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Daryn Pittman Sweeps
Eagle, Neb. — June 10, 2006 — By Chris Dolack, VP Public
Relations
Daryn Pittman shook off a season of bad breaks and tough luck in one weekend by
rolling to victory on Saturday night and capturing the Eagle Nationals title
for the first time.
Pittman fought past Craig Dollansky on a restart on Lap 9 of the 40-lap
Tatnell charged to second and tried to pull alongside Pittman on a restart, but
he wound up chasing Pittman to the checkered flag in the Race Outfitters/Castrol Eagle, holding off Dollansky’s
Karavan Trailers Maxim during a thrilling mid-race, two-groove duel.
Points-leader Donny Schatz brought the ParkerStore
J&J to the checkered flag in fourth with Joey Saldana rounding out the top
five in the Dodge/Curb Records JEI.
Jeremy Campbell, who was fourth in the preliminary feature, wrapped up a strong
weekend by finishing sixth on Saturday night in the
But the Eagle Nationals this year belonged to Pittman, who with back-to-back
wins has been one of the top Mean 15 drivers on 1/3-mile ovals this season next
to Schatz, who also has two victories this season on 1/3-mile ovals. In
addition to the two A-main wins this weekend, Pittman also captured the Snap-on
Dash on Saturday night to earn the pole that helped give him the position to
run down Dollansky in the early going.
“I think we reached our goal,” Pittman said. “We were really good here in the
fall last year so I was looking forward to coming back. I’ve never swept a
weekend and with the competition out here, it’s a big achievement for our
team.”
The racing surface on Saturday was completely different from the night before,
when it was hot and humid. Cooler temperatures and wind made for a slick
surface with the tires laying down some rubber in both grooves.
“When it rubbers up, the lead isn’t always the best place to be because you’re
not really searching for it,” Pittman said. “The racetrack was tough. It was
slick. This was what I call the Eagle of old. This is how this place used to be
forever. Recently the bottom has been faster, but we were good around the top.”
Still, the action was racy. And with Tatnell charging from seventh to challenge
for the lead, the victory was never secure until Pittman took the checkered
flag.
“We didn’t exactly win the start and had to battle back,” Pittman said. “Brooke
came from seventh and was close to winning. I saw somebody try to slide me on a
restart. I was a little too cautious with about 12 to go and left him just enough
room. If he wanted to, it could have gotten real ugly but he ran me clean.
Brooke’s always a clean racer and I feel like we do the same with him. It’s a
lot of fun doing that and running with guys who give you enough room pass when
they can do it clean.”
Perhaps Pittman had a little added incentive to win, too. His wife, Mandy, was
celebrating a birthday on Saturday, and the $12,500 winner’s check certainly
made for a nice gift.
“We’re just spoiled because if we need something we go get it,” Pittman said.
“It’s hard to come up with good birthday and Christmas gifts. That’s one you
can’t put a price tag on. She probably wanted that more than anything, to be
sure.”
He’ll have a chance to go for three-in-a-row on Wednesday night at The Raceway
at Powercom Park in Beaver Dam, Wis. — a track where
Pittman has done quite well.
“Three wins in a row is definitely not out of the question for us,” he said. “I
look forward to going to Beaver Dam. I think we’ve won two races there before
and I think we still have the track record. It’s always good to finish the
weekend with a win knowing we have another good track coming up for us.”
Tatnell has been racing with a heavy heart of late as his father, George, is
ailing many miles away in Tatnell’s native
“The restart was going to be everything,” said Tatnell, a two-time winner this
season who will return to
“We as a team need some wins. This is an expensive sport and I’ve got the
greatest car owners out there right now. They’re behind us financially and
personally.”
As for his dad, Tatnell appreciates all the well-wishers as he tries to help
his family in
“We’re looking at flying home after
Early on it looked as if Dollansky had the car to beat. A great jump on the
start and a maneuverable car helped him in traffic, but after making contact
with the wall his Jacob’s ladder was knocked loose, as was his fuel tank, which
affected his ability to handle the car. An open red after a scary flip by Jac
Haudenschild early in the feature gave his team a chance to repair the damage,
but catching Pittman proved to be a difficult task.
“Early in the race I hit the wall and broke the Jacob’s ladder and that really
hurt us bad,” said Dollansky, who along with Pittman was a winner last season
at The Raceway at
Dollansky is geared up for Wednesday’s race because the event is close to his
Wisconsin-based team’s raceshop.
