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Contact: Richie Murray - USAC Media / richie@usacracing.com
Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, Calif., won his second-straight Bytec 'Dairyland 100' Friday night at Madison International Speedway.
(Rich Forman Photo)
SWANSON'S STAGGERING SUCCESS CONTINUES WITH 2ND STRAIGHT DAIRYLAND 100 WIN
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Oregon, Wisconsin (June 28, 2019).........There was a moment captured during practice of Friday's Bytec "Dairyland 100" that perfectly encapsulated the character of Kody Swanson and his will to do what it takes to win.
With his helmet still strapped on, the four-time USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series titlist quickly exited his parked car in the infield and immediately brought out the tape measure to the stagger on his right rear.
A small gesture in the grand scheme of things? Perhaps to some, but not in the mind of Kody Swanson who is focused on going the extra meticulous mile to discover the finer details of what it takes to earn all the accolades he has throughout his Silver Crown career.
Swanson led the first 12 laps from the pole position, and then fell back to third where he'd run for the first half of the 100-lapper as David Byrne, then Kyle Hamilton took turns at the front. Swanson wasn't sure a win on this day was in the cards. However, the Kingsburg, Calif. native kept grinding and working until he put himself in a position to pounce.
"Earlier, I didn't know if I'd have anything for Kyle and David," Swanson admitted. "Not only were they faster than me, they were able to do it with ease. That's a disheartening feeling, but I love that they're 100 laps. The track changes and your car changes. I just stayed with it and kept moving around. I like what dirt teaches you, that you need to move around and follow the racetrack so that you're prepared for a position like that when you're in traffic."
At midway, though, the complexion of the race was altered on a variety of levels. On the 51st lap, fourth-running Justin Grant's car went up in smoke, dumping liquid and turning the surface in turn three into a skating ring, sending sixth-place Derek Bischak and eighth-place Travis Welpott sliding uncontrollably at the entrance of turn three. Welpott took the brunt of the impact, slamming the left side of his ride into the concrete, mangling his chassis. He walked away from the incident.
After the unplanned mid-race break, Swanson knew he had been able to preserve his equipment in the first half. The timing was now right to make a run, he felt.
"One of the biggest factors here is when you're on the brakes," Swanson explained. "No matter how fast you are, if you run out, you're sunk. I felt like once we got in the second half, it was okay to try what I could to keep pace. I felt like the longer it went, the better we got."
On lap 57, the timing was just right to set the first domino into motion. The top-three of Hamilton, Byrne and Swanson ran nearly nose-to-tail. Swanson hustled and forced Byrne into pressuring Hamilton, which opened the door on the bottom at the exit of turn four, where Swanson pulled even with Byrne near the end of the front straightaway before Byrne shut the door, albeit momentarily.
Byrne couldn't quite hold the bottom line, drifted up off turn two, which allowed Swanson to stay the course underneath to drive away with the second spot on the back straight with Hamilton now the only contender left in his sight as the pair began to encounter major lapped traffic.
"When catching lapped cars, you never know what can happen at the end, or anytime," Swanson reiterated. "You never know when you might be in a position to win one or not. With 12 to go at Williams Grove (two weeks ago), I thought I had a shot, but I made a mistake. We were battling issues. We all are. That's what I love about Silver Crown. Nobody gets a perfect game. You've got to figure it out, but I didn't. I missed it."
Like an elephant's memory, Swanson didn't forget. It simply empowered him not to reenact that particular moment. He recalled that, in traffic, sometimes you have to be smart and follow versus risking your race and the competition's race by putting yourself in a bad spot.
On the 77th lap, Swanson was amidst this very situation heading down the back straight, but was sort of in the bystander role, waiting to see what Hamilton does and counter that move. Hamilton chose the high route and got clogged in by a group of three lapped cars at the exit of turn four. Hamilton was stuck, but Swanson had an open space on the bottom to stick his nose in and forge forward with the lead.
"I love when you catch them in a group like that...in second place," Swanson clarified. "It's a huge advantage there. It's your job to take care of it. When you're trying to decide whether to go high or low, you pretty much get to pick the lane he doesn't. I was hoping he'd pick high personally just because the way I felt my car was rolling the bottom really well. I was able to make a move and get alongside and, from there, you have to capitalize on things like that. He's good enough, if he gets back out front, there may not be enough time left to get another opportunity.
Yet, Swanson was more than eager to put this one on ice, where he opened up a near four second lead by the closing laps. That is, until Austin Nemire slipped sideways to a stop in turn four as Swanson was eying the checkered flag, necessitating a green-white-checkered finish.
Friday night at Madison, Kody Swanson earned his record-extending 27th career USAC Silver Crown victory and 28th career pole position.
(Rich Forman Photo)
"Here, we were within coasting distance of making it happen, but they say, 'no dice,'" Swanson recalled. "On the radio, I was just quiet. What a bummer it really was, but I had to get focused and it's like 'hey you got to let it go.' It is what it is. It's our job to do the best two laps we can and finish this thing."
