Davenport Speedway Results: May 29, 2020 (World of Outlaws Late Models) – 0.007 seconds at the line (VIDEO)

0.007 seconds is the difference at the line; Watch the Davenport Speedway video finish here

Tonight, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is back in action. They’ve unloaded on the 1/4-mile of Davenport Speedway.

View the 2020 Davenport Speedway video below.

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Bobby Pierce and Chris Simpson set the front row ahead of the main event.

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Green flag, Pierce gets the jump on the inside and he heads for the cushion into turn one. Unzicker rolls the bottom as he moves to 2nd into turn one.

Bobby Pierce - Davenport Speedway
Bobby Pierce – Davenport Speedway (Photo: Mike Ruefer Photos)

Lap 2, Ricky Thornton Jr clips the tire barrier on the inside but he keeps rolling.

Lap 5, Bobby Pierce is checking out. He’s glued to the outside edge of the track and running down the tail of the field in a hurry.

Lap 10, Ryan Unzicker has closed to the fuel cell of Bobby Pierce for the race lead. The leader is struggling with lap traffic.

Pierce drops to the bottom for the first time since the green flag. He’s forced there to navigate lap cars. Unzicker and Sheppard do the same.

Lap 11, Unzicker has a run under Pierce off the corner. Sheppard has a run on Unzicker. They run three wide for the lead! Sheppard clears them both and takes over the race lead!

Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce at Davenport Speedway - World of Outlaws
Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce at Davenport Speedway – World of Outlaws (Photo: Mike Ruefer Photos)

Lap 15, Ricky Thornton Jr doors Pierce into turn one for third as they fight for the bottom.

Lap 16, Thornton continues to work the bottom and climb to the front. He pulls even with Unzicker off the corner as Unzicker sticks with the top. Thornton Jr takes 2nd away.

Lap 18, Brent Larson is around and the first caution is out.

Green, Sheppard leads in the inside into turn one. Thornton Jr heads for the cushion and has the momentum off the corner. Thornton Jr gets to the right rear of Sheppard off turn two! Thornton to the lead into turn three!

Brandon Sheppard and Ricky Thornton Jr at Davenport Speedway
Brandon Sheppard and Ricky Thornton Jr at Davenport Speedway (Photo: Mike Ruefer Photos)

Sheppard fights back on the bottom. They run side by side. 4 laps later, they remain side by side!

Lap 22, Thornton Jr bobbles into turn three and he’s forced to lift off the throttle to straighten it back out. Sheppard noses ahead at the line but Thornton Jr is still there.

6 to go

6 to go, Thornton Jr works back to the lead on the top! Sheppard abandons the bottom and gives the top a try. Sheppard is running high in turns 1-2 and low in 3-4.

4 to go, Thornton Jr leads by three car lengths.

3 to go, Thronton Jr is sideways off turn two and Sheppard closes the gap.

2 to go, Thronton Jr moves to the bottom in turn three to work the lap traffic. Sheppard runs the top and he has momentum off the corner. Sheppard crosses under him off turn four!

Final lap, Sheppard nearly clears him into turn one but Sheppard leaves the outside lane open. Thornton Jr punches the thottle through the center of the corner and pulls even. Thornton Jr leads off turn two for the final time.

Thornton Jr gets sideways off turn two as he runs over the edge of the banking. Sheppard closes right to his rear bumper and they make light contact.

Ricky Thornton Jr and Brandon Sheppard at Davenport Speedway - World of Outlaws
Ricky Thornton Jr and Brandon Sheppard at Davenport Speedway – World of Outlaws (Photo: Mike Ruefer Photos)

Thornton Jr heads to the bottom in turn three. Sheppard to the top! They run even to the finish line!

The announcer calls Thornton Jr the winner. But, timing and scoring calls Sheppard the winner by 0.007 seconds!

Officials are checking the transponder location on Sheppard’s machine. They declare him the race winner!


World of Outlaws
Sprint Car Series
Davenport Speedway
May 29, 2020

View full results from the Davenport, Iowa dirt track below.

Hot Laps

Hot Laps (Combined): 1. Brian Birkhofer (14.733); 2. Chris Simpson (14.879); 3. Brent Larson (14.885); 4. Jonathan Brauns (14.936); 5. Bob Gardner (15.021); 6. Brandon Sheppard (15.043); 7. Frank Heckenast Jr (15.083); 8. Ryan Unzicker (15.091); 9. Boom Briggs (15.109); 10. Bobby Pierce (15.129); 11. Shannon Babb; 12. Ricky Thornton Jr; 13. Blair Nothdurft; 14. Dave Eckrich; 15. Scott Bloomquist; 16. Jeremy Grady; 17. Chris Madden; 18. Justin Kay; 19. Jimmy Mars; 20. David Webster; 21. Chase Junghans; 22. Cade Dillard; 23. Jeremiah Hurst; 24. Jason Feger; 25. Joel Callahan; 26. Rich Bell; 27. Darrell Lanigan; 28. Matt Cosner; 29. Ashton Winger; 30. Dennis Erb Jr; 31. Ricky Weiss; 32. Chad Simpson; 33. Mike McKinney; 34. Spencer Diercks; 35. Michael Guldenpfennig; 36. Brandon Queen; 37. Kody Evans;

