Haudenschild has accumulated over 300 wins in more than 40 years behind the wheel, including 72 with the
World of Outlaws (11th all-time in that series) and six with the
USAC Sprint Car series. His best points finish with the World of Outlaws was 2nd in 1995, finishing only 142 points behind
Dave Blaney. He is one of only four drivers to have won both
World of Outlaws and
USAC races at
Eldora Speedway.
1970s Haudenschild began racing sprint cars at the age of 15 in 1974 at tracks near his hometown of Wooster, Ohio. His first sprint car win came in his sophomore season in 1975 at Lakeville Speedway.
1980s Haudenschild's first ever non-wing sprint car win came in 1981 at Lawrenceburg Speedway, driving for car owner Bob Hampshire. That same year, he won the
Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic, the largest sprint car race in Australia. In 1982, Haudenschild won 30 A-main features with Bob Hampshire, and got his first opportunity to drive for a major, sponsored team in the Gambler house car owned by C. K. Spurlock and sponsored by
Kenny Rogers. He went on to repeat as winner of the
Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic that year. Haudenschild nabbed his first major win in the United States in 1987 at the
Kings Royal at
Eldora Speedway.
1990s Haudenschild spent much of the '90s driving for car owner Jack Elden, with whom he would achieve some of his biggest wins. In 1993, he joined Elden to drive the famous
Pennzoil #22. That year, Haudenschild captured the inaugural $100,000-to-win
Historical Big One race at Eldora Speedway. He would go on to win the
Kings Royal two more times in the Elden #22 in 1994 and 1998, and followed that up with Gold Cup wins at Silver Dollar Speedway in 1998 and 1999, as well as the $50,000-to-win Front Row Challenge as Oskaloosa Speedway in 1999.
2000s Haudenschild's richest win came in 2003 at the Mopar Million at
Eldora Speedway. Driving for car owner Larry Woodward, Haudenschild beat 138 other non-wing sprint car drivers to take the $200,000-to-win payout. The race featured a million dollar purse and included ten heats and six features, beginning with an F-main. 2008 brought a third $50,000 Gold Cup win in a season where Haudenschild claimed his 50th World of Outlaws win as well as his first win in Canada at
Castrol Raceway. Since 2008, Haudenschild has driven for a number of car owners including Lon Carnahan, Dennis Roth, Paul Silva, Jamie Miller, Pete Grove,
Gus Wasson, Richard Hoffman, and Tom and Sherry Leidig. Haudenschild retired from driving in 2021 but still attends races as a spectator. ==Awards & Accomplishments==