BARBERVILLE, Fla. — Live updates from Tuesday’s 54th annual Federated DIRTcar Nationals second round, featuring a 25-lap, $7,000-to-win main event for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Executing a textbook turn-one slider by Tyler Erb on the 12th circuit, polesitter Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., led the rest of Tuesday's 25-lap 54th annual Federated DIRTcar Nationals second round at Volusia Speedway Park. Thornton sped to the $7,000 payday 1.943 seconds ahead of Bobby Pierce for his fourth overall victory of the young season and his third career Volusia triumph (2022, '24).

Feature lineup

(25 laps)

Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Tyler Erb
Row 2: Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce
Row 3: Brandon Overton, Cade Dillard
Row 4: Ryan Gustin, Devin Moran
Row 5: Tyler Bruening, Nick Hoffman
Row 6: Ethan Dotson, Cody Overton
Row 7: Max Blair, Mike Marlar
Row 8: Blair Nothdurft, Brian Shirley
Row 9: Drake Troutman, Brenden Smith
Row 10: Brandon Sheppard, Chase Junghans
Row 11: Ashton Winger, Tanner English
Row 12: Chris Madden, Dustin Sorensen

Consolation race results

(Eight laps; top two transfer)

First consolation: Brandon Sheppard, Tanner English, Garrett Alberson, Daulton Wilson, Frank Heckenast Jr., Michael Chilton, Jake Timm, Jason Riggs, Matt Nailor, Jack Riggs, Jimmy Owens. Scratched: Kyle Bronson, Daniel Adam.

Second consolation: Chase Junghans, Chris Madden, Tristan Chamberlain, Michael Leach, Dennis Erb Jr., Dillon McCowan, Derrick Stewart, Brent Larson, Seth Zacharias. Scratched: Michael Norris, Kyle Bryant, Dan Ebert.

Third consolation: Ashton Winger, Dustin Sorensen, Tim McCreadie, Boom Briggs, Kyle Strickler, Austin Smith, Shane Clanton, Jordan Koehler, Tyler Wyant, Reid Millard. Scratched: Trey Mills, Mark Whitener.

Heat race recap

Third-starting Ricky Thornton Jr. powered around race-long leader Ryan Gustin on the seventh lap, winning the first heat race by 1.283 seconds over Gustin, with fifth-starting Max Blair grabbing the third and final transfer position into Tuesday’s 25-lap main event. … Third-starting Tyler Erb inherited command on the seventh lap and paced the final two circuits to win the second heat by 1.010 seconds over Devin Moran. Mike Marlar led the opening four laps before slipping to third, narrowly edging Tanner English by 0.022 of a second. Fourth-starting Kyle Bronson took the lead from Marlar on the lap-five restart before slowing after losing an engine on the seventh circuit. The race’s lone caution came on the fifth lap when Garrett Alberson spun as he battled English for fifth; Daulton Wilson narrowly avoided contact as Alberson’s car safely rolled to a stop in the turn-three cushion. Alberson continued and finished sixth. … Second-starting Jonathan Davenport used the turn-four cushion to take the lead from Tyler Bruening as they raced toward the white flag, with Davenport leading the final two laps and taking the checkers 0.679 of a second ahead of Bruening, who led the fifth and sixth laps. Fourth-starting Blair Nothdurft prevailed after a back-and-forth battle with Tristan Chamberlain, claiming the third and final transfer spot into the $7,000-to-win feature. The first stoppage came after a stackup on the race’s initial start sent Kyle Bryant and Seth Zacharias spinning, with Bryant’s right-rear making heavy contact with the left front of Zacharias’s backwards-facing machine. Bryant retired, while Zacharias continued to finish eighth. The second yellow flag flew on the fifth lap when race-long leader Chris Madden, slowed with a flat left-rear. Madden stormed back to fifth after changing the tire. … Second-starting Bobby Pierce took control from polesitter Michael Leach on the fifth lap, leading the final four circuits and winning the fourth heat by 0.519 of a second over fourth-starting Nick Hoffman. Ninth-starting Brian Shirley grabbed third on the lap-six restart and completed the podium finishers. Leach faded to sixth on the final lap after pacing the opening four circuits. The lone slowdown came on the sixth lap after Chase Junghans and Dan Ebert made contact as they battled for fourth, with Ebert spinning in turn four and nosing into the inside wall. Ebert did not continue, while Junghans took fourth from Leach on the last lap. … Brandon Overton parlayed a third-to-first move on the opening lap into winning the fifth heat by 2.256 seconds over Ethan Dotson, who fought off challenges from Drake Troutman, who settled for third. Kyle Strickler finished fifth after tagging the field when he changed a tire in staging. The race’s lone caution came out on the fourth lap when fourth-running Jordan Koehler hopped the cushion and slapped the turn-two wall. He did not continue. … Second-starting Cade Dillard slipped around the outside of race-long pacesetter Cody Overton as they raced under the white flag, then beat Overton to the line by 1.068 seconds to win the sixth and final heat race. Brenden Smith overcame an opening lap spin to finish third. Trey Mills tangled with Smith in the opening-lap melee, but continued for a seventh-place finish. … All six heats combined to last just shy of 30 minutes.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Ricky Thornton Jr., Ryan Gustin, Max Blair, Brandon Sheppard, Jimmy Owens, Jake Timm, Frank Heckenast Jr., Michael Chilton, Matt Nailor. Scratched: Daniel Adam.

Second heat: Tyler Erb, Devin Moran, Mike Marlar, Tanner English, Daulton Wilson, Garrett Alberson, Jason Riggs, Jack Riggs, Kyle Bronson.

