1. Donald R Schatz was born on August 10,1977 and 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.
12 Facts About Donny Schatz
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Donny Schatz is son of Danny Christ Donny Schatz, a sprint car driver in the 1970s, and Diane Korgel.
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Donny Schatz started his racing career at 11 in go karts, and moved to 358 sprint cars as a 15-year-old at Red River Valley Speedway.
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Donny Schatz moved to 410 sprints and The World of Outlaws series three seasons later as an 18-year-old.
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Donny Schatz won the 1997 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year award, and picked up his first A-feature win in 1998.
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Donny Schatz became only the second driver to win the points championship four years in a row, with the other being Steve Kinser.
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Donny Schatz 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.
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Donny Schatz has spent time racing in Australia during his career.
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On June 2,2021, it was announced that Donny 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.
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Donny Schatz was a 1995 graduate of Minot High School.
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Donny 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.
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Donny Schatz is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and snowmobiling.