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November 7
The Dirt Track at Charlotte,
Concord, NC
Sanction: World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series (World Finals first prelim) - $15,000
Information provided by: Kevin Kovac, Kyle McFadden and series reports (last updated November 8, 7:03 am)
Thornton tops Troutman in World Finals opener
World Finals first prelim
  1. Ricky Thornton Jr.
  2. Drake Troutman
  3. Chris Madden
  4. Mike Marlar
  5. Daulton Wilson
  6. Nick Hoffman
  7. Jonathan Davenport
  8. Kyle Bronson
  9. Dale McDowell
  10. Trent Ivey
  11. Hudson O'Neal
  12. Jimmy Owens
  13. Bobby Pierce
  14. Cade Dillard
  15. Ethan Dotson
  16. Tim McCreadie
  17. Kyle Strickler
  18. Brandon Sheppard
  19. Zack Mitchell
  20. Jordan Koehler
  21. Cody Overton
  22. Brian Shirley
  23. Ryan Gustin
  24. Tyler Bruening
  25. Austin Smith
  26. Dennis Erb Jr.
  27. Dustin Sorensen
  28. Max McLaughlin
  29. Tristan Chamberlain
  30. Brent Larson
presented by
Zach Yost
Winner Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt) stalks Drake Troutman (7).
What won the race: Winning his third straight World Finals race stretching back to last season, polesitter Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., went around race-long leader Drake Troutman on 22nd lap and led the rest of Friday's 35-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for a $15,000 payday. Second-starting Troutman finished 0.780 of a second back in the caution-free event with Chris Madden third.
Quotable: "I felt really good up there. I got about halfway through the race and I'm like, 'Man, I won this thing on the wall last year for the final night.' I'm like, I might as well go up and try it," Thornton said. "I feel like I got to (Troutman) but once I got to Drake, I couldn't really do anything because he was running just high enough. ... Luckily he got stuck behind one or two of those lapped cars."
Key notes: The WoO title chase tightened up with Nick Hoffman, who entered the race third, 50 points in arrears, posting a sixth-place finish (from 10th) while Bobby Pierce (behind 44 points entering the race) was 13th and points leader Brandon Sheppard (18th). ... Sheppard still leads, but his margin is just 26 over Hoffman and 34 over Pierce, who slips to third. ... Ricky Thornton Jr. notched his first WoO victory of the season and fifth of his career. ... He won the final two World Finals races last season. ... Thornton brushed the wall a few times in turn two without incident. ... Runner-up Drake Troutman, who before the race wasn't certain his engine would last because it was smoking in heat action, recorded his best-ever WoO finish; his previous best was 11th at Raceway 7 in Conneaut, Ohio, on May 16. ... Third-place finisher Chris Madden had a flat tire by the time he reached the scales postrace. ... Another $15,000-to-win World Finals preliminary program is scheduled for Friday. ... WoO sprint cars and Super DIRTcar Series modifieds are also on the card.
On the move: Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., started 17th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Thornton’s Koehler Motorsports Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Coltman Farms Racing, Hoker Trucking, Capital Waste, Excel Floor Covering, Five Star Metal Buildings, Ultimate Towing, FK Rod Ends, Dynamic Drivelines, Ultrashield Race Products, Sharp Advantage Safety Products, Winning Edge Carburetion, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bilstein Shocks, Midwest Sheet Metal and EMD Wraps.
Points chase: After Charlotte Thursday: 1. Brandon Sheppard (5,362); 2. Nick Hoffman (5,336); 3. Bobby Pierce (5,328); 4. Kyle Bronson (5,176); 5. Ryan Gustin (5,162); 6. Cade Dillard (5,142); 7. Brian Shirley (5,102); 8. Tyler Bruening (5,022); 9. Dennis Erb Jr. (4,930); 10. Dustin Sorensen (4,916).
Current weather: Clear, 70°F
Car count: 66
Fast qualifier: Chris Madden
Time: 14.785 seconds
Polesitter: Ricky Thornton Jr.
Heat race winners: Chris Madden, Drake Troutman, Ricky Thornton Jr., Jordan Koehler, Mike Marlar, Daulton Wilson
Consolation race winners: Cade Dillard, Zack Mitchell, Kyle Strickler
Provisional starters: Brandon Sheppard, Ryan Gustin, Brian Shirley, Dustin Sorensen, Brent Larson, Tristan Chamberlain
Next series race: November 8, The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, NC) $15,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

CONCORD, N.C. — Updates from Thursday’s second preliminary night of the 18th annual World Finals, highlighted by a 35-lap, $15,000-to-win World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature (results unofficial):

Feature

Winning his third straight World Finals race stretching back to last season, polesitter Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., went around race-long leader Drake Troutman on 22nd lap and led the rest of Friday's 35-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for a $15,000 payday. Troutman finished 0.780 of a second back in the caution-free event with Chris Madden third. Nick Hoffman's 10th-to-sixth run moved him into second in the WoO title chase with two races remaining, 26 points behind 18th-place finisher Brandon Sheppard. Bobby Pierce was 13th and is 34 points behind.

