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PUTNAMVILLE, Ind. - June 8, 2016 - Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz held off a red-hot David Gravel on a green-white-checkered finish to claim his eighth victory of the season at Lincoln Park Speedway on Wednesday night.

Making their first trip since 1988 to the track located just an hour from Indianapolis, the World of Outlaws returned with a thrilling show that saw Schatz hold on to the lead for all 40 laps to claim the victory and tie Brad Sweet atop the championship standings.

"I wasn't here in '88 but I am feeling old tonight," Schatz said. "This place takes its toll on you - it's a neat little place, very tricky...I'd rather it went right to the end, but I knew [David Gravel] is a racer and he is going to try something - wherever I am at he is going to try and go somewhere else.

"It's a bonus [to be tied in the championship standings]. We are here to win races, and that's what this team has always stood for...we have never been point's racers and I am not going to start that now. We're in a better position than we were a month ago and I know these guys are going to go work their hearts out."

Gravel, who captured the checkered flag the last time the series was on track at I-96 Speedway on Sunday, finished in the runner-up position after he challenged Schatz all night for the win.

"It was really fun racing with the best," Gravel said. "Kyle [Larson] gave us a run for our money there early, and Donny [Scahtz] is a really smart racer and it's hard to go around him, especially with this tight track.

"We will take second tonight, but I really would've liked to win. I would've liked to see how that last lap would've finished instead of having the red flag."

To start the night, NASCAR star, and Larson Marks Racing co-owner, Kyle Larson, captured quick time in qualifying. Larson's time was just a tenth of a second slower than the track record for a winged 410 sprint car set by Danny Lasoski in 2006.

Larson's speed continued into his heat race in which he beat Schatz and the No. 15 Bad Boy/Chevrolet Performance car, who finished second. Gravel and Daryn Pittman claimed wins in the other two heat races, granting them spots in the six-lap dash.

Unfortunately for Larson, his luck did not match his speed as a four was drawn for the dash inversion, placing Schatz on the pole and sliding Larson to the fourth starting position.

In what became a preview for the feature, Schatz and Gravel battled back-and-forth for the victory in the dash, with Schatz prevailing for the win and the pole position for the feature. The only other time Schatz has started on the pole for a feature in 2016 was when he won at Lincoln Speedway on May 19.

When the green flag dropped for the 40-lap A-Main, Schatz jumped out to an early lead over Gravel, who started second in the Big Game Treestands/Nyce Crete & Landis No. 5. Meanwhile, Larson, who started in the sixth position, charged his way to the front of the field quickly. By lap five, Larson had made his way to the third position just behind Schatz and Gravel.

The three drivers remained nose-to-tail, even as they started dicing through heavy lapped traffic. Gravel eventually made his way around Schatz to lead a lap at the halfway point in the race, but Schatz motored back to the top spot the following lap.

All the while, Larson lurked behind the leaders.

The third-place car tried every move imaginable to work his way around Gravel for a shot at Schatz for the lead, but he could never build up enough speed to sling-shot around the second-place car.

Larson's willingness to try anything to get to the front became his downfall. With less than 20 to go, Larson pushed his car onto the cushion exiting turn four causing him to lose control and flip in front of oncoming traffic.

Luckily, the driver avoided collecting other cars and was okay after the crash. Larson retired to his trailer and became a spectator for the final laps.

When the green flag came back out, Schatz again held off Gravel, who stayed glued to the leader's bumper while searching for the right line to make his move to the lead.

As the laps flew by, Schatz and Gravel navigated their way through the lapped traffic while also battling for the top spot. Eventually, with just a few laps remaining the tug-of-war for the lead hit a boiling point.

As the leaders took the white flag for the final lap, Paul McMahan flipped on the front stretch, causing a red flag and a temporary stoppage to the race. McMahan was okay and continued the race, but the stoppage set up a green-white-checkered finish to conclude an already thrilling race.

Over the final two laps, Gravel tried everything he could to steal the victory from Schatz. In the end, Gravel came up just short as Schatz captured the checkered flag and the $6,000 paycheck at Lincoln Park.

"Racing in the lapped traffic was fun, that's what a driver lives for," Scahtz added. "I hope the fans had as much fun with it as I did. It's always nice to come out on the better end of it.

"Tony Stewart's guys are phenomenal, I keep getting a better race car each night and it makes it more fun for me to keep getting in it...more importantly, I think we learned more here tonight that we have in 20 races this year."

Gravel, who sits sixth in the points, just 153 markers behind Schatz and Sweet, scored his 18th top-five of the season and his 13th podium finish.

"It's been a pretty good year so far; we have been fast lately," Gravel said. "Finishing on the podium with two past champions - and I am just a kid - so hopefully we can stay up here and see what happens."

While most of the attention was on the two leaders at the end of the race, Daryn Pittman, in the Great Clips/Sage Fruit No. 9, quietly started and finished in the third position to pick up his series-leading 15th top-three finish of the season.

"It's always nice to race this close to home and sleep in your own bed," Pittman said, who is from Owasso, Okla. but lives less than an hour from Lincoln Park. "This is pretty cool, I came out here and watched a Midget Week race last Thursday and that was the first time I have ever seen the place. This was a cool race to watch and fun to be a part of.

"The guys worked really hard this week and built a brand new car, and we were pretty decent with it. This is the type of racetrack that isn't my best so for us to come out of here with a third, and be solid and right there as the night went on, I am pretty proud of that."

