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Stewart Scores Monster Win at Skagit Speedway

September 6, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Shane Stewart Scores Monster Energy Meltdown Win at Skagit Speedway

Picks up eighth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season

ALGER, Wash. – Sept. 5, 2015 – Shane Stewart battled Jason Johnson and held firm through a yellow and red flag plagued first half to win night two of the Monster Meltdown at Skagit Speedway on Saturday.

With his win, Stewart claimed his eighth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“It just feels good to get these wins, they’re so hard to get,” Stewart said. “Starting on the front row was obviously pretty important tonight and the way the track ended up racing, it was pretty tough. And the lap cars were pretty tough.”

“I love coming here. The Northwest has some of the best sprint car fans in the country.”

Eckert Captures $30,000 Firecracker 100

September 6, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Eckert Keeps Huge $30,000 Firecracker 100 by GottaRace.com Prize In Pennsylvania

Veteran Star Becomes First Home-State Driver To Win Lernerville Speedway’s Marquee Event

SARVER, Pa. (Sept. 5) — Rick Eckert of York, Pa., made some very satisfying — and profitable — history Saturday night, becoming the first home-state driver to capture the Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com at Lernerville Speedway.

Earning every cent of his $30,150 pay in a race postponed by rain on June 27, the 49-year-old star outdueled fellow Pennsylvanian Jared Miley of South Park to grab the lead on lap 64 and fought off a late-race challenge from Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., to register his second World of Outlaws Late Model Series triumph since debuting a new P&J Contractors-sponsored Longhorn Race Car three weeks earlier.

Clanton Takes Lernerville’s Working Man 50

September 5, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Clanton Scores 10th World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of 2015 In Lernerville Speedway’s Working Man 50

Points Leader Tunes Up For Rescheduled Firecracker With 30th Career Win

SARVER, Pa. (Sept. 4) — Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., returned to his winning ways on Friday night, scoring a convincing victory in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Working Man 50 at Lernerville Speedway.

Taking advantage of his position starting spot, Clanton jumped into the lead at the initial green flag and never looked back in his Ron Davies-owned Capital Race Car. He brushed off a mid-race threat from the Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., en route to beating the red-hot Rocket Chassis house car driver by 0.932 of a second.

Pittman Wins Oil City Cup Finale

August 30, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Pittman Holds off Schatz to Take Oil City Cup Finale at Castrol Raceway

Donny Schatz wins the Oil City Cup championship for the third year in a row

EDMONTON, Alb. – Aug. 29, 2015 – Daryn Pittman got a nice birthday surprise Saturday night at Castrol Raceway as he drove his No. 9 Great Clips car to victory lane in the finale of the Oil City Cup.

The victory was not an easy one as he battled past a hungry Logan Schuchart and held off a late charging Donny Schatz to score his fourth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season – his first in three months.

“Great team effort for this whole Great Clips team,” Pittman said. “It’s been a long time, way too long. These guys work too hard and are too good to stay out of victory lane as long as we have.”

Schatz Bides His Time in Oil City Cup Win

August 29, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Donny Schatz Scores Patient Victory at Oil City Cup

Picks up his 26th win of the season and 199th career series win

EDMONTON, Alb. – Aug. 28, 2015 – Donny Schatz waited patiently Friday night at the Oil City Cup at Castrol Raceway as Shane Stewart and Joey Saldana battled each other for the lead for the first two-thirds of the race. When the moment was right, Schatz struck, sliding past the two drivers, then first and second, to take over the lead and eventually score his 26th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“I don’t know that we were probably as good as what Shane and Joey were but we just kept running different grooves and got to traffic and had to wait for them to make a mistake,” Schatz said. “I don’t know what happened but all I know is I came out of there and I didn’t see them in front of me anymore. That’s always good for when you’re trying to pass.”

Donny Schatz Gets Wild Win at Nodak

August 24, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Donny Schatz Wins Wild Gerdau Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway

Outlasts competitors to score his 25th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season

MINOT, N.D. – Aug. 23, 2015 – Donny Schatz picked up a wild win Sunday night at Nodak Speedway’s Gerdau Magic City Showdown presented by Schatz Crossroads Truck Stop as he found the luck and longevity that eluded others.

