by TonyStewart.com

Updated: May 8, 2006, 4:24 PM EST

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Paul McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team kick-started their weekend of World of Outlaws Sprint Series racing by setting a new track record in qualifying on Friday night at the U.S. 36 Raceway. McMahan turned a lap of 9.846 seconds to earn fast qualifier honors for the fourth time this season. Transferring through his heat race and dash events, McMahan went on to score a fifth-place finish in the A-main feature event. With rain washing out the scheduled series event at 81 Speedway, the No.20 team wrapped up their weekend with a solid ninth-place finish in WoO Sprint Series competition at Huset's Speedway on Sunday night.

Joey Saldana and the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing team also put together a strong run over the weekend. The team earned an 11th-place finish at U.S. 36 Raceway on Friday night before heading to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. Taking advantage of another night of Knoxville Nationals tuning, the No. 9 team won the third heat race en route to an eighth-place finish on Saturday. At Huset's Speedway on Sunday, Saldana and company posted their best finish of the weekend, taking the checkered flag in fourth place. The No. 9 team is currently ranked fourth in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series point standings.

The No. 5 Forbrook Motorsports team was also in action, as Tyler Walker piloted the car in the absence of Sammy Swindell, who had prior commitments for the weekend. Walker drove to a 24th-place finish at U.S. 36 Raceway on Friday night and followed that run up with a strong seventh-place finish at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday. Getting back into the groove of open wheel racing, Walker set quick time and drove to a third place finish at Huset's Speedway to wrap up the weekend.

McMahan and the National Sprint Tour Series will return to action on May 13 at Tri-State (Okla.) Speedway. Saldana and the World of Outlaws Sprint Series will head to Attica Raceway Park on May 12 and K-C Raceway on May 13.

For more information regarding McMahan, Saldana, Forbrook Motorsports, the National Sprint Tour Series or the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, log on to paulmcmahanracing.com, joeysaldana.com, forbrookmotorsports.com, nationalsprinttour.com or theworldofoutlaws.com.