Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap

Sun on Friday, Rain on Saturday

The World of Outlaws Series stopped by Plymouth Speedway on Friday night in Plymouth, Ind. – a track KKR has ran very well at in the past – for their next stop of their 90-race schedule. Sweet and the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet/Sage Fruit/ASE team finished fifth while Daryn Pittman and the Great Clips/Sage Fruit/ASE team came home in eighth.

The race the following night in Haubstadt, Ind. was called early due to rain. It has been rescheduled for May 14th.

Our next event is Friday May 5 at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo.

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☔️ Mother Nature Wins Back-To-Back Races ☔️

Heavy rain cancelled both races that were scheduled last weekend – Friday in West Memphis, Ark. (rescheduled for May 3) and Saturday in Pevely, Mo. (cancelled).

The debut of the 2017 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet/Sage Fruit/ASE scheme on Brad Sweet’s No. 49 will have to wait until Friday at Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Ind. Brad is the defending race winner of the event.

The upcoming World of Outlaws schedule is a favorite stretch for the KKR teams, Daryn Pittman cut his teeth as a young racer in Pennsylvania and has multiple wins at New Egypt Speedway the last four seasons.

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Sweet Wrangles ’em in Texas

Brad Sweet and the No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS/Sage Fruit/ASE team picked up win number two on the season on Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. The World of Outlaws visited Gator Motorplex on Thursday for a rain make-up date, followed by a two-night show at Devil’s Bowl on Friday and Saturday.

Sweet and company narrowly won on Friday night as well, crossing the start/finish line just 0.138 seconds behind race winner Jason Johnson.

Kasey Kahne debuted the No. 4 iRacing/Sage Fruit/ASE car during the weekend, starting the feature at Gator from the second spot. However a mid-race crash would end the No. 4 teams night early. Daryn Pittman and the No. 9 Great Clips/Sage Fruit/ASE team was caught up in the same multi-car incident.

The series heads to West Memphis, Arkansas on Friday.

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Sweet rolls off more podiums, Pittman remains fifth in points

Following the two races in Arizona last week, Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman continue their fight for the championship. Sweet and the No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS/Sage Fruit/ASE team have captured seven top-five finishes in the last eight races.

Daryn Pittman and the No. 9 Great Clips/Sage Fruit/ASE maintain their fifth spot in the standings as we head into three events in Texas this weekend.

Kasey will make his season debut in the No. 4 iRacing/Sage Fruit/ASE car with the Outlaws tomorrow night in Willis, Texas. He’ll also compete Friday and Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas.

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Sweet captures back-to-back quick times, Pittman moves to fifth in standings

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series held two races in California last week, closing out a seven-race stretch in the Golden State.

Friday at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif. was a tough night for both teams. The No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS/Sage Fruit/ASE team caught a rut and got into the wall with the right rear corner of the car during the feature. Crew chief Kale Kahne and team worked to get the car back out on the track, but weren’t quite able to complete repairs in time. Daryn and the No. 9 Great Clips/Sage Fruit/ASE team had a rare “off night,” finishing the feature in 20th.

Both teams rebounded the following night at Perris with Brad capturing another quick time and battling for the win in the feature, eventually coming home second. Daryn ran very strong all night and captured his eighth top-10 of the year finishing seventh, moving the team into the top-5 in the championship standings.

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Sweet Wins in Stockton

Brad Sweet and the No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS/ASE/Sage Fruit team won their first race of the season, and first in NAPA colors, on Saturday night in Stockton, Calif. Daryn Pittman and the No. 9 Great Clips/ASE/Sage Fruit team didn’t have the qualifying effort they were looking for, but showed championship caliber resiliency and battled back through the heats to earn a 10th-place starting spot in the feature, eventually coming home in sixth when the checkered flags flew in the A-main.

Last night in Placerville, Calif. was the third annual Brad Sweet’s Short Track Showdown at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif. For the past three years, Brad has promoted the race bringing the Outlaws back to his home track. With a sold out crowd, solid car count and great track conditions, it’s been one of the more popular races on the Outlaws schedule.

Brad finished the feature around the 1/4 mile bullring in third, and Daryn came home with another sixth-place finish. The strong runs by the No. 9 team over the past few races have propelled them from sixth to fourth in the point standings.

The KKR teams head to Hanford (Calif.) tomorrow night and then Perris (Calif.) on Saturday.

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Thunderbowl Raceway

Brad Sweet and the No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS team captured a pair of podium finishes in back-to-back nights at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. last weekend. Daryn Pittman and the No. 9 Great Clips team didn’t have the night they were looking for on Friday with an 11th-place finish, but they came back swinging on Saturday by narrowly winning the feature in a wheel-to-wheel battle with Brad Sweet and Donny Schatz.

The KKR teams head to Stockton Dirt Track this weekend for another two-day show. Friday’s scheduled race at Stockton was cancelled early this morning due to Friday’s weather forecast, but Saturday’s is currently on as scheduled.

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Vegas > California

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car series was at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas this weekend for back to back nights on Thursday and Friday. A great crowd, packed pit area, and tough track conditions are the norm for the 1/2 mile track located about 13 miles northeast of downtown Las Vegas.

Both KKR teams battled relentlessly bringing home a pair of top-10 finishes Saturday night. The No. 49 team is currently tied for second in points, and the No. 9 team is sixth.

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Quick stop in Texas the headed out west

Just a quick update this week. The Outlaws had two races scheduled in Texas over the weekend: a new track in Kilgore on Friday and then over to Willis on Saturday. Friday was a good night for KKR with both cars qualifying in the top-10. Brad and the No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS team finished fourth in the feature and Daryn and the No. 9 Great Clips team came home in 10th. The track took rubber early which made it extremely difficult to pass.

