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LMR’s Shane Stewart Gets Win Two in Two Days

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Caution: Stewart Is on a Streak

BEAVER DAM, WI - June 24, 2017 - In a night full of cautions and chaos, and even a bit of rain after Time Trials, Larson Marks Racing driver Shane Stewart secured a weekend sweep as he took the checkers for the second night in a row, this time at the Jim "JB" Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers at Beaver Dam Raceway.

Greg Wilson, who led the race for 24 laps, came in just short of the podium as Kerry Madsen charged from the back to come in second with Jason Johnson behind him.

"That was a crazy long race," said Stewart from Victory Lane as the racing wrapped up near 1:00AM.

It was a night full of hardship at the high-banked third-mile. A bit of rain after Time Trials delayed the racing and made for a challenging surface. A number of cautions during the second Heat had the crowd on the edge of their seats and set the tone for the 40-lap Feature. "They're picking them off one by one," said a fan in the backstretch grandstand. "There's too much grip. It's going to be the last man standing."

Greg Wilson came in second in that Heat, in which only four drivers managed to complete all 10 laps, so he was looking at the last row of the Craftsman Club® Dash. A full Dash inversion, with a draw of eight, however, moved him to the front, just outside of Donny Schatz, which is just where he started the Feature. Wilson wasn't about to let that get away from him. He charged out ahead of Schatz in Lap 1.

Schatz got a second chance, just as Stewart got at West Liberty Raceway the night before, but he came out less than victorious.

A caution in Lap 1 forced a restart, and set the field back to its original position. Jac Haudenschild bit the wall in Turn 2 with the Stenhouse Jr./Wood Racing No. 17 and was out of the race.

Wilson took the lead again on the restart, and Stewart passed Schatz for second in Lap 6, starting a battle between them. Unfortunately, the battle resulted in contact between the two drivers that sent the Arctic Cat No. 15 flying into the air before taking several flips on the backstretch with 33 laps to go. Although the Series champ came out unharmed, he was done for the night.

"I've got to say sorry to Donny," said Stewart from Victory Lane. "I didn't mean to get into him. I got backed up there a little bit, and I didn't see him go last minute. He's definitely the last person that you'd ever want to wreck."

Sheldon Haudenschild was the next driver to taste the wall. More and more cautions followed, and while Wilson and Stewart battled it out up front, Kerry Madsen and Jason Johnson made themselves busy, climbing lap after lap and taking advantage of every restart.

Madsen had some challenges earlier in the night. He had a strong lead in his Heat when he spun into the wall between Turns 3 and 4, losing a wheel and limping off into the work area while his car was towed. But he refused to be defeated. He went on to win the Last Chance Showdown and make the Feature, where he started in the 21 spot. Yes, 21. And with only two laps to go, there he was, passing Wilson for second.

For Stewart it was a different kind of second: his second win in just two nights, and his second race with new crew chief Lee Stauffer. Asked what Stauffer has brought to the team, Stewart replied, "Confidence. We just lacked a little bit of that. He has a lot of self confidence, and so has brought a lot to the team. He's a good leader."

The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series meets up with the Late Model Series next at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL for the FVP Outlaw Clay Classic on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27 and 28. Tickets are still available online.

BEAVER DAM RACEWAY RESULTS:

Feature (40 Laps) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [4][$10,000]; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen [21][$5,500]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [9][$3,200]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [2][$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [3][$2,500]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [16][$2,300]; 7. 3-Tim Kaeding [17][$2,200]; 8. 4-Paul McMahan [12][$2,100]; 9. 5-David Gravel [10][$2,050]; 10. 9-Daryn Pittman [14][$2,000]; 11. 59H-Justin Henderson [13][$1,500]; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser [23][$1,200]; 13. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [22][$1,100]; 14. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [8][$1,050]; 15. 10W-Scotty Thiel [18][$1,000]; 16. O2-Mike Reinke [11][$900]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [7][$800]; 18. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [20][$800]; 19. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$800]; 20. 19-Brent Marks [24][$800]; 21. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [25][$]; 22. 79-Blake Nimee [15][$800]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [19][$800]; 24. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5][$800]; 25. 17-Jac Haudenschild [6][$800];
Lap Leaders: Greg Wilson 1-24, Shane Stewart 25-40;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2M-Kerry Madsen[+19]