“It’s like a second home to me over there,” said Dollansky, who hails from
Next up for the Mean 15 drivers are three nights of action against the All Star
Circuit of Champions on June 14 at The Raceway at
The
EAGLE NATIONALS FINALE NOTEBOOK
• FAST QUALIFIER: Brooke Tatnell paced the 37 cars in time trials with an
AMB i.t.-timed lap around the 1/3-mile oval at 11.484
seconds at 104.389 mph. Because the Eagle Nationals is a multi-day show with
varying championship point totals on each night, no qualifying bonus points are
awarded. By virtue of their top-four finishes in the preliminary feature on
Friday, Daryn Pittman, Donny Schatz, Craig Dollansky and Jeremy Campbell did
not have to go through time trials. Joey Saldana holds the track record of
11.124 seconds established on
• QUALIFYING EVENT WINNERS: With officials from Snap-on looking on,
including regional business manager Neal Osterman,
Daryn Pittman raced to victory in the Snap-on Dash and presented young fan Drew
Reinhard with an autographed Snap-on cap. … Kevin
Swindell, who earned his first
• MAIN EVENT WINNERS: Daryn Pittman’s win on Saturday night at Eagle
Raceway was his first
• PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: Daryn Pittman’s victory on Friday night was
his first preliminary feature win of the season. He
joins Fred Rahmer, who won the prelim night on May 26 at Williams Grove
Speedway and Sammy Swindell, who won the prelim feature on April 7 at Eldora
Speedway.
• 1/3-MILE WINNERS: Eagle Raceway is a 1/3-mile oval. The
• ON TELEVISION: The Outdoor Channel will air at
• ON THE WEB: The Official
• LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can’t get to a track to see the series, they
can experience the excitement of the
• UP NEXT: Next up for the Mean 15 drivers are three nights of action
against the All Star Circuit of Champions on June 14 at The Raceway @ Powercom Park in Beaver Dam, Wis., and June 16-17 in the
Duel in the Dakotas at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D.
• SPONSOR SUPPORT: The
Qualifying
1)
Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 11.484
2) Sammy Swindell, McCarl 24, 11.623
3) Jac Haudenschild, Wright 35, 11.642
4) Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 11.692
5)
6) Mark Dobmeier, Dobmeier
13, 11.710
7)
8) Joey Saldana, Kahne-Curb 9, 11.748
9) Justin Henderson, Oswalt D1, 11.836
10) Bronson Maeschen, Maeschen
96, 11.852
11) Gary Wright, Wright 9W, 11.861
12) Chad Kemenah, Kemenah 15K, 11.887
13) Jason Martin, Martin 36, 11.889
14) Dion Hindi, Hindi 11D, 11.895
15) Kerry Madsen, VerMeer 55, 11.972
16) Lynton Jeffrey, Jeffrey 12, 11.976
17) Kevin Swindell, Swindell 1, 11.978
18) Ricky Logan, Van Gorp 5J, 11.979
19) Skip Jackson, J&S Autosports 2, 12.033
20) Jim Cameron, Cameron 96C, 12.107
21) Larry Pinegar, Williams 7W, 12.115
22) Wayne Johnson, VanderEcken 10, 12.140
23) Becca Anderson, Woodring 19, 12.195
24) Ryan Anderson, Anderson 71R, 12.214
25) James Mosher, Mosher 12M, 12.260
26) Ned Powers, Haneborg 44, 12.346
27) Mike Chadd, Chadd 4,
12.512
28) Dusty Zomer, Zomer 1Z,
12.520
29) Terry McCarl, Burch 1M, 12.558
30) Jack Dover, Dover 53, 12.682
31) Bill Rose, Rose 6, 12.695
32) Kim Kennedy, Kennedy 1K, 12.698
33) Mark Pace, Pace 31, 12.817
34) Doug Lovegrove, Lovegrove
44X, 12.865
35) Gene Ackland, Ackland
14G, 12.984
36) Duane Olson, Olson 16, 13.458
37) Trevor Green, Lewis-Green 11, No time.
