At a Glance: Schatz in Winning State-of-Mind

With a third of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series’ 2019 season complete, 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz has already set himself up for another championship run.

Three wins. Nine podiums. Fifteen top-five and 21 top-10 finishes – the most of all drivers. And currently sits atop the points standings by 48 points over Brad Sweet.

To most drivers, that would be an A-plus start to the season. But to Schatz, “it’s a straight C.”

“We would’ve liked to have more wins, but when you can’t win races you’ve got to do the next best thing, that’s get the best finish you can,” said Schatz, who had nine wins at this point last year.  “We’ve had a lot more respectable finishes than years prior, we just don’t have the wins to go along with it. That’s just part of racing.”

There’s no discouragement, though. Schatz said, he and is Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team are focused on winning more and they’re heading into the part of the season when they typically do just that.

Starting off the summer stretch of the races, the Series on Tuesday, June 4, heads to Fairbury Speedway, then treks north to Schatz’s home state of North Dakota for the Northern Tour at River Cities Speedway on Friday, June 7, and caps the week off at Granite City Speedway on Saturday, June 8.

Schatz has been one of the most successful drivers at River Cities Speedway and Granite City Speedway. He’s won nine of the last 12 races at the North Dakota track and he’s won two of the three times the Series has raced at Granite City Speedway.

But for Fairbury Speedway, he said he’ll have to pick up the pace a little bit from last year. In the Series’ first visit to the quarter-mile Illinois track, Schatz finished eight, while Sheldon Haudenschild claimed the victory. Schatz called the track, “racy,” though and knows it can put on a good show, having seen videos of stellar Late Model races there.

And while he’s been dominate at River Cities Speedway in the past, Schatz acknowledged that doesn’t guarantee him another win this year.

“We’ve had a lot of success there, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to do us any good going there this time,” he said. “We’ll do our best to get ourselves qualified well and try to fight for the win. It’s one of them places you know when you go, get a good baseline, you can run around the place really well and you can race from the back if you have to.”

He wouldn’t call racing in his home state a “home-field advantage” either. With the World of Outlaws racing at several different tracks week to week, he said there never really is a home-field advantage.

Although, with the track being an hour down the road from his house, he said that probably plays into the psychological factor.

He credits the work of his team for his success at the speedway. This year, though, he’ll be working with a new crew chief.

His Crew Chief Ricky Warner went to work for Ford this year, to help develop Ford’s 410 Sprint Car engine. Filling his position is the team’s longtime Car Chief Steve Swenson – the backbone of the team, according to Schatz.

“We’ve both been at Tony Stewart Racing the same amount of time,” Schatz said. “He’s doing a great job. We communicate well. We’ve been around each other long enough to know what our expectations are. He settles for nothing less than the best. So, if I’ve got an ass chewing coming, I’m going to get it. And likewise. There’s a lot of history, a lot of comradery there.”

Coming into the 2019 season, Schatz said there were some new things he and Swenson wanted to try. So far, they’ve worked. A few tracks they weren’t good at before, Schatz said, they’ve run better at this year.

“You learn from your mistakes,” Schatz said. “That’s all you can do.”

Shocks have been one of the biggest changes he’s focused on this year. The team has never been loyal to one particular shock company, Schatz said, but he wanted to make sure Penske shocks were on all four corners of the car this year.

“To me, they’ve got the best product and they’ve had to work overtime and we’ve had to work overtime to get the feel I want, but they’ve got it,” Schatz said. “And that’s shown the last couple of weeks. We’re happy about that. That means we can only build from here. Hopefully it starts turning into wins.”

He and his team recently made history by winning the World of Outlaws’ first ever race at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the inaugural Music City Outlaw Nationals. After the win, his C grade for the season didn’t change. There are still many races to go. Still many chances to turn consistent top-five finishes into consistent wins.

“The important part with this is it’s our livelihood, it’s our love, but also you’ve got to have fun at it,” Schatz said. “And we’re having a lot of fun. Some days when you don’t have the result you want, the fun factor is what you look at. You try to turn that fun into wins.”

