WoO Notes: It’s Time For Double Obligation At Eldora

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Eldora Speedway is an iconic race observe for any fan of dash automotive racing.

The World of Outlaws NOS Vitality Drink Dash Automotive Collection is about for its first journey of 2025 to the half-mile oval. The #LetsRaceTwo weekend brings the celebrities of The Biggest Present on Grime and welcomes the highest non-winged dash automotive drivers because the USAC Nationwide Dash Automobiles shall be in motion each nights (Could 2-3).

Eldora is essentially the most visited observe in World of Outlaws historical past and is about to increase that mark. The nation’s high drivers have made 239 journeys, together with the second race in sequence historical past.

HAUD HEADS HOME

Ohio means dwelling turf for Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild. The Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing driver will get 5 nights of racing in his dwelling state this month, starting with the pair at Eldora.

“The Massive E” is dwelling to a pair of Haudenschild’s 43 profession sequence victories, they usually’ve each come in the course of the month of Could. His first was in 2021, after which final 12 months, the 31-year-old led each lap of the #LetsRaceTwo opener to turn into the thirty fourth completely different competitor with a number of World of Outlaws wins at Eldora.

Haudenschild heads dwelling driving the momentum of taking the NOS Vitality Drink No. 17 to his first victory at Tri-State Speedway. He’s fifth in factors with eight high fives and 11 high 10s by the primary 18 races of his ninth season on tour.

THE BOSS’ HOUSE

Donny Schatz tends of exhibiting off when he comes over to his boss’ home.

The ten-time World of Outlaws champion owns 19 victories at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway, and 16 of them have come since becoming a member of forces with Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing in 2008.

Six Kings Royal crowns are in Schatz’s trophy room. The 2002 Historic Massive One belonged to him. Eight instances he’s topped an Eldora Function within the month of Could. There’s not a lot Schatz hasn’t achieved on the high-banked half mile.

A go to to Rossburg, Ohio, this weekend might be simply what Schatz must proper the ship in 2025. He and the No. 15 workforce have simply two high fives to date, however the stats say they’ll possible add extra this weekend.

The Fargo, N.D., driver hasn’t completed worse than fourth in his final six tries at Eldora, and 5 of these outcomes have been on the rostrum.

MILLION DOLLAR MAN

Any time Logan Schuchart visits Eldora Speedway is a chance to revisit his history-making second in dash automotive racing.

Logan Schuchart grew to become the game’s solely winner of a seven-figure payday when he led flag-to-flag of 2023’s Eldora Million, including essentially the most monumental chapter to Shark Racing’s rags-to-riches story.

However the Million is way from Schuchart’s solely success at Eldora. “The Home that Earl Constructed” has at all times been sort to the Hanover, Pa., native. He’s claimed six complete options, together with 4 in World of Outlaws competitors, which places Eldora in a tie as his winningest observe.

Schuchart has solely missed the highest 10 as soon as to date in 2025. He trails level chief David Gravel by 72 markers and appears to make up floor in pursuit of his first championship.

THE BIG DAD-E

Chris Windom has targeted on winged dash automobiles for the previous few years, however again in his wingless days, few have been nearly as good as “Massive Daddy” at The Massive E.

Windom has received eight Eldora major occasions with no lid. In USAC competitors, he’s topped a trio with the nationwide midgets and two apiece with Silver Crown and the nationwide dash automobiles. He additionally drove from sixth to victory with BOSS in 2016. An eighth-place run with the All Star Circuit of Champions in 2022 stands as his finest winged outcome on the half mile.

The USAC Triple Crown champ at the moment leads the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Yr standings with the Sides Motorsports crew. He’s been within the high 10 on 5 events and already collected a trio of KSE Racing Exhausting Charger awards aboard the NOS Vitality Drink No. 7S.

ELDORA EXCELLENCE

The 4 drivers listed above aren’t the one World of Outlaws gassers which have made the coveted journey to Eldora victory lane.

Defending sequence champion David Gravel is an eight-time winner. Amongst these are high-dollar scores of $175,000 (Kings Royal), $100,000 (Joker’s Jackpot), and $52,000 (Governor’s Reign). 5 of his victories have come since becoming a member of his present Massive Sport Motorsports workforce.

Carson Macedo owns a trio of Eldora checkered flags. He topped a pair throughout Kings Royal week of 2021, then added one other in July of 2023 with Jason Johnson Racing. It’s one among seven tracks the place he’s received not less than three races with the World of Outlaws.

Final 12 months, Giovanni Scelzi bought his first Eldora win when he took the KCP Racing No. 18 to a prelim rating on the Double Down Duels.

BIG E BOUND

Count on all kinds of entrants this weekend as many extra rivals with numerous backgrounds are planning to fill the Eldora pit space.

Brady Bacon has #LetsRaceTwo on his schedule with TKH Motorsports. The versatile driver has received at The Massive E each with and with out wings. He conquered ASCoC in 2017 and picked up trophies with each the USAC Nationwide Dash Automotive and Silver Crown divisions.

Emerson Axsom hasn’t missed a World of Outlaws race in 2025, and the streak will proceed this weekend. The Franklin, Ind., native was on the rostrum in 2023 at Eldora with USAC and completed sixth in final 12 months’s Kings Royal.

Anthony Macri plans to signify the Posse within the state that neighbors Pennsylvania to the west. The “Concrete Child” has already received 5 instances within the “Keystone State” in 2025. His finest end at Eldora is fourth on two events.

Kalib Henry is contemporary off successful the ASCoC season opener and heading to Eldora within the Working Boxer No. 101. The Californian races primarily in Ohio nowadays and has competed in six races at Eldora, peaking at sixth final 12 months.

And naturally, it’s possible “Buckeye State” followers will get to see native abilities equivalent to Creed Kemenah, Cap Henry, Greg Wilson and others.