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Over 160 Cars Took to the Track for Qualifying During Night One of Bad Boy World of Outlaws World Finals

Thursday's Qualifying sets lineups for Friday and Saturday's Portion of Bad Boy Off Road World Finals

CONCORD, N.C. - October 28, 2016 - On a warm and clear October night, over 160 race cars from the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models, and the Big-Block Modifieds from the Super DIRTcar Series took to the four-tenths-mile oval for night one of the Bad Boy World of Outlaws World Finals for qualifying.

Qualifying from Thursday's portion of the 3-day Bad Boy World Finals event sets the line-ups for Friday and Saturday's program.

Super DIRTcar Series

Thursday's Big-Block Modified Qualifiers and Heats Set Line-Ups for Friday and Saturday's Events.

The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds took on The Dirt Track at Charlotte Thursday night as they completed the first night of the Bad Boy Off Road World Finals with group time trials and heat races to help construct Friday and Saturday's feature events.

Forty-Six Big-Block Modifieds made the trek down to The Dirt Track at Charlotte to take center stage at the most prestigious dirt racing event in the country.

The Big-Block Modifieds were the first cars to hit the track during Thursday night's qualifying festivities. Larry Wight was the fastest overall in the Friday night group time trial session with a time of 15.582 seconds. In the Saturday night portion Justin Haers set fastest overall with a time of 15.860 seconds. Both drivers received the Pole Position Raceway Fast Time Award.

Four cars transferred out of the heat races and into each of the A-mains. The winners of each heat will redraw for their starting positions. Friday nights heat races were won by Mat Williamson, Dave Blaney, Justin Haers, Larry Wight and Matt Sheppard. Saturday nights heat races were won by Pat Ward, Haers, Brett Hearn, Wight and Billy Decker.

Day two of the Bad Boy Off Road World Finals will get underway on Friday at 4pm for hot laps. The two remaining consolations will be the driver's last chance to qualify for Friday night's 40-lap feature.

Friday Group 1 Qualifier - 1. 42p-Pat Ward, 15.971; 2. 6m-Mat Williamson, 15.980; 3. 43h-Jimmy Horton, 16.073; 4. 37m -Jeremiah Shingledecker, 16.099; 5. 747-Ryan Godown, 16.205; 6. 88-Joe August Jr., 16.355; 7. 66m-J.R. McGinley, 16.370; 8. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 16.777; 9. R13-Ralph McBride, 17.911; DQ: 19b-Brett Kresley

Friday Group 2 Qualifier - 1. 10h-Dave Blaney, 15.686; 2. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 15.789; 3. 25R-Erick Rudolph, 15.817; 4. 5H-Chris Hile, 15.967; 5. O7-Tim Kerr, 16.047; 6. 17J-Matt Janiak, 16.134; 7. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau, 16.150; 8. 14w-Ryan Watt, 16.318; 9. 35-Frank Cozze, NT

Friday Group 3 Qualifier - 1. 3-Justin Haers, 15.867; 2. Y21-Yan Bussiere, 15.902; 3. 44-Stewart Friesen, 15.954; 4. 18h-Peter Britten, 15.973; 5. 19w-Justin Wright, 16.040; 6. 84-Gary Tomkins, 16.147; 7. 7m-Mike Maresca, 16.229; 8. 21-Gary Edwards Jr., 16.464; DQ: 66-Rick Laubach

Friday Group 4 Qualifier - 1. 99L-Larry Wight, 15.582; 2. 91-Billy Decker, 15.680; 3.88m-Mike Mahaney, 15.710; 4. O1-Chris Raabe, 15.875; 5. 27j-Danny Johnson, 16.137 DQ: 19-Tim Fuller, 115-Kenny Tremont Jr., 6h-Max McLaughlin, 13-Rick Regalski

Friday Group 5 Qualifier - 1. 43-Keith Flach, 15.756; 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 15.809; 3. 20-Brett Hearn, 15.888; 4.15-Billy Pauch Jr., 15.902; 5. 1-Tyler Dippel, 15.999; 6. 48T-Dave Rauscher, 16.152; 7.66x-Carey Terrance, 16.157; 8. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 16.212; 9. 11r-Robbie Bellinger, NT

Friday Heat 1 - 1. 6m-Mat Williamson, 2. 42p-Pat Ward, 3. 43h-Jimmy Horton, 4. 747-Ryan Godown, 5. 66m- J.R. McGinley, 6. 19b-Brett Kresley, 7. 37m-Jeremiah Shingledecker, 8. 88-Joe August Jr., 9. R13-Ralph McBride, 10. 17-Marcus Dinkins

Friday Heat 2 - 1. 10h-Dave Blaney, 2. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 3. 25r-Erick Rudolph, 4. 14w-Ryan Watt, 5. 5h-Chris Hile, 6. 35-Frank Cozze, 7. 07-Tim Kerr, 8. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau, 9. 17J-Matt Janiak

Friday Heat 3 - 1. 3-Justin Hears, 2. 44-Stewart Friesen, 3. Y21-Yan Bussiere, 4. 18h-Peter Britten, 5. 84-Gary Tomkins, 6. 66-Rick Laubach, 7. 7m-Mike Maresca, 8. 19w-Justin Wright, 9. 21-Gary Edwards Jr.

Friday Heat 4 - 1. 99l-Larry Wight, 2. 91-Billy Decker, 3. 88m-Mike Mahaney, 4. 27j-Danny Johnson, 5. 01-Chris Raabe, 6. 19-Tim Fuller, 7. 6h-Max McLaughlin, 8. 13-Rick Regalski Jr., 9. 115-Kenny Tremont Jr.

Friday Heat 5 - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 2. 20-Brett Hearn, 3. 1-Tyler Dippel, 4. 43-Keith Flach, 5. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 6. 15-Billy Pauch Jr., 7. 66x-Carey Terrance, 8. 48t-Dave Rauscher, 9. 11r-Robbie Bellinger

Saturday Group 1 Qualifier - 1. 01-Chris Raabe, 16.050; 2. 7m-Mike Maresaca, 16.092; 3. 14w-Ryan Watt, 16.196; 4. 42p-Pat Ward, 16.212; 5. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 16.251; 6. 48t-Dave Rauscher, 16.295; 7. 17j-Matt Janiak, 16.304; 8. 115-Kenny Tremont Jr., 16.577; 9. 17-Marcus Dinkins, 16.740; 10. 21-Gary Edwards Jr., 33.580

Saturday Group 2 Qualifier - 1. 3-Justin Haers, 15.860; 2. 19-Tim Fuller, 15.962; 3. 10h-Dave Blaney, 16.027; 4. 6m-Mat Williamson, 16.108; 5. 15-Billy Pauch Jr., 16.152; 6. 88m-Mike Mahaney,16.407; 7. Y21-Yan Bussiere, 16.451; 8. 37m-Jeremiah Shingledecker, 16.527; 9. 35-Frank Cozze, 32.704

Saturday Group 3 Qualifier - 1. 20-Brett Hearn, 15.955; 2. 84-Gary Tomkins, 16.073; 3. 25r-Erick Rudolph, 16.097; 4. 19w-Justin Wright, 16.098; 5. 07-Tim Kerr, 16.155; 6. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 16.170; 7. 747-Ryan Godown, 16.292; 8. Max McLaughlin, 16.295; 9. 66m-J.R. McGinley, 16.538

Saturday Group 4 Qualifier - 1. 99l-Larry Wight, 15.878; 2. 18h-Peter Britten, 15.898; 3. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 16.037; 4. 43-Keith Flach, 16.039; 5. 27j-Danny Johnson, 16.278; 6. 5h-Chris Hile, 16.280; 7. 66x-Carey Terrance, 16.345; 8. 43h-Jimmy Horton, 16.355; 9. 88-Joe August Jr., 16.780

Saturday Group 5 Qualifier - 1. 91-Billy Decker, 15.913; 2. 66-Rick Laubach, 16.006; 3. 1-Tyler Dippel, 16.216; 4. 19b-Brett Kresley, 16.216; 5. 44-Stewart Friesen, 16.339; 6. 13-Rick Regalski Jr., 16.453; 7. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau, 16.465; 8. R13-Ralph McBride, 17.513; 9. 11R-Robbie Bellinger, NT

Saturday Heat 1 - 1. 42p-Pat Ward, 2. 14w-Ryan Watt, 3. 01-Chris Raabe, 4. 7m-Mike Maresca, 5. 48t-Dave Rauscher, 6. 115-Kenny Tremont Jr., 7. 21-Gary Edwards Jr., 8. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 9. 17J-Matt Janiak

Saturday Heat 2 - 1. 3-Justin Haers, 2. 19-Tim Fuller, 3. 6m-Mat Williamson, 4. 10h-Dave Blaney, 5. 15-Billy Pauch Jr., 6. 35-Frank Cozze, 7. 88m-Mike Mahaney, 8. 37m-Jeremiah Shingledecker

Saturday Heat 3 - 1. 20-Brett Hearn, 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 3. 84-Gary Tomkins, 4. 25r-Erick Rudilph, 5. 747-Ryan Godown, 6. 6h-Max McLaughlin, 7. 07-Tim Kerr, 8. 66m-J.R. McGinley, 9. 19w-Justin Wright

Saturday Heat 4 - 1. 99l-Larry Wight, 2. 18h-Peter Britten, 3. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 4. 27J-Danny Johnson, 5. 43h-Jimmy Horton, 6. 43-Keith Flach, 7. 5h-Chris Hile, 8. 66x-Carey Terrance, 9. 88-Joe August Jr.

Saturday Heat 5 - 1. 91-Billy Decker, 2. 1-Tyler Dippel, 3. 66-Rick Laubach, 4. 44-Stewart Friesen, 5. 19-Brett Kresley, 6. 96-Jean-Francois Corriveau, 7. 13-Rick Regalski Jr., 8. R13-Ralph McBridge

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series

McCreadie and Richards Set the Pace for Qualifying at Bad Boy Off Road World Finals

The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series took to The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Thursday for the first night of the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals. It was not a slow ease into the weekend of racing for the 69 Late Model drivers, as they had to hit the dirt hot and heavy to claim their spots in the feature for the next two evenings of World Finals right off the bat.