Swanson had no trouble on the final two lap sprint, opening up a 1.678 gap at the finish to score his 27th career series win, which is in a stratosphere all his own just one year following his Madison victory that tied him for the all-time win record. Hamilton hung on for second despite getting clipped in turn three by Byrne in a battle for the runner-up spot. Hamilton maintained the grip and hung on for second over Byrne, Bobby Santos and Eric Gordon.
It was a change of scenery for Swanson and the Nolen Racing team following their last pavement outing at Lucas Oil Raceway in May where they led for 53 laps before an engine let go on them while leading. Swanson credits the turnaround to the countless hours and sacrifices he and his team made to make sure everything was in order to give them a shot at winning, which they've been doing so much of in 2019 with three wins in six races already after the famed, yellow Nolen Racing No. 20 hadn't been victorious in the decade prior to this year.
"We've been putting in a lot of hours," Swanson explained. Not only my family and I, but a lot of guys that are part of this race team. Dale Latty and Rick Laughlin met my wife and I at the shop at 7am Wednesday so we could go to Salem (Ind.) Speedway to shake it down and make sure we had all the bugs worked out, but we weren't sure. We came home, started at 7am and worked until 11 at night, and never gave up."
"Yesterday, we did all our homework to make sure I was ready to deal whatever handling challenges were thrown at us," Swanson continued. "It was a completely different racetrack to me than we had a year ago. We made changes all the way through driver introductions on the front stretch. I wasn't sure if we had done it right, or if I had made the right calls, but the longer it went, we stayed in the hunt. You never know what's going to happen in the end. Luckily for us, persistence kept us in it and gave us a chance."
Contingency award winners Friday night at Madison International Speedway included Kody Swanson (Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier), Kyle Robbins (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Mike Haggenbottom (WIlwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 28, 2019 - Madison International Speedway - Oregon, Wisconsin - Bytec "Dairyland 100"
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Kody Swanson, 20, Nolen-16.852 (New Track Record); 2. David Byrne, 40, Byrne-16.961; 3. Kyle Hamilton, 6, Klatt-17.055; 4. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-17.156; 5. Bobby Santos, 22, DJ-17.174; 6. Derek Bischak, 31, Bischak-17.233; 7. Travis Welpott, 18, Welpott-17.309; 8. Cody Gallogly, 81, Williams-17.322; 9. Austin Nemire, 16, Nemire/Lesko-17.368; 10. Eric Gordon, 78, Armstrong/Slinkard-17.400; 11. Jim Anderson, 92, Kazmark-17.470; 12. Chris Windom, 17, Goodnight/Byrd-17.531; 13. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 11, DHR/Byrd-17.573; 14. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-17.737; 15. Toni Breidinger, 80, Breidinger-17.761; 16. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-17.766; 17. Mike Haggenbottom, 24, Haggenbottom-18.091; 18. Cody Gerhardt, 60, Gerhardt-18.127; 19. Chris Dyson, 9, Dyson-18.189; 20. Kyle Robbins, 7, KR-NT; 21. Patrick Lawson, 2, Lawson-NT; 22. Brian Gerster, 94, Ram-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Kyle Hamilton (3), 3. David Byrne (2), 4. Bobby Santos (5), 5. Eric Gordon (10), 6. Jim Anderson (11), 7. Cody Gallogly (8), 8. Derek Bischak (6), 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (13), 10. Russ Gamester (14), 11. Toni Breidinger (15), 12. Kyle Robbins (20), 13. Mike Haggenbottom (17), 14. Chris Windom (12), 15. Cody Gerhardt (18), 16. Austin Nemire (9), 17. Justin Grant (4), 18. Travis Welpott (7), 19. Patrick Lawson (21), 20. Matt Goodnight (16), 21. Chris Dyson (19). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Swanson, Laps 13-24 Byrne, Laps 25-76 Hamilton, Laps 77-100 Swanson.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Kyle Robbins (20th to 12th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Mike Haggenbottom
NEW USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES POINTS: 1-Swanson-393, 2-Grant-343, 3-Byrne-291, 4-Gordon-274, 5-Santos-259, 6-Hamilton-256, 7-Haggenbottom-248, 8-Thomas-244, 9-Nemire-240, 10-Robbins-211.
NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES RACE: August 10, 2019 - Salem Speedway - Salem, Indiana - "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial"
ASCS National Sprint Series
Devon Borden Becomes The Youngest Winner In The History Of The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series
Bryan Hulbert - ELMA, Wash. (June 28, 2019) Leading start to finish to open up the Fred Brownfield Classic at Grays Harbor Raceway, 16-year old Devon Borden added his name to the list of winners with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network to become the 148th different winner with the National Tour.
With the win, Borden edges Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. by 40-days to become the youngest winner in the history of the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network.
Winner Devon Bordon (Malcolm White Photo)
"This thing was on rails here tonight. My crew, my Dad, just everyone with this thing had it perfect," stated a nearly breathless Devon Borden.
Stalked into traffic by John Carney II on two occasions, Borden was able to keep pace. Asked if he could hear the No. J2 closing in, Devon replied, "I couldn't hear him. It got a little hairy there in traffic and I made some small mistakes, but all that matters is we're standing on the front stretch."
