Dates: June 24-26 (two $6,000-to-win programs followed by Saturday’s $30,000-to-win finale)
Track: Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (semi-banked 4/10-mile oval).
Sanction: World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series
Purse: $30,000-to-win, $1,000-to-start ($6,000-to-win, $600-to-start purses for preliminaries)
Tickets: Adult general admission is $34 Thursday, $34 Friday and $40 Saturday; see below for discounts for seniors and children and more information.
On the web: www.woolms.com and www.lernerville.com
Track phone: (724) 353-1511 or (724) 353-2650
Last year’s winner: Cade Dillard of Robeline, La., who claimed his first career Firecracker 100 victory.
Live streaming: DIRTVision.com
Notes: The 2021 Firecracker 100 marks the 15th edition of the event that began in 2007. … The event is sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series. … Saturday’s purse was increased by $10,500, with each starter guaranteed $1,500 this year rather than $1,000. … The three-day format featuring a complete $6,000-to-win program on both Thursday and Friday returns with drivers’ finishes from the two preliminary nights used to set the lineup for Saturday’s heat races. … The annual Uncle Sam 30 for non-qualifiers pays $2,000-to-win, with the winner having the option of joining the tail of the 100-lap feature. … Eleven drivers have won the Firecracker 100, two of them more than once; Hall of Famer Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., tops the list with three victories. … Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., has two wins. … The last eight events produced eight different winners; there has never been back-to-back winner. … Since preliminary features were introduced in 2009, four prelim feature winners have gone on to win Saturday’s finale: Bloomquist (’12), Josh Richards (’13), Darrell Lanigan (’14), Chris Madden (‘18). … Three-time series champion Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., has won two preliminary features, but never Saturday’s finale. … Richards, of Shinnston, W.Va., has a series-high eight victories at Lernerville, including a Firecracker 100-best six preliminary feature victories. Richards swept both preliminary features and the Firecracker 100 in 2013. … Two drivers, Madden, of Gray Court, S.C., in 2018 and Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., in 2017 led all 100 laps of the finale. Bloomquist led the final 99 laps in 2012. … Cade Dillard of Robeline, La., led every lap to win the 2020 Firecracker 100, which was actually only shortened to 50 laps. … The World of Outlaws have contested 48 races at Lernerville, beginning with Pennsylvanian Chub Frank’s triumph on April 23, 2004. … The $10,000-to-win Bill Emig Memorial for RUSH-sanctioned Crate Late Models is on the card also with qualifying Thursday, heats and a dash Friday and a 50-lap main event on Saturday.
Firecracker 100 winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2007: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2008: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2009: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2010: Shane Clanton, Zebulon, Ga.
2011: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2012: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2013: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky.
2015: Rick Eckert, York, Pa.
2016: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2017: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.
2018: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
2019: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y
2020: Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
Weekend purses
Thursday and Friday features
1. $6,000
2. $3,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,750
5. $1,500
6. $1,400
7. $1,300
8. $1,200
9. $1,100
10. $1,000
11. $900
12. $850
13. $800
14. $775
15. $750
16. $700
17. $660
18. $640
29. $620
20-24. $600
Saturday feature
1. $30,000
2. $15,000
3. $7,000
4. $6,000
5. $5,000
6. $4,500
7. $4,000
8. $3,500
9. $3,000
10. $2,500
11. $2,300
12. $2,200
13. $2,100
14. $2,000
15. $1,800
16. $1,700
17. $1,600
18. $1,550
Thursday
Noon-4 p.m.: Vendor parking continues
4 p.m.: Pit gates open
5 p.m.: Grandstands open
5:30 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m.: WoO Late Model hot laps
6:30 p.m.: WoO Late Model time trials
7:02 p.m.: Crate Late Model hot laps
7:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies
7:35 p.m.: Competition continues
WoO Late Model heats (8 laps)
Crate Late Model time trials
WoO Late Model consolations (10 laps)
WoO Late Model feature (30 laps)
Friday
11 a.m.: Pit parking begins
3 p.m.: Judging Best Tailgating/Camp Site party
3:30 p.m.: Ticket box office opens
4 p.m.: Pit gates open
5 p.m.: Grandstands open
5:30 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m.: Hot laps/qualifying
WoO Late Model hot laps
WoO Late Model time trials
Crate Late Model hot laps
7:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies
WoO Late Model heats (8 laps)
Crate Late Model heats (10 laps)
WoO Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Crate Late Model dash (6 laps)
WoO Late Model feature (30 laps)
Fireworks show
Saturday
Noon: Cornhole tournaments and raffle/auction for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
3 p.m.: Pit gates open
3:30 p.m. Advanced ticket gate opens for autograph session lineup
4 p.m.: Grandstands open
4 p.m.: Autograph session begins
5:30 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m.: Hot laps
Crate Late Models (non-qualified cars)
WoO Late Models
6:55 p.m.: Opening ceremonies
WoO Late Model heats (12 laps)
Crate Late Model consolations (12 laps)
WoO Late Model consolations (12 laps)
Crate Late Model hot laps (locked-in cars)
Uncle Sam 30
Track prep (if needed)
Driver introductions w/fireworks
Firecracker 100
Crate Late Model Bill Emig Memorial (50 Laps)
Crate Late Model non-qualifiers race (15 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
General admission
Adult (18-and-up): $34
Youth (11-17): $20 (children 10-and-under free)
Adult three-day: $69; Student three-day: $45.
Reserved
Adult (18-and-up): $34
Youth (11-17): $30
Children (10-and-under): $20
Adult three-day: $69; 17-and-under three-day: $45.
Pit pass: $40 (three-day pit pass $95)
DIRTcar Members: $5 Pit Pass discount
Friday
General admission
Adult (18-and-up): $34
Youth (11-17): $20 (children 10-and-under free)
Adult three-day: $69; Student three-day: $45.
Reserved
Adult (18-and-up): $34
Youth (11-17): $30
Children (10-and-under): $30
Adult three-day: $69; 17-and-under three-day: $45.
Pit pass: $40 (three-day pit pass $95)
DIRTcar Members: $5 Pit Pass discount
Saturday
General admission
Adult (18-and-up): $40
Youth (11-17): $25 (children 10-and-under free)
Reserved
Adult (18-and-up): $40
Youth (11-17): $25
Children (10-and-under): $25
Pit pass: $45
DIRTcar Members: $5 Pit Pass discount
Camping
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