The night held one round of Hot Laps and two rounds of Time Trials for The Outlaw Late Models. The first round of Time Trials set the lineup for Friday's Heat Races and likewise the second round of Time Trials placed the drivers for Saturday's Heat Races.

Tim McCreadie hit the track with authority and showed no mercy to his opponents as he claimed the fastest time during the first round of Time Trials with a lap time of 14.761. Only seven drivers of the 69 cars entered were able to break a 15-second lap time including: Chris Madden, Shane Clanton, Dale Hollidge, Austin Smith, Josh Richards and Dale McDowell.

McCreadie held the fastest lap overall and the fastest in Flight A. Richards took the top spot for Flight B with a 14.809 lap time.

"You know qualifying means a lot and usually in the heats it's fairly tacky. It's hard to make a lot of time up so you know going out there and putting on a good lap it helps. That's why we're here -- we want to line up out front in the clean air," said McCreadie.

In round two of Time Trials, Richards held on to the fastest lap with a time of 14.876. He was the only driver to break the 15-second barrier during the second round. Richards was the fastest in his flight and the fastest over all. McCreadie held on to be the fastest in Flight B with a 15.052.

After taking over tonight's fastest time in his flight, ultimately granting him a starting position on the front row for both of his Heat Races on Friday and Saturday, Richards is gaining ground on beating the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series single-season win record which he is only one feature-win away from claiming. Although tonight McCreadie proved tonight he may be the man to beat as he and Richards claimed the top positions for both rounds of Time Trials.

"Everywhere we go we want to win, that's why we do it," said McCreadie. "We work pretty hard on this car and we put it together and did some practicing with it and it's been a lot of effort from everybody on this car so it's exciting to see it happen, well at least in qualifying so far. We want to win, we want them both, if we're lucky."

Friday Qualifying: Group A:1. 39- Tim McCreadie, 14.761; 2. 44- Chris Madden, 14.766; 3. 25- Shane Clanton 14.893; 4. 0 Dale Hollidge 14.980; 5. 11- Austin Smith 14.999; 6. 15s-Donny Schatz, 15.010; 7. 28E Dennis Erb Jr., 15.022; 8. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr., 15.050; 9. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr., 15.115; 10. 22- Chris Ferguson, 15.166; 11- 93 Donald Bradsher, 15.212; 12- C9- Steve Casebolt, 15.212; 13. 111-Steven Roberts, 15.214; 14. 22*- G.R. Smith, 15.216; 15. 111B- Max Blair, 15.216; 16. 18- Eric Wells, 15.226; 17. 71- Hudson O'Neal, 15.237; 18. 40- Kyle Bronson, 15.215; 19-49R Brian Ruhlman, 15.286; 20. 22E- Russel Erwin, 15.326; 21. C8- Timothy Culp, 15.350; 22.1V Jeremy Miller, 15.353; 23. 3s- Brian Shirley, 15.378; 24. 91- Tyler Erb, 15.378; 25. 32- Daulton Wilson, 15.490; 26. 7r- Ross Robinson, 15.512; 27. 76- Brandon Overton, 15.529; 28. D8- Dustin Mitchell, 15.601; 29. 82- Andy Fries, 15.618; 30. 89w- Justin Williams; 31. 1G- Ryan King, 15.790; 32. 31- Bob Gordon, 15.853; 33. 42- Doug Sanders, 15.950; 34. 92- Nick Davis, 16.431; 35. 2c- Joey Coulter (DNS)

Friday Qualifying: Group B:1. 1- Josh Richards, 14.809; 2. 17M- Dale McDowell, 14.946; 3. 15L- Darrell Lanigan, 15.096; 4. 5- Don O'Neal, 15.179; 5. 72c- Jason Covert; 6. 00- Jesse Stovall, 15.259; 7. 7- Rick Eckert, 15.276; 8. 18c- Chase Junghans, 15.291; 9. 18s- Robbie Scott, 15.306; 10. 28- Tyler Carpenter, 15.321; 11. 25z- Mason Zeigler, 15.338; 12. 4-D's- Chad Hollenbeck, 15.367; 13. 1M- Willie Milliken, 15.398; 14. 1* Chub Frank, 15.435; 15. 87- Ross Bailes, 15.442; 16. 25F- Jason Feger, 15.444; 17. 14H- Tyler Horst, 15.469; 18. 14M- Morgan Bagley, 15.482; 19. 2H Nick Hoffman, 15.488; 20. 16- Steve Francis, 15.525; 21. R1- Riley Hickman, 15.562; 22. 15- Dean Bowen, 15.566; 23. 6- Jonathan Davenport, 15.576; 24. 24- Kenny Morelan, 15.608; 25. 23- Michael Rouse, 15.651; 26. 93L- Pancho Lawler, 15.677; 27. 77- Jordan Yaggy, 15.682; 28. '09- Johnny Pursley, 15.752; 29. 2M- Allen Murray, 15.797; 30. 99B- Boom Briggs, 15.838; 31. Brian Ledbetter, 16.250; 32. 62- Blake Spencer, 16.442; 33. P3- Jeff Robertson, 17.626; DQ. 72- Dan Stone, 15.534.

Saturday Qualifying: Group A: 1. 1- Josh Richards, 14.876; 2. 22 - Chris Madden, 15.031; 3. C9 - Steve Casebolt, 15.237; 4. 5- Don O'Neal, 15.239; 5. 22- Chris Ferguson, 15.285; 6. 1*- Chub Frank, 15.352; 7. 93-Donald Bradsher, 15.355; 8. 22*- G.R. Smith, 15.373; 9. 18 - Eric Wells, 15.378; 10. 111- Steven Roberts, 15.450; 11. 82- Andy Fries, 15.470; 12. 1M- Willie Milliken, 15.475; 13. 18s- Robbie Scott, 15.493; 14. 14H- Tyler Horst, 15.534; 15. 40-Kyle Bronson, 15.585; 16. 15- Dean Bowen, 15.600; 17. 77- Jordan Yaggy, 15.613; 18. 87- Ross Bailes, 15.650; 19. 49R- Brian Ruhlman, 15.663; 20. 99jr - Frank Heckenast Jr., 15.674; 21. 4-D's- Chad Hollenbeck, 15.687; 22. 76- Brandon Overton, 15.696; 23. '09-Johnny Pursley, 15.732; 24. 72-Dan Stone, 15.881; 25. 23- Michael Rouse, 15.904; 26. 16- Steve Francis, 15.920; 27. 99B- Boom Briggs, 16.104; 28. 31- Bob Gordon, 16.132; 29. 6s- Blake Spencer, 16.321; 30. 2H- Nick Hoffman, 16.847; 31. P3- Jeff Robertson, 17.608; DNS: D8-Dustin Mitchell; 89W- Justin Williams; 1V- Jeremy Miller; 22E- Russell Erwin.

Saturday Qualifying Group B: 1. 39- Tim McCreadie, 15.052; 2. 17M-Dale McDowell, 15.134; 3. 25-Shane Clanton, 15.159; 4. 0- Dale Hollidge, 15.202; 5. 15s- Donny Schatz, 15.256; 6. 28E - Dennis Erb Jr., 15.324; 7. 7- Rick Eckert, 15.351; 8. 72c - Jason Covert, 15.363; 9. 15L - Darrel Lanigan, 15.390; 10. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr., 15.394; 11. 18c- Chase Junghans, 15.404; 12. 111B- Max Blair, 15.434; 13. 71- Hudson O'Neal, 15.442; 14. 14M- Morgan Bagley, 15.569; 15. 11- Austin Smith, 15.652; 16. R1 - Riley Hickman, 15.697; 17. C8- Timothy Culp, 15.702; 18. 91- Tyler Erb, 15.714; 19. 6 - Jonathan Davenport, 15.715; 20. 28- Tyler Carpenter, 15.727; 21. 32- Daulton Wilson, 15.748; 22. 24- Kenny Moreland, 15.748; 23. 2c- Joey Coulter, 15.754; 24. 1G-Ryan King, 15.793; 25. 25z-Mason Zeigler, 15.805l 26. 42- Doug Sanders, 15.848; 27. 93L- Pancho Lawler, 15.861; 28. 92- Nick Davis, 15.955; 29. '00-Jesse Stovall, 15.992; 30. '07- Brian Ledbetter, 16.158; 31. 7r- Ross Robinson, 16.224; 32. 2M- Allen Murray, 16.443; 33. 3s- Brian Shirley, 16.758; 34. 25F-Jason Feger , NT.

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series

Hodnett, Stewart Record Quick Time at World Finals - Will lead the charge in heats Friday and Saturday

Greg Hodnett and Shane Stewart share the spoils of recording quick times for the first night of the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Both will lead their respective heats into the green flag during the Friday and Saturday program.

Hodnett, who recorded the third fastest time in hot laps earlier in the program, bested the field with a 12.633. The Memphis, Tenn. sprint car veteran placed second earlier this month at the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series show at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway. This time, Hodnett will lead the 49-car field into Friday's heat races.

"The track's really nice. They did a great job," said Hodnett, who learned in hot laps to cut through the bottom of turns three and four. "In hot laps we were running through the middle, but the bottom got a little better. In our last lap in hot laps, I moved down and it was pretty quick. We made it stick in [turns three and four]. I think that was the key in our qualifying lap."

Hodnett, 41, topped World of Outlaws frontrunner Daryn Pittman in the first of two flights. Pittman, who was second fastest in hot laps, was beat by a .079-second margin. Stewart eventually split the two, clocking-in at 12.644 in the following group. Stewart ultimately recorded the second fastest time of both flights behind Hodnett.

"I was able to watch Hodnett's lap before I went out," Stewart said. "Being low on the racetrack helped us a little bit. [The track is] tricky. You got to be low, but you can't be so low where you hit the tires. So, [turns] three and four I felt like I gave up a little time. I wish I would have been a little lower on the second lap in [turn] three and four. We probably would have had quick time."

