Race Reports

Like a Rock: Donny Schatz Scores at Granite City Speedway

Wins third straight and gets World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win number 14 on the season

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. – June 17, 2015 -Donny Schatz battled late and won a rain postponed inaugural Marthaler Chevrolet of Glenwood presents the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Granite City Speedway in front of a near capacity crowd Wednesday night.

Schatz hung around fourth place most of the night and as the feature wound down, battled forward, passing the then leader Shane Stewart with three laps to go as they worked their way through lapped traffic. It was the third straight win and 14th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season for Schatz and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team.

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With Huset’s Victory, Donny Schatz Wins Two Races at Two Separate Tracks in One Day

The win is the 13th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season for Schatz and his 185th career win 

BRANDON, S.D. – June 14, 2015 – Less than 20 hours after he stood in victory lane at Knoxville Raceway in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Donny Schatz did it again Sunday night at Huset’s Speedway, scoring his 13th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win of the season.

It is just the second time an Outlaws driver has accomplished the feat.

“Hats off to this Bad Boy Buggies team, these guys do a phenomenal job day in and day out,” said an emotional Schatz in victory lane. “It’s been a long night for these teams – I know they’re ready for bed. They didn’t roll into town until the wee hours of the morning. I got one guy from Watertown, so a Huset’s win is big.”

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Schatz Wins Fog Shortened Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville Raceway

The win is the 12th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season for the Fargo, N.D. native 

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – June 13, 2015 – In an event that no one will soon forget, Donny Schatz scored his 12th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature win of the season Saturday night after heavy fog forced officials to call Knoxville Raceway’s Mediacom Shootout early.

The weather played foe to the series throughout the night. After getting through qualifying, the heat races and the Dash, the skies opened up over the historic track. Intermittent rain showers continued for about an hour. It took two more hours for the track prep crew to get the track back in race condition.

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Shane Stewart Battles Kerry Madsen to Score Inaugural Outlaws Win at Crawford County Speedway

Joey Saldana takes quick time and sets new track record, as Outlaws utilize new two-flight qualifying format for the first time ever

DENISON, Iowa – June 12, 2015 – Kerry Madsen was the car to beat throughout Friday night’s World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series feature at Crawford County Speedway but it was Shane Stewart who battled past the leader with two laps to go and claimed the inaugural Outlaws win at the track.

Stewart started the night in fourth and battled third place running Joey Saldana much of the night. Disaster almost struck on the first lap as the two made contact going into turn three, but Stewart recovered. Stewart tried to get around ‘The Brownsburg Bullet’ on lap 10, drag racing the No. 71M car down the front stretch, but Saldana held him off. A short time later, Stewart took advantage of lapped traffic and got around Saldana for third.

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Danny Lasoski Gets 90th Career Win at NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway

Fights fierce battle with Schatz, Brown and Madsen to score the win

GREENWOOD, Neb. – June 5, 2015 – It was nearly two and a half years in the making, but Danny Lasoski finally scored his 90th career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory after he won Friday night at the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway.

The win did not come easy, as Lasoski, who last won an Outlaws event in February 2013, waged a fierce battle with Donny Schatz in the feature’s closing laps.

“It’s really special,” said Lasoski, the 2001 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion. “Especially here at I-80 Speedway. A lot of hometown fans here.”

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Joey Saldana Breaks Through at Kokomo, Scores First Win of 2015

Holds off Donny Schatz and Kyle Larson in his home state of Indiana

KOKOMO, Ind. – June 3, 2015 – It had been nearly nine months since Joey Saldana last stood in victory lane with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, so it made it all that much sweeter that he was finally able to park his car in victory lane in front of friends and family at Kokomo Speedway on Wednesday night.

“I’ve got a great supporting cast with me. My family… my wife Shannon and boys Reece and Ragan were here to see it,” said Saldana, a Brownsburg, Indiana-native. “My dad was here. My dad doesn’t see many races and he came tonight as did just a lot of people that normally don’t get to watch me race. They read about it in the paper but they really don’t get to see what I do, so it’s pretty neat to see everybody come out and support me. And then to do what we did tonight was an awesome accomplishment.”

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Dale Blaney Goes Back-To-Back With World of Outlaws at Attica Raceway Park

Bests Cody Darrah and a surging David Gravel to become 12th different event winner of the season

ATTICA, Ohio – May 29, 2015 – A mid-race restart proved pivotal in the battle for Friday night’s Kistler Engines Classic at Attica Raceway Park, as Dale Blaney was able to battle past Cody Darrah and best the Outlaws to become the 12th different World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series winner of the season.

Blaney, who came into the night as the reigning winner of the Outlaws event at Attica, picked up the quick time early on in the night and started on the outside pole of the feature after charging from sixth to second in the Dash.

Through the early portion of the feature Blaney battled with Darrah for the lead. As the two drivers came around to complete lap five, they got side-by-side off of turn four. Blaney got hung up at the top and was forced to give up his run for the position.

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