INDIANAPOLIS The story remains the same for Donny Schatz and the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team as they continue to fight Mother Nature in the 2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint series. Following two more rainouts this past weekend, Schatz and his TSR teammate, Kraig Kinser, travel east for a busy week of action that includes four races scheduled over six nights.
The WoO schedule resumes on Tuesday with an event at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., on the western side of the Keystone State. It then moves to Central Pennsylvania for a pair of races at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg on Thursday and Friday nights. An event at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., on Sunday night concludes the week�s slate of action.
With 12 of the first 19 events falling victim to weather-related problems, gaining a rhythm has been a difficult task for the two-time defending champion who drives the TSR No. 15 Armor All/Chevy/ParkerStore J&J. Schatz is coming off his first WoO win of the season on May 3 at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway and is looking forward to returning to tracks where he�s had a lot of success in the past.
The Fargo, N.D., resident has six consecutive top-10 finishes at Lernerville, including wins in the past two $30,000-to-win Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup events. He captured his first victory at the track by leading the final 23 laps of the 35-lap feature on May 21, 2003.
Williams Grove Speedway has been a personal stomping ground for Schatz of late. Last year, he won five of seven events, including a two-night sweep last May and his fourth National Open triumph last September. Thursday�s race will be his 68th appearance at the famed semi-banked, half-mile oval. He has 14 career wins as the track, 29 career top-five finishes and 39 top-10s. And he�s led 369 feature event laps.
During his 12-year WoO career, Schatz has competed at Orange County Fair Speedway on six occasions. He has scored top-five finishes in his last four, including second-place finishes in 1999, 2004, 2006 and last September.
Through seven events in 2008, Schatz holds the third position in the WoO standings with 1,012 points, trailing leader Craig Dollansky by 20. He has one victory, four second-place finishes and a pair of eighth-place runs.
The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series� first Eastern Swing begins at Lernerville Speedway, located near Sarver on State Route 356. Williams Grove Speedway is in Mechanicsburg. Orange County Fairgrounds Speedway is located just off of CR 96 near Middletown.
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