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Winner Sheldon Haudenschild (Paul Arch Photo)



HOMETOWN HERO: Sheldon Haudenschild Brings Down the House at Wayne County
Brad Sweet once again extended his points lead as Haudenschild won at his home track

ORRVILLE, OH — Sept. 25, 2020 — Sheldon Haudenschild had to pause. His words caught in his throat.

An emphatic cheer filled the silence while Haudenschild collected his emotions.

The Wooster, OH driver made a dream come true – for himself and thousands of his Ohio fans. He won at home.

After testing the limits of his NOS Energy Drink #17 car for 35 laps around Wayne County Speedway – about 15 minutes from his home – Haudenschild parked it in Victory Lane.

“I don’t even know what to say, man,” Haudenschild said before taking a pause. “These fans are bad ass. I knew when we’d get a race here the fans would show up. I’m glad they did.

“I can’t thank my team enough. To have (Crew Chief Kyle) Ripper back has meant the world to me. These guys know Rip. He’s the man for sure. He’s got it figured out. Just so glad to have him back. And to have (crew members) Nickolas (Goodfleisch) and Drew (Brenner). We’re brothers. I’d do anything for them three and I know they’d do the same for me. Just very grateful to be in this NOS Energy Drink car. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for a 27-year-old from Wooster.”

The win is Haudenschild’s sixth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory of 2020 and his first Series win at his home track. However, it wasn’t his first ever win at the track. Several of the fans who lost their voices cheering for him had watched Haudenschild start his Sprint Car career at Wayne County.

He entered the $15,000-to-win event presented by Slick Woody’s Cornhole Co. with several laps of experience around the 3/8-mile track and seven wins – two with the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Cars and five with the All Star Circuit of Champions.

That experience proved beneficial as Haudenschild dominated the night. He was fastest overall in Hot Laps; fastest overall in Qualifying – earning himself a prize package from Slick Woody’s; won his Drydene Heat Race and then finished third in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash after starting fifth.

Reigning champion Brad Sweet led the field to the green flag for the 35-lap Feature with second-place Shane Stewart in tow. Haudenschild fell to a few car lengths behind Stewart in the early stage of the race, leaving the top-two to battle for the lead.

While Sweet ran low, Stewart made the most of the top groove against the cushion. He used it to his advantage on Lap 8 by rocketing around the outside of Sweet to claim the lead. Haudenschild tried to make the same move but a caution but a brief pause to his plans.

On the restart, Haudenschild clicked play and launched ahead of Sweet before the first turn to claim the runner-up spot. He then put Stewart in his crosshairs. The Indy Race Parts #71 was in Haudenschild’s desired lane, though, forcing him to try and pass Stewart on the bottom. Haudenschild could dive under Stewart into each corner and exit even with him, but the top lane allowed Stewart to edge ahead each time.

Stewart’s hold of the top lane ended on Lap 11 when he jumped over the cushion, forcing him to slow and regain control of his car. That provided an easy pass for both Haudenschild and Sweet.

Over the roar of the 900hp Sprint Cars, thousands of cheers could be heard when Haudenschild officially claimed the lead. And once he was given free reign out front, the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing car entered a new dimension of speed.

Haudenschild pulled Sweet by 2.5 seconds in a handful of laps. Slower traffic became a factor soon after and they didn’t make his life easy. Logan Schuchart, who is second in Series points, raced Haudenschild as if they were going for the win. Even with those hinderances, Sweet still couldn’t catch Haudenschild.

Stewart snuck back around Sweet for second with eight laps remaining and was given one shot to upset the Ohio crowd. A caution came out with three laps to go, stacking the field up single file. When the race resumed, Stewart threw his car as deep as he could into Turn 1 to try and get a run underneath Haudenschild, but the NOS Energy Drink machine was too strong up top. By the end of the three laps, Haudenschild had gapped Stewart by a second.

“I felt like if I could get a decent enough start, I could slide him a little bit,” said Stewart, of Bixby, OK. “But what a huge win for him. This is definitely going to be one for him to remember. He did a good job.”

Sweet had to settle for third, but once again made a significant points gain on Schuchart, who finished 15th. He now leads the Shark Racing driver by 44 points for the driver championship. In the team championship points, Sweet’s Kasey Kahne Racing team currently leads Jason Johnson Racing by 38 points.

“I felt like Sheldon was going to be aggressive,” said Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA. “He has a lot of laps here. I knew he was going to be tough. It’s kind of cool to see the crowd behind him and see him win in front of a home crowd… At the end of the day, I wasn’t willing to take the risks they were willing to take. It cost me the win but big picture, sometimes you have to get the best possible finish you can.”

While Haudenschild stood in Victory Lane, holding his NOS Energy Drink, his words escaped him. He didn’t know what to say. His fans helped, though, as they shouted, “Sheldon! Sheldon! Sheldon!”

“It means the world, man,” Haudenschild said. “I’m just so happy to race here, let alone win. It’s just amazing.

“It’s truly a dream come true.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, on Sat., Sept. 26, returns to Lernerville Speedway for the Commonwealth Clash. Click here for tickets. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8790171#/event/8790171/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=35&maxPrice=35&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: 9/25/20 – Wayne County Speedway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][$15,000]; 2. 71-Shane Stewart [2][$6,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [1][$3,500]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$3,000]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [8][$2,500]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [6][$2,300]; 7. 83M-Broc Martin [10][$2,200]; 8. 2-Carson Macedo [9][$2,100]; 9. 41-David Gravel [13][$2,050]; 10. 72-Daryn Pittman [5][$2,000]; 11. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [16][$1,500]; 12. 9-James McFadden [24][$1,400]; 13. 3-Jac Haudenschild [14][$1,300]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$1,200]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart [23][$1,100]; 16. 4-Cap Henry [22][$1,000]; 17. 2M-Kerry Madsen [7][$1,000]; 18. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11][$1,000]; 19. 38K-Chris Myers [15][$1,000]; 20. 2C-Wayne Johnson [26][$]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [25][$]; 22. 22-Brandon Spithaler [19][$1,000]; 23. 3C-Cale Conley [12][$1,000]; 24. 83-Spencer Bayston [17][$1,000]; 25. 9J-Dean Jacobs [20][$1,000]; 26. 70-Henry Malcuit [21][$1,000]; Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-8, Shane Stewart 9-11, Sheldon Haudenschild 12-35; KSE Hard Charger Award: 9-James McFadden[+12]

Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.429; 2. 24-Rico Abreu, 14.678; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.732; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 14.788; 5. 83-Spencer Bayston, 14.824; 6. 38K-Chris Myers, 14.884; 7. 2-Carson Macedo, 14.886; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.902; 9. 70-Henry Malcuit, 14.913; 10. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 14.919; 11. 41-David Gravel, 14.926; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.997; 13. 28-Tim Shaffer, 14.998; 14. 23-Cole Macedo, 15.001; 15. 9-James McFadden, 15.054; 16. 4S-Tyler Street, 15.116; 17. 18J-R.J. Jacobs, 15.154; 18. 4-Cap Henry, 15.164; 19. 19-Paige Polyak, 15.17; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel, 15.199; 21. 29-Steve Butler, 15.215; 22. 6-Bill Rose, 15.242; 23. 8M-TJ Michael, 15.381; 24. 20-Danial Burkhart, 15.947; 25. 22X-Ray Miller, 16.16

Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.685; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 14.749; 3. 72-Daryn Pittman, 14.872; 4. 3C-Cale Conley, 14.884; 5. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 14.923; 6. 71-Shane Stewart, 14.959; 7. 83M-Broc Martin, 15.018; 8. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 15.087; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 15.102; 10. 9J-Dean Jacobs, 15.124; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.152; 12. 2X-Ricky Peterson, 15.221; 13. 81-Lee Jacobs, 15.237; 14. 3J-Trey Jacobs, 15.237; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 15.367; 16. 19R-Michael Walter, 15.391; 17. D12-Jason Dolick, 15.407; 18. 23X-Nick Patterson, 15.471; 19. 5-Jordan Harble, 15.498; 20. 7DK-Dylan Kingan, 15.649; 21. 7-Troy Kingan, 15.669; 22. 11-Shawn Hubler, 15.952; 23. 97J-Andy Fike, 16.2; 24. 14Z-Wyatt Zimmerman, 16.425

Non-Qualifier (8 Laps) – 1. 29-Steve Butler [1]; 2. 7-Troy Kingan [2]; 3. 6-Bill Rose [3]; 4. 8M-TJ Michael [5]; 5. 11-Shawn Hubler [4]; 6. 20-Danial Burkhart [7]; 7. 14Z-Wyatt Zimmerman [8]; 8. 97J-Andy Fike [6]; 9. 22X-Ray Miller [9]

DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 4. 41-David Gravel [6]; 5. 83-Spencer Bayston [3]; 6. 28-Tim Shaffer [7]; 7. 9-James McFadden [8]; 8. 18J-R.J. Jacobs [9]; 9. 70-Henry Malcuit [5]; 10. 19-Paige Polyak [10]; 11. 29-Steve Butler [11]

DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [2]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [1]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 4. 38K-Chris Myers [3]; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler [5]; 6. 4-Cap Henry [9]; 7. 23-Cole Macedo [7]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 9. 4S-Tyler Street [8]; 10. 33M-Mason Daniel [10]; 11. 7-Troy Kingan [11]

DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 72-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 83M-Broc Martin [4]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [8]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs [7]; 9. 5-Jordan Harble [10]; 10. D12-Jason Dolick [9]; 11. 6-Bill Rose [11]

DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer. – 1. 14-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 2. 71-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 3C-Cale Conley [2]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 5. 9J-Dean Jacobs [5]; 6. 3J-Trey Jacobs [7]; 7. 2X-Ricky Peterson [6]; 8. 19R-Michael Walter [8]; 9. 23X-Nick Patterson [9]; 10. 8M-TJ Michael [11]; 11. 7DK-Dylan Kingan [10]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 71-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 5. 72-Daryn Pittman [4]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [8]; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [7]

C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 33M-Mason Daniel [3][-]; 2. 8M-TJ Michael [4][-]; 3. D12-Jason Dolick [2][$150]; 4. 6-Bill Rose [6][$150]; 5. 29-Steve Butler [5][$150]; 6. 7-Troy Kingan [7][$125]; 7. 11-Shawn Hubler [9][$125]; 8. 14Z-Wyatt Zimmerman [11][$125]; 9. 20-Danial Burkhart [10][$125]; 10. 97J-Andy Fike [12][$125]; 11. 22X-Ray Miller [13][$125]; 12. 7DK-Dylan Kingan [8][$125]; 13. 19-Paige Polyak [1][$125]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 70-Henry Malcuit [1][]; 2. 4-Cap Henry [5][]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2][]; 4. 9-James McFadden [7][]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [4][$500]; 6. 28-Tim Shaffer [3][$250]; 7. 81-Lee Jacobs [10][$225]; 8. 2X-Ricky Peterson [8][$200]; 9. 5-Jordan Harble [14][$200]; 10. 8M-TJ Michael [18][$200]; 11. 19R-Michael Walter [12][$200]; 12. 33M-Mason Daniel [17][$200]; 13. 4S-Tyler Street [15][$200]; 14. 23-Cole Macedo [9][$200]; 15. 18J-R.J. Jacobs [11][$200]; 16. 23X-Nick Patterson [16][$200]; 17. 3J-Trey Jacobs [6][$200]; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen [13][$200]

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Winner Donny Schatz (Paul Arch Photo)



THE WAY BACK: Donny Schatz Returns To Victory Lane At Plymouth Speedway
Brad Sweet extends his points lead while Schatz cuts into his points deficit

PLYMOUTH, IN — Sept. 24, 2020 — Eighteen races. That’s how long 10-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz went without a win.

The last time he went on a winless streak that long was in 2012 when he didn’t win for 33 straight races throughout the summer months.

He put a stop to the idea of going that long without a win again Thursday night at Plymouth Speedway. With one of the best performances he’s had in two months, and a bit of luck, Schatz parked his CARQUEST Auto Parts #15 in Victory Lane at the Indiana track for the first time in his career.

“These (Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing) guys kept digging,” said Schatz, of Fargo, ND. “We know the road to the top. We know the road to the bottom. These guys just keep working. They’ve tried to get a handle on the horsepower (of the Ford FPS 410 engine). This is a different combination for tonight and obviously everything that’s happen shows it’s going in the right direction. We’re happy about that.”

Schatz teased the speed of his TSR car around the 3/8-mile track in August by setting a new track record. However, he had to wait until Thursday night to unleash the full potential of his ride due to rain postponing the August event.

While he wasn’t able to match his track record, qualifying sixth, Schatz did outrun NASCAR-star Christopher Bell in their Drydene Heat Race to claim his ninth Heat win of the season. He then finished second in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash, behind winner Gio Scelzi, to lineup on the outside pole for the 35-lap Feature.

Sheldon Haudenschild spoiled Schatz and Scelzi’s hopes of leading the first lap of the Feature, though. Hooked around the bottom, Haudenschild passed Schatz for second in the first corner and then snuck by Scelzi for the lead the next. His moment of glory lasted for three more turns before Scelzi pulled the trigger on a slide job entered Turn 3 and cleared Haudenschild for the lead before the exit of the corner.

For the next half of the race, Scelzi held Haudenschild at about a car length’s distance back, while Haudenschild did the same to Schatz. Lap traffic changed that. The slower car of Brinton Marvel blocked Scelzi’s line around the bottom for two laps, allowing Haudenschild to close in and plan his attack.

With 17 laps to go, Marvel nearly chopped Scelzi’s nose on the exit of Turn 4. Scelzi had to go from throttle to brake, while Haudenschild was all throttle off the corner and rocketed by the Logan Contractors Supply #18 car to take the lead.

Schatz worked his way by Scelzi for second a lap later. Perfect timing.

After holding the runner-up spot for a lap, Haudenschild handed Schatz the lead. The NOS Energy Drink #17 suffered a broken shock with 15 laps to go. Haudenschild’s time in the work area for repairs expired before the field resumed racing, forcing him to remain there and eventually end the night 23rd.

On the final restart of the night, Schatz powered ahead of the field to lead his first laps of Feature. Reigning champion and current points leader Brad Sweet slid by Scelzi for second on the restart but didn’t have the speed to challenge Schatz.

“Donny was definitely a little better there,” said Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA. “He could get through the lap cars. We caught the first lap car and couldn’t pass them. I just need to be a little better. Obviously, we missed the setup. I think we were better in the Heat Race and made our car worse in the Dash. But they reworked the track. We made some not so great decisions. But we win as a team. Lose as a team.”

Looking like the dominant Schatz of races past, the multi-time champion cruised to a two-second victory over Sweet.

“It feels good to finally get a win here,” Schatz said with a chuckle. “I can’t remember the last time. It’s been a while.”

The victory is Schatz’s fourth of the year and 298th of his career.

Kasey Kahne Racing ended the night with two podium finishes. Sweet finished second and James McFadden finished third in the Karavan #9 car. Jacob Allen nearly edged McFadden for third at the line but had to settle for fourth. Behind him, Tyler Courtney had an impressive fifth-place run – his first top-five finish with the World of Outlaws.

