CONCORD, N.C. — Live updates from Friday’s second preliminary night of the 19th annual World Finals, featuring a 35-lap main event for World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., scored a commanding flag-to-flag victory in Friday's second preliminary night of the 19th annual World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, worth $15,000. Davenport led all 35 laps and beat Drake Troutman by 2.026 seconds for his 17th career World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series victory and his seventh overall World Finals triumph.

Feature lineup

(35 laps)

Row 1: Jonathan Davenport, Drake Troutman
Row 2: Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard
Row 3: Nick Hoffman, Hudson O'Neal
Row 4: Beckham Malone, Tim McCreadie
Row 5: Brian Shirley, Dustin Sorensen
Row 6: Tyler Erb, Jimmy Owens
Row 7: Jordan Koehler, John Henderson
Row 8: Dale McDowell, Daulton Wilson
Row 9: Brandon Overton, Austin Smith
Row 10: Ben Watkins, Mike Marlar
Row 11: Ryan Gustin, Bobby Pierce
Row 12: Chris Ferguson, Cody Overton
Row 13: Tanner English, Ethan Dotson
Row 14: Jake Timm, Tristan Chamberlain

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: Ben Watkins, Bobby Pierce, Kyle Strickler, Kyle Bronson, Tanner English, R.C. Whitwell, Jamison McBride, Tyler Wyant, Matthew Larson, Ethan Dotson, Anthony Sanders, Kevin Wilson, Brian Ledbetter, Clay Stuckey, Kale Green, Glenn Styres, Brent Larson. Scratched: Braden Jones.

Second consolation: Mike Marlar, Chris Ferguson, Evan Koehler, Dylan Thornton, Brock Pinkerous, Chris Madden, Jake Timm, G.R. Smith, Gavin Cowan, Kyle Bryant, Austin Holcombe, Hardy Youmans, Michael Leach, Benji Hicks, Ricky Thornton Jr. Scratched: Eli Johnson, Chuckie Lepsch, Daniel Adam.

Third consolation: Ryan Gustin, Cody Overton, Devin Moran, Josh Rice, Brenden Smith, Trent Ivey, Zack Mitchell, Tristan Chamberlain, Layton Sullivan, Luke Morey, Gray Parton, Brody Smith, Donald Bradsher, Freddie Carpenter, Larry Blankenship. Scratched: Cory Hedgecock, Mike West.

Heat race recap

Brandon Sheppard led all eight laps from the pole to win the first heat race by 0.842 of a second over sixth-starting Beckham Malone, while seventh-starting Jordan Koehler grabbed the third and final transfer spot into Friday’s 35-lap preliminary feature. The night’s first caution flew when Ethan Dotson slowed from second on the opening lap after his starter cable came loose; he could not continue. The second yellow flag flew on the third lap when Clay Stuckey slowed from fourth and retired; he was credited with 11th. The third stoppage came on the fifth lap when Braden Jones slowed while trailing heavy smoke. Debris on the ensuing restart drew the race’s fourth caution before Jamison McBride spun from third for the fifth and final slowdown. … Second-starting Hudson O’Neal prevailed after contact with Dale McDowell on the opening start, leading all eight laps to beat Brian Shirley to the checkers by 3.532 seconds. The pole-starting McDowell held on to claim the third and final transfer position into Friday’s $15,000-to-win prelim. Anthony Sanders slowed on the opening lap, triggering the race’s lone caution; he pulled off and was credited 12th. … Second-starting Drake Troutman got the jump on the race’s opening start, leading all eight laps and beating polesitter Tyler Erb by 0.852 of a second at the line to win the third heat. Brandon Overton started and finished third, joining Troutman and Terbo in punching his ticket into the night’s main event. The lone stoppage came on the fourth lap when Chuckie Lepsch slowed and stopped in the infield, near the racing surface; Lepsch required a push back to the pits and could not continue. … Jonathan Davenport inherited control on a lap-seven restart after race-long leader Chris Madden retired with a broken rear end and led the final two laps, winning the fourth heat by 0.943 of a second over fourth-starting Tim McCreadie. John Henderson, who spun just as Madden slowed for the race’s second caution, recovered to complete the podium finishers. The first stoppage came on the sixth lap when fifth-running Ricky Thornton Jr. slowed with a dead battery and required a push back to the pits; he was credited with 11th as the race’s first retiree. Madden’s rear end issues drew the second and final yellow just as G.R. Smith and Henderson spun at the turn-one entrance; Madden and Smith could not continue, crediting them with ninth- and 10th-place finishes. … Dennis Erb Jr. overcame early pressure from Josh Rice and led all eight laps to win the fifth heat by 1.001 seconds over pole-starting Dustin Sorensen. Fourth-starting Daulton Wilson finished third, while Rice slipped to sixth at the checkers after challenging for the lead on the opening lap. … Nick Hoffman led all eight laps from the outside front row to win the sixth and final heat, beating polesitter Jimmy Owens to the line by 0.677 of a second. Austin Smith slipped by Brenden Smith on the fourth lap, claiming the third and final transfer, while Brenden Smith slipped to an eighth-place finish.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Brandon Sheppard, Beckham Malone, Jordan Koehler, Kyle Strickler, Ben Watkins, Brent Larson, Jamison McBride, Kevin Wilson, Glenn Styres, Braden Jones, Clay Stuckey, Ethan Dotson.

Second heat: Hudson O'Neal, Brian Shirley, Dale McDowell, Bobby Pierce, Kale Green, Kyle Bronson, R.C. Whitwell, Tanner English, Tyler Wyant, Matthew Larson, Brian Ledbetter, Anthony Sanders.

Third heat: Drake Troutman, Tyler Erb, Brandon Overton, Mike Marlar, Chris Ferguson, Gavin Cowan, Dylan Thornton, Evan Koehler, Kyle Bryant, Jake Timm, Eli Johnson, Chuckie Lepsch.

Fourth heat: Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, John Henderson, Benji Hicks, Brock Pinkerous, Austin Holcombe, Michael Leach, Hardy Youmans, Chris Madden, G.R. Smith, Ricky Thornton Jr. Scratched: Daniel Adam.

Fifth heat: Dennis Erb Jr., Dustin Sorensen, Daulton Wilson, Gray Parton, Ryan Gustin, Josh Rice, Zack Mitchell, Layton Sullivan, Tristan Chamberlain, Luke Morey, Donald Bradsher. Scratched: Mike West.

Sixth heat: Nick Hoffman, Jimmy Owens, Austin Smith, Cody Overton, Devin Moran, Freddie Carpenter, Trent Ivey, Brenden Smith, Brody Smith, Cory Hedgecock, Larry Blankenship.

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway)
2 p.m. - Trading card show (Dragway pavilion)
2:30 p.m. - Race Day Live (DIRTVision stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3:30 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, on-track activity
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Big-block modified heats (8 laps)
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
WoO redraw
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Big-block modified consolations (10 laps)
- Sprint car C-main consolation (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main consolation (12 laps)
Four-wide, three series parade lap
Feature events
- Late Models (35 laps)
- Big-block modifieds (30 laps)
- Sprint cars (25 laps)