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Shark Racing Week 19 Recap

Week 19 Would Show the Shark Racing Team 3 Racetracks in 3 States Inside of 5 Days!

Tuesday, June 27th
Week 19 got underway at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. The Shark Racing Team had been fighting some bad luck going into the event and looked to shake it off and put a good result on the board. Jacob Allen would get the night started off in the right direction by putting the Marty Thompson Investments, Bear Digital Advertisements, Mark Pells Tire Service Number 1A in the 9th time slot during time trial qualifications. Logan Schuchart would record the 25th quick time overall during Craftsman World of Outlaw’s qualifications.

Heat race action would see Logan Schuchart fire off from the 9th position in heat race number one. After a good start and very spirited battles with Scott Theil, Terry McCarl, and Brad Sweet, Logan would come up just short of the transfer spot finishing in the 7th position.

Jacob Allen would start from the 3rd position in heat race number three. After getting bottled up at the start, Shane Stewart and Justin Henderson would make impressive moves, working toward the front of the field. Jacob didn’t quite have the pace he had in time trials and just missed the transfer spot while battling with fellow Pennsylvania racer, Brent Marks.

With both Shark Racing machines in the Last Chance Showdown…. Jacob fired off from the pole and Logan would push the loud pedal from the 7th starting position. Logan Schuchart and Tim Kaeding would put the fans on their feet with a few dazzling moves through traffic as they came to the front of the field. The Shark Racing teammates would race wing to wing for the lead with Logan prevailing on for the Last Chance Showdown win and Jacob finishing third.

As the excitement grew while the cars are staged to push off and begin forming the 24 car field, the Shark Racing cars would fall into formation in the 19th [Logan] and 21st [Jacob] starting positions. As the crowd came to its feet and the green flag flew the field wasted no time getting to the action. Kraig Kinser came from 12 starting position to the lead in just 5 laps! The route 66 Speedway was in exceptional condition. Logan Schuchart was on the move early from his 17th starting position as he was up to 13th in the early going. Jacob Allen was also advancing forward from his 21st starting position. The bad luck would continue for the Shark Racing team as Logan would get involved in a late race incident and be credited with a 20th place DNF. Jacob, however, would keep the nose clean and stay consistent finishing 17th! Kraig Kinser who jumped to an early lead would eventually fall to power steering issues and Donny Schatz would score win number 12 on the season.

Thursday, June 29th
Rain Forces Postponement of World of Outlaws Feature at Deer Creek Speedway to July 6

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — June 29, 2017 —Rain forced the postponement of the Feature event for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Deer Creek Speedway on Thursday, June 29. Rain began falling a couple of laps into the main event, forcing drivers to the pit area, with rain continuing to fall.

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will return on Thursday, July 6 to complete the remainder of the Feature event. The USRA Stock Car main event will also be run that evening.

All tickets and pit pass armbands from Thursday, June 29 will be honored on Thursday, July 6 and fans are asked to keep their tickets and armbands.

The start time on Thursday, July 6 will be one hour later, with hot laps at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 1st
The newest challenge for the Shark Racing team was the Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, SD.

The Dakota State Fair would see Kraig Kinser show speed again and post quick time with a 15.785. Logan Schuchart would post the 16th fastest time, with a 16.639 and Jacob would follow in 17th with an official time of 16.792.

The program would move into heat race competition and Logan Schuchart would roll off 6th in the first Craftsman World of Outlaw Heat Race. Logan would mount and impressive charge racing his way all the way up to the 2nd position and putting himself into the Craftsman Club Dash!

Jacob Allen fired off from the 6th position in heat race number two. As the field strung out and everyone settled in the checkered flag flew and Jacob would record a 6th place finish qualifying him for the A-Main event!

After the Craftsman Club Dash Draw, Logan would start from the 4th position. Track conditions were starting to get technical at this point in the night as Logan would settle into the 5th position.

