Dirt on Dirt - Despite stumble, Pierce stays perfect at Huset's

July 19

Huset’s Speedway,

Brandon, SD

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Silver Dollar Nationals second prelim) - $10,000

Information provided by: Kyle McFadden, series and track reports (last updated July 20, 3:43 pm)

Despite stumble, Pierce stays perfect at Huset's

Silver Dollar Nationals second prelim

Bobby Pierce
Devin Moran
Tim McCreadie
Daulton Wilson
Ricky Thornton Jr.
Brandon Sheppard
Garrett Alberson
Blair Nothdurft
Brenden Smith
Hudson O'Neal
Chad Simpson
Carson Ferguson
Max Blair
Jonathan Davenport
Tyler Erb
Jimmy Owens
Boom Briggs
Clay Harris
Cory Lawler
Ben Sukup
Junior Coover
Curt Schroeder
Ross Robinson
Mike Marlar
Scott Ward
Drake Troutman

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Bobby Pierce celebrates his second flag-to-flag victory in as many nights at Huset's Speedway.

What won the race: Surviving a slip over the turn-four cushion with seven circuits remaining that nearly cost him the lead, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., turned back Devin Moran’s challenge to complete a flag-to-flag victory in Friday night’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Huset’s Speedway. The $10,000 triumph gave Pierce a sweep of the third-mile oval’s two Silver Dollar Nationals preliminary programs and pushed his overall win streak to six in a row.

Quotable: “It woke me up, that’s for sure,” Pierce said of his lap-33 bobble. “It was getting pretty choppy on entrance of (turn) three and I think I just bottomed out, and when it started I couldn’t get it back and I was stuck up there for a second. I didn’t think I was ever gonna get out. I finally realized at the end it was Devin (in second) and I didn’t know what he had on for tires, but whatever he did he was gaining on us for sure and he was the best car at the end so we got pretty lucky.”

Key notes: Pierce lost more than a second of his advantage over Moran when he stumbled on lap 33 and saw Moran look to his inside off turn four heading to the white flag, but the red-hot World of Outlaws regular beat Moran to the finish line by 0.615 of a second. … Pierce registered his second Lucas Oil Series victory of 2024 and the 17th of his career while securing the pole position for Saturday’s 80-lap Silver Dollar Nationals finale. … Moran overtook Daulton Wilson for second on lap 28 en route to his runner-up finish. … Wilson had wrestled second from Tim McCreadie on lap 20, but after losing the spot to Moran he went on to relinquish third to McCreadie on the final lap to leave him with a fourth-place finish. … The first of the race’s five caution flags flew on lap eight when 11th-running Jimmy Owens slapped the turn-one wall and was clipped by Drake Troutman, whose night came to an end on the ensuing restart after his car blew heavy smoke and flamed up momentarily as he rolled to a stop in turn four. A yellow flag was followed by a red for safety workers to tend to Troutman’s machine, which apparently had an oil line knocked loose when he hit Owens’s car. … A caution was needed on lap nine for a multicar accident involving Scott Ward, Curt Schroeder, Cory Lawler and Mike Marlar, who started last after switching to a backup car. … Schroeder continued but spun in turn four on lap 15 for another caution. … Ross Robinson triggered the final yellow when he slowed on lap 17. … The top-16 point earners from the two preliminary nights are locked into Saturday’s $53,000-to-win Silver Dollar Nationals finale.

On the move: After pulling out of his heat with trouble, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., started 23rd and finished 14th.

Winner's sponsors: Pierce’s Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Low Voltage Solutions, Rio Grande Waste Services, Hoker Trucking, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Oakwood Tire Center, Churchill Transport, Collins Brothers Towing, K1, Carnaghi Towing & Repair, Toyota of Danville, Floyd’s Waste Systems, PureMax Racing Oil, A Plus Vacuum, Leka Tree Service, Bert Transmissions by Budda, Ted Brown’s Quality Paint & Body Shop, VP Race Fuels, Swift Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Dirt Car Lift and Performance Bodies.

Points chase: Before Huset’s: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr. (4,630); 2. Jonathan Davenport (4,330); 3. Devin Moran (4,285); 4. Hudson O'Neal (3,940); 5. Tim McCreadie (3,910); 6. Garrett Alberson (3,760); 7. Mike Marlar (3,740); 8. Daulton Wilson (3,715); 9. Jimmy Owens (3,560); 10. Max Blair (3,325).

