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Winner Anthony Macri (Chad Warner Photo)
Contact: Tyler Altmeyer
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Anthony Macri outruns field in Port Royal’s Keith Kauffman Classic for first-ever All Star victory
PORT ROYAL, Pa. (June 24, 2020) - For the first time in his young career, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania’s Anthony Macri is an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner, doing so, in unbelievable form, during Port Royal Speedway’s annual Keith Kauffman Classic on Wednesday, June 24. The victory, earning Macri $6,000 in the process, was accomplished in flawless fashion, eventually outrunning the entire field, including a late-charging Kyle Larson, by just under four seconds.
Macri started from the pole position and led every circuit of the 30-lap main event, navigating through waves of intense traffic with ease, and in certain periods, separated himself from the field by upwards of four lapped cars.
“I don’t even know what to say,” Anthony Macri said in victory lane, driver of the Macri Concrete/J&S Fabrication/No. 39M sprint car. “We threw some stuff at (the car) for the dash and we weren’t even sure it was going to work, but clearly it showed that it worked in the dash. So all we did was add some fuel and let her eat in the feature.”
Although imposing no threat on Macri, Kyle Larson, Danny Dietrich, Aaron Reutzel, Brent Marks, and Brock Zearfoss all battled within the top-five over the course of the Keith Kauffman contest, swapping positions on several occasions. It was not until a caution on lap 22, brought out for a slowing Zearfoss, that allowed a few of the teams to find their true finishing potential. In fact, the ensuing restart propelled Larson from fourth to second, banging the boards on the top edge of the speedway to drive around Dietrich and Reutzel on laps 24 and 25, respectively.
A final lap maneuver by Dietrich to get around Reutzel allowed the Gettysburg-native to claim third at the line, followed by Reutzel and Brent Marks.
The All Star triumph included, Macri has now won three-in-a-row at the Port Royal ‘Speed Palace.’
“My team has given me a great car over the last few weeks. I could put the car wherever I wanted,” Macri continued, who earned his pole position by way of dash victory; he started fifth. “I know the fast lane is normally the top of turns one and two, and it normally cleans off in turns three and four on the bottom. After about 15 laps, I pretty much killed my tires. I was actually on defensive mode for a little while just hoping they weren’t going to blow by me. I was trying to push hard through traffic, but I was happy to see the yellows just so I could have some clean air. I knew I could drive the car as hard as I could.
“The month we spent out on the road this year really changed me as a driver. I came back here and I’m ready to win.”
What’s Next:
Diving deep into the heart of Dixie, the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will continue their 2020 championship campaign with a doubleheader on the highbanks of Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28. Dubbed the Food City presents the Tennessee Sprint Car Nationals, the Bulls Gap invasion will feature back-to-back $5,000-to-win main events, also awarding points toward the season-ending championship purse.
Although the Tennessee Sprint Car Nationals visit will be a first during Tony Stewart’s tenure as owner of the All Stars, it is certainly not the first stop in Series history, most recently invading the northern Tennessee facility on March 19-20, 2010, with Joey Saldana and Jason Meyers each earning feature wins.
Online Coverage:
Each and every event on the 2020 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 schedule will be broadcast live exclusively at www.floracing.com. To access live and on-demand racing action from the All Star Circuit of Champions, visit www.floracing.com and become an annual PRO subscriber. The subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast. To check out exclusive content, visit https://bit.ly/2XR863e.
Contingency Awards/Results: Port Royal Speedway - June 24, 2020:
Event: Keith Kauffman Classic
Entries: 35
C&R Racing Warm-Ups: Aaron Reutzel - 17.789
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Brock Zearfoss - 16.531
Ford Performance Heat #1 Winner: Mike Wagner
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2 Winner: TJ Stutts
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3 Winner: Brent Marks
Mobil 1 Heat #4 Winner: Tyler Reeser
Kear’s Speed Shop Dash #1 Winner: Anthony Macri
Kear's Speed Shop Dash #2 Winner: Brock Zearfoss
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting & Embroidery B-Main Winner: Tony Stewart
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Jared Esh
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Anthony Macri
Hercules Tire A-Main Hard Charger: Dylan Cisney (+9)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.531; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 16.815; 3. 11-Zeb Wise, 16.951; 4. 55-Mike Wagner, 16.967; 5. 5c-Dylan Cisney, 17.012; 6. 13-Paul McMahan, 17.117; 7. 33-Jared Esh, 17.256; 8. 99-Skylar Gee, 17.283; 9. 70-Sye Lynch, 18.168
Group (B)
1. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.773; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 16.875; 3. 11T-TJ Stutts, 16.888; 4. 2-AJ Flick, 16.990; 5. 91-Tony Fiore, 17.100; 6. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 17.168; 7. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni, 17.495; 8. 12-Blane Heimbach, 17.664; 9. W20-Greg Wilson, 18.395
Group (C)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 16.632; 2. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.680; 3. 5-Brent Marks, 16.777; 4. 1-Logan Wagner, 16.871; 5. 20-Ryan Taylor, 17.252; 6. 39-Cale Thomas, 17.305; 7. 98-Kyle Reinhardt, 17.371; 8. 57J-Jeff MIller, 17.417; 9. 47K-Kody Lehman, 17.622
Group (D)
1. 17-Josh Baughman, 16.628; 2. 57-Kyle Larson, 16.680; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 16.822; 4. 35-Tyler Reeser, 17.165; 5. 24w-Lucas Wolfe, 17.271; 6. 12B-Robert Ballou, 17.331; 7. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 17.362; 8. 25-Tyler Bear, 17.397
