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World of Outlaws C&D Rigging Summer Nationals
Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Friday, July 26, 2024
Race Recap  

POSSE PRIDE: T.J. Stutts Stuns World of Outlaws with Williams Grove Morgan Cup Victory

The PA Posse veteran gets his first career World of Outlaws victory and the Morgan Cup by holding off a hungry David Gravel

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car and Pennsylvania Posse rivalry has given us so many memorable moments. And it delivered another gem on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway.

Liverpool, PA’s T.J. Stutts lined up on the front row alongside the hottest driver in the sport through recent weeks – David Gravel. Stutts is no slouch. He’s been driving Sprint Cars for more than two decades in the “Keystone State” and picked up a handful of wins. But he’d never topped The Greatest Show on Dirt heading into the Morgan Cup finale/opener for the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals.

Could he really give Gravel a run for his money? The man that was fresh off being crowned a Kings Royal champion. The man that already owns 11 World of Outlaws wins in 2024. The man that’s won more money than any other Sprint Car driver in the nation by a wide margin this year. The man with eight World of Outlaws wins at Williams Grove. Could he make the Posse proud against all odds? Absolutely he could.

Stutts ripped around Gravel on the initial start and had to earn every bit of a trip to Victory Lane. Gravel threw everything he had at him, but Stutts was up for the challenge. He aced multiple restarts. He didn’t back down when Gravel slid him in the closing laps and crossed over to take the lead back. He never stumbled in lapped traffic. And he drove the Stutts Racing No. 11 to one of the biggest upsets in World of Outlaws history for a $17,000 payday.

An explosion of emotion erupted in Victory Lane. Stutts’ team welcomed him with shouts and slaps on the panels of his machine. Once he climbed out, the hugs were long and abundant in number. Chants of “T-J” roared from the stands. And then cheers when Stutts climbed all the way atop his wing might’ve registered on the Richter scale. Stutts had done it. He’d topped the Outlaws on the hallowed ground of Williams Grove and held off perhaps the fastest car in the country to do it.

“We beat the damn Outlaws,” a thrilled Stutts said. “And not just any Outlaw, but David Gravel. There’s about five Outlaws that are in that league, and we just got to drive with one of them and beat him. You’ve got to understand. We just go to work every day. This is our version of golf. If this was the PGA, they wouldn’t even let us play with them. I don’t even know what to say. This is beyond words.”

Stutts became the 153rd different winner in World of Outlaws history by grabbing his first checkered flag in his 56th career Feature start. He’s the 54th different driver to top a Series race at Williams Grove through 235 visits. The win will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the biggest upsets in World of Outlaws history. It’ll be in the realm with Travis Jacobsen’s 2012 triumph at Skagit, Jason Statler’s Santa Maria stunner in 1999, and others.

When the green flag dropped, Stutts set the tone for the 25-lapper. Despite Gravel having the pole position, Stutts didn’t back down and blasted around the outside of the Big Game Motorsports machine to lead the opening lap.

Gravel stayed within striking distance as the opening laps unfolded. Stutts opted for the low line in Turns 1 and 2 while Gravel hammered the cushion and got a run each time they exited the corner. But he couldn’t quite get the run he needed to make a move.

Right when the lead duo was poised to enter lapped traffic, the yellow flag flew for the first time as Justin Whittall went around in Turn 3.

Stutts aced a pair of restarts to maintain the lead while Gravel continued to hunt for a route around him. The race cleared the halfway point, and Gravel tripped on the cushion allowing Stutts some breathing room with only 10 laps to go. But Gravel wasn’t done.

The gap between the two shrank, and Gravel pulled right back up to the tail tank of Stutts in the closing circuits. On Lap 20, Gravel found his opening. The Watertown, CT native used a big run down the back straightaway to fire a slider at Stutts and clear him in Turns 3 and 4. But Stutts didn’t blink. He promptly turned down the banking and completed a crossover to quickly reclaim the lead.

T.J. Stutts races ahead of David Gravel at Williams Grove Speedway
T.J. Stutts took everything David Grave could throw at him on his way to his first World of Outlaws win at Williams Grove (Trent Gower Photo)

Stutts and Gravel then faced traffic, but with a car he could move wherever he needed, the lapped cars played to Stutts’ favor.

“Honestly the lapped cars just fell right,” Stutts said. “The longer we went we just kept getting better and better, and we could move off that curb. I think being able to run (Turns) 3 and 4 like we did the last couple laps was the only reason we were able to beat him.”

The laps dwindled, and Stutts’ advantage grew as he smoothly worked the bottom around the historic half mile. The 44-year-old cruised to the checkered flag and put his name in the history books. He’s forever a World of Outlaws winner, and he made the Posse proud.

