Donny Schatz: “I’m glad things happened at the right time”



BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK

• FAST QUALIFIER: Daryn Pittman paced the 36 cars that took time with an AMB i. t. timed lap around the semi-banked 3/8-mile oval in 14.565 seconds at 92.688 mph. For his qualifying effort, earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including:

• QUALIFYING WINNERS: Donny Schatz, Tim Shaffer, Randy Hannagan and Craig Dollansky won heat races… Dion Hindi won the B-Main… Jason Meyers won the Crane Cams dash.

• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 36 World of Outlaws A-Feature events held in 2007. The win list includes: Donny Schatz (February 9 at Volusia Speedway Park, March 3 at Manzanita Speedway, March 16 at Houston Raceway Park, April 28 at Knoxville Raceway, May 17 at Williams Grove Speedway, May 18 at Williams Grove Speedway, May 25 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway and June 25 at Black Hills Speedway), Steve Kinser (March 2 at USA Race Park, April 21 at Tri-State Speedway, May 15 at Lernerville Speedway, May 20 at New Egypt Speedway, May 28 at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, June 1 at Sharon Speedway and June 20 at Missouri State Fair Speedway), Joey Saldana (February 23 at Thunderbowl Raceway, March 17 at Pike County Speedway, March 24 at Volunteer Speedway, March 31 at Dixie Speedway, April 20 at Attica Raceway Park, June 5 at Kokomo Speedway and June 9 at Eagle Raceway), Danny Lasoski (April 6 at Paducah International Raceway, May 23 at Grandview Speedway and June 14 at Tri-City Speedway), Jason Meyers (April 13 at Eldora Speedway, May 11 at U. S. 36 Raceway and June 22 at Dodge City Raceway Park), Daryn Pittman (February 11 at Volusia Speedway Park, May 5 at Riverside International Speedway and June 23 at Dodge City Raceway Park), Craig Dollansky (May 12 at Lake Ozark Speedway), Tim Kaeding (February 24 at Thunderbowl Raceway), Kerry Madsen (February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park), Terry McCarl (June 16 at Knoxville Raceway) and Paul McMahan (June 2 at Eldora Speedway).

• 3/8-MILE WINNERS: Black Hills Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced 10 times on a track that size this season. The winners include: Jason Meyers (U. S. 36 Raceway and Dodge City Raceway Park), Steve Kinser (USA Race Park and Sharon Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Paducah International Raceway and Tri-City Speedway), Joey Saldana (Pike County Speedway and Dixie Speedway and Daryn Pittman (Dodge City Raceway Park) and Donny Schatz (Black Hills Speedway).

• UP NEXT: The Duel in the Dakotas at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota on Friday, June 29 and Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo on Saturday, June 30.

• UPCOMING EVENTS: A return to Cedar Lake Speedway in Wisconsin on July 1, followed by a visit to Huset’s Speedway in South Dakota on July3.

World of Outlaws Statistical Report: Black Hills Speedway; Rapid City, SD; June, 25, 2007

