(West Lebanon, NY, May 30, 2000) Things are starting to come together
for Donny Schatz and the ParkerStore sponsored World of Outlaws sprint car team. Schatz
followed Sammy Swindell across the line for a second place finish Monday night at the
Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, NY. This is only the second top five World of
Outlaws finish this season for the North Dakota standout. This finish moved him into the
twelfth position in the W.o.O. points race.
Schatz qualified fifth with a time of 17.171. Swindell captured the Vivarin fast time award, turning in a time of 16.656. Donny went on to win the second heat of the evening, before following Sammy to the checkered flag in the second Channellock Dash event.
"We were running really well last night", said Schatz. "I think that we were as fast as Sammy, but he seemed to get a lot of breaks working his way through lap traffic. We also figured out that we had a little problem with the throttle linkage, and it has really made a big difference."
Schatz will be competing at Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, NY on Wednesday night May 31. He will then be at a ParkerStore (K.D. Supply) open house in Syracuse, NY the following day.
(Article by John Strand)
2000 Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series
Lebanon Valley Speedway, West Lebanon, NY
Monday, May 29, Feature Program #21
Vivarin qualifications: 1. Sammy Swindell, Swindell
1, 16.656 (new single-lap record); 2. Stevie Smith, Smith 19, 16.712; 3. Steve Kinser,
Kinser 11, 16.981; 4. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 17.029; 5. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15,
17.171; 6. Lance Blevins, Blevins 21, 17.201; 7. Andy Hillenburg, Hillenburg 2,
17.231; 8. Johnny Herrera, DOCC Motorsports 20, 17.345; 9. Tim Shaffer, Helm 11H, 17.353;
10. Dale Blaney, DB Racing 93, 17.466; 11. Jac Haudenschild, Elden 22, 17.500; 12. Brooke
Tatnell, Parsons 6, 17.605; 13. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 17.636; 14. Danny Wood, Woodburn
21W, 17.644; 15. Daryn Pittman, Pittman 3, 17.782; 16. Danny Lasoski, Roth 83, 17.855; 17.
Dean Jacobs, Holbrook 8H, 17.856; 18. Greg Hodnett, Millennium Racing V12, 17.895; 19.
Lance Dewease, Harz 88, 18.235; 20. Bob Bennett, Mickle 3B, 18.244; 21. Mike Miller,
Miller 74, 18.945; 22. Dick Spadaro, Spadaro 29, 19.143; 23. Carmon Carnibucci, Carnibucci
81, 19.216; 24. John Karklin, JCK Motorsports 69K, 19.408; 25. John Wrobleski, Wrobleski
90, 19.897; 26. R.C. Faigle, Faigle 21A, 20.067; 27. Buzz Wilson, Wilson 11W, 20.262; 28.
Billy Pauch, J&M Motorsports 55,
20.327.
First NAPA AUTO PARTS Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Sammy Swindell, 2. Andy Hillenburg, 3. Mark Kinser, 4. Dale Blaney, 5. Joey Saldana, 6. Lance Dewease, 7. Dean Jacobs, 8. Dick Spadaro, 9. John Wrobleski, 10. Billy Pauch. (first six qualified for the CHANNELLOCK Dashes)
Second NAPA AUTO PARTS Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Stevie Smith, 3. Johnny Herrera, 4. Jac Haudenschild, 5. Daryn Pittman, 6. Danny Wood, 7. Bob Bennett, 8. Carmon Carnibucci, 9. R.C. Faigle. (first six qualified for the CHANNELLOCK Dashes)
Third NAPA AUTO PARTS Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Lance Blevins, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Brooke Tatnell, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Greg Hodnett, 7. John Karklin, 8. Buzz Wilson, 9. Mike Miller. (first six qualified for the CHANNELLOCK Dashes)
First CHANNELLOCK Dash (eight laps): 1. Jac
Haudenschild, 2. Dale Blaney, 3. Brooke Tatnell, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6.
Daryn Pittman, 7. Lance Dewease, 8. Greg Hodnett, 9. Danny Wood. (finish
determined the first six inside row starting positions in the "A" Feature)
Second CHANNELLOCK Dash (eight laps): 1. Sammy
Swindell, 2. Donny Schatz, 3. Stevie Smith, 4. Lance Blevins, 5. Andy
Hillenburg, 6. Mark Kinser, 7. Tim Shaffer, 8. Johnny Herrera, 9. Steve Kinser. (finish
determined the first six outside row starting positions in the "A" Feature)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Dean Jacobs, 2. Bob Bennett, 3. Billy Pauch, 4. Dick Spadaro, 5. John Karklin, 6. Carmon Carnibucci, 7. John Wrobleski ($200); 8. Mike Miller ($180); 9. Buzz Wilson ($150); 10. R.C. Faigle ($110). (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
A Feature (25 laps): 1. Sammy Swindell ($10,000); 2. Donny Schatz ($5,000); 3. Stevie Smith ($3,000); 4. Mark Kinser ($2,500); 5. Johnny Herrera ($2,300); 6. Jac Haudenschild ($2,200); 7. Andy Hillenburg ($2,100); 8. Steve Kinser ($2,000); 9. Tim Shaffer ($1,800); 10. Lance Dewease ($1,700); 11. Danny Lasoski ($1,400); 12. Daryn Pittman ($1,200); 13. Greg Hodnett ($1,100); 14. Joey Saldana ($1,050); 15. Dean Jacobs ($1,020); 16. Danny Wood ($900); 17. Brooke Tatnell ($700); 18. Lance Blevins ($600); 19. Dale Blaney ($600); 20. Bob Bennett ($620); 21. Carmon Carnibucci ($620); 22. Dick Spadaro ($620); 23. John Karklin ($620); 24. Billy Pauch ($620).
Lap leader: Sammy Swindell 1-25
Vivarin Fast-Time Award winner: Sammy Swindell