Qualifying

Qualifying – Group A (2 Laps): 1. Bobby Pierce (14.415); 2. Brandon Sheppard (14.537); 3. Ricky Thornton Jr (14.873); 4. Chase Junghans (14.890); 5. Jeremiah Hurst (14.955); 6. Justin Kay; 7. Cade Dillard; 8. Kody Evans; 9. Frank Heckenast Jr; 10. Scott Bloomquist; 11. Chad Simpson; 12. Ricky Weiss; 13. Ashton Winger; 14. Mike McKinney; 15. Jimmy Mars; 16. Darrell Lanigan; 17. Dennis Erb Jr; 18. Michael Guldenpfennig; 19. Brandon Queen;

Qualifying – Group B (2 Laps): 1. Chris Simpson (14.582); 2. Joel Callahan (14.873); 3. Brian Birkhofer (14.916); 4. Ryan Unzicker (14.948); 5. Jason Feger (14.959); 6. Boom Briggs; 7. Chris Madden; 8. Shannon Babb; 9. Rich Bell; 10. Brent Larson; 11. Spencer Diercks; 12. Blair Nothdurft; 13. Jeremy Grady; 14. Bob Gardner; 15. Dave Eckrich; 16. Matt Cosner; 17. Jonathan Brauns; 18. David Webster; 19. Justin Zeitner;

Heat Races

Heat 1 – Flight A (10 Laps – Top 4 Advance): 1. Bobby Pierce; 2. Cade Dillard; 3. Ricky Thornton Jr; 4. Jimmy Mars; 5. Dennis Erb Jr; 6. Jeremiah Hurst; 7. Ashton Winger; 8. Frank Heckenast Jr; 9. Chad Simpson; 10. Brandon Queen;

Heat 2 – Flight A (10 Laps – Top 4 Advance): 1. Brandon Sheppard; 2. Chase Junghans; 3. Ricky Weiss; 4. Justin Kay; 5. Darrell Lanigan; 6. Scott Bloomquist; 7. Kody Evans; 8. Mike McKinney; 9. Michael Guldenpfennig;

Heat 3 – Flight B (10 Laps – Top 4 Advance): 1. Chris Simpson; 2. Brian Birkhofer; 3. Chris Madden; 4. Jason Feger; 5. Spencer Diercks; 6. Jonathan Brauns; 7. Dave Eckrich; 8. Rich Bell; 9. Jeremy Grady; 10. Justin Zeitner;

Heat 4 – Flight B (10 Laps – Top 4 Advance): 1. Ryan Unzicker; 2. Shannon Babb; 3. Bob Gardner; 4. Boom Briggs; 5. Brent Larson; 6. Joel Callahan; 7. Blair Nothdurft; 8. David Webster; 9. Matt Cosner;

Alphabet Mains

B-Main 1 (12 Laps – Top 3 Advance): 1. Darrell Lanigan; 2. Scott Bloomquist; 3. Frank Heckenast Jr; 4. Dennis Erb Jr; 5. Ashton Winger; 6. Chad Simpson; 7. Jeremiah Hurst; 8. Mike McKinney; 9. Kody Evans; 10. Brandon Queen; 11. Michael Guldenpfennig;

B-Main 2 (12 Laps – Top 3 Advance): 1. Rich Bell; 2. Dave Eckrich; 3. Joel Callahan; 4. Joanthan Brauns; 5. Blair Nothdurft; 6. Matt Cosner; 7. Jeremy Grady; 8. David Webster; 9. Brent Larson; 10. Spencer Diercks;

Mark Richards Racing in victory lane at Davenport Speedway
Mark Richards Racing in victory lane at Davenport Speedway (Photo: Mike Ruefer Photos)

Feature Results
Davenport Speedway
World of Outlaws Late Models
May 29, 2020

(30 Laps)

Pos | Driver

1. Brandon Sheppard
2. Ricky Thornton Jr
3. Ricky Weiss
4. Ryan Unzicker
5. Shannon Babb
6. Justin Kay
7. Jason Feger
8. Bobby Pierce
9. Chris Simpson
10. Brian Birkhofer
11. Darrell Lanigan
12. Chase Junghans
13. Cade Dillard
14. Chris Madden
15. Jimmy Mars
16. Dennis Erb Jr
17. Ashton Winger
18. Rich Bell
19. Scott Bloomquist
20. Matt Cosner
21. Bob Gardner
22. Kody Evans
23. Boom Briggs
24. Brent Larson
25. Frank Heckenast Jr
26. Dave Eckrich
27. Joel Callahan

Brandon Sheppard at Davenport Speedway - World of Outlaws
Brandon Sheppard at Davenport Speedway – World of Outlaws (Photo: Mike Ruefer Photos)

World of Outlaws
Point Standings

Points After: 05/29/2020 (Davenport)

Pos | Driver | Points

1. Brandon Sheppard
1732

2. Ricky Weiss
-58

3. Darrell Lanigan
-154

4. Chris Madden
-178

5. Chase Junghans
-188

6. Cade Dillard
-224

7. Dennis Erb Jr
-236

8. Scott Bloomquist
-256

9. Ashton Winger
-306

10. Matt Cosner
-364

11. Kody Evans
-396

12. Boom Briggs
-398

13. Brent Larson
-408

14. Blake Spencer
-786

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