HURON, S.D \u2014 July 1, 2017 \u2014 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\u00ae Sprint Car Series season.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got by [Stewart] before the red came out,\u201d Said Donny Schatz. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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 lead Schatz, Kaeding and the rest of the field to the restart where both the green and white flags were displayed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, that was tough,\u201d said Shane Stewart. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stewart led into Turn 1 but Schatz used the top grove exiting Turn 2 to get by Stewart for the lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t ever want to lead that many laps and finish third,\u201d said Shane Stewart. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to how good my car is right now. My guys did a great job, just wasn\u2019t meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to win races, that\u2019s what we\u2019re here to do,\u201d said Schatz regarding his winning pass. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in second and got an opportunity to win a race, that\u2019s what you\u2019re going to do \u2013 you\u2019re going to go for it. You\u2019re not going to do anything silly and we didn\u2019t. We got the win and that\u2019s what matters,\u201d added Schatz.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely got our monies worth on the tires tonight,\u201d said Donny Schatz who\u2019s right-rear tire was bald.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think it was going to get that abrasive and rubbered up that early,\u201d said Schatz. \u201cShane [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 \u2013 that\u2019s the point you have to decide how hard you want to go. I\u2019m 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, this feels like a win for me,\u201d said Tim Kaeding. \u201cWe\u2019ve struggled pretty much all year. To run second with these guys on a rubbered down track like that and not pop a tire, I\u2019m definitely going to enjoy a beer tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Thursday, July 6 for a make-up Feature at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN before heading off to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI on Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8. Tickets for these events can be purchased on WorldofOutlaws.com\/Tickets or by calling 844-DIRT-TIX.<\/p>\n
RESULTS FROM DAKOTA STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY:<\/p>\n
Feature (29 Laps\u2014shortened 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]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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