9.4.17 World of Outlaws Sprints Results

ELMA, WA – September 4, 2017 – Shane Stewart led all 30 laps at Grays Harbor Raceway, but it wasn’t easy. With five lapped cars battling for position directly in front of the leaders in the closing laps, Brad Sweet stalked the Larson/Marks Racing No. 2 before pitching his No. 49 to the bottom off of turn four coming to checkered. Sweet led momentarily, but Stewart’s momentum on the cushion was enough to cross the line .205 seconds in front of Sweet. David Gravel charged late to land on the podium for the second consecutive race.

Stewart started third and won a hectic Craftsman Club Dash that saw the front row starters end up finishing at the rear and Sweet come from fifth to second.

The lone caution flag of the Feature came on lap 15 when Jacob Allen suffered front end damage, spinning his No. 1A to safety on the bottom of the track. The caution erased Stewart’s sizeable lead, but also gave him a clear track with no lapped cars in sight.

By lap 20 Stewart had once again stretched his lead to over two seconds. However, it was inevitable that he would reach the back of the field before the conclusion of the Feature. He did, in a big way.

“I was trapped. I could not get a good enough run to split the two lapped cars in front of me,” Stewart said in Victory Lane about the stressful final laps.

“My car has been really good lately and that is a testament to Lee, Heath and Dennis. It’s a tough gig out here. Lots of miles on the road and countless hours spent maintaining these cars to compete at this level. I wouldn’t be here without these guys,” a thankful Stewart said.

Stewart’s boldest move was on the final circuit where he was forced to come off his preferred line, the cushion, entering turn one. The aforementioned allowed Sweet to get a run down the backstretch to make his challenge for the lead, to no avail.

“I wish I could redo that last corner. I might have done something different,” Sweet said following yet another runner-up finish. “Overall, it was a good night. We like to be on the front stretch at the end of the night, but we have a lot of second places this year. This West Coast swing is usually pretty for good us, I’m back at my hometown tracks so hopefully we can get this Ollie’s Bargain Outlet where it belongs,” the Grass Valley, California native said.

While all eyes focused on Sweet chasing down Stewart, David Gravel might have had the fastest car on the track in the closing laps. “We were really good there at the end. We just need to do a better job in the heat races and put ourselves up front in the Feature. We’ve been really strong the last two nights,” Gravel said after coming from his eighth starting position tonight.

Jason Johnson and Daryn Pittman, who established a new Grays Harbor Track Record in Qualifying, completed the top five. Dominic Scelzi picked up KSE Hard Charger Honors coming forward to 11th.

Feature (30 laps) 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1][$6,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$3,500]; 3. 5-David Gravel [8][$2,000]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3][$1,800]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [4][$1,500]; 6. 17-Jac Haudenschild [6][$1,400]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [10][$1,350]; 8. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [13][$1,300]; 9. 18S-Jason Solwold [9][$1,250]; 10. 4-Paul McMahan [11][$1,200]; 11. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [18][$900]; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser [17][$800]; 13. 19-Brent Marks [19][$700]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [5][$650]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [14][$600]; 16. 35-Jamie Veal [12][$550]; 17. 55-Trey Starks [23][$500]; 18. 7N-Roger Crockett [22][$500]; 19. 33V-Henry VanDam [20][$500]; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21][$500]; 21. 44W-Austen Wheatley [16][$500]; 22. 21P-Robbie Price [24][$500]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$500]; 24. 26-Tayler Malsam [15][$500]; Lap Leaders: Shane Stewart 1-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 41S-Dominic Scelzi[+7]

Qualifying: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.716 (NTR); 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.75; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.85; 4. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.862; 5. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.985; 6. 17-Jac Haudenschild, 11.992; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.992; 8. 5-David Gravel, 12.003; 9. 35-Jamie Veal, 12.022; 10. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.039; 11. 4-Paul McMahan, 12.05; 12. 18S-Jason Solwold, 12.058; 13. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 12.067; 14. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.072; 15. 26-Tayler Malsam, 12.079; 16. 7N-Roger Crockett, 12.112; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.132; 18. 19-Brent Marks, 12.193; 19. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.195; 20. 55-Trey Starks, 12.211; 21. 33V-Henry VanDam, 12.221; 22. 21P-Robbie Price, 12.224; 23. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.234; 24. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 12.347; 25. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.412; 26. 5X-Brian Boswell, 13.166

Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 5. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 6. 44W-Austen Wheatley [5]; 7. 7N-Roger Crockett [6]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 9. 21P-Robbie Price [8]

Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 4-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8]; 8. 55-Trey Starks [7]; 9. 5X-Brian Boswell [9]

Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 17-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 3. 18S-Jason Solwold [4]; 4. 35-Jamie Veal [3]; 5. 26-Tayler Malsam [5]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [8]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 8. 33V-Henry VanDam [7]

Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps): 1. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 6. 17-Jac Haudenschild [1]

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 19-Brent Marks [2][-]; 2. 33V-Henry VanDam [4][-]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6][-]; 4. 7N-Roger Crockett [1][-]; 5. 55-Trey Starks [3][-]; 6. 21P-Robbie Price [5][-]; 7. 5X-Brian Boswell [8][$300]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7][$250]

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jacob Allen; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Sheldon Haudenschild; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman Club ($100 cash): Shane Stewart, Brad Sweet, Jason Johnson, Daryn Pittman, Jason Sides; Sears ($100): N/A; KSE Hard Charger: Dominic Scelzi; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Shane Stewart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jamie Veal; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.

SEASON WINNERS

Donny Schatz – 17 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20, Dirt Oval at Route 66 on June 27, Dakota State Fair Speedway on July 1, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 18, Knoxville Raceway on August 12 (NP), River Cities Speedway on August 18

David Gravel – 13 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16, Attica Raceway Park on July 11, Hartford Speedway on July 28, Wilmot Raceway on July 29, August 20 at Nodak Speedway

Shane Stewart – 7 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24, Black Hills Speedway on August 25, Skagit Speedway on September 1, Grays Harbor on September 4)
Brad Sweet – 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
Kerry Madsen – 4 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 7, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Eldora Speedway on July 13)
Logan Schuchart – 4 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, Ohsweken Speedway on July 25)

Jason Johnson – 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil’s Bowl on April 14, Red River Valley Speedway on August 19)
Daryn Pittman – 3 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on August 4, Billings Motorsports Park on August 26, Skagit Speedway on September 2nd)
Brian Brown – 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
Rico Abreu – 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
Ian Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
Kyle Larson – 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13)
Kraig Kinser – 1 (Deer Creek Speedway on July 6)
Christopher Bell – 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 14)
Brock Zearfoss – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 21