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World of Outlaws Keystone Showdown
Lincoln Speedway (PA) | Abbottstown, Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Race Recap  

A LITTLE LINCOLN LUCK: Schatz Claims Commanding Keystone Showdown Victory After Haudenschild’s Troubles

The 10-time Series champion banks $20,000 by claiming the year’s final battle with the PA Posse

The old saying states that it’s better to be lucky than good. But when you’re both lucky and good, you’re going to be nearly unbeatable.

Such was the case on Saturday night at Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway for Donny Schatz. Luck was on his side on the 26th lap when leader Sheldon Haudenschild tagged the fence and got upside down. Haudenschild’s misfortune gifted the lead to Schatz, but a tinge of luck alone wouldn’t lead him to Victory Lane.

When the race restarted, Schatz had arguably the two hottest drivers in Sprint Car racing lined up right behind him. Carson Macedo and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid, who had combined to win 12 of the last 15 races entering Lincoln, restarted second and third.

But the 10-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champion was unphased by the potent pair behind him. Schatz drove away over the final 10 laps. He perfected the middle of the 3/8 mile on his way to a nearly three-second win and $20,000 payday.

“Sheldon obviously was the class of the field all night,” Schatz said. “I can’t go up and do that. He did an awesome job up there. It just bit him, and we capitalized on his misfortune, obviously.

“This is huge. At this point in the game, it’s beyond confidence. We’re all confident in what we do. It’s just the results. This isn’t a game of I said I did this. It’s about putting it on paper and putting money in the bank. These guys work their tails off. The funny part is, I don’t think people realize that you have to work just as hard to run 14th as you do to win a race. So, hats off to them. It’s just an awesome night all around. Going out late (in Qualifying), we didn’t know that we were going to have a great shot at getting qualified well, but we did. We got ourselves through that Heat Race after I made a mistake on the first lap. We just kept digging all night long, and sometimes that’s what it takes.”

Schatz’s fifth win of 2024 bumped him up to 316 for his career with The Greatest Show on Dirt. Saturday marked his second score at Lincoln, becoming the 10th different driver with multiple World of Outlaws wins at the Pigeon Hills Oval. It’s Schatz’s first checkered flag from the state of Pennsylvania since his 2020 National Open title.

The night also punctuated a statement season from the World of Outlaws in their rivalry with the PA Posse. The band of travelers claimed five of the seven faceoffs in 2024 to carry bragging rights into next year.

Donny Schatz races ahead of Carson Macedo
Donny Schatz marched his way to second before a little luck helped him get the lead and win at Lincoln (Trent Gower Photo)

Well before the luck came around for Schatz, he showed that his Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15 would be in contention early in the race.

He lined up seventh for the 35-lapper and wasted no time getting to work by moving to fifth on the opening circuit. The Fargo, ND driver settled in there for a while before advancing to fourth on the 10th circuit and third two laps later.

Lap 18 is when Schatz muscled by Kofoid for the runner-up spot and looked to chase down Haudenschild. Schatz stayed with Haudenschild on a restart shortly after he took over second, but he couldn’t quite find the speed to pass him. The Carquest No. 15 paced the NOS Energy Drink No. 17, but that was all Schatz could manage.

And then disaster struck for Haudenschild with only 10 laps to go as he got a little too high in Turn 3 and clipped the wall before getting upside down.

That proved to be all Schatz needed as he took advantage of the good fortune by pulling away on his path to victory.

“I was just trying to roll with what speed I had there,” Schatz explained. “Early in the race, I tried to stay down there, but there was just a little bit of moisture right up next to the wall. Your car gets really weird when you’ve got two tires on the edge of it and two in the slick. I guess I was just doing too much seesawing. I just tried to slow it down and keep it stuck, and it worked obviously.”

The runner-up position belonged to Carson Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing crew. With David Gravel finishing ninth, Macedo trimmed 14 more points off the gap between the two, and it now sits at 72 markers with seven races to go.

“Hats off to Philip Dietz, Adam Zimmerman, and Robby McQuinn, they gave me a great race car,” Macedo said. “I felt like I was really competitive the whole race. I started fifth and was able to kind of march up through there. Happy to put this JJR No. 41 back on the podium.”

Kofoid brought the Roth Motorsports No. 83 home third at Lincoln. The Penngrove, CA native and the Roth team continued their incredible recent stretch with a 12th podium in the last 14 races.

“Happy to be on the podium in central Pennsylvania,” Kofoid said. “This is probably one of the toughest tracks we come to. With it being that slick and that wide and that technical, it makes it even harder. That’s just a testament to Dylan (Buswell), Nate (Knotts), and Gage (Tyra) and their abilities and giving me a good car that can race good and be good in dirty air.”

