Dome results from the Saturday night finale for dirt late models, dirt midgets and dirt modifieds
Tonight, the field is set for the finale of the 5th annual Gateway Dirt Nationals in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Three classes are set for the 1/5-mile dirt oval inside The Dome at Americas Center.
View full 2021 Gateway Dirt results from Saturday below.
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Dirt late model drivers are set to battle for $30,000. Additionally, the race winner will be handed a NASCAR Trucl Series ride with Niece Motorsports at Knoxville Raceway in 2022.
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Dirt Late Model
Main Event
A redraw was used to set the front four rows. 40 laps of dirt track racing are up next. Tyler Carpenter and Tanner English lead the field to the start…
Green flag, Carpenter leads them into turn one with English in tow. Shannon Babb spins behind them, caution.
Green, side by side into turn one. English noses ahead on the top off turn two! Spin behind them, caution.
Green, Carpenter gets the jump. He crowds English off turn two, Carpenter leads into turn 3.
Lap 10, Carpenter leads English by six car lengths but he’s caught the tail of the field. Several lap cars run two by two ahead of the leader.
Lap 16, spin in turn three, caution.
Green, Carpenter leads English. Shannon Babb has found speed on the cushion. Babb has charged into the top 5.
Spin, caution.
Green, Carpenter leads English.
Most of the leaders run the bottom. Babb and Brandon Sheppard are running on the outside wall.
14 to go
14 to go, caution for debris as a rear spoiler is knocked off.
Green, Carpenter leads. Nick Hoffman works the outside of English for 2nd but can’t complete the pass.
Sheppard slides Babb to take over 5th.
7 to go, Babb pulls to the infield, no caution.
5 to go, Carpenter leads English by 2 car lengths as they close on the tail of the field.
3 to go, Ricky Thornton Jr is turned at the flag stand, caution.
Green, Carpenter leads the single file restart.
1 to go, English drives it deep in turn three. It attempts to reach the bumper of Carpenter but doesn’t get into him hard enough.
English bobbles off turn four as Tyler Carpenter takes the win in the Gateway Dirt Nationals! He’ll also win a NASCAR Truck Series ride at Knoxville Raceway in 2022.
As he pulls into victory lane, Carpenter has a flat right rear tire!
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Race Results
December 4, 2021
Dirt Late Models
The following includes the dirt late model portion of the show:
LCQs
LCQ 1 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Shannon Babb; 2. Ricky Thornton Jr; 3. Blair Nothdurft; 4. Jeffrey Shackelford; 5. Josh Baker; 6. Scott Bloomquist; 7. David Webster; 8. Scott Bell; 9. Doug Tye; 10. Landon Zakalowski; 11. John Trowbridge;
LCQ 2 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Gordy Gundaker; 2. Jonathan Davenport; 3. Jeff Herzog; 4. Rusty Schlenk; 5. Austin Horton; 6. Joseph Hughs; 7. Ruben Mayfield; 8. Reid Millard; 9. Chris Nash; 10. Robert Ardry; 11. Robert Tincher; 12. Matt Koch;
LCQ 3 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Jason Feger; 2. Ryan Montgomery; 3. Trevor Gundaker; 4. Jayme Zidar; 5. Jason Zobrist; 6. David Marlow; 7. William Stile; 8. Rusty Griffaw; 9. Jason Wagner; 10. Jonathan Woods; 11. Arlen Stewart;
LCQ 4 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Bobby Pierce; 2. Chris Carpenter; 3. Ryan Unzicker; 4. Rich Bell; 5. Mike Spatola; 6. Max Blair; 7. Charles Newby; 8. William Harris; 9. Erik Thorne; 10. Jacob Magee; 11. Daniel Jacober; 12. Kenny Collins;
LCQ 5 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Brandon Sheppard; 2. Tanner Collins; 3. Jeffrey Ledford; 4. Rachel Carpenter; 5. Todd Brennan; 6. Dewayne Kiefer; 7. Chad Zobrist; 8. Adam Elliott; 9. Bob Sidener; 10. Blake Bailey; 11. Brian Mullins;
LCQ 6 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Cody Bauer; 2. Jadon Frame; 3. Delbert Crum; 4. Freddie Carpenter; 5. Jason Welshan; 6. David Seibers; 7. Robbie Stuart; 8. Joe Denby; 9. Derek Fetter; 10. Rob Bayard; 11. Chris McKeehan;
Practice
The following session is for the cars the transferred directly into the main event from the preliminary nights:
Hot Laps 1 : 1. Tanner English (12.628); 2. Myles Moos (12.742); 3. Nick Hoffman (12.763); 4. Bob Gardner (12.788); 5. Tyler Carpenter (12.857); 6. Jody Knowles (12.946); 7. Kyle Hammer (13.029); 8. Austin Simpson (13.100);
Redraw
The top 8 drivers in points drew numbers to set the front four rows of the main event.
