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Jason Johnson Classic Presented By FK Rod Ends
Lake Ozark Speedway | Eldon, Missouri
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Race Recap  

STORYBOOK CLASSIC: David Gravel wins Jason Johnson Classic

Jason Johnson had a black book of goals he’d like to accomplish. One was to promote a race.

On Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway it was checked off Johnson’s list. His widow, Bobbi Johnson, promoted the Jason Johnson Classic with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

The event started with rain but had a storybook ending.

Like a wave rising in the ocean before crashing down, the sea of people filling the grandstands simultaneously rose to their feet and applauded as David Gravel piloted the Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 car to Victory Lane.

Family, friends and team members – all with smiles and some with tears – flooded Victory Lane to congratulate Gravel and Johnson on the victory – reminiscent of Gravel’s Knoxville Nationals win in August.

“Just couldn’t have been a better night,” said a jubilated Gravel. “We’ve had two weeks this year that are storybook weeks. To get this done and win tonight… it might look like it’s fixed, but it isn’t. Sheldon (Haudenschild) made me work for that race.”

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The Watertown, Conn. driver was fast all night, winning his Drydene Heat race – holding off a hard charging Haudenschild to do so – and finishing fourth in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash – won by Jason Sides, who also held off Haudenschild for the win.

When the 41-lap Feature when green Sides rocketed ahead of the field and threw his King Racing Products No. 7S car to the high side. He committed to the line in his pursuit for the win. If someone was going to pass him the bottom was their only option.

Haudenschild followed in line with Sides, riding the high side, trying to hunt him down. Behind them, Gravel worked his way by Brian Brown for third on Lap two and reeled in the top two every lap.

Sides got loose off turn two on Lap seven, allowing Haudenschild to close to his tail tank and Gravel to charge toward them both.

When the trio reached turn three Gravel slung his Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 41 car to the bottom of the track, sliding by Haudenschild and Sides for the lead. Gravel powered in front of them off turn four to officially take the lead on Lap eight, while Haudenschild also snuck by Sides to take second.

The battle was now Gravel versus Haudenschild. Both favored the cushion around the 1/3-mile speedway. Haudenschild’s NOS Energy Drink No. 17 was utilizing it better, though. He caught Gravel on Lap 14 and dove underneath him in turn three to steal the lead away from him.

Haudenschild led the next 11 laps, with Gravel keeping pressure from behind, before a caution spoiled the Wooster, Ohio driver’s night.

On the restart with 17 laps to go Haudenschild slid over the cushion in turn two and Gravel pounced. He charged underneath Haudenschild down the backstretch and sailed his car into turn three, gapping Haudenschild by two car lengths.

“Being on the outside I kind of pinched him (Haudenschild) a little bit,” Gravel said. “You’ve got to do those things to win races. I think I just had a little bit of an advantage on him on the double-file restart and was able to get the lead.”

Haudenschild kept Gravel in sight for the rest of the race but wasn’t able to put together another strong enough run to catch him.

“I would have liked to have raced in traffic a little bit more,” Haudenschild said. “I think it mixes it up and made a little bit more possibilities. When we were in clean air we were just ripping around there and waiting until we got traffic to get anything.”

Logan Schuchart had his own exciting race, charging from 11th to third – his second podium finish in-a-row.

“There in the beginning it was pretty interesting, we were battling back there with Brad (Sweet) and Donny (Schatz). That’s something you don’t want to get in between,” Schuchart said. “It was a good race. We were able to get up there on some restarts, pass some cars when we needed to.”

Sweet and Schatz – who are first and second, respectively, in the championship points ­­– battled around each other most of the night. Sweet had the better night, racing from 12th to fourth, while Schatz raced from 14th to eighth. Sweet is now 32 points ahead of Schatz with only four races left this season – only two before the World Finals.

Gravel’s win was his 10th of the year – first at Lake Ozark Speedway – and 49th career World of Outlaws win.

With Gravel and Schatz having 10 wins and Sweet having 16, it’s the first time since 2000 that there are at least three drivers with 10 or more wins in the Series.

“To hit double digits this year is great,” Gravel said about his win total. “It’s a hard feat to do on the World of Outlaws tour. For us to do that, it feels awesome.

“This is for Jason’s family. Put a smile on their faces tonight and hopefully for the whole week coming up.”

Bobbi Johnson called Gravel and the JJR team a “dream team” with how well they have meshed this year and the success they’ve had. Their victory helped put a period on the storybook ending for the inaugural Jason Johnson Classic – a big goal checked off Jason’s list.

“Tomorrow when you sit back and realize and think about all of the man hours and all of the time and all of the help and preparation, there’s a whole team that put on this deal and stood behind me,” Johnson said. “Just to feel like I checked off one of Jason’s things he always wanted to do… he had a black book and there’s a couple of things in there that’s not checked off, so that’s what I’m trying to do next.”

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UP NEXT:

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, will be at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa. for the Nittany Showdown. Get tickets and more information.

