Gateway Dirt Nationals Results: December 2, 2021

Dome results from Thursday for all three classes of the indoor dirt race

For the first time in two years, the Gateway Dirt Nationals returns to action with the 1/5-mile bullring oval. Dirt Late Models, Midgets and Modifieds are set to race indoors in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri.

View 2021 Gateway Dirt Nationals results for all three classes below.

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The fields have been split in half for Thursday while the other portion will race on Friday. Points gathered in both preliminary nights will set the field for Saturday’s finale.

Tonight’s main event pays $5,000 to the winner. Tyler Carpenter and Scott Bloomquost line up on the front row. 25 laps of dirt late model racing are up next…

Dirt Late Model
Thursday – Report
Main Event

Green flag, Carpenter slides Bloomquist into turn one. Bloom quiet crosses under him off turn two.

Scott Bloomquist crashes in Gateway Dirt Nationals - Dirt Track Racing A35I1105
Scott Bloomquist crashes in Gateway Dirt Nationals – Dirt Track Racing A35I1105

Bloomquist dives to the inside of Carpenter into turn three. He slams nose first into the inside wall! Bloomquist’s car bicycles and lifts both front wheels off the ground. He rides on the right rear and comes to a stop with heavy damage.

Green, Carpenter leads Brandon Sheppard off turn two. Gundaker spins behind them, caution.

Tyler Carpenter, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr - Gateway Dirt Nationals - Indoor Super Late Model Racing A35I1117
Tyler Carpenter, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton Jr – Gateway Dirt Nationals – Indoor Super Late Model Racing A35I1117

Green, Carpenter leads with Sheppard all over his bumper.

Lap 3, Sheppard bobbles and Thornton Jr takes 2nd away on the inside of turn one.

Lap 4, spin in turn three, caution.

Green, Carpenter leads Thornton Jr as they both roll the inside lane. Sheppard is sticking with the top, inches from the wall in turn three.

Lap 10, Carpenter has caught the tail of the field. The top three run nose to tail.

3 wide - Gateway Dirt Nationals - Tyler Carpenter, Ricky Thornton Jr, Brandon Sheppard - Dirt Track Racing A35I1141
3 wide – Gateway Dirt Nationals – Tyler Carpenter, Ricky Thornton Jr, Brandon Sheppard – Dirt Track Racing A35I1141

Thornton Jr looks to the middle as Sheppard rolls the cushion in turn three. They rub doors and run three wide for the lead!

Gateway Dirt Nationals - The Dome at Americas Center - Tyler Carpenter and Ricky Thornton Jr A35I1151
Gateway Dirt Nationals – The Dome at Americas Center – Tyler Carpenter and Ricky Thornton Jr A35I1151

Thornton Jr attempts to box Carpenter in behind a lap car. Carpenter forces his way by and makes room to hold the lead.

Lap 15

Lap 15, Carpenter is clipped by a lap car in the right rear. The lap car spins and collects Sheppard as well as Thornton Jr! The caution is out.

Green, Carpenter leads Bob Gardner and Tanner English into turn one. The top 4 form single file around the inside lane. Jason Feger runs 5th and he’s on the cushion.

4 to go, three car pile up in turn four, caution.

Indoor Dirt Late Model Racing - Gateway Dirt Nationals - Tyler Carpenter A35I1182
Indoor Dirt Late Model Racing – Gateway Dirt Nationals – Tyler Carpenter A35I1182

Green, Carpenter leads Gardner on the single file restart.

Tyler Carpenter wins night one of the Gateway Dirt Nationals!

Tyler Carpenter in victory lane at the Gateway Dirt Nationals A35I1206
Tyler Carpenter in victory lane at the Gateway Dirt Nationals A35I1206

Dirt Late Model
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Race Results
December 2, 2021

View full results for the dirt late model division below:

Practice

Hot Laps (Combined) : 1. Jeffrey Ledford (11.562); 2. Ricky Thornton Jr (11.575); 3. Tyler Carpenter (11.677); 4. Brandon Sheppard (11.765); 5. Scott Bloomquist (11.811); 6. Tanner Collins; 7. Jason Wagner; 8. Shannon Babb; 9. Ryan Montgomery; 10. Trevor Gundaker;

11. Blair Nothdurft; 12. David Webster; 13. Chad Zobrist; 14. Bob Gardner; 15. Kyle Hammer; 16. Jason Zobrist; 17. Rusty Griffaw; 18. Tanner English; 19. Jason Feger; 20. Jayme Zidar;

21. Kevin Smith; 22. Adam Elliott; 23. Rachel Carpenter; 24. Josh Baker; 25. Dewayne Kiefer; 26. Todd Brennan; 27. Arlen Stewart; 28. Jeffrey Shakelford; 29. Brandon Tibaldi; 30. Doug Tye;

