Kyle Larson unloads at the dirt track in multiple classes as NASCAR visits St. Louis
This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers make their debut at WWT Raceway, just down the road from the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. Tonight, the 3/8-mile dirt track has packed the grandstands for a night of short track racing.
View Tri-City Speedway results below.
Kyle Larson isn’t the only star in the show as he’s brought his son Owen to compete in the Outlaw Kart division. However, Owen flipped his kart in the feature, he climbed out with two thumbs up as the crowd cheered.
Additionally, Brexton Busch is entered in the Outlaw Kart and Jr Sprint divisions.
Late Model
Main Event
Report
Kyle Larson and Bobby Pierce set the front row. 30 laps of dirt late model action is up next…
Green flag, Larson and Pierce run side bys side and rub doors into turn one. Pierce knocks the cushion as Larson rolls the inside. Pierce noses ahead off turn four.
Back in turn one, Pierce jumps the cushion and tags the outside wall. Larson to the lead!
Lap 5, Trevor Gundaker slows, caution. Shannon Babb and Bobby Pierce also pull to the infield.
Green, Larson leads as Ryan Gustin takes over 2nd.
Lap 8, Kyle Bronson moves to 3rd on the cushion.
Lap 11, Larson breaks the right front suspension into turn one! He tags the outside wall and the caution is out! He was leading by 3 seconds and now he’s on the hook.
Green, Gustin leads Bronson into turn one.
Lap 15, Gustin leads by 2 seconds.
Lap 19, caution as Frank Heckenast Jr slows after jumping the cushion and tagging the wall.
Green, Gustin leads on the cushion. They run three wide for 3rd behind him, Dennis Erb Jr wins that battle.
5 to go, Gustin leads Bronson by 3 seconds.
Ryan Gustin wins at Tri-City Speedway!
USAC Midget
Main Event
Report
Jacob Denney and Zach Daum set the front row for the USAC feature. 30 laps of dirt track racing are up next…
Green flag, Denney leads into turn one. Dominic Gordon flips into turn one behind them, red flag. The driver climbs from the car on his own.
Green, Denney slides from the bottom to the top in turn one. Daum has a run off turn two but he can’t make a move into three.
Lap 3, Buddy Kofoid slides two for 3rd. He’s not down. Kofoid knocks the cushion in turn one, he pulls even with Denney off turn two. Kofoid leads into turn three.
Lap 7, Taylor Reimer spins from 11th, caution.
Green, Kofoid is clear by three car lengths into turn one.
Lap 9, Reimer spins once more, caution.
Green, Kofoid leads McIntosh into turn one.
Lap 10, Jade Avedisian is in the wall, caution.
Green, Kofoid leads once more. Larson moves to the cushion and he climbs into the top 5.
Lap 13, Larson squeezes between the outside wall and Daum to take 3rd away. He gets tight back into turn three and loses ground.
Lap 17, Larson slips in turn one, Justin Grant takes the spot.
10 to go, Grant works outside of Daum and takes 3rd. He quickly clears McIntosh to take 2nd away. At the front, Kofoid leads by 7 seconds.
2 to go, Larson takes 2nd away.
Buddy Kofoid cruises to the win at Tri-City Speedway!
Tri-City Speedway
Race Results
June 2, 2022
Multiple classes are in action tonight. The following results are broken down class by class.
