Danny Lasoski

Danny Lasoski has one of the best resumes of any Sprint Car driver in the country and is No. 9 on PennLive's list of Top 25 Sprint Car Drivers in the Country. (Jeremy Elliott | jelliott@pennlive.com)

Danny Lasoski

Accomplishments: Through the early part of the century, Lasoski was one of the big players in Sprint Car racing. He has 89 World of Outlaw STP Sprint Car Series wins to go along with a 2001 title with the group in which he beat Mark Kinser by 30 points. Lasoski, who has 100 wins and seven track titles at Knoxville Raceway, also captured the 2006 National Sprint Tour title. But Lasoski's biggest accomplishment is his four Knoxville Nationals triumphs. He's also captured 37 All Star Circuit of Champions events, the Silver Cup at Lernerville and won the Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif.

Did you know: There was a time people thought Lasoski could only be successful at Knoxville. The Dover, Mo., ace proved people wrong when he took to the World of Outlaws circuit full time. From 1998 to 2004, Lasoski finished in the top five in points each year. He was second on four occasions and, of course, was the 2001 series champ. The interesting thing is that Lasoski only had four victories in his championship season, compared to 11 tallies in 1999, 10 in 2000, 13 in 2002 and 11 in 2003. He was runner-up in the point standings three of those four years. Lasoski was on the circuit in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010, mustering 14 wins in the stretch.

Why here: There are few in the country that have a resume as strong as Lasoski. He meets all the qualifications with big wins — four Knoxville Nationals titles are huge — championships and successful runs against top-flight competition. In the last two years, Lasoski has slowed down considerably running for lesser-known operations. He has a handful of 410 Sprint Car wins — none this year — and has spent half his time running in the 360 Sprint Car division. Still, you can't discount his overwhelming past performances and the fact that he has the ability to return to that form anytime he signs into the pit area. A solid top 10 selection.