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Schatz Scores Third Win in a Row at Princeton (Minn.)
Speedway
Fargo, N.D. driver uses mid-race restart to take lead, holds off Sides
late
PRINCETON, Minn. (June 25, 2011) - Donny Schatz and his team want
to dominate the series. The STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J did just that
during the latter stages of the 40 lap main event at Princeton Speedway.
Schatz battled hard with Jason Sides during the closing laps but
eventually held on to score his 107th career win, tying his childhood
idol, Doug Wolfgang.
“That was a lot of fun racing with Jason,” said a smiling Schatz in
victory lane. “We fought pretty hard. Mark (Dobmeier) set a torrid pace
earlier on but you can’t run 40 laps that way.”
It marked the third time in a row that Schatz visited victory lane at
the quarter mile bull ring. With his second victory of 2011, Schatz
increased his lead in the series standings to 29 markers over second
place Joey Saldana.
“We really want to get back to the point where we are dominating again,”
said Schatz. “Consistency is great and all but wins sure make you feel
better. This team kind of starts scratching and clawing at each other if
we haven’t won in awhile.”
For his part, Sides was happy to race hard with Schatz. The Bartlett,
Tenn. driver gave it everything he had but settled for his second runner
up finish in a row.
“We got a good jump on the late restart and got around Donny there but
we got low and into the sticky stuff,” said Sides. “I wasn’t going to
wreck him or anything. It’s not the way you do things but it was a lot
of fun to race that way. Another second place finish? We’ll take it.
We’re building some good momentum for the summer months.”
20 time champion Steve Kinser overcame an engine change and a 10th place
starting position to come home third with 2010 Champion Jason Meyers
crossing the line in fourth. Dobmeier, a Grand Forks, N.D. native, led
the first 27 laps of the main event and wound up finishing fifth.
Sides was the quickest driver on the night followed by Sammy Swindell
and Schatz. Hometown hero Craig Dollansky, winner of the previous two
World of Outlaws series races, finished in seventh.
The Outlaws are back in action at Husets Speedway just outside of Sioux
Falls, S.D. on Sunday, June 26.
PRINCETON SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
QUICK TIME – Jason Sides was the night’s fastest qualifier with a lap
around the quarter-mile oval in 10.948 seconds, earning five
championship points. Sammy Swindell, Donny Schatz, Mark Dobmeier and
Kraig Kinser also earned qualifying points. It marked Sides’s second
Quick Time of the season.
Princeton Speedway; Princeton, Minn.; June 25, 2011
A-Main - (40 Laps)
1. 15-Donny Schatz[3][$10,000]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides[2][$5,500]; 3.
11-Steve Kinser[10][$3,200]; 4. 14-Jason Meyers[6][$2,800]; 5. 13-Mark
Dobmeier[1][$2,500]; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell[4][$2,300]; 7. 7-Craig
Dollansky[11][$2,200]; 8. 9-Joey Saldana[7][$2,100]; 9. 59-Brooke
Tatnell[5][$2,050]; 10. 83-Paul McMahan[13][$2,000]; 11. 6-Kraig
Kinser[8][$1,500]; 12. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[12][$1,200]; 13. 91-Cody
Darrah[18][$1,100]; 14. 63-Chad Kemenah[16][$1,050]; 15. 56-Davey
Heskin[19][$1,000]; 16. 6R-Bill Rose[15][$900]; 17. 19-Donovan
Peterson[17][$800]; 18. 1H-Jody Rosenboom[22][$800]; 19. 81-Austin
Johnson[21][$800]; 20. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort[20][$800]; 21. 92-Kerry
Madsen[9][$800]; 22. 20K-Thomas Kennedy[14][$800]; 23. 4W-Matt
Wasmund[23][$800]; 24. 2-Kevin Ingle[24][$800]
Lap Leaders : Mark Dobmeier 1-27, Donny Schatz 28-40
KSE Hard Charger Award : 11-Steve Kinser[+7]
Qualifying -
1. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.948; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell, 11.023; 3. 15-Donny
Schatz, 11.077; 4. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 11.083; 5. 6-Kraig Kinser, 11.139;
6. 7-Craig Dollansky, 11.146; 7. 59-Brooke Tatnell, 11.183; 8. 5W-Lucas
Wolfe, 11.190; 9. 14-Jason Meyers, 11.275; 10. 92-Kerry Madsen, 11.303;
11. 9-Joey Saldana, 11.489; 12. 11-Steve Kinser, 11.522; 13. 83-Paul
McMahan, 11.556; 14. 20K-Thomas Kennedy, 11.572; 15. 6R-Bill Rose,
11.585; 16. 63-Chad Kemenah, 11.944; 17. 19-Donovan Peterson, 11.963;
18. 91-Cody Darrah, 11.966; 19. 56-Davey Heskin, 12.056; 20. 4W-Matt
Wasmund, 12.198; 21. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort, 12.476; 22. 81-Austin Johnson,
12.817; 23. 8-Casey Mack, 12.912; 24. 92M-Mitch Mack, 12.946; 25.
2-Kevin Ingle, 13.445; 26. 1H-Jody Rosenboom, 13.990
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 92-Kerry Madsen[1] ; 2. 59-Brooke Tatnell[2] ; 3. 13-Mark Dobmeier[3]
; 4. 83-Paul McMahan[5] ; 5. 7S-Jason Sides[4] ; 6. 63-Chad Kemenah[6] ;
7. 56-Davey Heskin[7] ; 8. 81-Austin Johnson[8] ; 9. 2-Kevin Ingle[9]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 9-Joey Saldana[1] ; 2. 6-Kraig Kinser[3] ; 3. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[2] ; 4.
20K-Thomas Kennedy[5] ; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell[4] ; 6. 1H-Jody Rosenboom[9]
; 7. 8-Casey Mack[8] ; 8. 4W-Matt Wasmund[7] ; 9. 19-Donovan Peterson[6]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 11-Steve Kinser[1] ; 2. 14-Jason Meyers[2] ; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky[3]
; 4. 15-Donny Schatz[4] ; 5. 91-Cody Darrah[6] ; 6. 6R-Bill Rose[5] ; 7.
99J-Jacob Ossenfort[7] ; 8. 92M-Mitch Mack[8]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions
of A-feature
1. 13-Mark Dobmeier[1] ; 2. 7S-Jason Sides[4] ; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[2] ;
4. 1-Sammy Swindell[3] ; 5. 59-Brooke Tatnell[6] ; 6. 14-Jason Meyers[7]
; 7. 9-Joey Saldana[9] ; 8. 6-Kraig Kinser[5] ; 9. 92-Kerry Madsen[8] ;
10. 11-Steve Kinser[10]
B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 56-Davey Heskin[2] [-]; 2. 99J-Jacob Ossenfort[4] [-]; 3. 19-Donovan
Peterson[1] [-]; 4. 81-Austin Johnson[5] [-]; 5. 4W-Matt Wasmund[3] [-];
6. 2-Kevin Ingle[8] [-]; 7. 8-Casey Mack[6] [$200]; 8. 92M-Mitch Mack[7]
[$180]
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