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SCHATZ CAPS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH CHARGE

Franklin, Pa. (May 30) - Moving forward has been the goal during the month of May in World of Outlaws (WoO) action for Donny Schatz, the four-time and reigning WoO champion. After Saturday's thrilling victory in Charlotte, Schatz raced the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) No. 15 Armor All/STP/ParkerStore J&J from 17th to fifth Sunday night in his first career appearance at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa.

The competition is so close in 2010 and Schatz narrowly missed the heat race inversion when he qualified 17th in the field of 38 cars. He was the 27th car to hit the semi-banked half-mile oval and with a surface continuing to slow down, he his lap of 16.523 seconds wasn't enough for him to bump Chad Kemenah (16.493) and get a front row starting spot. Instead, Schatz raced to fourth in the first heat and worked with his Armor All crew to dial in the No. 15 J&J.

Schatz surged forward during the 25-lap A-Feature. He worked his way into the top-10 by lap nine and continue pressuring the drivers in front of him as the race went non-stop and only took about 9 minutes to complete. Jason Sides held off Steve Kinser for the win, while Dale Blaney and Lucas Wolfe finished just ahead of Schatz.

The team will return to their TSR shop in Brownsburg, Ind. while Schatz heads back to Fargo for a couple of days before their first visit to famed Knoxville Raceway for the Hall of Fame weekend event on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

SCHATZ THRILLS PACKED HOUSE IN CHARLOTTE

CONCORD, N.C. - (May 29) Donny Schatz has won a lot of races during the previous four seasons en route to winning four consecutive World of Outlaws titles. This season's "Drive for Five" started with a victory on Feb. 5 and on Saturday night, Schatz broke his win draught by scoring a thrilling victory in the Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown.

“It feels good to get Armor All and STP back where they belong in Victory Lane,” said Schatz. “I can’t thank my guys enough. We beat ourselves up pretty bad and shouldn’t have, but we did. We learned a lot through it all about each other and I think it made us a lot stronger.”

Tony Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser
 To Appear at Charlotte Area ParkerStore and Bass Pro Shops

World of Outlaws Champions To Sign Autographs, Meet with Fans Thursday

INDIANAPOLIS (May 24, 2010) - Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser will make appearances in the Charlotte, N.C., area this week in advance of Friday night’s World of Outlaws (WoO) Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown being contested at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Schatz and the TSR No. 15 Armor All/STP/ParkerStore team will be at Carolina Fluidair Thursday (May 27) from 11-1 p.m. EDT, while Kinser and the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops team will be at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Retail Store Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

SCHATZ 12TH IN MICHIGAN

Lake Odessa, Mich. (May 23) - The last three weekends have seen Donny Schatz earn a front row starting position in World of Outlaws action. Unfortunately, none of those starts ended in victory for Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing Armor All/STP team. The bad luck continued on Saturday night at I-96 Speedway in Michigan.

Schatz won the third heat and dominated the dash event to earn the pole position in the 30-lap A-Feature. The four-time and reigning champion ran second behind early leader Danny Lasoski before falling to third on a restart halfway through the race. Trouble struck again on lap 18 when Schatz for the second time in the last three weeks relinquished a top three position when his left rear tire exploded. The TSR crew replaced the tire and Schatz rejoined the field eventually working his way back to finish 12th.

The finish was his fifth outside the top-10 in 19 2010 WoO starts. He'll look to rebound next Friday in Charlotte when he competes the Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown from The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The action will air live on SPEED beginning at 7 p.m. CDT.