FIGHTING CHANCE: Brad Sweet steals Beaver Dam win on final lap
With 11 laps to go, reigning champion Brad Sweet couldn’t throw a stone far enough to reach leader Sheldon Haudenschild. The next lap, he could just about reach out and touch him.
A slip up in Turn 4 at Beaver Dam Raceway Friday night by Haudenschild allowed Sweet to grab hold and never let go. He went wherever the NOS Energy Drink #17 wasn’t, looking for an opening to victory.
He found it around the outside of Haudenschild with the white flag in the air. And once he found it, the reigning champion charged his way to his third World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of 2020 and third at Beaver Dam Raceway – also his second in a row at the 1/3-mile track.
“I tried to drive it as hard as I could to get to him (Haudenschild),” said Sweet as he tried to catch his breath in Victory Lane. “It’s hard sometimes to know where to go in lap traffic. Hats off to the team. They had a really good race car tonight. But the NAPA Auto Parts guys keep digging. Last weekend was a tough weekend on us, but we still came out with two decent finishes. It’s nice to be back on top. That’s where this team belongs.”
Sweet showcased the poise of a champion last weekend at Lake Ozark Speedway after he got put into the wall and flipped. If there was any stress, he didn’t show it. He had to use a rare provisional to start the Feature and charged from 25th to eighth. The next night, he finished third. He and his Kasey Kahne Racing team carried that momentum into the doubleheader weekend at Beaver Dam.
The Grass Valley, CA driver won the first Team Drydene Heat Race of the night and then went on to start third in the 30-lap Feature.
Haudenschild took the lead on the first lap, leaving Shane Stewart in second and Sweet in third. His Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing car was in a different league than everyone else. Even with having to wrestle lap traffic, Haudenschild had about a straightaway lead by Lap 10.
Sweet moved by Stewart on Lap 11 for second and then looked to run down Haudenschild. His NAPA Auto Parts #49 cut into Haudenschild’s lead a little every lap but never enough to put him on a trajectory toward victory. That didn’t stop him from trying, though.
Haudenschild ran the bottom, making consistent and smooth laps. However, with 11 laps to go, he got sideways in Turn 4, almost coming to a stop. By the time to straightened out his car and made it to the front stretch, Sweet was on his bumper.
The two battled side by side in the closing laps until Sweet built a strong enough run to launch around the outside of Haudenschild off Turn 4 with the white flag in front of them. With another clean lap around the top of the track and a little help from a lap car blocking Haudenschild’s lane, Sweet drove away with the win.
“Sometimes we set these cars up to be fast for the last 10 laps and you have to try and maintain the first 10,” Sweet said. “We were probably a little too tight in the first 10, but it did come to life there. Never give up. I didn’t think for one second I wasn’t going to win. At least didn’t stop trying and settle for second. You never know what can happen in racing… Anyway, we’re happy to get the win and happy to be racing in front of fans.”
Haudenschild had to settle for a runner-up finish – his third top-five of the year – but was motivated by the car his team gave him.
“Ah, man, definitely a really good race car,” said Haudenschild, of Wooster, OH. “Kyle, Nicholas, Drew, they’ve been working their butts off to give me great race cars and getting me starting up front. Putting me in position to battle for these wins. I feel like I ran a good race. Just should have moved around a little bit.”
Rounding out the podium was current points leader Logan Schuchart, of Hanover, PA – his eighth top-five finish in nine starts this year (the most of all drivers). He now has a six-point lead over Sweet and a 30-point lead over third-place 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz, who finished fourth.