31. Scott Bell; 32. Landen Zakalowski; 33. Bob Sidener; 34. Blake Bailey; 35. David Marlow; 36. Jonathan Woods; 37. William Stile; 38. Joel Willman; 39. John Trowbridge;

Qualifying

Qualifying (Group A) : 1. Jeffrey Ledford (11.700); 2. Trevor Gundaker (11.858); 3. Ryan Montgomery (11.898); 4. David Webster (11.939); 5. Jayme Zidar (12.062); 6. Bob Gardner; 7. Shannon Babb; 8. Ricky Thornton Jr; 9. Jason Zobrist; 10. Chad Zobrist;

11. Rachel Carptener; 12. Jeffrey Shackelford; 13. Blake Bailey; 14. Doug Tye; 15. Todd Brennan; 16. Arlen Stewart; 17. John Trowbridge; 18. William Stile; 19. Joel Willman; 20. Jonathan Woods;

Qualifying (Group B) : 1. Brandon Sheppard (12.312); 2. Kyle Hammer (12.318); 3. Tyler Carpetner (12.363); 4. Tanner Collins (12.402); 5. Blair Nothdurft (12.439); 6. Tanner English; 7. Jason Feger; 8. Scott Bloomquist; 9. Rusty Griffaw; 10. Dewayne Kiefer;

11. Scott Bell; 12. Landen Zakalowski; 13. Adam Elliott; 14. Kevin Smith; 15. Josh Baker; 16. Brandon Tibaldi; 17. David Marlow; 18. Jason Wagner; 19. Bob Sidener;

Heat Races

Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Jeffrey Ledford; 2. Shannon Babb; 3. David Webster; 4. Arlen Stewart; 5. Blake Bailey; 6. Joel Willman;

Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer) : 1. Ricky Thornton Jr; 2. Trevor Gundaker; 3. Rachel Carpenter; 4. Doug Tye; 5. Jayme Zidar; 6. John Trowbridge;

Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer ) : 1. Bob Gardner; 2. Ryan Montgomery; 3. Jason Zobrist; 4. Todd Brennan; 5. Jeffrey Shackelford; 6. William Stile;

Heat 4 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer ) : 1. Brandon Sheppard; 2. Jason Feger; 3. Tanner Collins; 4. Dewayne Kiefer; 5. Brandon Tibaldi; 6. Adam Elliott; 7. Bob Sidener;

Heat 5 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer ) : 1. Scott Bloomquist; 2. Kyle Hammer; 3. Scott Bell; 4. Blair Nothdurft; 5. Kevin Smith; 6. David Marlow;

Heat 6 (8 Laps – Top 2 Transfer ) : 1. Tyler Carpenter; 2. Tanner English; 3. Jason Wagner; 4. Josh Baker; 5. Landen Zakalowski; 6. Rusty Griffaw;

LCQs

B-Main 1 (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer) : 1. David Webster; 2. Jayme Zidar; 3. Rachel Carpenter; 4. Jason Zobrist; 5. Arien Stewart; 6. Doug Tye; 7. Blake Bailey; 8. William Stile; 9. Jeffrey Shackelford; 10. Todd Brennan;

B-Main 2 (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer) : 1. Tanner Collins; 2. Dewayne Kiefer; 3. Blair Nothdurft; 4. Scott Bell; 5. Adam Elliott; 6. Jason Wagner; 7. Kevin Smith; 8. Bob Sidener; 9. David Marlow; 10. Josh Baker; 11. Brandon Tibaldi; 12. Rusty Griffaw; 13. Landen Zakalowski;

Super Late Model
Main Event

25 Laps | $5,000 to win

1. Tyler Carpenter
2. Bob Gardner
3. Tanner English
4. Kyle Hammer
5. Shannon Babb
6. Jason Feger
7. Tanner Collins
8. Blair Nothdurft
9. Ryan Montgomery
10. Jeffrey Ledford
11. Scott Bell
12. Jayme Zidar
13. Dewayne Kiefer
14. David Webster
15. Jason Zobrist
16. Brandon Sheppard
17. Ricky Thornton Jr
18. Trevor Gundaker
19. Rachel Carpenter
20. Scott Bloomquist

Nick Hoffman leads - Gateway Dirt Nationals - Dirt Midget A35I1073
Nick Hoffman leads – Gateway Dirt Nationals – Dirt Midget A35I1073

Dirt Midget
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Race Results
December 2, 2021

View full results for the dirt midget division below:

Qualifying

Qualifying (Combined) : 1. Chris Windom (11.770); 2. Nick Hoffman (11.851); 3. Jake Neuman (11.978); 4. Zach Daum (12.038); 5. Jonathan Beason (12.121); 6. Austin Brown; 7. Chett Gehrke; 8. Terry Babb; 9. Karter Sarff; 10. Landon Crawley;

11. Sean McClelland; 12. Sam Johnson; 13. Landon Simon; 14. Shane Cottle; 15. Rylan Gray; 16. Danny Frye III;

Heat Races

Heat 1 (8 Laps – ALL Transfer) : 1. Chris Windom; 2. Jake Neuman; 3. Jonathan Beason; 4. Chett Gehrke; 5. Daniel Robinson; 6. Karter Sarff; 7. Sean McClelland; 8. Rylan Gray; 9. Landon Simon;

Heat 2 (8 Laps – ALL Transfer) : 1. Nick Hoffman; 2. Zach Dohm; 3. Landon Crawley; 4. Shane Cottle; 5. Sam Johnson; 6. Terry Babb; 7. Ronnie Gardner; 8. Bryan Stanfill; 9. Danny Frye III; 10. Austin Brown;

Dirt Midget
Main Event

20 Laps | $3,000 to win

1. Jonathan Beason
2. Nick Hoffman
3. Jake Neuman
4. Karter Sarff
5. Zach Daum
6. Daniel Robinson
7. Landon Crawley
8. Sam Johnson
9. Shane Cottle
10. Sean McClelland
11. Chett Gehrke
12. Ronnie Gardner
13. Rylan Gray
14. Landon Simon
15. Bryan Stanfill
16. Danny Frye III
17. Terry Babb
18. Chris Windom
19. Austin Brown

Dirt Modified Racing - Gateway Dirt Nationals - Nick Hoffman A35I0972
Dirt Modified Racing – Gateway Dirt Nationals – Nick Hoffman A35I0972

Dirt Modified
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Race Results
December 2, 2021

View full results for the dirt modified division below:

Qualifying

Qualifying (Combined) : 1. Nick Hoffman (12.167); 2. Peyton Taylor (12.343); 3. Dean Hoffman (12.394); 4. Tyler Nicely (12.453); 5. Michael Ledford (12.477); 6. Levi Kissinger; 7. Chad Bauer; 8. Rodney Standerfer; 9. Tyler Droste; 10. Mark Anderson;

11. Ray Bollinger; 12. Trey Harris; 13. Trent Young; 14. Jordan Grabouski; 15. Bobby Bittle; 16. John Clippinger; 17. Dave Weitholder; 18. Jake Griffin; 19. Jeff Leka; 20. Phil Dixon;

21. Tommy Sheppard Jr; 22. Evan Fink; 23. Denny Tribout; 24. Shaun Hortsmann; 25. Chris Soutiea; 26. Timmy Hancock Jr; 27. Rayce Baker;

Heat Races

Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer) : 1. Nick Hoffman; 2. Tyler Nicely; 3. Trent Young; 4. Mark Anderson; 5. Chad Bauer; 6. Jeff Leka; 7. Evan Leka; 8. Chris Soutiea; 9. John Clippinger;

Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer) : 1. Michael Ledford; 2. Peyton Taylor; 3. Rodney Standerfer; 4. Jordan Grabouski; 5. Phil Dixon; 6. Ray Bollinger; 7. Dave Weitholder; 8. Denny Tribout; 9. Timmy Hancock Jr;

Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer) : 1. Dean Hoffman; 2. Tyler Droste; 3. Trey Harris; 4. Bobby Bittle; 5. Levi Kissinger; 6. Tommy Sheppard Jr; 7. Jake Griffin; 8. Shaun Hortsmann; 9. Rayce Baker;

LCQs

B-Main 1 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Ray Bollinger; 2. Jeff Leka; 3. Tommy Sheppard Jr; 4. Evan Fink; 5. Dave Weitholder; 6. Jake Griffin; 7. Chris Soutiea; 8. Shaun Hortsmann; 9. Denny Tribout; 10. Rayce Baker; 11. John Clippinger; 12. Timmy Hancock Jr;

Dirt Modified
Main Event

20 Laps | $3,000 to win

1. Nick Hoffman
2. Peyton Taylor
3. Tyler Nicely
4. Jordan Grabouski
5. Dean Hoffman
6. Michael Ledford
7. Tyler Droste
8. Bobby Bittle
9. Chad Bauer
10. Levi Kissinger
11. Mark Anderson
12. Jeff Leka
13. Phil Dixon
14. Trent Young
15. Tommy Sheppard Jr
16. Ray Bollinger
17. Rodney Standerfer
18. Trey Harris

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