As always, if you can’t make it to the race, you can watch all of the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com!

RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (41 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [4][$10,410]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2][$5,910]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11][$3,610]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [12][$3,210]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [8][$2,910]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [1][$2,710]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5][$2,610]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [14][$2,510]; 9. 5-Shane Stewart [19][$2,460]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [15][$2,410]; 11. 2M-Kerry Madsen [18][$1,910]; 12. 17B-Bill Balog [20][$1,610]; 13. 18-Ian Madsen [9][$1,510]; 14. 2-Carson Macedo [13][$1,460]; 15. 4-Terry McCarl [10][$1,410]; 16. 91-Cale Thomas [16][$1,310]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$1,210]; 18. 33M-Mason Daniel [21][$1,210]; 19. 99-Skylar Gee [6][$1,210]; 20. 21-Brian Brown [3][$1,210]; 21. O9-Matt Juhl [17][$1,210]; 22. 14K-Kyle Bellm [22][$1,210]; 23. 2C-Wayne Johnson [24][$1,210]; 24. W20-Greg Wilson [23][$1,210]; Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-7; David Gravel 8-13, 25-41; Sheldon Haudenschild 14-24; KSE Hard Charger Award: 5-Shane Stewart[+10]

Qualifying – 1. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.111; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.116; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.189; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.193; 5. 21-Brian Brown, 11.196; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.226; 7. 91-Cale Thomas, 11.238; 8. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.241; 9. 41-David Gravel, 11.26; 10. 99-Skylar Gee, 11.287; 11. 83-Daryn Pittman, 11.29; 12. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.302; 13. 2-Carson Macedo, 11.326; 14. O9-Matt Juhl, 11.346; 15. 19-Brent Marks, 11.374; 16. 4-Terry McCarl, 11.389; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.401; 18. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 11.507; 19. 14K-Kyle Bellm, 11.518; 20. 33M-Mason Daniel, 11.524; 21. 5-Shane Stewart, 11.564; 22. O5-Colin Smith, 11.64; 23. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.652; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 11.665; 25. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 11.67; 26. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.723; 27. 35L-Cody Ledger, 11.878; 28. 7W-Skylar Hunter, 11.901

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+341David Gravel 410.00020Running150$10,410
22017Sheldon Haudenschild 410.00013Running146$5,910
311+81SLogan Schuchart 410.000Running144$3,610
412+849Brad Sweet 410.000Running142$3,210
58+383Daryn Pittman 410.000Running140$2,910
61-57SJason Sides 410.0008Running138$2,710
75-211KKraig Kinser 410.000Running136$2,610
814+615Donny Schatz 410.000Running134$2,510
919+105Shane Stewart 410.000Running132$2,460
1015+519Brent Marks 410.000Running130$2,410
1118+72MKerry Madsen 410.000Running128$1,910
1220+817BBill Balog 410.000Running126$1,610
139-418Ian Madsen 410.000Running124$1,510
1413-12Carson Macedo 410.000Running122$1,460
1510-54Terry McCarl 410.000Running120$1,410
1616091Cale Thomas 40-1 LapsRunning118$1,310
177-101AJacob Allen 40-1 LapsRunning116$1,210
1821+333MMason Daniel 39-2 LapsRunning114$1,210
196-1399Skylar Gee 23-18 LapsDNF112$1,210
203-1721Brian Brown 18-23 LapsDNF110$1,210
2117-4O9Matt Juhl 13-28 LapsDNF108$1,210
2222014KKyle Bellm 13-28 LapsDNF106$1,210
2324+12CWayne Johnson 11-30 LapsDNF104$1,210
2423-1W20Greg Wilson 3-38 LapsDNF102$1,210
KSE Hard Charger: Shane Stewart
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
13+25Shane Stewart 120.000Running0$0
25+317BBill Balog 120.000Running0$0
32-133MMason Daniel 120.000Running0$0
41-314KKyle Bellm 120.000Running0$0
58+3W20Greg Wilson 120.000Running0$0
6602CWayne Johnson 120.000Running0$0
7703Ayrton Gennetten 120.000Running90$341
89+135LCody Ledger 120.000Running90$291
910+17WSkylar Hunter 11-1 LapsRunning90$266
104-6O5Colin Smith 0-12 LapsDNS90$241
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
1107SJason Sides 00.000Running0$0
24+217Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running0$0
33021Brian Brown 00.000Running0$0
45+141David Gravel 00.000Running0$0
52-311KKraig Kinser 00.000Running0$0
66099Skylar Gee 00.000Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1107SJason Sides 00.000Running
24+299Skylar Gee 00.000Running
32-11AJacob Allen 00.000Running
46+24Terry McCarl 00.000Running
5502Carson Macedo 00.000Running
63-391Cale Thomas 00.000Running
79+23Ayrton Gennetten 00.000Running
87-114KKyle Bellm 00.000Running
910+17WSkylar Hunter 00.000Running
108-2O5Colin Smith 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+121Brian Brown 00.000Running
21-111KKraig Kinser 00.000Running
34+183Daryn Pittman 00.000Running
46+21SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
53-215Donny Schatz 00.000Running
65-1O9Matt Juhl 00.000Running
77033MMason Daniel 00.000Running
89+1W20Greg Wilson 00.000Running
98-117BBill Balog 00.000Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
13+241David Gravel 00.000Running
21-117Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
32-118Ian Madsen 00.000Running
44049Brad Sweet 00.000Running
55019Brent Marks 00.000Running
6602MKerry Madsen 00.000Running
7705Shane Stewart 00.000Running
8802CWayne Johnson 00.000Running
99035LCody Ledger 00.000Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
107SJason Sides Bartlett, TN11.1110.000
2011KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN11.116-0.005
3017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH11.189-0.078
401AJacob Allen Hanover, PA11.193-0.082
5021Brian Brown Higginsville, MO11.196-0.085
6018Ian Madsen St Marys, NSW11.226-0.115
7091Cale Thomas Fairland, IN11.238-0.127
8015Donny Schatz Fargo, ND11.241-0.130
9041David Gravel Watertown, CT11.260-0.149
10099Skylar Gee Leduc, AB11.287-0.176
11083Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK11.290-0.179
12049Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA11.302-0.191
1302Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA11.326-0.215
140O9Matt Juhl Tea, SD11.346-0.235
15019Brent Marks Myerstown, PA11.374-0.263
1604Terry McCarl Altoona, IA11.389-0.278
1701SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA11.401-0.290
1802MKerry Madsen Knoxville, IA11.507-0.396
19014KKyle Bellm Nixa, MO11.518-0.407
20033MMason Daniel Springville, CA11.524-0.413
2105Shane Stewart Bixby, OK11.564-0.453
220O5Colin Smith Sheldon, IA11.640-0.529
23017BBill Balog North Pole, AK11.652-0.541
2402CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK11.665-0.554
2503Ayrton Gennetten Versailles, MO11.670-0.559
260W20Greg Wilson Benton Ridge, OH11.723-0.612
27035LCody Ledger Omaha, NE11.878-0.767
2807WSkylar Hunter Afton, IA11.901-0.790
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

