Erb, Sheppard, Moran, Blair, Richards and more prepare for return to Atomic April 22-23

WAVERLY, OH – April 18, 2022 – An invasion is coming to Ohio as the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models prepare for a double-dip at Atomic Speedway. 

The “Outlaw Invasion” is the first trip to the legendary Buckeye State facility for The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet since 2018 and their first trip to Ohio in 2022.

Drivers have the chance to leave Atomic with a potential $25,000 weekend payday, starting with the 40-lap, $10,000-to-win, CASE Feature on Friday, April 22. Then, another $15,000 is on the line Saturday, April 23, in the 50-lap finale. 

Joining the World of Outlaws at the 3/8-mile track are the Legends and Sport Mods on Friday, and 410 Sprint Cars and Modifieds on Saturday. 

TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3ryhZ4n

If you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online on with the DIRTVision App.

Here are the top storylines to follow at the Outlaw Invasion:

Chasing Erb: World of Outlaws competitors are used to chasing a Blue Rocket Chassis in the standings, just not current points leader Dennis Erb Jr. He enters the weekend with the lead for the first time in Series history—30-points ahead of reigning champion Brandon Sheppard. 

The Carpentersville, IL driver holds the top spot after a consistent start to 2022. He’s scored a win, three top-fives, and seven top-10s in eight races. 

Erb is one of the drivers in the field with experience at Atomic already in 2022, finishing 10th in last month’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event.  He also has a fourth and sixth-place finish in two races on a 3/8-mile track in 2022—both coming at Cherokee Speedway.

Richards Looks To Rebound: Only two drivers in history have multiple World of Outlaws wins at Atomic Speedway—Tyler Erb and four-time Series champion Josh Richards. 

Richards, aka “Kid Rocket,” won his two races at Atomic in 2015 behind the wheel of the Rocket1 Racing house car. 

The Shinnston, WV, now driving for Series veteran Boom Briggs, hopes to rebound after a tough start with only three top-10s in the first eight races. He enters the weekend seventh in the standings—158 points behind Erb.

Home Delivery: The last time the World of Outlaws CASE Late Models saw Ohio-native Devin Moran, he held a “Big Gator Trophy” at DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. 

This weekend, he returns to Series competition as one of the favorites at a place he’s already found success. One of “The Mailman’s” eight World of Outlaws wins came at Atomic in 2017.

Moran has three top-fives and six top-10’s in Series competition in 2022 and hopes to grab his fourth overall win and win in front of his Ohio fans.

Man on a Mission: Four-time and defending Series Champion Brandon Sheppard has one mission this weekend—grab his first World of Outlaws victory of the season at Atomic Speedway. 

The “Rocket Shepp” has two top-fives and six top-10s in 2022 and hopes to make history at Atomic and claim the potential $25,000 payday. 

Sheppard’s next Series win gives him a piece of World of Outlaws history—tying him for first on the all-time wins list with Josh Richards (78). 

The New Berlin, IL driver, scored a top-five finish at Atomic last month (5th) in a race won by Jimmy Owens.

Heat Seeking Viper: Rookie of the Year contender Max Blair is on a hot streak entering the Outlaw Invasion at Atomic Speedway. 

The Centerville, PA driver has three straight top five finishes, including a victory at last month’s Rock Gault Memorial. That win came at Cherokee Speedway, another 3/8-mile track like Atomic. 

His recent success has catapulted him to third in the standings—38 points behind Erb. Blair also enjoys a 58-point cushion over Tanner English in the battle for Rookie of the Year. 

WHEN AND WHERE

April 22-23, Atomic Speedway in Waverly, OH

ABOUT THE TRACK

Atomic Speedway is a 3/8-mile track
Online – www.atomicspeedway.net 

PREVIOUS WINNERS
2018- Tyler Erb on Sept. 28 and 29
2017- Devin Moran on May 26
2015- Josh Richards on Aug. 21 and 22
2009- Chub Frank on Aug. 22
2008- Rod Conley on May 23
2006- Tim McCreadie on July 22
2005- Jackie Boggs on June 18
1989- Billy Moyer on June 3

TRACK RECORD
12.748 set by Jimmy Owens in 2015. 

On the Internet
World of Outlaws CASE Late Models Series
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Instagram – Instagram.com/WoOLateModels – @woolatemodels
Facebook – Facebook.com/WorldofOutlawsLateModelSeries
YouTube – Youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws
DIRTVision – DIRTVision.com – Platinum annual FAST PASS for $299 or monthly FAST PASS for $39/month

Around the Turn: The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet travel to Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN for the Bristol Bash April 28-30. 

Feature Winners: (7 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

1. Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA- 2
2. Ashton Winger, Hampton, GA-1
   Brandon Overton, Evans, GA-1
   Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL-1
   Chris Madden, Gray Court, SC-1
   Michael Brown, Lancaster, SC-1
   Max Blair, Centerville, PA-1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (20 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

1. Dale McDowell-Chickamauga, GA-6
2. Chris Madden-Gray Court, SC-5
3. Brandon Sheppard- New Berlin, IL-4
4. Max Blair, Centerville, PA-3
5. Darrell Lanigan, Union, KY-2
   Brandon Overton, Evans, GA-2
   Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL-2
   Ricky Thornton Jr., Chandler, AZ-2
   Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, NC-2
   Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN-2
6. Devin Moran-Dresden, OH-1
   Ashton Winger, Hampton, GA-1
   Ross Robinson, Georgetown, DE-1
   Kyle Hammer, Clinton, IL-1
   Mark Whitener, Middleburg, FL-1
   Frank Heckenast, Jr., Frankfort, IL-1
   Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, IA-1
   Michael Brown, Lancaster, SC-1
   Daulton Wilson, Fayetteville, NC-1
   Ross Bailes, Clover, SC-1

Last Chance Showdown Winners (16 Drivers)
Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

1. Max Blair, Centerville, PA-3
2. Cade Dillard-Robeline, LA-2
   Devin Moran, Dresden, OH-2
3. Hudson O’Neal- Martinsville, IN-1
   Logan Martin, Plains, MO-1
   Tyler Bruening, Decorah, IA-1
   Chris Simpson, Oxford, IA-1
   Shane Clanton, Zebulon, GA-1
   Spencer Hughes, Meridian, MS-1
   Mike Norris, Sarver, PA-1
   Chase Osterhoff, Kankakee, IL-1
   Tyler Erb, New Waverly, TX-1
   Boom Briggs, Bear Lake, PA-1
   Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV-1
   Anthony Sanders, Spartanburg, SC-1
   Banjo Duke, Sumter, SC-1

PODIUM FINISHES (16 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

1. Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA-4
2. Devin Moran, Dresden, OH-2
   Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL-2
   Darrell Lanigan, Union, KY-2
   Chris Madden, Gray Court, NC-2
   Max Blair, Centerville, PA-2
3. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA-1
   Brandon Overton, Evans, GA-1
   Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, IL-1
   Ashton Winger, Hampton, GA-1
   Chase Junghans, Manhattan, KS-1
   Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN-1
   Michael Brown, Lancaster, SC-1
   Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, IA-1
   Ross Bailes, Clover, SC-1
   Daulton Wilson, Fayetteville, NC-1

FOX FACTORY HARD CHARGER (8 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

1. Hudson O’Neal, Martinsville, IN-1
   Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, IL-1
   Tanner English, Benton, KY-1
   Max Blair, Centerville, PA-1
   Gordy Gundaker, St. Charles, MO-1
   Devin Moran, Dresden, OH-1
   Brent Larson, Lake Elmo, MN-1
   Carson Ferguson, Concord, NC-1

SLICK WOODY’S QUICK TIME Award (7 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

1. Chris Madden, Gray Court, SC-2
2. Kyle Hammer, Clinton, IL-1
   Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA-1
   Brandon Overton, Evans, GA-1
   Shane Clanton, Zebulon, GA-1
   Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, IL-1
   Trent Ivey, Union, SC-1

CASE Feature Lap Leaders (11 Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps Led

1. Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA-65
2. Max Blair, Centerville, PA-56
3. Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL-39
   Ashton Winger, Hampton, GA-39
4. Chris Madden, Gray Court, SC-29
5. Brandon Overton, Evans, GA-25
6. Michael Brown, Lancaster, SC-25
7. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, IL-18
8. Kyle Hammer, Clinton, IL-17
9. Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, NC-15
10. Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, IA-2

2022 World of Outlaws Late Model Schedule & Winners

No./ Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins)
1. Thursday, Jan. 20 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Dale McDowell (1)
2. Friday, Jan. 21/Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL/Ashton Winger (1)
3. Wednesday, Feb. 16/Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL/Brandon Overton (1)
4. Thursday, Feb. 17/Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL/Dale McDowell (2)
5. Friday, Feb. 18/Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL/Dennis Erb Jr. (1)
6. Saturday, Feb. 19/Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, FL/Chris Madden (1)
7. Friday, March 25/Cherokee Speedway, Gaffney, SC/Michael Brown (1)
8. Saturday, March 26/Cherokee Speeway, Gaffney, SC/Max Blair (1)

NHRA^® Team Report

NHRA SpringNationals – Houston, Texas

Pre-Race Report

Cruz Pedregon and the Snap-on^® “Makers and Fixers” Dodge^® SRT^® Hellcat^® are sitting in fourth place in Funny Car standings as the team headsto Houston Raceway Park for the track’s final race as part of the NHRA circuit. It will be a memorable one for Cruz who had his first nitro Funny Car win in Houston as a rookie in 1992, when he set a national record for the fastest elapsed time in Funny Car history. He claimed another Funny Car victory in Houston in 2013. 

“Houston fans and the track hold lots of great memories for me and we’ll miss the fast runs and great crowds here,” says Cruz. “We’ve got the Snap-on Dodge prepped and ready to deliver some memory-making drag racing and show our appreciation and respect for all the good times racers have had here over the track’s 35 years.”

Cruz says the team has been rebuilding and restocking inventory since the last race and is planning on a “win” as a fitting farewell to Houston. For the race, the Snap-on Dodge will once again sport the car body that highlights primary sponsor Snap-on’s call to the Makers and Fixers to share their stories at makersandfixers.com.

April 18, 2022

Despite his lack of experience racing on clay, rookie Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team came away from Sunday’s Food City Dirt Race with a 20^th-place finish.

Burton who qualified 24th, finished 27^th in the first 75-lap Stage, then ended the second Stage in 24^th.
 
He and the DEX team gained some track position by not pitting after the second Stage, and he was able to run mostly inside the top 20 for the remainder of a race that was stopped twice for rain but would up running the full 250-lap distance.

During one of the rain delays, Burton said in a TV interview that he was “as lost as last year’s Easter egg” trying to figure out dirt racing, but in reality his experiences on this Easter weekend showed that he and the DEX team were learning on the go.
 
He stayed on the lead lap for the entire race and steered his way clear of damage during several close calls on the track. 

“This dirt stuff was really new to me,” Burton said. “I had really nothing to base this weekend off of.
 
“It was a tough one for sure, but I’m proud of the fight and willingness to learn in our group.”
 
Burton moved up one spot in the Cup Series driver points standings to 28^th. He and the No. 21 team now head to Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday’s GEICO 500.

Austin Dillon And The No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet Team Show Dirt Track Racing Prowess Before Early Exit From Bristol Motor Speedway

31st

12th

17th

“We had such a fast Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet, and I love racing on dirt so I just wish we could have been there for the end. Both of our teams were a little worried about our air boxes because we stayed out at the end of Stage 2 instead of pitting. It didn’t work out for the No. 3 team. Too much dirt got into the engine, and we ended up losing the motor. It’s unfortunate because our Chevy was pretty good, and we had a decent restart before it shut down on me. I’m thankful no one ko’d me there. I fell back so fast that I was waiting for somebody to get me big. I tried to hold it straight. I was just completely out of power. I want to congratulate my teammate, Tyler Reddick, on a great race. He drove his butt off, got up there and was good. He didn’t get his win tonight, but if RCR keeps giving us cars like these we both will be in Victory Lane soon.”-Austin Dillon

Tyler Reddick Leads Most Laps of his Career in the No. 8 3CHI Chevrolet Before Last-Lap Spin at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Race

2nd

3rd

11th

“I’m proud of this Richard Childress Racing team for everything they have done to put me in the position to win this year. I wish we could have got the 3CHI Chevrolet in Victory Lane tonight, but we were able to finish second. The No. 14 car was able to run me back down there, and it didn’t work out for either of us. When you’re racing on dirt, you’re going to go for the move on the final corner. It’s everything that you hope for as a driver in his situation, to be able to battle for the lead on the final corner. I shouldn’t have let him get that close. He ran me back down. It made it really exciting for the fans. I’m disappointed that we couldn’t win, but proud of this team for all of their hard work, and it was great to be able to run up front all race and lead the most laps of my Cup Series career.”-Tyler Reddick