Danny Dietrich and Chase Dietz completed the top five to represent the PA Posse.

A 25th to 11th drive earned Matt Campbell the KSE Racing Hard Charger.

Chase Dietz claimed his second career Simpson Quick Time in Sea Foam Qualifying.

NOS Energy Drink Heats One, Three, and Four belonged to Sheldon Haudenschild, Chase Dietz, and Carson Macedo. Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to Tyler Ross.

Sheldon Haudenschild topped the Toyota Racing Dash.

Justin Whittall won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Logan Schuchart.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars make their only appearance in the “Land of Lincoln” this year with a two-night (Oct. 18-19) return to Joliet, IL’s Dirt Oval 66 for the Federated Auto Parts Route 66 Showdown. 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 (35 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz[7]; 2. 41-Carson Macedo[5]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich[14]; 5. 2D-Chase Dietz[8]; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody[18]; 7. 27-Troy Wagaman Jr[16]; 8. 39M-Anthony Macri[6]; 9. 2-David Gravel[19]; 10. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[4]; 11. X-Matt Campbell[25]; 12. 8-Freddie Rahmer[12]; 13. 17B-Bill Balog[9]; 14. 5R-Tyler Ross[2]; 15. 1X-Chad Trout[20]; 16. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[24]; 17. 23-Justin Whittall[21]; 18. 7S-Landon Crawley[22]; 19. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[1]; 20. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[11]; 21. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[15]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 23. 19R-Mark Smith[13]; 24. 75-Cameron Smith[17]; 25. 39-Kody Hartlaub[26]; 26. 6B-Ryan Smith[23]