Sweet will attempt to sweep the weekend and win three races in a row at Beaver Dam Raceway when the Series returns to the track on Sat., June 6 for the $10,000-to-win event. Tickets are sold out, but you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [3][$6,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$3,000]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5][$2,300]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$2,000]; 5. 71-Shane Stewart [1][$1,850]; 6. 14-Parker Price-Miller [4][$1,750]; 7. 83-Daryn Pittman [7][$1,550]; 8. 41-David Gravel [14][$1,350]; 9. 2M-Kerry Madsen [11][$1,250]; 10. 2-Carson Macedo [8][$1,100]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9][$1,000]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen [10][$950]; 13. 5-Brent Marks [12][$900]; 14. 3-Tim Kaeding [16][$850]; 15. 17B-Bill Balog [13][$800]; 16. 9-Kasey Kahne [17][$750]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [21][$700]; 18. 73-Jake Blackhurst [20][$700]; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere [24][$700]; 20. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [23][$700]; 21. 13-Mark Dobmeier [19][$700]; 22. 68-Dave Uttech [18][$700]; 23. 10W-Scotty Thiel [15][$700]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson [22][$700]; Lap Leaders: Sheldon Haudenschild 1-26, 28; Brad Sweet 27, 29-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 41-David Gravel[+6]
Qualifying – 1. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 11.395; 2. 2-Carson Macedo, 11.517; 3. 71-Shane Stewart, 11.525; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman, 11.533; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.568; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.589; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 11.604; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.607; 9. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.644; 10. 41-David Gravel, 11.67; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.704; 12. 73-Jake Blackhurst, 11.739; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.747; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.783; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 11.793; 16. 5-Brent Marks, 11.869; 17. 9-Kasey Kahne, 11.879; 18. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 11.892; 19. 6-Bill Rose, 11.895; 20. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.899; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.938; 22. 23-Russel Borland, 11.979; 23. 10W-Scotty Thiel, 11.997; 24. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.022; 25. 33M-Mason Daniel, 12.042; 26. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.061; 27. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 12.115; 28. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 12.122; 29. 12W-Josh Walter, 12.124; 30. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 12.308; 31. 10S-Jay Steinebach, 12.52; 32. 25-Danny Schlafer, 12.791; 33. 55-Austin DeBlauw, 12.796; 34. 20R-Robbie Pribnow, 13.084; 35. 18S-Bryce Schmitt, 13.82; 36. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, NT
[Read More]| POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +2 | 49 | Brad Sweet | 30 | 0.000 | 3 | Running | 150 | $6,000 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | Sheldon Haudenschild | 30 | 0.000 | 27 | Running | 146 | $3,000 |
| 3 | 5 | +2 | 1S | Logan Schuchart | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 144 | $2,300 | |
| 4 | 6 | +2 | 15 | Donny Schatz | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 142 | $2,000 | |
| 5 | 1 | -4 | 71 | Shane Stewart | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 140 | $1,850 | |
| 6 | 4 | -2 | 14 | Parker Price-Miller | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 138 | $1,750 | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 83 | Daryn Pittman | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 136 | $1,550 | |
| 8 | 14 | +6 | 41 | David Gravel | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 134 | $1,350 | |
| 9 | 11 | +2 | 2M | Kerry Madsen | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 132 | $1,250 | |
| 10 | 8 | -2 | 2 | Carson Macedo | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 130 | $1,100 | |
| 11 | 9 | -2 | 11K | Kraig Kinser | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 128 | $1,000 | |
| 12 | 10 | -2 | 1A | Jacob Allen | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 126 | $950 | |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | 5 | Brent Marks | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 124 | $900 | |
| 14 | 16 | +2 | 3 | Tim Kaeding | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 122 | $850 | |
| 15 | 13 | -2 | 17B | Bill Balog | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 120 | $800 | |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | 30 | 0.000 | Running | 118 | $750 | |
| 17 | 21 | +4 | 7S | Jason Sides | 29 | -1 Laps | Running | 116 | $700 | |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | 73 | Jake Blackhurst | 29 | -1 Laps | Running | 114 | $700 | |
| 19 | 24 | +5 | 10V | Matt VandeVere | 29 | -1 Laps | Running | 112 | $700 | |
