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Joey Saldana Scores Win in Battle at Jacksonville Speedway

Scores his third World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. - May 4, 2016 - The road to Joey Saldana's third World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season was not an easy one, but Saldana did what he had to, overcoming fierce challenges and near misses Wednesday night at Jacksonville Speedway.

"It was one thing I learned here tonight - if you do get into trouble, just be patient with the bottom," Saldana said. "Just stick with it. So I just tried to do a better job than what I've been doing in the past and it paid off tonight."

Saldana, who started from the pole after a Dash inversion of eight put him in position, lost the lead in the feature on lap eight to Aaron Reutzel and slipped back to third. He battled back around Shane Stewart and then Reutzel to regain the lead ten laps later and avoided getting tangled in the various cautions and red flags.

Saldana said the win is a big boost for his No. 83 Roth Motorsports team on a challenging short track following struggles in California through the last two months.

"Luckily Dennis and Teresa (Roth) were patient with us and with me and we've definitely turned it around here because this is a true short track," Saldana said. "We did everything right tonight and I can't thank everyone at Roth enough for what they do for us - giving the opportunity to compete at this level."

Saldana joins Christopher Bell as the only two winners of a World of Outlaws event at Jacksonville.

Logan Schuchart kicked off the night's action after taking the qualifying quick time with a lap of 10.805 over 45 other entered cars - the largest field of the season, so far.

Saldana and Reutzel led the field to the green flag on the tight, 1/4 mile bullring. Saldana jumped out to the early lead through the first three laps until a caution flag flew. Back to green, Reutzel needed just four laps and a slip up from Saldana as he exited turn four to take over the lead.

Stewart followed up Reutzel and threw a slider on Saldana as the two drivers worked their way through turns three and four to take over the second position on lap 10. The move for Stewart was short-lived though as Saldana used a lapped car as a pick and got back around Stewart's No. 2 Eneos/Larson Marks machine.

"I went from first to third. I just had to be real patient on the bottom," Saldana said. "It was easy to miss it, so I just started running on the bottom, patient with that. And then just run the top in open track. I figured if I hit my marks it was going to be tough for them to get by me."

With Reutzel back in Saldana's sights, he began to close back on the lead. Just short of halfway, Saldana made his move, getting around Reutzel to retake the lead as the two drivers drove off of turn four. The next lap by, Stewart got around Reutzel for second.

With traffic in play, the leaders stayed close to each other, with Stewart looking for a line around Saldana.

Back in the field, Brad Sweet, who started in fifth and Donny Schatz, who started in 16th and would go on to take the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger Award, were moving forward. Sweet was in fourth and Schatz was picking off his opponents, moving into third by lap 26.

As the battle intensified up front, multiple cautions and a red flag changed the complexion of the night as it tightened the field back up and forced Saldana to go on defense.

One final caution came out with three laps remaining as Sheldon Haudenschild spun in front of the leaders - all were able to avoid the No. 93 car.

On the final restart, Saldana jumped out to a safe lead as Stewart and Sweet battled for the second position with Schatz just behind. Ultimately, it was Stewart who took the position. Sweet finished in third in his No. 49 Razorback Professional tools car and Schatz fourth.

"Brad kind of snookered me there on that one restart and got by me," Stewart said. "I felt like I had five or six bad laps there and I felt like if I could have done that differently, the outcome may have been a little different. Once you get out front your car acts so different. Joey had a great car so congrats to him and his team."

Stewart, who sits in second in the championship standings has been the picture of consistency throughout the season. He has two wins, including seven podium finishes, as well as 13 top-five finishes and 20 top-10 finishes.

Sweet, the current championship points leader, picked up his 12th podium finish of the season, the most of any driver. Tonight, Sweet said, was all about finding the right line.

"You're always searching for grip and the right line and they're hard to win because of that," Sweet said. "There's always someone behind you searching for the right line. We had a good car. We had a car capable of winning, I just didn't do a good job on that last restart and let Shane get back by me. We'll take a top three out of here. There's a lot of cars here, a lot of competition, a lot of mayhem and that's short track racing at its finest."

