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World of Outlaws C&D Rigging Summer Nationals
Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Race Recap  

100: David Gravel Fends Off Donny Schatz for Summer Nationals Glory, Milestone World of Outlaws Victory

The Watertown, CT native earns his 100th career World of Outlaws checkered flag in thrilling fashion at Williams Grove

Two straight races David Gravel had been denied a milestone moment by a single spot. But he simply refused to let it happen again on Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway.

After claiming the Kings Royal crown at Eldora Speedway last Saturday, Gravel sat at 99 career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car wins.

On Wednesday at BAPS Motor Speedway, an ill-timed red flag potentially took away an opportunity at reaching 100. Then two nights later as the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals kicked off at Williams Grove, Gravel made a pass on T.J. Stutts for the lead with only five laps to go but couldn’t quite hold him back as he drove back by.

And on Saturday a similar story looked to be writing itself. Gravel charged from fourth to the lead, but Donny Schatz drove back around him and looked to shut him out of Victory Lane for the third straight race. A hungry Gravel motored back into the lead on Lap 18, but Schatz didn’t make it easy. A late restart set up a duel between the two drivers leading the World of Outlaws points. Schatz stayed all over Gravel as the final laps clicked away and even showed him a nose multiple times. But Gravel dodged every punch thrown by the 10-time Series champion to prevail and claim his 100th victory with The Greatest Show on Dirt and a $20,000 payday.

“It’s pretty crazy,” Gravel said. “To achieve that milestone. Beat Donny Schatz at Williams Grove. What a place to do it. This 2 car, we haven’t been in Victory Lane here together at Williams Grove. This is a tough track to win at. It felt like I was hanging on there a little bit at the end. I saw Donny poking his nose, but I felt like doing what I was doing it would’ve been hard for him to pass me, and this feels really good.”

Gravel became the eighth driver in Series history to reach 100 victories, joining Steve Kinser (690 wins), Sammy Swindell (394), Donny Schatz (314), Mark Kinser (203), Doug Wolfgang (140), Danny Lasoski (122), and Joey Saldana (105). Gravel’s triumphs have come with seven different race teams – Big Game Motorsports (42), CJB Motorsports (32), Jason Johnson Racing (19), Roth Motorsports (4), DDR Motorsports (1), Bill Rose Racing (1), and Rod Tiner Racing (1).

His 12th World of Outlaws win of 2024 equals the second most he’s had in one season. The Summer Nationals score marked Gravel’s ninth Series win at Williams Grove, equaling him with a pair of legends – Fred Rahmer and Greg Hodnett – on that list.

The 30-lap NOS Energy Drink Feature was brought to green by Donny Schatz and Daryn Pittman. Schatz pulled narrowly ahead of Pittman to lead the opening circuit.

Throughout the first several laps Pittman stayed glued to the tail tank of the Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15. Pittman, aboard the iconic Kreitz Racing No. 69K, stalked the Fargo, ND pilot lap after lap. And then on the ninth circuit, Pittman found an opening to take a swing at the top spot. The 2013 World of Outlaws champion fired a slide job in Turns 3 and 4 that cleared, but Schatz dipped under Pittman to reclaim the lead.

Schatz managed to pull slightly ahead of Pittman after fending off the challenge, and Gravel quickly close on the No. 69K. He snatched second from Pittman on Lap 19, and the gap between himself and Schatz began to tighten.

David Gravel races ahead of Donny Schatz at Williams Grove
David Gravel had to fend off a hungry Donny Schatz in the closing laps at Williams Grove for his 100th World of Outlaws win (Trent Gower Photo)

Only two laps later Gravel got a great launch off the bottom of Turn 2 to power by Schatz down the back straightaway and lead the lap. The pass lit a fire under Schatz as he pulled off a tight slider in Turns 3 and 4 on the next circuit to take it back right before a yellow flag.

Once the restart brought the action back to life, Gravel went back to work building momentum on the cushion around the entire half mile. He remained committed to the top while Schatz rolled the low line. A massive run out of Turn 4 and down the front straightaway allowed Gravel to turn under Schatz and clear him heading into Turn 1.

