Saldana finished 2008 fourth in points, to earn his third consecutive top-five finish in the World of Outlaws championship standings, on the strength of 45 top-10 finishes, with 31 of those being top fives. The biggest win of the season for the team came at Skagit Speedway in Washington, one of car owner Kasey Kahne’s home tracks.
In 2007, Saldana won a total of 13 events this season with the World of Outlaws, including the $50,000 Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in California.
Saldana won seven races in 2006, including the $50,000 Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway with Kasey Kahne Racing.
Saldana scored one preliminary win in 2005 and finished 13th in the final standings.
Saldana recorded his best ranking in the World of Outlaws point standings in 2003, finishing in third place
Won “A” Features at The Raceway at Powercom Park and Lebanon Valley Speedway, increasing his career total to 12
Recorded 45 top-10 finishes, including 19 in the top five, while qualifying for all 67 main events
Ranked sixth with eight Dash Race victories last season
Set fast time in both the preliminary and feature racing programs during the 2003 season finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track
Claimed the $50,000 first prize in the 2002 Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway
Led the World of Outlaws with 21 fast times in 2001
Returned to father Joe Saldana’s #17 Eagle Raceway Maxim after driving Dennis Roth's #83 Beef Packers Eagle most of the 2001 season
Received the World of Outlaws' Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year award in 1996
Recorded the first "A" Feature victory of his World of Outlaws career at I-96 Speedway in July 24, 1995
His father won the 1970 Knoxville Nationals
Married his wife, Shannon, in Las Vegas on November 7, 1996, the day after the Awards Banquet
The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a semi-banked 0.4-mile oval. The track record of 11.880 seconds was established by Jeff Shepard on October 6, 2001.
2008 Event Winners: Brooke Tatnell on October 31, Donny Schatz on November 1
Pit gates will open at 12:45 p.m. ET, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. ET with hot laps set for 5:45 p.m. ET.
