Jac Haudenschild
Hometown: Wooster, Ohio
Resides: Wooster, Ohio
Birthday: April 7, 1958
Car: No. R19
Chassis: Maxim
Car Owner: Carnahan Motorsports
Web site: http://www.haudenschildracing.com
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2007 Season Review: Finished 11^th in championship points

Being from Ohio, there are a couple of races that are very near and dear to Jac Haudenschild. One of those is the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, which he has won three times. Another is the Brad Doty Classic, which he had been seeking a win in for a number of years. He came close in the past when the event was held at Attica Raceway Park and this season, he put his name in the record books by being victorious in the event which honors the former Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver, which was held at Limaland Motorsports Park for the second consecutive season.

Doty, who is also a native of Ohio presented Haudenschild the winner’s check and trophy in victory lane, as he helped promote the race that bears his name again this season. For Haudenschild, it is a win that he will never forget, as he is also good friends with Doty, who provided the expert analysis for all of the World of Outlaws television broadcasts in 2007.

“We were glad to win that race,” Haudenschild said. “We didn’t win as much as we wanted to, but the guys did a good job on the car. The car owner also did a good job keeping us with stuff. In 2008 we are just hoping to win more races.”

Haudenschild wrapped up the 2007 season with two A-Feature wins and now has 46 in his career with the World of Outlaws. He was 11^th in championship points on the strength of 34 Top-10 finishes, with 13 of those being in the Top-Five. He opened the season with a 10^th place finish on the Florida DIRTcar Nationals, and followed that up with a strong trip to the West Coast. When the series headed to Thunderbowl Raceway in California, he earned two Top-six finishes, including a runner-up performance on the opening night of the two-day show.

“It definitely was a competitive season,” said Haudenschild. “There were a lot of good car and a lot of good drivers out here. Year after year it seems to always be competitive with the Outlaws. This year definitely ranked up there.”

Haudenschild also won at Red River Valley Speedway in North Dakota during the “SuperClean Summer of Money” on ESPN2. In addition, he ran strong in several of the other televised events this season. In total, the World of Outlaws had 18 races on ESPN2 and SPEED, bringing sprint car racing to thousands of new fans around the world.

“It was very good to be on television this year and having it back next year,” he noted. “We are looking forward to next year.”

Haudenschild continued to thrill fans from coast-to-coast with his always entertaining driving style. In his first ever visit to River Cities Speedway in North Dakota, he rode the high side of the track to come from the 13^th starting spot to charge to second, just inches behind winner Joey Saldana in one of the closest finishes all season. That along with his win at Red River Valley earned him the overall title for the Duel in the Dakotas. It also was the beginning of a string of six consecutive finishes of eighth or better, which was capped off by his win in the Brad Doty Classic.

“The strong runs and the wins are what keep you going,” said the veteran driver. “You wouldn’t do it if you weren’t running well. It’s hard to win races and that is what keeps you going.”

Again in 2007, Haudenschild was paired with longtime World of Outlaws crew chief Dean “Bonzai” Bruns, as the duo continued to add to the list of events that they have won together. With 78 total events contested in 2007 and countless miles travel from coast-to-coast, Haudenschild was proud of the entire Rick Wright team for all of their hard work day in and day out.

“He did a lot of work and kept the team going,” said Haudenschild of Bruns. “He did a real good job keeping everything rolling. The entire crew did a very good job.”

A new format awaited Haudenschild and the rest of the World of Outlaws competitors in 2007 and it provided exciting racing for the fans. The biggest change was that the top two finishes in each heat race earned a spot in the Crane Cams Dash, with the final two spots in a normal four-heat program being filled by the fastest two cars from time trials that transferred to the A-Feature through their heat race. A number of heat races saw last lap passes, as the driver in third position did everything they could to move into the second spot to earn a spot in the dash.

“It takes a little while to get used to stuff, especially when they change the format,” said the native of Wooster, Ohio. “You just have to get used to it. It worked out pretty good and they’ll probably keep it the same for next year.”

The crowd favorite also had a number of strong runs cut short by flat tires and other problems, though he did not dwell on those nights. Rather he focused on the next race and what it would take to continue to run at the front of the field and contend for wins.

“The stuff you can’t control is out of your hands,” he explained. “It’s a bummer when that happens, but it happens to everybody at some point, so everyone has to deal with it.”

2007 Season Stats: Jac Haudenschild

Driver                              Pts.     $Earned     Wins     Top 5     Top 10
Jac Haudenschild     9064     $146,180     2               13          34

World of Outlaws history: 1982: 16^th in points…1983: 11^th in points… 1984-20^th in points… 1985-16^th in points- 2 wins…1986- 5^th in points… 1987- 4^th in points- 1 win… 1988-8^th in points… 1989-6^th in points-6 wins… 1990-14^th in points…. 1991-17^th in points… 1992-8^th in points- 3 wins… 1993-6^th in points… 1994-6^th in points- 1 win… 1995-2^nd in points- 4 wins… 1996-10^th in points- 1 win… 1997-4^th in points- 2 wins… 1998-7^th in points- 11 wins… 1999-16^th in points- 3 wins… 2000-10^th in points- 2 wins… 2001-20^th in points… 2002-13^th in points- 2 wins… 2003-16^th in points… 2006- 5^th in points… 2007-11^th in points

Previous Racing History: 1974: Began racing sprint cars at Lakeville Speedway and Wayne County Speedway1976- First Sprint Car win at Lakeville, Ohio, just 16 years old… 1977- 8 wins driving the Ferguson No. 34… 1978: Drove the Yernian No. 75 to 10 wins… 1980-All Star Circuit of Champions- 10 in points… 1981-All Star Circuit of Champions- 10^th in points, Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway- Won non-wing sprint car race… 1982:All Star Circuit of Champions- 10^th in points, driving the C.K. Spurlock Gambler House car sponsored by singer Kenny Rogers…1984- All Star Circuit of Champions- 5^th in points. 1985- All Star Circuit of Champions- 10^th in points. Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway first World of Outlaws win...1987- Won First Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway...1989: 15 overall wins, including five with the World of Outlaws… 1991: Knoxville Raceway Champion- 20 wins…1994- Eldora Speedway- Won Historical Big One worth $100,000 driving for Jack Elden, Won 2^nd Kings Royal…1998- Eldora Speedway- Won 3^rd Kings Royal, Won Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar (Calif.) Speedway. …1999- Won 2^nd straight Gold Cup, also won the Front Row Challenge… 2003: Eldora Speedway- Won Mopar Million non-wing sprint car race… 19 career All Star Circuit of Champions wins.

Interesting Facts: 2008 will mark his 35^th year racing sprint cars…Nickname is the “Wild Child” for his aggressive and entertaining driving style on the track… Races motorcycles in the winter with his son… Participated in Indy Racing League Rookie Test at Texas Motor Speedway in 1998.