GETTING AFTER IT: Sheldon Haudenschild Gets Redemption At Lincoln Speedway
Consistency pays off for Haudenschild and Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing with first win of 2020

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – July 23, 2020 – When Sheldon Haudenschild pulled his NOS Energy Drink #17 car into Victory Lane at Lincoln Speedway Thursday night, he got more than a trophy and shower of confetti. He got redemption.

The Wooster, OH driver missed transferring to the Feature at Lincoln in 2019. This year, he entered the Gettysburg Clash presented by Drydene on a streak of 16 top-10s in a row – nine of them being top-five finishes – and carried that momentum to his first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of 2020 and first at Lincoln Speedway.

“It definitely feels good, man,” Haudenschild said about the redeeming win. “We were good all night. It definitely feels good to get a win for my team. It’s kind of settled the pain to just be really consistent and gaining points. That’s been a positive. Definitely want to win. These (Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing) guys deserve to win. That’s what we want to do.”

His strong run started with a second-place finish in his Drydene Heat Race and then a win in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash, which he won by 2.4 seconds.

However, Jacob Allen looked to put an end to Haudenschild’s hunt for the win by charging from third to the lead on the first lap of the 35-lap Feature.

Allen, of Hanover, PA – just minutes away from the speedway – looked poised to claim his first career win in the early stage of the race. He gapped Haudenschild by over a second in the opening laps before catching traffic on Lap 7.

Haudenschild closed in, but Allen was able to keep his Drydene #1A ahead of the NOS Energy Drink car, even while darting high and low to maneuver around the slower cars. Allen ran the top and Haudenschild couldn’t find the grip to pass him low. However, Allen switched to the bottom while racing through traffic, giving Haudenschild his preferred top lane.

On Lap 14, Haudenschild flipped the switch and rocketed around the outside of Allen through Turns 3 and 4 to officially take the lead on Lap 15. There was then nothing Allen could do. Haudenschild ripped around the high side of the track like a man desperately trying to lose the hoard of hungry drivers behind him. Although, in clean air, the closest car to him was at least three seconds behind.

Cautions eliminated his massive lead twice, but even on a green-white-checkered finish, Haudenschild was still able to gap the field by a second on the restart.

“You never know where these guys are at,” Haudenschild said. “You kind of have to race like they’re on you the whole time.”

Allen was the one left to fend off the hoard of drivers behind him. First came David Gravel, who was unable to make the pass. And then came his Shark Racing teammate Logan Schuchart. The two Drydene sponsored cars swapped slide jobs each corner for a lap and a half before Schuchart got the upper hand and took second.

While Allen had to settle for a third-place finish, after leading the first 14 laps, he was still energized about his performance.

“It was fun,” Allen said. “I feel really good. I know I haven’t won an Outlaw race, but this year I feel so good physically and mentally… Sheldon rips. Logan rips. I gave it all I had. The wins are going to come.”

The podium finish is his first since earning a third-place finish at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in April of 2019. It’s also his third top-five finish this year, besting his performance last year where he only got two top-fives.

Logan Schuchart's runner-up finish at Lincoln Speedway – also his home track – has helped him further cut into the championship points gap. He’s now 20 points behind points leader Donny Schatz and 14 points behind Brad Sweet, who is in second.

“I remember racing here locally, seven, eight years ago, and it’s been a struggle to get here. A long journey but we’re gaining on it,” Schuchart said about the Shark Racing team. “It’s nice to get a podium finish.”

After winning at Lernerville Speedway on Tuesday night, Schatz, the 10-time Series champion from Fargo, ND finished seventh at Lincoln and Sweet, the reigning champion, of Grass Valley, CA, finished eighth. Schatz now holds a six-point lead over Sweet.

Carson Macedo, who finished fifth, is still fourth in points – 62 points behind Schatz – and Haudenschild is fifth in points, only four points behind Macedo now.

With the consistency Haudenschild and his team have shown this year, he said he’s confident they’ll pick up more trophies and shower in more confetti.

“I keep telling these guys, ‘We’ll be consistent and win races,’” Haudenschild said. “It’s hard to tell your guys that and stay motivated with not winning a race until late July but we keep working… I have one of the best teams out there. No doubt.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returns to Williams Grove Speedway for the first of two nights of the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals on Fri., July 24. Get tickets by clicking here.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1][$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$5,500]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [3][$3,200]; 4. 41-David Gravel [5][$2,800]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [12][$2,500]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2][$2,300]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [10][$2,200]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [11][$2,100]; 9. 5-Brent Marks [24][$2,050]; 10. 39M-Anthony Macri [13][$2,000]; 11. 72-Ryan Smith [17][$1,500]; 12. 21-Brian Montieth [20][$1,200]; 13. 88-Brandon Rahmer [15][$1,100]; 14. 83-Daryn Pittman [9][$1,050]; 15. 7S-Jason Sides [19][$1,000]; 16. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [16][$900]; 17. 75-Chase Dietz [26][$]; 18. 24-Lucas Wolfe [7][$800]; 19. 5E-Tim Wagaman [21][$800]; 20. 48-Danny Dietrich [14][$800]; 21. 45-Jeff Halligan [6][$800]; 22. 51-Freddie Rahmer [4][$800]; 23. O7-Gerard McIntyre [18][$800]; 24. 19-Troy Wagaman [22][$800]; 25. 87-Alan Krimes [25][$]; 26. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [23][$800]; Lap Leaders: Jacob Allen 1-14, Sheldon Haudenschild 15-35; KSE Hard Charger Award: 5-Brent Marks[+15]

Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 39M-Anthony Macri, 13.483; 2. 41-David Gravel, 13.535; 3. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 13.576; 4. 24-Lucas Wolfe, 13.65; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.652; 6. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 13.711; 7. 72-Ryan Smith, 13.721; 8. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.752; 9. 5E-Tim Wagaman, 13.763; 10. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.792; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.802; 12. 87-Alan Krimes, 13.853; 13. 83-Daryn Pittman, 13.862; 14. 19-Troy Wagaman, 13.88; 15. 75-Chase Dietz, 13.959; 16. 33M-Mason Daniel, 14.01; 17. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 14.072; 18. 16A-Aaron Bollinger, 14.285; 19. 90-Jordan Givler, 14.287; 20. 19M-Landon Myers, 14.379; 21. 59S-Steve Wilbur, 14.511 

Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 45-Jeff Halligan, 13.579; 2. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 13.628; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.637; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.716; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.721; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 13.764; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.809; 8. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 13.822; 9. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 13.878; 10. 2-Carson Macedo, 13.893; 11. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 13.939; 12. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.943; 13. 5-Brent Marks, 13.97; 14. 1X-Chad Trout, 13.978; 15. 15X-Adam Wilt, 13.991; 16. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.017; 17. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 14.092; 18. 8-Billy Dietrich, 14.15; 19. 59-Jim Siegel, 14.184; 20. 6-Bill Rose, 14.308; 21. 44-Dylan Norris, 14.328

World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Adds Summer Sizzle with Events in 10 Different States

Series will race 20 nights from Pennsylvania to Nebraska, North Dakota to Texas before rejoining originally scheduled 10 fall events during championship stretch

CONCORD, NC — The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series and partner tracks have worked closely with state and local agencies to bring some summer sizzle to the schedule by adding events across 10 different states to every weekend, eventually rejoining the originally scheduled fall races.

It all kicks off TONIGHT with the World of Outlaws battling the PA Posse in the Gettysburg Clash presented by Drydene at Lincoln Speedway followed Friday and Saturday by the Champion Oil Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway.

August is as big as ever with the Series’ return on Saturday, Aug. 1, to Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH, for the first time since 1985 followed on Sunday, Aug. 2, at Indiana’s Plymouth Speedway. Tickets to both events are available at WorldofOutlaws.com. Local mass gathering regulations have forced an event that was to run July 31 at Attica Raceway Park to be canceled. Fans with tickets to the Attica event will receive a credit to their MyDirtTickets.com account and will have to call 844-DIRT-TIX to use that credit toward the Aug. 1 race at Wayne County or the 2021 Brad Doty Classic.

Two huge weekends follow beginning with the Aug. 7-8 Ironman Weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 with fully open grandstands. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars “Return to Racing” included I-55 in May with Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson winning a couple of thrillers.

The next week, Aug. 13-15, is “The ONE & Only” at Knoxville Raceway featuring more than $400,000 in prize money, including the $50,000-to-win Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Three World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races will run in place of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store. Limited three-day ticket packages are available in advance at WorldofOutlaws.com.

The Outlaws traditional August trip to North Dakota includes River Cities Speedway on Friday, Aug. 21, in Grand Forks and Red River Valley Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 22, in West Fargo. Tickets for these races are available at SLS Promotions.

August wraps up on Saturday, Aug. 29, with a new event at U.S. 36 Raceway in Cameron, MO, followed on Sunday, Aug. 30, with a rescheduled event from earlier in the season at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE. Tickets for both events will be available at WorldofOutlaws.com. Fans with previously purchased tickets to the race at I-80 can use those tickets for the Aug. 30 event.

September launches with the previously announced World of Outlaws return to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD, during Labor Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6. Tickets are available at HusetsSpeedway.com.

The Series will remain in the Midwest and head to I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, MO, for what will now be two separate events on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12. Fans with tickets for the originally scheduled single-day event will have their tickets rolled over to the Saturday race, and can purchase tickets to the Friday event at WorldofOutlaws.com.

The last remaining open weekend before rejoining the existing schedule will include two events that were postponed earlier this season. First will be Oklahoma’s Lawton Speedway on Friday, Sept. 18, followed on Saturday, Sept. 19, by the $20,000-to-win Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX. Unfortunately, with severe mass gathering restrictions in place in Paige, TX, the postponed event at Cotton Bowl Speedway will have to be canceled. While fans can purchase tickets to the Lawton and Devil’s Bowl races at WorldofOutlaws.com, those with tickets to Cotton Bowl will receive a credit for the face value of their ticket in their MyDirtTickets.com account. If a refund is preferred, CLICK HERE to request a face value refund.

All events, including The ONE & Only at Knoxville, will be broadcast on DIRTVision to Fast Pass subscribers.

For all the latest updates and information, visit WorldofOutlaws.com and follow on social media.

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