InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series-sanctioned Johnny Mulligan Memorial $15,000-to-win event at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday, July 14, 2023. These updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
Live updates are provided by Smoky Mountain Speedway. Make plans now to visit the Maryville, TN track for their $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend on June 16 & 17, 2023.
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with highs in the 80s and lows into the 60s with a chance for rain.
Time: Hot laps are slated for 7:00pm.
Feature Payout: $15,000-to-win
Track Description: 3/8 mile clay oval
Other Classes: Modifieds, Super Stocks, Mini-Stocks
Live Stream: DirtVision.com
Pre-race Notes: Bobby Pierce leads the WoO Late Model standings over Chris Madden, Ryan Gustin, Nick Hoffman and Kyle Bronson.
7:25- Hot laps about to begin.
Live Updates:
Car Count: 32 cars
Drivers Here- B1- Brent Larson, 1st- Johnny Scott, 1G- Devin Gilpin, 2- Stormy Scott, 3s- Brian Shirley, B5- Brandon Sheppard, 6- Parker Martin, 7R- Kent Robinson, D8- Dustin Linville, 9- Nick Hoffman, 10- Joseph Joiner, 11- Austin Kirkpatrick, 11- Gordy Gundaker, 11- Josh Rice, 13- David Webb, 14- Trey Mills, 14w- Dustin Walker, 15- James Rice, 16- Justin Ratliff, 19R- Ryan Gustin, 20TC- Tristan Chamberlain, 25- Shane Clanton, 28- Dennis Erb Jr., 30- Todd Cooney, 32- Bobby Pierce, 40B- Kyle Bronson, 42- Jesse Enterkin, 44- Chris Madden, 54- David Breazeale, 69 -Wyatt Boyd, 92- Shane Irvin, 95- Brandon Williams, 96- Tanner English, 97- Michael Chilton, 97- Cade Dillard 157- Mike Marlar
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: There will be two qualifying groups.
Group A Results- 1. Brandon Sheppard (12.895), 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Cade Dillard, 4. Kyle Bronson, 5. Brian Shirley, 6. Kent Robinson, 7. Joseph Joiner, 8. Michael Chilton, 9. Stormy Scott, 10. Johnny Scott
Group B Results- 1. Bobby Pierce (12.860), 2. Chris Madden, 3. Josh Rice, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Shane Clanton, 6. Nick Hoffman, 7. Gordy Gundaker, 8. Mike Marlar, 9. Brandon Williams, 10. Todd Cooney
Heat Races: There will be four heat races with the top-4 from each transferring to the feature. The top-2 from each heat will go to the redraw.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Sheppard, 2. Dillard, 3. Shirley, 4. Joiner, 5. S Scott, 6. Ratliff, 7. Breazeale, 8. Enterkin
Heat 1 Finish– 1. Sheppard, 2. Dillard, 3. Shirley, 4. Ratliff
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Gustin, 2. Bronson, 3. Robinson, 4. Chilton, 5. J Scott, 6. Linville, 7. Martin, 8. Chamberlain
Heat 2 Finish– 1. Bronson, 2. Chilton, 3. J Scott, 4. Linville
*Gustin had a left rear blowout while leading on lap 6.
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Pierce, 2. Jo Rice, 3. Clanton, 4. Gundaker, 5. Williams, 6. English, 7. Ja Rice, 8. Kirkpatrick
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Pierce, 2. English, 3. Clanton, 4. Gundaker
*Josh Rice hit the wall on the second lap while running second.
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Madden, 2. Erb, 3. Hoffman, 4. Marlar, 5. Cooney, 6. Larson, 7. Webb, 8. Walker
Heat 4 Finish– 1. Madden, 2. Hoffman, 3. Erb, 4. Cooney
B-main Results: There will be two B-main races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. S Scott, 2. Joiner, 3. Breazeale
B-main 2 Finish- 1. Ja Rice, 2. Webb, 3. Marlar
Redraw Results : 1. Madden, 2. Pierce, 3. Bronson, 4. Sheppard, 5. Dillard, 6. English, 7. Hoffman, 8. Chilton
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup – 1. Madden, 2. Pierce, 3. Bronson, 4. Sheppard, 5. Dillard, 6. English, 7. Hoffman, 8. Chilton, 9. Shirley, 10. Clanton, 11. J Scott, 12. Erb, 13. Ratliff, 14. Gundaker, 15. Linville, 16. Cooney, 17. S Scott, 18. Ja Rice, 19. Joiner, 20. Webb, 21. Breazeale, 22. Marlar, 23. Gustin, 24. Larson, 25. Walker
10:13- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $15,000.
10:21- Four wide!
10:23- Green flag!
Lap 10- Pierce leads Madden, Sheppard, Bronson, English
Lap 20- Pierce with a big lead over right battle between Madden, Sheppard and Bronson
Lap 25 caution for slowing Clanton. Pierce had a 4-second lead over Madden, Sheppard, Bronson, English, Chilton, Dillard, Erb and Marlar
Lap 30 caution. Pierce again had pulled away from a good battle between Madden and Sheppard. Pierce leads Madden, Sheppard, English, Chilton
Lap 40- Pierce leads Sheppard, Marlar, Madden, English
Lap 43 caution. Pierce leads Sheppard with Marlar all the way up to third. Madden, English, Erb run 4-6. Marlar had just passed Sheppard for second but the caution negated the move.
Marlar took the lead on lap 46 to win from 22nd.
Feature Results: 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Brandon Sheppard, 4. Chris Madden, 5. Tanner English, 6. Dennis Erb Jr, 7. Michael Chilton, 8. Ryan Gustin, 9. Dustin Linville, 10. Nick Hoffman, 11. Gordy Gundaker, 12. Johnny Scott, 13. Justin Ratliff, 14. Brian Shirley, 15. Stormy Scott, 16. Cade Dillard, 17. Kyle Bronson, 18. Shane Clanton, 19. Brent Larson, 20. David Breazeale, 21. Todd Cooney, 22. Dustin Walker, 23. James Rice, 24. David Webb, 25. Joseph Joiner
Kyle Bronson(40B) and Mike Marlar(157) are expected to race
