Sarver, PA (July 17, 2018) Kyle Larson was as fast as he needed to be in his winning performance in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup on Tuesday night at The Action Track. The California native took a night off from his NASCAR preparations to bring his entertaining brand of driving to a packed grandstand and did not disappoint in treating the fans on hand to thrilling performance.
Former track champion Tim Shaffer started on the pole and led the first four laps while behind him, Ian Madsen, Brad Sweet, and Larson jockeyed for position. Brandon Spithaler then brought out the caution flag for the only time on the night with his spin off the top of turn two. When action resumed, Larson got off to a good start and made his way around sweet while Madsen took the lead from Shaffer. Larson dispatched the second running Shaffer and then set his sights on the leader as he and Madsen traded the lead with a series of slide jobs and crossovers with Larson taking the lead for good on lap eight as he came out of turn four with a slight advantage and made it a firm lead just past the flag stand.
Larson was smooth in maneuvering through several rounds of lapped traffic and was in firm command of the field through the next 20 laps while coming through the field from his ninth starting spot was Donny Schatz. The current World of Outlaws points leader managed to make his way to the third spot while Sweet began pressuring Larson for the lead, managing to shave tenths of seconds off of Larson’s advantage on every lap in the final 10 circuits. Sweet and Schatz were able to draw even closer in the final three laps, but ran out of time.
“I had a really good line through three and four and I was able to get runs on everybody in front of me and then in traffic,” Larson said. “In the last handful of laps, it just got a little too slick under that piece of moisture I was running earlier and I knew they were coming. These outlaw races are so tough to win. It’s been a long time since I’ve won an outlaw race in the 57.”
The victory was Larson’s first with the World of Outlaws in 2018 and the first in several years behind the wheel of the Paul Silva Motorsports entry. The Outlaws will return to Lernerville Speedway on Saturday, September 22 for the $10,000 to win Commonwealth Clash.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup- 40 Laps
1. (57) Kyle Larson
2. (49) Brad Sweet
3. (15) Donny Schatz
4. (5) David Gravel
5. (18) Ian Madsen
6. (9) Daryn Pittman
7. (49X) Tim Shaffer
8. (2M) Kerry Madsen
9. (10H) Chad Kemenah
10. (7K) Cale Conley
11. (2) Shane Stewart
12. (1A) Jacob Allen
13. (19) Brent Marks
14. (1S) Logan Schuchart
15. (W20) Greg Wilson
16. (7S) Jason Sides
17. (4K) Kasey Kahne
18. (17) Sheldon Haudenschild
19. (11K) Kraig Kinser
20. (83) Cory Eliason
21. (39) Spencer Bayston
22. (22) Brandon Spithaler
23. (40) George Hobaugh
24. (4) Parker Price Miller
25. (2AJ) AJ Flick
26. (51) John Garvin
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Last Chance Showdown- 12 Laps
1. (83) Cory Eliason
2. (22) Brandon Spithaler
3. (4) Parker Price Miller
4. (4K) Kasey Kahne
5. (2AJ) AJ Flick
6. (42) Sye Lynch
7. (7W) Logan Wagner
8. (98) Carl Bowser
9. (45) Trevor Baker
10. (13) Brandon Matus
11. (33) Brent Matus
12. (91) Sadie Siegel
13. (4KX) William Kiley
14. (1R) Gale Ruth
15. (51) John Garvin
16. (08) Dan Kuriger
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Dash- 6 Laps
1. (49X) Tim Shaffer
2. (18) Ian Madsen
3. (49) Brad Sweet
4. (57) Kyle Larson
5. (9) Daryn Pittman
6. (7K) Cale Conley
7. (2M) Kerry Madsen
8. (1S) Logan Schuchart
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Heat 1- 8 Laps
1. (57) Kyler Larson
2. (18) Ian Madsen
3. (15) Donny Schatz
4. (2) Shane Stewart
5. (11K) Kraig Kinser
6. (83) Cory Eliason
7. (7W) Logan Wagner
8. (51) John Garvin
9. (33) Brent Matus
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Heat 2 -8 Laps
1. (2M) Kerry Madsen
2. (9) Daryn Pittman
3. (5) David Gravel
4. (10H) Chad Kemenah
5. (40) George Hobaugh
6. (42) Sye Lynch
7. (45) Trevor Baker
8. (4) Parker Price-Miller)
9. (08) Dan Kuriger- Did Not Start
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Heat 3- 8 Laps
1. (49X) Tim Shaffer
2. (1S) Logan Schuchart
3. (1A) Jacob Allen
4. (19) Brent Marks
5. (17) Sheldon Haudenschild
6. (22) Brandon Spithaler
7. (98) Carl Bowser
8. (4KX) William Kiley
9. (13) Brandon Matus- DNF
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Heat 4- 8 Laps
1. (49) Brad Sweet
2. (7K) Cale Conley
3. (39) Spencer Bayston
4. (7S) Jason Sides
5. (W20) Greg Wilson
6. (2AJ) AJ Flick
7. (4K) Kasey Kahne
8. (1R) Gale Ruth
9. (91) Sadie Siegel
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars Time Trials
1. (57) Kyle Larson- 13.360
2. (2M) Kerry Madsen- 13.397
3. (49X) Tim Shaffer- 13.475
4. (49) Brad Sweet- 13.517
5. (18) Ian Madsen- 13.566
6. (4) Parker Price-Miller- 13.593
7. (1A) Jacob Allen- 13.593
8. (7K) Cale Conley- 13.614
9. (15) Donny Schatz- 13.669
10. (42) Sye Lynch- 13.671
11. (17) Sheldon Haudenschild- 13.773
12. (39) Spencer Bayston- 13.694
13. (2) Shane Stewart- 13.720
14. (5) David Gravel 13.748
15. (1S) Logan Schuchart- 13.756
16. (W20) Greg Wilson- 13.758
17. (83) Cory Eliason- 13.768
18. (9) Daryn Pittman- 13.792
19. (22) Brandon Spithaler- 13.808
20. (2AJ) AJ Flick- 13.855
21. (7W) Logan Wagner- 13.886
22. (40) George Hobaugh- 13.892
23. (19) Brent Marks- 13.945
24. (72) Jason Sides- 14.025
25. (11K) Kraig Kinser- 14.035
26. (10H) Chad Kemenah- 14.062
27. (98) Carl Bowser- 14.070
28. (4K) Kasey Kahne- 14.134
29. (51) John Garvin- 14.245
30. (45) Trevor Baker- 14.298
31. (13) Brandon Matus- 14.427
32. (91) Sadie Siegel- 15.032
33. (33) Brent Matus- 15.104
34. (08) Dan Kuriger- 15.175
35. (4K) William Kiley- 16.284
36. (1R) Gale Ruth- 16.730