Event/Season Series Statistics: 2018 World of Outlaws – Bakersfield Speedway (March 25, 2018)

Event statistics following the eighth race of the 2018 World of Outlaws season, Saturday’s 35-lapper at Bakersfield Speedway in California.

Sheldon Haudenschild picked up his third A-Main feature victory of the season, tying Donny Schatz for most victories this season, late in the race. He passed Jason Johnson for the lead and led Shane Stewart by 3.446 seconds to the finish, with Johnson finishing third.

Race Statistics
Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California
- A-Main Winner (starting position): Sheldon Haudenschild (9th)
- Top Five: Sheldon Haudenschild, Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson, Joey Saldana, Ian Madsen
- Full Results: Sheldon Haudenschild, Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson, Joey Saldana, Ian Madsen, Donny Schatz, Carson Macedo, Daryn Pittman, Logan Schuchart, Tim Kaeding, Rico Abreu, David Gravel, Brad Sweet, Brent Marks, Cory Eliason, Giovanni Scelzi, Bud Kaeding, Jason Sides, Kyle Hirst, Aaron Reutzel, Dominic Scelzi, Tim Shaffer, Jacob Allen, Paul McMahan
- Laps Completed: 35
- Laps Led: Jason Johnson (18), Sheldon Haudenschild (13), Brad Sweet (4)
- Lead Changes: 3
- Fast Qualifier: Jason Johnson (11.271 seconds)
- Last Chance Showdown/B-Feature Winner: Donny Schatz
- Dash Winner: Jason Johnson
- Heat Winners: Jason Johnson, Tim Kaeding, Jason Sides, Dominic Scelzi
- Hard Charger: Donny Schatz (+15; 21st to 6th)
- Margin of Victory: 3.446 seconds
- Cars to Finish on Lead Lap: 14 (out of 24)
- Car Count: 37
- Weather at Start of A-Main: 51 degrees, partly cloudy, winds SSW 5 mph

Notes of Interest – Race Recap (Bakersfield Speedway)
- This is Sheldon Haudenschild’s third World of Outlaws victory of the season and third of his career. He won the season opener at Volusia Speedway Park and also won at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Haudenschild is now tied with Donny Schatz in victories this season. They are the only two drivers with three A-Main feature wins in 2018.
- Haudenschild’s victory came from the ninth starting position, the furthest a driver has started from this season and gone on to win the race. Previously, the worst starting position for a winner this season was sixth, on two separate occasions.
- This is Haudenschild’s fifth top-five finish of the season and sixth top 10. It also breaks a two-race streak of finishing outside the top 10.
- Haudenschild has now led six of the eight A-Main features this season, twice as many as any other driver. He has led a season-high 68 laps.
- This is Shane Stewart’s season-best finish of second. He has finished in the top three now on three occasions, including each of the last two races.
- Jason Johnson finished third, his third top-five finish of the season and sixth top 10. He led a race-high 18 laps, and his 46 laps led this season are the third most overall and most of a driver that has yet to win a race.
- Johnson also won his heat race, the third such heat victory for him this season.
- Joey Saldana recorded a season-best fourth-place finish, besting his previous best finish of ninth.
- ian Maden earned his second consecutive top-five finish and second of the season by finishing fifth.
- Donny Schatz finished sixth, his series-leading seventh A-Main top-10 finish of the season, moving a race-high 15 positions from his 21st starting position.
- Brad Sweet finished 13th, after leading four laps. It was the first race he’s led this season.
- Others with season-best A-Main finishes were: Bud Kaeding (17th; only driver to make season debut); Jason Sides (18th); and Jacob Allen (23rd).
- A total of 15 drivers finished the race on the lead lap.
- Three drivers have completed all 250 A-Main feature laps this season: Donny Schatz, Brad Sweet and Shane Stewart.
- Jason Sides scored his first heat victory of the season, bringing the total of numbers to win a heat this season to 18.
- The number of drivers that have competed in every A-Main this season has been cut by two, after Brian Brown and Parker Price-Miller missed their first features of the season. Neither driver was among the 37 entered.
- The next race will be Saturday, April 7, with the Arizona Desert Shootout at Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Arizona.
- A total of five races on the California swing have been canceled due to rain, and seven this season have been canceled or postponed.

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2018 World of Outlaws Statistics – Following Race 8 (March 24, 2018)

Season statistics following the eighth race of the 2018 World of Outlaws season, March 24, at Bakersfield Speedway in California.