Brad Sweet, who came into the night with a slim point lead, started the feature in the 13th position and charged his way to a seventh-place finish, which earned him the KSE Hard Charger Award for the night.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will head to historical Knoxville Raceway for the Budweiser Night with the World of Outlaws on Friday, June 10 and Xtreme Shootout powered by Mediacom on Saturday, June 11. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Knoxville-Raceway.

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Lincoln Park Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz picks up series-leading eighth win of the season and passes Brad Sweet for the points lead...Schatz started on the pole position for the feature for just the second time in 2016...NASCAR star, and Larson Marks Racing co-owner, Kyle Larson captured his first quick time of the season.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Bill Rose; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): David Gravel; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jamie Veal; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Super Flow ($50 cash): Kody Kinser; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Kyle Larson; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Dominic Scelzi; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Parker Price-Miller.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 8 (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); 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 - 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); Joey Saldana - 3 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4);Shane Stewart - 3 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30);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); 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; Lincoln Park Speedway; Putnamville, Ind.; June 8, 2016.

A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$6,000]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2][$3,500]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [3][$2,000]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4][$1,800]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [10][$1,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [5][$1,400]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [13][$1,350]; 8. 71-Jamie Veal [8][$1,300]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [12][$1,250]; 10. 83-Joey Saldana [9][$1,200]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart [15][$900]; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser [16][$800]; 13. 4-Danny Smith [18][$700]; 14. 4K-Kody Kinser [11][$650]; 15. 7-Paul McMahan [7][$600]; 16. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [20][$550]; 17. O7-Jacob Wilson [22][$500]; 18. 85-Mike Terry Jr [21][$500]; 19. W20-Greg Wilson [19][$500]; 20. 57-Kyle Larson [6][$500]; 21. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [24][$500]; 22. 91-Cale Thomas [14][$500]; 23. 23-Jimmie Light [17][$500]; 24. 6-Bill Rose [23][$500]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-21, 21-40; David Gravel 22-23. KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet [+6]

Qualifying - 1. 57-Kyle Larson, 11.291; 2. 5-David Gravel, 11.298; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.549; 4. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.667; 5. 91-Cale Thomas, 11.810; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.849; 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.858; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.865; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.922; 10. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.927; 11. 4K-Kody Kinser, 11.931; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.938; 13. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.997; 14. 71-Jamie Veal, 12.000; 15. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.036; 16. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.101; 17. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 12.148; 18. O7-Jacob Wilson, 12.148; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.152; 20. 23-Jimmie Light, 12.156; 21. 85-Mike Terry Jr, 12.184; 22. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 12.200; 23. 6-Bill Rose, 12.254; 24. 4-Danny Smith, 12.260; 25. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.290; 26. 11-Daniel Harding, 12.313; 27. 7X-Critter Malone, 12.388; 28. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 12.490; 29. 23C-Tyler Courtney, 12.700; 30. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 12.866

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [10]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 9. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [8]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 3. 71-Jamie Veal [5]; 4. 4K-Kody Kinser [4]; 5. 91-Cale Thomas [2]; 6. 23-Jimmie Light [7]; 7. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [6]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [8]; 9. 11-Daniel Harding [9]; 10. 23C-Tyler Courtney [10]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [5]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 6. 4-Danny Smith [8]; 7. O7-Jacob Wilson [6]; 8. 85-Mike Terry Jr [7]; 9. 7X-Critter Malone [9]; 10. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [10]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [6]; 6. 57-Kyle Larson [4]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson [1][-]; 2. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [2][-]; 3. 85-Mike Terry Jr [4][-]; 4. O7-Jacob Wilson [3][-]; 5. 6-Bill Rose [6][-]; 6. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [5][-]; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [10][$300]; 8. 23C-Tyler Courtney [11][$250]; 9. 11-Daniel Harding [8][$225]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [7][$200]; 11. 7X-Critter Malone [9][$200]; 12. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [12][$200].

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Mother Nature Helps Gravel to I-96 Speedway Victory

Dominates rain shortened Rumble in Michigan for third win of the season

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. - June 5, 2016 - Pesky and persistent weather did not put a damper on David Gravel's night, as he led all 17 laps and scored his third World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season in a rain shortened Rumble in Michigan at I-96 Speedway on Sunday night.

Gravel continued his streak of winning the dash and leading the most laps in the feature after doing so on Friday night at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway.

"Crazy weekend here - getting rained out and having a rough track tonight," Gravel said. I saw the rain flying there during that red flag, so it's pretty cool that they called it early. I'll take any win I can get - it still pays the same and counts the same, so we will take it."

Gravel's victory was not easy, as he had to hold off Shane Stewart, who charged from a sixth starting position to the leader's back bumper before the rain moved in.

"I had a good car, and I felt like we had a chance if we could get to [David] Gravel in lapped traffic," Stewart said. "Obviously, when you get to lapped traffic, it's about navigating through and hitting the ruts just right.

"There was a couple of times [Gravel] bounced around a little bit and I was able to close up on him, but we never got the chance to really go after it."

Action on Sunday started a dim forecast as thick, dark clouds blanketed the sky early in the afternoon. Fortunately, before cars even hit the track, the clouds cleared and allowed rare rays of sunshine to break through and create a picturesque day.

