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Lap Pass Lifts Daryn Pittman To
Eagle, Neb. June 9, 2006 By Chris Dolack, VP Public Relations
The last time the
On Friday night in the Eagle Nationals Preliminary Feature, Pittman evened the
score by passing Schatz on the final lap and powering to the checkered flag for
the first time this season.
Pittman started on the pole in the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim and
jumped out to a quick lead at 1/3-mile Eagle Raceway. Craig Dollansky ran him
down on Lap 16 and swiped the lead with Schatz watching the action in third and
Jeremy Campbell in fourth. On Lap 22, Schatz first busted past Pittman and then
Dollansky to slide in front and pull away to what looked like a sure victory.
But a caution for a spinning car in Turn 4 with three to go bunched the field
with Schatz in front, Dollansky second and Pittman third.
Schatz jumped out quick on the restart, but Pittman jumped quicker. He got past
Dollansky and locked onto Schatz. With Schatzs tires not able to hold the
ParkerStore J&J on the bottom, he slid up in Turn 2 with two laps to go and
Pittman saw it, as did nearly everybody in the grandstands as they jumped to
their feet in anticipation of side-by-side battle for the lead on the final
lap. When Schatz slide up the track again on the last lap, Pittman didnt waste
any time. He dove off of the high-banked Turn 2 and shot down the backstretch
to the lead and held on through the final two corners to visit the
I saw him miss it with two laps to go and I thought, Man, if he does that
again were going to have a shot at him, said Pittman, a native of Owasso,
Okla., who now has a win, a second-place finish (Grandview) and a fifth-place
run (I-55) on 1/3-mile ovals this season. I really didnt expect him to do it
two laps in a row. Sure enough, he went in there and did what he had been
doing. Just after the restart it didnt seem like his tires had enough heat in
them to make that middle work. I knew when he opened the door we had a good
shot to get him. I think I owed him that one. It seems like hes taken a few
from us on the last lap. My guys, Glenno Inglis and Bingo Jenkins, have done an
awesome job with my car owner Reeve Kruck. We put together a new Maxim this
week and so far its working really well.
Schatz settled for second with Dollansky third and Campbell using a strong run
in the Americas Best Value Inn Maxim to earn the final locked-in position to
the dash that will set the top five rows for the main event on Saturday night.
Brooke Tatnell in the Race Outfitters Eagle rounded out the top-five.
Pittman had a strong car early on timing in fifth quick and he felt the
pressure to finally get that first win after grabbing a victory in the dash to
start the feature from the pole.
With as tight as the points race is right now, Pittman finding his groove could
make things even more interesting, and keep the pressure mounting on leader
Schatz, who used a harder Hoosier tire compound on Friday night than he would
normally run.
Tires won the race, said Schatz, of Fargo, N.D. We ran a tire we probably
never should have thought of running, but these first nights like this if you
start near the front and if youre not as good you can carry the car a little
bit. Its worked for a few other guys so we tried it. It was real good through
the middle of the race and if the race would have stayed green we were in good
shape, but every yellow it got worse and worse. Its just one of those deals,
certain tires work for certain people. I was kind of sliding on that last
yellow and he was able to stick it on the bottom.
It was in the middle of the feature when Pittman and Dollansky were battling
for the lead with Schatz closing on them each lap. With heavy lapped traffic up
and down the high-banked corners, Dollansky worked his way to the front and
Schatz decided it was time to make his move.
Dollansky was getting pressure from Pittman and we were coming to him at the
same time, Schatz said. My dad taught me to never follow. If you follow a guy
in, you follow a guy out. Craig was on the bottom, I had been running the top.
I ran it in on the cushion, Daryn hit the slop and pushed up, I turned and went
underneath Daryn and got a good run on Craig. As soon as I got clear of Daryn,
I turned it right back out in front of him and went back to the top and I
entered on the outside of Turn 1 and passed Craig. It was fun racing like that.
The longer my car went the better it got in those situations.
We finished one spot shy of the win. Were here to win, not just chase points.
Getting locked in is what the prelim night is for, but ultimately we come here
to win. Were disappointed with second, but whats done is done. I feel that
way about wins, when the nights over dont dwell on it tomorrow so I wont
dwell on running second.
Dollansky patiently worked his way past Pittman just past the halfway point of
the feature as cars were racing all over the track. Dollansky was locked to the
bottom and it seemed as if he might pick up another win, but Schatz made the
middle and top work and Pittman could race anywhere he needed to go.
It was fun, said Dollansky, of Elk River, Minn. Theres a lot going on. A
lot of lapped traffic and on that last restart we had a lapped car that cost us
pretty big at the end. To be locked in here is one of the goals for the first
night of a two-day show so were sitting in a pretty good position.
