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World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown
Hamilton County Speedway | Webster City, Iowa
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Race Recap  

FEELING 22: Bobby Pierce Sweeps Iowa Races With Win at Hamilton County Raceway

Pierce drove away from Series points leader Brandon Sheppard for his 22nd Series victory

 

It cannot be denied any longer, Bobby Pierce is back in championship form.

The Oakwood, IL driver took full command of the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models Feature race at Hamilton County Speedway to pick up his fourth win of the season.

Beginning the night with a win in Heat 2, Pierce had to immediately get to work at the drop of the Gorsuch Performance green flag after drawing the sixth-place pill in the Feature Redraw.

Using his familiar line of riding next to the cushion, Pierce jumped to second by the fourth lap to challenge New Berlin, IL driver Brandon Sheppard for the Feature lead.

With the two drivers crossing lanes to solidify their place at the top, Pierce cleared Sheppard on lap 10 as the two drivers distanced themselves from the rest of the field around the half-mile track.

A late caution for Robeline, LA driver Cade Dillard’s mechanical failure required the “Smooth Operator” to perform a flawless restart behind a stout field of talented dirt Late Models behind him.

Pierce did just that, driving away to a three-second lead as he took the 22nd World of Outlaws CASE Late Models checkered flag of his career – passing Newport, TN driver Jimmy Owens in all-time wins with the Series at the Webster City, IA track.

“It was an awesome race track,” Pierce said. “Top to bottom, the place was racey. When we race on these big race tracks, for it to be a big track and for it to be super racey was pretty incredible. When I drew that six pill, I really thought that took out our chance of winning. A lot of times, it’s single file and you can’t pass with air and all the other things. It was a good track, and I’m glad to get the win tonight.”

Bobby Pierce drives under the twin checkered flags to win at Hamilton County Speedway
Bobby Pierce flies under the twin checkered flags to win at Hamilton County Speedway (Emily Schwanke Photo)

That final restart saw Sheppard and Mooresville, NC driver Max McLaughlin get mixed up through Turns 1 and 2, allowing Chatham, IL driver Brian Shirley to drive down the bottom of the track to secure his first podium with the Series in 2024.

“On that restart, I stayed on the right part of the race track,” Shirley said. “The (22*) and (Sheppard) got crossed up so it let me get by the both of them. We just had to get up on the wheel, hit our marks right, and bring it home.

“We’re excited though. We’re just trying to build on this new car and try to make the right moves each night because it’s not easy to make the right decisions every night. So, we’re gonna take some baby steps because it’s not easy to make the right decisions every night. We’ll take the time it requires to understand the car and keep trying to do the right things and hopefully, the wins will come.”

Sheppard rallied to finish with a third-place at Hamilton County. He had a good car, but a late takeoff on the final restart cost the current Series points leader the second-place finish he was driving towards.

“I had a good car the whole race,” Sheppard said. “Even at the end, I had a good car, just chose the wrong line. I let the 22* get to the bottom and I had to slide to the top and Shirley got by me. So, that was my bonehead mistake by choosing the wrong line. But, I had been taking off on the bottom so good all night that I didn’t think the top was gonna be the place to go. Bobby turned down and I had to turn down with him and didn’t get the start I wanted. It is what it is, we had a solid car again tonight and we just gotta keep it going and try to stay consistent.”

Decorah, IA native Tyler Bruening finished fourth, and McLaughlin finished fifth to move his way up to second in the MD3 Rookie of the Year points.

RECAP NOTES:

Dirt King Simulator Hottest Hot Lap: Nick Hoffman

Simpson Quick Time Award: Kyle Bronson

Heat Race Winners: Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley

Bilstein Pole Award: Kyle Bronson

Fox Factory Hard Charger Award: Tristan Chamberlain

Up Next: The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models finish the June stretch of the Heartland Grand Tour with racing at I-94 EMR Speedway on Thursday, June 27, River Cities Speedway on Friday, June 28, and Norman County Raceway on Saturday, June 29. Tickets for I-94 are $5 off if you purchase them HERE. For more information about the 2024 World of Outlaws CASE Late Models schedule, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch every World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models race live on DIRTVision.

