KOKOMO, Ind. — June 5, 2012 — Kraig Kinser led all but the first lap at the third round of the Kasey Kahne Challenge to secure his first World of Outlaws feature victory of the season at Kokomo Speedway.
Kinser held off a late charge from runner-up Craig Dollansky and polesitter Joey Saldana finished third, edging out KSE Hard Charger Dale Blaney for the final spot on the podium. (CLICK FOR FULL RACE REPORT)
A-Main – (40 Laps) – 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3] [$6,000]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [6] [$3,500]; 3. 9-Joey Saldana [1] [$2,000]; 4. 2-Dale Blaney [15] [$1,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [2] [$1,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [8] [$1,400]; 7. 11-Steve Kinser [17] [$1,350]; 8. 71-Daryn Pittman [7] [$1,300]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [9] [$1,250]; 10. 4-Cody Darrah [13] [$1,200]; 11. 1K-Kyle Larson [14] [$900]; 12. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [10] [$800]; 13. 44W-Austen Wheatley [22] [$700]; 14. 4S-Danny Smith [24] [$650]; 15. 63-Chad Kemenah [12] [$600]; 16. 6-Bill Rose [4] [$550]; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart [23] [$500]; 18. 4K-Kody Kinser [11] [$500]; 19. 1X-Randy Hannagan [21] [$500]; 20. 1-Sammy Swindell [5] [$500]; 21. 99-Brady Bacon [19] [$500]; 22. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [18] [$500]; 23. 54-Cap Henry [20] [$500]; 24. 28-Brian Paulus [16] [$500]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1, Kraig Kinser 2-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Dale Blaney [+11].
Qualifying – 1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 10.950; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky, 11.073; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.169; 4. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.175; 5. 4K-Kody Kinser, 11.238; 6. 6-Bill Rose, 11.266; 7. 9-Joey Saldana, 11.286; 8. 71-Daryn Pittman, 11.327; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen, 11.329; 10. 7M-Geoff Dodge, 11.329; 11. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 11.348; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.362; 13. 63-Chad Kemenah, 11.370; 14. 14K-Cole Duncan, 11.376; 15. 4-Cody Darrah, 11.387; 16. 1K-Kyle Larson, 11.392; 17. 2-Dale Blaney, 11.397; 18. 3G-Shane Stewart, 11.426; 19. 28-Brian Paulus, 11.450; 20. 11-Steve Kinser, 11.467; 21. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.493; 22. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.502; 23. 54-Cap Henry, 11.556; 24. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 11.569; 25. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 11.635; 26. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.670; 27. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.686; 28. 4S-Danny Smith, 11.739; 29. 40-Justin Grant, 12.185; 30. 46AU-Stuart Williams, 12.245; 31. 83-Wes McIntyre, 12.480.
Heat 1 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 9-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [4]; 3. 1K-Kyle Larson [6]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 5. 99-Brady Bacon [8]; 6. 28-Brian Paulus [7]; 7. 44W-Austen Wheatley [9]; 8. 63-Chad Kemenah [5]; 9. 4S-Danny Smith [10]; 10. 83-Wes McIntyre [11]; 11. 7M-Geoff Dodge [1].
Heat 2 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 71-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [1]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 4. 2-Dale Blaney [6]; 5. 54-Cap Henry [8]; 6. 11-Steve Kinser [7]; 7. 4K-Kody Kinser [3]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 9. 40-Justin Grant [10]; 10. 14K-Cole Duncan [5].
Heat 3 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 3. 6-Bill Rose [3]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 5. 4-Cody Darrah [5]; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [7]; 7. 3G-Shane Stewart [6]; 8. 1X-Randy Hannagan [8]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9]; 10. 46AU-Stuart Williams [10].
Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 9-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 4. 6-Bill Rose [2]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell [6]; 6. 7-Craig Dollansky [5]; 7. 71-Daryn Pittman [7]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [10]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [8]; 10. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [9].
B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 63-Chad Kemenah [3] [-]; 2. 4K-Kody Kinser [1] [-]; 3. 44W-Austen Wheatley [7] [-]; 4. 1X-Randy Hannagan [6] [-]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9] [-]; 6. 4S-Danny Smith [10] [-]; 7. 7M-Geoff Dodge [2] [$200]; 8. 40-Justin Grant [11] [$180]; 9. 14K-Cole Duncan [4] [$175]; 10. 83-Wes McIntyre [13] [$160]; 11. 46AU-Stuart Williams [12] [$150]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [8] [$150]; 13. 3G-Shane Stewart [5] [$150].
