Saldana Holds Off Schatz on Green-White-Checkered Finish to Win Cedar Lake Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown

Victory is First in Team’s 22-Year History at Cedar Lake Speedway

071215_SP_CedarLakeVLNEW RICHMOND, Wis. – July 12, 2015 – Amidst the jubilant victory celebration on Sunday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, the team owner found his driver, embraced him and said thank you. In an impressive 35-lap charge to the checkers, Joey Saldana erased 22 years of frustration for Minnesotan Dan Motter by putting his #71M machine into victory lane at the Wisconsin dirt oval for the first time in World of Outlaws Sprint Car competition.

Winning was far from easy. On a night when red-hot Donny Schatz, already a 20-race winner this season, earned the pole for the feature, Saldana started fourth, quickly grabbed third, then boldly charged past Schatz and into the lead on lap six with a deep run in turns one and two.

Schatz kept the pressure building in traffic until Rico Abreu slid Schatz and came after Saldana. A mechanical issue with two to go forced Abreu out of the affair and put Schatz on Saldana’s tail for a green-white-checkered finish. (more…)

By |2015-07-14T01:58:12-04:00July 14th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off on Saldana Holds Off Schatz on Green-White-Checkered Finish to Win Cedar Lake Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown
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Davenport Triumphant at CMH Diamond Nationals

Jonathan Davenport at CMH Diamond NationalsWHEATLAND, MO (July 11, 2015) – Jonathan Davenport roared to his eighth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season on Saturday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Davenport inherited the lead on lap 16 when race leader Billy Moyer slowed on the front stretch and left the race. Davenport then sprinted away to win his first career CMH Diamond Nationals victory. The event was co-sanctioned with the Lucas Oil Midwest Latemodel Racing Association.

Scott Bloomquist’s rig broke down in Kentucky on the way to the track. He jumped in Jared Landers’ back-up car and charged from 17th to finish second. Jimmy Owens was third, followed by Brandon Sheppard and Chris Simpson, who started 22nd.

“What a win! We didn’t leave North Carolina until 4 o’clock this morning. We got here just before the drivers meeting. I don’t know what else I can say about this Longhorn Chassis. It’s been a great year so far. With all the rain they have had here, the track was really good.” (more…)

By |2015-07-14T01:54:09-04:00July 14th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series|Comments Off on Davenport Triumphant at CMH Diamond Nationals
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Schatz Edges Pittman in Cedar Lake Speedway Thriller for His 20th World of Outlaws Victory of the Season

Past Two Series Champions Slice and Dice Through Heavy Traffic to Decide Opening Night of Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown

071115_SP_VictoryLaneNEW RICHMOND, Wis. – July 11, 2015 – Daryn Pittman went high, Donny Schatz went through the middle, they slid each other at least three times for the lead with less than five laps to go in Saturday night’s opener of the Cedar Lake Speedway Outlaw Sprint Car Showdown, and after the side-by-side race to the checkered flag it was Schatz standing in victory lane with his 20th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the year.

CLICK TO WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT’S EVENT.

Schatz’s season of domination in his #15 Bad Boy Buggies ride continued, but it was far from easy on Saturday night at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. Pittman earned his fourth pole of the season by winning the Dash and started alongside Jamie Veal. Schatz quickly worked his way to third in the first few laps, before grabbing second 15 circuits into the 35-lapper.

Pittman’s #9 Great Clips car pulled away from Schatz on a restart with 19 laps complete, but Schatz reeled him and the two put on a show in traffic for the huge crowd. Veal hung onto third for his best finish with the Outlaws while Kerry Madsen held off Joey Saldana for fourth. (more…)

By |2015-07-14T01:44:17-04:00July 14th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off on Schatz Edges Pittman in Cedar Lake Speedway Thriller for His 20th World of Outlaws Victory of the Season
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Showtime results 7/11

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 5 45    Dennis Wilson     Bradenton , Fl 24.00
2 3 28    Shane Grigsby      – 23.00
3 12 96L    Mason Love     Pinellas Park, Fl 22.00
4 10 11    Billy Carlbert Jr    Palmetto , Fl 21.00
5 8 39    Rick Haugh     St. Pete, Fl 20.00
6 9 96    Al Moreno      – 19.00  (more…)

By |2015-07-13T16:05:22-04:00July 13th, 2015|Archives, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results, Racing News, Showtime Speedway|Comments Off on Showtime results 7/11
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Danny Martin Jr. Goes Pavement Late Model Racing

Danny%20Martin%20Jr_%20in%20Winners%20Circle%20in%20April%202014xxBy Richard Golardi (Hoseheads.com)

