Fairbury Speedway results from the $50,000 to win dirt late model event
Tonight, it’s the finale of the Prairie Dirt Classic. The 1/4-mile bullring of Fairbury Speedway is set to pay $50,000 to win for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
View World of Outlaws results from Fairbury Speedway below.
2021 Prairie Dirt Classic: Menu
July 30 | July 31
The track has been completely re-worked ahead of the main event. 31 cars have pulled out of the pit gate.
Bobby Pierce and Hudson O’Neal line up on the front row for the main event. 100 laps of super late model racing are up next…
Fairbury
Main Event – Report
Green flag, Pierce leads on the bottom through turn one. The top five form single file around the bottom early. Ryan Gustin takes 2nd.
Lap 5, Shannon Babb is knocking the cushion in 4th and coming to the front.
Lap 8, Babb to the bottom on Gustin. Babb takes 2nd away and moves right back to the top.
Lap 10, Mike Spatola has a flat left rear and the caution is out.
Green, Pierce leads as Babb slides Gustin for 2nd. Larson takes them 3 wide for 4th.
Lap 15, Chris Simpson slows and the caution is out.
Green, Pierce leads as Babb and Gustin run side by side in turn one. Gustin pinches down on Babb into turn three. Babb nearly spins, Gustin to 2nd. Davenport and Larson work by Babb as he collects it.
Lap 24, Larson pulls even with Davenport, he clears him off the corner to take 3rd.
Lap 27, Boom Briggs slows and the caution is out. Hudson O’Neal also hits the pit lane.
Green, Pierce leads into turn one but Larson sticks his nose to the inside. Larson pulls even in turn three but Pierce wins the race off turn four on the outside.
Lap 29, Larson slides Pierce for the lead. Pierce crosses under him. Larson slides him back, Pierce crosses once more.
Larson slides Pierce. Pierce crosses under him and slides him in turn one. They make contact as Larson was already heading for the bottom as Pierce blew by on the inside. Pierce has lost the right rear quarter panel following the contact. Larson drives by once more, clear.
Lap 31, caution.
Green, Larson leads as Pierce holds 2nd.
Lap 50
Lap 50, Pierce is all over Stormy Scott for 2nd. Scott runs the middle as Pierce knocked the cushion.
Lap 54, Pierce is on the gas early in turn one. He pulls even and squeezes between Scott and the wall. Pierce returns to 2nd. Larson leads by 2 seconds.
30 to go, Larson leads Pierce by 3.5 seconds.
22 to go, Tyler Bruening slows and the caution is out. Weiss and others hit the pit lane.
Green, Larson leads. Pierce and Babb run side by side for 2nd.
17 to go, Pierce is knocking the cushion and closing on Larson. Larson is glued to the bottom.
14 to go, Larson to the cushion. He opens the gap to Pierce.
9 to go, Larson takes the lap cars three wide through the middle. Larson brushes the wall off turn two. Sparks fly and Pierce closes.
Pierce looks to slide Larson but he’s hit a lap car road block. Larson open the gap to 6 car lengths.
5 to go, Larson and Pierce race through lap traffic.
3 to go, Larson leads but Pierce has closed to just four car lengths.
Kyle Larson holds him off and takes the win at Fairbury Speedway!
Prairie Dirt Classic Results
July 31, 2021
Fairbury Speedway
World of Outlaws
View full results from the Fairbury, Illinois dirt track below.
Practice (Non Transfer Cars)
Hot Laps (Combined) : 1. Ricky Thornton Jr (12.641); 2. Devin Moran (12.655); 3. Mike Spatola (12.665); 4. Nick Hoffman (12.716); 5. Spencer Hughes (12.735); 6. Jay Sparks; 7. Kyle Bronson; 8. Garrett Alberson; 9. Shane Clanton; 10. Myles Moos;
11. Brandon Overton; 12. Derek Chandler; 13. Steven Roberts; 14. Mike Chasteen Jr; 15. Cade Dillard; 16. Allen Weisser; 17. Jason Feger; 18. Ricky Weiss; 19. Logan Moody; 20. Will Herrington;
21. Scott Schmitt; 22. Kevin Weaver; 23. Joseph Joiner; 24. Trevor Gundaker; 25. Matt Furman; 26. Chris Fergsuon; 27. Eric Smith; 28. Kolby Vandenbergh; 29. Frank Heckenast Jr; 30. Austin Simpson;
