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TULARE WEEKEND RECAP

Written by Bill Klingbeil

BAD BREAK ENDS WEEKEND IN CALIFORNIA

TULARE, CA - Donny Schatz knew his weekend visit to Thunderbowl Raceway in central California wasn't going to be easy. The defending World of Outlaws champion battled his way to fourth on Friday night, but on Saturday night, he wasn't as fortunate. After being involved in a "racing deal" in Saturday's feature, the end result was his first DNF of the season.

"We were obviously going out there to win a couple of races," admitted Schatz, who fell from first to fourth in the WoO standings. "Coming from 13th to fourth on Friday had us feeling like we were on the right path. The track was really fast and pretty heavy, so seeing all those accidents wasn't a surprise. I knew starting where I did on Saturday that I need to be really aware of what was going on around me. Unfortunately, I didn't see Tim spinning and had no where to go."

Schatz piloted the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) No. 15 Armor All/STP/Chevy/ParkerStore J&J methodically through the field in Friday night's crashfest. He avoided trouble in the 35-lap feature event ultimately earning his fourth top-four finish in the first four WoO races of 2010.

The luck he had on Friday night turned on him Saturday in the feature event. After qualifying fifth and finishing third in the Dash event, Schatz was running in the top-five following a lap 11 restart. Third place running Tim Kaeding lost control of his car and spun into Schatz, turning the No. 15 upside down. The TSR crew quickly made enough repairs for Schatz to return. He was without a nose wing and raced that way for three laps before another yellow slowed the action. During the caution, Schatz darted into the pits hoping to add a nose wing for the final 20 laps. The changes weren't made before the race restarted and Schatz was credited with a 20th-place finish.

"With the front wing knocked off, I was just going to ride around out there. I figured I'd come in on the next yellow. I came in and we just didn't get everything done in time to get back out there. It is what is and we'll look to bounce back in Texas next week."

Last spring, Schatz finished second at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas and second at Houston Raceway Park on consecutive nights. He'll try to finish one spot better at each this weekend with back-to-back races on Friday and Saturday night.

THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY PREVIEW

Written by Bill Klingbeil
Tony Stewart Racing Outlaw Teams Seek Gold in California INDIANAPOLIS (March 3, 2010) – Competitors love the challenge of beating the best. In the last few weeks, dozens of triumphant athletes left Vancouver with a gold medal draping around their neck. Those Olympians who left without the ultimate prize know it will take more work to achieve the goal of Olympic glory, and they’ll have to wait four years to try again. Fortunately for competitors in the rugged World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series, their schedule offers more than 80 nights of competition each year to showcase their talents in search of glory. A quick turnaround is exactly what Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz need after each left a chance at victory get away last Friday night in the WoO’s Second Annual Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic. Both are ready to move on and chase their second victory of the season this Friday night, when the Outlaws resume their 2010 campaign at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.
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LAS VEGAS SUPER SPRINT CLASSIC RECAP

Written by Bill Klingbeil

SNAKE EYES COME UP FOR SCHATZ IN VEGAS

LAS VEGAS - (Feb. 26) The "City of Lights" has been pretty good to Donny Schatz through the years. He closed the 1999 and 2004 WoO season with wins at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He clinched his first WoO championship with a victory at the track in 2006. Last February, he scored his sixth career win at the half-mile dirt oval, and on Friday, he was looking to make it two in the row at the Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic.

For 27 laps it looked like Schatz was going to get lucky number seven, but it wasn't in the cards on this night. The Fargo, N.D. racer kicked off the evening by turning the fifth fastest lap in qualifying driving the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) No. 15 Armor All/STP/ParkerStore J&J. Later in the night, he dominated the six-lap Dash event to earn his first pole of the season.

In the 30-lap A-Feature, Schatz quickly surged ahead and was working his way though traffic pounding the cushion. On lap 10, he went to the bottom in turns three and four to pass a lapped car only to have Joey Saldana get by him to take the lead. After a yellow slowed the action one lap later, Schatz regained the post on a restart and continued leading until the next caution slowed the race on lap 17. The race went green for the final 13 laps and with two laps remaining Jason Meyers used the low groove to get past Schatz. While still in hot pursuit of the lead, Schatz saw his TSR teammate, Steve Kinser, take the lead from Meyers going into the final corner. Schatz was in striking distance to get them both at the finish line, but came up just short.

“Any time you lead a race and don’t win, you’re not going to be happy,” Schatz said. “We wanted to get the victory and felt like we were good enough to. The fans got to see a great race, but the outcome wasn’t what our team hoped it was going to be.”

Schatz and the Armor All crew will be back in action this weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. They will be looking for victory number two of the season and third of Schatz' career at the 3/8-mile dirt oval.

LAS VEGAS SUPER SPRINT CLASSIC PREVIEW

Written by Bill Klingbeil

Tony Stewart Racing Teammates Look to Continue World of Outlaws Winning Streak at Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 23, 2010) –The number seven has special meaning in Las Vegas. Whether it’s the result of a lucky roll of the dice or the outcome of just the right pull on those finicky slot machines, a seven in the “Entertainment Capitol of the World” oftentimes equals cash in your pocket. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) has a pair of World of Outlaws (WoO) aces hoping seven is the lucky number in Friday night’s Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Twenty-time WoO champion Steve Kinser, driver of the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider Maxim, and four-time and defending WoO champion Donny Schatz, driver the TSR No. 15 Armor All/STP/ParkerStore J&J, each have six career wins at the half-mile dirt track and each is vying to become the track’s first seven-time winner.

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