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August 1

Cedar Lake Speedway,

New Richmond, WI

Sanction: World of Outlaws Late Model Series (USA Nationals) - $100,000

Information provided by: Kyle McFadden and series reports (last updated August 1, 7:56 pm)

Rallying English USA Nationals heat winner

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Race history

Key notes: Michael Leach was the lone driver under 15 seconds in time trials and notched his third career WoO fast time. ... All-day Friday rain pushed the preliminary program to Saturday with hot laps starting at 5 p.m. (see revised schedule). ... Cedar Lake Speedway hosts the 39th annual USA Nationals, a three-day event for World of Outlaws Late Model Series competitors culminating with Saturday’s 100-lap, $100,000-to-win finale. … The crown jewel features a total purse exceeding $350,000. … Tyler Erb led all 30 laps of Thursday’s $10,000-to-win prelim which served as a weekend warmup. … Brandon Sheppard, Thursday’s runner-up, is fresh off his fourth career Prairie Dirt Classic victory July 25 at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway, where he collected $68,500 including lap bonus money. Sheppard has four World of Outlaws victories since 2013 at Cedar Lake, including 2018’s USA Nationals. … Points leader Bobby Pierce is a two-time USA Nationals winner (2023-’24) and seeks his record-tying 18th series victory of the season. … Ryan Gustin won last year’s $100,000 USA Nationals, the first time since 2006 it paid more than $50,000-to-win; it was his first career six-figure payday. … Dustin Sorensen is fresh off winning July 18’s Duane Mahder Memorial at Cedar Lake, collecting $10,555 in local Limited Late Model action. … Sisters Amelia and Laela Eisenschenk topped FANS Fund voting that provides travel money for racers. They'll start on the front row of the FANS Fund dash with brothers Gordy and Trevor Gundaker behind them and Jason Feger, Brian Shirley, Tanner English and Cody Overton among others in the program's top 12. ... Two local Limited Late Model programs are on the undercard. ... Watch live on DIRTVision.

Who to watch: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., seeks his third career USA Nationals finale and 18th WoO victory of the season.

Points chase: Before Cedar Lake Saturday: 1. Bobby Pierce (5,635); 2. Nick Hoffman (5,574); 3. Tyler Erb (5,336); 4. Tim McCreadie (5,231); 5. Ryan Gustin (5,162); 6. Ethan Dotson (5,056); 7. Daulton Wilson (4,966); 8. Trey Mills (4,947); 9. Dennis Erb Jr. (4,927); 10. Dustin Sorensen (4,801).

Current weather: Scattered Clouds, 81°F

Car count: 50

Fast qualifier: Michael Leach

Time: 14.975 seconds

Heat race winners: Tanner English

Next series race: August 21, Maquoketa Speedway (Maquoketa, IA) $12,000

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

From series and staff reports

NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Live updates from this weekend’s 39th annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, culminating with Saturday’s 100-lap, $100,000-to-win feature for World of Outlaws Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Heat race recap

Tanner English rallied from seventh to overtake polesitter Michael Leach and win the first heat, which was slowed by a lap-four flat tire for Garrett Smith.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Tanner English, Michael Leach, Clay Harris, Daulton Wilson, Trey Mills, Logan Zarin, Trevor Gundaker, Joel Collins, Garrett Smith.

Saturday's time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)

Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 14.975
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 15.000
Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C., 15.141
Garrett Smith (10), Madison, Ga., 15.144
Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C., 15.174
Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 15.191
Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 15.243
Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 15.290
Cody Overton (97), Thomson, Ga., 15.343
Logan Zarin (1z), Moon Township, Pa., 15.349
Luke Morey (49), Denver, N.C., 15.355
Nick Anvelink (15), Bonduel, Wis., 15.364
Daulton Wilson (58v), Fayetteville, N.C., 15.372
Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 15.414
Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 15.431
Clay Harris (6), Jupiter, Fla., 15.452
Terry Casey (42), New London, Wis., 15.482
Sammy Mars (28), Menomonie, Wis., 15.547
Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 15.597
Tim McCreadie (9), Watertown, N.Y., 15.617
J.T. Wasmund (51w), Pine Island, Minn., 15.682
Trevor Gundaker (11G), St. Charles, Mo., 15.717
Eli Johnson (55E), Clewiston, Fla., 15.723
Daniel Adam (75), Peru, Ill., 15.793
Joel Collins (21x), Princeton, Minn., 16.558

Group B

Dallon Murty (13), Chelsea, Iowa, 15.523
Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill., 15.550
Dan Ebert (60), Lake Shore, Minn., 15.624
Zack Mitchell (22*), Enoree, S.C., 15.638
Ryan Gustin (19r), Marshalltown, Iowa, 15.639
Tim Isenberg (9T), Marshfield, Wis., 15.658
Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., 15.668
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 15.674
Dexton Koch (78k), Becker, Minn., 15.754
Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn., 15.759
Mitch McGrath (74), Waukesha, Wis., 15.777
Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, 15.785
Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 15.877
Jake Timm (49), Winona, Minn., 15.896
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 15.900
Laela Eisenschenk (15), Fargo, N.D., 15.901
Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 15.960
Jake O’Neil (0), Tucson, Ariz., 16.003
Tristan Chamberlain (20tc), Richmond, Ind., 16.005
Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 16.045
Amelia Eisenschenk (1E), Fargo, N.D., 16.110
Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 16.144
Matthew Larson (8), Lake Elmo, Minn., 16.280
Lance Matthees (90), Winona, Minn., 16.376
Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., 16.623

Saturday's schedule

(All times local; updated with split doubleheader program)

8:30-11 a.m. - Breakfast buffet (east and west restaurants)
Noon - Pits open
12:30 p.m. - Fans Fund luncheon (Cedar Lake Arena)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open
3 p.m. - Church outreach service
3:30 p.m. - Driver autograph session (vendor area)
Afternoon program
5 p.m. - On-track activity
- Limited Late Model group qualifying
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Super Late Model dash (6 laps)
- Limited Late Model feature (25 laps)
- Super Late Model Fans Fund dash (12 laps)
Track Prep/Grandstands cleared
Evening program
(Approximately 45 minutes after first program)
- Limited Late Model group qualifying
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Super Late Model last-chance race (15 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Limited Late Model feature (25 laps)
Driver introductions
- 39th annual USA Nationals (100 laps)