NAPA Late Models
The following includes full results for the dirt late model division:
Late Models
Qualifying
LM Group A Qualifying 1 : 1. 6-Kyle Larson, 00:15.400[7]; 2. 111V-Max Blair, 00:15.576[10]; 3. 81E-Tanner English, 00:15.577[12]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:15.711[9]; 5. 1ST-Johnny Scott, 00:15.722[4]; 6. 10-Daryn Klein, 00:15.757[8]; 7. 11H-Jeff Herzog, 00:15.864[3]; 8. 26M-Brent McKinnon, 00:15.878[15]; 9. 14K-Paul Kuper, 00:16.074[14]; 10. 48-Billy Moyer Sr, 00:16.091[2]; 11. 16-Rusty Griffaw, 00:16.399[6]; 12. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:16.511[5]; 13. 4D-Doug Tye, 00:16.717[13]; 14. 16W-Tony Wolf, 00:16.731[11]; 15. 14M-Reid Millard, 00:17.280[1]
LM Group B Qualifying 2 : 1. 32P-Bobby Pierce, 00:15.586[2]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:15.767[8]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.834[5]; 4. 33-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:15.858[6]; 5. 18B-Shannon Babb, 00:16.069[14]; 6. 45-Kyle Hammer, 00:16.101[12]; 7. 81-Jason Riggs, 00:16.160[7]; 8. 82-Billy Laycock, 00:16.179[11]; 9. 11T-Trevor Gundaker, 00:16.203[4]; 10. 30-Mark Voigt, 00:16.420[3]; 11. 0K-Dewayne Kiefer, 00:16.485[9]; 12. 99-Dylan Thompson, 00:16.877[10]; 13. 31AUS-Paul Stubber, 00:16.953[1]; 14. 11-Gordy Gundaker, 00:17.155[13]
Late Models
Heat Races
LM Group A Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. 6-Kyle Larson[1]; 2. 81E-Tanner English[2]; 3. 11H-Jeff Herzog[4]; 4. 1ST-Johnny Scott[3]; 5. 14K-Paul Kuper[5]; 6. 16-Rusty Griffaw[6]; 7. 14M-Reid Millard[8]; 8. 4D-Doug Tye[7]
LM Group A Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 111V-Max Blair[1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 3. 10-Daryn Klein[3]; 4. 48-Billy Moyer Sr[5]; 5. 26M-Brent McKinnon[4]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 7. 16W-Tony Wolf[7]
LM Group B Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. 32P-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 3. 18B-Shannon Babb[3]; 4. 81-Jason Riggs[4]; 5. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[5]; 6. 0K-Dewayne Kiefer[6]; 7. 31AUS-Paul Stubber[7]
LM Group B Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[1]; 2. 45-Kyle Hammer[3]; 3. 33-Tony Jackson Jr[2]; 4. 30-Mark Voigt[5]; 5. 82-Billy Laycock[4]; 6. 99-Dylan Thompson[6]; 7. (DNS) 11-Gordy Gundaker
Late Models
LCQs
LM B Feature 1 (12 Laps) : 1. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[4]; 2. 14K-Paul Kuper[1]; 3. 16-Rusty Griffaw[3]; 4. 26M-Brent McKinnon[2]; 5. 14M-Reid Millard[5]; 6. 16W-Tony Wolf[6]; 7. (DNS) 4D-Doug Tye
LM B Feature 2 (12 Laps) : 1. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[1]; 2. 99-Dylan Thompson[4]; 3. 82-Billy Laycock[2]; 4. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 5. 0K-Dewayne Kiefer[3]; 6. 31AUS-Paul Stubber[5]
Late Models
Feature
30 Laps:
1. Ryan Gustin
2. Kyle Bronson
3. Dennis Erb Jr
4. Max Blair
5. Tanner English
6. Kyle Hammer
7. Billy Moyer Sr
8. Daryn Klein
9. Dylan Thompson
10. Mark Voight
11. Jeff Herzog
12. Jason Riggs
13. Brent McKinnon
14. Paul Kuper
15. Billy Laycock
16. Rusty Griffaw
17. Frank Heckenast Jr
18. Tony Jackson Jr
19. Gordy Gundaker
20. Kyle Larson
21. Johnny Scott
22. Bobby Pierce