NEW & NOTES

• Before the race at Fairbury Speedway, in Fairbury, Ill., Steidinger Foods is giving fans the chance to meet NASCAR-star Kyle Larson, who recently won at Lawrenceburg Speedway and is $1 million wealthier after winning the Cup Series’ All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On race day at the speedway, Larson will be signing autographs in the north-side concession lot at 4:30 p.m.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

WHEN & WHERE
Tuesday, June 4, at Fairbury Speedway in Fairbury, Ill. for the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown
-Grandstand gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with Hot Laps at 6:30 p.m. and Racing at about 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 7, at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. for the Northern Tour
-Grandstand gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with Hot Laps at 6:30 p.m. and Racing at about 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 8, at Granite City Speedway in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
-Grandstand gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with Hot Laps at 6:30 p.m. and Racing at about 7:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE TRACK
Fairbury Speedway is a semi-banked, 1/4-mile track.
Online – FairburySpeedway.com
Phone – (309) 838-9304

River Cities Speedway is a high-banked, 3/10-mile track. The track record is 9.269 sec. set by Jason Meyers on Aug. 21, 2009.
Online – RiverCitiesSpeedway.com
Phone – (701) 780-0999

Granite City Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track. The track record is 10.720 sec. set by Sammy Swindell on June 17, 2015.
Online – GCSpeedway.com
Phone – (715) 497-8916

TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased by going to WorldofOutlaws.com/tix or by calling 844-DIRT-TIX.

1/4-MILE, 3/10-MILE and 3/8-MILE WINNERS THIS YEAR
There have been three races on a 1/4-mile track, so far, this year. Carson Macedo won at Silver Dollar Speedway on March 15. Donny Schatz won at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on May 31 and Shane Stewart won at the speedway on June 1.

There have been no races on a 3/10-mile track, so far, this season.

There have been six races on a 3/8-mille track, so far, this year. Logan Schuchart won at the Stockton Dirt Track on March 16. David Gravel won at Keller Auto Speedway on March 29. Brad Sweet won at USA Raceway on April 5. Lance Dewease won at Lincoln Speedway on May 15. And Kyle Larson won at Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 27.

FAIRBURY SPEEDWAY PREVIOUS WINNERS
2018 – Sheldon Haudenschild on June 5

RIVER CITIES SPEEDWAY PREVIOUS WINNERS
2018 – Donny Schatz on June 15, Donny Schatz on Aug. 17
2017 – David Gravel on June 16, Donny Schatz on Aug. 18
2016 – Donny Schatz on June 17, Donny Schatz on Aug. 26
2015 – Donny Schatz on June 19, Donny Schatz on Aug. 21
2014 – Donny Schatz on June 20, Daryn Pittman on Aug. 15
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

GRANITE CITY SPEEDWAY PREVIOUS WINNERS
2017 – Donny Schatz on June 20
2016 – Shane Stewart on June 15
2015 – Donny Schatz on June 17

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DRIVER INFO
Follow World of Outlaws full-time drivers on Twitter:
Brad Sweet – @BradSweet49
Brent Marks – @bmracing19
Carson Macedo – @carson_macedo
Daryn Pittman – @darynpittman
David Gravel – @DavidGravel
Donny Schatz – @donnyschatz
Ian Madsen – @IanMadsen
Jacob Allen – @JacobAllen1A
Jason Sides – @SidesMotorsport
Kraig Kinser – @KraigKinser11k
Logan Schuchart – @Lschuchart1s
Shane Stewart – @shanestewart_5
Sheldon Haudenschild – @Haudenschild_17

AROUND THE TURN: Following this week’s events, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will next race at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

2019 STATS
There have been 23 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Feature events this season.

FEATURE WINNERS (14 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 3
– Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 3
– Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 3
2 – Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 2
– Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 2
– Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pa. – 2
3 – Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 1
– Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 1
– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 1
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 1
– Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. – 1
– Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. – 1
– Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1
– Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 1

