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by TonyStewart.com

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Updated: February 9, 2005, 7:34 PM EST

Danny Lasoski and the No. 20 team kicked off the 2005 racing season in stellar fashion, as the team swept the 29th Annual Sprint Winternationals finale at Eastbay Raceway Park on Saturday night.

"The Dude" took the lead on lap five of the 50-lap showdown to capture his second win in the United States this year. Lasoski's new aluminum Mopar powerplant stretched its legs over the weekend, as the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team held a three-second advantage over the field at one point and Lasoski drove to a $10,000 payday at the conclusion of the 50-lap A-main event.

Saturday night's finale victory was Lasoski's second in as many days, as he also won Friday night's preliminary event. Lasoski drove from his 20th-place starting position through the field to capture the win. The No. 20 machine assumed the lead on lap 14 of the 25-lap A-main event, then locked the team into Saturday night's A-main finale by earning the win.

"I need to thank my car owner, Tony Stewart for securing the deal with Johnny Morris of Bass Pro Shops for a five-year sponsorship. We are certainly going to put forth the effort needed to give Bass maximum exposure to a new audience during our time together," Lasoski said. "We are also pleased to say that J.D. Byrider and Mopar are on board with us again."

Lasoski, who celebrated a birthday on February 3, also earned a top-five and top-10 finish during preliminary action for the race. "The Dude" kicked off the event with an eighth-place finish on February 2 and followed it up with a solid third-place finish on February 3.

"I was just going where the lapped cars weren't," Lasoski said. "Without the help of Johnny Morris who heads up the Bass Pro Shop deal, Mopar, J.D. Byrider, Wirtgen and Hoosier, we wouldn't be here."

Lasoski and the World of Outlaws Sprint Series will officially kick off the 2005 racing season this coming weekend at Volusia Speedway on February 11 and 13. The No. 20 team will also compete in several events sanctioned by the All Star Circuit of Champions this week at Volusia Speedway. Lasoski is slated to compete February 8-13 at the Barberville, Fla., facility. For more information regarding Danny Lasoski, Volusia Speedway or the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, log on to www.dannylasoski.com, www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com or www.theworldofoutlaws.com.

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