Donny Schatz

Donny Schatz
Schatz at the 2007 Kings Royal
Nationality	American
Born	(1977-08-10) August 10, 1977 Minot, North Dakota
World of Outlaws career
Debut season	1997
Current team	Tony Stewart Racing
Car no.	15
Engine	A4MP
Championships	6
Championship titles
2006–2009, 2012, 2014	World of Outlaws

Donny Schatz (born August 10, 1977) is a World of Outlaws sprint car driver. Schatz started his racing career at 11 in go karts and moved to 410 sprints as a 15 year old at Red River Valley Speedway. Schatz moved to 358 sprints and The World of Outlaws series three seasons later as an 18 year old. He won the 1997 World of Outlaws rookie of the year, and picked up his first A-feature win in 1998.

Career

World of Outlaws

Since winning the 1997 WoO Rookie of The Year Award, Schatz has gone on to win 6 driver points championships 2006–2009, 2012, and 2014.^[1] Prestigious wins include the Knoxville Nationals eight times, (2006–09, 2011–14),^[2] the 2007 and 2009 King's Royal at Eldora Speedway,^[3] the 2006 and 2007 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, the 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2007 National Open at William's Grove Speedway, and the inaugural World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track at Lowe's 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. 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 five championships. In 2008 he moved to Tony Stewart Racing, and continues to drive for that team today. Schatz currently has 174 WoO wins, third most all-time.

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 Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Victoria in 2002, and was runner up in the 1999/2000 and 2001/02 World Series Sprintcars series.

Personal life

He was a 1995 graduate of Minot High School. He currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota. He and his wife, Erica, have a daughter, Savanna. Among Schatz's hobbies includes hunting.

References

External links

• Schatz's website
• Donny Schatz driver statistics at Racing-Reference