2012 Recap: Joey Saldana racked up his eighth top-five finish in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series since 2002, placing fourth in the standings.

Saldana and the Great Clips team picked up five victories to boost his impressive total to 83, which puts him seventh on the all-time list.

In addition to wins at Autodrome Drummond, Paducah International Raceway and Perris Auto Speedway, Saldana was victorious in the Knight Before the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway and in the spring event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, which was televised live on SPEED.

Saldana ranked in the top five in feature wins, feature laps led, pole positions, quick times, bonus points earned in qualifying and heat race victories.

2012 Stats:
     Points      Wins   Top 5s   Top 10s   Quick Times                

World of Outlaws History: 1996 - 11^th in points … 1997 - 18^th in points … 1999 - 19^th in points … 2000 - 6^th in points - 3 wins … 7^th in points - 1 win … 2002 - 4^th in points - 5 wins … 2003 - 3^rd in points - 2 wins … 2004 - 6^th in points - 3 wins … 2005 - 13^th in points … 2006 - 3^rd in points - 7 wins … 2007 - 2^nd in points - 13 total wins … 2008 - 4^th in points - 5 wins … 2009 - 3^rd in points - 20 wins … 2010 - 4^th in points - 13 wins ... 2011 - 13th in points - 6 wins ... 2012 - 4th in points - 5 wins.

Additional WoO History: 1996 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year ... Two-time Kings Royal Winner (2002 and 2006) ... Three-time 4-Crown Winner (2007, 2008 and 2011) ... Two-time Gold Cup Race of Champions winner (2007 and 2009) ... 2006 Brad Doty Classic winner ... Inaugural winner of the Ironman 55 (2009) ... First World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series winner at I-96 Speedway (1995), River Cities Speedway (2007) and Deer Creek Speedway (2009) ... Career-high 20 wins in 2009 to become one of only five drivers to record at least 20 wins in a season ... 2007 Eagle Nationals winner ... 2001 Winter Nationals winner ... Three-time DIRTcar Nationals winner (2007, 2010 and 2011).

Previous Racing History: 1992 - All Star Circuit of Champions - 9^th in points - Co-Rookie of the Year … 1993 - All Star Circuit of Champions - 3^rd in points … 1994 - All Star Circuit of Champions - 3^rd in points … 1995 - All Star Circuit of Champions - 5^th in points … 1998 - All Star Circuit of Champions - 2^nd in points … 1999 - All Star Circuit of Champions - 5^th in points … 2006 - Won $20,000 event at Springs Speedway in New Zealand … 2007 - Won at TeMaura Speedway in New Zealand … 2008 - Won at Springs Speedway in New Zealand ... 2009 - Won at Springs Speedway in New Zealand.

Interesting Facts: 2007 - American Auto Racing & Broadcasters Association All-America Team- Second Team … Won first World of Outlaws Race on July 25, 1995 at I-96 (Mich.) Speedway … Nickname is “The Brownsburg Bullet” … Father, Joe, won the 1970 Knoxville Nationals.