$20,000 is up for grabs at Beaver Dam on Wednesday before the tour wraps up 2024 Wisconsin slate at Wilmot
BEAVER DAM, WI (July 9, 2024) – An off weekend gave teams a chance to recharge, but now it’s time to get back to business for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars with a trip to the “Badger State.”
The Greatest Show on Dirt is bound for three races over four nights in Wisconsin with more than $40,000 on the line to win.
First up is the rescheduled finale of the Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway. Mother Nature forced the event’s postponement from June 1 to Wednesday July 10, giving teams the chance to compete for a midweek $20,000 payday.
Then, after a day off on Thursday, it’s off to Wilmot Raceway for the Federated Auto Parts Larry Hillerud Memorial Badger 40. The track just north of the Illinois border will host a two-night World of Outlaws show for the first time on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13.
These three nights kick off a busy slate of 10 races over 19 nights for the country’s best Sprint Car drivers.
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Let’s look at the weekend’s top storylines:
UNBEATABLE AT BEAVER DAM?: Over the last three years, Beaver Dam Raceway has become Sheldon Haudenschild’s personal bank.
Out of the last six World of Outlaws races contested at the 1/3 mile, Haudenschild has won five of them including the most recent visit in May when he drove from sixth to victory. He also owns the track record with an 11.025 second lap. Haudenschild’s triumph in May made Beaver Dam the track where he’s won the most, and it also gave him sole possession of the most World of Outlaws victories there.
The Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 has already been taken to Victory Lane by Haudenschild seven times this year. If the Wooster, OH native can roll to another win on Wednesday, it’ll be his third $20,000 payday of 2024.
SURGING SHARK: After struggling at times throughout the first four months of the season, Logan Schuchart and Shark Racing have quickly turned things around at an important time of year.
They’re the most recent World of Outlaws winners having claimed last Saturday’s Cedar Lake visit. Prior to that, Schuchart had gone winless in 2024. While the Series took Fourth of July weekend off, Schuchart and the Shark crew carried their momentum back to home territory for some Pennsylvania Speedweek action. The Hanover, PA driver topped two of the four races he entered (Grandview and Hagerstown) and bagged a pair of fourths at the other two.
Now Schuchart returns to the World of Outlaws trail with even more momentum. He’ll chase his first Beaver Dam win where he’s earned top fives in five of his last eight attempts including a pair of podiums. He’s also in search of his first Wilmot triumph. Three years ago, he led 21 laps before finishing a personal best of second at the 1/3 mile.
SO, SO CLOSE: It’s difficult to come closer to winning at Beaver Dam in recent years than current point leader David Gravel.
His last seven starts have resulted in six podium finishes including a pair of runner-ups last year. The one time he didn’t finish inside the top three he still put together an impressive charge from 13th to fifth. If Gravel can take the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 to Victory Lane on Wednesday, Beaver Dam would become the 50th different track he’s won at with the World of Outlaws.
Gravel has already topped nine races with The Greatest Show on Dirt this year. The next victory will mark his fifth double-digit win season. He’s also only three checkered flags away from becoming the eighth competitor to reach 100 wins.
WILMOT WINNERS: The World of Outlaws have a brief history with Wilmot that dates to 2006, and only three of the current full-time drivers on the roster have been able to win at the “Badger State” dirt track.
David Gravel leads the way with four Wilmot victories under his belt. Unlike his Beaver Dam luck, where Victory Lane always finds a way to elude him, he always seems to find a way to win at Wilmot. His four checkered flags have come with three different teams – twice with CJB Motorsports (2016 and 2017) and one apiece with Roth Motorsports (2014) and Jason Johnson Racing (2020). Now, he’ll head to Wilmot with Big Game Motorsports in search of more success.
Next on the list is the winner of the two most recent Badger 40s – Carson Macedo. The last pair of visits have seen the Californian slip by Donny Schatz for the top spot and drive away to victory. A win on Friday would put Macedo in the company of Gravel as the only other driver to top three in a row at Wilmot.
The final current full-timer with a Wilmot win has been in attendance for all 11 Series races contested at the track – Donny Schatz. The 10-time Series champion led every lap of the 2019 Badger 40, and he’s also been remarkably consistent at Wilmot. The Fargo, ND legend hasn’t finished worse than ninth and owns an average result of 4.27.
NORTH POLE KNOWLEDGE: The final three races in Wisconsin of 2024 for the World of Outlaws means the final three races in home territory for Bill Balog during his rookie campaign.
The “North Pole Nightmare” owns plenty of laps and success at both tracks on this week’s agenda. Beaver Dam is the site of Balog’s one career World of Outlaws victory (2016), and he’s won with the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) on 19 occasions there. Wilmot is home to 21 of his 140 career IRA trophies. The Hartland, WI driver’s best World of Outlaws finish at Wilmot is seventh in 2020.
With 16 top 10s in 30 starts, it’s been a productive rookie campaign for Balog to this point. He’s led laps in two Features so far this year (I-55 and Paducah) but is still looking for his first victory. Three nights at two tracks in home territory that have been very kind to him stand out as prime opportunities for Balog to break through into Victory Lane.