In the second session of qualifying to decide Saturday's heat lineups, Stewart traded quick time honors with Hodnett. Hodnett, who followed-up his strong performance with the fastest time in the first flight, ultimately fell to Stewart and two other series regulars in the second flight. Stewart's 12.826 lap time was .101 seconds faster than Hodnett's mark.

Platinum drivers Pittman and Joey Saldana jumped Hodnett for second and third fastest.
Hodnett said in turns three and four the track was slick, but fast enough where it "induced grip" with the winged sprints. Stewart admitted he could have wheeled his racecar deeper into the corners, and for the second session he did just that.

"It honestly felt like people were losing a little ground in [turn] four," Stewart said. "I knew if I could get off that corner a little lower on the exit than the guys ahead of me, then I knew my lap was going to be pretty good. I knew the guys ahead were running the top in turns one and two and low in three and four. After I qualified, I felt like I could have run the car low in [turns] one and two. It's all about getting in the front row of your heat. Confidence is crucial, and hopefully we can capitalize."

Friday Qualifying: 1. 27- Greg Hodnett, 12.633; 2. 2- Shane Stewart, 12.644; 3. 9- Daryn Pittman, 12.712; 4. 49- Brad Sweet, 12.719; 5. 1S- Logan Schuchart, 12.760; 6. 5- David Gravel, 12.785; 7. 18- Ian Madsen, 12.848; 8. 19- Paige Polyak, 12.848; 9. 7S- Jason Sides, 12.856; 10. 15- Donny Schatz, 12.909; 11. 2M- Brent Marks, 12.982; 12. 5W- Lucas Wolfe, 12.985; 13. 11K- Kraig Kinser, 12.986; 14. 49H- Doug Esh, 12.992; 15. 3Z- Brock Zearfoss, 13.049; 16. W20- Greg Wilson, 13.049; 17. 67- Tanner Thorson, 13.074; 18. 3G- Carson Macedo, 13.090; 19. 17W- Kerry Madsen, 13.099; 20. 23C- Tyler Courtney, 13.120; 21. 25- Tyler Bear, 13.173; 22. OO- Dane Lorenc, 13.190; 23. 17B- Bill Balog, 13.228; 24. 4S- Danny Smith, 13.318; 25. 13- Clyde Knipp, 13.565; 26. 1B- Dale Blaney, 12.852; 27. 10H- Chad Kemenah, 12.854; 28. 41- Jason Johnson, 12.856; 29. 83- Joey Saldana, 12.875; 30. 51S- Stevie Smith, 12.923; 31. 2L- Danny Lasoski,12.926; 32. 49X- Tim Shaffer, 12.934; 33. 21- Brian Brown, 12.934; 34. 71M- Dave Blaney, 12.947; 35. 48- Danny Dietrich, 12.959; 36. 7- Paul McMahan,13.046; 37. 93- Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.055; 38. 4- Cole Duncan, 13.072; 39. 99- Brady Bacon, 13.128; 40. 1A- Jac Haudenschild, 13.146; 41. 94- Ryan Smith, 13.159; 42. 2MX- Hunter Schuerenburg, 13.204; 43. 23- Trey Starks, 13.208; 44. 77X- Parker Price-Miller, 13.299; 45. 23M- Lance Moss, 13.355; 46. 82- Sammy Swindell, 13.378; 47. 91- Chad Boespflug, 13.417; 48. A67- Cale Conley,13.541; 49. 27G- Jay Galloway, 14.051

Saturday Qualifying: 1. 2- Shane Stewart, 12.826; 2. 9- Daryn Pittman, 12.829; 3. 83- Joey Saldana, 12.840; 4. 27- Greg Hodnett, 12.927; 5. 5- David Gravel, 12.933; 6. 1S- Logan Schuchart, 12.941; 7. 15- Donny Schatz, 12.946; 8. 41- Jason Johnson, 12.958; 9. 49- Brad Sweet, 12.960; 10. 18- Ian Madsen, 12.965; 11. 49X- Tim Shaffer, 12.975; 12. 2L- Danny Lasoski, 12.982 13. 93- Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.000; 14. 71M- Dave Blaney, 13.011; 15. 19- Paige Polyak, 13.029; 16. 51S- Stevie Smith, 13.046; 17. 99- Brady Bacon, 13.057; 18. 17B - Bill Balog, 13.070; 19. 21- Brian Brown, 13.080; 20. 94- Ryan Smith, 13.080; 21. 48- Danny Dietrich, 13.086; 22. 10H- Chad Kemenah, 13.088; 23. 1B- Dale Blaney, 13.098; 24. 5W- Lucas Wolfe, 13.101; 25. 3- Garson Macedo, 13.123; 26. 1A- Jac Haudenschild, 13.145; 27. 23- Trey Starks, 13.152; 28. 2M- Brent Marks, 13.152; 29. 11K- Kraig Kinser, 13.167; 30. 82- Sammy Swindell, 13.171; 31. 2MX- Hunter Schuerenburg, 13.174; 32. 3Z- Brock Zearfoss, 13.196; 33. 7- Paul McMahan, 13.224; 34. 17W- Kerry Madsen, 13.225; 35. 4- Cole Duncan, 13.230; 36. 7S- Jason Sides, 13.252; 37. 67- Tanner Thorson, 13.267; 38. 49H- Doug Esh, 13.314; 39. 23C- Tyler Courtney, 13.378; 40. 77X- Parker Price-Miller, 13.382; 41. A67- Cale Conley, 13.393; 42. 25- Tyler Bear, 13.400; 43. W20- Greg Wilson, 13.450; 44. 91- Chad Boespflug, 13.495; 45. 13- Clyde Knipp, 13.548; 46. 23M- Lance Moss, 13.711; 47. OO- Dane Lorenc, 13.773; 48. 4S- Danny Smith, 13.783; 49. 27G- Jay Galloway, 13.964.

Tickets and pit passes for the 2016 Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals are still available by visiting the ticket booths at the Dirt Track at Charlotte.

If you are unable to make it to this premier event, www.DIRTvision.com will be covering all the action LIVE!

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Pittman Returns to his Winning Ways at Salina Led every lap in the feature

PRYOR, Okla. - Oct. 22, 2016 - Daryn Pittman returned to his winning ways on the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series tour Saturday night, winning the O'Reilly Auto Parts Twister Showdown at Salina Highbanks Speedway. Pittman's trip down victory lane was his eighth of the season.

With the win, Pittman - like his teammate Brad Sweet the night before - shattered a winless streak that spanned four months. His last victory was at Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway on July 22. Pittman made his return to victory lane convincing, as he led all 31 laps of the night's feature in his No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb GF1 car.

"We haven't really been struggling, but I haven't been able to finish the job and get the win," Pittman said. "We've been there knocking on the door, and it's the driver's job to be able to finish and get the win. Our team has really been working hard and the car's fast. It's good to finally reward them with a win. It's been too long. Hopefully we can use this momentum headed into Charlotte - we always seem to run well there - and get the win there."

By the courtesy of the Craftsman Club® Draw, Pittman led the 24-car field into the green flag. Pittman held his ground in the opening laps. A notably shift in the podium was last year's winner and Oklahoma-native Shane Stewart, who moved into the podium by passing David Gravel's No. 5 CJB Motorsports GF1 racecar.

Two cautions on the seventh lap ultimately caused a single-file restart. While Pittman extended his lead to nearly a .400-second margin, the same interval separated Stewart and Gravel. The two battled side-by-side, until Gravel reclaimed third position.

Pittman consistently extended his lead. Pittman had a 2.323 advantage with 10 laps remaining, and behind him, the podium began to shuffle. Jason Johnson, who was forced to use a backup car because of a wreck the night before, began to charge to the front. Johnson solidified fourth position; he started eighth in the feature.

Pittman led as much as 3.799 seconds with six laps remaining, and was on his way to the checkers. But, the race's final caution on the last lap of the race regrouped the field, giving hope to those drivers behind him. In a green-white-checkered scenario, Pittman led the single-file restart with Gravel behind him. Johnson's No. 41 Jason Johnson Racing Maxim car was in fourth.

On the restart, Gravel dove to the bottom of the 3/8-mile oval to contend with Pittman for the lead. Pittman slammed the door on Gravel exiting turn four and turn two heading to the checkers. Though Gravel ran out of real estate, Johnson did not for third position. In the closing lap, Johnson made his move into the final podium position in turn three, redeeming the weekend from an 11th place finish on Friday night.

"This car is a car we ran previously this season," Johnson said. "We had a lot of confidence in it, and all of our Maxim cars. We build a chain of them through the winter months, and they have a lot of similarities. Tonight, when we get in a predicament like that to get a car down, we know what to expect. We had to get down tonight after the wipeout last night in the heat race."

Pittman joined fellow Kasey Kahne Racing teammate Sweet as the weekend's feature winners. The duo ended their droughts that dated back to July. Both picked up their eighth win of the season.

Earlier in the program, Gravel recorded his second-consecutive quick time and heat win of the weekend - also in a backup ride. Gravel owed his strong performance to his engine, and said his consistently fast laps will give him momentum leading into the Bad Boy Off Road World Finals on October 27-29.

"Qualifying as good as we have, we keep putting ourselves in a good position," said Gravel, visibly distraught that he could not get Pittman in the final laps for his 10th win. "We've had good motors, and we're putting in the good, fresh ones now. They're showing [up]. We just can't get good feature finishes. So, glad to come home on the podium heading to Charlotte."
Salina Highbanks Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Daryn Pittman led every lap of the 31-lap feature, winning his eighth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series feature of the season. Pittman established his dominance early, but it was not until late in the race when he got challenged by David Gravel in the final two laps. In a green-white-checkered situation, Pittman fended-off Gravel. Jason Johnson, starting eighth in the feature, made a late push to round-out the podium.

