World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars | Eldora Speedway | July 15, 2023 | HIGHLIGHTS

World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series Feature Event | HIGHLIGHTS | The 40th Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio | July 15th, 2023. To view the full race, visit DIRTVision.com.

[@zackdavis9164]

Bouncing like I'm watching a basketball game

[@daveshaller3635]

You the man great job 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@plantfeeder6677]

"It only takes one Ford to put a hundred Chevys back on the trailer."-Bob Glidden Seems appropriate for this.

[@shannon5373]

Donny Schatz and TSR had that FORD absolutely singing around The Big E!!! That car was F'n flying!!!

[@joshpitts7256]

Sure it was a Ford 🤔

[@shannon5373]

@@joshpitts7256 Seriously???

[@moonbully2272]

⁠@@joshpitts7256when you can easily see the headers your question is answered 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@verleblazek417]

Can no one remove that cross-trench in turn 1-2? That ruined at least four driver’s races this race alone.

[@tyslayes]

Not gonna lie, I might be one of the few, but I love it. 🤷🏻‍♂️ The terrain changes, becomes another challenge, and further proves why sprint car racing is superior over most motor sports, obviously just in my opinion.

[@Rev17thru22]

I agree it’s awesome

[@GameJunky513]

Agreed. Sprint car drivers are just built different

[@chuckg6039]

It's the same for everyone. Quit complaining

[@CopperBlue28]

Guys didn’t free up their cars enough

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

Schatz and team had that car set up to run where the holes weren't. Everyone had to race on the same track. Obviously the track could have been better, but it wasn't. Adapt and overcome. That's what makes the best the best. Congrats Schatz!

[@shellycasbeer3775]

Really you folks settle for anything wow

[@oneninerniner3427]

​@@shellycasbeer3775 so what in the hell does that mean?

[@braydonmccormack6191]

yep he hardly hit any of the holes and others hit them every lap

[@GameJunky513]

Yep hardly seen his car hop at all. That's a combination of a veteran driver and setup crew.

[@brentmeyer712]

@@shellycasbeer3775yes. It is race day. These sprint car drivers will drive on the slickest and driest tracks out there. It is the drivers job to adapt. Which makes these drivers the best in the world!

[@watsonroadster3707]

Gotta say....That track surface had more than a few cars doing the hospital hop. They never got those ruts out all weekend long...

[@bobbyllockhart7829]

Congratulations #15 🏁🏆🏁

[@Krazylegz1485]

They can pay a guy a million dollars to win a race but can't get rid of the craters. Holy crap.

[@greezy937]

This isn't driving on asphalt. Shut it

[@CopperBlue28]

Be happy you saw cars on the track at all. There’s only so much they can do when it rains like it did.

[@johncarter1137]

@@greezy937 It's a safety issue. You did see how many cars went upside down didn't you, plus no one has yet to pass the leader for the win there this week.

[@jeremypepin481]

The track was dangerous and bad before the rain. The million had a giant crater as well. Lost track of the amount of destroyed cars because of the track .

[@felixpropertymanagement7342]

Lots of crying here again😢😢😢

[@charlesdalzell4061]

Good job schatz, all of us here in North Dakota are cheering you on!!

[@Foxracing218]

Hell yeah same with Minnesota

[@genemay9238]

Same in Georgia !! Nice win King Donny

[@thatnascarkid24]

Heck yeah, north dakota baby!

[@JoeLinux2000]

He was best at avoiding the pot hole. A win on a track like that is not a true win. It's a Democrat election.

[@chadbruner8449]

At that speed the track should never be that way

[@chuckg6039]

But it was. Adapt and win. Congrats to the 15

[@BradenLewis-bm2ur]

Yall would cry If they called the race too you just wanna whine

[@wiscoape2909]

That track was insanely rough. Lucky no one ended up seriously hurt. At our local track when the All Star Circuit of Champions came it was rough like that and they reworked it until drivers were satisfied. Lucky a new memorial race doesn’t have to be planned after that.

[@midnight-2021]

Good runner up for Brent Marks starting from 11th, especially with the track conditions. The 2nd place finish got Brent Marks $25,000.

[@rockinracer]

Love the contrails off the wing end plates. Bad A**

[@m.c.squawk708]

I’ve never seen two cars simultaneously throw tantrums like that. One in a million freak accident

[@JoeLinux2000]

The track surface is terrible. It's very dangerous and racing there needs to be discontinued until the safety hazard is corrected.

