"There have been points in my career when I first came on the scene, things were clicking and going well and people probably did assume that," Kinser said. A fact, not an opinion. The King of the Outlaws has won 29 main events at Eldora Speedway, including the first of his career there on May 21, 1978. In 2007, Steve Kinser returned to the World of outlaws to compete in the National Sprint Tour series. Steve Kinser, the undisputed king of sprint car racing, has won his 500th World of Outlaws Sprint Series A Feature. The well-liked Seitz maintains close relations with all his clients, while Goodyear chooses to provide different representatives in different regions. STEVE REED Associated Press. It doesnt matter if its Sammy or who it is, there are some really fast race cars out here. I saw Craig (Dollansky) there in turn one, and I figured it was just a matter of time with how slow I was running. The defending and 18-time series champion drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past pole-sitter Brooke Tatnell late in the 10th lap of the Fifth Annual Texas Shootout at Houston Raceway Park Saturday, and held off a furious last-lap charge by Donny Schatz to claim the milestone victory by half a car-length. The feature event included a young Bobby Unser Jr. and a very young Al Unser Jr. Bobby and Al Sr. watched from a Lincoln Continental that sat right in back of my photography position, which was trackside between the third and fourth turns. Steve Kinser ( 1954 -) is a sprint car driver on the World of Outlaws racing circuit. Kinser left the World of Outlaws in 2006 to compete with the National Sprint Tour series, but returned to the World of Outlaws for the 2007 season. ), and Dallas raced in Central Indiana in the mid eighties, winning the Kokomo Mid-Season championship in 1986. A public forum for race fans from around the world to salute 20-Time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Champion, Steve Kinser. Pearls suggest chastity, modesty and stable marriage relationships. We were running second there and the traffic was pretty thick. Steve's win extended his points lead in both the World of Outlaws, and HammerDownUSA.com's Racers Racing Series. Hes only run parts of a couple of years, and we just got him graduated from high school. Kinser, a National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee in 1999, raised two sons Steve and Randy who . Sometimes you get in it and somebody gets by you and it's hard to get back by them. Competed in the first career World of Outlawsrace on March 18, 1978 at Devils Bowl Speedway. The King of the Outlaws led all 30 laps from outside the front row at Knoxville Raceway to win his 12th Mopar Parts Knoxville Nationals championship, his first since passing 13 cars on his way to winning the title in 1995. WoO Manzy postponed feature to Steve Kinser - October 11, 2005 - Phoenix, AZ. Sheldon Kinser, 44, is another distant cousin. Walker held on for second followed Donny Schatz, Jason Sides, and Tim Shaffer. He is known for being a Race Car Driver. (read it all), The King Gets Back on Track at Husets Speedway By Richard Day BRANDON, SD (June 18) Steve Kinser dismissed the disappointment of losing the lead in the Duel in the Dakotas main event Wednesday by winning the OReilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature at Husets Speedway. Scott Gerkin has had this car running great, especially in the features. I want to thank my wife Dana and my kids Stevie, Kraig and Kurt. Won the 2005 Knoxville Nationals making him and father Steve, the only father-son duo to have won the prestigious event. American race car driver who won 20 Championships in the World of Outlaws series. Gemini Race Car Driver #38. "We want to go ahead and finish this season and hope everything works out well. Steves oldest son, Kraig, will also be in California racing the Caseys General Store car while his daughter, Stevie, assists Steves and Jason Sides teams. 1995 Press Pass Premium Holofoil #26 Steve Kinser. Six wins with the National Sprint Tour in 2006 were followed by a 10-win WoO season in 2007, which included his triumph in the 40th anniversary Don Martin, Memorial at Lernerville (Pa.) Speedway. Steve Kinser is an American retired professional sprint car racer. His success on the track has led to a record . Is the NextGen car saving race teams money now that it has been out for a year? California's Tim Kaeding was sixth. The Friday night Bikini contest adds to the 'show'. Byrider 100 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Kinsers Quaker State Maxim took the lead from Tatnell with a slide job on Lap 27 and never looked back. We will update Steve Kinser's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old? $68k AVERAGE INCOME "Last year we came here for the first time with the All Stars during their Speed Week and ran second to Jac