Redraw : 1. Tyler Carpenter; 2. Tanner English; 3. Nick Hoffman; 4. Bob Gardner; 5. Austin Simpson; 6. Kyle Hammer; 7. Myles Moos; 8. Jody Knowles;
Main Event
40 Laps | $30,000 to win | $2,000 to start
1. Tyler Carpenter
2. Tanner English
3. Nick Hoffman
4. Brandon Sheppard
5. Brandon Gardner
6. Jason Feger
7. Ryan Unzicker
8. Gordy Gundaker
9. Ryan Mongomery
10. Jonathan Davenport
11. Jody Knowles
12. Tanner Collins
13. Cody Bauer
14. Myles Moos
15. Ricky Thornton Jr
16. Austin Simpson
17. Shannon Babb
18. Jadon Frame
19. Bobby Pierce
20. Kyle Hammer
21. Chris Carpenter
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Race Results
December 4, 2021
Dirt Midget
The following includes the dirt midget portion of the show:
Main Event
30 Laps | $10,000 to win
1. Jonathan Beason
2. Chris Windom
3. Nick Hoffman
4. Daniel Robinson
5. Jake Neuman
6. Ronnie Gardner
7. Austin Brown
8. Bryan Stanfill
9. Sean McClelland
10. Shane Cottle
11. Rylan Gray
12. Landon Crawley
13. Chett Gehrke
14. Terry Babb
15. Zach Daum
16. Danny Frye III
17. Kurt Stellhorn
18. Landon Simon
19. Karter Sarff
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Race Results
December 4, 2021
Dirt Modifieds
The following includes the dirt modified portion of the show:
LCQs
LCQ 1 (Top 3 Transfer) : 1. Tyler Droste; 2. Dean Hoffman; 3. Chad Bauer; 4. Tommy Sheppard Jr; 5. Shaun Hortsmann; 6. Mark Anderson; 7. Phil Dixon; 8. Evan Fink; 9. Rodney Standerfer; 10. Jake Griffin;
LCQ 2 (Top 3 Transfer) : 1. Brandon Bollinger; 2. Mike McKinney; 3. Joe Dresch; 4. Kyle Steffens; 5. Jack Sartain; 6. Clay Money; 7. Rick Conoyer; 8. Brayden Berry; 9. Timmy Hancock Jr; 10. Brody Mosher;
LCQ 3 (Top 3 Transfer) : 1. Michael Ledford; 2. Bobby Bittle; 3. Trent Young; 4. Jeff Leka; 5. Ray Bollinger; 6. Levi Kissinger; 7. Chris Soutiea; 8. Denny Tribout; 9. Dave Weitholder; 10. Trey Harris;
LCQ 4 (Top 3 Transfer) : 1. Mike Harrison; 2. Billy Smith; 3. Ricky Thornton Jr; 4. Dylan Sharp; 5. KC Burdette; 6. Jim Black; 7. Tim Hancock; 8. Zach Hoffman; 9. Rayce Baker; 10. Timmy Hill;
Practice
The following session is for the cars the transferred directly into the main event from the preliminary nights:
Hot Laps 1 : 1. Nick Hoffman (13.244); 2. Jordan Grabouski (13.253); 3. Tyler Peterson (13.276); 4. Chase Allen (13.459); 5. Payton Taylor (13.508); 6. Jeff Larson (13.529); 7. Chad Sellers (13.634);
Main Event
30 Laps | $10,000 to win
1. Tyler Peterson
2. Michael Ledford
3. Nick Hoffman
4. Jeff Larson
5. Jordan Grabouski
6. Tyler Droste
7. Mike Harrison
8. Chad Bauer
9. Mike McKinney
10. Kyle Steffens
11. Billy Smith
12. Brandon Bollinger
13. Dean Hoffman
14. Joe Dresch
15. Chase Allen
16. Peyton Taylor
17. Chad Sellers
18. Trent Young
19. Bobby Bittle
20. Tommy Sheppard Jr
21. Ricky Thornton Jr
