Race Reports

Gravel Conquers World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Inaugural I-94 Run

Holds off Pittman for first victory of the year just hours ahead of his 21st birthday

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – June 22, 2013 – David Gravel dominated I-94 Speedway on Saturday night and fought off the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series stars breathing down his neck for his first victory of the season and the second of his career.

Gravel started on the pole for the series’ inaugural 30-lap feature at I-94 Speedway. He quickly jumped to the lead and tried to run away, but a caution on Lap 15 reset the field, with championship leader Daryn Pittman restarting alongside Gravel on the outside. Again Gravel got a big jump and powered back to the front, navigated traffic on the cushion and put his Wright Process Systems/FireTextResponse.com car in victory lane, just a few hours before his 21st birthday.

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Darrah Holds Off Kaeding, Kinser at River Cities Speedway

Earns first victory of 2013 season in a North Dakota thriller

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – June 21, 2013 – Cody Darrah used everything he had to win the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature event win at River Cities Speedway on Friday night. Through start after restart after restart and countless assaults from the sport’s best competitors, Darrah rose to the occasion to earn the victory.

Darrah eventually led the first 10 laps of the feature in the SurePointMedical.com GF1 after several attempts to start the race were thwarted by accidents occurring before a lap could be completed. Drivers involved in incidents included a pair Outlaws, Kerry Madsen and Jason Sides.

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Schatz Sweeps World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Weekend

Five-time champion wins for third time in a row at Knoxville Raceway

KNOXVILLE , Iowa – June 15, 2013 – Donny Schatz swept the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series weekend by capitalizing on leader Brian Brown’s slip Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway.

Schatz, the five-time and defending series champion who won on Friday night at Jackson Speedway, was running second mid-way through Saturday night’s 30-lap Mediacom Shootout when Brown tried to get through lapped traffic. Brown bounced his car off the wall, damaging the front suspension and nearly stalling it, but he was able to keep the car going without bringing out a caution.

Schatz charged ahead into the lead in his STP/Armor All J&J and drove off to victory, becoming the second driver in the past two weeks to sweep the weekend events after Craig Dollansky accomplished the feat last weekend.

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Schatz Earns Sixth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Win of the Year

Five-time champion charged from fifth to victory at Minnesota’s Jackson Speedway

JACKSON, Minn. – June 14, 2013 – Donny Schatz drove to his sixth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory on Friday night in the Big Game Shootout Presented by Eyecon Trail Cameras at Jackson Speedway.

Schatz started the 30-lap feature on the inside of the third row in his Tony Stewart Racing STP/Armor All J&J and quickly worked his way to the front. By lap 10 he had moved into second behind points leader Daryn Pittman, then exchanged the lead with Pittman from laps 13 through 15.

When a caution flew with 14 laps in the books, Pittman used the restart to run out to another quick lead in the Kasey Kahne Racing Great Clips GF1, but the restart was called back when officials declared David Gravel had jumped too soon.

Schatz learned from that start and would not be beaten again. As he and Pittman charged into turn one, Pittman again went to the bottom, but this time Schatz made the high-side work and powered around Pittman. Schatz pulled away as best he could, navigating through traffic but still maintaining his advantage to the checkered flag for the series-leading sixth time this season.

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Craig Dollansky Powers to Victory in FVP Outlaws at Lakeside

First World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car driver to win back-to-back nights in 2013

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – June 7, 2013 – For the second consecutive night, Craig Dollansky dominated the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series main event, this time winning the FVP Outlaws at Lakeside on Saturday at Lakeside Speedway.

After demolishing the field on Friday at 34 Raceway, Dollansky followed it up on Saturday at Lakeside with a race that was almost as impressive to become the first driver this season to win on back-to-back nights, giving him four victories this season in the Eyecon Trail Cameras Maxim.

The win also gives him 57 victories in his career, moving him ahead of Jac Haudenschild and Jason Meyers and into sole possession of 10th place all-time.

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Dollansky Dominates at 34 Raceway for Third Victory of the Season

Minnesotan leads every lap, drives off to incredible 7-second win

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa. – June 7, 2013 – Craig Dollansky demolished the field on Friday night in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series main event at 34 Raceway.

Dollansky led the 34-lap event from the drop of the green flag in the Eyecon Trail Cameras Maxim, crossing the finish line in an almost unheard of 7.3 seconds ahead of runner-up Paul McMahan. The flawless victory gives Dollansky three wins this season.

“I tell you what, you never know how big a lead you’ve got when you’re leading a race, you know, we lost a couple here not too long back,” said Dollansky, of Elk River, Minn. “I felt like we were running at a pretty good pace and it was going to be hard for somebody to get by us. I’m just happy for this entire race team to come home with first tonight.”

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Tim Kaeding Earns Fifth Victory, Claims Indiana Crown at Kokomo

Californian one of four different feature leaders in Hoosier state thriller

KOKOMO, Ind. – June 5, 2013 – Four different drivers shared the lead seven times in Wednesday night’s World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series 40-lap feature at Kokomo Speedway before Tim Kaeding finally edged Shane Stewart to win his fifth race of the season.

For Kaeding, of San Jose, Calif., it wasn’t the third time that was the charm, but the fourth at the quarter-mile bullring. Kaeding led the opening circuit of the 40-lap A-main, Jason Sides led the second lap, Kaeding went back in front on lap three, Shane Stewart then took over for the next eight laps before Kaeding again moved to the point after 13 laps and led another six before turning it over to Kyle Larson.

Larson started to take control, but then he found trouble navigating through traffic and made contact with a car he was trying to lap, dropping him back through the field and again moving Kaeding to the front on Lap 33. From that point to the checkered flag Kaeding was able to maintain the lead, although Stewart closed quickly and cut the margin of victory to only .18 seconds.

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