ST. LOUIS (Dec. 6) — Updates and results from Saturday’s ninth annual Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals, highlighted by a 40-lap, $70,000-to-win feature for unsanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Running a virtually flawless race inside The Dome at America's Center, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., dominated Saturday's ninth annual Kubota Gateway Dirt Nationals presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts, leading all 40 laps to become the first three-time winner of the event. Pierce, who topped Ricky Thornton Jr. by 2.15 seconds, earned an event record $70,000.

Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis, earnings
1. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., Longhorn, $70,000
2. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., Longhorn, $20,000
3. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., Rocket., $10,000
4. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., Longhorn, $6,000
5. Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., Longhorn, $4,000
6. Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., Rocket, $3,900
7. Brenden Smith (19m), Dade City, Fla., Rocket, $3,800
8. Zack Dohm (17), Cross Lanes, W.Va., Longhorn, $3,700
9. Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, Longhorn, $3,600
10. Carson Hocevar (77), Portage, Minn., Longhorn, $3,500
11. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., Longhorn, $3,400
12. Josh Rice (11), Crittenden, Ky., Rocket, $3,300
13. Dylan Thornton (13), Orcutt, Calif., DRT, $3,200
14. Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., Kryptonite, $3,100
15. Mike Harrison (33), Highland, Ill., Rocket, $3,000
16. Dan Ebert (99), Lake Shore, Minn., Rocket, $3,000
17. Trevor Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., Longhorn, $3,000
18. Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga., Longhorn, $3,000
19. Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn., Longhorn, $3,000
20. Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., Rocket, $3,000
21. Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., Longhorn, $3,000
Lap leader: Pierce 1-40
Fast qualifier (among 123 cars): Josh Rice, 11.523 seconds
Qualifier winners: Feger, Rice, Hoffman, Ebert, Winger, Davenport
Last-chance winner: Gundaker
Provisional starters: Moran, D. Thornton
Preliminary feature winners: Pierce, R. Thornton

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Brenden Smith
Row 2: Ricky Thornton Jr., Mike Harrison
Row 3: Mark Whitener, Brandon Sheppard
Row 4: Jason Feger, Josh Rice
Row 5: Nick Hoffman, Dan Ebert
Row 6: Ashton Winger, Jonathan Davenport
Row 7: Brian Shirley, Zack Dohm
Row 8: Ethan Dotson, Carson Hocevar
Row 9: Dustin Sorensen, Tyler Carpenter
Row 10: Trevor Gundaker, Devin Moran
Row 11: Dylan Thornton

Last chance qualifier results

(10 laps; winner transfers)

Last chance qualifier: Trevor Gundaker, Chris Simpson, Donald McIntosh, Kyle Hammer, Dylan Thornton, Tyler Peterson, Jake Timm, Wil Herrington, Gordy Gundaker, Devin Moran, Devin Gilpin, DNS: Drake Troutman.

Last chance qualifier lineup

(10 laps; winner transfers)

Row 1: Trevor Gundaker, Devin Gilpin
Row 2: Devin Moran, Gordy Gundaker
Row 3: Chris Simpson, Donald McIntosh
Row 4: Dylan Thornton, Drake Troutman
Row 5: Kyle Hammer, Wil Herrington
Row 6: Tyler Peterson, Jake Timm

