ELMA, Wash. — Report by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — Chris Seelman photo —

Over the past 18 years, Donny Schatz has established himself as the most elite sprint car driver in the modern era of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.

That point was further cemented on Monday night, when — after a career that includes six series championships — Schatz racked up his 200th career points-paying WoO feature victory in thrilling fashion at the Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.

Schatz has won races in every WoO season dating back to his sophomore campaign in 1998, a span of 17 consecutive years.

Only two drivers — ‘King’ Steve Kinser (577) and Slammin’ Sammy Swindell (294) — have accrued more wins on the Outlaws trail than Schatz, and with two consecutive seasons of 26 wins or more on the tour, and Schatz only being 38 years old, Swindell’s mark (once thought unreachable) could well be in jeopardy before the North Dakota native hangs up his helmet.

Schatz will be looking for career win No. 201 on Wednesday night, Sept. 8 at Cottage Grove Speedway — the site of his very first Outlaws victory back in 1998 — but before he kicks off that quest, here’s a look at all 200 of Schatz’s wins from the first at Riverside Speedway to the most recent at Grays Harbor.

Of note, while Schatz has won the Knoxville Nationals in nine of the past 10 seasons, five of his Nationals wins (2006-2009, 2011) were not credited on the official World of Outlaws win list due to the split in sanctioning bodies between WoO and the rival National Sprint Tour back in 2006. The Knoxville Raceway sanctioned the Nationals under the track’s rulebook following the split, and continues to do so today, though the WoO label officially returned in 2012.

Congratulations on 200 wins, Donny. Here’s to the next two centuries, and chasing down two legends of the sport.

 

List of Donny Schatz’s 200 career World of Outlaws A-Feature Victories (1998-2015):