The fifth time a driver for the state of Washington has topped the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network,
Borden's win came from the right of the front row. Winning the drag race off the fourth turn over Bailey Sucich on two occasions, as the first start fell victim to caution when Austen Wheatley spun in the second turn, Borden opened his advantage quickly as the race for second went to John Carney II.
Finding traffic on Lap 6, Borden was quick around the slower machines. Having to move off his preferred high line a couple of times, the moves allowed Carney to close in before the caution lights came on with nine laps complete for Jay Cole.
Restarting with a slower car between himself and Carney, clean air was to the advantage of the No. 8 as Devon ran to a nearly two-second advantage before finding traffic again on Lap 16.
Racing back and forth with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. as the pair also found the back of the field, John Carney II traded the runner-up position through a series of slide jobs with Carney holding the position at the flag-stand with each exchange. Closing on Borden, the distance between the top two positions had shrunk to only a few tenths of a second as slower traffic raced wheel to wheel directly ahead of the leaders. Making a couple of small mistakes trying to navigate the backmarkers, both Carney and Hafertepe were locked in, only to have the caution fly working Lap 22 as Roger Crockett lost power down the back straightaway.
Back in clean air, Borden gapped the race for second, opening his lead by 1.298 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag. Trading second numerous times over the final four laps, John Carney II kept pace for his eighth career runner-up finish against the National Tour with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. third for the 16th time, and in doing so closed the battle for the point's lead to 12 markers. Rattling off this third top five of the season, Arkansas' Jordon Mallett crossed fourth with Seth Bergman making up eighth positions to finish fifth.
Scott Bogucki crossed sixth with Colton Heath emerging from the BMRS B-Feature to advance 10 positions to seventh. Bailey Sucich slipped from the pole to eighth with Austin Wheatley making a tremendous comeback from bringing out the opening lap caution to finish ninth. Blake Hahn, who was running as high as seventh, slipped through the cushion in the closing laps and ended up tenth.
A field of 34 drivers was on hand to open the Fred Brownfield Classic with four SCE Gaskets Heat Races going to Bailey Sucich, Devon Borden, Jordon Mallett, and John Carney II. The BMRS B-Feature was won by Colton Heath. Two provisionals were taken by Harli White and Alex Hill.
The Fred Brownfield Classic continues Saturday, June 29 with gates opening at 5:00 P.M. and races at 7:00 P.M. (PDT). More information on the event, including ticket prices and directions, can be found at www.graysharborraceway.com.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the nine Regional Tours that make up ASCS Nation in 2019, log onto www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Summer Thunder Sprint Series
Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, Wash.)
Fred Brownfield Classic - Night 1
Friday, June 28, 2019
Car Count: 34
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14B-Bailey Sucich, [2]; 2. 44W-Austen Wheatley, [3]; 3. 6-Breyton Davison, [1]; 4. 9-Shawn Rice, [4]; 5. 21P-Robbie Price, [6]; 6. 11-Roger Crockett, [8]; 7. 97R-Jason Reed, [5]; 8. (DNF) 24-Tyler Anderson, [7]; 9. (DNF) 91-Chase Goetz, [9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Devon Borden, [2]; 2. 17-Cam Smith, [1]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 4. 18-Jason Solwold, [4]; 5. 33-Colton Heath, [6]; 6. 6A-Kyle Miller, [8]; 7. 77X-Alex Hill, [9]; 8. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [7]; 9. 71-John Stuart, [5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, [2]; 2. 0J-Jay Cole, [3]; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki, [5]; 4. 151-Duke Johnson, [1]; 5. 18T-Tanner Holmes, [6]; 6. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 7. 17C-Chris Bullock, [8]; 8. (DNF) 33S-Lance Sargent, [4]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. J2-John Carney II, [2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [3]; 3. 9R-Reece Goetz, [4]; 4. 22X-Travis Jacobson, [1]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman, [7]; 6. 57-Jake Helsel, [6]; 7. 95-Matt Covington, [5]; 8. (DNF) 96-Andrew Caruana, [8]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 6 advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 33-Colton Heath, [1]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, [3]; 3. 6A-Kyle Miller, [4]; 4. 22X-Travis Jacobson, [6]; 5. 95-Matt Covington, [12]; 6. 57-Jake Helsel, [9]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 8. 77X-Alex Hill, [8]; 9. 151-Duke Johnson, [5]; 10. 24-Tyler Anderson, [13]; 11. 17C-Chris Bullock, [10]; 12. 71-John Stuart, [16]; 13. (DNF) 18T-Tanner Holmes, [2]; 14. (DNF) 97R-Jason Reed, [11]; 15. (DNF) 96-Andrew Caruana, [18]; 16. (DNF) 2X-Tucker Doughty, [14]; 17. (DNF) 33S-Lance Sargent, [15]; 18. (DNF) 91-Chase Goetz, [17]
A-Feature