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 55-Mike Wagner [1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 3. 11-Zeb Wise [2]; 4. 5C-Dylan Cisney [5]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4]; 6. 33-Jared Esh [7]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [8]; 9. 70-Sye Lynch [9]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 11T-TJ Stutts [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 3. 2-AJ Flick [1]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer [6]; 5. 12-Blane Heimbach [8]; 6. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 7. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni [7]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 9. 91-Tony Fiore [5]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 5-Brent Marks [2]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri [3]; 4. 1-Logan Wagner [1]; 5. 39-Cale Thomas [6]; 6. 20-Ryan Taylor [5]; 7. 98-Kyle Reinhardt [7]; 8. 47K-Kody Lehman [9]; 9. 57J-Jeff MIller [8]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 35-Tyler Reeser [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [3]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 4. 17-Josh Baughman [4]; 5. O7-Gerard McIntyre [7]; 6. 24W-Lucas Wolfe [5]; 7. 25-Tyler Bear [8]; 8. 12B-Robert Ballou [6]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri [5]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [2]; 4. 55-Mike Wagner [3]; 5. 11T-TJ Stutts [4]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [2]; 3. 5-Brent Marks [3]; 4. 35-Tyler Reeser [4]; 5. 17-Josh Baughman [5]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 14-Tony Stewart [1]; 2. 91-Tony Fiore [2]; 3. 98-Kyle Reinhardt [7]; 4. 20-Ryan Taylor [3]; 5. 33-Jared Esh [4]; 6. 25-Tyler Bear [8]; 7. 24W-Lucas Wolfe [5]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [13]; 9. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni [9]; 10. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 11. 57J-Jeff MIller [14]; 12. 99-Skylar Gee [10]; 13. 12B-Robert Ballou [11]; 14. 70-Sye Lynch [15]; 15. 47K-Kody Lehman [12]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 39M-Anthony Macri [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [4]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [5]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 5. 5-Brent Marks [6]; 6. 55-Mike Wagner [7]; 7. 5C-Dylan Cisney [16]; 8. 26-Cory Eliason [11]; 9. 11T-TJ Stutts [9]; 10. 51-Freddie Rahmer [17]; 11. 35-Tyler Reeser [8]; 12. 1-Logan Wagner [15]; 13. 11-Zeb Wise [13]; 14. 17-Josh Baughman [10]; 15. 39-Cale Thomas [18]; 16. 14-Tony Stewart [21]; 17. 12-Blane Heimbach [20]; 18. 2-AJ Flick [14]; 19. 98-Kyle Reinhardt [23]; 20. 20-Ryan Taylor [24]; 21. 13-Paul McMahan [25]; 22. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 23. 24-Rico Abreu [12]; 24. 91-Tony Fiore [22]; 25. 25-Tyler Bear [27]; 26. 57J-Jeff MIller [28]; 27. O7-Gerard McIntyre [19]; 28. 70-Sye Lynch [26] Lap Leaders: Anthony Macri (1-30)
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (As of June 24, 2020)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 1736
2. Cory Eliason - 1688
3. Danny Dietrich - 1678
4. Zeb Wise - 1648
5. Brock Zearfoss - 1632
6. Paul McMahan - 1590
7. Tony Stewart - 1560
8. Josh Baughman - 1500
9. Greg Wilson - 1494
10. Skylar Gee - 1486
2020 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/5/2020): Brad Sweet
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2020): Aaron Reutzel
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/10/2020): Aaron Reutzel (2)
East Bay Raceway Park, Fla. (2/11/2020): Kyle Larson
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/29/2020): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Park Jefferson International Speedway, S.D. (5/30/2020): Austin McCarl
Red Dirt Raceway, Okla. (6/5/2020): Aaron Reutzel (4)
81 Speedway, Kan. (6/7/2020): Kyle Larson (2)
Lawton Speedway, Okla. (6/8/2020): Kyle Larson (3)
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Texas (6/10/2020): Kyle Larson (4)
Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Okla. (6/11/2020): Brock Zearfoss
Monarch Motor Speedway, Texas (6/12/2020): Danny Dietrich
Lonestar Speedway, Texas (6/13/2020): Aaron Reutzel (5)
Chatham Speedway, Louisiana (6/14/2020): Dominic Scelzi
Port Royal Speedway, Pa. (6/24/2020): Anthony Macri
About the All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
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Photo Credit: Chad Warner
Contact: Tyler Altmeyer
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THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES NEWS
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JUNE 18, 2020
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES PRESENTS. . . . .
410 SPRINTS & 358 MODIFIEDS READY FOR DOUBLE HEADER TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 30 AT GRANDVIEW, SPRINTS CHASE $10,000 & HODNETT CUP GLORY
Two premier divisions come together, on the same night, at the same track and it all takes place at the Grandview Speedway as the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presents the Pennsylvania 410 Sprints and NASCAR 358 Modifieds on Tuesday night, June 30 with a 7:30 PM starting time. Gates open at 5 PM.
This event is part of the Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Speed Week Series and will showcase the 35 lap $10,000 to win Hodnett Cup. Along with the rich payoff, this race is dedicated to one of the all-time great Sprint Car drivers, Greg Hodnett who lost his life in a racing accident in 2018. Hodnett is a six time Thunder Series champion and a nine time feature winner at Grandview.
The 410 sprint pre-entry list includes Rico Abreu, Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Sammy Swindell, Robert Ballou, Anthony Macri, Lucas Wolfe, Ryan Smith, TJ Stutts and Mark Smith to name a few.
Joining the high powered 410 Sprints will be the always exciting 358 NASCAR Modifieds taking part in a series of qualifying events leading up to the $3,000 to win 30 lap feature. Possible modified entries include Craig VonDohren, Duane Howard, Mike Gular, Jeff Strunk, Doug Manmiller and Ryan Watt.
Event sheets and payoff details for both the 410 Sprints and 358 Modifieds are posted on the website at www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com. Grandstand admission for this event is $30 for adults, $10 for children 6 to 11 and kids five and under will be admitted for free. The Pit fee is $40 and a license is not required.
