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World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at a Glance: 53rd Knoxville Nationals
Donny Schatz takes aim at his seventh crown in sprint car racing’s biggest event

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Aug. 5, 2013 – Donny Schatz has won six of the past seven Knoxville Nationals titles going into the 53rd running of this historic four-night event that pays $150,000 to the winner of Saturday night’s A-main.

Can Schatz win his seventh crown? He’s leading the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series with 13 victories, five of which came in July alone, and he charged from 13th to second on Saturday night in the Ironman at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. He also won both World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events earlier this season at Knoxville.

Here’s how the event shapes up:

WHEN

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH

11 AM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

12:00-3:30 PM Red, Wheat and Bleu – Wine, beer and cheese tasting (NSCHOF)

12:00 – 7:00 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Show Pavilion

1:00 PM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

2:00 PM Fan Fest – Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Drivers Stories and Autographs

4:00 PM Sweet Baby Ray Sprint Legends Lounge Annex

6:00 PM Winged Nation Live Broadcast

7:15 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals Racingjunk.com Qualifying

8:00 PM National Anthem, Color Guard

After the races Pit Gate Party

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH

8 AM Slideways Karting Center Mini-Nationals

11:00 AM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

NOON Media/Promoters’ Luncheon, Dyer-Hudson Hall, Fairgrounds

12:00-2:00 PM NSCHOF Members Only VIP Reception – 2nd Floor

12:00 – 7:00 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Show Pavilion

1:00 PM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

3:00 PM Fan Fest – FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Drivers Stories and Autographs

4:00 PM Damon Dotson in Sprint Legends Lounge

6:00 PM Winged Nation Live Broadcast

7:15 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals

8:00 PM National Anthem, Color Guard

After the races Free Dance – Pit Gate Party

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH

8 AM Slideways Karting Center Mini-Nationals

8:30 AM National Sprint Car Museum Golf Classic – Bos Landen

10 AM Helicopter Rides at Slideways Karting Center

11:00 AM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

12:00 – 7:00 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Show Pavilion

1:00 PM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

2:00 PM Fan Fest – FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Drivers Stories and Autographs

3:00 PM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

4:00 PM TBD Band – Sprint Legends Lounge

6:00 PM Winged Nation Live Broadcast

7:15 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals

Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge

8:00 PM National Anthem, Color Guard

After the races Free Dance – Band

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th

8 AM Slideways Karting Center Mini-Nationals

8 AM-3 PM Bizarre Bazaare Downtown

10 AM Helicopter Rides at Slideways Carting Center

10 AM FVP Knoxville Nationals Race Parade – Downtown Knoxville

11:00 AM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

12:00 – 7:00 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Show Pavilion

12:30 PM Annual Hall of Fame & Museum Racing Auction, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, 2nd floor

1:00 PM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

2:00 PM Fan Fest – FVP Knoxville Nationals Lifestyle Experience – Drivers Stories and Autographs

3:00 PM Fan Fair Forums – National Sprint Car Hall Museum

4:00 PM TBD Band Sprint Legends Lounge

6:00 PM Winged Nation Live Broadcast

7:15 PM FVP Knoxville Nationals Finals

8:00 PM National Anthem, Color Guard

Schedule Subject to Change

WHERE

Knoxville Raceway is located at the north edge of Knoxville on SR 14 (located on the Marion County Fairgrounds). Click on the link for a map ( http://tinyurl.com/kg4u3p6)

 

ABOUT THE TRACK

Knoxville Raceway is a semi-banked, 1/2-mile oval. The track record of 14.407 seconds was established by Brooke Tatnell on May 6, 2006.

Previous A-Feature winners of the Knoxville Nationals:

2012 – Donny Schatz

2011 – Donny Schatz

2010 – Tim Shaffer

2009 – Donny Schatz

2008 – Donny Schatz

2007 – Donny Schatz

2006 – Donny Schatz

2005 – Kraig Kinser

2004 – Danny Lasoski

2003 – Danny Lasoski

2002 – Steve Kinser

2001 – Danny Lasoski

2000 – Mark Kinser

1999 – Mark Kinser

1998 – Danny Lasoski

1997 – Dave Blaney

1996 – Mark Kinser

1995 – Steve Kinser

1994 – Steve Kinser

1993 – Steve Kinser

1992 – Steve Kinser

1991 – Steve Kinser

1990 – Bobby Allen

1989 – Doug Wolfgang

1988 – Steve Kinser

1987 – Steve Kinser

1986 – Steve Kinser

1985 – Doug Wolfgang

1984 – Doug Wolfgang

1983 – Sammy Swindell

1982 – Steve Kinser

1981 – Steve Kinser

1980 – Steve Kinser

1979 – Ron Shuman

1978 – Doug Wolfgang

1977 – Doug Wolfgang

1976 – Eddie Leavitt

1975 – Eddie Leavitt

1974 – Dick Gaines

1973 – Kenny Weld

1972 – Kenny Weld

1971 – Jan Opperman

1970 – Joe Saldana

1969 – Ken Gritz

1968 – Ray Lee Goodwin

1967 – Thad Dosher

1966 – Jay Woodside

1965 – Kenny Weld

1964 – Kenny Weld

1963 – Greg Weld

1962 – Jerry Richert Sr.

