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Donny Schatz Scores Lucky No. 13 at FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake
Scores his fifth career Outlaws win at Cedar Lake

NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. - July 9, 2016 - Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet battled throughout much of Saturday night's FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake feature at Cedar Lake Speedway, as they traded the lead back and forth through lapped traffic and cautions, but it was Schatz who held tough to score his 13th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

"I've got to thank these guys," Schatz said. "They're incredible in what they do."

Schatz, who closed out the previous night at Cedar Lake with a close second place run, jumped out to an early lead in Saturday night's main event with Sweet hot on his trail. Through the first five laps, Sweet looked for a way around but Schatz held tough.

The first caution of the night came out on lap 13 and on the restart, Schatz and Sweet resumed their battle as David Gravel began challenging Willie Croft for third. Gravel eventually took over the third spot with a pass on the high side off of turn two.

Meanwhile, Sweet was throwing sliders on Schatz through turns one and two. On lap 13, he made it stick but Schatz battled back by. The next lap, Sweet did it again, but this time, held the position.

Through traffic though, Schatz again pulled even with the No. 49 Ollies Bargain Outlet car of Sweet, and led again briefly. Through the next six laps, Sweet held a precarious lead on Schatz, as the reigning and seven time series champion bided his time.

Sweet gave Schatz a chance as he slipped up coming off of turn four and Schatz, glued to the low line, got around him. The next time into turns one and two, Sweet again took an aggressive line that cost him momentum. This time, it was third running David Gravel who took his chance and battled forward for the second spot in his No. 5 Big Game Treestands car.

Through several late race cautions, Sweet hand his hands full with a number of drivers including his own Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb teammate, Daryn Pittman. Pittman found his way by in the waning laps to take the final position on the podium.

Schatz crossed the line in first, his fifth career Outlaws win at Cedar Lake. Gravel closed out the night and the weekend double-heading in second with Pittman in third. Despite the success at the track, Schatz said Cedar Lake has always been challenging for him.

"We never really can seem to get a good feel here," Schatz said. "I don't know what it is… we just had to bide our time, we were awfully tight in the beginning. I guess when you know you can't do better, you just try to save your tires. Last night I just killed the tires. We had a way better racecar at the end and that's what counts."

For Gravel, the finish is his third podium run in the last five races. He currently sits fifth in the championship standings, just two points out of fourth and six points out of third.

"We qualified well tonight so we put ourselves in a lot better position," Gravel said. "I think I finished second here three times so Cedar Lake has been pretty good to me. Donny was really good - I think we needed lapped traffic.

"We'll take second tonight. We've had a lot of podium finishes. Hopefully we can get some wins here.

Pittman battled late and fought hard to take home his first podium finish in nearly two weeks.

"It's a good result, good finish for our Great Clips team," Pittman said. "We've just got to figure out what's going on the first 10 laps of the race. I feel like we've been the fastest car on the race track the last 10 laps of the last couple of races. Tonight we were really good - we just gave up too many spots early. The last 10 laps were a lot of fun, we got it going in the right direction and we'll keep working at it."

Sweet scored his eighth quick time award of the season after a lap of 11.581. Greg Wilson was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 11 positions to finish in ninth.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series takes on the Brad Doty Classic at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park on Tuesday, July 12. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Brad-Doty-Classic.

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Cedar Lake Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Brad Sweet added another quick time award in 2016 - his eighth of the season… One night after finishing second, Schatz scored his 13th win of the season… The win tonight is Schatz's fifth career Outlaws win at Cedar Lake. He won on night two last season… Greg Wilson was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 11 positions to finish in ninth.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Clyde Knipp; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): David Gravel; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Willie Croft;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Greg Wilson; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Sides; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Clyde Knipp.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 13 (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); 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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wisc.; July 9, 2016.

A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [9]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 8. 83-Joey Saldana [15]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [20]; 10. 2-Shane Stewart [12]; 11. 29-Kerry Madsen [18]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [21]; 13. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [7]; 14. 21-Brian Brown [10]; 15. 17B-Bill Balog [14]; 16. 26-Willie Croft [2]; 17. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [13]; 18. 7S-Jason Sides [16]; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen [19]; 20. 16-Travis Whitney [22]; 21. 19-Paige Polyak [23]; 22. 13-Clyde Knipp [17]; 23. 5G-Dave Glennon [24]; 24. 64-Scotty Thiel [11]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-14, 16, 24-35; Brad Sweet 15, 17-23. KSE Hard Charger Award: W20-Greg Wilson [+11]

Qualifying - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.581; 2. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.671; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.684; 4. 5-David Gravel, 11.719; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.756; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.797; 7. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 11.813; 8. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.866; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.868; 10. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 11.869; 11. 26-Willie Croft, 11.885; 12. 29-Kerry Madsen, 11.929; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.937; 14. 16-Travis Whitney, 11.941; 15. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.957; 16. 21-Brian Brown, 11.962; 17. 64-Scotty Thiel, 11.985; 18. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.013; 19. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.024; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.024; 21. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.073; 22. 5G-Dave Glennon, 12.084; 23. 19-Paige Polyak, 12.174; 24. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 12.268; 25. 19L-Rob Caho, 12.392; 26. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.627; 27. 29L-Leigh Thomas, 13.134

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [3]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [6]; 5. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 5G-Dave Glennon [8]; 9. 19L-Rob Caho [9]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 26-Willie Croft [4]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]; 4. 64-Scotty Thiel [6]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 6. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 7. 16-Travis Whitney [5]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 9. 19-Paige Polyak [8]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [6]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [7]; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 8. 29L-Leigh Thomas [9]; 9. 9Z-Jared Goerges [8]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 26-Willie Croft [2]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [5]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [4]; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 4. 16-Travis Whitney [2]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [6]; 6. 5G-Dave Glennon [5]; 7. 29L-Leigh Thomas [9]; 8. 19L-Rob Caho [8]; 9. 9Z-Jared Goerges [7]

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Schuchart Holds off Schatz at Cedar Lake to Score First Career Win
Joins Bill Balog as the only other first time winner, so far, in 2016

NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. - July 8, 2016 - It was not easy but Logan Schuchart did what he had to Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory as he battled past Joey Saldana and held off Donny Schatz to win the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake.

Schuchart, who started the feature on the front row with Shane Stewart, jumped out to the lead early but succumbed to Joey Saldana's charge on a lap seven restart. Schuchart battled back as the two drivers worked their way through traffic and despite strong advances from Donny Schatz late, Schuchart held tough.

"I'm proud of our team. We've gotten close a couple of times and I can tell the disappointment when we come back," Schuchart said. "I told everybody, 'we're going to get one of these after a while.' You know how hard it is racing with the Outlaws and how difficult it is every night, but I believed we were going to get it done and sooner or later it was going to start clicking.