IRA INVASION: Wisconsin is IRA country, and many of the regulars from the region are expected to be in attendance this week looking to make some noise against the country’s best drivers.
Scotty Thiel (Sheboygan, WI) is a 28-time Feature winner with IRA, and a combined six of those have come courtesy of Beaver Dam and Wilmot. He also grabbed a top 10 during the World of Outlaws visit to Beaver Dam in May and owns a pair of Wilmot top 10s with The Greatest Show on Dirt.
Beaver Dam, WI’s own Scotty Neitzel is a two-time IRA champion that enjoys competing with the World of Outlaws when they roll through town. Neitzel’s one career Series top 10 came at Beaver Dam back in 2003, and earlier this year he drove from 23rd to 13th to grab the KSE Racing Hard Charger.
This duo is expected to be joined by many more from the area including Austin Hartmann (Plymouth, WI), Danny Schlafer (Sussex, WI), Preston Ruh (Elkhart Lake, WI), and others.
THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
WHEN AND WHERE
Wednesday, July 10 at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, WI
Friday-Saturday, July 12-13 at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI
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CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (31/73 Races):
- David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (4312 PTS)
- Donny Schatz – Tony Stewart/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15 (-58 PTS)
- Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-80 PTS)
- Giovanni Scelzi – KCP Racing No. 18 (-94 PTS)
- Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-148 PTS)
- Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-180 PTS)
- Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 (-242 PTS)
- Bill Balog – B Squared Motorsports No. 17B (-468 PTS)
- Brock Zearfoss – Brock Zearfoss Racing No. 3Z (-712 PTS)
- Landon Crawley – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-816 PTS)
NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (13 Drivers):
9 Wins – David Gravel
7 Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
2 Wins – Donny Schatz, Carson Macedo, Giovanni Scelzi, Tyler Courtney
1 Win – Brad Sweet, Brent Marks, Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon, Michael Kofoid, Corey Day, Logan Schuchart
FEATURE LAPS LED (19 Drivers):
224 Laps – David Gravel
166 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
159 Laps – Carson Macedo
94 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi
54 Laps – Rico Abreu
47 Laps – Donny Schatz, Logan Schuchart
34 Laps – Brady Bacon
33 Laps – Kyle Larson
25 Laps – Brad Sweet
23 Laps – Michael Kofoid
15 Laps – Ryan Timms
13 Laps – Anthony Macri
11 Laps – Bill Balog
9 Laps – Parker Price-Miller, Corey Day, Tyler Courtney
3 Laps – Brent Marks
1 Lap – Kalib Henry
SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (13 Drivers):
7 Quick Times – David Gravel, Carson Macedo
3 Quick Times – Giovanni Scelzi, Sheldon Haudenschild
2 Quick Times – Brent Marks, Michael Kofoid
1 Quick Time – Landon Crawley, Brian Brown, Aaron Reutzel, Brady Bacon, Donny Schatz, Daryn Pittman, Cory Eliason
HEAT RACE WINNERS (30 Drivers):
18 Heat Wins – David Gravel
14 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
13 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
10 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi
8 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
7 Heat Wins – Rico Abreu
6 Heat Wins – Brock Zearfoss
5 Heat Wins – Donny Schatz
4 Heat Wins – Brent Marks
3 Heat Wins – Bill Balog, Tyler Courtney, Logan Schuchart
2 Heat Wins – Brian Brown, Landon Crawley, Corey Day
1 Heat Win – Justin Peck, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Bill Rose, Ryan Timms, Danny Sams III, Kyle Larson, Emerson Axsom, Anthony Macri, Tim Shaffer, Garet Williamson, Nick Omdahl, Scott Bogucki, Austin McCarl, Brad Sweet, Spencer Bayston
TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (50 Drivers):
24 Dashes – David Gravel
23 Dashes – Carson Macedo
20 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
19 Dashes – Giovanni Scelzi
16 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
14 Dashes – Donny Schatz
10 Dashes – Bill Balog
8 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Logan Schuchart
7 Dashes – Landon Crawley
6 Dashes – Brock Zearfoss
5 Dashes – Brent Marks, Tyler Courtney
4 Dashes – Brian Brown, Emerson Axsom
3 Dashes – Aaron Reutzel, Anthony Macri
2 Dashes – Brad Sweet, Brady Bacon, Cole Duncan, Cole Macedo, Kalib Henry, Garet Williamson, Corey Day, Daryn Pittman, Danny Sams III
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Zeb Wise, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Bill Rose, Ryan Timms, James McFadden, Logan McCandless, Ayrton Gennetten, Kyle Larson, Skylar Gee, Kody Hartlaub, Chase Dietz, Tim Shaffer, T.J. Michael, Craig Mintz, Brandon Spithaler, Sye Lynch, Cale Thomas, Kaleb Johnson, Nick Omdahl, Parker Price-Miller, Scott Bogucki, Austin McCarl, Christopher Thram
MICROLITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (23 Drivers):
2 LCS Wins – Logan McCandless, Bill Balog, Brock Zearfoss, Garet Williamson
