Donny Schatz does it again, winning The Knight Before the Kings Royal

Donny Schatz solidified his prowess and ability to master a track like Eldora Speedway on Wednesday night when he won the makeup date to #LetsRaceTwo.

He followed it up with a runner-up finish to Brad Sweet on Thursday.

On Friday, though, he drove the stake home. The Kings Royal will once again be his to lose.

Donny Schatz does it again, winning The Knight Before the Kings Royal

Schatz led all 30 laps of the main event of The Knight Before, holding off a charging No. 41 of David Gravel.

The win was his seventh race in the past 10 features at the famed Eldora Speedway, setting him up as the favorite to win on Saturday.

However, the group of immediate contenders is exclusive and prestigious at the same time.

The trio of Brad Sweet, Logan Schuchart, and Gravel have been fast all week at Eldora, racking up the finishes near the top of the grid.

Wednesday
1. Donny Schatz
2. David Gravel
3. Logan Schuchart
4. Brad Sweet

Thursday
1. Brad Sweet
2. Donny Schatz
3. David Gravel
4. Logan Schuchart

Friday
1. Donny Schatz
2. David Gravel
3. Logan Schuchart
*7. Brad Sweet

The group is consistently running near the top this week and each will have a shot to take the crown on Saturday.

With the biggest winner’s purse on the tour this season coming in at $175,000 to win, quite literally anything could happen.

That’s why Schatz wasn’t celebrating on this Friday night in Ohio.

“Everything is about tomorrow night,” Schatz told Worldofoutlaws.com. “The night is over. We’ll forget about it. It’s all about the Kings Royal now.”

The Kings Royal will be run on Saturday night at Eldora paying a lobsided $175,000 to the winner. The format for the event can be found here.