From Aaron Fielder
Concord, NC — (November 5, 2014) — When the checkered flag fell on the final night of the 2013 World Finals just 14 points separated Donny Schatz from Daryn Pittman and his sixth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship.
It had become clear earlier that night that it would be mathematically impossible for Schatz to catch Pittman. Afterward, a dejected Schatz concluded, “that’s the way it goes sometimes.”
It was a moment that would set the stage for the season to come and challenge every series competitor to stop the momentum of a determined driver who now had something to prove.
When the series rolled into Volusia Speedway Park for the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment in February, kicking off the 2014 season, the championship was not on anyone’s mind. What was on everyone’s mind was the announcement that 20-time champion Steve Kinser, ‘The King of the Outlaws,’ would conclude full-time competition with the series at the end of the year.
Kinser quickly proved he was not yet done, battling the defending champion Pittman and winning on the third night of DIRTcar Nationals. It was the 577th win of his career.
Volusia also gave Schatz a platform to make his case for 2014 – he won on night two and finished third on night three.
As the series headed to the west coast early on, the Kasey Kahne Racing teams looked to make their mark on the season. Brad Sweet, the leading candidate for the 2014 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award, won the season opener in Florida and then picked up victories at Tucson and Calistoga. His teammates were not far behind – Pittman won at Thunderbowl and Calistoga, where he also led a KKR sweep of the podium, and Cody Darrah picked up his first win of the season at Kings Speedway.
Pittman hit his stride as the series took on the Pennsylvania Posse for the first time. After being bested by Stevie Smith at Lincoln Speedway, Pittman went on to score four wins in a row – both nights at Williams Grove, then east to Orange County Fair Speedway and New Egypt Speedway.
At the time, Pittman’s streak was the longest since Jason Meyers’ five win streak in 2011. It was not the last win streak of the season.
David Gravel began the 2014 season unsure of what was to come. By May, he had been signed up by California-based Roth Motorsports which was in need of a full time driver. Gravel did not disappoint, scoring a win in just his second run with the team on night two at Eldora Speedway.
Eldora also served as a launching pad in 2014 for Shane Stewart and the inaugural season of his Larson Marks Racing team as he scored his first win with the team and the first win for Justin Marks and Kyle Larson as team owners the night before Gravel’s win. In a partial schedule with the series, Stewart picked up two more wins – one in a non-points qualifier at Knoxville Raceway and another at Southern Oregon Speedway.
As Pittman’s performance slowed down through June, Schatz and Joey Saldana capitalized.
In just his second season with Dan Motter and the Motter Equipment 71m, Saldana racked up three wins by the beginning of June. The Upper Midwest was good to him to start the month where he won at I-80 Speedway and Jackson Speedway.
With five wins, Saldana was in the hunt for the championship.
Another driver with the championship in his sights was Paul McMahan, who may not have had the wins of some of his competitors in 2014 but had a consistency throughout that was rivaled by few. In what McMahan described as one of the biggest wins of his career, he won the Brad Doty Classic at Limaland Motorsports Park in early July.
“I tell you what, it took me a little bit to collect my thoughts before I got out of this racecar because this just means the world to me,” McMahan said in victory lane that night. “Brad Doty, like I said, is my hero and I’ve come here many times and never been able to get a win. It’s a normal win, but this is the Brad Doty Classic. This takes every win I’ve ever won away and this is right up top.”
When the Outlaws returned to Eldora Speedway in July for the King’s Royal, the event would be defined by victories for a legend and one of the stars of the sport.
Three-time champion Sammy Swindell, who had one other win in 2014, held off polesitter Tim Shaffer to take home the win at the Knight Before the King’s Royal.
With his retirement from the sprint car racing announced just over a month later it would be his last World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory. The win was the 294th of his career, solidly cementing him as the second-winningest driver in Outlaws history.
The next night at Eldora, Kerry Madsen, who had previous wins at the track but had come short in previous King’s Royal attempts, won the race that he had so long coveted.
As he climbed from his car after the big win, Madsen was nearly speechless.
“I just want to thank Eldora Speedway for just letting me be part of this fantastic race,” Madsen told the Eldora crowd. “I moved over from Australia and this is pretty much the race that hooked me on American racing.”
Enter Schatz.
With the ‘Month of Money’ underway, Schatz and his Tony Stewart Racing team were ready to hit their stride. At the beginning of July, Schatz already had eight wins under his belt.
Schatz swept the Outlaws events in Canada, taking home wins at Autodrome Drummond, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway and Castrol Raceway Park. Five wins in all – Schatz was the first Outlaw driver ever to sweep the Outlaws’ Canadian events.
