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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 9, 2018 5:43:03 GMT -8
Rico Abreu Leads California Sweep Rico Abreu went from third to first to lead lap 26 and never looked back, securing his second Gold Cup title Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. Tim Kaeding, in a second Sides Motorsports entry, finished second for the second consecutive night with Cory Eliason completing the all-California podium in World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series competition. Sixteen-year-old Buddy Kofoid won the Sears Craftsman Dash by 4.921 seconds to earn the pole for the 40-lap Gold Cup Race of Champions alongside Justin Sanders, both drivers in search of their first series victory. Kofoid and Sanders set a slow pace as the field came to Green and Kofoid slipped off the bottom, opening the door for third-starting Cory Eliason to blast into the lead and take command. Eliason, aboard the Roth Motorsports No. 83, reached lapped traffic on lap five of the quarter-mile oval. Tanner Thorson established himself as a threat, coming forward from seventh starting position to grab second on lap 10 as he set his eyes on. Abreu, who came from eighth to fifth in the dash, moved into third on lap 12, shuffling Kofoid back to fourth with Sanders fifth. As Eliason negotiated heavy lapped traffic, Thorson closed in on lap 18 and took a peak underneath the Roth Motorsports No.83. The duo battled hard, allowing Abreu to clear slower cars and reel both of them in. Thorson used a big slider in three and four on Eliason to take the lead on lap 25. Eliason tried to get back by into turn one, but left the door open for Abreu who took second and went for the home run and finished the job, sliding past Thorson for the lead on lap 26. Eliason and Thorson continued to battle for second with the pair making contact with 27 laps complete, resulting in a broken front axle of Thorson’s No. 3c. Thorson’s night was done, moving ninth-starting Tim Kaeding into third and defending Gold Cup Champion Shane Stewart into fourth. The first caution of the event allowed the fans and drivers to catch their breath after an action-packed first 27 laps. A pair of cautions on the ensuing double-file restart and two laps later kept the action tame. When action resumed Abreu darted away from the field as Kaeding and Eliason fought for second. The duo made contact coming off of turn four on lap 31, allowing Stewart to get to third in front of Kaeding. The final caution flag of the evening waved for Ian Madsen with front with nine laps remaining. Abreu blasted away from the field as Kaeding, Eliason and Stewart battled for position behind him. The trio of cars battling allowed Abreu to be crowned Gold Cup Champion for the second time. “It is so much fun to drive when your car is like it was tonight,” Abreu said. “They are a young group, but they are becoming the best in the business. It’s hard to find a group of young guys that want to work. They all want to race, but my guys want to work. Drivers can showcase their talents when their cars are fast.” Kaeding edged Eliason for good to secure second on back-to-back nights. “I have to thank Jason Sides and everyone that came on board for this deal. They let me have fun and that’s the one thing that has been lacking the past few years,” Kaeding said. “That was one hell of a race from my point of view, I hope you fans enjoyed it because that was fun,” Kaeding added to another large applause from the engaged crowd. Eliason completed the all-California podium and took the time to apologize to Thorson. “I want to apologize to Tanner for getting into him,” Eliason said humbly. “Tim and I got into each other, but we both kept going and you get that racing hard on a slick track. It was a great week.” Shane Stewart was the highest finishing Outlaw, coming home fourth with Kofoid netting a career-best fifth. Feature (40 Laps): 1. 24-Rico Abreu [5][$15,000]; 2. 3-Tim Kaeding [9][$5,700]; 3. 83-Cory Eliason [3][$3,500]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$3,000]; 5. 4S-Michael Kofoid [1][$2,600]; 6. 121-Justin Sanders [2][$2,400]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic [13][$2,300]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [19][$2,200]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [16][$2,150]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg [4][$2,100]; 11. 9-Daryn Pittman [10][$1,600]; 12. 88N-DJ Netto [24][$1,350]; 13. O-Bud Kaeding [15][$1,300]; 14. 5-David Gravel [20][$1,200]; 15. 26-Joey Saldana [21][$1,100]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [11][$1,000]; 17. 19-Brent Marks [23][$900]; 18. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [14][$850]; 19. 45-Austen Wheatley [12][$800]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [27][$]; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser [18][$800]; 22. 21P-Robbie Price [22][$800]; 23. 29-Willie Croft [17][$800]; 24. 18-Ian Madsen [8][$800]; 25. 3C-Tanner Thorson [7][$800]; 26. 1S-Logan Schuchart [25][$]; 27. 1A-Jacob Allen [26][$] Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/rico-abreu-leads-california-sweep/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 13, 2018 10:02:40 GMT -8
Brad Sweet Storms To $20,000 Placerville Payday
Brad Sweet cashed his own $20,000 check on Wednesday night at Placerville Speedway, passing Rico Abreu early and then holding off Sheldon Haudenschild on a green-white-checkered restart to win the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes NAPA Auto Parts. The event, promoted by Sweet himself, was postponed from March 21 due to rain and later renamed, with the winner’s purse being doubled and the feature being extended by nine laps in honor of the miners that discovered gold in California just 10 miles away from the quarter-mile dirt track. Sweet never faltered, though. The reigning Knoxville Nationals champion powered past Abreu and then led the final 43 laps en route to his second crown jewel win of the season and the 32nd win of his World of Outlaws career. Wednesday night’s event was extended from 49 laps to an even 50 due to the overtime finish, sparked by a multi-car crash in turns one and two after the leader had taken the white flag. “I don’t know if that’s cool or not (to win your own race), but these guys work extra hard to give me a great race car. I know I’m putting on two caps by promoting the race, but my number one job is to come out here and get the job done,” said Sweet, who also won the preliminary night of the Gold Cup Race of Champions last weekend at Silver Dollar Speedway. “I had a little extra incentive, with $20,000 on the line, and it’s nice to put the NAPA car in victory lane at the Riebes NAPA-sponsored event,” Sweet added. “That was a long 49 laps and it was tough in lapped traffic. The tricky part was picking my lines. I knew someone was back there, because I kept seeing a nose, but this is a hometown crowd, my friends and family are here … this is just great.” Gold Cup champion Abreu and event promoter Brad Sweet led the 25-car field to the green flag from the front row, with Abreu eking out the early advantage and leading the first three laps before a caution flag waved for the spinning machine of Jason Sides on the bottom of the fourth corner. When racing resumed, Abreu quickly reopened eight car lengths over Sweet, but the reigning Knoxville Nationals would not be denied and took command over the field when Abreu jumped the cushion and lost momentum on the eighth round in heavy traffic. Abreu remained committed, however, and remained glued to Sweet’s back bumper despite the momentary misstep that cost him the top spot. He took a look to Sweet’s inside coming down the frontstretch at the end of lap 13, but couldn’t make the move stick and fell back into line before Brent Marks got upside down in turn two the next time around, forcing a red flag and stopping the action. Marks was uninjured in the accident and walked away under his own power. When racing resumed, Abreu could do nothing with Sweet, who rocketed away on the restart to a one-second advantage and stretched his legs in clean track. Sweet’s speed, combined with a fierce challenge for second by Cory Eliason, meant that by the lap 20 benchmark the margin was a second and a quarter. Five laps later, as the field crossed the halfway point, the lead for Sweet was a second and a half over Abreu, Sheldon Haudenschild, Eliason and fast qualifier Andy Forsberg. As Sweet continued to lead, Haudenschild began gaining on Abreu, making the move for second on lap 28 before Abreu crossed him over and retook the spot a lap later. That, however, let Sweet move the needle out to 2.1 seconds before Sweet returned to traffic and had to deal with a hard-charging Abreu in the closing stages. With 15 laps to go, Abreu had trimmed the gap down to two-thirds of a second and a circuit later, he was within three car lengths of the NAPA Auto Parts No. 49 in his quest for the victory as Eliason and Haudenschild made it a four-way fight at the front of the field. Inside of 10 laps remaining, however, Sweet began to pull away one more time. He worked traffic to perfection and, despite Abreu’s best efforts as the road began to clear, Sweet used the cushion to hang on to the lead and appeared to be gone into the wind before mass chaos broke out on the final lap. Jacob Allen got the worst end of a multi-car incident, getting upside down on the outside of turns one and two as D.J. Netto and Scott Bogucki also tangled at the exit of the corner. Abreu and Haudenschild came together in turn four just prior to the accident on the other end of the speedway, with Abreu forced to retire due to broken steering less than a lap away from the finish. That left Haudenschild to duel with Sweet on the two-lap overtime dash, but Haudenschild stumbled and could do nothing with the California native in the battle for the race win. “I didn’t know if I had anything for Brad, but I knew I had to get a good jump (on the restart) and I didn’t,” noted Haudenschild. “I didn’t have a chance to slide him. I thought about following him, but he ripped it so well on the top that I wasn’t making any ground up. He did a great job … hopefully the fans enjoyed the show, because I had a blast. “Running with Brad and Rico, you can’t make any mistakes and we definitely made a few that kept us from challenging better. We’ll look forward to Calistoga and see what we can do there.” Local California veteran Andy Forsberg completed the podium, followed by Tim Kaeding and Cory Eliason. Tanner Thorson, Daryn Pittman, Logan Schuchart, Shane Golobic and World of Outlaws point leader Donny Schatz were the remainder of the top 10. Feature (50 Laps due to green-white-checkered finish): 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$20,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][$6,000]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg [6][$3,750]; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding [10][$3,250]; 5. 