Wild West Shootout Results: January 16, 2021

Race results from the big dirt late model race at Arizona Speedway

Tonight, it’s night five of the Wild West Shootout. The event continues on the 1/3-mile dirt oval of Arizona Speedway.

View full Arizona Speedway results from Saturday below.

Wild West Shootout: Menu
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Format: Points are totaled through every night of the dirt racing event. At the end, combined points declare the Wild West Shootout champion for the season.

Bobby Pierce and Jonathan Davenport set the front row for the main event. 40 laps of dirt late model racing are up next…

Wild West Shootout
Main Event – Report

Jonathan Davenport and Bobby Pierce - Wild West Shootout - Arizona Speedway
Jonathan Davenport and Bobby Pierce – Wild West Shootout – Arizona Speedway (Photo: Mike Ruefer)

Green flag, Davenport and Pierce run near even into turn one. Davenport has momentum on the outside lane and he leads out of turn two.

Lap 2, Tyler Erb works inside of Pierce for 2nd. He slides him, Pierce checks up and Erb clears him to take the spot.

Lap 5, Tyler Erb is on the bumper of Davenport for the lead.

Tyler Erb - Arizona Speedway - Wild West Shootout
Tyler Erb – Arizona Speedway – Wild West Shootout (Photo: Mike Ruefer)

Erb dives to the inside, they run even off the corner. Erb pitches it early and he’s hard on the gas around the bottom, clear, Erb leads. The track has a ton of grip early in this one.

Lap 9, Bobby Pierce is slow. No caution as he heads to the pit area.

Lap 10, Erb leads Davenport by 10 car lengths but he’s caught the tail of the field.

Lap 20, High or low, Tyler Erb is driving right by the lap cars as he maintains the gap to Davenport. Only 10 cars remain on the lead lap.

Lap 28, Davenport has closed in on Erb.

Jonathan Davenport - Wild West Shootout
Jonathan Davenport – Wild West Shootout (Photo: Mike Ruefer)

Lap 32, Tyler Erb loses momentum behind the lap car of Billy Moyer Sr. Davenport cuts to the open lane on the bottom and clears him!

Tyler Erb fights back on the bottom but he can’t clear him. Davenport opens the gap.

5 to go, lap cars run three wide ahead of Davenport. Erb closes and looks inside but can’t clear him.

Tyler Erb and Jonathan Davenport - Wild West Shootout - Dirt Track Racing
Tyler Erb and Jonathan Davenport – Wild West Shootout – Dirt Track Racing (Photo: Mike Ruefer)

4 to go, Erb runs the cushion in turn one and has momentum off turn two. He slides Davenport in turn three. Davenport jumps the cushion, brushes the wall and Erb opens the gap.

1 to go, Erb leads Davenport by two car lengths. Erb slides a lap car into turn three for the final time. Davenport has momentum off turn four! He cuts off the banking and looks inside. It’s a drag race to the line.

Tyler Erb wins at Arizona Speedway!

Tyler Erb and Jonathan Davenport race to finish in Wild West Shootout - Arizona Speedway
Tyler Erb and Jonathan Davenport race to finish in Wild West Shootout – Arizona Speedway (Photo: Mike Ruefer)

Arizona Speedway Results
Wild West Shootout
January 16, 2021

View full Arizona Speedway results from San Tan Valley, Arizona below.

Qualifying

Group A (2 Laps) : 1. Bobby Pierce (14.916); 2. Ricky Thornton Jr (14.929); 3. Garrett Alberson (15.001); 4. Jason Papich (15.044); 5. Johnny Scott (15.088); 6. Terry Phillips; 7. Donny Schatz; 8. Stormy Scott; 9. Chase Allen; 10. Gordy Gundaker;

11. Billy Moyer Sr; 12. Mitch McGrath; 13. Dustin Sorensen; 14. Bob Gardner; 15. Brian Shirley; 16. Chris Simpson; 17. Chad Simpson; 18. Luke Merfeld; 19. Blair Nothdurft; 20. Trevor Gundaker;

