November 2
The Dirt Track at Charlotte,
Concord, NC
Sanction: Crate Racin’ USA non-touring (World Short Track Championship) - $8,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated November 2, 8:40 pm)
Leach captures World Short Track Championship
World Short Track Championship
- Michael Leach
- Matt Henderson
- John Ruggiero Jr.
- Trent Ivey
- Bubba Roling
- Cody Overton
- Jeremy Steele
- Layton Sullivan
- Ross Bailes
- Austin Yarbrough
- Joseph Brown
- Corey Almond
- Koulten Herbert
- Colton Stanley
- Beckham Malone
- Trevor Sise
- Shane Clanton
- Name unavailable
- Keaton Smith
- Benji Hicks
- Dillon Brown
- Colby Quick
- Brent Trimble
- Jensen Ford
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What won the race: Pole-starting Michael Leach of Sun River, Mont., led all 25 laps to capture Sunday's 10th annual World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. The 21-year-old beat Matt Henderson to the finish line by 1.8 seconds to earn a career-high $8,000 payday.
Key notes: Leach's victory is his first of the season and first in a Late Model in over two years; his last coming back on Oct. 20, 2023 at Ogilvie (Minn.) Raceway. ... The Treasure State-native became the event's first 604 Late Model winner from outside of the Carolina's since Jonathan Davenport in 2017. ... Matt Henderson improved one position for a runner-up finish. ... Two-time and defending WSTC winner John Ruggiero Jr. of Lincolnton, N.C., rounded out the podium in third aboard a Chuck Melton-owned Rocket Chassis. ... Trent Ivey wheeled a Shurling Motorsports entry to a fourth place finish. ... The first of six stoppages came on the second lap when Koulten Herbert made contact with a slowing Jensen Ford. ... Benji Hicks spun to the infield on the eighth lap to bring out a yellow flag, followed by another on the ensuring restart as 12th-running Keaton Smith blasted the turn-one wall after contact with Lucas Adams. ... Adams later retired after spinning on lap 15 which collected Colton Stanley, who was able to continue. ... On the lap-15 restart, Cody Overton and Trevor Sise tangled for the fifth position, forcing Sise to retire. ... The event's winningest driver, Dillon Brown of Gaffney, S.C., retired on the fifth lap and was credited with 21st. ... Second-running Colby Quick pulled off on the third circuit after striking the turn-four wall the previous lap; he finished 22nd. ... The 25-lapper lasted 25 minutes with 14 starters completing the distance. ... Rain and saturated track conditions earlier in the week shifted features for the 10-division event to Sunday.
On the move: Austin Yarbrough of Blackshear, Ga., started 24th and finished 10th.
Winner's sponsors: Leach's Longhorn Factory Team Chassis carries sponsorship from Dustpods and Longhorn Dynamics.
Current weather: Clear, 59°F
Car count: 57
Fast qualifier: Trevor Sise
Time: 17.036 seconds
Polesitter: Michael Leach
Heat race winners: Trevor Sise, Matt Henderson, Colby Quick, John Ruggiero Jr., Ross Bailes, Michael Leach
Consolation race winners: Colton Stanley, Corey Almond
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
