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Craig
Dollansky Dominates
Rossburg, Ohio June 3, 2006 By Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director
Dominating was the only way to describe Craig Dollanskys performance on
Saturday night in the
At the outset of the feature, Dollansky jumped out to the lead but was hounded
by Joey Saldana in the Dodge/Curb Records JEI. Saldana went high and low, lap
after lap. The Brownsburg, Ind., native looked for any opening he could, but
Dollansky held him at bay. Saldana was the second-fastest qualifier of the
night in addition to winning a heat, but he had a tire go down during a Lap 10
caution and was forced to the work area for a new Hoosier tire, also forcing
him to restart at the back of the field.
Dollansky withstood a couple of late cautions and pulled away from second-place
finisher Jason Solwolds in the City Wide Insulation Maxim. When the checkered
flag fell on Dollanskys second win of the season, he had led all 30 laps. A
native of Elk River, Minn., Dollansky now has 14 career
Dollanskys first win of the season came on April 15 at the tight quarter-mile
at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. After driving a smooth race, Dollansky
felt relieved to be back in the winners circle.
It was a total team effort, Dollansky said. Its great to get a win for the
Karavan team. After Lernerville, we started on the front row and I got turned
around on the first lap and really didnt know what happened there. I felt like
we had a really good opportunity to win that one as well and I kind of gave it
away. Its good to get a win finally. Its been over a month since we won, so
its nice.
Dollansky entered the race in fifth in points and not only won the lions share
of points on the night but also received three bonus points for being the
evenings third fastest qualifier.
It was kind of a race of survival, since Turn 2 was getting a little
treacherous, Dollansky said. I felt pretty good. We were running above the
cushion there and I was diamonding the corner off a bit. We got into that stuff
a little ourselves and got through it.
With the grueling Eastern swing wrapping up Sunday at
I definitely enjoy the half-mile tracks as much as the little tracks,
Dollansky said. I like them both right now. Hopefully well win some more
races soon.
Solwold made another long trip from
We had a good race car all night, said Solwold, a native of
Solwold knows how tough Eldora is on cars as well as drivers, and despite being
disappointed that he did not win he knew he gained more valuable experience and
precious seat-time at the intimidating track. Though the weather was cool, it
was still a very physically demanding race on the drivers.
It was tough, Solwold said. Every time you get a caution or a red like that,
you are pumped up and ready to go with your momentum, and the next thing you
know there is a flashing light and a flag. It takes a couple of laps to get
your rhythm back.
Donny Schatz continued his impressive streak of top-five finishes, as it now
stands at seven races in a row. He also continues to build his lead in the
series standings. On Saturday night, he came from the seventh starting spot to
finish third in the ParkerStore J&J while Danny Lasoski in the Roth
Motorsports Eagle was fourth.
For Schatz, the night started out on an ominous note as the team found a leak
in the right rear tire after his qualifying run.
In the heat and the dash, the tire was going down, said Schatz, of
In the feature, Schatz put on another driving clinic, slicing high and low, and
seemingly putting his car anywhere on the track. A couple of cautions helped
him as they bunched the field and gave him a shot to gain a few more positions.
Late in the race, he was giving it all he had to catch Jason Solwold but simply
ran out of laps.
Though it is still early in the season, Schatz acknowledged that is was a good
points night for the team and a good note to head into
Thats a big positive for us tonight, Schatz said. We have not been as good
as we have wanted to be at Eldora. We tried a lot of things with the racecar
tonight and found a lot we are happy with. We got that hole in the tire in
qualifying and I got it through the heat and the dash. The team just dug down
deep and figured out how to overcome our problems. Every time we come here, we
get a little better.
Jac Haudenschild in the Wright One Construction Maxim passed more cars than
anyone on the track, coming all the way from 22nd to finish 5th. He advanced by
way of gaining the final transfer spot in the B-main.
A native of
We just needed one more restart and we would have gotten up there and fought
for the top position, Haudenschild said.
A steady stream of well-wishers stopped by his trailer after the race to
congratulate the always affable driver on a job well done. Rather than take the
credit, he passed it off to his team and the job they did in preparing his car
for him.
The car is working real well, Haudenschild said. Rick Wright has a good car.
Bonzai and Paul have the car going real fast this year. Were just happy to be
driving it, and try to keep it up front.
With the finish, Haudenschild now has 11 top-five finishes, second only to
Schatz. In addition, he has wins at U.S. 36 Raceway and at Sharon Speedway.
The Rick Wright car was going pretty good tonight, Haudenschild said. We
started pretty far back we got going there and got up there at the end of the
race. It was just too late, but we got a top-five and thats what we wanted to
do.