| 20 | 23 | +3 | 5J | Jeremy Schultz | 29 | -1 Laps | Running | 110 | $700 | |
| 21 | 19 | -2 | 13 | Mark Dobmeier | 28 | -2 Laps | Running | 108 | $700 | |
| 22 | 18 | -4 | 68 | Dave Uttech | 28 | -2 Laps | Running | 106 | $700 | |
| 23 | 15 | -8 | 10W | Scotty Thiel | 17 | -13 Laps | DNF | 104 | $700 | |
| 24 | 22 | -2 | 2C | Wayne Johnson | 6 | -24 Laps | DNF | 102 | $700 |
| POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 7S | Jason Sides | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2C | Wayne Johnson | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | 5J | Jeremy Schultz | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | 10V | Matt VandeVere | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 5 | 10 | +5 | 2W | Scott Neitzel | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $300 | |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | 33M | Mason Daniel | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $250 | |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | 9K | Kyle Schuett | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $225 | |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | 6 | Bill Rose | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $200 | |
| 9 | 14 | +5 | 23 | Russel Borland | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $200 | |
| 10 | 13 | +3 | 55 | Austin Deblauw | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $200 | |
| 11 | 15 | +4 | 10S | Jay Steinebach | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $200 | |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | 25 | Danny Schlafer | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 90 | $200 | |
| 13 | 11 | -2 | 18S | Bryce Schmitt | 0 | 0.000 | DNF | 90 | $200 | |
| 14 | 9 | -5 | 12W | Josh Walter | 0 | 0.000 | DNF | 90 | $200 | |
| 15 | 6 | -9 | 20R | Rob Pribnow | 0 | 0.000 | DNF | 90 | $200 | |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 9X | Paul Nienhiser | 0 | 0.000 | DNS | 90 | $200 |
| POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | Shane Stewart | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 2 | 3 | +1 | 17 | Sheldon Haudenschild | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | 49 | Brad Sweet | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 4 | 2 | -2 | 14 | Parker Price-Miller | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | 1S | Logan Schuchart | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 6 | 7 | +1 | 15 | Donny Schatz | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | 83 | Daryn Pittman | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Carson Macedo | 0 | 0.000 | Running | 0 | $0 |
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps Completed | Behind | Laps Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | +1 | 49 | Brad Sweet | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | -1 | 14 | Parker Price-Miller | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | +3 | 11K | Kraig Kinser | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | 17B | Bill Balog | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | -2 | 7S | Jason Sides | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 33M | Mason Daniel | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 12W | Josh Walter | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 55 | Austin Deblauw | 0 | 0.000 | DNF |
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps Completed | Behind | Laps Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Carson Macedo | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | Sheldon Haudenschild | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | 1A | Jacob Allen | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | 41 | David Gravel | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | +2 | 68 | Dave Uttech | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | +2 | 10V | Matt VandeVere | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 7 | 9 | +2 | 20R | Rob Pribnow | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 8 | 5 | -3 | 2W | Scott Neitzel | 0 | 0.000 | DNF | |
| 9 | 6 | -3 | 23 | Russel Borland | 0 | 0.000 | DNF |
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps Completed | Behind | Laps Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | Shane Stewart | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | +1 | 15 | Donny Schatz | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | -1 | 2M | Kerry Madsen | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | +2 | 10W | Scotty Thiel | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Mark Dobmeier | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | -2 | 2C | Wayne Johnson | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | 6 | Bill Rose | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | +1 | 18S | Bryce Schmitt | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | 10S | Jay Steinebach | 0 | 0.000 | Running |