"I promised my little brother, two years ago, he said, 'how come you don't win anymore?' I said, 'well, what do you want me to do? The next time I win, I'm going to stand on the wing.' He said, 'alright.' So tonight, I had to fulfill that promise to my little brother. That felt great."

After three podium finishes so far this season, the win was a long time coming for Schuchart and his No. 1S Mark Pell Tire Service/Marty Thompson Investments Shark Racing team, owned by his grandfather, sprint car legend Bobby Allen.

"Just our team, my grandpa, never quit attitude. The guy just keeps going, never quits. I owe everything to him. The rest of my team, Jake, Joe, Aiden, Jacob - we all work hard."

Rico Abreu helped kick off the night as he scored his first quick time award of the season. Stewart led the field to the green in the 35-lap feature - just his second pole position of 2016.

Schuchart jumped out to an early lead but as he caught traffic, Saldana closed the gap. A caution flag flew on lap seven and on the restart, Saldana jumped out to the lead. A battle heated up behind those two between Schatz, Daryn Pittman and Stewart for the third, fourth and fifth positions. Ultimately, Schatz held onto the third spot as Stewart held fourth.

As the leaders again caught traffic, Schuchart closed the gap on Saldana and found an opening. Schuchart dove into turn one as the field worked to complete lap 16, pulled side-by-side with Saldana and beat him onto the back straight. Saldana charged back, throwing the slider into turn three, but Schuchart maintained the top spot.

By lap 20, Schatz, then running third in his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance J & J, was catching Saldana. Two laps later, Schatz found his way around Saldana and set his sights on the leader. Schuchart got caught up by lapped traffic three laps later and Schatz cut his second and a half lead to almost nothing.

The final caution flag of the night fell with eight laps remaining. On the restart, Schuchart powered forward and with a clear track ahead, he built an insurmountable lead on Schatz.

Schuchart was the 15th different winner of the season.

"Anytime you have Donny starting next to you to end the race, it's going to make you nervous," Schuchart said. "I was just trying to not let the butterflies get to me. I felt like I was running my race. I felt like not being in lap traffic would help me, so as long as I could get the lead and get in my line he was going to have a hard time passing me. Those guys were good, but tonight we were just a little bit better."

Schatz, who extended his lead in the championship standings to 109 points over Brad Sweet, scored his season leading 21st podium finish of 2016. Schatz congratulated Schuchart following the feature.

"Happy for Logan," Schatz said. "Logan's been knocking on the door looking for a win for a long time so good to see him get a win there.

"I felt like we had a good shot there on the yellow but I killed us. I don't know if I heated up the tires too much after that or what happened. (Schuchart) was able to move around in the middle of one and two and that's where I needed to be. We didn't run all that great but we felt that way last year and run second the first night and won the second night. So we'll take that tonight as long as we can reverse that tomorrow night."

For Saldana, the finish extends a solid run for the No. 83 Roth Motorsports car. Like Schatz, Saldana too had kudos for Schuchart and his Shark team.

"I want to congratulate Logan and the Shark team," Saldana said. "Winning your first one means so much. He'll win many more. It was nice to see them finally get something rewarding. You put a lot of work to run with the World of Outlaws and run these teams.

"Good effort by the whole Roth team. We missed it just a little bit. We built a new car and we were just off a little bit… hopefully we come back here tomorrow night and get a little bit better."

Paul McMahan was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 11 positions to finish in 12th after he transferred out of the Last Chance Showdown.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series wraps up its FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake double-header at Cedar Lake Speedway Saturday night. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Cedar-Lake-Speedway.

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Cedar Lake Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Rico Abreu scored his first quick time award of the season at Cedar Lake after a qualifying lap of 11.247… Logan Schuchart became the second driver of the season to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory. He joins Bill Balog on the list of new winners… Paul McMahan was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 11 positions to finish in 12th… In addition to being the season's leading qualifier, Joey Saldana is also the season's leading Heat race winner. After tonight he now has 24 Heat races win on the season.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jason Sides; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): David Gravel; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Willie Croft; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Rico Abreu; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Paul McMahan; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul Nienhiser; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 12 (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); 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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wisc.; July 8, 2016.

A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] [$8,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4] [$4,000]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3] [$2,500]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [1] [$2,200]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [6] [$2,100]; 6. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [8] [$2,000]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [5] [$1,800]; 8. 5-David Gravel [15] [$1,600]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [17] [$1,500]; 10. 21-Brian Brown [9] [$1,300]; 11. 26-Willie Croft [12] [$1,200]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [23] [$1,100]; 13. 18-Ian Madsen [16] [$1,000]; 14. 2L-Danny Lasoski [13] [$700]; 15. 55-Brooke Tatnell [11] [$600]; 16. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [19] [$600]; 17. 17B-Bill Balog [20] [$600]; 18. W20-Greg Wilson [18] [$600]; 19. 29-Kerry Madsen [7] [$600]; 20. 19-Paige Polyak [24] [$600]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [14] [$600]; 22. 56-David Heskin [21] [$600]; 23. 7S-Jason Sides [10] [$600]; 24. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [22] [$600]. Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-6, 16-35; Joey Saldana 7-15. KSE Hard Charger Award: 7-Paul McMahan [+11]

Qualifying - 1. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.247; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.284; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.298; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.358; 5. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.388; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.390; 7. 2KS-Craig Dollansky, 11.410; 8. 26-Willie Croft, 11.435; 9. 21-Brian Brown, 11.455; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.461; 11. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.472; 12. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.490; 13. 56-David Heskin, 11.495; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.502; 15. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 11.512; 16. 29-Kerry Madsen, 11.514; 17. 2L-Danny Lasoski, 11.539; 18. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 11.545; 19. 5-David Gravel, 11.550; 20. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.561; 21. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.556; 22. 10-Dakota Hendrickson, 11.621; 23. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 11.634; 24. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.658; 25. 16-Travis Whitney, 11.662; 26. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.663; 27. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.713; 28. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 11.763; 29. 5G-Dave Glennon, 11.927; 30. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.929; 31. 29L-Leigh Thomas, 12.024; 32. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 12.100; 33. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.311; 34. 19L-Rob Caho, 12.340

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 4. 2L-Danny Lasoski [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 6. 16-Travis Whitney [7]; 7. 5G-Dave Glennon [8]; 8. 56-David Heskin [4]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 6. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [5]; 7. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 8. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [6]; 9. 19L-Rob Caho [9]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [2]; 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell [4]; 4. 5-David Gravel [5]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [7]; 7. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [6]; 8. 29L-Leigh Thomas [8]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 3. 26-Willie Croft [2]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 6. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 7. 7W-Tasker Phillips [7]; 8. 9Z-Jared Goerges [8]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 7. 29-Kerry Madsen [8]; 8. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [7]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 56-David Heskin [1]; 2. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 4. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 6. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [5]; 7. 16-Travis Whitney [6]; 8. 19L-Rob Caho [14]; 9. 29L-Leigh Thomas [11]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [13]; 11. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9]; 12. 9Z-Jared Goerges [12]; 13. 5G-Dave Glennon [10]; 14. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [4]

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Donny Schatz Makes It an Even Dozen with Badlands Win
Saldana and Gravel finish second and third both nights

BRANDON, S.D. - July 3, 2016 - Donny Schatz made it an even dozen wins on Sunday night as he battled forward from a fifth place starting position and powered past Joey Saldana at Badlands Motor Speedway to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

Schatz, who last stood in victory lane with his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance team earlier this week at Rockford Speedway, won at Badlands with the Outlaws in 2015.

