Final-Lap Pass Lifts Daryn Pittman To Eagle Nationals Prelim Victory

Eagle, NE Author: Chris Dolack, Dirt Motorsports VP Public Relations

So many times this season Daryn Pittman nearly raced to victory before something odd would happen late in the race, preventing him taking the checkered flag. On Friday night in the Eagle Nationals Preliminary Feature at Eagle Raceway, Pittman turned the table on Donny Schatz.

Pittman started on the pole and jumped out to a quick lead. Craig Dollansky ran him down on Lap 16 and swiped the lead with Schatz watching the action in third. 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. When Schatz slid up in Turn 2 with two laps to go, Pittman saw a potential opportunity. When Schatz did it again on the final lap, Pittman didn’t waste any time. He dove off the high-banked Turn 2 and shot down the backstretch to the lead and held on for the final two corners to drive the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim into the RacinSoles Victory Lane for the first time in 2006.

Schatz settled for second in the ParkerStore J&J with Dollansky third in the Karavan Trailers Maxim and Jeremy 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.

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 Treestands Eagle to the fastest lap of the night in time trials. McCarl, who had surgery on his leg two weeks ago, tested his leg by time trialing a car owned by Mark Burch.

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 World of Outlaws Sprint Series is brought to the fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Hoosier Racing Tire and The Outdoor Channel. Promotional Partners include AMB i.t. and The University of Northwestern Ohio. Associate sponsors are ButlerBuilt Motorsports Equipment, Maxim Racing, RacinSoles and Snap-on. Contingency sponsors include DART Machinery, MSD Ignitions and Wrisco Industries.

World of Outlaws Sprint Series Statistical Report; Eagle Raceway; June 9, 2006
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) Billy Alley, Gifford 17G, 11.970
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) Brian Carlson, SC Motorsports 18, 12.076
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) Stu Snyder, Snyder 4S, 13.158
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) Brian Carlson
2) Donny Schatz
3) Billy Alley
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) Stu Snyder
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) Billy Alley

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) Stu Snyder [$100]
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) Billy Alley [$1,100]
13) Trevor Green [$1,000]
14) Gary Wright [$700]
15) Justin Henderson [$600]
16) Brian Carlson [$600]
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