The sunshine, coupled with an extremely fast track, allowed eventual third-place finisher finisher, Brad Sweet, in the Ollie's Bargain Outlet/Sage Fruit, to set a new track record with a time of 13.585 seconds, eclipsing Jason Sides' record of 13.746 seconds from 2015.

"Our car was really fast tonight," Sweet said. "You can't control Mother Nature, and we're disappointed we couldn't get it in, but it was still a good night for us finishing on the podium and bringing the car home in one piece."

Of the three heat races, Outlaw drivers swept two of them, while All Start Circuit of Champions driver, Kraig Kinser, won the third. The heat finishes created a split of four Outlaw drivers versus two non-Outlaws in the dash.

An inversion draw of six placed non-Outlaw driver, and Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia -native, James McFadden, on the pole for the six-lap race. Eventual winner, Gravel, in the Big Game Treestands/JRC No. 5, started on his outside and quickly took the lead on the start.

Gravel's dominance of the dash placed him on the pole position for the 35-lap feature. Gravel took full advantage of the front-row starting position as he jumped out to an early lead when the green flag dropped.

Only two caution flags slowed the rain-shortened feature, with the final coming on lap 17 just before the showers moved in.

Ever-changing track conditions allowed drivers like Stewart, in the American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil No. 2, and seven-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz, who started in the tenth position, to charge to the front of the field.

As the race progressed, Stewart managed to work his way to the second position, as the leader battled through lapped traffic. Stewart closed on Gravel just as the final caution flew on lap 17, but never had the chance to challenge for the lead.

"It was getting to be a good race," Stewart added. "Obviously, we can't help Mother Nature had a different plan for us. I am happy they made it official - it was a great point night for us - we had a mishap in the dash and were able to come back and finish on the podium."

Gravel was able to control the top position for the entire feature, as he held off Stewart until the rain started to fall and secured the $10,000 to-win checkered flag at I-96 Speedway.

"Everybody that supports this team, thank you very much," Gravel said. "It's just a dream come true to get our third win of the season, and hopefully there's more to come. We have been very good over the last couple of weeks, so hopefully we keep it going."

Sweet, who has seen his point lead disappear in recent weeks, captured his best finish since New Egypt on May 24, and padded his championship lead on Schatz, who finished fourth.

"We were able to figure some things out tonight," Sweet added. "We will go back to work this week and try to build on our run tonight and get ready for Lincoln Park Speedway on Wednesday."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series travels to the Hoosier State for the final time this season when the series invades Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. on Wednesday, June 8. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Lincoln-Park-Speedway.

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I-96 Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Brad Sweet set a new track record at 13.585 seconds, beating Jason Sides' record of 13.746 seconds set in 2015...David Gravel won the dash and led the most laps in the second consecutive race in-a-row...Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender, Clyde Knipp, qualified for his second feature of 2016.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Clyde Knipp; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Chad Kemenah; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): James McFadden; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Chad Kemenah; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Clyde Knipp.

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 7 (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); 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 - 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6);Joey Saldana - 3 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4);Shane Stewart - 3 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30);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); 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; I-96 Speedway; Lake Odessa, Mich.; June 5, 2016.

A-Main - (17 Laps-shortened due to rain) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1][$10,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$5,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$3,200]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [10][$2,800]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [9][$2,500]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [13][$2,300]; 7. 10H-Chad Kemenah [15][$2,200]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [7][$2,100]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [14][$2,050]; 10. 41-Jason Johnson [16][$2,000]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5][$1,500]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [12][$1,200]; 13. 83-Joey Saldana [2][$1,100]; 14. 21-Cap Henry [20][$1,050]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart [18][$1,000]; 16. 3G-James McFadden [3][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [8][$800]; 18. 11R-Chase Ridenour [19][$800]; 19. W20-Greg Wilson [21][$800]; 20. 8M-T.J. Michael [17][$800]; 21. 38-Max Stambaugh [22][$800]; 22. 2M-Dustin Daggett [11][$800]; 23. 27K-Ben Rutan [23][$800]; 24. 13-Clyde Knipp [24][$800]. Lap Leaders: David Gravel [1-17]. KSE Hard Charger Award: 10H-Chad Kemenah [+8]

Qualifying - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.585; 2. 5-David Gravel, 13.587; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.666; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.671; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.745; 6. 3G-James McFadden, 13.765; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.787; 8. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.894; 9. 7-Paul McMahan, 13.904; 10. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.946; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.970; 12. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.985; 13. 41-Jason Johnson, 14.009; 14. 29-Kerry Madsen, 14.012; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.013; 16. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.036; 17. 8M-T.J. Michael, 14.051; 18. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 14.095; 19. 11R-Chase Ridenour, 14.238; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.247; 21. 21-Cap Henry, 14.358; 22. 71H-Brad Lamberson, 14.384; 23. 7J-Joe Swanson, 14.451; 24. 19-Brett Mann, 14.595; 25. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 14.695; 26. 38-Max Stambaugh, 14.711; 27. 13-Clyde Knipp, 15.050; 28. 27K-Ben Rutan, 15.471

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 7. 11R-Chase Ridenour [7]; 8. 71H-Brad Lamberson [8]; 9. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [9]; 10. 27K-Ben Rutan [10]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 2. 5-David Gravel [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 4. 2M-Dustin Daggett [3]; 5. 29-Kerry Madsen [5]; 6. 8M-T.J. Michael [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 38-Max Stambaugh [9]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [8]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 3G-James McFadden [2]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 10H-Chad Kemenah [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 7. 21-Cap Henry [7]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [2]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 3. 3G-James McFadden [1]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [4]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 21-Cap Henry [3[-]; 2. 11R-Chase Ridenour [1][-]; 3. 38-Max Stambaugh [7][-]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [2][-]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [8][-]; 6. 27K-Ben Rutan [9][-]; 7. 71H-Brad Lamberson [4][$200]; 8. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [6][$200]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [5][$200]; 10. 19-Brett Mann [10][$200].