Top 4 finishers in preliminary A-feature (locked into first 4 starting
positions in Dash): Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21; Donny Schatz,
Schatz 15; Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7; Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C
First Heat Race (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Lynton Jeffrey
2) Justin Henderson
3) Joey Saldana
4) Brooke Tatnell
5) Kevin Swindell
6) Larry Pinegar
7) James Mosher
8) Mark Pace
Second Heat Race (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Kerry Madsen
2) Sammy Swindell
3) Wayne Johnson
4)
5) Ricky Logan
6) Jack Dover
7) Ned Powers
8) Bronson Maeschen
9) Doug Lovegrove
Third Heat Race (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Dion Hindi
2) Mark Dobmeier
3) Gary Wright
4) Jac Haudenschild
5) Skip Jackson
6) Becca Anderson
7) Mike Chadd
8) Bill Rose
9) Gene Ackland
Fourth Heat Race (10 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Jason Martin
2) Chad Kemenah
3)
4) Randy Hannagan
5) Jim Cameron
6) Ryan Anderson
7) Dusty Zomer
8) Kim Kennedy
9) Duane Olson
Snap-on Dash (8 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions
of A-feature)
1) Daryn Pittman
2) Craig Dollansky
3) Donny Schatz
4) Jeremy Campbell
5) Sammy Swindell
6) Jac Haudenschild
7) Brooke Tatnell
8) Mark Dobmeier
9) Randy Hannagan
10)
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Kevin Swindell
2) Ricky Logan
3) Skip Jackson
4) Larry Pinegar
5) Dusty Zomer [$200]
6) Bill Rose [$180]
7) Becca Anderson [$175]
8) Jack Dover [$160]
9) Kim Kennedy [$150]
10) James Mosher [$150]
11) Mike Chadd [$150]
12) Ryan Anderson [$150]
13) Doug Lovegrove [$150]
14) Jim Cameron [$150]
15) Bronson Maeschen [$150]
16) Ned Powers [$150]
17) Gene Ackland [$150]
18) Duane Olson [$150]
19) Mark Pace (DNS) [$150]
20) Trevor Green (DNS) [$150]
A-main (40 laps)
1) Daryn Pittman [$12,000]
2) Brooke Tatnell [$6,000]
3) Craig Dollansky [$4,000]
4) Donny Schatz [$3,500]
5) Joey Saldana [$3,300]
6) Jeremy Campbell [$3,100]
7) Mark Dobmeier [$3,000]
8) Wayne Johnson [$2,500]
9) Kevin Swindell [$2,100]
10) Kerry Madsen [$2,050]
11)
12) Chad Kemenah [$1,600]
13) Dion Hindi [$1,500]
14) Larry Pinegar [$1,200]
15) Sammy Swindell [$1,100]
16) Justin Henderson [$1,000]
17) Skip Jackson [$900]
18)
19) Randy Hannagan [$800]
20) Jason Martin [$800]
21) Lynton Jeffrey [$800]
22) Jac Haudenschild [$800]
23) Gary Wright [$800]
24) Ricky Logan [$800]
Lap leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-8, Daryn Pittman 9-40
WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS, through June 10 at Eagle Raceway
1 /
Donny Schatz / 3179 / 3179 / $109,700 / 0 / 5 / 14 / 17
2 / Joey Saldana / 3005 / 3005 / $71,000 / -174 / 2 / 10 / 17
3 / Craig Dollansky / 3003 / 3003 / $76,760 / -176 / 2 / 9 / 18
4 / Daryn Pittman / 2974 / 2974 / $56,812 / -205 / 1 / 10 / 16
5 / Jac Haudenschild / 2969 / 2969 / $67,850 / -210 / 2 / 11 / 16
6 / Brooke Tatnell / 2898 / 2898 / $69,500 / -281 / 2 / 8 / 13
7 / Chad Kemenah / 2836 / 2836 / $51,250 / -343 / 1 / 5 / 11
8 / Jeremy Campbell / 2672 / 2672 / $36,250 / -507 / 0 / 2 / 7
9 / Justin Henderson / 2529 / 2529 / $25,330 / -650 / 0 / 0 / 4
10 / Terry McCarl / 2321 / 3001 / $67,150 / -178 / 1 / 12 / 16
11 / Randy Hannagan / 2279 / 2638 / $32,110 / -541 / 0 / 4 / 6
12 / Dion Hindi / 2208 / 2208 / $17,500 / -971 / 0 /
0 / 2
13 / Bill Rose / 2170 / 2170 / $13,915 / -1009 / 0 / 0 / 0
14 /
15 / Becca Anderson / 2049 / 2049 / $12,560 / -1130 /
0 / 0 / 1
16 / Jason Martin / 1746 / 2449 / $24,070 / -730 / 0 / 2 / 4
17 / Paul McMahan / 1509 / 1509 / $26,800 / -1670 / 1 / 2 / 6
18 / Jason Solwold / 1506 / 1506 / $30,100 / -1673 /
0 / 3 / 7
19 / Kevin Swindell / 1437 / 1437 / $26,700 / -1742 / 1 / 1 / 6
20 / Greg Wilson / 1408 / 1408 / $13,730 / -1771 / 0 / 0 / 3
STANDINGS NOTES: The Martin Motorsports No. 36 NOS Energy Drink/Mafia
Motorsports Maxim is 12th in owner’s points. Jason Martin missed the first 11
race nights of the season while recovering from a racing injury. Rob Chaney and
STAT ATTACK, through June 10 at Eagle Raceway
There have been 22
A-Feature winners (13 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown — Wins
1 – #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 5
2 – #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 2
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 2
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. — 2
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 2
6 – #24
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 1
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. — 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville — 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 1
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. — 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1
Deepest starting position to win A-feature
Car, driver, hometown — Starting position
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 7th (March 9 @ Las Vegas; May 16 @ Grandview)
Preliminary Feature winners (3)
1 – #5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1 (April 7, Eldora)
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. — 1 (May 26,
Williams Grove)
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 1 (June 9, Eagle)
Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features
Car, driver, hometown — Total laps led (17 different drivers have led a
lap)
