THE MAG MAGIC: Gravel Sweeps Magnolia for Third World of Outlaws Win of Season

THE MAG MAGIC: Gravel Sweeps Magnolia for Third World of Outlaws Win of Season

by Alex Nieten, World Of Outlaws

Perfection. That’s the only word to describe Watertown, CT’s David Gravel and Big Game Motorsports on Saturday at Mississippi’s Magnolia Motor Speedway.

The defending World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car champions checked all the boxes. It began with setting their fourth consecutive Simpson Quick Time and establishing a new track record in the process. Next up was a Heat Race win. Then came a Toyota Dash victory. (more…)

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David Gravel Takes His First WoO Sprint Car Championship

David Gravel Takes His First WoO Sprint Car Championship

Is he a deserving World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion?

For many, it seemed a foregone conclusion that David Gravel Racing would earn his maiden WoO championship in 2024.  This was, after all, the season when five-time champion Brad Sweet left the series to join High Limit Racing.

Gravel, from Watertown, CT  had been the championship runner-up in each of the previous three seasons.

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MAN ON A MISSION: Gravel Goes Flag to Flag to Top World Finals Opener

MAN ON A MISSION: Gravel Goes Flag to Flag to Top World Finals Opener
David Gravel made it clear he didn’t come to Charlotte to race conservatively with a dominant drive (Chris Owens Photo)
David Gravel has one thing in mind right now – securing his first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship.
He first made his focus clear on Wednesday when Sea Foam Qualifying Night got the World of Outlaws World Finals underway. The Watertown, CT native laid down two heaters to sweep both Simpson Quick Time Awards.

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POINTS UPDATE: Gravel Rebounds, Haudenschild Closes on Top Five

POINTS UPDATE: Gravel Rebounds, Haudenschild Closes on Top Five
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CURRENT POINTS LEADER: The pressure was on David Gravel of Watertown, CT heading to Dirt Oval 66 after Carson Macedo took a chunk out of his lead the week before, and Gravel stepped up to the challenge. A runner-up on Friday before a third on Saturday allowed Gravel and the Big Game Motorsports team to pad their lead with five races to go in 2024.

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Wolcott’s Marcel Gravel Takes Career Defining, Emotional Win in 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl

Wolcott’s Marcel Gravel Takes Career Defining, Emotional Win in 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl

Barre, VT — Following the annual pomp and circumstance of the annual season ending classic, the brave drivers of the American-Canadian Tour took on the first of three Segments in the 62nd Vermont Milk Bowl presented by Northfield Savings Bank. Polesitter Gabe Brown jumped ahead to lead the pack early while collecting the first lap money of the event along with Marcel Gravel in second and Jimmy Hebert in third. Driving hard on the outside lane, Gravel launched to lead lap nine with Hebert and previous Milk Bowl winners Jason Corliss and Chris Pelkey in tow. A trio of mid-race, quick cycle cautions slowed the segment for heart-pounding restarts before Marcel Gravel claimed the opening segment win with Jason Corliss, Brown, Hebert and Pelkey rounding out the top five. (more…)

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THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Tops Wild Dennis Roth Classic Opener

THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Tops Wild Dennis Roth Classic Opener
Thunderbowl Raceway delivered yet again.
The California oval always produces some of the best Sprint Car racing in the country. A cushion right against the fence. A technical but fast bottom. Passing everywhere you look. And the Thunderbowl lived up to all the hype on Friday as the Dennis Roth Classic weekend kicked off.

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