83-Cory Eliason [4][$2,750]; 6. 3C-Tanner Thorson [11][$2,500]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [5][$2,400]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7][$2,300]; 9. 17W-Shane Golobic [13][$2,200]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [9][$2,100]; 11. 18-Ian Madsen [21][$1,700]; 12. 22-Mason Moore [8][$1,400]; 13. 5-David Gravel [24][$300]; 14. 31C-Justyn Cox [15][$1,200]; 15. 2-Shane Stewart [23][$1,100]; 16. 25-Bobby McMahan [19][$1,000]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [12][$1,000]; 18. 24-Rico Abreu [1][$1,000]; 19. 7-Scott Bogucki [17][$1,000]; 20. 88N-DJ Netto [14][$1,000]; 21. 7S-Jason Sides [16][$1,000]; 22. 19-Brent Marks [18][$1,000]; 23. O-Bud Kaeding [22][$1,000]; 24. 29-Willie Croft [20][$1,000]; 25. 121-Justin Sanders [25][$1,000] Lap Leaders: Rico Abreu 1-7, Brad Sweet 8-50 KSE Hard Charger Award: 5-David Gravel (+11) Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/sweet-storms-49er-gold-rush-classic-win/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 16, 2018 16:12:33 GMT -8
Caution Flag Saves Eliason At Calistoga An opportune yellow flag allowed Cory Eliason to lead all 25 laps Saturday night at Calistoga Speedway for his second World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory. Donny Schatz took the lead off of turn four coming to the white flag, but the caution negated the pass, relegating Schatz back to second, where he finished. Logan Schuchart finished third. Eliason won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for 25-lap feature alongside his good friend and fellow California native Giovanni Scelzi. Eliason and Scelzi waged war on the opening lap, with Eliason turning under a Scelzi slide job to lead lap one. Eliason, who scored his first career Outlaw win earlier this year at Stockton, powered away from the field as Scelzi, Schatz and Schuchart captivated the large Calistoga Speedway audience with their battle for second. Schatz, who won the Wine Country Outlaw Showdown last year, moved by Schuchart into third on lap 10 and set his eyes on young Scelzi, who was in search of his first career Outlaw triumph. Schatz edged in front of the youngster on lap 11, but the teenager battled back underneath the nine-time series champion to grab the runner-up position back. Despite Scelzi’s resilience, Schatz wrestled the position away for good on lap 14. Schatz gradually cut into Eliason’s lead, setting up some potential late race fireworks. With five to go, Schuchart got by Scelzi for third as Schatz had all but erased Eliason’s lead. Coming to the white flag, Eliason slipped out of the rubber in turn three, opening the door for Schatz. Schatz got underneath Eliason, who was desperately trying to get back into the groove and the two made slight contact, resulting with Schatz having the advantage coming to the white flag. It was all for nothing as the caution flew for Brent Marks who came to a stop atop turn two, ending his charge forward. The caution set up a green-white-checkered finish and Eliason wasn’t going to make a mistake this time. “I got out of the rubber and saw [Schatz] underneath me and thought was it, I’m going to finish second,” a jubilant Eliason said. Schatz was understandably disappointed. “That’s part of racing. Sometimes the yellows fall your way, sometimes they don’t. We’ll take second and move on to Eldora on Friday,” Schatz said. Schuchart was pleased to be on the podium once again and gain momentum heading back East. “Being out here all the way from Pennsylvania, it’s great to finish on the podium back-to-back nights here, it says a lot about this team and how hard they work. Hopefully we can pick up some more wins to finish off the season,” Schuchart said. Brad Sweet got by Scelzi on the late restart to finish fourth with Scelzi matching his career-best Outlaw finish in fifth. Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Cory Eliason [1][$12,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$5,700]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][$3,500]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [6][$3,000]; 5. 41S-Giovanni Scelzi [2][$2,600]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [10][$2,400]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [5][$2,300]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart [7][$2,200]; 9. 5-David Gravel [9][$2,150]; 10. 24-Rico Abreu [12][$2,100]; 11. 18-Ian Madsen [14][$1,600]; 12. 17W-Shane Golobic [15][$1,350]; 13. 29-Willie Croft [11][$1,300]; 14. 26-Joey Saldana [13][$1,200]; 15. 88N-DJ Netto [17][$1,100]; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen [8][$1,000]; 17. 68-Chase Johnson [19][$900]; 18. W20-Greg Wilson [23][$850]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [18][$800]; 20. O-Bud Kaeding [20][$800]; 21. 7S-Jason Sides [16][$800]; 22. 19-Brent Marks [21][$800]; 23. 45-Austen Wheatley [24][$800]; 24. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [22][$800] Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/caution-flag-saves-eliason-calistoga/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 16, 2018 16:15:46 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 21, 2018 10:48:28 GMT -8
R.I.P. No. 27
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 22, 2018 8:25:22 GMT -8
Marks Masters Eldora On Emotional Night An emotional night at one of the most famous dirt tracks in the world saw Brent Marks notch his third World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season and his first at the famed Eldora Speedway. Marks passed fellow Central Pennsylvania driver Logan Schuchart for the lead on lap 23 and holding off a furious charge from 13th-starting Dave Blaney. Marks dedicated the win to Greg Hodnett, who was killed in a crash at Pennsylvania’s BAPS Motor Speedway the previous night. Logan Schuchart won the Sears Craftsman Dash to earn the pole for the 30-lap feature, alongside David Gravel. Schuchart darted out to the early lead and Brent Marks, who started third, blasted around the bottom to take second down the backstretch. Schuchart set a torrid pace out front as Marks went to war with Kraig Kinser for the runner-up position. With Marks banging down the cushion and Kinser catfishing around the bottom, the duo battled side-by-side for the better part of five laps. As Schuchart reached heavy lapped traffic, Kinser and Marks’ battle continued and they both closed in on the Shark Racing No. 1s. Kinser edged Marks by a nose at the line on Lap 12, which would prove crucial as the caution would fly for Parker Price-Miller, who had a flat tire. Schuchart elected the bottom on the double-file restart, moving Kinser to his outside. Kinser, who was glued to the bottom prior to the caution, fell back on the start, as Marks moved back into second. Some contact the following lap between a slew of cars in the top ten, sent Gio Scelzi high into turn one, grazing the wall. Scelzi came down off the wall and got together with Daryn Pittman, resulting in the Kasey Kahne Racing No. 9 upside down. The ensuing double-file restart saw Schuchart again choose the bottom with Marks to his outside this time. Schuchart remained in command with Marks in tow. Blaney entered the fray, battling Gravel and Kinser for third. Simultaneously, 23rd-starting Greg Wilson was coming, in typical Greg Wilson Eldora fashion, glued to the inside guard rail. Back up front, Marks was closing in on Schuchart and threw a slide job for the lead into turn one on lap 23. Schuchart fought back underneath Marks to maintain the lead going into turn three, where he went to the bottom. Marks put his family-owned No.1 9 right up against the wall, grabbing the cushion off of turn four and taking command of the field to lead the lap. Marks powered away from Schuchart, who now had his hands full with the hard-charging Blaney and Wilson. Blaney took second from Schuchart and set his sights on Marks. After Marks got held up ever so slightly in traffic, Blaney attempted a slide job in turn three with three laps remaining, but Marks stayed on the gas and powered around the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame member to maintain control. Blaney’s slide job attempt for the lead cost him momentum as Wilson and Schuchart, who found late race speed right up against the outside wall, caught and surpassed the veteran by the white flag. Marks cruised to the checkered flag. “We’re all really thinking about Greg [Hodnett] and his family, he’s somebody I’ve respected tremendously throughout my whole career and was always a fan of growing up in Central Pennsylvania. This race is for him and his whole family and everyone back in Pennsylvania mourning his loss,” said Marks. “This is awesome, I can’t believe I won a race at Eldora. This is my first Outlaw win that my Mom and Dad were able to see. I can’t thank my guys Jesse and Dallas enough, and we just added Jim Shuttlesworth. Last week was our first weekend together, we kept talking and improving throughout the night and working together well. This is special, I can’t believe I’m standing in victory lane at Eldora.” Schuchart settled for second after leading 22 laps, “It’s tough, lapped cars are so hard to judge. It’s hard leading a race and knowing where to go, I didn’t feel as comfortable up top and I felt I was slowing down, so I moved down. Brent drove a great race.” The obvious KSE Hard Charger was 23rd-starting Greg Wilson who finished on the podium for the second time this year at Eldora. “We’re good when it slicks off. This is how the tracks need to be. The race track was awesome tonight, there was passing,” Wilson said. “My heart goes out to the Hodnett family. I woke up this morning and looked at my wife and girls and wondered if I should keep doing this. I love it, though. I wouldn’t trade this opportunity to race with my wife and kids at Eldora in front of all you fans for anything.” Dave Blaney faded to fourth in the closing laps, with Gravel completing the top five. Feature (30 Laps): 1. 19-Brent Marks [3][$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1][$5,500]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [23][$3,200]; 4. 70-Dave Blaney [13][$2,800]; 5. 5-David Gravel [2][$2,500]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5][$2,300]; 7. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [4][$2,200]; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [7][$2,100]; 9. 24-Rico Abreu [21][$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [17][$2,000]; 11. 3G-Carson Macedo [24][$1,500]; 12. 49-Brad Sweet [10][$1,200]; 13. 15-Donny Schatz [25][$300]; 14. 4-Brock Zearfoss [15][$1,050]; 15. 12N-Cole Duncan [20][$1,000]; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen [26][$100]; 17. 2-Shane Stewart [9][$800]; 18. 18-Ian Madsen [22][$800]; 19. 49X-Tim Shaffer [19][$800]; 20. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [11][$800]; 21. 3-Jac Haudenschild [12][$800]; 22. 17X-Aaron Reutzel [14][$800]; 23. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [6][$800]; 24. 9-Daryn Pittman [16][$800]; 25. 19P-Paige Polyak [18][$800]; 26. 13-Paul McMahan [8][$800 Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/marks-masters-eldora-emotional-night/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 23, 2018 8:08:35 GMT -8