"I feel awesome," Schatz said. "It feels great to drive Tony Stewart's racecar. These guys are incredible at what they do."

The previous night's winner, Brad Sweet, kicked off the second night of the double-header at Badlands by taking the quick time award in qualifying with a lap of 10.924.

Saldana was the beneficiary in the Dash inversion draw and after winning the eight lap Dash race, started on the feature pole in his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car with Dusty Zomer on his outside.

Through the early laps of the feature, Zomer and Rico Abreu traded the second position through several laps as Saldana put distance on the field. Eventually, Abreu threw a slider on Zomer on lap five and took over the second spot as the drivers exited on to the front straight.

As Saldana began working his way through traffic, Abreu closed on the leader. Behind him, Schatz was making moves, passing Zomer for third on lap 16.

Past the halfway point, Saldana continued to work his way through traffic as Abreu and Schatz closed the distance. Abreu, who crashed the previous night while leading the feature, made his move on lap 24 with the slider through turns three and four. Abreu got side-by-side with Saldana but bounced off the wall and allowed Saldana to retake the spot. The next lap, Abreu had Saldana again, side-by-side on the front straight, but he jumped the cushion through turns one and two, giving Schatz an opening to take the second position.

With Schatz in second, it was less than a lap before he found his way around Saldana for the lead.

Through the remaining laps and one caution, Saldana tried to run down Schatz as David Gravel pulled into third with his No. 5 Big Game Treestands/CJB Motorsports car but Schatz pulled away to claim the win. Saldana and Gravel repeated their previous night's finish of second and third.

"We just haven't had the feel we've been looking for," Schatz said. "Every night we get closer to it. The racecar was really good on the bottom, middle and top, and that's why we were able to get through traffic the way we did. Hats off to this Tony Stewart, Bad Boy Off Road, Chevrolet Performance team. I'm just the lucky guy that gets to drive it."

Schatz extended his lead in the championship standings to 95 points over Sweet.

Saldana was disappointed in his finish following the feature, in which he led the first 26 laps, but admitted the weekend was a success for his team.

"It was a good solid weekend for us - two seconds," Saldana said. "We were close. I just kept running the top which killed my tires. We'll come back next week and hopefully do a better job."

Gravel, who claimed his 15th consecutive top-10 finish, said the final caution killed his momentum.

"We had a really, really good car there late in the race," Gravel said. "I just wish we didn't have a caution. It seemed like, this weekend, every time we had a caution, the tires aren't the same after that. We'll try to figure that part out. We were really, really good in that long green flag run. I thought we had something for those guys but we're happy with another podium."

Jason Sides, who battled Rico Abreu late for the fourth place position, scored the KSE Racing Hard Charger award after climbing five positions in the feature to finish in fifth.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series kicks off the 'Month of Money' this week as it heads to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. for the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake on Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Cedar-Lake-Speedway.

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Badlands Motor Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz scored his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season Sunday night - the most of any driver this season… David Gravel has fifteen straight top-ten finishes with the World of Outlaws… Gravel and Joey Saldana scored the same finishes both nights at Badlands Motor Speedway. A second for Saldana and third for Gravel… Jason Sides was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing five positions to finish in fifth… One night after a crash sent him to the hospital, Jason Johnson rebounded to take the quick time in the second qualifying flight.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Cory Mack; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Mark Dobmeier; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Dusty Zomer; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Aaron Reutzel.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 12 (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); 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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Badlands Motor Speedway; Brandon, S.D.; July 3, 2016.

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [5] [$10,000]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [1] [$5,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [6] [$3,000]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [4] [$2,700]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [10] [$2,500]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [7] [$2,200]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [11] [$2,000]; 8. 3-Tim Kaeding [13] [$1,800]; 9. 82-Dusty Zomer [2] [$1,600]; 10. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [8] [$1,450]; 11. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [12] [$1,300]; 12. 49-Brad Sweet [9] [$1,200]; 13. 29-Kerry Madsen [15] [$1,100]; 14. 41-Jason Johnson [3] [$1,000]; 15. 7-Paul McMahan [14] [$950]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [16] [$900]; 17. 24-Terry McCarl [19] [$850]; 18. 2-Shane Stewart [18] [$750]; 19. 17A-Austin McCarl [24] [$725]; 20. O9-Matt Juhl [23] [$700]; 21. 19-Paige Polyak [20] [$700]; 22. 55-Aaron Reutzel [22] [$700]; 23. 15X-Joe Riedel [17] [$700]; 24. 25-Cory Mack [21] [$700]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1-26, Donny Schatz 27-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 7S-Jason Sides [+5]

Qualifying Flight #1 - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.924; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.930; 3. 24R-Rico Abreu, 10.955; 4. 5-David Gravel, 11.038; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.064; 6. 82-Dusty Zomer, 11.075; 7. O9-Matt Juhl, 11.090; 8. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.120; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.209; 10. 55-Aaron Reutzel, 11.231; 11. 15X-Joe Riedel, 11.400; 12. 8-Casey Mack, 11.407; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.466; 14. 24-Terry McCarl, 11.527; 15. 25X-Dylan Peterson, 11.529; 16. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.550; 17. 8B-Jack Croaker, 11.599; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.750; 19. 429-Robby Wolfgang, 11.846; 20. 96-Andy Caruana, 11.907;

Qualifying Flight #2 - 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.019; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.089; 3. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.106; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.221; 5. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.249; 6. 25-Cory Mack, 11.254; 7. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.282; 8. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 11.296; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.343; 10. 17A-Austin McCarl, 11.353; 11. 5G-Dave Glennon, 11.394; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.420; 13. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 11.421; 14. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.453; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 11.524; 16. 14-Jody Rosenboom, 11.532; 17. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 11.532; 18. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 11.803; 19. 20A-Jordan Adams, 11.943; 20. 1D-Justin Henderson, nt