Advance tickets for this event are available by calling 443-513-4456. Please speak clearly, provide you first and last name and the number of tickets you need. There is no need to leave your phone number. Tickets may be paid for and picked up on race night at the Will Call Window after 4:30 PM. With advance tickets, you may enter the grandstands immediately after receiving your tickets. We do ask that you please bring exact change. General admission tickets will go on sale at 5 PM.
The Thunder Series will continue on Tuesday night, August 4 when the USAC National Midgets invade the Hill for the 2nd Annual Ken Brenn Midget Masters also joined by the 358 NASCAR Modifieds with action getting underway at 7:30 PM. On Thursday night, August 27, Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions 410 sprints will bring the party to the Hill with the 358 NASCAR Modifieds being part of this double header on Levan Machine & Truck Night at Grandview.
The Thunder Series will close out 2020 with the Annual October Halloween event on Saturday night, October 17 with the Trick or Treat Triple 20’s for 358 Modifieds joined by the Sportsman with a 6 PM starting time.
The conditions and requirements under the COVID-19 situation are ever changing and we will provide updates as we approach race night. To offer the safest possible conditions for our fans, competitors, officials, safety crew and track employees, we are making the following requests.
Please bring exact change when purchasing general admission tickets or pit passes.
We also advise that you wear a face mask, although not mandatory.
When possible, especially when standing in line, practice social distancing and be consideration of the individuals around you.
Also, as much as we want you to join us, if you are not feeling well, please do not attend.
2020 marks the thirty-first season of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at Grandview Speedway. Grandview Speedway is a one-third mile high banked dirt oval located on Passmore Road, just off Route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA.
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 30 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 7:30 PM
Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Car Speed Week Hodnett Cup & 358 Modifieds*
Tuesday, August 4 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 7:30 PM
USAC National Midgets Ken Brenn Midget Masters & 358 Modifieds*
Thursday, August 27 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 7:30 PM
Levan Machine & Truck Presents: Tony Stewart's All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints & 358 Modifieds"
Saturday, October 17 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 6 PM
MODS AT THE MADHOUSE Trick or Treat Triple 20's & Sportsman
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
About Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
The brainchild of Grandview Speedway owner Bruce Rogers, special events promoter Bob Miller and local driving star Dave Kelly, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series celebrates 31 years of the most anticipated events of the racing calendar year after year. In 137 events, over $4.8 million dollars has been divvied up among the area's fastest racers. What started as a single 410 Sprint Car event in 1990 has blossomed to feature a variety of racing action including 358 Modifieds, USAC Wingless Sprints, All-Star Circuit of Champions, USAC Midgets, 360 & 410 Sprint Cars, Sportsman, Late Models, Midgets, Legend Cars, DIRTcar and ROC Modified events.
About Grandview Speedway
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 58th Anniversary season in 2020. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill race wear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine-tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap.
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Posted by: | CommentsCarson Macedo Wins Historic World of Outlaws Event At Tri-State Speedway
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Winner Carson Macedo (Trent Gower Photo)
BY INCHES: Macedo wins thriller at Haubstadt during historic broadcast
Kyle Larson Racing wins during World of Outlaws' return to live national TV on CBS Sports Network
HAUBSTADT, IN – June 20, 2020 – Carson Macedo was prepared to leave Tri-State Speedway Saturday night with either a trophy or a wrecked car.
“I wanted to win really bad,” Macedo said.
Not only where he and his Kyle Larson Racing team eager for a return to Victory Lane, Saturday night’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event awarded $10,000-to-win and was broadcasted live on CBS Sports Network – the first time since 2012 that the World of Outlaws have been live on national television.
He and reigning champion Brad Sweet thrilled fans watching around the world and at the Indiana track by putting on a duel that ended with Macedo edging Sweet by 0.064 seconds at the finish line.
“When he (Sweet) passed me on the restart, I basically said, ‘I was going to commit and either crash it or try to win,’” Macedo said while trying to catch his breath in Victory Lane. “I felt really good. When your race car is really good, it’s easy to make those kinds of decisions.”
The victory is his sixth career Series win and first of 2020. He had been building to it with three top-five finishes in the last three races, but Sweet and Jacob Allen made him work for it.
The trio turned the 40-lap Feature into an exhibition of slide jobs and close quarter racing.
Macedo, of Lemoore, CA, started on the pole due to his DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash win. Allen lined up alongside him and Sweet started fourth.
When the green flag dropped, Macedo darted ahead of Allen in the opening laps, but soon became prey to Allen’s Shark Racing #1A when he hit traffic on Lap 12. Sweet moved into third on the second lap.
Like Macedo, Allen, of Hanover, PA, was just as hungry for the win as he continues to seek his first World of Outlaws win.
The two young guns battled side by side for several laps. While Macedo ran high, Allen continuously dove underneath him into the turns but Macedo always had the better run off the turns to launch ahead of the Drydene car down the straightaways.
While they dueled, Sweet closed in. He got by Allen for second on Lap 25 and then ran down Macedo and took the lead four laps later.
However, before he could try to set his own pace out front, a caution came out that saw the end of Allen’s career best performance at the quarter-mile track.
Justin Peck spun in Turn 2, directly in Allen’s line. With nowhere to go, Allen slid into Peck and punctured his right rear tire.
Allen ended the night 13th, but the disappointing finish didn’t puncture his spirit.
“This is a track me and Logan… I’ll saw just me, have really struggled at,” Allen said after the race. “I don’t think I’ve ever made it out of the [Last Chance Showdown] or anything like that. Obviously, this is a big improvement. Just an unfortunate circumstance to get in an accident there, but I’m not mad. I was pretty happy with the race me and Macedo had going on for the lead. I thought that was a lot of fun. I hope the fans enjoyed that.”
With 11 laps to go, the field lined up two by two – a benefit for Macedo, who would restart on the outside of Sweet.
When the race resumed, Macedo continued to master the high side of the track and surprised Sweet by driving around the outside of his NAPA Auto Parts #49 and reclaimed the lead.
