InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series-sanctioned Thursday Night Thunder $10,000-to-win event at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN on Thursday, April 20, 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: Sunny with highs in the 80s and lows into the 60s.
Time: Hot laps are slated for 7:00pm.
Feature Payout: $10,000-to-win
Track Description: 3/8 mile mile clay oval
Other Classes: Sportsman Late Models & FWD
Live Stream: DirtVision.com
Pre-race Notes: Because of multiple rainouts, this will be the first race for the Outlaws since February 18th.
Chris Madden leads the series standings ahead of Brian Shirley, Kyle Bronson, Brandon Sheppard & Max Blair.
Following this race, the WoO Late Models will move on to Talladega Short Track for a two-day show which will culminate with a $50,000-to-win race on Saturday.
7:00- Drivers meeting underway.
7:15- Hot laps beginning soon.
Live Updates:
Car Count: 47 cars
Drivers Here: B00- Josh Henry, B1- Brent Larson, 1G- Rusty Ballenger, 1st- Johnny Scott, 2s- Stormy Scott, 3s- Brian Shirley, 5- John Tweed, B5- Brandon Sheppard, 7- Drake Troutman, 7w- Ricky Weiss, 9- Nick Hoffman, 11- Gordy Gundaker, 11- Josh Rice, 11B- Stacy Boles, 12- Ashton Winger, 14W- Dustin Walker, 17m- Dale McDowell, 19R- Ryan Gustin, 20- Jimmy Owens, 20RT- Ricky Thornton Jr., 23- Cory Hedgecock, 25- Shane Clanton, 25B- Mike Benedum, 28- Dennis Erb Jr., 29- Donald McIntosh, 30- Todd Cooney, 32- Bobby Pierce, 36- Logan Martin, 39- Tim McCreadie, 40B- Kyle Bronson, 44- Chris Madden, 58- Garrett Alberson, 76- Brandon Overton, 79- Josh Sneed, 83- Jensen Ford, 91- Heath Hindman, 93- Carson Ferguson, 93- Cory Lawler, 96v- Tanner English, 97- Cade Dillard, 99B- Boom Briggs, 111- Max Blair, 114- Jordan Koehler, 157- Mike Marlar
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: There will be two groups for time-trials.
Group A Results- 1. Vic Hill (14.470), 2. Dale McDowell, 3. Rusty Ballenger, 4. Ryan Gustin, 5. Garrett Alberson, 6. Donald McIntosh, 7. Chris Madden, 8. Carson Ferguson, 9. Tim McCreadie, 10. Stormy Scott
Group B Results- 1. Brandon Overton (14.403), 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Jensen Ford, 4. Jimmy Owens, 5. Josh Rice, 6. Cory Hedgecock, 7. Tanner English, 8. Ricky Thornton Jr., 9. Brian Shirley, 10. Brandon Sheppard
Heat Races: There will be four heat races with the top-4 transferring to the feature. The top-2 from each heat race will go to the redraw.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Hill, 2. Ballenger, 3. Alberson, 4. Madden, 5. McCreadie, 6. Weiss, 7. Pierce, 8. Hindman, 9. Dillard, 10. Boles, 11. Cooney, 12. Walker
Heat 1 Finish– 1. Chris Madden, 2. Ricky Weiss, 3. Bobby Pierce, 4. Heath Hindman
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. McDowell, 2. Gustin, 3. McIntosh, 4. Ferguson, 5. S Scott, 6. Bronson, 7. Henry, 8. Hoffman, 9. Koehler, 10. Benedum, 11. Gundaker, 12. Sneed
Heat 2 Finish– 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Kyle Bronson, 3. Ryan Gustin, 4. Nick Hoffman
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Overton, 2. Ford, 3. Rice, 4. English, 5. Shirley, 6. L Martin, 7. Larson, 8. J Scott, 9. P Martin, 10. Blair, 11. Beets, 12. Lawler
*Overton had to start from the rear because of a tire change.
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Jensen Ford, 2. Josh Rice, 3. Brian Shirley, 4. Tanner English
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Marlar, 2. Owens, 3. Hedgecock, 4. Thornton, 5. Sheppard, 6. Briggs, 7. Winger, 8. Clanton, 9. Erb, 10. Troutman, 11. Tweed
Heat 4 Finish– 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Cory Hedgecock, 3. Jimmy Owens, 4. Ricky Thornton Jr
WoO Redraw Results – 1. Madden, 2. Ford, 3. McDowell, 4. Marlar, 5. Weiss, 6. Rice, 7. Bronson, 8. Hedgecock
Last Chance Showdowns: There will be two LCS races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
LCS 1 Finish- 1. Stormy Scott, 2. Josh Henry, 3. Garrett Alberson
LXS 2 Finish- 1. Brandon Sheppard, 2. Ashton Winger, 3. Parker Martin
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. McDowell, 2. Ford, 3. Madden, 4. Marlar, 5. Weiss, 6. Rice, 7. Bronson, 8. Hedgecock, 9. Pierce, 10. Shirley, 11. Bronson, 12. Owens, 13. Hindman, 14. English, 15. Hoffman, 16. Thornton, 17. S Scott, 18. Sheppard, 19. Henry, 20. Winger, 21. Alberson, 22. P Martin, 23. Blair, 24. Erb, 25. Gundaker, 26. Larson
9:43- Feature rolling out. 40 laps for $10,000.
9:47- Four wide!
9:49- Green flag!
Lap 10- McDowell leads Marlar, Bronson, Ford, Hedgecock
Lap 20- Top-3 of Marlar, McDowell and Bronson tight in heavy traffic.
Lap 29 caution as leader Marlar slows. McDowell leads Bronson, Hedgecock, Ford, Thornton, Madden
Hedgecock took the lead on the lap 29 restart.
Feature Results: 1. Cory Hedgecock, 2. Ricky Thornton Jr, 3. Kyle Bronson, 4. Dale McDowell, 5. Ricky Weiss, 6. Jensen Ford, 7. Bobby Pierce, 8. Chris Madden, 9. Josh Rice, 10. Ryan Gustin, 11. Tanner English, 12. Brian Shirley
Chris Madden enters the weekend as the WoO Late Models points leader