DRYDENE HEAT RACE WINNERS (32 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 8
2– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 7
– Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 7
3– Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 6
– Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 6
4 – Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 4
– David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 4
5 – Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. – 3
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 3
– Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 3
– Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 3
6 – Rico Abreu, St. Helena, Calif. – 2
– Brian Brown, Higginsville, Mo. – 2
– Jacob Allen, Hanover, Pa. – 2
– Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 2
– Tim Kaeding, San Jose, Calif. – 2
– Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pa. – 2
– Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. – 2
– Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 2
– Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, Calif. – 2
– Brent Marks, Myerstown, Pa. – 2
7 – Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, Ind. – 1
– Christopher Bell, Norman, Okla. – 1
– Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tenn. – 1
– Cory Eliason, Visalia, Calif. – 1
– Willie Croft, Roseville, Calif. – 1
– Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, Iowa – 1
– Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, Ind. – 1
– Freddie Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. – 1
– Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, Pa. – 1
– Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, Wis. – 1
– Tony Stewart, Columbus, Ind. – 1

DIRTVISION FAST PASS DASH WINNERS (19 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 3
2 – Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 2
– David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 2
– Christopher Bell, Norman, Okla. – 2
3 – Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 1
– Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 1
– Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 1
– Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1
– Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 1
– Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 1
– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 1
– Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pa. – 1
– Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. – 1
– Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1
– Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 1
– Bill Balog, Hartland, Wis. – 1
– Jeff Swindell, Memphis, Tenn. – 1

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (20 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – Rico Abreu, St. Helena, Calif. – 2
2 – Cale Conley, Vienna, W.Va. – 1
– Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Wash. – 1
– Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 1
– Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 1
– Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1
– Tim Kaeding, San Jose, Calif. – 1
– Brent Marks, Myerstown, Pa. – 1
– Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
– Carson Short, Marion, Ill. – 1
– Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 1
– T.J. Stutts, Liverpool, Pa. – 1
– Cory Haas, York, Pa. – 1
– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 1
– Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tenn. – 1
– Cale Thomas, Fairland, Ind. – 1
– James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Australia – 1
– Jim Stinson, Vandalia, Ohio – 1

C-MAIN WINNERS (6 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 1
– Brent Marks, Myerstown, Pa. – 1
– Freddie Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. – 1
– Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 1
– Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. – 1
– Jim Stinson, Vandalia, Ohio – 1

PODIUM FINISHES (24 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – # of podiums
1 – Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 9
2 – Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 7
– David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 7
– Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 7
4 – Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 5
5 – Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 3
– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 3
– Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. – 3
– Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 3
6 – Christopher Bell, Norman, Okla. – 2
– Tim Kaeding, San Jose, Calif. – 2
– Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 2
– Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pa. – 2
– Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, Calif. – 2
– Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. – 2
7 – Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 1
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 1
– Rico Abreu, St. Helena, Calif. – 1
– Jacob Allen, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, Pa. – 1
– James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Australia – 1
– Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 1
– Bill Balog, Hartland, Wis. – 1
– Brent Marks, Myerstown, Pa. – 1

HARD CHARGER AWARD (16 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C. Awards
1 – Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 3
– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 3
2 – Cory Eliason, Santa Cruz, Calif. – 2
– Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 2
– Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
3 – David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 1
– Chad Kemenah, Alveda, Ohio – 1
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 1
– Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1
– Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, Ind. – 1
– Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, Mo. – 1
– Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Ind. – 1
– Brent Marks, Myerstown, Pa. – 1
– Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. – 1
– James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Australia – 1
– Derek Hagar, Marion, Ark. – 1

TOTAL LAPS LED (20 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps
1 – Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 67
2 – Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 66
3 – David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 65
4 – Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 53
5 – Christopher Bell, Norman, Okla. – 52
6 – Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 51
7 – Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 49
8 – Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pa. – 35
9 – Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. – 34
10 – Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 33
11 – Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 32
12 – Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, Calif. – 32
13 – Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 30
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 30
14 – Bill Balog, Hartland, Wis. – 22
15 – Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. – 19
16 – Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 15
17 – Jacob Allen, Hanover, Pa. – 10
18 – Brent Marks, Myerstown, Pa. – 10
19 – Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. – 6

