MINOT, ND – August 20, 2017 – After a pair of pedestrian finishes Friday and Saturday, David Gravel and the CJB Motorsports No.5 team switched cars and scored their 13th victory of the season Sunday night at Nodak Speedway. Gravel’s win stopped Donny Schatz, who finished second, five-race win streak at the Minot oval. Brad Sweet challenged Gravel for the lead, but ended up settling for third.
Feature (35 Laps) 1. 5-David Gravel [1][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2][$5,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3][$3,200]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [4][$2,800]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [7][$2,500]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [12][$2,300]; 7. 17-Jac Haudenschild [5][$2,200]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10][$2,100]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [9][$2,050]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [15][$2,000]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13][$1,500]; 12. 3-Tim Kaeding [18][$1,200]; 13. 35-Jamie Veal [6][$1,100]; 14. 4-Paul McMahan [14][$1,050]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [17][$1,000]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [11][$900]; 17. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [16][$800]; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp [20][$800]; 19. 7T-Trent Stengl [24][$800]; 20. 21-Ryder Olson [23][$800]; 21. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [8][$800]; 22. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [19][$800]; 23. 20-Kevin Lawson [22][$800]; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen [21][$800]; Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-35; KSE Hard Charger Award: 41-Jason Johnson[+6]
Qualifying: 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.477; 2. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.544; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.565; 4. 5-David Gravel, 13.576; 5. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.604; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.611; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.642; 8. 17-Jac Haudenschild, 13.654; 9. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.656; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.672; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.713; 12. 35-Jamie Veal, 13.738; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.741; 14. 4-Paul McMahan, 13.796; 15. 19-Brent Marks, 13.852; 16. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.866; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.931; 18. 6N-Greg Nikitenko, 14.026; 19. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 14.059; 20. 21-Ryder Olson, 14.141; 21. 3-Tim Kaeding, 14.166; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.251; 23. 91K-Kyle Fedyk, 14.289; 24. 7T-Trent Stengl, 14.444; 25. 10-Tyson Turnbull, 14.91; 26. 90-Randy Blotsky, 15.384; 27. 20-Kevin Lawson, 15.852; 28. 20L-Dusty Lawson, 15.945; 29. 14-Bill Holler, 16.1; 30. 17M-Todd Mickelson, NT
Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [7]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [6]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 9. 10-Tyson Turnbull [9]; 10. 20L-Dusty Lawson [10]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 17-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 3. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 4-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 91K-Kyle Fedyk [8]; 8. 21-Ryder Olson [7]; 9. 90-Randy Blotsky [9]; 10. 14-Bill Holler [10]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 35-Jamie Veal [4]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 6. 3-Tim Kaeding [7]; 7. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [6]; 8. 7T-Trent Stengl [8]; 9. 17M-Todd Mickelson [10]; 10. 20-Kevin Lawson [9]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 5. 17-Jac Haudenschild [5]; 6. 35-Jamie Veal [6]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 6N-Greg Nikitenko [2][-]; 2. 13-Clyde Knipp [1][-]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4][-]; 4. 10-Tyson Turnbull [7][-]; 5. 21-Ryder Olson [3][-]; 6. 7T-Trent Stengl [6][-]; 7. 20 – Kevin Lawson [7][$300]; 8. 20L-Dusty Lawson [10][$250]; 9. 14-Bill Holler [11][$225]; 10. 90-Randy Blotsky [8][$200]; 11. 91K-Kyle Fedyk [5][$200]; 12. 17M-Todd Mickelson [12][$200]
