InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series-sanctioned $15,000-to-win World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Friday, November 3, 2023. These updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
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Weather Forecast: Friday’s forecast calls for clear skies with highs in the 60s.
Time: Hot laps are slated for 4:00pm.
Feature Payout: $15,000-to-win
Track Description: Half-mile clay oval
Other Classes: World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Super DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds
Live Stream: DirtVision.com
Pre-race Notes: This is the first of three nights of racing for the WoO Late Models.
Bobby Pierce enters the weekend at the series points leader ahead of Chris Madden, Brandon Sheppard, Kyle Bronson and Ryan Gustin.
Qualifying was held on Wednesday night.
Mike Marlar won on Thursday night.
The order of divisions tonight will be Big Block Modifieds, Sprint Car and Late Models.
4:05- Big Block Modified heat races are on the track.
5:30- The first of six Late Model heat races rolling onto the track.
Live Updates:
Car Count: 74 cars
Drivers Here: Drivers will be listed in ‘Qualifying Results’
Qualifying Results:
Group A- 1. Scott Bloomquist(15.648), 2. Chris Madden, 3. Ricky Thornton Jr., 4. Drake Troutman, 5. Brian Shirley, 6. Mike Marlar, 7. Daulton Wilson, 8. Cody Overton, 9. Shane Clanton, 10. Brandon Overton, 11. Tyler Erb, 12. Ethan Dotson, 13. Chase Junghans, 14. Bobby Pierce, 15. Benji Hicks, 16. Bryan Bernheisel, 17. Robby Hensley, 18. Logan Roberson, 19. Chris Ferguson, 20. Carson Brown, 21. Ricky Weiss, 22. Freddie Carpenter, 23. Tyler Carpenter, 24. Gordy Gundaker, 25. Daniel Adam, 26. John Garvin Jr., 27. David Breazeale, 28. Brent Larson, 29. Gavin Cowan, 30. Dustin Walker, 31. Mike Lupfer, 32. Chuckie Lepsch, 33. Colin Knaub, 34. Brian Ledbetter, 35. Joe Leavell, 36. Keith Jackson, 37. John Eller
Group B- 1. Dale McDowell(15.696), 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Garrett Smith, 4. Tim McCreadie, 5. Brandon Sheppard, 6. Trent Ivey, 7. Mason Zeigler, 8. Cade Dillard, 9. Carson Ferguson, 10. Jimmy Owens, 11. Donald McIntosh, 12. Kyle Bronson, 13. Zack Mitchell, 14. Spencer Hughes, 15. Dennis Erb Jr., 16. Jonathan Davenport, 17. Hudson O’Neal, 18. Forrest Trent, 19. Matt Cosner, 20. Mike Benedum, 21. Tanner English, 22. Austin Kirkpatrick, 23. David McCoy, 24. Kyle Strickler, 25. Ryan Gustin, 26. John Price, 27. Ben Watkins, 28. Jordan Koehler, 29. Anthony Sanders, 30. Tyler Wyant, 31. G.R. Smith, 32. Todd Cooney, 33. Dan Stone, 34. Ross Bailes, 35. Jack Harmon, 36. Haiden Cowan, 37. Dalton Jacobs
Heat Race Results: There will be six heat races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Scott Bloomquist, 2. Drake Troutman, 3. Daulton Wilson, 4. Brandon Overton, 5. Chase Junghans, 6. Bryan Bernheisel, 7. Chris Ferguson, 8. Freddie Carpenter, 9. Daniel Adam, 10. Brent Larson, 11. Mike Lupfer, 12.Brian Ledbetter, 13. Joe Leavell
Heat 1 Finish– 1. Drake Troutman, 2. Scott Bloomquist, 3. Brandon Overton … Wilson, Ch Ferguson
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Chris Madden, 2. Brian Shirley, 3. Cody Overton, 4. Tyler Erb, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Robby Hensley, 7. Carson Brown, 8. Tyler Carpenter, 9. John Garvin, 10. Gavin Cowan, 11. Chuckie Lepsch, 12. John Eller
