Sheldon Haudenschild had it all but taken care of during the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars weekend opening race at Eldora on Saturday, but a restart gave way to his competition.
Pennsylvania’s Brent Marks took advantage of an accident on track to close the gap with Haudenschild, and once the green flag flew he never looked back.
The driver, back in his own Brent Marks Racing car, parked it in victory lane during the first of two World of Outlaws races that will take place at Eldora on the night.
“I just knew I had to get him on that restart, and just do everything I could,” Marks said on DirtVision. “This is awesome to get my first Outlaw win in a while. My last one was the National Open, so to stand here… it feels good.”
One of the accidents took out a number of drivers including Jac Haudenschild and Brock Zearfoss. Justin Peck and Brad Sweet both had damage but stayed in the race.
Not the ideal spot for a sprint car. #WoOSprint #LetsRaceTwo pic.twitter.com/SNdjA76b2Q
— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) May 8, 2021
Meanwhile, Marks would go on to get the win over the No. 17 car that ended up being light on the scales after the race. What could go wrong for Haudenschild did, ever since the caution flag flew before the crucial restart.
Logan Schuchart finished in ninth after making contact with Aaron Reutzel and getting a flat right-rear tire from the wall.
Both drivers, however, made up ground in the points standings with Sweet finishing so far back.
The field will go back tonight, after about an hour of intermission to work on the track, to run the second show of the evening. All of the World of Outlaws action, as always can be seen on DirtVision.
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars
#LetsRaceTwo Night 1 Results
1. Brent Marks
2. Aaron Reutzel
3. Donny Schatz
4. David Gravel
5. Carson Macedo
6. Ian Madsen
7. Kerry Madsen
8. Tyler Courtney
9. Logan Schuchart
10. Brian Brown
11. Kraig Kinser
12. James McFadden
13. Gio Scelzi
14. Brad Sweet
15. Justin Peck
16. Jacob Allen
17. Wayne Johnson
18. Rico Abreu
19. Brock Zearfoss
20. Jac Haudenschild
21. Zeb Wise
22. Daryn Pittman
23. Spencer Bayston
24. Sheldon Haudenschild (Light at scales)
2021 World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Winners
Volusia | Brad Sweet
Volusia | Logan Schuchart
Volusia | Carson Macedo
East Bay | Aaron Reutzel
Magnolia | Sheldon Haudenschild
The Rev | David Gravel
Cotton Bowl | Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
Cotton Bowl | Brad Sweet (2)
Lake Ozark | Brad Sweet (3)
Pevely | Brad Sweet (4)
Pevely | Brad Sweet (5)
Kokomo | James McFadden
Haubstadt | Carson Macedo (2)
Bristol | David Gravel (2)
Bristol | David Gravel (3)
Jacksonville | Brad Sweet (6)
I-70 | Brad Sweet (7)
I-70 | Brad Sweet (8)
Eldora | Brent Marks
Eldora | _________
