By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Donny Schatz was all smiles on Friday night, after charging to a fourth-place finish on the opening night of the 45th Annual National Open at Williams Grove Speedway. After all, he had started 21st in the preliminary feature after timing in just 26th quickest in time trials, en route to locking himself into the pole position of the fourth heat in the finale. Those smiles carried over to Saturday night, as he dominated the 40-lap main event, leading from start to finish, picking up the $50,000 win.
Schatz led every single lap he competed in on Saturday night aboard the ParkerStore J&J, winning the fourth heat, after starting on the pole position, pacing the entire Crane Cams Dash and capping the night off with a flawless performance in the A-Feature.
For the reigning World of Outlaws champion it was his third National Open win in the last four seasons and fourth overall victory in the event. It was his 17th A-Feature victory with the World of Outlaws this season and in the process of winning, he became the first driver in history to win the Knoxville Nationals, the Kings Royal, the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, the Williams Grove Summer Nationals and the Williams Grove National Open all in the same season. Those five victories alone have been worth $300,000 to his team.
“It’s awesome to win this race,” said Schatz. “The fourth time is just as special as the first. We had a great car tonight. The track was a lot faster and you could go all over. We were good trying things early in the night and that helped us. Last night’s run from 21st to fourth probably got us in position to do this. We never gave up. I made bad laps in qualifying (on Friday night) and I told my guys that I would make it up.”
Schatz, who wound up winning five of the seven events contested by the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway this season, had to endure a couple of red flags and two complete restarts before a single lap was in the books. Two separate five car incidents plagued the open of the 40-lap event. On the third start, Schatz charged down the front straightaway to open a lead over Todd Shaffer, who stayed with him through the first seven laps.
Schatz entered traffic on the eighth lap and began to distance himself from Shaffer. Over the next 25 laps, he would extend his lead to well over a full straightaway, as his J&J chassis was on a rail, when the caution flag flew on the 33rd lap.
“You never know that you are going to win anything, but I have said it a million times that every time I come here I feel like I know where I can go,” said the native of Fargo, North Dakota. “It’s just a patience thing and knowing how hard to push your car and how hard not to push your car. I made 40 good laps and that is what counted.”
On the final restart, Schatz again powered his way down the front straightaway and quickly opened a comfortably lead on Shaffer, eventually crossing the finish line over four second ahead of the runner-up.
“I just had to keep the tires underneath me,” explained the winner. “When you go green to checkers the tires get pretty hot, no matter how hard the compound and you start to get a little loose. I started to get a little loose, but then you just have to start slowing yourself down and that is what I did. The caution really helped us cool the tires back down and from there the main thing was to not spin the tires. As long as I know I can carry speed and not spin the tires, I am in good shape. That’s what we did.”
While Shaffer and third-place finishing Lance Dewease got held up in traffic several times, that was not a problem for Schatz. He used the high and low side of the half-mile to negotiate the lapped machines and also used the middle of track for a large portion of the race.
“The car was awesome everywhere,” noted Schatz. “We came 180 degrees from last night. Last night we felt good, but we can always be a little bit better and that is what we pushed for tonight. The track just stayed fast on the top. I thought it would go away a little bit. We were able to float through in the middle and that is where this thing really excels. When it floats through the middle, I can really get the tires locked down coming off.”
Schatz was very proud of his crew for the tireless effort they put in over the weekend. After finishing fourth on Friday night in the preliminary feature, he was locked into the pole position for the fourth heat, which he won to earn a spot in the Crane Cams Dash which he also won to earn the pole position for the 40-lap A-Feature. After leading every lap in the A-Feature, he brought his season total of laps led to 390 to move into the top spot in that statistical category.
“I have to take my hat off to Ricky Warner and these guys for getting this thing like they did,” said the current World of Outlaws championship point leader. “They are not scared to try things and that is what keeps winning us races.”
