Schatz Continues River Cities Speedway Dominance
Claims 10th victory of the season and series points lead from Brad Sweet
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – June 17, 2016 – Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, Donny Schatz, continued his dominance of River Cities Speedway on Friday night, as he passed Logan Schuchart with 19 laps left in the First Leg of the Northern Tour to score his fifth victory in seven races at the track since 2013.
Shane Stewart Hangs Tough at Granite City
Brad Sweet claims one-point lead after Donny Schatz has DNF
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. – June 15, 2016 – Shane Stewart proved to be like a rock Wednesday night at Granite City Speedway as he battled past Kerry Madsen and held off Brad Sweet to win his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series feature of the season.
Kerry Madsen led the first third of the feature with Stewart in hot pursuit. As Madsen encountered traffic, Stewart closed the gap in his No. 2 Eneos/GoPro car. On lap 10, Stewart dove low into turn three and got around Madsen. Madsen countered, taking the spot back, sliding Stewart through turns one and two. Stewart though made a similar move as the previous lap and took the position back through turns three and four. Through one restart, Stewart held the position and scored the win.
It was a triumphant trip to victory lane following a difficult weekend at Knoxville Raceway and the knowledge that last season, he was leading at Granite City with three laps to go and did not see a similar end.
Donny Schatz Wins Wild One for #TeamOutlaws
Claims ninth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – June 11, 2016 – Wrecked cars and flared tempers could not hold back reigning World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway as he barely avoided an early multi-car crash and battled past Jamie Veal to score his ninth series win of the season during the Xtream Shootout powered by Mediacom.
Schatz, who started fifth, battled Shane Stewart early for fourth. After a crash on lap five caught up several of the front runners, Schatz restarted in third and then fought his way around second place Ian Madsen. As Veal worked his way through traffic, Schatz closed the distance, then commenced to battle Veal, side-by-side, lap-after-lap for the lead. Veal held tough but Schatz got around off of turn four with just three laps remaining to take the top spot.
Terry McCarl Dominates for Knoxville Win
Donny Schatz claims the points lead from Brad Sweet who has led all season
KNOXVILLE, Iowa – June 10, 2016 – Terry McCarl dominated the Outlaws and Knoxville regulars in Friday night’s Budweiser Night with the World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway as he scored his first World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
McCarl was the class of the field throughout much of the night in his No. 24 SnowPlow.com/Country Builders Maxim, claiming a spot in the Dash and the feature pole. McCarl held off reigning Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz throughout the 25-lap feature.
“You know, it’s David vs. Goliath,” McCarl said. “We just beat the best team and driver in the world. For us to beat him one night is pretty amazing and we’re pretty proud of it… This means a lot if you can win this thing. It makes you feel like you can be decent for the Nationals.”
Schatz Scores Thrilling Win at Lincoln Park Speedway
Claims eighth victory of the season and ties Brad Sweet for point lead
PUTNAMVILLE, Ind. – June 8, 2016 – Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz held off a red-hot David Gravel on a green-white-checkered finish to claim his eighth victory of the season at Lincoln Park Speedway on Wednesday night.
Mother Nature Helps Gravel to I-96 Speedway Victory
Dominates rain shortened Rumble in Michigan for third win of the season
LAKE ODESSA, Mich. – June 5, 2016 – Pesky and persistent weather did not put a damper on David Gravel‘s night, as he led all 17 laps and scored his third World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season in a rain shortened Rumble in Michigan at I-96 Speedway on Sunday night.
Kemenah Defeats Outlaws at Fremont Speedway
All Star Circuit of Champions driver holds off series regulars to win Kistler Engines Smackdown
FREMONT, Ohio – June 3, 2016 – With family and friends cheering him on, Chad Kemenah, became just the third non-World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series driver to defeat the series regulars after he held off seven-time series champion Donny Scahtz to win the Kistler Engines Smackdown at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway on Friday night.
Stewart Slides to Victory at Lawrenceburg Speedway
Holds off challenges from David Gravel and Rico Abreu in Memorial Day thriller
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. – May 30, 2016 – After dominating on Friday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and coming up one spot short of the win, Shane Stewart managed to overcome the heartache to score his third World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the 2016 season on Monday night in a Memorial Day thriller at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway.
Wilson Wins Wild Race at The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Captures Circle K/NOS Energy Drink Outlaw Showdown for second career series win
CONCORD, N.C. – May 27, 2016 – A caution with six-laps remaining helped propel 2016 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Greg Wilson to his second career World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory in the Circle K/NOS Energy Drink Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Friday night.
Pittman Rallies for Fourth Consecutive Win at New Egypt
Charges from third starting spot to claim Jersey Outlaw Classic
NEW EGYPT, N.J. – May 24, 2016 – It wasn’t easy, but 2013 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion Daryn Pittman managed to charge his way from the third starting position to claim his fourth Jersey Outlaw Classic win in-a-row on Tuesday night at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway.