Macedo held command out front for the remaining laps, but Sweet found grip around the bottom in the closing laps and reeled the black #2 car in. When they drove off Turn 4 for the final time, Sweet snuck underneath Macedo and the two drivers drag raced to the finish line with Sweet inching further alongside Macedo the closer they got to the finish line.
With camera flashes lighting up the front stretch, pictures showed Macedo edging Sweet by the 0.064 sec. margin.
“He (Sweet) definitely made me earn it there,” Macedo said. “My car was incredible. I knew I was really good. I feel like at the beginning of the race I could set a really good pace. Just had a lot of balance. I think lap dirtied up my racetrack more where I was running. I was debating if I should move around or not.
“I think I got to traffic the first time by Lap 10 or 12. I started moving around. I thought maybe if I diamond off the corner it would be better, but I think I was losing ground. I started doing that at the end and Brad was able to get back to me. He’s a World of Outlaws champion for a reason and he made me earn it.”
Sweet’s runner-up finish is his third top-five in a row and helped him further extended his points lead over 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz – who finished 16th. He now leads Schatz by 66 points.
“It was nice to contend for the win,” Sweet said. “A little disappointed in myself. On that restart I knew I was going to be in a vulnerable place. I didn’t want to choose the top. I wanted to run the bottom and control my own destiny. I felt like I spun my tires a little… I think Carson, I think he really wanted that one bad and probably just laid her in there and he kind of surprised me that he made it around the outside.”
Ian Madsen, Daryn Pittman and Logan Schuchart rebounded from their Friday night performances with a top-five finish Saturday night. They finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
At the end of the night, Macedo was able to roll his car in the trailer in one piece and walk away with the trophy.
UP NEXT
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Jackson Motorplex June 25-27 for the prestigious Jackson Nationals with $30,000-to-win on the line for Saturday’s race. You can purchase tickets for the event by clicking here. www.etix.com/ticket/k/9508192/42nd-annual-jackson-nationals-3-day-pass-jackson-jackson-motorplex
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action LIVE on DIRTVision.
Race Results: 6/20/20 – Tri-State Speedway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [1][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$5,000]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [3][$3,000]; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman [10][$2,700]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$2,500]; 6. 21-Carson Short [19][$2,200]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [11][$2,000]; 8. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5][$1,800]; 9. 26-Cory Eliason [7][$1,600]; 10. 71-Shane Stewart [12][$1,450]; 11. 39-Sammy Swindell [16][$1,300]; 12. 41-David Gravel [6][$1,200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [2][$1,100]; 14. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [18][$1,000]; 15. 14-Parker Price-Miller [13][$950]; 16. 15-Donny Schatz [14][$900]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [20][$850]; 18. 5X-Justin Peck [15][$750]; 19. 3-Jac Haudenschild [23][$725]; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel [21][$700]; 21. 24-Rico Abreu [22][$700]; 22. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [24][$700]; 23. 7-Critter Malone [17][$700]; 24. 5S-Chase Stockon [9][$700];
Lap Leaders: Carson Macedo 1-28, 30-40; Brad Sweet 29;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 21-Carson Short[+13]
Qualifying – 1. 26-Cory Eliason, 12.32; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.359; 3. 5X-Justin Peck, 12.402; 4. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.426; 5. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 12.445; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 12.482; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.513; 8. 41-David Gravel, 12.523; 9. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.523; 10. 33M-Mason Daniel, 12.543; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.577; 12. 39-Sammy Swindell, 12.589; 13. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 12.623; 14. 83-Daryn Pittman, 12.632; 15. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.641; 16. 71-Shane Stewart, 12.681; 17. 5S-Chase Stockon, 12.721; 18. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten, 12.757; 19. 21-Carson Short, 12.785; 20. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.794; 21. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 12.903; 22. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.908; 23. 6-Bill Rose, 12.925; 24. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.956; 25. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 12.99; 26. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 13.008; 27. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.011; 28. 44-Jeff Swindell, 13.016; 29. 7-Critter Malone, 13.061; 30. 33-Andy Bishop, 13.083; 31. 29-Brayton Lynch, 13.159; 32. 61M-Stephen Schnapf, 13.568; 33. 20-Chayse Hayhurst, 13.677
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [2]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [1]; 3. 5S-Chase Stockon [5]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 5. 7-Critter Malone [8]; 6. 3-Jac Haudenschild [7]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [6]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [3]; 9. 20-Chayse Hayhurst [9]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 5. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [5]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [3]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [7]; 8. 33-Andy Bishop [8]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 4. 5X-Justin Peck [1]; 5. 21-Carson Short [5]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7]; 7. 29-Brayton Lynch [8]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [6]
DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [2]; 3. 71-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 39-Sammy Swindell [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 44-Jeff Swindell [7]; 8. 61M-Stephen Schnapf [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [2]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [5]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 5. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 6. 41-David Gravel [8]; 7. 26-Cory Eliason [7]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 33M-Mason Daniel [2][-]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [1][-]; 3. 3-Jac Haudenschild [3][-]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [6][-]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson [4][$300]; 6. 44-Jeff Swindell [9][$250]; 7. 61M-Stephen Schnapf [11][$225]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [7][$200]; 9. 29-Brayton Lynch [8][$200]; 10. 33-Andy Bishop [10][$200]; 11. 6-Bill Rose [13][$200]; 12. 20-Chayse Hayhurst [12][$200]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5][$200]
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Contact: Brian Liskai
Liskai2x@roadrunner.com
By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio – Cole Duncan exhibited maturity beyond his 28 hears Saturday at Fremont Speedway as he was patient on a slick surface and with lapped traffic to claim the 410 sprint feature win on Custom Metal Works of Norwalk Night to open the 2020 racing season.
Duncan, who hails from Circleville, Ohio, took the lead on lap 2 and only had to survive one caution flag and heavy lapped traffic toward the end to score his fourth career Fremont win.
