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37th annual Kings Royal
Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, Ohio
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Race Recap  

KING KYLE XXXVII: Larson Achieves Crowning Moment at Eldora's Kings Royal

To many, Kyle Larson has already been as established a modern-day Motorsports great. However, on Saturday night, he was officially crowed “King Kyle The 38th” and took his rightful place on the throne.

Erasing the false narrative of his struggles in the sport’s biggest races, Larson finally secured his first-career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Crown Jewel victory – a $175,000 payday at the 37th Kings Royal. He had previously finished a career-best second at both the Knoxville Nationals and National Open.

The Elk Grove, CA native overcame countless hurdles to earn the biggest dirt win of his career. First, there was the logistics of making his trip happen with the NASCAR Cup Series racing on Sunday in New Hampshire; second, things went south for Larson when he flipped during the afternoon’s LCS and damaged the car; third, he lined up from row five with eight of the best Sprint Car drivers in the world ahead of him.

By the halfway point, Larson had clawed his way to the top as he passed leaders Tyler Courtney and James McFadden. Aboard the Paul Silva owned Finley Farms, JVI Group, HendrickCars.com #57, Larson controlled the second half of the race and earned his first Kings Royal crown in his first-ever appearance.

“This is unbelievable,” Larson uttered. “This year has been so up-and-down, I didn’t think we’d be in victory lane after that flip. It’s just awesome to win a Crown Jewel in general.”

Larson is crowned King Kyle The 37th. [Trent Gower]

A crown jewel, indeed. While Saturday was Larson’s first-ever attempt at Lernerville, the 28-year-old superstar has previously finished second at both the Knoxville Nationals and the Kings Royal. He fell short each and every time, as the question arose more and more often.

Coming from ninth, Larson proved Saturday was no fluke by taking the $175,000 score with a beaten and battered car from his Last Chance Showdown crash in the afternoon. Ironically enough, the crash is what Larson claims best prepared him for this evening. ”

“I really think it was good for me to watch that Feature,” Larson explained. “I tried to simulate there what I saw earlier in the day, and it just worked out.”

“Overall, it was Larson’s 22nd career World of Outlaws Feature win, and then came the royal ceremony which made him the 37th King. After a rough-go almost every night, the $175,000 check was something Larson gladly accepted.

“It was just a bad week all around for Larson. A speeding penalty haunted him in the NASCAR Cup Series, then he spun out and never completed a lap of the Brad Doty Classic, and then there was his rough flip into turns and two.

“I can’t thank Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon, Cliff Daniels, etc. enough for believing in me. The atmosphere here tonight was unreal.”

King Kyle The 37th & King Tyler The 38th embrace each other. [Trent Gower]

Joining Larson on the podium was a quickly-closing Sheldon Haudenschild in the NOS Energy Drink #17 and Carson Macedo with another career-best Kings Royal finish of ninth.

Rounding out the top-five was the Clauson-Marshall Racing NOS Energy Drink #7BC team, which was chasing a$350,000 payday following Brown’s transfer.

Closing out the top-10 at the 37th Kings Royal was Giovanni Scelzi in sixth aboard a backup KCP #18, Spencer Bayston in seventh after running out of fuel earlier in the McGhee #11, James McFadden in eighth after leading a handful of laps around midway; Jacob Allen with a career-best finish at the event in ninth, and Danny Dietrich with his second top-10 of the day.

NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [9][$175,000]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [8][$20,000]; 3. 41-Carson Macedo [5][$15,000]; 4. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1][$12,500]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$10,000]; 6. 18-Giovanni Scelzi [11][$7,500]; 7. 11-Spencer Bayston [14][$6,500]; 8. 9-James McFadden [3][$6,000]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [24][$5,500]; 10. 48-Danny Dietrich [13][$5,000]; 11. 19M-Brent Marks [23][$4,750]; 12. 83-Aaron Reutzel [16][$4,500]; 13. 7S-Jason Sides [18][$4,000]; 14. 22-Jac Haudenschild [2][$3,750]; 15. 26-Cory Eliason [12][$3,500]; 16. 2-David Gravel [10][$3,450]; 17. 24-Rico Abreu [15][$3,400]; 18. 15-Donny Schatz [6][$3,350]; 19. 17B-Bill Balog [17][$3,300]; 20. 5T-Travis Philo [7][$3,250]; 21. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [22][$3,200]; 22. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [19][$3,150]; 23. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21][$3,100]; 24. 5-Paul McMahan [20][$3,000]. Lap Leaders: Tyler Courtney 1-11, 16-18; James McFadden 12-15, 19; Kyle Larson 20-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1A-Jacob Allen[+15]

