Mandy’s Monthly!- July

Well…it has been a month and it feels like a week since I wrote my last monthly. Since we last chatted we have raced 18 times in 30 days and traveled from Iowa to New York to PA to Maryland and now home again!! We are headed that way as fast as we can get there – I have not been home since the last monthly. We will be home for 2 days – yahoo! Then it’s off to La Salle, IL to race the Todd Hepfner – Hepfner Racing Products car for the WOO shows in IL and WI. READ MORE

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KEYSTONE CUP PRESENTATION FRIDAY AT WILLIAMS GROVE - Record-breakers/Career Firsts for Pittman and Heffner Racing

Hellertown, PA…(June 3, 2010)--Daryn Pittman will be officially announced the 2010 Keystone Cup Series Champion on Friday, June 4, 2010, at Williams Grove Speedway, prior to the start of that evening’s 410 sprint car racing program.  READ MORE

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OH - What a Week!! Keystone Cup Champion!

At the beginning of the week, Daryn Pittman made a goal to win three races and the car owner, Mike Heffner, really wanted to take the title of Keystone Cup Champion home. After dominating the week the team fulfilled both goals – 3 wins and the Keystone Cup winner.

The first night, at Grandview Speedway, saw the team roll out with a quick time award and a 4th place finish in the heat race. The Heffner Racing #27 lined up 7th in the A main and battled back and forth the entire race concluding the 30 lapper in 5th place. “Grandview was a great start, but a little disappointing in the A main. I just could not get going,” stated Daryn. READ MORE

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June 1, 2010

Mandy’s Monthly!- June

Well, if you have not heard we are the 2010 Keystone Cup Champion!!! YAHOO!!

We have been on the road this entire month in the motorhome in PA with Taylor. It’s back to laundry mats and lunch on the go! I would not trade it for the world! Taylor absolutely loves racing! It is so funny to watch her at the race track. She hears the sprint cars and wants to watch. She waves that little hand and mumbles her own little language. She yells “Da! Da!” it is so funny. It is so nice in PA where a majority of the race tracks have a grassy infield for spectators and their families. She eats hot dogs like they are steak, plays ball, runs around, and hangs out with her new friend Grayson Buckwalter. I am usually worn out at the end of the night. I bought Taylor her first sprint car at Lincoln the other night and she loves it. It is a pull back cheapie one but she carries it everywhere. It is number # 88 – we tell her it is Poppy’s car. She is definitely non-stop now days – it is great!. READ MORE

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May 11, 2010

Eldora Recap

This past weekend the Tom Buch #13 owned sprinter turned in an impressive performance with new driver Daryn Pittman behind the wheel. In the team’s first night out racing with the World of Outlaws at Eldora Speedway Daryn turned in a 20th place finish after a rain shortened “A” main event. The team then reviewed their notes and began Saturday night with the World of Outlaws by timing in 14th out of 33 cars. This time trail effort gave the team a front row starting spot for the heat race. In heat race action Daryn jumped out to the lead and never looked back. The Indy Race Parts #13 started 8th in the dash and quickly moved to the sixth position which lined the team up in the third row of the “A” main event. The track was in excellent condition and lead to a great race with several drivers exchanging positions for the top spot. Daryn moved in the fourth position and was gaining on the leaders when the yellow flag flew. With the World of Outlaws new rules of double file restarts Daryn would start on the inside of row two. Daryn was held up by the pole car and both Kinser and Schatz passed him with 3 laps to go. Daryn would finish the 30 lap event in the sixth position. READ MORE

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May 2, 2010

Mandy’s Monthly!- May

I know it’s amazing that my blog is actually on time for once. Me and Daryn and Angel (the dog) are driving home as we speak …in the rain! We had a weekend away in PA as Nana watched Taylor for the weekend.

Daryn drove the Lelands.com Mike Heffner owned #27 sprinter. We both had a great time – thanks guys!! Daryn was in charge of the race set up and got out of the car most of the time smiling! Our pill draw pretty much dictated our whole night, but the car went forward both nights. Daryn was comfortable from the get go and although 11th and 12th place were not what we were shooting for he felt he learned a lot this weekend. READ MORE

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April 10, 2010

Mandy’s Monthly!- April

Hello everyone!  I am so happy that spring is finally here!  It is so nice to be able to go outside with Taylor!    Since we last spoke the Keen boys headed out for the western swing with the WOO.  The results were ok …not great not bad just ok!  Taylor and I took our first plane ride together to go see Daryn race in Texas.  She did great!  She did not cry a bit on the plane and did fine.  I was worried about her ears for nothing….I should have known since she is a natural born traveler!  It was nice to be back at the races.  Her Nana watched her each night so she did not go outside too much as it was chilly. Although at Houston we parked the motorhome by the fence and you could see the whole track so she did get to watch her daddy race.

After the TX races we had Taylor’s first birthday party.  Plenty of family came in for the big event.  We went to Chucky Cheese for lunch and had her party at the house that evening.  She loved Chucky from about 5 feet away but not at all up close!  Her party went great!  She got a ton of gifts and wanted to play with each one the moment she opened it.    She dug into her birthday cake, but once she got her hands sticky with icing …she was done.  (Just like her dad!!  Mr.Clean!)  READ MORE

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February 27, 2010

Mandy’s Monthly!- February

Hello!  I want a redo of the month of February!!   As soon as I finished my last blog we had a blowout on the trailer somewhere in Georgia!  We raced in Florida….and between the rain and horrible results it was not that good!  Although there were a few highlights that we had with Taylor that were fun. 

Let me quickly sum up my trip!

Flat tire on trailer, Ocala –rough and yucky, RAIN, RAIN, good day- saw my college roommate and her daughter for dinner, RAIN, RAIN, Florida flea market…thanks Terry for Taylor’s first purse!, took Taylor to the beach, RAIN, racing ..not good, superbowl…I don’t even want to talk about that!, RAIN, Florida state fair, East Bay..race results not that great, locked out of motorhome until 1:30am..the locksmith could not even let us in, RAIN, then a long trip home!  READ MORE

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January 27, 2010

Pittman Pumped for the Ironman Tour!