The yellow flag was again displayed right when Gravel was set to encounter traffic in the closing laps. But instead of the clean air helping him on the restart, it let Schatz make one last run at the win. Schatz kept his machine glued to the bottom as low as he could and even showed Gravel a nose multiple times.

“I thought as long as I exited off of (Turn) 4 good I would be okay. And then I was kind of running the middle on entrance in (Turns) 1 and 2. I thought that was better, but they (his team) said he was running just below me, so maybe I should’ve kept going low there, but it was good enough to get the job done.”

The final laps unfolded, and Schatz let Gravel have everything he had. He searched for speed on the bottom but it wasn’t quite enough. Gravel didn’t flinch despite the pressure and went on to win with a half a second margin of victory over Schatz. 100 wins. History had been made.

Reaching the milestone caused an emotional Gravel to reflect on the journey.

“I bounced around a lot in my career and was able to win in a lot of different cars,” Gravel said. “I wouldn’t be here without all of those people giving me opportunities. As a Sprint Car driver trying to make a living, people have to take chances on you. Going out with Bill Rose and Rod Tiner and having a s****y season. And then CJB hiring me. All of those things just catapulted my career. Roth (Motorsports) gave me my first big national opportunity. It’s been a fun ride. I’m 32 years old. Hopefully we can keep getting a lot more.”

Schatz came home second for his third runner-up in the last six World of Outlaws Features. He and the Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing team continue to flex plenty of muscle as they look to hunt down Gravel in the title chase.

“We were decent,” Schatz said. “From the word go we were okay, and the longer I ran the looser I got. I tried moving the wing, and it kind of made me a little bit worse, so I kind of had to go back. I just kind of started searching around the racetrack. I tried the top. I tried the middle. It seemed like that yellow helped. It cooled the tires down and I could go for a few laps. I just couldn’t get in the racetrack the way we needed to. We were there, but I guess we’ll have to settle for second tonight.”

Brent Marks rounded out the podium aboard the Murray-Marks Motorsports No. 19. It was a strong night for the defending National Open champion on home turf.

“We just started the race off a little too tight there and just weren’t able to build momentum,” Marks explained. “But once the fuel load wore off a little bit we started coming on. I just wasn’t able to get the right momentum built up to get by Donny there for second and challenge David for the win. We just weren’t quite good enough for that, but all in all I’m really happy with a good, solid night.”

Daryn Pittman and Justin Peck completed the top five.

A 17th to 10th drive aboard the Gary Kauffman No. 48 earned Danny Dietrich the KSE Racing Hard Charger.

Brent Marks grabbed his third Simpson Quick Time of 2024 and the sixth of his career in Sea Foam Qualifying.

NOS Energy Drink Heats One, Three, and Four belonged to Brent Marks, Carson Macedo, and Daryn Pittman. Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to David Gravel.

Donny Schatz topped the Toyota Racing Dash.

Anthony Macri won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Kelby Watt.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars make their only New York stop of 2024 for the Empire State Challenge at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, July 28. 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 (30 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[4]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[1]; 3. 19-Brent Marks[3]; 4. 69K-Daryn Pittman[2]; 5. 13-Justin Peck[7]; 6. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[8]; 7. 41-Carson Macedo[5]; 8. 12-Lance Dewease[6]; 9. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[9]; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich[17]; 11. 8-Cory Eliason[10]; 12. 83-Michael Kofoid[16]; 13. 2D-Chase Dietz[13]; 14. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[11]; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri[21]; 16. 8R-Freddie Rahmer[23]; 17. 5-Spencer Bayston[18]; 18. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[25]; 19. 67-Justin Whittall[14]; 20. 11-TJ Stutts[19]; 21. 1S-Logan Schuchart[22]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen[24]; 23. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[20]; 24. 6-Kelby Watt[12]; 25. 35-Austin Bishop[15]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