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOOD CITY DIRT RACE TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES & QUOTES APRIL 17, 2022 TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS:POS.   DRIVER2ND    TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL14TH    KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL16TH    ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL18TH    CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CAMARO ZL110TH  TY DILLON, NO. 42 FOOD CITY / GAIN CAMARO ZL112TH  DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 TOOTSIES ORCHID LOUNGE CAMARO ZL114TH  JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL118TH  WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL119TH  COREY LAJOIE, NO. 7 NATIONS GUARD CAMARO ZL1 TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS: POS.  DRIVER1st      Kyle Busch (Toyota)2nd     Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet)3rd      Joey Logano (Ford)4th      Kyle Larson (Chevrolet)5th      Ryan Blaney (Ford)
The NASCAR Cup Series season continues next weekend at Talladega Superspeedway with the GEICO 500 on Sunday, April 24 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES AND QUOTES:TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 2ndTYLER, TALK ME THROUGH TURNS THREE AND FOUR. WHAT TOOK PLACE OVER THERE? WHAT ARE THE EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW? “I don’t think I did everything right, to be honest with you. (Chase) Briscoe was able to run me back down there. Just looking at it, I should have done a little bit better job of just — I don’t know. I shouldn’t have let him get that close. He ran me back down. Worked really hard to do that. I mean, you’re racing on dirt; going for the move on the final corner. It’s everything that as a driver you hope to battle for in his situation. Made it really exciting for the fans, so… It does suck, but we were able to finish second still. I’m being honest. I should have done a better job and pulled away so he wasn’t in range to try to make that move. That’s how I look at it.” KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 4th“We had a good No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevy all night. We could have been a lot better, but I still feel like we had a car capable of winning if things played out differently. I think the weather kind of had everyone on the fence on what to do. But either way, it was fun. Getting back up there to the top-five was good. I wasn’t sure if we could get it done restarting 20-something to start the final stage. I had a lot of fun and hopefully next year, we can get our car a little better and run towards the front even more.”  CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 8thELLIOTT’S THOUGHTS ON THE RACE DURING THE FIRST RAIN DELAY: “Towards the end of that first stage, I feel like I started finally halfway figuring it out and was able to go forward some. A lot of it is just whether you get the bottom or the top. We don’t have to choose, but it’s really unfair regardless of which end you’re on. Unfortunately, those last couple restarts, we had the top. And all kind of at the same time, I felt like I was able to finally make some pace whenever I did get some track position too.  Appreciate everybody on our No. 9 Kelley Blue Book Chevy this weekend for sticking with it and sticking with me. I’ve struggled. I’m excited to have made some improvements throughout the race.” JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 14th“Not the day we wanted in our No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1, but we got a good top 15 out of it. I led the team in the wrong direction for changes and got myself behind a little. Overall, it was a productive weekend. We got a heat race win and ran up front during stage one. I just backed myself into a corner, but I’m proud of this team’s effort.” NOAH GRAGSON, NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCK MONTH CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 27th“We were trying to keep our No. 16 Chevy Truck Month Camaro ZL1 in one piece – that was my main goal. Unfortunately, I had nowhere to go and got caught up in a wreck. I’m thankful for everyone’s hard work on this Kaulig Racing team. Our first couple of races haven’t gone the way we have wanted them to, but we will keep building. The cars are fast, and I’m starting to learn and get better as we go.” AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER OFF ROAD CAMARO ZL1 – Sidelined due to mechanical failure; Finished 31st“We had such a fast Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet, and I love racing on dirt so I just wish we could have been there for the end. Both of our teams were a little worried about our air boxes because we stayed out at the end of Stage 2 instead of pitting. It didn’t work out for the No. 3 team. Too much dirt got into the engine, and we ended up losing the motor. It’s unfortunate because our No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet was pretty good, and we had a decent restart before it shut down on me. I’m thankful no one ko’d me there. I fell back so fast that I was waiting for somebody to get me big. I tried to hold it straight. I was just completely out of power. I want to congratulate my teammate, Tyler Reddick, on a great race. He drove his butt off, got up there and was good. He didn’t get his win tonight, but if RCR keeps giving us cars like these we both will be in Victory Lane soon.”

Jason Johnson Racing #41 Scores Series-Best Third win of 2022

PEVELY, MO – April 16, 2022 – It took every ounce of muscle and smarts for Carson Macedo to maneuver his way to victory lane on Saturday night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

The Lemoore, CA native officially led all 35 laps aboard the Jason Johnson Racing, Albaugh #41, but it was a wild rollercoaster ride at the tough-to-tame 1/4-mile. Macedo used a remarkable start to go from third-to-first, and then relied on some timely cautions, and every little bit of luck he had to avoid some harrowing moments throughout lap traffic.

Of course, he still had his competition to worry about, too. He split a three-wide moment with Logan Schuchart and Brad Sweet early on and then survived a close call on the final circuit to win it by only 0.523-seconds over Schuchart’s #1S.

“I feel like there was definitely some luck involved tonight,” a relieved Macedo said. “Guys were just bouncing all over the place and you didn’t know which direction they would do. I kept trying to enter as high as I could to turn across the ruts instead of trying to run against them. This is a track that has always had my number. I honestly thought I would be better here, but I’ve struggled quite a bit so this one feels good.”

Macedo’s first triumph at the Pevely, MO bullring marks the 20th of his World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series career. It also brings the JJR #41 to three victories on the 2022 season, making them the winningest team on tour thus far.

“I can’t say enough how thankful I am to be with this Jason Johnson Racing group,” Macedo added. “Actually living my dream and racing against the World of Outlaws every night never ceases to amaze me.”

A much-needed second-place run for Logan Schuchart marks a season-best finish for the DuraMAX, Drydene Performance Products #1S. The Hanover, PA native started pole position and actually snatched the lead back from Macedo on Lap 2 before a caution relegated his move. He spent the majority of the 35-lapper trying to time restarts and capitalize in traffic, but never found the right moment to snooker the #41.

Nonetheless, a runner-up bid and the momentum it brings is big for Schuchart and his Shark Racing crew.

“I thought we might have a shot him,” Schuchart said. “I can tell you we didn’t lose that one from a lack of effort. I was trying my absolute hardest to get that one. He just never gave me the right moment to capitalize on him. It’s been a tough year, so I’m happy to finally get my guys on the front stretch. We’re building some momentum and hopefully we can put this thing in victory lane where it belongs soon.”

Brad Sweet added another layer to his championship pedigree by salvaging a third-place finish to collect his Series-best seventh podium and 13th consecutive top-10 run aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49.

“It was a tricky track with some rough spots tonight, Sweet noted. “I’m just happy to bring it home in third after so many close calls. It’s hard to dictate what the car was gonna do and I was just hanging on at times. Sometimes it’s about surviving these deals and we did that tonight.”

Sheldon Haudenschild was arguably the show of the night in his Stenhouse Jr. / Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink #17. Following a flip while running fourth on Lap 5, the Wooster, OH native went to the work area and completed major repairs with the help of several other teams, and returned to the track running 20th. He then ensued to storm through the field and charge all the way back to finish an impressive fourth place.

James McFadden rounded out the top-five after crafting his own impressive drive by hustling from 11th-to-third in only 15 laps. The Alice Springs, NT, AUS native was a consistent frontrunner in the Roth Motorsports #83 but faded late in the going to collect a fifth-place effort.

Closing out the top-10 at I-55 was California’s Rico Abreu, Connecticut’s David Gravel (KSE Hard Charger), Indiana’s Spencer Bayston, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz, and Pennsylvania’s Jacob Allen.

NOS NOTEBOOK (I-55 Raceway, 4/16/22)

Carson Macedo’s 20th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory puts him in a tie with the late Greg Hodnett for 30th on the All-Time Wins List. Macedo’s third victory of 2022 makes him and Jason Johnson Racing the winningest team thus far through 14 of a scheduled 82 events this season.

Rico Abreu collected his first Slick Woody’s Cornhole Company QuickTime Award of the season, and the 12th of his World of Outlaws career by circling I-55 in 10.372 seconds. NOS Energy Drink Heat Race wins went to Abreu (31st career), Schuchart (91st career), Allen (39th career), and Macedo (64th career).

Schuchart scored his first DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash win of the season to claim the pole position, while Kerry Madsen topped his first MicroLite Last Chance Showdown.

Five drivers made their season debut with the World of Outlaws on Saturday night at I-55 with two drivers – Derek Hagar, 17th, and Joe B. Miller, 21st – qualifying for the main event.

UP NEXT (Fri) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series heads to Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL next Friday, April 22, and Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN next Saturday, April 23. After that, the Bristol Bash takes center stage with the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series joining The Greatest Show on Dirt at The Last Great Colosseum on April 28-30. Fans can BUY TICKETS HERE, or watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.

NOS Energy Drink Feature Results (35 Laps) – 1. 41-Carson Macedo [3][$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1][$6,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$3,500]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$2,800]; 5. 83-James McFadden [11][$2,500]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [7][$2,300]; 7. 2-David Gravel [17][$2,200]; 8. 5-Spencer Bayston [5][$2,100]; 9. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$2,050]; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen [8][$2,000]; 11. 18-Giovanni Scelzi [15][$1,600]; 12. 19AZ-Tanner Thorson [22][$1,400]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10][$1,200]; 14. 24W-Garet Williamson [24][$1,100]; 15. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [20][$1,050]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [16][$1,000]; 17. 9JR-Derek Hagar [12][$1,000]; 18. 73-Scotty Thiel [19][$1,000]; 19. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [9][$1,000]; 20. 83JR-Kerry Madsen [21][$1,000]; 21. 51B-Joe B-Miller [23][$1,000]; 22. 21-Brian Brown [18][$1,000]; 23. 8-Aaron Reutzel [13][$1,000]; 24. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [14][$1,000]. Lap Leaders: Carson Macedo 1-35. KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-David Gravel[+10]

NEW Championship Standings (After 14/82 Races): 1. Brad Sweet (1,970); 2. Carson Macedo (-48); 3. David Gravel (-48); 4. Sheldon Haudenschild (-72); 5. James McFadden (-120); 6. Donny Schatz (-122); 7. Giovanni Scelzi (-136); 8. Logan Schuchart (-136); 9. Spencer Bayston (-166); 10. Jacob Allen (-204).

April 16, 2022

Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team got off to a relatively slow start on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway but have shown steady improvement as the race weekend rolls on.

In Friday’s opening practice, Burton, who had never raced a Cup car on dirt, was 36^th fastest. His best lap was at 87.024 miles per hour.

The second and final practice session saw him move up to 29^th on the speed charts, with a best lap at 85.478 mph.  He was 26^th fastest in the 10-consecutive-lap category. 

On Saturday, Burton lined up ninth, at the back of the field, for the fourth 15-lap qualifying race as starting spots were determined by a random draw.

As the laps wound down, he took eighth place from Cody Ware, then passed Aric Almirola with two laps to go to finish seventh.

His finishing position, added to the points he earned for the two passes, put him in 24^th place for the start of Sunday night’s 250-lap Food City Dirt Race.

The green flag is set to fly just after 7 p.m. Eastern Time with TV coverage on FOX.