Heat 2 Finish– 1. Chris Madden, 2. Brian Shirley, 3. Bobby Pierce …T Erb, C Overton
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Shane Clanton, 4. Ethan Dotson, 5. Benji Hicks, 6. Logan Roberson, 7. Ricky Weiss, 8. Gordy Gundaker, 9. David Breazeale, 10. Dustin Walker, 11. Colin Knaub, 12. Keith Jackson
Heat 3 Finish– 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Shane Clanton … Weiss, Hicks
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Mason Zeigler, 4. Jimmy Owens, 5. Zack Mitchell, 6. Jonathan Davenport, 7. Matt Cosner, 8. Austin Kirkpatrick, 9. Ryan Gustin, 10. Jordan Koehler, 11. G.R. Smith, 12. Ross Bailes, 13. Dalton Jacobs
Heat 4 Finish– 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Jimmy Owens .. Davenport, Mitchell
Heat 5 Lineup- 1. Nick Hoffman, 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Cade Dillard, 4. Donald McIntosh, 5. Spencer Hughes, 6. Hudson O’Neal, 7. Mike Benedum, 8. David McCoy, 9. John Price, 10. Anthony Sanders, 11. Todd Cooney, 12. Jack Harman
Heat 5 Finish– 1. Cade Dillard, 2. Nick Hoffman, 3. Spencer Hughes … Sheppard, O’Neal
Heat 6 Lineup- 1. Garrett Smith, 2. Trent Ivey, 3. Carson Ferguson, 4. Kyle Bronson, 5. Dennis Erb Jr., 6. Forrest Trent, 7. Tanner English, 8. Kyle Strickler, 9. Ben Watkins, 10. Tyler Wyant, 11. Dan Stone, 12. Haiden Cowan
Heat 6 Finish– 1. Garrett Smith, 2. Carson Ferguson, 3. Kyle Bronson … D Erb, Ivey
Last Chance Showdown Results: There will be three Last Chance Showdowns with the top-2 from each transferring to the feature.
LCS 1 Finish- 1. Daulton Wilson, 2. Chris Ferguson
LCS 2 Finish- 1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Ethan Dotson
LCS 3 Finish- 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Hudson O’Neal
Redraw Results: 1. Madden, 2. McDowell, 3. Thornton, 4. Dillard, 5. Smith, 6. Troutman
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Madden, 2. McDowell, 3. Thornton, 4. Dillard, 5. Smith, 6. Troutman, 7. Bloomquist, 8. McCreadie, 9. Shirley, 10. Hoffman, 11. Marlar, 12. Ca Ferguson, 13. B Overton, 14. Owens, 15. Pierce, 16. Hughes, 17. Clanton, 18. Bronson, 19. Wilson, 20. Davenport, 21. D Erb, 22. Ch Ferguson, 23. Dotson, 24. O’Neal, 25. Sheppard, 26. Gustin, 27. English, 28. Larson
9:55- Track prep winding down.
9:56- Feature rolling out. 35 laps for $15,000.
10:03- Four wide!
10:06- Green flag!
Lap 9 caution for flat tire on Davenport. Madden leads McDowell, Thornton, Bloomquist, McCreadie, Shirley, Marlar, Smith.
Lap 19- Thornton by Madden for the lead. McDowell, McCreadie and Shirley 3-5.
Lap 25- Top-3 of Thornton, Madden and McDowell tight in traffic. Everyone on the bottom.
McDowell took second with 3 laps to go.
Feature Results: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Dale McDowell, 3. Chris Madden, 4. Tim McCreadie, 5. Brian Shirley, 6. Mike Marlar, 7. Scott Bloomquist, 8. Garrett Smith, 9. Cade Dillard, 10. Daulton Wilson, 11. Bobby Pierce, 12. Hudson O’Neal, 13. Jimmy Owens, 14. Nick Hoffman, 15. Carson Ferguson, 16. Spencer Hughes, 17. Chris Ferguson, 18. Brandon Overton, 19. Brandon Sheppard, 20. Kyle Bronson, 21. Dennis Erb Jr., 22. Shane Clanton, 23. Brent Larson, 24. Jonathan Davenport, 25. Tanner English, 26. Ethan Dotson, 27. Ryan Gustin, 28. Drake Troutman
Scott Bloomquist will start his heat race from the pole
