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PAUL MCMAHAN, No. 20 TSR/BASS PRO SHOPS/EAGLE

KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, IA. – APRIL 28

* Sat., April 28 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa (1/2-mile)
* McMahan timed in third quick in qualifying.
* He finished third in the third heat race to earn a transfer spot in the A-main event.
* McMahan finished 10th in the dash event to confirm a 10th place starting position in the A-main.
* McMahan was credited with a 22nd place finish in the 25-lap A-main event after a collision with Steve Kinser caused the front axle of the No. 20 to buckle, ending McMahan’s night early.
* McMahan is ranked 11th in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings – only 339 points behind series leader Donny Schatz.
* McMahan is currently nine points out of tenth place in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings.
* 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 MISFORTUNE AT KNOXVILLE RACEWAY:

“Our night started out fantastic. The Chevrolet engine was just ripping, we drew a late qualifying number and still managed to go out and lay down an almost perfect lap. It was the first time I’d ever turned a 14-second lap in qualifying at Knoxville Raceway, which is a true testament to the power the Chevy’s produce. We were really good in the heat race and we decided to try something in the dash that ended up not working. We knew that it would either be really good or we’d end up in the back of the dash, which is what happened. Starting 10th in the A-main, I wasn’t able to move the car forward, but I was battling to hold the position I was in. Steve [Kinser, competitor] and I went into a corner together and neither of us backed off. We went for the same piece of real estate and I ended up with a collapsed front axle. He actually got the worst end of the deal; he flipped really hard, but they didn’t break anything and were able to continue. Even though the results don’t show it, we learned a lot about a different setup on Saturday night. That will definitely help us as we progress through the season, especially when we come back to Knoxville. We’re moving on to a track this week [Tri-City Speedway] that I’ve had a lot of success at in the past. I think we’ll have one of our best shots to date at getting a win for Bass Pro Shops.”

FAST FORWARD…

* Fri. May 4 – Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. (3/8-mile)
* McMahan will compete in a one-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
* Tri-City Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval.
* Pit gates will open at 4 p.m. CDT; with grandstands opening at 4 p.m. Qualifications are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CDT, with racing beginning at 8 p.m. CDT.
* Jason Meyers won the last WoO Sprint Series A-main event at the facility on May 7, 2005.
* Neither the WoO Sprint Series nor the National Sprint Tour competed at the facility in 2006.
* McMahan posted an 11th place finish at Tri-City Speedway on May 7, 2005. He won a WoO Sprint Series A-main at the facility on June 22, 2003. He also has a Gumout WoO Sprint Series A-main win at the track on Sept. 16, 2007.
* The official Tri-City Speedway website is www.TriCitySpeedway.net.

* Sat. May 5 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (1/4-mile)
* McMahan will compete in a one-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
* Riverside International Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile clay oval; clay is considered ‘gumbo’ clay and is extremely heavy.
* Pit gates will open at 12 p.m. CDT; with grandstands opening at 4 p.m. Hotlaps are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. CDT.
* The last WoO Sprint Series event to be held at the facility was on Aug. 1, 1981. Sammy Swindell won the A-main event.
* McMahan has never competed at Riverside International Speedway.
* The official Riverside International Speedway website is www.RiversideInternationalSpeedway.com.

Paul McMahan, World Of Outlaws