“This is old school Jim Ford Fremont (former track promoter). A lot of these guys have never watched when it was Jim Ford Fremont like this. I might not have a lot of experience on this track like this but I’ve watched a lot of races,” said Duncan in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
“We were pretty good all night with the exception of the heat race…we weren’t great. We went to work on it…threw a couple of things at it…we wanted to experiment a little bit. It paid off. It’s hard when you get out front like that. You don’t know if you drug someone behind you that’s finding a different line than you did. I was excited to get to lapped traffic and start moving around to see if I could find something. Then I got stuck behind lapped traffic and I started to get a little worried. Worst thing you can do is blow it off the end of the track or run into a lapped car and screw up your race. It’s a fine line between being aggressive and trying to get by lapped cars and being patient and making sure you hit whatever moisture you can to propel the car forward,” continued Duncan beside his Ohio Heating, Helms Construction, Motorcity Auto Transport, Gressman Powersports, FK Indy, Wolf Composites backed #22.
“I’m glad we’re getting back to normal. I’m glad we had these great fans out here tonight…that’s awesome. Hopefully we’re back to normal now and we can start going to some cool track and rattling off some more wins,” added Duncan.
Paul Weaver made it a clean sweep of the weekend in 305 sprint action, earning his 52nd career victory at “The Track That Action Built” putting him eighth on the track’s all-time win list. His victory Saturday came after he won at Attica Raceway Park the previous night.
“Pam and Steve Brown come on board last year to help me and I wouldn’t be here if it was for Dave Rice and Bob Hampshire at Hampshire Racing Engines,” said Weaver beside his B&B Drain Services, Hampshire Racing Engines, M&L Excavating, Seagate Sandblasting, Weaver Performance backed #1W.
Fostoria, Ohio’s Shawn Valenti picked right back up where he left off last year in the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Trucks, inheriting the lead when early leader Jim Holcomb had mechanical woes and driving to his 56th career win at Fremont Speedway. He now sits sixth on the track’s all-time feature win list.
“Jim Holcomb had a fast hot rod…not sure what happened to him but tough to see him break. Just another awesome deal to be back in this truck. I have to thank Jeff Babcock for still doing it and Adam from A Plus Auto Center and Chris and John Brooks…they all help out,” said Valenti beside his Craig Miller Trucking, Best Performance Motorsports, Dave Story Equipment, KS Sales & Service, Speedways Bar and Grill backed machine.
In the 30 lap Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint A-main, Frankie Nervo and Trey Jacobs led the field to green with Nervo gaining the advantage over third starter Duncan, Byron Reed, Jacobs, Cale Conley and DJ Foos. Duncan put the wing back and drove into the lead on the next circuit and pulled steadily away.
Reed grabbed second on lap three but by just lap six was nearly four seconds behind Duncan. The only caution flew on lap seven, putting Reed right on Duncan’s rear bumper. It had little impact as Duncan once again drove away from Reed who now had his hands full with Foos. Foos took the runner-up spot on lap 11 and began to eat into Duncan’s lead while Reed, Jacobs and Zeb Wise put on an entertaining battle for third.
Heavy lapped traffic came into play with 12 laps remaining but Foos could not capitalize as Duncan maintained a two to three second lead. Reed and Jacobs continued to battle for third with Jacobs taking the position with nine laps to go.
With only a handful of laps remaining Duncan was struggling with a pair of lapped cars who were racing side by side. But, Foos could not capitalize as Duncan’s patience paid off as he took the checkers over Foos, Jacobs, Reed and Wise.
Seth Schneider and Weaver comprised the front row of the 25 lap Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 Sprint A-main. Before a lap could be completed three cars at the tail of the field tangled and on the ensuing restart three more had problems. When the green flew, Schneider gained the advantage over Weaver, Kyle Capodice, Matt Foos, Jamie Miller and Alvin Roepke.
Schneider maintained about a four car length advantage with Weaver staying within striking distance while Capodice ran comfortably in third with Miller, Foos and Roepke putting on an entertaining battle for fourth. Weaver raced to Schneider’s outside by lap 10 but a Mike Moore tumble halted the action.
When the green reappeared Schneider was able to hold off Weaver with Capodice, Roepke and Miller giving chase. Weaver’s constant pressure paid off on lap 15 as he drove into the lead.
Weaver pulled away for the victory with Schneider, Capodice, Roepke and Miller rounding out the top five.
Cautions marred the first hand full of laps for the Burmeister Trophy Dirt Truck A-main but Jim Holcomb led at every restart. A great battle for second ensured involving Ben Class, Valenti and Cory McCaughey. Disaster struck for Holcomb on lap 13 as mechanical issues forced him to stop, handing the lead to Valenti.
The battle for second involving Ben Class, Dustin Keegan, Brad Mitten and Dana Fry was fun to watch before a caution flew for Keegan with just two laps to go. Valenti drove away on the restart to take the win over Clapp, Frey, Mitten and Brooks.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, June 27 on Willies Sales and Service Night featuring the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series (AFCS) 410 Sprints presented by the Baumann Auto Group, the NAPA of Bryan AFCS 305 sprints presented by Jason Dietsch Trailer Sales, the NRA Sprint Invader 360 Sprints and the dirt trucks in action.