Shaffer, the current Williams Grove Speedway point leader stayed with Schatz early in the race, but lost ground in traffic and was pleased to finish second in the McCoy Brothers Construction JEI. He had a spirited battled as the laps wound down with Lance Dewease and his runner-up finish clinched him the Williams Grove track champions.
“It was a good run,” said Shaffer. “(Donny) Schatz was a little better and I think that Lance (Dewease) was even better at the end. I saw he was running the bottom and I moved down and there was a touch of rubber and we held on for second.”
After having some trouble in the third heat race, Dewease has to run the B-Main which he won to earn the 13th starting spot in the A-Feature. He wound up moving up to ninth on the third start of the race and quickly began his march to the front. He passed Sean Michael and Ed Lynch Jr. on the first two laps of the race. By the ninth lap, he found himself in fifth, en route to a third-place performance in the Wirtgen J&J.
“We were pretty good the entire feature,” said Dewease. “We actually ran out of fuel at the end. The team did a great job. We had a little problem in the heat and worked on the car kept plugging away. I can’t say enough for the crew.”
Danny Lasoski finished fourth on Saturday night aboard the Roth Motorsports JEI, after lining up16th for the 40-lap event. After the first two red flag, he restarted in the 11th spot and began his charge to the front.
Greg Hodnett finished fifth after starting on the outside of the front row in the Macri Concrete J&J.
Doug Esh, the 2006 winner of the National Open finished sixth aboard the Kinard Trucking J&J. Joey Saldana was seventh in the Open Joist JEI. Paul McMahan was eighth aboard the Bass Pro Shops Eagle. Daryn Pittman finished ninth in the Titan Garages Maxim, after starting 22nd to earn the KSE Race Products Hard Charger Award. T.J. Stutts was 10th in the Trone Outdoor Maxim.
Shaffer began the night by finishing second in the second heat, which he earned him a spot in the Crane Cams Dash, where he also finished second. While it took a while to get a full lap in the books in the A-Feature, he was quickly able to get in a rhythm as he chased Schatz.
“These guys when they are in town, you are pretty much wide open every lap,” said the runner-up. “In a local show, you have to watch some of the guys running up front, but not with these guys. It’s wide open all the time.”
Shaffer tried everything he could on the final restart, but Schatz pulled away so quick that he was left to battle Dewease in order to hold on to the second position, where he ran for all 40 laps.
“I was hoping that I had a shot, but we didn’t have anything for him at that point,” Shaffer said. “We held on for second and got what we could get.”
Dewease knew that it would take his car a few laps to come in once the green flag flew, so he was patient in the early laps. He and his crew made minor adjustments during the opening two red flags.
“We had hard tires so we needed a few laps to see what the tires would do,” said the three-time winner of the National Open. “We didn’t want to change anything (under the red flag). The car was pretty good once we got started. I like to see these things run non-stop that is how I like to race.”
Dewease got around Esh on the 13th lap after shadowing him for a couple of laps, before working on working on Hodnett and Shaffer. On the final restart, he lined up right behind Shaffer and took the position as he went low in the third turn on the 33rd lap, but Shaffer battled back and took the position exiting the fourth turn and was officially scored in the second spot when the crossed the line. Dewease looked low a couple of more times in the last five laps on Shaffer, but could not make the pass stick.
“I thought I had a shot at Todd (Shaffer) and I did get by him, but he got back by me,” Dewease said. “We were pretty good, but we were running out of fuel over the last three laps and that cost me from getting a run on him.”
Both nights of the National Open were taped for broadcast on SPEED, with the preliminary feature from Friday night set to air on Sunday, October 7 and the finale from tonight set to air on Sunday, October 14.
The World of Outlaws return to action on October 5-6 in the Princeton PolyDome National at Princeton Speedway in Minnesota.
