Schatz Wins 2020 Australian Sprint Car Open Preliminary Feature

Donny Schatz. (T.J. Buffenbarger photo)

BRISBANE, QLD (January 10, 2020) — Donny Schatz won the preliminary feature for the 2020 Australian Sprintcar Open Friday at Archerfield Speedway. The victory was Schatz’s third of the 2020 season.

Lachlan McHugh started on the pole position and led the opening eight laps before Schatz moved up from his third starting spot to take the lead. Schatz led the remainder of the 25-lap distance for the victory over Kerry Madsen, McHugh, James McFadden, and Jock Goodyer.

Brock Dean won the midget car main event.

Austrlaian Sprintcar Open – Prelminary Feature
Archerfield Speedway
Brisbane, QLD
Friday January 10, 2020

Winged 410 Sprint Cars

Qualifying:
1. USA15-Donny Schatz, 14.077
2. W60-Lachlan McHugh, 14.307
3. W2-Kerry Madsen, 14.308
4. V88-Dave Murcott, 14.398
5. W17-James McFadden, 14.407
6. Q16-Bryan Mann, 14.430
7. S13-Brock Hallet, 14.458
8. T22-Jock Goodyer, 14.465
9. USA5w-Lucas Wolfe, 14.477
10. W14-Jason Pryde, 14.497
11. Q17-Luke Oldfield, 14.504
12. Q10-Adam Butler, 14.514
13. A1-Andrew Scheuerle, 14.515
14. Q51-Tim Farrell, 14.532
15. Q43-Mitchell Gee, 14.538
16. V40-Rusty Hickman, 14.564
17. S20-Glen Sutherland, 14.632
18. VA21-Shaun Dobson, 14.671
19. USA4-Kalib Henry, 14.691
20. V25-Jack Lee, 14.738
21. Q5-Cody Maroske, 14.756
22. Q2-Brent Kratzmann, 14.771
23. Q59-Kevin Titman, 14.792
24. V55-Brooke Tatnell, 14.799
25. Q54-Randy Morgan, 14.854
26. NQ3-Karl Hoffmans, 14.873
27. Q42-Kristy Bonsey, 14.895
28. Q14-Mark Pholi, 15.003
29. NS45-Jai Stephenson, 15.284
30. Q33-Callum Walker, NT
31. Q78-Andrew Corbet, NT
32. Q88-Ryan McNamara, NT

Heat Race #1:
1. V55-Brooke Tatnell
2. Q43-Mitchell Gee
3. S13-Brock Hallet
4. Q88-Ryan McNamara
5. Q17-Luke Oldfield
6. W60-Lachlan McHugh
7. A1-Andrew Scheuerle
8. V40-Rusty Hickman
9. W14-Jason Pryde
10. NQ3-Karl Hoffmans
11. Q42-Kristy Bonsey

Heat Race #2:
1. S20-Glen Sutherland
2. Q54-Randy Morgan
3. V88-Dave Murcott
4. Q16-Bryan Mann
5. USA5w-Lucas Wolfe
6. W17-James McFadden
7. Q5-Cody Maroske
8. T22-Jock Goodyer
9. Q59-Kevin Titman
10. Q14-Mark Pholi
DNF. NS45-Jai Stephenson

Heat Race #3:
1. USA15-Donny Schatz
2. Q10-Adam Butler
3. Q33-Callum Walker
4. VA21-Shaun Dobson
5. W2-Kerry Madsen
6. Q51-Tim Farrell
7. Q78-Andrew Corbet
8. Q2-Brent Kratzmann
9. V25-Jack Lee
10. USA4-Kalib Henry

Heat Race #4:
1. VA21-Shaun Dobson
2. Q51-Tim Farrell
3. S13-Brock Hallet
4. Q17-Luke Oldfield
5. S20-Glen Sutherland
6. A1-Andrew Scheuerle
7. W60-Lachlan McHugh
8. Q14-Mark Pholi
9. Q33-Callum Walker
10. V40-Rusty Hickman
11. Q42-Kristy Bonsey

Heat Race #5:
1. W17-James McFadden
2. W2-Kerry Madsen
3. Q10-Adam Butler
4. W14-Jason Pryde
5. V88-Dave Murcott
6. T22-Jock Goodyer
7. Q88-Ryan McNamara
8. Q59-Kevin Titman
9. Q5-Cody Maroske
10. NQ3-Karl Hoffmans
11. NS45-Jai Stephenson

