Submitted by Brian Walker
(KNSI) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Professional racing returns to Central Minnesota this weekend.
The World of Outlaws will be at the Granite City Motor Park in Sauk Rapids on Saturday.
2021 will be the fifth time the Granite City Speedway has hosted the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.
In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, races were also held at the 3/8th-mile track in Sauk Rapids.
The Sprint Car Series competes on more than 80 race tracks across the nation and is known as the Greatest Show on Dirt.
Donny Schatz is the winningest driver at Granite City, with breakthroughs in 2015 and 2017 during his championship campaigns.
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The legend of Donny Schatz very well could have been written in pavement rather than mud.
Now 43, the North Dakotan had already established himself as a World of Outlaws Sprint Car regular with rookie of the year honors in 1997 and his first feature victory in 1998 when he was approached with an
ABC Deal to pursue NASCAR.
ARCA Busch Cup.
Had Schatz pursued it, he would have made his pavement stock car debut in the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Raceway and competed in the ARCA Racing Series before making the gradual progression into the Busch Grand National division and Winston Cup.
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With the biggest race of the season just two weeks away, Alexander Rossi posted his best showing of the year.
The Nevada City native drove to a seventh place finish Saturday at the GMR Grand Prix held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, marking his third top-10 finish through five races this year.
Rossi qualified 14th and was able to weave his No. 27 AutoNation Honda all the way to seventh, earning some much needed points and momentum heading into the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 30.
Alexander Rossi walks to his pit box during practice for the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday.
Submitted: Brian Walker
(KNSI) – Professional racing returns to Central Minnesota next month.
The Sprint Car Series competes on more than 80 race tracks across the nation and is known as the Greatest Show on Dirt.
2021 will be the fifth time the Granite City Speedway has hosted the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series.
In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019, races were also held at the 3/8th-mile track in Sauk Rapids.
Donny Schatz is the winningest driver at Granite City, with breakthroughs in 2015 and 2017 during his championship campaigns.
The only other victors at the Minnesota facility are Shane Stewart in 2016 and Brad Sweet during the last visit in 2019.