Sweet Thrills With Lernerville Score
Brad Sweet continued his late-season hot streak with a victory in Saturday night’s Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville Speedway. Sweet passed Donny Schatz on lap 28 and went on to his eighth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season. Schatz finished second with Tim Shaffer third. Daryn Pittman won the Sears Craftsman Dash to earn the pole for the 35-lap feature, alongside Shaffer. Pittman jumped out to the early lead through a caution-filled first few laps. Brent Marks fell off the race track in turn three on the opening lap, leaving David Gravel nowhere to go as the two made contact. After consecutive lap-one yellow flags, the field lined up single file. Shaffer went for the slide job to take the lead on the restart, but Pittman turned it back under to maintain control. Shaffer was relentless in pursuit of Pittman and took the lead off of turn four to lead lap six to the delight of the hometown crowd. During the long green flag stretch, Shaffer established a healthy lead through the traffic. Schatz got underneath Pittman to take second on lap 18 and set his eyes on Shaffer. Sweet continued his way forward getting by Pittman and getting an up-close look on the battle for the lead between Schatz and Shaffer. Schatz got a good run off the cushion in turn four to slide Shaffer into turn one to take command on lap 22. A lap later Sweet slid in front of Shaffer as the top two in Outlaw points established themselves as the class of the field as they have so many times this season. Sweet got a massive run on the nine-time champion out of turn two and blasted underneath to take the lead down the backstretch and officially lead lap 28. Sweet powered away and looked to be well on his way to his eighth victory of the year, but a caution for sixth-place running Sheldon Haudenschild with three laps to go put the celebration on hold. With less than five to go, World of Outlaws rules dictate a single-file restart, which allowed Schatz to attempt a slide job for the lead. Sweet powered around the Schatz slider to maintain the lead and to win his first feature at Lernerville. “I struggled for the first few years of my career at this track, it’s nice to come here and be as fast we’ve been this year. The track was great, there were so many options of where to go in lapped traffic. You could rimride on that thin ledge or get going around the bottom,” Sweet said. “This one is for Greg Hodnett, he was a good friend of mine. It’s been a tough year. We’ll celebrate this one a little for him and move on to the next one.” Schatz bounced back from an uncharacteristic bad night at Eldora to finish second. “The track was tricky tonight, second isn’t bad, especially considering the night we had last night,” Schatz, who was forced into a Provisional for the first time in 2018 last night, said with a little grin. Shaffer completed the podium and complimented Sweet and Schatz. “Those guys are on their game and third isn’t too bad against these guys. Those [pointing at Sweet and Schatz’ team] teams are what we are trying to build up this team up to,” Shaffer said. Logan Schuchart was strong for the second consecutive night coming home fourth with Daryn Pittman completing the top five. Feature (35 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$5,500]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [2][$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6][$2,800]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$2,500]; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich [14][$2,300]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [12][$2,200]; 8. 5-David Gravel [9][$2,100]; 9. 21-Brian Brown [8][$2,050]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson [16][$2,000]; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4][$1,500]; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15][$1,200]; 13. 35-Justin Henderson [20][$1,100]; 14. 2-Shane Stewart [10][$1,050]; 15. 11-Carl Bowser [19][$1,000]; 16. O7-Gerard McIntyre [13][$900]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$800]; 18. 29-Dan Shetler [17][$800]; 19. C1-Clayton Riney [23][$800]; 20. 2L-Sye Lynch [21][$800]; 21. 40-George Hobaugh [22][$800]; 22. O8-Dan Kuriger [24][$800]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$800]; 24. 19-Brent Marks [11][$800]; Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-5, Tim Shaffer 6-21, Donny Schatz 22-27, Brad Sweet 28-35; KSE Hard Charger Award: 48-Danny Dietrich[+8] Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/sweet-thrills-lernerville-score/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 27, 2018 17:38:18 GMT -8
Knoxville Nationals Format Changes Revealed Following a sold-out crowd on Saturday of the 58th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, Knoxville Raceway officials immediately began discussions on changes to the event for 2019 and beyond. After consulting fans, drivers and partners, two changes will be made to the Friday format of the 410 Knoxville Nationals. After 25 years of international competition, the SPEED SPORT Challenge will no longer be held at Knoxville Raceway. The exhibition race featured international drivers competing in the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store against American drivers who competed in the Grand Annual Classic at the Sungold Stadium Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia and was held annually on Friday night of the 410 Knoxville Nationals. Knoxville Raceway and Premier Speedway will continue to work together to honor the drivers that compete internationally. Knoxville Raceway also will award a bonus to the highest finishing international driver (not living in the United States) in the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store. “No decision we ever make at Knoxville Raceway is done without thorough conversations and input both inside and outside our office walls,” said Knoxville Raceway director of marketing Kendra Jacobs. “Ending 25 years of tradition with the SPEED SPORT Challenge was not an easy decision. We appreciate our partnership with David Mills and everyone at Premier Speedway and will continue to work with them in the future. Thank you to Roger Johnson from KELE and Tom Schmeh and everyone else who had a hand in creating this event to honor international competition.” Friday continues to be a pivotal night of racing action in the 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store. Following format changes in 2012, drivers who find themselves not locked into Saturday’s A-Main have a second chance to qualify for the finale. The top-four finishers in Friday’s feature event have previously made up positions 17-20 in Saturday’s A-Main. Beginning in 2019, the four transfers will now start 21-24. “We’re always looking for ways to improve our show for the fans, drivers and partners,” said Knoxville Raceway race director and promoter John McCoy. “We looked at the format on Friday and realized that the top-four finishers starting positions may need to change to make the starting positions fairer for the drivers who had more points on their qualifying night. Drivers voiced their concern as well. We listened and agreed.” Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/knoxville-nationals-format-changes-revealed/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 27, 2018 17:41:46 GMT -8
Chris Martin Suspended After Failing DIRTcar Drug Test Sprint car driver Chris Martin has been suspended by DIRTcar following a failed drug test during last month’s Knoxville Nationals. Martin was found to be in violation of the World of Outlaws Substance Abuse Policy after a random test Aug. 9-10, during the 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. According to a penalty notice posted on the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series website, he tested positive for marijuana metabolite. Martin has been suspended for 90 days from the date of the test and also fined $1,000. He may reduce that suspension to 60 days with the completion of an alcohol or drug-education program. He must pass two drug tests over the final 14 days of his suspension as well as pay his fine in order to be reinstated. Martin appealed the penalty on Aug. 30, and the penalty was upheld in its entirety. Martin is the sixth driver to be suspended as part of DIRTcar’s Substance Abuse Policy, which was introduced in 2017. Prior to that, Justin Peck was the latest driver to be suspended after a failed drug test during the Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway on July 12. An Iowa native, Martin won his first Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series National Tour feature on July 11 at Gillette Thunder Speedway. He led from start to finish in the 25-lap main event to capture the victory and became the 144th different winner in the history of the 360 winged sprint car tour. Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/chris-martin-suspended-failing-drug-test/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 27, 2018 17:46:45 GMT -8