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 8-Devon Borden, [2]; 2. J2-John Carney II, [3]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [7]; 4. 14-Jordon Mallett, [4]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman, [13]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki, [6]; 7. 33-Colton Heath, [17]; 8. 14B-Bailey Sucich, [1]; 9. 44W-Austen Wheatley, [5]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn, [11]; 11. 17-Cam Smith, [9]; 12. 21P-Robbie Price, [16]; 13. 18-Jason Solwold, [15]; 14. 95-Matt Covington, [21]; 15. 17W-Harli White, [23]; 16. 9R-Reece Goetz, [10]; 17. 11-Roger Crockett, [18]; 18. 9-Shawn Rice, [14]; 19. (DNF) 22X-Travis Jacobson, [20]; 20. (DNF) 0J-Jay Cole, [8]; 21. (DNF) 6-Breyton Davison, [12]; 22. (DNF) 6A-Kyle Miller, [19]; 23. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [24]; 24. (DNF) 57-Jake Helsel, [22]
Lap Leader(s): Devon Borden 1-25
Hard Charger: Colton Heath +10
High Point Driver: Bailey Sucich
Provisional(s): Harli White (Points); Alex Hill (Points)
2019 National Tour Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Blake Hahn 2,100; 2. Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 2,088; 3. John Carney II 2,074; 4. Scott Bogucki 2,023; 5. Matt Covington 1,988; 6. Roger Crockett 1,921; 7. Robbie Price 1,819; 8. Harli White 1,749; 9. Jordon Mallett 1,687; 10. Alex Hill 1,583; 11. Tucker Doughty 1,538; 12. Jamie Ball 1,063; 13. Seth Bergman 738; 14. Dylan Westbrook 545; 15. Wayne Johnson 512;
2019 Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 5 (5/17 - I-96 Speedway; 5/18 - I-96 Speedway; 5/25 - Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/5 - Lawton Speedway; 6/8 - Salina Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 2 (6/14 - Brown County Speedway; 6/15 - Black Hills Speedway); Thomas Kennedy - 2 (4/25 - Eagle Raceway, 4/26 - U.S. 36 Raceway); John Carney II - 1 (5/26 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Travis Rilat - 1 (6/4 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Blake Hahn - 1 (6/20 - Skagit Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Robbie Price - 1 (6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Devon Borden - 1 (6/28 - Grays Harbor Raceway);
Weather Related Cancellations - 8: Devil's Bowl Speedway (3/15 and 3/16); Williams Grove Speedway (5/3); Selinsgrove Speedway (5/4); Lakeside Speedway (5/9); I-30 Speedway (5/11); Route 66 Motor Speedway (6/1); Creek County Speedway (6/6)
Rookie Carson Macedo beats veteran World of Outlaws stars for third career win
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Winner Carson Macedo (DB3 Photo)
STANDING TALL: Carson Macedo wins night two of the Jackson Nationals
Rookie Carson Macedo holds off veterans Logan Schuchart and Daryn Pittman for third career win
You couldn’t see it, but Carson Macedo was standing up in the seat of his Kyle Larson Racing No. 2 car for all 30 laps of the Feature at Jackson Motorplex Friday night.
Or at least, that’s how it felt to the rookie driver after holding off veterans Daryn Pittman and Logan Schuchart to claim his third World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race.
“I knew I needed to stand up in the seat and make it happen,” Macedo said. “These Outlaw races are hard to win and you don’t get those opportunities that often to be up front and be there to capitalize on a win.”
The record book will officially show Macedo led all 30 laps. However, the sweat drenching down his forehead and the lack of breath in his speech know better.
Macedo started on the pole of the Feature, by virtue of winning the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash after Dash leader Donny Schatz blew a motor. When the green flag hit the air, Macedo and Pittman drag raced side by side down the front stretch. Macedo launched his car under Pittman into turn one, sliding ahead within inches of his bumper.
Macedo then sped away, leaving about a three-car gap between he and Pittman.
By Lap seven, Macedo’s pace put him in lap traffic. Behind him, Pittman and Schuchart wrestled for second-place. Schuchart tried to slide in front of Pittman off turn two, but carried too much speed and exited the corner sideways, allowing Pittman to dart back by.
The top three remained unchanged for the next five laps with Macedo cautiously navigating his way through lap traffic. Within those five laps, Pittman closed to about a car length distance from Macedo, while Schuchart stocked them both. The veterans were ready to steal the rookie’s win.
With 15 laps to go, Schuchart powered his Drydene No. 1s around the outside of Pittman in turn one. Then next lap, he attempted a slide job underneath Macedo in turn one, but the Chevrolet Accessories No. 2 car had a strong enough run on the outside to get beside Schuchart before he could slide up in front of him.
When they crossed the line for 13 laps to go, Macedo was given 14 seconds to breathe with no attempts for a pass. But Schuchart was still there. Lurking. Waiting.
With 12 laps to go, Macedo couldn’t sit. Schuchart threw another slide job at him in turn one. This time, it worked. The Shark Racing car cleared Macedo exiting turn two and pulled away down the backstretch.
Macedo was determined to not let the win slip away. With a Hail Marry dive into turn three – closing about a three-car length gap – Macedo sped by Schuchart on the bottom of the track and reclaimed the lead on the exit of the turn.
They charged by the flag stand with 11 laps to go and Schuchart threw his car back underneath Macedo into turn one. They slid through the corner side by side, but Macedo had the advantaged against the cushion and powered to the lead down the backstretch. Behind them, Pittman won his own battle against Ian Madsen to remain third.