“Well, I gave Justin (Loh) and some of the Grove people a little bit of crap the other week,” Stutts said. “I said, ‘What’s the point in us racing every week here?’ And, Justin, this is your answer. We get to stand with the World of Outlaws, and we get to drive by them.”

Gravel brought the Huset’s Speedway No. 2 home second as he missed his 100th World of Outlaws Feature victory by one spot for the second straight race. He and the Tod Quiring-owned team continue to flex their muscle, and hitting triple digits looks likely to come sooner than later for Gravel.

“I probably should’ve maybe slid more aggressive across and got to the cushion a little faster,” Gravel explained. “Man, the lapped cars were running the top there, and that really slowed me up those last five laps. T.J. was really, really good those last three or four laps and could really maneuver around. It seemed like as the fuel load came off, I just got a little bit up in the left rear and had to rely on the top really bad. I tried to get some more wing back, but then it was harder and harder to run the cushion, and I think that’s where T.J. got us. He didn’t have to rely on the cushion.”

Rounding out the podium was Carson Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing team. Macedo and company earned a much needed rebound after some recent struggled. They now own 17 top three runs during the 2024 World of Outlaws campaign.

“It definitely builds some confidence,” Macedo said. “I feel like we were pretty good. I think that ultimately just starting on the front row tonight probably would’ve helped. It’s crazy at “The Grove” how much air makes a difference. You get close to somebody, and it just totally changes the way you feel in the car. Hats off to Philip Dietz. He turned this thing around. We were struggling a little bit at BAPS, and he came in here and gave me a great race car all night. And I feel like Robby McQuinn and Adam Zimmerman worked really hard, too.”

Anthony Macri and Freddie Rahmer completed the top five to give the Posse three of the first five finishers.

Brent Marks earned the KSE Racing Hard Charger.

David Gravel picked up his eighth Simpson Quick Time of 2024 and the 118th of his career in Sea Foam Qualifying.

NOS Energy Drink Heats One, Three, and Four belonged to Giovanni Scelzi, Carson Macedo, and T.J. Stutts. Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to Anthony Macri.

David Gravel topped the Toyota Racing Dash.

Lucas Wolfe won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Michael Kofoid.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars complete the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals with a $20,000-to-win/$1,500-to-start finale on Saturday, July 27. Then on Sunday, July 28 The Greatest Show on Dirt makes its only New York stop of 2024 with Weedsport Speedway’s Empire State Challenge. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps): 1. 11-TJ Stutts[2]; 2. 2-David Gravel[1]; 3. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri[6]; 5. 8R-Freddie Rahmer[4]; 6. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[5]; 7. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[7]; 8. 19-Brent Marks[14]; 9. 13-Justin Peck[9]; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich[12]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz[15]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen[8]; 13. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[17]; 14. 5-Spencer Bayston[20]; 15. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[11]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart[18]; 17. 8-Cory Eliason[22]; 18. 2D-Chase Dietz[16]; 19. 83-Michael Kofoid[23]; 20. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[21]; 21. 67-Justin Whittall[10]; 22. 35-Austin Bishop[26]; 23. 6-Kelby Watt[19]; 24. 7S-Landon Crawley[25]; 25. 70-Kraig Kinser[24]; 26. 69K-Daryn Pittman[13]