Sweet was able to extend his points lead with 11 races remaining. He entered the night with an eight-point lead over Logan Schuchart and, with Schuchart finishing eighth, ended it 20-points ahead.

Schatz’s win helped him cut his points deficit to 88 points behind Sweet.

Haudenschild took a points hit. He remains fourth in points but is now 148 points behind Sweet. Carson Macedo, who earned the KSE Racing Hard Charger by racing from 22nd to ninth, is fifth in points, only four points behind Haudenschild now.

For the time being, there's one number Schatz is most happy to about. Zero. His new winless streak.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, on Fri., Sept. 25, returns to Wayne County Speedway for a $15,000-to-win event presented by Slick Woody’s Cornhole Co. Click here for tickets. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8857905#/event/8857905/ticketlist/?view=sections&minPrice=35&maxPrice=35&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=false&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: 9/24/20 – Plymouth Speedway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$5,500]; 3. 9-James McFadden [8][$3,200]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [9][$2,800]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [6][$2,500]; 6. 18-Gio Scelzi [1][$2,300]; 7. 21-Christopher Bell [4][$2,200]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$2,100]; 9. 2-Carson Macedo [22][$2,050]; 10. 14-Parker Price-Miller [7][$2,000]; 11. 41-David Gravel [15][$1,500]; 12. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [16][$1,200]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10][$1,100]; 14. 72-Daryn Pittman [14][$1,050]; 15. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$1,000]; 16. 83-Spencer Bayston [13][$900]; 17. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [11][$800]; 18. 2C-Wayne Johnson [18][$800]; 19. 99-Skylar Gee [17][$800]; 20. 27Z-Zane Devault [23][$800]; 21. 21X-Brinton Marvel [19][$800]; 22. 87-Aaron Reutzel [21][$800]; 23. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][$800]; 24. 64-Scotty Thiel [24][$800];
Lap Leaders: Sheldon Haudenschild 1, 18-20; Gio Scelzi 2-17; Donny Schatz 21-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Carson Macedo[+13]

Qualifying – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.195; 2. 21-Christopher Bell, 11.361; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.37; 4. 9-James McFadden, 11.388; 5. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 11.392; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.417; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 11.467; 8. 18-Gio Scelzi, 11.493; 9. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11.52; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.579; 11. 41-David Gravel, 11.59; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.607; 13. 83-Spencer Bayston, 11.625; 14. 72-Daryn Pittman, 11.643; 15. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 11.657; 16. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.713; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.716; 18. 39-Tyler Rankin, 11.754; 19. 97-Max Stambaugh, 11.76; 20. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 11.78; 21. 2-Carson Macedo, 11.785; 22. 16A-Justin Sanders, 11.815; 23. 21X-Brinton Marvel, 11.838; 24. 33M-Mason Daniel, 11.849; 25. 99-Skylar Gee, 11.952; 26. 27Z-Zane Devault, 11.969; 27. 64-Scotty Thiel, 11.987; 28. 16C-Chase Ridenour, 12.007; 29. 23-Cole Macedo, 12.035; 30. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.16; 31. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 12.19; 32. 5R-Ryan Ruhl, 12.216; 33. 6-Bill Rose, 12.409

DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 4. 83-Spencer Bayston [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [7]; 6. 23-Cole Macedo [8]; 7. 2-Carson Macedo [6]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [9]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 21-Christopher Bell [1]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 4. 72-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [8]; 6. 27Z-Zane Devault [7]; 7. 16A-Justin Sanders [6]; 8. 39-Tyler Rankin [5]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 4. 41-David Gravel [3]; 5. 21X-Brinton Marvel [6]; 6. 64-Scotty Thiel [7]; 7. 97-Max Stambaugh [5]; 8. 49D-Shawn Dancer [8]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 9-James McFadden [1]; 2. 18-Gio Scelzi [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [5]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [6]; 7. 5R-Ryan Ruhl [8]; 8. 16C-Chase Ridenour [7]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 18-Gio Scelzi [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 4. 21-Christopher Bell [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [6]; 7. 14-Parker Price-Miller [7]; 8. 9-James McFadden [8]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1][-]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [7][-]; 3. 27Z-Zane Devault [4][-]; 4. 64-Scotty Thiel [5][-]; 5. 16A-Justin Sanders [8][$300]; 6. 97-Max Stambaugh [9][$250]; 7. 23-Cole Macedo [3][$225]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [6][$200]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [13][$200]; 10. 5R-Ryan Ruhl [10][$200]; 11. 49D-Shawn Dancer [11][$200]; 12. 16C-Chase Ridenour [12][$200]; 13. 39-Tyler Rankin [2][$200]

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Winner Logan Schuchart (Trent Gower Photo)



TEXAS TWO STEP: Logan Schuchart Ropes Second Devil’s Bowl Win
The championship points battle tightens with only eight points separating Brad Sweet and Schuchart

MESQUITE, TX — Sept. 19, 2020 — Blood was in the water. The scent of victory lingered for Shark Racing’s Logan Schuchart at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Saturday night.

The hunger for a win had been turning in his stomach for the past two months.

Since claiming the trophy at the Terre Haute Action Track in mid-July, Schuchart went on a run of 18 top-10 finishes in a row, including four runner-up finishes, but no wins.

When the opportunity to visit Victory Lane for the second year in a row at Devil’s Bowl – the birthplace of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series – presented itself, Schuchart made the most of it. He maneuvered his way past the likes of Jason Sides, Jacob Allen, Sheldon Haudenschild and David Gravel to go from fifth to the lead by the halfway point of the 30-lap Feature and then went on to claim the $20,000 win.

“We’ve had a lot of seconds and thirds in the last two months,” said Schuchart, of Hanover, PA. “Some really good races. Ran up front with big names and with great teams. There’s a lot of great teams out here that are tough to beat but this Drydene Performance Products race team is going to keep working hard and do the best we can to get this thing in the winner’s circle.

“Just happy to see these guys’ hard work – Ron Helmick, Ben Witman, Tyler Garber, Brendan Collum, Bill (Klingbeil), my grandfather (Bobby Allen), Michael Newman, everybody that is a part of this team – to just get this thing were it needs to be and see their hard work pay off and get this thing back in victory lane where it belongs.”

The victory was his sixth of the season and 22nd of his World of Outlaws career. It also helped him close back in on the championship lead. He now trails points leader Brad Sweet, who finished fourth, by eight points with 12 races remaining.

Before Schuchart galloped his Drydene sponsored horse through the field, Gravel and Haudenschild entered the Feature as the early favorites. Gravel set Quick Time for the fifth time this year – tying him with Sweet and Kyle Larson for the most Quick Time awards this season – won his Drydene Heat Race and then the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash.

However, his Dash win came with a bit of luck. Gravel and Haudenschild crossed the finish line at a dead tie – 0.000. Since Gravel led the lap prior, he was awarded the victory.

Like Schuchart, Gravel has craved a return to Victory Lane. His last win came at Knoxville Raceway about a month ago. He earned seven top-five finishes in the nine races after and had been a contender to win in several of them. He felt Saturday night at Devil’s Bowl could finally result in another trophy.

He rocketed ahead of the field in the early stage of the Feature, leaving little hope for second-place Haudenschild to get as close to him as he did during the Dash.

While he led, Schuchart did his dance through the field. He was in fourth by Lap 3. Third by Lap 8. And second by Lap 9. Five laps later he could sense the blood in the water. Gravel was in sight and in striking distance.

As the pair exited Turn 2, they had to split the lap car of rookie Mason Daniel, who ran the middle lane through the corner. Gravel chose to go high and Schuchart went low. The Pennsylvania driver’s choice proved to be most beneficial. Gravel was left little room between he, Daniel, and the edge of the track, forcing him to back off the throttle, while Schuchart was left an open door to jolt by them both.

