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World of Outlaws Ironman 55
Saturday, August 03, 2024
Race Recap  

UNDEFEATED IRONMAN: Kyle Larson Drives From 12th for I-55 Weekend Sweep, Third Ironman Title

“Yung Money” equals Craig Dollansky for the most victories in the demanding event and banks $25,000

There seems to be no stopping Kyle Larson at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

To open Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 weekend on Friday Larson pieced together a miraculous charge from 21st to victory in 30 laps. He punctuated that performance with a last lap, last corner pass to seal the deal. That marked the longest drive to a win with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars in 11 years.

The stage set for “Yung Money” on Saturday was a 12th place starting position with 55 laps to get the job done. Looking at the math from the night before, the task seemed like a simple one. But of course, driving through a field with the country’s best Sprint Car drivers in it two nights in a row is far from easy. But Larson managed to pull it off anyway.

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion methodically picked his way to the front over the course of the longest race in laps on the 2024 World of Outlaws calendar. It started with a strong first rotation that saw him go from 12th to ninth. Six circuits later he cracked the top five. And then on Lap 44 he slipped under race-long leader Giovanni Scelzi to take the top spot and then sped away.

“I was just fortunate enough to get a good initial start and kind of be the first one to the top to get to fifth,” Larson said. “I was really struggling there before the open red, so that was nice to be able to get Paul (Silva) to turn some wrenches on this thing and get me freed up. That really allowed me to kind of get through the waves in (Turn) 1 and get through the middle and get pointed off of (Turn) 2 much better.

“That was a fun race. I hope all of you fans enjoyed that. Ironman 55 is probably my favorite Sprint Car race of the year. It’s tough, long. I really enjoy these long races. Cool to three-peat this.”

The three-peat Larson mentioned is due to the fact that he’s won all three Ironman 55 editions that he’s entered (2020, 2023, and 2024). The three wins ties Craig Dollansky’s record mark for the most that had stood alone since he topped three straight from 2011 to 2013. He’s now up to five wins in seven tries at I-55 with The Greatest Show on Dirt, putting him just one checkered flag away from tying Sammy Swindell and Brad Sweet for the most. It also moves the Pevely, MO bullring within one of Knoxville Raceway for the winningest track on Larson’s World of Outlaws résumé.

He passed a total of 31 Sprint Cars over the course of 85 Feature laps through the two nights and banked $37,000.

Giovanni Scelzi and Donny Schatz led the field to green for the 55-lapper. Scelzi used the pole position to pull ahead of Schatz and lead the opening lap.

Scelzi managed to stretch out the advantage a bit through the early laps. Schatz settled into second with Carson Macedo in third. A little way behind them Larson began his journey through the field.

Even once traffic became a factor Schatz struggled to find the speed necessary to catch Scelzi. One lap he’d cut into the advantage, and the next Scelzi would pad it again.

Macedo used a restart with 34 laps remaining to muscle by Schatz for second shortly before a red flag ended the night for a pair of frontrunners. Contact with a lapped car sent fourth-running Corey Day into Michael Kofoid and sent Day upside down.

The stoppage turned into an open red to allow teams to refuel, and on the restart Schatz found his way back into second as Larson jumped into third. And then a restart with 22 laps remaining gave Larson the opportunity he needed to snatch second from Schatz, leaving only Scelzi between himself and a weekend sweep.

Kyle Larson races ahead of Giovanni Scelzi at I-55
Kyle Larson passed a combined 31 cars over the two nights at I-55 to sweep the weekend (Trent Gower Photo)

Larson patiently worked the low and middle grooves of the racetrack as Scelzi stayed committed to the top. Little by little Larson chipped away, and on Lap 44 he pulled the trigger on a slider that stuck for the top spot. From there Larson never looked back on his way to a record-tying third Ironman 55.

“I was actually really surprised about the restart after the fuel stop,” Larson recalled. “I almost got to second into (Turn) 3 by diamonding (Turns) 1 and 2. I didn’t expect that, so I knew my car was better right away. I knew I needed to take advantage of that. I lined up third, caution came right back out, and the bottom was better. My engine took off really good, and then I just kind of paced and hoped for no caution because I didn’t want to be on the outside for a restart. It just worked out really good for us.”