Daryn Pittman raced the most winged sprint car races of any driver in 2009, and he hopes to do the same in 2010.  “Our schedule is not finalized yet but it looks like we will race about the same number of events with the Keen Motorsports #17, including about 14 more World of Outlaw shows than last year.  It looks like we will be doing a hit and miss schedule racing all over the country and hitting the bigger paying events.  I think I raced about 109 times last year and this year I would like it to be the same but with one change:  more wins!” said Pittman.  The “Ironman Tour” is what the schedule for the Peterbilt team is being nicknamed.  Criss crossing the country to over 15 states from January through to November and hitting the race track over 100 times is truly an “Ironman Tour.”   The Keen team will begin their season in Florida this weekend and be racing almost every weekend from now until November.      READ MORE

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January 27, 2010

Mandy’s Monthly!- January

Hello!  Well it’s that time of year again….race season.  (actually it never really ended for us since dp raced 2 midget races this winter!)  As I write we are headed to what I hope is sunny and warm Florida. 
Happy New Year everyone!  I hope that 2010 brings you success and happiness!     READ MORE

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December 30, 2009

Mandy’s Monthly!- December

Happy New Year Everyone!  

One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to do a better job on my monthly blogs.  Sorry!

The off season has been really busy!  Daryn and I went on vacation to Hawaii with a few friends and had a blast although I did miss my baby, but I know that my parents enjoyed spending that time with her.  My parents live in Memphis, TN and Daryn’s parents live in Tulsa, OK therefore, we travel even when race season is over!  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Memphis then drove to Tulsa then home!   After we returned home; and it was full throttle working on the midget for the Kansas City “Twas the Night Before the Midgets”   We headed out  in the motorhome with Taylor, Dave Sharpley (our crew chief), and Dave Nesbit (tire specialist!!)  The race was fun, but the track is so tiny I think I could outrun the midgets in the corners!!  One car would stall in the corner and five would pile up behind them!   Anyway it was fun and gives DP more time behind the wheel before Chili Bowl.     READ MORE

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November 20, 2009

Keen Motorsports & Daryn Pittman Season Wrap Up!

With the 2009 racing season coming to an end and the holidays fast approaching the Keen Motorsports Team and Daryn Pittman have a lot to be thankful for: a safe and successful season.  Since joining the #17 Peterbilt team at the end of May; driver, Daryn Pittman has 58 starts, 4 wins, 18 top 5’s, and 36 top ten’s.   

“Since joining the Keen Team I feel that we have built a strong team.  I think it took a little while for the team to gel and find what works for us as a team.  Since switching to the Maxim Chassis I feel our results have been more consistent,” stated Daryn after reflecting on the season.  READ MORE

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October 26, 2009

Mandy’s Monthly!- October

Hello Everyone!  Happy Fall!  It seems to be that this global warming stuff is a bunch of bull.  It is already colder in Indiana than normal so it looks like we are in for a long winter!!   I miss summer already!  

Daryn and the #17 team have been rained out 7 times in the month of October!   That is a lot considering the schedule was back to weekends only.   Other than raining out the team has not really even raced enough to discuss the results and my only comment for the Grove race “opinions are like ….buttholes everyone has one!”   READ MORE

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September 9, 2009

Mandy’s Monthly!- September

I looked back the other day and realized that again Mandy’s Monthly is really a month and a half- sorry!  Well, it is that time of year where racing begins to slow down with only weekend shows, but it still seems non stop for us.   The Nationals was a great time for all involved except the racing which was very disappointing.  It is so nice to spend a week with family and friends! 

After Kville we headed home to begin wrapping up the Titan shop.  We sold most of the things the week before Kville to Matt from Victory Lane in Australia.  We do still have the truck and trailer along with 2 Don Ott engines for sale if you know of anyone in the market!! J   We finally locked the doors this past week and moved all the extra stuff to storage.  Thanks to the Sharpleys, McLovin, and everyone else that threw in a helping hand to move all those things!  READ MORE

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Winner’s Circle x 2!!

To say that Keen Motorsports and driver Daryn Pittman have been disappointed with their 2009 campaign would be putting it mildly.  The team has had some success, but their inconsistency has been a thorn in their sides most of the season, but all that is beginning to change.   With only a few months left in the season the Keen Team made the change to a Maxim chassis this past week, and the first night out put it in victory lane not once but TWICE!

The crew drove to Springfield, IL this past week and picked up the new weapon and spent countless hours this week building the new car.  “The guys have put in alot of time and effort this year building and rebuilding cars to find something that worked for us, but I feel that this new chassis and our new Penske shocks are the answers we have been looking for,” stated driver Daryn Pittman while standing in victory lane at Williams Grove Speedway this past Friday night for the Triple 20’s.  READ MORE

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New Business Opportunities!

Pittman Motorsports has purchased all of the assets of Titan Racing USA effective immediately.   Daryn & Mandy are immediately selling the Don Ott Engines and truck and trailer.  “First off I am happy to be driving for Jesse Keen in the #17.  I bought all of Titan’s inventory to resale only.  I have no intention of running my own team.  As strange as all of this is Reeve and I ended our relationship on good terms and when he contacted me to help sell the items; a business opportunity presented itself that I could not pass up.   For fans and drivers the closing of Titan is sad for the world of sprint car racing.  You never want to see the sport lose a team and owner, and we feel bad for Brooke and the timing of the situation.  We wish Brooke good luck and hope he finds a successful ride soon.    Mandy & I originally started Titan with Reeve and we will now be responsible for sadly closing its doors.  Reeve fielded one of the most professional sprint car teams for 5 solid years and won some of the most prestigious races in the sprint car history:  Gold Cup, King’s Royal, and the Summer Nationals twice.  I thank him for the opportunity of driving his car and now this business deal” stated Daryn.   Pittman Motorsports will have a complete list of inventory for sale by the Knoxville Nationals.  It will be listed on our website and that list will include all items the teams used including cars, parts, equipment, and anything in the trailer and shop.  If you are interested in the following items please email darynpittman@yahoo.com and leave your contact information and we will call you back or call Daryn at 918-760-1580.  READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- July

Hello!  It is been a crazy month!  I feel like we have not stopped since the beginning of June.  We are truly enjoying ourselves with our new team.   Taylor really likes to go to the shop and sleep in her seat while it sits on a Hoosier tire.  She can be cranky in the motorhome and I can walk in the shop and she is fine.  She likes the lights and color around the place.  She also enjoys napping in there!  She has about 4 uncles that watch her all the time!  Pickles and her talk to each other often and seem to really get along well!    She is so much more alert these days and has recognized that she has a voice and she uses it.  I wonder who she gets that from….her mom!  READ MORE

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Keen Team Celebrates In Victory Lane!