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

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 24 (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, Willamette Speedway on September 7, Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16, Lernerville Speedway on September 24, Fulton Speedway on October 8); David Gravel - 9 (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 and 3); Shane Stewart - 8 (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, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9; Hartford Speedway on September 22; Eldora Speedway on September 24); Brad Sweet - 8 (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; Lakeside Speedway on October 21); Daryn Pittman - 8 (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; Salina Highbanks Speedway on October 22); Joey Saldana - 5 (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, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); 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 - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Logan Schuchart - 2 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9; Port Royal Speedway on October 15); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on October 14)

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Salina Highbanks Speedway, Okla.; Oct. 22, 2016

Feature - (31 Laps due to green-white-checkered finish) -1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$10,000]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3] [$5,500]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [8] [$3,200]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [2] [$2,800]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [4] [$2,500]; 6. 99-Brady Bacon [10] [$2,300]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [5] [$2,200]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [12] [$2,100]; 9. 83-Joey Saldana [7] [$2,050]; 10. 45X-Johnny Herrera [14] [$2,000]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson [9] [$1,500]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [13] [$1,200]; 13. 7-Paul McMahan [19] [$1,100]; 14. 82-Sammy Swindell [17] [$1,050]; 15. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [16] [$1,000]; 16. 95-Matt Covington [23] [$900]; 17. O9-Matt Juhl [20] [$800]; 18. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [18] [$800]; 19. 17W-Kerry Madsen [11] [$800]; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen [15] [$800]; 21. 71A-R.J. Johnson [22] [$800]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6] [$800]; 23. 13-Clyde Knipp [24] [$800]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson [21] [$800]

Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-31
KSE Hard Charger Award: 95-Matt Covington[+7]

Qualifying -1. 5-David Gravel, 11.688; 2. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.758; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.778; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.849; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.851; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.857; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.886; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.888; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.896; 10. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.899; 11. 17W-Kerry Madsen, 11.911; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.931; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.952; 14. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.972; 15. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.040; 16. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 12.046; 17. 82-Sammy Swindell, 12.062; 18. O9-Matt Juhl, 12.157; 19. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.193; 20. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 12.210; 21. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.218; 22. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.238; 23. 45X-Johnny Herrera, 12.244; 24. 95-Matt Covington, 12.414; 25. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 12.722; 26. 53-Brett Wilson, 13.854

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 5-David Gravel [1] ; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] ; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3] ; 4. 99-Brady Bacon [4] ; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5] ; 6. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [6] ; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [8] ; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7] ; 9. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 2-Shane Stewart [1] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2] ; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [3] ; 4. 17W-Kerry Madsen [4] ; 5. 45X-Johnny Herrera [8] ; 6. 82-Sammy Swindell [6] ; 7. 71A-R.J. Johnson [7] ; 8. 53-Brett Wilson [9] ; 9. 7-Paul McMahan [5]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 18-Ian Madsen [1] ; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] ; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [4] ; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5] ; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [3] ; 6. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [7] ; 7. O9-Matt Juhl [6] ; 8. 95-Matt Covington [8]

Craftsman Club® Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) -1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] ; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [2] ; 3. 5-David Gravel [4] ; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [3] ; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5] ; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 7-Paul McMahan [1] [-]; 2. O9-Matt Juhl [2] [-]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson [3] [-]; 4. 71A-R.J. Johnson [4] [-]; 5. 95-Matt Covington [6] [-]; 6. 13-Clyde Knipp [5] [-]; 7. 53-Brett Wilson [8] [$300]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [7] [$250]

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Sweet Silences the Field at Lakeside Snaps more than four-month series winless streak

KANSAS CITY, Kans. - Oct. 21, 2016 - Brad Sweet steamrolled ahead Friday night to his eighth win of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series season at Lakeside Speedway. The O'Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the River did not only give Sweet an advantage to finish the season's points race in the top-three, but the victory also snapped a 33-race drought for Sweet.

Sweet had not won a feature in the series since Badlands (S.D.) Motor Speedway on July 2. His best finish at Lakeside came in June 2014, when he placed sixth in the feature. Sweet started on the pole for this year's 30-lapper, which initially put him in position to break his winless streak.

"It was a little bit frustrating after a while," said Sweet, who also won the $10,000 purse. "We were off to a great start. Then we hit a slump and haven't been in victory lane. But it feels like the monkey is off our back. It's a bigger leap. Tonight we had a fast car, and we were able to move through lapped traffic."

In the opening lap Ian Madsen, who started second in the feature, claimed Sweet's spot in turns one and two. However in the five-caution feature frenzy, yellow flags prevented any of the three race-leaders throughout the race from putting any comfortable cushion between them and the 24-car feature. Though Madsen survived the race's first restart on the third lap, it gave other drivers the chance to make their move.

In turn four of the best lap Joey Saldana, seeking his 100th career series win, joined Madsen and Sweet in a three-wide drag race down the front stretch for the top spot. Saldana managed to overtake both of them and led nearly the remainder of the first-half of the feature.

With two laps before the halfway point - and the race's fourth caution - Sweet challenged Saldana riding the bottom of the track. Closing into the second half of the race, the front of the pack caught up to the back. Saldana, with less than a half-second lead at the time, got swept-up in the traffic, leaving Sweet enough room to claim the top spot.

The top-five underwent its biggest shuffle on the fourth restart, as Daryn Pittman led the charge into second position Pittman, who started third in the feature, regained a podium spot in turn two and through the backstretch overpowered Saldana. Logan Schuchart, with his most recent win the race before, followed Pittman's charge in his No. 1s Bobby Allen Triple X racecar.

Though Pittman carried momentum through that sequence in his No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb GF1 winged-sprint, the race's final caution on lap 19 reset the field. From there, Pittman challenged Sweet, at times side-by-side and within a quarter of a second to the No. 49 Kasey Kahne Racing GF1 car. Sweet ultimately won by a half-second margin. Sweet and Pittman are fellow teammates on Kasey Kahne Racing.

"We ran some pretty hard tires, and [the track] was really abrasive on tires," said Pittman, who thought the setup hurt him. "We gambled with some pretty hard tires, and the longer we ran the better we were. So I didn't need to see the yellows. We were close. This is one of my favorite half-miles that we run. If we can't win, I guess it's okay to get beat by your teammate, but I thought I had a shot on the last lap. But, I got a little too close to the lap cars and got caught in their dirty air."

Schuchart rounded-out the podium. Schuchart carries back-to-back podium finishes into the final regular series race, the O'Reilly Auto Parts Twister Showdown at Salina (Okla.) Highbanks Speedway.

"At first, I didn't feel good at all," Schuchart said. "We were really loose and all over the place. "But the longer we went, the more fuel I got out of it and it started leaning left a little more. It got off [the turns] better and better. We're just happy to be out here. The car has been fast lately, and I thought we were going to have an off-night in the beginning, but it got better."

Earlier in the racing program, David Gravel recorded the fastest time in hot laps and qualifying, and won his heat race. Gravel's seventh quick time of the season was a 13.704 lap time. In the first heat, Gravel was the only driver to record a lap time below the 14-second mark.

Lakeside Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Brad Sweet took his eighth trip down victory this season Friday night, winning the O'Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the River at Lakeside Speedway. Using his podium start, Sweet maintained his position up front, and passed Joey Saldana right before the race's halfway mark. He never looked back. Though he had a late challenge by teammate Daryn Pittman, Sweet prevailed. With the win, he broke a winless streak that dates back to early-July.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): David Gravel; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Brad Sweet, Daryn Pittman, Joey Saldana, David Gravel; Craftsman/Sears: Ian Madsen; KSE Hard Charger: Shane Stewart; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brad Sweet; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Clyde Knipp; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 24 (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, Willamette Speedway on September 7, Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16, Lernerville Speedway on September 24, Fulton Speedway on October 8); David Gravel - 9 (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 and 3); Shane Stewart - 8 (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, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9; Hartford Speedway on September 22; Eldora Speedway on September 24); Brad Sweet - 8 (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; Lakeside Speedway on October 21); 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); Joey Saldana - 5 (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, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); 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 - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Logan Schuchart - 2 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9; Port Royal Speedway on October 15); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on October 14)

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Lakeside Speedway, Kans.; Oct. 21, 2016

Feature - (30 Laps) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1] [$10,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3] [$5,500]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10] [$3,200]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [4] [$2,800]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [19] [$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [12] [$2,300]; 7. 17W-Kerry Madsen [9] [$2,200]; 8. 82-Sammy Swindell [13] [$2,100]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [11] [$2,050]; 10. 2C-Wayne Johnson [21] [$2,000]; 11. 41-Jason Johnson [20] [$1,500]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [7] [$1,200]; 13. O9-Matt Juhl [16] [$1,100]; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen [15] [$1,050]; 15. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [23] [$1,000]; 16. 71A-R.J. Johnson [18] [$900]; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp [17] [$800]; 18. 18-Ian Madsen [2] [$800]; 19. 21-Brian Brown [6] [$800]; 20. 7-Paul McMahan [8] [$800]; 21. 5-David Gravel [5] [$800]; 22. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [14] [$800]; 23. 95-Matt Covington [22] [$800]; 24. 21X-Kameron Key [24] [$800]

Lap Leaders: Ian Madsen 1-4, Joey Saldana 5-12, Brad Sweet 13-30
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Shane Stewart[+14]

Qualifying -1. 5-David Gravel, 13.704; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.919; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.928; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.993; 5. 21-Brian Brown, 14.010; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.037; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.066; 8. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.097; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.151; 10. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.196; 11. 17W-Kerry Madsen, 14.274; 12. 82-Sammy Swindell, 14.293; 13. 7-Paul McMahan, 14.300; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.339; 15. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 14.358; 16. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 14.453; 17. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 14.510; 18. O9-Matt Juhl, 14.513; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.527; 20. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.712; 21. 95-Matt Covington, 14.753; 22. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.781; 23. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 14.826; 24. 21X-Kameron Key, 15.669; 25. 75-Glen Saville, 15.840; 26. 41-Jason Johnson, 14.082

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)-1. 5-David Gravel [1] ; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [2] ; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4] ; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3] ; 5. 82-Sammy Swindell [5] ; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [7] ; 7. 21X-Kameron Key [9] ; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [6] ; 9. 95-Matt Covington [8]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)-1. 21-Brian Brown [2] ; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1] ; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [5] ; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [7] ; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [6] ; 6. 13-Clyde Knipp [8] ; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [4] ; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [3] ; 9. 75-Glen Saville [9]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)-1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] ; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [2] ; 3. 17W-Kerry Madsen [4] ; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3] ; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [5] ; 6. 71A-R.J. Johnson [6] ; 7. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [8] ; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7]

Craftsman Club® Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature)-1. 49-Brad Sweet [2] ; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [1] ; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [4] ; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [3] ; 5. 5-David Gravel [6] ; 6. 21-Brian Brown [5]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 2-Shane Stewart [1] [-]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [8] [-]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson [3] [-]; 4. 95-Matt Covington [4] [-]; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [5] [-]; 6. 21X-Kameron Key [6] [-]; 7. 75-Glen Saville [7] [$300]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [2] [$250]

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Schuchart Slides into Victory Lane at Port Royal Celebrates second series win in front of local crowd

PORT ROYAL, Pa. - Oct. 15, 2016 - Unlike the others, Logan Schuchart did not scale his car right away in victory lane. Rather, the Hanover, Pa. native took the time to hug his family in front of a local crowd. Schuchart won his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series race of the season Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway - less than 100 miles from his hometown.