2018 World of Outlaws Season Statistics
- Races: 8
  - By State: Florida (3), California (3), Nevada (2)
  - By Track Length: 1/2-mile (5), 1/3-mile (1), 3/8-mile (1), 1/4-mile (1)
- Race Winners: Donny Schatz (3), Sheldon Haudenschild (3), Aaron Reutzel (1), Cory Eliason (1)
- Most Victories: Donny Schatz (3), Sheldon Haudenschild (3)
- Most Top Threes: Donny Schatz (5), Sheldon Haudenschild (5)
- Most Top Fives: Donny Schatz (6)
- Most Top 10s: Donny Schatz (7)
- Laps Competed: 250
- Most Laps Completed: Donny Schatz (250), Shane Stewart (250), Brad Sweet (250)
- Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap: 19 (February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park; March 1 at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway)
- Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap: 14 (March 17 at Stockton Dirt Track)
- Most A-Main Feature Laps Led: Sheldon Haudenschild (68), Cory Eliason (52), Jason Johnson (46), Donny Schatz (34), Paul McMahan (28), Brian Brown (13), Aaron Reutzel (5), Brad Sweet (4)
- Most A-Main Feature Races Led: Sheldon Haudenschild (6), Brian Brown (3), Donny Schatz (3), Cory Eliason (2), Jason Johnson (2), Paul McMahan (1), Aaron Reutzel (1), Brad Sweet (1)
- Most A-Main Feature Races Led All Laps: Cory Eliason (1)
- Most A-Main Feature Laps Led in a Win: 30 – Cory Eliason (March 17 at Stockton Dirt Track)
- Fewest A-Main Feature Laps Led in a Win: 2 – Sheldon Haudenschild (February 9 at Volusia Speedway Park); Donny Schatz (February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park)
- Most A-Main Feature Laps Led Without Winning: 28 – Paul McMahan (February 9 at Volusia Speedway Park); Jason Johnson (February 10 at Volusia Speedway Park)
- Number of Drivers to Compete in At Least One A-Main Feature: 48
- Number of Drivers to Compete in Every Race This Season: 9
- Most A-Main Feature Races: Donny Schatz (8), Sheldon Haudenschild (8), Brad Sweet (8), Jason Johnson (8), Shane Stewart (8), David Gravel (8), Tim Shaffer (8), Logan Schuchart (8), Daryn Pittman (8)
- Victories By Starting Position: 1st (1); 2nd (1); 4th (2); 5th (1); 6th (2); 9th (1)
- B-Main Feature Winners: Sheldon Haudenschild (2), Greg Hodnett (1), Trey Starks (1), Kerry Madsen (1), Sam Hafertepe (1), Willie Croft (1), Donny Schatz (1)
- B-Main Feature Winners to Win A-Main Feature: None
- C-Main Feature Winners: Jason Sides (1), Brooke Tatnell (1), Chase Johnson (1), Michael Kofoid (1)
- Dash Winners: Brian Brown (2), Cory Eliason (2), Jason Johnson (2), Paul McMahan (1), Aaron Reutzel (1)
- Pole Positions: Brian Brown (2), Cory Eliason (2), Jason Johnson (2), Paul McMahan (1), Aaron Reutzel (1)
- Drivers to Win a Heat: 18
- Heat Winners: Brian Brown (4), Shane Stewart (3), Donny Schatz (3), Jason Johnson (3), Sheldon Haudenschild (2), Jason Meyers (2), Logan Schuchart (2), Dominic Scelzi (2), Parker Price-Miller (1), Paul McMahan (1), Kerry Madsen (1), Tim Shaffer (1), Jacob Allen (1), Cory Eliason (1), Brad Sweet (1), David Gravel (1), Tim Kaeding (1), Jason Sides (1)
- Fast Qualifiers: Sheldon Haudenschild (2), Logan Schuchart (1), Shane Stewart (1), Tim Shaffer (1), Jacob Allen (1), Brian Brown (1), Jason Johnson (1)
- Hard Chargers: Sheldon Haudenschild (2), Brent Marks (2), Logan Schuchart (1), Tim Kaeding (1), Daryn Pittman (1), Donny Schatz (1)
- Drivers to Win Heat, Dash, and A-Main Feature in Same Event: None
- Highest Car Count: 44 (February 28 and March 1 at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway)
- Lowest Car Count: 30 (February 11 at Volusia Speedway Park)
- Widest Margin of Victory: 3.446 seconds (Sheldon Haudenschild over Shane Stewart; March 24 at Bakersfield Speedway)
- Narrowest Margin of Victory: 0.686 seconds (Donny Schatz over Sheldon Haudenschild; March 1 at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway)

- Points Standings 1. Donny Schatz (1142); 2. Sheldon Haudenschild (1108); 3. Brad Sweet (1078); 4. Shane Stewart (1076); 5. Jason Johnson (1070); 6. David Gravel (1028); 7. Daryn Pittman (1008); 8. Cory Eliason (984); 9. Ian Madsen (976); 10. Logan Schuchart (960).

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