Despite having several top ten finishes the last couple of weeks the Keen team was not satisfied until Friday night at the Williams Grove Mitch Smith Memorial when standing in victory lane!  “I just have to thank Jesse and Lorraine Keen for the opportunity to drive this car. They have been so good to me and my family.  Jesse has given us everything we have asked for and more and I am happy to put him in victory lane” stated Pittman after the win. 

Pittman qualified in the third position after turning a good lap on the slick track in the Keen Motorsports #17.   In the heat race the Keen team lined up in the sixth position.  Pittman raced his way into the fifth and final transfer spot with 5 laps remaining.  The invert for the feature would be a six lining the #17 up in the third position.  Daryn quickly raced into the second position by using the high line to pass several cars despite falling back on the initial start.  The Peterbilt  #17 tracked the leader down quickly on the back stretch as Kemenah pulled to the infield with mechanical woes Pittman inherited the lead.  “I felt like before the #35 pulled in we were tracking him down in a hurry.  The car was very good in the feature I could really go anywhere on the track and felt fast.  Matt, Pickles, and Jonesy have worked so hard the last few weeks and it feels great to give something back for their hard work,” stated Pittman.  ….READ MORE

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Roller Coaster Ride for All Star Action in PA

With a new driver and crew chief working together the Keen Motorsports team ended their weekend on a good note.  Despite having a rough start to the weekend Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway the team now feels they are on the right track to success.  

Friday night saw the team struggle with their qualifying efforts timing in a disappointing 25th position.  The nightmare continued as the team finished 7th in the heat and 5th in the B main.  “When you qualify that bad and put yourself in a huge hole at the beginning of the night it is hard to regain your momentum,” said Pittman after the race Friday night.  “We feel really bad that we were not competitive tonight and even though the track was fairly wet and hard to pass we still need to be a lot better,” said Daryn.   ….READ MORE

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After only one weekend under their belts together Keen Motorsports and Daryn Pittman packed their bags and headed southwest to the World of Outlaw races in Lawrenceburg, IN this past weekend.  The team wanted test their abilities with the best traveling series in the business. The outcome was positive, but left room for improvement. 

Friday night saw the #17 time in the 13th position out of 33 cars present.  Daryn lead the way in the heat race and was never threatened by another car.  The heat race win allowed the Keen Motorsports team to be in the draw for the dash.  The JEI chassis team started 7th in the dash and finished 9th, meaning the #17 would line up inside row five for the feature.  Despite a strong run early in the feature the team ended the night in 13th position. "I feel that we were not that good in the feature, but that we learned alot from changes we made after the heat and will build upon those," stated Daryn after Friday nights action..  ….READ MORE

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When two powerful forces combine the opportunities for success begin to grow.  Keen Motorsports has teamed up with Daryn Pittman as their driver for the remainder of the season.   “I am thrilled to be a part of Keen Motorsports.  I feel this team has the potential to be the best team in PA and I hope that I can help them become a threat to win each night.  I would like to thank Jesse and Keen Motorsports for this amazing opportunity,” stated Pittman.    The team is already gearing up for the competition and plans to begin racing this weekend at Williams Grove Speedway with a full schedule to be announced soon. 

Keen Motorsports crew chief Matt Anderson and Daryn Pittman are looking forward to working with each other.   “I have known Matt for several years but have never had the opportunity to work with him.  I feel like we will make a really strong team,” stated Pittman.   One common success story for both Pittman & Anderson is that each has a Historical Big One win at the famed Eldora Speedway.  .  ….READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- May

Decisions- Decisions and Taylor Tastes Victory!

Well sometimes things happen and decisions must be made…..Daryn is now the driver for Keen Motorsports driving the #17.  We would like to thank Pete Postupack and the Pete’s Motorsports team for providing us an opportunity to race with a great team and great group of people.  We truly appreciate it!  Thanks for the hard work Brian, Jerry, Will, Kevin, and everyone that has helped us since February.  The team tasted victory at Grandview last week and  Baby Taylor had her first victory lane picture made!  I am sure it will pretty cool when she is older that she was in victory circle at 2 months of age!  The team also had great performances with the WOO finishing  5th, 6th, and 5th again!   It is true that you have a racing family and we consider Pete and Kathy part of that …thank you very much for everything from giving us a ride to selling shirts to helping with Baby Taylor!  .  ….READ MORE

 

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Mandy’s Monthly!- April

Well, it is amazing that a month has passed since the birth of Taylor!  Time has really flown by!    I always wondered why new moms talked about how busy they were….well we are!  It is amazing that a tiny little baby can make the day go by so quickly.  She definitely keeps us busy….feeding, eating, burping, changing, and of course crying.  Daryn is a great dad and very hands on!  He takes care of her every need and it is very nice to have him home during the week to help out.  ….READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- March

Well…it has been about 3 weeks and 5 races later!  I know…I know it is still only March.   Daryn & the #25 team have had a few up and down weeks!   The first week of March the boys crashed on the first lap, but repaired the car and ended up finishing 3rd!  Not bad since we started last.  The next weekend Daryn got involved in a crash and finished last.  Daryn’s travel now days is very tricky for us personally since the Dr has told us that Baby Taylor is due anyday now!!  We are ready and waiting….READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- February

Hello!  Well, about a week and a half after I blogged my last monthly Daryn committed to run Florida for #25 Pete’s Motorsports Team.   We then headed to PA to meet the crew, put Daryn’s seat in the car, and then head south to race the All Star races at Ocala.  The team had a very successful 10 nights of racing, with the worst finish being an 11th and ending the Florida races with a win at East Bay! Yeah!  Everyone was very excited to end the busy week with that type of momentum.  We enjoyed our time in Florida with our new team, but could have done without the coldest night in Florida history.READ MORE

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EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK – RACE RESULTS

TAMPA, FL…..2/11/09….”Two weeks ago, I was at an all-time low with no ride,” were the first words that Daryn Pittman told track announcer, Larry Jewett as he repeatedly wiped his brow and pushed his hair back as he tried to let his first win for the new team sink in.