As the series headed back to Knoxville, Iowa for the biggest event of the season, the Knoxville Nationals, Schatz and his team had 12 wins and eight straight podium finishes.
Madsen led the points early for the Knoxville championship, but Schatz came around and on the last night the only thing that stood between him and his eighth Knoxville Nationals win was Brian Brown. For the third straight year he and Brown did battle, exchanging the lead and attempting to deny the other one the win.
Ultimately though, it was Schatz who hoisted the trophy in victory lane.
“It’s unbelievable – it feels so unreal, like it’s not happening,” Schatz said after the win.
Schatz was not done. He won the next event at Junction Motor Speedway in Nebraska and then, beginning at Nodak Speedway, started what would become a six race winning streak. From Aug. 17 to Sept. 1, through two countries and two states, Schatz racked up win after win.
When Shane Stewart ended Schatz’s streak at Willamette Speedway on Sept. 2, Schatz had 20 wins, an 18-race podium streak and a 215-point lead in the championship race.
The dominance of Donny Schatz did not stop breakthrough performances throughout the season and a total of 23 different winners and six first-time winners.
Carson Macedo and Jonathan Allard had wins at the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway. Greg Hodnett and Lance Dewease stopped the Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway during Summer Nationals. Young guns Christopher Bell, Shane Stewart and Rico Abreu all scored wins. And 26-year-old Ryan Smith welcomed the Outlaws back to Port Royal Speedway after a decade by taking home his first ever Outlaws win.
Perhaps no first time win was more incredible though than Roger Crockett’s at I-94 Speedway in late June. After battling past Sweet and leading much of the feature, in turn two on the last lap, Crockett’s right rear tire let go. As Sweet tried to catch up, Crockett limped the car down the backstretch, through turns three and four and won his first ever World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory.
The milestones of 2014 were many and made the season one for the record books. The season saw just two rainouts all year, completing an incredible 98 percent of events, the top-six in the championship standings surpassed the total for the most points ever earned in a single season (the past record was 11,236, set by Steve Kinser in 1991), Schatz became the first driver since Steve Kinser in 2002 and 2003 to score back-to-back 20 win seasons, Madsen had the closest finish in series history, besting Kyle Hirst at Antioch Speedway by just .005 seconds and two of the greatest drivers the sport has known – Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell – retired from full-time competition.
With just the World Finals in Charlotte before the close of the 2014 season, the successes of the season are in focus. Defending champion Pittman had 13 wins, the winningest season of his career, and sealed a second place finish in the points. McMahan too set a new single season win record for himself with five wins and maintained a consistency almost unrivaled, finishing the season in third with his CJB Motorsports team. Madsen had a breakout season, adding six wins to his career total and racking up some of the most coveted trophies on the schedule – the Kings Royal and Ironman 55. And, with seven wins, Saldana showed the strength of his Motter Equipment team.
As others surged throughout the season and then faded, Donny Schatz maintained the consistency of a driver with a championship in his sights. 26 wins, 62 top-fives, 79 top-tens and eight quick times. 2014 will go down as one of the best seasons of Schatz’s career to date – he became the third-winningest driver in series history, surpassing Mark Kinser, and had the most single season wins of his career.
The disappointment of 2013 now a distant memory, Schatz needs only to take a trip to Charlotte for The World Finals and sign-in to claim his sixth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship.
ABOUT THE TRACK
The Dirt Track at Charlotte is a progressively banked four-tenths-mile oval. The track record of 11.880 seconds was established by Jeff Shepard on Oct. 6, 2001.For more information, visit http://www.
