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Tatnell
Dominates
Brooke
Tatnell is a man of his word. On Friday night after finishing second in the
He had
plenty of motivation entering the event, with it being right in the backyard of
his car owners Tim Hanson and Bob Campbell. He also wanted to pull out a win
for his crew chief Troy Renfro who had been battling the effects of pneumonia
all week, including a stint in the hospital. Also, a check for $25,000 was
waiting for the winner at the end of the night.
To add even
more to the puzzle, the native of San Souci, NSW,
At the
initial drop of the green flag, Tatnell used his outside front row starting
spot to his advantage in the Race Outfitters Eagle to take lead from Donny
Schatz in the Parker Store J&J, in the first turn. Schatz shadowed Tatnell
early in the race before beginning a spirited battle with Craig Dollansky for
the runner-up spot.
Tatnell
used patience and caution in traffic as he sliced his way through the slower
cars, separating himself from Dollansky and Schatz. A couple of very timely
cautions bunched the field up and more importantly gave Tatnell clean race
track in front of him, and he was a master of restarts all night long.
“This was a
total team effort,” a smiling Tatnell said. “Rush Racing got it done tonight.
We had a good car even before we went out there today. We got this one, it’s
ours. There’s not a more fitting place to win, than right here in our car
owners backyard. I’m just proud of this team.
Schatz
ended up coming home second after a last lap pass of Craig Dollansky. It was
his 12th runner-up finish of the season, ironically matching the
number of A-Feature wins he also has. The solid run helped the native of Fargo,
N.D. extend his point lead over Joey Saldana, as he chases his first ever
“We needed
a few more laps, but we also needed to run more than four or five laps at a
time without having a yellow,” said Schatz. “That does not suit how we set up
our race car. It helped those guys (Tatnell). They had a tire on that it helped
to have those yellows. We had one on for the distance. We just never got to run
enough at one time. Our cars get better as the race goes on. With all the
starting and stopping it was tough to get where we needed to be especially with
the tire we ran.”
Dollansky
and his crew also had planned on long green flags runs during the event and set
their car up accordingly. He ran in the top-three all night and looked to have
the second spot wrapped up when Schatz made a sweeping pass on the final turn
of the final lap.
“We
definitely did not want to see that many yellows,” said Dollansky. “It worked a
little against us with the tire we chose. It was just one of those deals. We
were definitely looking to win. We ended up third and just came a little
short.”
Daryn Pittman
had a very solid night, running in the top-five all night and coming home in
the fourth spot in the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim, after securing a
spot in the dash by finishing fourth on Friday night as well in the preliminary
feature.
“We were
right there with them the whole time,” said Pittman. “I don’t think we were out
to lunch. It was tough to pass and I just needed longer runs. I felt like we
were better on the longer runs, especially early. It’s another top five. It
could have been a lot worse. We’ll take it and move on, and we enjoyed coming
up here to
Tatnell who
is one of the most calm and collected drivers on and off the track, knew he had
a problem when he saw his brake line dragging on the track under an early
caution, but did not let that throw his rhythm off once the green flag flew
again.
“I was very
concerned about what would happen when we got to lapped traffic,” Tatnell said.
“If someone screwed up in front of us, I would not be able to slow down enough.
That was the only concern I had. When we got to them, I had to slide the car a
little bit. Apart from that, I was not too concerned. We got fortunate and we
got lucky, sometimes luck goes your way. We had a car tonight that no one was
going to touch and we had a bit of luck. It was a special night, and we knew we
had to win. This was just one of those nights.”
When he
reached RacinSoles Victory Lane, Tatnell was greeted
by thunderous applause from the crowd. Tim Hanson, one of the co-owners of Rush
Racing treated many of his employees to a night at the races on Saturday night
at Skagit Speedway. Tatnell made sure the fans went home with a smile on their
faces.
“We had the
largest cheering section here tonight,” Tatnell said. “We had fun shooting
t-shirts into the crowd. We tried to give something back to the crowd. It’s
just been a perfect weekend.”
For Hanson
the win very special, since it came right in his backyard. He was greeted with
a steady stream of well wishers as they made their way to pit area to meet and
greet their favorite drivers. He also received many compliments for the paint
and graphic scheme that he came up with for the weekend on the car.
