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September 11
Eldora Speedway,
Rossburg, OH
Sanction: DIRTcar Supers (World 100 Friday second semifeature) - $12,000
Information provided by: Kevin Kovac, Kyle McFadden and track reports (last updated September 11, 10:38 pm)
Stellar start spurs O'Neal to victory in World semi
World 100 Friday second semifeature
  1. Hudson O'Neal
  2. Chris Ferguson
  3. Bobby Pierce
  4. Chris Madden
  5. Brian Shirley
  6. Tyler Erb
  7. Josh Rice
  8. Tristan Chamberlain
  9. Shane Clanton
  10. Dan Ebert
  11. Dustin Sorensen
  12. Mike Marlar
  13. Jason Feger
  14. Zack Mitchell
  15. Kyle Bronson
  16. Trey Mills
  17. Joseph Joiner
  18. Jadon Frame
  19. Dennis Erb Jr.
  20. Adam Stricker
  21. Lane Snook
  22. Jason Jameson
  23. Jason Riggs
  24. Brenden Smith
  25. Dallon Murty
  26. Tyler Carpenter
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Hudson O'Neal shows off his paycheck on the victory stage.
What won the race: Making a stellar move between the front-row starters at the drop of the green flag, fourth-starting Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., dominated Friday's second semifeature at Eldora Speedway in World 100 preliminary action. O'Neal, who went around polesitter Brian Shirley exiting turn two on the first lap, wasn't challenged in his $12,000 victory with seventh-starting Chris Ferguson 1.119 seconds behind at the checkers.
Quotable: "I feel like that coming from fourth here is almost better than starting third because if you can get a good enough run," O'Neal said, "you can make a lot of moves there and I was just fortunate to be able to get up beside (Brian) Shirley as well and then race him off in (turn one) and be able to clear him down the back straightaway."
Key notes: Hudson O'Neal notched his 17th victory of the season and his first since May with SSI Motorsports (he's won summer events in the K&L Rumley Enterprises entry). ... O'Neal's start was perfect as outside front-row starter Tristan Chamberlain opened the door exiting turn four heading for the flagstand with O'Neal zipping between Chamberlain and pole-starting Brian Shirley down the frontstretch. ... Runner-up Chris Ferguson also gained three positions on the first lap, took third on the eighth lap and moved into the second spot on lap 13. ... Shirley slipped back to finish fifth and Chamberlain settled for eighth. ... The lone caution appeared on the 14th lap as 12th-running Trey Mills slowed with a flat left-rear tire. ... The 11-minute feature concluded at 10:06 p.m. ... Twenty-four of 26 starters completed 25 laps. ... O'Neal joined Friday's first semifeature winner Brandon Sheppard along with Thursday's semifeature winners Brandon Overton and Ashton Winger as prelim winners. ... Points accrued in prelims set Saturday's heat race lineups before Saturday's $100,000 World 100.
On the move: Chris Ferguson of Mount Holly, N.C., started seventh and finished second.
Winner's sponsors: O’Neal’s SSI Motorsports Longhorn Chassis was powered by a Clements Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Wheeler Metals, Professional Concrete, Dyno One, Sub-Surface of Indiana, Big River Steel, O'Neal's Salvage & Recycling, Merrill Bonding, Indiana USSSA Fastpitch, SevenSpursRanch.com, Lineal Inc. Contracting, Penske Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Points chase: World 100 before Friday: 1. Brandon Sheppard (494); 2. Nick Hoffman (491); 3. Chris Ferguson (488); 4. Bobby Pierce (473); 5. Tyler Erb (470).
Current weather: Broken Clouds, 75°F
Car count: 103
Fast qualifier: Chris Ferguson
Time: 15.397 seconds
Polesitter: Brian Shirley
Heat race winners: Brian Shirley, Tristan Chamberlain, Josh Rice
Provisional starters: Jason Feger, Dallon Murty
Next series race: September 12, Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) $100,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
From staff reports

ROSSBURG, Ohio — Updates and results from Friday’s 56th annual World 100 second preliminary night at Eldora Speedway, highlighted by twin 25-lap, $12,000-to-win main event for DIRTcar Super Late Models at (results unofficial):

Semifeature

Making a stellar move between the front-row starters at the drop of the green flag, fourth-starting Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., dominated Friday's second semifeature at Eldora Speedway in World 100 preliminary action. O'Neal, who went around polesitter Brian Shirley exiting turn two on the first lap, wasn't challenged in his $12,000 victory with seventh-starting Chris Ferguson 1.119 seconds behind at the checkers.