Justin Peck Reinstated By World Racing Group Sprint car driver Justin Peck has been reinstated by DIRTcar and is cleared to return to World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series competition, effective immediately. Peck’s reinstatement comes following the successful completion of an alcohol or drug-education program, as well as two negative tests during the final 14 days of his suspension and payment of the $1,000 fine assessed by DIRTcar. The Indiana young gun was notified of his reinstatement by World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series director Carlton Reimers on Wednesday morning. Peck told SPEED SPORT that with the past behind him, he’s simply ready to get back down to business. “I’m here to race. The main goal for me and everyone that I race for is to go out and win races, and you can’t do that when you have to focus on outside matters,” noted Peck. “It’s nice to be able to be back in the saddle again full time and be completely focused on turning the wheel left again; it’s a good feeling.” Peck will get right back to work behind the wheel this weekend, running at least two nights in Indiana car owner Jerry Burton’s No. 04 sprint car. The pair plans to tackle Thursday night’s BOSS Sprint Car Series event at Kokomo Speedway, running in support of the USAC Smackdown finale, before they go against the USAC sprint car field on Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway. “This is a deal that we’ve wanted to do for a while. Jerry and I started talking over the winter about possibly running a full season this year, and I ultimately decided at that point that I wanted to go winged sprint car racing,” Peck explained. “That hasn’t gone the way I wanted it to, but he called me last week Wednesday and said he needed a driver and asked if I wanted to be in the seat. “I think it’s going to be a good weekend; I really do,” Peck continued. “I have to thank Jerry and I’m looking forward to talking to a lot of guys that I haven’t gotten to talk to in a while. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there who are still disappointed, but my hope is that after this weekend, they’ll realize where my heart’s at.” Peck also confirmed that while his remaining schedule for the year is somewhat fluid, he does plan to return to the seat of his winged sprint car as well. “We’re going to be at Kokomo next Saturday, for sure, for the All Star finale … and we’re talking about going to the Jacksonville MOWA show on Friday as well,” he said. “The Jacksonville (World of) Outlaws show is on our radar, and beyond that I’m not really sure at this moment. “There are some things up in the air, but right now we’re just going to take things one weekend at a time and focus on racing. We’ll see where things go and hopefully make a positive impact.” Above all, Peck is grateful to have a new lease on his season and noted he’s learned many lessons along his recent road. “The last few months have taught me a lot, but it’s been a reminder of how blessed I am,” said Peck. “When you look evil in the eye and can still come out and see the light on the other side, you know that things can get better. “It’s just cool to be able to get back to where I am now and I’m thankful for everyone that has stood by me through everything that’s happened.” Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/peck-reinstated-world-racing-group/
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 30, 2018 16:18:44 GMT -8
Gio Scelzi Becomes Youngest World of Outlaws Winner In Series History On Night One of The Williams Grove National Open On an emotional night in Pennsylvania Posse country, it was neither the locals or Outlaws in Victory Lane, as California phenom Gio Scelzi passed two-time National Open Champion David Gravel to lead Lap 16 and never looked back to win his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Victory on the opening night of the Champion Racing Oil Williams Grove National Open. Scelzi becomes the youngest driver to ever win a World of Outlaws race at the ripe age of 16 years old. Gravel settled for second with Lucas Wolfe completing the podium. Gravel won the first of two Sears Craftsman Dashes to the earn the pole for the Feature, which went 27 laps in honor of five-time Williams Grove Track Champion and 1993 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year, Greg Hodnett. Gio Scelzi won the second Dash to start outside the front row. Gravel got the jump on the initial start and led the opening circuit with Scelzi in tow. Logan Schuchart, while running third, brought out the first caution of the evening, coming to a stop on the backstretch with five laps complete. That set up the first of three double-file restarts. Gravel elected the bottom on this one, putting Scelzi to his outside. Gravel remained out front on the restart, but it was evident that Scelzi was a threat as he stayed right with the CJB Motorsports No.5 around the paperclip shaped half-mile. 2017 Track Champion Freddie Rahmer maneuvered his way into third from eighth and tried to close in on the lead duo. Sheldon Haudenschild brought out the caution with 11 laps complete and this time Gravel elected the top on the double-file restart. Again, Gravel remained out front as Scelzi took a peak underneath for the lead once again. Carson Macedo, aboard the Jason Johnson Racing No.41, brought out the final caution of the evening on Lap 15. Gravel elected the bottom on the double-file restart, once again giving Scelzi the outside. Gravel entered high into turn one and tried to catch momentum to get a run off of turn two. Scelzi pitched his Indy Race Parts No.71 hard to the bottom, couldn’t complete the slide job, but maintained speed on the bottom and pulled even with Gravel under the bridge and edged in front heading into turn three. Scelzi, now in command of the field, powered away to lead Lap 16. Lucas Wolfe moved by Freddie Rahmer into third and set his eyes on the leaders. For the first time, the leaders would reach lapped traffic as Gio Scelzi’s job was far from done. Scelzi approached traffic and Gravel closed in, looking to steal a win from the young California native. With two to go, Gravel was within three car lengths as Scelzi continued to run the cushion through traffic. Gravel pitched the car hard into turn three before coming to the White Flag. With Scelzi carrying speed on the cushion and a lapped on the bottom, there was no room for Gravel to make a last-ditch effort, as Gio Scelzi crossed under the Checkered Flag .732 seconds ahead of Gravel to become the youngest World of Outlaws winner in the Series 40-year history. “I don’t think I am ever going to believe this one,” Scelzi said in Victory Lane when track announcer Bruce Ellis asked him about the night. “I was so good at the beginning, I was afraid I wouldn’t be any good at the end. David is good here, he’s a two-time National Open winner,” Scelzi, engulfed in positive emotion, said. “I don’t know what to say, we could work anywhere. Hopefully we can Qualify good tomorrow and see what we can do,” Scelzi, who was grinning cheek-to-cheek, added about his chances tomorrow for the $56,000 payday. David Gravel settled for second and was understandably disappointed. “I didn’t know what to do on the restarts, I tried both lanes. When I was on the outside, I didn’t take off as well as I would have liked, so I went back to the bottom to try and protect myself from the slide job,” Gravel said of the pass for the lead. “Congrats to Gio, that first career win is hard to get, especially at Williams Grove,” Gravel added in good spirits. “Tomorrow is 13 more laps and pays a lot more to win, so hopefully we can finish one spot better.” Lucas Wolfe was the highest finishing local and also applauded young Scelzi, “What a tremendous result for him, congrats to him. It wasn’t a bad night for us, we passed some good cars to get up here and hopefully we can do a little better tomorrow,” Wolfe said. After Scelzi, Gravel and Wolfe crossed the finish line, Freddie Rahmer and Tim Shaffer got together battling for fourth, resulting in Shaffer ending up backwards at the bottom of turn four, bringing out the Yellow and Checkered simultaneously. Unfortunately for Shaffer, who was a couple hundred feet from a top-five finish, as the cause of the yellow, he was scored as the last car on the lead lap, which was 21st. Freddie Rahmer officially finished fourth with 12th-starting Shane Stewart completing the top-five. Donny Schatz earned KSE Hard Charger Honors coming from 22nd to complete the top ten. Logan Schuchart set Quick Time over an outstanding field of 50 cars, worth $327 courtesy of Fast Tee’s. Schuchart generously donated his bonus to Sherry Hodnett. Schatz’s effort also earned him a $500 bonus courtesy of Wicked Cushion, which he generously donated to the Hodnett family as well. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to Williams Grove Speedway tomorrow night for the $56,000 to win Champion Racing Oil National Open. Tonight’s results have no bearing on tomorrow’s program. If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com! Feature (27 Laps): 1. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [2][$10,000]; 2. 5-David Gravel [1][$5,000]; 3. 24-Lucas Wolfe [5][$3,000]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer [8][$2,700]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [12][$2,500]; 6. 44-Trey Starks [6][$2,200]; 7. 21X-Brian Montieth [3][$2,000]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [17][$1,800]; 9. 21-Brian Brown [7][$1,600]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [22][$1,450]; 11. 9-Daryn Pittman [13][$1,300]; 12. 19-Brent Marks [23][$1,200]; 13. 18-Ian Madsen [11][$1,100]; 14. 69K-Lance Dewease [19][$1,000]; 15. 27-Paul McMahan [21][$950]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [25][$200]; 17. 11-T.J. Stutts [14][$850]; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich [24][$750]; 19. 1X-Chad Trout [27][$25]; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen [10][$700]; 21. 49X-Tim Shaffer [9][$700]; 22. O7-Gerard McIntyre [18][$700]; 23. 39-Cory Haas [26][$]; 24. 55K-Robbie Kendall [20][$700]; 25. 41-Carson Macedo [15][$700]; 26. 94-Ryan Smith [16][$700]; 27. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4][$700]; Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-15, Giovanni Scelzi 16-27 KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+12] Source: woosprint.com/news/race-reports/466-2018-race-reports/5261-gio-scelzi-becomes-youngest-world-of-outlaws-winner-in-series-history-on-night-one-of-the-williams-grove-national-open