31. Ryan Unzicker; 32. Jeremiah Hurst; 33. Boom Briggs; 34. Mike Benedum; 35. Brent Larson; 36. Gordy Gundaker; 37. Johnny Scott; 38. Blake Spencer; 39. Dale Markham; 40. Todd Bennett;
41. Torin Mettille; 42. Bob Gardner; 43. Jeff Curl; 44. Jeffrey Ledford; 45. Adam Tishhouser; 46. Victor Benedetto; 47. Ryan Weistart; 48. Greg Wagner; 49. Chris Nash; 50. Brent McKinnon; 51. Brandon Queen; 52. Mike Mataragas;
Last Chance Races
Last Chance Showdown 1 (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Frank Heckenast Jr; 2. Brandon Overton; 3. Ricky Weiss; 4. Wil Herrington; 5. Cade Dillard; 6. Chris Ferguson; 7. Spencer Hughes; 8. Todd Bennett; 9. Gordy Gundaker; 10. Kolby Vandenbergh; 11. Jay Sparks; 12. Brent McKinnon; 13. Mike Matargas; 14. Ryan Unzicker; 15. Bob Gardner; 16. Dale Markham; 17. Adam Tishhouser; 18. Chris Nash; 19. Austin Simpson; 20. Greg Wagner;
Last Chance Showdown 2 (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Nick Hoffman; 2. Garrett Alberson; 3. Johnny Scott; 4. Brent Larson; 5. Scott Schmitt; 6. Jeremiah Hurst; 7. Mike Benedum; 8. Jeff Curl; 9. Matt Furman; 10. Ryan Weistart; 11. Logan Moody; 12. Victor Benedetto; 13. Kyle Bronson; 14. Derek Chandler; 15. Torin Mettille; 16. Brandon Queen; 17. Kevin Weaver; 18. Ricky Thornton Jr; 19. Travor Gundaker;
Last Chance Showdown 3 (20 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Devin Moran; 2. Ashton Winger; 3. Jason Feger; 4. Allen Weisser; 5. Dennis Erb Jr; 6. Kyle Hammer; 7. Taylor Scheffler; 8. Mike Spatola; 9. Boom Briggs; 10. Blake Spencer; 11. Steven Roberts; 12. Eric Smith; 13. Mike Chasteen Jr; 14. Jeffrey Ledford; 15. Joseph Joiner; 16. Myles Moos; 17. Shane Clanton; 18. Lyle Zanker; 19. Titus Sneed;
Practice (Transfer Cars)
The following cars already transferred into the main event following yesterday’s portion of the show.
Hot Laps 2 : 1. Kyle Larson (14.243); 2. Jimmy Owens (14.318); 3. Hudson O’Neal (14.407); 4. Tyler Bruening (14.437); 5. Chris Madden (14.466); 6. Mckay Wenger (14.470); 7. Chase Junghans (14.473); 8. Chris Simpson (14.482); 9. Stormy Scott (14.496); 10. Bobby Pierce (14.594); 11. Rick Eckert (14.613); 12. Brian Shirley (14.666); 13. Ryan Gustin (14.672); 14. Brandon Sheppard (14.822); 15. Shannon Babb (14.847); 16. Jonathan Davenport (14.883);
Showdown
Showdown Feature 1 (25 Laps) : 1. Jason Feger; 2. Wil Herrington; 3. Spencer Hughes; 4. Chris Ferguson; 5. Scott Schmitt; 6. Johnny Scott; 7. Jeremiah Hurst; 8. Kyle Hammer; 9. Gordy Gundaker; 10. Matt Furman; 11. Taylor Scheffler; 12. Jeff Curl; 13. Blake Spencer; 14. Mike Benedum; 15. Allen Weisser; 16. Boom Briggs; 17. Brent Larson; 18. Todd Bennett; 19. Kolby Vandenbergh;
Fairbury Speedway
Feature Results
(100 Laps – $50,000 to win)
1. Kyle Larson
2. Bobby Pierce
3. Shannon Babb
4. Chris Madden
5. Brandon Sheppard
6. Jonathan Davenport
7. Mckay Wenger
8. Stormy Scott
9. Brandon Overton
10. Devin Moran
11. Dennis Erb Jr
12. Chris Simpson
13. Chase Junghans
14. Tyler Bruening
15. Ryan Gustin
16. Rick Eckert
17. Ryan Unzicker
18. Ashton Winger
19. Ricky Weiss
20. Brent Larson
21. Cade Dillard
22. Frank Heckenast Jr
23. Nick Hoffman
24. Garrett Alberson
25. Kevin Weaver
26. Mike Spatola
27. Jimmy Owens
28. Boom Briggs
29. Hudson O’Neal
30. Brian Shirley
31. Jason Feger
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Brandon Sheppard
4372 | 4 Wins
2. Chris Madden
4286 | 4 Wins
3. Tyler Bruening
4050
4. Ricky Weiss
3998
5. Dennis Erb Jr
3984 | 3 Wins
6. Ryan Gustin
3946
7. Cade Dillard
3920 | 1 Win
8. Boom Briggs
3694
9. Brent Larson
3650
10. Kyle Strickler
2536 | 2 Wins
11. Rick Eckert
2218 | 1 Win
12. Frank Heckenast Jr
1992 | 2 Win
13. Brandon Overton
1836 | 3 Wins
14. Darrell Lanigan
1814
15. Bobby Pierce
1670 | 2 Wins
16. Scott Bloomquist
1630
17. Kyle Bronson
1554 | 1 Win
18. Ross Robinson
1418