Heat Race #6:
1. Q43-Mitchell Gee
2. USA15-Donny Schatz
3. Q16-Bryan Mann
4. V55-Brooke Tatnell
5. Q2-Brent Kratzmann
6. Q78-Andrew Corbet
7. USA4-Kalib Henry
8. Q54-Randy Morgan
9. V25-Jack Lee
10. USA5w-Lucas Wolfe

B-Main:
1. Q43-Mitchell Gee
2. S13-Brock Hallet
3. Q16-Bryan Mann
4. V88-Dave Murcott
5. Q10-Adam Butler
6. USA5w-Lucas Wolfe
7. S20-Glen Sutherland
8. Q51-Tim Farrell
9. W14-Jason Pryde
10. Q5-Cody Maroske
11. Q54-Randy Morgan
12. NQ3-Karl Hoffmans
13. Q42-Kristy Bonsey
14. NS45-Jai Stephenson
15. Q14-Mark Pholi
16. Q88-Ryan McNamara
17. Q78-Andrew Corbet
18. Q33-Callum Walker

A-Main:
1. USA15-Donny Schatz
2. W2-Kerry Madsen
3. W60-Lachlan McHugh
4. W17-James McFadden
5. T22-Jock Goodyer
6. A1-Andrew Scheuerle
7. Q17-Luke Oldfield
8. V25-Jack Lee
9. USA4-Kalib Henry
10. VA21-Shaun Dobson
11. V55-Brooke Tatnell
12. Q2-Brent Kratzmann
13. V88-Dave Murcott
14. V40-Rusty Hickman
15. Q16-Bryan Mann
16. Q59-Kevin Titman
17. S13-Brock Hallet
18. Q43-Mitchell Gee

Midget Cars

Qualifying:
1. 99-Brock Dean, 14.505
2. 77-Bodie Smith, 14.556
3. 89-Rusty Whittaker, 14.575
4. 11-Charlie Brown, 14.597
5. 80-Scott Doyle, 14.602
6. 18-Nathan Mathers, 14.696
7. 6-Darren Vine, 14.796
8. 41-Glenn Wright, 14.792
9. 81-Brad Dawson, 14.853
10. 34-Mitchell Rooke, 14.925
11. 16-Matt O’Neil, 15.076
12. 66-Barry Gibbes, 15.108
13. 76-Reid Mackay, 15.125
14. 5-Audie Malt, 15.399
15. 14-Cody Stothard, 15.708
16. 3-Cal Whatmore, NT

Heat Race #1:
1. 99-Brock Dean
2. 18-Nathan Mathers
3. 80-Scott Doyle
4. 66-Barry Gibbes
5. 34-Mitchell Rooke
6. 14-Cody Stothard
7. 89-Rusty Whittaker
8. 16-Matt O’Neil

Heat Race #2:
1. 11-Charlie Brown
2. 81-Brad Dawson
3. 41-Glenn Wright
4. 6-Darren Vine
5. 77-Bodie Smith
6. 5-Audie Malt
7. 76-Reid Mackay
DNF. 3-Cal Whatmore

Heat Race #3:
1. 41-Glenn Wright
2. 89-Rusty Whittaker
3. 11-Charlie Brown
4. 99-Brock Dean
5. 80-Scott Doyle
6. 18-Nathan Mathers
7. 76-Reid Mackay
8. 3-Cal Whatmore

Heat Race #4:
1. 6-Darren Vine
2. 77-Bodie Smith
3. 81-Brad Dawson
4. 34-Mitchell Rooke
5. 5-Audie Malt
6. 14-Cody Stothard
7. 66-Barry Gibbes

Feature:
1. 99-Brock Dean
2. 11-Charlie Brown
3. 6-Darren Vine
4. 89-Rusty Whittaker
5. 41-Glenn Wright
6. 3-Cal Whatmore
7. 80-Scott Doyle
8. 16-Matt O’Neil
9. 5-Audie Malt
10. 81-Brad Dawson
11. 34-Mitchell Rooke
12. 76-Reid Mackay
13. 18-Nathan Mathers
14. 77-Bodie Smith
15. 66-Barry Gibbes
16. 14-Cody Stothard