NATIONAL OPEN NIGHT #2 NOTEBOOK
• PAYING TRIBUTE: Kyle Pruitt turned some laps in honor of Billy Kimmel in Kimmel’s No. 47 on Saturday night. Kimmel lost his life on September 2 competing at Williams Grove Speedway. Pruitt also paced the field prior to the A-Feature of the National Open. Proceeds raised during an auction and a raffle at the annual National Open Chili Cook-off were donated to the Billy Kimmel Fund. Also, Bass Pro Shops donated $1,000, matching donations that were made in their Harrisburg, Pennsylvania store. Driver’s wives and girlfriends also passed the hat in the stands prior to the main event to raise money for the Fund.
• FAST QUALIFIER: Because the National Open was a multi-day event with varying championship points, with the Top-four finishes from Friday’s preliminary feature being locked into the Top-four position in time trials on Saturday night, qualifying points were not in effect. Of the 51 cars that took time on Saturday night, Lucas Wolfe was fastest, with an AMB i.t. lap of 16.611 seconds, which earned him the fifth overall spot in time trials behind Chad Layton, T.J. Stutts, Kerry Madsen and Donny Schatz, who were all locked into the Top-four time trials positions by virtue of their finishes in the preliminary feature on Friday night..
• QUALIFYING WINNERS: Lucas Wolfe, Ed Lynch Jr., Kerry Madsen and Donny Schatz won heat races… Jason Meyers won the C-Main… Lance Dewease won the B-Main … Donny Schatz won the Crane Cams Dash.
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There have been 69 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, June 25 at Black Hills Speedway, July 3 at Huset’s Speedway, July 14 at Eldora Speedway, July 18 at Lernerville Speedway, July 19 at Williams Grove Speedway, July 21 at Williams Grove Speedway, August 19 at Castrol Raceway, September 12 at Clay County Speedway, September 14 at Heartland Park Topeka and September 29 at Williams Grove 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, June 9 at Eagle Raceway, June 29 at River Cities Speedway, July 7 at I-55 Raceway, August 29 at Cottage Grove Speedway, September 8 at Silver Dollar Speedway and September 21 at Eldora 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, June 20 at Missouri State Fair Speedway, July 13 at Eldora Speedway and August 17 at Castrol Raceway), Daryn Pittman (February 11 at Volusia Speedway Park, May 5 at Riverside International Speedway, June 23 at Dodge City Raceway Park, August 14 at Nodak Speedway, September 16 at Charter Raceway Park and September 26 at Orange County Fair Speedway), Danny Lasoski (April 6 at Paducah International Raceway, May 23 at Grandview Speedway, June 14 at Tri-City Speedway, September 1 at Calistoga Speedway and September 2 at Calistoga Speedway), Jason Meyers (April 13 at Eldora Speedway, May 11 at U.S. 36 Raceway, June 22 at Dodge City Raceway Park and July 22 at Lebanon Valley Speedway), Craig Dollansky (May 12 at Lake Ozark Speedway, July 27 at I-96 Speedway and August 25 at Skagit Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (June 30 at Red River Valley Speedway and July 11 at Limaland Motorsports Park), Terry McCarl (June 16 at Knoxville Raceway and July 28 at K-C Raceway), Paul McMahan (June 2 at Eldora Speedway and July 1 at Cedar Lake Speedway), Tim Kaeding (February 24 at Thunderbowl Raceway), Brian Leppo (July 20 tat Williams Grove Speedway), Kerry Madsen (February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park), Jason Sides (July 25 at Ohsweken Speedway), Jason Solwold (August 3 at Charter Raceway Park), Shane Stewart (August 27 at Grays Harbor Raceway) and Brooke Tatnell (August 24 at Skagit Speedway).
• PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There have been three World of Outlaws preliminary feature events held in 2007. The winners were: Jonathan Allard (September 6 at Silver Dollar Speedway), Chad Layton (September 28 at Williams Grove Speedway) and Joey Saldana (September 7 at Silver Dollar Speedway).
