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Story by Gary Thomas
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David Gravel Steals One from Logan Shuchart on the Final Corner to Claim Opening Night of the Outlaw Energy Showdown at Skagit Speedway on Friday

Alger, Washington - September 2, 2016...The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series return to the Pacific Northwest on Friday culminated in thrilling fashion, with David Gravel carving his way under Logan Schuchart in traffic to claim a final corner victory on opening night at the Skagit Speedway.

Gravel had stalked Schuchart's bumper over the final half of the race, before finally making the outstanding move coming down for the checkered flag, winning by just 0.249 seconds. It was a great way for the Watertown, Connecticut native to open the Western Swing, as he is currently locked in a tight three-way battle for the runner spot in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series standings.

"That sure was an exciting finish tonight so I hope all the fans enjoyed that one," commented the driver the CJB Motorsports/ Big Game Tree Stands No. 5 machine. "I got a run and saw the opening, so I just went for it. I'm pretty pumped we were able to finally park it for BC tonight. I can't Barry Jackson, my entire crew and all our sponsors enough for working so hard and giving me great cars. I haven't competed here at Skagit Speedway a whole lot, but it hasn't seemed to be my best track. Tonight the third time was the charm I guess. If we get a similar track tomorrow that keeps our confidence up and I think we'll have a good shot to be back up here."

The 25-lap main event started out with Schuchart getting the jump on the field, before a yellow flag waved on lap three when six-cars piled up in turn four. Day time rains had left the surface soft & rough in certain areas, which forced officials to utilize single-file restarts in the feature.

Another caution on lap-five then set up a dramatic restart that saw Bixby, Oklahoma's Shane Stewart power his way to the inside through the first corner and grab the lead heading down the back stretch. As Stewart entered the third & fourth corners however, Schuchart tried to make a move back to his inside, which saw contact ensue, leaving the Larson Marks Racing No. 2 stopped on the high-side with front end damage.

When going back green Schuchart found himself out front once again with Gravel now breathing down his neck. Lapped traffic then made things hectic for the leaders, until the final caution of the night flew on lap 13. The last 12-laps clicked off without incident and featured Schuchart looking to hold on for his second career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win.

The Hanover, Pennsylvania wheel-man had done a phenomenal job out front, but with the white flag waving Gravel got the run he needed to tuck up behind the Shark Racing No. 1s mount. He then proceeded to cut a perfect set of corners, rocketing to the inside of Schuchart to steal the win away and earn his eighth triumph of the 2016 campaign. Gravel becomes the second driver to reach at least eight wins this season in World of Outlaws competition.

Despite the tough ending it was still a great outing for Schuchart, who has shown lots of speed over the second half of the season.

"First off I want to apologize to Shane Stewart, because I feel bad about getting into him. He had passed me on that restart and I thought I could make a similar move, but once I started bouncing I just couldn't stop. It was definitely a demanding track tonight and I want to congratulate David Gravel & CJB Motorsports on the win. Huge thanks to my team and all of our supporters. Any time you can get on the podium with the World of Outlaws it's a good thing, but I certainly hate losing it like that. We'll get them next time."

Recent Knoxville Nationals winner Jason Johnson of Eunice, Louisiana had a strong outing to claim the final spot on the podium aboard the Priority Aviation No. 41 Sprinter.

"I felt like we had a good spot in the dash getting on the front row, but we were just a little too free and lost a front row starting spot there for the feature. You pretty much have to be perfect to win one of these races, but with how rough the track was it's definitely a feat to be standing up here on the podium. It was the type of track where you really had to be aggressive so I'm happy with our finish. Thank you to all the fans for coming out tonight and be sure to invite all your friends tomorrow."

Grass Valley's Brad Sweet came home in fourth, with current World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series point leader Donny Schatz of Fargo, North Dakota rounding out the top-five. Brownsburg, Indiana's Joey Saldana crossed the stripe in sixth, with Shane Stewart making a nice recovery from the early incident to finish seventh. Owasso, Oklahoma's Daryn Pittman, Fresno's Dominic Scelzi and Forni, Texas driver Travis Rilat completed the top-10.

Logan Schuchart captured the night's dash, while the three eight-lap heat races were picked off by Shane Stewart, David Gravel and Jason Johnson. Stewart opened the night by setting a brand new all-time Skagit Speedway track record with a blistering lap of 10.697.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will return to the Skagit Speedway on Saturday night to finish off the 2016 Outlaw Energy Showdown.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Luke Didiuk; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Darryn Pittman; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Sowold; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Logan Schuchart, Shane Stewart; David Gravel, Jason Johnson, Brad Sweet; KSE Hard Charger:Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Luke Didiuk.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 20 (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, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21, River Cities Speedway on August 26, Nodak Speedway on August 28); David Gravel - 8 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5, Skagit Speedway on Sept 2); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (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, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Rico Abreu - 1(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 2 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Skagit Speedway, Wash.; Sept 2, 2016

