Race Reports

First at Last: Kerry Madsen Claims his First Win of the 2015 Season

Win at Junction Motor Speedway is the first Outlaws win in nearly a year for Madsen

MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. – Aug. 18, 2015 – After a season of podium finishes and consistent runs that had yet to result in a win, Kerry Madsen finally ended his year-long World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series winless drought with a victory at Junction Motor Speedway’s NAPA Auto Parts Sprint Car Extravaganza presented by Mid-Nebraska Land Development on Tuesday night.

Madsen led flag-to-flag at the track in McCool Junction, Neb. and became the 20th different driver to win an Outlaws feature this season.

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Make It Nine for Donny Schatz with Dominant FVP Knoxville Nationals Victory  

Schatz scores his ninth Nationals win in ten years and 23rd World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season 

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 15, 2015 – Donny Schatz’s domination of the FVP Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store continued Saturday night as he led wire-to-wire in the 55th running of the event and won his ninth Nationals title in ten years.

The Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver was the top point earner coming into the final feature and started on the pole. Through 50 laps he skillfully worked the half-mile Knoxville Raceway to hold the fast line and fend off challenges. Though Danny Lasoski and Kerry Madsen made attempts, Schatz was in a league all his own.

With pyrotechnics ablaze behind him, Schatz stood on the back of his No. 15 Bad Boy Buggies/Chevrolet Performance/J&J Auto Racing car and celebrated among his team members, friends and family and again claimed the $150,000 Knoxville Nationals prize.

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Clauson, Jeffrey Help Set the Final Field for the 55th Annual FVP Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store

Bryan Clauson wins the non-qualifier and Lynton Jeffrey wins the SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge 

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 13, 2015 – Bryan Clauson and Lynton Jeffrey helped set the final field of the 55th Annual FVP Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores on Friday night as they won their respective features in the non-qualifier and the SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge.

Clauson, who started the Knoxville Nationals non-qualifier feature in the third position, battled past Danny Dietrich early on to take over the second position and ran down Billy Alley a few laps later. Dietrich tried to run down Clauson in the closing laps but was not able to close the sizable lead Clauson had built.

“I told these guys after Wednesday night I thought we had the car to get it done,” Clauson said in victory lane. “We honestly felt like if we were in the fourth or fifth row of the B we would think about coming back.

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Terry McCarl Takes Night Two of the FVP Knoxville Nationals

Kevin Swindell was transported to an area hospital for evaluation following a crash at the start of his heat race

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 13, 2015 – Night two of the FVP Knoxville Nationals was dominated by two of the track’s most prolific drivers, Danny Lasoski and Terry McCarl, who mixed it up throughout Thursday’s 25-lap A main.

McCarl, who has one World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory this season, charged forward from a ninth place starting position and took advantage of a mid-race restart and a slip-up by Lasoski to take the lead and ultimately the win for his No. 24 Country Builders/TheSnowPlow.com team. 

“Danny was checking out there and I was slowly reeling in Jason there – I kind of didn’t want the caution because it took a couple of laps to get going,” McCarl said. “I had not been on the top once but I knew Danny and Jason were running there good. I kind of saw where Danny ran the restart before and I felt really good but I didn’t nail it perfect and he got away from us there and then the yellow came out and that gave me another opportunity there.

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Shane Stewart Kicks Off FVP Knoxville Nationals with Qualifying Night 1 Win

Donny Schatz leads the event standings after quick time and second place finish

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 12, 2015 – Shane Stewart’s bid for his first ever FVP Knoxville Nationals title got off to a smashing start Wednesday night at Knoxville Raceway as he led wire-to-wire and held off Donny Schatz on a late restart to score the qualifying night victory.

Stewart, who came into the night with two straight wins, said he learned a lot at Sunday’s Capitani Classic at Knoxville. The experience helped as he maneuvered through traffic in the 25-lap feature.

“It’s all about momentum here and you’ve got to keep your speed up,” Stewart said. “Anytime you slow down it allows the guys behind you to catch up or the guy in front of you to pull away.”

As much as momentum and traffic were on his mind tonight, Schatz may have occupied a larger space.

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Shane Stewart Outlifts the Competition to Win the Ironman 55

Battles past Donny Schatz to score first ever World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

PEVELY, Mo. – Aug. 8, 2015 – Kerry Madsen was the class of the field early and Donny Schatz late, but it was Shane Stewart who ultimately outlifted his competition and won the Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 presented by Walker at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Saturday night.

Stewart battled past Schatz on the second to last restart of the night and pulled ahead through the final 10 laps. The win, Stewart’s seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season, is his second big victory of the season following Kings Royal.

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Schatz Scores 22nd Win of the Season at Monroe Shocks & Struts Prelude to the Ironman

Battles Joey Saldana and holds off Shane Stewart to score his first win at the track since 2006

PEVELY, Mo. – Aug. 7, 2015 – Donny Schatz became the seventh different winner in the last seven World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series features at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Friday night after he battled past Joey Saldana and held off Shane Stewart to score his 22nd win of the season.

The win is Schatz’s second at the track and first since 2006.

“(My team) got to get back to the shop and get a few things sorted out,” Schatz said after a damaged racecar hampered his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team in recent weeks. “We put a different racecar together and I got my feel back, so that’s good. I look forward to that. What a group of people (car owner) Tony Stewart has assembled.”

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