“Once I did get by Carson, I was maybe a little too conservative,” Schuchart said. “I had one more shot after I passed him, when he passed me back, to try to throw one more slider on him. I was a little too hesitant to let it go up and I feel like I could have. Once he went by, I feel like he went by in a slower motion, a little bit further than I was expecting him to.”
Six laps went by with Macedo continuing to balance maintaining the lead while negotiating lap cars. He put a comfortable gap between he and second-place, which became a three-way between Schuchart, Pittman and Madsen.
With three laps to go, Pittman slid by Schuchart for second and put together one last effort to run Macedo down. But it wasn’t enough. Macedo cruised to the win during night two of the Jackson Nationals.
“I knew that if we could get in clean air and make good clean laps and get through traffic well we could run OK,” Macedo said.
Pittman finished second and Schuchart held on to third – a big improvement from his 18th-place run during Thursday’s opening night race for the Jackson Nationals.
Pittman’s second-place finish was his fifth top-five in-a-row – after finishing fourth Thursday night. It’s a positive trajectory toward his quest to return to Victory Lane.
“If we keep running, top-three, top-five every night, god, you got to think wins will come,” Pittman said. “We’re close. I think we were closer to winning tonight than we were last night, so I’m happy with the direction we’re going.”
Strong runs from Pittman and Macedo – who finished eighth Thursday night – during the two preliminary opening night Jackson Nationals races have garnered them enough points to lock themselves into Saturday’s DIRTVision Fast Pass, along with David Gravel and Thursday night’s winner Brad Sweet. The remaining four Dash starters will be determined by Saturday's Heat races.
When it comes to Saturday’s 40-lap $41,000-to-win Feature, Pittman said he thinks he and his team are as good as anyone competing.
For Macedo, Friday night was all about his third Series win. The Lemoore, Calif.-native’s first two Series wins came at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. With his win in Jackson, Minn., people can now stop asking him when he’ll win at another track.
“A couple of people said, ‘We need to see you win an Outlaw race somewhere other than Chico,’” Macedo said. “So, it feels good to do that. This is my third time ever racing at this track.”
His relief and triumphant joy were clear for everyone to see when he went from “standing in his seat” to standing on the back of his car, arms in the air and a joyous yell loud enough to be heard through his helmet.
UP NEXT:
The 41st Annual AGCO Jackson Nationals at Jackson Motorplex will conclude Saturday, June 29.
As always, you can catch all World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action on www.DIRTVision.com.
For tickets and more information, go to www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Race Results: 6/28/19 – Jackson Motorplex
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [1][$10,000]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2][$5,000]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][$3,000]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$2,700]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [4][$2,500]; 6. 41-David Gravel [6][$2,000]; 7. 5-Shane Stewart [11][$1,800]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [8][$1,600]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$1,500]; 10. O9-Matt Juhl [10][$1,400]; 11. 7-Justin Henderson [14][$1,300]; 12. 4-Terry McCarl [13][$1,200]; 13. 49X-Tim Shaffer [15][$1,100]; 14. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [18][$1,000]; 15. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [17][$950]; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser [12][$925]; 17. 3-Jac Haudenschild [16][$900]; 18. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [19][$850]; 19. 44S-Trey Starks [22][$825]; 20. 2KS-Austin McCarl [23][$800]; 21. 55-Brooke Tatnell [20][$800]; 22. 19-Brent Marks [24][$800]; 23. 7S-Jason Sides [21][$800]; 24. 19P-Paige Polyak [9][$800];
Lap Leaders: Carson Macedo 1-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 5-Shane Stewart[+4]
Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 41-David Gravel, 12.744; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.798; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.943; 4. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.954; 5. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi, 12.968; 6. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 13.008; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.058; 8. 5-Shane Stewart, 13.105; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.106; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.129; 11. 4-Terry McCarl, 13.162; 12. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.212; 13. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 13.257; 14. 19-Brent Marks, 13.277; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.331; 16. 9-James McFadden, 13.336; 17. 7W-R.J. Johnson, 13.422; 18. 5J-Jamie Ball, 13.442; 19. 44-Chris Martin, 13.475; 20. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 13.598; 21. 8-Jack Croaker, 13.844
Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.011; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman, 13.017; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.04; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.064; 5. O9-Matt Juhl, 13.148; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.168; 7. 7-Justin Henderson, 13.17; 8. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 13.177; 9. 44S-Trey Starks, 13.235; 10. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 13.268; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.307; 12. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 13.336; 13. 21-Brian Brown, 13.457; 14. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 13.486; 15. 16-Travis Whitney, 13.54; 16. 33M-Mason Daniel, 13.596; 17. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 13.784; 18. O5-Colin Smith, 13.894; 19. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 13.939; 20. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, 14.259
DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 19P-Paige Polyak [4]; 4. 4-Terry McCarl [6]; 5. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [3]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [8]; 8. 2KS-Austin McCarl [7]; 9. 7W-R.J. Johnson [9]; 10. 44-Chris Martin [10]; 11. 8-Jack Croaker [11]
DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [2]; 3. 5-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6]; 5. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [3]; 6. 9-James McFadden [8]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [7]; 8. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [10]; 9. 5J-Jamie Ball [9]; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5]
DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [3]; 4. 7-Justin Henderson [4]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 44S-Trey Starks [5]; 8. 16-Travis Whitney [8]; 9. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [9]; 10. 97-Alan Gilbertson [10]
DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell [6]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [8]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [5]; 8. 13-Mark Dobmeier [7]; 9. O5-Colin Smith [9]; 10. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [10]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [7]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [4]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 41-David Gravel [1]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [8]
C-Main (10 Laps) – 1. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [2][-]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball [3][-]; 3. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [7][$125]; 4. O5-Colin Smith [4][$125]; 5. 44-Chris Martin [5][$125]; 6. 8-Jack Croaker [9][$125]; 7. 7W-R.J. Johnson [1][$125]; 8. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [8][$125]; 9. 97-Alan Gilbertson [6][$125]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1][-]; 2. 44S-Trey Starks [2][-]; 3. 2KS-Austin McCarl [4][-]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [6][-]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [8][$300]; 6. 9-James McFadden [10][$250]; 7. 21-Brian Brown [5][$225]; 8. 13-Mark Dobmeier [7][$200]; 9. 35-Skylar Prochaska [3][$200]; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen [14][$200]; 11. 16-Travis Whitney [9][$150]; 12. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [12][$150]; 13. 33M-Mason Daniel [11][$150]; 14. 5J-Jamie Ball [13][$150]
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series .. IT’S RACEDAY AT Grandview Speedway!
