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West Fargo, ND — June 17, 2006 — By Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director

Donny Schatz brought a broom with him to Red River Valley Speedway on Saturday night and made it a clean sweep of the Duel in the Dakotas. The hometown crowd was on its feet for most of the thrilling feature from the first lap, when Schatz took the lead entering Turn 1. From there he set sail and never looked back, withstanding a few late cautions.

Schatz was able to maneuver the ParkerStore J&J wherever he wanted on the track as he picked up his series leading sixth feature win of the season. He made a couple of bold moves by splitting two cars in traffic to distance himself from the other lead pack cars.

Tyler Walker and Joey Saldana staged an epic battle for the runner-up spot, reminiscent of the battle in the dash on Friday night between Saldana and Schatz. On Saturday night, Saldana and Walker traded the second spot countless times, with each using text book slide jobs as well as power moves down the straightaways.

Walker in the Volcano Joe’s Coffee/Wirtgen Maxim started from the pole and finished second for the second consecutive night while Saldana in the Mopar-powered Dodge/Curb Records JEI crossed the finish line in third after a race-long duel with Walker.

When the checkered flag flew, Schatz had led all 30 laps of the event and pocketed $12,000 for his efforts, in addition to the $5,000 he won on Friday night by picking up the victory in the preliminary feature in the co-sanctioned even with the All Star Circuit of Champions and the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association.

“This team worked awful hard,” Schatz said. “A lot of people have stood behind us for a lot of years and they’re finally starting to reap the rewards. We just try to win everything we can and there’s nothing better than coming home to Fargo and winning.”

Schatz continues to hold the lead in the season standings. Winning in front of his hometown crowd capped a very emotional day for Schatz, as well as the rest of the sprint car and racing community, which mourned the passing of long-time sprint car promoter Fred Brownfield.

“To get in victory lane here at home, there is nothing more exciting,” Schatz said. “We fell a little short last year and tried to make up what we could this year. We raced today with heavy hearts. The loss of Fred Brownfield was a shock to the racing world. Life has to go on for us, and we send our sympathies to his family.”

At the start of the race, Schatz got a good jump on Walker and made the high groove work to his liking. Both he and Saldana were locked into the dash by virtue of their top-four finishes on Friday night in the preliminary feature so they did not have to run the heat races, nor did Walker or Craig Dollansky.

“I tried to go as quick as I could,” Schatz said. “The track got slick all the way to the top, and I knew I could get a good run there. Obviously he beat me that way in the dash to the top. If he’d of run second in the dash, it may have been a different situation. We ran second in the dash and got that outside start. Just glad to get to victory lane here.”

Schatz, who is in his 10th year of competing with the World of Outlaws, knows that at certain times a driver has to take risks, especially when fighting for a win — and he was determined to win for the large crowd that came out to cheer him on. He knew he was competing against some tough competition not only from the Mean 15, but also from the All Stars.

“The car was awesome,” Schatz said. “I may have pushed the envelope there, but when you race against the World of Outlaws, you have to go to the envelope and sometimes overboard. I saw an opportunity to split two cars and I did it. Becca [Anderson] may have had to get on the brakes, but that’s the way it goes. I did what I had to do to put some room in between the second place car. I think that’s what helped us win the race.”

Schatz now has an amazing 16 top-five finishes. Along with his sweep this weekend, he also had won on the half-mile at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and looks to extend that as the series heads on Friday and Saturday to the famed Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway for the Mediacom World of Outlaws Shoot-Out Presented By Sonic, America’s Drive-In.

Walker who won his first race of the season on Thursday night in an unsanctioned event, continued his strong string of runs with the World of Outlaws. He backed up his second place run on Friday night in the preliminary feature with another runner-up finish in the 30-lap finale. He battled with Saldana lap after lap as the two tried to keep Schatz in their reach. In addition, he won the dash to earn the pole position for the feature event.

“Second is not the win, but it helps get us to the next race,” said Walker, of Los Angeles. “We’ll take it. We learned a lot. Since Guy [Forbrook] and I started working together again, we want to win. We’re not happy with second but we’ll take it anytime because it’s better than third.”

Walker is still getting the feel for sprint cars again, after spending a large portion of the past two seasons competing in the NASCAR Busch Series. He has six career feature wins with the World of Outlaws and believes number seven is just around the corner.

