2016 Kings Royal Archives - The Drivers Project

2016 Kings Royal World of Outlaws

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 )

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Brad Sweet passing Sheldon Haudenschild

Sheldon Haudenschild waits for a push-truck before time trials at The 2016 Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Sheldon Haudenschild in queue

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 )

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Sammy Swindell at the 2016 Kings Royal

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 )

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Brian Brown running his heat

Donny Schatz wears the 2016 Kings Royal crown in victory lane having just won the 33rd Annual Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Donny Schatz sits on the throne

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 )

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Parker Price-Miller qualifying at Eldora

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 )

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James McFadden running the heat

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 )

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Daryn Pittman qualifying at The Kings Royal

Johnson and Kemenah are all smiles, having both transferred from their heats into The 33rd Annual Kings Royal in Eldora. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Jason Johnson and Chad Kemenah at The Kings Royal

Kory Crabtree on the gas during hotlaps at Eldora. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Kory Crabtree runs hotlaps at Eldora

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 )

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Daryn Pittman wins the Knight Before The Kings Royal

Jamie Veal leads the field into turn 1. Veal won his heat to transfer to the feature at The Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Tuford / TDP )

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Jamie Veal leads into turn 1

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 )

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Kerry Madsen qualifying at Eldora

Donny Schatz leading the field into turn 1 at the last restart before the checkered. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Donny Schatz leads the field

Trey Starks qualifying at Eldora Speedway. Starks time trialed 6th fastest for The Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Trey Starks qualifying at Eldora

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 )

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Shane Stewart at The Kings Royal

Josh Baughman on the gas during heats on the backstretch of Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Josh Baughman at Eldora

Donny Schatz held off strong competition from both Rico Abreu and Christopher Bell to win The 33rd Kings Royal. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Winner of The 33rd Annual Kings Royal; Donny Schatz

Brian Brown is introduced among the other starters of the 33rd Annual Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Introducing Brian Brown

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 )

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Jason Johnson qualifying at Eldora

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 )

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Tim Shaffer qualifying at Eldora

Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart share a laugh in victory lane following the Friday night Feature. ( Jeffrey Turford / TDP )

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Donny Schatz and Tony Stewart share a laugh

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 )

Brad Sweet battles hard into turn 1