Feature lineup

(35 laps)

Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Drake Troutman
Row 2: Chris Madden, Mike Marlar
Row 3: Jordan Koehler, Daulton Wilson
Row 4: Ethan Dotson, Hudson O’Neal
Row 5: Kyle Bronson, Nick Hoffman
Row 6: Dale McDowell, Jimmy Owens
Row 7: Cody Overton, Tyler Bruening
Row 8: Bobby Pierce, Austin Smith
Row 9: Jonathan Davenport, Trent Ivey
Row 10: Cade Dillard, Zack Mitchell
Row 11: Kyle Strickler, Dennis Erb Jr.
Row 12: Tim McCreadie, Max McLaughlin
Row 13: Brandon Sheppard, Ryan Gustin
Row 14: Brian Shirley, Dustin Sorensen
Row 15: Brent Larson, Tristan Chamberlain

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: Cade Dillard, Dennis Erb Jr., Carson Ferguson, Tanner English, Dustin Sorensen, Chris Ferguson, Ross Bailes, Bryan Bernheisel, Michael Leach, Haiden Cowan, Kale Green, Daniel Adam, Danny Snyder, Hardy Youmans III, Seth Zacharias, Payton Freeman.

Second consolation: Zack Mitchell, Tim McCreadie, Max Blair, Brian Shirley, Luke Morey, Gavin Cowan, Brandon Sheppard, Dalton Jacobs, Wil Herrington, Evan Koehler, Logan Seavey, Tristan Chamberlain, Austin Holcombe, Brent Robinson, Cory Crasper, Tyler Wyant.

Third consolation: Kyle Strickler, Max McLaughlin, Benji Hicks, Dillon McCowan, Anthony Sanders, Ben Watkins, Beckham Malone, Ryan Gustin, Carson Brown, Ethan Wilson, Jamison McBride, Gray Parton, Kevin Wilson, Brian Ledbetter, Brent Larson, Dustin Walker.

Consolation race lineups

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation
Row 1: Cade Dillard, Carson Ferguson
Row 2: Dustin Sorensen, Ross Bailes
Row 3: Dennis Erb Jr., Bryan Bernheisel
Row 4: Tanner English, Kale Green
Row 5: Chris Ferguson; Haiden Cowan
Row 6: Danny Snyder, Michael Leach
Row 7: Seth Zacharias, Daniel Adam
Row 8: Payton Freeman, Hardy Youmans III
Second consolation
Row 1: Zack Mitchell, Tim McCreadie
Row 2: Brian Shirley, Luke Morey
Row 3: Evan Koehler, Max Blair
Row 4: Brandon Sheppard, Wil Herrington
Row 5: Austin Holcombe, Dalton Jacobs
Row 6: Logan Seavey, Gavin Cowan
Row 7: Tyler Wyant, Brent Robinson
Row 8: Cory Crapser, Tristan Chamberlain
Third consolation
Row 1: Ben Watkins, Kyle Strickler
Row 2: Max McLaughlin, Ethan Wilson
Row 3: Dillon McCowan, Jamison McBride
Row 4: Benji Hicks, Anthony Sanders
Row 5: Brent Larson, Carson Brown
Row 6: Ryan Gustin, Dustin Walker
Row 7: Gray Parton, Beckham Malone
Row 8: Kevin Wilson, Brian Ledbetter

Heat race recap

With Wednesday's single-car time trials setting the stage for Thursday's heat lineups, Late Model heat races went green right before 4:45 p.m. on a 75-degree evening at the 4/10-mile oval. … Gray Court, S.C.’s Chris Madden staved off Bakersfield, Calif.’s Ethan Dotson by a half-second to win the first heat race aboard the Team 22 Inc. No. 44 Chassis. Second-starting Tanner English of Benton, Ky., lost five spots in finishing seventh after nearly losing control of his race machine on the opening lap. … Hyndman, Pa.’s Drake Troutman powered from the outside front row to take the second heat by 1.3 seconds over Brandon, Fla.’s Kyle Bronson, who also overtook pole-starting and eventual third-finishing Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill. … Chandler, Ariz.’s Ricky Thornton Jr. held off Chickamauga, Ga.’s Dale McDowell to win the third heat by 0.7 seconds. Blairsville, Ga.’s Jonathan Davenport advanced Kevin Rumley’s No. 6 Longhorn Chassis three positions to claim the final transfer spot in third from the sixth-starting spot. WoO points leader Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., struggled in the third heat, starting fourth and finishing seventh as he’s relegated to a B-main. … Ninteen-year-old Jordan Koehler of Mount Airy, N.C., kept Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., at bay to win the fourth heat by 0.8 seconds. Seventh-starting Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY., fell one spot short of a transfer in fourth driving the Viper-Big Frog Motorsports No. 58v. … Winfield, Tenn.’s Mike Marlar rolled to a three-second victory in the fifth heat over Mooresville, N.C.’s Nick Hoffman. ... Fayetteville, N.C.'s Daulton Wilson took care of business in the sixth heat, topping seven-time World Finals winner Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., by 1.9 seconds. Stanley, N.C.'s Brian Ledbetter brought out the lone caution between the six heats in the sixth and final heat. ... Advancing to the redraw: Madden, Troutman, Thornton, Koehler, Marlar, and Wilson.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Chris Madden, Ethan Dotson, Cody Overton, Cade Dillard, Dustin Sorensen, Dennis Erb Jr., Tanner English, Chris Ferguson, Danny Snyder, Seth Zacharias, Payton Freeman.