Saldana's win tonight was his 97th career World of Outlaws victory. That mark, which places him sixth on the all-time wins list, puts him just 10 wins short of Doug Wolfgang, who sits fifth with 107 wins.

"I'm just thankful to be here and now we're off to one of my favorite tracks," Saldana said. "Hopefully we can carry this momentum into Eldora."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series returns to action at Eldora Speedway for the #LetsRaceTwo double-header on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Eldora-Speedway.

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Jacksonville Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Joey Saldana's win tonight makes him just the second ever series winner at the track. In the series' only ever appearance at Jacksonville Speedway, Christopher Bell won… Donny Schatz was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 12 positions to finish in fourth… Logan Schuchart picked up his first quick time award of the season after a lap of 10.805 seconds around the small bullring… After tonight, Brad Sweet has 12 podium finishes so far this season - the most of any driver.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Kody Kinser; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Aaron Reutzel; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Aaron Reutzel; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Joey Saldana; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Kody Kinser.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2); Brad Sweet - 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15); Daryn Pittman - 3 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18); Joey Saldana - 3 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4); Shane Stewart - 2 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23); David Gravel - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Jacksonville Speedway; Jacksonville, Ill.; May 4, 2016.

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1] [$6,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3] [$3,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [5] [$2,000]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [16] [$1,800]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2] [$1,500]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [4] [$1,400]; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [11] [$1,350]; 8. 82-Dusty Zomer [9] [$1,300]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6] [$1,250]; 10. 71-Jamie Veal [12] [$1,200]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides [13] [$900]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [15] [$800]; 13. O5-Brad Loyet [7] [$700]; 14. 18-Ian Madsen [23] [$650]; 15. 4-Danny Smith [17] [$600]; 16. 41-Jason Johnson [10] [$550]; 17. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [8] [$500]; 18. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [18] [$500]; 19. 2B-Spencer Bayston [20] [$500]; 20. 51B-Joe B Miller [21] [$500]; 21. 2H-Jimmy Hurley [19] [$500]; 22. 4K-Kody Kinser [24] [$500]; 23. 6-Bill Rose [22] [$500]; 24. 22-Bret Tripplett [14] [$500]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+12]

Qualifying Flight 1 - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.805; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 10.819; 3. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.866; 4. O5-Brad Loyet, 10.915; 5. 6-Bill Rose, 10.978; 6. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.019; 7. 82-Dusty Zomer, 11.187; 8. 51B-Joe B Miller, 11.245; 9. 4K-Kody Kinser, 11.274; 10. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.293; 11. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 11.308; 12. 1M-Jim Moughan, 11.315; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.345; 14. 29-Kerry Madsen, 11.419; 15. 44-A.J. Bruns, 11.509; 16. 2H-Jimmy Hurley, 11.514; 17. 8D-Terry Babb, 11.542; 18. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman, 11.558; 19. 4-Danny Smith, 11.569; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.620; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.643; 22. 77U-Chris Urish, 11.687; 23. 25-Jacob Blackhurst, 11.777;

Qualifying Flight 2 - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.862; 2. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.874; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.909; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.948; 5. 22-Bret Tripplett, 10.978; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.005; 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.008; 8. 71-Jamie Veal, 11.086; 9. O7-Jacob Wilson, 11.248; 10. 29M-Joey Moughan, 11.316; 11. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.343; 12. 2B-Spencer Bayston, 11.393; 13. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.398; 14. 52F-Logan Faucon, 11.461; 15. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.474; 16. 17W-Bryan Clauson, 11.504; 17. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 11.512; 18. 5-David Gravel, 11.568; 19. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.726; 20. 79J-Jacob Patton, 11.892; 21. 10S-Jeremy Standridge, 11.942; 22. 10-Dusty Homan, 13.537; 23. 84-Ben Wagoner, .001

