JOLIET, IL — June 26, 2017 — Donny Schatz took the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 15 Arctic Cat machine through the checkers to win the FVP Outlaw Clay Classic at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway, stealing the lead from Kraig Kinser with only four laps to go. Although Kinser saw his best race of the season to date, Schatz rode him hard, and he ultimately landed in eighth with Kasey Kahne Racing teammates Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman following Schatz through the checkers.
Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [8][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [13][$5,500]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [4][$3,200]; 4. 5-David Gravel [6][$2,800]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [1][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [9][$2,300]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [17][$2,200]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11][$2,100]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson [10][$2,050]; 10. 99-Brady Bacon [5][$2,000]; 11. 19-Brent Marks [18][$1,500]; 12. 18-Ian Madsen [15][$1,200]; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding [20][$1,100]; 14. 17B-Bill Balog [7][$1,050]; 15. 24-Terry McCarl [16][$1,000]; 16. 59H-Justin Henderson [12][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [21][$800]; 18. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [23][$800]; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere [22][$800]; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart [19][$800]; 21. 21-Brian Brown [3][$800]; 22. 4-Paul McMahan [2][$800]; 23. 17A-Austin McCarl [24][$800]; 24. 1M-Danny Lasoski [14][$800]; Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-4, Kraig Kinser 5-25, Donny Schatz 26-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+11]
Qualifying – 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.637; 2. 5-David Gravel, 13.722; 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 13.726; 4. 4-Paul McMahan, 13.782; 5. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.782; 6. 59H-Justin Henderson, 13.819; 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.875; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.887; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.93; 10. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.958; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.007; 12. 21-Brian Brown, 14.012; 13. 24-Terry McCarl, 14.076; 14. 1M-Danny Lasoski, 14.113; 15. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.122; 16. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.141; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.166; 18. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.225; 19. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.278; 20. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 14.441; 21. 71-Max McGhee, 14.448; 22. 64-Scott Thiel, 14.466; 23. 17A-Austin McCarl, 14.467; 24. 19-Brent Marks, 14.524; 25. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.544; 26. 3-Tim Kaeding, 14.588; 27. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 14.65; 28. 51B-Joe B, 14.713; 29. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.747; 30. 23-Russel Borland, 14.758; 31. 7J-Joe Swanson, NT
Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 4-Paul McMahan [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl [5]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9]; 8. 64-Scott Thiel [8]; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 10. 51B-Joe B [10]; 11. 7J-Joe Swanson [11]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 2. 5-David Gravel [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 1M-Danny Lasoski [5]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 17A-Austin McCarl [8]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]; 9. 10V-Matt Vandervere [7]; 10. 3-Tim Kaeding [9]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer -1. 99-Brady Bacon [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 4. 59H-Justin Henderson [2]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [8]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 8. 23-Russel Borland [10]; 9. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [9]; 10. 71-Max McGhee [7]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 2. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [6]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 99-Brady Bacon [3]; 6. 5-David Gravel [5]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7][-]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding [8][-]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][-]; 4. 10V-Matt Vandervere [3][-]; 5. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [9][-]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [6][-]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [11][$300]; 8. 64-Scott Thiel [5][$250]; 9. 51B-Joe B [10][$225]; 10. 23-Russel Borland [12][$200]; 11. 71-Max McGhee [4][$200]; 12. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$200]; 13. 7J-Joe Swanson [13][$200]
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Austin McCarl; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brady Bacon; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Super Flow ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Daryn Pittman, David Gravel; Craftsman/Sears: Brian Brown; KSE Hard Charger: Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Justin Henderson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan.
SEASON WINNERS
- Donny Schatz – 12 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20, The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway on June 27)
- David Gravel – 9 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16)
- Brad Sweet – 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
- Shane Stewart – 4 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24)
- Logan Schuchart – 3 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte on May 26)
- Jason Johnson – 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil’s Bowl on April 14)
- Brian Brown – 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
- Rico Abreu – 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
- Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
- Ian Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
- Kerry Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2)
- Kyle Larson – 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13)
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Top-20 Standings – June 27, 2017
Pos. |
Car |
Driver |
Total |
Diff |
Wins |
Top 5’s |
Top 10’s |
Main |
1 |
15 |
5648 |
0 |
12 |
31 |
34 |
122 |
|
2 |
49 |
Brad Sweet |
5594 |
-54 |
4 |
30 |
36 |
146 |
3 |
5 |
5564 |
-84 |
9 |
23 |
36 |
102 |
|
4 |
2 |
Shane Stewart |
5328 |
-320 |
4 |
13 |
30 |
104 |
5 |
9 |
Daryn Pittman |
5310 |
-338 |
0 |
11 |
26 |
140 |
6 |
41 |
Jason Johnson |
5266 |
-382 |
2 |
14 |
26 |
150 |
7 |
93 |
5012 |
-636 |
0 |
5 |
19 |
90 |
|
8 |
1S |
4898 |
-750 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
90 |
|
9 |
7S |
Jason Sides |
4894 |
-754 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
108 |
10 |
11k |
4860 |
-788 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
120 |
|
11 |
19 |
Brent Marks |
4816 |
-832 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
118 |
12 |
4 |
Paul McMahan |
4810 |
-838 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
114 |
13 |
17 |
Joey Saldana |
4620 |
-1028 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
126 |
14 |
W20 |
Greg Wilson |
4540 |
-1108 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
90 |
15 |
1A |
Jacob Allen |
4008 |
-1640 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
102 |
16 |
13 |
Clyde Knipp |
3790 |
-1858 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
17 |
18 |
Ian Madsen |
3198 |
-2450 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
130 |
18 |
21 |
Brian Brown |
2768 |
-2880 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
142 |
19 |
2X |
Parker Price-Miller |
2278 |
-3370 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
90 |
20 |
24R |
Rico Abreu |
2070 |
-3578 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
134 |