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MARK KINSER ROARS IN HAGERSTOWN OPENER By Richard Day HAGERSTOWN, MD (May 27) - After spinning out of the lead in successive events, Mark Kinser was looking to reverse his team's fortunes when ...

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MARK KINSER ROARS IN HAGERSTOWN OPENER By Richard Day HAGERSTOWN, MD (May 27) - After spinning out of the lead in successive events, Mark Kinser was looking to reverse his team's fortunes when the World of Outlaws opened a double-feature event Saturday at Hagerstown Speedway. That's exactly what he did, breaking Hagerstown's one-lap record and leading all 20 laps for his fourth Preliminary Feature victory of the year. "We've had some bad luck racing through lapped traffic the last two events," Mark told the near-capacity crowd from victory lane. "Hopefully, this will turn things around for us." Mark trimmed .081 seconds off the previous one-lap record, rounding Hagerstown's semi-banked, 1/2-mile oval in 18.812 seconds, to earn his eighth Ecowater Fast-Time Award of the year. He earned the right to start the Preliminary Feature on the front row by following Second Snap-on Tools Heat Race winner Steve Kinser across the finish line in the Vivarin Dash. The feature was delayed twice before the green flag flew for a full lap, however. Jeff Swindell surrendered his second-row starting position when he drove the #7TW Gold Eagle Maxim into the pit area so his crew could fix a suspension problem. Then Jeff's Two Winners Racing teammate, Greg Hodnett, suffered a flat left rear tire when he collided with Dave Blaney on the original start. The Kinser cousins raced wheel-to-wheel down the front straightaway within seconds after the green flag fell. Mark took the lead with a high move into the second corner and quickly opened a comfortable margin. He was eight car-lengths ahead of Steve within two laps, and was a half-straightaway ahead by the end of the third lap. As "The Buckeye Bullet" raced back through the field into seventh place, Mark entered lapped traffic during lap five. Mark still had a half-straightaway advantage when debris on the racing surface brought out the caution flag seven laps into the race. Within two laps after the race resumed, Mark put 10 car-lengths between him and his closest pursuers. He was 15 car-lengths ahead when he caught the backmarkers again during the 11th lap. With Skoal Outlaw Series point standings leader Jac Haudenschild challenging him for the runner-up spot, Steve caught Mark with seven laps remaining. Three laps later, Mark executed a quick move around two lapped cars in turn four to maintain the lead. Steve, relentless in his pursuit of the lead, reeled in Mark again within a lap. He passed Fred Rahmer, Swindell and Mark in the second corner to take the lead. A first-turn collision involving Blaney and Randy Hannagan brought out the caution flag before Steve completed the 17th lap, however, nullifying the move. The race resumed with Mark up front and Rahmer and Swindell ahead of Steve. Mark was unchallenged during the final three laps, and won with eight car-lengths to spare. "Dad (Karl Kinser, Mark's car owner and crew chief) did a great job of setting up the car," Mark said. "I'd like to thank him and my sponsors Wirtgen, Goodyear, Ray Williams and Maxim." "The Wild Child" and Andy Hillenburg earned the other two guaranteed starting positions in Sunday's Snap-on Tools Dash by finishing third and fourth, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 in the Preliminary Feature were 13th-starting Stevie Smith, Danny Lasoski, Hodnett, Aaron Berryhill, Ed Lynch, Jr., and Blaney. WoO 1995 WORLD OF OUTLAWS/SKOAL OUTLAW SERIES Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD, Saturday, May 27, Preliminary Program Qualifications: 1. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 15.812 (new one-lap record); 2. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 16.009; 3. Donnie Kreitz, Jr., Kreitz 69K, 16.048; 4. Andy Hillenburg, Hillenburg 2, 16.149; 5. Randy Hannagan, Hannagan 1x, 16.204; 6. Jeff Swindell, Two Winners 7TW, 16.210; 7. Jac Haudenschild, Elden 22, 16.275; 8. Greg Hodnett, Two Winners 8TW, 16.316; 9. Dave Blaney, Luna 10, 16.328; 10. Danny Lasoski, Sonner 47, 16.382; 11. Jeff Shepard, Poston 15, 16.557; 12. Ed Lynch, Jr., Lynch 2L, 16.584; 13. Stevie Smith, Motter 71M, 16.633; 14. Aaron Berryhill, Berryhill 97, 16.674; 15. Lance Blevins, Blevins 21L, 16.701; 16. Joe Gaerte, Hamilton 77, 16.722; 17. Brian Paulus, Paulus 28, 16.745; 18. Van Gurley, Jr., Gurley 3B, 16.797; 19. Fred Rahmer, Apple Motorsports 12, 16.802; 20. Phil Walter, Fry 88, 17.153; 21. Tim Kuhn, Kuhn 11K, 17.560; 22. Tom Toedter, Toedter 14, 17.922. First Snap-on Tools Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Jac Haudenschild, 2. Andy Hillenburg, 3. Stevie Smith, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Mark Kinser, 6. Joe Gaerte, 7. Fred Rahmer, 8. Tom Toedter. (first eight qualified for the Preliminary Feature) Second Snap-on Tools Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Aaron Berryhill, 3. Randy Hannagan, 4. Greg Hodnett, 5. Brian Paulus, 6. Phil Walter, 7. Jeff Shepard. (first seven qualified for the Preliminary Feature) Third Snap-on Tools Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Van Gurley, Jr., 2. Lance Blevins, 3. Ed Lynch, Jr., 4. Donnie Kreitz, Jr., 5. Jeff Swindell, 6. Dave Blaney, 7. Tim Kuhn. (first seven qualified for the Preliminary Feature) Vivarin Dash (five laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Mark Kinser, 3. Andy Hillenburg, 4. Jeff Swindell, 5. Jac Haudenschild, 6. Donnie Kreitz, Jr., 7. Greg Hodnett, 8. Randy Hannagan. (finish determined the first eight starting positions in the Preliminary Feature) Preliminary Feature (20 laps): 1. Mark Kinser ($4,010); 2. Steve Kinser ($2,310); 3. Jac Haudenschild ($1,610); 4. Andy Hillenburg ($1,410); 5. Stevie Smith ($1,260); 6. Danny Lasoski ($1,160); 7. Greg Hodnett ($1,110); 8. Aaron Berryhill ($1,060); 9. Ed Lynch, Jr. ($1,035); 10. Dave Blaney ($1,010); 11. Donnie Kreitz, Jr. ($910); 12. Jeff Swindell ($710); 13. Fred Rahmer ($610); 14. Lance Blevins ($510); 15. Joe Gaerte ($310); 16. Tim Kuhn ($310); 17. Randy Hannagan ($260); 18. Brian Paulus ($260); 19. Van Gurley, Jr. ($260); 20. Tom Toedter ($260); 21. Jeff Shepard ($260); 22. Phil Walter ($260). Lap leader: Mark Kinser 1-20 Ecowater Fast-Time Award winner: Mark Kinser WoO

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