Previous A-Feature Winners
2014 – Joey Saldana on May 23
2013 – Paul McMahan on May 24, Donny Schatz on Nov. 8, Paul McMahan on Nov. 9
2012 – Joey Saldana on May 25, Sammy Swindell on Nov. 2, Dale Blaney on Nov. 3
2011 – Paul McMahan on May 28, Donny Schatz on Nov. 5, Donny Schatz on Nov. 6
2010 – Donny Schatz on May 29, Jason Meyers on Sept. 6, Jason Meyers on Sept. 6
2009 – Joey Saldana on May 22, Jason Meyers on Nov. 6, Joey Saldana on Nov. 7
2008 – Lance Dewease on May 23, Brooke Tatnell on Oct. 31, Donny Schatz on Nov. 1
2007 – Donny Schatz on May 25, Jason Meyers on Nov. 2, Steve Kinser on Nov. 3
2006 – Kevin Swindell on May 24
2003 – Blake Feese on May 24
2002 – Greg Hodnett on May 24, Greg Hodnett on May 25, Tyler Walker on Oct. 11, Daryn Pittman on Oct. 12
2001 – Danny Lasoski on May 26, Mark Kinser on May 26, Tim Shaffer on Oct. 5, Steve Kinser on Oct. 6
2000 – Sammy Swindell on May 25, Mark Kinser on May 26, Donny Schatz on Oct. 5, Mark Kinser on Oct. 6
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Cody Darrah – CodyDarrah.com
David Gravel – DavidGravel89g.com
Kraig Kinser – KraigKinser.com
Steve Kinser – SteveKinser.com
Kerry Madsen – KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Logan Schuchart – Shark1s.com
Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com
Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com
Brad Sweet – Bradsweetracing.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz – 26 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 27, I-96 Speedway on May 31, River Cities Speedway on June 20, 34 Raceway on June 27, Cedar Lake Speedway on June 29, Lernerville Speedway on July 15, Autodrome Drummond on July 26, Cornwall Motor Speedway on July 27, Ohsweken Speedway on July 29, Knoxville Raceway on Aug. 9, Junction Motor Speedway on Aug. 12, Nodak Speedway on Aug. 17, Castrol Raceway on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23, Skagit Speedway on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30, Grays Harbor Raceway on Sept. 1, Kokomo Speedway on Sept. 16, Terre Haute Action Track on Sept. 17, Bloomington Speedway on Sept. 26, Berlin Raceway on Sept. 27, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on Oct. 12, Fremont Speedway on Oct. 19); Daryn Pittman – 13(Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Calistoga Speedway on April 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19, Williams Grove Speedway on May 16 and May 17, Orange County Fair Speedway, May 18, New Egypt Speedway, May 20, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 4 and 5, Lincoln Speedway on July 17, Fulton Speedway on July 23, River Cities Speedway on Aug. 15 and Southern Oregon Speedway on Sept. 3); Joey Saldana – 7(Perris Auto Speedway on April 12, Salina Highbanks on April 25, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 23, I-80 Speedway on June 6, Jackson Speedway on June 13, Eldora Speedway on Sept. 19 and Lernerville Speedway on Sept. 20); Kerry Madsen – 6(Stockton Dirt track on March 22, El Paso Speedway Park on April 15, Lakeside Speedway on June 7, Eldora Speedway on July 12 and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 3 and Antioch Speedway on Sept. 8); David Gravel – 5(Merced Speedway on March 28, Eldora Speedway on May 3, Wilmot Raceway on May 9, Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 20 and Williams Grove Speedway on Oct. 5); Paul McMahan – 5(The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 5, Tri-State Speedway on May 10, Limaland Motorsports Park on July 9, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 1 and Deer Creek Speedway on Sept. 13); Brad Sweet – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Tucson International Raceway on March 8, Calistoga Speedway on April 5, Knoxville Raceway on June 14 and Beaver Dam Raceway on June 28); Cody Darrah – 2(Kings Speedway on April 11 and Lernerville Speedway on July 15); Shane Stewart – 2(Eldora Speedway on May 2 and Willamette Speedway on Sept. 2);Sammy Swindell – 2(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on April 26 and Eldora Speedway on July 11);Rico Abreu – 1(Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15); Jonathan Allard – 1 (Silver Dollar Speedway, Sept. 6);Christopher Bell – 1(Jacksonville Speedway on May 7); Dale Blaney – 1 (Attica Raceway Park on May 30);Roger Crockett – 1(I-94 Speedway on June 21); Lance Dewease – 1 (July 20 at Williams Grove Speedway);Greg Hodnett – 1 (July 18 at Williams Grove Speedway); Mark Dobmeier – 1 (Huset’s Speedway on July 2);Kraig Kinser – 1 (Clay County Fair Speedway on Sept. 12); Steve Kinser – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16);Carson Macedo – 1 (Silver Dollar Speedway on Sept. 5); Ryan Smith – 1 (Port Royal Speedway on Oct. 25); Stevie Smith – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 14).
LISTEN LIVE: Fans can watch and live to all the action from World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte live on http://www.DIRTVision.com.
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws STP 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 STP Sprint Car Series on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WorldofOutlaws
UP NEXT: The 2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car season concludes at the World Finals. The series returns to action during DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 19-21.