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOOD CITY DIRT RACE TEAM CHEVY LINEUP APRIL 16, 2022 TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 STARTING LINEUP:  POS.   DRIVER3rd     TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1 5th      KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM ZL16th      JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1 7th      TY DILLON, NO. 42 FOOD CITY / GAIN CAMARO ZL1 8th      ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 9th      CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CAMARO ZL1            TOP-FIVE UNOFFICIAL QUALIFYING RESULTS: POS.  DRIVER1st      Cole Custer (Ford)2nd     Christopher Bell (Toyota)3rd     Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet)                                                  4th      Chase Briscoe (Ford)5th      Kyle Larson (Chevrolet) ·       Four, 15-lap qualifying heat races will determine the starting lineup for the main event. The lineup for the heat races are determined by random draw, performed in the order of team owner points.  ·       The lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series 250-lap Food City Dirt Race is determined by an accumulation of passing and finishing points.  ·       Following the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying races, six Camaro ZL1’s have locked-in top-10 starting spots for tomorrow’s event.  ·      FOX will telecast the NASCAR Cup Series 250-lap Food City Dirt Race live at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, April 17. Live coverage can also be found on PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOOD CITY DIRT RACE TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT APRIL 16, 2022 KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway. Press Conference Transcript:  KYLE, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A DEEP DIRT BACKGROUND. GIVE US A REVIEW OF YOUR TWO PRACTICES YESTERDAY AND HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING INTO THE HEATS THIS AFTERNOON.“I was pretty sad after first practice. Our car was not handling very good at all, but you know after second practice I was really proud of my team because they did a really good job with adjustments between the sessions. I felt like we were really competitive the second time and the balance was much closer. I was happy about that. The track was pretty good. Probably as good as it could be I thought. We felt like we could run all over the track and slide around which was fun. The heats will be, I assume, pretty fast paced, and go by quickly. Probably a little hard to pass, but still a long race for tomorrow. The heats aren’t extremely important in my eyes.” EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THAT YOU’RE THE ONE THAT’S ADVISING NASCAR AND BRISTOL ON WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING AND TRACK PREP. BUT THEN ON SIRIUS YOU SAID YOU REALLY HADN’T TALKED TO THEM THAT MUCH. WHAT’S BEEN YOUR INVOLVEMENT SINCE LAST YEAR?“The only person I’ve talked to about track stuff is Steve Swift and that’s just when I am here. Like when I was here for the late model races just throughout the night, I would be like hey I think, and he’s got a really good understanding anyways, but I think just maybe hearing from me or helps verify. Just like hey I think the top needs a little bit of moisture right now to help it survive or help it be racy, just stuff like that. I mean even yesterday during practice after first practice I told them hey you need to water and pack the apron. Stuff like that. He has been the only one that I’ve talked to.” DOES HE LISTEN TO YOU?“Yeah, I think so. It seems like everything that he’s done, I’m sure a lot of the times he’s already got it a part of his plan to do that anyways. He’s done a really good job. I feel like everybody has here. I feel like the surface has been much better than it was last year.” HAS THAT TOP CUSHION OPENED UP ANYMORE IN THE TRACK THAT YOU SAW IN PRACTICE AND DO YOU EXPECT GUYS TO BE RUNNING THAT LINE?“It’s hard to say now. I mean the track is totally different and fresh from where it was in practice yesterday. Now we’ll just have to wait and see how the track develops during these truck heats. It’s hard to predict the future with dirt.” WAS IT OK IN PRACTICE?“I thought the track was really good. It got slick from top to the very wall. There’s no cushion here, but we just kind of chased the moisture up the track until it got to the wall, which was fun. I thought all the lanes were pretty equal. It should make for a good race.” THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHAT FUTURE CUP SCHEDULES MIGHT LOOK LIKE, MAYBE A STREET RACE, MORE DIRT, ETC. HOW WOULD THE SCHEDULE BE DIFFERENT IF YOU HAD A LOT MORE INPUT INTO IT OR HAD THE MAJOR INPUT INTO IT? WHAT WOULD THE SCHEDULE BE LIKE?“I don’t think it really matters I guess what I would think. Really, I am cool with a street course and stuff like that. I don’t know. I mean, I think everybody assumes my opinion would be to race dirt every weekend, but no I don’t think Cup cars should be on dirt. That’s the only change I would make is not race on dirt.” HOW DO YOU VIEW YOUR SEASON TO THIS POINT?“It’s been a struggle so far. I feel like our racecar is close. I feel given different circumstances if we execute a little bit better and get that little bit better track position, we could have some totally different races. Here lately it’s just been a lot of mistakes on my part, so that’s been frustrating when it’s on you. I feel like that’s also the easiest thing to fix is when it’s yourself. I feel like phoenix we blew up, but we were competitive. Atlanta we were competitive and got in a wreck. COTA we were competitive, and I just did a really bad job on the restarts and then got myself in the hornet’s nest and didn’t do a good job. Richmond we were ok and got a better finish than we deserve and then last week we were clawing our way to get some good track position and right when we did, I sped on pit road. Like I said, a lot of mistakes on my part here lately, which has gotten me frustrated. I’ve got a really great race team with really great leadership with Cliff (Daniels) and everybody. I know we’ll be able to get through it, we just got to keep working hard and keep fighting and staying positive.” WE’VE BEEN TO A VARIETY OF TRACKS. DO YOU HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR THE CAR NOW THAT KIND OF FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE CAR NEEDS TO GO FAST? DO YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF COMFORT LEVEL YET?“Yeah, I think I don’t feel like it drives way different so that comfort feel is not hard to find. I feel like as we’ve gotten racing more it’s maybe just the way the schedule is laid out, it’s gotten really hard to pass and that makes executing that much more important. That’s where I feel like I haven’t done a good job. You look at your guys who are winning and they’re just executing really good races and maintaining their track position all race long. That starts from practice through qualifying and into the race, where I haven’t done a good enough job to be challenging for wins yet consistently like we were. Just got to do a little bit more work on my part and just be a little bit better and we’ll be right there.” WHAT’S THE RISK OF GOING UP TOP THIS WEEKEND, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WITH THE NEW CAR A LOT OF TOE LINK AND ISSUES IN THE REAR? WHAT’S THAT KIND OF RISK AND BALANCE?“I don’t know. I mean, I think when the track gets to where it was yesterday and dusty kind of on entry the risk is higher. If the track’s got some moisture on entry the risk, to me, isn’t quite as much because it’ll hold you a little bit better with the grip up there. Obviously, you always want your car handling good to where you can go anywhere, and the safest part of the track is further away from the wall. A lot of times you can find a lot of speed up there, so just like any pavement race you definitely have to weigh the risk versus reward.”

Gettysburg Clash and Morgan Cup Highlight First of Three Pennsylvania Trips

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – April 16, 2022 – Sprint Car Racing’s favorite rivalry – the World of Outlaws vs. the PA Posse – returns next month.

Pennsylvania fans will see The Greatest Show on Dirt bring 15 full-time stars to face their impressive crop of local competitors on nine occasions this season, and it starts with a three-race swing through the Keystone State in the middle of May.

The battle begins with the DuraMAX / Drydene Gettysburg Clash at Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway on Wednesday, May 11, and continues with the annual Morgan Cup at Mechanicsburg, PA’s Williams Grove Speedway on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14.

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The three-race, four-day stretch begins at Lincoln’s 3/8-mile in Abbottstown, where the Outlaws and the Posse have evenly split the last 10 shows, five-to-five. More impressively, we’ve seen 10 different drivers win the last 10 Series events at the Pigeon Hills oval.

For the Outlaws, Brad Sweet, Sheldon Haudenschild, David Gravel, Donny Schatz & Daryn Pittman have taken down wins. For the Posse, Lance Dewease, Freddie Rahmer, Greg Hodnett, Stevie Smith & Danny Dietrich have defended the home turf.

Brent Marks of Myerstown, PA is as “true Outlaw” as they come in Central Pennsylvania, but he gets the nod for being a Posse member considering his platinum status. The eight-time World of Outlaws winner already scored a big $20,000 payday against the Series in Texas, and now looks to score another one at home. The former National Open champion has multiple wins at Williams Grove – including last summer – but still eyes his first Lincoln victory against the Series after losing a heartbreaker last year.

Danny Dietrich, of Gettysburg, PA, will be going for his third DuraMAX / Drydene Gettysburg Clash victory after winning back-to-back in 2012-13. The five-time World of Outlaws winner currently leads Lincoln Speedway points with wins in March and April of this year.

Another Posse star to watch is Anthony Macri of Dillsburg, PA, who earned one of his five World of Outlaws podium finishes at the track last year. He’s the only driver thus far to score wins at both Lincoln and Williams Grove in 2022. The 22-year-old is still chasing that elusive first-career win with the Series.

It’s been a slow start to 2022 for the Kreitz Racing #69K, but you know Lance Dewease will be a major threat when the Outlaws come to town next month. The Fayetteville, PA native rides a six-year streak of multiple podium finishes with all of them coming in his home state. However, it hasn’t been since 2019 that the 17-time World of Outlaws winner stood in victory lane with the Series. The 103-time Williams Grove winner and 42-time Lincoln winner looks to change that next month.

When it comes to the Outlaws, Donny Schatz undeniably leads the charge to Williams Grove. He’s scored 21 of his 303 victories at the Mechanicsburg 1/2-mile, making it the winningest track of his legendary career. The six-time National Open champion already has one with the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Ford Performance, Carquest #15 at this point in 2022.

David Gravel of Watertown, CT is always a polarizing figure at Williams Grove, but nonetheless, he’s one of the hottest drivers in recent times at the track with eight of his 71 career wins coming there. He’s proven his Big Game Motorsports #2 team is a championship contender and looks to get his first WGS win with Cody Jacobs on the wrenches next month.

Carson Macedo of Lemoore, CA has quickly figured out Williams Grove in the Jason Johnson Racing #41. He won twice last year – including the $75,000 National Open – and became the first man since Sammy Swindell in 1997 to win twice at WGS, Eldora, and Knoxville in a single season. With another month until his next Posse showdown, Macedo currently runs third in World of Outlaws points with two wins to his credit.

Sheldon Haudenschild, along with Schatz & Gravel, is one of only three full-time Outlaws to own Series wins at both Lincoln and Williams Grove. He joined his dad Jac Haudenschild on the WGS All-Time Win List last year and currently has two victories in 2022 aboard the Stenhouse Jr. / Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink #17.

Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, CA finally tamed Lincoln Speedway last year, and now one of his biggest goals left in the sport is to get that Williams Grove win. The three-time and defending World of Outlaws champion has made 52 attempts at the Mechanicsburg 1/2-mile with only six top-five finishes, a career-best of third, and an average finish of 12.2.

A foursome of Pennsylvania-based Outlaw teams will return to familiar territory next month with Hanover’s Shark Racing, Carlisle’s CJB Motorsports, and Jonestown’s Zearfoss Racing all heading home. Brock Zearfoss is the only of the four to score a World of Outlaws win at either track, winning his first-career Feature with the Series at Williams Grove in 2017. Along with Zearfoss, James McFadden (Roth Motorsports #83) is also a one-time winner at the track with his sole victory coming in 2017 as well.

Logan Schuchart has been close a handful of times and hopes next month’s DuraMAX / Drydene Gettysburg Clash is the time to park his DuraMAX, Drydene #1S in victory lane. While he’s still chasing his first win of 2022, teammate and uncle Jacob Allen has knocked out the Jason Johnson Classic and scored a popular second-career World of Outlaws win in his throwback #1A.

Hailing from Lebanon, IN, Spencer Bayston pilots the CJB #5 for Chad Clemens and Barry Jackson of central Pennsylvania. The 23-year-old has won at both venues (Midgets at Williams Grove, All Stars at Lincoln), but now he’ll return to the area as part of the Outlaws vs. Posse rivalry.

Other local names to watch include Williams Grove points leader Dylan Norris, Lucas Wolfe, Steve Buckwalter, Devon Borden, Dylan Cisney, TJ Stutts, and Chase Dietz, among many more.

LINCOLN SPEEDWAY WINNERS (24 Races):

12 wins – Steve Kinser
4 wins – Bobby Davis Jr, Sammy Swindell, Steve Smith
3 wins – Bobby Allen
2 wins – Danny Dietrich, Mark Kinser, Stevie Smith
1 win – Andy Hillenburg, Bill Brian Jr, Brad Doty, Brad Sweet, Cris Eash, Daryn Pittman, Dave Blaney, David Gravel, Don Kreitz Jr, Donny Schatz, Fred Rahmer, Freddie Rahmer, Greg Hodnett, Lance Dewease, Rick Ferkel, Sheldon Haudenschild

WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY WINNERS (224 Races):

38 wins – Steve Kinser
21 wins – Donny Schatz
18 wins – Mark Kinser
15 wins – Sammy Swindell
14 wins – Lance Dewease
9 wins – Fred Rahmer, Greg Hodnett
8 wins – David Gravel, Don Kreitz Jr.
6 wins – Bobby Allen, Bobby Davis Jr, Daryn Pittman, Stevie Smith
4 wins – Dave Blaney
3 wins – Doug Wolfgang, Jason Meyers, Keith Kauffman
2 wins – Brent Marks, Carson Macedo, Chad Layton, Cody Darrah, Craig Dollansky, Cris Eash, Danny Dietrich, Danny Lasoski, Jac Haudenschild, Johnny Herrera, Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Tim Shaffer
1 win – Aaron Reutzel, Andy Hillenburg, Bill Stief, Brad Doty, Brian Leppo, Brock Zearfoss, Doug Esh, Giovanni Scelzi, James McFadden, Jason Johnson, Jason Solwold, Jeff Swindell, Jim Edwards, Joey Saldana, Kevin Gobrecht, Kyle Larson, Lynn Paxton, Mark Smith, Ron Shuman, Sheldon Haudenschild, Terry McCarl

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOOD CITY DIRT RACE TEAM CHEVY POST-PRACTICE APRIL 15, 2022

TEAM CHEVY: TOP-20 IN NASCAR CUP SERIES FIRST PRACTICE1st      TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1 4th      JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1 6th      RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. 47 KROGER / IRISH SPRING CAMARO ZL1 7th      ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 ADVENT HEALTH CAMARO ZL1 9th      TY DILLON, NO. 42 FOOD CITY / GAIN CAMARO ZL1 11th    CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CAMARO ZL1 12th    AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER OFF ROAD CAMARO ZL1 16th    KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1 18th    ERIK JONES, NO. 43 FOOD CITY / TIDE CAMARO ZL1 20th    DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 TOOTSIES ORCHID LOUNGE CAMARO ZL1  ·       The NASCAR Cup Series is participating in two (2) 50-minute practice sessions, where Tyler Reddick, No. 8 3CHI Camaro ZL1, was the fastest overall in first practice.  ·       Tyler Reddick’s fastest lap was 20.017 seconds, at a speed of 89.924 mph.  ·       Four, 15-lap qualifying heat races will determine the starting lineup for the main event. The lineup for the heat races are determined by random draw, performed in the order of team owner points. 
·       FOX will telecast the NASCAR Cup Series 250-lap Food City Dirt Race live at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, April 17. Live coverage can also be found on PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1, met with the media after the NASCAR Cup Series first practice as the fastest driver in today’s first practice session. Press Conference Transcript:  YOU WERE THIRD IN THE 10-LAP AVERAGE. DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING OR IS THE TRACK GOING TO BE SO DIFFERENT ON SUNDAY THAT WHATEVER WE LOOK AT TODAY, WE SHOULDN’T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT?“It’s going to be different, like the way it was different last year for this race. From practice to the race was a huge difference. But we’re going to be running this race at night on Sunday. This track holds moisture better. There are just a lot of factors that will play into that. 
The track is going to be different, but I can’t really foresee what it’s going to be like. We kind of have to wait and see how the track is prepped. Certainly, it’s just going to take a lot longer to get to where it did at the end of our practice there when we’re racing under nighttime conditions and the sun isn’t really beating down on the racetrack.”
WHAT WOULD YOUR RECOMMENDATION BE TO MAKE THE TRACK BETTER; AND REALISTICALLY, HOW MANY GROOVES DO YOU THINK YOU’LL HAVE TO RACE ON SUNDAY?“Well, with this car, from what I saw as it transitioned and as it changed – in dirt racing, the line is going to be different just about every single lap as the track changes. I think there is going to be a point in time, in the beginning of the race certainly, where one lane is going to be more dominant than the other. We saw it in Truck practice a little bit – you’re going to have options as the track really starts to widen out; as the middle wears away and the tacky dirt kind of burns off. 
I think there is going to be a lot of lane choices, based off of just where this tires’ grip is and where the power in this car is, horsepower-wise. But a lot of these things just depend on what the weather does Saturday and how much that really dictates what we can and can’t do to this track Sunday getting ready for our race.”

