Dirt on Dirt - English sneaks by Pierce for first career WoO win

August 26

Davenport Speedway,

Davenport, IA

Sanction: World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series (Quad Cities 150) - $10,000

Information provided by: Robert Holman and series reports (last updated August 27, 3:31 pm)

English sneaks by Pierce for first career WoO win

Quad Cities 150

Tanner English
Bobby Pierce
Devin Moran
Max Blair
Ashton Winger
Dennis Erb Jr.
Ryan Gustin
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Shane Clanton
Justin Kay
Chad Finley
Brian Shirley
Chris Simpson
Jeff Larson
Tyler Bruening
Jason Feger
Jimmy Mars
Brent Larson
Shannon Babb
Boom Briggs
Spencer Diercks
Billy Moyer
Gordy Gundaker
Josh Richards
Trevor Gundaker

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Tanner English edges Bobby Pierce at the finish line at Davenport Speedway on Friday, winning his first career World of Outlaws feature and $10,000.

What won the race: Eighteenth-starting Tanner English of Benton, Ky., went ninth-to-third on the lap 27 restart, before tiptoeing around the bottom of Davenport Speedway on Friday, nipping Bobby Pierce at the line and earning his first career World of Outlaws Case Late Models Series feature victory, along with $10,000. The series rookie led only the final lap.

Quotable: "It's pretty awesome, you know, it's been a long time coming. I've been trying to get one of these national wins for a long time and I've been real close, just never got one," English said with tears in his eyes. "To do it like that is pretty awesome. That's the way I feel like I come through every race, start way back and come up through the field there and I think we made the right call on tires and it just paid off."

Key notes: Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led laps eight through 39, before coming up 0.235 seconds short to English. ... Defending event winner Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, pressured Pierce in the closing laps and finished third. ... Fellow rookie contender Max Blair of Centerville, Pa., finished fourth. ... Polesitter Ashton Winger of Senoia, Ga., led the first seven laps before fading to finish fifth. ... World of Outlaws Late Model Series point leader Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., finished sixth. ... After running as high as second place in the early laps, Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, faded to finish seventh. ... After winning Thursday's $10,000 weekend opener, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., finished 16th. ... The race was slowed by two cautions and lasted 15 minutes, with 22 competitors completing 40 laps. ... The Quad City 150 weekend tripleheader concludes on Saturday with 70-lap, $30,000-to-win finale.

On the move: Tanner English of Benton, Ky., started 18th and finished first.

Winner's sponsors: English’s Riggs Motorsports Longhorn Chassis has a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsorship from Riggs Drilling Solutions, Hass Horizontal, Best One Tire & Auto Care, Base Racing Fuels & Oils, Slicker Graphics, Wiles Racing Driveshafts, Holbrook Metal Fabrication, Lents Towing & Recovery, Speedwerx, Seay Motors and Allstar Performance.

Points chase: After Davenport Friday: 1. Dennis Erb Jr. (4,484); 2. Tanner English (4,348); 3. Max Blair (4,290): 4. Ryan Gustin (4,130): 5. Brent Larson (4,010); 6. Josh Richards (3,930); 7. Gordy Gundaker (3,922); 8. Boom Briggs (3,780: 9. Shane Clanton (3,088); 10. Tyler Bruening (2,764).

Current weather: Clear, 68°F

Car count: 34

Fast qualifier: Devin Moran

Time: 13.400 seconds

Polesitter: Ashton Winger

Heat race winners: Bobby Pierce, Ashton Winger, Ryan Gustin, Dennis Erb Jr.

Consolation race winners: Jason Feger, Tanner English

Provisional starters: Brent Larson, Josh Richards, Gordy Gundaker

Next series race: August 27, Davenport Speedway (Davenport, IA) $30,000

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

From staff and series reports

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Updates and results from Friday's second round of the Quad Cities 150 presented by Hoker Trucking at Davenport Speedway, highlighted by a $10,000-to-win event on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series (results unofficial):