Thereon, Schuchart jumped on the back of his racecar and began to climb to the wing and the confetti waiting for him at the top. Schuchart slid down the front of the wing as hundreds of fans applauded his dominant performance in the 30-lap feature. He led 28 laps, starting the feature on the outside of the first row in second.

"It means a lot to win here," Schuchart said. "Port Royal is where we started so to win here at home, we're proud. We're still from P.A. no matter what anybody says."

The qualifying flights earlier in the night foreshadowed the battle between pole-sitter Lucas Wolfe and Schuchart. Wolfe recorded the night's quick time with a 15.278; he established the track record for 410-sprints with 15.168 on July 5, 2014.Schuchart was second fastest in qualifying, just .02 seconds off his pace. Together, the feature showcased the two drivers' quickness around the half-mile oval.

Schuchart wasted no time, challenging Wolfe in the opening lap of the race. Though Wolfe slammed the door on his attempts in turns two and four, a caution the following lap essentially gave Schuchart a do-over.

Schuchart took advantage of the early-caution, finally making the pass low in turn two. In the next four laps, Schuchart extended his lead to a 2.316-second margin. By this time, the front of the 25-car field reached lapped traffic. However, his buffer did not last long as the race's second caution compromised his lead.

"It felt like the longest 30 laps ever," Schuchart said. "We've had races where we've been out front and have slowed down in lapped traffic. I got a little nervous. But once I got the top rolling, I could kind of pull the wing back and get my speed back. It felt pretty good. We're just really proud of this whole Shark Racing team."

On the restart, Wolfe reclaimed the lead but only momentarily. Schuchart answered back, soon reestablishing a comfortable cushion between him and Wolfe. Wolfe did not get another chance to challenge him. Within the final 10 laps of the feature, Wolfe began to fade while Greg Hodnett and Donny Schatz took a similar route to the podium. Wolfe held onto fourth position.

"Donny showed me the bottom off two and four and we moved down," said Hodnett, who finished second. "I got going on the bottom but Logan was gone. He was in another zip code. We were just lucky to be able to come up to second. It was a great field of cars and great fans.

Schuchart increased the spread to nearly four seconds in the closing laps of the race and ultimately won by a 4.705-second margin. Schuchart said the second half of the year is when the team really started to click. But, he owed his quick lap times and overall success to car owner Bobby Allen, who is also his grandfather. Allen was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1998.

"He's been doing it himself lately," Allen said. "He has a different car a little bit - different motor that seemed to work pretty well. It's great to get [a win] anywhere you can get them, but it was great to get it here. He had the car working good and was driving it very well."

Schatz, rounding out the podium, recorded his 58th top five performance of 2016. With five races left in the season, Schatz is two top five finishes shy of tying his total from last season.

"Obviously you want to win when you come out. That's how you get the 'Champion' status," Schatz said. "When you don't, you have to figure out why. So, we have a little work to do there. It was fun. [The track] did a great job giving us a great surface to race on top to bottom. You get to go to a lot of places in the country, and to see the pride that goes into what everyone has done here...it's just crazy how much pride the fans take in it. A lot of racetracks in the country people take for granted, but it's great to see [the pride] right here."

Port Royal Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Logan Schuchart jumped out to an early lead in the feature's opening laps to claim his second series win of 2016. Schuchart dominated the field, leading 28 of the 30 laps. Greg Hodnett and Donny Schatz broke into the podium too late to catch him.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jacob Allen; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Stevie Smith; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Logan Schuchart, Daryn Pittman, Brad Sweet, David Gravel; Craftsman/Sears: Lucas Wolfe; KSE Hard Charger: Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 24 (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, Willamette Speedway on September 7, Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16, Lernerville Speedway on September 24, Fulton Speedway on October 8); David Gravel - 9 (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 and 3); Shane Stewart - 8 (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, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9; Hartford Speedway on September 22; Eldora Speedway on September 24); 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); Joey Saldana - 5 (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, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); 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 - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Logan Schuchart - 2 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9; Port Royal Speedway on October 15); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on October 14)

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Port Royal Speedway, Pa.; Oct. 15, 2016

Feature - (30 Laps)1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] [$10,000]; 2. 27-Greg Hodnett [4] [$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3] [$3,200]; 4. 1-Lucas Wolfe [1] [$2,800]; 5. 69K-Lance Dewease [12] [$2,500]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [10] [$2,300]; 7. 5-David Gravel [6] [$2,200]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [5] [$2,100]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [7] [$2,050]; 10. 83-Joey Saldana [11] [$2,000]; 11. 51S-Stevie Smith [13] [$1,500]; 12. 19M-Brent Marks [15] [$1,200]; 13. 2-Shane Stewart [19] [$1,100]; 14. 17W-Kerry Madsen [23] [$1,050]; 15. 70-Danny Holtgraver [8] [$1,000]; 16. 1B-Dale Blaney [16] [$900]; 17. 41-Jason Johnson [20] [$800]; 18. 5C-Dylan Cisney [9] [$800]; 19. 7-Paul McMahan [17] [$800]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [14] [$800]; 21. 88-T.J. Stutts [18] [$800]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen [21] [$800]; 23. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter [24] [$800]; 24. 17B-Bill Balog [22] [$800]; 25. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [25] [$];

Lap Leaders:Lucas Wolfe 1-2, Logan Schuchart 3-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award:17W-Kerry Madsen [+9]

Qualifying- 1. 1-Lucas Wolfe, 15.258; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.278; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.285; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.308; 5. 27-Greg Hodnett, 15.340; 6. 5C-Dylan Cisney, 15.358; 7. 5-David Gravel, 15.385; 8. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.390; 9. 21-Brian Brown, 15.413; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.430; 11. 17W-Kerry Madsen, 15.436; 12. 70-Danny Holtgraver, 15.443; 13. 83-Joey Saldana, 15.447; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 15.457; 15. 51S-Stevie Smith, 15.468; 16. 69K-Lance Dewease, 15.487; 17. 17B-Bill Balog, 15.496; 18. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.509; 19. 41-Jason Johnson, 15.527; 20. 88-T.J. Stutts, 15.527; 21. 747-Davey Sammons, 15.558; 22. 94-Ryan Smith, 15.577; 23. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter, 15.589; 24. 7-Paul McMahan, 15.592; 25. 71M-Dave Blaney, 15.604; 26. W20-Greg Wilson, 15.607; 27. O7-Doug Esh, 15.630; 28. 13-Clyde Knipp, 15.641; 29. M1-Mark Smith, 15.651; 30. 7W-Logan Wagner, 15.652; 31. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer, 15.660; 32. 19M-Brent Marks, 15.662; 33. 20-Ryan Taylor, 15.678; 34. 48-Danny Dietrich, 15.691; 35. 19-Paige Polyak, 15.778; 36. 33-Curt Stroup, 15.804; 37. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 15.814; 38. 55-Mike Wagner, 15.827; 39. 49X-Craig Dollansky, 15.844; 40. 44-Joey Hershey, 15.864; 41. 47K-Kody Lehman, 15.874; 42. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 15.888; 43. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 15.968; 44. 25-Aaron Ott, 16.689; 45. 24B-Dustin Baney, 16.028.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 70-Danny Holtgraver [4]; 3. 5C-Dylan Cisney [2]; 4. 51S-Stevie Smith [5]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [6]; 6. 7W-Logan Wagner [8]; 7. O7-Doug Esh [7]; 8. 47K-Kody Lehman [11]; 9. 24B-Dustin Baney [12]; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 11. 20-Ryan Taylor [9]; 12. 19-Paige Polyak [10]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [4]; 4. 19M-Brent Marks [8]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 17W-Kerry Madsen [3]; 7. 71M-Dave Blaney [6]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 9. 33-Curt Stroup [10]; 10. 71A-R.J. Johnson [11]; 11. 48-Danny Dietrich [9]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 1-Lucas Wolfe [1]; 2. 27-Greg Hodnett [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 88-T.J. Stutts [6]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [5]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 9. 94-Ryan Smith [7]; 10. 13X-Tim Shaffer [12]; 11. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer [9]; 12. 49X-Craig Dollansky [11]

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease [4]; 4. 1B-Dale Blaney [3]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 6. 747-Davey Sammons [6]; 7. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter [7]; 8. M1-Mark Smith [8]; 9. 55-Mike Wagner [10]; 10. 44-Joey Hershey [11]; 11. 25-Aaron Ott [9]

Craftsman Club Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature)1. 1-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 27-Greg Hodnett [6]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 6. 5-David Gravel [8]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 8. 70-Danny Holtgraver [5]

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)- 1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2] [-]; 2. 55-Mike Wagner [4] [-]; 3. 33-Curt Stroup [5] [$150]; 4. 49X-Craig Dollansky [6] [$150]; 5. 47K-Kody Lehman [7] [$150]; 6. 71A-R.J. Johnson [9] [$125]; 7. 24B-Dustin Baney [11] [$125]; 8. 44-Joey Hershey [8] [$125]; 9. 48-Danny Dietrich [1] [$125]; 10. 19-Paige Polyak [3] [$125]; 11. 13X-Tim Shaffer [10] [$125]; 12. 25-Aaron Ott [12] [$125]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1.1A-Jacob Allen [1] [-]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [2] [-]; 3. 17W-Kerry Madsen [3] [-]; 4. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter [8] [-]; 5. O7-Doug Esh [7] [$300]; 6. 94-Ryan Smith [6] [$250]; 7. 7W-Logan Wagner [11] [$225]; 8. 747-Davey Sammons [4] [$200]; 9. 55-Mike Wagner [16] [$200]; 10. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [15] [$200]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson [10] [$200]; 12. 13-Clyde Knipp [9] [$200]; 13. 8S-Trenton Sheaffer [14] [$200]; 14. 71M-Dave Blaney [5] [$200]; 15. 20-Ryan Taylor [13] [$200]; 16. M1-Mark Smith [12] [$200]

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Dietrich with Dream Win at Williams Grove Saldana one position shy of milestone

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Oct. 14, 2016 - A late push to the top Friday night ended in a victory lane celebration on the front stretch for Danny Dietrich, who won the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Champion Racing Oil National Open at Williams Grove Speedway. The Gettysburg, Pa. driver hoisted the $25,000 check in the air in front of a local crowd.