Haudenschild," said Kaeding, 26, a Rookie of the Year contender from San Jose, Calif. "I think that was the best thing I learned last year to was how to run this place. Brandon Wimmer bent his roll cage in a wild qualifying flip. (read it all), Steve Kinser Wins 49th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions; His 10th Gold Cup Title - By Bill Sullivan - 09/07/02 CHICO, CA. He has won the Knoxville Nationals a record 12 times, the Gold Cup Race of Champions 12 times, and the Kings Royal at Eldora 7 times. He is from United States. In his second season driving for, Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), the Bloomington, Ind., native won three of the first four races behind the wheel of the No. His passion for racing matched that of his father. Daryn Pittman, Jason Solwold, Jac Haudenschild, and Danny Lasoski were next in line on the wind-blown track. Nineteen-time American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association All-American honoree. I got to running the bottom of three and four pretty good through the middle of the race, but when I saw him beside me there, I really didnt know what to do. Discover Steve Kinser's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Lasoski, who won the 2001 series championship, cannot catch The King of the Outlaws in the point standings in the season finale at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway event even if he wins both feature races and Kinser receives show-up points. Find Steve Kinsers Bio details, How old?, How tall, Physical Stats, Romance/Affairs, Family and career upbeen in a relationship with?s. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. He is a member of famous Driver with the age 68 years old group. The King of the Outlaws has won a single race at 44 different tracks and at 121 different facilities overall. ESPN named him the 25th on their top drivers of all-time in 2008. He was born on June 2, 1954 in Bloomington and continues to live in the town. Kinser claimed victory #200 at Memphis Motorsports Park on August 22, 1987, victory #300 at San Jose Speedway on September 7, 1991, and victory #400 at Santa Maria Speedway and September 23, 1995. On the other hand, Kelly's car owner may not have been his own father, but another member of the clan - viz Steve and Karl! Ironically, Kinser failed to comply with the World of Outlaws weight rule at The Worlds Fastest Half-Mile last April 19th, and was disqualified despite crossing the finish line first. Steve Kinser put one together in less than a month and went right back to winning. career WoO A-Feature win in March 2004 at Houston Raceway Park. He was a decorated wrestler and kung fu fighter in high school. His son Kraig Kinser races for Steve Kinser Racing in the number 11k World of Outlaw sprint car. "The King of the Outlaws" won every race he entered the Second Heat Race, the First Dash Race and the 25-lap Preliminary Feature Thursday as the series opened the Sixth Annual Duel in the Dakotas at Red River Valley Speedway. Yes, Kinser Timber may be a key, and Kinser Logging. Karl was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. 9. steve kinser daughter 26 Jan. steve kinser daughter. Said Bob Baker, "The display, featuring the seven historically-significant non-winged and winged sprint cars and other Steve Kinser-related art and artifacts, will only be . Im just grateful to have a family that loves sprint car racing as much as I do. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. These tracks are really tight and you have to stay away from the lapped cars, said Haudenschild. Ha, yeah, the Kinser clan is a large one and often loosely connected. 16 talking about this. His best finish was a sixth in 1981, his last year at Indy, but now his career is over. The King of the Outlaws won an IROC event at Talladega Superspeedway on April 30, 1994, in only his third race with the all-star series. Kinser led the first set of corners, but Dollansky leaned hard on the cushion to overtake the 'King of the Outlaws' in turns three and four. Steve The King Kinser (born June 2, 1954) is a professional sprint car racing driver. Steve Kinser is a 20-time World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series champion. It was his only Indy Racing League start. The King of the Outlaws steered his #11 Quaker State Maxim into the low groove in the first corner and slid in front of Schatz in turn two early in the 30th lap, then beat the 1997 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year under the checkered flag by three car-lengths. By Chris Dolack, WoO Sprint Series Public Relations Director - For the ninth time in his career, Steve Kinser raced to Victory Lane at Manzanita Speedway on Tuesday night when he captured the Cactus Classic finale, which was delayed by rain in March. In 2008, he finished third in the WoO championship standings, came home fifth in 2009 and was third in 2010. "We've been running pretty good all year long, but we've fallen out of too many races," Kinser said after winning his seventh Eagle Nationals championship. Said Kinser, "Tim will win this race many times if he sticks with it". 