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Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (Aug. 26, 2017) – Daryn Pittman returned to Victory Lane on Saturday during the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series first event at BMP Speedway since 2008.
Pittman was also victorious at the 3/8-mile oval during a World of Outlaws race in 2005, making him the first driver to officially win multiple World of Outlaws shows at the track (Steve Kinser won the inaugural event finale as well as two preliminary nights, but preliminary races aren’t counted in the World of Outlaws records).
Pittman, who scored his first World of Outlaws triumph of this season on Aug. 4, started Saturday’s Big Sky Brawl at Billings on the outside of the second row. He quickly advanced to third place before passing Donny Schatz for the runner-up position only a handful of laps into the race. Pittman was able to drive by polesitter Shane Stewart for the lead just before a caution on Lap 9 gave him a clear track.
Pittman maintained the top spot and held off Stewart during a couple of late-race restarts en route to the triumph in front of the packed grandstands.
Stewart outlasted Schatz for the runner-up position. Brad Sweet placed fourth and Jason Johnson rounded out the top five.
Johnson opened the night by setting quick time during qualifying before he, Stewart and Pittman claimed heat race wins. Stewart was the dash winner.
Jake Dimond captured his first IMCA modifieds feature victory of the season at BMP Speedway. Kory Wermling advanced from fifth to second place with Jeremy Meirhofer placing third, Ty Clemens fourth and Zach Olson fifth.
Meirhofer and Clemens each won a heat race.
BMP Speedway will return to action next Saturday for Track Championships Night featuring WISSOTA late models, WISSOTA street stocks, WISSOTA super stocks and WISSOTA midwest modifieds.
RACE REPORT: BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., on Aug. 26, 2017 –
WORLD OF OUTLAWS CRAFTSMAN SPRINT CAR SERIES
A Feature: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman (4); 2. 2-Shane Stewart (1); 3. 15-Donny Schatz (3); 4. 49-Brad Sweet (5); 5. 41-Jason Johnson (2); 6. 5-David Gravel (6); 7. 1s-Logan Schuchart (13); 8. 35-Jamie Veal (12); 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild (16); 10. 7s-Jason Sides (7); 11. 4-Paul McMahan (11); 12. W20-Greg Wilson (9); 13. 11k-Kraig Kinser (19); 14. 41s-Dominic Scelzi (10); 15. 2jr-Kelly Miller (17); 16. 13-Clyde Knipp (14); 17. 27dd-David Hoiness (21); 18. 17-Jac Haudenschild (8); 19. 83c-Adam Cruea (18); 20. 19-Brent Marks (15); 21. 1a-Jacob Allen (20); 22. 00-Roger Cummings (22); 23. 0-Ned Powers (23).
Qualifying: 1. 41-Jason Johnson 12.603; 2. 5-David Gravel 12.612; 3. 49-Brad Sweet 12.638; 4. 15-Donny Schatz 12.688; 5. 2-Shane Stewart 12.735; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman 12.801; 7. 7s-Jason Sides 12.859; 8. 4-Paul McMahan 12.937; 9. W20-Greg Wilson 12.990; 10. 1s-Logan Schuchart 12.991; 11. 17-Jac Haudenschild 13.008; 12. 35-Jamie Veal 13.038; 13. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild 13.084; 14. 13-Clyde Knipp 13.173; 15. 19-Brent Marks 13.202; 16. 41s-Dominic Scelzi 13.242; 17. 1a-Jacob Allen 13.390; 18. 83c-Adam Cruea 13.621; 19. 11k-Kraig Kinser 13.048; 20. 2jr-Kelly Miller 13.929; 21. 00-Roger Cummings; 22. 0-Ned Powers; 23. 27dd-David Hoiness.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson (1); 2. 15-Donny Schatz (2); 3. 7s-Jason Sides (3); 4. 41s-Dominic Scelzi (6); 5. 1s-Logan Schuchart (4); 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild (5); 7. 11k-Kraig Kinser (7); 8. 0-Ned Powers (8).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Shane Stewart (2); 2. 5-David Gravel (1); 3. 17-Jac Haudenschild (4); 4. 4-Paul McMahan (3); 5. 13-Clyde Knipp (5); 6. 2jr-Kelly Miller (7); 7. 1a-Jacob Allen (6); 8. 27dd-David Hoiness (8).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman (2); 2. 49-Brad Sweet (1); 3. W20-Greg Wilson (3); 4. 35-Jamie Veal (4); 5. 19-Brent Marks (5); 6. 83c-Adam Cruea (6); 7. 00-Roger Cummings (7).
Dash (6 Laps): 1. 2-Shane Stewart (2); 2. 41-Jason Johnson (1); 3. 15-Donny Schatz (4); 4. 9-Daryn Pittman (3); 5. 49-Brad Sweet (6); 6. 5-David Gravel (5).
IMCA MODIFIEDS
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 716-Jake Dimond (2); 2. 9K-Kory Wermling (5); 3. 32M-Jeremy Meirhofer (4); 4. 19-Ty Clemens (7); 5. 184-Zach Olson (8); 6. 9-Mark Wermling (6); 7. (DNF) 00J-Joshua Nave (1); 8. (DNF) 45-Travis Davis (3).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Ty Clemens (4); 2. 45-Travis Davis (2); 3. 9K-Kory Wermling (3); 4. 00J-Joshua Nave (1).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 32M-Jeremy Meirhofer (2); 2. 716-Jake Dimond (1); 3. 9-Mark Wermling (3); 4. 184-Zach Olson (4).
UP NEXT –
Saturday for Track Championships Night featuring WISSOTA late models, WISSOTA street stocks, WISSOTA super stocks and WISSOTA midwest modifieds
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.BMPSpeedway.com
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BMP SPEEDWAY –
BMP Speedway, also known as Billings Motorsports Park, is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval located in Billings, Mont. The track hosts weekly racing from early May through late September. The featured classes included WISSOTA late models, WISSOTA street stocks, WISSOTA midwest modifieds, WISSOTA super stocks, IMCA modifieds and Rocky Mountain Sprint Cars. The track will also welcome the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and NSA Series sprint cars in 2017 along with monster trucks and sand drags. For more information, visit http://www.BMPSpeedway.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Aug 27, 2017
- Article Date: 8/27/2017 by Inside Line Promotions