Gravel, Friesen earn Friday feature victories in World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown
Published Saturday, Apr. 24, 2021, 10:40 am
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David Gravel set the track speed record in qualifying, won his heat race and then made it a clean sweep by leading nearly every lap in the main feature en route to victory Friday night in the World of Outlaws Bristol Throwdown at dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway.
Gravel, who clocked a BMS track record time of 13.672 seconds at 138.502 mph to qualify first, took the lead on lap three in the 25-lap feature race by passing Sam Hafertepe Jr. and then led until a caution with six laps to go. Hard-charging Aaron Reutzel challenged Gravel in the closing laps, but Gravel’s No. 2 machine was too fast and he earned the coveted BMS Gladiator Sword in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, the first time the “Greatest Show on Dirt” has visited Thunder Valley in nearly two decades.