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Championship Standings
| Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Total |
Diff |
Wins |
Top 5’s |
Top 10’s |
QT |
| 1 |
15 |
Donny Schatz |
12161 |
0 |
26 |
62 |
79 |
8 |
| 2 |
9 |
Daryn Pittman |
11845 |
-316 |
13 |
48 |
74 |
5 |
| 3 |
51 |
Paul McMahan |
11687 |
-474 |
5 |
42 |
74 |
10 |
| 4 |
29 |
Kerry Madsen |
11519 |
-642 |
6 |
43 |
68 |
7 |
| 5 |
71M |
Joey Saldana |
11450 |
-711 |
7 |
37 |
58 |
23 |
| 6 |
49 |
Brad Sweet |
11221 |
-940 |
5 |
28 |
57 |
2 |
| 7 |
4 |
Cody Darrah |
10831 |
-1330 |
2 |
17 |
44 |
4 |
| 8 |
11 |
Steve Kinser |
10634 |
-1527 |
1 |
11 |
40 |
0 |
| 9 |
11k |
Kraig Kinser |
10290 |
-1871 |
1 |
7 |
30 |
0 |
| 10 |
83 |
David Gravel |
10253 |
-1908 |
5 |
25 |
52 |
11 |
| 11 |
7s |
Jason Sides |
9773 |
-2388 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
| 12 |
1S |
Logan Schuchart |
9102 |
-3059 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
1 |
| 13 |
1A |
Jacob Allen |
7747 |
-4414 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 14 |
1 |
Sammy Swindell |
5990 |
-6171 |
2 |
11 |
19 |
1 |
| 15 |
2 |
Shane Stewart |
4771 |
-7390 |
2 |
12 |
25 |
4 |
| 16 |
59 |
Tim Kaeding |
4478 |
-7683 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
| 17 |
5W |
Lucas Wolfe |
4152 |
-8009 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
| 18 |
21 |
Brian Brown |
3194 |
-8967 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
| 19 |
W20 |
Greg Wilson |
3134 |
-9027 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| 20 |
77X |
Wayne Johnson |
2805 |
-9356 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2014 STAT ATTACK
There have been 86 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series A-mains this season.
Winners (23 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Wins
1. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 26
2. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 13
3. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 7
4. – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 6
5. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 5
– PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 5
– BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 5
8. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 2
– SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 2
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 2
11. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Calif. – 1
– JONATHAN ALLARD, Chico, Calif. – 1
– CHRISTOPHER BELL, Norman, Okla. – 1
– DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 1
– ROGER CROCKETT, Medford, Ore. – 1
– LANCE DEWEASE, Fayetteville, Pa. – 1
– MARK DOBMEIER, Grand Forks, N.D. – 1
– GREG HODNETT, Thomasville, Pa. – 1
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– CARSON MACEDO, Lemoore, Calif. – 1
– RYAN SMITH, Kunkletown, Pa. – 1
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 1
Total Laps Led (38 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Laps
1. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 438
2. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 375
3. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 336
4. – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 270
5. – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 141
6. – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 134
7. – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 132
8. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 123
9. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 99
10. – SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 98
11. – CHRISTOPHER BELL, Norman, Okla. – 56
12. – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 44
13. – STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 30
14. – DEAN JACOBS, Wooster, Ohio – 29
15. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 28
16. – TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. – 26
17. – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 25
18. – SEAN BECKER, Roseville, Calif. – 24
19. – ROGER CROCKETT, Medford, Ore. – 23
– CARSON MACEDO, Lemoore, Calif. – 23
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 23
22. – LANCE DEWEASE, Fayetteville, Pa. – 22
– LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 22
24. – KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 19
25. – MARK DOBMEIER, Grand Forks, N.D. – 17
26. – BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 15
27. – JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 14
28. – BILL BALOG, Union Grove, Wis. – 13
– TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. – 13
– RYAN SMITH, Kunkletown, Pa. – 13
31. – DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 11
32. – DANNY DIETRICH, Aspers, Pa. – 10
– WAYNE JOHNSON, Oklahoma City, Okla. – 10
34. – GREG HODNETT, Thomasville, Pa. – 9
– JUSTIN BARGER, Montrose, N.Y. – 8
36. – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 7
37. – JONATHAN ALLARD, Chico, Calif. – 1
– CHRIS ANDREWS, Sandusky, Ohio – 1
Pole Positions (30 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Poles
1. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 14
2. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 8
3. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 7
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 7
5. – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 6
6. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 5
7. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 4
– STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 4
– PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 4
10. – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 3
11. – CHRISTOPHER BELL, Norman, Okla. – 2
– TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. – 2
– SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 2
14. – CHRIS ANDREWS, Sandusky, Ohio – 1
– BILL BALOG, Union Grove, Wis. – 1
– JUSTIN BARGER, Montrose, N.Y. – 1
– SEAN BECKER, Roseville, Calif. – 1
– ROGER CROCKETT, Medford, Ore. – 1
– LANCE DEWEASE, Fayetteville, Pa. – 1
– JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1
– DEAN JACOBS, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– WAYNE JOHNSON, Oklahoma City, Okla. – 1
– BUD KAEDING, Campbell, Calif. – 1
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1
– LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 1
– LOGAN WAGNER, Harrisonville, Pa. – 1
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 1
Hard Charger Award (37 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – H.C. Awards
1. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 13
2. – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 7
3. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 5
– DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 5
– BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 5
6. – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 4
7. – STEVE KINSER, Bloominton, Ind. – 3
– LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 3
– JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 3
9. – JACOB ALLEN, Hanover, Pa. – 2
– DANNY DIETRICH, Gettysburg, Pa. – 2
– MARK DOBMEIER, Grand Forks, N.D. – 2
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
– JAMES McFADDEN, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – 2
– PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 2
– SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 2
16. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 1
– JONATHAN ALLARD, Chico, Calif. – 1
– DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 1
– BRIAN BROWN, Higginsville, Mo. – 1
– CHRISTOPHER BELL, Norman, Okla. – 1
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– JOHNNY HERRERA, Albuquerque, N.M. – 1
– KYLE HIRST, Sacramento, Calif. – 1
– DANNY HOLTGRAVER, Pittsburgh, Pa. – 1
– ALAN KRIMES, Denver, Pa. – 1
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1
– BRAD LOYET, Sunset Hills, Mo. – 1
– IAN MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1
– BARRY MARTINEZ, Mt. Vernon, Wash. – 1
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1
– MASON MOORE, Princeton, Calif. – 1
– JASON SOLWOLD, Mt. Vernon, Wash. – 1
– JASON STATLER, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1
– TRENT STENGL, Oslo, Minn. – 1
– LARRY WIGHT, Phoenix, N.Y. – 1
– JESSICA ZEMKEN, Sprakers, N.Y. – 1
Time Trial leaders (18 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Quick Times
1. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 24
2. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 11
3. – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 10
4. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 7
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 7
6. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 5
7. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 4
8. – SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 3
9. – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 2
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 2
11. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 1
– DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 1
– COLE DUNCAN, Lockbourne, Ohio – 1
– DON KREITZ Jr., Sinking Spring, Pa. – 1
– ED LYNCH, Jr., Apollo, Pa. – 1
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1
– LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Qualifying Points Earned (57 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Points
1. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 210
2. – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 140
3. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 137
4. – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 102
5. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 101
6. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 88
7. – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 86
8. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 54
9. – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 40
10. – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 34
11. – SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 32
12. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 20
13. – LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 18
14. – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 15
15. – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 13
16. – DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 12
17. – BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 11
18. – DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 7
19. – DAVE BLANEY, Cortland, Ohio – 6
– ED LYNCH JR., Apollo, Pa. – 6
21. – COLE DUNCAN, Lockbourne, Ohio – 5
– DON KREITZ Jr., Sinking Spring, Pa. – 5