“I just wanted to be competitive and on short notice, Pete Postupack put together this team with Kevin, Brian and Jerry for us to come to Florida and put everything to the real test.” READ MORE

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Daryn Pittman Joins Pete’s Motorsports No. 25

January 21, 2009
By Bob Jones

A talented shoe doesn’t sit idle for long and Daryn Pittman is pleased to announce he is joining Pete Postupack and the Pete’s Motorsports team for Florida Speedweek.  “I am really pleased to hook up with Pete’s Motorsports for Florida.  Pete always has good equipment and with Kevin Fry as the mechanic, I think we will make a pretty strong team,” said Pittman.  “I was in a position where I needed to find something and they were looking too.  We talked for a while about what each of us were looking for and here we are.” READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- January

Well, I wanted to let everyone know that unfortunately Daryn & myself have been released from Titan Racing.  We are very thankful for the opportunity that Titan & Reeve Kruck have given us the last few years.  Although, we know that our 2008 results were not up to par and our Australian trip was an utter disaster we were both shocked to receive this information once we returned home on Tuesday.  We are at a loss for words really and very disappointed.  We were excited to start a new year with a strong team and a new dedicated crew.  Thanks Glenno, Eric, & McLovin for your hard work the past 6 months.   While everything does happen for a reason, we are stunned to be without a ride 2 weeks before we were suppose to leave for Florida and with a baby on the way (she will be here in less than 10 weeks!)  it is a little overwhelming.  Anyway, thanks to our loyal supporters and those that believe in Daryn.  We are currently looking for any type of 360 or 410 ride.   If you know anyone interested please email darynpittman@yahoo.com .

Hopefully, the next monthly will be better news!
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Daryn Pittman is Prepared for First Annual  “T’was the Midgets Before Christmas”

December 16, 2008
By Bob Jones

Daryn Pittman has completed the final preparations to field a dirt midget for the upcoming “T’was the Midgets Before Christmas” at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO on December 19-20.  As the World of Outlaws schedule came to a close in early November, Pittman’s off-season consisted of seven weeks.  That may seem like a lot of time, but it goes by very quickly when building cars for the 2009 WoO season.  “Besides making a trip to Memphis for Thanksgiving, we’ve been in the shop everyday getting things ready for next year.  There is a ton of work to be done to get ready so we have to take advantage of the time we have,” he said.!.READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- December

Hello!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!    The boys have been busy as bees in the shop daily working on preparing for the 2009 season.  Daryn and Dave Sharpley have been building the midget Daryn is racing at the Kemper Arena on December 19 & 20th too.  Also, I big shout out to Wayne Lawrence our team manager (haha) who suffered a major heart attack in Australia. 

Get Well Soon Wayne!!!..READ MORE

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2008 World of Outlaws Season Review: Daryn Pittman

Concord, NC— November 26, 2008—Daryn Pittman and his team encountered more than their fair share of bad luck in 2008, but they kept working hard and finally good fortune shined upon them in July, as they hit their stride and rattled off five wins in a four week period, including a triumph in one of sprint racing’s biggest events.

Pittman won four times with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series during that stretch, including the $50,000 Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. It was his second career big win at the famed half-mile, as he was a past winner of the former Historic Big One at Eldora..READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- November

Well…for those who do not know I am pregnant!  Baby Pittman is expected to arrive around April 3rd!  Everything is going really well!

Anyway, it was nice to end the season on a good note in Charlotte with 2 solid qualifying efforts and 2 solid finishes.  It was again a sold out crowd at the venue for the year end finals.  The late models put on a good show, but I am still a little bias about our program so I think it was better!..READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- October

Well, since the last monthly I have been at home while the boys have been logging some serious mileage.  Daryn hopped in the truck and trailer and rode with the team to the MN weekend as the boys were coming back home.  The weekend consisted of some average finishes with a rubber down track and a bad qualifying night.

After a couple of days at home the boys loaded up and headed west to NM and then onto CA.  They did enjoy a couple of days in Vegas, but I am sure leaving with empty pockets was not much fun!  I finally got to go to a Colts home game and they WON!!  It seems my football team just cannot find much consistency ….unfortunately similar to the race team. ..READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- September

Well, we are back home for just a few days before we head to Minnesota.  Since the last entry we have driven across the country from CA back to the Midwest and watched it rain a lot more!

After driving about 26 hours to get to Spencer, IA from Chico, CA we did enjoy the fair food at the track.  It was nice to have a big selection at the dirt track for once…pure fair food!   We made a small stop on the way from CA to IA  to watch the Colts game on tv in Reno, NV but other than that we were pretty much driving all day and night...READ MORE

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Pittman Primed to Take to the Track at Heartland Park Topeka

Topeka, KS— September 12, 2008—While Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas is not really a home track event for Daryn Pittman, it is a race that he always marks on the calendar, and a track that he has done very well at over the years. The native of Owasso, Oklahoma has been close to winning at Heartland Park Topeka with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series a couple of times in his career, including last season when he finished a career-best third.READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- August

Well, I apologize for the delay in the monthly column. Maybe I should call it Mandy’s Month and a half! ? Anyway, the build up to Nationals was crazy getting the new Nationals car ready and everything organized for the week. We have picked up 3 wins since we last talked: Wilmot Speedway, The Front Row Challenge, and the WOO race in Fargo, ND. The crew guys we have now are great! It is so nice for Daryn and Glenno to not have to worry about the car or the tires. Eric and Dave aka Spider are great team players and we hope they enjoy it here with us as much as we enjoy having them apart of our team. THANKS GUYS!..READ MORE

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Pittman Powers to Win at Red River Valley Speedway

West Fargo, ND— August 12, 2008—It took Daryn Pittman 13 starts over the course of five seasons to earn his first Top-10 finish at Red River Valley Speedway, but since that event in 2002, he has picked up a total of 10 Top-10 finishes at track located in West Fargo, North Dakota and had been inching his way closer to a win...READ MORE

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Daryn Pittman Gains Momentum Heading Into Knoxville
August 5, 2008
By Bob Jones

Racing is a demanding sport.  Over the course of a season a racing team experiences highs and lows, ups and downs, and a roller coaster ride of emotions.  Heading into what is commonly known as “The Month of Money”, Daryn Pittman’s 2008 racing season on the Advanced Auto Parts World of Outlaws Tour certainly hadn’t been what any of the Titan Racing USA Team had hoped for.  The team found themselves sitting 11th in points and despite some solid runs, had yet to crack into the winner’s circle.  That would all change at Eldora Speedway for the 25th running of the Kings Royal.
“We’ve just had some really bad luck this year.  We’ve been in position to win a couple times when circumstances happen that take us out of the race.  But I’m a firm believer that you make your own luck out here racing with the Outlaws.  All it takes is one race to turn your season around.  And that is exactly what happened at Eldora,” said Pittman.  “We were to the point that we just needed to win a race…any race, but for it to happen at one of the big ones is just an added bonus.  Sure it pays good, but to know my name is up there with some of the great ones to have won that race is a real honor.  That is something they can’t take away from us,” said “King Daryn the 25th”..READ MORE