Donny Schatz brought the Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15 home second. The 10-time World of Outlaws champion continues to bang on the door of an Ironman 55 as the dumbbell trophy has eluded him to this point. Saturday marked five runner-up finishes in the grueling race.

“Every time I was on the outside I was getting passed by cars on the inside,” Schatz said of restarts. “Being on the inside of the second row was probably better on those restarts. We capitalized on it, just tried to move around the racetrack. I guess I’m just glad that’s over with a decent run. It was pretty demanding. It feels like 200-degrees in the car. I’m not used to that, but that’s the way it goes. It was a good race. Kyle did a good job.”

Rounding out the Ironman 55 podium was Carson Macedo in the Jason Johnson Racing machine. The Lemoore, CA native continues to be one of the most consistent drivers at I-55 with his fifth consecutive top five run and seventh podium in the last 10 tries at the bullring.

“I think Philip Dietz, Adam Zimmerman, and Robby McQuinn gave me a great race car,” Macedo said. “I feel like I was pretty versatile. I’d get to bouncing a little bit through the middle, but I could make a lot of speed up top. I just had one big mistake on my part. I think I got a little eager on the fuel and kind of maybe got it too loaded up. Then when I went to fire off on that restart there and kind of got stuck out there and let Donny and Kyle get by.”

Giovanni Scelzi and Logan Schuchart completed the top five.

Larson’s run from 12th to the win also earned him back-to-back KSE Racing Hard Chargers.

Carson Macedo claimed his Series leading ninth Simpson Quick Time of 2024 and the 42nd of his career in Sea Foam Qualifying.

NOS Energy Drink Heats One, Three, and Four belonged to Sheldon Haudenschild, Carson Macedo, and Logan Schuchart. Milton Hershey School Heat Two went to Giovanni Scelzi.

Giovanni Scelzi topped the Toyota Racing Dash.

