Inside Line Promotions – JACKSON, Minn. (Aug. 18, 2025) – Big Game Motorsports driver David Gravel posted a pair of top-five results in Minnesota last weekend.
Gravel’s 42 top fives during 49 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series feature starts this season leads ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt.’ He currently holds a 168-point lead in the championship standings with approximately one third of the season remaining.
Last weekend began with Gravel setting quick time during qualifying on Friday at Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie. He won a heat race and placed second in the dash to garner the outside front row starting position in the A Main.
A tough start cost Gravel a pair of positions and he fell as far as fifth before rallying for a third-place finish.
“We just were really tight early,” Gravel said in a post-race interview on DIRTVision. “If the first start went, our race is probably a lot different. With that second start, I actually got a good start, but Bill (Balog) just slid up enough to get me in dirty air, and those guys passed me below me there and put me in a bad spot. In the last 10 to 12 laps, I think I was just as good as those guys, just a little too late. You can’t fall back to fifth and try to get back up there.”
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday at Jackson Motorplex, which hosted the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars presented by FENDT. Gravel timed in second quickest and won a heat race before placing fifth in both the dash and the main event.
Big Game Motorsports had a second entry for Friday’s event at Ogilvie Raceway, where Donny Schatz piloted the ShopHusets.com No. 15. He qualified 13th quickest and advanced a position to place fourth in a heat race. Unfortunately, Schatz was involved in an opening-lap crash in the main event that resulted in a DNF as well as a damaged car.
Schatz, who drove for Lunstra Motorsports on Saturday at Jackson Motorplex, will be in a Lunstra Motorsports sprint car for the next two weeks with the support of Big Game Motorsports as crew members Brad Alexander and Stephen Hamm-Reilly will continue to work on the car.
Next up is the Mississippi Thunder Showdown on Tuesday at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., hosts the Gerdau presents the 2nd Leg of the World of Outlaws Northern Tour on Friday followed by the Ellingson presents the Duel in the Dakotas on Saturday at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D.
DAVID GRAVEL QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 15 – Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minn. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 2 (2); Feature: 3 (2).
Aug. 16 – Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 5 (5); Feature: 5 (5).
DONNY SCHATZ QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 15 – Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minn. – Qualifying: 13; Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 25 (10).
DAVID GRAVEL SEASON STATS –
54 races, 12 wins, 44 top fives, 50 top 10s, 50 top 15s, 50 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Tuesday at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., for the Mississippi Thunder Showdown; Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., for the Gerdau presents the 2nd Leg of the World of Outlaws Northern Tour; and Saturday at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., for the Ellingson presents the Duel in the Dakotas with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
BIG GAME MOTORSPORTS MEDIA LINKS –
X: https://x.com/BigGameMotorspt
DAVID GRAVEL MEDIA LINKS –
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidGravelRacing
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/DavidGravel2
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@DavidGravel
Website: http://www.shopDGR.com
DONNY SCHATZ MEDIA LINKS –
X: http://www.x.com/DonnySchatz
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz15
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/DonnySchatz
Website: http:///www.DonnySchatzMotorsports.com
HUSET’S SPEEDWAY –
Huset’s Speedway is home to the BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals, which runs June 18-21 and features two six-figure payouts that week. The dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D., hosts a variety of events from Mother’s Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee national events and a strong Sunday Night weekly program. Check out the complete schedule and get more information about Huset’s Speedway at http://www.HusetsSpeedway.com.
JACKSON MOTORPLEX –
Jackson Motorplex is a 4/10-mile dirt oval located in Jackson, Minn. It hosts special events from May through September, including races with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, Midwest Power Series, Midwest Sprint Touring Series and more. For the full 2025 racing schedule and more information, visit http://www.JacksonMotorplex.com.
2025 EVENT TICKET LINK –
To purchase tickets for events at either Huset’s Speedway or at Jackson Motorplex, visit http://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true.
OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE –
Check out all of the newest Huset’s Speedway merchandise at http://www.ShopHusets.com.
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*PHOTO BY PAUL ARCH*
