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Winner David Gravel (Trent Gower Photo)

KNOXVILLE, IA – Aug. 14, 2020 – A thousand pounds of weight fell from David Gravel’s body when he exited his Jason Johnson Racing #41 car Friday night.

His sweat drenched face showed. His tired body language showed it. And his smile showed it as he waved the checkered flag in Victory Lane for the second time this season at Knoxville Raceway.

Gravel led from green to checkers in the 25-lap Feature during the second night of “The One and Only” but had to survive challenging conditions and a late race charge for Kyle Larson to claim his fourth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of the season.

“It was very very daring there in (turns) three and four,” said Gravel, of Watertown, CT. “Dirty air makes it worse. One and two was fairly easy to run the bottom. But it made you step up your game and stay up on the wheel. I know guys would be charging pretty hard. I was able to get by some (lap) guys and didn’t get held up too bad. Definitely got to clean up a few corners to make sure we win these longer races.”

A fifth-place run Thursday night at the historic half-mile was suitable but not sufficient enough for Gravel and the JJR team. They stepped up their game on Friday, returning to the winning caliber level that brought them a Nationals victory about a year ago.

Gravel qualified third Friday night and then rocketed from eighth to third in his Drydene Heat Race. That resulted in him being the top points earner for the night and the first to draw for the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. With the support of Lady Luck, Gravel drew the #1 pile for the Dash and went on to dominate the six-lap event.

At the drop of the green flag for the Feature, Gravel mastered the relationship between torque and acceleration to launch ahead of the 25-car field. By the time he reached the flag stand to compete the first lap, his Mesilla Valley Transportation #41 car was already half a straightaway ahead of second-place Rico Abreu.

As Gravel pulled away, Abreu became his best friend. The California driver made life hell for Larson, who moved into third on the first lap and was forced to work overtime to get by Abreu. The two Californians waged war for second place in the first eight laps, testing who could throw a better slide job each corner. And while they did, Gravel continued his escape.

With 16 laps to go, Larson was able to get a run underneath Abreu down the front stretch and dart ahead of him into Turn 1. Abreu attempted to dive underneath Larson entering the corner but was left minimal room to do so and had to abort his move. That allowed Larson to drive away and reigning Series champion Brad Sweet to make the pass on him for third, as well.

By the time Larson finally secured the runner up spot, Gravel already had about a two second lead. With challenging track conditions for Gravel and heavy lap traffic ahead of him, a late race charge from Larson looked inevitable.

Gravel was able to put distance between himself and Larson through Turns 1 and 2 but struggled to find grip through Turns 3 and 4 and off the corner. The added obstacles of slower cars allowed Larson closed in every lap.

With five laps to go, Larson was within striking distance. Gravel switched to the bottom line through Turns 3 and 4 for a couple of laps to try and find traction, but instead he allowed Larson to rip the top and charge to his bumper.

With the white flag in the air, Larson was in prime position to upset Gravel’s night. He dove underneath the red JJR car down the front stretch and had his finger on the trigger to pull the winning slide job. However, when he got to the isle, the lane was closed. Gravel entered Turn 1 through the middle, just above the slower car of Daryn Pittman, and used him as a pick to kill Larson’s attempt at a pass.

The move ultimately secured Gravel the win as he was able to find enough grip through Turns 3 and 4 to hold off Larson by 0.203 seconds at the finish line.

“All I have to say is Paul Silva and Kyle Larson are really good, but when (JJR crew chief) Philip Dietz and David Gravel are on, we can compete with the best,” Gravel said. “Tonight, it showed. Kyle is a good friend. He’s made us step up our game. This year has been a struggle to find a balance. Tonight, we felt really really good. Had the motor running right tonight. It was definitely intense there. Those lap cars, who knew where they were going?”

Gravel’s win ended Larson’s streak of four wins in a row at the Sprint Car Capital of the World and two wins in a row with the World of Outlaws.

“Our race car was really good,” Larson said. “Especially when I get to traffic, I feel really good. David did just a little bit better of a job than me at some points. In the early points we got into traffic and then, (turns) one and two is so good you can kind of go anywhere. I couldn’t make it good enough around to stay close to him off (turn) two. We’ll take a second. A good points night.”

Sweet rounded out the podium, which is a solid rebound from his disastrous Thursday night run. The Grass Valley, CA driver had suffered his fourth DNF of the year due to being involved in an early wreck.

“It feels like a win for us,” Sweet said. “We needed a good rebound after last night. This team has been through a lot with the NAPA Auto Parts car. But we never give up.”

His run also helped him gain some points on championship points leader Logan Schuchart, who finished ninth. He’s now 12 points back from the lead. Ten-time Series champion Donny Schatz, who also suffered a DNF Thursday night, rebounded to finish 11th, but it was still not the night he and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team were looking for. He had to use a rare provisional to start 25th in the Feature.

Gravel’s win has locked him into the Feature and DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Larson, Schuchart and Aaron Reutzel are also locked in. The rest of the start-studded field will need to race their way in through four Qualifier races or the D-Main, C-Main and Last Chance Showdown.

