Written by:
Tony Veneziano
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09/03/2008 - 03:35 PM
Chico, California
With a win at Ocean Speedway, Steve Kinser picked up his 550th career A-Feature win with the World of Outlaws. (Photo: worldofoutlaws.com) ยป More Photos
The 55th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway is just around the corner for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, September 4-6. The winner of the storied event will again receive $50,000 this season.
Steve Kinser leads all drivers with 12 wins in the Gold Cup, with the most recent of those triumphs coming in 2005. He picked up his first victory in the event in 1978. The 20-time Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion has a total of 22 wins during his career at Silver Dollar Speedway and has racked up nearly 50 Top-10 finishes in his career at the high-banked ¼-mile. He has won six times this season to bring his career total to 549 A-Feature triumphs.
Jac Haudenschild is a two-time Gold Cup winner, having taken the checkered flag in 1998 and 1999. The native of Wooster, Ohio has also won the Mini Gold Cup at the track three times in his career and has a total of six wins at the ¼-mile. He finished second last season in the Gold Cup, after turning in a fourth-place performance on his qualifying night. In his career at Silver Dollar Speedway, Haudenschild has 33 Top-Five finishes. He has one victory this season in World of
Joey Saldana, the reigning Gold Cup winner led all 40 laps to win the $50,000 top prize last season, after also claiming a victory on the second preliminary night of the event. He has three career wins at the track, and turned some extra laps there earlier this season competing in the Mini Gold Cup. He recently won $25,000 at Skagit Speedway in Washington.
Donny Schatz, the two-time defending World of Outlaws champion won the Gold Cup in 2004, also claiming a preliminary feature win that season. He finished fifth last season in the event and has 15 career Top-10 finishes at Silver Dollar Speedway. He leads the World of Outlaws with 13 A-Feature wins this season, as he chases his third consecutive title, and has finished in the Top-10 in all but one event this season.
Daryn Pittman won the Gold Cup in 2006, and made history, becoming the first driver to earn $50,000 for winning the event. He also was victorious on a preliminary night at the event in 2000. He has four career Top-10 finishes in the Gold Cup and 12 Top-10 finishes at Silver Dollar Speedway in his career. He has won four times this season, including the $50,000 Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway.
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