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Stewart Slides to Victory at Lawrenceburg Speedway
Holds off challenges from David Gravel and Rico Abreu in Memorial Day thriller

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. - May 30, 2016 - After dominating on Friday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and coming up one spot short of the win, Shane Stewart managed to overcome the heartache to score his third World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the 2016 season on Monday night in a Memorial Day thriller at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway.

Stewart, whose most recent win came at Devil's Bowl Speedway over a month ago, had to hold off challenges from NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Rico Abreu, and David Gravel to capture the checkered flag.

"I try to drive hard every night, and sometimes it probably doesn't look like it," Stewart said. "I'm just happy I can win on Memorial Day - I know it's a special weekend for some and probably not so special for others, but I just got to thank all the men and women that served our country and have given us the opportunity to come out here and do what we love."

With just a handful of laps remaining, Gravel in the Big Game Treestands/JRC No. 5, muscled his way around Abreu for the second position and challenged Stewart for the win, but came up just short of the victory as he captured his second podium finish since winning at Tri-State Speedway on May 14.

"We have a lot of podium finishes this year, it seems every time we start on the front row, we win," Gravel said. "Hopefully we can get a win when we don't start on the front row, but I think we found something tonight and I am really happy how we ended the feature there."

Abreu, who joined NASCAR stars Kyle Larson, Kasey Kahne and Christopher Bell in the feature at Lawrenceburg, finished third, which is his best World of Outlaws finish of the season.

"I was just really searching [at the end of the race]," Abreu said. "You can't really run the same line as these guys - it's really hard because of all the turbulence these wings make. You just have to search and that's the benefit of running second, because you can see what the guy in front of you is doing."

To start the night, Joey Saldana claimed his series-leading seventh quick time award when he bested Gravel and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, and Larson Marks Racing co-owner, Kyle Larson, with a lap of 12.185 seconds.

When the heat races started, the first three were dominated by the driver that started on the pole as the track continued to rubber up. The final heat race provided a better preview of the racing to come later in the night as Stewart, in the American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil No. 2, rocketed around pole-sitter Daryn Pittman to score the win.

Finishing second in the fourth heat proved to be a lucky break for Pittman, as an invert draw of eight placed the Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb driver on the pole for the six-lap dash. Again, Pittman could not capitalize on the front-row starting position, as he finished second to Abreu, who utilized the famous dirt track slide job to score the victory and the pole for the 35-lap feature.

Abreu started on the pole for the feature race, with Pittman starting to his outside, but when the green flag dropped, it was Pittman who jumped out front. Even with two early cautions, Pittman was able to control the top spot for the beginning of the race.

Pittman led the opening four laps, but fell victim to changing track conditions, as he was passed by Stewart, who had made his way to the top spot from the third starting position.

Déjà vu began to set in for the native of Bixby, Okla., as he dominated the mid-stages of the race before he hit lapped traffic, which allowed second place Abreu, in the Abreu Vineyards/Alpine Stars No. 24, to close the gap.

Stewart could not hold off Abreu who took the lead on lap 25. Unlike a few nights earlier at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Stewart did not fade down the stretch, instead he stayed glued to Abreu's rear bumper and took the lead back on lap 27.Over the course of five laps, Stewart and Abreu swapped the lead back-and-forth four times before Stewart captured the lead for the final time on lap 29.

"My car was pretty good but my right rear tire was shot, and I knew that," Stewart said. "I felt pretty good in one and two, but I was a lot in three and four, and just when I thought I had a little bit of breathing room, here came Rico again, throwing me a slider.

"That's the thing, you can't relax, and I did when we got to lapped traffic. Sometimes you're a sitting duck when you're the leader and you don't know how far to pace yourself and you kind of have to judge off of lapped cars. It got to a point where I wasn't getting around them and I started taking a little rubber off the cushion one and two, and that honestly saved me."

Stewart did not have the luxury of coasting to his third World of Outlaws victory of the season, as a hard-charging Gravel made his way around Abreu for second and quickly closed in on the leader.

In the end, Stewart was able to hold off a last lap charge by Gravel to secure the checkered flag in a Memorial Day thriller at Lawrenceburg Speedway.

"These young kids are so good, and as you can tell they just have tons of talent," Stewart said. "It doesn't matter what they jump into, they're going to be competitive.

"I knew Kyle [Larson] and Christopher [Bell] were coming to run with us - they do a heck of a job and they made me earn that one for sure."

Gravel returns to the podium following a two-race skid in which the Watertown, Conn. driver failed to finish inside the top five.

"Rico and Shane were putting on a hell of a battle and I was just kind of watching those guys," Gravel said. "I found something down low - it was taking a little bit of rubber - and if we had another lap or two I think I could've gotten him. We were all over him there at the checkered, but just a little too late.