CASE Late Model Feature (35 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[6]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 5. 22*-Max McLaughlin[11]; 6. 9-Nick Hoffman[10]; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[13]; 9. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 10. 19-Dustin Sorensen[16]; 11. 32B-Cody Laney[9]; 12. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[22]; 13. 76-Blair Nothdurft[17]; 14. 25-Chad Simpson[8]; 15. 35-Parker Foster[19]; 16. 11-Jon Kirby[18]; 17. 97-Cade Dillard[7]; 18. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[14]; 19. 43-Derrick Stewart[24]; 20. 22-Charlie McKenna[20]; 21. B1-Brent Larson[12]; 22. 97JR-Cody Overton[15]; 23. 14W-Dustin Walker[21]; 24. 53-Andrew Kosiski[23]

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Results  
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
16+532Bobby Pierce 350.00028Running150$10,000
24+23SBrian Shirley 35-3.101Running146$6,000
32-1B5Brandon Sheppard 35-3.4696Running144$3,500
45+116Tyler Bruening 35-6.1941Running142$2,800
511+622*Max McLaughlin 35-6.920Running140$2,500
610+49Nick Hoffman 35-8.111Running138$2,300
73-419RRyan Gustin 35-8.424Running136$2,200
813+528Dennis Erb Jr35-8.485Running134$2,100
91-840BKyle Bronson 35-8.697Running132$2,050
1016+619Dustin Sorensen 35-9.926Running130$2,000
119-232BCody Laney 35-10.624Running128$1,600
1222+1020TCTristan Chamberlain 35-10.955Running126$1,400
1317+476Blair Nothdurft 34-1 LapsRunning124$1,200
148-625Chad Simpson 34-1 LapsRunning122$1,100
1519+435Parker Foster 33-2 LapsRunning120$1,050
1618+211Jon Kirby 32-3 LapsRunning118$1,000
177-1097Cade Dillard 29-6 LapsRunning116$1,000
1814-421Billy Moyer Sr28-7 LapsRunning114$1,000
1924+543Derrick Stewart 28-7 LapsRunning112$1,000
2020022Charlie McKenna 17-18 LapsRunning110$1,000
2112-9B1Brent Larson 13-22 LapsRunning108$1,000
2215-797JRCody Overton 4-31 LapsRunning106$1,000
2321-214WDustin Walker 3-32 LapsRunning104$1,000
2423-153Andrew Kosiski 3-32 LapsRunning104$1,000
FOX Factory Hard Charger: Tristan Chamberlain
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11040BKyle Bronson 00.000Running
23+1B5Brandon Sheppard 0-1.012Running
32-197Cade Dillard 0-1.788Running
4409Nick Hoffman 0-2.294Running
55028Dennis Erb Jr0-2.900Running
66019Dustin Sorensen 0-4.027Running
78+135Parker Foster 0-8.531Running
87-120TCTristan Chamberlain 0453.201Running
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
11032Bobby Pierce 00.000Running
23+119RRyan Gustin 0-2.087Running
32-125Chad Simpson 0-3.448Running
45+122*Max McLaughlin 0-5.563Running
54-121Billy Moyer Sr0-6.296Running
66076Blair Nothdurft 0-7.809Running
77022Charlie McKenna 0-11.142Running
88053Andrew Kosiski 0-11.142Running
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverLaps CompletedBehindLaps LedStatus
1103SBrian Shirley 00.000Running
22016Tyler Bruening 0-2.240Running
36+332BCody Laney 0-4.820Running
43-1B1Brent Larson 0-6.605Running
58+397JRCody Overton 0-6.952Running
65-111Jon Kirby 0-9.215Running
77014WDustin Walker 0-9.752Running
84-443Derrick Stewart 0-10.957Running
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1440BKyle Bronson Brandon, FL17.5030.000
21232Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL17.507-0.004
3163SBrian Shirley Chatham, IL17.539-0.036
41797Cade Dillard Robeline, LA17.565-0.062