With a red and black paint scheme that resembles Jason Johnson’s 2016 Knoxville Nationals winning car, the thousand pounds of weight will be back on his shoulders Saturday night. However, having to win under pressure at Knoxville is nothing new for the 2019 Capitani Classic winner and Knoxville Nationals champion.

His sweat drenched face has shown it. His tired body has shown it. And his victorious smile.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will conclude “The One and Only” three-day event with the $50,000-to-win Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Sat., Aug. 15 in front of a sold-out crowd.

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

Race Results: 8/14/20 – Knoxville Raceway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1][$10,000]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [4][$7,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [10][$5,000]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [2][$4,500]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [5][$4,000]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [14][$3,500]; 7. 26-Cory Eliason [6][$3,250]; 8. 19-Shane Stewart [7][$3,000]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21][$2,800]; 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel [15][$2,600]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz [25][$1,400]; 12. 9-James McFadden [13][$2,200]; 13. 2-Carson Macedo [24][$2,000]; 14. O9-Matt Juhl [22][$1,800]; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri [9][$1,600]; 16. 21-Brian Brown [3][$1,500]; 17. 39-Sammy Swindell [19][$1,400]; 18. 83-Daryn Pittman [12][$1,300]; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen [11][$1,200]; 20. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [23][$1,100]; 21. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [16][$1,000]; 22. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [20][$1,000]; 23. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [18][$1,000]; 24. 5C-Colby Copeland [17][$1,000]; 25. 71-Spencer Bayston [8][$1,000]; Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+14]

Qualifying – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.718; 2. 21-Brian Brown, 15.723; 3. 41-David Gravel, 15.811; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 15.825; 5. 19-Shane Stewart, 15.833; 6. 71-Spencer Bayston, 15.834; 7. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.854; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.883; 9. 17W-Shane Golobic, 15.886; 10. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.891; 11. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.893; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.909; 13. 33M-Mason Daniel, 15.916; 14. 39M-Anthony Macri, 15.942; 15. 12N-Joey Saldana, 15.952; 16. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.979; 17. 18-Gio Scelzi, 15.987; 18. 26-Cory Eliason, 16.005; 19. 17X-Josh Baughman, 16.007; 20. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.009; 21. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.013; 22. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.015; 23. 57-Kyle Larson, 16.021; 24. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 16.024; 25. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 16.054; 26. 9-James McFadden, 16.055; 27. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.065; 28. 13-Paul McMahan, 16.082; 29. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 16.086; 30. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.091; 31. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.091; 32. 2-Carson Macedo, 16.112; 33. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.124; 34. 7-Tim Kaeding, 16.146; 35. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.152; 36. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 16.167; 37. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 16.169; 38. 5C-Colby Copeland, 16.172; 39. 88-Kyle Offill, 16.183; 40. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell, 16.212; 41. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.231; 42. 44S-Trey Starks, 16.242; 43. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.259; 44. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 16.265; 45. 39-Sammy Swindell, 16.266; 46. 5-Ian Madsen, 16.293; 47. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.311; 48. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.35; 49. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.364; 50. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 16.394; 51. 70-Cale Thomas, 16.408; 52. 99-Skylar Gee, 16.436; 53. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.439; 54. 56N-Davey Heskin, 16.469; 55. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.489; 56. 35-Zach Hampton, 16.5; 57. 6-Bill Rose, 16.505; 58. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.507; 59. 44-Chris Martin, 16.553; 60. 14K-Tori Knutson, 16.88; 61. 56-Joe Simbro, 17.085; 62. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 17.303; 63. 94-Jeff Swindell, NT

DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 3. 14-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 5. 17X-Josh Baughman [5]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [9]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 8. O9-Matt Juhl [7]; 9. 33M-Mason Daniel [6]; 10. 9W-Ryan Giles [10]; 11. 56-Joe Simbro [11]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 5C-Colby Copeland [2]; 2. 9-James McFadden [4]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [6]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [8]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel [7]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich [5]; 8. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [1]; 9. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [9]; 10. 35-Zach Hampton [10]; 11. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 39-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [3]; 3. 41-David Gravel [8]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [7]; 6. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [4]; 7. 12N-Joey Saldana [6]; 8. 70-Cale Thomas [9]; 9. 88-Kyle Offill [2]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [10]; 11. 94-Jeff Swindell [11]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [2]; 2. 7-Tim Kaeding [3]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 5-Ian Madsen [1]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [8]; 8. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [5]; 9. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [10]; 10. 99-Skylar Gee [9]

DRYDENE Heat #5 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [5]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson [1]; 3. 4-Terry McCarl [3]; 4. 19-Shane Stewart [8]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [4]; 7. 18-Gio Scelzi [6]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9]; 9. 44-Chris Martin [10]; 10. 42-Sye Lynch [2]

