ROSSBURG, OH – May 11, 2018 – Donny Schatz inherited the lead on Lap 14 and held off a late race charge from Logan Schuchart to claim the victory on the opening night of the Let’s Race Two weekend at Eldora Speedway. It was Schatz’ 7th win of 2018, extending his point lead atop the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Point Standings. Schuchart finished second with Brad Sweet finishing third.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$5,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [5][$3,000]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [2][$2,700]; 5. 12N-Cole Duncan [1][$2,500]; 6. 57-Gary Taylor [7][$2,200]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [11][$2,000]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [14][$1,800]; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman [26][$900]; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4][$1,450]; 11. 83-Cory Eliason [19][$1,300]; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser [27][$500]; 13. 5-David Gravel [12][$1,100]; 14. 49X-Tim Shaffer [17][$1,000]; 15. 10H-Chad Kemenah [10][$950]; 16. 99-Brady Bacon [21][$900]; 17. 13X-Paul McMahan [20][$850]; 18. 18-Ian Madsen [9][$750]; 19. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [16][$725]; 20. 39-Spencer Bayston [13][$700]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [24][$700]; 22. 2-Shane Stewart [25][$]; 23. 4-Parker Price-Miller [15][$700]; 24. 24-Rico Abreu [22][$700]; 25. 21B-Carson Macedo [18][$700]; 26. 26-Joey Saldana [23][$700]; 27. 87-Aaron Reutzel [6][$700]; 28. 7S-Jason Sides [28][$] Lap Leaders: Jac Haudenschild 1-11, Aaron Reutzel 12, Donny Schatz 13-30; KSE Hard Charger Award: 9-Daryn Pittman[+17]
Qualifying: 1. 12N-Cole Duncan, 12.879; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.925; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.948; 4. 5-David Gravel, 12.967; 5. 39-Spencer Bayston, 12.978; 6. 57-Gary Taylor, 12.999; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 13.014; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.029; 9. 99-Brady Bacon, 13.041; 10. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.06; 11. 83-Cory Eliason, 13.066; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.086; 13. 18-Ian Madsen, 13.093; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.094; 15. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 13.126; 16. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.126; 17. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 13.13; 18. 21B-Carson Macedo, 13.133; 19. 24-Rico Abreu, 13.154; 20. 13X-Paul McMahan, 13.164; 21. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 13.185; 22. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.255; 23. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.262; 24. 49-Brad Sweet, 13.278; 25. 26-Joey Saldana, 13.285; 26. A79-Brandon Wimmer, 13.318; 27. 44-Trey Starks, 13.319; 28. 9-Daryn Pittman, 13.326; 29. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.345; 30. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.361; 31. 45-Trevor Baker, 13.454; 32. 19-Brent Marks, 13.551; 33. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 13.558; 34. 22M-Dan McCarron, 13.599; 35. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.802; 36. 5QB-Quentin Blonde, 13.819; 37. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.351
Heat #1 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer: 1. 12N-Cole Duncan [1]; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 4. 39-Spencer Bayston [2]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [5]; 6. 99-Brady Bacon [3]; 7. 26-Joey Saldana [7]; 8. 49D-Shawn Dancer [9]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [10]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 57-Gary Taylor [2]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [6]; 5. 21B-Carson Macedo [5]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [8]; 7. A79-Brandon Wimmer [7]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 9. 22M-Dan McCarron [9]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer: 1. 3-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 4. 4-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 5. 83-Cory Eliason [3]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [5]; 7. 44-Trey Starks [7]; 8. 45-Trevor Baker [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Heat #4 (8 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer: 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 3. 5-David Gravel [1]; 4. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [4]; 5. 13X-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [3]; 8. 5QB-Quentin Blonde [9]; 9. 19-Brent Marks [8]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 12N-Cole Duncan [1]; 2. 3-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8]; 7. 57-Gary Taylor [6]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 99-Brady Bacon [1][-]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [4][-]; 3. 26-Joey Saldana [5][-]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [2][-]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [10][$300]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3][$250]; 7. A79-Brandon Wimmer [6][$225]; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman [8][$200]; 9. 49D-Shawn Dancer [13][$200]; 10. 44-Trey Starks [7][$200]; 11. 45-Trevor Baker [11][$200]; 12. 5QB-Quentin Blonde [16][$200]; 13. 22M-Dan McCarron [14][$200]; 14. 13-Clyde Knipp [15][$200]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [9][$200]; 16. 19-Brent Marks [12][$200]; 17. 7S-Jason Sides [17][$200]