Abreu led laps early and was the highest finishing NASCAR star, as Larson (fifth), Bell (seventh) and Kahne (14th) each started the feature but did not finish as well as the St. Helena, Calif. driver.

"Thanks to all the fans, you know its Memorial Day and a Monday night and there's a lot of dedicated fans here," Abreu added. "I'm happy to be able to race in front of all you guys, and once again, thank you all for coming out."

Seven-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz continues to cut into points leader Brad Sweet's lead, as he finished sixth while Sweet finished eighth. Sweet now sits just 37 points ahead of Schatz.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will travel into the Buckeye State for the Kistler Engines Smackdown at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway on Friday, June 3. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Fremont-Speedway.

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Lawrenceburg Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Joey Saldana captures his series-leading seventh quick time award...Within the last two events, Shane Stewart has led 53 total laps which gives him 82 laps led so far in 2016, the fourth most among all drivers...Since winning at Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Donny Schatz has an average finish of seventh over the last three races.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Paul McMahan; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Brady Bacon; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Rico Abreu;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Gary Taylor; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Shane Stewart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan.

SEASON WINNERS: ); Donny Schatz - 7 (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); 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 - 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24); Shane Stewart - 3 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30); David Gravel - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14); Joey Saldana - 2 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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; Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway; May 30, 2016.

A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [3][$10,000]; 2. 5-David Gravel [4][$5,500]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [1][$3,200]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson [6][$2,800]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [2][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [10][$2,300]; 7. 67-Christopher Bell [8][$2,200]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [11][$2,100]; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [15][$2,050]; 10. 83-Joey Saldana [7][$2,000]; 11. 99-Brady Bacon [16][$1,500]; 12. A67-Brandon Wimmer [19][$1,200]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [13][$1,100]; 14. 4-Kasey Kahne [18][$1,050]; 15. 1ST-Gary Taylor [24][$1,000]; 16. O9-Carson Macedo [17][$900]; 17. 41-Jason Johnson [20][$800]; 18. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [12][$800]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [21][$800]; 20. 49D-Shawn Dancer [23][$800]; 21. 7-Paul McMahan [5][$800]; 22. 23C-Tyler Courtney [22][$800]; 23. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [14][$800]; 24. 22-Cole Duncan [9][$800]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-4; Shane Stewart 6-24, 27, 29-35; Rico Abreu 25-26, 28. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1ST-Gary Taylor [+9]

Qualifying - 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.185; 2. 5-David Gravel, 12.233; 3. 57-Kyle Larson, 12.247; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.248; 5. 22-Cole Duncan, 12.279; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.302; 7. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.309; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.319; 9. 67-Christopher Bell, 12.328; 10. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 12.392; 11. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 12.482; 12. 99-Brady Bacon, 12.488; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.497; 14. 7-Paul McMahan, 12.510; 15. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.537; 16. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 12.543; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.577; 18. 11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.605; 19. 23C-Tyler Courtney, 12.614; 20. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 12.646; 21. 71M-Paul May, 12.651; 22. 4-Kasey Kahne, 12.666; 23. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.670; 24. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.750; 25. O9-Carson Macedo, 12.755; 26. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 12.756; 27. A67-Brandon Wimmer, 12.772; 28. 1ST-Gary Taylor, 12.911; 29. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.943; 30. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.012; 31. 6-Bill Rose, 13.216; 32. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.285; 33. 4K-Kody Kinser, 13.291; 34. 10P-Jim Perricone, 14.042

Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 67-Christopher Bell [3]; 3. 22-Cole Duncan [2]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. O9-Carson Macedo [7]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 71M-Paul May [6]; 8. 4K-Kody Kinser [9]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]

Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 5. 4-Kasey Kahne [6]; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah [7]; 7. 11N-Randy Hannagan [5]; 8. 10P-Jim Perricone [9]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [8]

Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 5. A67-Brandon Wimmer [7]; 6. 23C-Tyler Courtney [5]; 7. 49D-Shawn Dancer [3]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [8]

Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon [3]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [6]; 6. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 7. 1ST-Gary Taylor [7]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [8]

Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 4. 5-David Gravel [7]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 57-Kyle Larson [6]; 7. 83-Joey Saldana [8]; 8. 67-Christopher Bell [4]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2][-]; 2. 23C-Tyler Courtney [4][-]; 3. 49D-Shawn Dancer [1][-]; 4. 1ST-Gary Taylor [8][-]; 5. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [5][$200]; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah [7][$200]; 7. 11N-Randy Hannagan [3][$200]; 8. 4K-Kody Kinser [12][$200]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [10][$200]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson [11][$200]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen [9][$200]; 12. 10P-Jim Perricone [13][$200]; 13. 71M-Paul May [6][$200]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$200].

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

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Wilson Wins Wild Race at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Captures Circle K/NOS Energy Drink Outlaw Showdown for second career series win

CONCORD, N.C. - May 27, 2016 - A caution with six-laps remaining helped propel 2016 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Greg Wilson to his second career World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory in the Circle K/NOS Energy Drink Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Friday night.

Wilson, who won his first World of Outlaws race at the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway in 2015, led just one lap of the 30-lap feature, after he passed race leader Shane Stewart on the final lap to capture the checkered flag.

