David Gravel earned $250,000 with the win
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series made its way to Huset’s Speedway on Saturday night to contest the most lucrative race in series history. David Gravel came away from Billion Auto High Bank Nationals as the big winner after rain delayed the action then another competitor’s misfortune opened the door for the No. 2 to take the lead.
The Big Game Motorsports driver from Watertown, Connecticut earned $250,000 for his efforts on the track located in Brandon, SD in a race shown live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 51 cars were signed in for competition.
Qualifier race lineups were set from the results of the three shows held earlier in the week.
Qualifier Race Results:
Qualifier 1 Finish- 1. David Gravel, 2. Cory Eliason, 3. Justin Henderson
Qualifier 2 Finish- 1. Giovanni Scelzi, 2. Spencer Bayston, 3. Noah Gass
Qualifier 3. Finish- 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Jacob Allen, 3. Parker Price-Miller
Qualifier 4 Finish- 1. Carson Macedo, 2. Brian Brown, 3. Tim Kaeding
Qualifier 5 Finish- 1. Sheldon Haudenschild, 2. Donny Schatz, 3. Robbie Price
Qualifier 6 finish- 1. Rico Abreu, 2. James McFadden, 3. Bill Balog
King of the Hill Results: 1. Buddy Kofoid, 2. Logan Schuchart, 3. Rico Abreu, 4. David Gravel, 5. Giovanni Scelzi, 6. Kyle Larson, 7. Carson Macedo, 8. Sheldon Haudenschild
C-Main Results: 1. Brooke Tatnell, 2. Gage Pulkrabek
Last Chance Showdown Results: 1. Tyler Courtney, 2. Brad Sweet, 3. Lachlan McCugh, 4. Austin McCarl
Feature Re-cap: The 40-lap feature got underway with Kofoid leading Gravel, Schuchart, Abreu and Scelzi. Haudenschild took sixth from Larson on lap 5 then the leaders quickly went into single-file formation around the lightning fast track during the opening laps.
Haudenschild moved into fifth by passing Scelzi on lap 11 opening the door for Larson to also move by Scelzi. Meanwhile, Kofoid was setting the pace at the front of the field but he began to encounter slower traffic at the same time.
Larson passed back by Haudenschild to grab fifth on lap 15. Schuchart began to make a move toward the front when he wrested second away from Gravel on lap 22. But five laps later, Gravel would retake the position. Abreu moved by Schuchart to grab third on lap 29.
Kofoid’s apparent race winning night went up in smoke on lap 30 when his car suffered mechanical issues.
Just after the restart, a multi-car incident involving Scelzi, McFadden, Haudenschild and Kaeding brought out a red flag.
Gravel, who inherited the lead following Kofoid’s trouble, took off with Abreu in pursuit. The issue remained in doubt until the final set of turns.
Feature Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Rico Abreu, 3. Kyle Larson, 4. Logan Schuchart, 5. Carson Macedo, 6. Giovanni Scelzi, 7. Brad Sweet, 8. Spencer Bayston, 9. Cory Eliason, 10. Jacob Allen, 11. Donny Schatz, 12. Sheldon Haudenschild, 13. Tyler Courtney, 14. Noah Gass, 15. Tim Kaeding, 16. Robbie Price, 17. Parker Price-Miller, 18. Brian Brown, 19. Lachlan McHugh, 20. James McFadden, 21. Buddy Kofoid, 22. Justin Henderson, 23. Austin McCarl, 24. Bill Balog
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