by TonyStewart.com

Updated: March 6, 2006, 5:43 PM EST

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Paul McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team earned their first victory of the 2006 season with a win at the USA Race Park in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday night. In only McMahan's fourth start with the No. 20 team, he drove his Paul Kistler built Mopar powered machine to victory lane by leading all 30-laps of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-main event. McMahan, who picked up a dash event win en route to the victory, also earned an eighth-place finish at Manzanita Speedway in Arizona on Friday night.

Joey Saldana and the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing team, using Mopar power built by Speedway Engine Development, were able to maintain the World of Outlaws Sprint Series points lead by earning a seventh-place finish at Manzanita on Friday. Saldana won the B-main event on Saturday night to transfer to the A-main field, where he finished 11th.

Sammy Swindell and the No. 5 Forbrook Motorsports team earned a Top-five and a Top-10 finish on the weekend. Swindell finished fourth on Friday night and ninth at USA Race Park on Saturday night to wrap up the weekend. Forbrook Motorsports utilizes Gaerte-built Mopar engines.

McMahan will return to National Sprint Tour Series action this week on March 10-11 at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruses, N.M. Saldana and Swindell will return to World of Outlaws Sprint Series competition on March 9-10 at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For more information regarding McMahan, Saldana or Swindell, log on to paulmcmahanracing.com, joeysaldana.com or swindellmotorsports/citymaker.com.