"I've never dreamt in my wildest dreams that I would ever get this opportunity," Wilson said. "I have been blessed to run with the World of Outlaws this year. To do this in Charlotte, in front of all these fans, this is badass and that's all there is to it!"

Stewart, who led a race-high 25 laps, settled for a runner-up finish after he easily controlled the top spot for much of the feature.

"Greg [Wilson] is new to the Outlaw deal and it's always cool to see someone get their first Outlaw win - I'm not sure if he's won an Outlaw race before or not," Stewart said. "We hated to lose a race like that, but hats off to Greg."

Earlier in the night, Stewart, in the No. 2 American Born Moonshine/Eneos Oil car, captured his first quick-time of the 2016 season when he clocked in at 13.913 seconds. In his heat race, Stewart finished second to Wilson, which created a preview for the feature later in the night.

Both drivers earned positions in the six-lap dash, but an unfortunate invert draw of six sent Wilson to the rear and placed Paul McMahan on the pole.

McMahan did not hold the top spot in the dash once the green flag dropped, as Daryn Pittman, who started in the fourth position, rocketed to the front of the field. Pittman, the most recent winner on the World of Outlaws tour at New Egypt Speedway on Tuesday night, claimed the dash victory which placed him on the pole position for the feature.

Even though Pittman started on the pole-position, he never led a lap as second-place starter Cole Duncan, in the Helms Construction/Motor City Auto Transport No. 22, took the lead when the green flag fell.

Duncan, a Lockbourne, Ohio -native, controlled the top spot for the opening four laps until Stewart, who started in the fourth position, utilized the outside line to build up enough momentum to capture the lead on lap five.

Stewart opened up a sizeable lead early in the race, and held off challenges on a mid-race caution on lap 12. Stewart appeared to be cruising to his third victory in 2016, but a caution with six laps left created late-race drama.

The Hercules Tire/Ohio Logistics No. W20 driven by Wilson restarted in the third position behind Duncan and Stewart. The top three remained glued nose-to-tail with little room separating the three drivers from the top spot.

Wilson, who found grip on the bottom of the track, powered around Duncan for second and set his sights on the leader with just a few laps remaining. When the white flag was displayed, Wilson had Stewart firmly in his crosshairs for a race-winning pass.

Exiting turn two, Wilson accelerated in front of Stewart and captured the lead with only two turns to go in the feature. Wilson held off Stewart and claimed his first checkered flag of his rookie campaign in 2016.

"It's a little surreal right at the moment...I'm just in shock," An emotional Wilson said. "I am racing with the best sprint car drivers in the world, night-in and night-out. We missed that show in New Egypt and looked like maybe we shouldn't even be out here, and then we turned it around tonight.

"That's dedicated work by our team and all of the people that are a part of this. I am truly grateful. Once again, if you're not a Wilson fan, thank you for spending your hard-earned money to be here tonight."

Even though Stewart was hoping for a win, a second-place finish was well deserved after a rough stretch of races through Indiana and Pennsylvania, in which the driver wrecked his primary car and only scored two top-tens in four races.

"It was good to have Justin [Marks] and Kyle [Larson] in the house, and to have a good finish for them," Stewart added. "There's a lot of Eneos Oil people back at the trailer too, so just a good solid finish for everybody at Larson Marks Racing. I love all these fans - it's always a joy to come here to Charlotte."

Completing an Ohioan domination of the podium, Duncan secured the third-place finish after leading laps early.

"We're just proud to be here, and thanks to all the fans for coming out," Duncan said. "We rolled across the scales with a flat tire - it was starting to go there at the end. It might've cost us one but I am happy for Greg, if anybody deserves to win one, it's him.

"We've been fast all year but just can't seem to find victory lane yet, but they got to be coming. We are pretty consistent and we keep putting the time and effort in. We'll go back to the drawing board, we don't have to change much but just try to figure out how to keep the tires on there."

Point's leader Brad Sweet finished in the 10th position, five positions behind Donny Schatz who is now just 41 markers behind Sweet for the top spot in the championship battle.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will march back into the Hoosier State for a Memorial Day showdown at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway on Monday, May 30. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/Lawrenceburg-Speedway.

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The Dirt Track at Charlotte Notebook

RACE NOTES: Greg Wilson captured his second career World of Outlaws victory and becomes the 10th different winner in 2016...Shane Stewart scored his first quick-time of the season...Brent Marks picked up 11 spots to score tonight's KSE Hard Charger Award, which is the most spots gained by a driver since David Gravel advanced 11 spots at Plymouth Speedway exactly two weeks ago.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Wayne Dadetto; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): David Gravel; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Cole Duncan; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Brent Marks; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Tim Shaffer; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Clyde Knipp.

SEASON WINNERS: ); Donny Schatz - 7 (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); 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 - 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24); David Gravel - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14); Joey Saldana - 2 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22); Shane Stewart - 2 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20);Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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; The Dirt Track at Charlotte; Concord, N.C.; May 27, 2016.

