PA
A-Main
17 116 $800  
07/20/2010
Lernerville Speedway - Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup - Sarver,PA
A-Main
23 0 $800  
07/23/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Summer Nationals - Mechanicsburg,PA
Qualifying Points
3 3 $0  
07/23/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Summer Nationals - Mechanicsburg,PA
A-Main
23 104 $600  
07/24/2010
Williams Grove Speedway - Summer Nationals - Mechanicsburg,PA
A-Main
9 132 $2750  
07/25/2010
Lebanon Valley Speedway - West Lebanon,NY
Qualifying Points
5 1 $0  
07/25/2010
Lebanon Valley Speedway - West Lebanon,NY
A-Main
2 146 $5500  
07/27/2010
Autodrome Drummond - Drummondville,QUE
Qualifying Points
5 1 $0  
07/27/2010
Autodrome Drummond - Drummondville,QUE
A-Main
1 150 $10000  
Overall 2 5878 $203100 6 27 39 29 
Highlights

Steve Kinser
Hometown: Bloomington, IN
Resides: Bloomington, IN
Birthday: June 2, 1954
Car: No. 11
Chassis: Maxim
Car Owner: Tony Stewart Racing
Web site: http://www.stevekinser.com
Career World of Outlaws Wins: 552

2009 Season Stats
Driver Pts. $Earned Wins Top 5 Top 10
Steve Kinser 8666 $176,700 2 32 49

2009 Season Review: Steve Kinser had high expectations entering the 2009 season as he chased his record 21st World of Outlaws title. He began the year by recording Top-10 finishes in 14 of the first 15 races and took the series point lead for the first time since 2005 following a win in his home state of Indiana at Tri-State Speedway. He would hold the top spot for a couple of weeks as entrenched himself as one of the drivers to beat each and every night.

Though some bad luck befell him throughout the year, Kinser turned in another consistent season that saw him pick up 49 Top-10 finishes, with 32 of those being Top-Fives to finish the year fourth in the World of Outlaws championship standings. It marked the 26th time in his illustrious career that he has finished fourth or better in points.

“It was a below average year, that’s about all you can say,” deadpanned the 20-time series champion.

Kinser won the Brad Doty Classic for the second time in his career this past season, as he was also victorious in 1989 edition of the race. It was the first win in the event for him at Limaland Motorsports Park and his first triumph in the event with it under the World of Outlaws sanction. The storied race was again promoted by the Hall of Famer and former World of Outlaws driver, whom Kinser raced against for a number of years in the early days of the series.

“That is a special race and it was one that I really wanted to win again,” said Kinser. “Brad was a good friend and we traveled together a lot. We had team cars during the Coors Light days. I spent a lot of time with his family growing up. It’s a very special race and I’m glad to win it.”

Kinser who has competed in all but two of the World of Outlaws seasons dating back to 1978 continues to see the level of competition rise in the sport. He raced his way into the Crane Cams Dash 42 times this past season to earn Top-10 starting spots in feature events, with four of those being pole positions. He earned the Penske Power Position eight times on the season, which is awarded to the third-place finisher in each A-Feature event.

“There are a lot of good race cars out here and some pretty well financed teams,” Kinser explained. “It makes it pretty tough. This is my business so if I can’t make it pay for itself, there is no use doing it.”

Kinser picked up his first win of the 2009 season at Tri-State Speedway in his home state of Indiana in April, taking the series point lead that same night as well for the first time since 2005. It was his second consecutive World of Outlaws win at Tri-State Speedway and the eighth of his career with the series at the high-banked ¼-mile bullring. Over the years, he has reached Victory Lane 22 times at the track, where he made his debut back in 1976 with a fifth-place finish.

“There are just some tracks that really suit our racing style really good and we seem to do well at them and that seems to be one of them,” he shared.

Kinser is currently weighing his options for next season and hopes to be back on the road to chase his record 21st World of Outlaws title and add to his amazing 552 career A-Feature victories with the series. His crew led by veteran crew chief Scott Gerkin is hard at work in the shop building race cars for 2010.

“We’ll see what we are going to do next year, if we are going to hang in there and run another season,” stated the native of Bloomington, Indiana. “It depends on finances and hopefully we’ll be able to do it. It’s getting awfully expensive out here to run up and down the road. Hopefully we’ll get the finances to be able to do it right. I enjoy racing and that’s what I love to do. I hope to be out here another year.”

Following the third annual World Finals, where he finished fourth in the finale, Kinser returned home to Indiana and had surgery to fix a bulging disc in his neck and was back home resting not longer after the surgery. Kinser will remained home all winter rehabbing in preparation for the 2010 season and will thus did not be compete in Australia during the off-season.


By the Numbers Steve Kinser 2009:
1- New track he visited in 2009- Deer Creek Speedway in Minnesota
2- A-Feature wins in 2009 for Kinser
3 Starts in his home state of Indiana in 2009
4- Wins in the Crane Cams Dash to earn pole positions
8- Times that Kinser earned the Penske Power Award for finishing third in A-Feature events
26- Times in his career that Kinser has finished fourth or better in points with the World of Outlaws
28- Times in his career that he has finished in the Top-10 in the World of Outlaws standings
31- Different seasons that Kinser has won at least one World of Outlaws A-Feature race
32- Top-Five finishes for Kinser last season
42- Appearances in the Crane Cams Dash last season
43- Laps led by Kinser in 2009
49- Top-10 finishes in 2009 for Kinser
552- Career A-Feature wins for Steve Kinser
8666- Points earned to finish fourth in the championship standings in 2009
176,700- Dollars earned by Kinser last season

World of Outlaws history: 1978- Champion- 11 wins… 1979- Champion- 23 wins… 1980- Champion- 28 wins… 1981- 3rd in points- 23 wins… 1982- 2nd in points- 13 wins… 1983- Champion- 18 wins… 1984- Champion- 19 wins… 1985- Champion- 15 wins… 1986- Champion – 18 wins… 1987- Champion- 46 wins… 1988- Champion- 27 wins… 1990- Champion- 27 wins… 1991- Champion – 36 wins… 1992- Champion- 31 wins… 1993- Champion- 19 wins… 1994- Champion- 29 wins… 1995- 9th in points- 18 wins… 1996- 4th in points- 10 wins… 1997- 3rd in points- 5 wins… 1998- Champion- 6 wins… 1999- 3rd in points- 11 wins… 2000- Champion- 10 wins… 2001- 3rd in points- 6 wins… 2002- Champion- 20 wins… 2003- Champion- 25 wins… 2004- Champion 17 wins… 2005- Champion- 20 wins…. 2007-6th in points- 10 wins…2008- 3rd in points- 7 wins… 4th in points- 2 wins

Previous Racing History: 1994- International Race of Champions (IROC)- 6th in points- Won race at Talladega Superspeedway… 1995- IROC- 5th in points… 1996- IROC- 12th in points… 1997- Indy Racing League- 14th in Indianapolis 500… 2003- IROC- 11th in points… 2004-IROC- 11th in points…2005- IROC- 11th in points… 2006- National Sprint Tour- 2nd in points- 5 wins….IROC- 12th in points.

Interesting Facts: Has a record 20 World of Outlaws Championships… Has won 12 Knoxville Nationals… Has won 12 Gold Cup Race of Champions… Along with his son Kraig, they are only father and son to win the Knoxville Nationals to-date… Has been voted to the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association All American Auto Racing Team a record 19 times…His other Kurt wrestles for Indiana University

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