1 LCS Win – Austin McCarl, Corey Day, Kasey Kahne, Koty Adams, Jace Park, Anthony Macri, Landon Crawley, Kevin Newton, Brenham Crouch, Sheldon Haudenschild, Brandon Rahmer, David Gravel, Nate Dussel, Cole Macedo, Zeth Sabo, Brooke Tatnell, Donny Schatz, Brent Marks, Cory Eliason
KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (20 Drivers):
5 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart, Donny Schatz
2 Hard Chargers – Carson Macedo, Aaron Reutzel, Michael Kofoid
1 Hard Charger – Jace Park, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Brock Zearfoss, Chase Randall, Chris Windom, Noah Gass, Austin McCarl, Giovanni Scelzi, Sheldon Haudenschild, Danny Dietrich, Landon Crawley, Sye Lynch, Bill Balog, Scotty Neitzel, Garet Williamson
PODIUM FINISHES (20 Drivers):
17 Podiums – David Gravel
14 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Michael Kofoid, Donny Schatz, Sheldon Haudenschild
6 Podiums – Giovanni Scelzi
4 Podiums – Rico Abreu
3 Podiums – Brad Sweet, Tyler Courtney
2 Podiums – Brent Marks, Bill Balog, Kyle Larson, Aaron Reutzel
1 Podium – Justin Peck, Anthony Macri, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Parker Price-Miller, Ryan Timms, Logan Schuchart
TOP 10 FINISHES (59 Drivers):
28 Top 10s – Giovanni Scelzi
27 Top 10s – Donny Schatz, David Gravel
26 Top 10s – Michael Kofoid
25 Top 10s – Carson Macedo
24 Top 10s – Logan Schuchart
20 Top 10s – Sheldon Haudenschild
16 Top 10s – Bill Balog
8 Top 10s – Brock Zearfoss, Tyler Courtney, Rico Abreu
6 Top 10s – Brad Sweet
5 Top 10s – Brent Marks, Anthony Macri, Aaron Reutzel
4 Top 10s – Cole Macedo, Landon Crawley, Corey Day, James McFadden, Brian Brown
3 Top 10s – Cole Duncan, Skylar Gee, Ryan Timms
2 Top 10s – Chase Randall, Kraig Kinser, Cale Thomas, Brady Bacon, Garet Williamson, Kyle Larson
1 Top 10 – Justin Peck, Kasey Kahne, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Zeb Wise, Cory Eliason, Jacob Allen, Chris Windom, Joe B. Miller, Ayrton Gennetten, Emerson Axsom, Scotty Milan, Troy Wagaman Jr., Danny Dietrich, Chase Dietz, Brandon Spithaler, Kalib Henry, Tim Shaffer, Zane DeVault, Sye Lynch, Travis Philo, Trey Jacobs, Scotty Thiel, Mark Dobmeier, Kaleb Johnson, Parker Price-Miller, Daryn Pittman, Scott Bogucki, Austin McCarl, Tim Kaeding, Christopher Thram, Landon Brooks
2024 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE & WINNERS:
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins)
- Wed, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Brad Sweet (1)
- Thurs, Feb 8 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (1)
- Fri, Feb 9 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Tyler Courtney (1)
- Sat, Feb 10 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
- Mon, March 4 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Donny Schatz (1)
- Fri, March 15 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / Brent Marks (1)
- Sat, March 16 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / Giovanni Scelzi (1)
- Sat, March 23 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Carson Macedo (1)
- Sat, March 30 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS / Rico Abreu (1)
- Fri, April 5 / US 36 Raceway / Osborn, MO / David Gravel (2)
- Sat, April 6 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
- Fri, April 12 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, MO / David Gravel (3)
- Sat, April 13 / Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 / Pevely, MO / Donny Schatz (2)
- Fri, April 19 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY / Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
- Sat, April 20 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Brady Bacon (1)
- Wed, May 1 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / David Gravel (4)
- Fri, May 3 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Sheldon Haudenschild (4)
- Sat, May 4 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / David Gravel (5)
- Wed, May 8 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / David Gravel (6)
- Fri, May 17 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Michael Kofoid (1)
- Sat, May 18 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH / David Gravel (7)
- Fri, May 24 / Atomic Speedway / Chillicothe, OH / David Gravel (8)
- Sat, May 25 / Atomic Speedway / Chillicothe, OH / Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
- Mon, May 27 / Fremont Speedway / Fremont, OH / Carson Macedo (2)
- Fri, May 31 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, WI / Sheldon Haudenschild (6)
- Fri, June 7 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Giovanni Scelzi (2)
- Sat, June 8 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Sheldon Haudenschild (7)
- Fri, June 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (9)
- Sat, June 15 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Corey Day (1)
- Wed, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Tyler Courtney (2)
- Sat, June 29 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Logan Schuchart (1)
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