Brad Sweet took many years to score his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series title. His second took just one attempt. 

Sweet officially secured the 2020 championship for the winged sprint car series on Friday night, finishing fourth in the penultimate race at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to give himself a large enough point advantage to lock in the title. 

The Kasey Kahne Racing veteran was fairly stoic in his celebration because the overall job isn’t complete. Jason Johnson Racing (JJR) sits 22 points away from Sweet’s No. 49 entry in the team’s championship, meaning Sweet still needs one more top-10 to ensure his group claims both titles. 

I just don’t feel like the job is fully completed,” Sweet said. “I think the team championship is just as important to our guys, to me, to (team owner) Kasey (Kahne). The job is half done right now.

“Obviously, for me, personally, I know my name is going to be in those record books. Being a two-time champion is something that is really special to me. It puts me up there with some really great guys. I’m excited, but we still have to get that team championship for Kasey and the guys. If we’re able to do that, I think it will show that we were able to overcome a lot of adversity this year.”

David Gravel of Watertown, CT was the big winner in the race, leading wire-to-wire in the feature for his third-consecutive win in Charlotte. That gives his JJR group a chance to steal the team title in today’s season finale, which will mark Gravel’s final start with the team before he shifts to Big Game Motorsports. 

“What did he (Sweet) run fourth or something like that?” Gravel asked in Victory Lane. “So, we gained (eight) points on him. So, we’re (22) points back. Got to beat him by 10 positions tomorrow. That’s going to be hard to do. All we can do is win these races and see where we end up.”

Sheldon Haudenschild, Donny Schatz, Sweet and Kyle Larson rounded out the top-five, with Logan Schuchart, Carson Macedo, Ian Madsen, Justin Peck and Cory Eliason completing the top-10. 

(Sources: Nick Graziano/WorldofOutlaws.com)