Bobby Pierce
The second of two nights for the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series at Atomic Speedway provided a very familiar result as series points leader Bobby Pierce drove to his 12th points-paying series win of the 2023 season in the ‘Outlaw Invasion’.
The Longhorn Chassis driver from Oakwood, Illinois earned $15,000 from the track located in Alma, Ohio in a race shown live by DirtVision.com.
A total of 33 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Chris Madden(13.114), 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Jimmy Owens, 4. Nick Hoffman, 5. Cade Dillard, 6. Mike Marlar, 7. Kyle Bronson, 8. Justin Cooper, 9. Tyler Carpenter, 10. Jared Hawkins
Group B Results- 1. Brandon Sheppard(13.478), 2. Brian Shirley, 3. R.J. Conley, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Ryan Gustin, 6. Zack Dohm, 7. Adam Stricker, 8. Tanner English, 9. Gordy Gundaker, 10. Freddie Carpenter
Heat 1 Results: 1. Chris Madden, 2. Jimmy Owens, 3. Cade Dillard, 4. Kyle Bronson
Heat 2 Results: 1. Bobby Pierce, 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Dustin Walker, 4. Brent Larson
Heat 3 Results: 1. Brandon Sehppard, 2. R.J. Conley, 3. Ryan Gustin, 4. Gordy Gundaker
Heat 4 Results: 1. Brian Shirley, 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Tanner English, 4. Zack Dohm
Last Chance Showdown 1 Finish:
Last Chance Showdown 2 Finish:
WoO Redraw Results: 1. Chris Madden, 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Brian Shirley, 4. Brandon Sheppard, 5. R.J. Conley, 6. Nick Hoffman, 7. Dennis Erb Jr., 8. Jimmy Owens
Feature Re-cap: Madden took the early lead at the start of the 50-lap feature with Pierce, Shirley, Sheppard and Erb following. Shirley got by Pierce for second on lap 2 as Madden attempted to pull away from the field.
Erb made an early move taking fourth away from Sheppard on the fifth circuit. He then pulled up and offered a challenge to Pierce for third.
Shirley closed in on Madden in hopes of taking the race lead on lap 10. In a feature that would run caution free, traffic began to play a factor for the front runners. That allowed Pierce and Erb to close in making it a four car fight at the front of the field.
Just before halfway, Pierce began to charge toward the front wresting the runner-up position away from Shirley. Using traffic to aid his advance, Pierce then closed in on Madden for the race lead.
Pierce’s efforts paid off on lap 32 when he took the lead. But Madden would fight back, going side-by-side with the No. 32 multiple before Pierce finally broke free from that battle and pulled away.
Over the closing laps, Pierce maintained control of the race and sailed to the checkered flag.
Feature Results: 1. Bobby Pierce, 2. Chris Madden, 3. Brian Shirley, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Brandon Sheppard, 6. Mike Marlar, 7. Cade Dillard, 8. Brent Larson, 9. Nick Hoffman, 10. Adam Stricker, 11. Tanner English, 12. Ryan Gustin, 13. R.J. Conley, 14. Jesse Wisecarver, 15. Kyle Bronson, 16. Shane Clanton, 17. Dustin Walker, 18. Gordy Gundaker, 19. Rod Conley, 20. Todd Cooney, 21. Jimmy Owens, 22. Shane Bailey, 23. Clint Keenan, 24. Zack Dohm
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