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding [5]; 5. 15X-Joe Riedel [6]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [4]; 7. 25X-Dylan Peterson [8]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]; 9. 429-Robby Wolfgang [10]; 10. 8B-Jack Croaker [9]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 5. 24-Terry McCarl [7]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 7. 8-Casey Mack [6]; 8. 96-Andy Caruana [10]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 10. 55-Aaron Reutzel [5]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [2]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 9N-Wade Nygaard [7]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett [8]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams [10]; 9. 9Z-Jared Goerges [9]; 10. 5G-Dave Glennon [6]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 6. 25-Cory Mack [3]; 7. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 8. 14-Jody Rosenboom [8]; 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray [9]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [4]; 2. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [1]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 5-David Gravel [7]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [8]; 8. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [6]

C-Main - (8 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the Last Chance Showdown) - 1. 8B-Jack Croaker [1] [-]; 2. 9Z-Jared Goerges [2] [-]; 3. 101-Chuck McGillivray [4] [$150]; 4. 429-Robby Wolfgang [5] [$150]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [3] [$150]; 6. 20A-Jordan Adams [6] [$125]; 7. 96-Andy Caruana [7] [$125]; 8. 1D-Justin Henderson [8] [$125]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 25-Cory Mack [2] [-]; 2. 55-Aaron Reutzel [3] [-]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [1] [-]; 4. 17A-Austin McCarl [4] [-]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [7] [$300]; 6. 25X-Dylan Peterson [9] [$250]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [11] [$225]; 8. 9N-Wade Nygaard [8] [$200]; 9. 14-Jody Rosenboom [12] [$200]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett [10] [$200]; 11. 8B-Jack Croaker [13] [$200]; 12. 5G-Dave Glennon [6] [$200]; 13. 8-Casey Mack [5] [$200]; 14. 9Z-Jared Goerges [14] [$200]

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Brad Sweet Has a Good Night at Badlands Motor Speedway
Chips away at Donny Schatz’s points lead

BRANDON, S.D. - July 2, 2016 - Brad Sweet led early and led often at Badlands Motor Speedway on Saturday night as he found luck and persevered to score his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

Sweet, who took the checkered flag at the track for the first time in his career, lost the lead to Rico Abreu on lap 10. When Abreu got too low on the track and caught a tire barrier sending him flipping on to the front straight, Sweet regained the lead. Through a couple of close calls, it was smooth sailing to the end.

Sweet's win is his first since May 13 at Plymouth Speedway.

"It feels good. This team needed that win - we've been in a bit of a slump," Sweet said. "We just haven't been able to compete for wins over the last 10 or 15 races. We started out the season really strong and then kind of fell off there. So it's nice to get back to victory lane and give these guys some confidence."

Matt Juhl kicked off the night by scoring his first ever World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series quick time award. It was the second series event in a row where the quick time award was presented to a driver who had never received it before.

Sweet led early in the feature as the battle behind him turned intense. Joey Saldana battled to fifth by lap three while Kerry Madsen moved in to second. A charging Abreu though was the man to watch as he picked off multiple positions and set his sights on Sweet. As Sweet worked his way through lapped traffic with eight laps complete, Abreu caught Sweet and then passed him as the two worked their way off of turn three.

Abreu's lead was short-lived though as he dove low off of turn four he caught a tire barrier which sent him flipping. Abreu was OK but his night was over.

When the field returned to green, Sweet retook the lead as the jockeying for the second and third place positions got underway. Saldana got around Kerry Madsen for third and then Jason Johnson began his assault on the top spots.

Johnson took over third on lap 16 and then took over second on lap 30. As the field bunched up in traffic, Johnson looked to have a shot at Sweet in the lead but a tire gave way, sending Johnson into the turn one wall. Johnson was alert following the crash but was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation.

When the field returned to green, Sweet built up a strong lead over Saldana and David Gravel.

"The Ollie's Bargain Outlet car was phenomenal all night long," Sweet said. "In the A main we could really get moving around the top. We could move around too. I was just waiting to see if someone was going to show me a nose.

"40 laps around here is a long race. It's a California kind of race. It's short and you've got to attack the corners. I'm really proud of my guys."

With his win, Sweet chipped away at Donny Schatz' championship points lead, bringing the lead to 72.

Saldana, who had an issue late, ran near the front most the night in his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car and closed out the night in second.

"Definitely very lucky tonight. About five or six to go my belts came undone," Saldana said. "So I'm just trying to finish the race and then Jason crashes in front of me. So that's not what you want to see - hopefully he's OK. Luckily we finished the night on the front straightaway. We'll take it and come back tomorrow."

Gravel, who closed out the night in third had his sights set on Sunday at Badlands and improving on the team's podium finish.

"We didn't get in the Dash like we wanted to so to finish on the podium is great," Gravel said. We had a really good car there in the middle of the race. We faded a little bit late but Brad and Joey had really good cars. We probably had a third or fourth place car but with Jason blowing a tire that put us third. We're really happy with third."

Donny Schatz was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 12 positions to finish in seventh.

he World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series wraps up its double header at Badlands Motor Speedway tomorrow, Sunday, July 3. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Badlands-Motor-Speedway.

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Badlands Motor Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Matt Juhl picked up his first ever World of Outlaws victory tonight after a qualifying quick time of 10.820… Ian Madsen was the night's highest finishing non-Outlaw driver. He finished the night in eighth… Brad Sweet chipped away at Donny Schatz's points lead, bringing the separation to just 72 points… Tonight's win was the seventh of the season for Sweet and his first ever at Badlands Motor Speedway… Tonight's feature was the 40th World of Outlaws feature completed at the track.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Logan Schuchart; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Super Flow ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Rico Abreu; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brad Sweet; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Austin McCarl; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 11 (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); 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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20);Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24);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).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Badlands Motor Speedway; Brandon, S.D.; July 2, 2016.