A-Main - (25 Laps) 1. 5-David Gravel [3] [$8,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] [$4,000]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [4] [$2,500]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5] [$2,200]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [10] [$2,100]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [7] [$2,000]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [2] [$1,800]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [6] [$1,600]; 9. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [9] [$1,500]; 10. 39C-Travis Rilat [12] [$1,300]; 11. 18-Jason Solwold [8] [$1,200]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [17] [$1,100]; 13. 21-Robbie Price [14] [$1,000]; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen [22] [$700]; 15. 55-Trey Starks [11] [$600]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson [18] [$600]; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp [23] [$600]; 18. 7-Paul McMahan [20] [$600]; 19. 22X-Trevor Cook [16] [$600]; 20. 44W-Austen Wheatley [13] [$600]; 21. 33V-Henry VanDam [15] [$600]; 22. 9A-Luke Didiuk [19] [$600]; 23. 26-Tayler Malsam [21] [$600]. Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-24, David Gravel 25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1A-Jacob Allen [+8]

Qualifying - 1. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.697; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.729; 3. 26-Tayler Malsam, 10.778; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.821; 5. 5-David Gravel, 10.872; 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.920; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.941; 8. 55-Trey Starks, 10.941; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.958; 10. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.967; 11. 18-Jason Solwold, 11.044; 12. 33V-Henry VanDam, 11.094; 13. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 11.150; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.189; 15. 39C-Travis Rilat, 11.273; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.364; 17. 21-Robbie Price, 11.451; 18. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 11.480; 19. 22X-Trevor Cook, 11.545; 20. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.549; 21. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.727; 22. 9A-Luke Didiuk, 11.973; 23. 7-Paul McMahan

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1] ; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] ; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3] ; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4] ; 5. 44W-Austen Wheatley [5] ; 6. 22X-Trevor Cook [7] ; 7. 9A-Luke Didiuk [8] ; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 5-David Gravel [2] ; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1] ; 3. 18-Jason Solwold [4] ; 4. 55-Trey Starks [3] ; 5. 21-Robbie Price [6] ; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5] ; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [8] ; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 41-Jason Johnson [2] ; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3] ; 3. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [6] ; 4. 39C-Travis Rilat [5] ; 5. 33V-Henry VanDam [4] ; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [7] ; 7. 26-Tayler Malsam [1]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] ; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [4] ; 3. 5-David Gravel [3] ; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [2] ; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5] ; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]

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World of Outlaws Brings 410 Sprint Cars Back to Colorado

Series takes on El Paso County Raceway for the first time ever on Sept 14

CONCORD, N.C. - Aug. 29, 2016 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series has partnered with Blood, Sweat and Tears (BST) Racing to bring 410 sprint car racing to El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colo. on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The event will be the Outlaws' first time in Colorado since 2005, and the first-ever appearance at the semi-banked quarter-mile track.

"We are excited to join BST Racing for this great event and the opportunity to see the Outlaws take on El Paso County Raceway," said World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. "It's been a long time since we've been in Colorado, and we're excited to bring 410 sprint cars back to them."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series hasn't been to Colorado since the Rocky Mountain National Speedway closed its doors (and was leveled for a housing project) at the end of the 2005 season. Danny Lasoski established the single-lap record of 12.014 seconds at the semi-banked 3/8-mile oval on Aug. 17, 2004. World of Outlaws A-feature winners include Craig Dollansky (2004), Donny Schatz (2003), Sammy Swindell (1995), Steve Kinser (1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1983), Dave Blaney (1993), Kenny Jacobs (1992), and Bobby Davis, Jr. (1990).

"This is five or six years of blood, sweat, and tears," said Raceway Manager and BST Racing Promoter Joe Bellm. "So it's nice to see this finally come to be. Plenty of times I was ready to throw in the towel. You know the obstacles we were all up against. But stubborn heads prevail!"

While 410 sprint car racing has been absent from the track in recent years, several local standouts are expected to make a play against the Outlaws, including local driver Jeff Heffner (a Knoxville 360 regular) and Justin Wolf Medlock (an ASCS local). Jeremy McCune, from Billings, Mont., has committed to going and is bringing up to four other cars with him. And word has it a couple of cars are coming from Wyoming as well.

Sharing the playing field with the Outlaws are the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association (RMMRA) and the The Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints (RMLSA).

The Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association began in 1940, and is the second oldest midget racing club in the country. Based out of Colorado, the RMMRA has a long standing fan base, history, and deep roots in open wheel competition allowing them to experience the evolution of midget racing.

"We are honored to run in support of the World of Outlaws and BST Promotions as they make their return to Colorado," said RMMRA President Chris Sheil. "It is nice to see Mr Bellm's hard work prevail in getting this show to reality here in Colorado. I know he has been working on it for some time now. And our great car count is due to all of his organization with the Colorado Dirt Track Alliance he put together. I can not say enough about the continued improvements Joe has done with El Paso County Raceway. It has truly become the greatest venue to race at in Colorado."

The Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints is an association formed in 2011 by the merging of the RMMSA and COMSA to manage the 1000cc motorcycle-based winged and non winged open wheel division in Colorado and western Kansas. These cars use a midget chassis, powered by 1000-1200cc motorcycle engines. These are a great class for those drivers that later may want to race Midgets and Sprint cars.

"We race at several tracks in Colorado and Western Kansas, and were honored to be the support class," said RMLSA President Steve Becker. "El Paso County raceway is our home track, and we are excited to race at this improved facility operated by BST Promotions. With the continued support of our great car owners and drivers, as well as our local track promoters, we have had great car counts often exceeding 20 cars per night."

