BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — April 15, 2016 — Brad Sweet scored his fifth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season Friday night at Bakersfield Speedway‘s Budweiser Bash after passing Joey Saldana on a late race restart. The feature, characterized by flared tempers in close racing, saw three different leaders including Daryn Pittman and Joey Saldana before Sweet. Saldana finished the night in second with David Gravel in third.
A-Main – (35 Laps) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [4] [$10,000]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [2] [$5,500]; 3. 5-David Gravel [9] [$3,200]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [5] [$2,800]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [17] [$2,500]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [3] [$2,300]; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [13] [$2,200]; 8. 26-Willie Croft [8] [$2,100]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [16] [$2,050]; 10. O-Bud Kaeding [11] [$2,000]; 11. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [12] [$1,500]; 12. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [14] [$1,200]; 13. 98-Sean Watts [19] [$1,100]; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen [22] [$1,050]; 15. 68-Chase Johnson [21] [$1,000]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6] [$900]; 17. 82-Dusty Zomer [7] [$800]; 18. W20-Greg Wilson [18] [$800]; 19. 99T-Skylar Gee [20] [$800]; 20. 88-Terry McCarl [15] [$800]; 21. 88N-DJ Netto [10] [$800]; 22. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-10, Joey Saldana 11-29, Brad Sweet 30-35. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+12]
Qualifying – 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.902; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.997; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.062; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.114; 5. 26-Willie Croft, 11.126; 6. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.172; 7. 88N-DJ Netto, 11.195; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.206; 9. 68-Chase Johnson, 11.210; 10. 82-Dusty Zomer, 11.222; 11. O-Bud Kaeding, 11.224; 12. 88-Terry McCarl, 11.261; 13. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.273; 14. 83JR-Kyle Hirst, 11.291; 15. 5-David Gravel, 11.304; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.309; 17. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.393; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.493; 19. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.551; 20. 99T-Skylar Gee, 11.588; 21. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 11.685; 22. 98-Sean Watts, 11.807
Heat 1 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer [4]; 4. 88N-DJ Netto [3]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 7. 98-Sean Watts [8]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]
Heat 2 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 26-Willie Croft [2]; 4. O-Bud Kaeding [4]; 5. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [5]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 7. 99T-Skylar Gee [7]
Heat 3 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 5-David Gravel [5]; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [7]; 5. 88-Terry McCarl [4]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 68-Chase Johnson [3]
Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [4]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]
