InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $12,000-to-win World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series sanctioned NGK NTK World Finals event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC on Friday, November 5, 2021. The updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
These updates are brought to you by Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. The 2021 season has concluded at SMS. Check in for the full 2022 schedule at a later date but make plans now to attend the $50,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on the weekend of June 17-18, 2022.
Weather Forecast: Daytime highs in the 50s with nighttime lows dropping into the 30s with little to no chance for rain.
Drivers Meeting: 2:00pm
Feature Payout: $12,000-to-win. 50 laps
Track Description: 4/10 mile clay oval with banked turns.
Other Classes: World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series
Pre-race Notes: Brandon Sheppard leads the WoO Late Models standings over Chris Madden, Tyler Bruening, Dennis Erb Jr. and Ricky Weiss.
Tyler Bruening leads the Rookie of the Year standings over Ryan Gustin.
The races here on Friday and Saturday nights will conclude the WoO Late Models schedule.
3:00- Hot laps for all classes have begun.
Brandon Overton is entered in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race tonight as well.
4:30- Hot laps for all classes have concluded.
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Live Updates
WoO Late Models
Car Count: 47 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Scott Bloomquist, 0NH- Nick Hoffman, 0E- Rick Eckert, 01- Chris Ferguson, 1- Brandon Sheppard, 1- Tyler Erb, B1- Brent Larson, 1G- Ryan King, 2- Dan Stone, 3s- Brian Shirley, 6- Blake Spencer, 06- Mike Lupfer, 7- Ross Robinson, 7w- Ricky Weiss, K7- Gary Dillon, 07- Brian Ledbetter, 8- Kyle Strickler, 10- Garrett Smith, 11- Austin Kirkpatrick, 14- Josh Richards, 15- Donny Schatz, 16- Tyler Bruening, 17- Tim Vance, 19R- Ryan Gustin, 20- Jimmy Owens, 20H- Bryson Harper, 23- John Blankenship, 23- Derek Rogers, 28- Dennis Erb Jr., 32- Dustin Mitchell, 39- Tim McCreadie, 42- Cla Knight, 44- Chris Madden, 44- Dylan Lewis, 48- Colton Flinner, 49- Jonathan Davenport, 55- Benji Hicks, 72- Jason Covert, 76- Brandon Overton, 89- Ashton Winger, 91- Cody Overton, 93- Pancho Lawler, 99- Boom Briggs, 99- Jesse Glenz, 111- Max Blair, 111- Steven Roberts, 116- Randy Weaver, 119- Bryan Bernheisel, 354- Chris Nash
Qualifying Results: There will be two qualifying groups.
Group A Results- 1. McCreadie(14.790), 2. Davenport, 3. Ferguson, 4. Owens, 5. T Erb, 6. Overton, 7. Madden, 8. Strickler, 9. Covert, 10. Winger
Group B Results- 1. Sheppard(14.985), 2. Weiss, 3. D Erb, 4. G Smith, 5. Blankenship, 6. Kirkpatrick, 7. R King, 8. Gustin, 9. Weaver, 10. Knight
Heat Race Results: There will be four heats 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. McCreadie, 2. Ferguson, 3. T Erb, 4. Madden, 5. Covert, 6. C Overton, 7. Mitchell, 8. Briggs, 9. Flinner, 10. Vance, 11. Larson, 12. Shirley
Heat 1 Finish- 1. McCreadie, 2. Ferguson, 3. Madden, 4. T Erb … Covert, Briggs
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Davenport, 2. Owens, 3. B Overton, 4. Strickler, 5. Winger, 6. Bloomquist, 7. Blair, 8. Bruening, 9. Stone, 10. Glenz, 11. Lewis, 12. Schatz
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Davenport, 2. Owens, 3. Overton, 4. Strickler … Blair, Bloomquist
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Sheppard, 2. D Erb, 3. Blankenship, 4. R King, 5. Weaver, 6. Richards, 7. Dillon, 8. Bernheisel, 9. Robinson, 10. Roberts, 11. Hicks, 12. Rogers
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Sheppard, 2. D Erb, 3. Richards, 4. Roberts … Blankenship, Robinson
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Weiss, 2. G Smith, 3. Kirkpatrick, 4. Gustin, 5. Knight, 6. Harper, 7. Lawler, 8. Spencer, 9. Hoffman, 10. Lupfer, 11. Ledbetter, 12. Nash
Heat 4 Finish- 1. Weiss, 2. Kirkpatrick, 3. Gustin, 4. G Smith … Hoffman, Spencer
Last Chance Showdown Results: There will be two LCS races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
LCS 1 Finish- 1. Bruening, 2. Covert, 3. Blair
LCS 2 Finish- 1. Blankenship, 2. Hoffman, 3. Robinson
Redraw Results– 1. Weiss, 2. Sheppard, 3. McCreadie, 4. Davenport, 5. Kirkpatrick, 6. Owens, 7. D Erb, 8. Ferguson
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Weiss, 2. Sheppard, 3. McCreadie, 4. Davenport, 5. Kirkpatrick, 6. Owens, 7. D Erb, 8. Ferguson, 9. Madden, 10. Richards, 11. Overton, 12. Gustin, 13. T Erb, 14. Roberts, 15. Strickler, 16. G Smith, 17. Bruening, 18. Blankenship, 19. Covert, 20. Hoffman, 21. Blair, 22. Robinson
10:18- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $12,000.
10:22- Four wide!
10:24- Green flag!
Lap 13 caution for Blankenship. Sheppard leads Weiss, Davenport, Kirkpatrick, Ferguson, Richards, McCreadie. Overton to the pit area for a tire change.
Lap 16 caution for G Smith. Sheppard leads Weiss, Davenport, Ferguson Kirkpatrick and Richards.
Lap 18 caution for McCreadie. Still Sheppard leading ahead of Weiss, Davenport, Kirkpatrick, Ferguson, Richards, T Erb, Strickler.
Lap 19 caution for top-5 running Kirkpatrick with a flat tire. Running order is now Sheppard, Davenport, Weiss, T Erb, ferguson, Richards
Halfway- Sheppard leads Davenport, T Erb, Weiss, D Erb, Ferguson
5 to go- Davenport leads Sheppard, T Erb, D Erb, Weiss
After taking the lead, Davenport controlled the race.
Feature Results: 1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Sheppard, 3. T Erb, 4. D Erb, 5. Weiss, 6. Ferguson, 7. Richards, 8. Strickler, 9. Blair, 10. Madden, 11. Bruening, 12. Covert, 13. Briggs, 14. G Smith, 15. Larson, 16. Robinson, 17. Owens, 18. Roberts, 19. Gustin, 20. Hoffman, 21. Kirkpatrick, 22. Overton, 23. McCreadie, 24. Blankenship, 25. Knight
Brandon Sheppard will likely claim his fourth WoO Late Models championship