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Post by woosprints12 on Sept 30, 2018 16:25:28 GMT -8
Lance Dewease Wins Emotional Williams Grove National Open Worth $56,000 The all-time Williams Grove win leader, Lance Dewease, passed Brock Zearfoss on Lap 24 and never looked back to win his 15th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of his career. Dewease, full of emotion in Victory Lane, dedicated the $56,000 Champion Racing Oil National Open win to the late, great Greg Hodnett. Daryn Pittman came from eighth to second with Brian Montieth completing the podium at the famous Williams Grove Speedway. Zearfoss won the first of two Sears Craftsman Dashes to earn the pole for the 40-Lap Feature alongside Dewease, who won the second Dash. Zearfoss, who scored his first career World of Outlaws win last year at Williams Grove, got a strong start and led the opening lap. Dewease didn’t let Zearfoss out of his sights, as Brian Montieth passed Brian Brown for third on Lap 7. Zearfoss reached the back of field on Lap 8 and began to maneuver through traffic before the caution flew Brad Sweet and Donny Schatz, as the top two in World of Outlaws in points sat atop turn two, with 12 laps complete. Schatz returned at the rear but Sweet was done for the evening. The ensuing double-file restart saw Zearfoss maintain control and turn under a Dewease slide job on Lap 15 to retain the lead. Dewease was determined and not going away, chipping away on the bottom at Zearfoss’ lead. As Zearfoss once again reached traffic, Dewease got a huge run through the middle of turn one to pull even with Zearfoss down the backstretch and take command of the field to lead Lap 24. At Lap 25, World of Outlaws and Williams Grove officials made the decision to throw the caution flag to prevent a majority of teams from running out of fuel. The decision was based on the fact the air quality was so good and that there were extra parade laps in honor of Hodnett and Johnson. Following the Open Red, Zearfoss had something break on the car entering turn one and he came to a stop at the end of the frontstretch. Understandably disappointed, Zearfoss walked away from his car under his own power. Brian Montieth assumed second and threatened Dewease for the lead on the restart running his typical cushion-pounding line. Daryn Pittman found speed on the bottom and got by Monteith for second on Lap 27. At this point, Dewease had established he was the class of the field and powered away from the field, navigating traffic with ease. Pittman was formidable and quick, but never got within striking distance of Dewease as the Hall of Famer went on to win his 92nd Feature at Williams Grove and fourth National Open. “This is for Greg [Hodnett]. This whole week is about Greg. Everyone that knew him knows how great of a racer is, but he was an even better person,” Dewease said holding back tears in Victory Lane. “No one understands how difficult this week has been,” Dewease added somberly. “I wanted this one bad for this team. You always want to run well at this race, we had some bad luck last year,” Dewease said about his Kreitz Racing No.69K team. Daryn Pittman was strong and finished runner-up at the National Open for the fourth time in his career. “This weekend wasn’t about Posse or Outlaws, it was about honoring Greg and it was great to see Bobbi and Jaxx Johnson as well,” the well-spoken Oklahoman said. “I feel that were at the same pace as the 69K and that’s an accomplishment in its own right,” Pittman said with a grin. Local fan-favorite Brian Montieth finished third, the best of his National Open career, and was pleased, “We were pretty good, I’m sitting here, real proud.” Tim Shaffer finished fourth with Ryan Smith completing the top-five. Shane Stewart earned KSE Hard Charger honors coming from 22nd to ninth. Gio Scelzi was awarded $1300 from the Beerhill Gang as the National Open Rookie of the Year and Chad Trout earned $1527 from Dirt Track Digest and SprintCarUnlimited.com with the ‘Just Missed Award’. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continues its 40th Anniversary Season next Saturday, October 6 at Fulton Speedway in New York during NAPA Super DIRT Week. If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com! Feature (40 Laps): 1. 69K-Lance Dewease [2][$56,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [8][$12,000]; 3. 21X-Brian Montieth [5][$7,500]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [10][$4,000]; 5. 94-Ryan Smith [12][$3,500]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [4][$3,000]; 7. 11-T.J. Stutts [9][$2,700]; 8. 27-Paul McMahan [15][$2,500]; 9. 2-Shane Stewart [22][$2,200]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11][$2,100]; 11. O7-Gerard McIntyre [13][$2,000]; 12. 39-Cory Haas [16][$1,650]; 13. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [3][$1,550]; 14. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$1,200]; 15. 51-Freddie Rahmer [28][$100]; 16. 5-David Gravel [19][$1,050]; 17. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [20][$1,000]; 18. 24-Lucas Wolfe [26][$]; 19. 18-Ian Madsen [24][$1,000]; 20. 41-Carson Macedo [18][$1,000]; 21. 19-Brent Marks [23][$1,000]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen [25][$]; 23. 55K-Robbie Kendall [14][$1,000]; 24. 11K-Kraig Kinser [27][$]; 25. 15G-Jordan Givler [17][$1,000]; 26. 4-Brock Zearfoss [1][$1,000]; 27. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$1,000]; 28. 1-Logan Wagner [21][$1,000]; Lap Leaders: Brock Zearfoss 1-23, Lance Dewease 24-40; KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Shane Stewart[+13] Source: woosprint.com/news/race-reports/466-2018-race-reports/5265-lance-dewease-wins-emotional-williams-grove-national-open-worth-56-000
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 6, 2018 19:46:33 GMT -8
Schuchart Dominant at Fulton for Second Win of Year Logan Schuchart dominated all 30 laps to win Saturday Night at Fulton Speedway as the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series invaded Super DIRT Week in New York. Sheldon Haudenschild charged late to second with Donny Schatz completing the podium. Kraig Kinser won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 30-lap affair, in search of his first win of the season, alongside Schuchart. Schuchart's forgettable Qualifying laps put him 15th quick, forcing him to start fifth in his Heat. Methodically, Schuchart worked his way by three cars in the eight-lap event to excitingly secure that all-important spot in the Sears Craftsman Dash. In the Feature, Schuchart got the initial jump to lead the opening lap. The Hanover, PA native reached lapped traffic quickly around the 3/8th mile and maneuvered it well. Nine-time and defending Series Champion Donny Schatz moved by Kinser for second on Lap 12 and began closing in on Schuchart as the leaders navigated traffic. While most drivers were fighting for the bottom, Sheldon Haudenschild, to no one’s surprise, went to work on the cushion in exciting fashion. Haudenschild got to fourth on Lap 16 and was visibly closing in on Kinser and Schatz, who both remained loyal to the bottom. Haudenschild roared around Kinser for third on Lap 22 and caught Schatz quickly after. Sheldon used a big run out of turn two to cross-under Schatz for second into turn three. In need of a Yellow, Haudenschild closed in on Schuchart but the latter powered away on the final lap and went on to win his second Feature of the year. “I’m really proud of this team, we’ve been really strong this year, especially lately, with a handful of Quick Times and consistently in the top five. We just haven’t been able to pull off a lot of wins this year. This Drydene Performance/Shark Racing team is really strong, we just keep growing and keep getting better and I can’t wait for what is in store," Schuchart, who currently sits a career-high sixth in the Series Points Standings, said. "The bossman Bobby Allen does a great job with this two-car operation and I’m proud to have him as my grandfather,” Schuchart, who holds the Fulton Speedway track record from back in 2016, added in Victory Lane. Sheldon Haudenschild settled for second and walked through his charge forward, “I kind of had to wait until it cleaned off a little bit [before I could get going up top]. I committed to going up a groove in traffic and my car was really good up there.” “I was praying for a Yellow, but we didn’t have any all night, the whole field did a good job. We have some really good tracks coming up, hopefully we can pull off a couple more wins and cap off a good season,” the Wooster, OH native said about this Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall No.17. Donny Schatz extended his Series points lead with his podium finish. “With the finishes we’ve had lately, third is like a win. We had a decent run and traffic made it fun. The younger guys are getting their game on and making us old guys look silly,” Schatz said with a smile next to his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing No.15 machine. Shane Stewart, who set Quick Time, finished fourth with Kinser rounding out the top five. Larry Wight, who arrived late after competing during the day at Oswego Speedway, earned KSE Hard Charger honors coming from 18th to ninth. As Haudenschild mentioned, the entire World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series program went caution-free. With Mother Nature threatening the area all evening, a successful accelerated program was run, with both racing divisions done by 9pm. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action for a triple-header weekend starting Friday, October 12 with a makeup date at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois before heading to Terre Haute Action Track Saturday and Eldora Speedway Sunday. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.com. Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2][$10,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5][$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$3,200]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$2,800]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1][$2,500]; 6. 5-David Gravel [10][$2,300]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [11][$2,200]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [8][$2,100]; 9. 99L-Larry Wight [18][$2,050]; 10. 9-Daryn Pittman [7][$2,000]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson [14][$1,500]; 12. 19-Brent Marks [9][$1,200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [12][$1,100]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [3][$1,050]; 15. 49K-Scott Kreutter [13][$1,000]; 16. 10K-Joe Kata [15][$900]; 17. 90-Matt Tanner [16][$800]; 18. 3-Denny Peebles [20][$800]; 19. 98-Joe Trenca [17][$800]; 20. 45-Chuck Hebing [19][$800]; 21. 54J-Steven Hutchinson [21][$800]; Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 99L-Larry Wight[+9] Source: woosprint.com/news/race-reports/466-2018-race-reports/5272-schuchart-dominant-at-fulton-for-second-win-of-year
