2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings: 5th | 3448 points
Dates: Friday, June 2nd
Event: Gerdau Presents the 1st Leg of the Northern Tour
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
Donny Schatz A-Main Finishes (Start): 8th (11th)
Date: Saturday, June 3rd
Event: Big O Showdown
Series: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
Track: Ogilvie Raceway (Ogilvie, Minnesota)
Donny Schatz A-Main Finish (Start): 3rd (5th)
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 5, 2023) – Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing did their best to “wow” everyone in their first-ever visit to Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 3, not only utilizing a third-row starting position to secure their 11th top-five outcome of the season, but using the last corner to drive ahead two spots, nearly stealing second at the “Big O” Showdown line.
Schatz, ace of the Advance Auto Parts, Carquest, Ford Motor Company, Ford Performance, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts, No. 15 sprint car, was in the fifth position when Ogilvie’s white flag waved, eventually rocketing down the backstretch before diving into turn three to power beyond James McFadden and Gio Scelzi. Almost earning a three-for-one deal, the ten-time World of Outlaws champion drag raced Logan Schuchart to the final checkers, just missing the runner-up spot. Jason Johnson Racing’s Carson Macedo would go on to win.
“They just kind of pulled over and went, and I just went the other way,” Schatz said of his final lap rise to third. “I just struggled all race, just cannot get the balance. I just stuck so hard on the right-rear (tire). We fought it all night. We’ve kind of been fighting it the last couple nights, but we got a respectable finish out of it.”
Just one night prior at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Schatz finished eighth, rallying three positions after starting 11th on the Northern Tour grid.
With 26 races complete on the 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series agenda, Schatz remains fifth in the overall driver championship standings, scoring 14 top-ten finishes to date with 11 of those occurring within the top-five. In addition, Schatz has been victorious on two occasions, sweeping an Ohio double at Attica Raceway Park and Sharon Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20.
ON DECK:
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing will continue their 2023 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series campaign with a two-day visit to the Sprint Car Capital of the World, Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Friday and Saturday, June 9-10. No stranger to Iowa’s premier dirt facility, Schatz is the reigning Knoxville Nationals champion.
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, MadJax XSeries, Curb Records, Sage Fruit, Absolute Automation and Security, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Elliott’s Custom Trailers and Carts.
Broadcast Coverage:
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Donny Schatz:
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Tony Stewart Racing:
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2023 Donny Schatz / Tony Stewart Racing WoO Statistics:
Races: 26
Wins: 2
Top-5s: 11
Top-10s: 14
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