Race Central Television and Radio host Kurt Hansen - synonymous with all forms of local, national and international motor sports, and BST Racing's Official Dirt Track Announcer for all Colorado and BST Races - will share his usual post in the Tower with World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series announcer Johnny Gibson for this epic event.

"Kurt's edgy attitude and extensive racing knowledge will certainly bring a spark, energy, and angle never heard before at this event or any other," said Bellm. "It is no doubt that Kurt's enthusiasm and passion certainly made him our first choice for this Fall Classic not-to-be-missed Show."

Hansen and Bellm are expecting many gearhead fans to come out and see all Stars and Cars of the "The Greatest Show on Dirt."

"A lot of people are excited", said Bellm. "This is definitely going to be a big show."

Ticket Information can be found at woosprint.com.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Bad Boy Off Road (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.

Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, N.C., is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts all World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.

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Story by Tony Veneziano
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High Five: Donny Schatz Wins Gerdau Magic City Showdown for Fifth Straight Year at Nodak Speedway

MINOT, N.D. - August 28, 2016 - It took Donny Schatz until his seventh start to win at his home track of Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. Since that victory in 2012, he been undefeated in the Gerdau Magic City Showdown. Schatz extended his win streak at Nodak Speedway to five, after leading flag-to-flag on Sunday night at the three-eighths-mile.

Schatz started second and on the initial start ran second to pole sitter Logan Schuchart, but the first caution flag of the night flew before the lap was complete. That led to a complete restart and on the second start, Schatz was able to dive under Schuchart on the front straightaway to officially lead the first lap. Schatz was in traffic just five laps into the race and like his win on Friday night at River Cities Speedway, he masterfully weaved his way through the lapped machines.

"They are all special and they are all good," said Schatz of his five wins at Nodak Speedway. "The trophies here are awesome and so are the people. Everything about this place is great. I'll tell you what's really great, and that is this race team. These guys (on my crew) deserve to be standing here. The race car they prepare each day is incredible. I'm the lucky guy that gets to drive it and looks good. Their hard work is what pays off and gets us to victory lane."

With just two laps remaining in the 35-lap contest, a red flag flew, setting up a green-white-checker restart to determine the outcome. Schatz would use a strong restart to stay out front and opened a bit of a lead on the final circuit.

"I was thinking, 'Air don't go out of these tires,'" said Schatz, of the red flag. "We run bleeders and when you get heat in the tires it lets the air down and the tires then cool down. They get a little wormy after that. They were a little wormy after that red flag, but they were able to get us a win anyway."

The win for Schatz helped him complete a sweep of the three races for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in his home state of North Dakota for the second straight. Schatz now has won 18 times overall with the series in North Dakota. The win was the 20th of the season for the seven-time and defending series champion, who has now won at least 20 races in four consecutive years.

"It doesn't get any better than that," said Schatz of winning in North Dakota. "When you are a kid, like these kids here in the crowd and you dream of doing something, that's me. I'm standing here living my dream. Everybody all the times asks me how I am doing and I'm living my dream. Thank you fans for being part of it."

Jason Johnson lined up eighth and used a late-race charge to finish second. A strong restart on lap-10, moved him up a couple of spots and pit him in a torrid battle with David Gravel for third. Johnson was able to take third on lap-15 and began to work on Schuchart for second. Another strong restart propelled Johnson to second as he set his sights on Schatz.

"We started a little bit further back, so we gambled with set-up," said Johnson of his Priority Aviation team. "We've been searching a little bit and the guys definitely hit it right tonight. We had a really fast Maxim race car. Once we got to second, I was definitely wanting a restart. Donny (Schatz) is one of the best in the industry right now and he's tough. He definitely makes us step up our game each night."

On the green-white-checker restart, Johnson was able to look under Schatz in turns one and two, as he about pulled even with the leader, but could quite get enough of a run to attempt a pass. The second-place finish for Johnson was his 13thtop-five finish of the season.

"I needed to get to him and I couldn't quite clear him," shared the 2016 Knoxville Nationals winner. "One thing about Donny is that he'll race you clean, so I wanted to race him clean. Once we came down the back straightaway he had a little more momentum and our only chance was maybe if he would have bobbled, but that doesn't happen very often."

Daryn Pittman, who fell back to seventh at one point, during the 35-lap race, also made a late-race charge to finish third in the Great Clips No. 9. Pittman started sixth and over the second half of the race was able to pick up a number of positons on his way to his 36th top-five finish of the season.

"That was a fun race tonight," said Pittman. "It was great track prep. From the driver's seat it was pretty exciting and a lot of fun to drive. It took me too long to run the top in (turns) one and two. Once I was able to do that, I was making a lot of speed and down the back straight with a lot more mile an hour."