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
17+615Donny Schatz 350.00010Running150$20,000
25+341Carson Macedo 35-2.627Running146$8,000
33083Michael Kofoid 35-3.4971Running144$5,000
414+1048Danny Dietrich 35-3.803Running142$3,200
58+32DChase Dietz 35-4.526Running140$2,800
618+1299MKyle Moody 35-5.658Running138$2,600
716+927Troy Wagaman Jr.35-7.422Running136$2,400
86-239MAnthony Macri 35-7.459Running134$2,300
919+102David Gravel 35-8.550Running132$2,200
104-691Kyle Reinhardt 35-10.083Running130$2,000
1125+14XMatt Campbell 35-11.064Running128$1,100
121208Freddie Rahmer 35-11.530Running126$1,600
139-417BBill Balog 35-11.750Running124$1,400
142-125RTyler Ross 35-11.808Running122$1,200
1520+51XChad Trout 35-12.729Running120$1,200
1624+818Giovanni Scelzi 35-13.247Running118$1,200
1721+423Justin Whittall 35-13.768Running116$1,200
1822+47SLandon Crawley 35-15.204Running114$1,200
191-1817Sheldon Haudenschild 25-10 Laps24DNF112$1,200
2011-95WLucas Wolfe 25-10 LapsDNF110$1,200
2115-63ZBrock Zearfoss 17-18 LapsDNF108$1,200
2210-121SLogan Schuchart 8-27 LapsDNF106$1,200
2313-1019RMark Smith 1-34 LapsDNF104$1,200
2417-775Cameron Smith 1-34 LapsDNF102$1,200
2526+139Kody Hartlaub 1-34 LapsDNF102$200
2623-36BRyan Smith 0-35 LapsDNS102$1,200
KSE Hard Charger: Matt Campbell
Last Chance Showdown 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11023Justin Whittall 120.00010Running0$0
2207SLandon Crawley 12-1.9022Running0$0
34+16BRyan Smith 12-3.158Running0$0
47+318Giovanni Scelzi 12-3.311Running0$0
550XMatt Campbell 12-3.785Running0$0
69+388Brandon Rahmer 12-5.298Running90$400
76-123AChris Arnold 12-7.622Running90$350
810+269Tim Glatfelter 12-7.810Running90$300
917+812Lance Dewease 12-9.104Running90$300
108-211T.J. Stutts 12-9.663Running90$300
1113+267JJ Loss 12-10.354Running90$200
1211-110XReese Nowotarski 12-10.927Running90$200
1312-139Kody Hartlaub 12-11.339Running0$0
1415+16Dylan Cisney 12-11.794Running90$200
1516+170Kraig Kinser 12-14.648Running90$200
1618+211AAustin Bishop 12-15.559Running90$200
1719+255Domenic Melair 12-16.523Running90$200
183-156KDylan Norris 0-12 LapsDNS90$200
1914-590Jordan Givler 0-12 LapsDNS90$200
2020035Dallas Schott 0-12 LapsDNS90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11017Sheldon Haudenschild 80.0008Running0$0
2205RTyler Ross 8-3.909Running0$0
38+583Michael Kofoid 8-5.049Running0$0
43-191Kyle Reinhardt 8-5.616Running0$0
54-141Carson Macedo 8-6.755Running0$0
66039MAnthony Macri 8-7.701Running0$0
75-215Donny Schatz 8-8.261Running0$0
87-12DChase Dietz 8-9.622Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11017Sheldon Haudenschild 100.00010Running
24+283Michael Kofoid 10-2.384Running
32-117BBill Balog 10-4.456Running
46+219RMark Smith 10-8.206Running
53-275Cameron Smith 10-9.272Running
67+16KDylan Norris 10-9.568Running
79+2XMatt Campbell 10-10.576Running
88088Brandon Rahmer 10-12.308Running
910+167JJ Loss 10-13.185Running
105-512Lance Dewease 10-14.304Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+15RTyler Ross 100.00010Running
23+139MAnthony Macri 10-1.536Running
34+15WLucas Wolfe 10-4.955Running
46+23ZBrock Zearfoss 10-5.261Running
5502David Gravel 10-5.503Running
61-523Justin Whittall 10-7.740Running
77018Giovanni Scelzi 10-7.982Running
88010XReese Nowotarski 10-8.471Running
9906Dylan Cisney 10-9.929Running
1010055Domenic Melair 10-11.650Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1102DChase Dietz 100.00010Running
22091Kyle Reinhardt 10-3.391Running
34+11SLogan Schuchart 10-4.819Running
45+148Danny Dietrich 10-6.685Running
58+399MKyle Moody 10-6.939Running
63-36BRyan Smith 10-7.593Running
79+211T.J. Stutts 10-9.066Running
86-239Kody Hartlaub 10-9.610Running
97-270Kraig Kinser 10-12.278Running
1010011AAustin Bishop 10-12.742Running
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11041Carson Macedo 100.00010Running
23+115Donny Schatz 10-2.968Running
35+28Freddie Rahmer 10-3.537Running
44027Troy Wagaman Jr.10-4.958Running
56+11XChad Trout 10-7.320Running
69+323AChris Arnold 10-8.058Running
78+169Tim Glatfelter 10-10.177Running
87-190Jordan Givler 2-8 LapsDNF
92-77SLandon Crawley 2-8 LapsDNF
1010035Dallas Schott 1-9 LapsDNF
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1217Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.6760.000
2723Justin Whittall Vincentown, NJ13.746-0.070
3417BBill Balog North Pole, AK13.758-0.082
4145RTyler Ross Lincoln University, PA13.784-0.108
5175Cameron Smith Spring Grove, PA13.802-0.126
61139MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA13.818-0.142
71983Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA13.824-0.148
8105WLucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA13.831-0.155
9512Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA13.865-0.189
10172David Gravel Watertown, CT13.884-0.208
11619RMark Smith Sunbury, PA13.904-0.228
1293ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA13.959-0.283
1336KDylan Norris Hanover, PA14.018-0.342
141818Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA14.028-0.352
151588Brandon Rahmer Salfordville, PA14.098-0.422
161310XReese Nowotarski Leesport, PA14.157-0.481
1720XMatt Campbell Fawn Grove, PA14.205-0.529
18126Dylan Cisney Port Royal, PA14.238-0.562
191667JJ Loss Hanover, PA14.292-0.616
20855Domenic Melair Jamison, PA60.000-46.324
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1192DChase Dietz York, PA13.6640.000
21041Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA13.956-0.292
31291Kyle Reinhardt Neptune City, NJ13.964-0.300
427SLandon Crawley Benton, AR14.049-0.385
5146BRyan Smith Kunkletown, PA14.083-0.419
61615Donny Schatz Fargo, ND14.094-0.430
781SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA14.146-0.482
81527Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA14.149-0.485
91848Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA14.198-0.534
1058Freddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA14.209-0.545
11639Kody Hartlaub East Berlin, PA14.225-0.561
12201XChad Trout Dover, PA14.237-0.573
13170Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN14.261-0.597
14990Jordan Givler Camp Hill, PA14.271-0.607
151799MKyle Moody Lewisberry, PA14.284-0.620
16769Tim Glatfelter York, PA14.287-0.623
171111T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA14.346-0.682
18423AChris Arnold Dillsburg, PA14.408-0.744
19311AAustin Bishop Elverson, PA14.423-0.759
201335Dallas Schott Myerstown, PA14.667-1.003
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
11139MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA13.6090.000
23041Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA13.656-0.047
3172David Gravel Watertown, CT13.752-0.143
4392DChase Dietz York, PA13.794-0.185
51983Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA13.840-0.231
6346BRyan Smith Kunkletown, PA13.866-0.257
73848Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA13.879-0.270
8175Cameron Smith Spring Grove, PA13.897-0.288
993ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA13.898-0.289
10145RTyler Ross Lincoln University, PA13.913-0.304
113291Kyle Reinhardt Neptune City, NJ13.928-0.319
12619RMark Smith Sunbury, PA13.947-0.338
131310XReese Nowotarski Leesport, PA13.973-0.364
14217Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.981-0.372
153615Donny Schatz Fargo, ND14.003-0.394
161818Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA14.019-0.410
1720XMatt Campbell Fawn Grove, PA14.054-0.445
182170Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN14.055-0.446
19417BBill Balog North Pole, AK14.057-0.448
203111T.J. Stutts Liverpool, PA14.065-0.456
211588Brandon Rahmer Salfordville, PA14.096-0.487
22723Justin Whittall Vincentown, NJ14.097-0.488
23258Freddie Rahmer Salfordville, PA14.117-0.508
24105WLucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA14.124-0.515
253335Dallas Schott Myerstown, PA14.150-0.541
262639Kody Hartlaub East Berlin, PA14.157-0.548
27126Dylan Cisney Port Royal, PA14.159-0.550
28512Lance Dewease Fayetteville, PA14.176-0.567
291667JJ Loss Hanover, PA14.185-0.576
303799MKyle Moody Lewisberry, PA14.194-0.585
31281SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA14.250-0.641
32855Domenic Melair Jamison, PA14.251-0.642
3336KDylan Norris Hanover, PA14.278-0.669
343527Troy Wagaman Jr.Hanover, PA14.280-0.671
35401XChad Trout Dover, PA14.284-0.675
36227SLandon Crawley Benton, AR14.344-0.735
372990Jordan Givler Camp Hill, PA14.430-0.821
382423AChris Arnold Dillsburg, PA14.504-0.895
392311AAustin Bishop Elverson, PA14.566-0.957
402769Tim Glatfelter York, PA14.603-0.994
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Event Info  