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Fremont Speedway
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Starting position [*]
410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace
Qualifying
1.11-Zeb Wise, 12.761; 2.22-Cole Duncan, 12.937; 3.3C-Cale Conley, 12.959; 4.4-Cap Henry, 12.960; 5.16-DJ Foos, 12.979; 6.35-Stuart Brubaker, 13.118; 7.41-Thomas Schinderle, 13.179; 8.23-Cole Macedo, 13.210; 9.2+-Brian Smith, 13.248; 10.77I-John Ivy, 13.279; 11.81-Lee Jacobs, 13.294; 12.1-Nate Dussel, 13.311; 13.21N-Frankie Nervo, 13.324; 14.70-Sye Lynch, 13.346; 15.19-Jordan Ryan, 13.362; 16.5-Byron Reed, 13.390; 17.8M-TJ Michael, 13.430; 18.3J-Trey Jacobs, 13.495; 19.20B-Cody Bova, 13.529; 20.40-Mark Imler, 13.679; 21.22M-Dan McCarron, 13.738; 22.84-Cale Stinson, 13.750; 23.2L-Landon LaLonde, 13.756; 24.22B-Ryan Broughton, 13.758; 25.9W-Lance Webb, 13.816; 26.9X-Ricky Peterson, 13.823; 27.39-Ross Rankin, 13.908; 28.68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.936; 29.14-Chad Wilson, 13.971; 30.14Z-Wyatt Zimmerman, 14.846; 31.15K-Chad Kemenah, 99.990;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps, top four to A)
1. 4-Cap Henry[3] ; 2. 21N-Frankie Nervo[1] ; 3. 3C-Cale Conley[4] ; 4. 41-Thomas Schinderle[2] ; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn[8] ; 6. 19-Jordan Ryan[5] ; 7. 20B-Cody Bova[6] ; 8. 40-Mark Imler[7]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 16-DJ Foos[2] ; 2. 11-Zeb Wise[4] ; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 4. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 5. 9W-Lance Webb[6] ; 6. 14-Chad Wilson[7] ; 7. 15K-Chad Kemenah[8] ; 8. 2+-Brian Smith[1]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 5-Byron Reed[1] ; 2. 35-Stuart Brubaker[4] ; 3. 23-Cole Macedo[3] ; 4. 8M-TJ Michael[5] ; 5. 70-Sye Lynch[2] ; 6. 2L-Landon LaLonde[7] ; 7. 84-Cale Stinson[6] ; 8. 9X-Ricky Peterson[8]
Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 3J-Trey Jacobs[2] ; 2. 1-Nate Dussel[3] ; 3. 77I-John Ivy[4] ; 4. 22B-Ryan Broughton[5] ; 5. 22M-Dan McCarron[1] ; 6. 39-Ross Rankin[6] ; 7. 14Z-Wyatt Zimmerman[7]
B-Main 1 - (10 Laps, top 2 to A)
1. 68G-Tyler Gunn[1] ; 2. 19-Jordan Ryan[3] ; 3. 15K-Chad Kemenah[6] ; 4. 9W-Lance Webb[2] ; 5. 20B-Cody Bova[5] ; 6. 14-Chad Wilson[4] ; 7. 40-Mark Imler[7] ; 8. 2+-Brian Smith[8]
B-Main 2 - (10 Laps, top 2 to A)
1. 70-Sye Lynch[1] ; 2. 2L-Landon LaLonde[3] ; 3. 22M-Dan McCarron[2] ; 4. 84-Cale Stinson[5] ; 5. 39-Ross Rankin[4] ; 6. 14Z-Wyatt Zimmerman[6] ; 7. 9X-Ricky Peterson[7]
A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 22-Cole Duncan[3] ; 2. 16-DJ Foos[5] ; 3. 3J-Trey Jacobs[2] ; 4. 5-Byron Reed[4] ; 5. 11-Zeb Wise[7] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[11] ; 7. 1-Nate Dussel[10] ; 8. 4-Cap Henry[9] ; 9. 35-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 10. 21N-Frankie Nervo[1] ; 11. 3C-Cale Conley[6] ; 12. 8M-TJ Michael[15] ; 13. 68G-Tyler Gunn[17] ; 14. 23-Cole Macedo[12] ; 15. 77I-John Ivy[13] ; 16. 22B-Ryan Broughton[16] ; 17. 2L-Landon LaLonde[20] ; 18. 41-Thomas Schinderle[14] ; 19. 70-Sye Lynch[18] ; 20. 19-Jordan Ryan[19]
Hard Charger: 81-Lee Jacobs +5
305 Sprints - Fremont Federal Credit Union
Qualifying
1.26-Jamie Miller, 13.965; 2.1H-Zeth Sabo, 14.133; 3.12-Kyle Capodice, 14.193; 4.1W-Paul Weaver, 14.206; 5.36-Seth Schneider, 14.216; 6.21-Larry Kingseed JR, 14.288; 7.12F-Matt Foos, 14.470; 8.19R-Steve Rando, 14.475; 9.75-Jerry Dahms, 14.506; 10.51-Garrett Craine, 14.542; 11.99-Alvin Roepke, 14.544; 12.85-Shawn Valenti, 14.553; 13.7-Shawn Valenti, 14.553; 14.X-Mike Keegan, 14.554; 15.9-Logan Riehl, 14.555; 16.3X-Brandon Riehl, 14.567; 17.5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr, 14.580; 18.61-Tyler Shullick, 14.615; 19.97-Kyle Peters, 14.637; 20.3V-Chris Verda, 14.656; 21.29-Rich Farmer, 14.756; 22.X15-Kasey Ziebold, 14.828; 23.5M-Mike Moore, 14.841; 24.Z10-Brandon Moore, 14.857; 25.10-Josh Harrison, 14.864; 26.5-Kody Brewer, 14.947;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[3] ; 2. 26-Jamie Miller[4] ; 3. 12F-Matt Foos[2] ; 4. X-Mike Keegan[5] ; 5. 5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr[6] ; 6. 3V-Chris Verda[7] ; 7. 5-Kody Brewer[9] ; 8. 5M-Mike Moore[8] ; 9. 51-Garrett Craine[1]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 36-Seth Schneider[3] ; 2. 99-Alvin Roepke[1] ; 3. 19R-Steve Rando[2] ; 4. Z10-Brandon Moore[8] ; 5. 1H-Zeth Sabo[4] ; 6. 61-Tyler Shullick[6] ; 7. 9-Logan Riehl[5] ; 8. 29-Rich Farmer[7]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 85-Shawn Valenti[1] ; 2. 12-Kyle Capodice[4] ; 3. 97-Kyle Peters[6] ; 4. 10-Josh Harrison[8] ; 5. 3X-Brandon Riehl[5] ; 6. 75-Jerry Dahms[2] ; 7. 21-Larry Kingseed JR[3] ; 8. X15-Kasey Ziebold[7]
