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DIRTcar Nationals
Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, Florida
Sunday, February 07, 2021
Race Recap  

SHARK WEEK: Schuchart Seals DIRTcar Nationals Title in Dramatic Ending for Schatz

Two laps, one mile. That’s all that stood between Donny Schatz and his 300th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win on Sunday night.

It had been eight races since his 299th career triumph on October 3, 2020 at Williams Grove, and he was all but destined to finally reach the landmark accomplishment. The Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #15 was cruising through traffic, he had led since the drop of the green flag, and second was nowhere to be found. Of course, then the unexpected happened.

His Ford Performance engine lost power and slowed to a stop with the white flag waiting for him on the other side. The Volusia Speedway Park crowd was shocked. A trip to the work area quickly solved the issue, but it didn’t take away the dramatics of Schatz’s continued pursuit of 300, which will have to continue next week at Dixie (GA) Speedway on Fri, Feb. 12 and Talladega (AL) Short Track on Sat, Feb. 13.

“It was just a defective ignition box, that thing was brand new on this engine tonight,” Schatz noted afterwards. “I actually thought we cut a fuel line for a minute, because I was getting wet, but it was the MSD. It is what it is.”

Schatz’s 300th win will have to wait another week. [Trent Gower]

Schatz’s suffering came to the benefit of Logan Schuchart, who inherited the race lead coming to a green-white-checkered finish. His winning move actually came three laps prior on the 25th circuit, when Schuchart finally cleared Cory Eliason for the second spot after a race-long battle.

“It took me forever to get by Cory after that long green flag run,” Schuchart said. “I glanced forward to look for Donny once I got to second and I couldn’t see him. He was really fast, but I still felt like we had a car to beat there at the end, especially if we could’ve got some traffic. It’s not something you want to see happen, you want to win the right away. It’s also part of the game, though. For years, they’ve set the bar as far as handling issues, limiting DNF’s, and stuff that saves you championships. It’s something we all strive for nowadays because of them.”

With only two laps remaining and the lead thrown in his lap, the Shark Racing #1S pilot still had one final challenge to complete. Perfecting his launch off turn four to the SeaFoam Restart Zone, Schuchart instantly gapped the field and drove away to a 1.447-second victory over fellow Pennsylvanian Danny Dietrich.

Logan’s victory put the finishing touches on a near impeccable performance by the Drydene Performance Products crew at DIRTcar Nationals. In four events on the daunting Barberville, FL half-mile this week, the 28-year old ace recorded runs of 1st-2nd-2nd-1st. He secured his first career Big Gator Championship over title contender Brad Sweet, who he also overtook in the early-season standings for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars.

“We had confidence coming down here, but when it pays off like it means a lot,” Schuchart mentioned. “When your confidence is high, your team feels good, and you perform better. It definitely feels good doing this against the quality of cars we had here. The Outlaws are so stacked this year and we’ve got a lot of good invaders joining us. My grandfather’s dream is looking awesome, though. I’m really proud of this Shark Racing team.”

Schuchart leaves Volusia as the World of Outlaws points leader. [Trent Gower]

Following Schuchart to the stripe on Sunday night was Danny Dietrich, who set Slick Woody’s Cornhole Company Quick Time at 13.919 seconds. Cory Eliason of Visalia, CA rounded out the podium aboard his Rudeen Racing #26 after starting on the outside pole.

David Gravel recorded his fourth consecutive fourth-place finish of the week by chasing that trio to the line in his Big Game Motorsports #2. Friday’s season opening winners, Brad Sweet, closed out the top five with another consistent run for his Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49.

California’s Carson Macedo, Australia’s Kerry Madsen, Pennsylvania’s Jacob Allen, Indiana’s Tyler Courtney, and Texas’ Aaron Reutzel, who also earned KSE Racing Hard Charger honors (+15), finished out the top ten in the DIRTcar Nationals finale to Sprint Week.