Qualifier recap

Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., cruised to victory in the opening qualifier by 1.401 seconds over Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill. … Chris Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va.,, snapped a driveshaft on lap five battling in the midpack of the opening qualifier. … Ninth-running Scott Bell spun on the lap-five restart in the opening qualifier. … Josh Rice of Verona, Ky., went untouched to win the second qualifier by a second over Zack Dohm of Cross Lanes, W.Va. … Drake Troutman held the second spot in the second qualifier until Dohm hip-checked the Hyndman, Pa., driver up the banking on the fifth lap. … Jody Knowles of Tyrone, Ga., spun out of the 10th spot on lap five. … Bob Gardner of East Peoria, Ill., spun out of the seventh spot on the lap-five restart. … Fourth-running Tanner English of Benton, Ky., looped around on the sixth circuit after clipping the inside wall, thus collecting Chase Osterhoff of Kankakee, Ill., and Kylan Garner of Neosho, Mo. … Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., took care of business to win the third qualifier by 1.229 seconds over Ethan Dotson of Bakersfield, Calif. … Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, was in a transfer spot in the third qualifier until contact with Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, Ind., on lap eight. ... Dan Ebert of Lake Shore, Minn., dominated the fourth qualifier, topping NASCAR Cup driver Carson Hocevar of Portage, Mich., by 2.766 seconds. … Clay Harris of Jupiter, Fla., was in a transfer position until the lap-five restart where he slipped from second to fifth. … Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, brought out the lone caution in the fourth qualifier. ... Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., topped Dustin Sorensen by 0.488 seconds for the victory in the fifth qualifier. … A 10-minute red flag slowed the fifth qualifier for fence repairs. ... Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., and Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, W.Va., advanced to the main event from the sixth qualifier.

Qualifier results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First qualifier: Jason Feger, Brian Shirley, Trevoer Gundaker, Dylan Thornton, Joey Tanner, Dylan Thompson, Freddie Carpenter, Brody Smith, Patrik Daniel, Daniel Adam, Scott Bell, Chris Carpenter.

Second qualifier: Josh Rice, Zack Dohm, Devin Gilpin, Drake Troutman, Steve Sheppard Jr., Jody Knowles, Manny Falcon, Chase Osterhoff, Tanner English, Kylan Garner, Bob Garner.

Third qualifier: Nick Hoffman, Ethan Dotson, Devin Moran, Kyle Hammer, Jason Jameson, Ryan Gustin, Jon Mitchell, Laela Eisenschenk, Colten Burdette, Jason Welshan, Tanner Collins.

Fourth qualifier: Dan Ebert, Carson Hocevar, Gordy Gundaker, Wil Herrington, Clay Harris, Dylan Knowles, Rusty Schlenk, Jimmy Owens, Dave Hess Jr., Hudson O'Neal.

Fifth qualifier: Ashton Winger, Dustin Sorensen, Chris Simpson, Tyler Peterson, Kyle Hardy, Kyle Moore, Benji Hicks, Michael Leach, Mike Spatola, Austin Howes, Dustin Linville.

Sixth heat: Jonathan Davenport, Tyler Carpenter, Donald McIntosh, Jake Timm, Cody Bauer, Mike Marlar, Greg Kimmons, Devon Morgan, James Giossi, Brandon Overton. DNS: Kyle Bronson.

Non-qualifier results

(12 laps; top two transfer)

First non-qualifier: Daniel Adam, Manny Falcon, Derek Fetter, Garrett Alberson, Justin Shaw, Beckham Malone, Jason Riggs, Seth Daniels, Kip Hughes, Lance Brasington, Blaze Burwell, Bree Whittmore, Amelia Eisenschenk, Michael King Jr., Chad Wallace. Scratched: Carson Ferguson, Myles Moos, Tyler Erb.

Second non-qualifier: Devin Moran, Dave Hess Jr., Ryan Unzicker, Hayden Cardwell, Corey DeLancey, Jack Riggs, Skylar Marlar, Blair Nothdurft, Ryan Montgomery, Darin Weisinger Jr., Mike Provenzano, Brock Pinkerous, Jayme Zidar, Brent Robinson, Dakota Smith, Jordan Barbee. Scratched: Brennon Willard, Lucas Lowery, Kyle Steffens, Joseph Joiner.

Third non-qualifier: Austin Howes, James Giossi, Evan Koehler, Kaede Loudy, Eli Johnson, Michael Page, Carter Schlenk, Parker Gilbertson, Rusty Griffaw, Derek Fisher, Chad Zobrist, Jeff Provinzino, Chris Fetter, James Trantina III, Jacob Magee, Jadon Frame. Scratched: Jon Woods, Shannon Babb.