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+111T.J. Stutts 250.00025Running150$17,000
21-12David Gravel 25-1.957Running146$8,000
33041Carson Macedo 25-3.214Running144$5,000
46+239MAnthony Macri 25-3.393Running142$3,200
54-18RFreddie Rahmer 25-4.353Running140$2,800
65-118Giovanni Scelzi 25-6.276Running138$2,600
77027Troy Wagaman Jr.25-6.603Running136$2,400
814+619Brent Marks 25-7.303Running134$2,300
99013Justin Peck 25-7.829Running132$2,200
1012+248Danny Dietrich 25-8.186Running130$2,000
1115+415Donny Schatz 25-10.600Running128$1,800
128-41AJacob Allen 25-11.962Running126$1,600
1317+417Sheldon Haudenschild 25-12.514Running124$1,400
1420+65Spencer Bayston 25-12.650Running122$1,200
1511-43ZBrock Zearfoss 25-13.602Running120$1,200
1618+21SLogan Schuchart 25-15.099Running118$1,200
1722+58Cory Eliason 25-16.128Running116$1,200
1816-22DChase Dietz 25-16.910Running114$1,200
1923+483Michael Kofoid 25-17.610Running112$1,200
2021+15WLucas Wolfe 25-18.309Running110$1,200
2110-1167Justin Whittall 25-19.012Running108$1,200
2226+435Austin Bishop 24-1 LapsRunning106$200
2319-46Kelby Watt 24-1 LapsRunning104$1,200
2425+17SLandon Crawley 24-1 LapsRunning102$300
2524-170Kraig Kinser 24-1 LapsRunning102$1,200
2613-1369KDaryn Pittman 8-17 LapsDNF102$1,200
KSE Hard Charger: Brent Marks
Last Chance Showdown 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
1105WLucas Wolfe 120.00012Running0$0
2208Cory Eliason 12-1.604Running0$0
35+283Michael Kofoid 12-2.315Running0$0
43-170Kraig Kinser 12-6.242Running0$0
510+512Lance Dewease 12-7.320Running90$500
64-239Kody Hartlaub 12-11.076Running90$400
712+517BBill Balog 12-12.720Running90$350
86-253Jessie Attard 12-12.801Running90$300
99017BXSteve Buckwalter 12-13.958Running90$300
108-27SLandon Crawley 12-14.443Running0$0
117-419BAaron Bollinger 12-15.220Running90$200
1211-135Austin Bishop 12-15.954Running0$0
131301XChad Trout 12-16.398Running90$200
1414033WMichael Walter 6-6 LapsDNF90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+12David Gravel 60.0006Running0$0
21-111T.J. Stutts 6-3.710Running0$0
33041Carson Macedo 6-4.492Running0$0
46+28RFreddie Rahmer 6-5.946Running0$0
58+318Giovanni Scelzi 6-6.326Running0$0
65-139MAnthony Macri 6-7.937Running0$0
77027Troy Wagaman Jr.6-9.107Running0$0
84-41AJacob Allen 6-10.041Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+118Giovanni Scelzi 80.0008Running
21-12David Gravel 8-2.095Running
33013Justin Peck 8-4.702Running
44069KDaryn Pittman 8-7.886Running
55017Sheldon Haudenschild 8-8.985Running
6608Cory Eliason 8-10.495Running
77083Michael Kofoid 8-10.899Running
89+117BXSteve Buckwalter 8-12.262Running
98-11XChad Trout 8-13.808Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11039MAnthony Macri 80.0008Running
24+28RFreddie Rahmer 8-4.088Running
32-167Justin Whittall 8-8.603Running
43-119Brent Marks 8-9.150Running
5501SLogan Schuchart 8-10.525Running
67+170Kraig Kinser 8-12.661Running
79+253Jessie Attard 8-13.438Running
86-212Lance Dewease 8-14.407Running
98-133WMichael Walter 8-16.367Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11041Carson Macedo 80.0008Running
2201AJacob Allen 8-3.915Running
34+13ZBrock Zearfoss 8-4.648Running
46+215Donny Schatz 8-7.133Running
5506Kelby Watt 8-8.696Running
63-35WLucas Wolfe 8-8.713Running
77019BAaron Bollinger 8-10.107Running
88035Austin Bishop 8-11.722Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+111T.J. Stutts 80.0008Running
21-127Troy Wagaman Jr.8-1.130Running
33048Danny Dietrich 8-1.859Running
4402DChase Dietz 8-2.660Running
5505Spencer Bayston 8-3.528Running
66039Kody Hartlaub 8-4.639Running
78+17SLandon Crawley 8-5.656Running
87-117BBill Balog 5-3 LapsDNF
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
132David Gravel Watertown, CT16.6760.000
21239MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA16.806-0.130
31041Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA16.821-0.145
4627Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA16.885-0.209
5418Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA16.910-0.234
6167Justin Whittall Vincentown, NJ16.995-0.319
7131AJacob Allen Hanover, PA16.996-0.320
8511T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA17.012-0.336
9813Justin Peck Monrovia, IN17.041-0.365
102119Brent Marks Myerstown, PA17.069-0.393
11255WLucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA17.104-0.428
121148Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA17.118-0.442
131969KDaryn Pittman Owasso, OK17.130-0.454
14158RFreddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA17.132-0.456
15143ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA17.142-0.466
16322DChase Dietz York, PA17.144-0.468
173317Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH17.147-0.471
18241SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA17.154-0.478
1996Kelby Watt Adel, IA17.175-0.499
20265Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN17.198-0.522
21308Cory Eliason Visalia, CA17.202-0.526
22712Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA17.226-0.550
233415Donny Schatz Fargo, ND17.228-0.552
242739Kody Hartlaub East Berlin, PA17.269-0.593
253183Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA17.277-0.601
26270Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN17.340-0.664
272819BAaron Bollinger Elverson, PA17.344-0.668
282017BBill Balog North Pole, AK17.352-0.676
29221XChad Trout Dover, PA17.399-0.723
301833WMichael Walter Selinsgrove, PA17.429-0.753
311635Austin Bishop Elverson, PA17.449-0.773
32237SLandon Crawley Benton, AR17.488-0.812
331717BXSteve Buckwalter Royersford, PA17.505-0.829
342953Jessie Attard Landilo, NSW17.672-0.996
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
13317Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH16.9340.000
2322DChase Dietz York, PA16.952-0.018
33183Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA16.973-0.039
42119Brent Marks Myerstown, PA17.056-0.122
51041Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA17.057-0.123
6418Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA17.109-0.175
71239MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA17.120-0.186
8308Cory Eliason Visalia, CA17.129-0.195
9131AJacob Allen Hanover, PA17.130-0.196
103415Donny Schatz Fargo, ND17.152-0.218
11511T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA17.159-0.225
12813Justin Peck Monrovia, IN17.172-0.238
132739Kody Hartlaub East Berlin, PA17.229-0.295
14241SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA17.241-0.307
1532David Gravel Watertown, CT17.273-0.339
16167Justin Whittall Vincentown, NJ17.322-0.388
17143ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA17.322-0.388
18158RFreddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA17.334-0.400
191969KDaryn Pittman Owasso, OK17.339-0.405
20265Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN17.350-0.416
212953Jessie Attard Landilo, NSW17.366-0.432
222017BBill Balog North Pole, AK17.373-0.439
23270Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN17.375-0.441
241717BXSteve Buckwalter Royersford, PA17.375-0.441
25627Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA17.402-0.468
26255WLucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA17.405-0.471
2796Kelby Watt Adel, IA17.439-0.505
281148Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA17.477-0.543
29712Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA17.478-0.544
30221XChad Trout Dover, PA17.483-0.549
311833WMichael Walter Selinsgrove, PA17.544-0.610
322819BAaron Bollinger Elverson, PA17.588-0.654
33237SLandon Crawley Benton, AR17.605-0.671
341635Austin Bishop Elverson, PA17.709-0.775
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Event Info  