“This was
our Knoxville Nationals tonight,” Hanson said. “It could not get any better
than this.”
Bob
Campbell, also a co-owner of Rush Racing was ecstatic with the win, knowing how
close the team has been on countless occasions this season to picking up wins.
He echoed the sentiments of Hanson, with it being a home race for the pair, and
thanked all the fans for coming out and supporting the track as well as the
drivers and teams.
“The
competition out here is so tough night in and night out,” Bob Campbell said.
“You get a little frustrated running second, but you look around and see who
you are running with, and it is a tough crowd. This is a heck of a win for this
team.”
The Rush
Racing team was not the only one’s celebrating in the winner’s circle. Skagit
Speedway owner and promoter Steve Beitler was smiling
from ear to ear knowing that the hard work and endless hours put in by his
staff paid off, with a great two days of racing for the fans.
“I’m very
pleased with how this whole weekend went,” said Beitler.
“We had a long time getting the
Tatnell’s
win was his fourth of the season and seventh of his
“I think we
have a good shot at many of the places we still go to this year,” said Tatnell.
“Once a team gets on a roll they are tough to stop, just look at (Donny)
Schatz. We had four straight second place finishes, now we need four straight
first place finishes.”
Though he
finished one spot short of picking up the $25,000, Schatz found some positives
in the night, and is excited to head to Southern Oregon Speedway on Wednesday
night, as he looks to pick up his 13th A-Feature win of the season.
“We tried
to make the car a little better (under the red flag),” said Schatz. “We knew we
had to change it up a little bit to get better. We made some stride, but the
red really helped those guys. They had a brake problem. You can’t run that long
and not hit lap traffic, and expect to pass in wide open race track. Everyone
is so fast. We’ve had a lot of races that have gone our way with that type of
deal, and this one just didn’t. We’re not disappointed. We know the mistake we
made and we can correct it for next time.”
Chad Kemenah who continues to lead the battle for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented by Maxim Racing
and ButlerBuilt, came home fifth. It was his third
straight fifth place finish, including Friday night’s preliminary feature.
The rest of
the top-10 was Joey Saldana in the Mopar-powered Dodge/Curb Records JEI in
sixth. Jac Haudenschild in the Wright One Construction Maxim came home
seventh after starting in the 13th spot. Randy Hannagan in the
Penthouse Magazine Maxim was eight, with Justin Henderson abroad the Jolt
Energy Gum Schnee in ninth. Jeremy Campbell in the Americas
Best Value Inn Maxim round out the top-10.
The Gold
Rush Tour continues for the series on Wednesday night at Southern Oregon
Speedway in Medford, Oregon. From there, it’s off to the wine country of Northern
California for the Harvest Classic at Calistoga Speedway Sept. 2-3.
SKAGIT
SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK NIGHT #2
•
• QUALIFYING EVENT WINNERS: Heat race winners included: Jac
Haudenschild, Jeremy Campbell, Travis Jacobson, and Travis Rutz.
… Kelly Barnett won the C-Main. … Tony Bruce Jr. won the B-Main. … Donny Schatz
picked up the win in the dash.
• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 14
different winners in 44 A-feature events to visit the RacinSoles
Victory Lane with the
• PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There have been eight
preliminary features run this season by the
• 3/10-MILE WINNERS: Skagit Speedway is a 3/10-mile high-banked oval. The
• ON
TELEVISION: The Outdoor Channel will air at 8 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday August
30, the event from Eldora Speedway that ran on August 4. Outdoor Channel is
available nationwide through the DISH Network (Channel 153) and DIRECTV
(Channel 606).