21. Rusty Schlenk; 22. Cody Laney; 23. Matt Sparby; 24. Thomas Hunziker; 25. Eston Whisler; 26. Cliff Morrow; 27. Clayton Holland; 28. Power Donnelly; 29. Cody Cantonwine; 30. Brandon Lewis (DNS); 31. Lyndon Bolt (DNS);

Group B (2 Laps) : 1. Jimmy Mars (15.409); 2. Tyler Erb (15.423); 3. Jonathan Davenport (15.599); 4. Gunner Frank (15.696); 5. Mike Marlar (15.728); 6. Jason Feger; 7. Chad Olsen; 8. Jared Landers; 9. Jake Timm; 10. Rodney Sanders;

11. Tim Lance; 12. Scott Ward; 13. Kent Rosevear; 14. Kyle Beard; 15. Douglas Elkins; 16. Joey Tanner; 17. Tony Toste; 18. James Webster; 19. Austin Theiss; 20. Steve Hucovski;

21. Steve Stultz; 22. Craig Parker; 23. John Cornell; 24. Tyler Reagle; 25. Jim Whistler; 26. Larry Clawson; 27. Scott Lewis; 28. Brody Montgomery; 29. Dennis Souza; 30. Dustin Knight;

Heat Races

Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Bobby Pierce; 2. Jason Papich; 3. Donny Schatz; 4. Cody Laney; 5. Chris Simpson; 6. Gordy Gundaker; 7. Dustin Sorensen; 8. Blair Nothdurft; 9. Eston Whisler; 10. Lyndon Bolt; 11. Power Donnelly;

Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Ricky Thornton Jr; 2. Johnny Scott; 3. Stormy Scott; 4. Billy Moyer Sr; 5. Brian Shirley; 6. Chad Simpson; 7. Trevor Gundaker; 8. Matt Sparby; 9. Cliff Morrow; 10. Brandon Lewis;

Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Terry Phillips; 2. Garrett Alberson; 3. Chase Allen; 4. Mitch McGrath; 5. Luke Merfield; 6. Rusty Schlenk; 7. Bob Gardner; 8. Thomas Hunziker; 9. Cody Cantonwine; 10. Clayton Holland;

Heat 4 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Jimmy Mars; 2. Rodney Sanders; 3. Chad Olsen; 4. Joey Tanner; 5. Austin Theiss; 6. Kent Rosevear; 7. Jim Whistler; 8. Brody Montgomery; 9. Gunner Frank; 10. Craig Parker;

Heat 5 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Tyler Erb; 2. Mike Marlar; 3. Jared Landers; 4. Tony Toste; 5. Kyle Beard; 6. Tim Lance; 7. John Cornell; 8. Steve Hucovski; 9. Larry Clawson; 10. Dennis Souza;

Heat 6 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Jonathan Davenport; 2. Jason Feger; 3. Scott Ward; 4. James Webster; 5. Jake Timm; 6. Steve Stultz; 7. Douglas Elkins; 8. Tyler Reagle; 9. Dustin Knight; 10. Scott Lewis;

B Main

B Main 1 (12 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Brian Shirley; 2. Cody Laney; 3. Billy Moyer Sr; 4. Mitch McGrath; 5. Gordy Gundaker; 6. Rusty Schlenk; 7. Blair Nothdurft; 8. Chris Simpson; 9. Dustin Sporensen; 10. Bob Gardner; 11. Chad Simpson; 12. Trevor Gundaker; 13. Eston Whisler; 14. Brandon Lewis; 15. Cliff Morrow; 16. Clayton Holland; 17. Cody Cantonwine; 18. Thomas Hunziker (DNF); 19. Luke Merfeld (DNF); 20. Matt Sparby (DNF); 21. Lyndon Bolt (DNF); 22. Power Donnelly (DNF);

B Main 2 (12 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Kyle Beard; 2. Tony Toste; 3. Tim Lance; 4. Steve Stultz; 5. John Cornell; 6. Jake Timm; 7. Brody Montgomery; 8. Joey Tanner; 9. Tyler Reagle; 10. Scott Lewis; 11. Jim Whistler; 12. Kent Rosevear; 13. Steve Hucovski; 14. Douglas Elkins; 15. Larry Clawson; 16. Austin Theiss; 17. James Webster; 18. Dennis Souza; 19. Dustin Knight (DNF); 20. Gunner Frank (DNF); 21. Craig Parker (DNF);

LCQ

This race features drivers who failed to advance from B Mains. The winner of this race can choose a check for $1,000 or to start last in the main event.

