Photo Credit: Jason Tucker

FARGO, N.D. (March 29, 2019) – After a weekend off due to rainy conditions, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to action tonight and tomorrow. The doubleheader weekend kicks off at Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford, Calif. on Friday night, followed by the SoCal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, Calif. on Saturday. Both tracks haven’t hosted the World of Outlaws since 2017.

Donny Schatz has one career win at the Hanford, Calif. one-third mile oval, which came on April 12th, 2013 after he led 24 laps in the main event. In his most recent visit in 2017, the Fargo, N.D. driver wheeled his way from the 21st starting position to round out the podium. In 14 previous starts at Keller Auto Speedway, Schatz has an average finish of seventh.

Perris Auto Speedway on the other hand is one of the few tracks on the World of Outlaws circuit at which Schatz has yet to win. However, the 10-time and defending series champion has six top five finishes at the semi-banked half-mile in his last 10 starts. Over that same stretch, he has an average finish of 6.7.

Entering the weekend, Schatz is a mere four markers behind points leader Daryn Pittman. Schatz is tied among the series leaders in top fives with five through the first seven races and he is the only driver who has finished inside the top 10 in every event thus far.

The “Greatest Show on Dirt” was last in action on March 15-16 at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. and the Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. respectively. Schatz opened the weekend with an impressive drive from 13th to fourth at Silver Dollar. He followed that up with an eighth-place effort on a very tricky surface at Stockton.

DirtVision.com will have live audio and video of both events this weekend.

Schatz and the entire Tony Stewart Racing team would like to thank Rush Truck Centers, Ford Performance, Curb Records, Sage Fruit and J&J Auto Racing for their continued support.

Schatz’s Statbook:
2019 Stats (World of Outlaws):
Races: 7
Wins: 1
Top Fives: 5
Top Tens: 7

Previous Results at Kings Speedway – Hanford, CA:
2017 – 3rd on March 31 (started 21st)
2015 – 4th on April 17 (started 16th)
2014 – 5th on April 11 (started 18th)
2013 – 1st on April 12 (started 3rd; lead 24 laps)
2003 – 9th on Feb. 21 (started 11th)
2002 – 9th on Feb. 22 (started 15th)
2001 – 5th on Feb. 23 (started 7th); 5th on Aug. 28 (started 4th)
2000 – 23rd on Feb. 25, 6th on Sept. 8 (started 16th)
1999 – 5th on Feb. 19, 11th on Sept. 10
1998 – 8th on Sept. 11
1997 – 9th on Sept. 12

Previous Results at Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA:
2017 – 4th on April 1 (started 7th)
2016 – 5th on April 16 (started 5th)
2015 – 3rd on April 18 (started on the pole)
2014 – 6th on April 12 (started 12th)
2013 – 3rd on April 13 (started on the pole)
2012 – 15th on March 10 (started 17th)
2007 – 4th on Oct. 20 (started 6th)
2004 – 7th on Feb. 28 (started 22nd)
2003 – 16th on Feb. 23 (started 20th)
2002 – 4th on Feb. 23 (started 12th)
2000 – 21st on Feb. 26
1999 – 9th on Feb. 20, 14th on Oct. 30
1998 – 17th on October 31
1997 – 18th on Feb. 14; 18th on Feb. 15, 5th in the B Main on Oct. 25; 17th on Oct. 26
1996 – 20th on Nov. 1; 22nd on Nov. 2

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