Saturday in Willis was rained out, and rescheduled for April 13.

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And here…we…go.

Five races down, 87 to go – the 2017 season has officially kicked off. The Kasey Kahne Racing teams were in Barberville, Florida over the weekend for a five-day show at Volusia Speedway Park.

The Wednesday and Thursday shows were with the Arctic Cat All-Star Circuit of Champions series, with the World of Outlaw series official starting their season on Friday night at Volusia. Continue reading Kasey Kahne Racing–And here we go… →

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New season, new partners, new people and 1,000,000 views

We’re less than a week away from the 2017 World of Outlaws season, as the KKR teams prepare to head out to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida early next week. We will run with the All-Star Circuit of Champions on Wednesday and Thursday night, and The World of Outlaws season will officially kick off Friday night with three straight nights of racing through Sunday.

We’d like to welcome NAPA AUTO PARTS to the KKR family! They will split the season with Ollie’s Bargain Outlet on Brad Sweet’s No. 49 team, and Great Clips returns to the No. 9 with 2013 champion Daryn Pittman behind the wheel.

Championship winning crew chief Kale Kahne will move from the No. 9 to the No. 49 car this season, while Pennsylvania crew chief Eric Prutzman joins the family and will oversee the No. 9 team.

Fans are thirsty for the season to get started, as illustrated by some fun posts we’ve had on social media the past week. A video posted to KKR’s Facebook page of the No. 49 idling behind the shop got over 1.2 million views, and a video of the No. 9 on track during our Volusia test last week hit over 700,000 screens.

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Results recap week of October 16th – 23rd

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series headed to Kansas and Oklahoma this past weekend for two rain out make up dates. KKR grabbed wins both nights and finished 1-2 Friday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City.

The 2016 season comes to a close this weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

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Results recap from September – October

As The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season winds down, here’s a look at the results from the past month-and-a-half.

Daryn and the Great Clips/Sage Fruit/ASE team maintain second in the points standings, while Brad and the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet/Razor-Back Tools/Sage Fruit/ASE team sits fourth and has the most quick time awards of the year at 13.

Only five races remain on the 2016 90-race schedule, with the World Finals taking place at the Dirt Track at Charlotte October 27-29.

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Busy month of May; both KKR teams in top three of championship standings

May is always a crazy month in the Charlotte area, but it’s a good one. With two consecutive weeks of racing and our annual Fan Day being held, there’s a lot of great fans at KKR to check the facility out. Continue reading Kasey Kahne Racing – Results Recap →

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KKR wins four out of last five World of Outlaw Races

It’s been a red-hot week for both KKR teams. Brad and Daryn both have won two races each in the last five events, with Daryn grabbing back-to-back victories after a hard crash racing for the lead at Bakersfield.

Brad maintains a 93-point lead in the standings over Shane Stewart, while Daryn maintains his spot in fourth.

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Kasey gets in on the action, wins at Lincoln Speedway

The Easter off week brought some much deserved R & R to the KKR teams, but it provided the perfect opportunity for Kasey to get back behind the wheel of a sprint car and he did so in great fashion by winning Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway (PA).

Last week Pittman and the Great Clips team found some momentum finishing second two straight nights the second of which was special – Placerville was the track where he was involved in a hard crash with Jason Johnson and broke his collar bone. Pittman also jumped two spots in the points from fifth to third, while Brad maintains his point lead.

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Sweet continues to lead points as the west coast swing begins

Brad Sweet continues his hot start to the 2016 World of Outlaws season by capturing two more podium finishes at Las Vegas and a fifth-place finish at Arizona Speedway over the weekend. The No. 49 team continues to lead the championship standings as the first west coast swing of the season starts Friday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.

Daryn Pittman and the Great Clips team had strong runs at Las Vegas, with a near-win Friday night at the 1/2 mile track, but a broken suspension late in the race at Arizona Speedway relegated the team to an 18th-place finish on Sunday night.

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Sweet edges Pittman in another photo finish; Pittman wins following night

Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman continued their hot streaks as the World of Outlaws stopped in Texas for two races on their way to the west coast. On Friday night, Pittman held the lead at Cotton Bowl Speedway until the final turn, when Sweet was able to just beat him to the line to pick up the No. 49 team’s third win in the first four races in the season.

The following night at Royal Purple Raceway, Daryn and the Great Clips team dominated by leading the race from flag-to-flag and picking up their first win of the season.

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2016 is off to a flying start!

The World of Outlaws season opening weekend was this past Friday thru Sunday at Volusia Speedway Park in Ocala, Florida and it couldn’t have gone better for KKR. Brad and the No. 49 Razor-Back Professional Tools team won the first and third night while finishing second in between.

Daryn an the No. 9 Great Clips team were quick time in qualifying two of the three nights, while finished second to Brad night one by a nose on a final lap pass. The highlights of that crazy finish are below.

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Sweet Notches KKR’s ninth and tenth wins on the season; Pittman surges in the point standings

After missing one race earlier in the season with a broken collar bone, Daryn Pittman and the No. 9 Great Clips/Sage Fruit/ASE team has made a late season surge moving from sixth to fourth in the season points.

Brad Sweet and the No. 49 team has found victory lane three times since the addition of crew chief Lee Stauffer, including this past Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway in a race that brought the crowd to their feet with a hard fought battle with Daryn, who finished in a close second.

The final weekend of the 2015 World of Outlaws Season is this weekend at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the World Finals.