Jason Johnson Classic Presented By FK Rod Ends
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Lake Ozark Speedway
50 Twiggy Lane
Eldon, Missouri 65026 

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Support Divisions
305 RaceSaver Sprints

To Win Amount
$10,410.00

Event Schedule
Pit Gates 2pm
Grandstand Gates 2pm
Hot Laps/Qualifying 6pm
Opening Ceremonies 7:20pm
Racing 7:30pm
*All times Central

Ticket Options  
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Options And Prices
Reserved Combo Adult: $42
Reserved Combo Child (12 and under): $29
Reserved: $39
Reserved Child: $19
GA Adult: $35 ($4 more day of race)
GA Child: $15 ($4 more day of race)


Grandstand Type
Lake Ozark Speedway offers bleacher style seating in its grandstands.

Family Section Location
Lake Ozark Speedway does not have a Family Section.

Handicapped Seating Location
Handicap seating is the concreate platform at the bottom of sections F-K.

Pit Age Requirement
There is not an age limit for the pit area at this event. Minors aged 17 and younger must submit a fully-executed minor “Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement/Minor's Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability by.” These will be available at the Pit Ticket Windows.

Parking Cost
Parking on speedway property is free of charge.

Camping Availability
onsite

Frequently Asked Questions  
Support Divisions
305 RaceSaver Sprints

To Win Amount
$10,410.00

Type of Grandstand
Lake Ozark Speedway offers bleacher style seating in its grandstands.

Stadium Seating
Lake Ozark Speedway does allow stadium seats in its grandstand.

Handicapped Seating
Handicap seating is the concreate platform at the bottom of sections F-K.

Pit Age Limit
There is not an age limit for the pit area at this event. Minors aged 17 and younger must submit a fully-executed minor “Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement/Minor's Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability by.” These will be available at the Pit Ticket Windows.

Personal Coolers
No coolers are allowed to be brought into the grandstands.

Alcohol Sales
Lake Ozark Speedway does sell alcohol at its concession stands.

Smoking Policy
Lake Ozark Speedway has a no smoking policy in the grandstands.

Family Section
Lake Ozark Speedway does not have a Family Section.

Parking Cost
Parking on speedway property is free of charge.

Camping Availability
onsite

Track Info  

Lake Ozark Speedway
50 Twiggy Lane
Eldon, Missouri 65026 

Track Phone
(573) 418-0565

Track Email
[email protected]

Track Type
0.333; semi-banked

Sprint Car Track Record
11.111 seconds by Jason Sides on 10/19/19

Closest Airport
Columbia, MO (COU / KCOU) Columbia Regional Airport

Other Airport
Waynesville, MO (TBN / KTBN) Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport

Track Map
Competitor Info  

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