NEW RICHMOND, WI – July 6, 2018 – Brad Sweet completed a clean sweep of the opening night of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown with his third win of the season at Cedar Lake Speedway. A late race caution took Sweet out of heavy lapped traffic and gave him a clean track and clean air with eight laps remaining. David Gravel and Brent Marks completed the podium.
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Brad Sweet Sweeps Night One of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown at Cedar Lake
Brad Sweet Sweeps Night One of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown at Cedar Lake
NEW RICHMOND, WI – July 6, 2018 – Brad Sweet completed a clean sweep of the opening night of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown with his third win of the season at Cedar Lake Speedway. A late race caution took Sweet out of heavy lapped traffic and gave him a clean track and clean air with eight laps remaining. David Gravel and Brent Marks completed the podium.
Month of Money Continues at Lernerville with $25,000 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
Month of Money Continues at Lernerville with $25,000 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
CONCORD, NC – July 5, 2018 – It’s July, which means the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series is in its richest stretch of the year – the Month of Money. The Series will make its annual stop at Lernerville Speedway on Tuesday, July 17 with the running of the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, paying a smooth $25,000 to the winner.
Returning to Normality After Tragedy
Returning to Normality After Tragedy
Series Will Honor Johnson’s Birthday with 41-lap Feature at Cedar Lake Speedway
CONCORD, NC – June 30, 2018 – Nine-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Champion Donny Schatz said it best, “Once I fired the car, everything made sense again.”
David Gravel Uses Brilliant Double-File Restart to Win Knoxville Thriller
David Gravel Uses Brilliant Double-File Restart to Win Knoxville Thriller
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 30, 2018 – David Gravel had a perfect restart on Lap 10 charging from third to first and then held off Donny Schatz to win his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of the year on Night Two of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville Raceway. Schatz threw everything he had at Gravel, but settled for second with Brad Sweet, who was the leader on the aforementioned restart, completing the podium.
6/30/18 – Knoxville Raceway
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 30, 2018 – David Gravel had a perfect restart on Lap 10 charging from third to first and then held off Donny Schatz to win his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of the year on Night Two of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville Raceway. Schatz threw everything he had at Gravel but settled for second with Brad Sweet, who was the leader on the aforementioned restart, completing the podium.
6/29/18 – Knoxville Raceway
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 29, 2018 – Even in June, Donny Schatz reigns supreme at Knoxville Raceway, as the 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion led all 25 on the opening night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Ian Madsen and David Gravel completed the all World of Outlaws podium.
Schatz Scores 12th Win of Year on Night One of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville
Schatz Scores 12th Win of Year on Night One of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 29, 2018 – Even in June, Donny Schatz reigns supreme at Knoxville Raceway, as the 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion led all 25 on the opening night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Ian Madsen and David Gravel completed the all World of Outlaws podium.
World of Outlaws “Boot Hill Showdown” Tickets on Sale!
World of Outlaws “Boot Hill Showdown” Tickets on Sale!
By: Lonnie Wheatley
DODGE CITY, KS – June 28, 2018 – The Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car series will bring the curtain down on the 2018 Dodge City Raceway Park season in October. And that means that the time is now to secure your tickets for the “Boot Hill Showdown” that is slated for Saturday night, October 20, atop the 3/8-mile clay oval in southwest Kansas.
News of Jason Johnson’s Death Cuts Wide Swath in Auto Racing
Sprint car driver Jason Johnson dies of injuries sustained in crash
by Cindy Boren, published in The Washington Post
Jason Johnson, a World of Outlaws sprint car driver, has died of injuries he sustained in a crash Saturday night at Wisconsin’s Beaver Dam Raceway. He was 41.
Johnson crashed on the 18th lap of a 40-lap race as he was battling Daryn Pittman for the lead after a restart on the 1/3-mile long dirt oval, according to World of Outlaws. Johnson’s car climbed the wall in the third turn, flipped and crashed through a billboard, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He was taken to a hospital, then airlifted to Aurora Medical Center, where he died. Johnson, who is from Eunice, La., is survived by his wife, Bobbi, and 5-year-old son, Jaxx.