Weve got a little bit of work to do for Saturday night to try to get
ourselves a little bit better, but all in all were pretty close with the
Karavan team and well see what we can do.
With Pittman, Schatz and Dollansky battling each other throughout the race,
Campbell maintained his spot in fourth and tried to pay attention to what the
leaders were doing. In the end, Campbell, a contender for the Kevin Gobrecht
Rookie of the Year Award Presented By Maxim Racing and ButlerBuilt, achieved
his first top-four with the
This is my first time finishing in the top four of a two-day show so Im
already locked in, said Campbell, a native of Monroe, Mich., who wasnt sure
how hed spend his extra time on Saturday. I guess I can sleep in or
something. Itll be nice to walk around and not worry about getting in the
show.
Watching them go to the top and bottom of the track, I was just trying to stay
in a consistent groove and stay on the bottom and keep up with those guys and I
did.
The Mean 15 drivers return Saturday to Eagle Raceway for the Eagle Nationals
finale before competing again 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.
The
EAGLE NATIONALS OPENER NOTEBOOK
McCARL RACES: Terry McCarl, whose left leg was broken May 20 at Sharon
Speedway, returned to the track for the first time since the incident but
watched as Sammy Swindell drove his Big Game
Mark Burch was nice enough to let me go out there in his car and see how I
feel, try to get a feel for the pedals again and see how far away I really am,
McCarl said. Im doing way better than expected on my physical therapy and all
of the healing so Im excited to get back in a car.
In one way its difficult because youre competitive and you want to be out
there, but on the other hand, Johnny Gibson does such a great job and
DIRTVision.com is such an awesome deal, its really cool for the fans. It was
exciting to listen to Dean win the other night. Being competitive, you wish you
were in the car but its nice that the technology nowadays allows you to listen
and hear such an exciting event.
FAST QUALIFIER: Sammy Swindell paced the 34-cars in time trials with
an AMB i.t.-timed lap around the 1/3-mile oval at 11.804 seconds at 101.559
mph. Because the Eagle Nationals is a multi-day show with varying championship
point totals on each night, no qualifying bonus points are awarded. Joey
Saldana holds the track record of 11.124 seconds established on September 20,
2002.
QUALIFYING EVENT WINNERS: Daryn Pittman held off Jeremy Campbell to
win the dash.
Gary Wright captured the B-main.
Heat race winners included
Wayne Johnson,
MAIN EVENT WINNERS: Joey Saldanas win Sunday night at the Terre Haute
Action Track was his second
PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: Daryn Pittmans 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
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UP NEXT: The exciting month of June continues with the conclusion
Saturday of the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway near
SPONSOR SUPPORT: The
Qualifying
1) Sammy Swindell,
McCarl 24, 11.804
2) Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 11.829
3) Craig Dollansky Karavan 7, 11.839
4) Joey Saldana, Kahne-Curb 9, 11.869
5) Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21, 11.919
6) Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 11.925
7) Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 11.945
8) Ricky Logan, VanGorp 5J, 11.960
9) Chad Kemenah, Kemenah 15K, 11.963
10)
11) Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 11.976
12) Jason Martin, Martin 36, 11.999
13) Jac Haudenschild, Wright 35, 12.006
14) Justin Henderson, Oswalt D1, 12.007
15) Gary Wright, Wright 9W, 12.008
16) Wayne Johnson, VenderEcken 10, 12.019
17) Becca Anderson, Woodring 19, 12.030
18)
19) Kevin Swindell, Swindell 1, 12.099
20) Kerry Madsen, VerMeer 55, 12.135
21) Trevor Green, Lewis-Green 11, 12.217
22) Larry Pinegar, Williams 7W, 12.339
23) Mike Chadd, AC Motorsports 4, 12.324
24) Bill Rose, Rose 6, 12.334
25) James Mosher, Mosher 12M, 12.390
26) Dion Hindi, Hindi 11D, 12.404
27) Ryan Anderson, Anderson 71R, 12.502
28) Ned Powers, Haneborg 44, 12.601
29) Jack Dover, Dover 53, 12.758
30) Jeff Lowery, Lowery 45, 12.781
31)
32) Terry McCarl, Burch 1M, 13.220
33) Mark Pace, Pace 31, 13.532
34) Duane Olson, Olson 16, No time
First Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Wayne Johnson
2) Becca Anderson
3) Chad Kemenah
4) Ricky Logan
5) Sammy Swindell
6) Bill Rose
7) James Mosher
