The Dirt Track at Charlotte hosts Friday's preliminary action.
Key notes: All three World Racing Group divisions conclude the 2025 season in the 19th annual World Finals, headlined by Saturday’s 50-lap, $25,000-to-win World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series main event. … Jonathan Davenport (Thursday’s program) and Brandon Sheppard (Friday’s) each topped one of Wednesday’s time trial sessions. … Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., used a last-lap pass by Sheppard to win Thursday’s $15,000 opening preliminary night. … The four-day program continues with another $15,000-to-win prelim on Friday before Saturday’s season finales. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., finished 12th in Thursday’s opener to clinch his second career World of Outlaws Late Model Series title (2023). … Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., outdueled Ricky Thornton Jr. to win last year’s $25,000 top prize, his third career World Finals triumph, adding to $12,000 victories in 2016 and ’19. … Thornton, of Chandler, Ariz., topped 2023’s $25,000 finale in addition to $15,000 prelims in ’23 and ’24. Thornton and Madden had to be restrained last year after on-track contact turned into a heated discussion in victory lane. … Davenport, of Blairsville, Ga., has three World Finals finale victories (2015, ’21-’22), worth more than $49,000. … World of Outlaws sprint cars and DIRTcar Super Dirt Series big-block modifieds are on the undercard. … A radio show will take place each day at the DIRTVision stage on the midway. … Gates open at 11 a.m. with on-track activity at 4 p.m., daily. … Watch live on DIRTVision.
Who to watch: Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., eyes his second preliminary feature win in as many nights after topping Thursday’s opener.
Points chase: Before Charlotte Friday: 1. *Bobby Pierce (5,786); 2. Nick Hoffman (5,678); 3. Ryan Gustin (5,488); 4. Tim McCreadie (5,434); 5. Dennis Erb Jr. (5,370); 6. Brian Shirley (5,354); 7. Drake Troutman (5,320); 8. Cody Overton (5,220); 9. Tanner English (5,180); 10. Ethan Dotson (5,116).
*clinched series championship
Expected entrants: Joining the top 10 in standings: Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Chris Madden, Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Zack Mitchell, Brandon Overton, Josh Rice, Dale McDowell, Tyler Erb, Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens, Kyle Bronson, Chris Ferguson, Ben Watkins, Cory Hedgecock, Dustin Sorensen, Trent Ivey, Jordan Koehler, Jake Timm, Brent Larson and more.
Next series race: November 8, The Dirt Track at Charlotte (Concord, NC) $25,000
From staff reports
CONCORD, N.C. — Live updates from Friday’s second preliminary night of the 19th annual World Finals, featuring a 35-lap main event for World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Friday’s schedule
(All times local)
11 a.m. - Pits open, pit pass sales begin
Noon - Souvenir and display areas open (midway)
2 p.m. - Trading card show (Dragway pavilion)
2:30 p.m. - Race Day Live (DIRTVision stage)
3 p.m. - Grandstands open, ticket sales begin
3:30 p.m. - Pre-race show (DIRTVision stage)
4 p.m. - Opening ceremonies, on-track activity
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Big-block modified heats (8 laps)
- Sprint car heats (8 laps)
WoO redraw
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Big-block modified consolations (10 laps)
- Sprint car C-main consolation (10 laps)
- Sprint car dash (6 laps)
- Sprint car B-main consolation (12 laps)
Four-wide, three series parade lap
Feature events
- Late Models (35 laps)
- Big-block modifieds (30 laps)
- Sprint cars (25 laps)