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Robert Ballou, Pittman, Solwold, and Kyle Hirst were heat winners. Kinser tracked down Swindell and made the winning move high in turn two on lap 29. The Maxim shod Kinser inherited the lead on lap 22 when Craig Dollansky crashed with Jason Johnson who he was trying to put a lap down. Put the 'King of the Outlaws' on the pole, and the result is predictable. Steve Kinser added to his unprecedented resume with his 31 st career top-five finish in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series since its inception in 1978 by placing fifth in the standings. Privacy Policy|Terms of Use, California Spring Break Swing Continues for Kraig Kinser at Kings Speedway & Thunderbowl Raceway, Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. It was just a really good trail ride. SPEED SPORTs Pam Hall and Dave Arnold talk to Duane Garretson, the 4500 modified class winner during the Every Man Challenge at King of the Hammers. 12-time Knoxville Nationals champion. His second cousin, once removed Sheldon Kinser competed in the CART series and raced in the Indianapolis 500 six times. Diane Kinser is survived by her husband, her son Mark, daughter Karla and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also won two Knoxville Nationals titles, three Kings Royal crowns, three Gold Cups, and a National Open triumph to go along with six World of Outlaws titles The two mirrored each other for the final circuit with Kinser edging Schatz. ESPN named him 25th on their top drivers of all-time in 2008. Steve Kinser won the 1/3-mile Nationals at Eagle Raceway Saturday night. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. [4][5] In August 2016, Kinser retired from Sprint Car racing.[6]. (Travis Branch photo). He has two other children, Stevie and Kurt. "The King of the Outlaws" saw his daughter graduate from high school and won the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature at Eldora Speedway while his son finished in 15th place. In the feature when he got the jump off of Turn 4 as the green flag waved, pole-sitter Brooke Tatnell was left hoping lapped traffic on the high-banked, paper-clip quarter-mile oval would hold up Kinser. My regular crew chief, Scott Gerkin, stayed home and it is tribute to these guys here that we came on strong when it counted. Kinser won the First Heat Race, then earned the privilege of starting the main event outside the second row by finishing fourth in the Dash Race. Neither is close to Kinser. In 1987, he won 46 features, including 12 in a row, and 24 of the last 26 events. Now a senior at Indiana University, Kurt Kinser went 4-1 in last weekends Big Ten tournament, finishing third overall to earn a berth in the NCAA Championships. He has won 20 championships in the World of Outlaws (WoO) series. "Im really proud of the way Kraigs been running. ). His . Kinser responded with a HammerDown! "Last fulltime season", This page was last edited on 22 September 2022, at 07:33. Steve Kinser #11 Quaker State 500th Win Raced Version 2004 Sprint Car 3,408 Made $88.99 $10.70 shipping Action Racing 1999 STEVE KINSER QUAKER STATE SPRINT RACE CAR 1:18 $69.95 $14.90 shipping Sealed Revell Steve Kinser's 11 Quaker State Sprint Car 1:24 Model Kit #85-2517 $15.00 0 bids $16.10 shipping 5d 14h or Best Offer His Quaker State Maxim, riding on Hoosier tires was impeccably tuned by Scott Gerkin. As an owner/driver, Steve has won 6 World of Outlaws championships. Whether he was in open race track or the couple of times he hit lapped traffic during the A-Feature, he continually added to his advantage en route to the win in the First Commonwealth Bank Clash and a $10,000 payday. I was feeling some rubber. The results of the 2011 WoO season proved The King still has plenty of magic up his sleeve. We will update Steve Kinser's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Maxim Chassis, Hoosier Tires, Jones Engineering, Sanders they all give me the best equipment you can have. Competed in the first career World of Outlawsrace on March 18, 1978 at Devils Bowl Speedway. Resides: Bloomington, IN United States. (More), Steve Kinser Nabs 499th World of Outlaws A-Main - 03/05/04 - HD Staff - Las Vegas, NV. Kinser's Maxim/Hoosier #11 finished in front of Joey Saldana, Mark Kinser, Stevie Smith, and Danny Lasoski. sports car events. Kinser is first RRS Champion - 11/01/04 - Steve Kinser has some pizza and beer money coming. Karl has been the winning car owner and mechanic for 16 World of Outlaws championships and 12 Knoxville Nationals wins. He then battled