David Gravel picked up the WoO win at BAPS
Fans and competitors waited 31 years for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series to return to BAPS Motor Speedway then they had to wait an extra day after rain forced the postponement of Wednesday night first attempt. David Gravel would ultimately best a full field of competitors to earn the win in the Bricker’s Bash.
The Big Game Motorsports driver from Watertown, CT earned $10,000 from the track located in York Haven, Pennsylvania in a race shown live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 32 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results: 1. Justin Peck(14.979), 2. Brad Sweet, 3. Dylan Norris, 4. Logan Schuchart, 5. Cory Eliason, 6. Giovanni Scelzi, 7. Sheldon Haudenschild, 8. Brent Marks, 9. Kasey Kahne, 10. James McFadden
Heat 1 Results: 1. Justin Peck, 2. Cory Eliason, 3. Kasey Kahne, 4. Kyle Reinhardt, 5. Donny Schatz
Heat 2 Results: 1. Brad Sweet, 2. Giovanni Scelzi, 3. James McFadden, 4. Jacob Allen, 5. Brock Zearfoss
Heat 3 Results: 1. Carson Macedo, 2. Sheldon Haudenschild, 3. Dylan Norris, 4. Troy Wagerman Jr., 5. Danny Dietrich
Heat 4 Results: 1. Logan Schuchart, 2. David Gravel, 3. Brent Marks, 4. Spencer Bayston, 5/ Kyle Moody
WoO Dash Results: 1. Brad Sweet, 2. Logan Schuchart, 3. David Gravel, 4. Cory Eliason, 5. Carson Macedo, 6. Sheldon Haudenschild, 7. Giovanni Scelzi, 8. Justin Peck
Last Chance Showdown Finish: 1. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 2. Robbie Price, 3. Devon Borden, 4. Freddie Rahmer
Feature Re-cap: The 30-lap main event got underway with Sweet going to the early lead ahead of Gravel, Schuchart, Macedo and Scelzi. Eliason passed Scelzi for fifth on the second circuit but Scelzi would retake the position one lap later.
Furious battles were being waged throughout the field just behind the leaders.
Sweet and Gravel ran in tight formation as the contested the lead of the race as the feature headed toward the halfway point, Gravel’s efforts paid off on lap 14 as he got by Sweet for the lead. However, Sweet fought back to regain the position one lap later.
Gravel continued to harass Sweet for the top spot over the next five laps until he made a move in traffic to take the lead for good on lap 20. Further back, Marks and Haudenschild passed Scelzi for fifth and sixth on lap 23. Then Schuchart closed in to challenge Sweet for the runner position but the four-time champion held the spot.
In the end, Gravel scored the win as he sailed under the checkered flag. It was the eighth WoO feature win of 2023 for the series points leader.
Feature Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Brad Sweet, 3. Logan Schuchart, 4. Carson Macedo, 5. Brent Marks, 6. Sheldon Haudenschild, 7. James McFadden, 8. Giovanni Scelzi, 9. Danny Dietrich, 10. Justin Peck, 11. Dylan Norris, 12. Donny Schatz, 13. Devon Borden, 14. Kyle Reinhardt, 15. Kasey Kahne, 16. Jacob Allen, 17. Troy Wagaman Jr., 18. Kyle Moody, 19. Robbie Price, 20. Brock Zearfoss, 21. Spencer Bayston, 22. Cory Eliason, 23. Freddie Rahmer, 24. Sam Hafertepe Jr.
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