That split second opportunity was all he needed to accomplish his quest of obtaining another victory. Gravel attempted to run him down in the closing laps, keeping him within reach but a caution with three laps to go allowed Schuchart to restart in clear and cruise to the win.

“We had a good enough car to win,” said Gravel, of Watertown, CT. “I’m really bummed for my guys and all our sponsors here tonight. Sometimes it’s better running second there. Mason Daniel has been hard to lap all season and he decides to miss the bottom and give Logan the bottom. It is what it is. We’ll take second and move on.”

He’s on a streak of 26 top-10 finishes in a row, which has helped keep Jason Johnson Racing in the hunt for the team championship. They are currently tied with Schuchart’s Shark Racing team for second in points – 8 points behind Kasey Kahne Racing.

Haudenschild rounded out the podium with his third-place finish, continuing to be one of the best cars on the tour at the moment. He’s collected 12 top-10 finishes in his last 16 races – five of them being wins. He’s now only 14 points behind 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz for third in the driver points.

“The car was good,” said Haudenschild, of Wooster, OH. “Logan (Schuchart) getting by me was a big move. I think we could have kept up with the 41 (of Gravel), but, man, it was a tough track. I feel like in traffic we could have had a shot. We all got bunched up there. We’ll take a third and keep pushing here.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, IN on Thurs., Sept. 24. Get tickets by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8856038#/event/8856038/ticketlist/?view=sections&minPrice=35&maxPrice=35&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=false&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: Devil's Bowl Speedway – 9/19/20

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5][$20,000]; 2. 41-David Gravel [1][$6,000]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$3,750]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [9][$3,250]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [3][$2,750]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [7][$2,500]; 7. 2-Carson Macedo [12][$2,400]; 8. 11X-John Carney [13][$2,300]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [4][$2,200]; 10. 2C-Wayne Johnson [15][$2,100]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10][$1,700]; 12. 17G-Channin Tankersley [14][$1,400]; 13. 14-Parker Price-Miller [6][$1,300]; 14. 83-Daryn Pittman [8][$1,200]; 15. 33M-Mason Daniel [18][$1,100]; 16. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [11][$1,000]; 17. 42P-Preston Perlmutter [20][$1,000]; 18. 9S-Kyle Clark [19][$1,000]; 19. 1J-Danny Jennings [16][$1,000]; 20. 1X-Jake Bubak [17][$1,000]; 21. 6-Bill Rose [22][$1,000]; 22. 72-Chris Tarrant [21][$1,000];
Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-14, Logan Schuchart 15-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+5]

Qualifying – 1. 41-David Gravel, 13.631; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.634; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.665; 4. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.67; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.7; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 13.72; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.735; 8. 83-Daryn Pittman, 13.756; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.827; 10. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.858; 11. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 13.908; 12. 2-Carson Macedo, 14.043; 13. 11X-John Carney, 14.089; 14. 1X-Jake Bubak, 14.18; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.263; 16. 9S-Kyle Clark, 14.291; 17. 17G-Channin Tankersley, 14.324; 18. 33M-Mason Daniel, 14.34; 19. 6-Bill Rose, 14.57; 20. 42P-Preston Perlmutter, 14.588; 21. 72-Chris Tarrant, 14.621; 22. 1J-Danny Jennings, 14.834

DRYDENE Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 11X-John Carney [5]; 6. 1J-Danny Jennings [8]; 7. 9S-Kyle Clark [6]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [7]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [3]; 4. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [4]; 5. 17G-Channin Tankersley [6]; 6. 1X-Jake Bubak [5]; 7. 42P-Preston Perlmutter [7]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [6]; 7. 72-Chris Tarrant [7]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [6]

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Winner Daryn Pittman (Trent Gower Photo)


STORYBOOK HOMECOMING: Daryn Pittman Claims Meaningful Lawton Speedway Win
The 2013 champion earned his first win of the year in his last weekend with Roth Motorsports

LAWTON, OK — Sept. 18, 2020 — Daryn Pittman's wife and two kids fell into his arms after he climbed out of his car in Victory Lane at Lawton Speedway Friday night.

It was a moment of celebration, reflection and embracement.

They'd been on a different emotional ride the week prior.

After 25 years of racing, which includes winning the 2013 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series championship, Pittman, of Owasso, OK, announced he would step away from full-time racing at the end of the year.

Seven days later, it was announced he wouldn’t finish the year with Roth Motorsports – who he’s driven for since the beginning of 2019. In a mutual agreement, the two decided to part ways after this weekend at Lawton Speedway and Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Then Pittman will finish the season with Heffner Racing.

That announcement came a day before returning to his home state to compete in front of family and friends at Lawton Speedway – the track that gave him his first ever Sprint Car win.

Pittman was able to keep it all out of his head on race day, though.

“When you do it this long, you’re pretty good at tuning everything else out,” he said. “It’s been a roller coaster few weeks on a couple of fronts. I’m glad to be making news like this, rather than how we have been.”

It didn't take him long to prove his mental toughness and level of focus either.

Pittman qualified third, won the Drydene Heat Race and then the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash – placing him on the pole for the Feature. His last win had come in September 2019.

When the 35-lap Feature commenced, he continued to show his starvation for another win. Pittman mastered his relationship with his throttle to launch ahead of second-place Parker Price-Miller on the initial start. The young Indiana-native tried to keep pace with Pittman in the opening laps but eventually lost him by about three car lengths.

The technical track conditions left little room for error. Price-Miller discovered that on Lap 11 when he nearly flipped his car in Turn 3.

His error gave Pittman a new challenge with David Gravel lining up alongside him on the restart. However, like Price-Miller, Gravel couldn’t keep pace with Pittman on the restart and faded. Gravel then had to fend off Sheldon Haudenschild, who eventually found himself in the work area with a flat left rear tire and fought back to a fourth-place finish.

On the final restart with 18 laps to go, reigning champion Brad Sweet took advantage of Gravel's bad start and stole second place.

The Roth Motorsports #83 car had a challenger for the first time all night. With 10 laps to go and slower traffic not making Pittman’s life easy, Sweet raised the heart rate and blood pressure of those biting their fingers for the Oklahoma kid.

Sweet dove underneath his former Kasey Kahne Racing teammate into Turn 1 with seven laps to go and nosed ahead of him through the corner. Pittman had the better momentum around the high side, though, and charged ahead. Sweet then had six more laps to rebuild another run. He made the most of them.

The NAPA Auto Parts #49 inched closer to Pittman every lap. Three car lengths. Two cars lengths. One.

On the final lap, he was there. Sweet made a last-ditch effort of again throwing his car underneath Pittman into Turn 1. He just about cleared him by the center of the corner but Pittman wouldn't open the door for him to take the lead. With the momentum on the top lane still on his side, Pittman launched back ahead of his last lap rival off the corner.

By clearing Sweet off Turn 2, Pittman went on to end his winless streak, silence any questions of his performance and throw a confetti-filled homecoming party in Victory Lane with his family and friends.

“To win here (at Lawton Speedway) with as many friends and family, people that have supported me for 25 years, honestly some of them longer than that, honestly means more than anything,” Pittman said. “Yeah, we’re glad we won, but with as bad as our season has been, I still show up to every race to win and know that we can contend. It’s just been a struggle and a grind. I show up with the same attitude every race. And the same effort, and, man, we just hit it tonight.

“I’ve got to thank Dennis and Teresa (Roth) for giving me this opportunity for the last two years to run their car. You know, unfortunately it just didn’t work out the way we wanted. I couldn’t be more grateful for them sticking with me and giving me this opportunity to stay out on the road and continue to do what I love to do. Man, it’s a great feeling. This is what Victory Lane feels like. I was starting to forget.”

