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 EAGLE,
NE (September 17-18) -- Donny Schatz is HOT winning four races in a
row and five of the last
six World of Outlaws Series races he has competed in over the
past two weeks. His latest
conquest was the One-Third Mile Short Track Nationals at Eagle
Raceway. Schatz, from Fargo, ND, first captured the win in the preliminary
30-lap race over Jason Sides on Friday. The pair swapped the lead back
and forth twice in the race's first 11 laps before Schatz took command
of the race en route to the win. The Parker Store #15 driver collected
$5,000 for the opening night win. On Saturday, Schatz again took the lead
from Jason Sides on lap 16 on his way to the win in the 40-lap main event. The
#3-man in the point standings collected $12,000 for the A-main win.
Over the past two weeks, Schatz's earnings have totaled a hefty
$56,000. While Hoosier was not the only tire brand in the pits at the
event, it was the only brand in both feature races. It was the 71st
consecutive win in the series for the Hoosier brand. After last
season's company-best record of 88-4 in the series, Team Hoosier now
boasts a sparkling 71-1 mark in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car
Series.
PRELIMINARY RACE
EAGLE, NE (September 17) -- Thirty-eight cars posted times on the
1/3-mile oval with 36 of them opting to compete on Hoosier tires.
Steve Kinser set fast time of the night circling the track in 11.307
seconds. The series point leader used a Hoosier D10 (RR) to set the
top qualifying time. Craig Dollansky was second followed by Shane
Stewart, Joey Saldana and Danny Lasoski. All told, the top 31 times in
qualifying were collected by Hoosier-shod drivers.
In heat race action, ninth fastest qualifier Donny
Schatz captured the win in the first heat, while Paul McMahan, Tim St.
Arnold and Mark Kinser were winners in the final three heat races.
Schatz also won the night's first Dash with Jason Sides capturing the
second 7-lap Dash.
In the feature, all 24 starters rode on Hoosier tires.
The race began with Donny Schatz and Jason Sides swapping the lead
twice before Schatz, using a 96" RD12/D12 (LR/RR) combination
took the lead for good on lap 11 of the 30-lap race. Schatz pocketed
$5,000 for the win. Following Schatz to the line was fellow front-row
starter Jason Sides who earned $3,000 for the runner-up finish. Danny
Lasoski finished in third place.
Steve Kinser finished in fourth followed by Joey
Saldana, Shane Stewart, Craig Dollansky, Brooke Tatnell, Sammy
Swindell and Terry McCarl.
FINALE
EAGLE, NE (September 18) -- The second night of action at Eagle
Raceway had all 37 competitors riding on Hoosier racing tires as two
more drivers elected to switch over to the purple tire brand. With the
top four finishers (Schatz, Sides, Lasoski, S. Kinser) from Friday's
race locked into the Dash, that left 33 cars posting times in
qualifying. Terry McCarl set fast time with a lap of 11.736 seconds
using Hoosier's ultra-soft D10 compound. The defending 5-time
Knoxville track champion was followed by Mark Kinser, Tim Kaeding,
Joey Saldana and Kraig Kinser.
Paul McMahan won the night's first heat race, while
Blake Feese, Brian Paulus and Kraig Kinser were winners in the other
three heat races. In the Dash race, Jason Sides captured the win and
the pole for the night's feature race. Sides was followed by Danny
Lasoski, Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser to complete the starting grid
for the first two rows in the 40-lap feature.
In the feature, Jason Sides took command of the race
as the green flag waved. Sides led until lap 16, when third starting
Donny Schatz took the lead. Schatz, using a 96" RD12/D12
combination, led the remainder of the distance to capture his fifth
win in the past six races. The win was worth $12,000 and brings his
recent six-race total to $56,000. Following Schatz to the line was
Steve Kinser in second with Brian Paulus, Terry McCarl and Danny
Lasoski rounding out the top five. Jason Meyers finished in sixth
place followed by Jason Sides, Joey Saldana, Tim Shaffer and Tim
Kaeding.
Of the 72 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series races
contested in the United States this year, the Hoosier brand has been
the only tire brand used in the night's feature race 25 times.
The World of Outlaws Series now has 16 races left on
their 2004 schedule. The next stop is a one-night show at Jackson
Speedway in Jackson, MN this Friday (Sept. 25th).
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