Donny Schatz Keeps Winning as Outlaws Race to Eldora, Lebanon Valley

INDIANAPOLIS (TSR) – Advance Auto World Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series season tests racers imaginable dg 10-month journey begins near Daytona February concludes near Charlotte November. mh in-between, it’s easy experience usually prevails Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz continues set standard. Friday night, two-time defending WoO champion try raise bar winning feature season Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio, Outlaws kick American Revolution Weekend Chevy.

Schatz seven Outlaw racers won WoO events famed high-banked half-mile intimidating concrete wall. seasons, Schatz Joey Saldana he able score win track. Schatz claimed 2007 Kings Royal drove TSR No. 15 Armor All/Chevy/ParkerStore J&J victory “Big E” 31. 66 career WoO starts track 16 consecutive top-10 finishes WoO action. streak jeopardy year’s American Revolution Weekend event. Schatz started pole led ft 10 laps shredding right-rear tire. rejoined field wh fresh rubber charged fm 18th finish seventh.

Sunday Schatz fellow Outlaw competitors bk action Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, N.Y. night include oy hot laps 25-lap “A” feature WoO drivers. Originally scheduled July 20, event able complete qualifying, heat races Crane Cams Dash heavy rain fell, forcing officials postpone conclusion event. Schatz fastest qualifier field, finished heat race, charged seventh dash. He’ll start inside sd row feature. Fargo, N.D., resident career WoO wins track, ft coming 28, 2001, July 23, 2006.

The 12-year WoO veteran led Outlaws returned California stops Iowa Missouri week. Schatz raced past TSR teammate Kraig Kinser late Wednesday’s feature Clay County Fair Speedway Spencer, Iowa. sd yr row tt won CCFS consecutive season he’s won race following annual Gold Cup Race Champions California. Sunday night Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, Mo., started fifth dropped bk eighth charging bk finish 15th time 2008.

With oy 13 races remaining 2008 WoO campaign, Schatz continues lead season standings wh 7,474 points, 108 ahead Jason Meyers. Schatz 39 top-fives finished inside top-10 50 53 events year.

For Friday’s opener American Revolution Weekend pd Chevy Eldora Speedway, pit gates wl 2 p.m. CDT grandstands 3 p.m. Hot laps scheduled begin 6:30 p.m. tickets me information, visit www.eldoraspeedway.com.

On Sunday, pit gates Lebanon Valley Speedway on 2 p.m. EDT wh grandstands og 4 p.m. Hot laps scheduled begin 7 p.m. race tickets, contact Lebanon Valley Speedway (417) 282-5984. official Web site Lebanon Valley Speedway www.lebanonvalley.com.

Race fans unable attend ts Friday’s portion American Revolution Weekend Chevy catch action Eldora Speedway, Sunday’s feature event Lebanon Valley Speedway DIRTVision.com. Fans listen live Johnny Gibson, “Voice Outlaws,” calls action ds WoO Sprint Series events DIRTVision.com cybercast, DIRT Radio Network. www.DIRTVision.com me information site features, including updated results night racing, chat rm interact wh race fans.

Donny Schatz, driver No. 15 TSR/Armor All/Chevy/ParkerStore J&J:

Your consistency season remarkable. se sd yr recent results Eldora Speedway. What’s bn key?

“Consistency comes fm teamwork hg ee page. series tough as yr game. We’ve vy consistent season wasn’t couple ps West, cd consider season. Experience plays factor able success tn staying there.

“Being road wh Outlaws tough deal, racing Eldora. They’ve changed track little years.

“Last year, tt handle it, change, start or year. We’ve se gd nights ones we kw better. Hopefully Friday, we’ll rt battling win.”

Friday’s race sponsored Chevy, wh sponsors No. 15 car drive. Wt wd mean win event wh nr Chevy people attendance?

“I win race start. Winning Eldora special vy hard do. It’s Chevy involved wh bh Outlaw sw USAC 4-Crown Nationals. TSR teams competing there, we’ve shot Chevy excited. tough schedule, it’ll nice spending time them, tn hopefully sharing smiles tr victory lane. It’s track we horsepower key, kw Chevy power us, we’ll fast.”

Sunday night’s race completion program started July. hard he feature event compete in?

“In way, it’ll Knoxville Nationals Gold Cup, we jt hot lap race feature. liked raced feature bk July Armor guys (Rick Warner, Shane Bowers, Kyle Sundby) car fast. dash ry fast was, like, ‘wow, gonna good.’ Mother Nature ideas, we’ll jt look notes hope track similar condition bt shot.”

Tweet This Post