– IAN MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 5
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 5
25. – BRAD LOYET, Sunset Hills, Mo. – 4
– BILL BALOG, Union Grove, Wis. – 4
– JAMES MCFADDEN, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – 4
– GREG WILSON, Benton Ridge, Ohio – 4
– DUSTY ZOMER, Sioux Falls, S.D. – 4
30. – DUSTIN DAGGETT, Portland, Mich. – 3
– SAM HAFERTEPE JR., Sunnyvale, Texas – 3
– KYLE HIRST, Sacramento, Calif. – 3
– GERARD McINTYRE, New Oxford, Pa. – 3
– JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 3
– JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 3
– RYAN SMITH, Kunkletown, Pa. – 3
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 3
– TREY STARKS, Puyallup, Wash. – 3
– RODNEY WESTHAFER, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 3
– COLE WOOD, Auburn, Calif. – 3
41. – JONATHAN ALLARD, Roseville, Calif. – 2
– ROGER CROCKETT, Medford, Ore. – 2
– DANNY HOLTGRAVER, Pittsburgh, Pa. – 2
– TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 2
– ALAN KRIMES, Denver, Pa. – 2
– B.J. MARTIN, Orland, Calif. – 2
– JESSICA ZEMKEN, Sprakers, N.Y. – 2
48. – BRADY BACON, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 1
– JORDAN BOSTON, Crete, Neb. – 1
– ROB CHANEY, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– TIM GLATFELTER, Spring Grove, Pa. – 1
– RANDY HANNAGAN, Pittsboro, Ind. – 1
– CARSON MACEDO, Lemoore, Calif. – 1
– TAYLER MALSAM, Seattle, Wash. – 1
– AARON OTT, East Berlin, Pa. – 1
– TRAVIS PHILO, Waterville, Ohio – 1
– GARY TAYLOR, Snohomish, Wash. – 1
Heat Race Winners (70 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Win
1. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 23
2. – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 21
3. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 20
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 20
5. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 19
6. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 18
7. – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 17
8. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 13
– PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 13
10. – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 9
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 9
12. – JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 8
13. – SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 7
14. – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 5
15. – JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 4
– KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 4
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 4
18. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 3
– JUSTIN BARGER, Montrose, N.Y. – 3
– BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 3
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 3
– DANNY HOLTGRAVER, Pittsburgh, Pa. – 3
– WAYNE JOHNSON, Oklahoma City, Okla. – 3
– TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 3
– CHAD KEMENAH, Alvada, Ohio – 3
26. – CHRISTOPHER BELL, Norman, Okla. – 2
– DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 2
– LANCE DEWEASE, Fayetteville, Pa. – 2
– SAM HAFERTEPE JR. – Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
– RANDY HANNAGAN, Pittsboro, Ind. – 2
– GREG HODNETT, Thomasville, Pa. – 2
– BUD KAEDING, Campbell, Calif. – 2
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 2
– RYAN SMITH, Kunkletown, Pa. – 2
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 2
– RYAN TAYLOR, Perkasie, Pa. – 2
– GREG WILSON, Benton Ridge, Ohio – 2
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 2
– JESSICA ZEMKEN, Sprakers, N.Y. – 2
40. – JACOB ALLEN, Hanover, Pa. – 1
– DAVE BLANEY, Cortland, Ohio – 1
– STEVE BUCKWALTER, Royersford, Pa. – 1
– BRYAN CLAUSON, Noblesville, Ind. – 1
– COLBY COPELAND, Roseville, Calif. – 1
– ROGER CROCKETT, Medford, Ore. – 1
– CLINT GARNER, Sioux Falls, S.D. – 1
– JJ GRASSO, Middletown, Del. – 1
– JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– DAVEY HESKIN, St. Michael, Minn. – 1
– DALLAS HEWITT, Fletcher, Ohio – 1
– DEAN JACOBS, Wooster, Ohio – 1
– LYNTON JEFFREY, Prairie City, Iowa – 1
– DON KREITZ JR., Sinking Springs, Pa. – 1
– ALAN KRIMES, Denver, Pa. – 1
– BRIAN LAY, Genola, Ohio – 1
– IAN MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1
– BRONSON MAESCHEN, Pleasantville, Iowa – 1
– BRENT MARKS, Myerstown, Pa. – 1
– TERRY MCCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1
– BOBBY MCMAHAN, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1
– JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 1
– DJ NETTO, Hanford, Calif. – 1
– SKYLAR PROCHASKA, Lakefield, Minn. – 1
– BYRON REED, Monclova, Ohio – 1
– RYAN RUHL, Coldwater, Mich. – 1
– JIM SIEGEL, New Oxford, Pa. – 1
– TOMMY TARLTON, Fresno, Calif. – 1
– GARY TAYLOR, Snohomish, Wash. – 1
– JAMIE VEAL, Warrnambool, Victora, Australia – 1
– LOGAN WAGNER, Harrisonville, Pa. – 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (43 Different Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Wins
1. – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 9
2. – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 6
3. – JACOB ALLEN, Hanover, Pa. – 2
– CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 2
– DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 2
– KYLE HIRST, Sacramento, Calif. – 2
