By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Joey Saldana made history twice on Wednesday night at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon. He became the first driver to turn a sub 10-second lap in time trials at the high-banked ¼-mile. He followed that up by winning the A-Feature in front of the largest crowd in the 50-plus year history of the track to add another chapter to the storied tradition of the facility which has one of the most picturesque settings in all of racing, nestled between a river and a forest.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Saldana Wins at Cottage Grove SpeedwayBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Paul McMahan spent more time on the track Sunday night in hot laps, time trials and the third heat race, than he did in the A-Feature at Cedar Lake Speedway. In the World of Outlaws return to the high-banked 3/8-mile, the checkered flag flew on a non-stop 30-lap A-Feature in just over six and a half minutes.
Read more: RACE REPORT: McMahan Wins at Cedar Lake SpeedwayBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Huset’s Speedway may be 249 miles from Fargo, North Dakota, where he lives, but Donny Schatz considers the high-banked 3/8-mile to be a home track.
By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Joey Saldana earned every penny of the $10,000 he pocketed on Saturday night at I-55 Raceway for winning the fourth event of the “SuperClean Summer of Money” on ESPN2 for the World of Outlaws.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Saldana Wins at I-55 RacewayBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Jac Haudenschild vividly remembers competing against Brad Doty in World of Outlaws competition in the early and mid-1980’s. The pair of Ohio natives have long been friends off the track and Haudenschild always enjoys racing in the annual event that bears the name of the 1982 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Haudenschild Wins Brad Doty ClassicBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Steve Kinser holds a lot of records with the World of Outlaws. One of the most impressive is the number of wins that he has accumulated at the famed Eldora Speedway. The 20-time series champion in the winningest driver in the history of the track, with over 30 of those coming in World of Outlaws A-Feature events. His first win at the high-banked half-mile came in 1978, the series inaugural season and the most recent was in 2005.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Kinser Wins Knight Before the Kings RoyalBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Donny Schatz had won nearly every big event in sprint car racing entering this season. He claimed his first Knoxville Nationals title last season, and also was a past winner of the Historical Big One, the Gold Cup Race of Champions, the National Open and the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup. The one trophy missing on his mantle was the crown that comes with winning the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Schatz Wins Kings RoyalBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Donny Schatz treats every race the same way, whether it pays $30 or $30,000-to win. His main objective each and every night is to add another trophy to his collection which continues to grow at a rapid pace as the season carries on.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Schatz Wins Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
By Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
In the last week, Donny Schatz has accomplished what countless drivers spend an entire career trying to do. He began by winning the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway last Saturday night, earning $50,000 and followed that up with a win in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway on Wednesday to pocket $30,000.
Read more: RACE REPORT: Schatz Wins Williams Grove Summer NationalsBy Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
Prior to Sunday, Jason Meyers was never very fond of Lebanon Valley Speedway, even though he had finished sixth or better in two of his last three starts at the high-banked half-mile. His opinion of the track changed drastically on Sunday night, as he led wire-to-wire to win the World of Outlaws 25-lap event that him $10,000.
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