Danny Martin Jr. is going pavement racing. Pavement late model racing, that is. But he’s not giving up dirt sprint car racing quite yet. In fact, he was at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala last Friday and was a front runner once again, eventually finishing in second place in the sprint car feature race. His two late model races, both at Desoto Speedway, were part of a program involving the Top Gun Sprint series title sponsor, Eagle Jet International and Rick Gabor. It was announced at the Eagle Jet Top Gun awards banquet in January that Danny Martin Jr., as the 2014 Top Gun Champion, would be invited to the Phase1 Motorsports race shop in New Smyrna Beach. He would go there to prepare for a test and practice session with their car, a 2014 Ford Super Late Model. After completing the practice day, then he would get the chanceto race the car at a later date for a one race deal. (more…)

By |2015-07-09T03:18:58-04:00July 9th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off on Danny Martin Jr. Goes Pavement Late Model Racing
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Donny Schatz Outduels the Competition for Boot Hill Showdown Win

Jason Johnson Scores a Podium Finish just his Third Race Back from an Injury

070415_Dodge_City_VL2DODGE CITY, Kan. – July 4, 2015 – After coming just short of a win the night before, Donny Schatz dominated night two of the Boot Hill Showdown at Dodge City Raceway Park on Saturday night and scored his 19th World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory of the season.

“It feels good to get back to victory lane,” Schatz said. “This race track was completely different tonight. I didn’t know what was going to happen. It got so fast on the bottom last night and I didn’t know if it was going to hold up there or not. But wow, it was lightning fast around the top.”

Schatz started on the front row with Jason Sides, the previous night’s winner. Schatz had the lead in his No. 15 Bad Boy Buggies car by the time the two drivers hit turn one. A caution flag flew early as Joey Saldana was forced up the track. When the race returned to green Schatz maintained his lead.

Over the next ten laps, Schatz worked his way through traffic as Sides worked to hold off Paul McMahan and McMahan worked to hold off Kerry Madsen. The yellow flag flew again on lap 16 as Logan Schuchart slowed on track. (more…)

By |2015-07-07T02:55:14-04:00July 7th, 2015|Featured, Sprint Cars|Comments Off on Donny Schatz Outduels the Competition for Boot Hill Showdown Win
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Mars Set To Take On World of Outlaws Late Model Series Regulars During Five-Race Wild West Tour

Veteran Wisconsin Driver Joins National Tour For Events At Hibbing, River Cities, Gillette, Black Hills & Deer Creek

JimmyMars_WWTPreview_copyJimmy Mars doesn’t get the opportunity to race with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series nearly as much as he would like, but he makes up for that when the national tour visits his home region each summer for its Wild West Tour.

Mars, the 43-year-old veteran racer from Menomonie, Wis., will once again join the WoO LMS for its annual western trek, beginning with Thursday’s Wild West Tour opener at Hibbing (Minn.) Raceway. The five-race stretch then heads to North Dakota, Wyoming and South Dakota before returning to Minnesota for the finale on July 18 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.

“I love to run with the World of Outlaws as much as I can, but it’s hard for us to drive to all those races with our shop here in Wisconsin,” said Mars, who in addition to his standout driving career produces the MB Customs chassis brand with his brother and crew chief Chris in their full-service race shop. “We always look forward to when the series comes up here in our area. A lot of these tracks we kind of grew up running. They’re pretty good tracks, and we have fans at most all of them.” (more…)

By |2015-07-07T02:42:36-04:00July 7th, 2015|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off on Mars Set To Take On World of Outlaws Late Model Series Regulars During Five-Race Wild West Tour
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GARRETT LLOYD WINS FLORIDA OUTLAW FEATURE EVENT OVER STELLAR FIELD AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK

Garrett LloydThe Florida Outlaw E-Mod Series made their first visit to Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala Florida and “woweed” the crowd as the racing action was “loaded for bear” as 20 of some of the best E-Mods in the southeast started the feature event.
4 heat races were set up to qualify the impressive field and heat one saw Ft.White , Florida’s Nevin Gainey #0 give notice that he would try to continue his winning streak in the FOES season with a convincing win.
Heat number two and Mcclenny , Florida’s Brandon Wells #39 and Jason Garver #27G had the fans standing for a side by side battle with Wells taking the win.
Heat 3 Interlachen , Florida’s Josh Sanford #3 garnished the win over Live Oaks , Florida resident David Markham #00 with another spirited race.
The last heat of the night the fans witnessed Garrett Lloyd of Jacksonville , Florida #27L let Gainey know his repeat might be spoiled on this night as he won over Don Strosahl #15 of Ocala , Florida.
After a fantastic fireworks display from Galaxy Fireworks during intermission in was “go time” for the Florida Outlaw E-Mod Series and their feature event. (more…)

By |2015-07-06T21:46:04-04:00July 6th, 2015|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Race Results|Comments Off on GARRETT LLOYD WINS FLORIDA OUTLAW FEATURE EVENT OVER STELLAR FIELD AT BUBBA RACEWAY PARK
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