Qualifying Flight A - 1. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.228; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 11.329; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.415; 4. 25-Jacob Blackhurst, 11.432; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.442; 6. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.46; 7. 59H-Justin Henderson, 11.472; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.532; 9. 19-Brent Marks, 11.555; 10. O2-Mike Reinke, 11.567; 11. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.568; 12. 79-Blake Nimee, 11.584; 13. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.586; 14. 51B-Joe B, 11.61; 15. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.633; 16. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 11.806; 17. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 11.863; 18. 22-Todd King, 11.946; 19. 12W-Josh Walter, 12.188

Qualifying Flight B - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.071; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.153; 3. 17-Jac Haudenschild, 11.188; 4. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.198; 5. 5-David Gravel, 11.263; 6. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.291; 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.303; 8. 4-Paul McMahan, 11.31; 9. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 11.356; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.453; 11. 10W-Scotty Thiel, 11.642; 12. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.7; 13. 99-Kyle Marten, 11.712; 14. 68-Dave Uttech, 11.837; 15. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 11.97; 16. 23-Russell Borland, 11.977; 17. 73-Ben Schmidt, 12.134; 18. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 12.21; 19. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 12.256

Heat #1 - Flight A (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 4. 59H-Justin Henderson [4]; 5. 3-Tim Kaeding [6]; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [8]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 9. 10V-Matt Vandervere [9]; 10. 12W-Josh Walter [10]

Heat #2 - Flight A (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [2]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 3. O2-Mike Reinke [5]; 4. 79-Blake Nimee [6]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 7. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [8]; 8. 51B-Joe B [7]; 9. 22-Todd King [9]

Heat #3 - Flight B (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 17-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 5. 10W-Scotty Thiel [6]; 6. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 7. 99-Kyle Marten [7]; 8. 73-Ben Schmidt [9]; 9. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [10]; 10. 43-Jereme Schroeder [8]

Heat #4 - Flight B (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 3. 4-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [6]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 68-Dave Uttech [7]; 8. 23D-Trey Datweiler [9]; 9. 23-Russell Borland [8]

Craftsman Club Dash (8 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 6. 17-Jac Haudenschild [7]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 8. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [6]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1][-]; 2. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [2][-]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4][-]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [3][-]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [5][$300]; 6. 10V-Matt Vandervere [11][$250]; 7. 99-Kyle Marten [6][$225]; 8. 73-Ben Schmidt [13][$200]; 9. 68-Dave Uttech [8][$200]; 10. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [9][$200]; 11. 43-Jereme Schroeder [10][$200]; 12. 51B-Joe B [7][$200]; 13. 23-Russell Borland [12][$200]; 14. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [15][$200]; 15. 23D-Trey Datweiler [14][$200]; 16. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [16][$200]; 17. 22-Todd King [17][$200]; 18. 12W-Josh Walter [18][$200]

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Logan Schuchart; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Edelbrock ($50 cash): David Gravel; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Justin Henderson; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Scotty Thiel; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Greg Wilson, Brad Sweet, Shane Stewart, Logan Schuchart, Jac Haudenschild; Craftsman/Sears: Jacob Blackhurst; KSE Hard Charger: Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Shane Stewart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Sides; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Sheldon Haudenschild.

SEASON WINNERS

Donny Schatz - 11 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20)
David Gravel - 9 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16)
Brad Sweet - 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
Shane Stewart – 4 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24)
Logan Schuchart - 3 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte on May 26)
Jason Johnson - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil’s Bowl on April 14)
Brian Brown – 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
Rico Abreu – 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
Ian Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
Kerry Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2)
Kyle Larson – 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13)

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