Logan Schuchart continued his strong 2016 season by finishing fourth, which was his 10th top-five finish of the season. David Gravel crossed the line fifth, with Brad Sweet sixth. Joey Saldana was seventh, followed by Jacob Allen, who turned in an eighth-place run to put both Shark Racing cars in the top-10. Paul McMahan was ninth, with Dominic Scelzi rounding out the top-10.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3 in the Outlaw Energy Showdown at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington.
Nodak Speedway Notebook

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Clyde Knipp; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jordon Adams; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Logan Schuchart, Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Shane Stewart; Daryn Pittman; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Kyle Fedyk; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Clyde Knipp.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 20 (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, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21, River Cities Speedway on August 26, Nodak Speedway on August 28); David Gravel - 7 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (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, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Rico Abreu - 1(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 2 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Nodak Speedway, N.D.; Augst 28, 2016

A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2] [$10,000]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [8] [$5,500]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [6] [$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] [$2,800]; 5. 5-David Gravel [4] [$2,500]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [3] [$2,300]; 7. 83-Joey Saldana [7] [$2,200]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [12] [$2,100]; 9. 7-Paul McMahan [9] [$2,050]; 10. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [13] [$2,000]; 11. 20A-Jordan Adams [11] [$1,500]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [17] [$1,200]; 13. 5G-Dave Glennon [19] [$1,100]; 14. 99-Jordan Graham [21] [$1,050]; 15. 7T-Trent Stengl [16] [$1,000]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [10] [$900]; 17. 2-Shane Stewart [5] [$800]; 18. 91K-Kyle Fedyk [18] [$800]; 19. 21-Ryder Olson [20] [$800]; 20. 8B-Jack Croaker [22] [$800]; 21. 20-Kevin Lawson [23] [$800]; 22. 20L-Dusty Lawson [24] [$800]; 23. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [14] [$800]; 24. 13-Clyde Knipp [15] [$800].

Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-35.
KSE Hard Charger Award: 99-Jordan Graham [+7]

Qualifying - 1. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.039; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.072; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.112; 4. 5-David Gravel, 13.123; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.155; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.247; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.281; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.311; 9. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.335; 10. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.343; 11. 20A-Jordan Adams, 13.469; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.482; 13. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 13.523; 14. 6N-Greg Nikitenko, 13.611; 15. 91K-Kyle Fedyk, 13.882; 16. 21-Ryder Olson, 13.966; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.006; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.103; 19. 7T-Trent Stengl, 14.117; 20. 5G-Dave Glennon, 14.207; 21. 99-Jordan Graham, 14.345; 22. 20-Kevin Lawson, 14.697; 23. 17M-Todd Mickelson, 14.825; 24. 8B-Jack Croaker, 15.059; 25. 90-Randy Blotsky, 15.254; 26. 20L-Dusty Lawson, 15.375

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1] ; 2. 5-David Gravel [2] ; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3] ; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4] ; 5. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [5] ; 6. 7T-Trent Stengl [7] ; 7. 21-Ryder Olson [6] ; 8. 90-Randy Blotsky [9] ; 9. 20-Kevin Lawson [8]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1] ; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [3] ; 4. 20A-Jordan Adams [4] ; 5. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [5] ; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6] ; 7. 5G-Dave Glennon [7] ; 8. 17M-Todd Mickelson [8] ; 9. 20L-Dusty Lawson [9]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2] ; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] ; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [3] ; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [4] ; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [6] ; 6. 91K-Kyle Fedyk [5] ; 7. 99-Jordan Graham [7] ; 8. 8B-Jack Croaker [8]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2] ; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4] ; 4. 5-David Gravel [3] ; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [6] ; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]

B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5G-Dave Glennon [2] [-]; 2. 21-Ryder Olson [1] [-]; 3. 99-Jordan Graham [3] [-]; 4. 8B-Jack Croaker [6] [-]; 5. 20-Kevin Lawson [4] [-]; 6. 20L-Dusty Lawson [8] [-]; 7. 90-Randy Blotsky [7] [$300]; 8. 17M-Todd Mickelson [5] [$250]

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History Maker:

Schatz Wins Inaugural World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Event at Angell Park Speedway

SUN PRAIRIE, Wisc. - August 21, 2016 - Donny Schatz has won at some of the most historic tracks in sprint car racing over the course of his 20 seasons on the road with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. The seven-time and defending series champion added the legendary Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin to that list on Sunday night as he picked up the win in the Sun Prairie Sprint Car Classic, featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series in a co-sanctioned event.

For Schatz, it was his series-leading 18th win of the season as he added to his point lead, as he chases his eighth series title. Schatz has now won at 79 different tracks in his career with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. In five starts in the state of Wisconsin this year, he finished on the podium in all five, including picking up a pair of wins.

"This place has a ton of history and is very unique," said Schatz. "It threw us for a loop with gear and everything. This race team is unreal with what they do with this race car when they unload every night. It was fast right out of the box and got us qualified well and we normally don't qualify that well. It feels good to finally have your name on a track record."

Schatz started second and battled Daryn Pittman in the early going, nearly taking the lead a couple of times. Schatz got by Pittman on the back straightaway on lap-17, but Pittman re-took the top spot before that lap was official. On the following circuit, Schatz used a strong restart, following a red flag, to power his way to the lead, on the low side of the track, exiting turn-two. He would pace the remainder of the 40-lap contest.

"The car worked better on the bottom," he noted. "The top, I would get rolled over and a little bit too tight. I've been driving a late model the last three nights and I think that gave me a heads up on what rolling on the right rear feels like. The top was tricky. In (turns) one and two it was right up against the fence and you had to hit it just right to be able to keep your speed. The race track was just awesome. We had a good race with Daryn (Pittman). He had a good pace early and I wasn't sure if we would be able to keep up with him. The longer we went, the better the car got."