Jessie Attard won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Brock Zearfoss.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars roll to Knoxville Raceway for the 63rd running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s on August 7-10. 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 (55 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[12]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[2]; 3. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 4. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[1]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart[8]; 6. 2-David Gravel[10]; 7. 83-Michael Kofoid[14]; 8. 17B-Bill Balog[13]; 9. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[6]; 10. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 11. 53-Jessie Attard[21]; 12. 49J-Josh Schneiderman[19]; 13. 20G-Noah Gass[16]; 14. 34-Sterling Cling[18]; 15. 70-Kraig Kinser[11]; 16. 37B-Bryce Norris[23]; 17. 6-Kelby Watt[17]; 18. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[9]; 19. 14-Corey Day[5]; 20. 37-Ayden Gatewood[15]; 21. 21R-Gunner Ramey[20]; 22. 7A-Will Armitage[7]; 23. 50K-Thomas Meseraull[24]; 24. 24T-Christopher Thram[22]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
112+1157Kyle Larson 550.00012Running150$25,000
22015Donny Schatz 55-1.937Running146$8,000
33041Carson Macedo 55-2.679Running144$5,000
41-318Giovanni Scelzi 55-3.94643Running142$3,200
58+31SLogan Schuchart 55-4.569Running140$2,800
610+42David Gravel 55-5.433Running138$2,600
714+783Michael Kofoid 55-5.690Running136$2,400
813+517BBill Balog 55-7.491Running134$2,300
96-317Sheldon Haudenschild 55-8.423Running132$2,200
104-63Ayrton Gennetten 55-9.567Running130$2,000
1121+1053Jessie Attard 54-1 LapsRunning128$1,800
1219+749JJosh Schneiderman 54-1 LapsRunning126$1,600
1316+320GNoah Gass 54-1 LapsRunning124$1,400
1418+434Sterling Cling 51-4 LapsRunning122$1,200
1511-470Kraig Kinser 51-4 LapsRunning120$1,200
1623+737BBryce Norris 50-5 LapsRunning118$1,200
171706Kelby Watt 43-12 LapsDNF116$1,200
189-93ZBrock Zearfoss 33-22 LapsDNF114$1,200
195-1414Corey Day 31-24 LapsDNF112$1,200
2015-537Ayden Gatewood 28-27 LapsDNF110$1,200
2120-121RGunner Ramey 19-36 LapsDNF108$1,200
227-157AWill Armitage 12-43 LapsDNF106$1,200
2324+150KThomas Meseraull 12-43 LapsDNF104$1,200
2422-224TChristopher Thram 11-44 LapsDNF102$1,200
KSE Hard Charger: Kyle Larson
Last Chance Showdown 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11053Jessie Attard 120.0002Running0$0
25+324TChristopher Thram 12-1.748Running0$0
34+137BBryce Norris 12-1.80910Running0$0
42-250KThomas Meseraull 12-2.970Running0$0
53-25Karter Sarff 12-3.713Running90$500
68+222MRees Moran 12-3.901Running90$400
77028Brian Paulus 12-5.180Running90$350
89+123BBrian Bell 12-5.385Running90$300
96-351BJoe B. Miller 12-7.433Running90$300
1013+37SLandon Crawley 12-7.684Running90$300
1112+13NJake Neuman 12-8.980Running90$200
1210-277Geoff Dodge 12-9.400Running90$200
1314+128KKorbin Keith 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
1411-31Trevin Littleton 11-1 LapsRunning90$200
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+118Giovanni Scelzi 80.0008Running0$0
21-115Donny Schatz 8-2.102Running0$0
33041Carson Macedo 8-3.262Running0$0
4403Ayrton Gennetten 8-5.593Running0$0
58+314Corey Day 8-5.809Running0$0
66017Sheldon Haudenschild 8-6.959Running0$0
75-27AWill Armitage 8-7.856Running0$0
87-11SLogan Schuchart 8-8.568Running0$0
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+17SLandon Crawley 100.0003Running0$0
21-128KKorbin Keith 10-0.9827Running0$0
34+142PPreston Perlmutter 10-4.027Running0$150
46+297Scotty Milan 10-5.718Running0$150
55079Gage Montgomery 10-6.693Running0$150
68+229Brayton Lynch 10-8.352Running0$125
73-47BHunter Barron 6-4 LapsDNF0$125
87-131XJoey Moughan 0-10 LapsDNS0$125
99083SRJames McFadden 0-10 LapsDNS0$125
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11017Sheldon Haudenschild 100.00010Running
22014Corey Day 10-1.816Running
34+13ZBrock Zearfoss 10-2.352Running
46+217BBill Balog 10-3.594Running
5506Kelby Watt 10-5.177Running
67+15Karter Sarff 10-6.541Running
73-453Jessie Attard 10-7.635Running
88023BBrian Bell 10-9.640Running
99028KKorbin Keith 10-11.298Running
1010079Gage Montgomery 9-1 LapsRunning
1111083SRJames McFadden 0-10 LapsDNS
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11018Giovanni Scelzi 100.00010Running
2207AWill Armitage 10-2.273Running
33070Kraig Kinser 10-4.856Running
44037Ayden Gatewood 10-5.429Running
55049JJosh Schneiderman 10-6.347Running
66024TChristopher Thram 10-8.019Running
77028Brian Paulus 10-9.501Running
8801Trevin Littleton 10-12.370Running
9907BHunter Barron 9-1 LapsRunning
1010031XJoey Moughan 0-10 LapsDNS
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11041Carson Macedo 100.00010Running
22015Donny Schatz 10-2.604Running
34+12David Gravel 10-3.711Running
43-183Michael Kofoid 10-4.886Running
56+134Sterling Cling 10-5.669Running