Daryn Pittman for the next eight laps before taking the third spot on the 10th circuit. He has won 20 World of Outlaws championships and has 565 victories, including multiple wins in the Knoxville Nationals and Kings Royal. World of Outlaws Racing Circuit Just like any sport there are levels to sprint car racing. Steve Kinser's birth flower is Rose. Polesitter Joey Saldana took the lead at the start with Kinser closely pursuing on the bottom of the track. (Crew chief) Scott (Gerkin) has been doing a great job this year, and (brother) Randy (Kinser) has done great with Kraigs car, so I think right now weve got two pretty good race teams out here." Life Wisdom with Humility and Humor History Mystery Man 18.6K subscribers Subscribe 71K views 10 months ago INDIANA From racing to. He is a member of famous Driver with the age 67 years of age./b> group. With his adrenaline flowing, Kinser is a privilege to interview. He's run here probably 300 times and I ran here three times. In August 2016, Kinser retired from Sprint Car racing. After a delay in extracting the sprint car champion from his damaged #11, Kinser walked to the ambulance under his own power. He is known the world over as the King of the Outlaws. 68 Year Old Gemini #35. Kinser left the World of Outlaws in 2006 to compete with the National Sprint Tour series, but returned to the World of Outlaws for the 2007 season. This is a great win, the jubilant Kinser said as he pumped his fist before the adoring sellout crowd. There is great pride being from Indiana, and that dignity starts early in life. That handed the lead to Tim Shaffer who kept the Parsons #6 in front until lap 18 when Sammy Swindell swept past. "I was working the bottom, and it started to go away so I went to the top, and it just got super fast up there, and I was able to catch up to Donny pretty quick. Who Is Steve Kinser's Wife? We just rolled around there and we were good. WoO weekend dominated by Steve Kinser, and Jac Haudenschild - By Bobby Gerould - Tulare, CA. Son Kraig followed his father into Sprint car racing and earned World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year honors in 2004. Tuesday night at Lernerville Speedway, the reigning, and 18-time World of Outlaws Sprint Series champion reminded all why he is the "King". He was born on June 2, 1954 and his birthplace is Bloomington, IN. Steve Kinser Birth Name: Steve Kinser Occupation: Race Car Driver Born In: Bloomington Birthdate: June 2, 1954 Age: 68 years old (as of 2022) Ethnicity: Unknown Nationality: American Sexuality: N/A Steve Kinser was born on the 2nd of June, 1954. After finishing first in the 4600 stock class during the Every Man Challenge, off-road stars Loren Healy and Vaughn Gittin Jr. sit down with SPEED SPORTs Pam Hall to discuss their run at King of the Hammers. Meanwhile, Steve will be seeking his fifth victory of the season this weekend in California to extend his lead in the standings as he takes aim at his 21st series crown. Steve Kinser ends Schatz streak, wins Aussie 50 grand at Parramatta HD Staff - Australia. "I got to watching Kraig there at the beginning, and kind of forgot about racing myself," Kinser admitted. Season. Pinterest. He has won the Knoxville Nationals a record 12 times, the Gold Cup Race of Champions 12 times, and the Kings Royal at Eldora 7 times. Kinser began touring Australia in 1979, before returning many times during the 1980s and 1990s, generally teaming with his brother Randy in Gambler chassis Sprint cars distinctively sponsored by cigarette companies, including the black and gold of JPS, and the sky blue and white Commodore brand. In my life, Ive had to miss quite a few things, and I know this is going to be one of the toughest.. Join Facebook to connect with Stevie Kinser and others you may know. I about hit the wall running the top in the (O'Reilly Auto Parts) dash, so that was something we had to think about in the feature." Kinser left the World of Outlaws in 2006 to compete with the National Sprint Tour series, but returned to the World of Outlaws for the 2007 season. Kraig is joined by Mikey Kuemper, as crew chief. Has 17career WoO Sprint carvictories, earning him a spot inside the top-21of the WoO all-time win list. When you have a team like this, it makes things a lot easier. The third child of parents Bob and Cora Kinser grew up watching his father manhandle open-wheel cars around dirt tracks throughout his home state. His Knoxville (Iowa) Nationalstriumphs to start the 1980s only fueled a budding rivalry with Sammy Swindell and Doug Wolfgang. Ultimately, his dream became reality, Today, 34 seasons after competing in the first-ever WoO race in 1978, the 57-year-old still regularly intimidates the competition he battles on dirt tracks across the country. See more ideas about sprint car racing, sprint cars, race cars. (Read it here), Kinser regains RRS points lead with another big win - By Bobby Gerould - 09/17/05 - Eagle, NE. I don't know much about Jerry and Dallas; the former was a car owner for Kelly Kinser, I think ("Kinser Timber"? Bloomington Indiana driver, Steve Kinser, at age 48, won his fifth Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway Saturday night. He thus started the 35-lap A-Feature from the pole position for the first time this season. (summary), Steve Kinser Dominates Talladega Short Track - HD Staff and Richard Day - Talladega, AL. Today. All rights reserved. 