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A Score to Settle: Daryn Pittman Wins at Wilmot Speedway

Wilmot, WI— August 1, 2008—Daryn Pittman had a score to settle at Wilmot Speedway in Wisconsin on Friday night. After leading a majority of the race in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series inaugural visit to the track in 2006, he wound up third after a three-car battle on the last lap sent him spinning backwards across the finish line. He picked up that win which eluded him two years ago, on Friday night as he led 32 of the 40 laps to earn his third A-Feature win of the season..READ MORE

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A Triumphant Return: Pittman Wins Opening Night of Summer Nationals at Williams Grove 

Mechanicsburg, PA— July 18, 2008—Daryn Pittman was a little worried heading into the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals at the famed Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, after missing the main event the last time the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series visited the half-mile in May. He made up for that in a big way on Friday night, making a thrilling pass on two-time defending series champion Donny Schatz with just three laps remaining to pick up the win. .READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- July

Well, I was once told by Amy Swindell after Daryn won the HBO that you should enjoy the moments of victory because those times of excitement  are fewer than the days that will be hard.   The phrase has new meaning as this season has been  a struggle for everyone involved with Titan not only with bad results but mentally draining, but after the elation of the King’s Royal win it will hopefully  wipe the slate clean and we can continue the season with success!..READ MORE

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Good to be King: Daryn Pittman Wins 25th Annual Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway

Rossburg, OH— July 13, 2008— Daryn Pittman has been searching for a spark all season long, as he has been close a number of times to breaking through for his first win of the campaign. He has had a number of strong runs cut short by bad luck, but that all changed on Sunday night as a fast race car and a little good fortune found him, as he was victorious in the 25th Annual Kings Royal at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, with the cameras from SPEED capturing all of the action.

Pittman inherited the lead on the 28th lap after Joey Saldana who was leading came to a stop after making contact with the back straightaway wall due to a flat right rear tire. Pittman would lead on the restart and held off Jason Meyers on the last lap in traffic to pick up his first Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season. It was his third career win at Eldora Speedway, and he became the 14th winner of the famed Kings Royal and the fifth different winner in the last five years, as he donned the traditional purple robe, received the crown and held the scepter as he sat atop the throne with the Kings Court. The $50,000 triumph was his 26th career World of Outlaws win, which moved him into 15th on the all-time list...READ MORE

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Daryn Pittman and Titan Racing, USA Announce A New Knoxville Nationals Paint Scheme

By Bob Jones
July 10, 2008

Daryn Pittman and Titan Racing, USA are pleased to announce an exciting new look for the Titan 21 for the 48th Annual Knoxville Nationals.  In recent years on the World of Outlaws tour the Titan 21 is known for its gloss black paint and neon Titan Carports & Garages logo, but Pittman and car owner Reeve Kruck have decided it is time for something special. 

“The Knoxville Nationals is the biggest event in sprint car racing and we wanted to do something a little different this year.  We had a fan poll on our website to see if race fans wanted to see a special paint scheme and the response was overwhelmingly in favor of us putting something together for a Knoxville Nationals car.  I think the fans will be shocked when they see it because it is so different from what the Titan car is known for,” said Pittman.
As part of the Knoxville Nationals tradition, the media members vote on the best appearing car and crew.  “We hope to be in the running for the awards, but really this is something we did for the fans.  It creates excitement and people really respond to the new colors and designs.  It just adds to the “buzz” that surrounds the Nationals week,” said Pittman.READ MORE

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A Win to Remember: Daryn Pittman Looks for Success in Follow Up to Emotional Victory Last Season at Riverside International Speedway

West Memphis, AR— July 4, 2008— Daryn Pittman is usually one of the most calm, cool and collected drivers in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series pit area, but he could not help but getting emotional after winning at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas with the series last season.

Not only was it the series first visit to the always racy ¼-mile in over 25 years and his first career win at the track, but he was victorious with a large contingent of family and friends in attendance, including his wife Mandy’s stepfather who was battling cancer at the time.. READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- JUNE

Well, I know long time and no updates!  Sorry!  Since the last time I checked in our results have been nothing to write home about so I will leave the racing results on that note.

On the other hand, we have been logging some serious mileage the last few weeks. From home to PA to NC to IA to SD to NE.  As I write we are in a Wal Mart parking lot in Lincoln, NE waiting to head to Dodge City on Wednesday. 

We have been doing a little sightseeing on our adventures.  We went to the Hershey Museum while in Carlisle and bought quite a bit of chocolate. The smell of that place was great! 

Then on our way to Attica we stopped by Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH.  I am not that much of a roller coaster person, but Daryn is!  He rode everything in the park including the Top Thrill Dragster which was his favorite.  Glenno and I enjoyed watching and waiting.  The ride shoots straight up at 120 mph and then heads straight back down.   The look on everyone’s  face as they wait for “take off” is priceless.  Daryn actually made me go on the Millenium Coaster, and after almost chickening out as we loaded on I loved it.  It was the smoothest coaster I have ever been on.  I like the coasters once I am on them, but the getting on and getting strapped in makes me claustrophobic so I usually chicken out.  We had a blast and it was a nice day off for all of us. READ MORE

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Attica

Hello Everyone! Daryn was taken to the hospital last night after getting upside down in heat 2 and landing on all four wheels really hard. There were no fractures or compression of the spine. He is still in a little pain today, but plans on racing tonight at Eldora.

THANKS to everyone for thinking about us!

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Virginia Motor Speedway...Turning things around!