• HALF-MILE WINNERS: Williams Grove Speedway is a semi-banked half-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced 25 times this season on a track that size. The winners include: Donny Schatz (February 9 at Volusia Speedway Park, March 3 at Manzanita Speedway, April 28 at Knoxville Raceway, May 17 at Williams Grove Speedway, May 18 at Williams Grove Speedway, July 14 at Eldora Speedway, July 19 at Williams Grove Speedway, July 21 at Williams Grove Speedway and September 29 at Williams Grove Speedway), Steve Kinser (May 20 at New Egypt Speedway, June 20 at Missouri State Fair Speedway and July 13 at Eldora Speedway), Danny Lasoski (September 1 at Calistoga Speedway and September 2 at Calistoga Speedway), Jason Meyers (April 13 at Eldora Speedway and July 22 at Lebanon Valley Speedway), Craig Dollansky (July 27 at I-96 Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (June 30 at Red River Valley Speedway), Chad Layton (September 28 at Williams Grove Speedway), Brian Leppo (July 20 at Williams Grove Speedway), Kerry Madsen (February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park), Terry McCarl (June 16 at Knoxville Raceway), Paul McMahan (June 2 at Eldora Speedway), Daryn Pittman (February 11 at Volusia Speedway Park) and Joey Saldana (September 21 at Eldora Speedway).
: The World of Outlaws will be televised 20 times this season on ESPN2 and SPEED while the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is set for six appearances on SPEED. The one-hour broadcasts will air on Sundays from May 13 to Nov. 4, when the series champions will be crowned during the World Finals from The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
The next scheduled broadcast for the World of Outlaws on SPEED will be Sunday, September 30 at 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central, with last weekend’s event from Eldora Speedway.
The Official World of Outlaws Web site is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com. Among the features are updated driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also, links to the Media Guide and 2007 Official Rulebook can be found at the bottom of the home page.
: A trip west to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California on October 13, followed by a visit to Manzanita Speedway in Arizona on October 19 and a return to Perris Auto Speedway on October 20. The Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway on November 1-3.
World of Outlaws Statistical Report; Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, PA; Sept. 29, 2007
Qualifying
1) 25-Chad Layton 15.000
2) 39-T.J. Stutts 15.001
3) 11H-Kerry Madsen 15.002
4) 15-Donny Schatz 15.003
5) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 16.611
6) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr. 16.732
7) 6N-Sean Michael 16.806
8) 6-Tim Shaffer 16.812
9) 22-Greg Hodnett 16.832
10) 88-Todd Shaffer 16.843
11) 30C-Lance Dewease 16.862
12) 51-Fred Rahmer 16.900
13) R19-Jason Solwold 16.958
14) 6F-Bob Felmlee 16.976
15) 30-Doug Esh 16.986
16) 25P-Billy Pauch 17.002
17) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 17.010
18) 83-Danny Lasoski 17.011
19) 9-Joey Saldana 17.017
20) 89-Cody Darrah 17.026
21) 11-Steve Kinser 17.033
22) 20-Paul McMahan 17.047
23) 7K-Keith Kauffman 17.055
24) 7-Craig Dollansky 17.059
25) 8K-Chad Kemenah 17.069
26) 21-Daryn Pittman 17.079
27) 17B-Steven Buckwalter 17.097
28) 1-Jeff Shepard 17.110
29) 5C-Chad Hillier 17.113
30) O3-Clark Simmonton 17.124
31) 18X-Ryan Bohlke 17.125
32) 21P-Brian Montieth 17.128
33) 1X-Randy Hannagan 17.128
34) 19-Stevie Smith 17.138
35) 7S-Jason Sides 17.159
36) 71-Brian Leppo 17.190
37) 10C-Jeremy Campbell 17.194
38) 69K-Donald Kreitz Jr. 17.205
39) 28-Brian Paulus 17.208
40) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr. 17.252
41) 14-Jason Meyers 17.276
42) 11E-Mike Erdley 17.316
43) 24-Terry McCarl 17.324
44) 3B-Scott Bonnell 17.336
45) D1-Justin Henderson 17.355
46) O7-Mark Smith 17.375
47) 12-Kevin Nouse 17.377
48) 35A-Alan Cole 17.391
49) 10N-Todd Hestor 17.411
50) 69-Justin Collett 17.421
51) 3-Bob Bennett 17.429
52) 461-Tommy Beavers 17.496
53) 35-Jac Haudenschild 17.612
54) 49-Bob Howard 17.815
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 5W-Lucas Wolfe
2) 22-Greg Hodnett
3) 11-Steve Kinser
4) 25-Chad Layton
5) R19-Jason Solwold
6) 14-Jason Meyers
7) 10C-Jeremy Campbell
8) 8K-Chad Kemenah
9) 1X-Randy Hannagan
10) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.