• ON THE WEB: The Official
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Qualifying
1) Joey
Saldana, Kasey Kahne Racing
9, 11.418
2) Chad
Kemenah, Kemenah 15K, 11.429
3) Justin
Henderson, Oswalt D1, 11.461
4) Steve Kilcup, M&S Motorsports 18K, 11.549
5)
6) Jason
Martin, Martin 36, 11.559
7) Dion Hindi, Hindi 11D, 11.569
8) Randy
Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 11.621
9) Jac
Haudenschild, Wright 35, 11.635
10) Jeremy
Campbell, Campbell 10C, 11.640
11) Travis
Jacobson, Kirkpatrick 7J, 11.643
12) Brandon
Harkness, Harnkess 29,
11.644
13) Travis Rutz, Rutz 8R, 11.651
14) Barry
Martinez, Martinez 66, 11.677
15) Bill
Rose, Rose 6, 11.694
16) Jayme Barnes, Barnes 9J, 11.699
17) Becca Anderson, Woodring 19, 11.657 (Scored 17th after
missing her position in the qualifying order)
18) Tony
Bruce, Jr., Bruce 18T, 11.709
19) James
Mosher, Moser 12M, 11.768
20) Josh Edson, Edson 76E, 11.782
21) Terry
McCarl, McCarl 24, 11.827
22) Brock Lemley, KLS Racing 40, 11.833
23) Roy Blumenhagen, Blumenhagen 75,
11.863
24) Brad
Pritchard, Jacobson B41, 11.893
25) Brandon
Johnson, Johnson 14J, 11.908
26) Jesse
Whitney, Whitney 88, 11.912
27) Kirk
Fellers, Fellers 77F, 11.959
28) John
Tharp, Tharp 69, 12.069
29) Nick
Evans, Evans 24E, 12.098
30) Kelly
Barnett, Barnett 17B, 12.192
31) Jimmy Deitz, Deitz 1, 12.286
32) Adriana
Klein, Klein 25, 12.397
33) Bob
Stevens, Stevens 98, 12.635
34) Steve
Parker, Parker 23, 12.641
35) Bud
Ashe, Ashe 57, 12.896
36) Chris
Rogers, Rogers 3R, 13.213
Top 4
finishers in preliminary A-feature (locked into first 4 starting position)
Donny
Schatz, Schatz 15;
Brooke
Tatnell, Rush Racing 8;
Craig
Dollansky, Karavan 7;
Daryn
Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21
First
Heat Race
1) Jac
Haudenschild
2) Jayme Barnes
3) Joey
Saldana
4) Randy
Hannagan
5) Terry
McCarl
6) Becca Anderson
7) Brandon
Johnson
8) Nick
Evans
9) Bob
Stevens
Second
Heat Race
1) Jeremy
Campbell
2) Chad
Kemenah
3) Bill
Rose
4) Dion Hindi
5) Tony
Bruce, Jr.
6) Jesse
Whitney
7) Brock Lemley
8) Kelly
Barnett
9) Steve
Parker
Third
Heat Race
1) Travis
Jacobson
2) Barry
Martinez
3) Jason
Martin
4) Justin
Henderson
5) James
Mosher
6) Kirk
Fellers
7) Roy Blumenhagen
8) Jimmy Deitz
9) Bud Ashe
Fourth
Heat Race
1) Travis Rutz
2) Brandon Harkness
3) Steve Kilcup
4)
5) Brad
Pritchard
6) John
Tharp
7) Josh Edson
8) Adriana
Klein
9) Chris
Rogers
C-Main
1)
Kelly Barnett
2)
Bob Stevens
3) Adriana
Klein [$250]
4)
Steve Parker [$200]
5) Bud Ashe [$200]
6) Chris
Rogers [$200]
7) Jimmy Deitz [$200]
8) Becca Anderson (DNS) [$200]
Dash
1) Donny
Schatz
2) Brooke
Tatnell
3) Daryn
Pittman
4) Craig
Dollansky
5) Joey
Saldana
6) Justin
Henderson
7) Chad
Kemenah
8) Steve Kilcup
9) Jason
Martin
10)
B-main
1) Tony
Bruce, Jr.