67+137BBryce Norris 10-7.896Running
75-250KThomas Meseraull 10-9.967Running
89+177Geoff Dodge 10-11.047Running
98-17SLandon Crawley 10-15.964Running
1010097Scotty Milan 9-1 LapsRunning
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
13+21SLogan Schuchart 100.0002Running
21-13Ayrton Gennetten 10-0.5998Running
32-157Kyle Larson 10-2.214Running
47+320GNoah Gass 10-3.637Running
54-121RGunner Ramey 10-5.282Running
65-151BJoe B. Miller 10-6.456Running
78+122MRees Moran 10-6.988Running
86-23NJake Neuman 10-9.062Running
910+142PPreston Perlmutter 10-10.060Running
109-129Brayton Lynch 10-11.734Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1917Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH10.6000.000
2618Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA10.656-0.056
31014Corey Day Clovis, CA10.667-0.067
427AWill Armitage Athens, IL10.727-0.127
5553Jessie Attard Landilo, NSW10.741-0.141
6470Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN10.808-0.208
713ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA10.819-0.219
81737Ayden Gatewood Caruthersville, MO10.824-0.224
936Kelby Watt Adel, IA10.829-0.229
10849JJosh Schneiderman West Burlington, IA10.832-0.232
112117BBill Balog North Pole, AK10.834-0.234
12724TChristopher Thram Sanborn, MN10.834-0.234
13205Karter Sarff Mason City, IL10.945-0.345
141328Brian Paulus Mooresville, IN10.998-0.398
151123BBrian Bell Arlington, TN11.008-0.408
16121Trevin Littleton Jacksonville, IL11.242-0.642
171828KKorbin Keith Fredricktown, MO11.274-0.674
18197BHunter Barron Farmington, MO11.289-0.689
191579Gage Montgomery Fredericktown, MO11.377-0.777
201431XJoey Moughan Springfield, IL60.000-49.400
211683SRJames McFadden Alice Springs, NT60.001-49.401
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
11841Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA10.5520.000
253Ayrton Gennetten Versailles, MO10.582-0.030
31415Donny Schatz Fargo, ND10.645-0.093
4157Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA10.656-0.104
5383Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA10.665-0.113
621SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA10.697-0.145
7122David Gravel Watertown, CT10.781-0.229
8621RGunner Ramey Sedalia, MO10.790-0.238
9850KThomas Meseraull San Jose, CA10.804-0.252
10951BJoe B. Miller Millersville, MO10.810-0.258
111734Sterling Cling Tempe, AZ10.814-0.262
1273NJake Neuman New Berlin, IL10.878-0.326
13437BBryce Norris Terre Haute, IN10.917-0.365
141020GNoah Gass Mounds, OK10.956-0.404
15197SLandon Crawley Benton, AR10.971-0.419
161622MRees Moran Tulsa, OK11.073-0.521
171377Geoff Dodge Colorado Springs, CO11.132-0.580
181529Brayton Lynch Springfield, IL11.153-0.601
192097Scotty Milan Fort Collins, CO11.156-0.604
201142PPreston Perlmutter San Antonio, TX11.459-0.907
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
13941Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA10.9400.000
23515Donny Schatz Fargo, ND10.990-0.050
33722MRees Moran Tulsa, OK11.044-0.104
43477Geoff Dodge Colorado Springs, CO11.114-0.174
5917Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH11.127-0.187
62117BBill Balog North Pole, AK11.143-0.203
73834Sterling Cling Tempe, AZ11.156-0.216
83051BJoe B. Miller Millersville, MO11.169-0.229
9332David Gravel Watertown, CT11.177-0.237
103120GNoah Gass Mounds, OK11.286-0.346
11618Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA11.289-0.349
12231SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA11.298-0.358
1313ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA11.311-0.371
142950KThomas Meseraull San Jose, CA11.330-0.390
15724TChristopher Thram Sanborn, MN11.351-0.411
16470Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN11.351-0.411
172721RGunner Ramey Sedalia, MO11.385-0.445
18407SLandon Crawley Benton, AR11.402-0.462
19553Jessie Attard Landilo, NSW11.419-0.479
204197Scotty Milan Fort Collins, CO11.434-0.494
21263Ayrton Gennetten Versailles, MO11.461-0.521
222257Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA11.495-0.555
232537BBryce Norris Terre Haute, IN11.495-0.555
243629Brayton Lynch Springfield, IL11.524-0.584
25849JJosh Schneiderman West Burlington, IA11.599-0.659
2627AWill Armitage Athens, IL11.627-0.687
271683SRJames McFadden Alice Springs, NT11.633-0.693
282483Michael Kofoid Penngrove, CA11.645-0.705
291014Corey Day Clovis, CA11.726-0.786
30205Karter Sarff Mason City, IL11.734-0.794
3136Kelby Watt Adel, IA11.766-0.826
32197BHunter Barron Farmington, MO11.792-0.852
333242PPreston Perlmutter San Antonio, TX11.796-0.856
341828KKorbin Keith Fredricktown, MO11.912-0.972
351737Ayden Gatewood Caruthersville, MO11.985-1.045
361123BBrian Bell Arlington, TN12.037-1.097
37283NJake Neuman New Berlin, IL12.052-1.112
381328Brian Paulus Mooresville, IN12.065-1.125
39121Trevin Littleton Jacksonville, IL12.234-1.294
401579Gage Montgomery Fredericktown, MO12.271-1.331
411431XJoey Moughan Springfield, IL15.519-4.579
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

