DonnySchatz
Birthdate
08/10/1977
Hometown
Fargo, ND
Team
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing
Chassis
J&J
2023 Season (Feature Only)
View Full StatsRaces
6
Wins
0
Top 5's
2
Top 10's
4
Quicktimes
1
Laps Completed
179
Laps Led
0
Avg Start
15.50
Avg Finish
11.67
Money
$10,950
Rank
9th
Bio
All eyes will be on 10-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz in 2021 as he looks to win his 11th title.
He'll look to rebound from him 2020 season, where he finished third in points and picked up five victories – the first time since 2011 he didn't end the season with double digit win.
Schatz ended the 2019 season second in points – the 14th year in-a-row that he finished first or second in points. He won 11 races and finished outside the top-10 only seven times in the 72 race season.
The last time he finished second in points he went on a a five-year run of winning the championship and at least 20 races each season.
The 1997 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Winner has 294 career wins following the 2019 season.
The North Dakota-native has become the most prolific driver on the tour, as well as the third winningest driver in series history. In 2015, Schatz put together the best season of his career, which included 31 wins, a ninth Knoxville Nationals title, 60 top-fives, 70 top-tens, five quick time awards and no DNFs. When the dust settled on the season, Schatz took the championship with a commanding 544 point lead over Shane Stewart. Schatz’s record season tied him with Steve Kinser for third most single season wins.
In 2016 Schatz was still the man to beat, as he amassed 25 wins, 60 top-fives and 77 top-tens with five quick time awards. Schatz was not always given the perfect scenario, but his series 11 KSE Hard Charger Awards was telling that he could start from anywhere and still be in contention.
In total World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship wins, Schatz is second only to Steve Kinser.
Previous Racing History: Donny Schatz was the 1993 WISSOTA Sprint Car Rookie of the Year and 1996 WISSOTA National Champion… Has won the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic in Australia twice (2001 & 2002)… Schatz is seven-time winner of the $50K to win Sprintcar International at Parramatta City Raceway in Australia… Has won at least one race in Australia every year since 1999… Schatz is a 10-time Knoxville Nationals winner.
He'll look to rebound from him 2020 season, where he finished third in points and picked up five victories – the first time since 2011 he didn't end the season with double digit win.
Schatz ended the 2019 season second in points – the 14th year in-a-row that he finished first or second in points. He won 11 races and finished outside the top-10 only seven times in the 72 race season.
The last time he finished second in points he went on a a five-year run of winning the championship and at least 20 races each season.
The 1997 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Winner has 294 career wins following the 2019 season.
The North Dakota-native has become the most prolific driver on the tour, as well as the third winningest driver in series history. In 2015, Schatz put together the best season of his career, which included 31 wins, a ninth Knoxville Nationals title, 60 top-fives, 70 top-tens, five quick time awards and no DNFs. When the dust settled on the season, Schatz took the championship with a commanding 544 point lead over Shane Stewart. Schatz’s record season tied him with Steve Kinser for third most single season wins.
In 2016 Schatz was still the man to beat, as he amassed 25 wins, 60 top-fives and 77 top-tens with five quick time awards. Schatz was not always given the perfect scenario, but his series 11 KSE Hard Charger Awards was telling that he could start from anywhere and still be in contention.
In total World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship wins, Schatz is second only to Steve Kinser.
Previous Racing History: Donny Schatz was the 1993 WISSOTA Sprint Car Rookie of the Year and 1996 WISSOTA National Champion… Has won the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic in Australia twice (2001 & 2002)… Schatz is seven-time winner of the $50K to win Sprintcar International at Parramatta City Raceway in Australia… Has won at least one race in Australia every year since 1999… Schatz is a 10-time Knoxville Nationals winner.
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2023 Stats
| Date | Track | Start | Finish | # | Laps | Led | Money | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/09 | Volusia Speedway Park | 17th | 14th | 15 | 25 | 0 | $1,100 | 122 | Running |
| 2023/02/10 | Volusia Speedway Park | 15th | 20th | 15 | 29 | 0 | $1,250 | 110 | Running |
| 2023/02/11 | Volusia Speedway Park | 7th | 5th | 15 | 30 | 0 | $3,500 | 140 | Running |
| 2023/03/05 | Volusia Speedway Park | 21st | 7th | 15 | 30 | 0 | $2,100 | 136 | Running |
| 2023/03/06 | Volusia Speedway Park | 5th | 4th | 15 | 30 | 0 | $2,800 | 142 | Running |
| 2023/03/18 | Lincoln Speedway | 28th | 20th | 15 | 35 | 0 | $200 | 110 | Running |
Career Stats
| Season | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Laps Led | QuickTimes | Heat Wins | Standings | AVG. Start | AVG. Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | - | - |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th | - | - |
| 1997 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12th | - | - |
| 1998 | 84 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12th | - | - |
| 1999 | 93 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 82 | 2 | 15 | 7th | - | - |
| 2000 | 88 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 95 | 4 | 20 | 11th | - | - |
| 2001 | 94 | 9 | 34 | 59 | 268 | 3 | 22 | 5th | - | - |
| 2002 | 90 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 178 | 1 | 24 | 7th | - | - |
| 2003 | 81 | 11 | 40 | 61 | 311 | 2 | 12 | 5th | - | - |
| 2004 | 80 | 8 | 38 | 62 | 212 | 3 | 18 | 3rd | - | - |
| 2005 | 80 | 9 | 29 | 51 | 203 | 5 | 16 | 4th | - | - |
| 2006 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 59 | 441 | 9 | 19 | 1st | - | - |
| 2007 | 77 | 19 | 53 | 71 | 467 | 7 | 24 | 1st | - | - |
| 2008 | 64 | 18 | 47 | 59 | 355 | 8 | 23 | 1st | - | - |
| 2009 | 66 | 12 | 40 | 55 | 356 | 13 | 23 | 1st | - | - |
| 2010 | 70 | 5 | 38 | 55 | 180 | 6 | 16 | 2nd | - | - |
| 2011 | 65 | 8 | 33 | 52 | 256 | 2 | 15 | 2nd | - | - |
| 2012 | 73 | 11 | 39 | 60 | 296 | 3 | 13 | 1st | - | - |
| 2013 | 74 | 23 | 46 | 61 | 444 | 3 | 20 | 2nd | - | - |
| 2014 | 88 | 26 | 63 | 80 | 551 | 8 | 24 | 1st | - | - |
| 2015 | 75 | 31 | 60 | 70 | 629 | 5 | 23 | 1st | - | - |
| 2016 | 80 | 25 | 60 | 77 | 512 | 5 | 20 | 1st | - | - |
| 2017 | 81 | 20 | 66 | 74 | 384 | 6 | 28 | 1st | - | - |
| 2018 | 71 | 22 | 52 | 66 | 424 | 3 | 21 | 1st | - | - |
| 2019 | 72 | 11 | 48 | 65 | 306 | 4 | 29 | 2nd | - | - |
| 2020 | 54 | 5 | 24 | 43 | 95 | 2 | 12 | 3rd | - | - |
| 2021 | 77 | 3 | 47 | 62 | 220 | 2 | 25 | 4th | 7.95 | 6.31 |
| 2022 | 66 | 3 | 26 | 53 | 100 | 2 | 13 | 4th | 9.27 | 7.44 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9th | 15.50 | 11.67 |
