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WoO Late Model Labor Day Doubleheader Boasts Two $20K to Win Events

Published on WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Labor Day Doubleheader Boasts Two $20K To Win Events The Series battles at Mississippi Thunder Speedway on Sept. 1, and Deer Creek Speedway on Sept. 2 FOUNTAIN CITY, WI

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Labor Day Doubleheader Boasts Two $20K To Win Events

The Series battles at Mississippi Thunder Speedway on Sept. 1, and Deer Creek Speedway on Sept. 2

FOUNTAIN CITY, WI – August 26, 2023 – A final trip to Wisconsin and Minnesota awaits the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series, as drivers prepare for a Labor Day weekend doubleheader.

The weekend kicks off on Friday, Sept. 1, with a return to Mississippi Thunder Speedway for the Milton Hershey School Back to Class Showdown. Then, the Series heads west to the Land of 10,000 lakes for a stop at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN for the Labor Day Duel on Saturday, Sept. 2.

Both Features are 50-laps, paying $20,000-to-win.

If you can’t make it to the tracks, you can watch every lap of both event live on DIRTVision.  

Here’s a look at the storylines entering Labor Day Weekend:

A Step Toward History: With 11 races remaining on the 2023 World of Outlaws CASE Late Models schedule, Bobby Pierce has the chance to make history. The Oakwood, IL, who has 10 wins in 2023, is eight wins away from tying Brandon Sheppard and Josh Richards for the most wins in a single season (18).

The “Smooth Operator” also moved one step closer to his first Series championship after two wins and a ninth at Davenport Speedway last weekend. Pierce extended his lead over Chris Madden to 116 points, entering two tracks he’s been successful at.

He scored a World of Outlaws victory at last year’s Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder and won the Gopher 50 earlier this season at Deer Creek.

A win this weekend would be his 15th career Series win.

Dairyland Momentum: In May, the World of Outlaws Late Models battled in split-field Features at Mississippi Thunder, with two drivers grabbing valuable momentum.

Cade Dillard won one of the Features, besting Pierce and Germfree Rookie of the Year contender Nick Hoffman. If he can repeat that success on Friday, it’ll be his fifth career Series victory.

The other Feature was won by Sheppard, who has momentum after grabbing a $30,000 win at Davenport – his first win of the season and first World of Outlaws win with Sheppard Riggs Racing.

Along with his split-field win earlier this season, Sheppard found victory lane at Mississippi Thunder in 2021. And like Pierce, he’s been successful at Deer Creek. He won the last time the Series raced at the Minnesota facility in 2019.

Sheppard enters the weekend third in points, 22 points behind Chris Madden in second.

Horns Up for Smokey: Chris Madden debuted a new Longhorn Chassis at Davenport over the weekend and had success with a second and fourth on the final two nights of the Quad Cities 150.

He brings that momentum into two tracks he’s won at before.

The Gray Court, SC driver won the Dairyland Showdown finale at Mississippi Thunder in 2021, and scored a Series win at Deer Creek in 2017.

Madden is aiming for his fourth win of 2023, and 37th of his career. He’s two wins away from tying 2011 Series champion Rick Eckert for sixth on the all-time wins list.

The Battle For 5th: Entering this weekend, Brian Shirley holds the fifth spot in the Series points standings. However, Tanner English, Nick Hoffman and Kyle Bronson are within striking distance.

After a runner-up finish on Saturday, English is six points behind Shirley, while Hoffman is 28 points behind Shirley, and Bronson is 32 points back.

Out of that group, Shirley, Hoffman, and Bronson have each scored a World of Outlaws win in the 2023 season. However, English has been knocking on the door with nine podium finishes.

Bronson and Shirley also had successful weekends at the Quad Cities 150, earning a top-10 finish each night.

WHEN AND WHERE

Mississippi Thunder Speedway (3/8-mile) in Fountain City, WI on Sept. 1Deer Creek Speedway (3/8-mile) in Spring Valley, MN on Sept. 2

ONLINE

Mississippi Thunder Speedway: www.mississippithunder.com

Deer Creek Speedway: www.deercreekspeedway.com

TRACK RECORD

Mississippi Thunder Speedway: 13.441 by Dennis Erb Jr. on 5/5/22 Deer Creek Speedway: 13.900 by Tim Fuller on 7/3/14

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Around the Turn: The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models return to Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, OH for a doubleheader weekend Sept. 29-30.

FEATURE WINNERS: (14 Drivers)Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

HEAT RACE WINNERS (35 Drivers)Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (37 Drivers)Rank- Driver- Hometown-Wins

PODIUM FINISHES (19 Drivers)Rank – Driver, Hometown – Podiums

FOX FACTORY HARD CHARGER (14 Drivers)Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C.

SIMPSON RACING PRODUCTS QUICK TIMES (14 Drivers)Rank – Driver, Hometown – QTs

2023 World of Outlaws Late Model Schedule & Winners

*Denotes Non-Points Preliminary Feature