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Nittany Showdown
Port Royal Speedway | Port Royal, Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Race Recap  

ROYAL SWEEP: Kyle Larson Claims Back To Back Victories At Port Royal

The ink hadn’t even dried on the page before Kyle Larson had another accomplishment to be written in his 2020 book of dirt racing records.

Less than 24 hours after winning the opening night of the Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway on Friday, Larson, of Elk Grove, CA, swept the weekend by winning Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win finale, earning his 20th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory – tying him with Greg Hodnett for 27th on the Series all-time wins list. It was also the third time he’s swept a doubleheader weekend with the Series in 2020.

“Another awesome race car,” Larson said. “Can’t thank everybody enough. There’s a lot of people that help (owner and crew chief) Paul’s (Silva) team do what we do, and we can’t do it without them.”

His victory didn’t come without a pinch of luck, though. While Larson had the dominate car Friday night, Brent Marks, of Myerstown, PA, did what few have been able to do all year during Saturday night’s race; he passed Larson for the lead.

Kyle Larson sweeps the Nittany Showdown / Trent Gower photo

It first took 27 laps of eye widening racing to get to the point.

PA Posse members Lance Dewease, of Fayetteville, PA,  and Anthony Macri, of Dillsburg, PA, lined up on the front row, poised to end the Posse’s losing streak against the Outlaws this year and not be shutout of a win for the first time since 2008.

When the 30-lap Feature commenced, Dewease pulled ahead with the lead and Larson wasted little time to catapult himself from fourth to second on the opening lap. Dewease used the clean air to his advantage and gapped Larson by about a second in the opening laps. However, he almost lost everything when he hit the wall in Turn 2.

Keeping his throttle control and steering in line, Dewease was able to recover from his mistake and continue with no issues. The only problem it presented for him was it allowed Larson to close in. And once Larson had Dewease within reach, his charge was imminent.

Larson and Dewease waged a two-lap war for the lead on Laps 9 and 10 before the Finley Farms #57 prevailed as the victor. The race was now Larson’s to lose.

On a restart with 14 laps to go, Marks was poised to be the one to make Larson lose it. He powered around the outside of Sheldon Haudenschild to take third and then made quick work of Dewease to steal second. Larson pulled away to about a second lead, but Marks had the high side mastered and cut a tenth of a second off Larson’s lead each lap. And once lap traffic came into play, Larson’s reign at the front started crumpling.

Marks, a Posse member that used to be a full-time Outlaw, was on the hunt for his first Series win in 2020 and to end that Posse losing streak. With three laps to go, he held the key to accomplish both feats. But before he could get a grip on it, a caution took it away.

Larson got held up by the lap car of Spencer Bayston while trying to pass him around the bottom, giving Marks a surprising run around the top to power around Larson for the lead down the backstretch. Seconds later, yellow lights flashed around the track for Kerry Madsen, who stopped on the track with a right front issue. With the lap no completed, Larson was able to keep the lead for the restart.

“I’m a little disappointed but it’s hard to be disappointed with second with the World of Outlaws, especially against Kyle,” Marks said. “For once we had a better car than he did. It just didn’t work out. It’s all good. I’m really proud of our team.”

When the green flag waved for the final time Saturday night, Larson launched ahead of Marks on the start and pulled away to his 12th Series victory of the season in 24 starts and 41st dirt racing victory in 81 starts this year.

“I definitely got really lucky there,” Larson said. “Marks surprised me when he ripped around me. Honestly, I thought Lance (Dewease) would be the guy coming. I peeked back and I could see someone was running the middle and I thought it was Lance. I should’ve peeked at the board I guess and seen the 5 (car of Marks) was coming and I would’ve known where he was running. I would’ve been more aggressive when I got to traffic. I got lucky and I’ll take it.”

Dewease rounded out the podium and championship contender Logan Schuchart finished fourth – earning the KSE Racing Hard Charger Award with his run from 12th to fourth. Schuchart’s finish also helped him chip away at reigning champion Brad Sweet’s points lead. He’s now 32 points behind Sweet – who finished eighth.

“It’s nice just to go forward,” said Schuchart, of Hanover, PA. “We’ve been so consistent for so long. And to be at the front of the points, you have to be consistent to be up there. Just says how are team is running. For the last few weeks, for whatever reason, we’ve been struggling a little bit. But these Drydene guys they keep working hard and we just keeping working at it. You’re going to have good nights and bad nights. Hopefully more good than bad.”

Lance Dewease (left) races Kyle Larson (right) / Trent Gower photo

Sweet’s eighth-place finish was good enough to help his Kasey Kahne Racing team reclaim the points lead for the team championship from Jason Johnson Racing. David Gravel, driving the JJR #41, finished 21st, allowing KKR to move to a 12-point lead ahead of JJR.

With five races remaining this season, there’s five more chances for Larson to add a new World of Outlaws record to his book and five more important events to determine the 2020 champion.

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The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, on Fri., Oct. 16, returns to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS. Click here to get tickets.

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

RESULTS

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [4][$15,000]; 2. 5-Brent Marks [8][$5,700]; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease [1][$3,500]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [12][$3,000]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5][$2,600]; 6. 18-Gio Scelzi [3][$2,400]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [10][$2,300]; 8. 49-Brad Sweet [6][$2,200]; 9. 2-Carson Macedo [7][$2,150]; 10. 1-Logan Wagner [13][$2,100]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz [16][$1,600]; 12. 72-Daryn Pittman [20][$1,350]; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich [21][$1,300]; 14. 2X-Dylan Cisney [11][$1,200]; 15. 9-James McFadden [22][$1,100]; 16. 21-Brian Brown [24][$1,000]; 17. 10X-Ryan Smith [19][$900]; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen [15][$850]; 19. 11-T.J. Stutts [26][$]; 20. 14S-Tony Stewart [23][$800]; 21. 41-David Gravel [18][$800]; 22. 83-Spencer Bayston [25][$]; 23. 2C-Wayne Johnson [28][$]; 24. 2M-Kerry Madsen [14][$800]; 25. 51-Freddie Rahmer [17][$800]; 26. 11K-Kraig Kinser [27][$]; 27. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [9][$800]; 28. 39M-Anthony Macri [2][$800]; Lap Leaders: Lance Dewease 1-10, Kyle Larson 11-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 1S-Logan Schuchart[+8]

Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 18-Gio Scelzi, 16.095; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 16.227; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.229; 4. 2X-Dylan Cisney, 16.322; 5. 1-Logan Wagner, 16.346; 6. 69K-Lance Dewease, 16.367; 7. 9-James McFadden, 16.373; 8. 83-Spencer Bayston, 16.391; 9. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 16.462; 10. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.489; 11. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 16.541; 12. 10X-Ryan Smith, 16.604; 13. 15B-Zach Hampton, 16.619; 14. 91F-Tony Fiore, 16.631; 15. 55-Mike Wagner, 16.762; 16. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.834; 17. 19M-Landon Myers, 16.857; 18. 33M-Mason Daniel, 16.98; 19. 57J-Jeff Miller, 17.056; 20. 11-T.J. Stutts, 17.112; 21. 47K-Kody Lehman, 17.232; 22. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 17.237; 23. 880-Drew Ritchey, 17.321; 24. 6-Bill Rose, 17.337; 25. 12-Brent Shearer, 17.355; 26. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.759

Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 2-Carson Macedo, 16.233; 2. 5-Brent Marks, 16.235; 3. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.34; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.342; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.363; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.512; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 16.532; 8. 57-Kyle Larson, 16.542; 9. 41-David Gravel, 16.564; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.591; 11. 21-Brian Brown, 16.647; 12. 72-Daryn Pittman, 16.682; 13. 14S-Tony Stewart, 16.705; 14. 24-Lucas Wolfe, 16.834; 15. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 16.911; 16. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.925; 17. 99M-Kyle Moody, 17.001; 18. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 17.001; 19. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.11; 20. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 17.169; 21. 29-Michael Bauer, 17.323; 22. 73B-Brett Michalski, 17.359; 23. 54-Zach Newlin, 17.582; 24. 97-Brie Hershey, 18.002; 25. 15X-Mark Bitner, 18.584

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+357Kyle Larson 300.00020Running150$15,000
28+65Brent Marks 300.000Running146$5,700
31-269KLance Dewease 300.00010Running144$3,500
412+81SLogan Schuchart 300.000Running142$3,000
55017Sheldon Haudenschild 300.000Running140$2,600
63-318Giovanni Scelzi 300.000Running138$2,400
710+33ZBrock Zearfoss 300.000Running136$2,300
86-249Brad Sweet 300.000Running134$2,200
97-22Carson Macedo 300.000Running132$2,150
1013+31Logan Wagner 300.000Running130$2,100
1116+515Donny Schatz 300.000Running128$1,600
1220+872Daryn Pittman 300.000Running126$1,350
1321+848Danny Dietrich 300.000Running124$1,300
1411-32XDylan Cisney 300.000Running122$1,200
1522+79James McFadden 300.000Running120$1,100
1624+821Brian Brown 300.000Running118$1,000
1719+210XRyan Smith 300.000Running116$900
1815-31AJacob Allen 300.000Running114$850
1926+711T.J. Stutts 300.000Running112$0
2023+314STony Stewart 300.000Running110$800
2118-341David Gravel 300.000Running108$800
2225+383Spencer Bayston 29-1 LapsRunning106$0
2328+52CWayne Johnson 28-2 LapsRunning104$0
2414-102MKerry Madsen 26-4 LapsDNF102$800
2517-851Freddie Rahmer 23-7 LapsDNF102$800
2627+111KKraig Kinser 23-7 LapsDNF102$0
279-1891Kyle Reinhardt 19-11 LapsDNF102$800
282-2639MAnthony Macri 15-15 LapsDNF102$800
KSE Hard Charger: Logan Schuchart
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+148Danny Dietrich 120.000Running0$0
21-19James McFadden 120.000Running0$0
34+114STony Stewart 120.000Running0$0
48+421Brian Brown 120.000Running0$0
55055Mike Wagner 120.000Running90$300
63-383Spencer Bayston 120.000Running0$250
76-124Lucas Wolfe 120.000Running90$225
811+383JLynton Jeffrey 120.000Running90$200
912+317BSteve Buckwalter 120.000Running90$200
1010011KKraig Kinser 120.000Running0$200
119-219MLandon Myers 120.000Running90$200
1214+27SJason Sides 120.000Running90$200
137-62CWayne Johnson 120.000Running0$200
1413-129Michael Bauer 120.000Running90$200
1515091FAnthony Fiore 120.000Running90$200
1618+211T.J. Stutts 120.000Running0$200
1719+254Zach Newlin 120.000Running90$200
1817-112Brent Shearer 120.000Running90$200
1916-399MKyle Moody 6-6 LapsRunning90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11069KLance Dewease 00.000Running0$0
24+239MAnthony Macri 00.000Running0$0
32-118Giovanni Scelzi 00.000Running0$0
46+257Kyle Larson 00.000Running0$0
53-217Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running0$0
65-149Brad Sweet 00.000Running0$0
78+12Carson Macedo 00.000Running0$0
87-15Brent Marks 00.000Running0$0
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
13+211T.J. Stutts 100.000Running0$0
28+654Zach Newlin 100.000Running0$0
32-147KKody Lehman 100.000Running90$150
44075Nicole Bower 100.000Running90$150
59+473BBrett Michalski 100.000Running90$150
67+133MMason Daniel 100.000Running90$125
711+497Brie Hershey 100.000Running90$125
810+215XMark Bitner 100.000Running90$125
95-415BZach Hampton 100.000Running90$125
1013+36Bill Rose 100.000Running90$125
1112+112WTroy Fraker 100.000Running90$125
121-1157JJeff Miller 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
136-714Parker Price-Miller 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
14140880Drew Ritchey 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11018Giovanni Scelzi 00.000Running
22017Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
35+291Kyle Reinhardt 00.000Running
43-11Logan Wagner 00.000Running
56+151Freddie Rahmer 00.000Running
64-29James McFadden 00.000Running
78+155Mike Wagner 00.000Running
89+119MLandon Myers 00.000Running
911+229Michael Bauer 00.000Running
1010057JJeff Miller 00.000Running
117-415BZach Hampton 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11049Brad Sweet 00.000Running
23+169KLance Dewease 00.000Running
32-12XDylan Cisney 00.000Running
45+11AJacob Allen 00.000Running
56+110XRyan Smith 00.000Running
64-283Spencer Bayston 00.000Running
711+42CWayne Johnson 00.000Running
88083JLynton Jeffrey 00.000Running
97-291FAnthony Fiore 00.000Running
1010011T.J. Stutts 00.000Running
119-233MMason Daniel 00.000Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1102Carson Macedo 00.000Running
22039MAnthony Macri 00.000Running
3303ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running
4402MKerry Madsen 00.000Running
55041David Gravel 00.000Running
67+114STony Stewart 00.000Running
76-121Brian Brown 00.000Running
88017BSteve Buckwalter 00.000Running
99099MKyle Moody 00.000Running
1011+147KKody Lehman 00.000Running
1110-175Nicole Bower 00.000Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1105Brent Marks 00.000Running
24+257Kyle Larson 00.000Running
35+21SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
43-115Donny Schatz 00.000Running
56+172Daryn Pittman 00.000Running
67+124Lucas Wolfe 00.000Running
79+211KKraig Kinser 00.000Running
8807SJason Sides 00.000Running
911+212Brent Shearer 00.000Running
102-848Danny Dietrich 00.000Running
1110-114Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1018Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA16.0950.000
2049Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA16.227-0.132
3017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH16.229-0.134
402XDylan Cisney Port Royal, PA16.322-0.227
501Logan Wagner Harrisonville, PA16.346-0.251
6069KLance Dewease Fayetteville, PA16.367-0.272
709James McFadden Alice Springs, NT16.373-0.278
8083Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN16.391-0.296
9091Kyle Reinhardt Neptune City, NJ16.462-0.367
1001AJacob Allen Hanover, PA16.489-0.394
11051Freddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA16.541-0.446
12010XRyan Smith Kunkletown, PA16.604-0.509
13015BZach Hampton Mooresville, IN16.619-0.524
14091FAnthony Fiore Manheim, PA16.631-0.536
15055Mike Wagner Harrisonville, PA16.762-0.667
16083JLynton Jeffrey Prairie City, IA16.834-0.739
17019MLandon Myers York, PA16.857-0.762
18033MMason Daniel Springville, CA16.980-0.885
19057JJeff Miller Huntingdon, PA17.056-0.961
20011T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA17.112-1.017
21047KKody Lehman Enola, PA17.232-1.137
2202CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK17.237-1.142
230880Drew Ritchey Everett, PA17.321-1.226
2406Bill Rose Plainfield, IN17.337-1.242
25012Brent Shearer Manheim, PA17.355-1.260
26012WTroy Fraker Newville, PA18.759-2.664
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
102Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA16.2330.000
205Brent Marks Myerstown, PA16.235-0.002
232CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK0.00016.233
3039MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA16.340-0.107
3147KKody Lehman Enola, PA0.00016.233
4048Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA16.342-0.109
4912Brent Shearer Manheim, PA0.00016.233
503ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA16.363-0.130
6015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND16.512-0.279
702MKerry Madsen Knoxville, IA16.532-0.299
8057Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA16.542-0.309
9041David Gravel Watertown, CT16.564-0.331
976Bill Rose Plainfield, IN0.00016.233
1001SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA16.591-0.358
101112WTroy Fraker Newville, PA0.00016.233
115880Drew Ritchey Everett, PA0.00016.233
11021Brian Brown Higginsville, MO16.647-0.414
12072Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK16.682-0.449
13014STony Stewart Columbus, IN16.705-0.472
14024Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA16.834-0.601
15017BSteve Buckwalter Royersford, PA16.911-0.678
1607SJason Sides Bartlett, TN16.925-0.692
17099MKyle Moody Lewisberry, PA17.001-0.768
18011KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN17.001-0.768
19075Nicole Bower Mechanicsburg, PA17.110-0.877
20014Parker Price-Miller Kokomo, IN17.169-0.936
21029Michael Bauer Eighty-Four, PA17.323-1.090
22073BBrett Michalski Penndel, PA17.359-1.126
23054Zach Newlin Millerstown, PA17.582-1.349
24097Brie Hershey Dillsburg, PA18.002-1.769
25015XMark Bitner Trenton, NJ18.584-2.351
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

Nittany Showdown
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Port Royal Speedway
302 West 6th Street
Port Royal, Pennsylvania 17082 

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$15,000.00

Event Schedule
Friday, October 9, 2020

Pit gate opening: 4:00 pm
Grandstand gate opening: 4:00 pm
Motor starts: 6:15 pm
Hot laps: 6:30 pm
Time trials: 7:00 pm
Opening ceremonies: 7:20 pm

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Pit gate opening: 1:00 pm
Grandstand opening: 1:00 pm
Motor starts both divisions: 4:45 pm
Hot laps both divisions: 5:00 pm
Time trials: 5:12 pm
Opening ceremonies: 6:00 pm

*FLEX SCHEDULE: In an effort to maximize everyone’s experience, World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and Track officials will be keeping an eye on the weather forecast. If it appears that the temperatures are going to be uncomfortably cold or a change in the weather conditions, we will adjust the schedule. The hope is that this decision will be announced no later than 24 hours prior to the event.
*All times Eastern

Ticket Options  
Options And Prices
Reserved 2-day Package - $65
General Admission Adult 2-Day Package - $60
General Admission Youth (12-17) Package - $40
Friday Reserved - $35
Friday Adult GA - $30
Friday Youth (12-17) GA - $20
Saturday Reserved - $35
Saturday Adult GA - $30
Saturday Youth (12-17) GA - $20

Discounts
None

Grandstand Type
Bleachers

Reserved Seating
Section A-O

Family Section Location
Sec C

Handicapped Seating Location
Frontstrech

Pit Age Requirement
NO age restriction for pits. 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian.

Pit Gate Location
Turn 4 side of the track

Parking Cost
Free

Handicapped Parking Location
In front of main Gate

Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite

Camping Cost
$20.00

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$15,000.00

Reserved Seating
Section A-O

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers

Stadium Seating
No Stadium Seats

Handicapped Seating
Frontstrech

Handicapped Parking
In front of main Gate

Pit Age Limit
NO age restriction for pits. 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian.

Pit Gate Location
Turn 4 side of the track

Personal Coolers
14" and Under / No glass

Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is allowed, no glass bottles.

Smoking Policy
No smoking in the grandstands.

Family Section
Sec C

Parking Cost
Free

Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite

Camping Cost
$20.00

Track Info  

Port Royal Speedway
302 West 6th Street
Port Royal, Pennsylvania 17082 

Track Phone
(717) 527-2303

Track Email
[email protected]

Track Type
0.500; Semi-banked

Sprint Car Track Record
14.868 seconds by Brian Brown on 10/18/18

Late Model Track Record
17.470 seconds by Jeff Rine on 5/13/17

Closest Airport
Harrisburg

Other Airport
Belleville

Pit Gate Location
Turn 4 side of the track

Track Map
Competitor Info  

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