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Make It 11: Schatz Wins at Charlotte

May 23, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Make It 11: Donny Schatz Wins at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

David Gravel scores best finish with new team, Daryn Pittman battles onto the podium

CONCORD, N.C. – May 22, 2015 – The 2015 season is still young but Donny Schatz and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team have made a statement about their strength and intensity. The team has notched five of the last seven wins and at Friday night’s Circle K/NOS Energy Drink Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Schatz scored his 11th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

With 28 features now in the books, the Bad Boy Buggies team heads into the summer months with the momentum they need to try to make history.

“Keep in mind this Bad Boy Buggies team is unbelievable,” Schatz said. “What these guys do every night is awesome. The adjustments that they make, what they try to do for me is pretty crazy. I get to enjoy all the spoils but it’s really them that do all the hard work.”

Daryn Pittman Threepeats at New Egypt

May 20, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Threepeat: Daryn Pittman Wins Third in a Row at New Egypt Speedway

Donny Schatz comes short in battle for the lead, Shane Stewart finishes third

NEW EGYPT, N.J. – May 19, 2015 – When it comes to New Egypt Speedway, one World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver stands out among the rest. On Tuesday night, Daryn Pittman again proved he is the man to beat at New Egypt as he scored his third win in the last three series appearances there.

Through the 30 lap Jersey Outlaw Showdown feature Pittman battled through traffic and held off Shane Stewart and ultimately Donny Schatz.

“You work for all these wins,” Pittman said. “None of these are given to you I don’t care where you start. Stats say we started on the pole and he started ninth but these races are hard to win and we haven’t done it for a really long time.

Schatz Scores 10th Win of 2015 at Weedsport

May 18, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Schatz Scores His 10th Win of 2015 at Weedsport Speedway’s Empire State Challenge

Sparks fly between Kerry Madsen and Chad Kemenah in battle for second

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – May 17, 2015 – It had been 22 years since the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series last made an appearance at Weedsport Speedway but Donny Schatz looked like an old pro at the track as he scored his 10th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season in dominant fashion on Sunday night.

It was the second series win in a row for Schatz, who picked up win number nine at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, and his fourth win in the last five races.

Outlaws Strike Back: Schatz Wins at the Grove

May 16, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Outlaws Strike Back: Schatz Battles Hodnett for Williams Grove Win

Scores his ninth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – May 15, 2015 – Two nights after Greg Hodnett scored a win for the Pennsylvania Posse at Lincoln Speedway, the Outlaws fired back as Donny Schatz won at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night.

For Schatz, the win was the ninth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of his 2015 season and his 19th career win at Williams Grove.

“It’s always awesome to win at Williams Grove,” said Schatz, who fortuitously picked up the win on May 5, 2015 or 5/15/15. “To come to a place and everyone is so fiery, whether it’s the racers, the fans, the car owners – man, that’s what a guy lives off of. The intensity and the competitiveness of the sport, you don’t get that anywhere else. Here is probably the finest place for that. I just enjoy being part of that.”

Posse Pounces: Hodnett Scores at Lincoln

May 14, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Posse Pounces: Hodnett Scores First Outlaws Win of 2015 at Lincoln Speedway

Hodnett leads Pennsylvania Posse sweep of the podium

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. – May 13, 2015 – A dominant Greg Hodnett led an all Pennsylvania Posse sweep of the podium during the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway on Wednesday night, as he claimed his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

Hodnett was the driver to beat all night. Early on he scored his first quick time of the year. After being on the fortunate end of the Dash inversion draw, Hodnett scored the Dash win and started the night on the feature pole.

Through an early rash of cautions and an open red, Hodnett held off Stevie Smith and built on his position up front. By lap 14, Hodnett began working his way through lapped traffic. As the laps wound down, Stevie Smith, in second began catching Hodnett, but ended up with the more pressing issue of Ryan Smith behind him.