23. Shannon Babb
24. Trevor Gundaker
USAC National Midget Series
The following includes full results for the NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship:
USAC Midgets
Practice
Practice : 1. Justin Grant ( 15.790); 2. Jade Avedisian (15.807); 3. Joe B Miller (15.868); 4. Cannon McIntosh (15.900); 5. Zach Daum (15.903); 6. Jacob Denney; 7. Bryant Wiedeman; 8. Tanner Thorson; 9. Buddy Kofoid; 10. Kyle Larson;
11. Thomas Meseraull; 12. Chase McDermand; 13. Jason McDougal; 14. Jace Park; 15. Dominic Gorden; 16. Cade Lewis; 17. Kaylee Bryson; 18. Mitchel Moles; 19. Ethan Mitchell; 20. Taylor Reimer;
21. Logan Seavey; 22. Brenham Crouch; 23. Steve Buckwalter; 24. Hayden Reinbold; 25. Mariah Ede; 26. Sam Johnson; 27. Travis Buckley;
USAC Midgets
Qualifying
Qualifying : 1. Buddy Kofoid (15.687); 2. Jace Park (15.765); 3. Mitchel Moles (15.884); 4. Cannon McIntosh (15.898); 5. Brenham Crouch (15.929); 6. Tanner Thorson; 7. Jade Avedisian; 8. Justin Grant; 9. Zach Daum; 10. Jacob Denney;
11. Kyle Larson; 12. Taylor Reimer; 13. Kaylee Bryson; 14. Logan Seavey; 15. Joe B Miller; 16. Bryant Wiedeman; 17. Thomas Meseraull; 18. Dominic Gorden; 19. Chase McDermand; 20. Jason McDougal;
21. Hayden Reinbold; 22. Sam Johnson; 23. Ethan Mitchell; 24. Mariah Ede; 25. Steve Buckwalker; 26. Cade Lewis; 27. Travis Buckley;
USAC Midgets
Heat Races
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Buddy Kofoid; 2. Bryant Wiedeman; 3. Jacob Denney; 4. Kaylee Bryson; 5. Cannon McIntosh; 6. Chase McDermand; 7. Jade Avedisian; 8. Sam Johnson; 9. Steve Buckwalter;
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Thomas Meseraull; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Logan Seavey; 4. Justin Grant; 5. Jason McDougal; 6. Jace Park; 7. Brenham Crouch; 8. Cade Lewis; 9. Ethan Mitchell;
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. Dominic Gorden; 2. Joe B Miller; 3. Mitchel Moles; 4. Zach Dohm; 5. Taylor Reimer; 6. Tanner Thorson; 7. Mariah Ede; 8. Travis Buckley; 9. Hayden Reinbold;
USAC Midgets
LCQ
Semi-Feature : 1. Jace Park; 2. Brenham Crouch; 3. Tanner Thorson; 4. Jade Avedisian; 5. Chase McDermand; 6. Cade Lewis; 7. Hayden Reinbold; 8. Mariah Ede; 9. Sam Johnson; 10. Steve Buckwalter; 11. Ethan Mitchell; 12. Travis Buckley;
USAC Midgets
Feature
30 Laps:
1. Buddy Kofoid
2. Kyle Larson
3. Justin Grant
4. Zach Daum
5. Cannon McIntosh
6. Jacob Denney
7. Brenham Crouch
8. Thomas Meseraull
9. Tanner Thorson
10. Bryant Wiedeman
11. Joe B Miller
12. Jace Park
13. Logan Seavey
14. Mitchel Moles
15. Chase McDermand
16. Kaylee Bryson
17. Jason McDougal
18. Cade Lewis
19. Hayden Reinbold
20. Jade Avedisian
21. Taylor Reimer
22. Dominic Gorden
Outlaw Karts
The following includes full results for the Outlaw Karts (age 8-14):
Outlaw Karts
Heat Races
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. 8G-Grayson Price[6]; 2. 18B-Brexton Busch[3]; 3. 14-Zane Smith[4]; 4. 16-Cruz Griffaw[1]; 5. 99-Gunner Hartman[7]; 6. 45-Tripp Dotson[2]; 7. 01C-Mackenzie Coleman[8]; 8. T50-Tegan Bell[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 11B-Daniel Browne[5]; 2. 46-Cole Stolzer[2]; 3. 11N-Natalia Montgomery[6]; 4. 15-Gage Blair[4]; 5. 3-Paxton Gower[7]; 6. 88-Elladee Crafton[1]; 7. 45A-Bristol Asher[3]
