Dirt on Dirt - Rain spoils second round of Sunshine Nationals

January 15

Volusia Speedway Park,

Barberville, FL

Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series (Sunshine Nationals) - $10,000

Information provided by: Joshua Joiner (last updated January 15, 7:14 pm)

Rain spoils second round of Sunshine Nationals

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A car was covered during an early rain delay at Volusia.

Key notes: Volusia Speedway Park's Sunshine Nationals continues Friday evening with four divisions of Late Models in action at the half-mile oval highlighted by a $10,000-to-win event for the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series. ... Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., won the opening night of the weekend tripleheader on Thursday, taking advantage of a tangle between leader Cade Dillard and second-running Darrell Lanigan to regain the lead late in the race. ... The event drew a total of 154 Late Models on Thursday across four divisions. ... Along with WoO Late Models, 604 Crate Late Models race for $2,000 on Friday night, Florida Late Models race for $3,000 and 602 Late Models race for $1,200.

Who to watch: Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., looks to rebound after engine problems dropped him from second early in Thursday's feature.

Points chase: Kyle Bronson of Brandon, Fla., has the early points lead after winning Thursday's season opener.

Current weather: Overcast, 68°F

Car count: 38

Next series race: January 16, Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) $10,000

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

From staff and series reports

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Updates and results from the second round of the Sunshine Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park, highlighted by a $10,000-to-win World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series event (results unofficial):

Rained out

Lingering evening rain forced a cancellation of Friday's program. WoO competitors are scheduled to return to action Saturday for a $10,000-to-win event to conclude the Sunshine Nationals.

Pre-race notes

The event is under a weather delay after storms moved over the track beginning just before 6 p.m. ... Volusia Speedway Park's Sunshine Nationals continues Friday evening with four divisions of Late Models in action at the half-mile oval highlighted by a $10,000-to-win event for the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series. ... Kyle Bronson’s victory in Thursday’s WoO season opener was his second career series victory. His first win was also at Volusia and came in 2014. … Ricky Weiss got into the turn three wall in hot laps, causing significant damage to the right-rear corner of his race car. The incident was similar to Weiss’s problems in qualifying on Thursday when brake issues caused him to get too hard into turn three on his opening lap and tag the wall. … A number of drivers made engine swaps overnight. Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and Tony Jackson Jr. of Lebanon, Mo., who both saw top-five feature runs fall victim to engine woes, and Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., who broke a motor in Thursday’s hot laps. … After his engine problems in Thursday’s hot laps, Winger recovered to drive Mike Collins’s car to an 11th-place finish in Thursday’s feature. … Ross Bailes’s night one struggles were caused in part by a locked-up right-front brake rotor that forced him to retire from his heat race. After failing to transfer through his consolation race, Bailes used an emergency provisional to start 27th and advanced one spot to finish 26th. … The WoO officiating crew will be without series director Casey Shuman for the remainder of the weekend. He left after Thursday’s race to compete in the Chili Bowl midget race in Tulsa, Okla.

Time trial order

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown
Ricky Weiss (7W), Headingley, Manitoba
Ross Robinson (7), Georgetown, Del.
Ross Bailes (58), Clover, S.C.
Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La.
Darrell Lanigan (29v), Union, Ky.
Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C.
Ryan Scott (0), Garland, Pa.
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga.
Dan Stone (2), Thompson, Pa.
Donnie Chappell (25), Jacksonville, Fla.
John Baker (14jr), Norman Park, Ga.
Dale McDowell (17m), Chickamauga, Ga.
Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn.
Rick Eckert (0), York, Pa.
David Breazeale (54), Four Corners, Miss.
Jeff Roth (14R), Bentonville, Ark.
Ryan Crane (10), Panama City, Fla.
Mark Whitener (385), Middleburg, Fla.
Parker Martin (6jr), Milledgeville, Ga.
Group B
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill.
Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn.
Mike Collins (3), Council Bluffs, Iowa
Boom Briggs (99B), Bear Lake, Pa.
Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C.
Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn.
Joe Godsey (14G), Edinburgh, Ind.
Tony Jackson Jr. (56), Lebanon, Mo.
Earl Pearson Jr. (1), Jacksonville, Fla.
DeShawn Gingerich (0), Dover, Pa.
Tyler Millwood (31), Kingston, Ga.
Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa
Ryan Gustin (19r), Marshalltown, Iowa
Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla.
Chase Junghans (18), Manhattan, Kan.
Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill.
Jeff Mathews (33), Apollo Beach, Fla.
Blake Spencer (6s), St. Augustine, Fla.
Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y.

Friday’s schedule

4:30 p.m. - Drivers meeting
5 p.m. - Hot lap/time trials
Florida Late Models (3 laps)
WoO Late Model Series hot laps
604 Late Models (3 laps)
602 Late Models (3 laps)
WoO Late Model Series qualifying - 3 cars/2 laps
6:50 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
Florida Late Model heat races (8 laps)
WoO Late Model heat races (8 laps)
604 Late Model heat races (8 laps)
602 Late Model heat races (6 laps)
WoO Late Model redraw
WoO consolation races (10 laps)
604 Late Model consolation races (10 laps)
Florida Late Model feature (25 laps)
WoO Late Model feature (40 laps)
604 Late Model feature (25 laps)
602 Late Model feature (20 laps)