The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will resume a 90+ race championship chase next weekend when the Dirty South Swing begins. It all starts on Friday, February 12 at Georgia’s Dixie Speedway and rolls through Saturday, February 13 at Alabama’s Talladega Short Track. Fans can BUY TICKETS HERE for next weekend’s action.

NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4][$10,000]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [3][$6,000]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [2][$3,500]; 4. 2-David Gravel [13][$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7][$2,500]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo [14][$2,300]; 7. 101-Kerry Madsen [12][$2,200]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [9][$2,100]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [21][$2,050]; 10. 83-Aaron Reutzel [25][$1,000]; 11. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [5][$1,600]; 12. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [19][$1,400]; 13. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [17][$1,200]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [16][$1,100]; 15. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$1,050]; 16. 5-Brent Marks [8][$1,000]; 17. 13-Justin Peck [11][$1,000]; 18. 2C-Wayne Johnson [18][$1,000]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15][$1,000]; 20. 21-Brian Brown [23][$1,000]; 21. 19-Parker Price-Miller [22][$1,000]; 22. 9-Kasey Kahne [6][$1,000]; 23. 18-Gio Scelzi [10][$1,000]; 24. 33M-Mason Daniel [26][$]; 25. 12N-Joey Saldana [20][$1,000]; 26. 72-Tim Shaffer [24][$1,000]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-28, Logan Schuchart 29-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Aaron Reutzel[+15].

