by TonyStewart.com

"The Dude" qualified in third position at the Tulare Thunderbowl in Tulare, Calif., and was headed to the front of the third heat race when he was collected by Kevin Swindell. The tussle resulted in the No. 20 machine being sent to the pits to repair a bent left front wheel and drag link. Lasoski was unable to restart the heat and had to run the B-main, where he picked up a second-place finish.

The A-main event saw Tim Shaffer in the Mopar-powered No. 6 Casey's General Stores machine get his first victory of the season. Shaffer picked up the lead with five laps left to drive the Lonny Parsons-owned machine into victory lane. Shaffer's last victory came in October of 2004. Lasoski battled his way to an 11th place finish in the A-main event.

The series moved on to Bakersfield Speedway for Saturday night's racing action. The event marked the first time in 10 years that the World of Outlaws Sprint Series had taken the green flag at the facility. Lasoski again qualified in third position and pulled off a second place finish in the B-main to transfer to the A-main starting field. "The Dude" utilized traffic and a tacky track to bring the No. 20 machine across the finish line to an 11th-place finish.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Series will resume action this weekend in the Cactus Classic at Manzanita Speedway on March 4-5. It then moves on to The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the J.D. Byrider World of Outlaws Nationals on March 10-11.

For more info regarding Lasoski or the World of Outlaws Series, log on to www.dannylasoski.com or www.theworldofoutlaws.com.