2)
Terry McCarl
3) James
Mosher
4)
Josh Edson
5) Brock Lemley [$400]
6) John
Tharp [$360]
7) Brandon
Johnson [$350]
8) Brad
Pritchard [$320]
9) Jesse
Whitney [$300]
10) Nick
Evans [$300]
11) Kirk
Fellers [$300]
12) Bob
Stevens [$300]
13) Roy Blumenhagen [$300]
14) Kelly
Barnett [$300]
A-main
1) Brooke
Tatnell [$25,000]
2) Donny
Schatz [$6,000]
3) Craig
Dollansky [$4,000]
4) Daryn
Pittman [$3,500]
5) Chad
Kemenah [$3,300]
6) Joey
Saldana [$3,100]
7) Jac
Haudenschild [$3,000]
8) Randy
Hannagan [$2,500]
9) Justin
Henderson [$2,100]
10) Jeremy
Campbell [$2,050]
11) Steve Kilcup [$2,000]
12) Travis Rutz [$1,600]
13) Tony
Bruce, Jr. [$1,500]
14) Jason
Martin [$1,200]
15) Travis
Jacobson [$1,100]
16)
17)
Brandon Harkness [$900]
18) Dion Hindi [$800]
19) Josh Edson [$800]
20) Barry
Martinez [$800]
21) Jayme Barnes [$800]
22) James
Mosher [$800]
23) Terry
McCarl [$800]
24) Bill
Rose [$800]
Lap
leaders: Brooke Tatnell 1-40
Driver
/ Driver Pts. /
Team Pts. / $
/ Team Diff. / Wins
/ Top 5 / Top 10
1
/ Donny Schatz / 6519 / 6519 /
$289,950 / 0 / 12 / 32 / 37
2
/ Joey Saldana / 6225 / 6225 /
$224,100 / -294 / 7 / 21 / 38
3
/ Craig Dollansky / 6172 / 6172 /
$168,110 / -347 / 4 / 22 / 36
4
/ Daryn Pittman / 6134 / 6134 /
$170,150 / -385 / 3 / 22 / 33
5
/ Brooke Tatnell / 6097 / 6097 /
$178,450 / -422 / 4 / 23 / 32
6
/ Jac Haudenschild / 5978 / 5978 /
$139,350 / -541 / 4 / 15 / 32
7
/ Chad Kemenah / 5745 / 5745 /
$99,150 / -774 / 1 / 10 / 23
8
/ Jeremy Campbell / 5323 / 5323 /
$68,760 / -1196 / 0 / 2 / 14
9
/ Justin Henderson / 5261 / 5261 /
$59,130 / -1258 / 0 / 1 / 11
10
/ Terry McCarl / 5195 / 6019 /
$149,650 / -500 / 3 / 19 / 32
11
/ Randy Hannagan / 5148 / 5507 /
$72,660 / -1012 / 0 / 7 / 16
12
/ Dion Hindi / 4636 /
4636 / $42,305 / -1883 / 0 /
0 / 8
13
/ Becca Anderson / 4295
/ 4295 / $31,495 / -2191 / 0
/ 0 / 4
14
/ Jason Martin / 4292 / 4995 /
$47,940 / -1524 / 0 / 2 / 5
15
/
16
/ Bill Rose / 3880 / 3880 / $25,075
/ -2639 / 0 / 0 / 1
17
/ Greg Wilson / 2671 / 2671 /
$27,980 / -3848 / 0 / 1 / 6
18
/ Jason Solwold / 2408
/ 2408 / $47,700 / -4111 / 0
/ 7 / 11
19
/ Danny Smith / 2141 / 2141 /
$21,850 / -4378 / 0 / 0 / 2
20
/ Danny Lasoski / 2075 / 2075 /
$52,350 / -4444 / 1 / 8 / 11
STAT
ATTACK, through August 26 at Skagit Speedway
There have
been 44
A-Feature
winners (14 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1 -
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. - 12
2 - #9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. - 7
3 -
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. – 4
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio –
4
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia -
4
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. – 3
7 – #24
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa - 2
#5 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. – 2
9 -
#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 (6)
1 - #21
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. - 2 (June 9, Eagle and July 28, Princeton)
#15 Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. - 2 (June 16, Red River Valley and August 25
at Skagit Speedway)
2 - #5
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. - 1 (April 7, Eldora)
#22 Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. - 1 (May 26,
Williams Grove)
#24 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1 (July 20 at Williams Grove)
#7 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. – 1 (July 21 at Williams Grove)
Lap
leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown -
Total laps led (22 different drivers have led a lap)
#15
Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. - 348 laps
#9
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. – 198 laps
#21
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. - 184 laps
#8
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 181 laps
#7
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. – 175 laps
#35
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 117 laps
#5
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. - 75 laps
#24
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 63 laps
#83
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. – 43 laps
#20
Paul McMahan, Nashville - 41 laps
#2L
Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pa. – 33 laps
#22
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pa. - 32 lap
#1
Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. – 29 laps
#24
#5
Tyler Walker, Los Angeles - 27 laps
#15K
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 25 laps
#2
Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio - 16
#10C
Jeremy Campbell, Monroe, Mich. - 15 laps
#17G
#36
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio - 9 laps
#10
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, Okla. - 7 laps
#19 Becca Anderson, Houston, Del. - 1
Time
trial leaders (24 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1 – #15
Donny Schatz, Fargo, N.D. - 6
2 - #24
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa - 5
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 5
4 - #9 Joey
Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. - 4
5 – #7
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minn. – 3
#35 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 3
#D1 Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls, S.D. - 3
#9 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Ind. - 4
#R19 Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Wash. - 3
10 - #11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque, N.M. – 2
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose – 2
#15K Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 2
#20 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tenn. – 2
#24 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. - 2
15 - #1X
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio – 1
#25 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Penn. - 1
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose - 1
#9K Craig Keel, Weedsport, N.Y. - 1
#4K Kelly Kinser, Bloomington, Ind. - 1
#83 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Mo. – 1
#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apolo, Penn. – 1
#21 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Okla. - 1
#19S Stevie Smith, New Oxford, Pa. - 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.