"This is pretty incredible," Dietrich said. "This may have been one of the toughest races I've ever ran. They were setting a heck of a pace. It was no easy win. Props to those guys for racing me clean. I hope the fans got their money's worth. These are the toughest guys to race against - ever. This is the National Open and people dream about winning this. But, dreams do come true."

Dietrich, who finished on the podium in the series' previous show at Fulton Speedway (N.Y.), finished mid-pack in qualifying earlier in the night's program. Tim Wagaman recorded the fastest lap time at Williams Grove all season with a 16.314 in qualifying. Logan Schuchart, who set the track record at Fulton, was two-thousandths of a second slower than Wagaman in the following group.

It was Dietrich's second place finish in the third heat that gave him a favorable starting spot for the feature. Dietrich finished sixth in the Craftsman Club® Dash and started in the spot for the 40-lap A-Main. However, he was not an outsider looking into the top five for long. When the green flag waved the 26-car field into the feature, Dietrich's No. 48 car sprang into action.

In the opening lap, second place starter Brad Sweet moved to the inside of the half-mile oval; Dietrich followed suit, eventually challenging seven-time Series Champion Donny Schatz for fourth position in turn three of the second lap. Platinum driver David Gravel, who beat Dietrich in the heat race, was also in the mix.

Entering lapped traffic by the sixth lap, Gravel swapped third position with Schatz while Sweet briefly overtook pole-sitter Joey Saldana for first. Both Saldana and Schatz avenged their battles, and Schatz moved by Sweet with 21 laps remaining. On lap 23, Dietrich knocked Sweet's No. 49 car out of his podium position before the feature's first caution.

"We had the speed," Sweet said. "You just need to get the track position. Things went right for us there. We were off the front row. I'm a little disappointed because I thought we had a car capable of winning the race. I felt like the driver gave it away a little there."

The field endured an open red that allowed teams to refuel their winged-sprints. On the restart, Dietrich powered through Schatz into second position before the race's second caution on lap 24. Including another yellow flag on lap 26, Saldana strung together a series of strong restarts to retain first position. Even so, Dietrich gained on Saldana with each lap. Dietrich consistently cut the corner in turn three, shaving seconds off Saldana's half-second lead. Dietrich momentarily passed Saldana until the fourth caution on lap 27.

"These guys are really good out here when you come here to race," Saldana said. "[Dietrich] snickered me on that restart there, and I just got lucky. We did have a good car. You have to come out here and perform."

One more near-perfect restart from Saldana kept his No. 83 car in front of the field; however, Dietrich resumed his strategy by sticking to the inside groove. On lap 34, Dietrich was able to get under Saldana exiting turn four for the lead. Saldana fought back. In a back-and-forth, Saldana was back out front.

"I kept working the bottom there," Dietrich said. "I really wasn't good anywhere but the bottom, so I just kept working it. I felt I could keep-up better down there than running on the top. I was a little too loose to be running around the top. I just couldn't get to the exit with speed like I needed to. If you told me by lap 10 I'd be standing up here [in victory lane], I would've laughed."

In the final laps, Saldana moved to the bottom of the track to block a hard-charging Dietrich. With four laps remaining, Dietrich overpowered Saldana for the lead. Dietrich ultimately won the battle, while Saldana and Sweet rounded-out the podium. In victory lane - removing the storied Outlaws-PA Posse rivalry from the picture in that moment - the three joked and laughed. Surrounded by a packed front stretch, the crowd applauded the three for another instant-classic to be added into the event's 54-year history.

Saldana, who won the dash and led the field into the green flag, was in position to win his 100th series race of his career. He was in contention to join Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Donny Schatz, Mark Kinser and Doug Wolfgang as the only series drivers to record 100-plus series wins.

"That's something I want to accomplish before I'm done is to get at least 100 [wins]," said Saldana, who was not even thinking about his milestone during the race. "We were close tonight, just couldn't get it done."

Williams Grove Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES:Danny Dietrich used the bottom of William Grove Speedway's half-mile oval to his advantage Friday night, capturing the 54th Annual Champion Racing Oil National Open. After battling pole-sitter Joey Saldana for much of the second half, Dietrich made a late push in the race's closing laps to seal the deal.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Paul McMahan; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Danny Dietrich; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Dale Blaney; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Jason Sides; Craftsman/Sears: Dave Blaney; KSE Hard Charger: Doug Esh; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Danny Dietrich; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 24 (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, Willamette Speedway on September 7, Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16, Lernerville Speedway on September 24, Fulton Speedway on October 8); David Gravel - 9 (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 and 3); Shane Stewart - 8 (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, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9; Hartford Speedway on September 22; Eldora Speedway on September 24); 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); Joey Saldana - 5 (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, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); 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 - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); 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); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on October 14)

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Williams Grove Speedway, Pa.; Oct. 14, 2016

Feature - (40 Laps) -1. 48-Danny Dietrich [6] [$25,000]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [1] [$12,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [2] [$6,000]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4] [$5,250]; 5. 5-David Gravel [3] [$4,500]; 6. 27-Greg Hodnett [11] [$4,000]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [14][$3,500]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10] [$3,000]; 9. 69K-Lance Dewease [7] [$2,750]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [8] [$2,500]; 11. 1B-Dale Blaney [16] [$2,300]; 12. 21-Brian Brown [12] [$2,250]; 13. 51-Freddie Rahmer [17] [$2,000]; 14. 51S-Stevie Smith [22] [$1,600]; 15. O7-Doug Esh [23] [$1,500]; 16. 41-Jason Johnson [24] [$1,300]; 17. 17W-Kerry Madsen [13] [$1,250]; 18. 2-Shane Stewart [19] [$1,050]; 19. 1-Lucas Wolfe [15] [$1,050]; 20. 1T-Tim Wagaman [9] [$1,050]; 21. 88-T.J. Stutts [21] [$1,000]; 22. 71M-Dave Blaney [5] [$1,000]; 23. 21P-Brian Montieth [25] [$]; 24. 70-Danny Holtgraver [20] [$1,000]; 25. 7-Paul McMahan [18] [$1,000]; 26. 11C-Cory Haas [26] [$]Lap Leaders:Joey Saldana 1-14, 16-38; Brad Sweet 15, Danny Dietrich 39-40 KSE Hard Charger Award:51S-Stevie Smith[+8]

Qualifying -1. 1T-Tim Wagaman, 16.314; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.348; 3. 71M-Dave Blaney, 16.413; 4. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.438; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.463; 6. 27-Greg Hodnett, 16.468; 7. 17W-Kerry Madsen, 16.483; 8. 1-Lucas Wolfe, 16.499; 9. 88-T.J. Stutts, 16.536; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.537; 11. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 16.538; 12. 2-Shane Stewart, 16.548; 13. 19-Paige Polyak, 16.596; 14. 25-Aaron Ott, 16.714; 15. M1-Mark Smith, 16.721; 16. 11C-Cory Haas, 16.737; 17. 5G-Chase Dietz, 16.802; 18. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 16.891; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.935; 20. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 16.975; 21. 1X-Chad Trout, 16.991; 22. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 17.244; 23. 13-Clyde Knipp, 17.252; 24. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.777; 25. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.316; 26. 83-Joey Saldana, 16.408; 27. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.485; 28. 69K-Lance Dewease, 16.502; 29. 9-Daryn Pittman, 16.515; 30. 21-Brian Brown, 16.517; 31. 5-David Gravel, 16.533; 32. 70-Danny Holtgraver, 16.574; 33. 51S-Stevie Smith, 16.586; 34. 1B-Dale Blaney, 16.652; 35. 7-Paul McMahan, 16.688; 36. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter, 16.702; 37. O7-Doug Esh, 16.779; 38. 41-Jason Johnson, 16.821; 39. 17B-Bill Balog, 16.862; 40. 21P-Brian Montieth, 16.890; 41. 19M-Brent Marks, 16.921; 42. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.928; 43. 94-Ryan Smith, 16.969; 44. 44W-Rodney Westhafer, 17.003; 45. 7W-Logan Wagner, 17.009; 46. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.067; 47. 49X-Craig Dollansky, 17.745; 48. 12W-Troy Fraker, 17.847

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 71M-Dave Blaney [2] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3] ; 3. 1T-Tim Wagaman [1] ; 4. 17W-Kerry Madsen [4] ; 5. 51-Freddie Rahmer [6] ; 6. 88-T.J. Stutts [5] ; 7. M1-Mark Smith [8] ; 8. 13X-Tim Shaffer [10] ; 9. 19-Paige Polyak [7] ; 10. 69-Tim Glatfelter [11] ; 11. 71A-R.J. Johnson [12] ; 12. 87-Alan Krimes [9]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 49-Brad Sweet [1] ; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [2] ; 3. 27-Greg Hodnett [3] ; 4. 1-Lucas Wolfe [4] ; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [6] ; 6. 25-Aaron Ott [7] ; 7. 5G-Chase Dietz [9] ; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [10] ; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [5] ; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [12] ; 11. 1X-Chad Trout [11] ; 12. 11C-Cory Haas [8]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)- 1. 5-David Gravel [4] ; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [2] ; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] ; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [3] ; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [6] ; 6. 51S-Stevie Smith [5] ; 7. 19M-Brent Marks [9] ; 8. 94-Ryan Smith [10] ; 9. 17B-Bill Balog [8] ; 10. O7-Doug Esh [7] ; 11. 7W-Logan Wagner [11] ; 12. 49X-Craig Dollansky [12]