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOOD CITY DIRT RACE TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT APRIL 15, 2022

RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. 47 KROGER / IRISH SPRING CAMARO ZL1, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway. Press Conference Transcript: 
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR OVERALL THOUGHTS HEADED INTO THIS WEEKEND?“I think everybody’s looking forward to it. We learned a lot last year, which obviously probably went into everybody’s preparation for this year. I think Goodyear learned a lot. SMI and the track learned a lot, and NASCAR as well just trying to make a good show even better. Switching it to night should be beneficial for some of those things. Looking forward to this practice session and getting some long runs in with these tires. Obviously, last year we had to cut our segments down to 50 laps with having too soft of a tire for the track conditions and our cars. Now, we feel the tire is hard enough that it won’t just burn it off, but I think you could maybe get too much wheel spin and get some blistering. We’ll have to pay attention to that in this practice session. Always looking forward to coming to a racetrack when you don’t really know the conditions. I feel like coming to Bristol or going to any asphalt track you know exactly what you are going to get for the most part. Here, we’re all starting this practice session with the unknown of what track conditions are going to be like and that’s fun for me.”
CAN YOU TELL ANYTHING FROM JUST WHAT YOU’VE SEEN ON THE TRACK NOW AND DOES IT LOOK ANY DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR?“I mean the turtles are a little bit smaller, which obviously kind of killed left fronts last year and body panels. I think those being a little bit smaller will definitely help. A little less banking at the bottom is something that I am hoping will kind of bring the middle portion of the racetrack in. I don’t feel like the very top of the racetrack will ever come in, but if the bottom does get slow enough and we’re capable of running the middle where there is a little bit more banking. Watching some of the late model races from the last couple weeks, toward the end of their 30 or 35 lap races, the middle portion of the racetrack was definitely the faster way around. There was a handful of guys that found it and made up a lot of spots. It gives us hope that maybe that can happen for us. Watching the video of Friesen running around here, I feel like he ran the middle really fast. You’ll have to see once the track conditions start changing if that line goes away or not. All in all, again watching from the previous two weeks everything that they’ve done it looks like they’ve got the racetrack really smooth. I don’t know if you’ll see as many holes in the racetrack, which on one hand I’m kind of bummed about because I thought the holes were a lot of fun last year and challenging and kind of tricky the way you hit them. Also, that created more dust as well, so the smoother the racetrack the less dusty it will be as well.”
WITH THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND TALLADEGA, IS THERE A SENSE OF URGENCY OR MORE OF A SENSE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS WITH THE WAY THINGS HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR?“Yeah, let’s say a little bit of both. Definitely looking forward to these two weeks, knowing that I feel like we’ve got a really good shot to win here or next weekend. We’ve really struggled on the short track races so far this year and I feel like we’ve learned a lot over the Phoenix, Richmond, and Martinsville, but you never know until you go back to another short track. So, for us, we’re trying to gather as much data as we can as a single-car team and I’m trying to give as much feedback as I can to kind of speed our process up of learning. I feel like we’ve done a good job of that, it’s just obviously the bigger teams are still quicker to get that information figured out. Been a bummer on the short tracks, but then again on the mile and a half and superspeedways I’ve been really confident in the racecars my guys have been bringing me. we’re going to continue to work on that, but definitely a sense of urgency and excitement in the next two weeks.”
IS IT FRUSTRATING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND DIRT AND YET DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY GOOD AT DIRT WILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE STILL BECAUSE OF THE NEW CAR AND THIS TRACK, THAT IT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL?“I think for me if the track stayed prepped with moisture in it and you had a cushion to run on and things like that, that yeah maybe your dirt experience could help you a little bit. I think as you saw last year, really the cars with the most grip kind of like any track you go to still have the advantage and still had the best shot at winning. We’re going to try and get our car handling as best we can in this practice session, because whether you have a ton of dirt experience or not you know the car’s still going to play a massive role in who wins this race.”
AT THE START OF SEASON, YOU GOT PAIRED UP WITH TAB BOYD AS YOUR SPOTTER AND YOU’VE GOTTEN A FEW RACES UNDER OUR BELT, WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN TAB BRING? OBVIOUSLY, HE’S WORKED WITH A LOT OF DRIVERS IN THE PAST.“Yeah, he’s got a lot of success on all different racetracks and championships and wins. I think for me, man right off the bat we really hit it off. Both southern guys, which is nice. He puts a lot of effort in. he comes to the shop for our meetings, takes notes and we talk throughout the week to kind of go over game plans for that weekend. Like you said, he’s got a lot of experience from other drivers and kind of knows what to look for. I felt like this year some of the biggest things is just trying to keep me pumped up and trying to keep my head in the game. If we’re struggling or even if we’re running good, making sure he’s giving me all that information, been a huge asset for us for sure.”
WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR THIS YEAR, WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU SEE THAT IT HAS HERE ON THIS DIRT TRACK THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE WITH LAST YEAR’S CAR?“I guess I’ll probably have to wait and see when I get out there, but I definitely think a wider tire is more suitable for this car on a dirt track compared to what we had last year. Other than that, I’m not 100% sure. Obviously, a lot of the short tracks we’ve been down shifting and things like that. I don’t really know or think that’ll come into play, but I guess you never know. We really haven’t expected it at some of the racetracks we’ve done it in. I think some of the steering components could be a little bit more beneficial for how quick we’re going to have to be turning the wheel left and right. Definitely some cool things about this racecar that’s been a benefit at other places, and I feel like it’s been putting on really good shows for the most part. I think the body that we have on this car will definitely help some of the racing. Last year, I felt like if we banged fenders a little bit here people would get tire rubs and cut tires and I don’t think you’ll see that as much this year which could make the race even better.”
YOU REFERENCED EARLIER JUST ABOUT BEING A SINGLE-CAR TEAM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR CUP CAREER YOU’VE BEEN A SINGLE-CAR TEAM. I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IN THE OFF SEASON YOU THOUGHT IT WAS AN ADVANTAGE WITH THE TESTING, BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL OF THE TRACK TIME, BUT WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES NOW WITH NOT HAVING THAT INFORMATION TEAMMATE TO RELY UPON AND SOMETHING YOU HAVEN’T EXPERIENCED IN YOUR CUP CAREER?“I think on one hand I still think there’s a few advantages of being able to get parts and pieces and be prepared to come to the racetrack and focusing on our car. Then I think on the flip side of that, we’re kind of finding out on the fly is we can only run really one setup throughout the weekend. We do have a little short practice session, but it’s tough to get massive changes in in that period of time or after qualifying going into the race. That’s been, for us, when you have other teams with four cars and can run four different setups you just learn at a quicker pace. So, you know I thought coming into the season it was going to be a hey well everybody kind on start on a similar playing field, but I think maybe now you’ll see that towards the end of the year once all the teams have more data because their not making new parts and pieces for our car. That was kind of always a struggle with I feel like some of the bigger teams is you would never really be able to catch up, because they were always developing new parts and pieces. Now we have the same parts and pieces, which is encouraging knowing that hey their making their car go that fast with these same tools. We’re just trying to gather as much data as we can, and you know my guys are doing a really good job of giving me something different to work with. I’m excited to continue that.”

Friday’s Ticket Can Be Used for Saturday’s Show in PevelyPEVELY, MO – April 15, 2022 – With weeklong rain, afternoon showers, and another line of forecasted storms throughout the evening have forced the cancellation of Friday’s World of Outlaws race at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. The Series is still set for a Saturday, April 16 date at the Pevely, MO 1/4-mile.Those who purchased a ticket in advance to Friday’s event at I-55 will receive a face-value credit to their MyDirtTickets.com account to be used towards any World of Outlaws race such as Saturday’s show, or any other race available at WorldofOutlaws.com/tix.If credit to your account does not work for you, then you have until May 15 to request a refund. For more details email tickets@dirtcar.com if you have further questions. CLICK HERE for a refund request.Following this weekend at I-55, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will continue rumbling through the Midwest with stops at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL on Friday, April 22, and Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN on Saturday, April 23. Fans can BUY TICKETS HERE, or stream every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.For the latest on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, make sure to follow on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and at www.WorldofOutlaws.com.

Richard Childress Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway … In 181 NASCAR Cup Series starts at the concrete Bristol Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has scored nine wins, 35 top-five, and 71 top-10 finishes. 2021 marked the first year that RCR competed on the track’s dirt configuration.  Follow Sunday’s Action in Bristol … The Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised live on Sunday, April 17 beginning at 7 p.m. ET on FOX and will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

This Week’s Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Off Road Camaro ZL1 at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt … Dillon has one previous NASCAR Cup Series start on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track configuration, finishing 21st in the inaugural event last season.  Winner, Winner … Dillon has won at Bristol Motor Speedway on both the paved and dirt configurations. In addition to winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the track in August 2016 (paved), Dillon was among the first drivers to compete on the track’s dirt surface in 2021. He won two features and a heat race in dominating fashion in a 604 Crate Late Model for Corey Hedgecock Racing. An Ace on Dirt … Dillon first began racing dirt late models in 2006 as the natural progression in his career after starting out in legend cars and bandoleros. Under the tutelage of Shane and Dale McDowell, notable dirt racing victories include the All-Star Shootout at the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 2009 and May 2007). Tracker Off Road … Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 prominently features TRACKER ATVs, a game-changing new line of all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides offering breakthrough performance, service and value in the off-road industry. TRACKER OFF ROAD was born out of a powerhouse partnership formed between Bass Pro Shops and TRACKER founder Johnny Morris and Textron Specialized Vehicles, bringing together the undisputed world leader in boating with a global leader in innovation and technology.  Bass Pro Shops … Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more. In 2017 Bass Pro Shops acquired Cabela’s to create a “best-of-the-best” experience with superior products, dynamic locations and outstanding customer service. Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group, offering an unsurpassed collection of industry-leading boat brands, and Big Cedar Lodge, America’s Premier Wilderness Resort. Under the visionary conservation leadership of Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is a national leader in protecting habitat and introducing families to the outdoors and has been named by Forbes as “one of America’s Best Employers.” Bass Pro Shops has a long relationship with NASCAR, dating back to 1998. For more information, visit http://www.basspro.com/. Double-Duty … In addition to competing in this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Dillon is scheduled to race in the NASCAR Truck Series for Young’s Motorsports on Saturday, which airs live on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. ET on FS1. Dillon is the 2011 NASCAR Truck Series Champion and a seven-time winner in the series. AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES:Do you circle the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway on your calendar as one of the most anticipated races of the season for your team?“I’m excited to get the new Next Gen Chevy to Bristol Motor Speedway to see how it runs on the dirt, especially with the independent rear suspension. It’ll be fun to have something a little bit different. There was a test last week and it looked pretty fun. I was hoping they would take the windshields out of the cars, but it was a little late in the game to make that decision. Maybe they will be able to do it the next time around, because then we could have a little bit of a happier track. It won’t be so dry.” What are you doing to prepare for the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race?“I talked to my good buddy Dale McDowell. He was influential in my dirt racing career growing up and helped teach me how to race on dirt. Dale won a $50,000 to win late model race at Bristol a couple of weeks back, so I’ve been picking his brain on what he thought about the track and what we need to be good. A lot of what Dale has told me aligns with the asphalt track that we run at Bristol. He mentioned that it gets tight off Turn 2 and that it’s a different radius than Turns 3 and 4. When you look at an overview photo of Bristol, it looks the same on each side, but that’s not the case. In Turns 3 and 4 you have a lot more exit room, and it’s always been that way. Turns 1 and 2 are rough and it’s a little bit tighter on exit to Turn 2. You need a car that is able to rotate off of Turn 2. The track characteristics are similar to what you see when you’re running the asphalt track, but it’s going to be a different compound on the track. I love the dirt stuff, so it will be fun. I’m running the NASCAR Truck Series race, too, so it will be good to get a little bit more experience with the track and the transitions it takes. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.” Did you learn anything in the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race last year that you can carry over to this year’s race?“I had a blast doing it last year, even though we really weren’t that good. I probably took too much on myself as a dirt racer trying to crew chief the car. I think this time we’re just going to let the crew chief do his job and crew chief and I’ll stick to driving the car to see how that turns out.” Is the Bristol dirt race especially fun for the teams ?“Bristol Dirt is a fun race for the mechanics, crew chiefs and engineers because it’s just a fun way to race to bring everything back to your short track roots and have the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. Everyone is slinging stuff and trying to find some speed and exploring ways to improve the car in ways that you wouldn’t normally get to go about it when you’re at a normal NASCAR race. I’ve always enjoyed this event because it feels more like an exhibition, but we get points and the chance to make the NASCAR Playoffs so we want to run well and try to keep this streak of top-10 finishes going, and maybe even come home with a W.” Is there anything you do differently to prepare for racing on dirt?“You start sealing up your helmet a little bit more than you would any other weekend because it’s pretty dusty with it staying as dry as it does on the dirt. Anything you can do to clean the windshield off. Some people change their steering wheel. Mine is going to stay the same. I started off the race last year with a smaller steering wheel in practice but ended up going back to my regular wheel that I use every weekend. The rack should help the steering. With this car being as quick with the steering, It should help. I’ve always thought having quick steering on dirt is a good thing so that you can catch it and drive it a little bit differently.”