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 8, 2018 9:59:40 GMT -8
Saldana To Drive JJR No. 41 In Four Outlaws Races Joey Saldana has landed a potent ride for four World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series races during the closing stretch of the season. Saldana will pilot the No. 41 Jason Johnson Racing sprint car during a Kansas doubleheader Oct. 19-20 at Lakeside Speedway and Dodge City Raceway Park, followed by a return appearance during the Nov. 1-3 World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. The Brownsburg, Ind., native is a 105-time World of Outlaws feature winner, with his most recent victory coming at Missouri’s US 36 Raceway on Sept. 17, 2016. JJR team principal Bobbi Johnson spoke with SPEED SPORT on Saturday during the 31st annual Short Track Nationals at Arkansas’ I-30 Speedway and said the deal with Saldana came together due to prior racing commitments for Carson Macedo, who has driven the No. 41 part time since Jason Johnson’s death in late June. Saldana will become the latest name on a short list of drivers to pilot the car made famous by the late Ragin’ Cajun. “When Carson gave us his schedule prior to the Knoxville Nationals, he said he could race all the races he was available for, provided we wanted to race and he didn’t have anything going with the (Joe Gaerte-owned) No. 3g,” noted Bobbi Johnson. “These four races ended up open for us and certainly have a lot of importance to us as a team,” she continued. “The Kansas City and Dodge City events have to do with several of our sponsors that are based around that area and that we need to showcase, while the World Finals is obviously one of the biggest weekends of the year and a race that Jason won in the past, making Charlotte a special place for us as a team. “We really wanted to field a car and the World of Outlaws has been so good to us … we want to give back to them,” she added. “When you combine that with being able to showcase Joey and the caliber of driver he’s always been and continues to be in a sprint car, it was really a great fit for our team and we’re looking forward to working with him for these four races.” Saldana has spent most of his season driving the Rudeen Racing No. 26 car, competing part time with both the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions and the World of Outlaws this season. The 46-year-old veteran has three top-five and five top-10 finishes in nine All Star appearances this year, along with five top fives and 13 top 10s in 25 feature starts with the Outlaws. Macedo will continue to drive for Jason Johnson racing in five more World of Outlaws events this season, including a three-state tripleheader this weekend at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway, Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track and Ohio’s Eldora Speedway, as well as a two-day weekend at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway on Oct. 26-27. While Johnson admitted the team’s plans beyond the World Finals are not yet completely solidified, she tipped the team is actively working on shoring up its look for the upcoming season. “Before we make any additional announcements, we’re trying to cross our t’s and dot our i’s and get everything together how Jason would want it,” she said. “Our hope and goal is to go with the World of Outlaws in 2019 … we’re just making sure that everything falls into place the right way and at the right time. “Jason always preached the five Ps — perfect preparation prevents poor performance — and that’s where we’re at in all of this, is preparing ourselves as a team and a group for the future. There are quite a few marketing opportunities for us as a team … which is a new area for me, but it’s exciting times for us.” Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/saldana-jjr-41-four-outlaw-races/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 13, 2018 8:54:58 GMT -8
Mason Daniel Set For World Of Outlaws Debut Mason Daniel will make his debut with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series on Saturday at the famed Terre Haute Action Track during the Wabash Clash. The race will also mark his first start in a 410ci winged sprint car. Daniel was scheduled to race a 410 sprint car earlier this season, but rain interrupted those plans. “We’ll get to see how we stack up against the best in the world,” he said. “We are hoping to have a good weekend with the Outlaws. Getting experience in the 410 is the main objective. I’m looking forward to it and ready to get back on the track.” Daniel, who is in the midst of his first full season in a sprint car, has a pair of wins this year. He was victorious for the first time in a sprint car in 360 competition at Knoxville Raceway on June 16. He followed that up win a win just two starts later at another historic venue: Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo. Both of those tracks are sprawling half-mile ovals similar to the Terre Haute Action Track. “I actually enjoy racing on the half miles more than I do the smaller tracks,” he shared. “Hopefully I can translate some of the experience from running on flat half miles at places like Knoxville (Raceway), Sedalia (Missouri State Fair Speedway) and Lakeside (Speedway) over to running Terre Haute.” Daniel, who moved from California to Missouri prior to this season to advance his racing career, is being mentored by Danny Lasoski. “Danny will definitely be a big help this weekend,” Daniel said. “He has so much knowledge about throttle control and everything you need to do. It will be good to get to the track and have him run through things with me and what I need to do to be good.” So far this season, Daniel has made 38 starts, recording 11 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes. Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/mason-daniel-set-woo-debut/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 13, 2018 13:50:58 GMT -8
Richards & Thornton Split World 100 Prelims
After being postponed by rain in September and a second time on Friday, the second and final preliminary program for the 48th annual World 100 was completed Saturday afternoon at Eldora Speedway with Josh Richards and Ricky Thornton Jr. picking up victories in the twin 25-lap features. Richards started on the front row and held off Chris Madden during multiple restarts for the win in the first 25-lap feature. The victory was Richards’ first win since February in Florida. “It feels fantastic. I almost forgot what it’s like to be up here,” said Richards. “It’s been a little bit of a tough year. We’ve had some speed, we just haven’t had things go our way. It feels good to finally get one.” For Thornton, a veteran of modified competition from Chandler, Ariz., the win in the second feature was the first super late model victory of his career. “It’s definitely up there at the top,” said Thornton of his first trip to victory lane in a late model. “Especially at a place like (Eldora) with the prestige of this event.” Duane Chamberlin and Richards started on the front row for the first of the two preliminary features, with Richards driving to the lead while Mike Marlar and Don O’Neal drove by Chamberlin and diced for second, with Marlar moving into the position on lap two. Madden, who started eighth, was on the move early, driving up to fourth by lap three. Madden drove by O’Neal off turn two to take the third spot just before the first caution flag of the event for Chamberlin making contact with the wall and being forced pit side with body and suspension damage. Richards picked the outside lane for the restart and dove back to the lead while Marlar, Madden and O’Neal raced for second. Madden secured the second spot and was chasing down Richards for the lead when the caution appeared on lap 13 for former World 100 winner Bobby Pearce slowing with a flat tire. Pearce was able to rejoin the tail of the field. Richards drove away after the final restart and was never seriously challenged. Madden held on for second with Marlar, O’Neal and Pearson rounding out the top five. Afterwards Madden felt that final caution hurt his chances at challenging Richards for the victory. “We didn’t need that yellow there,” said Madden. “I didn’t know if I had (Richards) cleared going into one after that caution. I try to race everyone clean and I probably had him cleared there and should have drove up the race track and took his line away from him.” The second main event saw Thornton lead off the front row with Tim McCreadie and Jimmy Owens giving chase. Owens moved McCreadie back to second on lap two and started to close on Thornton for the lead. By lap eight Thornton was in traffic, with both Owens and McCreadie on his back bumper. On lap 12 Thornton was able to slide by two slower cars to put some distance between himself and the race for second place. McCreadie had a run on Owens and took over second position on lap 15. As traffic was thicker over the final four laps, McCreadie was slowly closing on Thornton, but had slower cars separating them. McCreadie made a move at the top of turns one and two to clear the slower cars, but lost momentum and had to duck back in line. For Thornton, the move in traffic was key as it became more difficult to pass as the race went on. “I felt pretty good through the middle of three and four,” said Thornton. “I kind of used that and I went around a couple (of slower cars) and then I didn’t realize I had to be so open going into turn one. Luckily I had TC up there giving me some signals and that calmed me down a little bit.” McCreadie dropping back was what Thornton needed to drive away for the victory. McCreadie, Owens, Chase Junghans and Shannon Buckingham rounded out the top five. McCreadie was not content with his second place run as his car’s handling was not to his liking. “Until it rubbered we were nowhere near where we