The rest of the top-10 included Dale Blaney and Randy Hannagan,
For Hannagan, it was his first race since a third place run at Sharon Speedway
on May 20. He stepped out of the car before the race at The Dirt Track at
Lowes Motor Speedway to tend to his ailing mother in his native
The Eastern swing wraps up on Sunday night for the Mean 15 drivers at the
always tough and fast
The
ELDORA
FAST QUALIFIER:
Chad Kemenah paced the 39-cars that took time with an AMB i.t.-timed lap around
the 1/2-mile oval at 13.280 seconds at 135.542 mph. For his qualifying effort,
Kemenah earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned
bonus points, including Joey Saldana (4), Craig Dollansky (3), Danny Lasoski
(2), and
QUALIFYING EVENT WINNERS: Joey Saldana, Donny Schatz,
MAIN EVENT WINNERS: Craig Dollanskys win Saturday night at Eldora
Speedway was his second
PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: Fred Rahmers win on May 26 was his first
preliminary feature win of the
HALF-MILE WINNERS: Eldora Speedway is a high-speed, half-mile oval.
The
BACK IN THE SADDLE: Randy Hannagan climbed back into the cockpit of
the Terry Hannagan Racing Maxim at Eldora after returning from
Its definitely good to be back, Hannagan said. Everything has smoothed out
a little on the homefront and I was able to come back. If need be, I will go
back home and be with my family. This is what I do and how I make my living.
This is what I need to do right now. I have to thank my guys, as well as Rob
Chaney, Gary Wright and Sean Michael for stepping in at a time of need. I have
to thank everybody for stepping up when I needed them.
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UP NEXT: The cars and stars of the Mean 15 wrap up the Eastern swing
by making their first visit to the
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Qualifying
1) Chad Kemenah,
Kemenah 15K, 13.280
2) Joey Saldana, Kahne-Curb 9, 13.355
3) Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 13.368
4) Danny Lasoski, Roth 83, 13.418
5)
6) Rob Chaney, Ashworth 92, 13.466
7) Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 13.496
8) Dion Hindi, Hindi 11D, 13.501
9) Jason Solwold, Carnahan R19, 13.521
10) Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21, 13.523
11) Butch Schroeder, Jessup 7K, 13.552
12) Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 13.564
13) Bill Rose, Rose 6, 13.566
14) Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 13.610
15) Ed Lynch, Jr., Lynch 2L, 13.644
16) Neil Shepherd, Shepherd 4N, 13.662
17)
18) Tyler Walker, Forbrook 5, 13.667
19)
20) Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 13.681
21) Shane Stewart, Rudeen 26, 13.688
22) Dale Blaney, Fisher 2, 13.725
23) Tim Hunter, Hunter 2H, 13.728
24) Ryan Coniam, Miller 2X, 13.729
25) Paul McMahan, Stewart 20, 13.745
26) Kevin Swindell, Swindell 1, 13.802
27) Ken Mackey, Mott 25M, 13.850
28) Becca Anderson, Woodring 19, 13.852
29) Jac Haudenschild, Wright 35, 13.921
30) Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 13.924
31) Tim Kaeding, Kinser 11K, 13.968
32) Justin Henderson, Oswalt D1, 14.044
33) Ed Neumeister, Neumeister 11N, 14.128
34) Kevin Huntley, Grove 70, 14.166
35) Tim Shaffer, Parsons 6S, 14.182
36) Jason Martin, Martin 36, 14.413
37) Nick Smith, MPHG 81, 14.465
38) James Mosher, Mosher 12M, 14.776
39) Eddie Lynch, Lynch 29, 14.887
First Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1)
2) Jason Solwold
3) Ryan Coniam
4) Chad Kemenah
5) Paul McMahan
6) Dion Hindi
7) Jac Haudenschild
8) Ed Neumeister
9) Nick Smith
10) Neil Shepherd
Second Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Joey Saldana
2) Ed Lynch Jr.
3) Tyler Walker
4) Tim Hunter
5) Steve Kinser
6) Randy Hannagan
7) Daryn Pittman
8) Kevin Swindell
9) Kevin Huntley
10) James Mosher
Third Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Tim Kaeding
2) Dale Blaney
3) Butch Schroeder
4) Brooke Tatnell
5) Craig Dollansky
6) Rob Chaney
7) Cameron Dodson
8) Eddie Lynch
9)
10) Tim Shaffer
Fourth Heat Race (8 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Donny Schatz
2) Jeremy Campbell
3) Shane Stewart
4) Danny Lasoski
5) Bill Rose
6)
7) Justin Henderson
8) Jason Martin
9) Becca Anderson
Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of
A-feature)
1) Craig Dollansky
2) Butch Schroeder
3) Danny Lasoski
4) Joey Saldana
5) Jason Solwold
6) Chad Kemenah
7) Donny Schatz
8) Bill Rose
9) Brooke Tatnell
10) Ed Lynch Jr.