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
19+857Kyle Larson 400.00021Running90$175,000
28+617Sheldon Haudenschild 400.000Running90$20,000
35+241Carson Macedo 400.000Running90$15,000
41-37BCTyler Courtney 400.00014Running90$12,500
54-149Brad Sweet 400.000Running90$10,000
611+518Giovanni Scelzi 400.000Running90$7,500
714+711Spencer Bayston 400.000Running90$6,500
83-59James McFadden 400.0005Running90$6,000
924+151AJacob Allen 400.000Running90$5,500
1013+348Danny Dietrich 400.000Running90$5,000
1123+1219MBrent Marks 400.000Running90$4,750
1216+483Aaron Reutzel 400.000Running90$4,500
1318+57SJason Sides 400.000Running90$4,000
142-1222Jac Haudenschild 400.000Running90$3,750
1512-326Cory Eliason 400.000Running90$3,500
1610-62David Gravel 400.000Running90$3,450
1715-224Rico Abreu 400.000Running90$3,400
186-1215Donny Schatz 400.000Running90$3,350
1917-217BBill Balog 39-1 LapsRunning90$3,300
207-135TTravis Philo 39-1 LapsRunning90$3,250
2122+155Hunter Schuerenberg 38-2 LapsRunning90$3,200
2219-33ZBrock Zearfoss 32-8 LapsDNF90$3,150
2321-21SLogan Schuchart 21-19 LapsDNF90$3,100
2420-45Paul McMahan 5-35 LapsDNF90$3,000
KSE Hard Charger: Jacob Allen
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
1101SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running0$0
24+255Hunter Schuerenberg 00.000Running0$0
35+219MBrent Marks 00.000Running0$0
413+91AJacob Allen 00.000Running0$0
57+221Brian Brown 00.000Running90$110
62-46Ryan Smith 00.000Running90$110
76-12CWayne Johnson 00.000Running90$110
812+413Justin Peck 00.000Running90$110
920+1111KKraig Kinser 00.000Running90$110
108-210Zeb Wise 00.000Running90$110
11110101Lachlan McHugh 00.000Running90$110
1216+410BDave Blaney 00.000Running90$110
1317+471Anthony Macri 00.000Running90$110
1414055VC.J. Leary 00.000Running90$110
1519+497Greg Wilson 00.000Running90$110
1621+591Kyle Reinhardt 00.000Running90$110
1718+119Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running90$110
1822+439Daryn Pittman 00.000Running90$110
1915-470Carson Short 00.000Running90$110
203-1742Sye Lynch 00.000DNF90$110
2110-1128Tim Shaffer 00.000DNF90$110
229-1370MHenry Malcuit 00.000DNF90$110
C Main Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
13+271Anthony Macri 00.000Running0$0
21-119Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running0$0
32-197Greg Wilson 00.000Running90$0
418+1411KKraig Kinser 00.000Running90$0
57+291Kyle Reinhardt 00.000Running90$0
69+339Daryn Pittman 00.000Running90$0
74-315HSam Hafertepe Jr00.000Running90$0
816+81FDean Jacobs 00.000Running90$0
96-347NMarcus Dumesny 00.000Running90$0
1014+423Jordan Harble 00.000Running90$0
1117+622MDan McCarron 00.000Running90$0
1213+125RJordan Ryan 00.000Running90$0
1322+93JTrey Jacobs 00.000Running90$0
145-911NHarli White 00.000Running90$0
1510-529D.J. Foos 00.000DNF90$0
168-89JRDerek Hagar 00.000DNS90$0
1711-649XIan Madsen 00.000DNS90$0
1812-683XNate Reeser 00.000DNS90$0
1915-449DShawn Dancer 00.000DNS90$0
2019-114Kerry Madsen 00.000DNS90$0
2121019PPaige Polyak 00.000DNS90$0
2220-212NJoey Saldana 00.000DNS90$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
13+215Donny Schatz 00.000Running
21-15TTravis Philo 00.000Running
32-148Danny Dietrich 00.000Running
4403ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running
56+119MBrent Marks 00.000Running
67+1101Lachlan McHugh 00.000Running
75-219Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running
88091Kyle Reinhardt 00.000Running
910+125RJordan Ryan 00.000Running
109-119PPaige Polyak 00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
13+241Carson Macedo 00.000Running
21-117Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
32-111Spencer Bayston 00.000Running
4405Paul McMahan 00.000Running
56+12CWayne Johnson 00.000Running
65-113Justin Peck 00.000Running
78+197Greg Wilson 00.000Running
89+19JRDerek Hagar 00.000Running
910+123Jordan Harble 00.000DNF
107-311KKraig Kinser 00.000DNS
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
14+349Brad Sweet 00.000Running
21-157Kyle Larson 00.000Running
32-124Rico Abreu 00.000Running
45+11SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