need to be,” said McCreadie “We’ll take a second, I’ve just got to be a little better on those starts. I wasn’t expecting (Thornton) to go when he did, and it kind of caught the whole field off guard. More power to him because I would have done the same thing in his position.” During qualifications Brandon Sheppard set a new track record with a lap of 14.761 seconds at an average speed of 121.943 mph. Sheppard followed up his quick time performance by winning his heat race. Devin Gilpin, Richards, Brandon Overton, Madden, Chase Junghans, Shane Clanton and Owens also won heat races. Steven Roberts, Kyle Bronson, Zack Dohm and Jeep VanWormer won the B mains. Several drivers were disqualified for driving by the post-race tech inspection area after qualifying and heat races. Drivers that incurred penalties included former World 100 champions Scott Bloomquist and Billy Moyer. Moyer ended up missing the preliminary feature while Bloomquist finished 11th in the second feature. The finishes:Race One: Josh Richards, Chris Madden, Mike Marlar, Don O’Neal, Earl Pearson Jr., Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Shane Clanton, Shannon Babb, Dale McDowell, Zack Dohm, Brian Birkhofer, Chris Simpson, Bobby Pierce, Jonathan Davenport, Jason Feger, Michael Chilton, Jason Hughes, Steven Roberts, Jon Henry, Donald McIntosh, Jason Jameson, Duane Chamberlain, Steve Casebolt. Race Two: Ricky Thornton Jr., Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Owens, Chase Junghans, Shanon Buckingham, Devin Gilpin, Mason Zeigler, Brandon Overton, Kent Robinson, Scott James, Scott Bloomquist, Brian Shirley, Nick Hoffman, Darrell Lanigan, Tyler Erb, Kyle Bronson, Jeep VanWormer, Frank Heckenast Jr., Chris Ferguson, Dennis Erb Jr., Joey Coulter, Gordy Gundaker, Jimmy Mars, Rod Conley. Source: speedsport.com/dirt-late-models/other-dirt-series/richards-thornton-split-world-100-prelims/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 13, 2018 20:28:34 GMT -8
Brad Sweet Continues Career Year with Terre Haute Triumph Brad Sweet’s added another page to his unforgettable 2018 season with a flag-to-flag victory at the historic Terre Haute Action Track, his ninth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Donny Schatz charged from 12th to second, getting by Tim Shaffer, who completed the podium, on the Green-White-Checkered finish. Brad Sweet and Kasey Kahne Racing teammate Daryn Pittman put on a show on the final lap of the Sears Craftsman Dash finishing side-by-side. Sweet edged Pittman by 0.054 to earn the pole for the 30-Lap Feature. Sweet powered to the lead on the initial start to lead the opening circuit and reached lapped traffic on Lap 9 at the spacious Indiana half-mile. Pittman and 2001 Terre Haute Outlaw winner Tim Shaffer were in tow. At the halfway point, Donny Schatz had worked forward from his 12th-starting spot to sixth aboard the Tony Stewart Racing/Curb-Agajanian No.15. By lap 19, the nine-time Series Champion and current points leader had maneuvered to fourth. Sweet continued to work his way through traffic as Schatz closed the gap on Pittman and Shaffer for the runner-up position. Lap 27 saw Shaffer and Schatz get by Pittman for position down the backstretch and through turn three, respectively. As the White Flag flew for Brad Sweet, he would not be caught, as he had multiple lapped cars between himself and Shaffer and Schatz, who were in a torrid battle for second. It wouldn’t be that easy for the driver known as ‘The Big Cat’, however, as the caution flew for a stopped Ian Madsen as Sweet was about to take the Checkered. The caution set up a single-file, Green, White, Checkered finish with Shaffer, who was ahead of Schatz at the last completed lap, in second and Schatz in third. On the restart, Schatz quickly disposed of Shaffer in turn one and set his eyes on Sweet for his 20th victory of the season. Schatz closed the gap in each corner, but it wasn’t enough, as Sweet went on to win by .686 seconds. When asked about the late restart, Brad Sweet chuckled and said with a smile, “Well, I’ve been getting used to it. Knoxville, Black Hills, Chico and Lernerville have all had late race restarts and sometimes it’s not bad to get a clean track. I think we were just good enough to hold these guys off tonight.” “Lapped traffic was tricky. I think I made a few mistakes, but I guess I had a big enough lead,” Sweet said of the long Green Flag period to open the race, before thanking his NAPA Auto Parts crew for their continued hard work. “Terre Haute is a special place. I’ve won a non-wing USAC race here, so it’s cool to come back here and win with the World of Outlaws,” the Grass Valley, CA native added. Donny Schatz, who had passed Tim Shaffer for second on the final lap but had to go back to third for the Green-White-Checkered finish, was obviously disappointed to come up just short. “We did what we could, the car was obviously rolling to get up there on an open race track. My guys did an incredible job, we wanted to get a win,” Schatz, who earned KSE Hard Charger honors for his efforts, said. Tim Shaffer’s excellent 2018 season continued with a podium finish and he was pleased, “We had a great car, it kept coming in little by little as the race went on.” Pittman settled for fourth with Sheldon Haudenschild charging from 15th to complete the top-five. A week of rain and frigid temperatures had Terre Haute Action Track in unchartered territory during Qualifying, as 19 of the 32 cars signed in broke the existing track record set back in 1999. Brian Brown, who went out late, ended up establishing the new Terre Haute track record at 16.028, nearly a half-second faster than the existing record. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continues its 40th Anniversary Season tomorrow evening at Eldora Speedway with an early start time. Drivers Meeting is scheduled for 3:30pm, tickets for the The Greatest Show on Dirt’s final appearance of the year at ‘The Big E’ can be found here. As always, if you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.com! Feature (31 Laps due to green-white-checkered finish): 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [12][$5,500]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3][$3,200]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [2][$2,800]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [15][$2,500]; 6. 71X-Joey Saldana [6][$2,300]; 7. 21-Brian Brown [5][$2,200]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10][$2,100]; 9. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [7][$2,050]; 10. 5-David Gravel [4][$2,000]; 11. 14B-Christopher Bell [8][$1,500]; 12. 2-Shane Stewart [18][$1,200]; 13. 41-Carson Macedo [16][$1,100]; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser [14][$1,050]; 15. 4-Brock Zearfoss [9][$1,000]; 16. 39-Spencer Bayston [21][$900]; 17. 19-Brent Marks [20][$800]; 18. 83-Cory Eliason [22][$800]; 19. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [23][$800]; 20. W20-Greg Wilson [19][$800]; 21. 7S-Jason Sides [13][$800]; 22. 18-Ian Madsen [11][$800]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [24][$800]; 24. 99-Brady Bacon [17][$800]; Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-31; KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+10] Source: woosprint.com/news/race-reports/466-2018-race-reports/5281-brad-sweet-continues-career-year-with-terre-haute-triumph
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 14, 2018 7:11:44 GMT -8
McCreadie Banks $51,000 World 100 Earlier in the day Tim McCreadie didn’t think his car was good enough to win the World 100 at Eldora Speedway. McCreadie and his team made the right adjustments and bounced back to win the 48th edition of the biggest race in dirt late model racing. McCreadie took the lead from Eldora Late Model point leader Devin Gilpin on lap 45 and drove away from the field following a restart with 16 laps to go for the $51,000 payday. After having to watch several World 100’s from the grandstands after not making the race, McCreadie seemed to be in disbelief to be sitting in victory lane. “I’ve sat up there up there with you guys for a bunch of these features, so to be down here is pretty amazing,” McCreadie told the large crowd in victory lane. “There are a lot of people that complain about funding, but we just shut our months and keep digging along with what we’ve got.” Gilpin led a majority of the first half of the main event with pressure from Shane Clanton in second spot. As the race went on Clanton dropped back and found himself in a race with McCreadie for second. On lap 29 McCreadie used his momentum off turn four to take away the runner up spot and pull away down the backstretch. After taking the runner up spot, McCreadie quickly closed on Gilpin for the lead as the caution flag appeared on lap 36 when Mike Marlar slowed in turn one. Gilpin pulled away during the restart as McCreadie and Jimmy Owens ran side by side for the second spot. McCreadie retained the position and started to chip away at Gilpin’s lead. After moving around the race track to build up momentum, McCreadie got a run off turn four on lap 45 to drive by Gilpin for the lead. McCreadie pulled away from the rest of the field while Scott Bloomquist drove by Owens for third and started to put pressure on Gilpin for second. Bloomquist and Gilpin raced side by side several times, with Gilpin holding on to the runner-up spot through the mid stages of the event. Owens was able to take advantage of Bloomquist’s inability to pass Gilpin and took back the third spot on lap 67. Owens then passed Gilpiin for second and started his pursuit of McCreadie for the lead. McCreadie built up a lead of more than five seconds while racing through traffic with 20 laps to go. With 16 laps to go the final caution flag of the event appeared when Bobby Pierce slowed on the frontstretch. McCreadie chose the inside line for the double file restart and showed he was unfazed by the late race yellow flag by driving away from the field after the restart. Owens and Dennis Erb Jr. swapped the second spot a couple of times in the late stages of the feature, but McCreadie would not be seriously challenged the remainder of the event to win his first career World 100 victory. Owens, Erb, Blomquist and Brandon Overton rounded out the top five. In victory lane McCreadie was ready to celebrate with the masses back at his small pickup truck and trailer in the pit area and was quick to praise the work his team has put in. “It’s amazing the effort my team puts in while I get to go home and be with my wife and two kids, it’s pretty cool. I really don’t know what to say, I’m normally not lost for words. To see all people here and see how excited they are. We’ll be down here for a while, so make sure you stop by.” The finish:Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Owens, Tyler Erb, Scott Bloomquist, Brandon Overton, Devin Gilpin, Josh Richards, Dale McDowell, Earl Pearson Jr., Kent Robinson, Chase Junghans, Shane Clanton, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce, Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Michael Chilton, Don O’Neal, Shanon Buckingham, Billy Moyer, Brandon Sheppard, Rod Conley, Jimmy Mars, Jonathan Davenport, Brian Birkhofer, Zack Dohm, Mike Marlar, Mason Zeigler, Brian Shirley, Chris Simpson. Source: speedsport.com/dirt-late-models/other-dirt-series/mccreadie-banks-51000-world-100/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 15, 2018 17:02:20 GMT -8