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 5. 4-Danny Smith [10]; 6. 6-Bill Rose [3]; 7. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [12]; 8. 8D-Terry Babb [9]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11]; 10. 44-A.J. Bruns [8]; 11. 4K-Kody Kinser [5]; 12. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [6]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. O5-Brad Loyet [2]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 5. 2H-Jimmy Hurley [8]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller [4]; 7. 1M-Jim Moughan [6]; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen [7]; 9. 77U-Chris Urish [11]; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen [10]; 11. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [9]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 4. 22-Bret Tripplett [3]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [8]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 7. 17B-Bill Balog [7]; 8. 99-Brady Bacon [10]; 9. O7-Jacob Wilson [5]; 10. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [9]; 11. 10S-Jeremy Standridge [11]; 12. 84-Ben Wagoner [12]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 3. 71-Jamie Veal [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 5. 2B-Spencer Bayston [6]; 6. 5-David Gravel [9]; 7. 29M-Joey Moughan [5]; 8. 17W-Bryan Clauson [8]; 9. 52F-Logan Faucon [7]; 10. 79J-Jacob Patton [10]; 11. 10-Dusty Homan [11]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [8]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 7. O5-Brad Loyet [7]; 8. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) - 1. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [2] [-]; 2. 5-David Gravel [4] [-]; 3. 99-Brady Bacon [6] [$150]; 4. 8D-Terry Babb [3] [$150]; 5. 79J-Jacob Patton [8] [$150]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [7] [$125]; 7. 10-Dusty Homan [12] [$125]; 8. 10S-Jeremy Standridge [10] [$125]; 9. 44-A.J. Bruns [1] [$125]; 10. 2-Shane Stewart [-] [$125]; 11. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [-] [$125]; 12. O5-Brad Loyet [-] [$125]; 13. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [5] [$125]; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9] [$125]; 15. 77U-Chris Urish [11] [$125]; 16. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [13] [$125]; 17. 84-Ben Wagoner [14] [$125]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 51B-Joe B Miller [3] [-]; 2. 6-Bill Rose [1] [-]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [6] [-]; 4. 4K-Kody Kinser [5] [-]; 5. 29M-Joey Moughan [4] [$300]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [8] [$250]; 7. 17W-Bryan Clauson [12] [$225]; 8. 5-David Gravel [14] [$200]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [11] [$200]; 10. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [7] [$200]; 11. O7-Jacob Wilson [2] [$200]; 12. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [13] [$200]; 13. 52F-Logan Faucon [10] [$200]; 14. 1M-Jim Moughan [9] [$200]

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Bad Boy Buggies (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Penske Shocks, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.

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Daryn Pittman Perseveres to Score Perris Win

Joey Saldana finishes third with pass on last turn of last lap

PERRIS, Calif. - April 16, 2016 - Daryn Pittman dominated Saturday night's SoCal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway to claim his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. The win came one night after a crash ended his night while he led at Bakersfield Speedway.

"Last night was dumb," Pittman said of his Bakersfield Speedway run. "I ran over Joey [Saldana] and took ourselves out of contention for a win there and tore up a lot of equipment."

Pittman, who claimed his first ever series win at Perris, said perseverance is the motto of his No. 9 Great Clips team.

"This car has been so fast and we're right there in the hunt every night," Pittman said. "We've just got to put it together and that starts with me.

"This track has been really good to me and I got my very first Outlaw win here beating Steve Kinser to the line by I don't know how close - it was really close. It's one I'll never forget so I always enjoy coming here."

Pittman, who led the feature flag-to-flag, had to contend much of the night with traffic and perhaps more pressing, his Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb teammate Brad Sweet behind him.

The all KKR front row, was in charge early, as Pittman took the lead on the first lap. As he worked his way through lappd traffic, he built up an impressive multi-second lead over Sweet and Shane Stewart.

Sweet held firm in second as Stewart worked to close the gap on the second place position. The two were within a car length of each other much of the night.

With one lap to go, Pittman made contact with Paul McMahan that sent McMahan spinning. The caution flag waved. Pittman later apologized to McMahan in victory lane.

The reset field, with a green-white-checkered finish ahead, looked for one last chance to make a move.

Stewart, looking for the second position, made a bold charge on Sweet through one and two but was not able to get around the No. 49 Razorback Professional Tools car. The move opened the door for fourth-place running Saldana to close the gap with his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car.

