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At A Glance: One Third of the Way through the Season, the Outlaws Head to the Midwest
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5/27/2015

5/27/2015

Sprint Source


At A Glance: One Third of the Way through the Season, the Outlaws Head to the Midwest

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes on Attica Raceway Park for the Kistler Engines Classic and I-96 Speedway for the NAPA Auto Parts Rumble in Michigan

CONCORD, N.C. - May 27, 2015 - The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is now officially one-third of the way through its 2015 schedule. As the very active summer months ramp up, reigning series champion Donny Schatz is a man on a mission with 11 wins and a 79 point lead in the championship standings.

As the series hits this milestone in the season, here are some of the numbers that have defined 2015 so far:

2003 - The last time a driver had more than 11 wins by the end of May. Including preliminary night wins, Steve Kinser stood in victory lane 12 times before June 1 that year. Schatz has two more chances this weekend to match and break that total.
192 - The total number of drivers who have earned points at a World of Outlaws event in 2015.
116 - The difference between Donny Schatz's total laps led and Shane Stewart 's total laps led.
40 - The number of different heat race winners this season.
28 - The number of completed features out of 31 scheduled so far in 2015.
13 - The number of states that have hosted Outlaws events so far this season.
11 - The number of wins Donny Schatz has so far this season. Daryn Pittman and Shane Stewart are closest in total wins with three each. Also, the number of individual winners so far this season.
4 - Donny Schatz's win total at the same point last season. He went on to win 26 times last year.
1 - The number of times the '8' Dash inversion pill has been drawn through the first 28 races.

The World of Outlaws take on the third-mile oval Attica Raceway Park for the Kistler Engines Classic on Friday, May 29. Dale Blaney stood in victory lane at the track last season. Donny Schatz is the most recent Outlaw to win there back in 2011.

After Attica, the series heads north to I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa Michigan for the NAPA Auto Parts Rumble in Michigan on Saturday, May 30. The event continues a long partnership between the World of Outlaws and NAPA Auto Parts. Fans who present a NAPA Auto Parts receipt at the track at the time of their ticket purchase will receive a $5 discount.

Great seats remain for the NAPA Auto Parts Rumble in Michigan at I-96 Speedway and the Kistler Engines Classic at Attica Raceway Park. For more information and to purchase event tickets at Attica Raceway Park, visit http://woosprint.com/attica-raceway-park . For more information and to purchase event tickets at I-96 Speedway, visit http://woosprint.com/i-96-speedway.

ABOUT THE TRACKS
ATTICA RACEWAY PARK is a high-banked, third-mile oval. The track record of 11.306 seconds was established by Butch Schroeder on Sept. 7, 1998.For more event information, visit http://woosprint.com/attica-raceway-park.

Previous A-Feature Winners
2014 - Dale Blaney on May 30
2011 - Donny Schatz on May 20
2009 - Dale Blaney on May 29
2008 - Donny Schatz on May 30
2007 - Joey Saldana on April 20
2005 - Stevie Smith on July 13
1994 - Sammy Swindell on May 21
1993 - Joe Garte on May 21
1992 - Joey Allen on Aug. 7
1991 - Steve Kinser on Aug. 9
1990 - Steve Kinser on May 18

I-96 SPEEDWAY is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record of 13.985 seconds was established by David Gravel on May 31, 2014. For more event information, visit http://woosprint.com/i-96-speedway.

Previous A-Feature Winners
2014 - Donny Schatz on May 31
2013 - Paul McMahan on June 1
2012 - Craig Dollansky on June 2
2011 - Jason Sides on May 30
2010 - Jason Meyers on May 22
2009 - Jason Meyers on May 30
2008 - Steve Kinser on July 25
2007 - Craig Dollansky on July 27
2005 - Steve Kinser on June 9
2004 - Steve Kinser on Sept. 24
1997 - Steve Kinser on June 15, Stevie Smith on Oct. 7
1996 - Sammy Swindell on July 22
1995 - Joey Saldana on July 24

DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Jacob Allen - Shark1s1a.com
David Gravel - DavidGravel89.com
Jason Johnson - JasonJohnsonRacing.com
Kraig Kinser - KraigKinser.com
Kerry Madsen - KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan - PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman - DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana - JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Donny Schatz - DonnySchatz.com
Logan Schuchart - Shark1s1a.com
Jason Sides - SidesMotorsports.com
Shane Stewart - ShaneStewart.com
Brad Sweet - Bradsweetracing.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com

SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 11 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Stockton Dirt Track on March 21, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 28, Placerville Speedway on April 8, Calistoga Speedway on April 12, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 26, Eldora Speedway on May 8, Eldora Speedway on May 9, Williams Grove Speedway on May 15, Weedsport Speedway on May 17, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 22); Daryn Pittman - 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Antioch Speedway on March 29, New Egypt Speedway on May 19); Shane Stewart - 3 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, Keller Auto Speedway on April 17, Salina Highbanks Speedway on May 1); Rico Abreu - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Stockton Dirt Track on March 22); Paul McMahan - 2 (Perris Auto Speedway on April 18, Tri-State Speedway on May 3); Brad Sweet - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, Calistoga Speedway on April 11); Christopher Bell - 1 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on May 2); Brian Brown - 1 (USA Raceway on March 7);Greg Hodnett - 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 13); Tim Kaeding - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 13); Terry McCarl - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5).

LISTEN LIVE: Listen live to the 'Voice of the Outlaws' Johnny Gibson as he calls the World of Outlaws events at Attica Raceway Park and I-96 Speedway live on http://www.DIRTVision.com.

LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.

GET SOCIAL: Follow the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WorldofOutlaws, like it on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws, follow on Instagram at @WoOSprint or check out the latest videos on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series heads back to the Hoosier State to take on Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway on Weds., June 3. The series then heads west to take on I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska for the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown on Fri., June 5. Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. then welcomes the series on Sat., June 6 for O'Reilly Auto Parts presents the Outlaws at Lakeside.

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