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps Completed | Behind | Laps Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | Daryn Pittman | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1S | Logan Schuchart | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Brent Marks | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Tim Kaeding | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | -2 | 73 | Jake Blackhurst | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 5J | Jeremy Schultz | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 9K | Kyle Schuett | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 25 | Danny Schlafer | 0 | 0.000 | Running | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 9X | Paul Nienhiser | 0 | 0.000 | DNS |
| POS | Start | Car | Driver | Hometown | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 14 | Parker Price-Miller | Kokomo, IN | 11.395 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | Carson Macedo | Lemoore, CA | 11.517 | -0.122 |
| 3 | 0 | 71 | Shane Stewart | Bixby, OK | 11.525 | -0.130 |
| 4 | 0 | 83 | Daryn Pittman | Owasso, OK | 11.533 | -0.138 |
| 5 | 0 | 49 | Brad Sweet | Grass Valley, CA | 11.568 | -0.173 |
| 6 | 0 | 17 | Sheldon Haudenschild | Wooster, OH | 11.589 | -0.194 |
| 7 | 0 | 2M | Kerry Madsen | Knoxville, IA | 11.604 | -0.209 |
| 8 | 0 | 1S | Logan Schuchart | Hanover, PA | 11.607 | -0.212 |
| 9 | 0 | 17B | Bill Balog | North Pole, AK | 11.644 | -0.249 |
| 10 | 0 | 41 | David Gravel | Watertown, CT | 11.670 | -0.275 |
| 11 | 0 | 15 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | 11.704 | -0.309 |
| 12 | 0 | 73 | Jake Blackhurst | Hanna City, IL | 11.739 | -0.344 |
| 13 | 0 | 7S | Jason Sides | Bartlett, TN | 11.747 | -0.352 |
| 14 | 0 | 1A | Jacob Allen | Hanover, PA | 11.783 | -0.388 |
| 15 | 0 | 2C | Wayne Johnson | Oklahoma City, OK | 11.793 | -0.398 |
| 16 | 0 | 5 | Brent Marks | Myerstown, PA | 11.869 | -0.474 |
| 17 | 0 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | 11.879 | -0.484 |
| 18 | 0 | 2W | Scott Neitzel | Beaver Dam, WI | 11.892 | -0.497 |
| 19 | 0 | 6 | Bill Rose | Plainfield, IN | 11.895 | -0.500 |
| 20 | 0 | 3 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | 11.899 | -0.504 |
| 21 | 0 | 11K | Kraig Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 11.938 | -0.543 |
| 22 | 0 | 23 | Russel Borland | Kewaskum, WI | 11.979 | -0.584 |
| 23 | 0 | 10W | Scotty Thiel | Sheboygan, WI | 11.997 | -0.602 |
| 24 | 0 | 5J | Jeremy Schultz | Beaver Dam, WI | 12.022 | -0.627 |
| 25 | 0 | 33M | Mason Daniel | Springville, CA | 12.042 | -0.647 |
| 26 | 0 | 68 | Dave Uttech | Kenosha, WI | 12.061 | -0.666 |
| 27 | 0 | 13 | Mark Dobmeier | Grand Forks, ND | 12.115 | -0.720 |
| 28 | 0 | 9K | Kyle Schuett | Philo, IL | 12.122 | -0.727 |
| 29 | 0 | 12W | Josh Walter | Plymouth, WI | 12.124 | -0.729 |
| 30 | 0 | 10V | Matt VandeVere | Zion, IL | 12.308 | -0.913 |
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars
Friday, June 05, 2020
Beaver Dam Raceway
N7086 Raceway Road
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 53916
Event Description
Limited seating due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Purchase your tickets in advance. No tickets sold at gate.
Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
To Win Amount
$6,000.00
Event Hashtag
#RETURNtoRACING
Related Documents
https://worldofoutlaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Beaver-Dam-Spectator-Snapshot-Guidelines-Sprints-5-27-2020-MRv2.pdf
Options And Prices
Limited seating due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Purchase your tickets in advance. No tickets sold at gate. And no child pricing.
Grandstand Type
Bleacher style; Chair backs in top 2 rows of section B & C
Family Section Location
No
Handicapped Seating Location
concrete area behind top row in Section A & D
Pit Age Requirement
NO age restriction for pits. 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian with signed Minor Waiver
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Cost
Yes
$6,000.00
Type of Grandstand
Bleacher style; Chair backs in top 2 rows of section B & C
Stadium Seating
Stadium seating is allowed
Handicapped Seating
concrete area behind top row in Section A & D
Pit Age Limit
NO age restriction for pits. 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian with signed Minor Waiver
Personal Coolers
No personal Coolers allowed
ATMs
1
Alcohol Sales
Beaver Dam Raceway serves both beer and hard liquor.
Smoking Policy
There is NO SMOKING allowed within the Raceway except for designated areas
Family Section
No
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Cost
Yes
Beaver Dam Raceway
N7086 Raceway Road
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 53916
Track Phone
(920) 887-1600
Track Size
0.333
Track Type
High-banked
Sprint Car Track Record
11.025 by Sheldon Haudenschild on 6/17/2022
Late Model Track Record
13.104 by Frank Heckenast Jr. on 6/30/21
Closest Airport
39 miles: Madison, WI (MSN / KMSN) Dane County Regional Airport
Other Airport
65 miles: Appleton, WI (ATW / KATW) Outagamie County Regional Airport
Track Map
https://www.dirtcarmembers.com/downloads.php
Competitor Info
https://worldofoutlaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Beaver-Dam-Participant-Snapshot-Guidelines-Sprints-5-27-20-MR-Final.pdf
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