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1)
2) Kevin Swindell
3) Randy Hannagan
4) Jac Haudenschild
5) Daryn Pittman
6) Dion Hindi [$180]
7) Cameron Dodson [$175]
8) Nick Smith [$160]
9) Jason Martin [$150]
10) Kevin Huntley [$150]
11) Justin Henderson [$150]
12)
13) James Mosher [$150]
14) Ed Neumeister [$150]
15) Eddie Lynch [$150]
16) Becca Anderson [$150]
17) Neil Shepherd [$150]
18) Rob Chaney [$150]
19) Tim Shaffer (DNS) [$150]
A-main (30 laps)
1) Craig Dollansky [$10,000]
2) Jason Solwold [$5,500]
3) Donny Schatz [$3,200]
4) Danny Lasoski [$2,800]
5) Jac Haudenschild [$2,500]
6) Dale Blaney [$2,300]
7) Randy Hannagan [$2,200]
8)
9) Kevin Swindell [$2,050]
10) Paul McMahan [$2,000]
11) Shane Stewart [$1,500]
12) Bill Rose [$1,200]
13) Butch Schroeder [$1,100]
14) Daryn Pittman [$1,050]
15) Chad Kemenah [$1,000]
16) Tyler Walker [$900]
17) Joey Saldana [$800]
18) Steve Kinser [$800]
19) Tim Kaeding [$800]
20) Jeremy Campbell [$800]
21) Brooke Tatnell [$800]
22)
23) Tim Hunter [$800]
24) Ryan Coniam [$800]
Lap leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-30
Notes: Daryn Pittman started the race as first alternate after Ed Lynch
Jr. was unable to fire for the A-feature. Pittman received 75 (B-main) points
as per
WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS, through June 3 at Eldora Speedway
Rank / Driver /
Driver Pts. / Team Pts. / $ / Team Diff. / Wins / Top 5 / Top 10
1 / Donny Schatz / 2862 / 2862 / $101,000 / 0 / 5 / 13 / 15
2 / Jac Haudenschild / 2691 / 2691 / $62,950 / -171 / 2 / 11 / 15
3 / Craig Dollansky / 2675 / 2675 / $64,760 / -187 / 2 / 7 / 16
4 / Joey Saldana / 2671 / 2671 / $55,700 / -191 / 1 / 8 / 15
5 / Daryn Pittman / 2654 / 2654 / $50,600 / -208 / 0 / 9 / 15
6 / Brooke Tatnell / 2606 / 2606 / $60,600 / -256 / 2 / 7 / 12
7 / Chad Kemenah / 2538 / 2538 / $45,650 / -324 / 1 / 4 / 10
8 / Jeremy Campbell / 2373 / 2373 / $29,850 / -489 / 0 / 2 / 6
9 / Justin Henderson / 2307 / 2307 / $23,580 / -555 / 0 / 0 / 4
10 / Terry McCarl / 2186 / 2710 / $62,250 / -152 / 1 / 11 / 15
11 / Randy Hannagan / 2059 / 2418 / $29,510 / -444 / 0 / 4 / 6
12 / Bill Rose / 1996 / 1996 / $12,985 / -866 / 0 / 0 / 0
13 / Dion Hindi / 1991 / 1991 / $15,320 / -871 / 0 / 0 / 2
14 /
15 / Becca Anderson / 1844 / 1844 / $11,085 / -1018 / 0 / 0 / 1
16 / Jason Martin / 1510 / 2213 / $21,870 / -649 / 0 / 2 / 4
17 / Paul McMahan / 1401 / 1401 / $26,000 / -1461 / 1 / 2 / 6
18 / Jason Solwold / 1374 / 1374 / $28,100 / -1488 / 0 / 3 / 6
19 / Rob Chaney / 1371 / / / -1491 / 0 / 0 / 0
20 / Greg Wilson / 1294 / 1294 / $12,930 / -1568 / 0 / 0 / 3
STANDINGS NOTES: The Martin Motorsports No. 36 NOS Energy Drink/Mafia
Motorsports Maxim is 12th in owners points. Jason Martin missed the first 11
race nights of the season while recovering from a racing injury. Rob Chaney and
STAT ATTACK, through
There have been
20
A-Feature winners (12 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
#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
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. 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 (2)
1 #5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1 (April 7, Eldora)
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 1 (May 26, Williams Grove)
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. 104 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. 51 laps
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 37 laps
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 32 laps
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville 30 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
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. 1 lap
Time trial leaders (14 different drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown Quick times
1 #15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. 4
2 #24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 3
3 #15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. 2
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 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
#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
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 37 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
3 #22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 3
4 #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
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 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
#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 (14 different drivers)
Rank Driver, Hometown Poles
1 #8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 4
2 #35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 3
3 #5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 2
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. 2
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 2
6 #10C Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. 1
#36 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio 1
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. 1
#45x Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque 1
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 1
#11 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. 1
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 1
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1
B-main Winners (16 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
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. 1
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
#1 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 1
#20W Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, Ohio 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented By Maxim Racing and
ButlerBuilt Standings
Rank / Driver / Points / Back
1 / Chad Kemenah / 2538 /
2 / Jeremy Campbell / 2373 / 165
3 / Justin Henderson / 2307 / 231
4 / Bill Rose / 1996 / 542
5 / Becca Anderson / 1844 / 694
6 / Jason Martin / 1510 / 1028