53-221Brian Brown 00.000Running
6601AJacob Allen 00.000Running
77071Anthony Macri 00.000Running
89+139Daryn Pittman 00.000Running
98-149DShawn Dancer 00.000Running
101003JTrey Jacobs 00.000DNF
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1109James McFadden 00.000Running
23+12David Gravel 00.000Running
34+183Aaron Reutzel 00.000Running
42-26Ryan Smith 00.000Running
57+210Zeb Wise 00.000Running
65-155VC.J. Leary 00.000Running
710+315HSam Hafertepe Jr00.000Running
86-229D.J. Foos 00.000Running
98-11FDean Jacobs 00.000Running
109-122MDan McCarron 00.000Running
Heat 5 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11022Jac Haudenschild 00.000Running
24+218Giovanni Scelzi 00.000Running
37+417BBill Balog 00.000Running
45+142Sye Lynch 00.000Running
56+170MHenry Malcuit 00.000Running
69+370Carson Short 00.000Running
78+111NHarli White 00.000Running
83-549XIan Madsen 00.000DNF
92-714Kerry Madsen 00.000DNF
Heat 6 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+17BCTyler Courtney 00.000Running
24+226Cory Eliason 00.000Running
36+37SJason Sides 00.000Running
45+155Hunter Schuerenberg 00.000Running
58+328Tim Shaffer 00.000Running
63-310BDave Blaney 00.000Running
77047NMarcus Dumesny 00.000Running
89+183XNate Reeser 00.000Running
91-812NJoey Saldana 00.000DNF
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1333ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA13.1730.000
2155Paul McMahan Nashville, TN13.183-0.010
31049Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA13.204-0.031
44683Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX13.218-0.045
5118Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA13.238-0.065
63526Cory Eliason Visalia, CA13.240-0.067
73615Donny Schatz Fargo, ND13.251-0.078
8541Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA13.269-0.096
92721Brian Brown Higginsville, MO13.279-0.106
10142David Gravel Watertown, CT13.286-0.113
113449XIan Madsen St Marys, NSW13.319-0.146
125810BDave Blaney High Point, NC13.326-0.153
13748Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA13.349-0.176
144411Spencer Bayston Lebanon, IN13.368-0.195
153124Rico Abreu St. Helena, CA13.398-0.225
16386Ryan Smith Kunkletown, PA13.399-0.226
175114Kerry Madsen Knoxville, IA13.405-0.232
18327BCTyler Courtney Indianapolis, IN13.430-0.257
19415TTravis Philo Waterville, OH13.450-0.277
201717Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.463-0.290
215557Kyle Larson Elk Grove, CA13.470-0.297
22219James McFadden Alice Springs, NT13.480-0.307
233922Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH13.491-0.318
245712NJoey Saldana Brownsburg, IN13.495-0.322
252919Parker Price-Miller Kokomo, IN13.496-0.323
262513Justin Peck Monrovia, IN13.499-0.326
27561SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA13.504-0.331
285055VC.J. Leary Greenfield, IN13.507-0.334
29942Sye Lynch Cowansville, PA13.511-0.338
302655Hunter Schuerenberg Sikeston, MO13.529-0.356
Event Info  

37th annual Kings Royal
Saturday, July 17, 2021
Eldora Speedway
13929 State Route 118
Rossburg, Ohio 45348 

Event Description
Four nights. Two Kings. More than $800,000 on the line.

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

To Win Amount
$175,000.00

Event Schedule
Wednesday: Jokers Wild

Thursday: 38th Annual Kings Royal

Friday - The Knight Before the Kings Royal: A complete program of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series paying $10,000-to-win.

Saturday - 37th Annual Kings Royal: Featuring the bravest sprint car racers in the world, this night will celebrate the traditional pomp and pageantry of motorsports’ most unique victory lane ceremony and its rich purse of $175,000-to-win!
*All times Eastern

Ticket Options  
Options And Prices
Wed-Fri:
Ages 13 and up $29 GA / $34 Reserved
12 and under: Free GA, $9-10 Reserved

Saturday:
Ages 13 and up $39 GA / $44 Reserved
12 and under: Free GA, $15 Reserved

Purchase a 3-day pit pass for Thursday-Friday-Saturday for only $102.

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
$175,000.00

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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