{"id":20888,"date":"2014-02-10T19:23:41","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T19:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=20888"},"modified":"2014-02-10T19:23:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T19:23:41","slug":"salute-to-the-king-plus-pittmans-title-defense-kick-off-friday-at-volusia-speedway-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/salute-to-the-king-plus-pittmans-title-defense-kick-off-friday-at-volusia-speedway-park\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Salute to the King\u2019 plus Pittman\u2019s title defense kick off Friday at Volusia Speedway Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15177\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" alt=\"WoO_STP_SC_LOGO_SHADED_300-copy\" src=\"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/WoO_STP_SC_LOGO_SHADED_300-copy.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"333\" \/>BARBERVILLE, Fla. &#8211;\u00a0Feb. 10, 2014\u00a0&#8211; The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series kicks off the 2014 season onFeb. 14\u00a0during the DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park.<\/p>\n<p>This also marks the beginning of Steve Kinser&#8217;s &#8220;Salute to the King&#8221; tour marking the 20-time champion&#8217;s final run at a series title. Four of Kinser&#8217;s 576 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series A-main victories have come at Volusia, including two in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Last season&#8217;s eventual champion, Daryn Pittman, earned the victory on opening night at Volusia in his Kasey Kahne Racing Great Clips car. This time around, Pittman will begin his title defense on the fastest half-mile dirt oval in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars compete\u00a0Friday\u00a0(Feb. 14),\u00a0Saturday\u00a0(Feb. 15) and\u00a0Sunday\u00a0(Feb. 16) for three nights in the 12-night DCN line up with the World of Outlaws Late Models, the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds and UMP DIRTcar Modifieds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN<\/strong>\u00b7\u00a0Friday\u00a0through\u00a0Sunday, Feb. 14-16, at Volusia Speedway Park. Grandstands open at\u00a05 p.m.\u00a0nightly with hot laps and qualifying at\u00a06 p.m.\u00a0and racing at\u00a07:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE<\/strong>\u00b7 Volusia Speedway Park is located just 15 miles west of Ormond Beach on S.R 40. From I-95, take exit 268 west on State Rd. 40. From Highway 17, take S.R. 40, 5 miles east of Barberville. Click on the link for a map (<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQNTVKifXF-vy7nXTs0l1xHZ-UM7jHKWQjgIczletLi9wGP8b17QxttiPlpil4P1aQXWgmDiwSdtyzinmSo5i_HhSQd4KWjNf-ZaDMf8Zp6KbQxdfvgW0af\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/9BH8h<\/a>)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE TRACK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volusia Speedway Park\u00a0<\/strong>is a semi-banked, half-mile oval. The track record is 12.569 seconds by Paul McMahan on Feb. 10, 2011<\/p>\n<p><em>Previous A-Feature winners at Volusia Speedway Park:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2013 &#8211; Daryn Pittman on\u00a0Feb. 15, Terry McCarl on\u00a0Feb. 16, Danny Lasoski on\u00a0Feb 17<\/p>\n<p>2012 &#8211; Danny Lasoski on\u00a0Feb. 18, Donny Schatz on\u00a0Feb. 19, Craig Dollansky on\u00a0Feb. 19<\/p>\n<p>2011 &#8211; Steve Kinser on\u00a0Feb. 11, Steve Kinser on\u00a0Feb. 12, Jason Sides on\u00a0Feb. 13<\/p>\n<p>2010 &#8211; Donny Schatz on Feb. 6, Steve Kinser on Feb. 7<\/p>\n<p>2009 &#8211; Donny Schatz on Feb. 6, Joey Saldana on Feb. 7, Donny Schatz on Feb. 8<\/p>\n<p>2008 &#8211; Craig Dollansky on Feb. 8, Jason Meyers on Feb. 9, Danny Lasoski on Feb. 10<\/p>\n<p>2007 &#8211; Donny Schatz on Feb. 9, Kerry Madsen on Feb. 10, Daryn Pittman on Feb. 10<\/p>\n<p>2006 &#8211; Chad Kemenah on Feb. 9, Joey Saldana on Feb. 