{"id":951,"date":"2021-11-06T20:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/woofinals\/2021\/11\/06\/only-the-beginning-brent-marks-takes-new-team-to-victory-lane-in-season-finale\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T00:07:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T04:07:47","slug":"only-the-beginning-brent-marks-takes-new-team-to-victory-lane-in-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofoutlawsworldfinals.com\/sprint-cars\/only-the-beginning-brent-marks-takes-new-team-to-victory-lane-in-season-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"ONLY THE BEGINNING: Brent Marks Takes New Team to Victory Lane in Season Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday\u2019s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season finale had a little bit of everything.<\/p>\n

There was heartbreak for Logan Schuchart, glory for Brent Marks, long-awaited success for Brock Zearfoss, a mind-blowing run for Donny Schatz, and the culmination of a championship for Brad Sweet.<\/p>\n

In the end, it was Myerstown, PA\u2019s Brent Marks standing on the World Finals stage in only his third outing with his new operation, Murray-Marks Motorsports. While it\u2019s the ending to 2021 for The Greatest Show on Dirt<\/em>, it\u2019s only the beginning to Marks\u2019 newest chapter.<\/p>\n

The Myerstown Missile was handed the lead on Lap 21 of 25, as for the second night in a row, Logan Schuchart fell victim to terribly bad luck. The Shark Racing, Drydene Performance Products driver dominated the entirety of the Feature until the right rear wheel let go and sent him into the fence with four laps left.<\/p>\n

For Marks, the victory marked his first-ever win at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. He\u2019s at seven-career World of Outlaws wins with three of them coming in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the right place at the right time, for sure,\u201d Marks mentioned. \u201cHonestly, we\u2019re a 14th-15th here, but we\u2019ve been working hard all year long to get better everywhere and it\u2019s paying off. I can\u2019t say enough about this whole team. From Allen Murray and his family to all of our partners, we have so many amazing backers. The future is looking good.<\/p>\n

Although the former full-timer won\u2019t return to platinum status in 2022 with the Series, his victory and recent success could be an ode to an eventual reunion with The Greatest Show on Dirt<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss being on the Outlaw tour, but we\u2019re starting fresh here and trying to build a good program so when we do come back, we\u2019re ready for it,\u201d Marks added.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind Brent, his cousin Brock Zearfoss finished a season-high second-place with a spectacular run aboard the Mooses LZ Bar & Grill #3Z. It marked the culmination of a grinding season for The Jonestown Jet, who was in position for wins, podiums, and top-fives throughout the year, but bad luck hounded the team. In the 80th and final race of the year, he found redemption for himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetter late than never,\u201d Zearfoss said with a grin. \u201cWe had the opportunity to win several races, but so many things kept us behind that little bit. The people behind me have brought me up when I\u2019m down. I keep saying it, but we really have been getting better since Knoxville. We were battling for the win and I got too antsy I think. Just having the oppurtunity to win is special for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rounding out the podium was Donny Schatz with a wild 25th-to-3rd bid, the longest KSE Hard Charger performance of the season. It\u2019sa momentum building moment for the 10-time champion, who expects to return to title contention in 2022 with Tony Stewart\/Curb-Agajanian Racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what is expected of me,\u201d Schatz said. \u201cWe found ourselves in every bad position and we just didn\u2019t change enough stuff. We finally did and we changed everything except the seat, steering wheel, and driver. I\u2019m glad we got a respectable finish to end the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top-10 in the season finale was championship runner-up David Gravel in fourth, championship podium finisher Carson Macedo in fifth, Kerry Madsen in sixth, Giovanni Scelzi in seventh, Spencer Bayston in eighth, 2021 champion Brad Sweet in ninth, and Parker Price-Miller in tenth.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series enjoys a short three-month off-season before firing off a 90+ race grind in 2022 with the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia (FL) Speedway Park on February 10-12. Get your TICKETS HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

NOS Energy Drink Feature<\/strong> <\/a>Results (25 Laps):<\/strong> 1. 19-Brent Marks[4]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[5]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[25]; 4. 2-David Gravel[2]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo[7]; 6. 14-Kerry Madsen[13]; 7. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[3]; 8. 5-Spencer Bayston[14]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet[8]; 10. 11-Parker Price Miller[12]; 11. 73-Justin Peck[11]; 12. 83-Kasey Kahne[26]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser[20]; 14. 26-Cory Eliason[17]; 15. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[22]; 16. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[9]; 17. 21-Brian Brown[24]; 18. 19P-Paige Polyak[15]; 19. 0-Lynton Jeffrey[21]; 20. 91-Kyle Reinhardt[16]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson[27]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart[1]; 23. 9-James McFadden[6]; 24. 93-Jac Haudenschild[10]; 25. 39-Buddy Kofoid[18]; 26. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[19]; 27. 71-Shane Stewart[23]; KSE<\/strong>\u00a0Hard Charger<\/strong> \u2013 Donny Schatz (+22)<\/p>\n

FINAL 2021 Championship Standings<\/a>:<\/strong> 1. Brad Sweet (10,594); 2. David Gravel (-80); 3. Carson Macedo (-134); 4. Donny Schatz (-136); 5. Logan Schuchart (-312); 6. Sheldon Haudenschild (-360); 7. James McFadden (-800); 8. Kraig Kinser (-1230); 9. Brock Zearfoss (-1422); 10. Jacob Allen (-1782); 11. Wayne Johnson (-2185); 12. Jason Sides (-2548).<\/p>\n

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