Semifeature lineup

(25 laps)

Row 1: Brian Shirley, Tristan Chamberlain
Row 2: Josh Rice, Hudson O'Neal
Row 3: Bobby Pierce, Chris Madden
Row 4: Chris Ferguson, Brenden Smith
Row 5: Tyler Erb, Trey Mills
Row 6: Kyle Bronson, Jadon Frame
Row 7: Shane Clanton, Dan Ebert
Row 8: Mike Marlar, Jason Jameson
Row 9: Joseph Joiner, Tyler Carpenter
Row 10: Lane Snook, Dustin Sorensen
Row 11: Adam Stricker, Zack Mitchell
Row 12: Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Riggs
Row 13: Jason Feger, Dallon Murty

Shootout recap

Brian Shirley overcame multiple restarts and led all 15 laps from the pole to win the first shootout by 0.855 of a second over fourth-starting Hudson O’Neal, earning the pole starting position for the night’s second 25-lap preliminary semifeature. Sixth-starting fast qualifier Chris Ferguson took third from Trey Mills on the 14th lap, dropping Mills to fourth. Lane Snook climbed from 13th to place seventh. A stoppage came on the third lap when Jason Feger and Jason Jameson made contact as they battled for seventh, with Feger spinning and nosing hard into the inner backstretch wall; Feger is expected to continue competing in a backup car. Another yellow flag came on the sixth lap when sixth-running Freddie Carpenter slowed and pitted with a flat left-rear tire. A third caution dropped on the 12th lap when 11th-running Jeffery Erickson Jr. slowed; none of those three drivers were able to continue and rounded out the 15-car field. … Tristan Chamberlain fired off from the pole and led all 15 non-stop laps in winning the second shootout by 0.216 of a second over ninth-starting and fast-closing Bobby Pierce. Pierce threw a lap-12 slide job that ended on Dan Ebert’s nose, leaving the sixth-starting Ebert to limp to a fifth-place finish with heavy nose damage. Joseph Joiner and Dennis Erb Jr. each improved two spots, placing sixth and eighth. … Sixth-starting Josh Rice charged to the lead on the eighth lap and led the rest of Friday’s final 15-lap shootout that went green-to-checkered, winning by 1.339 seconds over third-starting Chris Madden, who led the opening seven circuits. Seventh-starting Mike Marlar used a last-lap pass by Tyler Carpenter to finish fifth, dropping Carpenter to sixth. Tenth-starting Jason Riggs took the eighth and final transfer spot as polesitter Tim Lance faded to ninth.

Shootout results

(15 laps; top eight transfer)

First shootout: Brian Shirley, Hudson O'Neal, Chris Ferguson, Trey Mills, Shane Clanton, Jason Jameson, Lane Snook, Zack Mitchell, Clay Stuckey, Kyle Strickler, Tyler Thomason, Bryant Dickinson, Jeffery Erickson Jr., Freddie Carpenter, Jason Feger. Scratched: Justin Duty, Dillon Kohn.

Second shootout: Tristan Chamberlain, Bobby Pierce, Brenden Smith, Kyle Bronson, Dan Ebert, Joseph Joiner, Dustin Sorensen, Dennis Erb Jr., Ethan Dotson, Max Blair, Michael Norris, Ross Robinson, Dallon Murty, Dillard Hatchett, Ches Chester. Scratched: Curt Schroeder, Evan Harrell.

Third shootout: Josh Rice, Chris Madden, Tyler Erb, Jadon Frame, Mike Marlar, Tyler Carpenter, Adam Stricker, Jason Riggs, Tim Lance, Jake Little, Brandon Carpenter, Austin Howes, Mike Provenzano, Mike Mataragas. Scratched: Chris Stotts, Trevor Landrum, Keith Morris.