10<\/p>\n<p>2005 &#8211; Jeff Shepard on\u00a0Feb. 11, Steve Kinser on\u00a0Feb. 13<\/p>\n<p>1981 &#8211; Doug Wolfgang on Feb. 9<\/p>\n<p><strong>TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Tickets for the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park can be purchased by visiting<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQmYBhbzlcWKlOD5_7Pn-S_7DClVwQjdHK81UMBI-NBe64x8A7DQO4ahDUVQ9qEjsWpKN3w3dbkt9xtZ17J8Y-Jztx1Cp27UAVWQtcWX6XUR4mmt2jlnLODRTpknA75los=\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.WorldofOutlaws.com\/<wbr \/>tickets<\/a>\u00a0or by calling 877-395-8606.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DRIVER INFO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cody Darrah &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFS54mm3iftkAZ1ecK_O-0y1-TZVpvdHP-7pncyW07MEJzj28xdGGPAVY2ncM6xaWuJeOSsfYmf5hoUszbK1TsuTJ8UAO9lSmPhU5jyGPKYZRMShHdWLrVPb\" target=\"_blank\">CodyDarrah.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tim Kaeding &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFSyngIAIAqSK-4t_uecXpT_pkvabv6DMxcYhSuEFgWvyxAlnh4voT031hPvac1bfAJjgAtqDnObE3VPyBPOm7-l60Vj77RzEhbFTuda1jd19BEXFDRhoQmN\" target=\"_blank\">TKaedingracing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chad Kemenah &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFSETOyCBuiEo4F9stHLCLGbmVmgz372L-XIcN_9_-D9GAzDqC38-OhnIU78FuHAyKmdedVqNWIWfe5eBhta6QSaLRQfVZbfw5_ArUV4sh32vU3P6H0et0iK\" target=\"_blank\">ChadKemenah.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kraig Kinser &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFTYm-2UDgE4j2gbKGd4119lTbLULJbCGCqp812QwKCN7u5aAJG666EODPWTXqG9M2MxvaUreBYhcaKVuS9w8JECVEPMfyQ1QTlg4br4YdR_btd4CU0AytzH\" target=\"_blank\">KraigKinser.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steve Kinser &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFTPcE_y2H4MGJC_VLUnv_LDOe0OYv6NSTTrdjI0MTdCJC5x_u_PqaHJozZ5bEtpDbRU9NwRh06_-Yh7KUY-7xvxClzv6F0pqlVJCIMm0AbnNb-p8wwrAZIJ\" target=\"_blank\">SteveKinser.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kerry Madsen &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFSSTpDTiNzjmRaYSDk6b1nro9CLt4zG786a8LOwEt-b-ESG0CDWfcWaX8aLhLOQm5zJmL6DYDltWQDcVZuPD7NVGUNesqm14Q9qml4zgguzTXhmaSsDpLsn\" target=\"_blank\">KenericRacing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paul McMahan &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQX5L2AtQiI6sdbhTdvTF2cHaLGokp8n-Mv2wiMVvS3fPdkZno6SpBb0zh9BKmyVDaN_0WIseUQD0o1x2b9wafMqsJmtW66rw6R_j64e0s1mosTemAX9eMG5uEaCPWxrSc=\" target=\"_blank\">PaulMcMahanRacing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daryn Pittman &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFT8DgIPmZyPzp3SK9v0Ko6GEsln-bF79EKVxYfzxcQv0f6JPycdnf4pnv3oYO_RdS6guhlHDBPX1jDL5jhhPxR0hYOY6y4_yaU-iFY05aSH7aTn9BmQz2Yu\" target=\"_blank\">DarynPittman.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Rose &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFSOrZkg__YWR7Uw5rvWRIsu8xw3ZWNQ4n6lLFu_9rTJPJADGCB6P6Ay9t7O8lNb36YdTsrK7u_lDeLQm-yNDAjVNPK5d___NrLaW1NA0LqtzfjYGnchfxC3\" target=\"_blank\">BillRoseRacing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joey Saldana &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFT5P03LF5qSxsfW8VEXiiM9lTzqhKu1XnS91MpyoTjM5w2imWZBTD4MCD-BvvKqL8XLn94qBJQfEK5utNrrXS6_EAzln0gnxDq3TrzZH9QQ2V0DUfXVwKwEneo4mM7vHro=\" target=\"_blank\">JoeySaldanaRacing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donny Schatz &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFRaYoaOuYXJCqT1xdVsEXyH2oVUdPGKNaW_Zc32hbJa7kP3bQupSby87DP0NtJWhhKWdymnMHXTvkrbIbci7XjxQjeR5ugX5R6Q_hBMxTirUYIUHjELHUEy\" target=\"_blank\">DonnySchatz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logan Schuchart &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFRU_6g0nupWPz0msGniGdnvRrWhfVI0QYQkOYLabVvJumUlmRZAuVpZcYYHmEG4uxNp_67CCEMDrQMwUapBmRgZzyNjY2-xh-lLDFb39of1pQ==\" target=\"_blank\">Shark1s.