1961 – Roy Robbins

TICKETS

Tickets for Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway can be purchased by visiting www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com

FORMAT

Wednesday and Thursday

Order of Events: Hot laps, Qualifications, Last Chance Heats, 5 Heats, C feature, B feature, A feature.

Qualifications – 200 points are awarded for quick timer, 198 for second quick, 196 for third, etc. Only the top 50 qualifiers make the heats, the rest are put in the last chance heats in which the first eight finishers will fill the back of that night’s C feature (starting in the sixth row).

Last Chance Heats (for drivers out of the top 50 in Qual.) – 50 points awarded to the winner, 47 for 2nd, etc.

Heats – 100 points are awarded for the heat winner, points go down by three: 97, 94, 91, 88, etc.

Heats are inverted (8-10) – This sets up the best racing of the week. Top four finishers go to A, next four to B, last two to C.

C feature – Top two finishers go to back of the B. Third place is worth 96 pts., 2nd is 94, etc.

B feature – The top four finishers transfer to the tail of the A. The B awards 142 points for fifth, 140 for sixth and so on by twos.

A feature – The A feature points are the same as time trials: 200, 198, 196 etc. This explains how a driver cannot make the A, but if he timed well may have more points than someone who did make the A.

First tie breaker is finish position in respective main event. Next tie breaker is rank in time trial. Other tie breaking criteria may be implemented if needed.

A perfect score (quick time, heat win, feature win) is 500. The top 16 in points from Wed. and Thurs. are locked in to Saturday’s program, however there is more racing to do on Friday.

Friday

The new format from 2012 will see the top 4 finishers from the A-Main move into spots 17-20 in Saturday’s A-Main. Friday’s event will consist of qualifying, heats, D, C, B and A-Main as well as the Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge.

SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge – This is an international invitational event. The lineup is inverted according to points accrued on Wednesday and Thursday. It has no bearing on Saturday’s lineups.

Saturday

E feature, D feature, C feature, B feature, FVP Knoxville Nationals Championship feature. The B, C, D, and E feature will take the top four finishers to the tail of the next event (if there are scratches, there may be more taken for a particular event)

PURSE

Wednesday and Thursday:

Quick time overall: $1,000

Heats: 1. $150.00 2. $125.00 3. $100.00 4. $90.00 5. $80.00 6. $70.00 7. $60.00 8. $50.00 9. $50.00 10. $50.00

C Feature: 1. $150.00 2. $150.00 3. $150 4. $150 5. $250.00 6. $200.00 7. $175.00 8. $150.00 9. $140.00 10. $130.00 11. $120.00 12. $110.00 13. $110.00 14. $100.00 15. $100.00 16. $90.00 17. $80.00 18. $70.00 19. $60.00 20. $50.00

B Feature: 1. $200.00 2. $200.00 3. $200.00 4. $200.00 5. $600.00 6. $550.00 7. $500.00 8. $475.00 9. $450.00 10. $425.00 11. $400.00 12. $375.00 13. $350.00 14. $325.00 15. $300.00 16. $275.00 17. $260.00 18. $250.00 19. $240.00 20. $225.00 21. $200.00 22. $200.00 23. $200.00 24. $200.00

A Feature: 1. $12,000.00 2. $10,000.00 3. $7,000.00 4. $6,000.00 5. $5,000.00 6. $4,000.00 7. $3,500.00 8. $2,500.00 9. $2,000.00 10. $1,750.00 11. $1,500.00 12. $1,400.00 13. $1,300.00 14. $1,250.00 15. $1,200.00 16. $1,150.00 17. $1,100.00 18. $1,050.00 19. $1,000.00 20. $1,000.00 21. $1,000.00 22. $1,000.00 23. $1,000.00 24. 1,000.00

Friday:

B Mains: 1. $800.00 2. $800.00 3. $1,200.00 4. $1,100.00 5. $1,000.00 6. $950 7. $900.00 8. $850.00 9. $825.00 10. $800.00 11. $775.00 12. $750.00 13. $725.00 14. $700.00 15. $675.00 16. $650.00 17. $625.00 18. $600.00 19. $575.00 20. $550.00 21. $525.00 22. $500.00

A Main: 1. $4,000.00 2. $4,000.00 3. $4,000.00 4. $4,000.00 5. $5,000.00 6. $4,000 7. $3,000.00 8. $3,000.00 9. $3,000.00 10. $3,000.00 11. $3000.00 12. $2,500.00 13. $2,400.00 14. $2,300.00 15. $2,200.00 16. $2,100.00 17. $2,000.00 18. $1,900.00 19. $1,800.00 20. $1,700.00 21. $1,600.00 22. $1,500.00 23. $1,400.00 24. $1,300.00

Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge: 1. $10,000.00 2. $5,000.00 3. $3,000.00 4. $2,500.00 5. $2,000.00 6. $1,800.00 7. $1,700.00 8. $1,600.00 9. $1,500.00 10. $1,400.00 11. $1,300.00 12. $1,200.00 13. $1,100.00 14. $1,075.00 15. $1,050.00 16. $1,025.00 17. $625.00 18. $600.00 19. $575.00 20. $550.00 21. $545 22. $540 23. $535 24. $530