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 112 laps
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 95 laps
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 89
laps
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 84 laps
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 75 laps
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 65 laps
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. — 32 laps
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville — 30 laps
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. — 29 laps
#24
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 25 laps
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 25 laps
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. — 24 laps
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 17 laps
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. — 15 laps
#36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio — 9 laps
#10 Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, Okla. — 7 laps
Time trial leaders (16 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown — Quick times
1 – #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 4
2 – #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 3
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 3
4 – #15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. — 2
6 – #1X Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 1
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, S.D. — 1
#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, N.M. — 1
#9K Craig Keel, Weedsport, N.Y. — 1
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. — 1
#19S Stevie Smith, New Oxford, Pa. — 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. — 1
#24 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1
#5 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles — 1
Track records established in 2006
• Terry
McCarl, March 4, United Sports Arizona Race Park (3/8-mile), Tucson, Ariz.,
13.127 seconds at 102.481 mph.
• Paul McMahan, May 5, U.S. 36 Raceway (3/8-mile), Osborn, Mo., 9.846 seconds
at 135.36 mph.
• Donny Schatz, May 29, Orange County Fair Speedway (5/8-mile), Middletown
N.Y., 16.895 seconds at 133.175 mph.
Dash Winners (20 different winners)*
There have been 40 dash races this season
Rank – Driver, Hometown — Dash Wins
1 – #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 5
2 – #8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 4
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 4
4 – #22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. — 3
5 – #36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio — 2
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 2
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. — 2
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 2
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. — 2
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
11 – #19 Becca Anderson, Houston, Del. — 1
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. — 1
#45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque — 1
#24
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. — 1
#12 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pa. — 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville — 1
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1
*-Single 10-car dash started on May 20. Previously there had been two six-car
dashes for single-day events.
Pole Positions (15 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown — Poles
1 – #8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 4
2 – #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 3
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 3
4 – #5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. — 2
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. — 2
7 – #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. — 1
#36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 1
#45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque — 1
#24
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. — 1
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1
B-main Winners (17 different winners)
Rank – Driver, Hometown — “B” Wins
1 – #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 3
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 3
3 – #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 2
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
5 – #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. — 1
#44G Kaley Gharst, Decatur,
Ill. — 1
#24
#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, N.M. — 1
#9K Craig Keel, Weedsport, N.Y. — 1
#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pa. — 1
#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS — 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. — 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 1
#44 Ned Powers, Belle Fourche, S.D. — 1
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. — 1
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. — 1
#20W Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, Ohio — 1
#9W Gary Wright, Hooks, Texas — 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented
By Maxim Racing and ButlerBuilt Standings
Rank / Driver / Points / Back
1 / Chad Kemenah / 2836 / —
2 / Jeremy Campbell / 2672 / –164
3 / Justin Henderson / 2529 / –307
4 / Bill Rose / 2170 / –666
5 / Becca Anderson / 2049 / –787
6 / Jason Martin / 1746 / –1090