Donny Schatz

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Donny Schatz
Schatz at the 2007 Kings Royal
Nationality	American
Born	Donald Schatz (1977-08-10) August 10, 1977 (age 44) Minot, North Dakota
World of Outlaws career
Debut season	1997
Current team
Car number	15
Engine	Ford
Championships	10
Wins	300
Championship titles
2006–2009, 2012, 2014–2018	World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Truck no., team	No. 17 (David Gilliland Racing)
First race	2021 Corn Belt 150 (Knoxville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Last updated on: June 19, 2021.

Donald Schatz (born August 10, 1977) is an American professional sprint car racing driver who competes full-time in the World of Outlaws, driving the No. 15 Ford for Tony Stewart Racing, as well as part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 17 Ford F-150 for David Gilliland Racing. Schatz is a ten-time champion in the World of Outlaws with a current total of 300 wins.

Racing career[]

Schatz started his racing career at 11 in go karts and moved to 358 sprints as a 15-year-old at Red River Valley Speedway. Schatz moved to 410 sprints and The World of Outlaws series three seasons later as an 18-year-old.

World of Outlaws[]

Schatz won the 1997 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year award, and picked up his first A-feature win in 1998.^{[citation needed]}.

Schatz has gone on to win ten championships in 2006–2009, 2012, and 2014–2018.^[1] He became only the second driver to win the points championship four years in a row, with the other being Steve Kinser.^[1] Since 2006 he has recorded a top two points finish, with three second places to go along with the ten championships.

As of June 19th, 2021, Schatz has 300 WoO wins, third most all-time behind Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell.

Prestigious wins include the Knoxville Nationals ten times, (2006–09, 2011–15, 2017),the 2006, 2007, 2020 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup; the Brad Doty Classic in 2013, 2016 and 2018; the 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012 and 2020 National Open at William's Grove Speedway, and the inaugural World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2008. He also holds the record for farthest in the field a winner of the Knoxville Nationals has started, when he won from the 21st starting position in 2013.

In 2008, he moved to Tony Stewart Racing, and continues to drive for that team today.

Donny's 2013 sprint car at Beaver Dam Raceway.

Australia[]

Schatz has spent time racing in Australia during his career. He won the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at the in Warrnambool, Victoria in 2002, and was runner up in the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 World Series Sprintcars series.

NASCAR[]

On June 2, 2021, it was announced that Schatz would make his NASCAR and stock car racing debut in the inaugural Truck Series race at Knoxville Raceway, driving the No. 17 for David Gilliland Racing.^[2]

Personal life[]

He was a 1995 graduate of Minot High School. He currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota. He has a step-daughter, Savanna. Schatz is a licensed pilot and spends a great deal of time working with his parents in their family truck stop businesses in Fargo and Minot. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and snowmobiling.^[3]

Motorsports career results[]

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NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Donny Schatz driver statistics at Racing-Reference