This Week’s 3CHI Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt … The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt this weekend for the second time in history. The inaugural dirt race at the Bristol, Tennessee 0.533-mile dirt track had 10 cautions for 39 laps and a five lead changes. Reddick finished seventh in the race after starting 27th. Reddick grew up dirt racing and has an extensive background on dirt. He’s raced mini sprints, midgets, dirt late models and sprint cars. He became the youngest person to qualify on the pole for the World 100 at Eldora Speedway and became the youngest winner at the East Bay Winter Nationals and in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Although it’s a completely different race on dirt, Reddick has three Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has a best finish of fourth from 2020. Visit the 3CHI Display at Bristol Motor Speedway … 3CHI invites everyone to come visit their display this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway for samples, swag and the opportunity to win prizes. Tyler Reddick is also scheduled to visit the 3CHI display on Sunday at 2:50 p.m. ET. Come join the fun and get an autograph from the driver of the No. 8 3CHI Chevrolet! 3CHI Blazes the Trail for Another Industry First … 3CHI and Richard Childress Racing created another first with their partnership for the 2022 NASCAR season. 3CHI began with roots as a CBD producer and quickly became a pioneer in science-based hemp and cannabis innovation. The company was the first to commercially develop and market Delta 8 THC, and today, 3CHI is an industry leader with unsurpassed product quality and purity as verified by top independent labs and benchmark organizations. 3CHI products are sold in a majority of the United States, and the company produces and markets a variety of gummies, tinctures, lotions, edibles and vape products. All 3CHI products meet federal requirements for full legal compliance, with a commitment to promoting responsible adult use. See 3CHI.com for more information.  TYLER REDDICK QUOTES:How does a driver prepare for a Cup Series race on dirt?“I come from a dirt background, so this race really brings me back to my roots. It’s a cool race because the teams get the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. You’ve got teams trying all kinds of things to improve the car in ways that we don’t get to on a typical race weekend. It’s going to be really dusty so we will be focused on visibility and the steering. We’ve been brainstorming what setup will be the best for us. Some guys change their steering wheel and some don’t. This race feels so different than our usual race weekends, but points matter and your finish matters so I’m excited to get out there and get us points and a W on dirt. As a driver, what are your thoughts heading back to the Bristol Dirt event for the second year?“We want an entertaining race. We want to make dirt racing look good. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad; we don’t want to make ourselves in the sport look bad either. Eldora was able to put on some really great races. As a dirt racer myself growing up, just the thought of having dirt back at Bristol and having other dirt cars out there in itself is really a huge deal for me. That’s something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime, just only able to hear stories about it from the drivers that got to do it. So being a part of it is really cool. It is really, really important for it to be a good race from my perspective being more of the dirt background. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad. It’s always been really good.” What does having a good race at Bristol Dirt mean to you?“Well, it could mean a number of things but certainly you’ve seen with asphalt races and dirt races, I’ve seen a lot of good dirt races where the leader has been checked out by half a lap and he’s just running his tail off, bouncing off the fence, doing absurd things in the race car that should not be possible. And when you see guys being able to do stuff like that on dirt or on asphalt, in my opinion, watching somebody be able to physically see them driving their tail off, I think that’s what makes a good race or having a good battle for the lead. Having the cars being hard to drive on dirt, which I’m sure they will be, or getting into each other and having accidents and all that sort of stuff, I think it is important because the cars are going to be hard to drive. I hope they will be. It’s important to see us in the car driving our tails off, wheeling the steering wheel and really having to work for it lap after lap.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE FOOD CITY DIRT RACE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY BRISTOL, TENNESSEE APRIL 17, 2022

RACE #9 – BRISTOL ON DIRTThe Next Gen Camaro ZL1 has now been in competition on a superspeedway, intermediate track, road course and short track; but this weekend will serve for a variety of new for Chevrolet drivers and teams. For the second-straight year, “The Last Great Colosseum” of Bristol Motor Speedway has been converted to a dirt track for the NASCAR Cup Series’ (NCS) return to the dirt for just the second time since 1970. The 250-lap Food City Dirt Race will be contested under the lights on Sunday, April 17, the second of just four night races on the 2022 schedule for NASCAR’s premier series.  Coming off the first win for the new Silverado RST since its competition debut at Daytona International Speedway, Chevrolet drivers and teams look to carry that momentum to the first of two dirt races on the 2022 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). The 150-lap Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt will take the green on Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. ET. The series will return to the dirt in June, taking on the famed half-mile of Knoxville Raceway for the second-consecutive year. The trip to the .533-mile Tennessee short track will see a unique format for the race weekend. On-track action kicks off on Friday, April 15, where both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will each participate in two, 50-minute practice sessions. Saturday will bring four, 15-lap qualifying heat races for each series that will determine the starting lineup for their respective main events.  The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt saw a strong showing by the bowtie brand with six Chevrolet’s finishing in the top-10, led by notable dirt track racer and World of Outlaws sprint car team owner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver is one of just eight drivers to have won in NASCAR’s premier series, as well as the USAC Silver Crown, National Sprint Car and National Midget Series.  DOING THE DOUBLEThe highly anticipated race weekend will see two Team Chevy NASCAR Cup Series stars pull double-duty. Coming off its first win in just three starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Spire Motorsports will be fielding the No. 7 Silverado RST entry again this weekend, this time with 2020 NCS Champion Chase Elliott behind the wheel. This will mark the first appearance by Elliott in the series this season and his 17th all-time NCWTS race in his career. During his tenure in the series, the 26-year-old Georgia native has recorded three wins, 11 top-five’s and 13 top-10’s.  Also making the crossover will be Team Chevy’s Austin Dillon, who will be piloting the No. 20 Silverado RST for Young’s Motorsports. Dillon is no stranger to success in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, picking up wins in each of the five seasons he has competed with the series, as well as the championship title in 2011. Bristol will be Dillon’s 72nd-career start in the series and his first since 2019. Of those starts, Dillon has captured seven wins, 24 top-5’s and 48 top-10’s.  The NASCAR Cup Series will also see a couple of familiar Team Chevy faces from the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) in the field this weekend. JR Motorsports driver, Justin Allgaier, will make his first NCS start of the year this weekend behind the wheel of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Camaro ZL1. The NXS standout has made two previous starts in the No. 77 Chevrolet, both during the 2021 season. The 35-year-old Illinois native has made 79 starts in his career in NASCAR’s premier series. Fellow JR Motorsports teammate, Noah Gragson, will also return to the series to pilot the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Camaro ZL1. His trip to Bristol will mark the second of 14 races he will be running for Kaulig Racing during the 2022 NCS season.  BYRON CLOCKS IN TWICEA trip to Martinsville Speedway turned into one to remember for Chevrolet driver, William Byron, who brought home two coveted grandfather clocks following his wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series. The race weekend for the 24-year-old North Carolina native started out behind the wheel of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Silverado RST, making his 26th all-time start in the NCWTS. With qualifying canceled due to rain, Byron was forced to start deep in the field in the 32nd position. Showing his speed early, Byron wheeled his Chevrolet-powered machine to the lead during the final stage, leading a race-high 94 laps to capture his 8th-career NCWTS victory. The triumph also marked the first victory of 2022 for the new Silverado RST, which made its competition debut at Daytona in February.  Byron carried that momentum onto the NASCAR Cup Series, where he qualified 5th in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1, making it his fourth top-10 starting spot in 2022. The Chevrolet driver went on to record runner-up finishes in both stage one and two, with a stellar pit stop performance by the No. 24 Chevrolet team giving Byron the top position to start the final stage. Never looking back, Byron went on to lead a race-high 212 laps en route to his second victory of 2022 in NASCAR’s premier series, making him the first driver thus far this season to become a repeat winner.  Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Chase Elliott, also showcased his speed throughout the 400-mile race, sweeping both stage victories and leading 185 laps. Combining Byron and Elliott’s laps in the lead, Hendrick Motorsports reached the record of 10,000 laps led at Martinsville Speedway, making it the first time an organization has accomplished this feat at any track in NASCAR history. Byron’s victory was Hendrick Motorsports’ 27th NCS win at the .526-mile paperclip, all recorded behind the wheel of a Chevrolet-powered machine.

ALL-NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO ZR2 TO MAKE PACING DEBUT Chevrolet will be pacing both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to the green at Bristol Motor Speedway with the all-new Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 making its debut as a pace vehicle. The latest addition to Chevrolet’s pickup lineup, the Silverado ZR2 marks the first time the off-road trim is being introduced to Silverado. Knowledge gained from off-road racing through the desert makes the new Silverado ZR2 a supremely capable and confidence-inspiring truck, well-suited for controlling the field on the dirt at Bristol this weekend.

Chase Elliott gives a first look of the first-ever Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 pace truck.