DRYDENE Heat #6 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [1]; 2. 44S-Trey Starks [2]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 4. 71-Spencer Bayston [8]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 8. 56N-Davey Heskin [9]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 10. 14K-Tori Knutson [10]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson [8]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [3]; 6. 26-Cory Eliason [5]; 7. 19-Shane Stewart [7]; 8. 71-Spencer Bayston [6]

D-main (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 99-Skylar Gee [2][]; 2. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [1][]; 3. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [3][]; 4. 44-Chris Martin [4][]; 5. 35-Zach Hampton [6][$125]; 6. 9W-Ryan Giles [5][$125]; 7. 14K-Tori Knutson [8][$125]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [7][$125]; 9. 56-Joe Simbro [9][$125]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle [10][$125]; 11. 94-Jeff Swindell [11][$125]

C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [1][]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2][]; 3. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [7][]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson [3][]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6][$350]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [4][$350]; 7. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [8][$300]; 8. 17A-Austin McCarl [10][$250]; 9. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [5][$200]; 10. 5-Ian Madsen [9][$150]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15][$150]; 12. 56N-Davey Heskin [16][$150]; 13. 70-Cale Thomas [14][$150]; 14. 99-Skylar Gee [17][$150]; 15. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [19][$150]; 16. 44-Chris Martin [20][$150]; 17. 42-Sye Lynch [13][$150]; 18. 88-Kyle Offill [11][$150]; 19. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [18][$150]; 20. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [12][$150]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][]; 2. O9-Matt Juhl [1][]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4][]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [8][]; 5. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2][$800]; 6. 18-Gio Scelzi [12][$750]; 7. 7-Tim Kaeding [6][$725]; 8. 13-Paul McMahan [9][$700]; 9. 12N-Joey Saldana [10][$675]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [7][$650]; 11. 48-Danny Dietrich [16][$625]; 12. 44S-Trey Starks [13][$600]; 13. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [19][$575]; 14. 17X-Josh Baughman [5][$550]; 15. 4-Terry McCarl [11][$525]; 16. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [17][$500]; 17. 2M-Kerry Madsen [15][$400]; 18. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$400]; 19. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [18][$400]; 20. 2C-Wayne Johnson [20][$400]

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Winner Kyle Larson (Paul Arch Photo)

KNOXVILLE, IA – Aug. 14, 2020 – Kyle Larson’s historic run has carried over to the biggest Sprint Car event of the year at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.”

The Elk Grove, CA driver piloted his Silva Motorsports #57 like a fighter jet through traffic to charge from 10th to the lead in 18 laps and win the opening night of “The One and Only” at Knoxville Raceway Thursday night.

The win is his second World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory in row – after claiming his first Ironman title last week – his third Series win at Knoxville in a row, his sixth Series win this year and 14th Series win overall.

“It’s cool to get another win,” Larson said. “Thanks to all of the fans for coming out and watching (on DIRTVision) at home… Thanks to the Outlaws for putting this event on. Just an awesome race there.”

Before he claimed his perch at the top of the mountain in the 25-lap Feature, drama plagued the night for reigning World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet and 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz. Nine laps into the Feature, Cory Eliason spun in front of Sweet entering Turn 1, causing Sweet to run into him. Then, Schatz piled into them and as their cars slid up toward the wall, Sweet’s teammate James McFadden ran into all of them.

The accident ended the night for all four drivers, giving Sweet his fourth DNF of the season and Schatz his second. The duo held the top two spots in the Series championship points entering the night. Now, with Sweet finishing 24th and Schatz finishing 22nd, they both fell a spot in points as Logan Schuchart propelled himself to the championship lead with a second-place finish.

“It’s a good points night overall,” said Schuchart, of Hanover, PA. “Good for the weekend. We qualified good. We’re good every time we hit the racetrack.”

Schuchart started on the pole for the Feature after being one of the top eight drivers in accumulated points throughout the night and winning the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash.

After pulling a wheelie to the green flag, Schuchart held off second-place Aaron Reutzel in the first two corners to pull away with the lead. Reutzel kept pace with Schuchart but was never close enough to the Drydene #1S to make a move.

Three early cautions hindered Schuchart’s attempt to run away from the field with Daryn Pittman spinning on his own on Lap 9 and then the incident with Sweet and Schatz a restart later.

When the race resumed, defending Knoxville Raceway track champion Brian Brown rocketed around the top of Turn 1 to go from fourth to second in a corner. Reutzel was then left to fend off last year’s Knoxville Nationals champion David Gravel and Larson, who looked to have 10 more horsepower than everyone else.

Already up to fifth in nine laps, Larson powered his way around the outside of Gravel and Reutzel in one lap. Then, about four laps later he tried to make quick work of Brown by throwing a slide job underneath him but realized the end result would be a collision with Brown and about spun himself out trying to avoid the FVP #21.

It took only four laps for Larson to find a rhythm again and dart by Brown for second. Shortly after, Reutzel also made his way back by Brown for third – where he would end the night.