B-Main 1 - (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 61-Tyler Shullick[2] ; 2. 3V-Chris Verda[1] ; 3. 5-Kody Brewer[4] ; 4. 9-Logan Riehl[5] ; 5. 5M-Mike Moore[6] ; 6. 75-Jerry Dahms[3] ; 7. X15-Kasey Ziebold[8] ; 8. 29-Rich Farmer[7] ; 9. 51-Garrett Craine[9]
A-Main 1 - (25 Laps)
1. 1W-Paul Weaver[2] ; 2. 36-Seth Schneider[1] ; 3. 12-Kyle Capodice[3] ; 4. 99-Alvin Roepke[6] ; 5. 26-Jamie Miller[4] ; 6. 12F-Matt Foos[7] ; 7. 1H-Zeth Sabo[14] ; 8. 9-Logan Riehl[19] ; 9. X-Mike Keegan[10] ; 10. Z10-Brandon Moore[11] ; 11. 97-Kyle Peters[9] ; 12. 61-Tyler Shullick[16] ; 13. 19R-Steve Rando[8] ; 14. 5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr[13] ; 15. 5-Kody Brewer[18] ; 16. 10-Josh Harrison[12] ; 17. 5M-Mike Moore[20] ; 18. 85-Shawn Valenti[5] ; 19. 3V-Chris Verda[17] ; 20. 3X-Brandon Riehl[15] ; 21. 21-Larry Kingseed JR[21]
Hard Charger: 9-Logan Riehl +11
Dirt Trucks - Burmeister Trophy
Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[5] ; 2. 1-John Brooks[2] ; 3. 11-Austin Gibson[4] ; 4. 14T-Cody Truman[1] ; 5. 78-Austin Black [3] ; 6. 7X-Dana Frey[7] ; 7. 26-Kyle Lagrou[6]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 17x-Dustin Keegan[4] ; 2. 4s-Keith Sorg[1] ; 3. 32H-Dan Hennig[5] ; 4. 67-Ben Clapp[3] ; 5. 93-Bryce Black[7] ; 6. 8W-Allen White[2]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps)
1. 16-Jim Holcomb[4] ; 2. 911-Cory Mccaughey[6] ; 3. 23m-Brad Mitten[3] ; 4. 27-Calob Crispen[1] ; 5. 7H-JT Horn[5] ; 6. 20-Caleb Shearn[2]
A-Main 1 - (0 Laps)
1. 7B-Shawn Valenti[7] ; 2. 67-Ben Clapp[1] ; 3. 7X-Dana Frey[16] ; 4. 23m-Brad Mitten[12] ; 5. 1-John Brooks[3] ; 6. 32H-Dan Hennig[6] ; 7. 14T-Cody Truman[11] ; 8. 78-Austin Black [13] ; 9. 7H-JT Horn[15] ; 10. 17x-Dustin Keegan[9] ; 11. 93-Bryce Black[14] ; 12. 911-Cory Mccaughey[5] ; 13. 16-Jim Holcomb[2] ; 14. 11-Austin Gibson[4] ; 15. 27-Calob Crispen[8] ; 16. 4s-Keith Sorg[10] ; 17. 20-Caleb Shearn[18] ; 18. 8W-Allen White[17]
Hard Charger: 7x-Dana Frey +13
Carson Short Stands Tall Against The World of Outlaws For First Win
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Winner Carson Short (Trent Gower Photo)
FIRST TIMER: Carson Short stands tall at Haubstadt for first win
Illinois driver holds off World of Outlaws stars for first Series win in 11 starts
HAUBSTADT, IN – June 19, 2020 – Carson Short held up the checkered flag as high as he could. Confetti rained around him. The crowd of 5,000 people sounded like 20,000 with their empathic cheers echoing around the speedway.
If you asked Short, he just won the Knoxville Nationals. Or at least that’s what it felt like to the Marion, IL driver.
After fending off slide job attacks by Sheldon Haudenschild, Short went on to win his first career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win Friday night at Tri-State Speedway.
“It feels great,” Short said getting his first Series win. “Especially here. It’s where I won my first USAC race, too. It’s a great track. Everyone says it’s a different track. It’s technical. I felt like tonight was up top, running the cushion. It just feels great.”
Short led all 30 laps to claim the win in his 11th World of Outlaws start, driving for his grandfather, Richard Short’s small underfunded team. He also became the first first-time winner in more than a year for the Series.
Before the night, Short had two top-10 finishes with the Series – the first coming at Tri-State Speedway. While he only has a handful of starts in a winged Sprint Car, he has several laps around the quarter-mile track. With it being about an hour and a half from his Illinois home, Tri-State became a home track for Short. And the fans treated him as a hometown driver all night long.
“You don’t get any better than the fans here at Haubstadt,” Short said. “They’re just down home ready to watch some Sprint Car racing. They love it. It’s just the atmosphere. Winning at Haubstadt, I feel like it’s the small track of the Knoxville Nationals, if you will, with the fans. Those guys are crazy.”
Short earned the pole position for the 30-lap Feature with his win in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. He took the lead from Haudenschild on the first lap and never looked back.
The same happened at the start of the Feature. However, Haudenschild didn’t let Short get away.
On Lap 7, Short got sideways off Turn 2, allowing Haudenschild to plan an attack to pass for the next turn. Before he could, Jeff Swindell flipped in Turn 2, bringing out the red flag.
When the race resumed, Short maintained about a two-car length distance on the NOS Energy Drink #17 car. Even when he had to wrangle his way through lap traffic, Short looked like a veteran slicing through traffic with ease.
