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Racers from across the globe took the opportunity to gain valuable track time at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg Ohio during the Let’s Race Two weekend May 5th and 6th. The race included a meeting of the World of Outlaws winged sprints and the United States Auto club non-wing sprints. Wing sprint car drivers all looking to gain as much knowledge as possible going into the much anticipated Eldora Million on July 13th.

May 5th saw Logan Schuchart fend off Rico Abreu for a trip to victory lane in the Wing division. Abreu gave Schuchart everything he had including a last lap pass which Schuchart was able to recover from leading flag to flag to claim a $10,000 check. Abreu finished second with Donny Schatz rounding out the podium. In the non-wing main, Justin Grant was victorious after starting 6th, with a dominating performance over Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins, Emerson Axom, and Kevin Thomas Jr.

Saturday, Rico Abreu would not be denied his turn in victory lane bringing Donny Schatz and David Gravel to the podium with him. This marked Abreu’s 3rd victory of the season with the Outlaws, proving his strength early in the season. Abreu fended off hard charges throughout the race due to a set of early race cautions. Another set of drivers also took their place on the podium in the non-wing division. Throughout the night, Justin Grant seemed like he was once again the man to beat. Starting 7th, Grant quickly drove towards the front of the pack. Gaining on Leary, Grant made contact with a stalled lap car on lap 19 ending his night. C.J. Leary was finally victorious during the Let’s Race Two visit, after finishing 2nd on four separate occasions. Also on the podium was Jake Swanson from 6th, and Chase Stockon who started 3rd.

A strong field of 49 winged sprint cars visited the hallowed ground of the Ohio oval, looking for the chance of a one million dollar payday in July. The teams, from far and wide, are all looking to gather as much information and track time as possible to give themselves even a slight advantage over the competition. An even larger field is expected in July as the Million is scheduled along with the 40th annual Kings Royal weekend. A two night “every point matters” format is planned for the July 13th race starting Wednesday the 12th. Drivers will accumulate points each time on the track, where the more points they gain, the better starting position they have on Thursday. Following the Million the weekend will conclude with the traditional Kings Royal format Friday and Saturday.