Larson drove like a man with something to lose. He threw his car into every corner and played a game of chicken with about every car he passed, sliding in front of them with inches to spare, seeing who would lift first. It wasn’t him.

He caught Schuchart with eight laps to go. While the Shark Racing driver ran the top line, Larson ran a lane below him to his advantage. He pulled ahead of Schuchart through Turn 3 and then chopped his nose on the next of Turn 4, making contact with Schuchart’s car and damaging his front nose wing.

Schuchart held on to finish second while Larson pulled away to the $10,000 win.

“As the race went on, I felt like I wasn’t hitting my marks as good,” Schuchart said. “I would have liked to of had a little bit better of a race with Kyle there. I wish his slide job was a little better there, but he’s got a reputation to live up to. That’s where you let other people make the rules and maybe we’ll get him next time.”

Larson knew when he caught Schuchart he had to make his move quick if he wanted to ensure another victory.

“I was able to get by [Brown] and track Logan down and hit the bottom really well in (turns) one and two and got a run on him,” Larson said. “It felt like I needed to take advantage of that before we got to heavier traffic and slid him and felt some contact. So, glad to see him not in the wall or anything like that. Just, hard work there. Heartbeat is up again.”

With a fifth-place qualifying effort, a third-place run in his Drydene Heat Race, a second-place run in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash and a third-place finish in the Feature, Reutzel ended the opening night of “The One and Only” with the points lead for the three-day event – Schuchart and Larson are tied for second, nine points back.

He still wasn’t satisfied, though.

“I feel like we keep getting better and better every time we come here,” Reutzel said. “Tonight, if I don’t screw up that restart, I may take the lead before Kyle gets to us and run away, I don’t know. I definitely made some really bad mistakes as a driver and put myself in a bad situation where I couldn’t contend for the win.”

UP NEXT

The star-studded field of drivers that raced Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway will return Friday night – for round two of “The One and Only” – to compete for another $10,000 and look to earn more points toward Saturday’s Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Get tickets by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8851947#/event/8851947/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: 8/13/20 – Knoxville Raceway

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [10]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [24]; 5. 41-David Gravel [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 71-Spencer Bayston [3]; 8. 18-Gio Scelzi [15]; 9. 12N-Joey Saldana [5]; 10. 5-Ian Madsen [19]; 11. 17A-Austin McCarl [21]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen [11]; 13. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [16]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [20]; 15. 24-Rico Abreu [22]; 16. 4-Terry McCarl [13]; 17. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [18]; 18. O9-Matt Juhl [23]; 19. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [25]; 20. 83-Daryn Pittman [9]; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser [17]; 22. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 23. 26-Cory Eliason [4]; 24. 49-Brad Sweet [12]; 25. 9-James McFadden [14];
Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-17, Kyle Larson 18-25;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Carson Macedo[+20]

Qualifying – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.57; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.609; 3. 71-Spencer Bayston, 15.61; 4. 21-Brian Brown, 15.632; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.647; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.66; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.687; 8. 19-Shane Stewart, 15.732; 9. 12N-Joey Saldana, 15.735; 10. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.763; 11. 13-Paul McMahan, 15.795; 12. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.836; 13. 41-David Gravel, 15.852; 14. 9-James McFadden, 15.865; 15. 26-Cory Eliason, 15.872; 16. 17W-Shane Golobic, 15.88; 17. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 15.891; 18. 39-Sammy Swindell, 15.899; 19. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 15.903; 20. 57-Kyle Larson, 15.912; 21. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 15.915; 22. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 15.923; 23. 17A-Austin McCarl, 15.944; 24. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.957; 25. 18-Gio Scelzi, 15.957; 26. 7-Tim Kaeding, 15.985; 27. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 15.985; 28. 20-A.J. Moeller, 16.017; 29. 7X-Justin Henderson, 16.019; 30. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.028; 31. 28-Scott Bogucki, 16.029; 32. 5C-Colby Copeland, 16.036; 33. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.044; 34. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.053; 35. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 16.056; 36. 2-Carson Macedo, 16.06; 37. 24-Rico Abreu, 16.07; 38. 17X-Josh Baughman, 16.086; 39. 44S-Trey Starks, 16.093; 40. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.094; 41. 33M-Mason Daniel, 16.1; 42. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 16.111; 43. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.12; 44. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.12; 45. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 16.124; 46. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell, 16.15; 47. 5-Ian Madsen, 16.159; 48. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.16; 49. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.168; 50. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 16.177; 51. 88-Kyle Offill, 16.193; 52. 70-Cale Thomas, 16.197; 53. 99-Skylar Gee, 16.23; 54. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.24; 55. 94-Jeff Swindell, 16.242; 56. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.269; 57. 56N-Davey Heskin, 16.36; 58. 35-Zach Hampton, 16.379; 59. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.404; 60. 44-Chris Martin, 16.421; 61. 6-Bill Rose, 16.524; 62. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.526; 63. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.574; 64. 14K-Tori Knutson, 16.646; 65. 56-Joe Simbro, 16.754; 66. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 16.791; 67. 64-Scotty Thiel, NT

DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 18-Gio Scelzi [4]; 4. 41-David Gravel [6]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 8. 94-Jeff Swindell [10]; 9. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [9]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [11]; 11. 28-Scott Bogucki [3]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 2. 17X-Josh Baughman [2]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson [5]; 4. 7-Tim Kaeding [4]; 5. 9-James McFadden [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8]; 7. 49X-Tim Shaffer [9]; 8. 5C-Colby Copeland [3]; 9. 19-Shane Stewart [7]; 10. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [10]; 11. 42-Sye Lynch [11]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 4-Terry McCarl [3]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [1]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 4. 71-Spencer Bayston [8]; 5. 12N-Joey Saldana [7]; 6. 56N-Davey Heskin [10]; 7. 39M-Anthony Macri [11]; 8. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [4]; 9. 88-Kyle Offill [9]; 10. 14-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 11. 44S-Trey Starks [2]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [3]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [8]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 6. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [5]; 7. 20-A.J. Moeller [4]; 8. 35-Zach Hampton [10]; 9. 14K-Tori Knutson [11]; 10. 17W-Shane Golobic [6]; 11. 70-Cale Thomas [9]

DRYDENE Heat #5 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 5-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 33M-Mason Daniel [2]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8]; 4. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [3]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [6]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [7]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [9]; 9. 9W-Ryan Giles [10]; 10. 56-Joe Simbro [11]

DRYDENE Heat #6 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 4. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [9]; 7. 39-Sammy Swindell [6]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [10]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]; 10. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 11. 2M-Kerry Madsen [8]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 71-Spencer Bayston [3]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 5. 12N-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 41-David Gravel [5]; 7. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [8]

D-main (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 39M-Anthony Macri [4]; 2. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [7]; 3. 94-Jeff Swindell [1]; 4. 9W-Ryan Giles [6]; 5. 44-Chris Martin [5]; 6. 35-Zach Hampton [3]; 7. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]; 8. 88-Kyle Offill [2]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [10]; 10. 14K-Tori Knutson [9]; 11. 56-Joe Simbro [12]; 12. 70-Cale Thomas [8]; 13. 42-Sye Lynch [13]; 14. 7X-Justin Henderson [14]; 15. 64-Scotty Thiel [15]

C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 39-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [3]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [2]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [7]; 5. 5C-Colby Copeland [8]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [17]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic [5]; 8. 49X-Tim Shaffer [10]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee [14]; 10. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [16]; 11. 2C-Wayne Johnson [9]; 12. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [18]; 13. 20-A.J. Moeller [4]; 14. 9W-Ryan Giles [20]; 15. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [6]; 16. 44S-Trey Starks [15]; 17. 94-Jeff Swindell [19]; 18. 56N-Davey Heskin [11]; 19. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [13]; 20. 28-Scott Bogucki [12]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 17A-Austin McCarl [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [8]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [6]; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 6. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 8. 19-Shane Stewart [15]; 9. 7-Tim Kaeding [5]; 10. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [12]; 11. 39-Sammy Swindell [17]; 12. 17X-Josh Baughman [9]; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [7]; 14. 14-Parker Price-Miller [20]; 15. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [11]; 16. 2M-Kerry Madsen [16]; 17. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [18]; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [14]; 19. 33M-Mason Daniel [13]; 20. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [19]

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Winner Kyle Larson (Trent Gower Photo)

PEVELY, MO – Aug. 8, 2020 – Rain was minutes away. The laps still showed five to go. Kyle Larson led with a hungry and determined Sheldon Haudenschild pushing his car to its limits to steal the lead and claim another Ironman title at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

Larson already had a hard-enough time wrestling his own car around the fast 1/3-mile track. The cushion was unforgiving if not treated with care and 55 laps gave no pleasure to tired arms. He’s made winning look easy in 2020, but to win the Ironman 55 he had to prove his worthiness of the title.

Holding on with the might and skill of a seasoned driver every time his right rear tire and the cushion disagreed on space, Larson committed to the high line of the track to make the most speed in the closing laps. At the same time, Haudenschild worked any line he could to gain an advantage on the Finley Farms #57.

His effort couldn’t match Larson’s, though. The Elk Grove, CA driver brought the crowd to their feet and opened a hole in the sky by winning his first Ironman 55 title Saturday night with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the $20,000 top prize.

“That was hard work,” said Larson, who looked to have just finished running a marathon. “A wild racetrack. I’m normally pretty calm after racing but my heart rate is still going. That was wild. You can’t say enough about everyone who helps out on this team. I tore up a car at Huset’s (Speedway) last week and these guys worked their asses off all week to get it ready.”

The Silva Motorsports crew put together a brand-new car for Larson after he wrecked the one he has dominated the year with at Huset’s. His first race in the new car was during the Friday night prelude to the Ironman and there appeared to be some bugs to still work out as Larson finished sixth – he hadn’t finished worse than second in his last five starts with the Series.