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The Delaware Auto Exchange Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will be back in the Keystone State racing on the high banks tonight at Grandview Speedway! Pit gates are scheduled to open at 4PM, with grandstands opening for fans also at 5PM, hot laps beginning at 6:30PM and racing starting promptly at 7:30PM!
Tonight will be night two of the Bethman's Auto Center sponsored Pennsylvania State Championship portion of the "Tri-State Championship Series". Tim Tanner Jr. currently is topping the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Championship point battle, after his victory at Grandview back in May, but leave it to young gun drivers like "The REAL DEAL" Logan Diehl, 358 Sprint Car Driver Tyler Brehm - who will be joining the 305 competition tonight in the Pat Compton own sprinter, or last weeks first time victor at Bridgeport Speedway and JLD Graphics ROTY contender, Ricky DiEva to challenge Tanner over the Pennsylvania point standings.
Bethman Auto Center is Newtown, PA's premier automotive maintenance center that specializes in your tires, brakes, and suspension needs. They have been family owned and operated since 1952 and have fully certified ASA mechanics on staff. For more information on Bethman Auto Center, visit their website at www.bethmanauto.com.
Additional contingency awards include $50 cash to each heat race winner presented by Bruce's Auto Body, John W. Kay Electric, and Professional Design Services, a $50 gift certificate to Keizer Sprint Wheels for the worst pill draw of the night, the $50 Bitner Automotive 'Lightning Fast Time of the Night' bonus, 5 gallons of fuel to the winner and heat race winners of tonights feature courtesy of Kelly Racing Fuels , a case of oil to the fourth place finisher courtesy of VP Lubricants, the Fred's Trailers $50 Hard Charger Award, the “Burning Rubber Bonus” which is a BRAND NEW Hoosier Racing Tire Racesaver Spec Right Rear tire courtesy of Thayer Performance, a $50 Gift Certificate courtesy of Competition Suspension Inc., the CRC Industries Brakleen feature redraw and the Worthington Rigging & Storage Worst Pill Draw $100 cash prize concludes the list of extras up for grabs tonight.
Associate marketing partner Engler Machine and Tool will be sponsoring the front row starters for all the MASS feature events in 2019. The pole sitters each night will be rewarded with two tickets for the fuel injection that is being raffled off at the season end banquet as part of the "Engler Machine and Tool Front Row Challenge" Award.
Several drivers looking forward to join the list of 6 different drivers who have earn victories so far this season like Eddie Wagner, Logan Diehl, Jason Dunn, Jon Haegele, Rick Stief, Tom Carberry, Joe Kay, and Larry Mc Vay to name a few.
For more information on THIS event, LIVE race day coverage, and exclusive interviews with drivers, visit our Facebook page Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, our Instagram and Twitter pages @masprints305 and our website www.masprintseries.com!
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Brad Sweet wins opening night of Jackson Nationals in thrilling fashion
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Winner Brad Sweet (DB3 Photo)
HUNKERED DOWN CHARGE: Brad Sweet wins Jackson Nationals opening night
Brad Sweet makes late race pass on David Gravel to claim third win in-a-row, 40th overall
Questions with no clear answers lingered in heads of thousands like a painless headache during the final three laps of the Jackson Nationals opening Thursday night race at the Jackson Motorplex.
Could Brad Sweet catch David Gravel? Could Gravel hold Sweet off?
Gravel had the 4/10-mile tamed, leading every lap up until that point. But on a charge behind him, the untamable “Big Cat” Sweet.
With two laps to go, they were side by side down the back stretch. Gravel hesitated for a millisecond on a lap car’s trajectory, while Sweet didn't blink, darting underneath the lap car and Gravel into turn three and claiming the lead off turn four.
