QUEEN CREEK, AZ – Donny Schatz started 12th and passed Shane Stewart on a Lap 20 restart to score his first career victory at Arizona Speedway Saturday Night in front of a standing room only crowd. It was Schatz, who was the fourth and final driver to lead a lap in the Feature, fourth win of the season as he extended his early season points lead in his quest for his tenth Series Championship.
CONCORD, NC – April 5, 2018 – The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series is set to make its first return to the Riverside International Speedway since 2009 on Friday, April 20. This will be the Outlaws lone date in Arkansas for the season and with last year’s event being rained out, this one has been circled for a lengthy time.
CONCORD, NC – March 28, 2018 – The World of Outlaws 40th Craftsman Sprint Car Series Anniversary Season has been plagued by Mother Nature as the Series has already lost seven scheduled events to the weather. When rain hasn’t interfered, The Greatest Show on Dirt has lived up to its name as three different drivers have already claimed their first career Outlaw win in 2018. The weather seems to be behind the Outlaws now as the Series continues their season with their third trip in three years to the Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, AZ.
BAKERSFIELD, CA – March 24, 2018 – Last year’s Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Sheldon Haudenschild means business in 2018, as the young Wooster, OH native scored his third World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the young 2018 season at Bakersfield Speedway. Haudenschild stormed to the front of the Feature from ninth and was undoubtedly the class of the field, winning by nearly three and a half seconds despite a late caution. Shane Stewart came from seventh for his second consecutive podium finish with early race leader Jason Johnson completing the all World of Outlaws regulars podium.
STOCKTON, CA – March 17, 2018 – California native Cory Eliason, aboard the famed Roth Motorsports No.83, dominated the FVP Platinum Battery Western Spring Shootout at Stockton to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory. Eliason, who scored a career-high second place finish last weekend at Tulare, survived numerous cautions to secure the hometown victory. Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Contender Ian Madsen finished second with Shane Stewart completing the podium.
CONCORD, NC – The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series is anxiously awaiting to continue its 40th Anniversary Season and will get to do so this weekend at the Stockton Dirt Track with the running of the FVP Platinum Battery Western Spring Shootout Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. The unfortunate story of 2018 has been pesky Mother Nature taking four of the ten scheduled events, including the second night last weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway.
TULARE, CA – March 9, 2018 – Texas native Aaron Reutzel scored his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory in thrilling fashion after exchanging multiple slide jobs with local driver Cory Eliason. A lap 20 yellow for then race leader Sheldon Haudenschild bunched the field together and Reutzel began picking off the leaders in exciting fashion. Eliason settled for second with Donny Schatz completing the podium.
ELDON, Mo. — March 5, 2018 — The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series last visited Lake Ozark Speedway in 2007, with Craig Dollansky scoring the win. The inaugural Outlaws event at the third-mile was in 2005 and Tim Shaffer picked up that victory. Shaffer recently announced that he will be competing full-time with the series in 2018, marking the first time in over a decade he has been a full-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series driver.
CONCORD, NC – March 3, 2018 – The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series is set to embark on a month-long journey of the Golden State, where they will battle some of the toughest local competition they will face all season. After a washout in Perris, the Outlaws first date in California will be a two-day affair at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA on March 9 and 10. The Series will race three weekends in California as well as a mid-week race at Placerville Speedway on Wednesday, March 21.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series prepares to make its much-anticipated annual stop in Sin City at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, February 28 and Thursday, March 1 with the running of the FVP Outlaw Showdown.