World of Outlaws C&D Rigging Summer Nationals
Friday, July 26th to Saturday, July 27th
Williams Grove Speedway
1 Speedway Drive
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 

Event Description

The Summer Nationals offers two nights of wheel-to-wheel action against Pennsylvania's best at Williams Grove. Friday night's event will serve as the make up event for the Morgan Cup, awarding the winner $17,000 and the Morgan Cup trophy. Then, Saturday's event will pay $20,000 to the winner.



Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$17,000.00

Event Schedule
4:00PM Pit Gates open to Drivers/Teams
5:00PM General Admission & Pits open to fans
7:00PM Hot Laps
7:30 Opening Ceremonies and Racing to Follow
*All times Eastern

Ticket Options  
Ticket Phone
(844) 347-8849

Options And Prices
Friday GA: $35
Friday Reserved: $40
Saturday GA: $40
Saturday Reserved: $45

Camping is $40 for the weekend

Grandstand Type
Bleachers

Handicapped Seating Location
Front Stretch - Buddy Seats

Pit Age Requirement
NO children under 14 allowed in the Pit area. 14-17 must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian. Parent/Guardian must fill out & sign waiver for children 14-17

Pit Gate Location
North side of the track. NOTE: Will Call is located next to the office on the front stretch off of Park Place and Speedway Dr.

Parking Cost
Free

Handicapped Parking Location
Front stretch and limited parking on Beer Hill (Turn 3)

Camping Availability

On-site



Camping Cost
Call the track for details

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$17,000.00

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers

Stadium Seating
Seat cushions are permitted.

Handicapped Seating
Front Stretch - Buddy Seats

Handicapped Parking
Front stretch and limited parking on Beer Hill (Turn 3)

Pit Age Limit
NO children under 14 allowed in the Pit area. 14-17 must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian. Parent/Guardian must fill out & sign waiver for children 14-17

Pit Gate Location
North side of the track. NOTE: Will Call is located next to the office on the front stretch off of Park Place and Speedway Dr.

Personal Coolers
Coolers no larger that 18" are allowed. No glass containers.

ATMs
1

Alcohol Sales
No alcohol sold on site.

Smoking Policy

No smoking in the Grandstands or near food stands



Parking Cost
Free

Camping Availability

On-site



Camping Cost
Call the track for details

Track Info  

Williams Grove Speedway
1 Speedway Drive
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 

Track Phone
(717) 697-5000

Ticket Phone
(844) 347-8849

Track Email
[email protected]

Track Size
0.5

Track Type
Semi banked; paperclip oval

Closest Airport
Harrisburg Int

Other Airport
BWI

Pit Gate Location
North side of the track. NOTE: Will Call is located next to the office on the front stretch off of Park Place and Speedway Dr.

Track Map
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