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BeFour the Crowns Showdown
Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, Ohio
Friday, September 24, 2021
Race Recap  

ANOTHER ONE: Logan Schuchart Stays Hot with Back-to-Back Eldora 4-Crown Wins

Start with Logan Schuchart and Eldora Speedway, then add in that crisp autumn air of September, and you’ve got a perfect recipe.

The Shark Racing pilot continued his hot streak on Friday night, leading the final nine laps at The Big E and scoring his second-straight BeFour the Crown Showdown victory.

After a tough opening half to the 2021 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series campaign, the Drydene Performance Products #1S has roared to life over the past month with three wins in the last five races. His stellar stretch has been good enough to propel him into a tie with Sheldon Haudenschild for fifth in the championship standings.

Schuchart’s third-career win at “The House That Earl Built” came with a little help from lap traffic, as he pounced on 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz on Lap 22 and never looked back.

“I thought I could use those holes to my advantage, but I ran through it and I swear the motor felt like it lost two cylinders,” Schuchart said. “I think it ripped two spark plug wires off, so I was worried. I thought David would slide me for sure on that last restart, but we never saw him. Eldora is always in great shape and it was a lot of fun tonight.”

The Shark Racing #1S has been on fire since September started. [Trent Gower]

From the jump of the 30-lap NOS Energy Drink Feature, all eyes were pointed to Oklahoma City’s Wayne Johnson, who earned his second pole position of the season.

However, Schatz stole command on the start and cruised away to lead the opening 21 laps aboard the Ford Performance, Carquest #15. Schuchart quickly charged from fifth to second, and then all attention turned to an epic battle for third between Johnson, David Gravel, Tyler Courtney, Ayrton Gennetten, and James McFadden.

The first two stoppages of the race were for championship leader Brad Sweet, who suffered a flat right rear on the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49 not only once, but twice. He went to the work area on Lap 11 and Lap 22, ultimately crossing the line 19th for his worst finish of the season.

At the front of the field, Schuchart pounced on Schatz thanks to lap traffic and never saw another challenge. A green-white-checkered restart made it interesting, but neither Gravel nor McFadden could pressure the #1S as he scooted away to his sixth win of the season and 29th of his World of Outlaws career in a new Triple-X chassis, which he credits for their revitalized success.

“We just didn’t have the summer we wanted,” Schuchart elaborated. ” We felt like at any moment we’d start clicking, and we really felt like Eldora owed us one after July. We left Kings Royal week bummed out with the results considering how good our cars were. I don’t think we were good in the Dash tonight, but Ron, Ben, Jack & Bill made some awesome changes, and here we are.

The championship battle tightened as the Series completed the 70th of 80 races. [Trent Gower]

Australian James McFadden earned a career-best Eldora Speedway result by placing second with a last-lap pass. It also extends his stellar stretch with five podium finishes in the last eight races aboard the Kasey Kahne Racing, Karavan Trailers #9.

“That was so much fun,” McFadden said with a grin. “I told the boys I couldn’t stop laughing in the car it was that much fun. I grew up watching Eldora and watching guys pound it off the fence like that. A bit of redemption after leading laps at the Kings Royal and stepping on my old feller. This team is really clicking right now.”

The Big Game Motorsports #2 made a late charge at Schuchart for the lead, but the final caution on Lap 28 was a caution that David Gravel didn’t want to see as he slipped back to finish third. Ultimately, it was a massive points night as Sweet struggled with two flat tires and Gravel gained 32 points with some of his best tracks on the horizon in the final 10 races.

“Track was slick, but it was great,” Gravel noted. “The holes made it interesting. I don’t think I would’ve won the race, but the caution didn’t help with losing second. Overall it’s a good night to rebound after Hanford. I’m excited for Lernerville tomorrow, one of my favorite tracks.”

After leading the opening 21 laps, Donny Schatz fell back to finish fourth aboard the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #15. Rounding out the top-five was King Tyler Courtney in the NOS Energy Drink TURBO #7BC, who started his night with a win in the USAC Midget program.

Closing out the top-10 on Friday night was KSE Hard Charger Justin Peck in sixth-from-18th, polesitter Wayne Johnson in seventh, Eldora rookie Ayrton Gennetten in eighth, Jason Johnson Racing’s Carson Macedo in ninth, and Slammin’ Sammy Swindell with his first top-10 of the year.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series now embarks on a long overnight drive to Sarver, PA as Lernerville Speedway hosts the Commonwealth Clash on Saturday, September 25. If you can’t be at the track, you can watch Every Lap LIVE on DIRTVision.