From there the answer was clear. Sweet would go on to win his sixth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race of the season – his 40th career win and third win in-a-row.
“It’s sure fun to drive this thing right now,” said a jubilant Sweet. “We’ve really hit on some stuff. It’s been a joy to drive good the last few weeks.
“I’m a little worn out, I was really clutching the wheel, trying to hit my marks there late in that race. I knew it was coming down to the white there.”
The win may have been Sweet’s sixth of the season – further extending his title as winningest driver, so far, this year – but it was one of the hardest wins he had to work for.
Starting sixth in the 30-lap Feature, Sweet had a host of competitive cars between he and the lead. Also, on the start, Gravel cruised by Donny Schatz on the outside for the lead and the two pulled away to about a straightaway gap on third-place Brian Brown.
It took Sweet two laps to make his way by Terry McCarl for fifth-place, but it was another nine laps before he caught Brown and Daryn Pittman who were battling for third. He made quick work of the two, passing them both with a daring drive through turn three and four, leaving inches between he and Pittman’s car.
Three laps later Sweet made his way by second-place Schatz and set his sight on closing the half-a-straightaway gap between he and Gravel with 15 laps to go. However, Schatz, who hadn’t won in seven races, was still determined to close that gap himself.
With Sweet getting held up by a lap car in turn four, Schatz throttled back by the NAPA Auto Parts No. 49 car and put his Toco Warranty No. 15 car back in second. Sweet had to regroup and find this rhythm riding the bottom of the track again. Two laps later, with a slide job through turns three and four, Sweet cleared Schatz on the front stretch and reclaimed second-place.
He now had 12 laps to catch the Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 41 of Gravel.
Could he catch him? With three laps to go, Sweet had Gravel in sight. Two laps to go they were side by side. After Sweet darted by Gravel and a lap car in turn three, Gravel had to throw his car sideways on the exit of turn four to avoid hitting another lap car. From there, with one lap to go, Sweet pulled away to a half second lead and a $10,000 victory.
“I was hunkered down and determined to catch him (Gravel),” Sweet said. “It always helps sometimes to be in second, you can watch where he’s not running and try to find a line.”
Carrying the weight of defeat in every word, runner-up Gravel congratulated Sweet on the win, but knew the race should've been his.
“We had the race winning car there,” said Gravel, who set Quick Time and won his Drydene Heat race earlier in the night. “That’s not our issue. As a driver I’ve got to put myself in a better spot there. We’ll come back tomorrow hungrier.”
Schatz’s third-place finish was his first podium finish since he won at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway at the end of May. However, he was still looking for more.
“You slip a little bit, and someone is going to take advantage of it,” Schatz said. “So, it’s one of them nights.”
Sweet has extended his points lead over Schatz, the 10-time Series champion to a 60-point advantage. That stems from Sweet claiming 10 top-five finishes in-a-row and his determination to keep winning.
“When you start winning races you’re just never satisfied unless you’re winning,” Sweet said. “I guess when you get beat down by Donny year after year you just try to keep getting better. I think this year, we’re just a little bit better right now, but that doesn’t mean a whole lot. Everybody’s a half a turn or change or something away from putting the pressure back on us. We’re just ahead right now and that allows me to keep leading laps and winning more race. It just gives me confidence.”
With one more preliminary night of racing at the Jackson Motorplex on Friday, the question of who will win Saturday night’s $41,000-to-win Jackson Nationals finale will linger for the next 48 hours.
However, with a win on night one, Sweet and his Kasey Kahne Racing team have set themselves up to possibly answer that question, as well.
UP NEXT:
Night two of the Jackson Nationals at the Jackson Motorplex with the World of Outlaws will take place Friday, June 28.
As always, you can catch all World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action on www.DIRTVision.com.
