InsideCircleTrack.com in conjunction with InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series sanctioned Can-Am World Finals event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Saturday evening, November 9, 2019. 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 2019 season has concluded at SMS but schedule information for next year will be released in the coming weeks.
Classes in action: World of Outlaws Late Model Series for $12,000-to-win(50 laps) as well as Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.
*Please Note: These updates will focus solely on the WoO Late Models racing action.
General Information:
Weather is expected to be cool with little to no chance for rain.
Opening ceremonies are set for 3:45 with racing to follow soon afterwards.
This is the second of a two-night event. Chris Madden beat out Scott Bloomquist and Jonathan Davenport on Friday.
Brandon Sheppard has already clinched the WoO Late Models championship.
Shane Clanton, Chase Junghans, Darrell Lanigan and Ricky Weiss are involved in a very close battle for positions 2-5 in the standings. Only 30 points separate those four drivers with $30,000 being the difference in payout from second to fifth.
3:45- Opening ceremonies and final track prep underway.
4:10- Big-Block Modified last chance races underway. Sprint Cars and Late Models will follow soon.
5:22- Sprint Car heats have concluded. It’s time for WoO Late Model heat races. Lineups posted below.
Photos: I often post photos and/or short videos on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account and my @RichardAllenIDR Instagram account if you would like to take a look.
Please also consider reading: Chris Madden stays hot with Friday night World Finals triumph
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Car Count: 69 cars
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Josh Richards(14.750), 2. Ross Bailes, 3. Dale McDowell, 4. Logan Roberson, 5. John Blankenship, 6. Ryan King, 7. Matt Sponaugle, 8. Brandon Sheppard, 9. Ricky Weiss, 10. Chris Madden, 11. Cade Dillard, 12. Colton Horner
Group B Results- 1. Jimmy Owens(14.926), 2. Jonathan Davenport, 3. Shane Clanton, 4. Mike Marlar, 5. Kyle Hardy, 6. Don O’Neal, 7. Steven Roberts, 8. Brian Birkhofer, 9. Rick Eckert, 10. Ross Robinson, 11. Dustin Mitchell, 12. Max Blair
Heat Race Results: There will be six heat races with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. Josh Richards, 2. Logan Roberson, 3. Matt Sponaugle, 4. Chris Madden, 5. Chris Ferguson, 6. Colton Flinner, 7. Joey Moriarity, 8. Corey Gordon, 9. Chase Junghans, 10. Tyler Erb, 11. Benji Hicks, 12. Tyler Horst
Heat 1 Finish- 1. Richards, 2. Madden, 3. Ferguson … T Erb, Sponaugle
*Richards led all the way. Logan Roberson crashed while running second.
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. Ross Bailes, 2. John Blankenship, 3. Brandon Sheppard, 4. Cade Dillard, 5. Tim McCreadie, 6. Bryan Bernheisel, 7. Dale Hollidge, 8. Brent Larson, 9. Anthony Sanders, 10. Ashton Winger, 11. Boom Briggs, 12. Brandon Hightower
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Blankenship, 2. Bailes, 3. Sheppard … McCreadie, Dillard
*Blankenship took the lead at the start and pulled away.
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Ryan King, 3. Ricky Weiss, 4. Colton Horner, 5. Trent Ivey, 6. Darrell Lanigan, 7. Daulton Wilson, 8. Jason Covert, 9. Brandon Overton, 10. Robby Hensley, 11. Blake Spencer
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Weiss, 2. McDowell, 3. Overton … Ivey, Horner
*Weiss led all the way after multiple cautions early on. Lanigan almost rolled over then retired from the race after lap 1.
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Steven Roberts, 4. Ross Robinson, 5. Joey Coulter, 6. Scott Bloomquist, 7. Freddie Carpenter, 8. Forrest Trent, 9. Dan Stone, 10. Mike Lupfer, 11. Tyler Dietz, 12. Chris Nash
Heat 4 Finish- 1. Owens, 2. Marlar, 3. Bloomquist … Roberts, Coulter
*An all east Tennessee sweep of the top-3 spots.
Heat 5 Lineup- 1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Kyle Hardy, 3. Brian Birkhofer, 4. Dustin Mitchell, 5. Dennis Erb, Jr., 6. Nick Hoffman, 7. Hudson O’Neal, 8. G.R. Smith, 9. Austin Holcombe, 10. Matt Cosner, 11. Stacy Boles
Heat 5 Finish- 1. Davenport, 2. Birkhofer, 3. D Erb … H O’Neal
*Davenport led all the way.
Heat 6 Lineup- 1. Shane Clanton, 2. Don O’Neal, 3. Rick Eckert, 4. Max Blair, 5. Cla Knight, 6. Michael Brown, 7. Kyle Strickler, 8. Kody Evans, 9. Christian Thomas, 10. Jeremy Conway, 11. Nick Davis
Heat 6 Finish- 1. Clanton, 2. D O’Neal, 3. Eckert … Blair, Brown
*Clanton dominated.
Last Chance Showdown Results: There will be three LCS races with the top-2 from each transferring to the feature.
LCS 1 Finish- 1. Tyler Erb, 2. Tim McCreadie
LCS 2 Finish- 1. Trent Ivey, 2. Jason Covert
LCS 3 Finish- 1. Hudson O’Neal, 2. Max Blair
WoO Late Models Redraw Results: 1. Clanton, 2. Blankenship, 3. Davenport, 4. Owens, 5. Richards, 6. Weiss
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. Clanton, 2. Blankenship, 3. Davenport, 4. Owens, 5. Richards, 6. Weiss 7. Madden, 8. Marlar, 9. Bailes, 10. Birkhofer, 11. McDowell, 12. D O’Neal, 13. Ferguson, 14. Bloomquist, 15. Sheppard, 16. D Erb, 17. Overton, 18. Eckert, 19. T Erb, 20. Ivey, 21. H O’Neal, 22. McCreadie, 23. Covert, 24. Blair, 25. Junghans, 26. Lanigan, 27. Roberts, 28. Dillard, 29. Briggs, 30. Larson, 31. Spencer
8:55- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $12,000.
9:00- Finishing up with the WoO Sprint Cars post-race interviews. Late Models will be underway soon.
9:05- Four wide!
9:07- Green flag!
Owens by Clanton for second on lap 4.
Lap 5 caution for Birkhofer. Blankenship leads Owens, Clanton, Davenport, Weiss, Richards, Marlar
Lap 7- Owens to the lead
Lap 16- Davenport now second and has closed in on Owens
Lap 20- Davenport by Owens on the outside in traffic.
Lap 21- Owens back to the lead.
Lap 23 caution for Sheppard. Owens leads Davenport, Blankenship, Weiss, Madden, Clanton, Marlar, McDowell
Lap 33 caution. Owens leads Davenport, Weiss, Madden, McDowell and Blankenship. Weiss and Madden had been having a great battle for third prior to the caution.
Weiss closed in late as the leaders worked traffic but Owens held him off.
Feature Results: 1. Owens, 2. Weiss, 3. McDowell, 4. Marlar, 5. Madden, 6. Davenport, 7. Blankenship, 8. Richards, 9. Bloomquist, 10. D O’Neal, 11. Sheppard, 12. Clanton, 13. D Erb, 14. H O’Neal, 15. Ferguson, 16. Overton, 17. Blair, 18. Junghans, 19. Lanigan, 20. Covert, 21. T Erb, 22. Roberts, 23. Eckert, 24. Briggs, 25. Larson, 26. McCreadie, 27. Spencer, 28. Bailes, 29. Dillard, 30. Ivey, 31. Birkhofer