2.8.19 Volusia Speedway Park Results

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Feb. 8, 2019 — The largest Friday night crowd in DIRTcar Nationals history witnessed Daryn Pittman win a caution-free thriller in the World of Outlaws NOS® Energy Drink Sprint Car Series opener at Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals.

Pittman, who led two sprint car races this week at Volusia only to finish second, reversed his fortune Friday when he chased down Shane Stewart with five laps to go and held him off to the checkered flag. NASCAR Xfinity star Christopher Bell raced to a third-place finish, completing the Outlaws’ first all Oklahoma-native podium in the series’ 41-year history.

“I made some mistakes the first two nights and feel like we gave up a few spots, but we were a lot better tonight,” said Pittman, who is the overall DIRTcar Nationals championship leader in his quest for a third Big Gator trophy. “We got beat on the bottom the first couple of nights and I felt really good down there the first few laps and I kind of felt like that’s where the track was going to go. It was hard to stay patient and tell myself to stay down there and stick with it and luckily it worked out. When I was sitting there running fourth that top looked tempting, I wanted to get up there, but my car just felt good and I needed to stay patient and be there at the end. Finally, we had really good balance from beginning to end.”

Kasey Kahne Racing’s Brad Sweet and Tony Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz rounded out the top five.

DIRTcar UMP Modifieds: The 92-car DIRTcar UMP Modified field was split into five features based on points earned this week at Volusia. Jesse Rupe, of Sophia, W.Va., Brandon Green, of Walton, Ky.; Gordy Gundaker, of St. Charles, Mo.; Justin Haley of Winamac, Ind.; and RC Whitwell, of Tucson, Ariz.

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DIRTcar Nationals Race Report; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 8, 2019

World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series (30 laps): 1. Daryn Pittman ($10,000), 2. Shane Stewart, 3. Christopher Bell, 4. Brad Sweet, 5. Donny Schatz, 6. David Gravel, 7. Brian Brown, 8. Lucas Wolfe, 9. Carson Macedo, 10. Cory Eliason, 11. Aaron Reutzel, 12. Logan Schuchart, 13. Parker Price-Miller, 14. Paul McMahan, 15. Kraig Kinser, 16. Spencer Bayston, 17. Ian Madsen, 18. Sheldon Haudenschild, 19. Shane Golobic, 20. Jason Sides, 21. Cale Conley, 22. Brent Marks, 23. Brock Zearfoss, 24. Jacob Allen, 25. Mason Daniel, 26. Tim Shaffer.

DIRTcar UMP Modified Feature Winners (15 laps): Feature #1 Jesse Rupe ($600), Feature #2 Brandon Green ($600), Feature #3 Gordy Gundaker ($600), Feature #4 Justin Haley ($600), Feature #5 RC Whitwell ($600).