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Sides &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQFx-HsPkhJdzQ-pn_LV_dQQ1YDtUD19QgCGxLtZKa_XnejDlyMBqX4q8cYFwQE52HzNJNcF2UQWtuOfpSEAWq4RGqhh9h6KB08iCEaaCKM7JLu-JW9ffii\" target=\"_blank\">SidesMotorsports.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sammy Swindell &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQLlKsUn57fAlgg5LK_NYAz7LTScmHUC_b6jsHEkisMwNaIWaB5_nKWzHytY_5wlrpTp_w5jzln2vuchfFq1kZyD2jI6dABidnelCfebeL_V3VGVBMtArIDlsJLdObu6TABejUaV6CQ0A==\" target=\"_blank\">SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.<wbr \/>com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more driver information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFSXk-__1B2aVoR6fDLvoCnlyEEuV6z74yagg2IieKAaDYv4DqlFqiptLqyAY-b7YJI8u5rLS996BbWU-e4P11rFavV31mDRHzNXTOMCx9ofnU1SDIU8_Iqt\" target=\"_blank\">WoOsprint.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH LIVE:<\/strong>\u00a0Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action for all of the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with live streaming video available every night from Volusia at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFR0nbj38vKCrwBMgPgiS0tD9VHaB-0LPyY1cwNneI5HbdMOokU-Ul6CsPLhSnAOlCtkGkdXwi4x0NDx6kpnSuwPlg4FuVKU8nA_OTA-ovwuZ6xtWNxI3FEf\" target=\"_blank\">DIRTVision.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOLLOW ONLINE:\u00a0<\/strong>Live updates are available all night long via Twitter by following\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQf5jV9We6n_zZ5WByE1AgHjt4gimudR2Jak0ZasNxDDMxtARbez1op9NJ_Mh5_7RSToqO8ALwlWr88Y17UV5WT2-8o_8IC_LLCjU9n2QzXSLzFppgEaXcrCugdYv3B8rs=\" target=\"_blank\">@WorldofOutlaws<\/a>\u00a0or by following real-time timing-and-scoring at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFQeTmIJVbOxn3eW5mPZtlm0oI4FRP-ET50oXe1coka-lRBll_ndG-ZrknkLbKli1obEhoSmPD8CXPHR0yfjx4WiaOOzlWqhApnoMpAD0RnCeQ==\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.WoOSprint.com<\/a>. Fans can interact with each other through the new chat function at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001IE7ag1BCmFTgJdZunODnNOJgVN35ayqA7ef8MfrsRfYiUO1p6D8N76jEwbBgedQ-OYSrgF0w5ZhewahaujTduk-iU2y7tWUIzrWiUn07b4UjE8iW9xghpw==\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.DIRTVision.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UP NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races into The Dirt Track at Las Vegas for the FVP Outlaw Showdown on\u00a0March 5-6.<\/p>\n<p><em>The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: American Racing Custom Wheels (Official Custom Wheel), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Lincoln Welders (Official Welder), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Bruce High Performance Transporters, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Sweet Manufacturing, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: ButlerBuilt, Intercomp, J&amp;J Auto Racing, Jake&#8217;s Carts, Racing Electronics, S&amp;S Volvo and TNT Rescue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARBERVILLE, Fla. &#8211;\u00a0Feb. 10, 2014\u00a0&#8211; The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series kicks off the 2014 season onFeb. 14\u00a0during the DIRTcar Nationals Presented by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"publish_to_discourse":"","publish_post_category":"","wpdc_auto_publish_overridden":"","wpdc_topic_tags":"","wpdc_pin_topic":"","wpdc_pin_until":"","discourse_post_id":"","discourse_permalink":"","wpdc_publishing_response":"","wpdc_publishing_error":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,3,61,72,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-front-page-news","category-racing-news","category-sprint-cars","category-volusia-speedway-park"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20891,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20888\/revisions\/20891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}