With five laps to go, Haudenschild threw a Hail Mary slide job underneath Short’s #21 car going into Turn 3. He took the lead, but Short was able to cross underneath him and bolt back ahead of him down the straightaway. From then on, Haudenschild couldn’t get close enough again to attempt another slider. He had to settle for the runner-up finish.
“Hats off to Carson, he did a phenomenal job,” said Haudenschild, of Wooster, OH. “I was waiting on him to make a mistake and he didn’t do it. Then, I was waiting on traffic and he got through there really well. Congrats to him. I love seeing first time winners. Congrats to him. I’m happy with a second.
“We’ve been really good here. Just keep this momentum rolling. I keep telling my guys, if we keep being in this top-five we’re going to win races. We’re just working for that.”
His second-place finish was his second in a row at the track and his sixth top-five finish in the last seven races, which helped move him up to fourth in the championship standings – 124 points behind leader Brad Sweet.
David Gravel, of Watertown, CT, rounded out the podium. His third-place finish is a welcomed rebound from his 19th-place finish at Knoxville Raceway last weekend.
Behind him in fourth was Carson Macedo, of Lemoore, CA – his third fourth-place finish in a row.
Fellow Californian and reigning champion Brad Sweet, of Grass Valley, CA, finished fifth, extending his points lead over 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz – who finished 11th for the second race in a row – to 38 points.
Sweet swept the weekend at Beaver Dam Raceway and then the next weekend at Knoxville Raceway was swept by Kyle Larson.
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Will Short be next in line to sweep the World of Outlaws’ first doubleheader weekend at Tri-State Speedway during the live broadcast on CBS Sports Network Saturday night?
“God, I hope so,” Short said with a chuckle and smile on his face. “Yeah, the car is on rails. I don’t think the track is going to change any. It (the #21 car) would go anywhere I wanted it to go. Even when (Haudenschild) showed me the nose with his slide job, I could cross underneath. It just had speed everywhere. Yeah, I feel like we can back it up tomorrow night and get another win.”
UP NEXT
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Tri-State Speedway Sat., June 20 for the second night of the historic weekend. The Feature will be live on CBS Sports Network – the first time the World of Outlaws has been live on national television since 2012 – at 9 p.m. (ET). The entire event will be broadcasted live on DIRTVision, as well.
Race Results: 6/19/20 – Tri-State Speedway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 21-Carson Short [1][$6,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$3,000]; 3. 41-David Gravel [6][$2,300]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [5][$2,000]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$1,850]; 6. 5S-Chase Stockon [3][$1,750]; 7. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [14][$1,550]; 8. 83-Daryn Pittman [23][$1,350]; 9. 2M-Kerry Madsen [9][$1,250]; 10. 24-Rico Abreu [7][$1,100]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz [13][$1,000]; 12. 39-Sammy Swindell [12][$950]; 13. 26-Cory Eliason [8][$900]; 14. 14-Parker Price-Miller [24][$850]; 15. 3-Jac Haudenschild [11][$800]; 16. 5X-Justin Peck [17][$750]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [25][$]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [19][$700]; 19. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [21][$700]; 20. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10][$700]; 21. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$700]; 22. 71-Shane Stewart [16][$700]; 23. 18-Ian Madsen [20][$700]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson [22][$700]; 25. 44-Jeff Swindell [15][$700];
Lap leaders: Carson Short 1-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Daryn Pittman[+15]
Qualifying – 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 12.626; 2. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.794; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.798; 4. 5S-Chase Stockon, 12.816; 5. 41-David Gravel, 12.831; 6. 26-Cory Eliason, 12.842; 7. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.91; 8. 21-Carson Short, 12.952; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.957; 10. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 12.971; 11. 44-Jeff Swindell, 12.99; 12. 39-Sammy Swindell, 13.007; 13. 5X-Justin Peck, 13.048; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.086; 15. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 13.115; 16. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.135; 17. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.152; 18. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 13.174; 19. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.191; 20. 71-Shane Stewart, 13.268; 21. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten, 13.284; 22. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 13.297; 23. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 13.364; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.383; 25. 7-Critter Malone, 13.393; 26. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.444; 27. 33M-Mason Daniel, 13.485; 28. 83-Daryn Pittman, 13.49; 29. 61M-Stephen Schnapf, 13.547; 30. 29-Brayton Lynch, 13.734; 31. 33-Andy Bishop, 13.999; 32. 20-Chayse Hayhurst, 14.281; 33. 6-Bill Rose, 14.778
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 41-David Gravel [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. 5X-Justin Peck [4]; 6. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [6]; 7. 6-Bill Rose [9]; 8. 61M-Stephen Schnapf [8]; 9. 7-Critter Malone [7]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 4. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [3]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [6]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [5]; 8. 29-Brayton Lynch [8]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 4. 44-Jeff Swindell [3]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [6]; 7. 33M-Mason Daniel [7]; 8. 33-Andy Bishop [8]
DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 5S-Chase Stockon [1]; 2. 21-Carson Short [2]; 3. 39-Sammy Swindell [3]; 4. 71-Shane Stewart [5]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 6. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]; 8. 20-Chayse Hayhurst [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (8 Laps) – 1. 21-Carson Short [2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 3. 5S-Chase Stockon [4]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 6. 41-David Gravel [7]; 7. 24-Rico Abreu [8]; 8. 26-Cory Eliason [5]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 3X-Ayrton Gennetten [2][-]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson [1][-]; 3. 83-Daryn Pittman [5][-]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [4][-]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [3][$300]; 6. 7-Critter Malone [13][$250]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [8][$225]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [6][$200]; 9. 33M-Mason Daniel [7][$200]; 10. 29-Brayton Lynch [10][$200]; 11. 61M-Stephen Schnapf [9][$200]; 12. 33-Andy Bishop [11][$200]; 13. 20-Chayse Hayhurst [12][$200]