Second heat: Drake Troutman, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce, Carson Ferguson, Ross Bailes, Bryan Bernheisel, Kale Green, Haiden Cowan, Michael Leach, Daniel Adam, Hardy Youmans III.

Third heat: Ricky Thornton Jr., Dale McDowell, Jonathan Davenport, Zack Mitchell, Brian Shirley, Evan Koehler, Brandon Sheppard, Austin Holcombe, Logan Seavey, Tyler Wyant, Cory Casper.

Fourth heat: Jordan Koehler, Hudson O'Neal, Tyler Bruening, Tim McCreadie, Luke Morey, Max Blair, Wil Herrington, Dalton Jacobs, Gavin Cowan, Brent Robinson, Tristan Chamberlain.

Fifth heat: Mike Marlar, Nick Hoffman, Austin Smith, Ben Watkins, Max McLaughlin, Dillon McCowan, Benji Hicks, Brent Larson, Ryan Gustin, Gray Parton, Kevin Wilson.

Sixth heat: Daulton Wilson, Jimmy Owens, Trent Ivey, Kyle Strickler, Ethan Wilson, Jamison McBride, Anthony Sanders, Carson Brown, Dustin Walker, Beckham Malone, Brian Ledbetter.

Heat race lineups

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First heat
Row 1: Chris Madden, Tanner English
Row 2: Ethan Dotson, Cody Overton
Row 3: Cade Dillard, Payton Freeman
Row 4: Chris Ferguson, Dennis Erb Jr.
Row 5: Dustin Sorensen, Seth Zacharias
Row 6: Danny Snyder
Second heat
Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Drake Troutman
Row 2: Michael Leach, Kyle Bronson
Row 3: Carson Ferguson, Ross Bailes
Row 4: Bryan Bernheisel, Kale Green
Row 5: Haiden Cowan, Daniel Adam
Row 6: Hardy Youmans
Third heat
Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Dale McDowell
Row 2: Zack Mitchell, Brandon Sheppard
Row 3: Evan Koehler, Jonathan Davenport
Row 4: Austin Holcombe, Brian Shirley
Row 5: Logan Seavey, Tyler Wyant
Row 6: Cory Crapser
Fourth heat
Row 1: Jordan Koehler, Max Blair
Row 2: Hudson O’Neal, Tyler Bruening
Row 3: Luke Morey, Tristan Chamberlain
Row 4: Tim McCreadie, Dalton Jacobs
Row 5: Wil Herrington, Brent Robinson
Row 6: Gavin Cowan
Fifth heat
Row 1: Mike Marlar, Austin Smith
Row 2: Nick Hoffman, Dillon McCowan
Row 3: Brent Larson, Max McLaughlin
Row 4: Ryan Gustin, Ben Watkins
Row 5: Gray Parton, Benji Hicks
Row 6: Kevin Wilson
Sixth heat
Row 1: Daulton Wilson, Kyle Strickler
Row 2: Jimmy Owens, Trent Ivey
Row 3: Ethan Wilson, Anthony Sanders
Row 4: Jamison McBride, Beckham Malone
Row 5: Carson Brown, Brian Ledbetter
Row 6: Dustin Walker

Thursday’s schedule

(All times local)
11 a.m. - Pits open; pit pass sales begin
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway)
Noon-3 p.m. - Race Day Live radio show (Sage Fruit stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open; ticket sales begin
3:45 p.m. - Sprint car motor heat
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies; on-track activity
- Sprint car non-qualifier (8 laps)
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Big-block modified heats (8 laps)
- Sprint car C-main (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Big-block modified consolations (10 laps)
Feature events
- Sprint cars (25 laps)
- Late Models (35 laps)
- Big-block modified (30 laps)

Feature lineup

Row 1: Thornton Jr., Troutman
Row 2: Madden, Marlar
Row 3: J. Koehler, D. Wilson
Row 4: Dotson, O’Neal
Row 5: Bronson, Hoffman
Row 6: McDowell, Owens
Row 7: C. Overton, Bruening
Row 8: Pierce, A. Smith
Row 9: Davenport, Ivey
Row 10: Dillard, Mitchell
Row 11: Strickler, Erb Jr.
Row 12: McCreadie, McLaughlin
Row 13: Sheppard, Gustin
Row 14: Shirley, Sorensen
Row 15: Larson, Chamberlain

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