Saturday:

Best Appearing Crew: 1. $1,000 2. $500 3. $300

E Feature: 1. $600.00 2. $600.00 3. $600.00 4. $600.00 5. $800.00 6. $775.00 7. $750.00 8. $725.00 9. $700.00 10. $675.00 11. $650.00 12. $625.00 13. $600.00 14. $575.00 15. $550.00 16. $475.00 17. $450.00 18. $425.00 19. $400.00 20. $375.00 21. $350.00 22. $325.00

D Feature: 1. $800.00 2. $800.00 3. $800.00 4. $800.00 5. $1,200.00 6. $1,100.00 7. $1,000.00 8. $950.00 9. $900.00 10. $850.00 11. $825.00 12. $800.00 13. $775.00 14. $750.00 15. $725.00 16. $700.00 17. $675.00 18. $650.00 19. $625.00 20. $600.00 21. $575.00 22. $550.00

C Feature: 1. $1,000.00 2. $1,000.00 3. $1,000.00 4. $1,000.00 5. $2,000.00 6. $1,750.00 7. $1,500.00 8. $1,400.00 9. $1,300.00 10. $1,250.00 11. $1,225.00 12. $1,200.00 13. $1,175.00 14. $1,150.00 15. $1,125.00 16. $1,100.00 17. $1,050.00 18. $1,000.00 19. $950.00 20. $900.00 21. $850.00 22. $825.00

B Feature: 1. $1,000.00 2. $1,000.00 3. $1,000.00 4. $1,000.00 5. $8,000.00 6. $7,000.00 7. $6,000.00 8. $5,000.00 9. $4,000.00 10. $3,500.00 11. $3,000.00 12. $2,500.00 13. $2,250.00 14. $2,000.00 15. $1,750.00 16. $1,500.00 17. $1,450.00 18. $1,400.00 19. $1,350.00 20. $1,300.00 21. $1,250.00 22. $1,200.00 23. $1,150.00 24. $1,100.00

A Feature: 1. $150,000.00 2. $75,000.00 3. $37,500.00 4. $26,000.00 5. $21,000.00 6. $20,000.00 7. $19,000.00 8. $18,000.00 9. $17,000.00 10. $16,000.00 11. $15,000.00 12. $14,000.00 13. $13,000.00 14. $12,000.00 15. $11,000.00 16. $10,500.00 17. $10,000.00 18. $10,000.00 19. $10,000.00 20. $10,000.00 21. $10,000.00 22. $10,000.00 23. $9,500.00 24. $9,500.00

DRIVER INFO

The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:

Cody Darrah – CodyDarrah.com

Craig Dollansky – DollanskyRacing.com

David Gravel – DavidGravel89G.com

Chad Kemenah – ChadKemenah.com

Kraig Kinser – KraigKinser.com

Steve Kinser – SteveKinser.com

Kerry Madsen – KenericRacing.com

Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com

Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com

Bill Rose – BillRoseRacing.com

Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com

Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com

Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com

Sammy Swindell – SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.com

For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com

WINNERS: Donny Schatz – 13 (Kings Speedway on April 12, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6, Knoxville Raceway on May 11, Williams Grove Speedway on May 17, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 27, Jackson Speedway on June 14 Knoxville Raceway June 15, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 5, Limaland Motorsports Park on July 11 Lernerville Speedway July 16 Williams Grove Speedway July 20, Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 21 and Ohsweken Speedway on July 30); Daryn Pittman – 8 (Perris Auto Speedway on April 13, Tucson International Raceway on March 9, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, Eldora Speedway on May 4, New Egypt Speedway on May 21 Dodge City Raceway Park on July 6 Lernerville Speedway on July 16 and Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on July 23); Tim Kaeding – 7 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 7, Tri-State Speedway on April 20, Elko Speedway on May 10 LaSalle Speedway on Jun 29 and Huset’s Speedway on July 3); Craig Dollansky – 6 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 Salina Highbanks Speedway on April 27, 34 Raceway on June 6, Lakeside Speedway on June 8 and Beaver Dam Raceway on June 29 ); Paul McMahan – 3 (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 24, I-96 Raceway on June 1 and I-55 Raceway on Aug. 3); Sammy Swindell – 2(Merced Speedway on March 29 and Cedar Lake Speedway on June 30); Kerry Madsen – 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 3 and Eldora Speedway on July 12) ;Danny Dietrich – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 17); Shane Golobic – 1 (Antioch Speedway on April 5); Kraig Kinser – 1 (Orange County Fair Speedway on May 20); Steve Kinser – 1 (El Paso Speedway Park on April 16); Kyle Larson – 1 (Stockton 99 Dirt Track on March 22); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17); Terry McCarl – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16),); David Gravel – 1 (I-94 Speedway on June 22) Brad Sweet – 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 13)

LISTEN LIVE: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, including this week’s Knoxville Nationals. Visit DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features.

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.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races for $20,000 to win at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the Ironman 55.