[@Matt18880]

@@JoeLinux2000 Ya seriously, everyone bouncing so much!

[@woofersd2383]

Seeing the air come off the wings, was unbelievable. Great race, not the best track. Congratulations DS.

[@diychad7268]

Thick air/high humidity is what causes that, sooooo cool to see!!

[@walmars3curity]

In person its just as cool. I remember as a kid seeing that and just being like what the heck. haha

[@SkylarLadouceurRacing]

Can't believe the track wow dangerous

[@mick9371]

One thing about Bacon, he never has small crashes

[@nbracing3872]

ehh he wrecked pretty big at terre haute a year back

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

He also rarely has crashes. But when he does...

[@ronfox5519]

He was walking slow after this one.

[@yeahnahyeah]

@@nbracing3872 that was a wild crash

[@ezduzit4009]

Im just glad to see there are so many track prep experts in these comments. Hopefully their available for hire since people who have been doing track prep for years apparently dont know what their doing smh

[@Trick_Dickle]

noone wants to think they ran 4 nights in row, weather challenges.... people are idiots

[@davids5006]

😂 I agree!

[@cf2851]

I'm sure that all of that racing for 4 days in a row with rain falling in between would be no problem at all for these YT track experts 🤣

[@RedroomStudios]

"they're". and yes, these track conditions were ugly.... but not as easy to fix as you might think. I know one of my local tracks had an issue like that that last for 2-3 years. they eventually had to dig the entire thing up going 10 feet deep and then rebuilding the track. I think it was a water drainage issue.

[@JoeLinux2000]

I don't know how to fix it, I just know it's unacceptable and will be fixed when a fan favorite is killed by the unsafe condition of the track.

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

Track super technical and Donny made it look as smooth as anyone could. Great to see him get the W.

[@gingerwoods-pw2oz]

The track was very rough but i guess they want to see who can drive the hell out of it and still remain in the race. To me that says alot for the drivers that made it. Thanks to all. Im a # 1 sprintcar fan. Thanks

[@chickenflockers4796]

this is the best entertainment in racing

[@austingeiger557]

I would honestly love to go see these in person

[@combatwombat594]

Absolutely ridiculous they ran the race with the track that rough. WAY too many cars were torn up for NO reason. You can say that's racing all you want, but there's no excuse for this....

[@Vertacowild]

La passion ignore la raison 😊

[@LBigJake14]

Can't help rain, they did all they could. Reworked the tracked after every session. Not much else you can do

[@JC-fv3pg]

@@LBigJake14 some people on here dont watch dirt racing in real life and think a track crew can magically make the surface perfect in 5 mins😂

[@combatwombat594]

@@JC-fv3pg I can see that defense were this a late model or big block mod race... But for Sprints, there's no reason they should be racing on a track like this. I get they don't want to postpone the show and all that for the fans and drivers alike, but safety should be priority 1 no matter what. I stand by my point. No excuse to race on that surface

[@joshpitts7256]

​@@LBigJake14Earl managed to prep the Track for 50 years with a Grader, Pickup truck,and a Sheepsfoot.. I worked with him for many years . These Bafoons nowadays continue to screw it up with all they have access to.The banking is a joke...Local crowd and racing is gone.. They blow off about $2 dollar beers but yet the camping and ticket prices continue to go through the roof . It's starting to catch up to them . Top 5 Dirt Late Model driver two years ago told Me they don't know what the hell there doing with the track . There first mistake was pushing Earl's Grandson out the door.. It's a damn shame.. Most of the time nobody runs the top no matter the type of car till feature time because they can't.. Total Joke...

[@bobbydevine2154]

I'm sorry but this track has been awful all week!!!!

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

Don't be sorry, track is 🦬💩

[@daleolson3506]

Can’t believe they didn’t finish installing that culvert

[@ashleylecompte4358]

My man!! Congrats!!🏁🏁🏁

[@MrsSunshine75]

Long live the King, King Donny!

[@stevenbuis4490]

Had a dream I was at Langhorne.

[@markallen3752]

Tony Stewart and everyone who preps the track needs to be ashamed of themselves for turns 1 and 3 being so crappy!! Same bumps in turn 1 this whole week for the races.

[@Bad.bob123]

Home trake Advantage

[@saragrant9749]

Tell Mother Nature to quit with the constant rain. They’ve been working hard all week but every time they’d get it going the rain would come back.

[@Trick_Dickle]

another person that has no idea what it takes to prep a track......

[@davids5006]

@@saragrant9749for some reason people forget mother nature has a say so in things

[@saragrant9749]

@@davids5006 you bet! I go to the World Finals in Charlotte every year. A couple of times we’ve had rain come through mid afternoon. They reworked the track after for several hours, it was still a little rough later in the evening. It’s a part of dirt track racing, every team knows it.

[@jetman3533]

That track looks terrible

[@DoctorElleGrumpy]

First On Race Day Enough said!!!!

[@wardy98px1]

Nice run Donny from Kingston ont Canada.

[@gregory5671]

Three things needed to win the Kings, flatfoot don’t lift, miss the ditch, and most importantly number three, have a wheel barrow big enough to carry your balls in. 😮

[@invisible_joker7698]

1&2 was treacherous all weekend gotta fix that. Cool for Schatz he's still got some left in the tank.

[@JoeLinux2000]

Two year old engine. Probably a Chevy.

[@dannyboy10d]

Hell yes Donny! Helluva job!

[@trentlothringer2867]

Come on Tony fix the dam track!! Those ruts are gonna kill someone!! Eldora was a motocross track all week!

[@craigsnider5199]

Boy all you track bashers sure wouldn't like it out here on the west coast !!

[@chrismitchell9338]

Our royal sovereign Bobby A. 👏👏👏

[@trentlothringer2867]

@craigsnider5199 yea cali tracks are horrible, but when your putting on a huge event like this, in my opinion the track should be in excellent racing condition. I mean how many cars did you see that got tore up??

[@craigsnider5199]

@trentlothringer2867 yah I used 2 love watching the sprints wreck and flip wildly but not so much anymore. Now I like a clean green 2 checker race with lots of racing action throughout the field. But as far as track condition goes , dirt is a lot of work and hard 2 get exactly right on every night !!

[@trentlothringer2867]

I did as well when I was younger, but now I hate to see someone wreck because of poor track conditions! Wrecks are part of the game, but when the track is causing them I would hate to see someone lose or tear their car up or potentially lose their life because the track crew couldn't make a raceable track. Being that the eldora million and the Kings Royal is one of the most prestigious events, I just thought the track could have been better.

[@SuperFuck]

Schatz hasn’t lost anything as a driver. The only change has been where he starts.

[@richshackelford5793]

DIRT ALL DAY,

[@StepHire16]

They put a chevy motor back in Donnys car last night...

[@mitchanderson5813]

That’s why he won right. Keep that scrap junk SBC in the dumpster where they belong. SBF TTF. Boat anchor Chevrolet garbage

[@davidclemmons6077]

😊 I'd give anything to be there at least one more time to see them

[@bmxndad]

Sure was a bouncy sonuvagun out there.

[@ronstewart9792]

Awesome!!

[@heijac2998]

I’m wondering if it’s the type of soil that keeps giving the track those waves when it rains. Was at Huset’s for 3 of the 4 nights of the HBN and it rained a lot leading up to it, and then had a half hour rain delay during the 4th night and there were no issues after they’d grind the top, grind the bottom, and then pack.

[@MRosati5000]

That look's like it. All the soil changes around the country.

[@jimwilson9371]

That's exciting racing for an old man who finally gave up on Nascar a few years ago. I've been watching lately and never seen a track that rough though. Looks like they would have reworked it. That announcer said, and Gravel bounces a little bit. I'm like a little ? Couldn't imagine setting in there trying to hang on trying to get through that corner.

[@gw4717]

I knew donny still has it my favorite racer the real king 🤴 when everyone was a Steve fan I was donny for day one king 🤴 donny such a bad ass

[@markmnorcal]

Vapor Trails

[@calebleach4658]

I was there turn 1&2 was so awful especially this night suprised no one got seriously injured or killed

[@CopperBlue28]

Someone help me understand the 36 car invert without an accumulating points system. I’ve never seen so many good cars miss the show and penalized for qualifying fast.

[@davids5006]

It's to make it exciting, but it punishes good drivers imo

[@CopperBlue28]

@@davids5006 With 175,000 to win, a guy like Gravel is going to sandbag qualifying to start on the pole of his heat (and he did). Peck’s reward for quick time but not automatically transferring? 21st starting spot.

[@wardy98px1]

Nice run Donny

[@vtking310]

They look like bobbleheads in those corners! Eldora ate some cars today....

[@gingerwoods-pw2oz]

I'm really happy for donny but I would of liked to see a driver that's never won the the kings royal win. Congrats donny. Great job

[@joed9269]

Happy for Donny, well deserved

[@LogacysAquaticLove]

Yea let’s just let a massive insane rut in the turn to flip cars, like seriously they couldn’t fix that? That wasn’t no ruff cushion..💯

[@JoeLinux2000]

It's probably a sink hole and the entire track will fall into it in the not too distant future.

[@anthonybeswick7985]

What the heck is up with the bumps? Way too dangerous for such an important event. 3 nasty and dangerous flips in just the first few laps, not because of contact or mistakes, but because of how crappy the track was. Do better, Eldora.

[@Trick_Dickle]

go away.... the drivers know what ruts do,,,, there were how many other drivers that didnt crash from them

[@timruth6514]

Did the best they could considering the amount of rain they got.

[@daviddouglas4188]

The track is just to ruff. Tony Stewart should pay for every car that was torn up due the thst hump between 1&2. Ridiculous. That's a super fast track. Luck no one got hurt.

[@greezy937]

All these angry people about track conditions😂 do you realize how much rain we had here and how many cars been on this track the last few days. Sit down.

[@caseyhepler2806]

Good for Schatz, good job Marks, Use the profits of the races to pay for all the repairs on the unnecessary wrecked cars

[@outlaw67111]

All 4 races were follow the leader. Boring, the smart ones sandbagged in qualifying knowing the invert and that rain was going to change the track . WRG needs a kick in the butt to make the racing better.

[@Melting_Fireman]

Yeah go Scruffy!

[@Dan-md3hr]

They should race on the moon less craters, good job on the track Tony

[@JoeLinux2000]

Eldora sprint car driver. The first man to set foot on the moon!

[@pamountains2]

Smoothest track around is Port Royal, hands down. Congrats to Marks on the 2nd place

[@markspitler913]

Smooth tracks don't make good sprinter drivers

[@pamountains2]

@@markspitler913 lol okay

[@larryb7969]

How about Brent Marks? 11th to 2nd on that track? That line he ran to avoid the ruts was sick. 4 wheels over the cushion every lap at those speeds? Surprised his balls fit in the car with him.

[@cam32779]

When did they start racing on motocross tracks???

[@blitzevans4273]

I started going to Eldora in 1982, thats the worst track surface I've ever seen there.

[@Trick_Dickle]

how many nights have you gone that its been on the 4th night in a row of racing aswell has not so ideal weather conditions?

[@Acemechanicalservices]

@@Trick_Dickle That hole was there on the first night.

[@Trick_Dickle]

@@Acemechanicalservices hmmm i wonder why drivers forgot it was there then....

[@blitzevans4273]

@Trick_Dickle Enough to know you haven't been there for 4 nights.

[@carlgruver695]

The track was crap but he got ur done congratulations to him

[@aaronhalverson2600]

McFadden nearly gets into Larson he almost drove right through him

[@gw4717]

I thought he would get the million because he always shows up and shows out with big money 💰 but I knew he wasn't going to let the kings get away from him he'll of a race my Friend good job

[@stuartbuckley6113]

Things like that track condition will make teams/ drivers look for other tracks to run. A wrecked car and hurt driver isn't worth the payout at any level. Great race.

[@brentmeyer712]

Weather hasn't been to kind. We've had a lot of rain the past few days and humid outside . Moisture has been staying in the soil. This could've happened at any dirt track.

[@mattfetter4123]

I think you are wrong. Been going to this race since Smoke took over. Car count , and spectators, have been doing nothing but growing. It rained til 8pm one year , didn't get out of the track till 3am. Same track conditions. Keeps getting bigger

[@bobbygzzz7116]

It looked like a corn field out there...cant believe smoke let it dat way..shud have disc it up n rolled it in better..but donny knew his way around on a tractor...congrats...

[@yousufkouyate-zigan-wj9cz]

Fucking legend

[@reesejohnson4526]

Someone is going to get killed the way that track condition is

[@Hazmatt3446]

Big E is going to have to fix that turn one rut. It was a problem a few weeks ago when the All Stars were there for Speed Week but nobody hopped over because of it.

[@cyclingbutterbean]

What happened to Sweet?

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

He failed to advance to the main event

[@jimsnelling4369]

He didn't sandbag his qualifying time like Gravel did, you notice a lot of the top driver's didn't also

[@DirtTrackRacing410]

There we go Donny.

[@harrykeel8557]

Good job missing all the jumps in the track. Glad Donnie won.

[@tomhamilton9140]

Good for Schatz,

[@calebsmith2129]

Who prepared that track?

[@gerrystrayer7799]

WOW! All the track bashers on here....an old time track racer once told me, good drivers will figure out how to get around any tracks regardless of conditions. I know some will say, but it's dangerous. So tell me, when was racing not dangerous?

[@joen5332]

The racing surface has been like that every since the track was redone and the banking's taken out of the turns

[@donnierittenberry5515]

That track was rough rough

[@ZakRoloff]

What channel is outlaws on?

[@edjordan6066]

The rain didn't help I'm sure...it was a very heavy track wich is unusual, top side was no good tonight that's for sure!

[@JeremiahJohnson-bw9gi]

So sad that a track with such history doesn’t have a decent grater operator

[@Trick_Dickle]

keyboard warriors thinking they can run a track lol..... 4 nights of racing in a row let alone weather...... go drink a bud light or somehting

[@JoeLinux2000]

Shut up, it's the spot were the toilets drain. We like it that way. There a certain odor to it that gives us BudLite drinkers pleasure.

[@mattfetter4123]

Every one knows how to do dirt work too. Lol super huge right rear tire, 900+ HP, hitting the same spot of the track, large amount of rain that day! People would have been really upset, if they pulled the pin on the show. Their are some whiners on here!

[@tonymayhew191]

Unbelievable! I can't believe that trench that was left in 1-2 that destroyed God only knows how many cars and I can only imagine ruined the suspension components on most of these race cars!

[@cam32779]

Watch the video for the Diamond Nationals last night at Lucas oil speedway in Wheatland, MO. That's how a dirt track should be prepared....nice and smooth, not stump holes and ruts. But hey... I guess the history of Eldora is enough to keep it going no matter how bad the track is, right??

[@shellycasbeer3775]

Once again Tony fails on track conditions that wasn't a race what a joke

[@jasonvanburen9981]

If you think you could do it better howcome you don't own your own race track 😊

[@shellycasbeer3775]

@@jasonvanburen9981 that's the best you can do!? Whatever

[@oneninerniner3427]

That happened at my home track some years ago, big ruts in 1&2. I know they worked and worked hard on it but the darn ruts kept reappearing week after week for a long time. So yeah, unfortunately it's just the way dirt is sometimes.

[@oneninerniner3427]

I should add it was a wet summer too as i recall.

[@lynncrites8987]

I've read several of the comments on here, and can't believe that more of you would rather comment on track conditions than talk about the race or the drivers or in fact have a single good thing to say.

[@fatpatchgaming5887]

That track owes alot of money to alot of driver. Pathetic track conditions

[@brandtstone7744]

Drivers who wrecked should sue the track owners.TS

[@tonymorse7178]

Where is Brad Sweet? Rough track......

[@SyscoVids]

Crazy how bumpy that track is that's insane they wouldn't fix that

[@williamhudson3366]

A couple of them holes needs channel markers

[@johngerber3891]

Turn 1 hole in track ruined the 4 nights of racing

[@creativeinnovations5720]

For sale: Long travel suspension kit…..

[@ChristopherWright-wh8gk]

This is awesome 👍 good job got to see the king get his crown 👑 King Donna Shultz way to go your 6th king royal championship 🏆. Does this makes you tie with my favorite driver king Steve kinser or did you pass him with the most wins??? Any good 👍😊 job 40th king royal championship 🏆 King Donna Shultz way to go sincerely Christopher wright Sprint car driver fan

[@nascarguy8072]

Gravel top 3!

[@Goosemaster1810]

Running these speeds on a washboard track is a recipe for tragedy.

[@Trick_Dickle]

ummm, thats what makes this the best racing show around..... why not just pave the tracks if you want a smooth surface?

[@Tom-xp7dl]

To those that spent the time to prep the track this week....thumbs down,,yall suck. This is one of the poorest excuses of a race track I have seen in a while. Congats to Donny on a great win.

[@jaredmiller3428]

Good job Donnie!

[@richardallen5812]

Horrible track, another Midwest cow pasture track. Hard to believe they hold the King’s Royal there. Announcers were afraid to say how bad the track was. If somebody got killed, then what. Hold these big events in central Pa. where tracks are smooth and fast.

[@Dmoney-d7q]

Shouldn't you making sure your kid isn't trans😂😂