Donny Schatz drove to the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory Thursday night at Lincoln Speedway. Photo by Paul Arch
Seven-time World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz managed to do something that only one other series driver has been able to do since 1997.
He out-muscled the Pennsylvania Posse on their home turf and claim the Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA.
Schatz’s victory, his sixth of the season, gives the Outlaw drivers the upper hand as the annual feud over sprint car supremacy has officially kicked-off.
“We want to win everywhere we go, but man when you come to Pennsylvania the fans here are feisty and you hear a lot of swear words directed to you – that’s what this is about,” Schatz said. “This is a free country and I am glad there are people who can voice their opinion that they hate you or love you.
“It makes such a great comradery and it lifts up the competition level of the PA Posse racing on a weekly level and the World of Outlaws’ racing. That’s what this is about, to keep pushing each other to get better, and that’s what makes our sport what it is and makes it as dynamic as it is.”
The Posse members did not make it easy on the Outlaw driver as they fiercely fought all night to protect their home turf from the invaders, eventually placing two drivers on the podium, Danny Dietrich and Brent Marks.
“We just go to every race and try to win like a normal Friday or Saturday night,” Dietrich, a Gettysburg, PA -native said. “The biggest prize right now is Knoxville Speedway is offering some beer for the first Posse driver to win an Outlaw show.
“All jokes aside though, we want to get a win against these guys – it would mean a lot.”
A Meyerstown, PA -native, third-place finisher Brent Marks added:
“The rivalry between us means a lot because they’re the best in the business and you have to race so much more aggressively against these guys because that’s how they race, and it is really tough. Its respect on both sides, we race them hard and they race us hard back. It’s cool, the fans are really into it and it’s a cool atmosphere to be a part of and that’s what makes racing in Pennsylvania so much fun when the Outlaws come into town.”
When the night started, the fight for quick-time was a one sided affair, as the Posse members swept both flights of qualifying with Danny Dietrich fastest in the first and Lucas Wolfe fastest in the second.
However, as the night progressed, the Outlaw drivers continued to encroach on the Posse dominance at the top of the charts, as the two split the four heat races with each winning two.
After showing they could challenge the Posse in the speed department, the Outlaws were aided by a little luck as the dash invert draw placed Schatz, in the Bad Boy/Chevy Performance No. 15, on the pole for the six-lap race, while sliding Dietrich, in the Sandoe’s Fruit Market/Hickory Run Orchards No. 48, to the fourth position.
Dietrich rallied in the dash to finish second, but he could not catch Schatz, who dominated the race and landed on the pole-position for the 35-lap feature race.
Once the green flag dropped in the feature, Schatz managed to escape from Dietrich and Joey Saldana who started third. Saldana slipped back in the opening laps as a hard-charging Marks, in the M&M Painting and Construction/Weaver’s Body Shop No. 19M, made his way to the front of the field from his sixth starting position.
The feature ran caution free for all 35 laps, but Dietrich and Marks did not need the yellow flag to reel in the leader.
In the closing stages of the race, both Posse members had managed to close to Schatz’s back bumper for the lead as they fought through heavy lapped traffic.
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“It’s great to win here at Lincoln, especially after never winning here before,” Schatz said. “Everybody was pretty equal and you can see that because not too many cars got lapped during the race and that’s just the nature of the beast. That front-row starting spot was key, as it has been at a lot of races this year, and I am glad I could capitalize on it.”
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World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
Lincoln Speedway – Abbottstown, PA
Race Results – May 19, 2016
1. 15-Donny Schatz
2. 48-Danny Dietrich
3. 19M-Brent Marks
4. 27-Greg Hodnett
5. 1S-Logan Schuchart
6. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe
7. 49-Brad Sweet
8. 52-Austin Hogue
9. 41-Jason Johnson
10. 9-Daryn Pittman
11. 83-Joey Saldana
12. 5-David Gravel
13. 94-Ryan Smith
14. 25-Aaron Ott
15. 23-Trey Starks
16. W20-Greg Wilson
17. 87-Alan Krimes
18. 16-Gerard McIntyre
19. 88-Brandon Rahmer
20. 51S-Stevie Smith
21. 59-Jim Siegel
22. 7S-Jason Sides
23. 2-Shane Stewart
24. 51-Freddie Rahmer
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