11) 5C-Chad Hillier
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.
2) 88-Todd Shaffer
3) 39-T.J. Stutts
4) 21-Daryn Pittman
5) 83-Danny Lasoski
6) 19-Stevie Smith
7) 11E-Mike Erdley
8) 20-Paul McMahan
9) 69K-Donald Kreitz Jr.
10) 6F-Bob Felmlee
11) O3-Clark Simmonton
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 11H-Kerry Madsen
2) 30-Doug Esh
3) 6N-Sean Michael
4) 7K-Keith Kauffman
5) 9-Joey Saldana
6) 30C-Lance Dewease
7) 18X-Ryan Bohlke
8) 17B-Steven Buckwalter
9) 24-Terry McCarl
10) 7S-Jason Sides
11) 28-Brian Paulus
Heat 4 (8 Laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 15-Donny Schatz
2) 51-Fred Rahmer
3) 6-Tim Shaffer
4) 7-Craig Dollansky
5) 1-Jeff Shepard
6) 89-Cody Darrah
7) 25P-Billy Pauch
8) 21P-Brian Montieth
9) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.
10) 3B-Scott Bonnell
11) 71-Brian Leppo
Crane Cams Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1) 15-Donny Schatz
2) 88-Todd Shaffer
3) 30-Doug Esh
4) 22-Greg Hodnett
5) 5W-Lucas Wolfe
6) 11H-Kerry Madsen
7) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.
8) 51-Fred Rahmer
9) 25-Chad Layton
10) 39-T.J. Stutts
D-main (10 laps, top 2 finishers transferred to C-main)
1) 35A-Alan Cole
2) D1-Justin Henderson
3) 12-Kevin Nouse [$100]
4) 10N-Todd Hestor [$100]
5) 69-Justin Collett [$100]
6) 35-Jac Haudenschild [$100]
7) 3-Bob Bennett [$100]
8) 49-Bob Howard [$100]
9) 461-Tommy Beavers [$100]
10) O7-Mark Smith [$100]
C-main (8 laps, top 2 finishers transferred to B-main)
1) 14-Jason Meyers
2) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.
3) 11E-Mike Erdley [$125]
4) 24-Terry McCarl [$125]
5) D1-Justin Henderson [$125]
6) 35A-Alan Cole [$100]
7) 3B-Scott Bonnell [$100]
8) 28-Brian Paulus [$100]
9) 5C-Chad Hillier [$100]
10) O3-Clark Simmonton [$100]
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) 30C-Lance Dewease
2) 20-Paul McMahan
3) 25P-Billy Pauch
4) 17B-Steven Buckwalter
5) 89-Cody Darrah [$200]
6) 21P-Brian Montieth [$180]
7) 19-Stevie Smith [$175]
8) 14-Jason Meyers [$160]
9) 8K-Chad Kemenah [$150]
10) 10C-Jeremy Campbell [$150]
11) 69K-Donald Kreitz Jr. [$150]
12) 1X-Randy Hannagan [$150]
13) 7S-Jason Sides [$150]
14) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. [$150]
15) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr. [$150]
16) 18X-Ryan Bohlke [$150]
17) 6F-Bob Felmlee [$150]
18) 71-Brian Leppo [$150]
A-main (40 laps) – Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[1] [$50,000]
2) 88-Todd Shaffer[2] [$12,000]
3) 30C-Lance Dewease[13] [$7,500]
4) 83-Danny Lasoski[16] [$5,000]
5) 22-Greg Hodnett[4] [$4,000]
6) 30-Doug Esh[3] [$3,500]
7) 9-Joey Saldana[17] [$3,200]
8) 20-Paul McMahan[19] [$2,750]
9) 21-Daryn Pittman[22] [$2,300]
10) 39-T.J. Stutts[10] [$2,200]
11) 6N-Sean Michael[11] [$2,100]
12) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[5] [$1,700]
13) 14-Jason Meyers[25] [$700]
14) 7-Craig Dollansky[21] [$1,300]
15) R19-Jason Solwold[14] [$1,200]
16) 25-Chad Layton[9] [$1,100]
17) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[7] [$1,050]
18) 24-Terry McCarl[27] [$100]
19) 17B-Steven Buckwalter[23] [$1,000]
20) 25P-Billy Pauch[15] [$1,000]
21) O7-Mark Smith[26] [$0]
22) 1-Jeff Shepard[24] [$900]
23) 11H-Kerry Madsen[6] [$900]
24) 51-Fred Rahmer[8] [$900]
25) 6-Tim Shaffer[12] [$900]
26) 11-Steve Kinser[18] [$900]
27) 7K-Keith Kauffman[20] [$900]
28) 21P-Brian Montieth[28] [$]
Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-40
KSE Hard Charger Award: Daryn Pittman
Note: Jason Meyers and Terry McCarl used World of Outlaws provisionals to start the National Open. Mark Smith and Brian Montieth used Williams Grove track provisionals to start the National Open.
2007 STAT ATTACK
There have been 69 World of Outlaws A-Feature events and three Preliminary Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (17 different drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 17
2- #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 12
3- #11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 9
4- #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 6
5- #83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 5
6- #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 4
7- -#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 3
8 -#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 2
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA – 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 2
11- #11K Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA – 1