What a beautiful facility! After timing in a disappointing 14th quick out of 23 cars, Daryn made up for it in heat three. Starting from the 5th position Pittman raced in second with 2 laps remaining securing him a spot in the Crane Cams Dash. After the pill draw, which Daryn drew a 2, he raced to the early lead and never looked back claiming the dash win. In the
25 lap main event Jason Meyers got a good start and surged ahead with Daryn following closely in the second position. On lap 17 Meyers bobbled and Daryn to the front, but the lead was short lived as Meyers passed him back on the next lap. Lapped traffic paired the pair nose to tail at the end of the race, but Meyers prevailed and Pittman took home a close second.
"Hopefully this is just a start to the turn around for our season. We have been struggling this year and having anything that could go wrong..go wrong. With a second place under our belt hopefully we can keep the momentum going," said Daryn after the feature.
Next up: Monday, Rolling Wheels Speedway in Elbridge, NY

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Checking in from Charlotte...

It was amazing to see the sun all day long, and actually have a race without a chance of rain. The Titan machine timed in 3rd quick in the 27 car field.
After starting fourth in heat three Pittman finished 3rd, qualifying the Titan Machine for the dash. In the Dash the misery began...entering turn one on lap one the car just stopped. The trouble ended up being a broken heim on the throttle linkage. An easy fix for the crew but the DNF made the team start 10th in the A main. After getting a great start in the A main Daryn came to stop on lap 4 with a broken rear end.

After surveying the damage the crew found a broken rear end, broken drive line, and the crank in the motor was broken...needless to say an expensive night for the team. Hopefully everyone watched us LIVE on SPEED!

Next up a 4 1/2 hour drive to Virginia Motor Speedway and hopefully better luck soon!!

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Pittman Looks for First Win at Lernerville in First Commonwealth Bank Clash

Sarver, PA— May 12, 2008— Daryn Pittman has visited the winner’s circle at some of the most famed tracks in all of sprint car racing during his career, including: Eldora Speedway, Manzanita Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway. One track that is missing from that list is Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania. He has come close on a number of occasions to winning at the high-banked four-tenths mile which has hosted the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series each and every season since 1979.READ MORE

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CLEAN SWEEP

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Mandy’s Monthly!- April

Well, it seems that I have jinxed us on the rain so I am not going to say anything bad except…I wish it would stop! :)   We have raced only 5 times in the month of April!  We have had 6 WOO races and now 9 rainouts! 

Everyone is bored!  The boys continue to fly their airplanes and reorganize everything again!
We  raced Pevely and ended up with a 7th place finish.  The fans are awesome there and I always look forward to any Pevely races.  The track was a lot different than the normal Pevely conditions, but it still ended up being a great race.  We hoped to do better there, but were just a little off. READ MORE

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FINALLY PITTMAN POWERS ON AT PEVELY

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Mandy’s Monthly!- March

Rain Rain GO AWAY and don‘t come back on race day!!
As most of you are aware a driver gets paid based off the amount of money the car makes per night. Needless to say, not much racing = not much money! Anyway, it has been the same for everyone, and we did get a few shows in during the month. We took at road trip to PA to race at Selinsgrove, Lincoln, and The Grove; but the rained followed us and we only got Lincoln in. We finished 4th, but it was great to see some of our PA fans. It was actually a really good showing with tons of cars, and the feature was a great race. READ MORE

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Mandy’s Monthly!- February

Hello Everyone! I am going to “attempt” to write a monthly blog about our travels & the race team.

Please bear with me as I am new at all this. Daryn & I along with Glenno returned from Australia on January 14th. Our Australia trip was full of rain and canceled events! (A trend that would continue even in the USA) The boys worked for about 2 weeks and then we were ready to head to East Bay in Tampa for the 360 races. We left late on a Wednesday night after packing the motor home in the sleet and snow! We figured that we had better try to get out of town before getting snowed in! What we did not think about was trying to find a place to stay that was warmer so the motor home would not freeze the lines!! After 2 days we ended up in Tampa. READ MORE

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EVENTFUL START TO LONG SEASON FOR PITTMAN

Daryn Pittman’s been around long enough to know one thing for certain; it’s a long season ahead despite the trials and tribulations at Florida Speedweeks, and so the team move onward after an eventful time of it over the last three nights.

The fluoro chassis is a big hit with fans and rival teams and once again the Titan Team are one of the leaders when it comes to racecar, hauler and team presentation.

The competition in Florida was typically keen with the field in qualifying being incredibly tight across the 56 cars including 24 of which being WoO cars!

A key ambition this season for Daryn and Team Titan is to qualify well and in that respect all goals were met on all three nights with stout times put in by the flying #21 jet black Maxim  READ MORE

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2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: Daryn Pittman

Concord, NC— February 2, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

Daryn Pittman has been one of the most consistent drivers with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series over the last five years. He has finished eighth or better in the championship standings each of those seasons, winning 19 A-Feature events along the way. He has also finishes a career-best fourth in points in three of those campaigns. He and his team have spent the winter meticulously preparing in their Brownsburg, Indiana shop for a run at the series title this season.

Pittman spent a couple of weeks in Australia during the off-season gearing up for the new season. He was victorious at Brisbane International Speedway in December and also competed against a number of fellow Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway. He began his 2008 season on North American soil on Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park in Florida with the American Sprint Car Series.  READ MORE

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FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW DARYN PITTMAN TITAN BULLET

The 2008 Titan Garages USA Maxim that Daryn Pittman will use to lethal effect this year has come out from under wraps and it looks wild, even just sitting still.

The new fluorescent chassis really glows from under the black panels and it’s going to be tough to ignore the #21 Titan Garages / Hop & Sack Convenience Stores car on the track this year.

The reflective nature of the #21 itself is also going to add to the wildly visual look of Team Titan in 2008.

Daryn Pittman and the team head off to East Bay Raceway in Florida this weekend for a 360ci event, before taking part in the annual Florida Speed Weeks event.

During the week the newly renovated and re-designed www.darynpittman.com website was also unveiled.

New website, new racecars…it’s going to be an awesome year ahead!  MORE PHOTOS

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Daryn Pittman Announces Redesigned Website

With the new race season quickly approaching all the race teams have new cars, new motors, new apparel…why not a new website?  Daryn Pittman is pleased to announce the release of his newly designed website www.darynpittman.com by WRT Web Design.  The site has been designed to be more fan-friendly with features including a guest book, online apparel sales, and even a fan email list in which race fans can get the latest news on Daryn and Team Titan.

“This website is another way for us to say thank you to the fans.  It is because of the fans that we are able to do what we love and I appreciate all their support.  We have some new photos on the web site of our new T-shirt trailer and I’d like to invite the fans to come see us at the trailer at a World of Outlaws event near you,” said Daryn.