Those bugs only lasted a night as Larson and his team returned to form when the Ironman title was on the line. He qualified third, won his Drydene Heat Race and then dominated the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash.

However, the early events were baby steps compared to the grueling and spellbinding marathon he had to run in the 55-lap Feature.

Larson led the first four laps of the Feature but bicycled off the cushion in Turn 4 and allowed second-place Jacob Allen to close on him. Allen then dove underneath Larson entering Turn 3 and slid in front of him to officially take the lead on Lap 5.

Allen said earlier in the day he needed to eat his Wheaties to be able to hang on for 55 laps around the fast-tacky track. He proved he did by initially pulling away from Larson after taking the lead. However, Larson closed back in on the Drydene #1A in traffic. Allen continued to prove his strength by holding off attacks by Larson lap after lap.

While they battled, Shane Stewart, in third, closed in. With 39 laps still to go, Stewart launched his Indy Race Parts #71 under both Larson and Allen in Turn 1 and sped down the backstretch with the lead.

For the next 34 laps, Stewart – the 2015 Ironman – held command out front. Behind him, Allen, Larson, Haudenschild and two-time Ironman champion Rico Abreu brawled for second. Larson nearly saw his night come to an end while battling with Abreu for second.

Abreu threw his car underneath Larson entering Turn 1, feeding Larson his right rear and sending the white #57 up the track and into the cushion. Larson’s rear end bounced off the cushion, sending his car sideways and facing the inside wall. He perfected a brilliant save and only lost one position to Haudenschild.

“I was so tight,” Larson said. “I felt good early out in clean air. The cushion was getting bigger and I was getting tighter. Jacob (Allen) got by. I was just praying the track would come to us. Wasn’t quite sure. I felt like at times I’m good. Then I’d get closer to people and I’d get really tight. It made it easy to make mistakes. Even when I wasn’t tight. The track did finally come to us.”

Soon after, a caution came out for Hunter Schuerenburg stopping on track. When the race resumed, Abreu jumped the cushion in Turn 4, bouncing around like a bucking bull. That allowed Haudenschild and Larson get by.

With 20 laps to go, the track conformed to Larson’s liking. He was able to put his car back on the cushion and rip the top. That led him back by Haudenschild for second and then to Stewart’s pumper with 10 laps to go.

Charging down the front stretch with a head of steam, Larson launched underneath Stewart going into Turn 1 and slid in front of him to reclaim the lead on the exit of Turn 2. Haudenschild also made his way by Stewart four laps later and then aimed to hunt down Larson.

With rain minutes away, the laps still showing five to go and Larson out front with a hungry and determined Haudenschild behind him, the conclusion to the Ironman left everyone at the edge of their seat.

Larson’s Ironman win is his 13th career World of Outlaws victory – tying him with Brooke Tatnell and Terry McCarl for 34th on the all-time wins list – and his fifth win of the year – second at I-55 this year.

Haudenschild’s runner-up finish concluded a solid weekend for the Wooster, OH driver and his Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing as they won Friday night and gained points in the championship battle. Haudenschild is fifth in points – 80 points back from leader Brad Sweet.

“We came here to win and gave our best effort,” Haudenschild said. “Congratulations to Larson and his team. They’ve been really good. So has my team. Hats off to my guys, Nickolas. Ripper and Drew. They’ve been busting their ass and working hard to win these races. We wanted to get this NOS Energy Drink #17 in the winner’s circle, but we’ll take a second.”

Stewart, who had to settle for third, said he feels like he gave the race away.

“My car was so good,” said Stewart, of Bixby, OK. “I knew the track was going to change a little bit, but that cushion was so gnarly. I did hit it wrong a few times. It wasn’t from a lack of effort from my guys. We work so hard. We don’t race full-time but every time we show up, we’re competitive.”

Points leader and reigning champion Brad Sweet finished 10th, allowing the four drivers behind him in points to close in. Ten-time Series champion Donny Schatz and Logan Schuchart are now tied for second – 20 points behind Sweet.

For Larson, points are of no concern. He's happy collecting trophies and celebrating with confetti and the occasional rain shower in Victory Lane.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Knoxville Raceway for “The One and Only” three-day event, Aug. 13-15, which includes the $50,000-to-win Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Saturday. Get tickets by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&orgid=52711&packageId=56017&packageListId=56016#/event/PKG/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=110&maxPrice=110&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

If you can’t make it to the track, you can still watch all three days of racing live on DIRTVision.