For tickets and more information, go to www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Race Results: 6/27/19 - Jackson Motorplex
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [6][$10,000]; 2. 41-David Gravel [2][$5,000]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$3,000]; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman [8][$2,700]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [3][$2,500]; 6. 9-James McFadden [9][$2,000]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [10][$1,800]; 8. 2-Carson Macedo [14][$1,600]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [5][$1,500]; 10. 4-Terry McCarl [4][$1,400]; 11. 5-Shane Stewart [13][$1,300]; 12. 7-Justin Henderson [7][$1,200]; 13. 2M-Kerry Madsen [21][$1,100]; 14. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [15][$1,000]; 15. 49X-Tim Shaffer [18][$950]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [19][$925]; 17. O9-Matt Juhl [11][$900]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$850]; 19. 13-Mark Dobmeier [17][$825]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$800]; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser [22][$800]; 22. 3-Jac Haudenschild [23][$800]; 23. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [16][$800]; 24. 2KS-Austin McCarl [24][$800];
Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-28, Brad Sweet 29-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2M-Kerry Madsen[+8]
Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 41-David Gravel, 12.752; 2. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi, 12.766; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman, 12.888; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.916; 5. 9-James McFadden, 12.922; 6. 4-Terry McCarl, 12.943; 7. 5-Shane Stewart, 13.001; 8. O9-Matt Juhl, 13.043; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.08; 10. 44S-Trey Starks, 13.181; 11. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 13.213; 12. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.262; 13. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 13.414; 14. 44-Chris Martin, 13.467; 15. 8-Jack Croaker, 13.518; 16. 5J-Jamie Ball, 13.668; 17. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 13.677; 18. 33M-Mason Daniel, 13.706; 19. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 13.868; 20. 1AJ-Trevor Mell, 14.029; 21. O5-Colin Smith, 14.059
Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.811; 2. 21-Brian Brown, 12.966; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 12.969; 4. 7-Justin Henderson, 12.995; 5. 2-Carson Macedo, 13.016; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.04; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.09; 8. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey, 13.104; 9. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.11; 10. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.156; 11. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.178; 12. 19P-Paige Polyak, 13.33; 13. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 13.376; 14. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 13.468; 15. 19-Brent Marks, 13.496; 16. 7W-R.J. Johnson, 13.522; 17. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 13.563; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 13.617; 19. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.618; 20. 16-Travis Whitney, 13.729; 21. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 14.024
DRYDENE Heat #1 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 9-James McFadden [3]; 4. 5-Shane Stewart [4]; 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier [7]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 8. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [9]; 9. 8-Jack Croaker [8]; 10. O5-Colin Smith [11]; 11. 2K-Kevin Ingle [10]
DRYDENE Heat #2 – Flight (A) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 2. 4-Terry McCarl [3]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [4]; 4. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [1]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 6. 44S-Trey Starks [5]; 7. 44-Chris Martin [7]; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel [9]; 9. 5J-Jamie Ball [8]; 10. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [10]
DRYDENE Heat #3 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell [9]; 8. 2KS-Austin McCarl [7]; 9. 19-Brent Marks [8]; 10. 2C-Wayne Johnson [10]; 11. 97-Alan Gilbertson [11]
DRYDENE Heat #4 – Flight (B) (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 7-Justin Henderson [2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 83R-Lynton Jeffrey [4]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 6. 19P-Paige Polyak [6]; 7. 35-Skylar Prochaska [7]; 8. 7W-R.J. Johnson [8]; 9. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [9]; 10. 16-Travis Whitney [10]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [4]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [6]; 4. 4-Terry McCarl [2]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 7. 7-Justin Henderson [5]; 8. 83-Daryn Pittman [8]
C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 55-Brooke Tatnell [2][-]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson [6][-]; 3. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [1][$125]; 4. 33M-Mason Daniel [3][$125]; 5. 16-Travis Whitney [8][$125]; 6. 97-Alan Gilbertson [10][$125]; 7. O5-Colin Smith [9][$125]; 8. 1AJ-Trevor Mell [7][$125]; 9. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [4][$125]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle [5][$100]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [2][-]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1][-]; 3. 3-Jac Haudenschild [5][-]; 4. 2KS-Austin McCarl [6][-]; 5. 44S-Trey Starks [3][$300]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [10][$250]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [4][$225]; 8. 2C-Wayne Johnson [14][$200]; 9. 35-Skylar Prochaska [8][$200]; 10. 44-Chris Martin [7][$200]; 11. 5J-Jamie Ball [11][$150]; 12. 55-Brooke Tatnell [13][$150]; 13. 7W-R.J. Johnson [12][$150]; 14. 8-Jack Croaker [9][$150]
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING ADVANCE RELEASE JUNE 29
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DATE OF EVENT: June 29, 2019
DATE OF RELEASE: June 26, 2019
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
MODIFIEDS, 50-LAP 4 CYLINDER RACE HEADLINE “SCOUT NIGHT” AUTO RACING ACTION AT WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 29)
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ An extra-distance 50 lap race for the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder stocks and a 40-lapper for the All American Auto Group Modifieds will headline “Scout Night” auto racing action this Saturday night (June 29) at Wall Stadium Speedway. Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. Main event action will follow around 7:00 p.m.
The evening will honor both Boy and Girl Scouts, as they will be admitted free when wearing an item from the official scout uniform or come to the speedway with their Scout troop. It will be $1 Hot Dog Night at the refreshment stands.
On the third mile high-banked paved oval the Modifieds will battle in a 40-lap main event. Three-time and recent Garden State Classic champion Steven Reed of Jackson will lead the way with plenty of competition coming from Modified point leader Eric Mauriello of Brick, Andrew Krause of Holmdel, Roger Coss of Lafayette, Dom Fattaruso of Brick and Derek Hopkinson of Toms River just to name a few.
The 4 Cylinder Stocks will also be in the spotlight in a 50-lap main event with current point leader Neil Rutt III of Edison leading the way. Top runners Jeffrey Loesch of Neptune City, Darianne McLaren of Edison, Brick's Randy Hart and Alonzo Morales of Mt. Ephraim are also expected to see action
The Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars and the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars are all also set for 25-lap races.
Saturday’s schedule will see the competitor pit area open at 1:00 p.m. Regular practice will start at 3:00 p.m., while spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m. Qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. with main events to follow.
The 2019 Saturday night schedule is available at wallspeedwayracing.com.
Wall Stadium Speedway is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
