Five in Row for Donny Schatz with Dakota State Fair Speedway Win
HURON, S.D. – June 20, 2015 – Donny Schatz did it again Saturday night, putting together a dominant performance at Dakota State Fair Speedway’s Iverson Huron presents the Greatest Show on Dirt, scoring the inaugural Outlaws win at the track and his fifth straight victory.
“I can’t say enough for this Bad Boy Buggies/Chevrolet Performance team,” said Schatz, who now has 16 wins in 2015 with his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Team. “The racecar they put under me every night is unbelievable. I’m sure there are probably better racecar drivers out there that could handle it but I’m the lucky guy that gets to drive it right now. Hats off to them, they just do a phenomenal job from the start of the night to the end. The longer the race goes, it just seems like it gets even better. They’re on their A game right now.”
The feature got underway shortly before 10 p.m. but was quickly red flagged as the No. 5 car of Dave Glennon ended up in the front stretch catch fence following a crash. The repairs to the fence took about an hour.
The green flag fell once again with Daryn Pittman leading his Kasey Kahne Racing teammate Brad Sweet to the start. On the first circuit Schatz raced around Sweet in turn three to take over the second position. By lap five, Pittman had caught the back of the field as Schatz was bearing down. As the two drivers came off of turn four, they split a lapped car, Pittman going high and Schatz low. Schatz took over the lead after the start/finish line. Pittman battled back and retook the lead before the two could complete lap six.
Just two laps later as they worked to complete lap nine, Schatz again used a lapped car to his advantage. As Pittman tried to pass the car, he got caught up and Schatz worked the high side around.
“He did everything he could we were just a little bit better in spots so I could move around the race track and run the top of three and four and we could run the bottom,” Schatz said. “The racetrack turned out to be really awesome tonight.”
Farther back, Shane Stewart was charging through the field after starting in seventh. By lap nine he had moved into the fourth position and began running down Sweet, then running third. Stewart took over the position on the next lap and set his sights on the leaders.
As the race wound down, he began battling Pittman in traffic for the position. Pittman, preferring the inside line, held Stewart off lap after lap as the two exited turn two. By lap 28, Stewart was right on Pittman’s tail tank, and drag raced Pittman down the front straight.
Schatz crossed the line first with Stewart in second and Pittman in third.
“I’m glad we were able to get by him and hit that lapped traffic,” Schatz said of his earlier battle with Pittman. “Lapped traffic was fun again. You move around the race track and guys are all over the place, you see them moving, so it’s what you look forward to, not always when you’re leading but you can put a little space between you and second.”
Tonight’s second place finish was the fourth straight podium finish for Stewart and his Eneos/Larson Marks Racing team. Stewart has spent much of the season running right around Schatz.
“It’s the same old song just a different verse,” Stewart said. “I keep saying it, but we need to be a little quicker. We’ve just got to keep doing what we’re doing and not worry so much about him. And keep doing what we’re doing and hopefully one of these days we can compete with him on a daily basis. We’re getting there, we’re working hard and that’s all you can do.”
Stewart was the night’s KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing five positions throughout the 30-lap feature.
Pittman said the night’s race was the first race in a while where he didn’t feel like his car was too free – quite the opposite in fact. He said tight race cars are not great for him.
“Just the way we’ve been running the last couple of weeks, we’ll take third,” Pittman said. “We’ve just been struggling and we’re not where we need to be but these guys just don’t give up. I’m not going to give up either. We’re just going to keep battling until we get the car where we need to be and get it where it consistently needs to be for one thing… We still have a lot of the season left to go, a lot of races and we’ll no doubt rebound and hopefully finish the year strong.”