The 40-lap main event got off to a slow start, with a caution flag flying on the second lap, followed by a red flag, after a restart on that same circuit. Pittman led from the pole on the initial start as well as the ensuing two restarts. Schatz, who started third, moved into second on the opening lap and kept pace with Pittman, as the leaders encountered lapped traffic just five laps into the race.

"This is a fun place," said Schatz. "I didn't really know what the track was going to do. There was a top for a little bit and then a bottom. We were actually able to make the middle work as well. It was great to see a great crowd here tonight on such a short notice for a race. It was great to see all of the people and enthusiasm."

Just past the halfway point of the race, the leaders were in heavy lapped traffic, with Pittman closing back in on Schatz, who got hung up by a couple of slower machines. With 10 laps to go, Pittman was right on Schatz, but once the latter was able to clear a couple of lapped machines, he was able to pull away in the late going. Pittman led the first 17 laps from the pole.

"I just got beat," said Pittman. "I had a good car early and a pretty decent car late and the track changed a lot and got really slick on the top to a huge curb. Like Donny (Schatz) said, it just wanted to get you rolled up into it, especially off (turn) two. We hung with him for the longest time and then he cleared a few of those lapped cars with five or six (laps) to go and pulled away. This is a fun race track. It was great to see a big crowd. It's always fun to run in front of capacity crowds at these race tracks."

Brad Sweet started on the outside of the front row and fell back a spot on the opening lap. For the second straight race, he had a spirited battle with David Gravel. This time it was for the third position. Sweet would claim the spot to secure two position on the podium for Kasey Kahne Racing.

"This place is known for getting that huge curb, right up by the wall," said Sweet. "That creates great racing. It was really technical and you had to really watch for the lapped cars and try not to mess up. It seemed like with that curb, if you messed up you were basically in the wall. Thanks to all of the fans for coming out on short notice. We appreciate it."

Gravel finished fourth to pick up his 35th top-five finish of the season. Logan Schuchart charged from the 11th starting spot to finish fifth. Shane Stewart crossed the line sixth, with Jason Johnson in seventh. Joey Saldana was eighth, with Jacob Allen ninth, to put both Shark Racing cars in the top-10. Paul McMahan rounded out the top-10. Mike Reinke was the highest finishing Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series driver, crossing the line 12th.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Friday, August 26 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, for the Second Leg of the Gerdau Northern Tour.

Angell Park Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES:
Donny Schatz and Daryn Pittman battled it out for the lead at the World of Outlaw Craftsman® Sprint Car Series debut visit to Angell Park Speedway. Ultimately, it was Schatz who broke away from Pittman and claimed his 18th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season, along with a new track record.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Scotty Thiel; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Greg Wilson; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Scotty Thiel.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 18 (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, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21); David Gravel - 7 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (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, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Rico Abreu - 1(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 2 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Angel Park Speedway, Wisc.; Augst 21, 2016

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz[3][$10,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman[1][$5,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet[2][$3,200]; 4. 5-David Gravel[4][$2,800]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart[11][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart[8][$2,300]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson[7][$2,200]; 8. 83-Joey Saldana[5][$2,100]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen[10][$2,050]; 10. 7-Paul McMahan[13][$2,000]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides[6][$1,500]; 12. O2-Mike Reinke[15][$1,200]; 13. 2W-Scotty Neitzel[9][$1,100]; 14. 17B-Bill Balog[19][$1,050]; 15. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[20][$1,000]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson[23][$900]; 17. 80K-Mike Kertscher[16][$800]; 18. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[21][$800]; 19. 99-Kyle Marten[24][$800]; 20. 2X-Parker Price-Miller[18][$800]; 21. 65-Jordon Goldesberry[12][$800]; 22. 64-Scotty Thiel[17][$800]; 23. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[22][$800]; 24. 73-Brandon McMullen[14][$800].

Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-17, Donny Schatz 18-40.
KSE Hard Charger Award: W20-Greg Wilson[+7].

Qualifying - 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.718; 2. 5-David Gravel, 11.812; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.881; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.926; 5. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.977; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.004; 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.016; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.031; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.036; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.052; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.067; 12. 65-Jordon Goldesberry, 12.090; 13. 64-Scotty Thiel, 12.195; 14. 73-Brandon McMullen, 12.208; 15. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.281; 16. 80K-Mike Kertscher, 12.308; 17. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 12.319; 18. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 12.331; 19. O2-Mike Reinke, 12.405; 20. 59-Ben Schmidt, 12.426; 21. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.341; 22. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 12.452; 23. 1M-Phillip Mock, 12.465; 24. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 12.469; 25. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.578; 26. 99-Kyle Marten, 12.623; 27. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.666; 28. 23B-Russell Borland, 12.675; 29. 7U-Scott Uttech, 12.732; 30. 53W-Bill Wirth, 12.751; 31. 12-Mike Decker, 12.772; 32. 4K-Kris Spitz, 12.844; 33. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.944; 34. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.967; 35. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 13.099; 36. 41D-Dennis Spitz, 13.155; 37. 7V-Tim Vandervere, 13.260