“We didn’t hurt anything on the cars,” said Walker. “Larry Woodward from Volcano Joe’s was out here and he got to have some fun. It’s just fun to be back out here. The more Guy and I race together, the better we’re going to get, and these guys will be in trouble here soon.”

Saldana gave it everything he had during his spirited battle with Walker. The two used up most of the track as they traded the position countless times including many instances on the same lap.

“Tyler and I had a good race,” Saldana said. “I wish we would have been racing for the win. Donny Schatz was really good this weekend. I felt like we gave the race away last night, but we weren’t good enough tonight. We hung in there and bounced back. It’s better than not finishing.”

Saldana, who hails from Brownsburg, Ind., has finished outside of the top-10 only once since the beginning of June. He currently sits solidly in the top-five in the season standings.

“Two top-fives with these guys is really good,” Saldana said. “Tyler is obviously strong. They have a good program. Like I said, Tyler and I had a great race, but we were racing for second. We just have to get better if we are going to get Schatz.”

Saldana brought out a new car a few races ago as he and his Willie Kahne-led crew continue to make adjustments as they seek their third win of the season. Not having to compete in a heat race on Saturday night left the team guessing on the set-up, especially after the track was reworked before the dash rolled out.

“The track turned out pretty good for what we got,” Saldana said. “Even though it laid rubber, it was pretty fast, on the top and wherever. It was really good racing.”

Brooke Tatnell in the Race Outfitters/Castrol Eagle had one of the strongest cars late in the finale of the Duel in the Dakotas, surging from the 12th starting spot to get around Craig Dollansky on the final lap to secure the fourth spot for his 10th top-five of the season. He worked high and low and used some well-calculated moves for one of the best drives of the night.

Tatnell, a native of San Souci, NSW, Australia, was able to share his joy after the race via telephone with his father, George, who is in Australia recovering from some medical problems.

Craig Dollansky put together another strong run as he came home in the fifth spot. The native of Elk River, Minn., made some gutsy moves during the race as he battled to keep Schatz and the other leaders in his sights. He was up to second on the first lap of the race and battled side-by-side with Walker on both the high and low side.

“We definitely were trying to shoot for the win,” Dollansky said. “Once Donny got a couple of lapped cars behind him, and we approached them, they started racing like they were racing for first. It really cost us a lot. I tried to go to the bottom and just lost a lot of time and a couple of positions. We weren’t going to settle for a second, third or fourth. We we’re going for the win and we’ll head to Knoxville.”

Justin Henderson in the Jolt Energy Gum/Protected by Data Dots Schnee finished in the sixth spot after being the fourth quickest qualifier on the night. He is one of the contenders for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented by Maxim Racing and ButlerBuilt.

“Our car is feeling real good right now,” said Henderson, of Sioux Falls, S.D. “Our motors are always running good. I am afraid I may have hurt this one tonight, though. We just got a brand new car from Schnee and it’s really acting the way we want it to. Hopefully it will stay together.”

Henderson and his team are very confident heading to another half-mile track they know very well, Knoxville Raceway. Henderson has competed at the famed track in the past in their weekly program and knows what it takes to get around the track.

“Knoxville is one of my home tracks and I’m real happy to go back there,” Henderson said. “We’re going to put a motor in the car that we use only on the bigger tracks. I’m looking forward to going there and hopefully getting quick time.”

Randy Hannagan came home seventh in the Penthouse Magazine Maxim. He set fast time of the 30 cars that went through time trials. He also won the first heat of the night in a very convincing manner to earn a spot in the dash.

“My car was working great tonight and my guys did a good job,” Hannagan said. “They threw us a curveball before the dash by prepping the track and we just got a bad read on the main event track. It had been quite a few years since I had been up here, and I should have known better. Seventh is better than eighth and we’ll take that home.”

The rest of the Top 10 in the Duel on the Dakotas finale included Daryn Pittman in eighth in the Titan Garages/Hop-n-Sack Convenience Stores Maxim, ninth-place Dion Hindi in the Realtruck.com J&J, and 10th-place Jac Haudenschild in the Wright One Construction Maxim.

RED RIVER VALLEY SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
• PAYING TRIBUTE: Following time trials, drivers, crews and officials lined the front straight for a moment of silence in honor of long-time sprint car promoter Fred Brownfield. Also, during the four abreast salute to the fans, the missing man formation was used to honor Brownfield, one of the most respected promoters in sprint car racing.