"I think Brad had his tires going down a little and Shane had a good racecar so he was trying really hard to get by him and he just used his tires up there or had his tires going down there and missed the rubber going into three," Saldana said. "That was the only shot I had so I went for it and luckily we were on the front straightaway."

Saldana completed the pass on the final lap coming off of turn four.

Pittman claimed his second series win of the season - the first driver not named Schatz or Pittman to score a repeat win - and Sweet picked up his tenth podium finish of the season.

"We're running up front every night and it's just a good team effort," Sweet said. "We've got momentum on our side and a little bit of luck here and there but the car has been really fast… We're happy for Daryn and his team. It's a KKR 1-2. You can't beat that."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series returns to action on Monday at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. Tickets remain for the NAPA Wildcat Shootout and are available at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com/Tickets or by visiting the track box office on the day of the event. Learn more information at http://woosprint.com/usa-raceway.

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Perris Auto Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Daryn Pittman became the third different repeat winner of the 2016 season joining Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet as the only drivers with the distinction. Seven different drivers have stood in victory lane throughout the season… Brad Sweet picked up his 10th podium finish of the year… Donny Schatz got the night's quick time award, his second of the season.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Paul Sides; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Super Flow ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): N/A; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Joey Saldana; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul Sides.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2); Brad Sweet - 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15); Daryn Pittman - 2 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16); David Gravel - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Joey Saldana - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3); Shane Stewart - 1 (Arizona Speedway on March 6).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Perris Auto Speedway; Perris, Calif.; April 16, 2016.

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] [$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 5-David Gravel [7]; 7. 82-Dusty Zomer [9]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [10]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 10. 7-Paul McMahan [13]; 11. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [12]; 12. 24-Terry McCarl [8]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [14]; 14. W20-Greg Wilson [17]; 15. 26-Willie Croft [11]; 16. 99T-Skylar Gee [16]; 17. 69-Randy Waitman [18]; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen [15]; 19. 55-Tony Everhart [19]; 20. 7SP-Paul Sides [20]; 21. 22-Bill Andrews [21]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Joey Saldana [+3]

Qualifying - 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.607; 2. 83-Joey Saldana, 15.672; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.694; 4. 5-David Gravel, 15.803; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.829; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.858; 7. 7-Paul McMahan, 15.900; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.926; 9. 82-Dusty Zomer, 15.933; 10. 41-Jason Johnson, 16.006; 11. 26-Willie Croft, 16.021; 12. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 16.054; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.200; 14. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.240; 15. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.350; 16. 99T-Skylar Gee, 16.595; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.836; 18. 69-Randy Waitman, 17.853; 19. 55-Tony Everhart, 18.118; 20. 7SP-Paul Sides, 18.538; 21. 22-Bill Andrews, 21.046

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 99T-Skylar Gee [6]; 7. 55-Tony Everhart [7]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl [5]; 4. 26-Willie Croft [4]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 7SP-Paul Sides [7]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 6. 69-Randy Waitman [6]; 7. 22-Bill Andrews [7]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [5]

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Bad Boy Buggies (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Penske Shocks, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.

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Johnson Returns to Victory Lane at Placerville Speedway

Captures win one year after serious accident at same event

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — March 23, 2016... — After being involved in a horrible accident during this event last year that sidelined him for the season, Jason Johnson returned to Placerville Speedway for the 2nd Annual Brad Sweet presents the Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown presented by Riebes Auto Parts and captured his first victory since Texas Motor Speedway in 2003.

Daryn Pittman, who was also injured in the same event last year, finished second to Johnson, as both drivers overcame their troubles from a year ago for podium finishes.

“We have a tremendously strong team right now, and things are clicking, and when they are clicking it is fun,” Johnson said. “Daryn [Pittman] and I were standing there in the dash and I was like ‘man I would be happy just walking out of here tonight’ and then we finish one and two.

“This was a place I really wanted to redeem myself. It’s really cool we are able to come to a small track like this and be able to race and I really got to thank Brad Sweet and thank all the fans for coming out, it’s been a great night.”