Daryn and Team Titan will be kicking off the 2008 season this weekend at East Bay Raceway Park for the first of 9 racing events in the next 11 days as part of Florida Speedweeks.  Stay tuned to www.darynpittman.com for continued news and updates from Team Titan and the busy week ahead.

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PITTMAN’S PREPARATION FINE TUNED FOR FEBRUARY

Daryn Pittman and the Titan Racing USA Team are gearing up for yet another hectic year on the highway and the nation’s Speedways as the 2008 USA Sprintcar season looms, kicking off with an incredible 9 races in 11 days!

Not only is the annual Florida Speed Weeks tour a gruelling series of competition with drivers from all over the USA looking to kick off their 08 campaign in style, but there’s a chance to run some even earlier events for Pittman.

The Titans will run a 360ci event at East Bay Raceway in Florida on January 31-February 3 before the big guns blaze in Speed Weeks directly after.

There are more and more significant purse paying 360ci events appearing on the schedule each year, and team Titan are happy to accommodate them whenever time allows. READ MORE

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Pittman & Schatz Compete in World Series Finale in Australia

Concord, NC— January 11, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

Daryn Pittman and two-time reigning Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz are competing in the final two rounds of the Wanless World Series Sprintcar season this weekend at Titan Garages Brisbane International Speedway at Archerfield in Australia.

The two-night program will culminate with a special 50-lap, $20,000 to-win event on Saturday night.

On Friday night in the 25-lap preliminary feature, Pittman finished fifth, while Schatz was 11th, on a track that was very hard to pass on, in an event won by Trevor Green.READ MORE

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Daryn Pittman Wins Down Under

Concord, NC— December 26, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

After a very strong 2007 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season that saw him win six times and finish fourth in championship points, Daryn Pittman began preparing for the 2008 season on Wednesday night, competing at Brisbane International Speedway in Australia as part of the International sprint car season. READ MORE

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Pittman Wins at Orange County Fair Speedway

Middletown, NY—Sept. 26, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

Mother Nature won the first round at Orange County Fair Speedway this season back in May when the World of Outlaws came to town, but Daryn Pittman won round two, in convincing fashion, as the series returned to the sprawling 5/8-mile track on Wednesday night to make up that event which was postponed by rain.

Pittman started on the outside of the front row and quickly took the lead from pole sitter Joey Saldana, as he went on to lead all 25 laps, en route to claiming his sixth A-Feature win of the season aboard the Titan Garages Maxim. READ MORE

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Minot Magic: Pittman Wins Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway

Minot, ND—Aug. 14, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

Daryn Pittman knew it would be no easy task to win at Nodak Speedway on Tuesday night in the Magic City Showdown. He knew that the man to beat was reigning World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz, who was born and raised in Minot, and was fresh off his second consecutive Knoxville Nationals win last Saturday night. On top of that, Schatz began the night by blistering the existing track record in time trials by over three-tenths of a second.

None of that stopped Pittman, as he battled Schatz along with 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser for the $10,000 winner’s check and after 35 hard fought laps, he came out on top to earn his fourth A-Feature win of the season and second on a 3/8-mile track.

“Any win is good,” said Pittman, driver of the Titan Garages Maxim. “This is great for this whole team. We’ve been fast, but we haven’t been giving ourselves a chance to win a race. I’m tickled to death to get this, in front of this great crowd.”  READ MORE

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Pittman Cashes in at Dodge City in Summer of Money

Dodge City, KS—June 23, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

Daryn Pittman has always considered Dodge City Raceway Park in Kansas to be a home track, even though he was born and raised in Owasso, Oklahoma which is five-and-a-half hours away, and now lives in Pittsboro, Indiana.

Heading into the Boot Hill Showdown Presented by Max Jantz Excavating on Saturday night, Pittman had finished fourth or better in his last three starts at the state-of-the-art 3/8-mile facility. READ MORE

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World of Outlaws Benevolent Fund Golf Outing Just Around the Corner

Concord, NC—June 5, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

The inaugural World of Outlaws Benevolent Fund Golf Outing is quickly approaching on Thursday, July 12 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Dayton, Ohio.

The cost of the outing will be $100 for participants, with each 8 golfers being paired with a World of Outlaws driver. The driver will be part of this group for the entire 18 holes. The format will be a scramble, with a lottery-style draw being used to determine who each player will play with. There also will be a hole-in-one contest, with the winner receiving $15,000 if they get a hole-in-one. READ MORE

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Pittman Powers to Riverside Win

West Memphis, AR-May 5, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas will always be a very special place to Daryn Pittman. He met his wife (Mandy) there 10 years ago, and on Saturday got to celebrate in the winner's circle with her after claiming a very emotional win in the World of Outlaws return to the ¼-mile for the first time in 26 years, before a capacity crowd. Racing near his wife's hometown in an event that featured side-by-side heat race action with his father-in-law Mike Ward, Pittman took his second checkered flag of the season in the 40-lap main event to earn the $10,000 payday, with much of his wife's family and many friends in attendance. "This is a huge to win in front of my wife and her whole family," said Pittman, driver of the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim. "With all the tradition of her and me at this race track, this is pretty special. There are so many things that make this so meaningful. Her stepfather is really sick and he was able to be here and watch it. I'm really happy to get a win for them."  READ MORE

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Inaugural World of Outlaws Benevolent Fund Golf Outing Set for July 12

Concord, NC—April 16, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

The World of Outlaws Benevolent Fund will be hosting their inaugural golf outing on July 12 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Dayton Ohio. The event will be sponsored by The Tony Stewart Foundation.

The cost of the outing will be $100 for participants, with each 8 golfers being paired with a World of Outlaws driver. The driver will be part of this group for the entire 18 holes. The format will be a scramble, with a lottery-style draw being used to determine who each player will play with. There also will be a hole-in-one contest, with the winner receiving $15,000 if they get a hole-in-one. Space is limited, and spots will be filled by the order in which registrations are received.

For golfers, the entry fee will also cover a dinner to be held after the outing, as well as gifts that each participant will receive. All proceeds will go to the World of Outlaws Benevolent Fund to help continue the dedicated work that they do for the sport.

The World of Outlaws Benevolent Fund has been helping injured drivers and their families during the recovery process for over 25 years.

A silent auction will take place during the dinner, with various items from World of Outlaws drivers available for bidding. For those who cannot make it to the golf portion of the day, tickets for the dinner are $30.