World of Outlaws Keystone Showdown

Saturday, October 12th to Saturday, October 12th

Lincoln Speedway (PA)

800 Racetrack Rd

Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, 17301

Event Description

The World of Outlaws return to Lincoln Speedway for another round against the PA Posse on Saturday night with a $20,000 payday on the line.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
To Win Amount
$20,000.00
Feature Laps Length
35

Event Schedule

2:00PM Pit Gates open
4:00PM Grandstand Gates open
5:30PM Hot Laps/Qualifying with Opening Ceremonies to Follow

*All times Eastern

Ticket Options  
Ticket Phone
(844) 347-8849
Options And Prices

Adult Reserved: $40 Advanced / $45 Day of
Adult GA: $35 Advanced / $40 Day of
Child GA (6-12): $10

Grandstand Type
Bleacher
Reserved Seating

Section 1 = Top 5 Rows
Sections A - I = Rows F-R

Family Section Location
N/A
Handicapped Seating Location
Accessible seating is available in the turn one stands.
Pit Pass Price

$45

Pit Age Requirement
There is not an age limit for the pit area at this event. Minors aged 17 and younger must submit a fully-executed minor “Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement/Minor's Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability.” These will be available at the Pit Ticket Windows.
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Availability

Non-electric, On-site

Camping Cost

Camping $25 in the overflow lot

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$20,000.00
Reserved Seating

Section 1 = Top 5 Rows
Sections A - I = Rows F-R

Type of Grandstand
Bleacher
Stadium Seating
Seat cushions are permitted to use in the grandstand seating.
Spectators sitting in the infield may bring in a lawn chair
Handicapped Seating
Accessible seating is available in the turn one stands.
Pit Age Limit
There is not an age limit for the pit area at this event. Minors aged 17 and younger must submit a fully-executed minor “Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement/Minor's Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability.” These will be available at the Pit Ticket Windows.
Personal Coolers
Yes, coolers no bigger than 18 inches are allowed to be brought in.
ATMs
1
Alcohol Sales
Fans 21 and older may possess and consume alcohol inside the speedway gates. Please NO GLASS BOTTLES.

Smoking Policy
Smoking (E-Cigs included) is not permitted in the grandstand or within 15 feet of any concession stand.
Family Section
N/A
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Availability

Non-electric, On-site

Camping Cost

Camping $25 in the overflow lot

Track Info  

Lincoln Speedway (PA)

800 Racetrack Rd

Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, 17301

Track Phone
(717) 624-2755
Ticket Phone
(844) 347-8849
Track Size
0.375
Closest Airport
Harrisburg International Airport
Other Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Track Map
Competitor Info  

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