Five-time champion Donny Schatz Leads World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars to Upper Midwest
‘Greatest Show on Dirt’ invades North Dakota’s River Cities Speedway and Minnesota’s I-94 Speedway
CONCORD, N.C. — June 18, 2014 — The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series continues its run through the Upper Midwest June 20 and 21, with stops Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., and Saturday at I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn.
Last year’s events at the tracks featured three different winners – Cody Darrah, Donny Schatz and David Gravel. Darrah and Gravel each have one win on the season. Schatz, of Fargo, N.D., has five wins and is the current points leader.
Last weekend, Joey Saldana captured the 89th win of his career with a victory at Jackson (Minn.) Speedway, tying him with 2001 Outlaws champion Danny Lasoski for sixth on the all-time wins list. Brad Sweet won his fourth race of the season the following night at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, making him the fifth different winner in six Outlaws events.
In the battle for the championship, Schatz’s lead has shrunk to six points over Daryn Pittman, as the spread between the top-four drivers is just 52 points.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
River Cities Speedway is a high-banked, 3/10 mile dirt oval. The track record of 8.691 seconds was set by Thomas Kennedy on June 13, 2014. For more information, visit http://www.rivercitiesspeedway.com/.
Previous A-Feature winners:
2013 – Cody Darrah on June 21, Donny Schatz on Aug. 16
2012 – Kraig Kinser on June 15, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 17
2011 – Craig Dollansky on June 17, Craig Dollansky on June 18, Steve Kinser on Aug. 19
2010 – Steve Kinser on June 19, Joey Saldana on June 20
2009 – Donny Schatz on June 19, Craig Dollansky on Aug. 21
2008 – Donny Schatz on June 27
2007 – Joey Saldana on June 29
I-94 Speedway is a high-banked, 3/8 mile dirt oval. The track record of 13.004 was set by Daryn Pittman on June 22, 2013. For more information, visit http://www.i94speedways.com.
Previous A-Feature winner:
2013 – David Gravel on June 22
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Cody Darrah – CodyDarrah.com
David Gravel – DavidGravel89g.com
Kraig Kinser – KraigKinser.com
Steve Kinser – SteveKinser.com
Kerry Madsen – KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Logan Schuchart – Shark1s.com
Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com
Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com
Brad Sweet – Bradsweetracing.com
Sammy Swindell – SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
SEASON WINNERS: Daryn Pittman – 7 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Calistoga Speedway on April 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19, Williams Grove Speedway on May 16 and May 17, Orange County Fair Speedway, May 18 and New Egypt Speedway, May 20); Joey Saldana – 5 (Perris Auto Speedway on April 12, Salina Highbanks on April 25, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 23, I-80 Speedway on June 6 and Jackson Speedway on June 13); Donny Schatz – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 27 and I-96 Speedway on May 31); Brad Sweet – 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Tucson International Raceway on March 8, Calistoga Speedway on April 5 and Knoxville Raceway on June 14); David Gravel – 3 (Merced Speedway on March 28, Eldora Speedway on May 3, and Wilmot Raceway on May 9); Kerry Madsen – 3 (Stockton Dirt track on March 22, El Paso Speedway Park on April 15 and Lakeside Speedway on June 7); Paul McMahan – 2 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 5, Tri-State Speedway on May 10); Rico Abreu – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15); Dale Blaney – 1 (Attica Raceway Park on May 30); Christopher Bell – 1 (Jacksonville Speedway on May 7); Cody Darrah – 1 (Kings Speedway on April 11); Steve Kinser – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16);Stevie Smith – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 14); Shane Stewart – 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 2) ; Sammy Swindell – 1 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on April 26).
LISTEN LIVE: Fans can listen to River Cities and I-94 at DIRTvision.com as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action on the DIRT Radio Network.
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
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UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series next races three nights in a row on June 27, 28 and 29. The Outlaws first head to 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa on June 27. The series then moves to Beaver Dam Raceway on June 28 and to Cedar Lake Speedway on June 29 for the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake.