Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year ran strong at Williams Grove last fall, battling for the lead on the first night of the National Open, before finishing third, and also running up front in the finale before bad luck ended his night.

Two full nights of racing will be in store this week, with time trials, heat races, a Crane Cams Dash, consolation races (C-Main, B-Main) and A-Feature events. Each race will be an A-Feature event and will pay full World of Outlaws championship points.

2007 Race Recaps: The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competed a total of seven times in 2007 at Williams Grove Speedway. Donny Schatz continued his prowess at Williams Grove Speedway in 2007, winning five of those seven events contested at the half-mile.

His first win came on May 17, in the series first event at the track.

Schatz started the A-main in third and patiently followed Greg Hodnett and Jeff Shepard in the early stages of the race. On lap 16, he shot around Shepard to move into the runner-up spot. He continued to chase Hodnett as the pair got into lapped traffic with the laps winding down. With just three laps remaining, Schatz used the low side of the track to take the lead from Hodnett with just three laps remaining.

Joey Saldana slipped past Hodnett at the end to take the second spot. Jason Meyers was fourth, with Kenny Jacobs fifth.

The next night, Schatz battled 2001 World of Outlaws champion Danny Lasoski for the win.

Lasoski used a strong start to charge into the first turn on the initial green flag, but a caution before the lap was completed led to a complete restart. On the second start Lasoski again shot to the lead and began to pull until a lap seven caution.

Another strong restart kept Lasoski in the lead, but Schatz stayed with him and patiently waited for the pair to enter lapped traffic. On lap 20, they encountered heavy traffic and Schatz dove low and took the lead coming off the second turn. That lead was short lived as Lasoski powered back around coming off turns three and four. At the line, Lasoski was officially scored the leader. In a mirror image of the lap before, Schatz again dove low in the second turn and took the lead on lap 21 and would not relinquish it the rest of the way.

Steve Kinser wound up second, followed by Lasoski, Paul McMahan and Todd Shaffer.

In the opener of the Summer Nationals on July 19, Schatz and Lasoski again battled for the win.

The 25-lap event went non-stop with pole sitter Jason Sides leading the first 17 circuits before Schatz took the point. Early in the race, Sides opened about a 10-car length advantage over Jeff Shepard, as he sought his first win of the season.

On lap 15, Sides entered traffic with Schatz just behind him. Schatz looked low off the second turn for the lead, but could not quite make the pass. On the next lap, Schatz passed Sides on the low side of the first to take the lead, but Sides battled right back in the second turn to regain the point and officially be scored the leader at the line.