The win in front of a hometown crowd was his 25th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season and fourth straight series win at the track.

“This is incredible. Thanks to all you guys, thanks to my family. This is an awesome place to be,” Schatz said. “Glad to be here, glad to be a part of it and I’m just damn glad to get the win tonight.”

Schatz had a brush with bad luck earlier in the night. While running second in his heat race, he had a tire cut down. Luckily for him, the incident happened on the final lap and he was able to finish in third.

Eriez Win Gives Richards Weekend Trifecta

August 24, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Richards Outduels Clanton At Eriez Speedway, Completes Sweep of World of Outlaws Late Model Series Three-Race Weekend

West Virginia Driver Follows Friday and Saturday’s Victories at Atomic Speedway with another Dominating Performance at Eriez on Sunday

ERIE, Pa. – Aug. 23, 2015 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., wrapped up a perfect weekend on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series with a dominating victory in front of a near-capacity crowd Sunday night at Eriez Speedway.

Richards, who opened the national tour’s three-race weekend with victories at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday, overtook WoO LMS points leader Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., on lap 31 of Sunday’s 50-lap A-Main at Eriez and cruised through the remainder of the caution-free race on his way to his ninth WoO LMS victory of the season and his fifth in the tour’s past six races.

Richards Completes Atomic Speedway Sweep

August 23, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Richards Cruises At Atomic Speedway, Completes Sweep Of Ohio Oval’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Doubleheader

Red-Hot West Virginia Driver Will Aim for Weekend Trifecta in Sunday’s WoO LMS Visit to Eriez Speedway

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Aug. 22, 2015 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., put on another stellar performance Saturday night at Atomic Speedway, leading all 50 laps of the night’s main event to complete a sweep of the 3/8-mile oval’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series doubleheader weekend.

The three-time WoO LMS champion left no doubt as to who was the dominant car at Atomic’s two-race event in driving his Valvoline Rocket Chassis house car to a lead of more than eight seconds in Saturday’s caution-free race. Richards, 27, earned $10,150 for his eighth WoO LMS victory of the season and his fourth in the national tour’s past five events.

Richards Claims Atomic Speedway Opener

August 22, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Richards Opens Three-Race World of Outlaws Late Model Series Weekend With First-Career Atomic Speedway Victory

Three-Time Series Champion Scores Seventh WoO LMS Victory of 2015 and His Third Triumph in Past Four Series Events

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Aug. 21, 2015 – Josh Richards kept his recent World of Outlaws Late Model Series hot streak rolling Friday night with a convincing victory during the first of the national tour’s back-to-back nights of racing at Atomic Speedway.

Richards, the three-time WoO LMS champion from Shinnston, W.Va., overtook race-long leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., on lap 26 of Friday’s 40-lap race at the 3/8-mile oval and drove his Valvoline-sponsored Rocket Chassis house car to his third victory in the past four WoO LMS events.

The $8,650 triumph marked Richards’ seventh WoO LMS win of the season and the 56th of his career. Even more significantly, the victory was Richards’ first at Atomic Speedway.

With Late Pass, Schatz Sweeps River Cities

August 22, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Late Race Pass Gives Donny Schatz Win at River Cities Speedway

The Win is the 24th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season for Schatz

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Aug. 21, 2015 – With a late race pass of Paul McMahan at Friday night’s Second Leg of the Northern Tour at River Cities Speedway, Donny Schatz picked up his 24th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

With the hard fought win, Schatz also scored the sweep of series events at the track in 2015. He stood in victory lane when the Outlaws were in Grand Forks on June 19.

“These three guys working on the racecar, they are the ones you should be talking to,” Schatz said. “They’re just incredible. (Driving the late model tonight) kind of threw me off a little because I didn’t get a lot of time to talk to them in between races. They made great calls to try to make things better for me. We finally got our racecar back to where it’s better late in the race and they’ve worked hard to make that happen.”