Day: June 2, 2015

Donny Schatz Feels Right at Home at Kokomo Speedway in Indiana

KOKOMO, Ind. — June 1, 2015 — North Dakota will always be home for Donny Schatz, but Indiana could probably be considered a home away from home for the six-time and defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion. After all, his Tony Stewart Racing team is based in the Indianapolis suburb of Brownsburg, and Schatz won four out of five races on Hoosier soil last season. One of those victories came at Kokomo Speedway, which marked the first time he had won at the always racy quarter-mile bullring.

Schatz will return to Kokomo this week on Wednesday, June 3 as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series makes their annual visit to the track in North Central Indiana.

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At A Glance: Three Races, Three States, Three Different Winners

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Kokomo Speedway, the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway and the O’Reilly Auto Parts presents the Outlaws at Lakeside Speedway  

CONCORD, N.C. – June 2, 2015 – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on three different race tracks in three different states in the week ahead as last year’s events saw three different winners.

First up is the high-banked, quarter-mile Kokomo Speedway in Indiana on Wednesday. In a rain postponed event, reigning series champion Donny Schatz battled past David Gravel and Kerry Madsen and held off a late charging Shane Stewart to win at the track. It was his first ever win there.

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