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Inside Line Promotions – BRANDON, S.D. (June 20, 2026) – David Gravel’s bank account grew a lot larger on Saturday night as he led the distance to capture the $300,000-to-win BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals at Huset’s Speedway.
The post-race celebration showcased a wheelie down the frontstretch, a myriad of hugs as he climbed from his BillionAuto.com sponsored sprint car and a joyful wing dance with his son, Levi, in front of a boisterous crowd – the largest at Huset’s Speedway since Tod Quiring purchased the track in 2020.
“I’m going to have to pay some quarterly taxes, that’s for sure,” he quipped. “I’ve got to thank Tod Quiring. He puts so much money into this sport. What a night. What a rebound from the week. I felt like nothing was easy for us this week. Everybody was kinda frustrated. We literally tried a different setup every time we hit the race track and kept working at it. Cody (Jacobs) found something that worked out really, really good.”
Gravel led all 40 laps during the 5th annual BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals, which paid the most money to a feature winner in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series history. The strong performance marked his second event title in the last four years.
Gravel entered traffic on Lap 6 and built more than a three-second lead before the first of three stoppages near the midpoint of the race. A caution on Lap 21 was followed by another caution on the restart. The final stoppage occurred on Lap 25 when a red flag was displayed after two drivers got upside down in front of Gravel entering turn one.
By that point, Gravel was committed to the top of the high-banked oval after spending most of the first half of the race riding the bottom lane. Once the race restarted, Gravel held the point and strategically navigated traffic in the closing laps to win by 0.935 seconds.
“So crazy what one caution can do,” he said. “The bottom was so dominant and once that caution came I just lost all my grip. Moved to the top slowly. With like nine (laps) to go I felt it taking just a touch of rubber.
“I love the people booing because I’ve still got a lot longer to be here so get used to it. I love the haters. I love the fans. If you don’t like me, then sorry to you.”
Since Gravel is a full-time World of Outlaws competitor, the $100,000 High Bank Bounty was not claimed this year.
Tyler Courtney was the Hard Charger Award winner after maneuvering from eighth to second place.
“From Wednesday to now, we’ve made a lot of changes to the car,” he said. “I felt we were pretty good until the rubber came there. Hats off to David and Tod and their whole team. Thanks to Tod and everyone here at Huset’s, Doug Johnson, for putting up the money they did this week. Second stings when it was a possible $400,000, but it’s still a great night for us.”
Donny Schatz rounded out the podium.
“David set a pretty torrid pace, but I had a hell of a time getting through traffic early,” he said. “We had a shot at trying to win one of the biggest paydays ever and we ran third. David did a good job. Tyler did a good job. I needed to do a little better job, but I think I’ll get another opportunity.”
Giovanni Scelzi finished fourth and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid, who captured the previous two BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals titles, advanced from 11th to fifth place.
The heat races were won by Sheldon Haudenschild, Schatz, Gravel, Logan Schuchart, Bill Balog and Scelzi. Sam Henderson claimed the C Main. Gravel topped the King of the Hill, which provided a $1,000 bonus courtesy of Unique Movers. Emerson Axsom was the Last Chance Showdown winner.
Additionally, it was announced during Opening Ceremonies on Saturday that the Huset’s High Bank Nationals will return next season with the event moving to the final weekend in June. Four-day tickets for the event, which runs June 23-26, 2027, can be purchased via the Huset’s Speedway website.
Huset’s Speedway will be dormant the next two weekends before resuming competition on July 12 for Frankman Motor Company presents Hall of Fame Night. The Cressman Sanitation Midwest 410 Sprint Touring Series and Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars, the Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks, and the MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers and the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Car Series will all be in action.
BILLIONAUTO.COM HUSET’S HIGH BANK NATIONALS FINALE RESULTS AT HUSET’S SPEEDWAY (June 20, 2026) –
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
NOS Energy Drink Feature (40 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel (1); 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney (8); 3. 15-Donny Schatz (3); 4. 77-Giovanni Scelzi (4); 5. 83-Michael Kofoid (11); 6. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild (2); 7. 23-Garet Williamson (12); 8. 41-Carson Macedo (14); 9. 17-Spencer Bayston (7); 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart (5); 11. 10-Ryan Timms (13); 12. 2C-Cole Macedo (10); 13. 27-Emerson Axsom (19); 14. 7S-Chris Windom (9); 15. 55-Kerry Madsen (16); 16. 5-Parker Price Miller (21); 17. 17B-Bill Balog (6); 18. 88-Austin McCarl (23); 19. 25-Jy Corbet (15); 20. 21-Brian Brown (17); 21. 16C-Skylar Gee (18); 22. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell (22); 23. (DNF) 6-Kasey Jedrzejek (24); 24. (DNF) 44-Chris Martin (20).