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1] [$10,000]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [7] [$5,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [9] [$3,000]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [11] [$2,700]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [13] [$2,500]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [8] [$2,200]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [19] [$2,000]; 8. 18-Ian Madsen [16] [$1,800]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [10] [$1,600]; 10. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [22] [$1,450]; 11. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [20] [$1,300]; 12. 9-Daryn Pittman [5] [$1,200]; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding [24] [$1,100]; 14. 24-Terry McCarl [25] [$300]; 15. 29-Kerry Madsen [3] [$950]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [12] [$900]; 17. O9-Matt Juhl [17] [$850]; 18. 17B-Ryan Bickett [14] [$750]; 19. W20-Greg Wilson [21] [$725]; 20. 41-Jason Johnson [6] [$700]; 21. 9N-Wade Nygaard [18] [$700]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] [$700]; 23. 24R-Rico Abreu [4] [$700]; 24. 82-Dusty Zomer [15] [$700]; 25. 1D-Justin Henderson [23] [$700]. Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-9, 13-40, Rico Abreu 10-12. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+12]

Qualifying Flight #1 - 1. O9-Matt Juhl, 10.820; 2. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.873; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.929; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu, 10.941; 5. 5-David Gravel, 10.989; 6. 82-Dusty Zomer, 11.011; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.096; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.118; 9. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.119; 10. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.141; 11. 25-Cory Mack, 11.146; 12. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 11.169; 13. 14-Jody Rosenboom, 11.189; 14. 5G-Dave Glennon, 11.209; 15. 24-Terry McCarl, 11.263; 16. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.264; 17. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.277; 18. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 11.668; 19. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.696; 20. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 11.700;

Qualifying Flight #2 - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.854; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.916; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.975; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.998; 5. 1D-Justin Henderson, 11.019; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.036; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.082; 8. 17A-Austin McCarl, 11.234; 9. 20A-Jordan Adams, 11.253; 10. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.270; 11. 25X-Dylan Peterson, 11.276; 12. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.280; 13. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 11.295; 14. 8-Casey Mack, 11.362; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 11.401; 16. 15X-Joe Riedel, 11.474; 17. 429-Robby Wolfgang, 11.672; 18. 8B-Jack Croaker, 12.109; 19. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 12.303; 20. 51-Doug Martens, 11.863

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [1]; 6. 19-Paige Polyak [9]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl [8]; 8. 14-Jody Rosenboom [7]; 9. 25-Cory Mack [6]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 7. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [6]; 8. 5G-Dave Glennon [7]; 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray [9]; 10. 9Z-Jared Goerges [10]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett [8]; 5. 9N-Wade Nygaard [7]; 6. 429-Robby Wolfgang [9]; 7. 20A-Jordan Adams [5]; 8. 1D-Justin Henderson [3]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [10]; 10. 25X-Dylan Peterson [6]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 3. 17A-Austin McCarl [4]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [5]; 6. 8-Casey Mack [7]; 7. 8B-Jack Croaker [9]; 8. 15X-Joe Riedel [8]; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding [6]; 10. 51-Doug Martens [10]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [3]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 7. 83-Joey Saldana [8]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [7]

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the Last Chance Showdown) - 1. 19-Paige Polyak [1] [-]; 2. 429-Robby Wolfgang [2] [-]; 3. 101-Chuck McGillivray [3] [$150]; 4. 8B-Jack Croaker [4] [$150]; 5. 9Z-Jared Goerges [7] [$150]; 6. 2K-Kevin Ingle [6] [$125]; 7. 51-Doug Martens [8] [$125]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [5] [$125]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson [1] [-]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [5] [-]; 3. 1D-Justin Henderson [2] [-]; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding [8] [-]; 5. 25-Cory Mack [3] [$300]; 6. 25X-Dylan Peterson [6] [$250]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl [11] [$225]; 8. 19-Paige Polyak [13] [$200]; 9. 14-Jody Rosenboom [7] [$200]; 10. 429-Robby Wolfgang [14] [$200]; 11. 5G-Dave Glennon [9] [$200]; 12. 20A-Jordan Adams [4] [$200]; 13. 15X-Joe Riedel [12] [$200]; 14. 8-Casey Mack [10] [$200]

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Donny Schatz Holds Tough at Rockford Speedway
Holds off David Gravel on the final lap to win 11th of the season

ROCKFORD, Ill. - June 29, 2016 - As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series feature field rounded the final lap of the inaugural Outlaw Clay Classic at Rockford Speedway on Wednesday night, Donny Schatz looked poised to win. But David Gravel was charging and as Schatz rounded the final turns, maneuvering through traffic, Gravel dove low as Schatz hugged the cushion. Side-by-side off the corner, Schatz edged Gravel to score his 11th win of the season.

The history-making victory as the sprint cars kicked off the Outlaw Clay Classic on the normally-paved quarter-mile oval was the 215th victory of Schatz's career.

"Catching someone on that is one thing - getting by them is completely different," Schatz said of Gravel catching him in the final laps. "I don't know if I had a tire going down… but I started getting tight and rolled up and just couldn't turn the corner… we at least got the win."

Parker Price-Miller kicked off the special event by taking the qualifying quick time with a lap of 11.806 seconds. It was the first World of Outlaws quick time for Price-Miller and set the dirt record at the 69-year-old Rockford Speedway which was covered in eight inches of Illinois river clay - the first time the track has ever had dirt on it.

Challenging track conditions set up an especially tough 30-lap inaugural feature for the Outlaws. Schatz led the field to the green with Daryn Pittman, Gravel and Ian Madsen behind.

Schatz opened up a strong lead through the first 10 laps, catching the tail end of the field by lap three.

NASCAR standout and two-time series winner Christopher Bell brought out the first caution of the night. While battling Shane Stewart he got caught in the cushion and ended up on his side.

As the field returned to green Schatz again extended his lead as Madsen tried to get around Gravel for third. One more caution flag flew on lap 16 which bunched the field back up. Madsen and Gravel recommenced their battle but Gravel pulled away.

Taking an aggressive line through a rough turns one and two, Gravel began challenging Pittman in second. Back and forth they battled until Pittman was knocked off kilter through turns one and two. Pittman faded following as Shane Stewart battled past Brad Sweet for third.

With second in his grip Gravel looked to Schatz in the lead. On the second-to-last lap, Schatz got caught up in traffic and Gravel closed the gap. He challenged hard on the closing lap, but Schatz hung on to win.

"It's typically not the type of race track that we're good on but these guys go to work and try to make me as comfortable as they can. I was in the air, sideways, doing wheelies. Some laps I didn't know if I was going to come out the other end. It was a crapshoot."

Schatz rolls out of Rockford with an 86-point lead over Sweet in the championship standings.

For Gravel, the finish continues a strong run through the last month and momentum as the series prepares to kick off the 'Month of Money.'

"I had a shot," Gravel said of his last lap battle with Schatz. "When you enter the corner high and chop down low, you get a really good run down the straightaway and I just tried to poke my nose. Just happy to finish second."

Shane Stewart, who has five wins on the season, notched his 14th podium finish with a strong run from an eighth-place starting position. After Pittman and Madsen struggled late, Stewart took advantage.

"On nights like this you've got to be patient and hopefully some of the guys mess up in front of you and you can take advantage of that and we were able to do that. A podium finish is a great night for us starting eighth. We'll carry this into the weekend and hopefully we can pick up another win."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series rolls south for the Fourth of July weekend to Badlands Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Badlands-Motor-Speedway.