Johnson, a Eunice, La. –native, showed speed early in the night, clocking in with the second fastest time, just behind quick-time recipient Sean Becker, who is a native of Chico, Calif.

Johnson then piloted his Priority Aviation/Masilla Valley Transportation No. 41 to a victory in his heat, defeating Auburn, Calif. driver Andy Forsberg, which qualified him for the dash.

Coming short of sweeping all the races during the night, Johnson finished fourth in the dash, as Pittman, in the Great Clips/Sage Fruit No. 9, captured the victory in the 8-lap race after he overtook Forsberg on the opening lap.

Pittman, starting in the first position, lost the top spot once the green flag fell, to second place starter Forsberg, who regained the position Pittman took from him in the dash on the opening lap.

Johnson charged from his fourth starting position early, quickly making his way to the second position just behind Forsberg, after he passed Pittman on lap four.

Johnson reeled in Forsberg and started battling with the driver of the PitStopUSA/Autism Awareness No. 7C. The back-and-forth duel for the top position lasted 10 laps, with Johnson finally overtaking Forsberg on lap 14.

As the leaders hit slower lapped traffic, Johnson padded his lead on the rest of the field, but a caution near the halfway point brought both Forsberg and Pittman to his rear bumper.

On the ensuing restart, Johnson pulled away again as Forsberg lost a position to both Pittman and race promoter Sweet, who cracked the top three for the first time all night.

Sweet’s time in the top three was short lived as another local California driver, Kyle Hirst from Paradise, Calif., rocketed from his 10th starting position to the top three with less than 15 laps remaining.

Much like Sweet, Hirst’s time in the top three was short lived as he blew a tire causing a late race restart with only five laps remaining.

Unfortunately, the caution for Hirst was not the final caution of the night.

Just before the leaders took the white flag, Joey Saldana brought out the final caution, setting up a green-white-checkered finish between Johnson, Pittman and Sweet, who had reclaimed his podium position.

On the final restart, Sweet slipped off the track allowing Forsberg around him for the third position.

At the front, Pittman could not muscle his way around Johnson, who proved to be too fast for the rest of the field as he dominated the majority of the race, leading 26 laps en route to claiming the victory at Placerville.

“I had no clue [how fast we were],” Johnson said. “But I knew if we were racing with Andy [Forsberg] then we were pretty good, because I watch a lot of video, and Andy’s pretty good at this type of racing.

“It’s all about pacing yourself. You watch Donny Schatz pace himself, his fastest laps come at the end of the race so at the beginning of the race I paced myself and shopped around, then I got the and tried not to make mistakes.”

Pittman recorded his second runner-up finish in-a-row, finishing second to Donny Schatz on the final night at Stockton Dirt Track on Saturday before finishing second to Johnson tonight.

“You couldn’t have scripted a better finish than that one tonight,” Pittman said. “Starting on the pole you want to win but for [Jason Johnson] to come back and win and me to finish second...It was a lot of fun to come back to a racetrack that we both had a bad night, and both got hurt, and come back and run strong.

“Our goals weren’t too high coming in here tonight. My goal was to see more of the track than I did from the Placerville hospital, so luckily we achieved that and finished second. But congrats to Jason [Johnson], he has definitely been fast this year. He has probably been the most improved and they’re in the hunt every night, so it was a great win for that team, and a good run for us.”

Forsberg brought home a third place finish after being one of the fastest cars all night and contending for the victory early in the feature.

“We were all working today until about noon so we were able to come out here today and run with the Outlaws – these guys are pros,” Forsberg said. “Am I a little disappointed I didn’t win? Of course...We’ve been here twice and been in contention twice, so I don’t know what else to say, other than I am happy to be in third place.

“It sure broke my heart to see Brad [Sweet] drive off the track and let me by him, it was definitely nice of him.”

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series head home for the Easter weekend before hitting the road again for the Ocean Outlaw Showdown presented by Budweiser at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. on Friday April 1.

