{"id":2518,"date":"2024-09-24T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2024-09-24T08:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T12:59:17","slug":"points-update-another-step-forward-for-kofoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com\/news\/points-update-another-step-forward-for-kofoid\/","title":{"rendered":"POINTS UPDATE: Another Step Forward for Kofoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Latest points update after Tulare<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Keep up with the chase for the 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATEST RACES:<\/strong> Thunderbowl Raceway (Sept. 20-21).<\/p>\n<p><strong>CURRENT POINTS LEADER:<\/strong> A common thread of 2024 has been David Gravel bouncing back after a subpar showing, and he continued the trend over the weekend. After an uncharacteristic 13th at Merced last week, the Big Game Motorsports driver rebounded with a Friday win and fourth on Saturday to slightly pad his point lead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOVERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Kofoid (+1): There\u2019s being hot, and then there\u2019s being on fire. The latter describes Buddy Kofoid and his Roth Motorsports crew over the last month. A third and a second at the Thunderbowl extended Kofoid\u2019s current podium streak to seven and top four run to 11 in a row. The Penngrove, CA driver has now leaped into fourth as the season winds down.<\/p>\n<p>Giovanni Scelzi (-1): It wasn\u2019t a bad weekend for Giovanni Scelzi as he took the KCP Racing No. 18 to a pair of eighths and also led laps on Friday. But it\u2019s hard to hold back a driver on a roll like Kofoid, and Scelzi slipped to fifth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLOSING THE GAP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheldon Haudenschild (6th): Sheldon Haudenschild gave the fans a show all on his own both nights at \u201cThe Thunderbowl.\u201d He took the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing ride from 18th to fourth on Friday and 12th to third on Saturday, passing a combined 23 cars. Haudenschild went from 134 points behind fifth down to 116<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOP 10 IN POINTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1. David Gravel: 7742 Points (Big Game Motorsports No. 2)<br \/>\n2. Carson Macedo: -90 Points (Jason Johnson Racing No. 41)<br \/>\n3. Donny Schatz: -170 Points (Tony Stewart\/Curb Agajanian Racing No. 15)<br \/>\n4. Michael Kofoid: -234 Points (Roth Motorsports No. 83)<br \/>\n5. Giovanni Scelzi: -250 Points (KCP Racing No. 18)<br \/>\n6. Sheldon Haudenschild: -366 Points (Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17)<br \/>\n7. Logan Schuchart: -370 Points (Shark Racing No. 1S)<br \/>\n8. Bill Balog: -882 Points (B Squared Motorsports No. 17B)<br \/>\n9. Brock Zearfoss: -1266 Points (Brock Zearfoss Racing No. 3Z)<br \/>\n10. Landon Crawley: -1534 Points (Sides Motorsports No. 7S)<\/p>\n<p>For the full points, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofoutlaws.com\/sprintcars\/series-points\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT RACE(S):<\/strong> Wayne County Speedway (Sept. 27) in Orrville, OH, Sharon Speedway (Sept. 28) in Hartford, OH. For tickets, <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofoutlaws.com\/sprintcars\/schedule\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t make it to the track, catch every lap live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dirtvision.com\/\">DIRTVision<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest points update after Tulare Keep up with the chase for the 2024 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship. LATEST RACES: Thunderbowl Raceway (Sept. 20-21). 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