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson [5][$12,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [4][$5,700]; 3. 22-Cole Duncan [2][$3,500]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$3,000]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [7][$2,600]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$2,400]; 7. 19M-Brent Marks [18][$2,300]; 8. 83-Joey Saldana [6][$2,200]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [17][$2,150]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet [10][$2,100]; 11. 5-David Gravel [13][$1,600]; 12. 1x-Randy Hannagan [14][$1,350]; 13. 23-Trey Starks [15][$1,300]; 14. 7-Paul McMahan [3][$1,200]; 15. 41-Jason Johnson [11][$1,100]; 16. 13X-Tim Shaffer [9][$1,000]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [12][$900]; 18. 7WD-Logan Wagner [16][$850]; 19. 98-Joe Trenca [19][$800]; 20. 8-Kevin Shelbo [21][$800]; 21. 67-Jake McLain [22][$800]; 22. 21B-Brandon McLain [23][$800]; 23. 13-Clyde Knipp [20][$800]; 24. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [24][$800]. Lap Leaders: Cole Duncan 1-4, Shane Stewart 5-29, Greg Wilson 30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 19M-Brent Marks [+11].

Qualifying - 1. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.913; 2. 83-Joey Saldana, 13.995; 3. 22-Cole Duncan, 14.084; 4. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.171; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.258; 6. 7-Paul McMahan, 14.262; 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.270; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.276; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.291; 10. 7WD-Logan Wagner, 14.330; 11. 41-Jason Johnson, 14.330; 12. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 14.354; 13. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.380; 14. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.398; 15. 23-Trey Starks, 14.432; 16. 5-David Gravel, 14.444; 17. 1x-Randy Hannagan, 14.556; 18. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.589; 19. 36D-Wayne Dadetto, 15.030; 20. 98-Joe Trenca, 15.066; 21. 13-Clyde Knipp, 15.130; 22. 67-Jake McLain, 15.168; 23. 8-Kevin Shelbo, 15.524; 24. 21B-Brandon McLain, 16.035; 25. 13K-Andrew Korte, 17.224

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson [2]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 5. 5-David Gravel [6]; 6. 7WD-Logan Wagner [4]; 7. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [7]; 8. 67-Jake McLain [8]; 9. 13K-Andrew Korte [9]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 5. 1x-Randy Hannagan [6]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 7. 98-Joe Trenca [7]; 8. 8-Kevin Shelbo [8]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 22-Cole Duncan [1]; 2. 7-Paul McMahan [2]; 3. 13X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. 23-Trey Starks [5]; 6. 19M-Brent Marks [6]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 8. 21B-Brandon McLain [8]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 22-Cole Duncan [4]; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [1]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [5]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 98-Joe Trenca [2][-]; 2. 13-Clyde Knipp [3][-]; 3. 8-Kevin Shelbo [5][-]; 4. 67-Jake McLain [4][-]; 5. 21B-Brandon McLain [6][-]; 6. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [1][-]; 7. 13K-Andrew Korte [7][$125].

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

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Schatz passes Schuchart with five laps remaining to win Empire State Challenge

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - May 22, 2016 - Logan Schuchart led a race high 30 laps but fell victim to a hard-charging Donny Schatz, who climbed from the ninth starting position to take the lead and score the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory in the Empire State Challenge at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday night.

The seven-time series champion defeated stiff competition and Mother Nature to capture his second win in-a-row at Weedsport, and his season-leading seventh checkered flag of the season.

"I got all the faith in the world in this race team - Tony [Stewart] has assembled an awesome group of guys," Schatz said, as raindrops started to fall from the sky. "These guys are unbelievable and we have a lot of fun together. I'm sure they're ready to get off the east coast because I have been riding in the truck with them and I think they're ready to get rid of me for a while and have a break."

Schuchart, who already has one second-place finish this season in the Ocean Outlaw Showdown at Ocean Speedway on April 1, once again finished in the runner-up position, just shy of the illusive first series win.

"I just didn't have the car at the end, we started to get too loose," Schuchart said. "It's a great run, the guys did a great job. We came up one spot short but it's nothing to hang our heads about. We have a great team and we're learning - but we're a little disappointed.

"There's a great group of people that get us here and sooner or later we are going to get them in victory lane."

To start the night, a threat of rain loomed over the track located just outside of Syracuse, N.Y., as drivers, teams and series officials watched the weather forecast with hopes of escaping a second straight rainout.

Luckily, Mother Nature decided to spare the World of Outlaws, as the night kicked-off with a bang as 23 of 27 drivers qualifyied under the previous track record of 13.401 seconds set by Greg Hodnett last year. Joey Saldana, for the second race in-a-row, set quick-time and established a new track record of 12.274 seconds.

Schuchart, in the Mark Pell Tire Service/Marty Thompson Investments No. 1S, set the third fastest time, placing him in the first starting position for heat three. Schuchart dominated his heat to transfer to the dash, in which he started second after a four was drawn for the invert.

The Shark Racing driver wasted to time finding his way to the front of the dash, as he worked his way around pole-sitter Daryn Pittman to take the lead, and the victory, in the six-lap race.

Schuchart took the green flag for the 35-lap feature from the pole-position and easily pulled away from the field. Even after a rash of early-race cautions, Schuchart appeared to have the car to beat.

All the while, Schatz, in the Bad Boy/Chevrolet Performance No. 15 lurked. Schatz started the feature in the ninth position but quickly cracked the top five before the halfway point in the race. By lap 25, Schatz had worked his way to second and was closing on the leader.

To that point in the race, Schuchart had commanded the top spot with little challenge from any other competitor. Unfortunately for the Hanover, Pa. -native, a red-hot Schatz had him in his crosshairs.