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[3]; 3. 2W-Scotty Neitzel[5]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan[2]; 5. 64-Scotty Thiel[4]; 6. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson[7]; 8. 7U-Scott Uttech[8]; 9. 79-Blake Nimee[9]; 10. 7V-Tim Vandervere[10]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel[1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman[2]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen[3]; 4. 73-Brandon McMullen[4]; 5. 2X-Parker Price-Miller[5]; 6. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[6]; 7. 99-Kyle Marten[7]; 8. 53W-Bill Wirth[8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp[9]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart[1]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson[2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart[3]; 4. O2-Mike Reinke[5]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[4]; 6. 1M-Phillip Mock[6]; 7. 10V-Matt Vandervere[9]; 8. 68-Dave Uttech[7]; 9. 12-Mike Decker[8]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana[1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides[2]; 3. 65-Jordon Goldesberry[3]; 4. 80K-Mike Kertscher[4]; 5. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[6]; 6. 59-Ben Schmidt[5]; 7. 23B-Russell Borland[7]; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz[8]; 9. 41D-Dennis Spitz[9]

Craftsman Club Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman[1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[6]; 4. 5-David Gravel[5]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana[3]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides[8]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson[7]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart[4]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[2] [-]; 2. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[3] [-]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson[5] [-]; 4. 99-Kyle Marten[6] [-]; 5. 59-Ben Schmidt[1] [$300]; 6. 1M-Phillip Mock[4] [$250]; 7. 7U-Scott Uttech[9] [$225]; 8. 79-Blake Nimee[13] [$200]; 9. 23B-Russell Borland[8] [$200]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp[14] [$200]; 11. 10V-Matt Vandervere[15] [$200]; 12. 53W-Bill Wirth[10] [$200]; 13. 4K-Kris Spitz[12] [$200]; 14. 41D-Dennis Spitz[16] [$200]; 15. 7V-Tim Vandervere[17] [$200]; 16. 68-Dave Uttech[7] [$200]; 17. 12-Mike Decker[11] [$200]

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DOMINANT DONNY

Schatz wins at Junction Motor Speedway

MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. - August 16, 2016 - Entering the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series event at Junction Motor Speedway on Tuesday night, Donny Schatz had never finished off the podium in five career starts at the 3/8-mile. The seven-time and defending series champion extended that streak, while adding to his win total at the track, as he dominated the 30-lap main event.

Schatz started second and took the lead on the top side of the track from pole sitter Joey Saldana. Schatz would go on to lead all 30 laps aboard the Bad Boy Off-Road J&J for Tony Stewart Racing.

"You definitely had to be up front tonight, because the track was so fast," said Schatz. "When it started moving it went right to the top. When we got to lapped traffic we had trouble getting by guys, but they were fast cars we were trying to get by. The start is always important and you never really try to push the issue."

The race was slowed by a pair of cautions, both on the second lap. On the first restart, which was a double file restart, Schatz chose the high side of the track and shot out to a lead. Following the second caution, officials elected to go with single file restarts the remainder of the night. On that restart, Schatz again used a strong run to quickly open a gap on David Gravel, who had moved into second, after Joey Saldana suffered a broken rear end while running second.

Late in the race, Schatz caught lapped traffic, and with how fast the track was it took several laps to get around a couple of cars. That allowed Gravel to close as the leader was not able to get around those machines. With six laps remaining, Schatz was able to get around the two cars he had been trying to lap and pulled away.

"My crew did a great job," he said. "Tony Stewart Racing has such a good group of guys and they keep doing such a great job with the race car. When the race car is like that, they are fun to drive. It helps when you get yourself in a good position on the front row."
For Schatz, the win was his 17th of the season and his third triumph at Junction Motor Speedway. He is the only driver that has won more than once at Junction Motor Speedway. The win also helped him extend his lead in the championship standings as he chases his eighth title.

"There is a lot expected out of us, and I expect a lot out of myself as well as my race team at any race track we go to," noted Schatz. "After 20 years, you'd think you'd be able to figure some stuff out. I think it's more of that than anything. It's not a confidence thing. These guys know what they are doing. Some days I may look like I know what I am doing, and some days I actually know what I'm doing. Today we seemed to get everything lined up just right."

Gravel was able to get side-by-side with Schatz coming off turn-four on lap-23, but was not able to make a pass. Late in the race, Gravel had to fend off several charges by Brad Sweet as the pair battled for the second spot. The runner-up finish for Gravel was his 34th top-five finish of the season.

"I had a shot for one lap and then Donny (Schatz) got by Paul (McMahan) and set sail," said Gravel. "I think we got a little free at the end and I got the wing back probably too far to roll that fast of a race track. We're happy with second. We started second in the dash and gained a row there and gained another row in the feature, so I can't complain with that. I would have liked to have won, but it just wasn't in the cards tonight, so we'll move on to Sunday."

Sweet started third and fell back to fifth early, before making a late-race charge. While the lead duo was negotiating the couple of lapped cars during the last 10 laps, Sweet was able to close in on Gravel, but couldn't quite get enough of a run to make a pass.

"It was awfully hard to get by the traffic, because there was so much grip there, three-quarters of the way up the track with that cushion," explained Sweet. "The lapped cars were just fast enough that you couldn't clear them. I would get a run on David (Gravel), but he covered it up pretty good and he was getting good enough runs off the exit that we weren't able to get the right run to make the pass."

