Mechanicsburg, PA —
Starting back in the 24th spot on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway in the finale of the two-day World of Outlaws event at the famed half-mile, winning was the furthest thing from Fred Rahmer’s mind.
Day: October 26, 2010
A Lifelong Dream: Hillier Returns Home With World of Outlaws
Sitting in the stands as a boy at Skagit Speedway, Chad Hillier dreamed of one day racing sprint cars at the high-banked track. That day came and his next dream became to go on the road and race full-time with the World of Outlaws. That day also came, and this weekend, Hillier a native of Burlington, Washington will have a chance to return to his home track to battle the best sprint car drivers in the world.
Heading Home: Four World of Outlaws Crew Members Hail From Canada
While there are no World of Outlaws drivers that hail from Canada, there are four crew members that call the Great White North home, and Wednesday will be a homecoming of sorts for them, as the series makes their long awaited inaugural visit to the high-banked 3/8-mile Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario.
Jimmy Carr, Marie Lapointe, Kevin Loveys and Steve Moulton all hail from the north of the border and with the demanding schedule of the World of Outlaws, keeping them on the road for nine-plus months of the year, they are excited to return to Canada and visit family and friends that they normally do get to see during the racing season, which stretches from early February until early November.
Learning the Ropes: Hiller Spent 2005 as Crew Member on WoO Tour
Most drivers only get out of their race car when they are injured or absolutely cannot drive, but in 2005 Chad Hiller voluntarily climbed out of the seat. He took a job as a crew member with the Selma Shell team on the World of Outlaws circuit, with Paul McMahan as the driver at the time.
In his first full season on the road with the series this year as a driver, Hillier is using many of the lessons he learned in 2005 as a crew member, to help him in and out of the race car. While he learned plenty about racing and car set-up, it is some of the away from the track items that he believes have paid the biggest dividends for him this season as he embarks on the grueling World of Outlaws schedule.
Schatz Flies On and Off the Track
Donny Schatz has been flying around race tracks for the last 11 years with the World of Outlaws, but that is not the only flying he does. Five years ago he obtained his pilot’s license and flies himself to a majority of the events that he competes in each season.
He began to study flight when he was 15 years old and did a lot of the groundwork required to take the next step in attaining a pilot’s license, which was flight lessons with an instructor and ultimately flying solo. A number of years passed before he completed the process to obtain his license, during which he traveled the World of Outlaws circuit in a motorhome, driving tens of thousands of miles a year.
Layton Wins at Williams Grove
Mechanicsburg, PA
— Chad Layton heard the naysayer’s after he won a World of Outlaws preliminary feature at the famed Williams Grove Speedway in 2007 and since then he had been out to show that the win in that event was not a fluke.
Home Sweet Home: Haudenschild Ready for Home State Race
Jac Haudenschild enjoys the demanding schedule that the World of Outlaws run, but he also enjoys being able to return to his home state of Ohio during the season to catch up with family and friends. He will have that chance this weekend as the series recently concluded their first East Coast swing of the season that saw them compete in a stretch of seven races in a 13-day period that kept him and his team busy.
McMahan Wins Eldora Finale
Rossburg, OH — Paul McMahan had been knocking on the door for the last few weeks as he looked for his first win of the season, racking up six Top-Five finishes in his last eight starts. He broke through on Saturday night in impressive fashion
Saldana Wins at Eldora
Rossburg, OH — Joey Saldana felt like a win slipped away from him last weekend at Jackson Speedway when he suffered a flat tire late in the going and he made up for it on Friday,
Kinser Wins at Jackson
Jackson, MN — Though it had been nearly five years since Steve Kinser raced at Jackson Speedway, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion certainly didn’t forget the fast way around the historic half-mile on Saturday night, as the series made their return to the Minnesota track.