QUALIFYING QUICK TIME (14 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs
1 – Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 4
2 – Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 2
– Jacob Allen, Hanover, Pa. – 2
– Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
– David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 2
– Shane Stewart, Bixby, Okla. – 2
– Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 2
3 – Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, Ind. – 1
– Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 1
– Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. – 1
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 1
– Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pa. – 1
– Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, Pa. – 1
– Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 1

FASTEST IN PRACTICE (13 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – # of times fastest
1 – Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 3 (Two sets of Hot Laps at Arizona Speedway)
– David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. – 3
– Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 3
2 – Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pa. – 2
– Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 2
– Aaron Reutzel, Clute, Texas – 2
– Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
– Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. – 2
3 – Brian Brown, Higginsville, Mo. – 1
– Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– Freddie Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. – 1
– Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tenn. – 1

2019 World of Outlaws Schedule & Winners
No./ Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins)
1. Friday, Feb. 8 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Daryn Pittman (1)
2. Saturday, Feb. 9 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Daryn Pittman (2)
3. Sunday, Feb. 10 / Volusia Speedway Park/ Baberville, Fla. / Rainout-Canceled
4. Friday, Feb. 22 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, Texas / Rainout-Canceled
5. Saturday, Feb. 23 / LoneStar Speedway / Kilgore, Texas / Rainout-Canceled
6. Wednesday, Feb. 27 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Tim Shaffer (1)
7. Thursday, Feb. 28 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Donny Schatz (1)
8. Friday, March 8 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Rainout-Canceled
9. Saturday, March 9 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Ian Madsen (1)
10. Friday, March 15 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, Calif. / Carson Macedo (1)
11. Saturday, March 16 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, Calif. / Logan Schuchart (1)
12. Friday, March 22 / Ocean Speedway / Watsonville, Calif. / Rainout-Canceled
13. Saturday, March 23 / Placerville Speedway / Placerville, Calif. / Rainout-Rescheduled for Sept. 11
14. Friday, March 29 / Keller Auto Speedway / Hanford, Calif. / David Gravel (1)
15. Saturday, March 30 / Perris Auto Speedway / Perris, Calif. / Aaron Reutzel (1)
16. Friday, April 5 / USA Raceway / Tucson, Ariz. / Brad Sweet (1)
17. Saturday, April 6 / Arizona Speedway / Queen Creek, Ariz. / David Gravel (2)
18. Friday, April 12 / Devil’s Bowl Speedway / Mesquite, Texas / Logan Schuchart (2)
19. Saturday, April 13 / Devil’s Bowl Speedway / Mesquite, Texas / Rainout-Canceled
20. Friday, April 26 / Lake Ozark Speedway / Eldon, Mo. / Brad Sweet (2)
21. Saturday, April 27 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway / Pevely, Mo. / Rainout-Canceled
22. Sunday, April 28 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, Ill. / Postponed-Rescheduled for Sept. 25
23. Friday, May 3 / Riverside International Speedway / West Memphis, Ark. / Rainout-Canceled
24. Saturday, May 4 / Tri-State International Speedway / Haubstadt, Ind. / Postponed-Rescheduled for Oct. 13
25. Friday, May 10 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / Donny Schatz (2)
26. Saturday, May 11 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / Postponed-Rescheduled for July 17
27. Wednesday, May 15 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, Pa. / Lance Dewease (1)
28. Friday, May 17 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / David Gravel (3)
29. Saturday, May 18 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Lance Dewease (2)
30. Sunday, May 19 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / Rainout-Canceled
31. Tuesday, May 21 / Bridgeport Speedway / Bridgeport, NJ / Danny Dietrich (1)
32. Friday, May 24 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / Giovanni Scelzi (1)
33. Saturday, May 25 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC / Logan Schuchart (3)
34. Monday, May 27 / Lawrenceburg Speedway / Lawrenceburg, Ind. / Kyle Larson (1)
35. Friday, May 31 / Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway / Nashville, Tenn. / Donny Schatz (3)
36. Saturday, June 1 / Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway / Nashville, Tenn. / Shane Stewart (1)

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