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Rockford Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz picked up his 11th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season and 215th career win tonight at Rockford Speedway… Jason Johnson was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 10 positions to finish in sixth… Schatz extended his points lead over Brad Sweet to 86… Parker Price-Miller scored his first ever World of Outlaws quick time with a lap of 11.806 seconds. In the track's first ever dirt event, Price-Miller becomes the dirt record holder at the track.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 11 (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); Brad Sweet - 6 (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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20);Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24);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).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Rockford Speedway; Rockford, Ill..; June 29, 2016.

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [8]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [10]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [16]; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [13]; 8. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [6]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11]; 10. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 11. 12-Daniel Harding [9]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [12]; 13. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 14. 13-Clyde Knipp [23]; 15. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [24]; 16. 77X-Christopher Bell [14]; 17. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [19]; 18. 17B-Bill Balog [7]; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere [22]; 20. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [21]; 21. W20-Greg Wilson [15]; 22. 1M-Jim Moughan [17]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [20]; 24. 5K-Brian Kristan [18]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 41-Jason Johnson [+10]

Qualifying - 1. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 11.806; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.854; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.857; 4. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.037; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.107; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.161; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.177; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.195; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.235; 10. 5-David Gravel, 12.239; 11. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.324; 12. 12-Daniel Harding, 12.398; 13. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.409; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.446; 15. 5K-Brian Kristan, 12.453; 16. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.469; 17. 1M-Jim Moughan, 12.588; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.593; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 12.660; 20. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.681; 21. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 12.903; 22. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 13.155; 23. 23B-Russell Borland, 13.785; 24. 50-Russ Egan, 13.958; 25. 7-Paul McMahan, nt; 26. 77X-Christopher Bell, nt

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [4]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [9]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [6]; 7. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [5]; 8. 10V-Matt Vandervere [7]; 9. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [8]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 5. 77X-Christopher Bell [9]; 6. 1M-Jim Moughan [6]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 9. 23B-Russell Borland [8]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 12-Daniel Harding [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 6. 5K-Brian Kristan [5]; 7. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [7]; 8. 50-Russ Egan [8]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [6]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [5]; 4. 10V-Matt Vandervere [3]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [4]; 6. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [6]; 7. 50-Russ Egan [8]; 8. 23B-Russell Borland [7]

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Balog Bests Outlaws at Beaver Dam Raceway

Captures first series victory in Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers

BEAVER DAM, Wis. - June 25, 2016 - Hartland, Wis. native Bill Balog outdueled 2013 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Daryn Pittman early, then held him off on a final green-white-checkered finish to capture his first series victory in the Jim "JB" Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers at Beaver Dam Raceway on Saturday night.

Balog, who is only the fifth non-Outlaw driver to win in 2016, captured the lead from Pittman on lap three after starting the feature in the second position.

"Now I feel like I have a home track advantage," Balog said as the Wisconsin fans cheered. "We have won a few here, but not really dominating wins. I got a lot of Wisconsin people here behind me, so I got to thank all of you guys.

"Maybe they didn't think we could do it, but we did it and it's an awesome, awesome night."

Pittman, who was victorious in a green-white-checkered finish on Friday night at Jackson Motorplex, tried everything possible to muscle the victory away from Balog, but came up one spot short of claiming back-to-back victories.

"I gave everything I had," Pittman said. "I had it all planned out perfectly in my head, but it didn't go that way. Nothing went the way I thought; we had that red flag, and I think my tire went down a little bit...think if my tire was low enough, I probably could've stuck it, because after the checkered I hit it really good down there, but too little, too late.

"Congrats to Bill and his team, they did a great job and he ran a great race, so they deserve to win. I just needed to make some better decisions and get to the top of the track quicker and hang on to the lead a little longer."

The night kicked-off with Joey Saldana picking up his 10th quick-time award of the season, when he paced qualifying with a lap of 11.895 seconds. Saldana continued to flash speed early as he accompanied Jason Johnson and David Gravel as heat race winners in the dash.

The dash inversion draw was not Saldana's friend, as a complete inversion of the six-car field placed Saldana at the rear and put Balog on the pole position.

Balog, in the Buesser Concrete/Extreme Stainless No. 17B, could not capitalize on the lucky break, as he lost the lead early to Pittman, who started the six-lap race in the third spot. Pittman easily scored the dash victory, which placed him on the pole position for the 40-lap feature.

As soon as the green flag dropped for the feature, Pittman, in the Great Clips/Sage Fruit No. 9, jumped out to an early lead on Balog. Pittman held on to the top spot for the opening two laps, but Balog charged his way back to the front of the field and retook the lead on lap three.

The race began with a 23-lap green flag run which allowed Balog to extend his lead on Pittman as the two battled through lapped traffic. Pittman kept within striking distance of the leader, before a caution with 17 to-go hampered his plans.

When the green flag came back out, Balog again escaped the grip of the World of Outlaws regulars, as Pittman suddenly fell victim to a red-hot David Gravel, who started in the third position and remained there through most of the race.

Gravel slid in front of Pittman for second before turning his attention to the leader. Gravel appeared to have the faster car as he tried the infamous dirt track slide-job for the lead, but came up just short as Balog again pulled away from the field.

The caution was displayed again with 10 laps to go, as Brad Sweet, who currently sits second in the championship standings and was running the top five, suffered a mechanical problem and had to take his car to the work area. Sweet later returned, but finished in the 19th position.

On the ensuing restart, Pittman worked his way back around Gravel for the second, but still did not have enough speed to catch the leader.

While the top three remained glued bumper-to-bumper, a familiar face lurked just behind them. Seven-time series champion Donny Schatz, in the Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance No. 15, charged his way from the 14th starting position to crack the top five with just five laps remaining. Schatz appeared to be peaking too late as the had a sizeable deficit to overcome to contend for the win, but a final caution on the white-flag lap changed the outlook of the race.

Balog restarted the race ahead of 2013 series champion Pittman, 1996 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Joey Saldana and seven-time series champion Schatz, who have combined to win 19 races this season.

Over the final two laps, Saldana and Schatz battled hard for the third position while Pittman tried everything possible to disrupt Balog and steal the victory.

In the end, the local driver kept his car glued on the outside line, which prevented Pittman from building up enough momentum to clear him for the lead. Balog held on to the lead and defeated the World of Outlaws to score the victory in his home state of Wisconsin.

"What a race, I have to thank everybody that helped me out," Balog said. "It's a really good feeling - we were in a similar position a couple of years ago and kind of gave it away, so I wanted to make sure that didn't happen again.

"We could restart really well off of the bottom, so I knew if I could just get up to the cushion and beat the slide job - I didn't know if Daryn [Pittman] was running the bottom or not. [The Outlaws] are the best of the best, so it's a pleasure to race with them really."