The race-proven Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Pace Truck features: ·       Standard 6.2L V-8 engine, delivering 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, mated with a 10-speed automatic transmission. ·       Silverado-first application of Multimatic 40mm DSSV spool-valve dampers, plus 33-inch off-road MT tires. ·       Specific off-road chassis and suspension calibrations, including Terrain Mode, which allows one-pedal rock crawling. ·       New high-approach steel front bumper designed for off-road strength, durability and clearance that enables an improved 31.8-degree approach angle compared to other Silverado off-road models. ·       Chevy “flow-tie” emblem for increased air flow.  BOWTIE BULLETS·       Heading into the ninth race of the 2022 season at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers in NASCAR Cup Series wins (5), top-five’s (23), top-10’s (36), laps led (1,184) and stage wins (9).   ·       Six Team Chevy drivers have combined nine NASCAR Cup Series stage wins:Tyler Reddick 2 – (Fontanax2)Alex Bowman 1 – (Las Vegas)Ross Chastain 1 – (Las Vegas)William Byron 2 – (Phoenix)(Atlanta)Daniel Suarez 1 – (COTA)Chase Elliott 2 – (Martinsvillex2) ·       With its 40 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships; 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships; and 819 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet holds the title of winningest brand in NASCAR. ·       Chevrolet leads in the driver points standing in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chase Elliott took over the top spot in the NCS standings with a 3-point advantage over second; and AJ Allmendinger continues to lead in the NXS standings by 20 points. The bowtie brand also sits atop both the NCS and NXS manufacturer points standings.  FOR THE FANS:·       Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Bristol Motor Speedway. ·       Fans can check out an assortment of Chevrolet vehicles at the Team Chevy Racing Display including: Corvette Z51, Camaro ZL1, Blazer RS, Equinox Premier, Silverado 1500 Trail Boss, Silverado 2500 LTZ, Tahoe RST, Traverse Premier Redline.  ·       The Team Chevy Racing Display will also feature the first-ever Chevrolet Silverado ZR2.  TEAM CHEVY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS AT THE DISPLAY:Friday, April 15·       Carson Hocevar and Lawless Alan: 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.·       Dean Thompson and Kris Wright: 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ·       Kaz Grala and Spencer Boyd: 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.·       Blaine Perkins: 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.  Saturday, April 16·       Grant Enfinger and Jack Wood: 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. ·       Derek Kraus and Colby Howard: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ·       Matt DiBenedetto: 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.·       Ty Dillon: 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.·       Erik Jones: 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Sunday, April 17·       Tyler Reddick: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ·       Alex Bowman: 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. ·       Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation: ·       Friday, April 15: 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ·       Saturday, April 16: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ·       Sunday, April 17: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. TUNE INFOX will telecast the NASCAR Cup Series 250-lap Food City Dirt Race live at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, April 17. Live coverage can also be found on PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. FS1 will telecast the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 150-lap Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt live at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 16. Live coverage can also be found on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.  QUOTABLE QUOTESROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 ADVENT HEALTH CAMARO ZL1 WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THE BRISTOL DIRT RACE LAST YEAR AND CAN YOU APPLY ANYTHING THIS YEAR?       “Going through practice and getting into the race was an experience and it was a highlight. I crashed out in the race last year, unfortunately. The two best dirt racers in the field, the Nos. 20 and 5 crashed into each other and I piled in. I wish I could’ve run the rest of that race. I had an awesome experience and learned a ton. I’ve been going to school to learn how to dirt race – how to read the dirt, what has grip, what does moisture look like, what’s the blue groove, what’s slicked off – I don’t know all of those terms. Fortunately for me, a lot of the No. 1 team guys are old dirt racers, sprint car guys that came over because of Kyle (Larson) to be on the No. 42 team and are now on the No. 1 team. I work with (Tyler) Reddick, (Alex) Bowman, Larson and Josh Wise. Between those four guys, they’ve forgotten more about dirt racing than I have ever learned, so I’ll lean on them a lot. I’m used to dirt, but it has been on a tractor.” DO YOU HAVE MUCH DIRT EXPERIENCE FROM GROWING UP? “I never did any dirt racing growing up. I did the Truck race at Eldora in 2019 and that’s really it. The only other dirt race was the Bristol Cup race last year. I just did Millbridge a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t do it for Bristol in particular, just more for pure dirt racing knowledge and being around people and seeing how the groove changes.” AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BASS PRO SHOPS / TRACKER OFF ROAD CAMARO ZL1DO YOU CIRCLE THE DIRT RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY ON YOUR CALENDAR AS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED RACES OF THE SEASON FOR YOUR TEAM? “I’m excited to get the new Next Gen Chevy to Bristol Motor Speedway to see how it runs on the dirt, especially with the independent rear suspension. It’ll be fun to have something a little bit different. There was a test last week and it looked pretty fun. I was hoping they would take the windshields out of the cars, but it was a little late in the game to make that decision. Maybe they will be able to do it the next time around, because then we could have a little bit of a happier track. It won’t be so dry.” WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREPARE FOR THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DIRT RACE? “I talked to my good buddy Dale McDowell. He was influential in my dirt racing career growing up and helped teach me how to race on dirt. Dale won a $50,000 to win late model race at Bristol a couple of weeks back, so I’ve been picking his brain on what he thought about the track and what we need to be good. A lot of what Dale has told me aligns with the asphalt track that we run at Bristol. He mentioned that it gets tight off Turn 2 and that it’s a different radius than Turns 3 and 4. When you look at an overview photo of Bristol, it looks the same on each side, but that’s not the case. In Turns 3 and 4 you have a lot more exit room, and it’s always been that way. Turns 1 and 2 are rough and it’s a little bit tighter on exit to Turn 2. You need a car that is able to rotate off of Turn 2. The track characteristics are similar to what you see when you’re running the asphalt track, but it’s going to be a different compound on the track. I love the dirt stuff, so it will be fun. I’m running the NASCAR Truck Series race, too, so it will be good to get a little bit more experience with the track and the transitions it takes. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.” DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING IN THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DIRT RACE LAST YEAR THAT YOU CAN CARRY OVER TO THIS YEAR’S RACE? “I had a blast doing it last year, even though we really weren’t that good. I probably took too much on myself as a dirt racer trying to crew chief the car. I think this time we’re just going to let the crew chief do his job and crew chief and I’ll stick to driving the car to see how that turns out.” IS THE BRISTOL DIRT RACE ESPECIALLY FUN FOR THE TEAMS? “Bristol Dirt is a fun race for the mechanics, crew chiefs and engineers because it’s just a fun way to race to bring everything back to your short track roots and have the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. Everyone is slinging stuff and trying to find some speed and exploring ways to improve the car in ways that you wouldn’t normally get to go about it when you’re at a normal NASCAR race. I’ve always enjoyed this event because it feels more like an exhibition, but we get points and the chance to make the NASCAR Playoffs so we want to run well and try to keep this streak of top-10 finishes going, and maybe even come home with a W.” IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DO DIFFERENTLY TO PREPARE FOR RACING ON DIRT? “You start sealing up your helmet a little bit more than you would any other weekend because it’s pretty dusty with it staying as dry as it does on the dirt. Anything you can do to clean the windshield off. Some people change their steering wheel. Mine is going to stay the same. I started off the race last year with a smaller steering wheel in practice but ended up going back to my regular wheel that I use every weekend. The rack should help the steering. With this car being as quick with the steering, It should help. I’ve always thought having quick steering on dirt is a good thing so that you can catch it and drive it a little bit differently.” KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1LARSON ON RACING ON DIRT AT BRISTOL EARLIER THIS YEAR: “I think running the dirt late model at Bristol a few weeks ago just helps me get eyes on the track to see what’s different. It’s a temporary track and it’s never going to be exactly the same as it was the year before. Getting to run some laps to see how the dirt transitioned throughout the night was helpful and hopefully it pays off this weekend.” CLIFF DANIELS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1DANIELS ON CHALLENGES OF PREPARING FOR BRISTOL DIRT RACE: “Probably one of the hardest things is having Kyle Larson in your car knowing you have the highest expectation to live up to – which is a great thing. The other big thing in dirt racing that doesn’t get as much attention is what we have to do to make sure the car is durable and will last the whole race – like the right cooling to the proper systems in the car – like gear cooling and engine cooling. That’s step one. Step two, of course, is to have a fast car and to tune on it correctly during the race to be there at the end.” TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1 HOW DOES A DRIVER PREPARE FOR A CUP SERIES RACE ON DIRT? “I come from a dirt background, so this race really brings me back to my roots. It’s a cool race because the teams get the chance to work on the cars during the breaks. You’ve got teams trying all kinds of things to improve the car in ways that we don’t get to on a typical race weekend. It’s going to be really dusty so we will be focused on visibility and the steering. We’ve been brainstorming what setup will be the best for us. Some guys change their steering wheel and some don’t. This race feels so different than our usual race weekends, but points matter and your finish matters so I’m excited to get out there and get us points and a W on dirt.”  AS A DRIVER, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS HEADING BACK TO THE BRISTOL DIRT EVENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR? “We want an entertaining race. We want to make dirt racing look good. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad; we don’t want to make ourselves in the sport look bad either. Eldora was able to put on some really great races. As a dirt racer myself growing up, just the thought of having dirt back at Bristol and having other dirt cars out there in itself is really a huge deal for me. That’s something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime, just only able to hear stories about it from the drivers that got to do it. So being a part of it is really cool. It is really, really important for it to be a good race from my perspective being more of the dirt background. We don’t want to make dirt racing look bad. It’s always been really good.” WHAT DOES HAVING A GOOD RACE AT BRISTOL DIRT MEAN TO YOU? “Well, it could mean a number of things but certainly you’ve seen with asphalt races and dirt races, I’ve seen a lot of good dirt races where the leader has been checked out by half a lap and he’s just running his tail off, bouncing off the fence, doing absurd things in the race car that should not be possible. And when you see guys being able to do stuff like that on dirt or on asphalt, in my opinion, watching somebody be able to physically see them driving their tail off, I think that’s what makes a good race or having a good battle for the lead. Having the cars being hard to drive on dirt, which I’m sure they will be, or getting into each other and having accidents and all that sort of stuff, I think it is important because the cars are going to be hard to drive. I hope they will be. It’s important to see us in the car driving our trails off, wheeling the steering wheel and really having to work for it lap after lap.” CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 KELLEY BLUE BOOK CAMARO ZL1ELLIOTT ON RETURNING TO THE BRISTOL DIRT FOR THE SECOND YEAR: “Last year, I think we got pretty fortunate to run where we did. We had a lot going on there at the end of the race and were kind of hanging on. This year, I think is just going to be a completely different ball game with this car. Being able to adapt quickly is going to be the key, because I think this year is going to be different than last. Whoever hits on that quickly and figures out what it’s going to take to be fast is likely going to be rewarded for it.” ELLIOTT ON RACING AT NIGHT AT BRISTOL: “I think it’s a great thing moving this event to night. I think it’s going to help with a lot of the issues we had, keeping some moisture in the track hopefully and then obviously keeping the dust down. I think everything we learned last year has been a great tool of how to go about it this season. It seems like we’re doing all the right things and hopefully it can be a good show. I think it has a lot of potential.” NOAH GRAGSON, NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCK MONTH CAMARO ZL1“I’m really looking forward to racing at Bristol this weekend in our No. 16 Chevy Truck Month Camaro. There are a few unknowns going into the weekend with the new car, but I think with practice and the heat races, that will give us a good amount of track time to get a feel for everything. Our goal is to keep the car in one piece for the whole race and be there at the end.” WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1BYRON ON HIS THOUGHTS RACING ON DIRT THIS WEEKEND: “Even though we raced there last year, this weekend’s race is still a pretty big unknown with the Next Gen car. We ran well last year, but other than watching the videos from the test that NASCAR had a little while ago, it’s hard to know how this new car will race on dirt. I know NASCAR looked at making some changes to the car, but I’m not biased either way. We’ll all be in the same situation when we get there and it will be all about how you manage the heat races to set you up for the actual race on Sunday. My hope is that the dirt late model race on Thursday may help me get up to speed a little bit faster so we can start fine tuning during practice at Bristol on Friday.”  RUDY FUGLE, CREW CHIEF, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1FUGLE ON HOW THE TEAM WILL PREPARE TO RACE ON THE DIRT THIS WEEKEND: “I’m really excited to get back to Bristol. William (Byron) did a good job there last year, especially for not having much experience on dirt. I grew up around it, so we tried to lean on that a bit more last year. Now we’re going to try a blend of last year’s car and the Next Gen car. We have some notes from the NASCAR test that they did last week. The difference with dirt racing, though, is how fast the track conditions change. They change just about every lap. How much rain that comes through this week will play a factor and then how the track is prepped plus how they handle all 36 trucks being there before our race. Those are things that simulation can’t predict, you just have to go off of history and experience. It’s a little old school, which I like.” JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1“I’m excited to do some dirt racing, which is my bread and butter. I was able to race my dirt modified car at Bristol a few weeks ago and was able to get some track time. I think the NEXT Gen car will be pretty fast and have a good amount of grip. Hopefully we can all put on a good show for the fans.” RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. 47 KROGER / IRISH SPRING CAMARO ZL1 “We weren’t the fastest in practice at the dirt race at Bristol (Motor Speedway) last year, but I was really happy with our No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet. I felt like it did everything it needed to do to be fast in the race and it showed when it came down to crunch time. We had a shot at winning. We were running down the No. 22 (Joey Logano) for the lead when the checkered came out. I feel really good about my guys and our team. We know what we need in our race car and I’m looking forward to getting to Bristol (Motor Speedway) and getting back on the dirt. I don’t race as much dirt as (Kyle) Larson or (Christopher) Bell do on a weekly basis, but I did grow up doing just as much as they did. I enjoy racing dirt. It’s a challenge and it’s something different. It kind of shakes things up for the Cup Series. We’ve had two really disappointing weekends at Richmond (Raceway) and Martinsville (Speedway). We’re still scratching our heads trying to figure out what it is in our race cars that’s not liking the short tracks. We’ve changed several things from Phoenix (Raceway), to Richmond and to Martinsville, and we still can’t figure out exactly what we need on those short tracks. I’m definitely glad to get to a different short track, with Bristol (Motor Speedway) being something totally different than what we’ve been racing the last few weeks.  We’ve got Bristol and then Talladega (Superspeedway) coming up after that. We’d really like to have a strong showing this weekend at Bristol; put ourselves in position to try and get a win, really turn our season around and carry that momentum into Talladega.”  ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 BOWMAN ON HOW HE IS APPROACHING THE BRISTOL DIRT WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR: “There are a lot of new challenges with the Gen-seven car. The car is designed to look like a streetcar and has parts that are similar to the production car, so it makes it tough to take it on dirt. The guys at Hendrick Motorsports do a great job of putting together really fast cars and giving me what I need to be competitive every week. We don’t have any notes for the event, but I think some of the changes to even, like making it a night race, will help us put on a better show for the fans. Hopefully, we can get another win this year and take home another cool trophy.” GREG IVES, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1IVES ON RACING AT THE BRISTOL DIRT LAYOUT WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR: “Last year, I feel like we had a great car. Alex (Bowman) was complimentary of the car. We had a mechanical issue that took us out of contention but feel we had a shot to win. Obviously, this year we have an entirely new car and new tire package, but the goal is still the same – we want to go to Bristol, have a solid race, and win at ‘The Last Great Colosseum.'” DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 TOOTSIES ORCHID LOUNGE CAMARO ZL1ARE YOU READY FOR BRISTOL? “I am a lot more ready than I was last year. It was funny, all the guys with dirt experience seemed to struggle last year and the drivers who dirt racing was something new to seemed to do better.I don’t know if that will continue. Those guys are pretty smart and will figure it out. It’s going to be a lot of fun and the fans should see a really good show Sunday night.” HOW IS LIFE AT TRACKHOUSE RACING?“It has been such a pleasure to be on this journey with Trackhouse Racing from the very beginning. I have seen the plan grow from something that was only on paper to a strong organization of two cars working together. I enjoy working with Ross (Chastain) and his crew chief Phil (Surgeon) and the entire No. 1 team. We share a lot of information and really try to help each other. At the same time we are very competitive. We want to try to keep pushing each other to get better. It’s been a lot of fun and really looking forward to keep pushing ourselves.” GRANT ENFINGER, NO. 23 CHAMPION POWER EQUIPMENT SILVERADO RST“I like when we take the Truck Series to the dirt. Our race at Bristol last year was a little different than what we had experienced with some of the past dirt races. Notably, tire wear was a big deal last year and we were mostly running the bottom. This year, we have a little harder tire and they’ve changed the track a little. I know Charles will have some adjustments built into our Champion Power Equipment Chevy for the changing conditions. I feel like our team is starting to click now, and Bristol is a great opportunity for us to contend for a win.” JACK WOOD, NO. 24 CHEVYLINERS.COM SILVERADO RST“I think that racing at Bristol on dirt is something that a lot of drivers dread because it’s not what they are used to. I only have one dirt race under my belt in last year’s race at Knoxville, but over the past twelve months I’ve had the opportunity to test some dirt modifieds and micro sprints, so I am looking forward to it. My No. 24 Chevy Liners team and I are going to stay open-minded all weekend and see what we can make of the opportunities ahead of us.” Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturers Championships:Total (1949-2021): 40First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15) Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 Drivers Championships:Total (1949-2021): 33First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most Recent: Kyle Larson (2021) Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)                2022 STATISTICS:                                                                                                    Wins: 5Poles: 2Laps Led: 1,184Top-five finishes: 23Top-10 finishes: 36Stage wins: 9Tyler Reddick (Fontanax2)Alex Bowman (Las Vegas)Ross Chastain (Las Vegas)William Byron (Phoenix), (Atlanta) Daniel Suarez (COTA)Chase Elliott (Martinsvillex2) CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 819 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 725Laps led to date: 242,520Top-five finishes to date: 4,161Top-10 finishes to date: 8,591                                                                                                          Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:                    General Motors: 1,153           Chevrolet: 819           Pontiac: 154           Oldsmobile: 115           Buick: 65            Ford: 813                                                                    Ford: 713           Mercury: 96           Lincoln: 4            Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467           Dodge: 217           Plymouth: 191           Chrysler: 59            Toyota: 163

 

‘The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet’ invade legendary Ohio track April 22-23

WAVERLY, OH – April 13, 2022– The dictionary defines aggressive as someone with determination or forcefulness. Those words perfectly describe Atomic Speedway Promotor Charlie Vest and his approach to running the track. 