8) Jack Dover
9) Mark Pace
Second Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1)
2) Donny Schatz
3)
4) Brooke Tatnell
5) Mike Chadd
6) Gary Wright
7) Dion Hindi
8) Jeff Lowery
9) Duane Olson
Third Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Kevin Swindell
2) Craig Dollansky
3) Randy Hannagan
4) Justin Henderson
5) Jeremy Campbell
6) Larry Pinegar
7)
8) Ryan Anderson
Fourth Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Trevor Green
2) Jac Haudenschild
3) Jason Martin
4) Joey Saldana
5) Daryn Pittman
6) Kerry Madsen
7) Ned Powers
8) Terry McCarl (DNS)
Dash (8 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of
A-feature)
1) Daryn Pittman
2) Jeremy Campbell
3) Craig Dollansky
4) Donny Schatz
5) Joey Saldana
6) Sammy Swindell
7) Brooke Tatnell
8) Chad Kemenah
9) Ricky Logan
10)
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Gary Wright
2) Bill Rose
3) Dion Hindi
4) James Mosher
5) Jack Dover [$150]
6) Ryan Anderson [$125]
7) Jeff Lowery [$100]
8)
9) Mark Pace [$100]
10) Larry Pinegar [$100]
11) Kerry Madsen (DNS) [$100]
12) Ned Powers (DNS) [$100]
13) Duane Olson (DNS) [$100]
14) Terry McCarl (DNS)
A-main (30 laps)
1) Daryn Pittman [$5,000]
2) Donny Schatz [$3,000]
3) Craig Dollansky [$2,500]
4) Jeremy Campbell [$2,200]
5) Brooke Tatnell [$2,100]
6) Joey Saldana [$2,000]
7) Jac Haudenschild [$1,800]
8) Randy Hannagan [$1,600]
9) Ricky Logan [$1,500]
10) Sammy Swindell [$1,300]
11) Chad Kemenah [$1,200]
12)
13) Trevor Green [$1,000]
14) Gary Wright [$700]
15) Justin Henderson [$600]
16)
17) Bill Rose [$600]
18) Mike Chadd [$600]
19) Jason Martin [$600]
20) James Mosher [$600]
21) Wayne Johnson [$500]
22) Becca Anderson [$500]
23) Dion Hindi [$500]
24) Kevin Swindell [$500]
Lap leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-15, 30; Craig Dollansky 16-21; Donny Schatz
22-29
WORLD OF OUTLAWS STATISTICS, through June 9 at Eagle Raceway
1 / Donny Schatz /
3037 / 3037 / $106,200 / 0 / 5 / 13 / 16
2 / Joey Saldana / 2865 / 2865 / $67,700 / -172 / 2 / 9 / 16
3 / Jac Haudenschild / 2863 / 2863 / $67,050 / -174 / 2 / 11 / 16
4 / Craig Dollansky / 2859 / 2859 / $72,760 / -178 / 2 / 8 / 17
5 / Daryn Pittman / 2820 / 2820 / $56,800 / -217 / 0 / 9 / 15
6 / Brooke Tatnell / 2752 / 2752 / $63,500 / -285 / 2 / 7 / 12
7 / Chad Kemenah / 2710 / 2710 / $49,650 / -327 / 1 / 5 / 11
8 / Jeremy Campbell / 2534 / 2534 / $33,150 / -503 / 0 / 2 / 6
9 / Justin Henderson / 2411 / 2411 / $24,330 / -626 / 0 / 0 / 4
10 / Terry McCarl / 2246 / 2881 / $66,050 / -156 / 1 / 12 / 16
11 / Randy Hannagan / 2167 / 2526 / $31,310 / -511 / 0 / 4 / 6
12 / Bill Rose / 2095 / 2095 / $13,735 / -942 / 0 / 0 / 0
13 / Dion Hindi / 2084 / 2084 / $16,000 / -953 / 0 / 0 / 2
14 /
15 / Becca Anderson / 1974 / 1974 / $12,385 / -1063 / 0 / 0 / 1
16 / Jason Martin / 1636 / 2339 / $23,270 / -698 / 0 / 2 / 4
17 / Paul McMahan / 1509 / 1509 / $26,800 / -1528 / 1 / 2 / 6
18 / Jason Solwold / 1506 / 1506 / $30,100 / -1531 / 0 / 3 / 7
19 / Greg Wilson / 1408 / 1408 / $13,730 / -1629 / 0 / 0 / 3
20 / Rob Chaney / 1371 / 75 / $200 / -2962 / 0 / 0 / 0
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 June 9 at Eagle Raceway
There have been 21
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
#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
#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
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 89 laps
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio 84 laps
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 75 laps
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 63 laps
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. 57 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
3 #15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. 2
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia 2
5 #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 39 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 #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 3
#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
3 #21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. 2
#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
#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
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 1
#1 Kevin 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 / 2710 /
2 / Jeremy Campbell / 2534 / 176
3 / Justin Henderson / 2411 / 299
4 / Bill Rose / 2095 / 615
5 / Becca Anderson / 1974 / 736
6 / Jason Martin / 1636 / 1074