Chris Madden climbs from his race car in victory lane after winning Saturday night’s World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series race at Volusia Speedway Park. Photo: WoO LMS Media
Chris Madden knew he couldn’t play it safe Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida. As the Gray Court, SC driver’s chances to win dwindled, he decided to seize an opportunity.
Madden ran fourth during the first 10 laps before taking a risk that led to reward. He thundered to the top of the Volusia clay, picking off Mike Marlar and Max Blair to get to second. That’s when he set his sights on leader Dale McDowell.
As the Chickamauga, Georgia driver moved to the middle to pass a slower car, Madden dealt his final blow. Madden switched lanes through turns 3 and 4, powering under McDowell to take control of the lead en route to winning the DIRTcar Nationals finale, while Devan Moran won the overall Big Gator Championship.
The choice to go to the outside was crucial in Madden’s 33rd career World of Outlaws CASE Late Models triumph.
“It was very important,” Madden said. “I thought we messed up with an adjustment, and when they dropped the green flag, I couldn’t keep up, and I was like, oh boy, I’m in trouble.
“The racetrack finally slowed down enough to where we were pretty good and (McDowell), and they caught lap traffic, so I had nothing to lose but step out there, and we found the groove and happened to get by right in time.”
Madden’s second career DIRTcar Nationals victory is the culmination of a consistent week for him and his team. He’s now at the top of the series point standings, 16 points ahead of McDowell.
“We’ve had a great car all week,” Madden said. “I’ve made some bad calls on restarts, picking the wrong line, and took myself out of a couple of wins this week. Overall, we’ve had a great week, my guys worked their tail off doing a great job, and I appreciate them.”
Mike Marlar finished in second, with McDowell in third, Max Blair in fourth, and Kyle Hammer in fifth.
finished fifth. It’s momentum the Clinton, IL driver can take moving forward, on top of leading 20 laps during Thursday’s DIRTcar Nationals Feature.
While Madden did everything possible to win the DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator title, Moran took it home for the second straight year. He did just enough to win the DIRTcar Nationals championship — besting Madden by one point.
Despite not finding Victory Lane, Moran still made his way to the podium four times at Volusia. It capped off the end to a successful Speedweeks for the Dresden, Ohio driver.
“It’s pretty cool,” Moran said. “We wanted to win so bad here this week, and I felt we had the car to.
“To come out here and get the big gator two years in a row after not racing a whole lot is a lot of fun. I can’t thank Wylie (Moran’s brother and crew chief) enough.”
The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models are back in action with their inaugural appearance at The Rev in Monroe, Louisiana on March 11-12. For more information, visit WorldofOutlaws.com.
World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
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1. 44-Chris Madden
2. 157-Mike Marlar
3. 17M-Dale McDowell
4. 111V-Max Blair
5. 45-Kyle Hammer
6. 20RT-Ricky Thornton, Jr.
7. 8-Kyle Strickler
8. 28-Dennis Erb, Jr.
9. 39-Tim McCreadie
10. 46-Earl Pearson, Jr.
11. 16-Tyler Bruening
12. 9-Devin Moran
13. 76-Brandon Overton
14. 11H-Spencer Hughes
15. 81E-Tanner English
16. 130-Chase Osterhoff
17. 97-Cade Dillard
18. 1-Brandon Sheppard
19. B1-Brent Larson
20. 40B-Kyle Bronson
21. 11-Gordy Gundaker
22. 99B-Boom Briggs
23. 1T-Tyler Erb
24. 1R-Josh Richards
25. 89-Ashton Winger
26. 33M-Michael Norris
27. 19R-Ryan Gustin
28. 32-Chris Simpson
29. 3S-Brian Shirley
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