51125Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA17.580-0.077
61516Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA17.642-0.139
713B5Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL17.658-0.155
82219RRyan Gustin Marshalltown, IA17.708-0.205
99B1Brent Larson Lake Elmo, MN17.720-0.217
10199Nick Hoffman Mooresville, NC17.728-0.225
11221Billy Moyer SrBatesville, AR17.759-0.256
121043Derrick Stewart Ainsworth, IA17.763-0.260
132128Dennis Erb JrCarpentersville, IL17.773-0.270
14322*Max McLaughlin , 17.925-0.422
15611Jon Kirby Russellville, AR17.927-0.424
162019Dustin Sorensen Rochester, MN18.016-0.513
17876Blair Nothdurft Renner, SD18.033-0.530
182432BCody Laney Torrance, CA18.056-0.553
19720TCTristan Chamberlain Richmond, IN18.148-0.645
201422Charlie McKenna Ames, IA18.309-0.806
21514WDustin Walker Polk, MO19.005-1.502
221835Parker Foster Winona, MN19.298-1.795
23153Andrew Kosiski Lavista, NE0.00017.503
242397JRCody Overton Evans, GA0.00017.503
Hot Laps Results
POSStartCarDriverHometownTimeDifference
1199Nick Hoffman Mooresville, NC17.5620.000
22219RRyan Gustin Marshalltown, IA17.706-0.144
313B5Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL17.776-0.214
41797Cade Dillard Robeline, LA17.835-0.273
52128Dennis Erb JrCarpentersville, IL17.891-0.329
61232Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL18.096-0.534
71516Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA18.148-0.586
81125Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA18.166-0.604
92432BCody Laney Torrance, CA18.190-0.628
109B1Brent Larson Lake Elmo, MN18.215-0.653
11221Billy Moyer SrBatesville, AR18.252-0.690
122019Dustin Sorensen Rochester, MN18.311-0.749
13322*Max McLaughlin , 18.555-0.993
14163SBrian Shirley Chatham, IL18.763-1.201
15440BKyle Bronson Brandon, FL18.833-1.271
16876Blair Nothdurft Renner, SD18.913-1.351
17720TCTristan Chamberlain Richmond, IN18.933-1.371
181422Charlie McKenna Ames, IA19.101-1.539
191043Derrick Stewart Ainsworth, IA19.210-1.648
20514WDustin Walker Polk, MO19.438-1.876
21153Andrew Kosiski Lavista, NE19.584-2.022
221835Parker Foster Winona, MN19.905-2.343
23611Jon Kirby Russellville, AR20.264-2.702
242397JRCody Overton Evans, GA20.264-2.702
DIRTVision Highlights  
Event Info  

World of Outlaws Late Model Showdown

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Hamilton County Speedway

1200 Bluff St

Webster City, Iowa, 50595

Event Description

The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models roll into Hamilton County Speedway for a Tuesday night battle on June 25!

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
To Win Amount
$10,000.00

Event Schedule

4PM Pits Open

5PM Grandstands Open

7PM Hot Laps

*All times Central

Ticket Options  
Options And Prices

Advanced Adults (17+): $30

Advanced Senior (62+): $25

Advanced Military: $25

Adults (17+): $35

Senior (62+)/Military: $30

Junior (12-16): $10

Frequently Asked Questions  
To Win Amount
$10,000.00
Track Info  

Hamilton County Speedway

1200 Bluff St

Webster City, Iowa, 50595

Track Size
0.5
Track Type
Semi-Banked Oval
Track Map
Competitor Info  
Tire Rules
Left Front Tire: Open (Hoosier Only)
Left Rear & Right Front Tire: Hoosier (90) W30, (90) NLMT3
Right Rear Tire: Hoosier (92) W30, (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4
**Grooving & Siping will be allowed**

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