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 83-Joey Saldana [1] ; 2. 69K-Lance Dewease [2] ; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3] ; 4. 1B-Dale Blaney [5] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver [4] ; 6. 21P-Brian Montieth [8] ; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [7] ; 8. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter [6] ; 9. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [9] ; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker [12] ; 11. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [10] ; 12. 75-Nicole Bower [11]

Craftsman Club®Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) -1. 83-Joey Saldana [4] ; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3] ; 3. 5-David Gravel [2] ; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5] ; 5. 71M-Dave Blaney [1] ; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich [6] ; 7. 69K-Lance Dewease [8] ; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [7]

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)- 1. 13X-Tim Shaffer [1] [-]; 2. 94-Ryan Smith [4] [-]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2] [$150]; 4. 7W-Logan Wagner [8] [$150]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [3] [$150]; 6. 1X-Chad Trout [7] [$125]; 7. 71A-R.J. Johnson [9] [$125]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [11] [$125]; 9. 12W-Troy Fraker [14] [$125]; 10. 49X-Craig Dollansky [12] [$125]; 11. 69-Tim Glatfelter [5] [$125]; 12. 75-Nicole Bower [10] [$125]; 13. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [6] [$125]; 14. 87-Alan Krimes [13] [$125]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 88-T.J. Stutts [1] [-]; 2. 51S-Stevie Smith [2] [-]; 3. O7-Doug Esh [6] [-]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [8] [-]; 5. 17BX-Steve Buckwalter [4] [$300]; 6. 11C-Cory Haas [11] [$250]; 7. 19M-Brent Marks [14] [$225]; 8. 21P-Brian Montieth [12] [$200]; 9. 5G-Chase Dietz [13] [$200]; 10. M1-Mark Smith [9] [$200]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen [3] [$200]; 12. 94-Ryan Smith [16] [$200]; 13. 17B-Bill Balog [10] [$200]; 14. 19-Paige Polyak [5] [$200]; 15. 25-Aaron Ott [7] [$200]; 16. 13X-Tim Shaffer [15] [$200]

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Schatz Stealthy in Fulton Win

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Schatz Stealthy in Fulton Win Majority of field shatters track record

FULTON, N.Y. - Oct. 8, 2016 - Donny Schatz earned his 24th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the season Saturday night in front of a packed Fulton Speedway grandstand. Fans from near and far witnessed the series return after two years for the Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience Saturday Night Special.

"I can't say enough about this race, and the color pink has been awesome," said Schatz, who recorded his second win this season with his Breast Cancer Awareness themed racecar. "It's for a good cause, but I'm happy to find a lucky color for me."

The series made its cameo appearance during Upstate New York's prestigious 45th running of the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week. The Outlaws shared the spotlight with the Super DIRTcar Series, which competed in the "Win and You're In" portion of the program that decided the final spot for Sunday's famed Bud Light 200. Though the stakes were high for the Big-Block Modified class, the winged-sprints made history at Fulton's 3/8-mile dirt oval.

The last time the Outlaws visited Fulton in 2014, David Gravel set the track record for 410-sprints with a lap time of 13.711. With wet conditions starting off the day, drivers found the silver lining. In qualifying, 28 of the 32 drivers broke Gravel's record. Eight drivers recorded sub-12 second lap times. Gravel, who ultimately finished 10th in the feature, said the moist track was different than when he initially set the record.

"All the rain [Fulton] got put a lot of moisture into the track, and it made the track really fast," said Gravel, who also broke his own record with a 13.298 in qualifying. "But we qualified badly. We dug ourselves a hole, and we had to overcome some adversity today."

The record went to Logan Schuchart, who recorded the night's quick time with a 12.803-second run. This was the first time in track history a sub-13 lap time had ever been recorded. After the qualifying session, Schuchart stood in front of the timing and scoring monitor in disbelief. He owed the record time to the track conditions.

Schatz kept the momentum going thereafter. He placed second in his heat race to advance to the dash draw. With an eight spot inversion, Schatz started the Craftsman Club® Dash in the lead spot. Using the momentum he has gained throughout the season, the Fargo, N.D. native won the dash and led the 24-car feature into the green flag.

"That was big, to be able to pull that eight," Schatz said. "We had a really good car in the dash, and I kind of throttled back on my guys from making the normal changes. I didn't feel as good as I probably would have liked, but you just never know what to expect with all the rain. The racetrack was really fast, and the top seemed like the best place to be. I did my best to get around [the track]. There were some really good cars behind us, and that's a good thing to have behind you."

Within the first lap, Schatz was challenged by Pennsylvania wheelman Danny Dietrich, who momentarily took the lead until the race's first caution regrouped the field. On the restart, Dietrich opened-up a 0.800-second lead. Schatz, slow on the draw, found himself in a battle with Lucas Wolfe for second.

"Donny had a heck of a car, and we thought we were going to beat him," Dietrich said. "We gave him a run for his money but to run like we did on a track like this, we're happy with that."
Wolfe overtook Schatz in turn four of the fifth lap, but a near-caution in turn four gave Schatz an opportunity to make-up the spread. A car in front of the leaders overshot the turn four cushion, slowing down Dietrich and Wolfe. Schatz took advantage of their misfortune and reclaimed the top spot. He never looked back.

"It was good to come here and be somewhat competitive," Wolfe said. "I was good on the restarts and through the middle, but once we got dirtied-up a little bit, we never had the chance to challenge [Schatz]. He got better and better while I was just hanging on."

Schatz, increased his 0.214-second lead at the halfway mark to a 2.441-second cushion with three laps remaining. Schatz held on for the checkers, while Wolfe and Dietrich rounded-out the podium. Schatz's last series win at the track came on July 25, 2006.

"Thank you fans for sticking with it," Schatz said. "The camaraderie with the fans was just great. Also, the track people. Obviously it was not the best of conditions, but it hardly ever is anymore. We just enjoyed it the best we could."

Fulton Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz led the majority of the laps in the Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience Saturday Night Special showdown, recording his 24th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the season. Notably, 28 out of the 32 total drivers in the class broke the track record in qualifying. Logan Schuchart ultimately claimed the track record with a 12.801.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Paul McMahan; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Brent Marks; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Comp Cams ($50 cash): David Gravel; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Ryan Smith; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Daryn Pittman, Brad Sweet, Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears: Danny Dietrich; KSE Hard Charger: Joey Saldana; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 24 (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, Willamette Speedway on September 7, Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16, Lernerville Speedway on September 24, Fulton Speedway on October 8); David Gravel - 9 (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 and 3); Shane Stewart - 8 (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, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9; Hartford Speedway on September 22; Eldora Speedway on September 24); 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); Joey Saldana - 5 (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, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); 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 - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); 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; Fulton Speedway, N.Y.; Oct. 8, 2016

Feature - (30 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1] [$10,000]; 2. 1-Lucas Wolfe[4] [$5,500]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [2] [$3,200]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman[3] [$2,800]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [10] [$2,500]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson[7] [$2,300]; 7. 83-Joey Saldana[13] [$2,200]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [5] [$2,100]; 9. 19M-Brent Marks [8] [$2,050]; 10. 5-David Gravel [14] [$2,000]; 11. 94-Ryan Smith [6] [$1,500]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [17] [$1,200]; 13. 7K-Dan Shetler [18] [$1,100]; 14. 53-Shawn Donath[16] [$1,050]; 15. 1Z-Jessica Zemken-Friesen[15] [$1,000]; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen[12] [$900]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [21] [$800]; 18. 33-Mike Mahaney [23] [$800]; 19. 19P-Paige Polyak [19] [$800]; 20. 7-Paul McMahan [9] [$800]; 21. 71M-Dave Blaney [11] [$800]; 22. 747-Davey Sammons [24] [$800]; 23. 71A-R.J. Johnson [20] [$800]; 24. M1-Mark Smith [22] [$800]

Lap Leaders: Danny Dietrich 1-7, Donny Schatz 8-30
KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Joey Saldana[+6]

Qualifying - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.801; 2. 1-Lucas Wolfe, 12.828; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.838; 4. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.857; 5. 19M-Brent Marks, 12.881; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.936; 7. 94-Ryan Smith, 12.949; 8. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.969; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.019; 10. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.027; 11. 71M-Dave Blaney, 13.029; 12. 53-Shawn Donath, 13.045; 13. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.051; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.055; 15. 1Z-Jessica Zemken-Friesen, 13.086; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.136; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.179; 18. 7K-Dan Shetler, 13.200; 19. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.223; 20. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 13.230; 21. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.233; 22. 5-David Gravel, 13.298; 23. M1-Mark Smith, 13.311; 24. 19JK-Joe Kubiniec, 13.381; 25. 98-Joe Trenca, 13.491; 26. 91-Anthony Fiore, 13.501; 27. 747-Davey Sammons, 13.505; 28. 33-Mike Mahaney, 13.517; 29. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.002; 30. 36-Matt Billings, 14.003; 31. 67-Chris Durand, 14.260; 32. 49K-Scott Kreutter, 14.870

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 49-Brad Sweet [3] ; 2. 19M-Brent Marks [2] ; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [6] ; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [4] ; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [5] ; 6. 98-Joe Trenca [7] ; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [8] ; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 1-Lucas Wolfe [1] ; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] ; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [3] ; 4. 5-David Gravel [6] ; 5. 7K-Dan Shetler [5] ; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [4] ; 7. 91-Anthony Fiore [7] ; 8. 36-Matt Billings [8]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 94-Ryan Smith [2] ; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [1] ; 3. 71M-Dave Blaney [3] ; 4. 1Z-Jessica Zemken-Friesen [4] ; 5. 19P-Paige Polyak [5] ; 6. M1-Mark Smith [6] ; 7. 747-Davey Sammons [7] ; 8. 67-Chris Durand [8]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 41-Jason Johnson [1] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2] ; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4] ; 4. 53-Shawn Donath [3] ; 5. 71A-R.J. Johnson [5] ; 6. 33-Mike Mahaney [7] ; 7. 49K-Scott Kreutter [8] ; 8. 19JK-Joe Kubiniec [6]