The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models returns to the Ohio facility on April 22-23 for the first time since 2018. It’s an event Vest and his team is excited for, one of the many events involving a premier national series.

Those events feature the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Cars presented Low-E Insulation, Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds, and the Atomic Outlaw Invasion by The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet.   

However, like most of the country, Mother Nature has impacted the start of the season at Atomic, including last month’s postponed Super DIRTcar Series Rumble in the Hills event. 

“We can’t wait to get racing in general,” Vest said. “The awesome thing about it is to have that quality of racing back-to-back this early in the season, and everyone is chomping at the bit both fan-wise and driver-wise to come race.

“We’re begging for it, we’re begging to get everybody back in the stands, and the quality of the World of Outlaws this early is kind of a preview of everything else we have going on with World Racing Group.”

Atomic Speedway is the only track other than Volusia Speedway Park to hold an event for every premier series this season. Vest and his team hope the Outlaw Invasion brings momentum back to the speedway after a couple of successful events in 2022.  

“I feel like we haven’t really got any momentum,” Vest said. “It’s kind of like getting two laps and a caution, and then two laps and a caution. I’m just excited. I just wish Mother Nature would start taking her meds and having a better attitude towards life, so maybe we can get some sunshine.”

The last time the World of Outlaws Late Models visited the Buckeye State venue in 2018, Tyler Erb swept the weekend, bringing fans to their feet with a last-lap pass on eventual Series champion Mike Marlar. Since that visit, track officials have made some changes to make a more enjoyable experience for the fans.

“The biggest thing is we’ve tried to streamline our entry,” Vest said. “So, from a fan perspective, we’ve tried to add some more ticket windows; that way, everyone’s not waiting. We’re adding additional exit points as far as point of sale and concessions, so you get your food a bit faster.”

The fans won’t only notice the improvements at the facility, but the drivers and teams, too. After the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series raced there in March, Vest received feedback from drivers, helping put the track on the best path toward success. That includes not replacing the wall that recently came down.  

“Obviously, with the wall deciding it didn’t want to be there anymore, that’s been a massive positive for us this year,” Vest said. “The feedback so far has been really good. The guys just like the fact there’s some escape ability at Atomic now. 

“We also removed some of the inside wall just because we liked the way it raced a little better. As expensive as things are and as tough as things are for the drivers, the least amount of wear and tear or tearing up your vehicles you could do, the more likely we are to have a better show.” 

Those changes weren’t only made to improve the racing, but also to enhance safety.

“Anywhere we had walls that were exposed that are impact spots, we’ve put the EPS foam in which everyone’s feedback on that was great,” Vest said. “We’ve also added fencing and catch fence, so there’s a fence all the way around the wall in [Turn 3] to [Turn 4].”

Vest realized when he took over the reins of the track that despite the need to make changes, he couldn’t change too much. He understood the need to build off the positives of the track’s history.

“It’s been such a good racy place you don’t want to change it too much,” Vest said.  “You have to leave it for what it is and really just take advantage of the positives that are there and make them stronger and make them better.”

The mentality Vest takes at Atomic may be aggressive, but it’s only because of his love of the sport. He wants to make sure everyone who comes to the facility has the best experience possible when they walk through the gates.

“I love being at the track, and I love providing a service, and that’s kind of what I think our mentality is like,” Vest said. “It may be an odd mentality, but we want to provide that service to the drivers, the teams, the fans, and our employees.

“We have to make it fun because most of the people are at the track because they love it.” 

The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models return to Atomic Speedway April 22-23 for the Outlaw Invasion—the first trip to the track since 2018. 

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.

April 13, 2022

Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team, along with their Cup Series peers, are set to spend the Easter weekend racing on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway.

For the second-straight year, the high-banked, half-mile oval has been covered with red clay for a series of events, including this weekend’s Food City Dirt Race for the Cup Series.

Although racing on dirt is uncommon nowadays for the elite NASCAR series, Brian Wilson, crew chief on the DEX Imaging Mustang, is looking forward to the experience.

“Bristol on dirt will be a fun and great challenge,” Wilson said. “Harrison is really excited, and I know the team is as well.”
 
Burton and Wilson both are rookies with no previous experience racing Cup cars on clay, and they will be competing with a Next Gen Mustang that hasn’t been raced on dirt. But Wilson said he and the team won’t be without the benefit of experience.

“With our teammates through the Penske alliance we have strong notes to build from with [Joey] Logano’s win last year,” Wilson said. “We’ll work to adapt those notes to the Next Gen car in our two practice sessions and heat race to be prepared for the main event on Sunday.”
 
One of the challenges of dirt racing is anticipating how the clay will change as the track, which is watered prior to the races, dries out.

Last year’s race – and the practices and qualifying races this year – will be run in the daytime, but Sunday’s main event isn’t scheduled to start until after 7 p.m. 
 
That which means a good bit of the main event will be run after the sun goes down. 

Wilson said that will figure into his strategy. 
 
“We expect that the night race will help keep some moisture in the track as the race goes on,” he said. “Adapting to those changing conditions is what dirt-track racing is all about, so that’s where our focus has been this week.”
 
Two practice sessions are set for Friday afternoon, the first beginning at 4:05 Eastern Time and the second at 6:35. TV coverage is on FOX Sports 1.
 
The four 15-lap qualifying races, which will set the starting line-up for Sunday, are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. on Saturday and will air on FOX Sports 2.
 
The 250-lap main event is scheduled to get the green flag just after 7 p.m., with FOX carrying the broadcast.
 
Stage breaks are set for Laps 75 and 150.

 

Brad Sweet & Sheldon Haudenschild Have Won 8 of Last 10 in PevelyPEVELY, MO – April 13, 2022 – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series visits one of the most consistently exciting venues in all of America this weekend – Pevely, MO’s Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.In preparation for the intense Ironman 55 (August 5-6), The Greatest Show on Dirt is given a spring doubleheader to get the juices flowing at the 1/4-mile bullring. The winged warriors will be joined by the POWRi Midgets this Friday & Saturday, April 15-16 with another open-wheel-only pairing for race fans.BUY TICKETS: Package – Friday – SaturdayHere’s what to watch for this weekend:TWO HORSE RACE: Lately, it’s been all about Brad Sweet and Sheldon Haudenschild at I-55. The two superstars have combined to win eight of the last 10 World of Outlaws events in Pevely with each scoring four wins along the way. Both drivers, who each swept a weekend at the track last year, enter this go-round with a chance to leave as the winningest driver in Pevely.Aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49, Sweet brings a 40-point lead into the weekend as he continues to command the standings with his fourth consecutive Series championship on the line in 2022. The Grass Valley, CA native only has one win to his credit through 13 races but looks to change that this weekend as he backs up his spring sweep of last year’s I-55 event. The Big Cat has finished on the podium in eight of the last 10 races at I-55 and holds an impressive 5.5 average finish since becoming a full-time Outlaw in 2014.Aboard the Stenhouse Jr. / Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink #17, Haudenschild comes into the weekend as the reigning Ironman 55 champion. After winning two of the first four races, the Wooster, OH native has slipped to a 9.2 average finish over the last nine races as he remains fifth in the standings. He’ll have a golden chance to get back on track and earn a Series-best third win this weekend at arguably his best track on tour.BACK ON TRACK: For four championship hopefuls, this weekend’s I-55 double offers the opportunity to return to form and collect some crucial momentum as the Series continues to head east.David Gravel of Watertown, CT rebounded properly from a 13th-place run at Devil’s Bowl with his sixth podium of the season at Lake Ozark last week. In four appearances at I-55 last year in the Big Game Motorsports #2, DG finished 8th, 6th, 3rd & 6th. He’s hoping to nab his first Pevely win since 2016, but more importantly, get that third win of 2022 and build some confidence in his camp.Carson Macedo of Lemoore, CA has fallen back to third in the standings following a tough 16th-place effort the Jason Johnson Racing #41 at the Jason Johnson Classic. Historically, I-55 has been kryptonite for Macedo with only two top-five finishes (both 5th) through 11 starts at the bullring. The good news, though, is that both of those results came last year with Philip Dietz on the wrenches, so the 25-year-old is certainly finding speed in Pevely.Donny Schatz of Fargo, ND was trending upward with back-to-back podiums of third and second before a 12th-place finish at Lake Ozark on Saturday. The 10-time Series champion is without a doubt the most experienced driver at I-55, starting 50+ Features with two wins and 43 top-10 finishes on his resume. He was on his way to a third win at the track last year when a mechanical issue stopped his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Ford Performance, Carquest Auto Parts #15.James McFadden of Alice Springs, NT, AUS is on a rollercoaster ride with recent runs either providing top-five results or finishes completely outside the top-10. The Roth Motorsports #83 pilot currently sits sixth in the standings with his first win of the year still on the line entering this weekend. In the Series’ most recent appearance at I-55, the Australian nabbed a career-best second at the track in the Ironman 55 last August.SPRING PEAKING: For another four full-time World of Outlaws competitors, they’re entering I-55 on the heels of a season-best performance and looking to get a streak going.Jacob Allen of Hanover, PA brought a smile to Sprint Car fans worldwide when he returned to victory lane at Lake Ozark on Saturday. The Shark Racing #1A pilot did it in spectacular fashion, completing a pass on Brady Bacon with three laps left and earning his second career victory in the form of a perfect night. It ended a 104-race drought since his first win in 2020, and his speed throughout all of 2022 says it could be much quicker until his third win comes.Logan Schuchart of Hanover, PA followed his Shark Racing teammate with a fourth-place finish, matching his season-high in the DuraMAX, Drydene Performance Products #1S. It hasn’t been a dream start to the season for the former championship runner-up, but Schuchart and his crew haven’t stopped putting in the work. I-55 this weekend could be a turning point considering his recent success at the track with 10 top-five finishes in his last 12 starts.Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, IN has shown immense speed all season long in the CJB Motorsports #5. The leading Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender has been on the verge of winning his first race of 2022 for more than a month now, but things just haven’t fallen into place. They almost did on Saturday night when the 23-year-old banked a season-best second-place at Lake Ozark. He’s a former POWRi Midget winner at I-55 but owns a World of Outlaws best of 9th at the track.Brock Zearfoss of Jonestown, PA equaled his season-high of sixth-place on Saturday at Lake Ozark thanks to another NOS Energy Drink Heat Win and DIRTvision Fast Pass Dash appearance. He’s excited for a return to I-55 this weekend, a place where he earned one of his five World of Outlaws top-five finishes in May of 2020.THIS WEEK AT A GLANCEFriday & Saturday, April 15-16 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, MOOn the Internet World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Twitter – @WorldofOutlaws Instagram – @WoOSprint Facebook – Facebook.com/WorldofOutlawsSprintCarSeries YouTube – Youtube.com/WorldofOutlaws DIRTVision – DIRTVision.com – Platinum annual FAST PASS for $299 or monthly FAST PASS for $39/monthCURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (13/82 Nights): 1. 49-Brad Sweet (1,786 PTS); 2. 2-David Gravel (-40 PTS); 3. 41-Carson Macedo (-54 PTS); 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild (-70 PTS); 5. 15-Donny Schatz (-110 PTS); 6. 83-James McFadden (-116 PTS); 7. 18-Giovanni Scelzi (-120 PTS); 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart (-138 PTS); 9. 5-Spencer Bayston (-156 PTS); 10. 1A-Jacob Allen (-190 PTS).NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (9 Drivers): 2 wins – Carson Macedo, Jason Johnson Racing #41 2 wins – David Gravel, Big Game Motorsports #2 2 wins – Sheldon Haudenschild, Stenhouse Jr. / Marshall Racing #17 2 wins – Giovanni Scelzi, KCP Racing #18 1 win – Brad Sweet, Kasey Kahne Racing #49 1 win – Donny Schatz, Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #15 1 win – Jacob Allen, Shark Racing #1A 1 win – Brent Marks, Murray-Marks Motorsports #19 1 win – Kyle Larson, Kevin Kozlowski #57FEATURE LAPS LED (17 Drivers): 71 laps – David Gravel 58 laps – Brad Sweet 55 laps – Giovanni Scelzi 30 laps – Carson Macedo 27 laps – Brent Marks 26 laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr. 25 laps – Donny Schatz 23 laps – Spencer Bayston 21 laps – Brady Bacon 17 laps – Kyle Larson 13 laps – Cory Eliason 10 laps – Sheldon Haudenschild 9 laps – Dominic Scelzi, Brady Bacon 8 laps – James McFadden 3 laps – Brian Brown 1 lap – Corey DaySLICK WOODY’S QUICKTIME AWARDS (9 Drivers): 3 QuickTimes – Carson Macedo 2 QuickTimes – David Gravel, Jacob Allen 1 QuickTime – Aaron Reutzel, Cory Eliason, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Brad Sweet, Giovanni Scelzi*, James McFadden * Denotes New Track RecordHEAT RACE WINNERS (19 Drivers): 5 Heat Wins – David Gravel 5 Heat Wins – Brad Sweet, James McFadden, Jacob Allen 4 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi 3 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo 2 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild, Brock Zearfoss, Kraig Kinser, Aaron Reutzel, Tyler Courtney, Cory Eliason 1 Heat Win – Donny Schatz, Spencer Bayston, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Dominic Scelzi, Kerry Madsen, Rico Abreu, Corey DayDIRTVISION FAST PASS DASH APPEARANCES (28 Drivers): 9 Dashes – Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Jacob Allen 6 Dashes – Carson Macedo, Spencer Bayston 5 Dashes – James McFadden, Cory Eliason 4 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild, Donny Schatz, Kraig Kinser, Giovanni Scelzi 3 Dashes – Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel 2 Dashes – Logan Schuchart, Brock Zearfoss, Kyle Larson, Kerry Madsen, Rico Abreu, Dominic Scelzi, Corey Day, Brent Marks 1 Dash – Anthony Macri, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Colby Copeland, Tanner Carrick, DJ Netto, Brian Brown, Brady BaconMICROLITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (8 Drivers): 3 LCS Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild 2 LCS Wins – Logan Schuchart, Ayrton Gennetten 1 LCS Win – James McFadden, Spencer Bayston, Anthony Macri, Mitchell Faccinto, Sam Hafertepe JrKSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (7 Drivers): 4 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart 3 Hard Chargers – Sheldon Haudenschild 2 Hard Chargers – James McFadden 1 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Donny Schatz, Tanner Thorson, Rico AbreuPODIUM FINISHES (16 Drivers): 6 Podiums – Brad Sweet, David Gravel 3 Podiums – Carson Macedo, Sheldon Haudenschild, Donny Schatz, Giovanni Scelzi, Kyle Larson 2 Podiums – James McFadden, Corey Day, Brent Marks 1 Podium – Spencer Bayston, Jacob Allen, Cory Eliason, Aaron Reutzel, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Brian BrownTOP 10 FINISHES (27 Drivers): 12 Top 10s – Brad Sweet 10 Top 10s – David Gravel, Carson Macedo, Sheldon Haudenschild, Giovanni Scelzi 9 Top 10s – Donny Schatz 8 Top 10s – James McFadden, Logan Schuchart 7 Top 10s – Spencer Bayston, Cory Eliason 6 Top 10s – Jacob Allen 5 Top 10s – Rico Abreu 4 Top 10s – Tyler Courtney 3 Top 10s – Brock Zearfoss, Kyle Larson, Brent Marks 2 Top 10s – Aaron Reutzel, Dominic Scelzi, Kerry Madsen, Corey Day 1 Top 10 – Anthony Macri, Justin Peck, Sam Hafertepe Jr, Shane Golobic, DJ Netto, Brian Brown, Hunter Schuerenberg2022 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS: No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins) 1. Thur, Feb. 10 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Donny Schatz (1) 2. Fri, Feb. 11 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1) 3. Sat, Feb. 12 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (1) 4. Fri, March 4 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / Sheldon Haudenschild (2) 5. Sat, March 5 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / Carson Macedo (1) 6. Fri, March 11 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA / Giovanni Scelzi (1) 7. Sat, March 12 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA / Kyle Larson (1) 8. Fri, March 18 / Merced Speedway / Merced, CA / Carson Macedo (2) 9. Fri, March 25 / Bakersfield Speedway / Bakersfield, CA / Giovanni Scelzi (2) 10. Sat, March 26 / Perris Auto Speedway / Perris, CA / David Gravel (2) 11. Tues, March 29 / Vado Speedway Park / Vado, NM / Brad Sweet (1) 12. Sat, April 2 / Devil’s Bowl Speedway / Mesquite, TX / Brent Marks (1) 13. Sat, April 9 / Lake Ozark Speedway / Eldon, MO / Jacob Allen (1) 14. Fri, April 15 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, MO 15. Sat, April 16 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, MO 16. Fri, April 22 / Tri-City Speedway / Granite City, IL 17. Sat, April 23 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN 18. Fri, April 29 / Bristol Motor Speedway / Bristol, TN 19. Sat, April 30 / Bristol Motor Speedway / Bristol, TN 20. Fri, May 6 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 21. Sat, May 7 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 22. Wed, May 11 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA 23. Fri, May 13 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 24. Sat, May 14 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 25. Tues, May 17 / Bridgeport Speedway / Swedesboro, NJ 26. Fri, May 20 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH 27. Sat, May 21 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH 28. Sat, May 28 / Atomic Speedway / Waverly, OH 29. Mon, May 30 / Lawrenceburg Speedway / Lawrenceburg, IN 30. Fri, June 3 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND 31. Sun, June 5 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD 32. Fri, June 10 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 33. Sat, June 11 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 34. Fri, June 17 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, IA 35. Sat, June 18 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, IA 36. Thur, June 23 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD 37. Fri, June 24 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD 38. Sat, June 25 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD 39. Fri, July 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI 40. Sat, July 2 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI 41. Fri, July 8 / 34 Raceway / West Burlington, IA 42. Sat, July 9 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI 43. Tues, July 12 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH 44. Wed, July 13 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 45. Thur, July 14 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 46. Fri, July 15 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 47. Sat, July 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 48. Wed, July 20 / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA 49. Fri, July 22 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 50. Sat, July 23 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 51. Sat, July 30 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY 52. Sun, July 31 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY 53. Fri, Aug. 5 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, MO 54. Sat, Aug. 6 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, MO 55. Wed, Aug. 10 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 56. Thur, Aug. 11 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 57. Fri, Aug, 12 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 58. Sat, Aug. 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 59. Thur, Aug. 18 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN 60. Fri, Aug. 19 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN 61. Sat, Aug. 20 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN 62. Fri, Aug. 26 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND 63. Sat, Aug. 27 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND 64. Thur, Sept. 1 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA 65. Fri, Sept. 2 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA 66. Sat, Sept. 3 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA 67. Mon, Sept. 5 / Gray’s Harbor Raceway / Elma, WA 68. Fri, Sept. 9 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA 69. Sat, Sept. 10 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA 70. Fri, Sept. 16 / Keller Auto Speedway / Hanford, CA 71. Sat, Sept. 17 / Placerville Speedway / Placerville, CA 72. Fri, Sept. 23 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 73. Sat, Sept. 24 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH 74. Fri, Sept. 30 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 75. Sat, Oct. 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 76. Fri, Oct. 7 / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA 77. Sat, Oct. 8 / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA 78. Fri, Oct. 14 / I-80 Speedway / Greenwood, NE 79. Sat, Oct. 15 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS 80. Thur, Nov. 3 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC 81. Fri, Nov. 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC 82. Sat, Nov. 5 The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

Grandson of NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt to make RCR Debut

WELCOME, N.C. (April 12, 2022) –Richard Childress Racing announced today that Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive the legendary No. 3 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. ForeverLawn, headquartered in Louisville, Ohio and specializing in the manufacturing and installation of premium synthetic grass solutions, will be the primary sponsor of the entry. The race will be televised live on FOX beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 23. Jeffrey Earnhardt is the grandson of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt and is the nephew of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. His father, Kerry, was a regular competitor in the Xfinity Series from 1998 until 2009. Jeffrey Earnhardt has competed in all three NASCAR national series. He has 135 Xfinity Series starts and owns a best finish of third-place with Joe Gibbs Racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2019.  “It’s great to have an Earnhardt back in one of our cars,” said Richard Childress, Chairman and CEO of RCR. “We think Jeffrey is a talented young driver and I’m confident he will run well at Talladega.”  Earnhardt, 32, is a native of Mooresville, N.C., and is eagerly anticipating his first start with RCR. “What a dream come true,” said Earnhardt. “The chance to be behind the wheel of the No. 3 car for RCR, that my pawpaw made famous, has long been a dream of mine and now it’s finally happening. I can’t thank ForeverLawn enough for making my dreams come to reality and for being such a big part of my career. I also want to thank Mr. Childress for making this possible. The No. 3 car is cherished by a lot of people, and I know how much it means to him. To give me this opportunity is something I’ll never forget.” New partners SuperPufft, Dalstrong, and The Accredited Petroleum Association are also a part of this journey, making their debut with the ForeverLawn family at Talladega. They will be featured on the No. 3 car alongside returning partners Synthetic Turf Resources (STR) and Precision Products.  “My goodness, to be in the mix with two of the greatest names in, not just NASCAR, but all of racing – Childress and Earnhardt – is an incredible privilege,” said Dale Karmie, Co-Founder of ForeverLawn, Inc. “We at ForeverLawn are thrilled to help put these two names back together, and to do it in the iconic No. 3—with a definite nod to the Intimidator—is just amazing. We are excited to see the #blackandgreengrassmachine hit Talladega Superspeedway.”  ForeverLawn Inc. was created out of a desire to bring the highest quality, most technologically advanced premium synthetic grass product to the residential and commercial landscape markets. Owners Brian and Dale Karmie came from the computer software industry and began selling and installing turf in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2002. This hands-on, customer-driven experience led the brothers to start their own premium synthetic grass company, ForeverLawn, in 2004. The company has consistently led the synthetic turf industry through groundbreaking approaches to products and practice ever since. Today the company services over eighty localized markets through their dealer network, with an impressive regional, national, and international project portfolio.  Additional details pertaining to Earnhardt’s RCR entry will be announced at a later date.  For more information, please visit www.rcrracing.com About ForeverLawn:ForeverLawn improves spaces and communities through innovative synthetic grass solutions. As the premium choice for synthetic surfacing, each product is engineered to solve unique consumer needs and desires while maintaining superior standards and natural aesthetics. Want to be a part of something bigger? Learn how you can be a person of impact through business ownership opportunities with ForeverLawn. For more information, contact opportunities@foreverlawn.com. About Richard Childress Racing:Richard Childress Racing (rcrracing.com) is a renowned, performance-driven racing, marketing and manufacturing organization. Incorporated in 1969, RCR has celebrated over 50 years of racing and earned more than 200 victories and 16 championships, including six in the NASCAR Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR was the first organization to win championships in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Series and is a three-time winner of the Daytona 500 (1998, 2007, 2018). Its 2022 NASCAR Cup Series lineup includes two-time NASCAR champion, 2017 Coca-Cola 600 winner and 2018 Daytona 500 champion Austin Dillon (No. 3 Chevrolet), along with two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Tyler Reddick (No. 8 Chevrolet). RCR fields a full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series program with Sheldon Creed (No. 2 Chevrolet) and Austin Hill (No. 21 Chevrolet).

Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (April 11, 2022) – Dominic Scelzi earned his fourth second-place result of the season last Friday during a Kings of Thunder event at Thunderbowl Raceway.

Scelzi was a contender throughout the night as he timed in fifth quickest in qualifying to kick off the competition.

“We went out late in qualifying and ended up fifth, which I was pretty happy with,” he said. “Then we started on the pole of a heat race and won it. We also won the dash.”

Scelzi’s heat race and dash victories placed him on the pole for the main event.

“They did a full rework on the track before the feature and it was pretty wide open for the first 20 laps,” he said. “On the initial start the bottom wasn’t the place to be. I fell to third before we got into turn one. It was impossible to pass. We ran right behind the top two for 15 laps. When the yellow came out the track was starting to get wider, but it was still wide open. I made a move to get to second after the restart. I hit a hole and fell back to third. Then I got back to second on a restart with three laps to go.”

Scelzi’s second-place run was his fifth top five of the season.

Saturday’s King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series event at Keller Auto Speedway in Hanford, Calif., was canceled because of extreme wind. The series is off until April 30 when Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., hosts the 10^th annual David Tarter Memorial.

Scelzi is unsure of his racing plans during the next two weeks leading up to that event.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 8 – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. – Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 1 (2); Feature: 2 (1).

SEASON STATS –

10 races, 0 wins, 5 top fives, 7 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 8 top 20s

UP NEXT –

TBD