At the start of the A-Main event Shane Stewart paired with new crew chief “Lethal” Lee Stauffer would pull out to commanding lead. Logan would settle in and find a rhythm in the 7th position and Jacob ran 19th. However, Jacob’s night would come to and end on lap 7 with a mechanical failure. As the race raged on track conditions became abrasive and tire wear was going to be an issue. David Gravel, Brad Sweet, and Logan Schuchart would all fall victim to tire failures. The Late race restarts put all the attention on the Large Right Rear Hoosiers, whoever had the most rubber left was going to win the race. With a last lap gutsy move, Donny Schatz and Tim Kaeding would both move past Shane Stewart as Donny would go on to claim his 13th win of 2017. Logan Schuchart would officially be credited with a 16th place finish and Jacob Allen would take home a 21st position finish.

The team eyes the makeup feature at Deercreek Speedway Thursday, July 6th and then a doubleheader at Cedar Lake Speedway July 7th and 8th. The team has had a lot of success at the Cedar Lake Speedway in recent years, as Logan Schuchart would love to relive his very first Craftsman World of Outlaws feature win!

Schatz Scores Win 12 on Return to The Dirt Oval, Where He Won 12 Years Ago

JOLIET, IL — June 27, 2017 — Eight-time champion and current points leader Donny Schatz took the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No. 15 Arctic Cat machine through the checkers to win the FVP Outlaw Clay Classic at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway, stealing the lead from Kraig Kinser with only five laps to go. Although Kinser saw his best race of the season to date, Schatz rode him hard, and he ultimately landed in eighth with Kasey Kahne Racing teammates Brad Sweet and Daryn Pittman following Schatz through the checkers.

“Kraig [Kinser] was really good at the start,” said Schatz from Victory Lane. “He took off there on the bottom. I didn’t quite know if the bottom or the top, the middle, what was going to happen. I just had to give a little time for the race car to come in and the tires to get warm. You kind of had to be all over really. It was a guessing game there for a while, and then we had to restart. Being on the outside I kind of felt like I was hung out to dry a little bit, and Brad [Sweet] got by. Obviously, they were really good. I think he started a ways’ back.”

Sweet, who walked away with the KSE Hard Charger Award, started in 13 and worked his way into second. A restart with 13 laps to go saw a three-wide battle for the lead between Kinser, Schatz, and Sweet, in which Kinser prevailed, holding the lead for eight more laps, while Sweet and Schatz continued the battle for second with exchanges.

Throughout the race, another tough battle was playing out behind the leaders between Pittman and David Gravel, ending in Pittman’s favor after several exchanges.

Pittman, who set Quick Time at 13.637 seconds, was the only one in Victory Lane who even ran the Craftsman Club Dash, which was led by Jason Sides and Paul McMahan.

Starting on the pole after winning the Dash, Sides led the first four laps of the Feature as Kinser charged up from midfield in position 11 in some of his finest racing this season.

By Lap 5, Kinser was leading, with Sides and Brian Brown behind him as Schatz and Sweet followed suit, diligently taking on car after car, working their way up, and McMahan was losing ground.

Overall, it an exciting return to the half-mile oval, which last saw true oval-track racing twelve years ago. And while the racing was certainly better this time around, one thing remained the same: the champion. Schatz won at the track on July 8, 2005, during the Series’ last visit. Twelve years later, he scored win number 12 of the season.

Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [8][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [13][$5,500]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [4][$3,200]; 4. 5-David Gravel [6][$2,800]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [1][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [9][$2,300]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [17][$2,200]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11][$2,100]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson [10][$2,050]; 10. 99-Brady Bacon [5][$2,000]; 11. 19-Brent Marks [18][$1,500]; 12. 18-Ian Madsen [15][$1,200]; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding [20][$1,100]; 14. 17B-Bill Balog [7][$1,050]; 15. 24-Terry McCarl [16][$1,000]; 16. 59H-Justin Henderson [12][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [21][$800]; 18. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [23][$800]; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere [22][$800]; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart [19][$800]; 21. 21-Brian Brown [3][$800]; 22. 4-Paul McMahan [2][$800]; 23. 17A-Austin McCarl [24][$800]; 24. 1M-Danny Lasoski [14][$800]; Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-4, Kraig Kinser 5-25, Donny Schatz 26-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+11]

