June 29
Norman County Raceway,
Ada, MN
Sanction: World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series (Heartland Grand Tour) - $15,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 30, 5:27 am)
Hoffman holds on for $15,000 at Norman County
Heartland Grand Tour
- Nick Hoffman
- Devin Moran
- Brandon Sheppard
- Brian Shirley
- Cade Dillard
- Max McLaughlin
- Brent Larson
- Kyle Bronson
- Tyler Bruening
- Tristan Chamberlain
- Cody Overton
- Sammy Mars
- Blair Nothdurft
- Dustin Strand
- Dennis Erb Jr.
- Dustin Sorensen
- Shawn Meyer
- Tyler Peterson
- Jason Strand
- Dustin Walker
- Ryan Gustin
- Bobby Pierce
- Billy Moyer
- Cole Schill
Nick Hoffman (center) celebrates his fifth series victory of the season.
What won the race: Powering around the outside of Devin Moran for the lead on lap 42 and then holding him off on a late-race restart, second-starting Nick Hoffman of Mooresville, N.C., captured Saturday's 50-lap World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series debut at Norman County Raceway. Hoffman beat Moran by 1.048 seconds to notch his series-leading fifth victory of the season and the sixth of his career.
Quotable: “(When they threw) that caution with one to go, it’s all ‘that sucks’ and you just gotta make sure you kinda use up enough race track that Devin (Moran) can’t get back by,” Hoffman said. “I felt like there at the beginning I was kinda pacing myself and obviously those guys kinda swarmed me and I got back (to) fifth or sixth, but I just kept my tires underneath me, I felt like at the end that was kinda what saved my ass.”
Key notes: The fourth-starting Moran led laps 28-41 before giving way to Hoffman and swapping second place with Brandon Sheppard. The Ohio driver reclaimed the runner-up spot on lap 47 and finished there. ... Sheppard maintained his WoO points lead with a third-place finish. ... Brian Shirley improved five spots to finish fourth. ... Kyle Bronson led laps 1-23 from the pole before slowing with a flat right-rear and drawing the race's second caution. He rebounded to finish eighth after changing the tire. ... Bobby Pierce led laps 24-26 before slowing with terminal engine trouble to cause the race's fourth stoppage. His powerplant reportedly threw a rod and he finished 22nd. ... Ryan Gustin inherited the point on the lap-27 restart but slowed at the start of lap 28 and pulled off with a failed driveline component. ... Cody Overton slowed from eighth with a flat left-rear to bring out the race's fifth and final yellow flag on lap 49, creating a green-white-checkered sprint to the end. Overton changed the flat and soldiered to an 11th-place result. ... The race lasted 29 minutes with 14 competitors completing the distance and 19 running at the finish.
On the move: Brent Larson of Lake Elmo, Minn., started 14th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Hoffman’s Tye Twarog Racing Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from NOS Energy Drink, C&W Trucking, Petroff Towing, Tye Twarog Performance Parts, Lonewolf Petroleum, Haulin’ Haskells, Tri Valley Equipment Sales, Allgaier Performance Parts, Bilstein Shocks, Eibach Springs, Lincoln Smith Racing and KBC Graphix.
Points chase: After Norman County: 1. Brandon Sheppard (2,796); 2. Nick Hoffman (2,782); 3. Cade Dillard (2,674); 4. Bobby Pierce (2,644); 5. Kyle Bronson (2,630); 6. Tyler Bruening (2,592); 7. Dennis Erb Jr. (2,564); 8. Ryan Gustin (2,540) 9. Brian Shirley (2,520); 10. Dustin Sorensen (2,494); 11. Max McLaughlin (2,440); 12. Brent Larson (2,412).
Current weather: Few Clouds, 66°F
Car count: 29
Fast qualifier: Kyle Bronson
Time: 15.363 seconds
Polesitter: Kyle Bronson
Heat race winners: Nick Hoffman, Blair Nothdurft, Ryan Gustin
Consolation race winners: Dustin Strand
Next series race: June 30, River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, ND) $12,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.