KNOXVILLE, IA – August 12, 2017 – NASCAR star Kyle Larson to win his 10th5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals. Schatz, who turned 40 this week, trails only Steve Kinser (12) in Knoxville Nationals Championships. Larson settled for second with Australian Kerry Madsen rounding out the podium. World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series drivers Shane Stewart and Brad Sweet completed the top five.
Sprint Car Results
8/11/2017 – Knoxville Raceway Night 3
KNOXVILLE, IA – August, 11, 2017 – Defending 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals Champion Jason Johnson had two opportunities to lock-in to Saturday Night’s finale and took advantage of both them sweeping both the Friday night feature and the SPEED SPORT World Challenge. World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Driver Logan Schuchart, Texas wheelman Aaron Reutzel and California’s Cory Eliason also punched their tickets into Saturday night’s 50-lap, $150,000 to win feature Friday night at Knoxville.
8/10/2017 – Knoxville Nationals Night 2
KNOXVILLE, IA – August 10, 2017 – David Gravel became the seventh different driver, and first in 25 years, in the 57-year history of the 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals, to complete a perfect score by setting quick time, winning his heat race and winning the feature. Gravel’s perfect night will earn him the pole of Saturday’s $150,000 to-win Feature alongside nine-time Knoxville Nationals Champion, Donny Schatz.
8/9/2017 – Knoxville Raceway (Nationals Night 1)
KNOXVILLE, IA – August 9, 2017 – Kyle Larson continued his dominance in the racing world, convincingly winning the opening night of the 57th Annual 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store. Nine-time Nationals champion and current World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series points leader, Donny Schatz finished second, but ended the night as the high point man and will be in prime starting position come Saturday night.
8/4/2017 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
PEVELY, MO – August 5, 2017 – It’s been a long time coming for Daryn Pittman, who secured his first win of the season Friday night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. The 2014 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Champion has had a trying season by his standards. Friday night, he was able to fend off the eight-time and defending Series Champion Donny Schatz, including on a late-race restart with six laps to go.
7/29/2017 – Wilmot Raceway
WILMOT, WI — (July 29, 2017) — David Gravel stays undefeated at Wilmot Raceway. Early in the Badger 40, it was all Brad Sweet until a bobble in Turn 1 allowed for Shane Stewart and David Gravel to go by for the top-two spots. A restart with 7 laps to go, Gravel used a little late-race heroics to pick his way by Stewart and grab his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
7/28/2017 – Hartford Speedway
HARTFORD, MI — (July 28, 2017) — The Battle of Michigan at Hartford Speedway definitely lived up to its name on Friday evening. With numerous lead changes throughout the 30-lap feature event, it was David Gravel that closed nearly a two-second gap of Brad Sweet to overtake the No. 49 machine in the closing laps en route to pick up his 11th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Brad Sweet and Logan Schuchart rounded out the podium. Brent Marks who started 15th came home in fifth. Greg Wilson was the KSE hardcharger gaining 16 positions.
7/25/17 – Ohsweken Speedway
OHSWEKEN, ON, CAN – July 25, 2017 – Donny Schatz started on the pole for the Six Nations Showdown, but third-starting Logan Schuchart followed his every step over the opening nine laps. In heavy traffic on lap nine, Schuchart found a hole in turn two when Schatz was forced to move off the bottom lane of a very slick racetrack and took the lead. From there, Schuchart ran away from Schatz following a lap 15 restart to score the victory with a convincing 5.984 second margin of victory. Greg Wilson finished third while Kyle Larson was fourth and 19-year-old Dylan Westbrook, who was making his first career Outlaw start at his home track, completed the top-five.
7/21/17 – Williams Grove Speedway
MECHANICSBURG, PA — July 21, 2017 — Brock Zearfoss scored his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win on the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals opener, ringing in the first Posse win of the season in the ongoing Outlaws versus Pennsylvania Posse battle. David Gravel came in second after a strong battle for the lead with Lance Dewease, who ultimately went into the wall and flipped with nine laps to go. Donny Schatz completed the podium.
7/18/17 – Lernerville Speedway
SARVER, PA — July 18, 2017 — Donny Schatz took the checkers at the 26th annual Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway after a heated battle with Rookie of the Year contender Sheldon Haudenschild, who led the first 35 laps of the Feature before running out of cushion in turn four and flipping off the wall and out of the race. Daryn Pittman, who started on the pole, followed Schatz through the checkers with David Gravel behind him.