World of Outlaws Ironman 55

Friday, August 2nd to Saturday, August 3rd

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

1540 Herky-Horine

Pevely, MO, 63070

Event Description

Only the strongest and the fastest can prove they are worthy of the Ironman title in this grueling $25,000-to-win, 55-lapper.

Once again, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Cars are accompanied by the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets and POWRi National Midget League, battling for $4,000 on Friday and $7,500 on Saturday.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series

Event Schedule

Friday
2PM Pit Gates open
5PM Grandstand Gates open on Friday
6:30PM Hot Laps/Qualifying with Opening Ceremonies and Racing to Follow

Saturday
2PM Pit Gates open
4PM Grandstand Gates open on Saturday
6:30PM Hot Laps/Qualifying with Opening Ceremonies and Racing to Follow

*All times Central

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

2-Day Adult Reserved: $80 Advanced / $90 Day of
2-Day Adult GA: $70 Advanced / $80 Day of
2-Day Kids GA (6-12): $20
Friday Adult Reserved: $40 Advanced / $45 Day of
Friday Adult GA: $35 Advanced / $40 Day of
Saturday Adult Reserved: $45 Advanced / $50 Day of
Saturday Adult GA: $40 Advanced / $45 Day of
Single Day Kids GA (6-12): $10

2-Day Pit Pass: $90
Friday Pit Pass: $45
Saturday Pit Pass: $50
Infield pass for ATV/side by sides: $100

Reserved Camping: $50
General Camping: $25

Discounts
None
Grandstand Type
Bleachers
Reserved Seating

Top 9 Rows of Sections A-C & H-K

Family Section Location
None
Handicapped Seating Location
End of all bleachers
Pit Pass Price

2-Day: $90 Friday: $45 Saturday: $50 Adult Pit Upgrade: $10 Child Pit Upgrade: $35 Infield pass for ATV/side by sides: $100

Pit Age Requirement
No Age limit - All minor's require proper waiver
Pit Gate Location
Pit gate is located near the drag strip entrance
Handicapped Parking Location
In front of Main Gate
Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite
Camping Cost
Call track for details
Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$25,000.00
Reserved Seating

Top 9 Rows of Sections A-C & H-K

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers
Stadium Seating
Stadium chairs allowed
Handicapped Seating
End of all bleachers
Handicapped Parking
In front of Main Gate
Pit Age Limit
No Age limit - All minor's require proper waiver
Pit Gate Location
Pit gate is located near the drag strip entrance
Personal Coolers
No personal coolers allowed
ATMs
1
Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is available for sale at the track
Smoking Policy
No smoking in grandstands
Family Section
None
Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite
Camping Cost
Call track for details
Track Info  

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

1540 Herky-Horine

Pevely, MO, 63070

Track Phone
(636) 479-3219
Ticket Phone
(844) 347-8849
Track Size
0.333
Track Type
High-banked bullring
Closest Airport
Festus
Other Airport
St. Louis
Pit Gate Location
Pit gate is located near the drag strip entrance
Track Map
Competitor Info  

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