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Stockton Dirt Track Notebook

RACE NOTES: Jason Johnson scores first win since 2003, becomes seventh different winner of 2016...Donny Schatz picks up first KSE Hard Charger Award of the season...Daryn Pittman captures sixth podium finish of the year, second most behind teammate Brad Sweet.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS... – MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jonathan Allard; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Sean Becker; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Sean Becker; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Andy Forsberg;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Joey Saldana.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz – 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19); Brad Sweet – 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26); David Gravel – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12); Jason Johnson – 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Daryn Pittman – 1 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27); Joey Saldana – 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3); Shane Stewart – 1 (Arizona Speedway on March 6).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Placerville Speedway; Placerville, Calif.; March 23, 2016.

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 7C-Andy Forsberg [2]; 4. 5-David Gravel [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [11]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [13]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [20]; 9. 17W-Bryan Clauson [12]; 10. 75-Sean Becker [9]; 11. 88-Terry McCarl [14]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [15]; 13. 29-Kerry Madsen [3]; 14. 22-Shane Golobic [17]; 15. 29W-Willie Croft [21]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [24]; 17. 88N-DJ Netto [23]; 18. 73-Brady Bacon [7]; 19. 24-Rico Abreu [8]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [22]; 21. 83-Joey Saldana [19]; 22. 77-Kyle Hirst [10]; 23. O-Bud Kaeding [18]; 24. 3C-Jonathan Allard [16] . Lap Leaders: Andy Forsberg 1-13, Jason Johnson 14-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+12]

Qualifying - 1. 75-Sean Becker, 10.601; 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.613; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.621; 4. 5-David Gravel, 10.652; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.665; 6. 7C-Andy Forsberg, 10.724; 7. 24-Rico Abreu, 10.732; 8. 73-Brady Bacon, 10.781; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.807; 10. 77-Kyle Hirst, 10.831; 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.861; 12. 17W-Bryan Clauson, 10.866; 13. 22-Shane Golobic, 10.883; 14. 21P-Robbie Price, 10.887; 15. 7-Paul McMahan, 10.895; 16. 29W-Willie Croft, 10.904; 17. 31C-Justyn Cox, 10.911; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.935; 19. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.943; 20. 3C-Jonathan Allard, 10.971; 21. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.995; 22. 88-Terry McCarl, 10.999; 23. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.052; 24. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.054; 25. 88N-DJ Netto, 11.074; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.089; 27. 17-Justin Sanders, 11.126; 28. 22M-Mason Moore, 11.158; 29. 99T-Skylar Gee, 11.185; 30. O-Bud Kaeding, 11.259; 31. 68-Chase Johnson, 11.286; 32. 44-Chris Martin, 11.335; 33. 98-Sean Watts, 11.380

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 75-Sean Becker [1]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [6]; 5. 22-Shane Golobic [4]; 6. 88N-DJ Netto [7]; 7. 31C-Justyn Cox [5]; 8. 99T-Skylar Gee [8]; 9. 98-Sean Watts [9]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 7C-Andy Forsberg [2]; 3. 77-Kyle Hirst [3]; 4. 88-Terry McCarl [6]; 5. O-Bud Kaeding [8]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]; 7. 21P-Robbie Price [4]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 7. 17-Justin Sanders [7]; 8. 68-Chase Johnson [8]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 73-Brady Bacon [2]; 3. 17W-Bryan Clauson [3]; 4. 3C-Jonathan Allard [5]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 6. 29W-Willie Croft [4]; 7. 44-Chris Martin [8]; 8. 22M-Mason Moore [7]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 7C-Andy Forsberg [1]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 5. 5-David Gravel [3]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 7. 73-Brady Bacon [8]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [7]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29W-Willie Croft [2]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 3. 88N-DJ Netto [6]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. 31C-Justyn Cox [3]; 6. 17-Justin Sanders [8]; 7. 68-Chase Johnson [11]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]; 9. 98-Sean Watts [13]; 10. 44-Chris Martin [12]; 11. 99T-Skylar Gee [10]; 12. 21P-Robbie Price [1]; 13. 22M-Mason Moore [9]

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Bad Boy Buggies (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Penske Shocks, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.