ROSSBURG, Ohio — July 16, 2016 — No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road driver; Donny Schatz claimed victory Saturday night with the World of Outlaws at the 33rd Annual Kings Royal. Brian Brown held the lead early with stiff competiion from Sammy Swindell. Swindell and Brown traded the lead before Christopher Bell and Donny Schatz were on their tail. Bell looked fast and was making on run on leader Donny Schatz when he caught the 4th turn wall and registered a DNF. Rico Abreu made a run on Schatz nearing the close but he was unable to overtake the no. 15 and would finish 2nd with Brad Sweet in 3rd.
Donny Schatz held off strong competition from both Rico Abreu and Christopher Bell to win The 33rd Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Brad Sweet dives low as he angles for position. It was a successful 2016 Kings Royal for Sweet who finished 3rd in the Saturday night Feature. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Shane Stewart won the Last Chance Showdown race to secure his spot in The 33rd Annual Kings Royal at Eldora. Stewart finished 6th after starting 21st in the feature. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart share a laugh in victory lane following the Friday night Feature. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Daryn Pittman qualifying at Eldora Speedway. Pittman qualified 20th fastest in qualifying. He transferred through his heat and scored the Hard Charger award, having climbed from 23rd to 7th in The 33rd Annual Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Brian Brown is introduced among the other starters of the 33rd Annual Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Josh Baughman on the gas during heats on the backstretch of Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Donny Schatz leading the field into turn 1 at the last restart before the checkered. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Tim Shaffer qualifying at The 33rd Annual Kings Royal. Shaffer made the A Feature on each of the 3 nights and secured a 13th place finish the night of The Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Jason Johnson on the hammer through turn 2 at Eldora Speedway. Johnson transferred from his heat the Kings Royal feature were he would place 8th with The World of Outlaws on Saturday night. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
James McFadden jostles for position at The 33rd Annual Kings Royal. Unfortunately McFadden missed the final transfer spot by one, in both his heat and the Last Chance Showdown at The 2016 Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Parker Price-Miller on the gas around turn 3 at Eldora. Price-Miller and the no. 2X during time trials for The 2016 Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Johnson and Kemenah are all smiles, having both transferred from their heats into The 33rd Annual Kings Royal in Eldora. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Daryn Pittman's family looks on as Daryn Pittman does the post-race interview having just won the feature on The Knight Before The Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Jamie Veal leads the field into turn 1. Veal won his heat to transfer to the feature at The Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Tuford / TDP )
Kory Crabtree on the gas during hotlaps at Eldora. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Kerry Madsen on the gas out of turn 2 during qualifying at Eldora Speedway. Madsen time trialed fastest at The 33rd Annual Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Trey Starks qualifying at Eldora Speedway. Starks time trialed 6th fastest for The Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Donny Schatz wears the 2016 Kings Royal crown in victory lane having just won the 33rd Annual Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Sheldon Haudenschild waits for a push-truck before time trials at The 2016 Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Brian Brown on the gas out of turn 2 at Eldora Speedway. Brown started 1st and finished 1st in his heat to transfer to the Kings Royal feature at Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Sammy Swindell cues up for driver introductions at The 2016 Kings Royal. Swindell came away with a 12th place finish at The 33rd Annual Kings Royal after winning his heat earlier in the day. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
Brad Sweet overtakes Sheldon Haudenschild on the low-side through turn 1. Sweet secured the Hard Charger Award, going from 20th to 12th, the Knight Before The Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
A dejected Christopher Bell walks back to the pits from his wrecked car in the late stages of the 33rd Annual Kings Royal. Bell was running 2nd before he clipped the turn 4 wall. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )
