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November 7

The Dirt Track at Charlotte,

Concord, NC

Sanction: World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Dave Smith Motors World Finals) - $25,000

Information provided by: Kevin Kovac, Kyle McFadden, series and track reports (last updated November 7, 8:15 am)

Heat race lineups for Saturday's World Finals finale

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The Dirt Track at Charlotte hosts Saturday's 20th annual World Finals finale.

Key notes: World Racing Group’s three national touring series converge upon The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the 20th annual Dave Smith Motors World Finals, concluding with Saturday’s 50-lap, $25,000-to-win finale. … Ricky Thornton Jr. led the final 17 laps of Thursday’s 35-lap World Finals opener for the $15,000 payday and victory in his seventh consecutive start dating back to Oct. 9 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Thornton now has three career World Finals prelim victories (2023, ’24) to go along with the 2023's $25,000 finale. … Nick Hoffman led all 35 laps from the pole in winning Friday’s second $15,000 World Finals prelim for his ninth World of Outlaws victory of the season. … Hoffman, Thornton, Brandon Overton, Ryan Gustin, Chris Madden and Chris Ferguson each earned pole starting positions for Saturday's heat races, based on each driver's best overall points night between the two prelims. … Bobby Pierce finished 10th in Friday’s second prelim, clinching his second straight series title and third in the last four years (2023, ’25-’26). … Jonathan Davenport, Friday’s runner-up, won last year’s $25,000 top prize for his eighth career event victory and fourth World Finals finale (2015, ’21-’22, ’25). Davenport has 11 total Charlotte wins dating back to 2010, combining to collect more than $130,000 over that span. … Madden has three career World Finals triumphs, including finale wins in 2016 and ’24. … World of Outlaws sprint cars and Super DIRTcar Series modifieds are on the undercard. … Pits open at 11 a.m. and grandstands open at 3 p.m. with on-track action at 4. … Watch live on DIRTVision.

Who to watch: Red-hot Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., seeks his second straight WoO victory at Charlotte and first career World Finals finale.

Points chase: Before Charlotte Saturday: 1. Bobby Pierce (7,309); 2. Nick Hoffman (7,252); 3. Tyler Erb (6,903); 4. Tim McCreadie (6,865); 5. Ryan Gustin (6,745); 6. Ethan Dotson (6,586); 7. Daulton Wilson (6,501); 8. Trey Mills (6,443); 9. Dennis Erb Jr. (6,400); 10. Dustin Sorensen (6,261).

Car count: 74

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

From staff reports

CONCORD, N.C. — Updates from Saturday’s 20th annual Dave Smith Motors World Finals finale, highlighted by a 50-lap, $25,000-to-win feature for World of Outlaws Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Heat race lineups

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First heat
Row 1: Brandon Overton, Dallon Murty
Row 2: Max McLaughlin, Carson Ferguson
Row 3: Kyle Bronson, Beckham Malone
Row 4: Devin Moran, Brian Shirley
Row 5: Troy Morris III, Tristan Chamberlain
Row 6: Trevor Collins, Alex Vance
Row 7: Dalton Jacobs
Second heat
Row 1: Nick Hoffman, Jonathan Davenport
Row 2: Tyler Erb, Ben Watkins
Row 3: Hudson O’Neal, Austin Smith
Row 4: Rick Eckert, Benji Hicks
Row 5: Brent Robinson, Gray Parton
Row 6: Trent Ivey, Mathew Porter
Row 7: Kevin Godwin
Third heat
Row 1: Ryan Gustin, Trey Mills
Row 2: Jadon Frame, Drake Troutman
Row 3: Braden Jones, Todd Morrow
Row 4: Dennis Erb Jr., Brenden Smith
Row 5: Austin Holcombe, Demetrios Drellos
Row 6: Seth Zacharias, Brian Ledbetter
Fourth heat
Row 1: Chris Madden, Michael Leach
Row 2: Tim McCreadie, Kale Green
Row 3: Garrett Alberson, Logan Zarin
Row 4: Ethan Dotson, Dustin Sorensen
Row 5: Brody Smith, Donovan Jackson
Row 6: Dale McDowell, Kerry King
Fifth heat
Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Bobby Pierce
Row 2: Jordan Koehler, Kyle Strickler
Row 3: Luke Morey, Steve Banal
Row 4: Dan Ebert, Evan Koehler
Row 5: Jamison McBride, Eli Johnson
Row 6: Callan Hill, Brent Larson
Sixth heat
Row 1: Chris Ferguson, Brandon Sheppard
Row 2: Josh Rice, Daulton Wilson
Row 3: Ethan Wilson, Jason Riggs
Row 4: Ross Robinson, Barrett Lowe
Row 5: Willie Milliken, Anthony Sanders
Row 6: Tyler Wyant, Gabe Miles

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Chapel outreach service (backstretch chalet)
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway)
Noon - Sprint car hall of fame auction (DIRTVision stage)
2 p.m. - Rookie of the Year Q&A (DIRTVision stage)
2:30 p.m. - Race Day Live (DIRTVision stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3:15 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting (WoO command center)
3:15 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, on-track activity
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
Intermission/WoO redraw
- Sprint car C-main consolation (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main consolation (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified consolations (10 laps)
Four-wide, three series parade lap
Feature events
- Sprint cars (25 laps)
- Late Models (50 laps)
- Modifieds (40 laps)
Postrace champion ceremonies (frontstretch)

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