Sweet had to settle for his eighth runner-up finish this year but was able to extend his points lead. He’s now 16 points ahead of Logan Schuchart, who finished fifth.

“I kept getting a run off (Turn) four, thinking I could slide him (Pittman) and maybe show him the bottom and get him off the top,” Sweet said. "I just didn’t do a good job there. But he did a good job. He covered all of his lines right and got through traffic good enough that we couldn’t get him. I know it’s kind of Daryn’s last run here, so I’m really happy for him and his family.”

Gravel finished third for the second race in a row and extended his top-10 streak to 25 top-10 finishes in a row.

“I felt like I had just as good of a car as anybody there at the beginning and just faded late,” Gravel said. “We want to get these wins. I’m sick of these top-fives and stuff. Being consistent is great, but we want to win races. So, hopefully we can get in Victory Lane tomorrow.”

The Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday will be Pittman’s final race with Roth Motorsports. He also has 13 more races this season before he hangs up his helmet as a full-time driver.

No matter the results in that time, his home state return provided a moment of celebration, reflection and embracement.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Devil’s Bowl Speedway for the $20,000-to-win Texas Outlaw Nationals on Sat., Sept. 19. Get tickets by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8790168#/event/8790168/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=35&maxPrice=35&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: Lawton Speedway – 9/18/20

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [1][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [6][$5,500]; 3. 41-David Gravel [3][$3,200]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5][$2,800]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [7][$2,300]; 7. 2-Carson Macedo [4][$2,200]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9][$2,100]; 9. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2][$2,050]; 10. 11X-John Carney [12][$2,000]; 11. 33M-Mason Daniel [14][$1,500]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen [10][$1,200]; 13. 7S-Jason Sides [11][$1,100]; 14. 2C-Wayne Johnson [13][$1,050]; 15. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [15][$1,000]; 16. 6-Bill Rose [18][$900]; 17. 42P-Preston Perlmutter [19][$800]; 18. 9S-Kyle Clark [16][$800]; 19. 72-Chris Tarrant [21][$800]; 20. 1J-Danny Jennings [20][$800]; 21. 1X-Jake Bubak [17][$800]; 22. 17G-Channin Tankersley [22][$800];
Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 49-Brad Sweet[+4]

Qualifying – 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.49; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 12.536; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman, 12.57; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.582; 5. 41-David Gravel, 12.618; 6. 11X-John Carney, 12.745; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.76; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.77; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.781; 10. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.786; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.859; 12. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.882; 13. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 12.91; 14. 33M-Mason Daniel, 12.937; 15. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 12.977; 16. 9S-Kyle Clark, 13.033; 17. 1X-Jake Bubak, 13.055; 18. 6-Bill Rose, 13.371; 19. 42P-Preston Perlmutter, 13.566; 20. 1J-Danny Jennings, 13.572; 21. 72-Chris Tarrant, 13.92; 22. 17G-Channin Tankersley, NT

DRYDENE Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5]; 6. 9S-Kyle Clark [6]; 7. 42P-Preston Perlmutter [7]; 8. 17G-Channin Tankersley [8]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [2]; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. 33M-Mason Daniel [5]; 6. 1X-Jake Bubak [6]; 7. 1J-Danny Jennings [7]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 8 Transfer – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 4. 11X-John Carney [2]; 5. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [5]; 6. 6-Bill Rose [6]; 7. 72-Chris Tarrant [7]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 3. 41-David Gravel [4]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [5]

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Winner Kyle Larson (Trent Gower Photo)



ON THE MONEY: Kyle Larson Claims $20K With Big Huset’s Speedway Win
Brad Sweet continues to extend his points lead with top-five finish Sunday night

BRANDON, SD — Sept. 6, 2020 — Two times Kyle Larson entered Huset’s Speedway with winning potential. Two times the historic track denied him that opportunity.

During a race at the track in August, Larson flipped early in the night and destroyed the car he had been dominating the year with. Then, Saturday night, during the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series’ first return to the track in four years, Larson blew a tire while leading and suffered enough damage that he was unable to continue.

However, Sunday night, with $20,000-to-win on the line, Larson was unwilling to be denied his chance at a Huset’s Speedway win with the World of Outlaws. Keeping his car on all four wheels and tread on his tires, Larson methodically worked his way through the field to claim his first win at the South Dakota track, his 10th Series win this season and 18th career win overall.

“It’s definitely cool to get a win here (at Huset's Speedway),” said Larson, of Elk Grove, CA. “I love bull rings. It had a big curb there. A lot of fun. Really tricky.”

He started the night by earning Quick Time for the second night in a row – third time in three races at Huset’s Speedway – and then went on to win the third Drydene Heat Race of the night.

Gio Scelzi emerged as an early contender. He passed David Gravel for the lead on the first lap of the fourth Drydene Heat Race and went on to win it. He then gave Gravel déjà vu by passing him for the lead on the first lap of the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash and went on to win that, as well – claiming the pole for the 35-lap Feature. Larson finished fourth in the Dash.

At the start of the Feature, Scelzi was able to pull ahead of Gravel with ease and claim the early lead. Behind him, a war brewed for the runner-up spot between Gravel, Larson, Kerry Madsen and Carson Macedo.

Madsen made early attempts at stealing the spot from Gravel but failed. Macedo was successful in doing so for a few laps before falling victim again to Gravel after a failed attempt of trying to take the lead from Scelzi.

Macedo’s fortune continued to turn for the worse with 15 laps to go. Jason Sides spun in front of him, causing the two to collide. Macedo tried to spin his car back around straight but ended up colliding with Saturday night’s winner Sheldon Haudenschild. Macedo was able to continue and finish 15th, while Haudenschild suffered too much damage and had to retire – finishing 20th.

On the following restart, Larson, now in third, had enough of watching others battle for second. He darted pasted Gravel for the position on the entry to Turn 1.

The runner-up spot was his and the lead was now within reach. The familiar scent of victory teased his senses.

Like the Larson of races past, he ripped the top of the track, pushing his car to its limits. Doing so helped him gain on Scelzi but also caused him to lose ground when he hit the cushion the wrong way. He didn’t have to work too hard to get back close to Scelzi, though. A caution did that for him.

Scelzi chose the top lane, giving Larson the bottom for the restart with 11 laps to go. The advantage went to Larson. Scelzi accelerated and slid sideways through Turn 4 while Larson had a straight shot off the corner. By the time they reached the flag stand, Larson was four car lengths ahead of Scelzi.

From then on, Larson looked like he had just been playing with everyone. He pulled away to about a three second lead in five laps.

A caution with three laps to go set the stage for Larson to potentially lose another race at Huset’s. But this time, no one, and nothing, was going to stop him. He jetted away from the field on the restart and pulled away to the win – finally conquering the historic track.

“The restarts weren’t working out for me early and I made a couple mistakes on some of the restarts,” Larson said. “We were on it pretty good those last few restarts. I was able to get by Gravel and Gio (Scelzi) shocked me when he took the top. I felt like that was a really smart move to take the top because we’re starting to get good runs on the restarts starting up there. I think it was just his first time up there and spun his tires a little bit and I was able to get a good run down here in the moisture and get clear and lead the rest of the way.”

James McFadden surprised many with his showstopping late race charge. He muscled his way to the runner-up spot by the end of the race after having started 11th.

“Just dialed the restarts there in the last couple,” said McFadden, of Warrnambool, VIC, Australia. “Good to get a runner-up. Would be good to race [Larson]. We just need to start further up toward the front.”

Gravel rounded out the podium, collecting valuable points for Jason Johnson Racing, who is now 14 points behind Kasey Kahne Racing for the team championship – tied with Shark Racing for the runner-up spot.

