October 22
Dirt Track at Charlotte,
Concord, NC
Sanction: Unknown (OneDirt World Short Track Championship) - $4,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated October 23, 9:23 am)
Gordon captures $4,000 Charlotte victory
OneDirt World Short Track Championship
- Corey Gordon
- Donald Bradsher
- Kyle Bronson
- Ross Bailes
- Matt Long
- Walker Arthur
- Brandon Overton
- Zack Dohm
- Chris Ferguson
- Mark Whitener
- Tyler Bare
- Ralph Morgan Jr.
- Brian Lynn
- Ryan Atkins
- Thomas Robinson
- Michael Brown
- Kyle Lee
- Timbo Mangum
- Pearson Lee Williams
- Justin Hudspeth
- Jose Parga
- Ricky Weeks
- Benji Hicks
- Dylan Brown
- David Smith
- Trent Ivey
- Layton Sullivan
- Mike Maresca
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Corey Gordon (23) outran Donald Bradsher (88B) for the victory.
What won the race: Polesitter Corey Gordon of Charlotte, N.C., regained the lead on lap 21 and went on to defeat second-starting Donald Bradsher of Burlington, N.C., for a $4,000 victory in the 30-lap UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned Crate Late Model feature that was part of the inaugural OneDirt World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.
Quotable: "It's awesome to win the first World Short Track Championship," Gordon said. "I mean I'm really honestly speechless right now. I had a really good car, and I can't thank everyone enough that I had out here: my mom, my dad, my crew chief. I mean this thing was just fun to drive. I just had to get in there and hold the steering wheel, and it drove by itself. Hats off to everybody out here that put on this show. To have 300-plus cars out here for the first year is amazing — and 65 crates — and to come out No. 1, that's even better."
Key notes: Gordon won by 1.440 seconds. ... Gordon led the first 19 laps before Donald Bradsher briefly slipped ahead, but Gordon regained the lead and went on to victory. ... The race was slowed by four cautions. ... The Southeastern Crate Association co-sanctioned the event. ... Fox Racing Shox was division sponsor. ... The event preceded the Oct. 27-29 Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals that features the three biggest touring divisions for the World Racing Group. ... WoO regular Brandon Overton tuned up for the World Finals with a seventh-place finish in the Crate Late Model feature.
On the move: Sixth-place finisher Walker Arthur started 20th; Brian Lynn was the race's hard charger moving from 28th to place 13th in the final rundown.
Winner's sponsors: Gordon's Barry Wright Race Car carries sponsorship from Carver and Sons Roofing Inc., Creech's D.J. Service and Wurth.
Points chase: A.J. May of Creve Coure, Ill., is the DIRTcar Crate champion; Dale Timms of Hodges, S.C., is the SECA champ.
Car count: 65
Fast qualifier: Kyle Lee
Time: 16.874 seconds
Polesitter: Corey Gordon
Heat race winners: Matt Long, Tyler Bare, Donald Bradsher, Ryan Atkins, Corey Gordon, David Smith
Consolation race winners: Trent Ivey, Walker Arthur, Michael Brown
Editor's note: Corrects heat race finishers.
