LAS VEGAS -- Johnny Herrera collected his first victory of the season at the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Silver State Shootout at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Thursday night.
Herrera, pilot of the Heintz Bros Sprint Car, took the checkered flag after race leader Craig Dollansky found trouble with four laps to go. Dollansky was caught in lap traffic and spun which collected Danny Lasoski and Mark Kinser who were running second and fourth respectively. Herrera, who was running in third place consistently, took the lead for the restart followed by Daryn Pittman and Sammy Swindell. Herrera was able to hold off Swindell by 1.2 seconds for the win.
"It is a great way to start the year," Herrera said. "I've won a lot of races, but I'm excited about this one. It was an awesome track. It was prepared nicely." The Pennzoil World of Outlaws return to the half-mile dirt oval at LVMS Friday and Saturday night.
Friday spectator gates open at 5 p.m. Qualifying begins at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday spectator gates open at 5 p.m. Heat races begin at 6:30 p.m.
A Main Results (25 laps): 1. Johnny Herrera, 2. Sammy Swindell, 3. Daryn Pittman, 4. Steve Kinser, 5. Jac Haudenschild, 6. Joey Saldana, 7. Tim Shaffer, 8. Brad Furr, 9. Randy Hannagan, 10. Stevie Smith, 11. Danny Wood, 12. Jason Meyers, 13. Mark Kinser, 14. Peter Murphy, 15. Tommy Tarlton, 16. Ricky Logan, 17. Toni Lutar, 18. Calvin Landis, 19. Craig Dollansky, 20. Danny Lasoski, 21. Jeff Hodgson, 22. Jayme Barnes, 23. Brian Paulus, 24. Donny Schatz.
B Main Results (Top four transfer to "A" Main, 12 laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Calvin Landis, 3. Tony Lutar, 4. Jayme Barnes.
O' Reilly Auto Parts Dash Results (5 laps): 1. Brian Paulus
O' Reilly Auto Parts Dash Results (5 laps): 1. Craig Dollansky
Heat No. 1 Race Results (8 laps): 1. Brad Furr, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Sammy Swindell, 4. Johnny Herrera, 5. Brian Paulus, 6. Brian Coelho, 7. Orval Burke, 8. Dan Oswalt, 9. Ernest McAfee, 10. Jimmy Carter.
Heat No. 2 Race Results (8 laps): 1. Danny Wood, 2. Stevie Smith, 3. Craig Dollansky, 4. Tim Schaffer, 5. Jason Meyers, 6. Tony Lutar, 7. Jayme Barnes, 8. Paul Norbury, 9. Pat Bourke, 10. Jeremy Schaeffer.
Heat No. 3 Race Results (8 laps): 1. Joey Saldana, 2. Peter Murphy, 3. Donny Schatz, 4. Mark Kinser, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Ricky Logan, 7. Mike Faria, 8. Lawrence Edlund, 9.Randy Waitman, 10. Bob Duncan.
Heat No. 4 Race Results (8 laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Tommy Tarlton, 3. Jeff Hodgson, 4. Randy Hannagan, 5. Daryn Pittman, 6. Calvin Landis, 7. Stephen Allard, 8. Willey Hernandez.
Qualifying Results: 1. Brian Paulus (13.962), 2. Craig Dollansky (13.974), 3. Mark Kinser (14.041), 4. Daryn Pittman (14.092), 5. Jac Haudenschild (14.127), 6. Jason Meyers (14.139), 7. Danny Lasoski (14.163), 8. Calvin Landis (14.183), 9. Sammy Swindell (14.212), 10. Stevie Smith (14.254), 11. Joey Saldana (14.256), 12. Steve Kinser (14.265), 13. Johnny Herrera (14.318), 14. Tim Schaffer (14.330), 15. Donny Schatz (14.367), 16. Randy Hannagan (14.368), 17. Brad Furr (14.369), 18. Danny Wood (14.438), 19. Peter Murphy (14.467), 20. Jeff Hodgson (14.573), 21. Jim Carter (14.604), 22. Toni Lutar (14.606), 23. Ricky Logan (14.688), 24. Tommy Tarlton (14.788), 25. Brian Coelho (14.948), 26. Jayme Barnes (15.045), 27. Mike Faria (15.084), 28. Stephen Allard (15.224), 29. Dan Oswalt (15.248), 30. Pat Bourke (15.358), 31. Lawrence Edlund (15.544), 32. Doug Lippincott (15.580), 33. Orval Burke (15.621), 34. Paul Norbury (16.182), 35. Randy Waitman (16.245), 36. Willey Hernandez (16.551), 37. Ernest McAffee (16.774), 38. Jeremy Schaeffer (16.855), 39. Bob Duncan (18.674).