Qualifying – 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.637; 2. 5-David Gravel, 13.722; 3. 99-Brady Bacon, 13.726; 4. 4-Paul McMahan, 13.782; 5. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.782; 6. 59H-Justin Henderson, 13.819; 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.875; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.887; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.93; 10. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.958; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.007; 12. 21-Brian Brown, 14.012; 13. 24-Terry McCarl, 14.076; 14. 1M-Danny Lasoski, 14.113; 15. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.122; 16. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.141; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.166; 18. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.225; 19. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.278; 20. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 14.441; 21. 71-Max McGhee, 14.448; 22. 64-Scott Thiel, 14.466; 23. 17A-Austin McCarl, 14.467; 24. 19-Brent Marks, 14.524; 25. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.544; 26. 3-Tim Kaeding, 14.588; 27. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 14.65; 28. 51B-Joe B, 14.713; 29. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.747; 30. 23-Russel Borland, 14.758; 31. 7J-Joe Swanson, NT

Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 4-Paul McMahan [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl [5]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9]; 8. 64-Scott Thiel [8]; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 10. 51B-Joe B [10]; 11. 7J-Joe Swanson [11]

Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 2. 5-David Gravel [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 1M-Danny Lasoski [5]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 17A-Austin McCarl [8]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]; 9. 10V-Matt Vandervere [7]; 10. 3-Tim Kaeding [9]

Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer -1. 99-Brady Bacon [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 4. 59H-Justin Henderson [2]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [8]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 8. 23-Russel Borland [10]; 9. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [9]; 10. 71-Max McGhee [7]

Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 2. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [6]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 99-Brady Bacon [3]; 6. 5-David Gravel [5]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7][-]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding [8][-]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][-]; 4. 10V-Matt Vandervere [3][-]; 5. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [9][-]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [6][-]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [11][$300]; 8. 64-Scott Thiel [5][$250]; 9. 51B-Joe B [10][$225]; 10. 23-Russel Borland [12][$200]; 11. 71-Max McGhee [4][$200]; 12. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$200]; 13. 7J-Joe Swanson [13][$200]

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Austin McCarl; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brady Bacon; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Super Flow ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Jason Sides, Paul McMahan, Daryn Pittman, David Gravel; Craftsman/Sears: Brian Brown; KSE Hard Charger: Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Justin Henderson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan.

Schatz Outlasts Kaeding and Stewart for Victory at Dakota State Fair

Schatz picks up 13th victory of the Outlaws season
HURON, S.D — July 1, 2017 — Starting from the front row, Shane Stewart grabbed the lead exiting Turn 2 on the opening lap and set sail setting a blistering pace. With the main event being cut short by one lap due to track conditions, Stewart had to withstand one final restart. On that restart with one lap to go, Stewart restarted directly in front of Schatz. The top two of Stewart and Schatz headed down the backstretch coming to the checkers. Schatz was able to get a run on the high side coming out of Turn 2 allowing him to drive by Stewart to pick up his 13th victory of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series season.

In a night that saw numerous flat tires throughout the 22-car field, the 30-lap race at Dakota State Fair Speedway was shortened to 29 laps due to track conditions.

Shane Stewart, the driver of the No. 2 Larson Marks Racing entry has been on a hot streak over the last couple of week. Having won two-in-a-row at West Liberty and Beaver Dam, just a week ago, Stewart was looking to pick up his fifth win of the season at Dakota State Fair Speedway on Saturday night.

After jumping out to an early lead on the start, Stewart set a blistering pace putting a gap between him and the No. 9 of Daryn Pittman who also started on the front row with Stewart. The first of six stoppages of the night was for the No. 93 who slowed at the top of Turn 1 with a flat tire. Sheldon Haudenschild would recover for a fifth-place finish.

Stewart would jump back out to a big lead on the restart. Schatz who was running third behind Pittman at the time was able to get by the No. 9 Great Clips machine on lap 22 for second. It was on lap 25 that Pittman sustained a flat tire, bringing out a yellow flag.

As the field was coming to get two laps to go at the stripe, Schatz dove aggressively under Stewart for the lead in Turn 3 and made it stick. However, the No. 5 of David Gravel went for a flip in Turn 1 at the same time, giving Stewart the lead back for the restart, Gravel was able to be pushed to the work area but could not return.

“We got by [Stewart] before the red came out,” Said Donny Schatz. “I knew it got to be where [Stewart] was going to stay down on the bottom groove and we just had a little bit left to get around him on the outside coming out of Turn 2.”

