Dirt on Dirt - T-Mac, Troutman among Dairyland heat winners

April 30

Mississippi Thunder Speedway,

Fountain City, WI

Sanction: World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Dairyland Showdown first prelim) - $10,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated April 30, 8:39 pm)

T-Mac, Troutman among Dairyland heat winners

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Tim McCreadie topped Thursday's 37-car field in Dairyland time trials.

Key notes: Jonathan Davenport made heavy contact with the turn-three wall on the opening lap of the first heat race, ripping his right-rear quarter panel, spoiler and deck out; Davenport did not finish and will need to transfer through a consolation race. ... Derrick Stewart backed his quarter panel into the wall during time trials, ripping his rear spoiler loose. ... The World of Outlaws Late Model Series continues its Midwestern swing with this weekend’s Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway. … The three-day program kicks off with 30-lap, $10,000-to-win prelims on Thursday-Friday preceding Saturday’s 50-lap, $40,000-to-win finale. … Two-time and reigning series champ Bobby Pierce resumed the points lead after winning Tuesday’s Midwestern opener at Independence (Iowa) Speedway, his second straight WoO victory there, worth $12,000. Pierce, who won a $10,000 Dairyland Showdown opener in 2021, now leads Nick Hoffman by four points entering Thursday’s action at Mississippi Thunder. … Hoffman, of Mooresville, N.C., won last year’s $30,000 Dairyland Showdown finale after topping 2024’s $25,000 weekend opener there. … Ryan Gustin won 2024’s $25,000 Dairyland finale. … Dustin Sorensen earned a $3,000 Dirt Kings Tour victory at MTS in June of 2024, worth $3,000. … Jake Timm collected Dirt Kings wins there in 2022 and ’23, combining for more than $10,000. … A two-man scramble golf tournament takes place Friday at The Grove; check in is at 7:30 a.m. with an 8:30 tee time. … Modifieds are on the undercard nightly. … Watch live on DIRTVision.

Who to watch: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., chases his third straight World of Outlaws victory and seventh of the season.

Points chase: Before Mississippi Thunder Thursday: 1. Bobby Pierce (2,347); 2. Nick Hoffman (2,343); 3. Tim McCreadie (2,175); 4. Tyler Erb (2,171); 5. Drake Troutman (2,148); 6. Daulton Wilson (2,146); 7. Ryan Gustin (2,130); 8. Ethan Dotson (2,128); 9. Dustin Sorensen (2,071); 10. Dennis Erb Jr. (2,057).

Current weather: Broken Clouds, 48°F

Car count: 37

Fast qualifier: Tim McCreadie

Time: 13.599 seconds

Heat race winners: Tim McCreadie, Drake Troutman

Next series race: May 1, Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, WI) $10,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Live updates and results from Thursday’s Dairyland Showdown opener, featuring a 30-lap, $10,000-to-win main event for World of Outlaws Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Heat race results

(10 laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Tim McCreadie, Nick Hoffman, Sammy Mars, Justin Duty, Derrick Stewart, Tyler Bruening, Clay Stuckey, Nick Avenlink, Collen Winebarger, Jonathan Davenport.

Second heat: Drake Troutman, Trey Mills, Tyler Erb, Chris Simpson, Daulton Wilson, Dallon Murty, Tristan Chamberlain, Matthew Larson, Brent Larson.

Third heat:

Fourth heat:

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Tim McCreadie (9m), Watertown, N.Y., 13.599
2. Drake Troutman (22*), Hyndman, Pa., 13.882
3. Sammy Mars (28m), Menomonie, Wis., 13.908
4. Trey Mills (14), St. Augustine, Fla., 13.921
5. Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., 13.928
6. Chris Simpson (32s), Oxford, Iowa, 13.970
7. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 13.979
8. Daulton Wilson (58v), Fayetteville, N.C., 14.026
9. Justin Duty (15D), Molalla, Ore., 14.033
10. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 14.068
11. Jonathan Davenport (49D), Blairsville, Ga., 14.099
12. Dallon Murty (13), Chelsea, Iowa, 14.202
13. Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 14.227
14. Tristan Chamberlain (20tc), Richmond, Ind., 14.234
15. Derrick Stewart (43), Ainsworth, Iowa, 14.338
16. Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 14.378
17. Collen Winebarger (14s), Corbett, Ore., 14.489
18. Matthew Larson (8), Lake Elmo, Minn., 14.552
19. Nick Anvelink (15A), Bonduel, Wis., 14.700
Group B
1. Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 13.956
2. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 14.103
3. Ryan Gustin (19R), Marshalltown, Iowa, 14.154
4. Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn., 14.247
5. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 14.281
6. Dylan Thornton (38T), Orcutt, Calif., 14.348
7. Blair Nothdurft (76), Renner, S.D., 14.457
8. Jake Timm (49), Winona, Minn., 14.551
9. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 14.590
10. Lance Matthees (90), Winona, Minn., 14.591
11. Chad Simpson (25), Mount Vernon, Iowa, 14.596
12. Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., 14.633
13. Eli Johnson (55E), Clewiston, Fla., 14.649
14. Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 14.679
15. Tim Ward (4tw), Mesa, Ariz., 14.706
16. Logan Zarin (1z), Moon Township, Pa., 14.741
17. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 14.858
18. Tim Isenberg (9T), Marshfield, Wis., 14.929

Thursday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity begins
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Modified time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
Intermission/WoO redraw
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (15 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (30 laps)
- Modifieds (30 laps)

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Heat race results

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