Best Bets: World of Outlaws Sooner State Showdown Pre-Event Odds Analysis

Schedule and How to Watch WoO Sprint Car Racing

World of Outlaws sprint cars line up for the first time this weekend on Friday, March 28th at 6:30 PM CT at Lawton Speedway. 

Competitors pack up after the feature on Friday evening and make the three-and-a-half-hour journey north to Wichita, Kansas in preparation for Saturday’s racing.

DIRTVision has its crew in place to feed you every lap from the weekend opener in Oklahoma races.

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Best Bets and Picks for WoO Sooner State Showdown

Top Picks

David Gravel (+207)

Defending series Champion David Gravel finds himself with a healthy cushion at the top of this year’s standings. Gravel has barely put a foot wrong this season, winning five of his last eight starts and standing on the podium 10 times in 12 races.

Carson Macedo (+411).

Carson Macedo earned his fourth podium in 2025 in the first race at the Cotton Bowl Speedway, keeping him in the title hunt with David Gravel. The Californian is the second-best sprint car driver in WoO this campaign, winning once and finishing on the podium three times in his last five races.

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (+455)

A horror start to the season can end a driver’s season before it gets going, but not Michael “Buddy” Kofoid. The sophomore clawed his way back into the top four in the eighth race of the year and has crossed the line inside the milestone ever since besides once. He has delivered his best driving in the past three races, winning once and finishing second, twice.

Outsider Picks

Donny Schatz (+963)

The veteran, Donny Schatz posted his first top-five of the year at the Cotton Bowl Speedway on the first day of proceedings. His second day in Paige was the polar opposite, as he finished 22nd, his worst result of the year. Inconsistencies aside, the legendary driver carries seven top 10s with him into this weekend.

Sheldon Haudenschild (+1581)

Sheldon Haudenschild endured an inconsistent run at the start of the 2025 series, crossing the line outside the top 10  five times in the first seven races. The Wooster native has reigned in his driving in recent weeks, collecting four top fives in his past five races. Haudenschild placed third behind Gravel at Magnolia Motor Speedway, his best finish this year.

Logan Schuchart (+1872)

A fourth and seventh return at the Cotton Bowl Speedway dropped Logan Schuchart down to third in the standings. Eight top fives, including four podiums, have left him 84 points behind Gravel, heading into the Sooner State stop.

Expert Pick

David Gravel appears on a different planet from his competitors and is the only one who stands out for us this weekend. The man has climbed onto the podium nine times in his last 10 races and starts off the back of a double win at the Cotton Bowl Speedway. The series leader is sitting at +207 with a potential return of $61.40 on a $20 wager.

Head-to-Head Odds For WoO Sooner State Showdown 

H2H 1

A tight matchup sees the consistent Logan Schuchart take on an in-form Sheldon Haudenschild. Haudenschild leads the betting with four top fives in his previous five races, one better than Schuchart.

H2H 2

The series leader David Gravel carries short odds against the second-ranked Carson Macedo. Gravel has led by example and starts this weekend with three wins in five races.

H2H 3

Michael Kofoid is the one to watch in the third head-to-head of the weekend, after three consecutive podiums. Donny Schatz can’t be discounted, but he only has one top-five to his name, while Kofoid already has silverware.

H2H 4

Giovanni Scelzi boasts two podiums in his last four starts, including a win in the first race at Kennedale. Kevin Thomas Jr., a regular name in Sprint Car circles, has his work cut out for him against the seventh-ranked rider on the circuit.

Where to Bet on WoO Sooner State Showdown?

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Another week and another event where David Gravel starts as the series leader. Can he win his third consecutive race and extend his lead at the top? Is Michael ‘Buddy’ Kofoid in for a fourth podium on the trot? Tune in on Friday when the World of Outlaws sprint cars take to the Lawton Speedway.