Feature

Tanner English of Benton, Ky., earned his first career World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series feature victory at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway on Friday, the second event of the Quad Cities 150 weekend tripleheader. English steadily moved forward from this 18th starting position and took advantage of a restart on lap 27, moving from ninth to third. English utilized the extreme bottom groove while pursuing leaders Bobby Pierce and Devin Moran as they began to hit lapped traffic in the closing laps. English was able to clear Moran for second place on lap 39, before edging Pierce by 0.235 seconds at the line, in a photo finish. Pierce led laps eight through 39 before English executed his surprise attack for the $10,000 victory.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)
Row 1: Ashton Winger, Ryan Gustin
Row 2: Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr.
Row 3: Max Blair, Shane Clanton
Row 4: Spencer Diercks, Devin Moran
Row 5: Frank Heckenast Jr., Trevor Gundaker
Row 6: Brian Shirley, Shannon Babb
Row 7: Justin Kay, Tyler Bruening
Row 8: Jeff Larson, Billy Moyer
Row 9: Jason Feger, Tanner English
Row 10: Chad Finley, Chris Simpson
Row 11: Boom Briggs, Jimmy Mars
Row 12: Brent Larson, Josh Richards
Row 13: Gordy Gundaker

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

First B-main: Jason Feger, Chad Finley, Boom Briggs, Brent Larson, Josh Richards, Mike Spatola, Andrew Kosiski, Chad Mahder, Michael Guldenpfenning.

Second B-main: Tanner English, Chris Simpson, Jimmy Mars, Gordy Gundaker, Kye Blight, Kent Robinson, Paul Parker, Thomas Hunziker, Johnathan Huston.

Heat race results

(8 laps; top four transfer)
First heat: Bobby Pierce, Devin Moran, Frank Heckenast Jr., Justin Kay, Jason Feger, Boom Briggs, Brent Larson, Michael Guldenpfenning, Andrew Kosiski.

Second heat: Ashton Winger, Max Blair, Brian Shirley, Jeff Larson, Mike Spatola, Chad Finley, Josh Richards, Chad Mahder.

Third heat: Ryan Gustin, Spencer Diercks, Trevor Gundaker, Tyler Bruening, Jimmy Mars, Gordy Gundaker, Kent Robinson, Paul Parker, Johnathan Huston.

Fourth heat: Dennis Erb Jr., Shane Clanton, Shannon Babb, Billy Moyer, Tanner English, Chris Simpson, Kye Blight, Thomas Hunziker.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
First group
Devin Moran (9), Dresden, Ohio, 13.400
Ashton Winger (58), Hampton, Ga., 13.403
Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 13.429
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 13.429
Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 13.697
Max Blair (111v), Centerville, Pa., 13.737
Boom Briggs (99B), Bear Lake, Pa. the, 13.744
Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., 13.859
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.869
Jeff Larson (99), Freeport, Ill., 13.906
Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 13.940
Josh Richards (1R), Shinnston, W.Va. the, 13.998
Justin Kay (15K), Wheatland, Iowa, 14.099
Chad Mahder (55c), Eau Claire, Wis. the, 14.156
Andrew Kosiski (53), Omaha, Neb., 14.422
Chad Finley (42), East Lansing, Mich. the, 14.672
Michael Guldenpfennig (91), Muscatine, Iowa, 15.079
Second group
Ryan Gustin (19r), Marshalltown, Iowa, 13.468
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 13.480
Spencer Diercks (29D), Davenport, Iowa, 13.582
Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga., 13.608
Kent Robinson (7R), Bloomington, Ind., 13.619
Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 13.648
Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 13.661
Tanner English (81E), Benton, Ky., 13.677
Trevor Gundaker (11T), St. Charles, Mo. the, 13.690
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 13.711
Gordy Gundaker (11), St. Charles, Mo., 13.719
Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, 13.726
Jimmy Mars (28), Menomonie, Wis., 13.821
Kye Blight (31K), Katanning, Western Australia, 13.831
Paul Parker (10), Kaukauna, Wis., 14.249
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 14.534
Johnathan Huston (42H), Columbus Junction, Iowa, 14.888

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)

11 a.m. - Food Fest opens
Noon - Truck show (in front of grandstands)
2 p.m. - Pits open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Xtreme Midgets drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - Late Model drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Midget hot laps
- Late Model hot laps
- Midget time trials
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Midget heat races (8 laps)
- Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- Midget consolation (10 laps; if necessary)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Midget feature (30 laps)
- Late Model feature (40 laps)