1. Riverside Speedway – Cottage Grove, Ore. – Aug. 24, 1998
2. Battleground Speedway – Highland, Texas – Oct. 23, 1999
3. Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Ariz. – Nov. 3, 1999
4. Las Vegas Motor Speedway- Las Vegas, Nev. – Nov. 3, 1999
5. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – Sept. 30, 2000
6. Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, S.D. – April 29, 2001
7. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – May 17, 2001
8. Lebanon Valley Speedway – W. Lebanon, N.Y. – May 28, 2001
9. Heartland Raceway Park – Topeka, Kan. – June 16, 2001
10. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – July 26, 2001
11. New Egypt Speedway – New Egypt, N.J. – July 30, 2001
12. MetraPark Raceway – Billings, Mont. – Aug. 14, 2001
13. Red River Valley Speedway – W. Fargo, N.D. – July 6, 2002
14. Beaver Dam Raceway Park – Beaver Dam, Wis. – July 10, 2002
15. State Fair Speedway – Oklahoma City, Okla. – March 13, 2003
16. Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, Pa. – May 21, 2003
17. State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, Mo. – July 2, 2003
18. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – July 26, 2003
19. New Egypt Speedway – New Egypt, N.J. – July 28, 2003
20. Rocky Mountain Speedway – Commerce City, Colo. – Aug. 19, 2003
21. Eagle Raceway – Eagle, Neb. – Sept. 20, 2003
22. Rolling Wheels Raceway – Elbridge, N.Y. – June 2, 2004
23. Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico, Calif. – Sept. 9, 2004
24. Eagle Raceway – Eagle, Neb. – Sept. 16, 2004
25. Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, Pa. – Sept. 28, 2004
26. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – Sept. 30, 2004
27. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. – Nov. 6, 2004
28. Parramatta City Raceway – Sydney, Australia – Jan. 16, 2005
29. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. – March 11, 2005
30. Houston Raceway Park – Baytown, Texas – March 19, 2005
31. Route 66 Raceway – Joliet, Ill. – July 8, 2005
32. Grays Harbor Raceway – Elma, Wash. – Aug. 27, 2005
33. Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, Calif. – Sept. 4, 2005
34. K-C Raceway – Chillicothe, Ohio – Sept. 27, 2005
35. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – Oct. 1, 2005
36. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. – March 9, 2006
37. Batesville Speedway – Batesville, Ark. – March 31, 2006
38. I-55 Raceway – Pevely, Mo. – April 1, 2006
39. Grandview Speedway – Bechtelsville, Pa. – May 16, 2006
40. Rolling Wheels Raceway – Elbridge, N.Y. – May 30, 2006
41. Red River Valley Speedway – W. Fargo, N.D. – June 17, 2006
42. 81 Speedway – Wichita, Kan. – June 30, 2006
43. Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, Pa. – July 18, 2006
44. Lebanon Valley Speedway – W. Lebanon, Pa. – July 23, 2006
45. Fulton Speedway – Fulton, N.Y. – July 25, 2006
46. K-C Raceway – Chillicothe, Ohio – Aug. 5, 2006
47. Black Hills Speedway – Rapid City, S.D. – Aug. 17, 2006
48. Eagle Raceway – Eagle, Neb. – Sept. 15, 2006
49. Jackson Speedway – Jackson, Minn. – Sept. 16, 2006
50. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – Oct. 7, 2006
51. USA Race Park – Tucson, Ariz. – Oct. 21, 2006
52. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. – Oct. 28, 2006
53. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 9, 2007
54. Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Ariz. – March 3, 2007
55. Houston Raceway Park – Baytown, Texas – March 16, 2007
56. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – April 28, 2007
57. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – May 17, 2007
58. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – May 18, 2007
59. Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C. – May 25, 2007
60. Black Hills Speedway – Rapid City, S.D. – June 25, 2007
61. Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, S.D. – July 3, 2007
62. Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – July 14, 2007
63. Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, Pa. – July 18, 2007
64. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – July 21, 2007
65. Castrol Raceway – Edmonton, Alberta – Aug. 19, 2007
66. Clay County Fairgrounds – Spencer, Iowa – Sept. 12, 2007
67. Heartland Raceway Park – Topeka, Kan. – Sept. 14, 2007
68. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa.   Sept. 29, 2007
69. Princeton Speedway – Princeton, Minn. – Oct. 6, 2007
70. Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, Calif. – Oct. 13, 2007
71. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – May 3, 2008
72. Attica Raceway Park – Attica, Ohio – May 30, 2008
73. Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – May 31, 2008
74. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – June 6, 2008
75. Tri-City Speedway – Pontoon Beach, Ill. – June 7, 2008
76. State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, Mo. – June 9, 2008
77. Dodge City Raceway Park – Dodge City, Kan. – June 21, 2008
78. River Cities Speedway – Grand Forks, N.D. – June 27, 2008
79. Cedar Lake Speedway – New Richmond, Wis., – June 29, 2008
80. Riverside Int. Speedway – W. Memphis, Ark. – July 5, 2008
81. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – July 19, 2008
82. K-C Raceway – Chillicothe, Ohio – July 26, 2008
83. Cottage Grove Speedway – Cottage Grove, Ore. – Sept. 2, 2008
84. Clay County Fair Speedway – Spencer, Iowa – Sept. 10, 2008
85. Princeton Speedway – Princeton, Minn. – Oct. 4, 2008
86. Hollywood Hills Speedway – San Felipe, N.M. – Oct. 12, 2008
87. Heartland Park Topeka – Topeka, Kan. – Oct. 25, 2008
88. Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C. – Nov. 1, 2008
89. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 6, 2009
90. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 8, 2009
91. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. – Feb. 26, 2009
92. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – May 2, 2009
93. Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – May 9, 2009
94. Canandaigua Speedway – Canandaigua, N.Y. – May 25, 2009
95. Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Ind. – June 6, 2009
96. River Cities Speedway – Grand Forks, N.D. – June 19, 2009
97. Cedar Lake Speedway – New Richmond, Wis. – July 12, 2009
98. Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – July 18, 2009
99. K-C Raceway – Chillicothe, Ohio – Aug. 1, 2009
100. Dacotah Speedway – Mandan, N.D. – Aug. 22, 2009
101. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 6, 2010
102. The Dirt Track at Charlotte – Concord, N.C. – May 29, 2010
103. Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, Ontario – Aug. 1, 2010
104. Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico, Calif. – Sept. 10, 2010
105. Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, Pa. – Sept. 25, 2010
106. Attica Raceway Park – Attica, Ohio – May 20, 2011
107. Princeton Speedway – Princeton, Minn. – June 25, 2011
108. Limaland Motorsports Park – Lima, Ohio – July 13, 2011
109. Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Ind. – Aug. 5, 2011
110. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – Aug. 11, 2012
111. Black Hills Speedway – Rapid City, S.D. – Aug. 23, 2011
112. Dirt Track @ Charlotte – Concord, N.C. – Nov. 4, 2011
113. Dirt Track @ Charlotte – Concord, N.C. – Nov. 5, 2011
114. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 19, 2012
115. Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico, Calif. – March 23, 2012
116. Farmer City Raceway – Farmer City, Ill. – April 25, 2012
117. Cornwall Motor Speedway – Cornwall, Ontario – July 29, 2012
118. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – Aug. 11, 2012
119. Junction Motor Speedway – McCool Junction, Neb. – Aug. 14, 2012
120. Nodak Raceway – Minot, N.D. – Aug. 19, 2012
121. Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico, Calif. – Sept. 6, 2012
122. Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, Calif. – Sept. 9, 2012
123. Clay Co. Fair Speedway – Spencer, Iowa – Sept. 14, 2012
124. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – Sept. 29, 2012
125. The Dirt Track at LVMS – Las Vegas, Nev. – March 6, 2013
126. Kings Speedway – Hanford, Calif. – April 12, 2013
127. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – May 11, 2013
128. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – May 18, 2013
129. Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Ind. – May 27, 2013
130. Jackson Speedway – Jackson, Minn. – June 14, 2013
131. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – June 15, 2013
132. Dodge City Raceway Park – Dodge City, Kan. – July 5, 2013
133. Limaland Motorsports Park – Lima, Ohio – July 10, 2013
134. Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, Pa. – July 16, 2013
135. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – July 20. 2013
136. Lebanon Valley Speedway – W. Lebanon, N.Y. – July 21, 2013
137. Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, N.Y. – July 30, 2013
138. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – Aug. 10, 2013
139. River Cities Speedway – Grand Forks, N.D. – Aug. 16, 2013
140. Nodak Speedway – Minot, N.D. – Aug. 18 2013
141. Castrol Raceway – Edmonton, Alberta – Aug. 24, 2013
142. Skagit Speedway – Alger, Wash. – Aug. 31, 2013
143. Grays Harbor Raceway Park – Elma, Wash. – Sept. 2, 2013
144. Clay Co. Fair Speedway – Spencer, Iowa – Sept. 13, 2013
145. Fremont Speedway – Fremont, Ohio – Sept. 28, 2013
146. Rolling Wheels Raceway – Elbridge, N.Y. – Oct. 12, 2013
147. The Dirt Track @ Charlotte – Concord, N.C. – Nov. 8, 2013
148. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 15, 2014
149. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. – March 16, 2014
150. Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, Texas – April 18, 2014
151. Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Ind. – May 26, 2014
152. I-96 Speedway – Lake Odessa, Mich. – May 31, 2014
153. River Cities Speedway – Grand Forks, N.D. – June 20 2014
154. 34 Raceway – Burlington, Iowa – June 27, 2014
155. Cedar Lake Speedway – New Richmond, Wis. – June 29, 2014
156. Lernerville Speedway – Sarver, Pa. – July 15, 2014
157. Autodrome Drummond – Drummondville, Quebec – July 26, 2014
158. Cornwall Motor Speedway – Cornwall, Ontario – July 27, 2014
159. Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, Ontario – July 29, 2014
160. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – Aug. 9, 2014
161. Junction Motor Speedway – McCool Junction, Neb. – Aug. 12, 2014
162. Nodak Speedway – Minot, N.D. – Aug. 17, 2014
163. Castrol Raceway – Edmonton, Alberta – Aug. 22, 2014
164. Castrol Raceway – Edmonton, Alberta – Aug. 23, 2014
165. Skagit Speedway – Alger, Wash. – Aug. 29, 2014
166. Skagit Speedway – Alger, Wash. – Aug. 29, 2014
167. Grays Harbor Raceway – Elma, Wash. – Sept. 1, 2014
168. Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Ind. – Sept. 16, 2014
169. Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Ind. – Sept. 17, 2014
170. Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Ind. – Sept. 26, 2014
171. Berlin Raceway – Marne, Mich. – Sept. 27, 2014
172. Rolling Wheels Raceway – Elbridge, N.Y. – Oct. 11, 2014
173. Fremont Speedway – Fremont, Ohio – Oct. 18, 2014
174. Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, Fla. – Feb. 14, 2015
175. Stockton Dirt Track – Stockton, Calif. – March 21, 2015
176. Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico, Calif. – March 28, 2015
177. Placerville Speedway – Placerville, Calif. – April 8, 2015
178. Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, Calif. – April 12, 2015
179. Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, Texas – April 25, 2015
180. Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – May 8, 2015
181. Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – May 9, 2015
182. Williams Grove Speedway – Mechanicsburg, Pa. – May 15, 2015
183. Weedsport Speedway – Weedsport, N.Y. – May 17, 2015
184. The Dirt Track @ CMS – Concord, N.C. – May 22, 2015
185. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – June 12, 2015
186. Huset’s Speedway – Brandon, S.D. – June 13, 2015
187. Granite City Speedway – Sauk Rapids, Minn. – June 17, 2015
188. River Cities Speedway – Grand Forks, N.D. – June 19, 2015
189. Dakota St. Fair Speedway – Huron, S.D. – June 20, 2015
190. Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, Wis. – June 27, 2015
191. Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kan. – July 1, 2015
192. Dodge City Raceway Park – Dodge City, Kan. – July 4, 2015
193. Cedar Lake Speedway – New Richmond, Wis. – July 11, 2015
194. Lebanon Valley Speedway – W. Lebanon, N.Y. – July 26, 2015
195. Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 – Pevely, Mo. – Aug. 7, 2015
196. Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa – Aug. 15, 2015
197. River Cities Speedway – Fargo, N.D. – Aug. 21, 2015
198. Nodak Speedway – Minot, N.D. – Aug. 23, 2015
199. Castrol Raceway – Edmonton, Alberta – Aug. 27, 2015
200. Grays Harbor Raceway – Elma, Wash. – Sept. 7, 2015

 

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Jacob Seelman is the Managing Editor of Race Chaser Online and creator of the Motorsports Madness radio show, airing at 7 p.m. Eastern every Monday on the Performance Motorsports Network. Seelman grew up in the sport, watching his grandparents co-own the RaDiUs Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series team in the 1990s. He is currently studying Broadcast Journalism at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., and is also serving as the full-time tour announcer for both the United Sprint Car Series and the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series.

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Jacob Seelman, 24, is the founder and managing editor of 77 Sports Media and a major contributing writer for SPEED SPORT Magazine. He is studying Broadcast Journalism at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. and also serves as the full-time tour announcer for the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series.

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