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by Misha Geisert, Tony Stewart Racing
PAUL MCMAHAN, No. 20 TSR/BASS PRO SHOPS/EAGLE (World of Outlaws)

WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT SERIES AT ATTICA RACEWAY PARK (ARP) AND TRI-STATE (IN) SPEEDWAY – APRIL 20 & 21

- Fri., April 20 – Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio (1/3-mile)
- McMahan timed in 16th quick in qualifying.
- Won the first heat race to earn a transfer spot in the A-main event.
- McMahan finished third in the dash event.
- McMahan finished sixth in the 40-lap A-main event, earning his fifth top-10 finish of the season.

- Sat., April 21 – Tri-State (IN) Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. (1/4-mile)
- McMahan timed in ninth quick in qualifying.
- Won the first heat race to earn a transfer spot in the A-main event.
- McMahan finished fourth in the dash event to confirm a fourth place starting position in the A-main.
- McMahan finished 18th in the 40-lap A-main event; was involved in a late-race incident that relegated the No. 20 to the rear of the field.
- McMahan is ranked 10th in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings – only 296 points behind series leader Donny Schatz.
- McMahan has earned one quick time award, one top-five finish, one dash event win, one B-main event win and five top-10 finishes thus far in 2007.

HE SAID IT…

PAUL MCMAHAN ON THE TEAM’S SOLID RUNS AT ARP AND TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY:

“Whatever we’re doing is working. The guys gave me a great car this weekend; we were really fast both nights. I feel like we’re running as well as we did in the early part of last year. It’s really a confidence booster when you can go out and move forward at-will. I was really happy with the top-10 at Attica on Friday night; that is a hard place to go forward. At Haubstadt, we had a great run going but it didn’t end up the way we’d wanted it to. Overall, I’m extremely happy with the weekend. I think the hard work the guys have been putting in is really benefiting us and it’s coming across in our finishes.”

MCMAHAN ON TAKING THE LEAD OVER STEVE KINSER AND THE LATE-RACE INCIDENT AT TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY:

“I had a good run on him [Kinser] as we went into two on the restart. I got around him but I hit the cushion and it upset the car enough that he was able to get back by me. We were really good as the race went on, and had the pass stuck I don’t think he would have been able to get back around me. A few laps later, Tim Kaeding and I were racing hard, and he drove in on the top as we went into four. I tried to go underneath him and the result was that we got together. I don’t know that it could’ve have been avoided; we were just racing and both of us were trying to gain ground. I hate it that both of the Bass Pro Shop Chevrolets ended up finished outside of the top-five, which is how we probably would have finished. The Chevy engine was great all weekend and I think we’re a step closer to getting Bass Pro Shops a victory as we head into Knoxville this weekend.”

FAST FORWARD…

- Sat. April 28 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa (1/2-mile)
- McMahan will compete in a one-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
- Knoxville Raceway is a semi-banked 1/2-mile dirt oval.
- Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. CDT; with grandstands opening at 5 p.m. Hotlaps are scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. CDT.
- Donny Schatz won the preceding WoO Sprint Series event at Knoxville Raceway on Oct. 7, 2006.
- The official Knoxville Raceway website is www.knoxvilleraceway.com.

- Sun., May 13 – SPEED — Media
- The WoO Sprint Series will return to SPEED, with the first televised event of the season debuting at 2 p.m. EDT.
- Action from the April 13 event at Eldora Speedway will be broadcast from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT.
- The WoO Sprint Series will see 20 races broadcast on SPEED and ESPN2 throughout the 2007 season.
- For a complete listing of air dates and times, log on to www.worldofoutlaws.com.

Paul McMahan, Tony Stewart Racing, World Of Outlaws