“I think we had a good enough car to win, just so many restarts I would lose a spot or lose track time about every single time,” said Gravel, of Watertown, CT. “Gio had a really slow pace (on restarts) and our car did not like that. We have to do our homework and fix that up.”

Scelzi ended the night fourth after leading the first 24 laps and Brad Sweet had a solid night with a fifth-place finish. That helped the reigning champion extend his points lead for the second night in a row – now 14 points ahead of second-place Logan Schuchart, who finished ninth. Ten-time Series champion Donny Schatz remains third – now 80 points back – but managed to earn the KSE Racing Hard Charger Award with his march from 20th to eighth.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, KS for the Boot Hill Showdown doubleheader Sept. 11-12. Click here to get tickets. https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&orgid=52711&packageId=56977&packageListId=56976#/event/PKG/ticketlist/?view=pricescales&minPrice=70&maxPrice=70&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=false&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: 9/6/2020 – Huset's Speedway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [4][$20,000]; 2. 9-James McFadden [11][$7,500]; 3. 41-David Gravel [2][$4,200]; 4. 18-Gio Scelzi [1][$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [12][$2,500]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [3][$2,300]; 7. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [8][$2,200]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [20][$2,100]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21][$2,050]; 10. 14-Parker Price-Miller [6][$2,000]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [16][$1,500]; 12. 44S-Trey Starks [15][$1,200]; 13. 7-Justin Henderson [17][$1,100]; 14. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [7][$1,050]; 15. 2-Carson Macedo [5][$1,000]; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen [9][$1,000]; 17. 2C-Wayne Johnson [24][$1,000]; 18. 13-Sammy Swindell [23][$1,000]; 19. 17A-Austin McCarl [19][$1,000]; 20. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [10][$1,000]; 21. 83-Daryn Pittman [18][$1,000]; 22. 7S-Jason Sides [22][$1,000]; 23. 19-Paige Polyak [13][$1,000]; 24. 33M-Mason Daniel [14][$1,000];
Lap Leaders: Gio Scelzi 1-24, Kyle Larson 25-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+12]

Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 7-Justin Henderson, 10.843; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 10.887; 3. 2-Carson Macedo, 10.935; 4. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 10.94; 5. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 10.943; 6. 9-James McFadden, 10.945; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.964; 8. 44S-Trey Starks, 10.988; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.005; 10. 17A-Austin McCarl, 11.027; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.076; 12. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 11.171; 13. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.346; 14. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 11.496; 15. 20A-Jordan Adams, 11.535; 16. 14T-Tim Estenson, 11.546; 17. O5-Colin Smith, 11.588; 18. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 11.629; 19. 11XS-Donovan Peterson, 11.808

Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 57-Kyle Larson, 10.725; 2. 41-David Gravel, 10.737; 3. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 10.778; 4. 18-Gio Scelzi, 10.891; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.912; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.989; 7. 33M-Mason Daniel, 11.004; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.049; 9. 13-Sammy Swindell, 11.094; 10. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.145; 11. 2KS-Matt Juhl, 11.173; 12. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.196; 13. 83-Daryn Pittman, 11.203; 14. 28-Scott Bogucki, 11.205; 15. 24-Terry McCarl, 11.274; 16. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 11.312; 17. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 11.419; 18. 44-Chris Martin, 11.53; 19. 6-Bill Rose, 11.562; 20. 6X-Frank Rodgers, NT

DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [2]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 4. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 5. 7-Justin Henderson [1]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 7. 20A-Jordan Adams [8]; 8. 11XS-Donovan Peterson [10]; 9. O5-Colin Smith [9]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]

DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer– 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [2]; 3. 9-James McFadden [3]; 4. 44S-Trey Starks [4]; 5. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [6]; 7. 14T-Tim Estenson [8]; 8. 101-Chuck McGillivray [9]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [7]

DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 4. 33M-Mason Daniel [4]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 6. 2KS-Matt Juhl [6]; 7. 13-Sammy Swindell [5]; 8. 35-Skylar Prochaska [9]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [10]

DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 18-Gio Scelzi [2]; 2. 41-David Gravel [1]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 3-Tim Kaeding [6]; 7. 28-Scott Bogucki [7]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [9]; 9. 6X-Frank Rodgers [10]; 10. 15M-Bobby Mincer [8]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 18-Gio Scelzi [2]; 2. 41-David Gravel [1]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [3]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson [4]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [6]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 7. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [8]; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [7]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1][]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [3][]; 3. 13-Sammy Swindell [2][]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5][]; 5. 28-Scott Bogucki [8][$300]; 6. 3-Tim Kaeding [6][$250]; 7. 2KS-Matt Juhl [4][$225]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams [7][$200]; 9. 35-Skylar Prochaska [10][$200]; 10. 14T-Tim Estenson [9][$200]; 11. 44-Chris Martin [12][$200]; 12. 11XS-Donovan Peterson [11][$200]; 13. 101-Chuck McGillivray [13][$200]; 14. 15M-Bobby Mincer [17][$200]; 15. 2K-Kevin Ingle [16][$200]; 16. 6X-Frank Rodgers [15][$200]; 17. 6-Bill Rose [14][$200]; 18. O5-Colin Smith [18][$200]; 19. 24-Terry McCarl [19][$200]

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REBOUND RAGER: Sheldon Haudenschild Overcomes Flat Tire To Win at Huset’s
Brad Sweet extends his points lead over Logan Schuchart after wild Huset’s Speedway return

BRANDON, SD — Sept. 5, 2020 — Sheldon Haudenschild did what few have ever accomplished.

He passed Kyle Larson for the lead and drove away, putting himself on a trajectory to his fourth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of the season Saturday night at Huset’s Speedway.

However, with nine laps to go, his apparent victory vanished with a pop. His right rear tire let go, forcing him to get it replaced and restart 14th with nine laps left.

To his advantage, multiple other drivers suffered the same fate. Those who had yet to blow a tire knew there was a potential inevitability of it occurring on the rubbered track and tried to treat what tread they had left with care. Haudenschild no longer had to. With a fresh right rear Hoosier eager to clutch dirt, Haudenschild could run twice as hard as the cars ahead of him.

Between drivers losing tires and Haudenschild able to pass cars like he had double the horsepower, the NOS Energy Drink #17 was back on Larson’s bumper in four laps. He had a car capable of passing the Finley Farms #57 yet again, however, Larson was forced to make the pass easy on Haudenschild when he blew a tire himself.

With the lead back in his possession, Haudenschild would never relinquish it again. On the final lap, the smoke show put on by his right rear through the final turn became a display of celebration as Haudenschild claimed his fourth win of the year and this first at Huset’s Speedway.

“I knew to just go around the outside of them (the cars ahead) once I had a fresh tire on, and do it before the 2 (car of Carson Macedo) and the 83 (car of Daryn Pittman) because they were both fresh, too,” said Haudenschild, of Wooster, OH. “Just tried to get in front of them early and also save and try to make some passes there and hope you get the lap in. I don’t know how many times we probably all three passed a bunch of cars and then the lap came back (because of a caution coming out).

“Man, I can’t give it up enough for this NOS Energy Drink team. They’ve been working their asses off. They never give up and tonight was a perfect example of that.”

Larson entered the race looking for a redeeming win of his own. The last time he was at Huset’s this year, he flipped and destroyed the car he’d dominated the year with. The Silva Motorsports team unloaded as good as they ever have with Larson, setting the quickest time in Hot Laps, setting Quick Time in Qualifying and winning their Drydene Heat Race.