The third-place finish for Sweet was his 33rd top-five of the season as he kept pace with Gravel in the point standings. The pair is separated by just three markers.
"You'll have nights like these and you have to be happy with a podium finish," Sweet said. "The Ollie's Bargain Outlet car has been fast and we didn't get the right draw, but Donny (Schatz) did a great job in traffic clearing those couple guys. It got close for a second. That's what he does really well and we have to do a little better. We'll keep working on it and hopefully we can get some wins."

Daryn Pittman finished fourth, after a side-by-side battle with Shane Stewart, who crossed the line fifth. Logan Schuchart finished sixth, with Jason Sides seventh and Jason Johnson eighth. Ian Madsen, who opened the night by setting a new track record in time trials finished ninth. Paul McMahan rounded out the top-10.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Sunday, August 21 at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, along with Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprints.
Junction Motor Speedway Notebook:

A-Main - (30 Laps) 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2] [$6,000]; 2. 5-David Gravel [4] [$3,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3] [$2,000]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [6] [$1,800]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [7] [$1,500]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5] [$1,400]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [8] [$1,350]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [16] [$1,300]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [9] [$1,250]; 10. 7-Paul McMahan [11] [$1,200]; 11. 1M-Danny Lasoski [12] [$900]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [13] [$800]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [17] [$700]; 14. 53-Jack Dover [15] [$650]; 15. 83-Joey Saldana [1] [$600]; 16. 1X-Don Droud Jr [10] [$550]; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp [14] [$500]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 41-Jason Johnson [+8]
Qualifying - 1. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.518; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.561; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.563; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.619; 5. 5-David Gravel, 13.668; 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.693; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.706; 8. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.712; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.725; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.756; 11. 1M-Danny Lasoski, 13.781; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.830; 13. 1X-Don Droud Jr, 13.924; 14. 7-Paul McMahan, 14.048; 15. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.061; 16. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.519; 17. 53-Jack Dover, 15.019.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4] ; 3. 5-David Gravel [3] ; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [5] ; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [1] ; 6. 1X-Don Droud Jr [7] ; 7. 1M-Danny Lasoski [6] ; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [8] ; 9. 53-Jack Dover [9]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] ; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [4] ; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] ; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3] ; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6] ; 6. 7-Paul McMahan [7] ; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [5] ; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [8]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] ; 2. 5-David Gravel [1] ; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [6] ; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [5] ; 6. 1X-Don Droud Jr [7] ; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [8] ; 8. 1M-Danny Lasoski [9]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [11] ; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [12] ; 11. 53-Jack Dover [13] ; 12. 41-Jason Johnson [4] ; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [10]

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

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Johnson Outduels Schatz for First Knoxville Nationals Title
Outlaws Take over Victory Lane at 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals

KNOXVILLE, Iowa - Aug. 13, 2016 - The 56th running of the 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Store culminated Saturday night with the grandstands on their feet as the Ragin' Cajun took home the win in one of the most exciting Knoxville Nationals in recent history, depriving fellow-Outlaw Donny Schatz of his tenth Nationals win.
With fireworks ablaze behind him, Jason Johnson stood on the back of his Priority Aviation #41 Maxim pounding his fists in the air as he celebrated his first-ever Nationals win and claimed the $150,000 prize.

It was a big night for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series as three Outlaws took over Victory Lane: Johnson, Schatz and Shane Stewart. As outlaws are wont to do, they rode in, took the loot, and left nothing but dust in their trail.

"I gave it my all," said Johnson. "I wanted to win just as bad as Donny wanted to win, just as bad as Shane wanted to win - and probably everybody that started in A-Main. My guys gave me a great race car and I got very fortunate."

After his runner-up finish on Night 2, the Cajun Sensation was the high point driver of the night, earning him the spot beside another fellow-Outlaw, Daryn Pittman, who started on the pole. Kerry Madsen and Jamie Veal followed, with Schatz in fifth.

By Lap 2, the battle between Schatz and Johnson was on as Schatz came up to third. Meanwhile, Outlaws Shane Stewart and Brad Sweet battled it out for sixth, with Stewart holding his ground.
Pittman hit traffic by Lap 9, and Johnson battled him from the cushion - from where he won the race - for the next couple of laps, taking the lead off the fourth turn in Lap 11. But it was short lived. Lap 12 saw Pittman and Schatz pass Johnson. And in the next two laps Schatz and Johnson charged past Pittman.

By Lap 15, the race looked as expected, with the nine-time champ a half stretch ahead.
A caution for Craig Dollansky allowed Madsen to get past Pittman, and Stewart worked his way to fifth, but Schatz held a strong lead when the mandatory caution was called after Lap 25.
The real battle began on the restart with Johnson on the cushion and Schatz down low. Johnson took the lead with a slide job off turn 4 and continued to ride the cushion so high he nearly climbed the wall in Lap 34.

Meanwhile, Madsen made a play for second, taking it from Schatz for three laps; and another three laps later, in Lap 44, Schatz took the lead back from Johnson. They battle was on as they worked the half-mile Knoxville Raceway. Jason. Donny. Jason. Donny. They battled hard, but the victory was just not meant to be for the reigning champ as Johnson "Parked It" .168 seconds earlier for the win.