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+31SLogan Schuchart 300.0002Running150$10,000
23+148Danny Dietrich 300.000Running146$6,000
32-126Cory Eliason 300.000Running144$3,500
413+92David Gravel 300.000Running142$2,800
57+249Brad Sweet 300.000Running140$2,500
614+841Carson Macedo 300.000Running138$2,300
712+5101Kerry Madsen 300.000Running136$2,200
89+11AJacob Allen 300.000Running134$2,100
921+127BCTyler Courtney 300.000Running132$2,050
1025+1583Aaron Reutzel 300.000Running130$2,000
115-615HSam Hafertepe Jr300.000Running128$1,600
1219+717Sheldon Haudenschild 300.000Running126$1,400
1317+43ZBrock Zearfoss 300.000Running124$1,200
1416+27SJason Sides 300.000Running122$1,100
151-1415Donny Schatz 300.00028Running120$1,050
168-85Brent Marks 300.000Running118$1,000
1711-613Justin Peck 300.000Running116$1,000
181802CWayne Johnson 300.000Running114$1,000
1915-411KKraig Kinser 29-1 LapsRunning112$1,000
2023+321Brian Brown 26-4 LapsDNF110$1,000
2122+119Parker Price-Miller 21-9 LapsDNF108$1,000
226-169Kasey Kahne 13-17 LapsDNF106$1,000
2310-1318Giovanni Scelzi 13-17 LapsDNF104$1,000
2426+233MMason Daniel 12-18 LapsDNF102$1,000
2520-512NJoey Saldana 11-19 LapsDNF102$1,000
2624-272Tim Shaffer 11-19 LapsDNF102$1,000
KSE Hard Charger: Aaron Reutzel
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+317Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running0$0
26+412NJoey Saldana 00.000Running0$0
31-27BCTyler Courtney 00.000Running0$0
42-219Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running0$0
58+321Brian Brown 00.000Running90$110
611+572Tim Shaffer 00.000Running90$110
73-483Aaron Reutzel 00.000Running90$110
85-339MAnthony Macri 00.000Running90$110
97-23CCale Conley 00.000Running90$110
109-133MMason Daniel 00.000Running90$110
1110-121SCarson Short 00.000Running90$110
1213+115BZach Hampton 00.000DNS90$110
1312-127CCraig Pellegrini Jr00.000DNS90$110
Dash 1 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
16+515Donny Schatz 00.000Running0$0
22026Cory Eliason 00.000Running0$0
34+148Danny Dietrich 00.000Running0$0
43-11SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running0$0
51-415HSam Hafertepe Jr00.000Running0$0
65-19Kasey Kahne 00.000Running0$0
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11048Danny Dietrich 00.000Running
22015Donny Schatz 00.000Running
33049Brad Sweet 00.000Running
46+218Giovanni Scelzi 00.000Running
5502David Gravel 00.000Running
64-27SJason Sides 00.000Running
710+383Aaron Reutzel 00.000Running
88012NJoey Saldana 00.000Running
97-221Brian Brown 00.000Running
109-121SCarson Short 00.000Running
1111027CCraig Pellegrini Jr00.000Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1101SLogan Schuchart 00.000Running
24+226Cory Eliason 00.000Running
32-15Brent Marks 00.000Running
43-113Justin Peck 00.000Running
55041Carson Macedo 00.000Running
610+43ZBrock Zearfoss 00.000Running
77017Sheldon Haudenschild 00.000Running
86-219Parker Price-Miller 00.000Running
98-133MMason Daniel 00.000Running
109-172Tim Shaffer 00.000DNF
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
12+19Kasey Kahne 00.000Running
24+215HSam Hafertepe Jr00.000Running
36+31AJacob Allen 00.000Running
41-3101Kerry Madsen 00.000Running
57+211KKraig Kinser 00.000Running
63-32CWayne Johnson 00.000Running
78+139MAnthony Macri 00.000Running
89+13CCale Conley 00.000Running
95-47BCTyler Courtney 00.000DNF
1010015BZach Hampton 00.000DNS
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1248Danny Dietrich Gettysburg, PA13.9190.000
291SLogan Schuchart Hanover, PA13.979-0.060
33101Kerry Madsen Knoxville, IA14.006-0.087
41615Donny Schatz Fargo, ND14.010-0.091
575Brent Marks Myerstown, PA14.078-0.159
6129Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA14.111-0.192
72049Brad Sweet Grass Valley, CA14.230-0.311
81813Justin Peck Monrovia, IN14.233-0.314
912CWayne Johnson Oklahoma City, OK14.233-0.314
10137SJason Sides Bartlett, TN14.254-0.335
11826Cory Eliason Visalia, CA14.261-0.342
12415HSam Hafertepe JrSunnyvale, TX14.309-0.390
13272David Gravel Watertown, CT14.318-0.399
143041Carson Macedo Lemoore, CA14.334-0.415
1557BCTyler Courtney Indianapolis, IN14.334-0.415
161718Giovanni Scelzi Fresno, CA14.360-0.441
172919Parker Price-Miller Kokomo, IN14.367-0.448
18151AJacob Allen Hanover, PA14.395-0.476
192321Brian Brown Higginsville, MO14.423-0.504
202617Sheldon Haudenschild Wooster, OH14.447-0.528
211111KKraig Kinser Bloomington, IN14.448-0.529
222812NJoey Saldana Brownsburg, IN14.501-0.582
23633MMason Daniel Springville, CA14.539-0.620
241939MAnthony Macri Dillsburg, PA14.570-0.651
251021SCarson Short Marion, IL14.597-0.678
262472Tim Shaffer Aliquippa, PA14.658-0.739
27253CCale Conley Vienna, WV14.666-0.747
282283Aaron Reutzel Clute, TX14.746-0.827
29313ZBrock Zearfoss Jonestown, PA14.891-0.972
302115BZach Hampton Mooresville, IN15.415-1.496
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

DIRTcar Nationals
Sunday, February 07, 2021
Volusia Speedway Park
1500 East State Road 40
Barberville, Florida 32130 

Event Description
The biggest event in DIRTcar racing kicks off the season at the World’s Fastest Half-Mile!