Jacob Allen stepped up to the plate in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash against Larson, though. He started on the pole but lost the lead to Larson on the first lap. Unwilling to let the white #57 drive away and claim another win, Allen muscled his way back by Larson to reclaim the lead the next lap. It was then his turn to drive away with the Dash win – placing him on the pole for the 35-lap Feature.

When the first World of Outlaws Feature in four years at Huset’s Speedway commenced, Larson launched around the outside of Allen to claim the lead on the first lap. Haudenschild used the top lane to his advantage, as well, powering around the outside of Allen through Turns 1 and 2 and taking second before they reached Turn 3.

Larson then became the game of Haudenschild’s hunt. His #57 car being lose off each corner didn’t help his chances. Five laps into the Feature, his car was nearly at a 90-degree angle off Turn 2. He managed to steer the car back straight and hold Haudenschild behind him. However, three laps later, Haudenschild slid to the outside of Larson in Turn 1 and then rocketed by him for the lead off Turn 2.

The race was in Haudenschild’s hand for about the next 20 laps, holding a more than two second lead over Larson. The attention was on the battle for second. Larson held it, but Allen worked him every lap with Kerry Madsen close behind, waiting for someone to slip up.

While none of the drivers slipped, signs of their tires failing came to light with 13 laps to go. Daryn Pittman – running in the top-five – was the first to blow a tire. A few laps later, Haudenschild suffered his tire failure, along with Carson Macedo.

Those three became the new class of the field once a new Hoosier sneaker adorned their right rear. They charged their way through the field with Haudenschild leading the pack.

Once Haudenschild brought the battle back to Larson, who was about coasting through the turns to save his tires, Macedo entered the fight, as well. He kept himself within striking distance as Haudenschild and Larson waged war. When Larson’s tire finally gave out and Haudenschild had to throw his car sideways in Turn 4 to avoid hitting him, Macedo pounced and darted by Haudenschild to take the lead. However, the caution came out before the lap was completed, putting Macedo back behind Haudenschild on the restart.

The race resumed for the final time with five laps to go. Haudenschild did what few have ever accomplished. He successfully rebounded from suffering a flat tire to go from the lead, to the rear and back to the lead, claiming the $10,000 top prize.

Macedo finished in the runner-up spot for the second week in a row and earned the KSE Hard Charger Award after starting the race in 14th.

“Unfortunate there, that last time Kyle blew a tire and I got under Sheldon and got to the line, but it wasn’t quite enough,” said Macedo, of Lemoore, CA. “They threw the yellow before that and it ended up reverting back to the last lap and ended up running second. Hats off to Sheldon and his team. Congrats on the win. We just got to do a better job throughout the night. Put ourselves in better positions to start up front in these Feature races.”

Pittman rounded out the podium – his first podium finish since mid-July.

“I don’t know how we ended up back here,” said Pittman, of Owasso, OK, with a smirk. “The truth is I don’t think I could have ran any harder anyway because we were a lap away, at most, from popping our second tire. Sometimes that’s just the way it goes. We’ll take this third.”

All five drivers in the top five in points blew a tire at some point during the race. Current points leader Brad Sweet managed to get back to fourth. Logan Schuchart, who is six points behind Sweet in second, finished seventh and 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz, who is now 74 points behind Sweet in third, finished sixth.

Haudenschild has moved up to fourth in points – 80 behind Sweet – and Macedo is fifth – 82 behind Sweet.

With one more round at Huset’s Speedway left, Haudenschild will again look to do what few have ever accomplished.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Huset’s Speedway for an incredible $20,000-to-win event Sun., Sept. 6. Click here for tickets. https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/2605537/world-of-outlaws-nos-energy-drink-sprint-car-series-sep6th-brandon-husets-speedway?country=US&language=en

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: 9/5/2020 – Huset's Speedway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4][$10,000]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [14][$5,500]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [5][$3,200]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [3][$2,800]; 5. 9-James McFadden [13][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [9][$2,300]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11][$2,200]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8][$2,100]; 9. 14-Parker Price-Miller [16][$2,050]; 10. 41-David Gravel [7][$2,000]; 11. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [15][$1,500]; 12. 18-Gio Scelzi [10][$1,200]; 13. 7S-Jason Sides [21][$1,100]; 14. 13-Sammy Swindell [24][$1,050]; 15. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [23][$1,000]; 16. 57-Kyle Larson [2][$900]; 17. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6][$800]; 18. 33M-Mason Daniel [18][$800]; 19. 7-Justin Henderson [20][$800]; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][$800]; 21. 3-Tim Kaeding [19][$800]; 22. 2KS-Matt Juhl [22][$800]; 23. 28-Scott Bogucki [12][$800]; 24. 17A-Austin McCarl [17][$800];
Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson 1-7, 27-30; Sheldon Haudenschild 8-26, 31-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Carson Macedo[+12]

Qualifying – 1. 57-Kyle Larson, 10.609; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 10.634; 3. 41-David Gravel, 10.639; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 10.716; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.722; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.802; 7. 83-Daryn Pittman, 10.827; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.829; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.833; 10. 18-Gio Scelzi, 10.863; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.89; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.91; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.914; 14. 2-Carson Macedo, 10.921; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 10.962; 16. 28-Scott Bogucki, 10.976; 17. 17A-Austin McCarl, 10.981; 18. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.018; 19. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.022; 20. 7-Justin Henderson, 11.037; 21. 9-James McFadden, 11.041; 22. 33M-Mason Daniel, 11.042; 23. 2KS-Matt Juhl, 11.072; 24. 6-Bill Rose, 11.089; 25. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 11.108; 26. 24-Terry McCarl, 11.131; 27. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 11.133; 28. 44-Chris Martin, 11.218; 29. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 11.221; 30. 13-Sammy Swindell, 11.262; 31. 44S-Trey Starks, 11.301; 32. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 11.362; 33. O5-Colin Smith, 11.554; 34. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 11.583; 35. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 11.701; 36. 20A-Jordan Adams, 12.183; 37. 14T-Tim Estenson, NT

DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 4. 9-James McFadden [6]; 5. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7]; 8. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [8]; 9. O5-Colin Smith [9]; 10. 14T-Tim Estenson [10]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 18-Gio Scelzi [3]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 5. 33M-Mason Daniel [6]; 6. 24-Terry McCarl [7]; 7. 19-Paige Polyak [5]; 8. 13-Sammy Swindell [8]; 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray [9]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 5. 3-Tim Kaeding [5]; 6. 2KS-Matt Juhl [6]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [7]; 8. 44S-Trey Starks [8]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [9]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki [4]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 5. 7-Justin Henderson [5]; 6. 6-Bill Rose [6]; 7. 15M-Bobby Mincer [8]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [7]; 9. 20A-Jordan Adams [9]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [3]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [5]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [7]; 7. 41-David Gravel [8]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1][-]; 2. 2KS-Matt Juhl [4][-]; 3. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [9][-]; 4. 13-Sammy Swindell [10][-]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [2][$300]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [6][$250]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [7][$225]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [12][$200]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [5][$200]; 10. 20A-Jordan Adams [16][$200]; 11. 15M-Bobby Mincer [8][$200]; 12. O5-Colin Smith [13][$200]; 13. 101-Chuck McGillivray [14][$200]; 14. 2K-Kevin Ingle [15][$200]; 15. 24-Terry McCarl [3][$200]; 16. 44S-Trey Starks [11][$200]; 17. 14T-Tim Estenson [17][$200]

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Winner Brad Sweet (Trent Gower Photo)



'GOOD TO BE BACK': Brad Sweet Returns To Victory Lane At I-80 Speedway
The reigning champion is now tied with Logan Schuchart for the championship points lead

GREENWOOD, NE — Aug. 30, 2020 — With half of a lap to go before Brad Sweet could see the checkered flag at I-80 Speedway Sunday night, yellow lights flashed around the track.