• FAST QUALIFIER: Randy Hannagan paced the 30 cars in time trials with an AMB i.t.-timed lap around the half-mile high-banked oval at 15.860 seconds at 113.493 mph. Because the Duel in the Dakotas 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, Donny Schatz, Tyler Walker, Joey Saldana and Craig Dollansky did not have to go through time trials. Craig Dollansky holds the track record of 14.786 seconds established on July 4, 2002.

• QUALIFYING-EVENT WINNERS: Heat race winners including Mean 15 drivers Randy Hannagan and Brooke Tatnell, as well as Sammy Swindell filling in for injured Terry McCarl. … Tyler Walker picked up the win in the dash. … Dion Hindi won the B-Main.

• MAIN EVENT WINNERS: Donny Schatz’s win on Saturday night at Red River Valley Speedway was his sixth World of Outlaws A-feature victory of the season. There have been 13 different winners in 24 A-feature events to visit the RacinSoles Victory Lane with the World of Outlaws this season. The win list includes: Donny Schatz (March 9 at The Dirt Track @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway, March 31 at Batesville Speedway, April 1 at I-55 Raceway, May 16 at Grandview Speedway, May 30 at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, and June 17 at Red River Valley Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (May 6 at U.S. 36 Raceway, May 20 at Sharon Speedway and June 14 at The Raceway @ Powercom Park), Joey Saldana (Feb. 10 at Volusia and June 4 at Terre Haute), Sammy Swindell (April 8 at Eldora Speedway and March 10 at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway), Brooke Tatnell (May 7 at Huset’s Speedway and May 29 at Orange County Fair Speedway), Fred Rahmer (May 27 at Williams Grove), Craig Dollansky (April 15 at Tri-State Speedway), Paul McMahan (March 4 at USA Race Park), Danny Lasoski (March 3 at Manzanita), Chad Kemenah (Feb. 9 at Volusia),Kevin Swindell (May 24 at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway) and Dean Jacobs (May 31 at Lernerville Speedway) and Daryn Pittman (June 10 at Eagle Raceway).

• PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: Donny Schatz’s victory on Friday night at Red River Valley Speedway was his first preliminary feature win of the season. He joined 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, and Daryn Pittman who won the prelim night at Eagle Raceway on June 9.

• HALF-MILE WINNERS: Red River Valley Speedway is a high-banked, half-mile oval. The World of Outlaws Sprint Series has now raced 11 times this season on half-mile ovals, including preliminary features. Winners include: Joey Saldana (Volusia and Terre Haute), Donny Schatz (Las Vegas and twice at Red River Valley), Chad Kemenah (Volusia), Danny Lasoski (Manzanita), Craig Dollansky (Eldora), and Sammy Swindell (Las Vegas and twice at Eldora Speedway twice).

• ON TELEVISION: The Outdoor Channel will air at 8 p.m. (ET) on June 21 the event from Eldora Speedway that ran on June 3. The Outdoor Channel is available nationwide through the DISH Network (Channel 153) and DIRECTV (Channel 606).

• ON THE WEB: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is at http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/sprint. Among the features are updated driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also, links to the Media Guide and 2006 Official Rulebook can be found at the bottom of the home page.

• LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can’t get to a track to see the series, they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network. To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail webmaster@dirtvision.com.

• UP NEXT: The Mean 15 drivers head June 23-24 to the famed Knoxville Raceway in Iowa for the Mediacom World of Outlaws Shoot-Out Presented By Sonic, America’s Drive-In. The month closes out June 30 with the Wichita Twister Showdown at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan. The series will then mosey July 1 into the Old West for the Boot Hill Showdown at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan.