Pittman held off Schatz for the runner-up position, as he picked up his 17th podium finish of the 2016 season.

"I had a plan thinking [Balog] might slide himself, or short slide himself and cheat his entry into one and I was just going to try to hit as good a lap around the top," Pittman added. "I was killing him off of four on the bottom, so if I could get close enough off of two then I could get him. He ended up having a good two or three car lengths on me off of two and there wasn't enough time to get back to him.

"I had a good run going there and tried to pull the slider too early, with probably five or six to go, and then lost a lot of ground, but made it back up. It was a good effort, but I'm frustrated to run second."

Schatz, who finished sixth on Friday night at Jackson Motorplex, rebounded for his eighth top-three finish in the month of June and 18th of the season.

"Tony Stewart's guys are awesome at what they do," Schatz said. "The way the races play out, our cars just get better and better. Great job to be able to come through there and it was a respectable finish, but I think the two cars in front of us were a little better.

"You never know, the race tracks change and sometimes they change towards you and sometimes they change against you. I don't know if it went either way for us but we were lucky to pick up the spots that we did."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will invade the newly dirt renovated Rockford Speedway for the first ever Outlaw Clay Classic on Wednesday, June 29. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Rockford-Speedway.

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Beaver Dam Raceway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Bill Balog captured his first career World of Outlaws victory...Joey Saldana claimed his series-leading 10th quick-time award of the season with a lap of 11.895 seconds...Daryn Pittman continues to lead the series in feature pole positions, after he scored his 10th of the season tonight.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Russell Borland; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Super Flow ($50 cash): Scott Thiel; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Bill Balog; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Russell Borland; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Scotty Neitzel.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 10 (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); Brad Sweet - 6 (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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22);David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Beaver Dam Raceway; Beaver Dam, Wis.; June 25, 2016.

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 17B-Bill Balog [2][$10,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [14][$3,200]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [4][$2,800]; 5. 5-David Gravel [3][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [9][$2,300]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10][$2,200]; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen [8][$2,100]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [12][$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [6][$2,000]; 11. 7-Paul McMahan [13][$1,500]; 12. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [11][$1,200]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson [16][$1,100]; 14. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [18][$1,050]; 15. 64-Scotty Thiel [23][$1,000]; 16. O2-Mike Reinke [17][$900]; 17. 4B-Scott Biertzer [15][$800]; 18. 41-Jason Johnson [5][$800]; 19. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$800]; 20. 73-Ben Schmidt [19][$800]; 21. 23B-Russell Borland [21][$800]; 22. 50-Russ Egan [24][$800]; 23. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [20][$800]; 24. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [22][$800]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-2, Bill Balog 3-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+11].

Qualifying - 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.895; 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.947; 3. 5-David Gravel, 11.984; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.985; 5. 29-Kerry Madsen, 12.032; 6. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.036; 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.062; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.115; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.115; 10. 7-Paul McMahan, 12.143; 11. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 12.181; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.214; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.246; 14. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.298; 15. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.338; 16. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.357; 17. 73-Ben Schmidt, 12.523; 18. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 12.555; 19. 50-Russ Egan, 12.568; 20. O2-Mike Reinke, 12.603; 21. 4B-Scott Biertzer, 12.641; 22. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 12.693; 23. 94R-Robbie Pribnow, 12.720; 24. 64-Scotty Thiel, 12.729; 25. 23B-Russell Borland, 12.791; 26. 12W-Josh Walter, 12.930; 27. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 13.159; 28. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.344

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 50-Russ Egan [7]; 8. 23B-Russell Borland [9]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]; 10. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [8]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [4]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. O2-Mike Reinke [7]; 7. 73-Ben Schmidt [6]; 8. 12W-Josh Walter [9]; 9. 94R-Robbie Pribnow [8]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 5. 4B-Scott Biertzer [7]; 6. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [5]; 7. 64-Scotty Thiel [8]; 8. 23D-Trey Datweiler [9]; 9. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [6]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 3. 5-David Gravel [4]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [2]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 73-Ben Schmidt [1][-]; 2. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [2][-]; 3. 23B-Russell Borland [7][-]; 4. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [4][-]; 5. 64-Scotty Thiel [6][-]; 6. 50-Russ Egan [3][-]; 7. 12W-Josh Walter [8][$300]; 8. 23D-Trey Datweiler [9][$250]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [10][$225]; 10. 94R-Robbie Pribnow [5][$200].

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Pittman Returns to Victory Lane at Jackson Motorplex
Scores fifth win of 2016 in the series’ first trip to the track since 2014

JACKSON, Minn. - June 24, 2016 - 2013 World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion, Daryn Pittman, started on the pole position and captured the lead from Joey Saldana on lap two, then held off a hard-charging Kerry Madsen on a green-white-checkered finish to score his fifth victory of the season at Jackson Motorplex on Friday night.

Pittman, who also claimed the quick-time award and dash victory to complete the sweep of the night, joined 20-time series champion, Steve Kinser, and seven-time series champion, Donny Schatz, as the only drivers to win multiple races at Jackson after he also won in 2005.

"I wouldn't say winning twice makes you good at a place," Pittman said. "They don't call him "Mad Man" for nothing. He's earned his nickname and you know he is going to give it everything he's got to try and get by you.

"I felt like I had a pretty good green flag lap up until coming back for the white. I slipped up a little bit in one and two and I thought I could hear him on my outside exiting two - I don't know if he was there or not, but it sounded like he was pretty close."

Pittman looked to be cruising to an easy victory until a caution with just two laps remaining brought Madsen, in the Keneric Healthcare/American Racing Wheels No. 29, to the leader's rear bumper. Madsen tried everything he could to wrestle the victory from Pittman in a green-white-checkered finish, but settled for a second-place finish following a last lap duel.

"I had such a good restart on that final one," Madsen said. "I knew I had one shot so I ripped it in there wide open, never lifted, and it caught and cut the front on me and I lost a little bit of time.

"It just wasn't enough. Everything was going to have to be absolutely perfect to get the job done. But it was a heck of a run - I couldn't have drove any harder, so it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it."

Pittman, in the Great Clips/Sage Fruit No. 9, flashed speed early and often, as he paced qualifying with a lap of 15.746 seconds to claim his sixth quick time of the season. Pittman continued his early night success with a victory in his heat race to earn admittance into the dash.

As if he needed it, Pittman received a lucky break when a dash inversion of zero was drawn, which kept him on the pole position for the six-lap race. Pittman led every lap to capture the dash victory and the pole position for the 30-lap feature.

When the green flag dropped, second-place starter Saldana rocketed around Pittman for the lead on the opening lap. Saldana, who claimed the most recent victory at Jackson in 2014, led the first lap, but did not hold on to the top spot for long. On lap two, Pittman surged back to the front of the field and reclaimed the lead.