Qualifying

1) 21-Daryn Pittman 14.565

2) 83-Danny Lasoski 14.588

3) 11-Steve Kinser 14.732

4) 7S-Jason Sides 14.755

5) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr. 14.775

6) 11D-Dion Hindi 14.778

7) 24-Terry McCarl 14.807

8) R19-Jason Solwold 14.813

9) 15-Donny Schatz 14.881

10) 14-Jason Meyers 14.899

11) 11H-Kerry Madsen 14.906

12) 20-Paul McMahan 14.911

13) 8K-Zach Chappell 14.929

14) 5C-Chad Hillier 14.981

15) 1X-Randy Hannagan 15.028

16) 7-Craig Dollansky 15.044

17) 1Z-Dusty Zomer 15.072

18) 6-Tim Shaffer 15.118

19) 9-Joey Saldana 15.144

20) 2-Brooke Tatnell 15.208

21) 36-Jason Martin 15.271

22) 3X-Chad Kemenah 15.299

23) 22X-Matt Heinzerling 15.325

24) 10C-Jeremy Campbell 15.325

25) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 15.326

26) 9K-Brent Kronfuss 15.483

27) D1-Justin Henderson 15.576

28) 18-Brian Carlson 15.616

29) 35-Jac Haudenschild 15.628

30) 9M-Marlon Jones 15.637

31) OJ-Jeremy McCuen 15.641

32) 9A-Clint Anderson 15.643

33) OX-Brandon Mills 15.728

34) 3-Mike Pennel 16.330

35) X-Kass Cornella 16.427

36) 36D-Michelle Dodge 16.744

37) 12-Terry Pennel 16.774

Heat 1 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 15-Donny Schatz

2) 8K-Zach Chappell

3) 21-Daryn Pittman

4) 1Z-Dusty Zomer

5) 35-Jac Haudenschild

6) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.

7) 36-Jason Martin

8) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.

9) 12-Terry Pennel

10) OX-Brandon Mills

Heat 2 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 6-Tim Shaffer

2) 14-Jason Meyers

3) 83-Danny Lasoski

4) 3X-Chad Kemenah

5) 5C-Chad Hillier

6) 9K-Brent Kronfuss

7) 11D-Dion Hindi

8) 3-Mike Pennel

9) 9M-Marlon Jones

Heat 3 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 1X-Randy Hannagan

2) 11H-Kerry Madsen

3) 24-Terry McCarl

4) 9-Joey Saldana

5) 11-Steve Kinser

6) D1-Justin Henderson

7) 22X-Matt Heinzerling

8) OJ-Jeremy McCuen

9) X-Kass Cornella

Heat 4 (10 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 7-Craig Dollansky

2) 20-Paul McMahan

3) R19-Jason Solwold

4) 7S-Jason Sides

5) 2-Brooke Tatnell

6) 10C-Jeremy Campbell

7) 18-Brian Carlson

8) 36D-Michelle Dodge

9) 9A-Clint Anderson

Crane Cams Dash (8 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of

A-feature)

1) 14-Jason Meyers

2) 11H-Kerry Madsen

3) 6-Tim Shaffer

4) 15-Donny Schatz

5) 7-Craig Dollansky

6) 21-Daryn Pittman

7) 83-Danny Lasoski

8) 1X-Randy Hannagan

9) 20-Paul McMahan

10) 8K-Zach Chappell

B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)

1) 11D-Dion Hindi

2) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.

3) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.

4) 10C-Jeremy Campbell

5) 36-Jason Martin [$200]

6) D1-Justin Henderson [$200]

7) 9K-Brent Kronfuss [$200]

8) 18-Brian Carlson [$180]

9) 12-Terry Pennel [$175]

10) 22X-Matt Heinzerling [$160]

11) OJ-Jeremy McCuen [$150]

12) 3-Mike Pennel [$150]

13) 9A-Clint Anderson [$150]

14) 9M-Marlon Jones [$150]

15) OX-Brandon Mills [$150]

16) X-Kass Cornella [$150]

17) 36D-Michelle Dodge [$150]

A-main (35 laps) - Starting Position [#]

1) 15-Donny Schatz[4] [$10,000]

2) 11H-Kerry Madsen[2] [$5,500]

3) 14-Jason Meyers[1] [$3,200]

4) 83-Danny Lasoski[7] [$2,800]

5) 6-Tim Shaffer[3] [$2,500]

6) 7-Craig Dollansky[5] [$2,300]

7) 1X-Randy Hannagan[8] [$2,200]

8) 11-Steve Kinser[11] [$2,100]

9) 24-Terry McCarl[15] [$2,050]

10) 9-Joey Saldana[19] [$2,000]

11) 20-Paul McMahan[9] [$1,500]

12) 7S-Jason Sides[12] [$1,200]

13) R19-Jason Solwold[16] [$1,100]

14) 5C-Chad Hillier[17] [$1,050]

15) 3X-Chad Kemenah[21] [$1,000]

16) 2-Brooke Tatnell[20] [$900]

17) 1Z-Dusty Zomer[18] [$800]

18) 35-Jac Haudenschild[24] [$800]

19) 11D-Dion Hindi[14] [$800]

20) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[22] [$800]

21) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr. [13] [$800]

22) 21-Daryn Pittman[6] [$800]

23) 8K-Zach Chappell[10] [$800]

24) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [23] [$800]

Lap Leaders: Kerry Madsen 1-34, Donny Schatz 35

KSE Hard Charger Award: Joey Saldana

2007 STAT ATTACK

There have been 36 World of Outlaws A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (11 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins

1-#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND - 8

2- #11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN - 7

#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 7

4- #83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO - 3

#14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA - 3

#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK - 3

7- #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN - 1

#11K Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA - 1

#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s NSW – 1

#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA - 1

#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN - 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown -

Total laps led (17 different drivers have led a lap)

#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN. – 214 laps

#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 156 laps

#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 137 laps

#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 114 laps

#14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 90 laps

#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 89 laps

#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 67 laps

#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW – 56 laps

#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 46 laps

#11K Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA – 40 laps

#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 33 laps

#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 33 laps

#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA- 31 laps

#22 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA – 22 laps

#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA – 18 laps

#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD – 14 laps

#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA – 7 laps

#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 7 laps

#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 7 laps

#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA – 3 laps

Time trial leaders (20 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times

1 - #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN - 6

2 – #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA - 4

3- #20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN - 3

#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND - 3

#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA - 3

6 - #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI - 2

#8K Zach Chappell, Talala, OK - 2

8- #18T Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS - 1

#89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA – 1

#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN - 1

#5C Chad Hillier, Burlington, WA – 1

#3X Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH - 1

#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN - 1

#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW – 1

#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS - 1

#8MChris Meleason, Carlisle, PA - 1

#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK - 1

#6T Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 1

#19 Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA - 1

#5W Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA - 1

Track records established during 2007 World of Outlaws events (6)

* Craig Dollansky, March 2, United Sports Arizona Race Park (3/8-mile), Tucson, AZ, 12.624 seconds at 106.939 mph.

* Kerry Madsen, March 3, Manzanita Speedway (1/2-mile), Phoenix, AZ, 15.255 seconds at 118.149 mph.

* Joey Saldana, March 16, Houston Raceway Park (1/4-mile) Baytown, TX, 11.996 seconds at 75.025 mph.

* Joey Saldana, March 24, Volunteer Speedway (4/10-mile) Bulls Gap, TN, 11.696 second at 123.119 mph.

* Jason Solwold, May 5, Riverside International Speedway (1/4-mile) West Memphis, AR, 11.060 seconds at 81.374 mph.

* Zach Chappell, June 14, Tri-City Speedway (3/8-mile) Pontoon Beach, IL, 12.174 seconds at 110.892 mph.

Crane Cams Dash Winners (18 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins

1- #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK - 5

#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 5

3- #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA - 4

4- #11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN - 3

#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO - 3

6- #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN - 2

#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN - 2

#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN - 2

9 – #15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX – 1

#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA - 1

#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH - 1

#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD - 1

#22 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA - 1

#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN - 1

#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA - 1

#4 Danny Smith, Danville, IN - 1

#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA - 1

#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW - 1

Pole Positions (18 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles

1-#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK - 5

#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 5

3 -#14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA - 4

4- #11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN - 3

#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO - 3

6- #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN - 2

#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN - 2

#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 2

9 -#15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX – 1

#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA - 1

#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 1

#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD - 1

#22 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA - 1

#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN - 1

#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA - 1

#4 Danny Smith, Danville, IN - 1

#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA - 1

#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger (8 drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown

1 –#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH - 3

#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW - 3

#9 Joey Saldana, Brownburg, IN – 3

4 - #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA - 2

5 - #5C Chad Hillier, Burlington, WA - 1

#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 1

#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK - 1

#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA - 1

B-main Winners (23different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - “B” Wins

1 – #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA - 4

2 - #D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD - 3

#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, NM – 3

4 – #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI - 2

#15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX -2

#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN - 2

#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND - 2

#4 Danny Smith, Danville, IN - 2

9 -#18T Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS - 1

#24H- Rob Chaney, Wooster, OH - 1

#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose – 1

#22 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA - 1

#11K Tim Kaeding, San Jose - 1

#3X Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH - 1

#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN - 1

#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s NSW – 1

#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS - 1

#51 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA - 1

#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 1

#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA - 1

#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN - 1

#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA - 1

#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 1

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