World of Outlaws Sprint Series Statistical Report; Red River Valley Speedway; West Fargo, N.D.; June 17, 2006
Qualifying
1) Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 15.860
2) Brian Carlson, SC Motorsports 18, 15.964
3) Mark Dobmeier, Dobmeier 13, 16.004
4) Justin Henderson, Oswalt D1, 16.022
5) Jason Martin, Martin 36, 16.056
6) Greg Wilson, Warnimont 20W, 16.061
7) Jac Haudenschild, Wright 35, 16.111
8) Sammy Swindell, McCarl 24, 16.141
9) Dion Hindi, Hindi 11D, 16.188
10) Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 16.262
11) Bill Rose, Rose 6, 16.272
12) Becca Anderson, Woodring 19, 16.345
13) Chad Kemenah, Kemenah 15K, 16.372
14) Brock Mayes, Mayes 11B, 16.532
15) Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21, 16.535
16) Chad Blonde, Blonde 5B, 16.538
17) Danny Smith, Smith 4, 16.557
18) Natalie Sather, Sather 94S, 16.580
19) Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 16.621
20) Casey Mack, Titanium Racing 8M, 16.917
21) James Mosher, Mosher 12M, 16.952
22) Leigh Thomas, Thomas 29, 16.961
23) Brandon Martin, Martin 11, 17.002
24) Chris Burke, Hildremyr 81, 17.038
25) Paul May, May 71M, 17.062
26) Chris Shirek, Shirek 1, 17.160
27) Scott Butz, Butz 34, 17.185
28) Nick Shirek, Shirek 11P, 18.125
29) Greg Nikitenko, Kennedy 6N, 18.435
30) Stan Mayer, Mayer 44, 19.041
31) Kevin Lawson, Lawson 20, No time
32) Terry McCarl, Dobmeier 13X, No time

Top four finishers in preliminary feature (locked into first four starting positions in Dash): Donny Schatz, Schatz 15; Tyler Walker, Forbrook 5; Joey Saldana, Kahne-Curb 9; Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7

First Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Randy Hannagan
2) Jac Haudenschild
3) Chad Kemenah
4) Greg Wilson
5) Chad Blonde
6) Paul May
7) Jeremy Campbell
8) Becca Anderson
9) Leigh Thomas
10) Nick Shirek

Second Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Sammy Swindell
2) Bill Rose
3) Brock Mayes
4) Danny Smith
5) Jason Martin
6) Brian Carlson
7) Casey Mack
8) Brandon Martin
9) Greg Nikitenko

Third Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Brooke Tatnell
2) Mark Dobmeier
3) Daryn Pittman
4) Justin Henderson
5) James Mosher
6) Scott Butz
7) Chris Burke
8) Stan Mayer
9) Natalie Sather
10) Dion Hindi

Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1) Tyler Walker
2) Donny Schatz
3) Craig Dollansky
4) Joey Saldana
5) Randy Hannagan
6) Jac Haudenschild
7) Jason Martin
8) Justin Henderson
9) Greg Wilson
10) Mark Dobmeier

B-main (12 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Dion Hindi
2) Brian Carlson
3) Natalie Sather
4) Becca Anderson
5) Jeremy Campbell
6) Paul May [$200]
7) Casey Mack [$180]
8) Brandon Martin [$175]
9) Greg Nikitenko [$160]
10) Leigh Thomas [$150]
11) Stan Mayer [$150]
12) Chris Burke [$150]
13) Scott Butz [$150]
14) Nick Shirek (DNS) [$150]
15) Chris Shirek (DNS) [$150]
16) Kevin Lawson (DNS) [$150]

A-main (30 laps)
1) Donny Schatz [$12,000]
2) Tyler Walker [$6,000]
3) Joey Saldana [$4,000]
4) Brooke Tatnell [$3,500]
5) Craig Dollansky [$3,300]
6) Justin Henderson [$3,100]
7) Randy Hannagan [$3,000]
8) Daryn Pittman [$2,500]
9) Dion Hindi [$2,100]
10) Jac Haudenschild [$2,050]
11) Jason Martin [$2,000]
12) Sammy Swindell [$1,600]
13) Chad Kemenah [$1,500]
14) Jeremy Campbell [$1,200]
15) Greg Wilson [$1,100]
16) Bill Rose [$1,000]
17) Becca Anderson [$900]
18) Danny Smith [$800]
19) Brock Mayes [$800]
20) Chad Blonde [$800]
21) James Mosher [$800]
22) Mark Dobmeier [$800]
23) Brian Carlson [$800]
24) Natalie Sather [$800]
Lap leaders: Donny Schatz 1-30