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5][$10,000]; 2. 9-James McFadden [9][$6,000]; 3. 2-David Gravel [6][$3,500]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [2][$2,800]; 5. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [8][$2,500]; 6. 13-Justin Peck [16][$2,300]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [1][$2,200]; 8. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [7][$2,100]; 9. 41-Carson Macedo [10][$2,050]; 10. 70-Sammy Swindell [12][$2,000]; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [18][$1,600]; 12. 26-Cory Eliason [11][$1,400]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13][$1,200]; 14. 10-Zeb Wise [24][$1,100]; 15. 5T-Travis Philo [17][$1,050]; 16. 5-Ian Madsen [4][$1,000]; 17. 97-Greg Wilson [22][$1,000]; 18. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [23][$1,000]; 19. 49-Brad Sweet [3][$1,000]; 20. 101-Cale Thomas [15][$1,000]; 21. 83-Kasey Kahne [21][$1,000]; 22. 7S-Jason Sides [19][$1,000]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [14][$1,000]; 24. 11-Parker Price-Miller [20][$1,000]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-21, Logan Schuchart 22-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 13-Justin Peck[+10]

NEW Championship Standings (70/80 races): 1. Brad Sweet (9,266); 2. David Gravel (-124); 3. Carson Macedo (-164); 4. Donny Schatz (-234); 5. Sheldon Haudenschild (-322); 5. Logan Schuchart (-322); 7. James McFadden (-702); 8. Kraig Kinser (-1058); 9. Brock Zearfoss (-1324); 10. Jacob Allen (-1638).

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
15+41SLogan Schuchart 300.000Running150$10,000
29+79James McFadden 300.000Running146$6,000
36+32David Gravel 300.000Running144$3,500
42-215Donny Schatz 300.000Running142$2,800
58+37BCTyler Courtney 300.000Running140$2,500
616+1013Justin Peck 300.000Running138$2,300
71-62CWayne Johnson 300.000Running136$2,200
87-13Ayrton Gennetten 300.000Running134$2,100
910+141Carson Macedo 300.000Running132$2,050
1012+270Sammy Swindell 300.000Running130$2,000
1118+717Sheldon Haudenschild 300.000Running128$1,600
1211-126Cory Eliason 300.000Running126$1,400
1313011KKraig Kinser 300.000Running124$1,200
1424+1010Zeb Wise 300.000Running122$1,100
1517+25TTravis Philo 300.000Running120$1,050
164-125Ian Madsen 300.000Running118$1,000
1722+597Greg Wilson 300.000Running116$1,000
1823+53ZBrock Zearfoss 300.000Running114$1,000
193-1649Brad Sweet 300.000Running112$1,000
2015-5101Cale Thomas 300.000Running110$1,000
2121083Kasey Kahne 29-1 LapsRunning108$1,000
2219-37SJason Sides 27-3 LapsRunning106$1,000
2314-91AJacob Allen 18-12 LapsDNF104$1,000
2420-411Parker Price-Miller 14-16 LapsDNF102$1,000
KSE Hard Charger: Justin Peck
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
11083Kasey Kahne 00.000Running0$0
24+297Greg Wilson 00.000Running0$0
36+33ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running0$0
43-110Zeb Wise 00.000Running0$0
52-355McKenna Haase 00.000Running90$110
65-111NHarli White 00.000Running90$110
712+524Rico Abreu 00.000Running90$110
810+218Cole Macedo 00.000Running90$110
911+249DShawn Dancer 00.000Running90$110
1013+316CRobbie Price 00.000Running90$110
119-228Tim Shaffer 00.000Running90$110
1214+239Tylar Rankin 00.000Running90$110
137-655VC.J. Leary 00.000DNF90$110
148-68Aaron Reutzel 00.000DNF90$110
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
1102CWayne Johnson 00.000Running0$0
24+215Donny Schatz 00.000Running0$0
35+249Brad Sweet 00.000Running0$0
42-25Ian Madsen 00.000Running0$0
53-21SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running0$0
68+22David Gravel 00.000Running0$0
76-13Ayrton Gennetten 00.000Running0$0
87-17BCTyler Courtney 00.000Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+115Donny Schatz 00.000Running
21-12David Gravel 00.000Running
3309James McFadden 00.000Running
44011KKraig Kinser 00.000Running
56+15TTravis Philo 00.000Running
68+210Zeb Wise 00.000Running
75-23ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running
87-118Cole Macedo 00.000Running
99016CRobbie Price 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1101SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
25+349Brad Sweet 00.000Running
33041Carson Macedo 00.000Running
46+21AJacob Allen 00.000Running
54-117Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
62-483Kasey Kahne 00.000Running
77055VC.J. Leary 00.000Running
88049DShawn Dancer 00.000Running
99039Tylar Rankin 00.000Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1103Ayrton Gennetten 00.000Running
23+12CWayne Johnson 00.000Running
32-126Cory Eliason 00.000Running
45+1101Cale Thomas 00.000Running
54-17SJason Sides 00.000Running
67+197Greg Wilson 00.000Running
76-18Aaron Reutzel 00.000Running
89+124Rico Abreu 00.000Running
98-107Skylar Gee 00.000DNS
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1105Ian Madsen 00.000Running
23+17BCTyler Courtney 00.000Running
32-170Sammy Swindell 00.000Running
45+113Justin Peck 00.000Running
58+311Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running
66011NHarli White 00.000Running
77028Tim Shaffer 00.000Running
84-455McKenna Haase 00.000Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
112David Gravel Watertown, CT13.0580.000
281SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA13.063-0.005
3133Ayrton Gennetten Versailles, MO13.164-0.106
465Ian Madsen St Marys, NSW13.210-0.152
5515Donny Schatz Fargo, ND13.265-0.207
6983Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA13.269-0.211
71126Cory Eliason Visalia, CA13.296-0.238
8470Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN13.310-0.252
9239James McFadden Alice Springs, NT13.312-0.254
101441Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA13.314-0.256
11182CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK13.331-0.273
12197BCTyler Courtney Indianapolis, IN13.340-0.282
132211KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN13.365-0.307
142017Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.373-0.315
15267SJason Sides Bartlett, TN13.374-0.316
161655McKenna Haase Des Moines, IA13.379-0.321
17363ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA13.380-0.322
183249Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA13.407-0.349
1925101Cale Thomas Fairland, IN13.418-0.360
203313Justin Peck Monrovia, IN13.450-0.392
21125TTravis Philo Waterville, OH13.476-0.418
22241AJacob Allen Hanover, PA13.478-0.420
23178Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX13.498-0.440
242111NHarli White Lindsay, OK13.529-0.471
251518Cole Macedo Lemoore, CA13.545-0.487
262755VC.J. Leary Greenfield, IN13.592-0.534
271097Greg Wilson Benton Ridge, OH13.601-0.543
283128Tim Shaffer Aliquippa, PA13.613-0.555
29710Zeb Wise Angola, IN13.696-0.638
303449DShawn Dancer Delphos, OH13.716-0.658
Event Info  

