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Top-Five Finish In Phoenix For Kinser

30/03/2009

Quaker State Driver Finishes in Runner-Up Spot in final WoO Race at Manzanita Speedway.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series made its final visit to the semi-banked ½-mile oval of Manzanita Speedway on Saturday, March 28. Quaker State driver Steve Kinser entered the final event with nine career A-feature wins, the series' all-time leader. Almost 32 years after making his debut at the legendary track, Kinser reflected on his time spent at the track prior to Saturday's race.

"I've always enjoyed running there," said Kinser. "I've been racing there since the late 70's. It's always been a good race track for us and I've had a lot of success there. I've always enjoyed going to that area and racing, but I guess nothing lasts forever. That's just sort of the way it is."

Kinser qualified the Quaker State Maxim in the eighth position and followed his strong qualifying run with another solid showing in his heat race. Finishing second in the eight-lap heat race Kinser automatically transferred to the A-feature but made a run in the Crane Cams Dash first to determine his starting position. With a fifth-place finish in the Dash, the 20-time World of Outlaws Champions secured himself a top-five start in the A-main.

Kinser battled his longtime rival Sammy Swindell for a number of laps for the second spot a couple of different times over the course of the race. The Bloomington, Indiana native was running second in the early going of the 30-lap feature. The Quaker State driver kept pace with the leader for a number of laps en route to a second-place finish in the A-main. With his solid run, Kinser moved to within 11 points of the series points leader.

"We were pretty good," said Kinser. "I got a little loose and with the rubber coming in, I was afraid to burn the tire off, so I went a little conservative."

Kinser continued his streak of solid finishes in the start of the 2009 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. With nine races complete, the Quaker State driver has scored eight top-10 finishes several of which were top-five runs.

Next up for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is two stops in the great state of Texas. The Series will take a weekend off before returning to action on April 10 at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas followed by an appearance at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas on April 11.