Time trials

Group B
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Chris Ferguson (22F), Mount Holly, N.C., 15.397
2. Dan Ebert (60), Lake Shore, Minn., 15.541
3. Josh Rice (11R), Crittenden, Ky., 15.599
4. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 15.627
5. Dallon Murty (13m), Chelsea, Iowa, 15.655
6. Tyler Carpenter (13), Parkersburg, W.Va., 15.659
7. Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 15.660
8. Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn., 15.670
9. Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas, 15.699
10. Zack Mitchell (22*), Enoree, S.C., 15.746
11. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 15.750
12. Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C., 15.773
13. Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga., 15.782
14. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 15.791
15. Jadon Frame (81F), Decherd, Tenn., 15.811
16. Brian Shirley (8s), Chatham, Ill., 15.846
17. Tristan Chamberlain (20tc), Richmond, Ind., 15.847
18. Tim Lance (48), Brimfield, Ill., 15.910
19. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 15.915
20. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 15.917
21. Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 15.946
22. Jason Jameson (12J), Lawrenceburg, Ind., 15.946
23. Joseph Joiner (10), Milton, Fla., 15.952
24. Adam Stricker (c7), Batavia, Ohio, 15.956
25. Clay Stuckey (15s), Shreveport, La., 15.999
26. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 16.002
27. Brandon Carpenter (51B), Coldwater, Miss., 16.005
28. Freddie Carpenter (9-11), Parkersburg, W.Va., 16.019
29. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 16.054
30. Jason Riggs (24), College Grove, Tenn., 16.113
31. Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C., 16.163
32. Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa., 16.195
33. Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 16.198
34. Tyler Thomason (7), Phenix City, Ala., 16.336
35. Ross Robinson (7R), Georgetown, Del., 16.337
36. Jake Little (38J), Springfield, Ill., 16.377
37. Lane Snook (15k), Port Royal, Pa., 16.377
38. Ches Chester (9c), Twin City, Ga., 16.447
39. Mike Mataragas (1m), DeKalb, Ill., 16.649
40. Jeffery Erickson Jr. (1E), Muskegon, Mich., 16.660
41. Dillard Hatchett (59), Cornersville, Tenn., 16.662
42. Mike Provenzano (m27), Marseilles, Ill., 16.782
43. Bryant Dickinson (5*), Ionia, Mich., 17.273
44. Michael Norris (72), Sarver, Pa., no time
45. Justin Duty (15), Molalla, Ore., no time
46. Evan Harrell (28H), Franklin, N.C., no time
47. Chris Stotts (s8), Shade, Ohio, no time
48. Trevor Landrum (18L), Florence, Ky., no time
49. Keth Morris (59m), Wapakoneta, Ohio, no time
50. Curt Schroeder (15c), Newton, Iowa, no time
51. Dillon Kohn (26), Sheridan, Mich., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
11 a.m. - Ticket office opens (ticket and pit pass sales)
Noon - Pits open
1 p.m. - Grandstands closed and cleared
2 p.m. - All gates, suites and concessions open
2 p.m. - Ballroom opens, buffet begins
2 p.m. - Turn one camping load in
4 p.m. - Larry Moore Memorial (fan zone)
5 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - Hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
8 p.m. - Ballroom closes
Competition
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model shootout races (12 laps)
- Late Model first feature (25 laps)
- Late Model second feature (25 laps)

Fool House concert (fan zone)

Semifeature lineup

Row 1: Shirley, Chamberlain
Row 2: Rice, O'Neal
Row 3: Pierce, Madden
Row 4: Ch. Ferguson, Bre. Smith
Row 5: T. Erb, Mills
Row 6: Bronson, Frame
Row 7: Clanton, Ebert
Row 8: Marlar, Jameson
Row 9: Joiner, T. Carpenter
Row 10: Snook, Sorensen
Row 11: Stricker, Mitchell
Row 12: D. Erb, Riggs
Row 13: Feger, Murty

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