World of Outlaws Sprint Series Championship Standings, through June 17, 2006
Rank / Driver / Driver Pts. / Team Pts. / $ / Team Diff. / Wins / Top 5 / Top 10
1 / Donny Schatz / 3523 / 3523 / $132,200 / 0 / 6 / 16 / 19
2 / Craig Dollansky / 3329 / 3329 / $85,460 / -194 / 2 / 11 / 20
3 / Joey Saldana / 3325 / 3325 / $79,800 / -198 / 2 / 11 / 19
4 / Daryn Pittman / 3286 / 3286 / $76,100 / -237 / 1 / 11 / 18
5 / Jac Haudenschild / 3280 / 3280 / $81,200 / -243 / 3 / 12 / 18
6 / Brooke Tatnell / 3182 / 3182 / $75,600 / -341 / 2 / 9 / 14
7 / Chad Kemenah / 3120 / 3120 / $55,950 / -403 / 1 / 5 / 12
8 / Jeremy Campbell / 2932 / 2932 / $38,850 / -591 / 0 / 2 / 7
9 / Justin Henderson / 2831 / 2831 / $31,980 / -692 / 0 / 0 / 6
10 / Randy Hannagan / 2568 / 2927 / $37,710 / -596 / 0 / 4 / 8
11 / Dion Hindi / 2497 / 2497 / $22,200 / -1026 / 0 / 0 / 3
12 / Terry McCarl / 2481 / 3305 / $73,350 / -218 / 1 / 13 / 17
13 / Brian Carlson / 2406 / 2406 / $15,030 / -1117 / 0 / 0 / 0
14 / Bill Rose / 2385 / 2385 / $15,695 / -1138 / 0 / 0 / 0
15 / Becca Anderson / 2313 / 2313 / $15,460 / -1210 / 0 / 0 / 1
16 / Jason Martin / 2005 / 2708 / $27,470 / -815 / 0 / 2 / 4
17 / Greg Wilson / 1690 / 1690 / $17,630 / -1833 / 0 / 0 / 4
18 / Paul McMahan / 1509 / 1509 / $26,800 / -2014 / 1 / 2 / 6
19 / Jason Solwold / 1506 / 1506 / $30,100 / -2017 / 0 / 3 / 7
20 / Sammy Swindell / 1489 / 2034 / $56,650 / -1489 / 2 / 5 / 10
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 Brian Brown drove the car for the first 11 events. … Terry McCarl missed several weeks of action with injury. His car is fourth in the team points thanks to replacement drivers. … Randy Hannagan missed several events in late May but used replacement drivers in his car, which is 10th in team points.

STAT ATTACK, through June 17 at Red River Valley Speedway
There have been 24 World of Outlaws A-feature events and four preliminary features this season.

A-Feature winners (13 different drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown — Wins
1 – #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 6
2 – #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 3
3 – #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 2
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. — 2
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 2
7 – #24 Dean Jacobs, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#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 (4)
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)
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 1 (June 16, Red River Valley)

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. — 165 laps
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 97 laps
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. — 95 laps
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia — 89 laps
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 75 laps
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 65 laps
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. — 48 laps
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. — 32 laps
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville — 30 laps
#24 Dean Jacobs, Wooster, Ohio — 27 laps
#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 (17 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 – #7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. — 2
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. — 2
#24 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
8 – #1X Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose — 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
#5 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles — 1

Track records established in 2006 World of Outlaws events (3)
• 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 (21 different winners)*
There have been 43 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
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 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
12 – #19 Becca Anderson, Houston, Del. — 1
#10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. — 1
#45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque — 1
#24 Dean Jacobs, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. — 1
#12 Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pa. — 1
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville — 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1
#5 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles — 1
*-Single 10-car dash started on May 20. Previously there had been two six-car dashes for single-day events.

Pole Positions (16 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
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 2
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. — 2
8 – #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 Dean Jacobs, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. — 1
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 1
#5 Tyler Walker, Los Angeles — 1

B-main Winners (18 different winners)
Rank – Driver, Hometown — “B” Wins
1 – #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa — 3
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio — 3
3 – #11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, N.M. — 2
#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS — 2
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. — 2
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 2
7 – #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. — 1
#44G Kaley Gharst, Decatur, Ill. — 1
#24 Dean Jacobs, Wooster, Ohio — 1
#9K Craig Keel, Weedsport, N.Y. — 1
#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pa. — 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
#24 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. — 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 / 3120 / —
2 / Jeremy Campbell / 2932 / –188
3 / Justin Henderson / 2831 / –289
4 / Bill Rose / 2385 / –735
5 / Becca Anderson / 2313 / –807
6 / Jason Martin / 2005 / –1115

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