WEST FARGO, ND – August 18, 2018 – Donny Schatz completed the weekend sweep of his home state of North Dakota, taking the lead on Lap 23 to win his 17th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of 2018 Saturday night at Red River Valley Speedway. Jacob Allen finished second as he continues to close in on his first career Outlaw win with Kerry Madsen completing the podium for the second consecutive night.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$10,000]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [4][$5,500]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5][$3,200]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [13][$2,800]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [19][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [2][$2,300]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [14][$2,200]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [8][$2,100]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [7][$2,050]; 10. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [15][$2,000]; 11. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [17][$1,500]; 12. 19-Brent Marks [21][$1,200]; 13. 13-Mark Dobmeier [11][$1,100]; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser [18][$1,050]; 15. 49-Brad Sweet [9][$1,000]; 16. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [10][$900]; 17. 18-Ian Madsen [6][$800]; 18. 5-David Gravel [1][$800]; 19. 13T-Ty Hanten [23][$800]; 20. 9N-Wade Nygaard [20][$800]; 21. 8H-Jade Hastings [16][$800]; 22. 20A-Jordan Adams [24][$800]; 23. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [12][$800]; 24. 19P-Paige Polyak [22][$800]; Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-7, 12-22; Jacob Allen 8-11; Donny Schatz 23-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 1S-Logan Schuchart[+14]
Qualifying: 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.23; 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 13.287; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.326; 4. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.334; 5. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.406; 6. 5-David Gravel, 13.496; 7. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 13.685; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.698; 9. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 13.774; 10. 8H-Jade Hastings, 13.801; 11. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.807; 12. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.848; 13. 6N-Greg Nikitenko, 13.944; 14. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 14.004; 15. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.018; 16. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.111; 17. 19-Brent Marks, 14.256; 18. 31-Shane Roemeling, 14.268; 19. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.334; 20. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.436; 21. 13T-Ty Hanten, 14.45; 22. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.473; 23. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 14.494; 24. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.599; 25. 19P-Paige Polyak, 14.624; 26. 20A-Jordan Adams, 14.64; 27. 14K-Tori Knutson, 15.135; 28. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, 15.309
Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 6. 8H-Jade Hastings [4]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [9]; 8. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [10]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]; 10. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [5]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 4. 13-Mark Dobmeier [1]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [7]; 6. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [8]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 8. 9N-Wade Nygaard [5]; 9. 20A-Jordan Adams [9]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 5-David Gravel [2]; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 4. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [3]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [8]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 7. 31-Shane Roemeling [6]; 8. 13T-Ty Hanten [7]; 9. 14K-Tori Knutson [9]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 5. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [6]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5][-]; 2. 9N-Wade Nygaard [2][-]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [3][-]; 4. 19P-Paige Polyak [7][-]; 5. 13T-Ty Hanten [6][-]; 6. 20A-Jordan Adams [8][-]; 7. 31-Shane Roemeling [4][$300]; 8. 14K-Tori Knutson [9][$250]; 9. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [10][$225]; 10. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [1][$200]