David Gravel and his team and family pose for a photo in Williams Grove Victory Lane
The entire Big Game Motorsports team and plenty of David Gravel‘s family were eager to celebrate his 100th win (Trent Gower Photo)
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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+32David Gravel 300.00013Running150$20,000
21-115Donny Schatz 30-0.49517Running146$12,000
33019Brent Marks 30-0.793Running144$7,500
42-269KDaryn Pittman 30-1.908Running142$5,500
57+213Justin Peck 30-3.671Running140$5,000
68+218Giovanni Scelzi 30-4.463Running138$4,000
75-241Carson Macedo 30-5.556Running136$3,500
86-212Lance Dewease 30-6.217Running134$3,200
99017Sheldon Haudenschild 30-7.602Running132$3,000
1017+748Danny Dietrich 30-8.027Running130$2,800
1110-18Cory Eliason 30-8.396Running128$2,600
1216+483Michael Kofoid 30-9.324Running126$2,400
131302DChase Dietz 30-9.802Running124$2,200
1411-327Troy Wagaman Jr.30-9.932Running122$2,000
1521+639MAnthony Macri 30-10.242Running120$1,800
1623+78RFreddie Rahmer 30-10.795Running118$1,600
1718+15Spencer Bayston 30-10.819Running116$1,500
1825+75WLucas Wolfe 30-11.433Running114$500
1914-567Justin Whittall 30-12.341Running112$1,500
2019-111T.J. Stutts 30-12.527Running110$1,500
2122+11SLogan Schuchart 30-12.768Running108$1,500
2224+21AJacob Allen 30-13.403Running106$1,500
2320-33ZBrock Zearfoss 30-14.038Running104$1,500
2412-126Kelby Watt 24-6 LapsDNF102$1,500
2515-1035Austin Bishop 23-7 LapsDNF102$1,500
KSE Hard Charger: Danny Dietrich
Last Chance Showdown 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11039MAnthony Macri 120.00012Running0$0
2201SLogan Schuchart 12-3.144Running0$0
34+18RFreddie Rahmer 12-5.473Running0$0
43-11AJacob Allen 12-6.364Running0$0
56+15WLucas Wolfe 12-8.580Running0$0
68+233WMichael Walter 12-11.995Running90$400
7701XChad Trout 12-12.844Running90$350
810+253Jessie Attard 12-14.854Running90$300
99070Kraig Kinser 12-16.723Running90$300
1012+27SLandon Crawley 12-17.035Running90$300
115-639Kody Hartlaub 4-8 LapsDNF90$200
1211-117BBill Balog 3-9 LapsDNF90$200
1313019BAaron Bollinger 0-12 LapsDNF90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11015Donny Schatz 60.0006Running0$0
23+169KDaryn Pittman 6-2.048Running0$0
32-119Brent Marks 6-3.332Running0$0
4402David Gravel 6-4.347Running0$0
56+141Carson Macedo 6-5.619Running0$0
65-112Lance Dewease 6-6.259Running0$0
78+113Justin Peck 6-7.675Running0$0
87-118Giovanni Scelzi 6-7.986Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11019Brent Marks 80.0008Running
23+115Donny Schatz 8-0.956Running
32-117Sheldon Haudenschild 8-3.225Running
45+12DChase Dietz 8-4.463Running
57+248Danny Dietrich 8-6.245Running
6601AJacob Allen 8-8.249Running
78+15WLucas Wolfe 8-9.695Running
89+153Jessie Attard 8-11.610Running
94-51SLogan Schuchart 2-6 LapsRunning
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1102David Gravel 80.0008Running
22018Giovanni Scelzi 8-3.121Running
35+28Cory Eliason 8-3.494Running
44067Justin Whittall 8-6.711Running
57+25Spencer Bayston 8-6.856Running
63-339MAnthony Macri 8-7.827Running
78+11XChad Trout 8-9.641Running
86-217BBill Balog 8-11.317Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+141Carson Macedo 80.0006Running
21-113Justin Peck 8-2.2892Running
33027Troy Wagaman Jr.8-5.617Running
44035Austin Bishop 8-6.178Running
56+111T.J. Stutts 8-7.630Running
67+18RFreddie Rahmer 8-7.843Running
75-233WMichael Walter 8-10.312Running
8807SLandon Crawley 8-11.361Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11069KDaryn Pittman 80.0008Running
22012Lance Dewease 8-2.602Running
3306Kelby Watt 8-6.977Running
44083Michael Kofoid 8-7.805Running
56+13ZBrock Zearfoss 8-7.893Running
65-139Kody Hartlaub 8-9.406Running
77070Kraig Kinser 8-11.175Running
88019BAaron Bollinger 8-11.786Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1619Brent Marks Myerstown, PA17.0340.000
2172David Gravel Watertown, CT17.035-0.001
3113Justin Peck Monrovia, IN17.064-0.030
4369KDaryn Pittman Owasso, OK17.089-0.055
52017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH17.097-0.063
61818Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA17.107-0.073
73341Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA17.116-0.082
81112Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA17.159-0.125
9715Donny Schatz Fargo, ND17.165-0.131
102139MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA17.182-0.148
112927Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA17.202-0.168
1296Kelby Watt Adel, IA17.259-0.225
13261SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA17.268-0.234
141967Justin Whittall Vincentown, NJ17.273-0.239
15535Austin Bishop Elverson, PA17.280-0.246
163183Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA17.301-0.267
17322DChase Dietz York, PA17.308-0.274
18128Cory Eliason Visalia, CA17.326-0.292
192733WMichael Walter Selinsgrove, PA17.328-0.294
201039Kody Hartlaub East Berlin, PA17.356-0.322
21301AJacob Allen Hanover, PA17.392-0.358
221617BBill Balog North Pole, AK17.397-0.363
231311T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA17.399-0.365
24243ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA17.412-0.378
252548Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA17.428-0.394
2645Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN17.441-0.407
2728RFreddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA17.442-0.408
28870Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN17.462-0.428
29155WLucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA17.498-0.464
30231XChad Trout Dover, PA17.578-0.544
31147SLandon Crawley Benton, AR17.589-0.555
322219BAaron Bollinger Elverson, PA17.695-0.661
332853Jessie Attard Landilo, NSW17.719-0.685
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
13341Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA17.2430.000
22927Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA17.244-0.001
3369KDaryn Pittman Owasso, OK17.321-0.078
43183Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA17.339-0.096
5619Brent Marks Myerstown, PA17.424-0.181
6322DChase Dietz York, PA17.428-0.185
7172David Gravel Watertown, CT17.473-0.230
8113Justin Peck Monrovia, IN17.489-0.246
92017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH17.506-0.263
10715Donny Schatz Fargo, ND17.512-0.269
11243ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA17.534-0.291
122548Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA17.542-0.299
13535Austin Bishop Elverson, PA17.581-0.338
142733WMichael Walter Selinsgrove, PA17.595-0.352
15301AJacob Allen Hanover, PA17.608-0.365
1645Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN17.616-0.373
17231XChad Trout Dover, PA17.634-0.391
18261SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA17.676-0.433
192853Jessie Attard Landilo, NSW17.683-0.440
202139MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA17.712-0.469
211617BBill Balog North Pole, AK17.759-0.516
221818Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA17.762-0.519
2328RFreddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA17.775-0.532
242219BAaron Bollinger Elverson, PA17.985-0.742
251967Justin Whittall Vincentown, NJ18.029-0.786
26147SLandon Crawley Benton, AR18.047-0.804
271311T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA18.148-0.905
28128Cory Eliason Visalia, CA18.288-1.045
291112Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA18.299-1.056
3096Kelby Watt Adel, IA18.319-1.076
311039Kody Hartlaub East Berlin, PA18.453-1.210
32155WLucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA18.454-1.211
33870Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN18.822-1.579
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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
$20,000.00

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
$20,000.00

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
Competitor Info  

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