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May 25

Ultimate Motorsports Park,

Elkin, NC

Sanction: World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series (Ultimate Showdown) - $35,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated May 25, 3:24 pm)

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Key notes: The World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series make its return to Elkin, N.C.’s Ultimate Motorsports Park with a Memorial Day doubleheader. … Bobby Pierce and Ross Bailes each led all 25 laps of Friday’s $4,000 semifeatures, earning a pole starting spot in Saturday’s heat races which precede consolations and the 60-lap, $35,000-to-win main event. … It’s the Outlaws second-ever visit to Ultimate — formerly Friendship Motor Speedway — and the first since May 1, 2015, when Chris Ferguson led all 50 laps to top a 28-car field, earning his first series victory and $10,000. … Nick Hoffman leads all series regulars with three full-field feature wins this season. … Chris Madden picked up his first two tour triumphs last weekend at Conneaut, Ohio’s Raceway 7 and Marion Center (Pa.) Raceway. … 604 Crates and modifieds are on the undercard. … A drivers’ autograph session is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. … Pits open at 2 and grandstands open at 4, with hot laps at 6:30. … Watch live on DIRTVision.

Who to watch: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., seeks his second straight full-field series victory as he rolls off from the pole of the first heat race.

Points chase: Before Ultimate Motorsports Park: 1. Nick Hoffman (1,926); 2. Brandon Sheppard (1,922); 3. Cade Dillard (1,876); 4. Chris Madden (1,866); 5. Kyle Bronson (1,844); 6. Tyler Bruening (1,818); 7. Bobby Pierce (1,814); 8. Dennis Erb Jr. (1,788); 9. Ryan Gustin (1,754); 10. Dustin Sorensen (1,724); T11. Cody Overton (1,694); T11. Brian Shirley (1,694).

Current weather: Overcast, 70°F

Next series race: June 20, Thunderhill Raceway Park (Summertown, TN) $10,000

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

From staff reports

ELKIN, N.C. (May 25) — Updates and results from Saturday’s Ultimate Late Model Showdown finale featuring a 60-lap, $35,000-to-win main event for World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Heat race lineups

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat
Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard
Row 2: Brandon Overton, Tyler Bruening
Row 3: Tristan Chamberlain, Chris Madden
Row 4: Cody Overton, Nick Hoffman
Row 5: Richard Lynch, Christian Thomas
Second heat
Row 1: Cade Dillard, Kyle Bronson
Row 2: Gray Parton, Daniel Hilsabeck
Row 3: Willie Milliken, Dalton Jacobs
Row 4: Dustin Sorensen, Rich Kuiken Jr.
Row 5: Tommy Jones, Matthew Nance
Third heat
Row 1: Ross Bailes, Ben Watkins
Row 2: Brian Shirley, Brent Robinson
Row 3: Brent Larson, Max McLaughlin
Row 4: Parker Martin, Luke Morey
Row 5: Evan Koehler, Jordan Koehler
Fourth heat
Row 1: Ryan Gustin, Benji Hicks
Row 2: David McCoy, Dennis Erb Jr.
Row 3: Michael Leach, Dustin Mitchell
Row 4: Jeff Parsons, Dustin Walker 
Row 5: Caleb Fulp, Payton Freeman

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)

2 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
4 p.m. - Registration opens
4:30 p.m. - Driver’s autograph session
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity begins
- Late Model hot laps
- 604 Crate hot laps
- Modified hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- 604 Crate group qualifying (2 laps)
WoO redraw
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified group qualifying (2 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (60 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)
- 604 Crates (25 laps)