Craftsman Club Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1] ; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [2] ; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [3] ; 4. 1-Lucas Wolfe [7] ; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [8] ; 6. 94-Ryan Smith [6] ; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [5] ; 8. 19M-Brent Marks [4]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) -1. 7S-Jason Sides [2] [-]; 2. M1-Mark Smith [3] [-]; 3. 33-Mike Mahaney [8] [-]; 4. 747-Davey Sammons [7] [-]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [9] [$300]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca [5] [$250]; 7. 36-Matt Billings [10] [$225]; 8. 91-Anthony Fiore [6] [$200]; 9. 19JK-Joe Kubiniec [4] [$200]; 10. 49K-Scott Kreutter [12] [$200]; 11. 67-Chris Durand [11] [$200]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1] [$200]

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Stewart Walks Tall At Eldora

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Stewart Walks Tall At Eldora, Schuchart slides in for second in the final laps

ROSSBURG, Ohio - Sept. 23, 2016 - Shane Stewart successfully fended off the field Friday night, ultimately winning opening night of Four Crown Nationals Weekend at Eldora Speedway. Though the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series was only scheduled to compete in a one-day, 30-lap feature that paid $10,000, Stewart and company set the tone for the track's 35th-running of the storied event.

The opening day of the two-day blockbuster began with the inaugural "BeFour The Crowns Showdown," featuring the Outlaws and the region's best Sprint car drivers. In a dramatic series of cautions, the 24 determined drivers tested the limits of their winged-sprints in the race's opening laps.

On the "Big E's" half-mile, two red flags and a yellow ultimately waved the feature into an "open red," allowing teams to make certain adjustments to the car. The No. 2 Larson Marks Racing Cool racecar, which started fifth in the feature, shot out of a cannon on the final restart of the first lap. Stewart eventually solidified second place within the first three laps.

"I don't know what to say," Stewart said. "I was actually nervous in that race. I had one good restart, one bad restart and [finally] one good restart. On the open red I told my guys, 'I don't know if my car is going to be good enough or not.' Usually you're pretty good starting up-top, but the cushion was so high that if I started up there, [Pittman] would get a run on me coming out of [turn] one. It's just all about hitting your marks after that."

It did not take Stewart long to reel-in 2013 Series Champion Daryn Pittman, who led the lineup into the green flag courtesy of the Craftsman® Club Dash. Stewart, sweeping under Pittman, became the new race leader on the 11th lap. Thereon, Stewart made his time on the top of the cushion.

With 10 laps remaining, Stewart increased his advantage to 2.570 seconds, and he led by as many as 3.573 seconds. That was, until the race's final red flag regrouped the field double-wide. Stewart held-off Pittman's No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb GF1 car once more, and Logan Schuchart got a jump on Defending Series Champion Donny Schatz for third.

"Yeah some restarts were good and some were bad," Schuchart said. "I was surprised Shane took the bottom [on the final restart]. It was better for me to start on the outside. I feel like at Eldora last time we got to run down the hill and it really helps you. I just kind of got in my own way on the restart. It felt good behind Daryn running my line, seeing where he goes for a few laps before I felt like I could make a move. We weren't good enough to beat Shane, but we're happy to get a top three."

Stewart extended his lead again to more than two seconds, finishing 2.359 seconds ahead of Schuchart. Schuchart made a last push on a fading Pittman with his No. 1S Bobby Allen Triple X car, eventually making the move in the final laps. Schuhart won his heat race earlier in the program.

"It just took forever to get going," Pittman said. "I kind of figured how the track was and the way we were going, that we were almost going to go green-checked.We had nothing for the No. 2 car. Once he was in the lead, he checked out. We'll just keep working hard and keep digging."

The victory was Stewart's second consecutive series win and his eighth of the season.

"To win two in a row, it's just very special," Stewart said. "It's obviously pretty special to win here...any time you can win here. I just have to thank Tony Stewart and all the hardworking crew that takes care of this place. They always do a great job. I just have to thank everyone who's involved with this team. Everyone puts in their little bits and pieces here, and I'm just blessed to be the driver."

Eldora Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: In a stretch of four restarts with no completed laps, a three-way battle between Stewart, Pittman and Schatz ensued. But it was the strong restarts at the right times that catapulted Stewart into more than a three-second lead. Though late pushes from other series drivers chipped-away at his lead, Stewart ultimately won his eighth win of the season.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Sheldon Haudenschild; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Super Flow ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Daryn Pittman, Logan Schuchart, Shane Stewart, David Gravel Craftsman/Sears: Ian Madsen; KSE Hard Charger: Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Shane Stewart JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 22 (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, Willamette Speedway on September 7), Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16; David Gravel - 9 (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 and 3); Shane Stewart - 8 (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, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9; Hartford Speedway on September 22; Eldora Speedway on September 24); 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); Joey Saldana - 5 (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, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); 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 - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); 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; Eldora Speedway, Pa.; Sept 23, 2016

Feature - (30 Laps)- 1. 2-Shane Stewart [5] [$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4] [$5,500]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$3,200]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [2] [$2,800]; 5. 5-David Gravel [7] [$2,500]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [9] [$2,300]; 7. 17W-Kerry Madsen [6] [$2,200]; 8. 18-Ian Madsen [3] [$2,100]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [20] [$2,050]; 10. 10H-Chad Kemenah [13] [$2,000]; 11. 41-Jason Johnson [15] [$1,500]; 12. 35-Jac Haudenschild [16] [$1,200]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [18] [$1,100]; 14. W20-Greg Wilson [21] [$1,050]; 15. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [17] [$1,000]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [11] [$900]; 17. 23C-Tyler Courtney [24] [$800]; 18. 7-Paul McMahan [14] [$800]; 19. 1ST-Gary Taylor [8] [$800]; 20. 1B-Dale Blaney [23] [$800]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [10] [$800]; 22. 49X-Tim Shaffer [12] [$800]; 23. 19-Paige Polyak [19] [$800]; 24. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [22] [$800];
Lap Leaders:Daryn Pittman 1-10, Shane Stewart 11-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award:49-Brad Sweet [+11]

Qualifying- 1. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 13.036; 2. 5-David Gravel, 13.108; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.135; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.153; 5. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.163; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.186; 7. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.193; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.198; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.202; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.241; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.276; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.289; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.307; 14. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.314; 15. 17W-Kerry Madsen, 13.320; 16. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.325; 17. 1B-Dale Blaney, 13.349; 18. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.361; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.460; 20. 19-Paige Polyak, 13.374; 21. 23C-Tyler Courtney, 13.486; 22. 21C-Cap Henry, 13.495; 23. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.508; 24. 35-Jac Haudenschild, 13.531; 25. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 13.570; 26. 7J-Joe Swanson, 13.583; 27. O9X-Carson Macedo, 13.588; 28. 6-Bill Rose, 13.637; 29. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 13.638; 30. 23-D.J. Foos, 13.643; 31. OO-Dane Lorenc, 13.649; 32. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.660; 33. 33M-Max Stambaugh, 13.664; 34. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.672; 35. 8M-T.J. Michael, 13.690; 36. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 13.743; 37. 99-Brady Bacon, 13.833; 38. 59-Ben Schmidt, 13.841; 39. O7-Jacob Wilson, 13.860; 40. 5B-Chad Blonde, 14.103; 41. 4-Danny Smith, nt; 42. 57X-Andrew Palker, nt

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)- 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 5. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [7]; 6. 1B-Dale Blaney [5]; 7. 23C-Tyler Courtney [6]; 8. 23-D.J. Foos [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 10. 4-Danny Smith [11]; 11. 99-Brady Bacon [10]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)- 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [5]; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 7. 6-Bill Rose [7]; 8. OO-Dane Lorenc [8]; 9. O7-Jacob Wilson [10]; 10. 8M-T.J. Michael [9]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)- 1. 17W-Kerry Madsen [4]; 2. 1ST-Gary Taylor [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 6. 21C-Cap Henry [6]; 7. 11N-Randy Hannagan [8]; 8. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [9]; 9. 59-Ben Schmidt [10]; 10. 7J-Joe Swanson [7]; 11. 57X-Andrew Palker [11]

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)- 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3]; 4. 35-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 7. 33M-Max Stambaugh [8]; 8. 49D-Shawn Dancer [9]; 9. O9X-Carson Macedo [7]; 10. 5B-Chad Blonde [10]

Craftsman ClubDash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature)- 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [8]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [7]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 17W-Kerry Madsen [2]; 7. 5-David Gravel [1]; 8. 1ST-Gary Taylor [6]

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the Last Chance Showdown)- 1. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [2] [-]; 2. 59-Ben Schmidt [6] [-]; 3. 13-Clyde Knipp [1] [$150]; 4. O7-Jacob Wilson [7] [$150]; 5. 8M-T.J. Michael [3] [$150]; 6. 5B-Chad Blonde [8] [$125]; 7. 49D-Shawn Dancer [4] [$125]; 8. 99-Brady Bacon [5] [$125]; 9. 4-Danny Smith [9] [$125]; 10. 57X-Andrew Palker [10] [$125]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)- 1. W20-Greg Wilson [2] [-]; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [5] [-]; 3. 1B-Dale Blaney [1] [-]; 4. 23C-Tyler Courtney [3] [-]; 5. 21C-Cap Henry [4] [$300]; 6. O9X-Carson Macedo [8] [$250]; 7. 23-D.J. Foos [9] [$225]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [7] [$200]; 9. OO-Dane Lorenc [11] [$200]; 10. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [13] [$200]; 11. 11N-Randy Hannagan [10] [$200]; 12. 33M-Max Stambaugh [12] [$200]; 13. 7J-Joe Swanson [6] [$200]; 14. 59-Ben Schmidt [14] [$200]

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