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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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;
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
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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2020 Wild West Shootout Results