For more information contact: Mandy Pittman, the Tournament Liaison at darynpittman@yahoo.com or Angie Hannagan, the Tournament Ambassador at mshurricane1x@aol.com.

Meadowbrook Country Club is located in Dayton, Ohio, one mile off of I-70 & I-75

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Weather Wins at Eldora on Saturday

Rossburg, OH—April 14, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

Due to extreme cold temperatures and heavy overnight rain, in addition to a snow/rain mixture falling on Saturday, the World of Outlaws event at Eldora Speedway for, April 14 has been cancelled.

The series will return to the famed half-mile in July for two nights of racing including the Kings Royal.

Fans can catch all the exciting action from Friday night’s event on Sunday, May 13 on SPEED at 2 p.m. Eastern.

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World of Outlaws Return to Paducah International Raceway

Paducah, KY—April 4, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

It’s been six years since the World of Outlaws have competed at Paducah International Raceway. On Friday April 6, the series will return to the high-banked 3/8-mile oval, which is co-owned by racing stars: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ken Schrader, and Tony Stewart, along with long-time respected promoter Bob Sargent.

In the series first two visits to the track, there have been two different winners. With neither of those drivers competing this season, a third driver to visit Victory Lane at Paducah International Raceway is guaranteed.

Joey Saldana will head to Paducah in search of his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws victory, as he ended the month of March with a flourish. After enduring his lowest finish of the season (17th) in the final race of February, he has not finished lower than fourth in the six ensuing events.  READ MORE

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Race Report: Pittman Powers to Volusia Victory

By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director

BARBERVILLE, FL — Last season Daryn Pittman patiently waited until early June to make his first visit of the season to Victory Lane. This year, he made sure that it would not take nearly as long, as he led wire-to-wire on Sunday night in finale of three straight nights of racing for the World of Outlaws as part of the 36th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Mopar Speedshop.

After winning the dash to earn the pole position for the 30-lap event, he held off a hard charging Tim Kaeding and Donny Schatz, in heavy lapped traffic. The pair staged a fierce battle for the second spot in the late going as they chased Pittman, who used strong restarts twice in the late going to pull away. The $12,000 triumph was the 20th of his career in World of Outlaws action.

“It is a great way to get started and a great boost for the whole team,” said Pittman, driver of the Titan Garages Maxim. “It’s always good to get a win at the end of the week. Our team just keeps getting better every year, and hopefully we can stay consistent and get wins when we can.”

Starting the season off on a high note was one of Pittman’s goals for 2007, and after the win, he is well on his way. The veteran driver was one of the most consistent drivers over the last three months of last season.

“No matter who you are and how long you have been doing this and how many wins you have, come June and July if you have no wins, car owners get a little antsy,” he said. “They spend a lot of money and want wins. Being able to always refer back to getting one early is great. We got one now and we have some confidence, and hopefully we can go out and get some more.”

With a cross-country trip awaiting the team, Pittman is glad that they will have some time to go back to the shop and prepare to head to California at their own pace. The group led by Crew Chief Glenno Inglis, who was battling illness during the late stages of the DIRTcar Nationals, will have an enjoyable trip back to their shop in Indiana.

“We going to go home and relax,” Pittman commented. “My crew has worked their tails off. Every year when we come to Florida we come down here ready for 100 races. We don’t go home to build cars. We’ll do the maintenance on the car we ran tonight and take it to Tulare. My guys are going to get some time off. We are ready to go. I look forward to going home and fine tuning on a few things so we can keep getting better.”

Tim Kaeding made a late charge for the lead, as he closed the gap on Pittman with a couple laps to go. On the final lap, he and Donny Schatz staged an entertaining battle for the second spot, as they both were just behind Pittman. Schatz used a slide job on Kaeding to momentarily move into the second spot exiting the fourth turn. Kaeding immediately fought back and claimed the runner-up spot at the line by mere inches.

“We had a little trouble with this thing taking off, and Daryn would get ahead of us a little bit,” said Kaeding, driver of the Steve Kinser Racing Maxim. “I knew Donny was coming eventually and he pulled off a slider, and I did what I knew how to do and what I needed to do, and that was turn back underneath him and get back in front of him as quick as I could and get the air off his wing.”

For Schatz, the reigning series champion, he finished in the Top-Three each in night of the World of Outlaw portion of the Florida DIRTcar Nationals. He won the season opener on Friday night, and backed that up with a third-place run on Saturday night, and was third again on Sunday, after starting the event on the outside of the third row.

“We came here to win and we were good enough to win all three nights,” said Schatz, driver of the Parker Store J&J. “Tonight we never really hit lapped traffic. There were a lot of good cars out here and on an open race track, it’s hard to pass. We moved around and tried everything we could. We’re going to head back and do a little work, and hopefully be as good in California as we were here.”

Terry McCarl raced his way to a fourth-place finish after lining up eight. The native of Altoona, Iowa finished ninth on Saturday night and backed that up with a very solid run on Sunday night, as he prepares to head to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., where he won in 2004.

“We started the week off doing well with the All Stars, and then kind of hiccupped a little the first two nights (of the World of Outlaws season),” said McCarl, driver of the Big Game Treestands Eagle. “We need to keep getting in the Top-Five this year. It’s going to be pretty brutal this year, so every one of these Top-Five’s is important. “

Tim Shaffer picked up his first Top-Five of the season on Sunday as he came home fifth in the Casey’s General Stores Maxim.

The rest of the Top-10 was: Danny Lasoski in the Roth Motorsports Eagle in sixth, Jason Sides in the WTS Maxim in seventh, Joey Saldana charged from the 24th starting spot in the Open Joist JEI to finish eighth, with Saturday night’s winner Kerry Madsen in the Selma Shell Maxim in ninth, and Fred Rahmer in the C&S Lawn & Landscape J&J in 10th.

With Pittman’s victory, the sprint car portion of the Florida DIRTcar Nationals came to a close, with Craig Dollansky named the Champion. The native of Elk River, Minn., finished sixth or better in five of the six events, including two second-place finishes and two fourths. Brad Sweet, a native of Grass Valley, Calif, was named the Rookie of the Year for the sprint car portion of the Florida DIRTcar Nationals.

The World of Outlaws return to action on February 23-24 at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California.

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2007 World of Outlaws Preview: Daryn PIttman

Author: Tony Veneziano - World Of Outlaws PR Director