Current weather: Broken Clouds, 72°F

Car count: 26

Fast qualifier: Bobby Pierce

Time: 12.802 seconds

Polesitter: Bobby Pierce

Heat race winners: Bobby Pierce, Garrett Alberson, Blair Nothdurft

Next series race: July 20, Huset’s Speedway (Brandon, SD) $53,000

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

From staff reports

BRANDON, S.D. (July 19) — Updates from Friday’s second Silver Dollar Nationals prelim night featuring a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win main event for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Surviving a slip over the turn-four cushion with seven circuits remaining that nearly cost him the lead, Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., turned back Devin Moran’s challenge to complete a flag-to-flag victory in Friday night’s 40-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature at Huset’s Speedway. The $10,000 triumph gave Pierce a sweep of the third-mile oval’s two Silver Dollar Nationals preliminary programs and pushed his overall win streak to six in a row.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Garrett Alberson
Row 2: Blair Nothdurft, Tim McCreadie
Row 3: Devin Moran, Daulton Wilson
Row 4: Jimmy Owens, Brenden Smith
Row 5: Chad Simpson, Ricky Thornton Jr.
Row 6: Ross Robinson, Drake Troutman
Row 7: Brandon Sheppard, Max Blair
Row 8: Hudson O'Neal, Boom Briggs
Row 9: Mike Marlar, Clay Harris
Row 10: Carson Ferguson, Curt Schroeder
Row 11: Tyler Erb, Scott Ward
Row 12: Jonathan Davenport, Ben Sukup
Row 13: Junior Coover, Cory Lawler

Heat race recap

Bobby Pierce led all eight laps from the pole to win the first heat race by 1.505 seconds over fourth-starting Tim McCreadie. Jimmy Owens finished third, with his new teammate Ricky Thornton Jr. grabbing fourth from Brandon Sheppard as they came to take the white flag. … Garrett Alberson and fellow front-row starter Devin Moran ran side-by-side all eight laps and traded the lead three times, with Alberson pacing the final four laps officially at the line and winning heat two by 0.045 of a second over Moran, who led twice for three laps. Fifth-starting Brenden Smith rounded out the podium finishers. … Pole-starting Blair Nothdurft cleared early leader Chad Simpson and led the final six laps to win the third and final heat race by 0.540 of a second over third-starting Daulton Wilson. Second-starting Simpson faded to finish third after pacing the opening two circuits. … All three heat races were completed without incident and combined to last less than six minutes.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; all transfer)

First heat: Bobby Pierce, Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Owens, Ricky Thornton Jr., Brandon Sheppard, Boom Briggs, Carson Ferguson, Scott Ward, Junior Coover.

Second heat: Garrett Alberson, Devin Moran, Brenden Smith, Ross Robinson, Max Blair, Mike Marlar, Curt Schroeder, Jonathan Davenport. Scratched: Cory Lawler

Third heat: Blair Nothdurft, Daulton Wilson, Chad Simpson, Drake Troutman, Hudson O'Neal, Clay Harris, Tyler Erb, Ben Sukup.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1 .Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 12.802
2. Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 12.969
3. Blair Nothdurft (76n), Renner, S.D., 13.021
4. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 13.085
5. Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, 13.097
6. Chad Simpson (25c), Mount Vernon, Iowa, 13.122
7. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 13.188
8. Ross Robinson (7), Georgetown, Del., 13.194
9. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 13.203
10. Tim McCreadie (1), Watertown, N.Y., 13.205
11. Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 13.252
12. Clay Harris (6), Jupiter, Fla., 13.252
13. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 13.305
14. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 13.306
15. Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 13.319
16. Boom Briggs (99B), Bear Lake, Pa., 13.397
17. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 13.404
18. Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas, 13.524
19. Scott Ward (37), Watertown, S.D., 13.534
20. Max Blair (111), Centerville, Pa., 13.557
21. Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 13.566
22. Carson Ferguson (93F), Lincolnton, N.C., 13.655
23. Cory Lawler (93), Hanover, Pa., 13.717
24. Ben Sukup (07), Norfolk, Neb., 13.799
25. Junior Coover (10), Norfolk, Neb., 13.921
26. Curt Schroeder (15c), Newton, Iowa, 14.037

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
4:30 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Limited Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Super Late Model qualifying (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Feature events
- Super Late Models (40 laps)
- Limited Late Models (30 laps)