MicroLite Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps): 1. 27-Emerson Axsom (1); 2. 44-Chris Martin (2); 3. 5-Parker Price Miller (3); 4. 28M-Conner Morrell (4); 5. 88-Austin McCarl (10); 6. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek (17); 7. 51-Ashton Torgerson (13); 8. 83JR-Sam Henderson (19); 9. 45X-Rees Moran (16); 10. 9R-Chase Randall (15); 11. 9-Daison Pursley (6); 12. 16-Riley Goodno (22); 13. 13-Mark Dobmeier (11); 14. 3-Dayne Kingshott (9); 15. 14H-Matt Juhl (20); 16. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr (12); 17. 8-Jacob Hughes (7); 18. 9D-Dominic Dobesh (21); 19. (DNF) 23W-Scott Winters (14); 20. (DNF) 6X-JJ Hickle (18); 21. (DNF) 64-Andy Pake (5); 22. (DNF) 24T-Christopher Thram (8).
C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 83JR-Sam Henderson (1); 2. 14H-Matt Juhl (4); 3. 9D-Dominic Dobesh (3); 4. 16-Riley Goodno (9); 5. 80P-Jacob Peterson (6); 6. 31-Koby Werkmeister (2); 7. 96-Blaine Stegenga (5); 8. 14T-Tim Estenson (11); 9. (DNF) 27W-Weston Olson (8); 10. (DNF) 33-Scotty Broty (10); 11. (DNS) 11-Justin Henderson; 12. (DNS) 11M-Terry McCarl; 13. (DNS) 92-Zach Daum.
Toyota King of the Hill (2 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel (3); 2. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild (1); 3. 15-Donny Schatz (2); 4. 77-Giovanni Scelzi (6); 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart (4); 6. 17B-Bill Balog (5).
NOS Energy Drink Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild (1); 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney (2); 3. 21-Brian Brown (3); 4. 27-Emerson Axsom (4); 5. 8-Jacob Hughes (6); 6. 51-Ashton Torgerson (8); 7. 83JR-Sam Henderson (5); 8. (DNF) 11-Justin Henderson (7); 9. (DNS) 92-Zach Daum.
The Greatest Store on Dirt Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz (1); 2. 23-Garet Williamson (2); 3. 10-Ryan Timms (3); 4. 44-Chris Martin (6); 5. 24T-Christopher Thram (5); 6. 23W-Scott Winters (7); 7. 31-Koby Werkmeister (8); 8. 27W-Weston Olson (4).
WIX Filters Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel (1); 2. 83-Michael Kofoid (2); 3. 25-Jy Corbet (4); 4. 5-Parker Price Miller (3); 5. 3-Dayne Kingshott (5); 6. 9R-Chase Randall (7); 7. 9D-Dominic Dobesh (6); 8. 16-Riley Goodno (8).
Golf Cart Services Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart (1); 2. 2C-Cole Macedo (3); 3. 41-Carson Macedo (5); 4. 28M-Conner Morrell (2); 5. 88-Austin McCarl (6); 6. 45X-Rees Moran (7); 7. 14H-Matt Juhl (8); 8. 33-Scotty Broty (4).
Tub O Towels Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog (2); 2. 17-Spencer Bayston (1); 3. 16C-Skylar Gee (3); 4. 64-Andy Pake (4); 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier (8); 6. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek (5); 7. 96-Blaine Stegenga (7); 8. 14T-Tim Estenson (6).
Milton Hershey School Heat 6 (10 Laps): 1. 77-Giovanni Scelzi (1); 2. 7S-Chris Windom (2); 3. 55-Kerry Madsen (5); 4. 9-Daison Pursley (4); 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr (3); 6. 6X-JJ Hickle (7); 7. 80P-Jacob Peterson (8); 8. 11M-Terry McCarl (6).
UP NEXT –
July 12 for Frankman Motor Company presents Hall of Fame Night featuring the Cressman Sanitation Midwest 410 Sprint Touring Series and Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars, the Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks, and the MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers and the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Car Series
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HUSET’S SPEEDWAY –
Huset’s Speedway is home to the BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals, which runs June 17-20 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.
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