An accident between two cars racing for 18th evaporated the reigning champion’s 3.8 second lead over Carson Macedo and induced flashbacks of horror.

The night prior he lost the win on the last corner of the last lap.

“I couldn’t believe, take the white flag and the caution comes out,” Sweet said. “I thought, ‘Well, maybe it’s not meant to be.’”

It had been 57 days since his seventh win of the season at Cedar Lake Speedway in early July. Since then, he’s endured multiple nights of bad luck – suffering four DNFs – and heartbreak from wins that never were.

A green-white-checkered finished extended his anxiety an extra lap, making the Feature 31 laps in total.

He didn’t let that faze him, though. When the green flag reappeared for the final time of the night, Sweet mastered his throttle better than the field behind him and launched to about a four-car-length lead ahead of Macedo. From then on, he only extended it, giving no one the opportunity for a last lap pass. He crossed the finish line with a 1.5 second lead to claim his eighth win of 2020, his first at I-80 and 58th career Series win.

“It’s been some trying times,” said Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA. “This NAPA Auto Parts team never gives up. We’ve gone through DNFs and race cars and wild crashes. You know, things that we’re not accustom to. But that’s the adversity of the World of Outlaws tour. Never giving up and trying to stay positive each and every night. We lost a heartbreaker last night, so it is really easy to get down and get frustrated. But come back here and get the car better and better all night.”

The Kasey Kahne Racing team unloaded a dominate car for Sweet Saturday night, but on Sunday at I-80 they had to work toward that. He started the night with a 12th place qualifying effort and was able to translate that into a second place run in his Drydene Heat Race. Sweet managed to find the runner-up spot, again, in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash, however Dash winner Jacob Allen showed he had a car capable of delivering him his first career win.

That thought continued in the first 12 laps of the Feature with Allen able to fend off attacks from Sweet and Macedo.

After a restart with 18 laps to go, Sweet’s car came to life. He dove under Allen into Turn 3 and took the lead from him off Turn 4 to officially lead Lap 13. However, Allen got a run back underneath the NAPA Auto Parts #49 car and bolted back ahead of him into Turn 1.

Allen was unable to hold his car straight off the corner, allowing Sweet another run back underneath him. The two performed a ballet of slide jobs through Turns 3 and 4 with Sweet first sliding in front of Allen on the entrance of the corner to take the top lane and Allen throwing his car down into the corner before sliding back in front of Sweet on the exit of Turn 4.

Sweet cut back underneath Allen down the straightaway and rocketed ahead of him into Turn 1 to claim the lead and run away with it. Allen was then left to fend off his teammate Logan Schuchart, who had made his way from 14th to third, and Macedo in fourth.

As the laps clicked off, Allen eventually faded to sixth while Macedo fought his way back to second and Schuchart, in third, had his hands full with Sheldon Haudenschild – who worked his way up through the field from 18th.

Sweet found traffic late into the Feature and experienced little hinderance from them. Macedo cut a few tenths of a second off Sweet’s lead in the closing laps but had nothing for his fellow Californian once Sweet found clean air. The defending champion was on his way to a near four second victory.

Then, the caution came out. His apparent victory went on hold. Macedo had one last chance to get his second win of the year. However, Sweet had enough of heartbreak. He perfected the restart, picked up the $10,000 check and trophy and left Macedo to wonder, “what if.”

“I feel bad,” said Macedo, of Lemoore, CA. “My guys did a really good job. I felt like I had a car good enough to win there. I really made poor decisions on restarts I felt like… I felt like I was gaining on Brad a little bit and got into the fence over there in (Turns) three and four. I was driving super hard to try and get back by him. That’s the way it goes. He did a great job. That’s why he’s a World of Outlaws champion and I had a lot of fun racing with him.”

Schuchart was able to hold off Haudenschild – who earned the KSE Racing Hard Charger Award for coming from 18th to fourth – and finish third for the second night in a row, after having to change a motor before his Drydene Heat Race. He’s now tied with Sweet for the championship points lead.

“We had a fast race car, just some issues early in the night we had to fight through and keep on pushing,” said Schuchart, of Hanover, PA. “This is what it all come down to. You’re going to have bad nights. You’re going to face adversity and get back up there. That’s what this Drydene Performance Products race team did.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to the historic Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD on Sept. 5-6. Get tickets by clicking here. https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=214683

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: 8/30/20 – I-80 Speedway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$10,000]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [4][$5,500]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [14][$3,200]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [18][$2,800]; 5. 41-David Gravel [5][$2,500]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][$2,300]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$2,200]; 8. 2M-Kerry Madsen [7][$2,100]; 9. 7-Tim Kaeding [16][$2,050]; 10. 17A-Austin McCarl [8][$2,000]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$1,500]; 12. 14-Parker Price-Miller [12][$1,200]; 13. 18-Gio Scelzi [13][$1,100]; 14. 83-Daryn Pittman [21][$1,050]; 15. 33M-Mason Daniel [23][$1,000]; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10][$900]; 17. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [15][$800]; 18. 28-Scott Bogucki [9][$800]; 19. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [19][$800]; 20. 2C-Wayne Johnson [17][$800]; 21. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [24][$800]; 22. 7X-Justin Henderson [3][$800]; 23. O9-Matt Juhl [11][$800]; 24. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [22][$800];
Lap Leaders: Jacob Allen 1-12, Brad Sweet 13-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[+14]

Qualifying – 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.407; 2. 17A-Austin McCarl, 14.422; 3. O9-Matt Juhl, 14.44; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 14.482; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman, 14.489; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.49; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.501; 8. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 14.524; 9. 18-Gio Scelzi, 14.528; 10. 2-Carson Macedo, 14.535; 11. 33M-Mason Daniel, 14.55; 12. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.59; 13. 28-Scott Bogucki, 14.617; 14. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.624; 15. 7X-Justin Henderson, 14.632; 16. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 14.653; 17. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 14.692; 18. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.696; 19. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 14.699; 20. 7-Tim Kaeding, 14.702; 21. 41-David Gravel, 14.715; 22. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 14.729; 23. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 14.741; 24. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.75; 25. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell, 14.752; 26. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 14.788; 27. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 14.816; 28. 21-Brian Brown, 14.832; 29. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.846; 30. 18R-Ryan Roberts, 14.935; 31. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 14.935; 32. 35L-Cody Ledger, 15.176; 33. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 15.248; 34. 6-Bill Rose, 15.358; 35. 23S-Stu Snyder, 15.491

DRYDENE Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [6]; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki [4]; 4. 18-Gio Scelzi [3]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [8]; 6. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [7]; 7. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 8. 2K-Kevin Ingle [9]; 9. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [5]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17A-Austin McCarl [1]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 6. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [6]; 7. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [7]; 8. 18R-Ryan Roberts [8]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [9]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 2. 7X-Justin Henderson [4]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [1]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [5]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [7]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [3]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [8]; 8. 23S-Stu Snyder [9]; 9. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [6]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 4. 7-Tim Kaeding [5]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [4]; 8. 35L-Cody Ledger [8]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 7X-Justin Henderson [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 5. 41-David Gravel [7]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 8. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [1][-]; 2. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [3][-]; 3. 33M-Mason Daniel [2][-]; 4. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [15][-]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [5][$300]; 6. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [6][$250]; 7. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [4][$225]; 8. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [8][$200]; 9. 35L-Cody Ledger [12][$200]; 10. 18R-Ryan Roberts [10][$200]; 11. 23S-Stu Snyder [11][$200]; 12. 2K-Kevin Ingle [9][$200]; 13. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [13][$200]; 14. 6-Bill Rose [14][$200]; 15. 35-Skylar Prochaska [7][$200]

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