NickHolt Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Schatz on the Homefront - Outlaws to engage in Midwestern Melee in North Dakota CONCORD, N.C. - Aug. 23, 2016 - Current points leader and season-standout Donny Schatz is headed home for a tour through North Dakota. Schatz, a Grand Forks, N.D. native, will lead the charge as the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series invades River Cities Speedway on Friday, August 26 and Nodak Speedway on Sunday, August 28. During Schatz's 2015 31-win season, three of his wins came from his home state. Schatz swept the board, winning River Cities Speedway twice and capping-off the Outlaws' tour through North Dakota with a trip down victory lane at Nodak Speedway. From there, Schatz extended his winning streak to four. Though Schatz has been victorious in one-third of the trips to River Cities since 2007, five other drivers have beaten the pack to the checkers. Schatz is seeking his fifth consecutive win at Nodak since 2012. Schatz is streaking in 2016, having won more than one-quarter of the events. Finding himself in a similar situation, Schatz will seek to extend his two-race win streak in the Midwest's weekend swing. Despite being in familiar territory, Schatz does not see these races as any more important than the rest. "There's not any [race] that stands out to win," Schatz said. "You have to have the attitude that you can win them all. Reality says you can't win them all, but you never tell yourself that before you walk out of the gate at the end of the night." Fellow Platinum driver Joey Saldana was one of the last drivers to win at Nodak before Schatz's four-year streak, and he sees the defending series champion as the man to beat. Saldana is currently in the top five in points, but has his eyes locked-in on a top three performance in 2016. "Everyone's main competition has to be Donny Schatz because he is the class of the field," Saldana said. "But you can't focus on one driver or one car. You just have to race your own car every night." Get more information and to learn how to purchase tickets to River Cities Speedway on Friday, August 26. Get more information and learn how to purchase tickets to the World of Outlaws event at Nodak Speedway on Sunday, August 28. ABOUT THE TRACK: RIVER CITIES SPEEDWAY is a high-banked, 3/10-mile oval. The track record of 9.269 seconds was established by Jason Meyers on October, 21, 2009.Previous A-Feature winners:2015 - Donny Schatz on June 292014 - Daryn Pittman on August 152013 - Cody Darrah on June 212012 - Kraig Kinser on June 152011 - Craig Dollansky on June 15, Craig Dollansky on June 16; Steve Kinser on August 192010 - Steve Kinser on June 19, Joey Saldana on June 202009 - Donny Schatz on June 19, Craig Dollansky on August 212008 - Donny Schatz on June 272007 - Joey Saldana on June 29 NODAK SPEEDWAY is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record of 12.991seconds was established By Paul McMahan on August 18, 2014.Previous A-Feature winners:2015 - Donny Schatz on June 232014 - Donny Schatz on August 172013 - Donny Schatz on August 182012 - Donny Schatz on August 192010 - Joey Saldana on August 20, Craig Dollansky on August 212009 - Danny Lasoski on June 212008 - Jason Meyerson August 17 DRIVER INFO The following World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:Jacob Allen - Shark1s1a.comDavid Gravel - DavidGravel89.comJason Johnson - JasonJohnsonRacing.comPaul McMahan - PaulMcMahanRacing.comDaryn Pittman - DarynPittman.comJoey Saldana - JoeySaldanaRacing.comDonny Schatz - DonnySchatz.comLogan Schuchart - Shark1s1a.comJason Sides - SidesMotorsports.comShane Stewart - ShaneStewart.comBrad Sweet - Bradsweetracing.comGreg Wilson - GregWilsonRacing.comFor more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 18 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21);David Gravel - 7 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 5 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Rico Abreu - 1 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 2 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Raceway on August 13);Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1(I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27). 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Car Driver Total Diff Wins Top 5's Top 10's QT1 15 Donny Schatz 8466 0 18 45 58 42 5 David Gravel 8216 -250 7 35 50 43 49 Brad Sweet 8213 -253 7 34 47 114 9 Daryn Pittman 8212 -254 7 35 48 65 83 Joey Saldana 8078 -388 4 24 45 106 2 Shane Stewart 8058 -408 5 28 51 27 41 Jason Johnson 7578 -888 2 12 33 28 1S Logan Schuchart 7448 -1018 1 8 24 29 7s Jason Sides 7362 -1104 1 4 22 210 7 Paul McMahan 7228 -1238 0 1 17 011 W20 Greg Wilson 6852 -1614 1 4 11 012 1A Jacob Allen 6560 -1906 0 2 8 013 29 Kerry Madsen 5371 -3095 2 12 24 214 13 Clyde Knipp 4054 -4412 0 0 0 015 1 Sammy Swindell 2947 -5519 0 2 5 116 24 Terry McCarl 2890 -5576 1 1 4 017 11k Kraig Kinser 2770 -5696 0 3 7 018 17W Bryan Clauson 2456 -6010 0 1 6 019 18 Ian Madsen 2427 -6039 0 0 9 120 41 Dominic Scelzi 2218 -6248 0 1 2 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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