Heat 3 (8 Laps) : 1. 01-Owen Larson[5]; 2. 12-Wyatt Blair[2]; 3. 53K-Isabella Coleman[7]; 4. 11-Bennett Spraul[6]; 5. 94L-Landon Littrell[3]; 6. 5B-Evan Boyd[1]; 7. 29-Forest Holder[4]
Outlaw Karts
Feature
A Feature 1 (15 Laps) :
1. 8G-Grayson Price[1]
2. 18B-Brexton Busch[6]
3. 11B-Daniel Browne[2]
4. 53K-Isabella Coleman[4]
5. 16-Cruz Griffaw[14]
6. 12-Wyatt Blair[8]
7. 46-Cole Stolzer[7]
8. 11-Bennett Spraul[10]
9. 45-Tripp Dotson[17]
10. 94L-Landon Littrell[15]
11. 29-Forest Holder[20]
12. 14-Zane Smith[9]
13. 15-Gage Blair[13]
14. 11N-Natalia Montgomery[5]
15. 99-Gunner Hartman[11]
16. 5B-Evan Boyd[19]
17. 01C-Mackenzie Coleman[16]
18. 01-Owen Larson[3]
19. 88-Elladee Crafton[18]
20. 3-Paxton Gower[12]
21. T50-Tegan Bell[22]
22. 45A-Bristol Asher[21]
Micros
The following includes full results for the Hart Non-Wing Micro division:
Micro
Heat Races
Frontier Community College Heat 1 (10 Laps) : 1. 81-Josh Gibson[1]; 2. 6T-Kyle Touchette[4]; 3. 49-Aiden Price[7]; 4. 11-Alex Midkiff[9]; 5. 18-Steve Finn[6]; 6. 7B-Hunter Barron[5]; 7. 101-Tobias Midkiff[3]; 8. 262-Kevin Horcher[2]; 9. 71-Jaxton Wiggs[8]
Frontier Community College Heat 2 (10 Laps) : 1. P1-Parker Leek[2]; 2. 122-Lane Warner[3]; 3. 82-Hunter Pruitt[5]; 4. 36-Bryan Brewster[1]; 5. 94-Jordan Clary[7]; 6. 20-Tayler Hungate[4]; 7. 11K-Kylee Griffitts[6]; 8. 20F-Bobby Francis[8]
Frontier Community College Heat 3 (10 Laps) : 1. 3-Cale Coons[2]; 2. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[1]; 3. 71J-Jake Cheatham[6]; 4. 66-Cliff Powell[3]; 5. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[8]; 6. 25-Nathan Rector[7]; 7. 20M-Mattison Lienemann[5]; 8. 34-Franky Gullettt[4]
Micro
LCQ
B Feature 1 (12 Laps) : 1. 11K-Kylee Griffitts[3]; 2. 20M-Mattison Lienemann[4]; 3. 7B-Hunter Barron[1]; 4. 20-Tayler Hungate[2]; 5. 262-Kevin Horcher[9]; 6. 101-Tobias Midkiff[5]; 7. 20F-Bobby Francis[6]; 8. 71-Jaxton Wiggs[8]; 9. 34-Franky Gullettt[7]
Micro
Feature
A Feature 1 (25 Laps) :
1. 71J-Jake Cheatham[7]
2. P1-Parker Leek[3]
3. 3-Cale Coons[4]
4. 6T-Kyle Touchette[5]
5. 122-Lane Warner[8]
6. 1E-Eric Braundmeier[10]
7. 81-Josh Gibson[2]
8. 36-Bryan Brewster[15]
9. 7B-Hunter Barron[19]
10. 18-Steve Finn[14]
11. 66-Cliff Powell[13]
12. 88M-Maxon Crabdree[11]
13. 49-Aiden Price[1]
14. 82-Hunter Pruitt[9]
15. 11-Alex Midkiff[6]
16. 20M-Mattison Lienemann[18]
17. 11K-Kylee Griffitts[17]
18. 20-Tayler Hungate[20]
19. 94-Jordan Clary[12]
20. 25-Nathan Rector[16]
Junior Sprints
The following includes full results for the Jr Sprint division:
Jr Sprint
Heat Races
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. 45-Tripp Dotson[2]; 2. 51-Tate Gurney[3]; 3. 18B-Brexton Busch[4]; 4. 88-Braxton Flatt[5]; 5. 17B-Brayden Williams[1]; 6. 1K-Kolette Dicero[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. 9C-Jace Cooksey[4]; 2. 71-Jagger Wiggs[1]; 3. 5K-Isabella Coleman[3]; 4. 94-Dalton Clary[5]; 5. 27C-Grayson Cooksey[2]
Jr Sprint
Feature
A Feature 1 (15 Laps) :
1. 45-Tripp Dotson[2]
2. 9C-Jace Cooksey[1]
3. 18B-Brexton Busch[5]
4. 51-Tate Gurney[3]
5. 88-Braxton Flatt[7]
6. 5K-Isabella Coleman[6]
7. 1K-Kolette Dicero[11]
8. 71-Jagger Wiggs[4]
9. 17B-Brayden Williams[10]
10. 94-Dalton Clary[8]
11. (DNS) 27C-Grayson Cooksey