BeFour the Crowns Showdown
Friday, September 24, 2021
Eldora Speedway
13929 State Route 118
Rossburg, Ohio 45348 

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$10,000.00

Event Schedule
2PM Pit Gates open
5PM Grandstand Gates open
6PM Hot Laps
7:30PM Racing
*All times Eastern

Ticket Options  
Options And Prices
ADMISSION: Ages 13 & up are $29. Ages 12 & under are free (general admission areas only). Add $5 more for reserved seats. Reserved seats are all seats under roof (Sections BB - K) and ST, NTA,NTB.

CAMPING: Reserved camping available in Lots 1-2-3-4-5 and Eldora Village. Only $35 for the weekend.

Handicapped Seating Location
The top row of main grandstand and terrace sections. Reserved seats are recommended. Companion seating is available, please request when ordering tickets. Chair not provided.

Pit Age Requirement
Must be 14 years of age or older. Minors aged 14 through 17 require fully completed Minor Waiver & Parental Consent form.

Parking Cost
$10 or FREE

Handicapped Parking Location
Main parking lot (entry off of State Route 118) and outside of the Turn 4 admission gate.

Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite, showers, waste services

Camping Cost
$49

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$10,000.00

Stadium Seating
Seat cushions are permitted. Stadium style seats may NOT exceed 18 inches, cannot have arms/armrests. No high back seats.

Handicapped Seating
The top row of main grandstand and terrace sections. Reserved seats are recommended. Companion seating is available, please request when ordering tickets. Chair not provided.

Handicapped Parking
Main parking lot (entry off of State Route 118) and outside of the Turn 4 admission gate.

Pit Age Limit
Must be 14 years of age or older. Minors aged 14 through 17 require fully completed Minor Waiver & Parental Consent form.

Personal Coolers
Yes, personal coolers are allowed in the track. Maximum size is 14" in any direction. Glass items are prohibited. Fans cannot bring in their own alcohol.

ATMs
1

Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is available at the track

Smoking Policy
State law prohibits smoking in all spectator areas, buildings, structures and lines. Smoking permitted in designated areas only.

Parking Cost
$10 or FREE

Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite, showers, waste services

Camping Cost
$49

Track Info  

Eldora Speedway
13929 State Route 118
Rossburg, Ohio 45348 

Track Phone
(937) 338-3815

Track Email
[email protected]

Track Size
0.5

Track Type
High banked

Sprint Car Track Record
12.599 seconds by David Gravel on 9/23/20

Late Model Track Record
14.761 seconds by Brandon Sheppard on 10/12/18

Closest Airport
Dayton, OH (DAY / KDAY) James M. Cox Dayton International Airport

Other Airport
Fort Wayne, IN (FWA / KFWA) Fort Wayne International Airport

Track Map
Competitor Info  

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