Qualifier lineups

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First qualifier
Row 1: Brian Shirley, Jason Feger
Row 2: Joey Tanner, Dylan Thornton
Row 3: Scott Bell, Trevor Gundaker
Row 4: Chris Carpenter, Freddie Carpenter
Row 5: Dylan Thompson, Brody Smith
Row 6: Daniel Adam, Patrik Daniel
Second qualifier
Row 1: Zack Dohm, Josh Rice
Row 2: Devin Gilpin, Drake Troutman
Row 3: Tanner English, Steve Sheppard Jr.
Row 4: Chase Osterhoff, Kylan Garner
Row 5: Jody Knowles, Manny Falcon
Row 6: Bob Gardner
Third qualifier
Row 1: Nick Hoffman, Ryan Gustin
Row 2: Jason Jameson, Ethan Dotson
Row 3: Tanner Collins, Kyle Hammer
Row 4: Jon Mitchell, Laela Eisenschenk
Row 5: Colten Burdette, Devin Moran
Row 6: Jason Welshan
Fourth qualifier
Row 1: Dan Ebert, Clay Harris
Row 2: Carson Hocevar, Wil Herrington
Row 3: Hudson O’Neal, Jeffrey Ledford
Row 4: Gordy Gundaker, Dylan Knowles
Row 5: Jimmy Owens, Dave Hess Jr.
Row 6: Rusty Schlenk
Fifth qualifier
Row 1: Ashton Winger, Dustin Linville
Row 2: Chris Simpson, Dustin Sorensen
Row 3: Tyler Peterson, Kyle Hardy
Row 4: Mike Spatola, Kyle Moore
Row 5: Benji Hicks, Austin Howes
Row 6: Michael Leach
Sixth qualifier
Row 1: Jonathan Davenport, Jake Timm
Row 2: Donald McIntosh, Kyle Bronson
Row 3: Tyler Carpenter, Devon Morgan
Row 4: Cody Bauer, Greg Kimmons
Row 5: Mike Marlar, James Giossi
Row 6: Brandon Overton

Non-qualifier lineups

First non-qualifier
Row 1: Daniel Adam, Chad Wallace
Row 2: Bree Whittmore, Michael King Jr.
Row 3: Carson Ferguson, Garrett Alberson
Row 4: Manny Falcon, Justin Shaw
Row 5: Jason Riggs, Beckham Malone
Row 6: Derek Fetter, Kip Hughes
Row 7: Amelia Eisenschenk, Seth Daniels
Row 8: Lance Brasington, Blaze Burwell
Row 9: Myles Moos, Tyler Erb
Second non-qualifier
Row 1: Brock Pinkerous, Devin Moran
Row 2: Jayme Zidar, Hayden Cardwell
Row 3: Ryan Unzicker, Ryan Montgomery
Row 4: Dakota Smith, Blair Nothdurft
Row 5: Brennon Willard, Jack Riggs
Row 6: Lucas Lowery, Dave Hess Jr.
Row 7: Jordan Barbee, Darin Weisinger Jr.
Row 8: Kyle Steffens, Skylar Marlar
Row 9: Brent Robinson, Corey DeLancey
Row 10: Mike Provenzano, Joseph Joiner
Third non-qualifier
Row 1: Jacob Magee, Austin Howes
Row 2: James Giossi, Evan Koehler
Row 3: Eli Johnson, Kaede Loudy
Row 4: Rusty Griffaw, Carter Schlenk
Row 5: Chad Zobrist, Jeff Provinzino
Row 6: Jon Woods, Michael Page
Row 7: Parker Gilbertson, Chris Fetter
Row 8: James Trantina III, Derek Fisher
Row 9: Jadon Frame, Shannon Babb

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)
10 a.m. - Registration and credentials open
11 a.m. - Pits open, technical inspection begins
11 a.m. - Fuel storage and fueling lane opens (Cole Street docks)
1 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
2 p.m. - Grandstands open
3 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model non-qualifiers (12 laps)
- Late Model qualifiers (10 laps)
- Late Model hot laps (locked-in entrants)
- Modified qualifiers (10 laps)
- Modified hot laps (locked-in entrants)
Late Model consolation (10 laps)
- Modified consolation (10 laps)
7 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, driver introductions
Feature events
- Late Models (40 laps)
- Modifieds (30 laps)