2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series

The 2016 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series season was the 38th season of the winged sprint car series in North America. The season began with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park on February 12, and ended with the Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on October 29. Donny Schatz entered the season as the defending series champion, and won the 2017 championship, his eighth overall.

Full-time teams and drivers

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No. Driver Hometown Team
1a Jacob Allen Hanover, Pennsylvania Shark Racing
1s Logan Schuchart Hanover, Pennsylvania Shark Racing
2 Shane Stewart Bixby, Oklahoma Larson Marks Racing
5 David Gravel Watertown, Connecticut CJB Motorsports
7 Paul McMahan Elk Grove, California Destiny Motorsports
7S Jason Sides Bartlett, Tennessee Sides Motorsports
9 Daryn Pittman Owasso, Oklahoma Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb
15 Donny Schatz Minot, North Dakota Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing
w20 Greg Wilson Benton Ridge, Ohio Greg Wilson Racing
41 Jason Johnson Eunice, Louisiana Jason Johnson Racing
49 Brad Sweet Grass Valley, California Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb
83 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, Indiana Roth Motorsports

Schedule/Results

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No. Date Race title Track Winning Driver TV/Stream
1 February 12 DIRTcar Nationals Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Florida Brad Sweet DIRTvision.com
2 February 13 Donny Schatz
3 February 14 Brad Sweet
4 February 26 ATX Rentals Outlaw Shootout Cotton Bowl Speedway, Paige, Texas Brad Sweet
5 February 27 O'Reilly Auto Parts presents the World of Outlaws

hosted by Kasey Kahne

Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas Daryn Pittman
6 March 3 FVP Outlaw Showdown The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada Joey Saldana DIRTvision.com
7 March 4 Donny Schatz
8 March 6 NAPA Desert Shootout Arizona Speedway, Queen Creek, Arizona Shane Stewart
March 11 Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, California Canceled[1]
9 March 12 David Gravel DIRTvision.com
10 March 18 FVP Western Spring Shootout Stockton Dirt Track, Stockton, California Donny Schatz
11 March 19 Donny Schatz
12 March 23 Brad Sweet presents

Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown

Placerville Raceway, Placerville, California Jason Johnson
13 April 1 Ocean Outlaw Showdown

presented by Budweiser

Ocean Speedway, Watsonville, California Brad Sweet
14 April 2 Mini Gold Cup Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, California Donny Schatz
April 9 Wine Country Outlaw Showdown Calistoga Speedway, Calistoga, California Canceled [2]
April 10 Canceled [3]
15 April 15 Budweiser Bash Bakersfield Speedway, Bakersfield, California Brad Sweet
16 April 16 SoCal Showdown Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, California Daryn Pittman
17 April 18 NAPA Wildcat Shootout USA Raceway, Tucson, Arizona Daryn Pittman
18 April 22 Texas Outlaw Nationals Devil's Bowl Speedway, Mesquite, Texas Joey Saldana DIRTvision.com
19 April 23 Shane Stewart
20 April 26 I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Arkansas Jason Sides
April 29 Spring Classic Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, Missouri Canceled [4]
21 May 4 Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, Illinois Joey Saldana
22 May 6 #LetsRaceTwo Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio Kerry Madsen
23 May 7 Kerry Madsen
24 May 13 Bob Newton Classic Plymouth Speedway, Plymouth, Indiana Brad Sweet DIRTvision.com
25 May 14 Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana David Gravel
26 May 19 Gettysburg Clash Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, Pennsylvania Donny Schatz DIRTvision.com
27 May 20 Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Lance Dewease
May 21 Morgan Cup Canceled [5]
28 May 22 Empire State Challenge Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, New York Donny Schatz
29 May 24 Jersey Outlaw Classic New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt, New Jersey Daryn Pittman
30 May 27 Circle K/NOS Energy Drink Outlaw Showdown The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina Greg Wilson DIRTvision.com
31 May 30 Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Indiana Shane Stewart
32 June 3 Kistler Engines Smackdown Fremont Speedway, Fremont, Ohio Chad Kemenah
33 June 5 Rumble in Michigan I-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, Michigan David Gravel
34 June 8 Lincoln Park Speedway, Putnamville, Indiana Donny Schatz
35 June 10 Budweiser Night with the World of Outlaws Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa Terry McCarl DIRTvision.com
36 June 11 Xtream Shootout powered by Mediacom Donny Schatz
37 June 15 Granite City Speedway, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Shane Stewart
38 June 17 First Leg of the Northern Tour River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, North Dakota Donny Schatz
39 June 19 Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, South Dakota Shane Stewart
40 June 22 NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska Joey Saldana
41 June 24 Jackson Motorplex, Jackson, Minnesota Daryn Pittman
42 June 25 Jim "JB" Boyd Memorial

presented by Karavan Trailers

Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Bill Balog
43 June 29 Outlaw Clay Classic Rockford Speedway, Loves Park, Illinois Donny Schatz DIRTvision.com
44 July 2 Badlands Motor Speedway, Brandon, South Dakota Brad Sweet
45 July 3 Donny Schatz
46 July 8 FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wisconsin Logan Schuchart
47 July 9 Donny Schatz
48 July 12 Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic Attica Raceway Park, Attica, Ohio Donny Schatz
49 July 14 Joker's Wild Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio David Gravel DIRTvision.com
50 July 15 Knight Before the Kings Royal Daryn Pittman
51 July 16 Kings Royal Donny Schatz
52 July 19 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, Pennsylvania David Gravel
53 July 22 Summer Nationals Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Daryn Pittman DIRTvision.com
54 July 23 Lance Dewease
55 July 26 Six Nations Shootout Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada Donny Schatz
July 29 Hartford Speedway, Hartford, Michigan Postponed
56 July 30 O'Reilly Auto Parts Badger 40 Wilmot Speedway, Wilmot, Wisconsin David Gravel
57 August 5 Prelude to the Ironman Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, Missouri David Gravel DIRTvision.com
58 August 6 Ironman 55 Rico Abreu
August 10 5-HOUR ENERGY Knoxville Nationals Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa Shane Stewart The Cushion
August 11 Tim Kaeding
August 12 Rico Abreu
Speed Sport World Challenge Kraig Kinser
59 August 13 5-HOUR ENERGY Knoxville Nationals Jason Johnson MavTV

The Cushion

60 August 16 Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, Nebraska Donny Schatz
61 August 21 Miller Lite Cornfest Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Donny Schatz
62 August 26 Second Leg of the Northern Tour River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, North Dakota Donny Schatz
63 August 28 Gerdau Magic City Showdown

presented by Fastlane Carwash

Nodak Speedway, Ninot, North Dakota Donny Schatz
64 September 2 Monster Meltdown Skagit Speedway, Alger, Washington David Gravel
65 September 3 David Gravel
September 5 Grays Harbor Raceway, Elma, Washington Canceled [6]
66 September 7 Willamette Speedway, Lebanon, Oregon Donny Schatz
67 September 9 Gold Cup Race of Champions Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, California Shane Stewart DIRTvision.com
68 September 10 Rico Abreu
69 September 14 El Paso County Raceway, Calhan, Colorado Jason Johnson
70 September 16 Arnold Motor Supply Shootout Clay County Fairgrounds, Spencer, Iowa Donny Schatz
71 September 17 FVP Missouri High-Banked Nationals US 36 Raceway, Osborn, Missouri Joey Saldana
72 September 21 Hartford Speedway, Hartford, Michigan Shane Stewart
73 September 23 4-Crown Nationals Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio Shane Stewart
74 September 24 Commonwealth Clash Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, Pennsylvania Donny Schatz
September 29 Champion Racing Oil National Open Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Canceled DIRTvision.com
September 30 Canceled
October 1 Postponed
75 October 8 Fulton Speedway, Fulton, New York Donny Schatz
76 October 14 Champion Racing Oil National Open Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Danny Dietrich DIRTvision.com
77 October 15 Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania Logan Schuchart
78 October 21 O'Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the River Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas Brad Sweet
79 October 22 O'Reilly Auto Parts Twister Showdown Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Oklahoma Daryn Pittman
October 27 Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina DIRTvision.com
80 October 28 Jason Johnson
81 October 29 Donny Schatz

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  • - ≠ will state if the race was postponed or canceled
  • - ≈ will state if the race is not for championship points

Schedule notes and changes

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  • - the July 29th race at Hartford Speedway was postponed to September 21 due to weather
  • - the Rock N' Roll Gold Cup at Badlands Motor Speedway was removed from the World of Outlaws schedule after failing to meet sanctioning negotiations.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Rain Cancels Night One at Thunderbowl". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  2. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Rain Cancels Night One at Calistoga". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  3. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Wine Country Outlaw Showdown Cancelled". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  4. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Rain Cancels Spring Classic". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Rain Cancels Morgan Cup Finale". Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  6. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Grays Harbor Gets Rained Out". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  7. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - 2016 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  8. ^ "World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series - Outlaws End Sanction Negotiations for Rock N' Roll Gold Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-13.