Bell Pounds Eldora Cushion To Perfection Christopher Bell pounded the cushion to perfection up against the Eldora Speedway wall to win his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series feature and first of the year Sunday evening. Bell fell as far back as eighth, but took the lead on lap 14 and never looked back. Donny Schatz extended his series points lead by finishing second for a Tony Stewart Racing/Curb-Agajanian Racing one-two punch. Parker Price-Miller, who led the first 13 laps, completed the podium. A rare off-weekend for the NASCAR Xfinity Series allowed Bell to return to his dirt track roots. Bell currently leads the Xfinity Series and recently set the single-season win record for a rookie with six. Tim Shaffer won the Sears Craftsman Dash and led the field down the backstretch on the opening lap, but a strong sweeping move across the racing surface from Price-Miller saw the youngster lead the opening lap by a nose. Carson Macedo, aboard the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41, took second from Shaffer on lap nine and began closing in on Price-Miller for the lead. Bell fell back from his fifth-starting spot on the initial start, but quicly began his cushion-pounding charge forward. As Macedo passed Shaffer for second on the ninth circuit, Bell re-entered the top five. Two laps later, Bell was third and visibly closing on the leaders. Bell passed Macedo for second on lap 13 and took the lead the following lap from Price-Miller in turn one. From there, Bell set sail, rim riding his way to a sizable advantage through lapped traffic. Schatz worked his way forward from his eighth starting spot to take third just past the halfway point. The lone caution of the event waved on lap 21 for a slowing Aaron Reutzel, setting up a double-file restart. Price-Miller, who had fallen back to fourth, got an excellent restart and challenged Bell for the lead before settling into second. Bell once again powered away from the field, establishing a sizeable lead. Schatz went to work on Price-Miller for second, completing the pass with one to go. At this point his TSR teammate was gone, as Bell cruised to win by over four seconds. “I’m very grateful to run this thing, it’s a rocket every time I come to this place. It was so fast on the top, I could zoom right around,” Bell said in victory lane. When asked about riding the wall at Eldora with a near-perfect race car, Bell didn’t hold back saying, “It’s the most fun thing you’ll ever do.” “It’s a dream come true to be able to win World of Outlaws races at Eldora,” Bell, who was making his fifth Outlaw start of the season, added with a smile. Schatz settled for second for the second consecutive night and was pleased with his car, “My car was really good. These guys keep working on it and making some gains, it was great to have some grip out there.” Price-Miller, in one of three Indy Race Parts entries, held off Macedo to complete the podium. “We were really good, when you are out front, you don’t know how strong you really are, and Christopher blew my doors off. He was the class of the field. I can’t thank Bernie and Betsy enough for giving me this opportunity,” Price-Miller said. Macedo, who will return to the JJR No.41 at Port Royal in two weeks, finished fourth with Ian Madsen completing the top five. Brent Marks came forward from 12th to sixth with Joey Saldana, in another Indy Race Parts car, was strong finishing seventh. Sheldon Haudenschild, Logan Schuchart and Brock Zearfoss completed the top-10 A night after breaking a 19-year-old track record at Terre Haute, teenager Gio Scelzi was within striking distance of the 16-year-old Eldora track record in qualifying, missing it by seven hundredths of a second. Feature (30 Laps): 1. 14B-Christopher Bell [5][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [8][$5,500]; 3. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [2][$3,200]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo [4][$2,800]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [3][$2,500]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [12][$2,300]; 7. 71X-Joey Saldana [6][$2,200]; 8. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [18][$2,100]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [20][$2,050]; 10. 4-Brock Zearfoss [10][$2,000]; 11. 2-Shane Stewart [15][$1,500]; 12. 21-Brian Brown [14][$1,200]; 13. 49-Brad Sweet [13][$1,100]; 14. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [9][$1,050]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [7][$1,000]; 16. 39-Spencer Bayston [17][$900]; 17. 5-David Gravel [16][$800]; 18. 9-Daryn Pittman [22][$800]; 19. 7S-Jason Sides [19][$800]; 20. 81-Chad Kemenah [24][$800]; 21. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1][$800]; 22. 87-Aaron Reutzel [11][$800]; 23. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [21][$800]; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen [23][$800]. Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/bell-pounds-eldora-cushion-perfection/
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Post by woosprints12 on Oct 20, 2018 7:04:47 GMT -8
It’s Nine For The No. 9 As Pittman Wires Lakeside
Daryn Pittman made his World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win total match his car number Friday night at Lakeside Speedway, picking up his ninth win of the year in a wire-to-wire rout. Pittman led all 30 laps of the FVP Platinum Battery Shootout at the four-tenths-mile dirt oval aboard the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing sprinter, holding off nine-time Outlaws champion Donny Schatz over a frenetic final five laps in lapped traffic. The 2013 Outlaws title-winner crossed underneath the checkered flag .586 of a second in front of Schatz. Sheldon Haudenschild completed the podium for Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing. “This place is always been a track I’ve enjoyed coming to. If your car is good, you can get by guys and as a racer that’s all you can ask for,” Pittman said of Lakeside. “Hats off to my guys, my car was great. It was a lot of fun, lapped traffic was tight, but I could move around and maintain speed everywhere. “These wins are hard to come by,” he added. “I’ve been doing this a long time and they never get easier.” Pittman started on the pole of the feature after winning the Sears Craftsman Dash, lining up alongside Logan Schuchart and immediately rocketing to the point when the green flag waved. Schuchart hung with Pittman for the first handful of laps, but quickly faded as Pittman opened up a one-second margin by the conclusion of the fifth revolution. Three laps later, Pittman was carving through traffic with ease before the night’s lone caution flag flew at the end of lap 12. Unfortunately, the yellow meant heartbreak for Schuchart, who was running second when smoke began pouring out the back of his No. 1s. Schuchart came to a stop with a trail of fluid behind him, his night and quest for victory vanquished. That set up Haudenschild on Pittman’s back bumper for the restart, but the second-generation shoe could do nothing as Pittman opened up eight car lengths in the blink of an eye, leaving Haudenschild to go to war with Schatz for the runner-up position. Schatz finally got the better of Haudenschild moments after the crossed flags were displayed signaling halfway, but could do little to reel in Pittman in the closing laps as Pittman navigated traffic to perfection. “That’s just the way it goes sometimes,” noted Schatz after the race. “We got ourselves up there to compete for the win but didn’t get it. We’ll try again tomorrow.” Haudenschild completed the podium, his second-such result in two career Lakeside starts, followed by Shane Stewart and Joey Saldana, who completed the top five in his first ride behind the wheel of the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41. Brad Sweet, Jason Sides, Ian Madsen, Kraig Kinser and Brent Marks completed an all-Outlaw top 10, while Brock Zearfoss earned KSE Hard Charger honors by coming from the Last Chance Showdown to finish 11th in his Lakeside debut. A Feature (30 laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [7][$5,500]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][$3,200]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [5][$2,800]; 5. 41-Joey Saldana [8][$2,500]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$2,300]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [6][$2,200]; 8. 18-Ian Madsen [10][$2,100]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9][$2,050]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [13][$2,000]; 11. 4-Brock Zearfoss [19][$1,500]; 12. 2M-Kerry Madsen [11][$1,200]; 13. 21-Brian Brown [12][$1,100]; 14. 5-David Gravel [15][$1,050]; 15. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [18][$1,000]; 16. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [14][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [20][$800]; 18. 35L-Cody Ledger [24][$800]; 19. 33M-Mason Daniel [17][$800]; 20. W20-Greg Wilson [22][$800]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson [23][$800]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2][$800]; 23. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [21][$800]; 24. 1X-Don Droud [16][$800]; Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 4-Brock Zearfoss[+8] Source: speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/world-of-outlaws-sprint-cars/nine-no-9-pittman-wires-lakeside/
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