Brad Sweet turned in a dominating performance by leading from wire to wire in what proved to be a caution-filled feature on the opening night of a two-race weekend for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at Atomic Speedway. The four-time series champion leads all other competitors with five wins on the season.
The Kasey Kahne Racing driver from Grass Valley, California scored the win on the track located in Waverly, Ohio.
A total of 35 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results: 1. David Gravel(11.236), 2. Logan Schuchart, 3. Carson Macedo, 4. Buddy Kofoid, 5. Brad Sweet, 6. James McFadden, 7. Giovanni Scelzi, 8. Donny Schatz, 9. Sheldon Haudenschild, 10. Parker Price-Miller
Heat 1 Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Brad Sweet, 3. Cale Thomas, 4. Jacob Allen, 5. Nate Dussel
Heat 2 Results: 1. James McFadden, 2. Logan Schuchart, 3. Parker Price-Miller, 4. Robbie Price, 5. Cole Macedo
Heat 3 Results: 1. Carson Macedo, 2. Giovanni Scelzi, 3. Brock Zearfoss, 4. Cole Duncan, 5. Skylar Gee
Heat 4 Results: 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Buddy Kofoid, 4. Spencer Bayston, 5. Brandon Wimmer
Last Chance Showdown Finish: 1. Sheldon Haudenschild, 2. Cody Maroske, 3. Jake Hesson, 4. Justin Clark
WoO Dash Results: 1. Brad Sweet, 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Carson Macedo, 4. David Gravel, 5. Logan Schuchart, 6. Donny Schatz, 7. James McFadden, 8. Giovanni Scelzi
Feature Re-cap: The 35-lap feature got underway with Sweet taking the lead ahead of Larson, Macedo, Gravel and Schatz. Just outside the top-5, McFadden and Scelzi were engaged in a fight for the sixth position. The leaders caught traffic very quickly as they began to encounter the tail of the field by lap 4.
At that time, the top-5 of Sweet, Larson, Macedo, Gravel and Schatz ran in tight formation around the top lane on the speedway just before Thomas spun on lap 9 to bring out a yellow flag. Schatz took advantage of the restart by jumping up to the third position.
The action was halted on lap 15 when the race was red flagged for the flipping cars of Cole Macedo and Hesson. The race resumed with Schatz and Carson Macedo swapping third and fourth on successive circuits.
Maroske spun on lap 19 bringing out another caution. That restart allowed Scelzi to take fifth but Gravel would regain the position just one lap later before trouble for Allen resulted in another yellow flag on lap 23. On that restart, second running Larson slid just off the track at the exit of turn two causing him to fall back to fourth while Sweet led over Macedo.
Sweet briefly pulled away but Macedo reeled him in as traffic again became a factor. Larson looked to take back what had earlier been lost as be battle Schatz for third.
Schatz, however, had to go to the work area just one lap shy of the finish to bring out the final caution of the night. On the restart, Sweet powered away then sailed under the checkered flag to claim the victory.
Feature Results: 1. Brad Sweet, 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Carson Macedo, 4. David Gravel, 5. Skylar Gee, 6. Brock Zearfoss, 7. Spencer Bayston, 8. James McFadden, 9. Giovanni Scelzi, 10. Buddy Kofoid, 11. Logan Schuchart, 12. Parker Price-Miller, 13. Sheldon Haudenschild, 14. Cole Duncan, 15. Cale Thomas, 16. Donny Schatz, 17. Nate Dussel, 18. Robbie Price, 19. Brandon Winner, 20. Justin Clark, 21. Cody Maroske, 22. Jacob Allen, 23. Cole Macedo, 24. Jake Hesson, 25. Danny Smith
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