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Steve Kinser Completes Historic Career

Congrats from Hoosier Racing Tire to Steve Kinser on his official retirement from racing.

Kinser will end his 40+ career as the most successful Sprintcar driver in history with 577 World of Outlaws Feature wins, 20 Outlaws Championships and 12 Knoxville Nationals Championships.

Everyone at Hoosier Racing Tire salutes the King!

The Steve Kinser Resume:

WoO Feature Wins: 577

Feature wins at Sydney Speedway: 22 (12th on all time winner’s list)

Best WoO Point Standings Finish: First (20 times: 1978-80, 1983-88, 1990-94, 1998, 2000, 2002-05)

Competed in the first career World of Outlaws (WoO) race March 18, 1978 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas.

Has won every major sprint car race during his racing career.

12-time Knoxville Nationals champion.

14-time National 410 Sprint Car Driver of the Year.

19-time American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association All-American honoree.

14th in the 1997 Indianapolis 500.

Qualified for the race May 10 and that evening won the 415th WoO feature of his career at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.

40th in 1995 Daytona 500

7 appearances in in International Race of Champions (IROC) Series – 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 – One race win – Talladega 1994

He and son Kraig only father-son duo to have won the Knoxville Nationals