"I didn't think he could race that hard for 50 laps, but he did,"said Schatz, who didn't think the race could be won from the top. "He did one hell of a job. I mean to run the last ten laps, or last lap - any lap during this race - it means the worlds toughtest spot in sprint car racing. And he figured out how to make it work and get there first, so hats off to him. Next year I'd like to be the one to win. But he won. He earned it. He did one hell of a job, and he figured out how to do it."

"I know Donny wasn't happy with me after the checkers, and that really kind of bothers me because I respect Donny as a driver and I want his respect as well," said Johnson. "I don't want to wreck nobody, and I want to race people clean, but like I told him, 'God damn, dude, this is Knoxville Nationals!'"

The winning outlaw trio showed a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for each other in post-race interviews. Johnson stated he got a lesson from Stewart before the race and spent a lot of time talking with him about how to race the track. "All in all it's a testament to friendship, to what life is all about, and to B.C.," he said.

This important win for Johnson, flanked by Stewart and Schatz during the post-race press conference, is a great nod to his 2016 drivers interview at the start of season: "The biggest competition has to be Donny Schatz because he has set the standard," said Johnson back in February. "But as a team, we measure ourselves up to Shane Stewart and Larson-Marks Racing because he comes from the same background as I do and he's with a team that's only been out here for a couple years as well."

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2016 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals Notebook:
Jason Johnson's epic win over Donny Schatz at the 56th running of the 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores will go down as one of the best ever. Over the race's final 25 lap segment the two drivers traded slide jobs and the lead on several occasions, even making contact at one point. In the end, Johnson was too strong and held on for his first ever Knoxville Nationals win. Schatz was second followed by Shane Stewart in third.

A Main - 1. Jason Johnson (2); 2. Donny Schatz (5); 3. Shane Stewart (8); 4. Daryn Pittman (1); 5. Kyle Larson (21); 6. Jamie Veal (4); 7. Chad Kemenah (6); 8. Greg Hodnett (18); 9. Ian Madsen (23); 10. David Gravel (11); 11. Brad Sweet (7); 12. Rico Abreu (17); 13. Danny Lasoski (19); 14. Tim Kaeding (9); 15. Kraig Kinser (25); 16. Logan Schuchart (24); 17. Terry McCarl (10); 18. Sammy Swindell (12); 19. Lucas Wolfe (20); 20. Dusty Zomer (14); 21. Jeff Swindell (16); 22. Kerry Madsen (3); 23. Dale Blaney (22); 24. Craig Dollansky (15); 25. James McFadden (13). Hard-charger: Larson.

E main - 1. Jon Agan (2); 2. Tyler Courtney (1); 3. Byron Reed (6); 4. Danny Smith (4); 5. Chad Trout (5); 6. Scott Bogucki (15); 7. Glen Saville (3); 8. Mike Reinke (11); 9. Brian Paulus (7); 10. Bobby Mincer (12); 11. Joe Swanson (8); 12. Clyde Knipp (10); 13. Bob Weuve (13); 14. Adam Cruea (16); 15. Robert Bell (14); 16. Kody Kinser (9)

D main - 1. Austin McCarl (3); 2. Jason Solwold (10); 3. Paige Polyak (2); 4. Greg Wilson (7); 5. Dean Jacobs (6); 6. Josh Baughman (12); 7. Kaley Gharst (8); 8. Don Droud Jr. (13); 9. Daniel Harding (11); 10. Johnny Herrera (5); 11. Parker Price-Miller (14); 12. Josh Schneiderman (9); 13. Chris Martin (15); 14. Chase Johnson (18); 15. Tyler Courtney (22); 16. Ray Allen Kulhanek (20); 17. Byron Reed (23); 18. Jon Agan (21); 19. Danny Holtgraver (1); 20. Logan Wagner (4); 21. RJ Johnson (19); 22. Hunter Schuerenberg (17); 23. AJ Moeller (16); 24. Danny Smith (24)

C main - 1. Davey Heskin (1); 2. Matt Moro (2); 3. Dakota Hendrickson (5); 4. Matt Juhl (3); 5. Dave Blaney (4); 6. Randy Hannagan (10); 7. Cory Eliason (11); 8. Jacob Allen (6); 9. Jason Sides (12); 10. Brandon Wimmer (18); 11. Paul McMahan (19); 12. Willie Croft (7); 13. DJ Netto (17); 14. Brian Brown (8); 15. Rager Phillips (15); 16. Trey Starks (9); 17. Colby Copeland (14); 18. Billy Alley (13); 19. Aaron Reutzel (16)

B main - 1. Kyle Larson (3); 2. Dale Blaney (2); 3. Ian Madsen (1); 4. Logan Schuchart (12); 5. Lynton Jeffrey (9); 6. Mark Dobmeier (8); 7. Wayne Johnson (4); 8. Stevie Smith (14); 9. Brooke Tatnell (5); 10. Joey Saldana (13); 11. Brent Marks (7); 12. Tim Shaffer (11); 13. Gary Taylor (6); 14. Sheldon Haudenschild (15); 15. Dustin Selvage (18); 16. Matt Juhl (24); 17. Cap Henry (20); 18. Bill Balog (19); 19. Brady Bacon (16); 20. Matt Moro (22); 21. Tasker Phillips (17); 22. Dakota Hendrickson (23); 23. Davey Heskin (21); 24. Danny Dietrich (10)