Saldana remained glued to the leader's bumper, but following cautions on lap 10 and 15, Pittman appeared to have an easy control on the top spot.

By the halfway point in the race, Madsen, who started in the 12th position, had climbed to the sixth spot. With a little over 10 laps remaining, Madsen was in the second position with the leader in his crosshairs.

Madsen, who has found victory lane twice this year with the World of Outlaws when he swept the #LetsRaceTwo events at Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7, caught a lucky break of his own when a caution came out on lap 20.

When the race restarted, following an open red flag that allowed teams to refuel their cars for the final dash to the finish, Madsen was challenged by David Gravel for the second position, which allowed Pittman to escape his pursuers.

Pittman appeared to be cruising to the $10,000 prize until a caution came out on lap 29, which set up a shootout to the finish.

On the final restart, Madsen started just behind Pittman and quickly charged to his outside in turn one. Pittman held strong and kept his car out front, but he had one more lap to hold off the "Mad Man."

Madsen tried everything he could on the final lap to throw Pittman off his line, but in the end, the Owasso, Okla. -native held on to the lead and scored the victory.

"I know [Kerry] Madsen and [David] Gravel were throwing everything they had at us tonight," Pittman added. "Hats off to this whole Great Clips crew, they have been working their tails off. I felt like we have been in a slump this last month - we have been fast but have had things happen... but it's a long season and I'm glad we could get a win.

"It feels like it's been a long time since we have been here. Our car is fast and I am looking forward to tomorrow, [Beaver Dam Raceway] is one of my favorite tracks on the schedule and I have a pretty good record there, and really looking forward to that one."

Madsen captured the KSE Hard Charger Award after started the feature in the 12th position and finished in second, his 10th top-five finish of the season on a limited schedule.

"I was thinking if I could stay up there and keep my tires warm, we would be golden when we got to traffic, but it didn't quite happen," Madsen said. "That's just racing and I am just glad we went fast."

Finishing third, Shane Stewart, in the American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil No. 2, returned to the podium following a seventh-place finish at I-80 Speedway on Wednesday night.

"I'm pleased [with how things are going]," Stewart said. "I'm just really shocked we ran third tonight, to be honest. We really didn't have a third-place car, but we just had a really restart that one time and that saved us.

"My guys continue to work hard and we're okay. We keep winning races and we have some big races coming up, and hopefully we can win some of those too. I have to thank Justin [Marks] and Kyle [Larson] for the great opportunity, and all of our great sponsors that help us, and all of the great fans that came out tonight."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will voyage over 350 miles east overnight to Beaver Dam, Wis. for the Jim "JB" Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers at Beaver Dam Raceway on Saturday night. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Beaver-Dam-Raceway.

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Jackson Motorplex Notebook

RACE NOTES: Daryn Pittman scored his fifth win of the season and first since New Egypt on May 24...Pittman has now started on the pole position in 9 races this season, five more than any other driver...Kerry Madsen picked up his second KSE Hard Charger Award of the season after picking up 10 spots to finish second.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Sammy Swindell; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Ian Madsen; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Terry McCarl; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 10 (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); Brad Sweet - 6(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); Daryn Pittman - 5 (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); Shane Stewart - 5(Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22);David Gravel - 3(Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Kerry Madsen - 2(Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Lance Dewease - 1(Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Chad Kemenah - 1(Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Jackson Motorplex; Jackson, Neb.; June 24, 2016.

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$10,000]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [12][$5,500]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$3,200]; 4. 5-David Gravel [3][$2,800]; 5. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [10][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [14][$2,300]; 7. 2L-Danny Lasoski [13][$2,200]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [7][$2,100]; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding [9][$2,050]; 10. 7-Paul McMahan [20][$2,000]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$1,500]; 12. 83-Joey Saldana [2][$1,200]; 13. 55-Brooke Tatnell [22][$1,100]; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart [16][$1,050]; 15. 24-Terry McCarl [21][$1,000]; 16. 21-Brian Brown [11][$900]; 17. 18-Ian Madsen [4][$800]; 18. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [23][$800]; 19. 49-Brad Sweet [15][$800]; 20. 56-David Heskin [24][$800]; 21. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [17][$800]; 22. 1-Sammy Swindell [5][$800]; 23. 17B-Bill Balog [8][$800]; 24. 19-Paige Polyak [19][$800]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1, Daryn Pittman 2-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 29-Kerry Madsen [+10]

Qualifying - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.746; 2. 5-David Gravel, 15.746; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.762; 4. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.792; 5. 17B-Bill Balog, 15.853; 6. 2KS-Craig Dollansky, 15.899; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 15.950; 8. 41-Jason Johnson, 15.980; 9. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.012; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell, 16.127; 11. 21-Brian Brown, 16.130; 12. 7-Paul McMahan, 16.146; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding, 16.155; 14. 56-David Heskin, 16.166; 15. 19-Paige Polyak, 16.225; 16. 29-Kerry Madsen, 16.233; 17. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 16.237; 18. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.256; 19. O9-Matt Juhl, 16.263; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.269; 21. 2L-Danny Lasoski, 16.278; 22. 10-Dakota Hendrickson, 16.313; 23. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.328; 24. 44-Chris Martin, 16.328; 25. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.346; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.363; 27. 2X-Derrick Lusk, 16.364; 28. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 16.378; 29. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.382; 30. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.396; 31. 7X-Kaley Gharst, 16.513; 32. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.530; 33. 16-Travis Whitney, 16.601; 34. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 16.628; 35. 23W-Scott Winters, 16.986; 36. 13-Clyde Knipp, 18.175

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 3. 3-Tim Kaeding [4]; 4. 2L-Danny Lasoski [6]; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [3]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl [7]; 7. 16-Travis Whitney [9]; 8. 55-Brooke Tatnell [5]; 9. 17A-Austin McCarl [8]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [3]; 3. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [2]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 6. 56-David Heskin [4]; 7. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [6]; 8. 35-Skylar Prochaska [9]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [4]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 7. 2X-Derrick Lusk [7]; 8. 7X-Kaley Gharst [8]; 9. 23W-Scott Winters [9]

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 44-Chris Martin [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [7]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell [6]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog [5]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24-Terry McCarl [6][-]; 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell [2][-]; 3. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [4][-]; 4. 56-David Heskin [1][-]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [3][$300]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [12][$250]; 7. 2X-Derrick Lusk [8][$225]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [5][$200]; 9. 7X-Kaley Gharst [11][$200]; 10. 16-Travis Whitney [13][$200]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$200]; 12. 23W-Scott Winters [15][$200]; 13. 35-Skylar Prochaska [14][$200]; 14. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9][$200]; 15. 13-Clyde Knipp [16][$200]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [10][$200].