* Joey Saldana August 19, Nodak Speedway
(3/8-mile), Minot, N.D. 13.663 at 98.807 mph.
* Donny Schatz, May 29, Orange County Fair Speedway (5/8-mile),
Middletown N.Y., 16.895 seconds at 133.175 mph.
Dash
Winners (26 different winners)*
Rank -
Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1 – #15
Donny Schatz,
2 - #7
Craig Dollansky,
#35 Jac Haudenschild,
#21 Daryn Pittman,
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW,
6 – #24
Terry McCarl,
7 - #22
Fred Rahmer,
#83 Danny Lasoski,
#9 Joey Saldana,
#R19 Jason Solwold,
#1 Kevin Swimdell,
#5 Sammy Swindell,
#5 Tyler Walker,
15 -#17G
#19 Becca Anderson,
#2 Dale Blaney,
#10C Jeremy Campbell,
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose - 1
#45x Johnny Herrera,
#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque - 1
#24
#15K
#11 Kraig Kinser,
#12
#20 Paul McMahan,
*-Single 10-car dash started on
May 20. Previously there had been two six-car dashes for single-day events.
Pole
Positions (22 different drivers)
Rank -
Driver, Hometown - Poles
1 – #15
Donny Schatz,
2 - #7
Craig Dollansky,
#8 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW,
4 - #21
Daryn Pittman,
5 - #35 Jac
Haudenschild,
6 - #24
Terry McCarl,
7 – #9 Joey
Saldana,
#5 Sammy Swindell,
#22 Fred Rahmer,
#R19 Jason Solwold,
#1 Kevin Swindell,
12-#17G
#2 Dale Blaney,
#10C Jeremy Campbell,
#36 Rob Chaney,
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose - 1
#45x Johnny Herrera,
#11D Dion Hindi, Albuquerque - 1
#24
#15K
#11 Kraig Kinser,
#5 Tyler Walker,
B-main
Winners (33 different winners)
Rank -
Driver, Hometown - "B" Wins
1 - #15K
2 - #24
Terry McCarl,
#15 Donny Schatz,
#7 Craig Dollansky,
#D1 Justin Henderson,
#11D Dion Hindi,
#36 Jason Martin, Liberal, KS - 2
#20 Paul McMahan,
#21 Daryn Pittman,
#4J Jeff Shepard, Upperco, Md. - 1
#1 Kevin Swindell,
#97 Aaron Berryhill,
#2B Dale Blaney,
#5B
#21X
#18T Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, KS - 1
#25 Lance Dewease,
#44G Kaley Gharst,
#1X Randy Hannagan, San Jose - 1
#35 Jac Haudenschild,
#24
#9K Craig Keel,
#2L Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo,
#12M James, Mosher,
#44 Ned Powers,
#9 Joey Saldana,
#79 Davey Sammons,
#19S Stevie Smith, New
#R19 Jason Solwold,
#24 Sammy Swindell,
#20W Greg Wilson,
#9W Gary Wright, Hooks,
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Presented by Maxim Racing
and ButlerBuilt
Jeremy
Campbell / 5323 / -422
Justin
Henderson / 5261 / -484
Becca
Anderson / 4295 / -1450
Jason
Martin / 4292 / - 1453