Third heat: Jonathan Davenport, Tyler Bruening, Blair Nothdurft, Tristan Chamberlain, Chris Madden, Dillon McCowan, Michael Norris, Seth Zacharias, Kyle Bryant.

Fourth heat: Bobby Pierce, Nick Hoffman, Brian Shirley, Chase Junghans, Dennis Erb Jr., Michael Leach, Brent Larson, Derrick Stewart, Dan Ebert.

Fifth heat: Brandon Overton, Ethan Dotson, Drake Troutman, Dustin Sorensen, Kyle Strickler, Tim McCreadie, Boom Briggs, Tyler Wyant, Jordan Koehler.

Sixth heat: Cade Dillard, Cody Overton, Brenden Smith, Ashton Winger, Austin Smith, Shane Clanton, Trey Mills, Mark Whitener, Reid Millard.

Pre-race notes

Night 2 of Federated DIRTcar Nationals Super Late Model action has brought another gorgeous day: partly cloudy skies with an afternoon high in the mid-80s. … Fifty-five cars signed in for Tuesday’s DIRTcar-sanctioned action, but one entered driver, Daniel Adam of Peru, Ill., decided to take the night off and loaded up shortly after the drivers’ meeting. … Drivers racing tonight after sitting out Monday’s opener include Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., Dillon McCowan of Urbana, Mo., Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., Brenden Smith of Dade City, Fla., and Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C. … Stacy Boles of Clinton, Tenn., is the lone driver who competed on Monday but isn’t back in this evening’s field. The veteran’s Category 5 Chassis was felled by engine trouble on Monday but he had planned to take Tuesday off regardless. … Other drivers opting to skip Tuesday’s program include Hudson O’Neal, Daniel Hilsabeck, Carson Ferguson and Dustin Walker. … Monday feature winner Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., will shoot for a second consecutive win despite not operating at 100 percent physically. He reported on Facebook that the stomach bug plaguing his kids for the last couple days had struck him, causing him to throw up multiple times this morning. While he’s able to race, he said he’s hoping he “can at least get water to stay down.” … Drake Troutman of Hyndman, Pa., has swapped out Longhorn cars from his Team 22 Inc. stable after a frustrating Monday performance in which he scratched from his B-main. … Daulton Wilson of Fayetteville, N.C., will look to rebound from a miserable Monday outing with a fresh powerplant under his Rattliff Racing machine’s hood after making an engine change. … Derrick Stewart of Ainsworth, Iowa, made extensive repairs to his car for Tuesday’s program after it sustained significant damage in a Monday heat-race bout with the turn-two guardrail. He said he had to employ a Port-A-Power to straighten some frame rails on the car’s front end. “Too much work for vacation,” Stewart quipped.

Time trials

First group
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Ryan Gustin (19R), Marshalltown, Iowa, 15.492
2. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 15.503
3. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 15.649
4. Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill., 15.662
5. Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa., 15.685
6. Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 15.812
7. Jake Timm (49), Winona, Minn., 16.119
8. Michael Chilton (6), Salvisa, Ky., 16.186
9. Matt Nailor (000), Shermansdale, Pa., 16.522
10. Daniel Adam (75), Peru, Ill., no time
Second group
1. Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 15.609
2. Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, 15.615
3. Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas, 15.709
4. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 15.852
5. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 15.892
6. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 15.894
7. Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 15.919
8. Jack Riggs (81J), Nolensville, Tenn., 16.015
9. Jason Riggs (81), College Grove, Tenn., 16.394
Third group
1. Chris Madden (44), Gray Court, S.C., 15.541
2. Jonathan Davenport (49D), Blairsville, Ga., 15.545
3. Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 15.664
4. Blair Nothdurft (76n), Renner, S.D., 15.783
5. Tristan Chamberlain (20tc), Richmond, Ind., 16.003
6. Dillon McCowan (8m), Urbana, Mo., 16.045
7. Michael Norris (57), Saver, Pa., 16.120
8. Seth Zacharias (17z), Vestal, N.Y., 16.343
9. Kyle Bryant (79), Navarre, Fla., 16.582
Fourth group
1. Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 15.801
2. Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 15.858
3. Dan Ebert (60), Lake Shore, Minn., 15.881
4. Nick Hoffman (9), Mooresville, N.C., 15.899
5. Derrick Stewart (43), Ainsworth, Iowa, 15.956
6. Chase Junghans (18), Manhattan, Kan., 16.105
7. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 16.294
8. Brent Larson (B1), Lake Elmo, Minn., 16.413
9. Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 16.942
Fifth group
1. Jordan Koehler (114), Mount Airy, N.C., 15.882
2. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 15.902
3. Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 15.929
4. Tim McCreadie (9m), Watertown, N.Y., 15.993
5. Drake Troutman (22*), Hyndman, Pa., 16.064
6. Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C., 16.125
7. Dustin Sorensen (19), Rochester, Minn., 16.189
8. Boom Briggs (99B), Bear Lake, Pa., 16.224
9. Tyler Wyant (24), Oil City, Pa., 16.629
Sixth group
1. Cody Overton (2), Evans, Ga., 15.760
2. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 15.852
3. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 15.884
4. Trey Mills (59), St. Augustine, Fla., 15.963
5. Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., 16.041
6. Austin Smith (11), Cedartown, Ga., 16.096
7. Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga., 16.455
8. Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 17.365
9. Reid Millard (14R), Jefferson City, Mo., 19.098

Tuesday’s schedule

(All times local)
10 a.m. - Pits open
11 a.m. - Hauler parking
1 p.m. - Ticket and pit pass sales begins
3 p.m. - All gates open
4:45 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
5 p.m. - Sprint car engine heat
5:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Sprint car group qualifying
- Late Model hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Sprint car consolations (12 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Feature events
- Sprint cars (30 laps)
- Late Models (25 laps)