Tim Kaeding moved into the top spot when Joey Saldana and Cody Darrah collide while racing for the lead, and went on to score the WoO Sprint Car Series victory at Tri-State Speedway Saturday night. Photo by Mike Miefert/Courtesy WoO Media
Tim Kaeding watched as Joey Saldana and Cody Darrah leaned on each other for 24 laps in a battle for the lead Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN before the two collided, ending their nights and putting Kaeding in prime position for his third World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
After Saldana and Darrah swapped the lead four times in the first half of the race, Kaeding took command on lap 25, fought off David Gravel in heavy traffic down the stretch, and earned the second victory in his five career starts at the high-banked, quarter-mile oval. Gravel wound up second with Paul McMahan, Dale Blaney and Kerry Madsen rounding out the top five in the 40-lap A-main.
“We put ourselves in contention right at the get-go,” said Kaeding, of San Jose, CA. “We had a great racecar all night. We just tippy-toed around there for the first half of the race, watching Joey and Cody. They got racing a little bit too hard and crashed and we kind of fell into it and definitely got the win. I’m going to take it and be happy about it.”
Once in front, Kaeding put his car on the top of the banking while Gravel tried the bottom. The final 15 laps were run caution-free.
“We kind of knew this place was going to get up on the curb,” Kaeding said. “That’s something we get back home a lot. David Gravel showed his nose there a little bit at the end. Props to him, subbing for Bill Rose he’s done an awesome job for him. I hope somebody puts him on the road. He’d be a good commodity for this sport.”
Gravel was more interested in winning a second career Outlaw victory, and nearly pulled off the feat but Kaeding wouldn’t be denied.
“Lapped cars were starting to be a factor there late in the race,” said Gravel, of Watertown, Conn. “I just went where he wasn’t. We were close, just a little short.”
After struggling in the past two events, McMahan rebounded at Tri-State. He posted his third quick-time of the season then raced in the top five throughout the A-main to wind up third, which helped to propel him to second in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship standings behind leader Daryn Pittman.
“Any time you’re on the podium it’s a good night,” said McMahan, a California native who lives near Nashville, TN. “We had a pretty good car, quick time and had a good run in the dash. It just wasn’t very good on restarts at the end. David got by me on a restart. I was kind of stuck behind Joey there but I don’t think I could have held David back. A top three for the CJB Motorsports car is a good night, we’ve been having a little bit of bad luck the last couple of races so to come back here with a brand new motor that Paul Kistler just delivered to us and run on the podium is a good night.”
Points-leader Pittman sustained a flat left rear tire in a multi-car incident four laps into the A-main. He charged back to finish ninth, earning his 14th top-10 finish in 16 races this season.
Next up for the Outlaws is a return to the Salina (OK) Highbanks on Friday, April 26. Visit www.woosprint.com for more info.
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series
Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, IN
Race Results – April 20, 2013
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2. 6-David Gravel
3. 51-Paul McMahan
4. 2-Dale Blaney
5. 29-Kerry Madsen
6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild
7. 11-Steve Kinser
8. 11K-Kraig Kinser
9. 7-Craig Dollansky
10. W20-Greg Wilson
11. 15-Donny Schatz
12. 63-Chad Kemenah
13. 1-Sammy Swindell
14. 99-Brady Bacon
15. 9-Daryn Pittman
16. 13-Jason Leffler
17. 7S-Jason Sides
18. 82-Lucas Wolfe
19. O5-Brad Loyet
20. 49-Brad Sweet
21. 71M-Joey Saldana
22. 4-Cody Darrah
23. 4S-Danny Smith
24. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
25. 59-Jac Haudenschild
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