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by Misha Geisert, Tony Stewart Racing

PAUL MCMAHAN, No. 20 TSR/BASS PRO SHOPS/EAGLE (World of Outlaws)

RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, WEST MEMPHIS, ARK. –MAY 5

Sat., May 5 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (1/4-mile)

• McMahan timed in sixth quick in qualifying.
• He finished second in the second heat race to earn a transfer spot in the A-main event.
• McMahan finished sixth in the dash event to confirm a sixth place starting position in the A-main.
• McMahan finished fourth in the 40-lap A-main event, earning his second top-five finish of the season.
• McMahan is ranked 11th in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings – only 319 points behind series leader Donny Schatz.
• McMahan is currently six points out of 10th-place in the WoO Sprint Series championship standings.
• McMahan has earned one quick time award, two top-five finishes, one dash event win, one B-main event win and six top-10 finishes thus far in 2007.

WoO SPRINT OFFICIALS/TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY CANCELED THE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR MAY 4 AFTER SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN MADE THE GROUNDS UNSAFE FOR RACING.

HE SAID IT… PAUL MCMAHAN ON THE TEAM’S TOP-10 FINISH AT RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:

“Racing at Riverside was really a lot of fun. It reminded me of Silver Dollar Speedway and Petaluma Speedway in California, a couple of tracks I grew up racing on. It was a short, little bullring that was rough and tacky. It was right up my alley. We qualified decently, but the car wasn’t really comfortable. Jimmy (Carr, crew chief) and the team worked to make changes on the car all night. They changed it in between qualifying and the heat race, and it continued to improve each time we hit the track. By the time we got to the feature, the car was good. We were going for our first podium finish of the year when a lapped car moved in front of me and we lost a couple of spots. I was able to drive forward again near the finish and we ended up with a solid fourth place run. I really have to give the guys a lot of credit. They worked really hard all night to give the Bass Pro Shops/Chevrolet car one of our best runs of the season.”

FAST FORWARD…

Fri. May 11 – US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo. (3/8-mile)

• McMahan will compete in a one-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
• US 36 Raceway is a 3/8-mile clay oval.
• Pit gates will open at 2 p.m. CDT with grandstands opening at 4 p.m. Hotlaps are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
• McMahan holds the one-lap track record at US 36 Raceway. He turned a lap of 9.846 seconds/135.36 mph in WoO Sprint Series qualifying on May 5, 2006.
• McMahan posted a fifth place finish at US 36 Raceway on May 5, 2006.
• Jac Haudenschild won the 2006 WoO A-main event at US 36 Raceway on May 5, 2006.
• The official US 36 Raceway website is www.us36raceway.com.

Sat. May 12 – Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. (1/3-mile)

• McMahan will compete in a one-day event with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series.
• Lake Ozark Speedway is a 1/3-mile clay oval.
• Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. CDT with grandstands opening at 4 p.m. Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
• Tim Shaffer won the last WoO event at Lake Ozark Speedway on May 6, 2005.
• McMahan finished third at Lake Ozark Speedway on May 6, 2005.
• The official Lake Ozark Speedway website.

Paul McMahan, Tony Stewart Racing, World Of Outlaws