Pro Power LCQ (10 Laps) : 1. Mitch McGrath*; 2. Gordy Gundaker; 3. Rusty Schlenk; 4. Blair Nothdurft; 5. Chris Simpson; 6. Jake Timm; 7. John Cornell; 8. Brody Montgomery; 9. Steve Stulz

* Mitch McGrath elected to claim the check for $1,000.

Draw

All six heat race winner drew a pill for set the front three rows of the main event.

Draw Results : 1. Bobby Pierce; 2. Jonathan Davenport; 3. Ricky Thornton Jr; 4. Terry Phillips; 5. Tyler Erb; 6. Jimmy Mars;

Tyler Erb rides the Bull in the Wild West Shootout
Tyler Erb rides the Bull in the Wild West Shootout (Photo: Mike Ruefer)

Arizona Speedway Results
January 16, 2021
Main Event

40 Laps ($5,000 to win)

Pos | Driver

1. Tyler Erb
2. Jonathan Davenport
3. Ricky Thornton Jr
4. Jimmy Mars
5. Jason Papich
6. Terry Phillips
7. Mike Marlar
8. Rodney Sanders
9. Garrett Alberson
9. Billy Moyer Sr
10. Brian Shirley
11. Donny Schatz
12. Billy Moyer Sr
13. Johnny Scott
14. Cody Laney
15. Kyle Beard
16. Tim Lance
17. Chad Olsen
18. Tony Toste
19. Jason Feger
20. Jared Landers
21. Scott Ward
22. Chase Allen
23. Stormy Scott
24. Bobby Pierce

Tyler Erb shoots guns in victory lane
Tyler Erb shoots guns in victory lane (Photo: Mike Ruefer)
Wild West Shootout Points

After: January 16, 2021

Pos | Driver | Points

1. Jonathan Davenport
414

2. Tyler Erb
390

3. Ricky Thornton Jr
348

4. Jason Papich
324

5. Brian Shirley
306

6. Mike Marlar
291

7. Garrett Alberson
270

8. Johnny Scott
234

9. Billy Moyer Sr
230

10. Jimmy Mars
228

11. Jason Feger
222

12. Stormy Scott
219

13. Donny Schatz
219

14. Chris Simpson
209

15. Bobby Pierce
207

16. Cody Laney
200

17. Kyle Beard
188

18. Jared Landers
176

19. Rodney Sanders
168

20. Terry Phillips
167

21. Rusty Schlenk
158

22. Chad Simpson
132

23. Dustin Sorensen
107

24. Tony Toste
104

25. Chase Allen
92

26. Jake Timm
88

27. Gordy Gundaker
84

28. Tim Lance
83

29. Scott Ward
73

30. Mitch McGrath
63

31. Bob Gardner
56

32. Chad Olsen
44

33. Trevor Gundaker
42

34. Luke Merfeld
40

35. Joey Tanner
23

36. Jim Whistler
21

37. Kent Rosevear
19

38. John Cornell
19

39. Brody Montgomery
19

40. Douglas Elkins
19

41. Steve Stulz
19

42. Austin Theiss
19

43. Gunner Frank
17

44. Blair Nothdurft
17

45. Eston Whisler
17

46. Lyndon Bolt
17

47. Matt Sparby
15

48. Craig Parker
15

49. Steve Hucovski
15

50. Dustin Knight
15

51. Thomas Hunzicker
15

52. Blonde Bomber
12

53. Brian Bowman
12

54. Clayton Holland
12

55. James Webster
12

56. Tyler Reagle
12

57. Dennis Souza
9

58. Justin Mills
9

59. Larry Clawson
9

60. Power Donnelly
6

61. Cliff Morrow
6

62. Brandon Lewis
6

63. Cody Cantonwine
6

64. Scott Lewis
6

65. Matthew Ratzlaff
3

66. David Vennard
3

67. Braden Fugate
3

68. Trevor Anderson
3

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