Schatz Four For Five In Indiana With Bloomington Win

Donny Schatz, seen here from earlier action, picked up his 23rd win of the 2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series season Frida night at Bloomington Speedway. Photo courtesy WoO Media

BLOOMINGTON, IN – The cushion and lapped traffic midway through Friday night’s Indy Race Parts presents the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at Bloomington Speedway provided Donny Schatz the opportunity he needed to score his 23rd win of the season and fourth straight in Indiana.

It was 19-year-old Christopher Bell who provided Schatz with his fiercest competition. Bell, who has one World of Outlaws win this season despite having just a handful of starts with the series, took over the lead from Jac Haudenschild early on in the feature and built on it as Schatz advanced forward.

By lap 10 Schatz had caught and was challenging Haudenschild for second. Schatz cleared Haudenschild two laps later and set his sights on Bell.

As the field went around to complete lap 19, Bell hit lapped traffic in turn one. Schatz went to the bottom while Bell rode the cushion at the top. As the two drivers exited turn two side-by-side, Bell jumped the cushion.

“We got down there in the lapped traffic and I was really good when I could run the top at my speed but as soon as I had to slow down for other people I got myself into trouble,” Bell said. “It kind of surprised me that I didn’t end up on the other side of the banking.”

Bell gave up the lead to Schatz but managed to hang on to second.

As much of the field ran high on the cushion, Schatz looked for other ways around the track.

“It was pretty touchy on the cushion,” said the Tony Stewart Racing driver. “I just did the best I could somewhere else. We could roll the bottom; we could roll through the middle… You need that lapped traffic to get them opportunities to race with guys and come through the field.”

By the end of the feature Schatz had built up a lead of nearly an entire straightaway in his STP/Armor All car. He was never seriously challenged again.

This was Schatz’s fourth Indiana win in a row. With his win, he claimed four of five races in the Hoosier state this season.

Schatz’s win also tied this season with 2013 as the winningest of his career. It has been more than a decade since a driver other than Schatz has won 23 or more races – 20-time champion Steve Kinser won 25 during the 2003 season.

“It’s unbelievable. It’s been a great year,” Schatz said. “This race team is unbelievable – what they keep providing for racecars is awesome. There are a lot of guys from the shop here tonight and it’s cool to win close to the shop for these guys. We had a good run in Indiana. Being in the King’s hometown and getting the win, that’s pretty cool.”

Schatz’s points lead now extends to 281 over second place Daryn Pittman. Paul McMahan remains in third. The tightest points battle is the race for fourth where Kerry Madsen and Joey Saldana are separated by just six points.

Bell had his hands full the remainder of the feature with Haudenschild and Daryn Pittman.

With 11 to go, Pittman got around Haudenschild and moved back into the third spot. As the laps wound down, Pittman managed to get the nose of his Great Clips car under Bell, but was never able to clear him.

Bell said he needed to work on being able to run other lines around the track in his CSI Shocks/Foxco/Hinkle Hamburgers car.

“I think my car was pretty good,” he said. “It was just me trying to figure out how to use my feet together as well as keeping the tires underneath me. These guys gave me an awesome racecar tonight and just came up one spot short.”

Pittman, the defending Outlaws champion, started the feature in third, but fell back early as Schatz made his charge to the front. Pittman said with Schatz’s growing points lead he needs to quit focusing on the championship and start taking some risks to win races.

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Earlier in the night David Gravel toppled Joey Saldana’s track record at Bloomington Speedway after turning a quick time lap of 9.304. It was Gravel’s 11th quick time of the season, the second most of any driver.

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series
Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, IN
Race Results – Sept. 26, 2014

1. 15-Donny Schatz
2. 53-Christopher Bell
3. 9-Daryn Pittman
4. 49-Brad Sweet
5. 71-Jac Haudenschild
6. 11-Steve Kinser
7. 51-Paul McMahan
8. 83-David Gravel
9. 7S-Jason Sides
10. 99-Brady Bacon
11. 59-Tim Kaeding
12. 11K-Kraig Kinser
13. 29-Kerry Madsen
14. 4-Cody Darrah
15. 1s-Logan Schuchart
16. 71X-Bryan Clauson
17. 4S-Danny Smith
18. 71M-Joey Saldana
19. 44-A.J. Bruns
20. 25-Jacob Blackhurst
21. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg
22. 1A-Jacob Allen
23. 1ST-Gary Taylor
24. W20-Greg Wilson