BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Donny Schatz powered past the outside of Logan Schuchart with four laps to go and held on to win the season opener for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida on Friday night.
Schuchart set the pace for the first 26 laps before Schatz closed in late. Schatz, who missed an 11th Series championship last season by only four points — the narrowest margin in Series history — left little doubt he’s back and determined to have another championship campaign in his Tony Stewart Racing car.
Schuchart was impressive with his runner-up finish. Defending champion Brad Sweet was third in his Kasey Kahne Racing machine, with Parker Price-Miller in fourth and David Gravel finishing fifth after spending the day at Daytona International Speedway practicing for Saturday’s ARCA race.
In other action, the field for the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds was split into four separate 15-lap feature events by points the drivers earned over the first three nights of racing.
Curt Spalding held off David Stremme to win the first feature. Christian Thomas survived four restarts to take the checkered flag over Lucas Lee in the second Feature.
David Reutimann won the third feature after starting eighth. Jason Beaulieu, who traveled more than 3,700 miles from New Westminster, British Columbia to race at Volusia, topped the final Feature.
Action continues in the DIRTcar Nationals on Saturday night, with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and DIRTcar UMP Modifieds back in competition. For more information, visit DIRTcarNationals.com.
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
DIRTcar Nationals – February 7, 2020
WoO Sprint Car Series
1. 15-Donny Schatz
2. 1S-Logan Schuchart
3. 49-Brad Sweet
4. 14P-Parker Price-Miller
5. 41-David Gravel
6. 2M-Kerry Madsen
7. 2-Carson Macedo
8. 83-Daryn Pittman
9. 14-Tim Shaffer
10. 87-Aaron Reutzel
11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild
12. 9-James McFadden
13. 7-Shane Stewart
14. 26-Cory Eliason
15. 33M-Mason Daniel
16. 2C-Wayne Johnson
7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe
18. 5W-Lucas Wolfe
19. 5-Brent Marks
20. 48-Danny Dietrich
21. 4-Terry McCarl
22. 13-Paul McMahan
23. 15K-Chad Kemenah
24. 11K-Kraig Kinser
25. 7S-Jason Sides
26. 1A-Jacob Allen
27. 21-Brian Brown
DIRTcar UMP Modified Race 1
1. 5-Curt Spalding
2. 35-David Stremme
3. 8KS-Kyle Strickler
4. 12H-Jason Hughes
5. 2-Nick Hoffman
6. 36-Kenny Wallace
7. 7JA-Justin Allgaier
8. 25-Tyler Nicely
9. 23-Ryan Cripe
10. 96M-Mike McKinney
11. K19-Will Krup
12. 7A-Shane Sabraski
13. 49-Brian Ruhlman
14. 2A-Donnie Moran
15. 67-Garret Stewart
16. 17TE-Tyler Evans
17. 7-Drake Troutman
18. 18L-Michael Long
19. 95-Michael Altobelli
20. 24-Zeke McKenzie
DIRTcar UMP Modified Race 2
1. 7CT-Christian Thomas
2. 12L-Lucas Lee
3. A1-Gary Bentley
4. 8-Steve Stevenson
5. 17T-Michael Tarlton
6. 31G-Stephen Pedulla
7. 1-Brenden Rassel
8. 100-Scott Fritz
9. 22T-Tony Anderson
10. 8A-Austin Holcombe
11. 17-Rob Pitcher
12. 4UW-Bobby Regot
13. 71L-Dennis Lunger
14. 97-Mitch Thomas
15. OO-Buzzie Reutimann
16. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt
17. 11N-Gene Nicholas
18. 7F-Bryan Foy
19. 11M-Mike McGee
20. 9-Sheldon Creed
DIRTcar UMP Modified Race 3
1. OOD-David Reutimann
2. O1-Bryce Nichols
3. 11-Jesse Rupe
4. 25P-Robert Poole
5. 5F-Jerry Foster
6. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt
7. 14J-John Baker
8. 9PG-Percy Gendreau
9. 61-Eric Hill
10. 6-Ryan Fowler
11. 27-William Cevaal
12. O7-Curtis King
13. 32-Chad Roush
14. Z06-Larry Mott
15. 89W-Rick Weitekamp
16. 15-Rick Potter
17. 40-Shawn Reiss
18. 1S-Brian Shaw
19. 96-Cole Parker
DIRTcar UMP Modified Race 4
1. 90-Jason Beaulieu
2. 11H-Spencer Hughes
3. 77-Ray Bollinger
4. 88-Matt Crafton
5. 99-Hunt Gossum
6. 24D-Travis Dickson
7. 99M-Mike Mullen
8. 75-Terry Phillips
9. 45J-Johnny Broking
10. 6A-Ryan Ayers
11. 52-Colin Green
12. 19-Chad Bauer
13. 65-Todd Sherman
14. 3L-Jeff Leka
15. 22-Dale Kelley
16. 21-Taylor Cook
17. 12-Jason Gross
18. 1M-Curt Myers
19. 2J-Troy Johnson
20. O5-Dave Wietholder