1. detail. You really had to just wait on it and be careful where you pick up the throttle. What I (believe to) know is this: The original Kinser Brothers were Mickey, Karl (b. June 1, 1938), Larry and Terry. Two companies in the lumber industry can't be an accident! Karl was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Youve been great the whole time, and its been a pleasure being able to race for all of you. (more), Little-Known Facts About The King of the Outlaws By Richard Day BAYTOWN, TX (March 28) Steve Kinser claimed the 500th victory of his World of Outlaws Sprint Series career Saturday, holding off Donny Schatz by half a car-length in the Fifth Annual Texas Shootout at Houston Raceway Park. Jason Solwold was eighth. He has enjoyed tremendous success at the legendary, half-mile oval, winning 23 Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series main events there. Competed in the first career World of Outlawsrace on March 18, 1978 at Devils Bowl Speedway. - October 19, 2008 - Jac Haudenschild won the World of Outlaws event at Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday night after a terrific three-way, traffic battle with Steve Kinser and Sam Hafertepe Jr. On a night where 44 cars timed in, Haudenschild was able to drive the Carnahan Motorsports #R19 around Kinser on lap 20 of 35 in the A-Main. I just had to try to run him down and see what happened. Are you sure that should not be Larry or Terry instead of Jerry Kinser? Upcoming Birthday Currently, Steve Kinser is 68 years, 8 months and 12 days old. The JPS sponsored Kinsers virtually cleaned-up on their 1985/86 Australian tour, winning races at the major speedways in the country against Australias best drivers including multiple Australian Champions Garry Rush, George Tatnell and Max Dumesny. For his efforts, Kinser won $12,000 and took home maximum points in the Racer's Racing Series aboard his own Maxim #11. (Click here to listen to the most recent Outlaws Unleashed podcast from WorldofOutlaws.com.). "I told him he drove a great race tonight," said Kinser. Showing signs of their predicted Knoxville strength, Jac Haudenschild finished third in the Guy Forbrook tuned #5. It was the late 1970s and the second year of The World of Outlaws sprint car circuit. Won that year's All Star Circuit of Champions Fall Classic at LawrenceburgSpeedway. He has been described as the best sprint racer ever by both columnists and even his rivals. Randy Hannagan scored another strong run with the Outlaws, driving the Terry Hannagan Racing Maxim to sixth with Daryn Pittman in the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim, Jason Meyers in the Elite Landscaping Maxim, Joey Saldana in the Volcano Joes/Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Maxim and Brandon Wimmer in the Astro Titanium Maxim rounding out the top 10. In 1987 he won 46 features, including 12 in a row, and 24 of the last 26 events. World of OutlawsWorld of Outlaws Late ModelsWorld of Outlaws Sprint CarsSuper DIRTcar SeriesXtreme Outlaw SeriesXtreme DIRTcar SeriesDIRTcar Summer NationalsSummit Racing Equipment Modified NationalsDIRTcar Racing, DIRTVisionDIRTcar NationalsNAPA Super DIRT WeekWorld of Outlaws World FinalsWorld Racing GroupDIRTcar MembersJobsMedia CredentialsContact Us, Copyright World Racing Group 2023. During his many tours of Australia racing Sprint cars, Kinser won many feature races and drew large crowds wherever he raced, but on January 4, 1986 he swapped his Sprinter for a VW-powered Midget (called a Speedcar in Australia) and won the 38th Australian Speedcar Grand Prix at Sydney's Liverpool City Raceway. Steve has won every major Sprint car race during his racing career. This branch of the family appears to have been involved with Kinser Logging. The King held off Knoxville's winningest pilot, Danny Lasoski, in the 25-lapper. Sorry I can't help with older generations of Kinsers but in case you do not know ( ) Steves son Kraig has a son called Kash born in 2008. Kelly Kinser, 28, is Steve's cousin and races sprint cars on the All-Star circuit around Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania. Said Steve, Weve just been having a great yearmy guys on the road do a fine job giving me a great racecar. I cant climb the fence and I dont know if it would hold me anyway, Kinser said jokingly.