“I feel like it’s just kind of OK,” Haudenschild said to describe his season. The comfort in the car is there, but he wishes that comfort led to slightly better results. The performance aboard the NOS Energy Drink #17 has left Haudenschild with mixed feelings. He’s reached the podium on three other occasions, including a runner-up at Tri-State Speedway on a night when he led 16 laps of the Feature. The highlight of his year is a victory at U.S. After beginning the season with four top 10s in the first five races, he missed the top 10 in three of the next five. Haudenschild’s 2023 campaign to this point has been one of peaks and valleys. “And then show up to tracks that we’ve raced in the past and kind of grew up racing - especially Attica and Chillicothe, kind of where me and (crew chief Kyle) Ripper got our start, just places where you adapt to quick once you get back there and kind of feel like you never left.” “It’s always good to be home a little bit and kind of get your mind off things for a minute,” Haudenschild said. The final two nights are set for this weekend (May 26-27) at Chillicothe’s Atomic Speedway, a little over an hour south of Ohio’s capital of Columbus.Īs the 29-year-old navigates his seventh season with The Greatest Show on Dirt, trips home become more and more welcome. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are halfway through a four-race stretch in Haudenschild’s homeland. And it’s because of those reasons Haudenschild is so admired in the community. He followed in his father’s footsteps - perfecting the “Haud line” and racking up checkered flags at tracks like Attica, Wayne County Speedway, Waynesfield Raceway Park and more. Haudenschild cut his teeth in Ohio, racing near his hometown of Wooster. He’s the man who receives warm applause every time his name is announced in “The Buckeye State.” He’s the son of the legendary Jac Haudenschild, who also left an impression on these same fans with his courage behind the wheel. He’s the kid who thrilled them early in his career on the Ohio ovals on his way to Sprint Car stardom. They’re waiting to get a word or take a photo with their home state hero - Sheldon Haudenschild. CHILLICOTHE - A group of race fans gather around the back of the Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing hauler on a Friday afternoon at Attica Raceway Park.

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