#71 Brian Leppo, Spring Grove, PA – 1
#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s NSW – 1
#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA – 1
#1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK – 1
#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 1
Preliminary Feature winners (3 different drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- #0 Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA – 1
#25 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, PA – 1
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 1
Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown – Total laps led (27 different drivers have led a lap)
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. – 390 laps
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN. – 384 laps
#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 283 laps
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 222 laps
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 164 laps
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 150 laps
#14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 125 laps
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 90 laps
#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 77 laps
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA- 71 laps
#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW – 56 laps
#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 45 laps
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 44 laps
#11K Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA – 40 laps
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD – 33 laps
#0 Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA – 30 laps
#25 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, PA – 25 laps
#71 Brian Leppo, Spring Grove, PA – 25 laps
#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 23 laps
#22 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA – 22 laps
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA – 21 laps
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA – 18 laps
#15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX – 13 laps
#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 13 laps
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Moroe, MI – 7 laps
#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA – 3 laps
#1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK – 1 lap
Time trial leaders (29 different drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Quick times
1 – #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 11
2 – #20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 7
3 – #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 6
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA – 6
5 – #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 5
6 –#6T Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 3
7 – #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI – 2
#8K Zach Chappell, Talala, OK – 2
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose – 2
#29 Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH – 2
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 2
#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW – 2
#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 2
14- #18T Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS – 1
#17B Steven Buckwalter, Royersford, PA – 1
#89 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA – 1
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 1
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 1
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD – 1
#5C Chad Hillier, Burlington, WA – 1
#3X Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH – 1
#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 1
#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, PA – 1
#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS – 1
#8MChris Meleason, Carlisle, PA – 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 1
#19 Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA – 1
#33E Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, CA – 1
#5W Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA – 1
Track records established during 2007 World of Outlaws events (13)
* 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.
* Danny Lasoski, July 25, Ohsweken Speedway (3/8-mile) Ohsweken, ON, Canada, 12.944 seconds at 104.925 mph.
* Donny Schatz, August 14, Nodak Speedway (3/8-mile) Minot, ND, 13.331 seconds at 101.268 mph.
