Paul McMahan Weekly Racing Update
PAUL MCMAHAN, No. 20 TSR/BASS PRO SHOPS/EAGLE (World of Outlaws)
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY – AUGUST 9 - 11
• Thus., Aug. 9 – Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (1/2-mile)
• Finished fifth in the 25-lap A-main.
• Set quick time in 50 car field. Established a new Knoxville Nationals track record at 14.817 seconds.
• Finished fourth in the first heat race.
• Came away from the first preliminary feature as the high point leader for the Knoxville Nationals with 483 points.
• Fri., Aug. 10 – Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (1/2-mile)
• Finished eighth in the Factory Value Parts World Challenge invitational.
• Entered Knoxville Nationals ranked second in event points.
• Sat., Aug. 11 – Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (1/2-mile)
• Finished seventh in the A-scramble event.
• Ranked second in event points entering A-main.
• Point position earned McMahan an outside front row starting spot for the 47th Annual SuperClean Knoxville Nationals.
• Sat., Aug. 11 – Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway (1/2-mile)
• Finished fifth in the 30-lap Knoxville Nationals A-main.
• McMahan scored his best-ever event finish after starting on the outside pole.
• To date:
• McMahan has won two WoO Sprint Series feature events this season.
• He’s currently ranked seventh in the WoO Sprint Series standings with 6,666 points.
• McMahan has also earned six fast time awards, 11 top-five finishes and 28 top-10 finishes in WoO Sprint Series competition.
HE SAID IT…
PAUL MCMAHAN ON THE TEAM’S PERFORMANCE IN THE KNOXVILLE NATIONALS EVENT:
Comments following the team’s fifth place run in the Knoxville Nationals A-main finale:
“You know, I’ve always said I wanted to finish in the top-five in the Knoxville Nationals. Now that I’ve done that, it’s not good enough. I really want to win this race now, more so than ever. I will win this race. It’s just a matter of time. It has taken some drivers a long time to win the A-main here but that’s what we’re going to focus on from this point on. I can’t wait to get back here next year to take another shot at it. My number was on the scoring pylon every time I hit the track this weekend and next year we’re going to make sure it’s at the top of it.”
Comments regarding the shock change that the No. 20 TSR team performed under the red flag in the 30-lap A-main finale:
“From the start of the race I was fighting the car. We just had the wrong shock on to start the race. The Chevy engine was perfect. It had been all week. I just felt like I was driving a car that had a flat right rear tire for the better part of the race. When we came in under the red and they put the second shock on the car really improved. It was just one of those deals where the smallest adjustment made the difference. We hung in there and put a top five on the board for the night.”
Comments following the team’s fifth place run in the Thursday night (August 9) preliminary:
“Coming to Knoxville is always a lot of added pressure you put on yourself. You get so sick to your stomach before qualifying, and we were able to click off a good lap and be quick time, then the pressure rebuilds on you having to start 10th in the heat race and get into the top four to make the A-main. I was fortunate enough to have a good start and get to fourth in the heat race. It takes a lot of pressure off of me so I can just to go out and do my job and drive the Bass Pro Shops Chevy car to the front.”
“Just being locked into the main event is the big thing, but to be to the high point guy and to be in that scramble is just phenomenal for us. I’ve had a lot of bad luck running here at Knoxville, and just everything went my way tonight. The Paul Kistler Chevy motors are just ripping. This is probably the best motor I’ve had all year long.”
FAST FORWARD…
• Tues., Aug. 14 – Nodak Speedway in Minot, N.D. (3/8-mile oval)
• McMahan will compete in a one-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
• Nodak Speedway is a 3/8-mile oval.
• Grandstands will open at 4:30 p.m. CDT.
• Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. CDT.
• McMahan did not compete at the facility in 2006 due to a scheduling conflict with the team’s commitment to the National Sprint Tour Series.
• Tickets can be purchased by calling 815-344-2023 or by visiting to www.slspromotions.com.
• The official Nodak Speedway Web site is www.nodakraceclub.com.
• Fri. Aug. 17 and Sat., Aug. 18 – Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (3/8-mile oval)
• McMahan will compete in a two-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
• Events mark the start of the Gold Rush Tour.
• Castrol Raceway is a 3/8-mile high-banked oval.
• Pit gates will open to teams at 2 p.m. MDT. Grandstand gates will open at 4 p.m.
• Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. MDT.
• The two-day event will mark the series first appearance at the facility.
• Tickets can be purchased by calling 815-344-2023 or by visiting www.slspromotions.com.
• The official Castrol Raceway Web site is www.castrolraceway.com.
WoO SPRINT SERIES TELEVISION & RADIO INFORMATION…
Coming Up Next…
• Tues., Aug. 14 – World of Outlaws Sprint Series on SPEED
• Two hours of highlights from the Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway on August 8 - 11 will be broadcast on SPEED.
• The event will air at 2 p.m. EDT. For more information, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
• Sun., Sept. 2 – World of Outlaws Sprint Series on SPEED
• Action from the WoO Sprint Series event at Skagit Raceway on August 24 will be broadcast on SPEED.
• The event will air at 12 p.m. EDT. For more information, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
WoO Sprint Series Cybercast Information…
Race fans can also listen to all the action from this week on the DIRTVision.com cybercast, as well as on the DIRT Radio Network. Visit www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing, as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the action.