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Strong Run At Eldora Spoiled

10/05/2009

Twenty-Time Champion Finishes 21st after Suffering a Broken Pinion Gear

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series headed to the famed Eldora Speedway to open its season this past weekend. After Friday night's events were cancelled because of rain Steve Kinser and his Quaker State team continued their champion run by leading much of the A-main on Saturday night before breaking a pinion gear with just over a lap remaining.

The 20-time Champion managed to finish 21st in his Quaker State Maxim, only his second finish outside the top-10 this season.

With four heat races in the books, the skies opened and the rain began to fall causing Series officials to cancel the remaining events on Friday night. Kinser, the winningest driver in the history of Eldora Speedway, had to wait until Saturday night to get back to racing action.

The Bloomington, Indiana native came out of the box strong on Saturday night qualifying the Quaker State Maxim in the 12th position. With a pair of second-place finishes in his heat race and the Crane Cams Dash, Kinser put himself on the outside of the front row to start the 30-lap A-main.

The 20-time World of Outlaws Champion took the lead on the second lap but ended up in a two-car battle swapping the top spot in the opening laps of the main event. It was on lap four that Kinser retook the lead and opened up a sizeable margin on the second-place car. Kinser remained on top of the leader board until the final laps of the race.

The Indiana native was well on his way to his second win of the 2009 season when a pinion gear broke with just two laps remaining dropping him in the field before finishing in the 21st position.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will return to action on Tuesday, May 12 at Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, Delaware. Following that event the Series moves on to Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania for a double-header on Thursday, May 14 and Friday May 15.