– JOSH HODGES, Tijeras, N.M. – 2
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 2
– PAUL NIENHISER, Chapin, Ill. – 2
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 2
11. – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Calif. – 1
– JONATHAN ALLARD, Chico, Calif. – 1
– CHRISTOPHER BELL, Norman, Okla. – 1
– DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 1
– DAVE BLANEY, Cortland, Ohio – 1
– BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 1
– TONY BRUCE JR., Liberal, Kan. – 1
– COLBY COPELAND, Roseville, Calif. – 1
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– DOUG ESH, Lancaster, Pa. – 1
– MIKE FARIA, Tipton, Calif. – 1
– WAYNE JOHNSON, Knoxville, Iowa – 1
– CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 1
– STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– BRANDON MARTIN, Attica, Ohio – 1
– IAN MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1
– PAUL MCMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 1
– BRIAN MONTIETH, Phoenixville, Pa. – 1
– MASON MOORE, Princeton, Calif. – 1
– JOEY MOUGHAN, Springfield, Ill. – 1
– KYLE REINHARDT, Neptune City, N.J. – 1
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 1
– DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 1
– CHRIS SHIREK, Thompson, N.D. – 1
– JASON SIDES, Barlett, Tenn. – 1
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 1
– JASON SOLWOLD, Mt. Vernon, Wash. – 1
– SHANE STEWART, Bixby, Okla. – 1
– BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1
– CALE THOMAS, Fairland, Ind. – 1
– JOE TRENCA, Liverpool, N.Y. – 1
– COLE WOOD, Auburn, Calif. – 1
Dash Draw Selection (83 Dashes)
Number – Times Picked
0 – 13
4 – 21
6 – 34
8 – 15
Feature Winnings (Platinum Drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown – Winnings
1. – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – $556,130
2. – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – $332,925
3. – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – $327,200
4. – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – $257,850
5. – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – $256,450
6. – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – $244,670
7. – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – $190,570
8. – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – $164,820
9. – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – $143,000
10. – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – $129,565
11. – JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – $92,075
12. – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – $81,525
13. – JACOB ALLEN, Hanover, Pa. – $37,430
2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Schedule & Winners
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Number of Wins in 2014)
1. Friday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Brad Sweet (1)
2. Saturday, Feb. 15 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Donny Schatz (1)
3. Sunday, Feb. 16 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Steve Kinser (1)
4. Wednesday, March 5 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Paul McMahan (1)
5. Thursday, March 6 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Donny Schatz (2)
6. Saturday, March 8 / Tucson International Raceway / Tucson, Ariz. / Brad Sweet (2)
7. Friday, March 14 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Daryn Pittman (1)
8. Saturday, March 15 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Rico Abreu (1)
9. Saturday, March 22 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, Calif. / Kerry Madsen (1)
10. Friday, March 28 / Merced Speedway / Merced, Calif. / David Gravel (1)
11. Saturday, April 5 / Calistoga Speedway / Calistoga, Calif. / Brad Sweet (3)
12. Sunday, April 6 / Calistoga Speedway / Calistoga, Calif. / Daryn Pittman (2)
13. Friday, April 11 / Kings Speedway / Hanford, Calif. / Cody Darrah (1)
14. Saturday, April 12 / Perris Auto Speedway / Perris, Calif. / Joey Saldana (1)
15. Tuesday, April 15 / El Paso Speedway Park / El Paso, Texas / Kerry Madsen (1)
16. Friday, April 18 / Devil’s Bowl Speedway / Mesquite, Texas / Donny Schatz (3)
17. Saturday, April 19 / Devil’s Bowl Speedway / Mesquite, Texas / Daryn Pittman (3)
18. Friday, April 25 / Salina Highbanks Speedway / Salina, Okla. / Joey Saldana (2)
19. Saturday, April 26 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, Mo. / Sammy Swindell (1)
20. Friday, May 2 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / Shane Stewart (1)
21. Saturday, May 3 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / David Gravel (2)
22. Wednesday, May 7 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, Ill. / Christopher Bell (1)
23. Friday, May 9 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, Wis. / David Gravel (3)
24. Saturday, May 10 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, Ind. / Paul McMahan (2)
25. Wednesday, May 14 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, Pa. / Stevie Smith (1)
26. Friday, May 16 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Daryn Pittman (4)
27. Saturday, May 17 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Daryn Pittman (5)
28. Sunday, May 18 / Orange County Fair Speedway / Middletown, N.Y. / Daryn Pittman (6)
29. Tuesday, May 20 / New Egypt Speedway / New Egypt, N.J. / Daryn Pittman (7)
