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Has Anyone Else EVER WON 4 FEATURES in THE SAME WEEK Besides THE LOW RIDER, Dale Blaney ?

Sigh, pretty ridiculous question that minimal research would have answered. I'm sure plenty have done it, but Pittman just won four in five days just over two months ago against the best in the business. 

Yes that is Correct Daryn Pittman has Won 4 Feaures in the same Week too, I Wondering If Steve Kinser or Sammy Swindell or Doug Wolfgang or Mark Kinser or Fred Rahmer or Steve Smith Sr or Kenny Jacobs or Joey Saldana or Chad Kemenah or Frankie Kerr  have ever won 4 Features in the Same Week Too ?

IIRC, he only started on the pole in three of the four. Absolutely incredible.

"the Rocket " Jesse Hockett.  RIP 

In 1999 Brad Furr went 5/5 in the Northern Sprint Tour's Speedweek.  Not with the big boys but you had the likes of Jason Solwold, Travis Cram, Roger Crockett, Gary Taylor, Chad Hillier and at that time an unknown Damion Gardner.

In 2001 Steve Kent went 5/6.

And there was still no one fast enough to pass him. Is it easier from the pole? Yep. Does it take away from any of the wins? Nope. 

Inaugural ASCoC Speedweek in 1983, Steve Kinser won 5 out of the 6. 

Sammy won 6 of 7 in 1990.

    1978 IRA champion Bob Robel won 4 races in a week! in reality he won 12 straight. 12 in 2 1/2 weeks

Larson won 3 in one night at Eldora, also almost see him win 4 races in tow nights at Tulare (USAC 360 and KWS 410 wing).  He won the first 3, and was winning by a large margin, with a few laps to go, and his 410 blew up.

Jack Hewitt got 4 in one night sweeping the 4 crown in 1998 at eldora

i know that wolfgang won 56 or 57 features in a season on 2 separate occasions, so i'd suspect theres a good chance he might have/ its quite an accomplishment none the less!

Easily entertained, huh? I am sure you would love a good scoreless tie in the World Cup.

On the larger point, though, Winning four features in a week has been done many, many times all over the country. Guys like Jack Hewitt and eastern Modifieds racers like Billy Pauch, Kenny Brightbill and Danny Johnson have won four features in one night.

Not sure where entertainment came into it, but if you want to keep making blind assumptions - feel free. I've heard the races were just terrible, but it goes for asking again - was anyone able to pass Pittman in any of the four races? I'll await your answer. 

Super Chuck says that one Lasoski guy won 7 of 8 with the All Stars back in 2000 down in FL.  Volusia 2/10, 2/11, 2/12 & 2/13 and then East Bay 2/16, 2/17 & 2/20.

Super Chuck

In 85 Wolfgang won 55.

One strech was 17 in a row with 9 being in 12 days.

I know it was already mentioned here....but to me no feat will ever top seeing Jack Hewitt win 4 features in one night at the USAC 4-Crown in 4 classes of cars.  Kyle Larson winning all three USAC features in one night (after the format was changed to "accomodate" the WoO) was awesome too. Winning several in one week doesn't macth doing it in one night.

In 97 or 99 Sammy won 7 in a row

This is off the Swindell website

1997

• Won his 3^rd World of Outlaws Championship – (1^st and 2^nd were 1981 & 1982)
• Going 15 years between championships is the longest period between championships in major auto racing series
• Celebrated 25^th year in racing
• 31 Feature wins with only 6 DNF’s for the entire schedule of 100 races
• Named to 1^st Team - All-American Team
• Received "Driver of the Year" and "Team of the Year" honors
• Set a record with seven straight feature victories in late August and early September