Race Results: 8/8/20 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 – Ironman 55

NOS Energy Drink Feature (55 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1][$20,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$6,000]; 3. 71-Shane Stewart [4][$3,750]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [5][$3,250]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$2,750]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [3][$2,500]; 7. 2-Carson Macedo [9][$2,400]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$2,300]; 9. 41-David Gravel [8][$2,200]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$2,100]; 11. 83-Daryn Pittman [16][$1,700]; 12. 39-Sammy Swindell [10][$1,400]; 13. 96-Parker Price-Miller [15][$1,300]; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13][$1,200]; 15. 13-Paul McMahan [18][$1,100]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [21][$1,000]; 17. 70-Cale Thomas [11][$1,000]; 18. 23B-Brian Bell [17][$1,000]; 19. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [19][$1,000]; 20. 51B-Joe Miller [20][$1,000]; 21. 21-Carson Short [23][$1,000]; 22. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [14][$1,000]; 23. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [22][$1,000]; 24. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [24][$1,000];
Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson 1-4, 48-55; Jacob Allen 5-17; Shane Stewart 18-47;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Daryn Pittman[+5]

Qualifying – 1. 71-Shane Stewart, 10.165; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.178; 3. 57-Kyle Larson, 10.187; 4. 41-David Gravel, 10.199; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.203; 6. 24-Rico Abreu, 10.216; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.218; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.243; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.271; 10. 39-Sammy Swindell, 10.305; 11. 96-Parker Price-Miller, 10.325; 12. 83-Daryn Pittman, 10.332; 13. 2-Carson Macedo, 10.341; 14. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 10.346; 15. 70-Cale Thomas, 10.349; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.35; 17. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.389; 18. 13-Paul McMahan, 10.404; 19. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 10.409; 20. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 10.433; 21. 23B-Brian Bell, 10.451; 22. 99-Skylar Gee, 10.5; 23. 33M-Mason Daniel, 10.513; 24. 51B-Joe Miller, 10.582; 25. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 10.583; 26. 21-Carson Short, 10.586; 27. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 10.602; 28. 35-Zach Hampton, 10.609; 29. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 10.652; 30. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 10.748; 31. 6-Bill Rose, 10.762; 32. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 10.967

DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 71-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 23B-Brian Bell [6]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [7]; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson [8]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 39-Sammy Swindell [3]; 4. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [4]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. 21-Carson Short [7]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee [6]; 8. 9K-Kyle Schuett [8]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 70-Cale Thomas [4]; 4. 96-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [5]; 6. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [7]; 7. 33M-Mason Daniel [6]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [8]

DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 41-David Gravel [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman [3]; 5. 51B-Joe Miller [6]; 6. 35-Zach Hampton [7]; 7. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [5]; 8. 2K-Kevin Ingle [8]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 4. 71-Shane Stewart [4]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 8. 41-David Gravel [5]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1][]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [2][]; 3. 21-Carson Short [3][]; 4. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [4][]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [7][$300]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [8][$250]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [9][$225]; 8. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [6][$200]; 9. 35-Zach Hampton [5][$200]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [11][$200]; 11. 9K-Kyle Schuett [10][$200]; 12. 2K-Kevin Ingle [12][$200]

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Winner Sheldon Haudenschild (Trent Gower Photo)

PEVELY, MO – Aug. 8, 2020 – Sheldon Haudenschild has excelled when redemption is an added trophy for the second time in 2020.

The Wooster, OH driver earned his first win of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season at Lincoln Speedway, where he didn’t qualify for the event last year. He then claimed his second victory of the season Friday night during the Night Before the Ironman at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, where he missed an opportunity to win in May when he flipped while leading.

The victory came in dominating fashion as he’s turned the 1/3-mile track into his personal playground. The raceway was built 16 years before Haudenschild was born, but he drives the track like it was built with him in mind. He runs a masterclass of ripping the top and even when he's forced off the high groove to pass cars in traffic, he’s still able to find speed.

“I don’t know if there is a secret,” Haudenschild said about his ability to master I-55. “It’s a combo of everything. Having the confidence in this race car and being really comfortable.”

However, while he dominated the night, leading 34 of the 35 laps, he was still forced to work for the win. Throughout the majority of the race, reigning champion Brad Sweet kept Haudenschild in sight and was never shy about letting him know the NAPA Auto Parts #49 was on his tail.

Sweet, who won the Night Before the Ironman last year, dove under Haudenschild in turns three and four on the first lap to claim the top spot and lead the first lap. Haudenschild had the better run off Turn 4, though, from running high, and crossed underneath Sweet down the front stretch to reclaim the lead by the time they reached Turn 1.

Multiple early cautions fizzled their battle but when the race saw consecutive green flag laps, the fans in the stands and those watching on DIRTVision saw a war for the lead with Haudenschild blazing around the high side of the track and Sweet continuously throwing his car underneath Haudenschild every corner. At times, they’d exit Turn 4 side by side, inches apart, able to reach out and touch each other.

About halfway through the race Sweet was able to dive far enough underneath the NOS Energy Drink #17 car to slide in front of him and take the lead on the exit of the turn, but a caution came out before the lap was completed. The lead went back to Haudenschild and ultimately the race.

Despite his valiant efforts to try and claim another I-55 win, Sweet couldn’t keep pace with Haudenschild in the closing stage of the event. Haudenschild sliced through lap traffic with ease in the final 10 laps, while Sweet struggled to do the same. That allowed Haudenschild to pull away and bring his Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing team to Victory Lane for the second time this year and for the second time at I-55.

“She was on the fence and fast,” Haudenschild said about the track. “It wasn’t powder up there. It was tacky and grabby. I definitely got tight on the right rear a few times and pushed. I was waiting to see Brad’s nose after I did that. I feel like we recovered from our mistakes and learned on that (early) restart. So, I couldn’t ask for much more.”

Sweet’s runner-up finish is his second in a row at the track and third podium finish in a row, as well. While he has two World of Outlaws victories at the track, he’ll be on the hunt for his first Ironman title Saturday night.

“Sheldon, he’s just a gasser,” said Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA. “He was up on the fence and you had to be aggressive. He’s a Haudenschild for sure. I was watching him make moves. It was fun to watch… It’s good to be on the podium. That was a tough 35 laps. We’ve got to make our car a touch better. There’s things we can take away from tonight and go after that Ironman 55.”

Rico Abreu raced his way from seventh to third in the 35-lap event, passing Schatz and Schuchart in the closing stage of the race to steal a podium finish. He’s a two-time Ironman title holder and now has the car to try and score his third.

Haudenschild’s win helped him close within 100 points of the championship battle. Sitting fifth, he is now 96 points behind Sweet, who continues to lead. And while Sweet lost points to Haudenschild, he gained on the rest. He is now 24 points ahead of Logan Schuchart – who finished fifth – and 30 points ahead of third-place Donny Schatz – who finished fourth. Carson Macedo, who finished 8th after starting 19th – earning the KSE Hard Charger award – is fourth in points, 82 points behind Sweet.

They’ll all be gunning for the prestigious Ironman title and $20,000 payday Saturday night. For Haudenschild, he said continued consistency of running smooth laps like he did Friday night could help land to back to back Ironman wins.

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the Ironman 55 Saturday, Aug. 8. Get tickets by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8813409#/event/8813409/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=32&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: 8/7/20 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1][$8,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$4,000]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [7][$2,500]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$2,200]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][$2,100]; 6. 57-Kyle Larson [9][$2,000]; 7. 71-Shane Stewart [5][$1,800]; 8. 2-Carson Macedo [19][$1,600]; 9. 41-Parker Price-Miller [8][$1,500]; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser [20][$1,300]; 11. 39-Sammy Swindell [10][$1,200]; 12. 13-Paul McMahan [17][$1,100]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [6][$1,000]; 14. 70-Cale Thomas [13][$700]; 15. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [18][$600]; 16. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [21][$600]; 17. 35-Zach Hampton [14][$600]; 18. 7S-Jason Sides [11][$600]; 19. 99-Skylar Gee [23][$600]; 20. 51B-Joe Miller [22][$600]; 21. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [15][$600]; 22. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [12][$600]; 23. 83-Daryn Pittman [16][$600]; 24. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [24][$600];
Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1, Sheldon Haudenschild 2-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Carson Macedo[+11]

Qualifying – 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.335; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 10.356; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.378; 4. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.397; 5. 41-Parker Price-Miller, 10.451; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.46; 7. 70-Cale Thomas, 10.46; 8. 71-Shane Stewart, 10.48; 9. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 10.518; 10. 24-Rico Abreu, 10.547; 11. 35-Zach Hampton, 10.565; 12. 57-Kyle Larson, 10.568; 13. 83-Daryn Pittman, 10.6; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.612; 15. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 10.618; 16. 39-Sammy Swindell, 10.634; 17. 13-Paul McMahan, 10.642; 18. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.648; 19. 2-Carson Macedo, 10.648; 20. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 10.699; 21. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 10.776; 22. 23B-Brian Bell, 10.778; 23. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 10.781; 24. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 10.796; 25. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 10.827; 26. 97-Tommy Worley, 10.836; 27. 6-Bill Rose, 10.842; 28. 33M-Mason Daniel, 10.852; 29. 99-Skylar Gee, 10.891; 30. 51B-Joe Miller, 10.913; 31. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 11.412

DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 4. 39-Sammy Swindell [6]; 5. 70-Cale Thomas [3]; 6. 83-Daryn Pittman [5]; 7. 2-Carson Macedo [7]; 8. 23B-Brian Bell [8]; 9. 2C-Wayne Johnson [9]; 10. 33M-Mason Daniel [10]; 11. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]

DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 71-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 41-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 5. 35-Zach Hampton [4]; 6. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [7]; 8. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [8]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee [10]; 10. 97-Tommy Worley [9]

DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson [4]; 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3]; 5. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [5]; 6. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [7]; 7. 51B-Joe Miller [10]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [9]; 10. 9K-Kyle Schuett [8]

DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 5. 71-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [2][-]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1][-]; 3. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [6][-]; 4. 51B-Joe Miller [4][-]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [8][-]; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [3][-]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7][$300]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [10][$250]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [9][$225]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle [13][$200]; 11. 23B-Brian Bell [5][$200]; 12. 97-Tommy Worley [11][$200]; 13. 9K-Kyle Schuett [12][$200]