Due to track conditions, officials made the decision to the shorten the race by one lap. Stewart regained the lead after the previous lap was not scored complete. Stewart leads Schatz, Kaeding and the rest of the field to the restart where both the green and white flags were displayed.

“Man, that was tough,” said Shane Stewart. “I actually thought my tire was going flat coming to the green [on the last restart]. When [track] takes rubber like this the restarts are so hard on your tires.”

Stewart led into Turn 1 but Schatz used the top groove exiting Turn 2 to get by Stewart for the lead.

“You don’t ever want to lead that many laps and finish third,” said Shane Stewart. “It’s a testament to how good my car is right now. My guys did a great job, just wasn’t meant to be.”

“I’m here to win races, that’s what we’re here to do,” said Schatz regarding his winning pass. “When you’re in second and got an opportunity to win a race, that’s what you’re going to do – you’re going to go for it. You’re not going to do anything silly and we didn’t. We got the win and that’s what matters,” added Schatz.

Schatz would complete the rest of the 3/8th-mile en-route to his 13th victory of the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car season.

“We definitely got our monies worth on the tires tonight,” said Donny Schatz who’s right-rear tire was bald.

“I didn’t think it was going to get that abrasive and rubbered up that early,” said Schatz. “Shane [Stewart] got out there and set a pretty good pace and I was trying to make the bottom work, it felt ok but those guys got away. I moved up and you could feel it – that’s the point you have to decide how hard you want to go. I’m glad I did that because there was no way I was going to be around at the end to have an opportunity to win that race.”

Stewart would eventually lose another position to Tim Kaeding in the No. 3 who took advantage of others misfortunes and drove up through the field from the 12th-starting spot.

“Man, this feels like a win for me,” said Tim Kaeding. “We’ve struggled pretty much all year. To run second with these guys on a rubbered down track like that and not pop a tire, I’m definitely going to enjoy a beer tonight.”

Feature (29 Laps—shortened due to track conditions): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$10,000]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding [12][$5,500]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [2][$3,200]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [7][$2,800]; 5. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [19][$2,500]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13][$2,300]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [11][$2,200]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [10][$2,100]; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$2,050]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [14][$2,000]; 11. 82-Thomas Kennedy [16][$1,500]; 12. 49-Brad Sweet [8][$1,200]; 13. 5-David Gravel [6][$1,100]; 14. 17B-Ryan Bickett [15][$1,050]; 15. 2K-Kevin Ingle [20][$1,000]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5][$900]; 17. 47-Brant O’Banion [21][$800]; 18. 4-Paul McMahan [4][$800]; 19. 13-Clyde Knipp [18][$800]; 20. 19P-Paige Polyak [9][$800]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [17][$800]; 22. 101-Chuck McGillivray [22][$800]; Lap Leaders: Shane Stewart 1-28, Donny Schatz 29; KSE Hard Charger Award: 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[+14]

Qualifying: 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.785; 2. 5-David Gravel, 15.888; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.906; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.928; 5. 4-Paul McMahan, 16.026; 6. 19P-Paige Polyak, 16.026; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.096; 8. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.114; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 16.118; 10. 41-Jason Johnson, 16.162; 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.24; 12. 3-Tim Kaeding, 16.274; 13. 82-Thomas Kennedy, 16.515; 14. 19-Brent Marks, 16.53; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 16.595; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.639; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.792; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp, 16.967; 19. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.658; 20. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 17.667; 21. 47-Brant O’Banion, 19.53; 22. 101-Chuck McGillivray, NT

Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 6. 82-Thomas Kennedy [5]; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 8. 101-Chuck McGillivray [8]

Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 4-Paul McMahan [2]; 2. 5-David Gravel [1]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [4]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 7. 2K-Kevin Ingle [7]

Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 19P-Paige Polyak [2]; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding [4]; 5. 17B-Ryan Bickett [5]; 6. 13-Clyde Knipp [6]; 7. 47-Brant O’Banion [7]

Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [6]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 4-Paul McMahan [2]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 6. 5-David Gravel [5]

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Chuck McGillivray; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons ($50 cash) Sheldon Haudenschild; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Super Flow ($50 cash): Ryan Bickett; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Daryn Pittman, Shane Stewart, Paul McMahan, Logan Schuchart, David Gravel, Craftsman/Sears: N/A; KSE Hard Charger: Sheldon Haudenschild; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.

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