Schatz worked his way up to the leader's rear bumper and around Schuchart within six laps to take the lead with just four laps remaining. Schuchart, who was battling a loose racecar by the end of the race, settled into second, as he watched Schatz drive off.

Schatz extended his lead over the final laps, as he held off Schuchart and David Gravel to continue his dominance at Weedsport. Schatz has now won both series races held at the track since 1993.

"We did go back to the notes from last year, but for some reason we can't go back to that stuff, it doesn't seem to work," Schatz said. "If you look at tonight, I think the track record was broke by 23 cars, compared to last year we were rolling around a second slower, so that changes the dynamic of the car a little. You just have to stay on top of it and I have a great group of guys to do that.

"I don't know if we have hit our stride yet, like I've said, we gain in one area and make ourselves better but we might lose a little in other spots. It's a challenge, definitely fun at the moment trying to get a handle on it."

Schuchart's second-place finish is his third top-five of the season and 10th top-10.

"I couldn't tell you [what happened at the end]," Schuchart said. "I got really lose, and before I even saw a numbered car beside of me, I knew it was the 15 car. He's really hard to beat on these types of racetracks and I feel like these are the types of tracks I shine on - when it gets slick.

"These guys are tough, so to run second against these guys and just keep getting better is what's important."

Since his victory over a week ago at Tri-State Speedway, Gravel, in the Big Game Treestands/JRC No. 5, has admittedly struggled through the Pennsylvania stretch, as he finished 12th and 21st in the two races held in the Keystone State.

"We've been running really well, then went to PA and struggled a couple of nights, so it's good to back on the podium," Gravel said. "It was a tricky track here tonight, and we were good at the end of the race. I got to thank all my guys - Austin, Derek, Barry - they worked their butts off on the long haul here."

Following a day for travel, the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will enter New Jersey for the only time in 2016, as the series heads to New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway for the Jersey Outlaw Classic on Tuesday, May 24. For more race information and ticket purchasing options, visit: www.WoOSprint.com/New-Egypt-Speedway

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Weedsport Speedway Notebook

RACE NOTES: Joey Saldana sets a new track record in qualifying at 12.274 seconds...Donny Schatz, after winning in 2015, has now won both series races held at Weedsport since 1993...After leading 30 laps tonight, Logan Schuchart has led the 7th most laps this season with 51.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Tim Shaffer; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Greg Hodnett; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Tim Shaffer.

SEASON WINNERS: ); Donny Schatz - 7 (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); 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 - 3 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18); David Gravel - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14); Joey Saldana - 2 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22); Shane Stewart - 2 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26).

World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Weedsport Speedway; Weedsport, N.Y.; May 22, 2016.

A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [9][$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1][$5,500]; 3. 5-David Gravel [8][$3,200]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [5][$2,800]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$2,500]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [3][$2,300]; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [10][$2,200]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [14][$2,100]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson [15][$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [13][$2,000]; 11. 19M-Brent Marks [7][$1,500]; 12. 9-Daryn Pittman [2][$1,200]; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich [11][$1,100]; 14. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [12][$1,050]; 15. 35-Jared Zimbardi [17][$1,000]; 16. 5T-Tyler Ross [22][$900]; 17. 53-Shawn Donath [24][$800]; 18. 5B-Justin Barger [21][$800]; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen [16][$800]; 20. 33-Bryan Holland [20][$800]; 21. 1F-Stewart Friesen [18][$800]; 22. 27-Greg Hodnett [4][$800]; 23. 98-Joe Trenca [23][$800]; 24. 13X-Tim Shaffer [19][$800]. Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-30, Donny Schatz 31-35. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+8].

Qualifying - 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.274; 2. 27-Greg Hodnett, 12.307; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.327; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.412; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.457; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.552; 7. 7-Paul McMahan, 12.567; 8. 5-David Gravel, 12.574; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.584; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.599; 11. 48-Danny Dietrich, 12.614; 12. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.776; 13. 19M-Brent Marks, 12.807; 14. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 12.913; 15. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe, 12.931; 16. 5T-Tyler Ross, 12.951; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.988; 18. 1F-Stewart Friesen, 13.048; 19. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.133; 20. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 13.167; 21. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.225; 22. 98-Joe Trenca, 13.355; 23. 19-Joe Kubiniec, 13.358; 24. 67C-Steven Collins, 13.460; 25. 33-Bryan Holland, 13.485; 26. 5B-Justin Barger, 13.494; 27. 53-Shawn Donath, 14.046

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [5]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 7. 33-Bryan Holland [9]; 8. 98-Joe Trenca [8]; 9. 5T-Tyler Ross [6]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 27-Greg Hodnett [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 6. 35-Jared Zimbardi [7]; 7. 5B-Justin Barger [9]; 8. 19-Joe Kubiniec [8]; 9. 13X-Tim Shaffer [5]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 4. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [5]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 6. 1F-Stewart Friesen [6]; 7. 53-Shawn Donath [9]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 9. 67C-Steven Collins [8]

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 4. 27-Greg Hodnett [3]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [4]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [6]

Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 13X-Tim Shaffer [1][-]; 2. 33-Bryan Holland [7][-]; 3. 5B-Justin Barger [8][-]; 4. 5T-Tyler Ross [2][-]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca [4][-]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath [9][-]; 7. 67C-Steven Collins [6][$200]; 8. 19-Joe Kubiniec [5][$200]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [3][$200].

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