30. Friday, May 23 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, N.C. / Joey Saldana (3)
31. Monday, May 26 / Lawrenceburg Speedway / Lawrenceburg, Ind. / Donny Schatz (4)
32. Friday, May 30 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, Ohio / Dale Blaney (1)
33. Saturday, May 31 / I-96 Speedway / Lake Odessa, Mich. / Donny Schatz (5)
34. Friday, June 6 / I-80 Speedway / Greenwood, Neb. / Joey Saldana (4)
35. Saturday, June 7 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, Kan. / Kerry Madsen (3)
36. Friday, June 13 / Jackson Speedway / Jackson, Minn. / Joey Saldana (5)
37. Saturday, June 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, Iowa / Brad Sweet (4)
38. Friday, June 20 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, N.D. / Donny Schatz (6)
39. Saturday, June 21 / I-94 Speedway / Fergus Falls, Minn. / Roger Crockett
40. Friday, June 27 / 34 Raceway / Burlington, Iowa / Donny Schatz (7)
41. Saturday, June 28 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, Wis. / Brad Sweet (5)
42. Sunday, June 29 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, Wis. / Donny Schatz (8)
43. Wednesday, July 2 / Huset’s Speedway / Sioux Falls, S.D. / Mark Dobmeier
44. Friday, July 4 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, Kan. / Daryn Pittman (8)
45. Saturday, July 5 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, Kan. / Daryn Pittman (9)
46. Wednesday, July 9 / Limaland Motorsports Park / Lima, Ohio / Paul McMahan (3)
47. Friday, July 11 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / Sammy Swindell (2)
48. Saturday, July 12 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / Kerry Madsen (4)
49. Tuesday, July 15 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, Pa. / Donny Schatz (9)
50. Tuesday, July 15 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, Pa. / Cody Darrah (2; Non-Points)
51. Thursday, July 17 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, Pa. / Daryn Pittman (10)
52. Friday, July 18 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Greg Hodnett
53. Saturday, July 19 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Lance Dewease
54. Sunday, July 20 / Lebanon Valley Speedway / West Lebanon, N.Y. / David Gravel (4)
55. Wednesday, July 23 / Fulton Speedway / Fulton, N.Y. / Daryn Pittman (11)
56. Saturday, July 26 / Autodrome Drummond / Drummondville, Que. / Donny Schatz (10)
57. Sunday, July 27 / Cornwall Motor Speedway / Cornwall, Ont. / Donny Schatz (11)
58. Tuesday, July 29 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, Ont. / Donny Schatz (12)
59. Friday, August 1 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, Mo. / Paul McMahan (4)
60. Saturday, August 2 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, Mo. / Kerry Madsen (5)
61. Saturday, August 9 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, Iowa / Donny Schatz (13)
62. Tuesday, August 12 / Junction Motor Speedway / McCool Junction, Neb. / Donny Schatz (14)
63. Friday, August 15 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, N.D. / Daryn Pittman (12)
64. Sunday, August 17 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, N.D. / Donny Schatz (15)
65. Friday, August 22 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, Alberta / Donny Schatz (16)
66. Saturday, August 23 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, Alberta / Donny Schatz (17)
67. Friday, August 29 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, Wash. / Donny Schatz (18)
68. Saturday, August 30 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, Wash. / Donny Schatz (19)
69. Monday, September 1 / Grays Harbor Raceway / Elma, Wash. / Donny Schatz (20)
70. Tuesday, September 2 / Willamette Speedway / Lebanon, Ore. / Shane Stewart (2)
71. Wednesday, September 3 / Southern Oregon Speedway / Medford, Ore. / Daryn Pittman (13)
72. Friday, September 5 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, Calif. / Carson Macedo
73. Saturday, September 6 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, Calif. / Jonathan Allard
74. Sunday, September 7 / Antioch Speedway / Antioch, Calif. / Kerry Madsen (6)
75. Friday, September 12 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, Iowa / Kraig Kinser
76. Saturday, September 13 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, Minn. / Paul McMahan (5)
77. Tuesday, September 16 / Kokomo Speedway / Kokomo, Ind. / Donny Schatz (21)
78. Wednesday, September 17 / Terre Haute Action Track / Terre Haute, Ind. / Donny Schatz (22)
79. Friday, September 19 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, Ohio / Joey Saldana (6)
80. Saturday, September 20 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, Pa. / Joey Saldana (7)
81. Friday, September, 26 / Bloomington Speedway / Bloomington, Ind. / Donny Schatz (23)
82. Saturday, September 27 / Berlin Raceway / Marne Mich. / Donny Schatz (24)
83. Saturday, October 4 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, Pa. / David Gravel (5)
84. Saturday, October 11 / Rolling Wheels Raceway Park / Elbridge, N.Y. / Donny Schatz (25)
85. Saturday, October 18 / Fremont Speedway / Fremont, Ohio / Donny Schatz (26)
86. Saturday, October 25 / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, Pa. / Ryan Smith
2 full points races remaining
Season concludes Nov. 6-7-8 with World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte