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Champion Racing Oil National Open
Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 03, 2020
Race Recap  

JUST WHAT HE NEEDED: Donny Schatz claims sixth National Open title, $75K top prize

Ten-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz doesn’t need extra motivation to win.

But when given, especially if given in a callous manor, get ready to write the check. And Williams Grove Speedway did. A big one. The biggest check they’ve even written and the biggest one awarded to a Sprint Car driver this year.

Schatz, of Fargo, ND, won his sixth Champion Racing Oil National Open at this historic half-mile and claimed the $75,000 top prize awarded with it Saturday night.

However, before doing so, he got a little rambunctious with his victory lap and put his CARQUEST #15 into the wall in Turn 3, knocking the steering out of it. All in good fun, though.

Donny Schatz / Trent Gower photo

“I was probably pretty excited,” Schatz said. “I was trying to wave at them guys in the infield in Turn 3. They told me that I suck before the race started, so I figured that I would remind them that before that race I was the only five-time National Open champion. Now it’s six. Thank you, guys, for the motivation in Turn 3. That’s just what I needed.”

The win is his fifth of the season and 299th of his career.

Getting to it took patience and aggression. Especially with Kyle Larson lurking behind him in the closing laps.

Schatz won his Drydene Heat Race and then finished fourth in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash, which was won by David Gravel, who won Friday’s race at Williams Grove in dominating fashion.

Gravel, of Watertown, CT, led every lap Friday night and won my more than two seconds. That made him a favor to earn his three National Open title on Saturday. However, when the green flag unraveled in the air, Logan Schuchart stole the spotlight.

From the outside pole, Schuchart darted ahead of Gravel off Turn 4 and had the Mesillva Valley Transportation #41 cleared before they entered the first corner. Schatz pulled a similar move on Schuchart’s teammate, Jacob Allen, and stole third before the leaders crossed the starting line.

Schuchart, of Hanover, PA, held command out front for the first 11 laps before a caution dampened his chances of winning a National Open title. Gravel kept pace with the Drydene #1S on the restart and stayed close enough down the back stretch to throw a slider underneath it into Turn 3. He cleared Schuchart off the corner and set course for a weekend sweep. Behind him, Schatz took advantage of Schuchart’s wide exit off Turn 4 to sneak by into the runner-up spot.

“I feel like we made the right decision, starting on the outside there (on the restart),” Schuchart said. “There was a little bit more grip in the middle of the racetrack. I felt like if I could hold David (Gravel) down a bit I could get the jump. He kept getting better and better at it (restarts). The more times he got a shot at it we were even out of (Turn) four.”

Gravel was unable to run away with the lead like he had Friday night. Schatz had a rope hooked to the #41 car and pulled himself closer to it every lap. With 19 laps to go, Schatz snuck underneath Gravel into Turn 1 and pulled ahead of him off Turn 2.

From then on, Schatz made it his race to lose. Gravel faded and Schuchart couldn’t make up ground once he got back to second.

Larson was on the hunt, though. With 15 laps to go, he moved into third. With 14 laps to go, he was second. Initially, Larson was unable to cut into the two second gap Schatz had on him. But with five laps to go, he found a surge. The gap between he and Schatz shrunk each corner. He threw everything he had at the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing machine after passing the white flag.

He looked low in Turn 1. Wasn’t enough. He tried going high in Turn 3, nearly pulling even with Schatz through the corner, but the wall and his right rear didn’t get along. Schatz pulled away with the big win, while Larson had to settle for his second runner-up finish in a row at the track.

Donny Schatz (left), David Gravel (middle) and Logan Schuchart (right) race at Williams Grove Speedway / Trent Gower photo

“I knew Donny (Schatz) was getting to traffic and he’d went to the top in Turns 1 and 2 to get around somebody there earlier and made it work,” Larson said. “I knew he would do that again. I was just hoping that I would be close enough off Turn 4 to be there to get to his inside when he went to the top. Just wasn’t quite close enough and tried just running the top there to do what I could, even though I knew a miracle was going to have to happen.”

Schuchart rounded out the podium, which helped him cut a few points off of Sweet’s championship lead. Sweet, who finished 10th, now leads the driver championship by 38 points over Schuchart in second and by 70 points over Schatz in third.

With Gravel finishing fourth, that moved Jason Johnson Racing to the points lead for the team championship. JJR is currently eight points ahead of Sweet’s Kasey Kahne Racing team with seven races to go.

Schatz admitted 2020 has been one of his worst seasons, coming off an eight season stretch of winning 11 or more races. However, winning the biggest Sprint Car event of 2020 has been a welcomed boost.

“Feels good to win that race,” Schatz said. “We tried something in the Dash. Wasn’t all that great but rebounded. “Scuba” (Crew Chief Steve Swenson) changed the car back. He made the right call and did a great job. We’re standing here.”

UP NEXT

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, on Oct. 9-10, returns to Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, PA for the Nittany Showdown. Click here for 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 (40 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$75,000]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [5][$12,000]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2][$7,500]; 4. 41-David Gravel [1][$4,000]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6][$3,500]; 6. 72-Daryn Pittman [8][$3,000]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [3][$2,700]; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri [13][$2,500]; 9. 5-Brent Marks [17][$2,200]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet [12][$2,100]; 11. 69K-Lance Dewease [23][$2,000]; 12. 51-Freddie Rahmer [19][$1,650]; 13. 9-James McFadden [7][$1,550]; 14. 71-Shane Stewart [21][$1,200]; 15. 26-Cory Eliason [10][$1,100]; 16. 2-Carson Macedo [25][$50]; 17. 21-Brian Brown [24][$1,000]; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich [14][$1,000]; 19. 5C-Dylan Cisney [20][$1,000]; 20. 2M-Kerry Madsen [15][$1,000]; 21. 11-T.J. Stutts [26][$]; 22. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [11][$1,000]; 23. 24-Lucas Wolfe [28][$]; 24. 14-Parker Price-Miller [18][$1,000]; 25. 6-Bill Rose [29][$]; 26. O7-Bill Balog [22][$1,000]; 27. 83-Spencer Bayston [27][$]; 28. 87-Aaron Reutzel [16][$1,000]; 29. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [9][$1,000]; Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-11, David Gravel 12-21, Donny Schatz 22-40; KSE Hard Charger Award: 69K-Lance Dewease[+12]

Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.685; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.807; 3. 57-Kyle Larson, 16.851; 4. 91-Kyle Reinhardt, 16.953; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.989; 6. 9-James McFadden, 16.998; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 17.018; 8. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 17.069; 9. 21-Brian Brown, 17.122; 10. 24-Lucas Wolfe, 17.125; 11. 13-Paul McMahan, 17.161; 12. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 17.178; 13. 83-Spencer Bayston, 17.186; 14. 39-Justin Peck, 17.254; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri, 17.275; 16. 11Z-Zeb Wise, 17.285; 17. 5-Brent Marks, 17.302; 18. 1-Logan Wagner, 17.308; 19. 11-T.J. Stutts, 17.324; 20. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 17.338; 21. 1X-Chad Trout, 17.355; 22. 33M-Mason Daniel, 17.515; 23. 12-Brent Shearer, 17.523; 24. 55K-Robbie Kendall, 17.563; 25. 99M-Kyle Moody, 17.688; 26. 73B-Brett Michalski, 17.765; 27. 6-Bill Rose, 17.962

Qualifying Flight-B – 1. 71-Shane Stewart, 17.103; 2. 41-David Gravel, 17.156; 3. 17X-Ian Madsen, 17.176; 4. 72-Daryn Pittman, 17.227; 5. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 17.316; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 17.351; 7. 26-Cory Eliason, 17.355; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 17.379; 9. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.389; 10. 5C-Dylan Cisney, 17.391; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 17.464; 12. 69K-Lance Dewease, 17.488; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.507; 14. 2-Carson Macedo, 17.51; 15. O7-Bill Balog, 17.602; 16. 18-Gio Scelzi, 17.691; 17. 35-Zach Hampton, 17.703; 18. 19M-Landon Myers, 17.708; 19. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.741; 20. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 17.768; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 17.932; 22. 54-Zach Newlin, 17.966; 23. 21P-Brian Montieth, 18.031; 24. 49H-Bradley Howard, 18.262; 25. 75-Nicole Bower, 18.297; 26. 19-Troy Wagaman, 18.392; 27. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.875

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+315Donny Schatz 400.00019Running150$75,000
25+357Kyle Larson 400.000Running146$12,000
32-11SLogan Schuchart 400.00011Running144$7,500
41-341David Gravel 400.00010Running142$4,000
56+117Sheldon Haudenschild 400.000Running140$3,500
68+272Daryn Pittman 400.000Running138$3,000
73-41AJacob Allen 400.000Running136$2,700
813+539MAnthony Macri 400.000Running134$2,500
917+85Brent Marks 400.000Running132$2,200
1012+249Brad Sweet 400.000Running130$2,100
1123+1269KLance Dewease 400.000Running128$2,000
1219+751Freddie Rahmer 400.000Running126$1,650
137-69James McFadden 400.000Running124$1,550
1421+771Shane Stewart 400.000Running122$1,200
1510-526Cory Eliason 400.000Running120$1,100
1625+92Carson Macedo 400.000Running118$50
1724+721Brian Brown 400.000Running116$1,000
1814-448Danny Dietrich 400.000Running114$1,000
1920+15CDylan Cisney 400.000Running112$1,000
2015-52MKerry Madsen 400.000Running110$1,000
2126+511T.J. Stutts 400.000Running108$0
2211-1191Kyle Reinhardt 400.000Running106$1,000
2328+524Lucas Wolfe 400.000Running104$0
2418-614Parker Price-Miller 38-2 LapsRunning102$1,000
2529+46Bill Rose 38-2 LapsRunning102$0
2622-4O7Bill Balog 38-2 LapsRunning102$1,000
2727083Spencer Bayston 32-8 LapsDNF102$0
2816-1287Aaron Reutzel 25-15 LapsDNF102$1,000
299-203ZBrock Zearfoss 4-36 LapsDNF102$1,000
KSE Hard Charger: Lance Dewease
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+171Shane Stewart 120.000Running0$0
24+2O7Bill Balog 120.000Running0$0
310+769KLance Dewease 120.000Running0$0
43-121Brian Brown 120.000Running0$0
51-411KKraig Kinser 120.000Running90$300
6602Carson Macedo 120.000Running0$250
78+117XIan Madsen 120.000Running90$225
89+113Paul McMahan 120.000Running90$200
95-411ZZeb Wise 120.000Running90$200
107-31Logan Wagner 120.000Running90$200
1111024Lucas Wolfe 120.000Running0$200
1214+283Spencer Bayston 120.000Running0$200
1313018Giovanni Scelzi 120.000Running90$200
1415+135Zach Hampton 120.000Running90$200
1512-37SJason Sides 120.000Running90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11041David Gravel 00.000Running0$0
23+11SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running0$0
34+11AJacob Allen 00.000Running0$0
42-215Donny Schatz 00.000Running0$0
58+357Kyle Larson 00.000Running0$0
67+117Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running0$0
75-29James McFadden 00.000Running0$0
86-272Daryn Pittman 00.000Running0$0
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11083Spencer Bayston 100.000Running0$0
22035Zach Hampton 100.000Running0$0
34+117BSteve Buckwalter 100.000Running90$150
46+233MMason Daniel 100.000Running90$150
53-239Justin Peck 100.000Running90$150
65-11XChad Trout 100.000Running90$125
710+319MLandon Myers 100.000Running90$125
89+111T.J. Stutts 100.000Running0$125
98-199MKyle Moody 100.000Running90$125
107-32CWayne Johnson 100.000Running90$125
1112+119Troy Wagaman Jr.100.000Running90$125
1213+154Zach Newlin 100.000Running90$125
1311-23Jac Haudenschild 0-10 LapsDNS90$125
D Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+119Troy Wagaman Jr.80.000Running0$0
23+154Zach Newlin 80.000Running0$0
31-221PBrian Montieth 80.000Running90$125
44073BBrett Michalski 80.000Running90$125
56+16Bill Rose 80.000Running0$125
67+149HBradley Howard 80.000Running90$125
79+212WTroy Fraker 4-4 LapsRunning90$125
85-375Nicole Bower 0-8 LapsDNS90$125
98-112Brent Shearer 0-8 LapsDNS90$125
1010055KRobbie Kendall 0-8 LapsDNS90$125
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+157Kyle Larson 00.000Running
21-117Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
3303ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running
48+439MAnthony Macri 00.000Running
59+45Brent Marks 00.000Running
65-121Brian Brown 00.000Running
74-311KKraig Kinser 00.000Running
86-213Paul McMahan 00.000Running
97-283Spencer Bayston 00.000Running
1011+11XChad Trout 00.000Running
1110-111T.J. Stutts 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1101AJacob Allen 00.000Running
23+19James McFadden 00.000Running
32-191Kyle Reinhardt 00.000Running
4402MKerry Madsen 00.000Running
56+151Freddie Rahmer 00.000Running
68+211ZZeb Wise 00.000Running
79+21Logan Wagner 00.000Running
85-324Lucas Wolfe 00.000Running
97-239Justin Peck 00.000Running
1011+12CWayne Johnson 00.000Running
1110-13Jac Haudenschild 00.000Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
15+415Donny Schatz 00.000Running
27+51SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
34+126Cory Eliason 00.000Running
410+648Danny Dietrich 00.000Running
53-214Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running
68+2O7Bill Balog 00.000Running
72-517XIan Madsen 00.000Running
86-27SJason Sides 00.000Running
99035Zach Hampton 00.000Running
1011+133MMason Daniel 00.000Running
111-1071Shane Stewart 00.000Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11041David Gravel 00.000Running
22072Daryn Pittman 00.000Running
33049Brad Sweet 00.000Running
44087Aaron Reutzel 00.000Running
5505CDylan Cisney 00.000Running
67+12Carson Macedo 00.000Running
76-169KLance Dewease 00.000Running
88018Giovanni Scelzi 00.000Running
910+117BSteve Buckwalter 00.000Running
1011+199MKyle Moody 00.000Running
119-219MLandon Myers 00.000Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH16.6850.000
201AJacob Allen Hanover, PA16.807-0.122
3057Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA16.851-0.166
4091Kyle Reinhardt Neptune City, NJ16.953-0.268
503ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA16.989-0.304
609James McFadden Alice Springs, NT16.998-0.313
7011KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN17.018-0.333
802MKerry Madsen Knoxville, IA17.069-0.384
9021Brian Brown Higginsville, MO17.122-0.437
10024Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA17.125-0.440
11013Paul McMahan Nashville, TN17.161-0.476
12051Freddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA17.178-0.493
13083Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN17.186-0.501
14039Justin Peck Monrovia, IN17.254-0.569
15039MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA17.275-0.590
16011ZZeb Wise Angola, IN17.285-0.600
1705Brent Marks Myerstown, PA17.302-0.617
1801Logan Wagner Harrisonville, PA17.308-0.623
19011T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA17.324-0.639
2003Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH17.338-0.653
2101XChad Trout Dover, PA17.355-0.670
22033MMason Daniel Springville, CA17.515-0.830
23012Brent Shearer Manheim, PA17.523-0.838
24055KRobbie Kendall New Freedom, PA17.563-0.878
25099MKyle Moody Lewisberry, PA17.688-1.003
26073BBrett Michalski Penndel, PA17.765-1.080
2706Bill Rose Plainfield, IN17.962-1.277
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
111XChad Trout Dover, PA0.0000.000
1071Shane Stewart Bixby, OK17.1030.000
2041David Gravel Watertown, CT17.156-0.053
3333MMason Daniel Springville, CA0.00017.103
3017XIan Madsen St Marys, NSW17.176-0.073
4072Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK17.227-0.124
4999MKyle Moody Lewisberry, PA0.00017.103
5014Parker Price-Miller Kokomo, IN17.316-0.213
6049Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA17.351-0.248
7026Cory Eliason Visalia, CA17.355-0.252
8087Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX17.379-0.276
81173BBrett Michalski Penndel, PA0.00017.103
9015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND17.389-0.286
1005CDylan Cisney Port Royal, PA17.391-0.288
10136Bill Rose Plainfield, IN0.00017.103
1107SJason Sides Bartlett, TN17.464-0.361
12069KLance Dewease Fayetteville, PA17.488-0.385
12512Brent Shearer Manheim, PA0.00017.103
1301SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA17.507-0.404
14755KRobbie Kendall New Freedom, PA0.00017.103
1402Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA17.510-0.407
150O7Bill Balog North Pole, AK17.602-0.499
16018Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA17.691-0.588
17035Zach Hampton Mooresville, IN17.703-0.600
18019MLandon Myers York, PA17.708-0.605
19048Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA17.741-0.638
20017BSteve Buckwalter Royersford, PA17.768-0.665
2102CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK17.932-0.829
22054Zach Newlin Millerstown, PA17.966-0.863
23021PBrian Montieth Phoenixville, PA18.031-0.928
24049HBradley Howard Etters, PA18.262-1.159
25075Nicole Bower Mechanicsburg, PA18.297-1.194
26019Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA18.392-1.289
27012WTroy Fraker Newville, PA18.875-1.772
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

Champion Racing Oil National Open
Saturday, October 03, 2020
Williams Grove Speedway
1 Speedway Drive
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$75,000.00

Ticket Options  
Saturday is currently sold out; G.A. tickets will be available at the track.
Ticket Phone
(844) 347-8849

Options And Prices
$35 on Friday
$40 on Saturday

Camping $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
onsite

Camping Cost
Call the track for details

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$75,000.00

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
onsite

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

Sprint Car Track Record
16.089 seconds by TJ Stutts on 4-8-23

Late Model Track Record
19.500 seconds by Jason Covert

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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