David Gravel won on Saturday night at Knoxville
David Gravel had a bit of a frustrating night on Friday at the Knoxville Raceway but he turned that around on Saturday at the ‘Sprint Car Capital of the World’ leading all the way to earn his sixth World of Outlaws NOS energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of the 2023 season. However, the race blemished by a scary crash involving Carson Macedo who had to be helped by other drivers and rescue crews but was able to walk away with assistance.
The Big Game Motorsports driver from Watertown, Connecticut scored the win on the track located in Knoxville, Iowa in a race aired live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 48 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. James McFadden(15.169), 2. Spencer Bayston, 3. Cory Eliason, 4. Carson Macedo, 5. Davey Heskin, 6. Kraig Kinser, 7. Giovanni Scelzi, 8. Lachlan McHugh, 9. Chase Randall, 10. Robbie Price
Group B Results- 1. David Gravel(15.432), 2. Brian Brown, 3. Austin McCarl, 4. Garet Williamson, 5. Anthony Macri, 6. Brad Sweet, 7. Rico Abreu, 8. Sam Hefertepe Jr., 9. Ayrton Gennetten, 10. Donny Schatz
Heat 1 Results: 1. James McFadden, 2. Cory Eliason, 3. Giovanni Scelzi, 4. Kaleb Johnson, 5. Davey Heskin
Heat 2 Results: 1. Carson Macedo, 2. Spencer Bayston, 3. Lachlan McHugh, 4. Robbie Price, 5. Kraig Kinser
Heat 3 Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Austin McCarl, 3. Rico Abreu, 4. Anthony Macri, 5. Brandon Wimmer
Heat 4 Results: 1. Brian Brown, 2. Garet Williamson, 3. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 4. Brad Sweet, 5. Donny Schatz
WoO Dash Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Brian Brown, 3. Spencer Bayston, 4. Garet Williamson, 5. Carson Macedo, 6. Austin McCarl, 7. James McFadden, 8. Cory Eliason
C-main Results: 1. Dusty Zomer, 2. Riley Goodno
Last Chance Showdown Finish: 1. Kerry Madsen, 2. Ayrton Gennetten, 3. Chase Randall, 4. Sheldon Haudenschild
Feature Re-cap: Gravel bolted to the lead when the green flag waved over the 25-lap feature with Brown, Williamson, Macedo and Bayston in his wake. Macedo began to move forward early on when he passed Williamson for third on the second circuit.
After a two laps battle with Bayston it was McFadden who would enter the top-5 on lap 7 while Macedo took second away from Brown.
Gravel found himself among slower traffic as the race approached the halfway mark which allowed Macedo to close quickly from second. However, Macedo’s car began flipping wildly nose-over-tail on lap 16 then burst into flames after coming to rest in turn four.
Other driver as well as safety crew personnel rushed to Macedo’s aid with the flames being extinguished. With assistance, Macedo was able to walk to an awaiting ambulance.
After the restart, Gravel led Brown, Williamson, Eliason and Scelzi. Over the closing laps, the No. 2 car would sail away and ultimately take the checkered flag for the win at Sprint Car racing’s most historic track.
Feature Results: 1. David Gravel, 2. Brian Brown, 3. Garet Williamson, 4. Cory Eliason, 5. James McFadden, 6. Brad Sweet, 7. Giovanni Scelzi, 8. Anthony Macri, 9. Spencer Bayston, 10. Logan Schuchart, 11. Austin McCarl, 12. Donny Schatz, 13. Rico Abreu, 14. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 15. Davey Heskin, 16. Kerry Madsen, 17. Lachlan McHugh, 18. Kaleb Johnson, 19. Robbie Price, 20. Kraig Kinser, 21. Chase Randall, 22. Ayrton Gennetten, 23. Brandon Wimmer, 24. Carson Macedo, 25. Sheldon Haudenschild
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