Date: Friday, March 18th
Event: Outlaws Invade Merced Speedway
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Merced Speedway (Merced, California)
Donny Schatz A-Main Finish (Start): 22nd (16th)
2022 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings: Eighth | 1032 points [92 points behind championship leader, David Gravel]
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 21, 2022) – Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing have not had the best of luck during their early season California stretch, but as champions do, the team will regroup and mend their focus, already setting aim on visits to Bakersfield Speedway and Perris Auto Speedway on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26.
As an example of his poor luck in the Golden State, Schatz, driver of the Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Motor Company, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Digital Ally, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, No. 15 sprint car, was forced to settle with a 22nd-place score at Merced Speedway on Friday, March 18, the result of an early race tangle with 34 circuits still on the counter. The ten-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion started 16th on the feature grid, doing so after finishing fourth in his respective heat race.
Unfortunately, Schatz did not have the opportunity to rebound on Saturday during the Outlaws’ visit to Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, as the event was eventually canceled due to poor weather.
Schatz’ poor luck is certainly uncanny, as the Fargo, North Dakota, native was on a five-race top-ten streak before his stretch of hiccups started at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare. A victory is also on the season scorecard, capturing the year-opening win at Volusia Speedway Park in DeLeon Springs, Florida.
ON DECK:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing will continue their 2022 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with another action-packed weekend in the Golden State, this time visiting Bakersfield Speedway in Bakersfield, California, and Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California, on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26. The West Coast double will conclude all California action until The Greatest Show On Dirt returns to the Pacific in early September.
ADDITIONAL MEDIA:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewat/Curb-Agajanian Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners: Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Motor Company, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Digital Ally, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts.
Broadcast Coverage:
Watch the World of Outlaws online at www.dirtvision.com
Watch the All Star Circuit of Champions online at www.floracing.com
Donny Schatz:
Web: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/donnySchatz
Instagram www.instagram.com/donnyschatz
Tony Stewart Racing:
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Tonystewart_rcg
Instagram: www.instagram.com/@TonyStewart_Rcg
2022 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
World of Outlaws Races: 8
World of Outlaws Wins: 1
World of Outlaws Top-5s: 2
World of Outlaws Top-10s: 5
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CONTACT:
Photo Credit: Trent Gower Photography
Tyler Altmeyer
Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises
(724) 954-4915, pr@tonystewart.com