Schatz Wins Two in Eldora ‘Mother’ Sweep

May 10, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Schatz Wins Two in Eldora Speedway ‘Mother’ Sweep

Second place finisher Gary Taylor scored his best ever Outlaws finish

ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 9, 2015 – Donny Schatz went six years between wins at Eldora Speedway but proved Saturday night that past is not always prologue as he swept the two-day ‘Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends’ and took home his eighth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“Great race team, they do a phenomenal job every time we get to the track,” Schatz said of his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team. “Tonight, thank you fans for sticking with us. I didn’t know if we were going to get that in. Hats off to everyone who worked their tails off all day.”

Bloomquist Tops Mountain Outlaw 50

May 10, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Bloomquist Cruises To Convincing Victory In Smoky Mountain Speedway’s Mountain Outlaw 50 Presented by NAPA

Former World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champion Leads All 50 Laps to Claim Second Series Victory of 2015

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

MARYVILLE, Tenn. – May 9, 2015 – Scott Bloomquist made winning Saturday night’s Mountain Outlaw 50 Presented by NAPA look easy, but there was so much more that went into his dominating performance than the 50 flawless laps he ran around Smoky Mountain Speedway.

After struggling to get his self-designed Sweet-Bloomquist car to perform to his liking for most of the season, Bloomquist, 51, of Mooresburg, Tenn., and his team undertook a complete rebuild on the car in preparation for Saturday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series event. The hard work paid off with Bloomquist cruising to a $10,125 victory in front of a near-capacity crowd at the East Tennessee oval.

Eckert Ends Winless Streak At Ponderosa

May 9, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Eckert Ends World of Outlaws Late Model Series Winless Streak With Victory In Ponderosa Speedway’s First-Ever Series Event

Former Series Champion Tops Clanton & Frank in Friday’s A-Main to Earn First WoO LMS Victory in Nearly Two Years

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

JUNCTION CITY, Ky. – May 8, 2015 – It took a visit to a track he had never even seen before for Rick Eckert to finally return to World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory lane.

Racing in front of a record crowd at Ponderosa Speedway in the track’s first-ever WoO LMS event, Eckert of York, Pa., overtook race-long leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., amid heavy traffic on lap 30 of Friday’s main event and later survived heavy pressure from Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., and Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., in the closing laps of the 50-lap race.

After a lap-45 caution gave him clear track ahead, Eckert pulled away from Clanton and Frank and cruised through the final five laps on his way to earning $10,775 for his first WoO LMS victory since July 9, 2013.

Schatz Scores, Six Years in the Making

May 9, 2015 by World of Outlaws

Six Years in the Making, Schatz Returns to Victory Lane at Eldora Speedway

The driver scored his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season and 180th career win

ROSSBURG, Ohio – May 8, 2015 – Through the years Eldora Speedway has not always been kind to Donny Schatz. In fact, it had been almost exactly six years since the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver had stood as a winner in victory lane. Schatz changed that on Friday night though after he battled past Kerry Madsen and held off Shane Stewart to score his seventh World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“Every place we’ve struggled at this year and in the past, (my team has) picked up their game and come and gotten us good qualifying positions and wins,” Schatz said. “This place was on that list. These guys just kept working at it. They beat their head against the wall just like I did… Feels good to get a victory here at Eldora. It’s been a long time.”

‘Pauls to the Walls’ Scores at Tri-State

May 4, 2015 by World of Outlaws

McMahan Wages Fierce Battle at Tri-State to Score His Second Win of the Season

Ties Bobby Allen for 17th on the all-time wins list; both drivers have 25 career wins

HAUBSTADT, Ind. – May 3, 2015 – Paul McMahan lived up to his nickname, ‘Pauls to the Walls,’ Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway as he waged a fierce battle with Brady Bacon and scored his second World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season on a slider with eight laps to go.

“I’ll tell you what, man I love this place,” McMahan said in victory lane. “This place has been so good to me.”