The Week In Sprints: Five Winners In Five Races

The Week In Sprints: Five Winners In Five Races

Five different winners won the five major sprint car series races this week, with an artful balance of veteran skill and youthful enthusiasm.

May 19, 2017 by Dan Beaver
The Week In Sprints: Five Winners In Five Races
Five major sprint car races made up last week's schedule. 

The World of Outlaws were in full force this week with four of them. Four different drivers won those events with a balance of veteran skill and youthful enthusiasm. 

Donny Schatz earned his ninth victory of the season at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. David Gravel grabbed his sixth win at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA. Logano Schuchart scored first Eldora win on a track that was special to his car owner and grandfather, while Parker Price-Miller scored his first career Outlaw win at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN.

The American Sprint Car Series finally got back in action after a lengthy hiatus. For the first time in six races this year, someone other than Sam Hafertepe, Jr. graced Victory Lane. Clute Texas' Aaron Reutzel scored his first win of the season and the 14th of his ASCS career. Hafertepe almost kept his record-setting streak of victories alive; he finished second.

The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions took the week off, but it will be back in action at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, IN, on Friday, May 19. Tony Stewart is scheduled to appear in that race. 

Last Week


5/12: #LetsRaceTwo Night 1, World of Outlaws

Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH
Who Won: Logan Schuchart
Major Story: Schuchart earned just his second win of the season and his first on the venerable Eldora Speedway after a heated battle with Shane Stewart in Night 1 of the #LetsRaceTwo.
Results | Recap

5/12: McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic, American Sprint Car Series

Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, KS
Who Won: Aaron Reutzel
Major Story: A driver other than Sam Hafertepe Jr. finally won an American Sprint Car Series race. Reutzel led 24 of 25 laps en route to victory. Hafertepe finished second and led the remaining lap.
Results | Recap

5/13: #LetsRaceTwo Night 2, World of Outlaws

Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH
Who Won: Donny Schatz
Major Story: Schatz led flag to flag in night two of the #LetsRaceTwo at Eldora and secured his ninth win of the World of Outlaws season and the third in the past four weeks.
Results | Recap

5/14: World of Outlaws

Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, IN
Who Won: Parker Price-Miller
Major Story: Price-Miller scored his first top-five of the season in grand fashion with a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win at Tri-State.
Results | Recap

5/17: Gettysburg Clash, World of Outlaws

Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
Who Won: David Gravel
Major Story: Gravel ran away from the field by leading all 35 laps in Wednesday night's Gettysburg Clash.
Results | Recap

Week (May 19-25)

5/19: World of Outlaws, Spring Classic, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
5/19: Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, IN
5/20: World of Outlaws, Morgan Cup, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
5/20: Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Wilmot Raceway, Wilmot, WI
5/21: World of Outlaws, Empire State Challenge, Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, NY
5/21: Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, WI
5/23: World of Outlaws, Jersey Outlaw Classic, New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt, NJ

Next American Sprint Car Series race: 5/27, El Paso County Raceway, Calhan, CO