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Dakota State Fair Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz’ win tonight at Dakota State Fair Speedway was his 16th of the season and fifth straight… Joey Saldana scored his seventh quick time of the season tonight, making him the leading qualifier… Shane Stewart was the night’s KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing five positions to finish in second… A crash on lap one sent Dave Glennon into the front stretch fence and caused a nearly hour long delay to repair the fence.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS – MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Matt Wasmund; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz;Sweet Manufacturing ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Mobil 1 ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Lincoln Welders ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; VP Racing Fuels($50 cash): Jason Sides; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Sammy Swindell;Super Flow ($50 cash): Sammy Swindell; Sweet Manufacturing ($50 product certificate): Shane Stewart;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Shane Stewart; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz;Mobil 1 (20% off Mobil1RacingStore.com): Chuck McGillivray; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Ryan Bickett; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz – 16 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Stockton Dirt Track onMarch 21, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 28, Placerville Speedway on April 8, Calistoga Speedway on April 12, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 26, Eldora Speedway on May 8, Eldora Speedway on May 9, Williams Grove Speedway on May 15, Weedsport Speedway on May 17, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 22, Knoxville Raceway on June 13, Huset’s Speedway on June 14, Granite City Speedway on June 17, River Cities Speedway on June 19, Dakota State Fair Speedway on June 20);Shane Stewart – 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, Keller Auto Speedway on April 17, Salina Highbanks Speedway on May 1, Crawford County Speedway on June 12); Daryn Pittman – 3(Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Antioch Speedway on March 29, New Egypt Speedway on May 19); Rico Abreu – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Stockton Dirt Track on March 22); Paul McMahan – 2 (Perris Auto Speedway on April 18, Tri-State Speedway on May 3); Brad Sweet – 2(Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, Calistoga Speedway on April 11); Christopher Bell – 1(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on May 2); Dale Blaney – 1 (Attica Raceway Park on May 29); Brian Brown – 1(USA Raceway on March 7);Greg Hodnett – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 13); Tim Kaeding – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 13);Danny Lasoski – 1 (I-80 Speedway on June 5);Terry McCarl – 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5); Joey Saldana – 1(Kokomo Speedway on June 3).
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Dakota State Fair Speedway; Huron, S.D.; June 20, 2015
A-Main – (30 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3] [$10,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [7] [$5,500]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$3,200]; 4. 71M-Joey Saldana [4] [$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [2] [$2,500]; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen [8] [$2,300]; 7. 51-Paul McMahan [5] [$2,200]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [6] [$2,100]; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding [12] [$2,050]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9] [$2,000]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11] [$1,500]; 12. 82-Dusty Zomer [10] [$1,200]; 13. 13-Mark Dobmeier [16] [$1,100]; 14. 41-Sammy Swindell [15] [$1,050]; 15. 7-David Gravel [13] [$1,000]; 16. 19-Paige Polyak [14] [$900]; 17. 15X-Joe Riedel [17] [$800]; 18. 13X-Ty Hanten [19] [$800]; 19. 17-Ryan Bickett [21] [$800]; 20. 101-Chuck McGillivray [23] [$800]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [20] [$800]; 22. 4W-Matt Wasmund [18] [$800]; 23. 4X-Eric Schulz [24] [$800]; 24. 5-Dave Glennon [22] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-9, Donny Schatz 10-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Shane Stewart [+5]
Qualifying – 1. 71M-Joey Saldana, 14.593; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen, 14.659; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.745; 4. 51-Paul McMahan, 14.798; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.839; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.860; 7. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.894; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.903; 9. 82-Dusty Zomer, 14.920; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.973; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 15.017; 12. 3-Tim Kaeding, 15.063; 13. 7-David Gravel, 15.165; 14. 19-Paige Polyak, 15.191; 15. 41-Sammy Swindell, 15.282; 16. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 15.359; 17. 15X-Joe Riedel, 15.418; 18. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 15.518; 19. 47-Brant Obanion, 15.535; 20. 13X-Ty Hanten, 15.626; 21. 55-Shane Liebig, 15.660; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.666; 23. 17-Ryan Bickett, 15.697; 24. 5-Dave Glennon, 15.970; 25. 51A-Andy Anderson, 16.243; 26. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 16.313; 27. 4X-Eric Schulz, 16.419; 28. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 16.544
Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 71M-Joey Saldana [4]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 4. 51-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier [6]; 6. 7-David Gravel [5]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 8. 47-Brant Obanion [7]; 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray [10]; 10. 51A-Andy Anderson [9]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [5]; 6. 15X-Joe Riedel [6]; 7. 17-Ryan Bickett [8]; 8. 13X-Ty Hanten [7]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [9]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding [1]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 4. 82-Dusty Zomer [2]; 5. 41-Sammy Swindell [5]; 6. 4W-Matt Wasmund [6]; 7. 5-Dave Glennon [8]; 8. 4X-Eric Schulz [9]; 9. 55-Shane Liebig [7]
Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 4. 71M-Joey Saldana [6]; 5. 51-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen [5]
Last Chance Showdown – (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 17-Ryan Bickett [5] [-]; 2. 5-Dave Glennon [6] [-]; 3. 13X-Ty Hanten [2] [-]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [4] [-]; 5. 101-Chuck McGillivray [10] [-]; 6. 4X-Eric Schulz [9] [-]; 7. 51A-Andy Anderson [7] [$300]; 8. 47-Brant Obanion [1] [$250]; 9. 55-Shane Liebig [3] [$225]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle [8] [$200]
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Lincoln Welders (Official Welder), Bad Boy Buggies (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, Mobil 1, MSD, Penske Racing Shocks, Sweet Manufacturing, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: ButlerBuilt, Intercomp, Impact Race Products, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.
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