* Paul McMahan, August 17, Castrol Raceway (3/8-mile) Edmonton, AB, 12.875 seconds at 104.854 mph.
* Donny Schatz , August 19, Castrol Raceway (3/8-mile) Edmonton, AB, 12.693 seconds at 106.358 mph.
* Joey Saldana, August 29, Cottage Grove Speedway (1/4-mile) Cottage Grove, OR, 9.991 seconds at 90.081 mph.
* Jason Solwold, September 12, Clay County Speedway (3/8-mile) Spencer, IA, 13.659 seconds at 98.836 mph.
*Kerry Madsen, September 26, Orange County Fair Speedway (5/8-mile) 16.836 seconds at 133.642 mph.
Crane Cams Dash Winners (23 different winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Dash Wins
1- #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 11
2 – #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 8
3-#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 7
4- #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 6
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 6
6-# 21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 5
7- #83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 4
#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 4
9- #20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 3
#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 3
11- #2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 2
12 – #0 Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA – 1
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI – 1
#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
#29 Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH – 1
#25 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, PA – 1
#11H Kerry Madsen, St Mary’s, NSW – 1
#4 Danny Smith, Danville, IN – 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA – 1
Pole Positions (23 different drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 11
2- #14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 8
3-#11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 7
4-#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 6
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 6
6 -#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 5
7- #83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 4
#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 4
9 – #20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 3
#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 3
11- #2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 2
12 –#0 Jonathan Allard, Chico, CA – 1
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI – 1
#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
#29 Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, OH – 1
#25 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, PA – 1
#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW – 1
#4 Danny Smith, Danville, IN – 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA – 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger (21 drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown
1 – #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK – 8
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 7
3- #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 6
4- #11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW – 5
5- #9 Joey Saldana, Brownburg, IN – 4
6- #11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 3
7- #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA – 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 2
#14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 2
10 –#18T Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS – 1
#25 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA – 1
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN – 1
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD – 1
#5C Chad Hillier, Burlington, WA – 1
#69 Brent Kaeding, Campbell, CA – 1
#8K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH – 1
#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 1
#88 Todd Shaffer, Millertown, PA – 1
#19 Stevie Smith, New Oxford, PA – 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA – 1
#X1Colby Weisz, Colfax, CA – 1
B-main Winners (39 different winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – “B” Wins
1 –#15H Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX -5
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose – 5
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, SD – 5
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA – 5
5- #11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, NM – 4
6 – #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, MI – 3
#2 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 3
8- #11 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN – 2
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO – 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN – 2
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND – 2
#6 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA – 2
#4 Danny Smith, Danville, IN – 2
#8H Shane Stewart Bixbi, OK – 2
15 -#18T Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS – 1
#24H- Rob Chaney, Wooster, OH – 1
#7N Roger Crockett, Medford, OR – 1
#1 Ronnie Day, Salinas, CA – 1
#30C Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA – 1
#11EH Marc Duperron, St. Albert, AB – 1
#30 Doug Esh, Lancaster, PA – 1
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH – 1
#5C Chad Hillier, Burlington, WA – 1
#22 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, PA – 1
#11K Tim Kaeding, San Jose – 1
#91 Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA – 1
#3X Chad Kemenah, Findlay, OH – 1
#18 Steve Kilcup, Sedro Woolley WA – 1
#1K Herman Klein, Sacramento, CA – 1
#11H Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s NSW – 1
#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS – 1
#14 Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA – 1
#51 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, PA – 1
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN – 1
#7S Jason Sides, Bartlett, TN – 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA – 1
# 39 TJ Stutts, Liverpool, PA – 1
#X1 Colby Wiesz Colfax, CA – 1
#1Z Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD -1
Crane Cams Engine Builder’s Challenge
Kistler Engines / 298
Shaver Engines / 295 / -3
Don Ott Racing Engines / 247 / -51
Chassis Builder’s Challenge
Maxim Chassis / 326
J&J Chassis / 304 / -22