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Support Divisions
DIRTcar UMP Modifieds

To Win Amount
$10,000.00

Event Schedule
10:00 a.m. — Pit gates open
11:00 a.m. — Transporter parking
1:00 p.m. — Pit Pass sales begin (noon on Feb. 2 & 8, 10am on Feb 7) & Will Call opens
3:00 p.m. — Pit areas secured, credentials & Pit Passes required
5:00 p.m. — Grandstand gates open & Fan Pit Pass booth opens in Midway
5:15 p.m. — Hot Laps followed by Qualifying
6:50 p.m. — Opening Ceremonies
7:00 p.m. — Racing

SUNDAY FEB 7 TIMES HAVE MOVED UP SO THAT FANS CAN WATCH THE SUPER BOWL:

7:00 a.m. — Pit gates open & transporter parking resumes
10:00 a.m. — Pit Pass sales begin & Will Call opens
10:45 a.m. — Pit areas secured, credentials & Pit Passes required
1:00 p.m. — Grandstand gates open & Fan Pit Pass booth opens in Midway
2:00 p.m. — Hot Laps followed by Qualifying
3:00 p.m. — Opening Ceremonies, followed by Racing


*All times Eastern

Event Hashtag
#FLinFeb

Ticket Options  
Options And Prices
$39 GA
$45 Reserved
$49 Premium Reserved
Tickets

Grandstand Type
Bleachers, Chairbacks

Reserved Seating
Reserved seating offers the best and highest seats in the house.

Handicapped Seating Location
All Handicap seating is the first rows of each section

Pit Pass Price
Daily pit passes are $35 for DIRTcar members and $40 for non-members. Three-day pit pass packages are available. Package prices are $100 for DIRTcar members and $120 for non-members. Dates of the packages are Feb. 2-4, Feb. 5-7, Feb. 8-10 and Feb. 11-13.

Pit Age Requirement
There is no age restriction in the pits. Anyone 17 years of age or younger will need to fill out a minor waiver form and be accompanied by an adult.

Pit Gate Location
East or West side of the Track.

Parking Cost
General Parking Free

Handicapped Parking Location
Handicap parking spots available. All spots are first come first serve.

Camping Availability
Electric Hookup, Non-Electric, Onsite, Sanitary Facility, Showers

Camping Cost
Single Day Dry Camp $30
Single Day Water/Electric $75 (Special Event $80)
Single Day Full Hook Up $100
Weekend Dry Camp $60
Weekend Electric/Water $150
Weekend Full Hook Up $200


Frequently Asked Questions  
Support Divisions
DIRTcar UMP Modifieds

To Win Amount
$10,000.00

Reserved Seating
Reserved seating offers the best and highest seats in the house.

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers, Chairbacks

Stadium Seating
Stadium seats are allowed as long as they don't conflict with the aisle behind you.

Handicapped Seating
All Handicap seating is the first rows of each section

Handicapped Parking
Handicap parking spots available. All spots are first come first serve.

Pit Age Limit
There is no age restriction in the pits. Anyone 17 years of age or younger will need to fill out a minor waiver form and be accompanied by an adult.

Pit Gate Location
East or West side of the Track.

Personal Coolers
Six-pack maximum cooler size. No alcohol. No glass.

ATMs
1

Alcohol Sales
Beer is available for purchase at the track.

Smoking Policy
No smoking in the Grandstands.


Parking Cost
General Parking Free

Camping Availability
Electric Hookup, Non-Electric, Onsite, Sanitary Facility, Showers

Camping Cost
Single Day Dry Camp $30
Single Day Water/Electric $75 (Special Event $80)
Single Day Full Hook Up $100
Weekend Dry Camp $60
Weekend Electric/Water $150
Weekend Full Hook Up $200


Track Info  

Volusia Speedway Park
1500 East State Road 40
Barberville, Florida 32130 

Track Phone
(386) 985-4402

Track Email
[email protected]

Track Size
0.482

Track Type
D-shaped oval

Sprint Car Track Record
12.569s by Paul McMahan on 2-10-11; 360 Sprint Car: 14.160 sec. by Brenham Crouch on Jan. 27, 2023; Non-Wing: 16.362s by Thomas Meseraull on Feb. 14, 2023

Late Model Track Record
Super: 15.100 sec. by Bobby Pierce on Jan. 19, 2024

Closest Airport
Daytona International Airport

Other Airport
Orlando Sanford

Pit Gate Location
East or West side of the Track.

Track Map

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