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Daily Dirt 12/02/2024 05:29:48

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August 14
Highland Speedway,
Highland, IL
Sanction: World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series (Beat the Heat 40) - $10,000
Information provided by: Series, track and team reports (last updated August 15, 5:03 am)
Throng sees Shirley win WoO's Highland debut
Beat the Heat 40
  1. Brian Shirley
  2. Bobby Pierce
  3. Tyler Bruening
  4. Brandon Sheppard
  5. Cade Dillard
  6. Ryan Gustin
  7. Daryn Klein
  8. Kyle Bronson
  9. Jason Feger
  10. Dennis Erb Jr.
  11. Shannon Babb
  12. Dustin Sorensen
  13. Cody Overton
  14. Nick Hoffman
  15. Brent Larson
  16. Tristan Chamberlain
  17. Chad Zobrist
  18. Jordan Suhre
  19. Matt Bailey
  20. Max McLaughlin
  21. Todd Rehg
  22. Gordy Gundaker
  23. Mike Harrison
  24. Rodney Melvin
  25. Clay Stuckey
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Brian Shirley celebrates in victory lane at Highland Speedway.
What won the race: Overtaking Tyler Bruening on a lap-19 restart, pole-starting Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., led the rest of Wednesday's 40-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series debut at Highland Speedway for a $10,000 victory. Shirley captured the Beat the Heat 40 by 1.198 seconds over seventh-starting Bobby Pierce, securing his second Outlaws win of the season and the ninth of his career in front of a record-setting Highland crowd.
Quotable: “I definitely feel like we’re getting better, that’s for sure,” Shirley said. “I’m just not 100 percent where I need to be in the main race, you know. I feel like Bobby and them guys definitely got an edge on us, (Ricky) Thornton (Jr.) and guys like that, they know where to be better than I do, but we’re trying. Racing is definitely awesome, this one’s for my wife, she just went into treatment Monday,” added Shirley, whose wife Shannon has battled persistent health issues.
Key notes: Shirley's first WoO victory paid $12,000 in June's WoO stop at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. ... Pierce, of Oakwood, Ill., who grabbed second from Tyler Bruening on lap 38, said he "got lucky with them cautions," noting that he was lined up on the outside for each of the race's four restarts. ... Bruening, of Decorah, Iowa, led the opening 18 laps from outside the front row before Shirley slid by him on the bottom and Pierce relegated him to third. Bruening said "this is a win in our book" after nabbing his first podium finish of the season. ... Jason Feger, winner of June's $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Highland, gained five spots and finished ninth. ... Third-starting Dennis Erb Jr. slipped to 10th in his debut aboard a new Barry Wright Race Car; he previously drove Barry Wright cars for the second half of the 2014 second and first half of 2015 with a single victory. He used a last-lap pass on Cade Dillard to win the first heat race. ... The feature was slowed by four cautions, the final coming on lap 23 when hometown racer and fifth-running Mike Harrison slowed with a flat left-rear. He opted not to change the tire and called a night. ... The third stoppage came on lap 19 after Rodney Melvin spun following contact from Nick Hoffman as they battled for 12th. ... Clay Stuckey retired after slowing from 18th on lap 12. ... After wrecking his first Infinity Chassis at Cedar Lake Speedway, Tristan Chamberlain debuted a new car and finished 16th after spinning for a lap-seven yellow flag. ... The race lasted 22 minutes, with 21 competitors running at the checkers.
On the move: Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, started 12th and finished sixth.
Winner's sponsors: Shirley’s Bob Cullen Racing Longhorn Chassis is powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Thomason Express, Hoker Trucking, J&J Ventures Gaming, Kid’s Castle Learning Center, KBC Graphics, Cheap Cars, Bass Livestock Nutrition, Allgaier Motorsports, East Central Coin, Cheers and Integra Shocks.
Points chase: After Highland: 1. Brandon Sheppard (4,430); 2. Nick Hoffman (4,384); 3. Bobby Pierce (4,358); 4. Cade Dillard (4,238); 5. Kyle Bronson (4,234); 6. Ryan Gustin (4,216); 7. Brian Shirley (4,126); 8. Tyler Bruening (4,124); 9. Dennis Erb Jr. (4,092). 10. Dustin Sorensen (4,024).
Current weather: Overcast, 75°F
Car count: 33
Fast qualifier: Cade Dillard
Time: 13.043 seconds
Polesitter: Brian Shirley
Heat race winners: Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard, Tyler Bruening, Brian Shirley
Consolation race winners: Shannon Babb, Tristan Chamberlain
Provisional starters: Max McLaughlin, Brent Larson, Todd Rehg
Next series race: August 15, Spoon River Speedway (Banner, IL) $10,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Shirley, Bruening
Row 2: D. Erb, Sheppard
Row 3: Dillard, Klein
Row 4: Pierce, Bronson
Row 5: Bailey, Harrison
Row 6: Melvin, Gustin
Row 7: Sorensen, Feger
Row 8: C. Overton, Zobrist
Row 9: Babb, Chamberlain
Row 10: Hoffman, G. Gundaker
Row 11: C. Stuckey, Suhre
Row 12: McLaughlin, Larson
Row 13: Rehg

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