Tanner English pocketed $30,000 for his win in World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series competition Saturday night at Davenport Speedway. Photo: Jacy Norgaard
Tanner English carried home the $30,000 winner’s payday with a victory in Saturday night’s World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series action at Iowa’s Davenport Speedway on Saturday night.
The Benton, Kentucky driver recorded his second win of the season – and second of the weekend – by holding off Bobby Pierce at the half-mile dirt track.
English started on the pole of Saturday’s 70-lap feature but lost the lead to Senoia, Georgia’s Ashton Winger early on. He fell out of the top five and bided his time until his car came to life with less than 20 laps left.
That patience paid off as English worked his way to third on a restart with 11 laps remaining.
When the green flag flew, he dropped to the bottom, sprinting past Ryan Gustin as lap 62 clicked off the scoreboard.
It looked like he’d be on cruise control to the checkered flag, but a yellow slowed the field with six laps to go, pitting English against a surging Shannon Babb and Pierce.
The two drivers pulled away from Babb on the restart and waged war for the final six laps. As they came to the checkered flag, English found the speed he needed in turn 4, beating Pierce to the line by a few car lengths.
“At the start there, I was just biding my time and trying to not spin the tires because I knew what I had,” English said. “I knew they needed to last, and we just made it last, and with about 10 or 11 to go, I had caught back up to them. I don’t know if their tires just went away or what happened.
“Mine just stayed the same the whole race, and I didn’t really lose any time. So, I don’t know. The car was just awesome.”
English’s second straight win moves him closer to Dennis Erb, Jr. in the championship standings. Erb finished 19th after being involved in the caution with 11 laps left. His points lead has been cut to 98 points with 12 races remaining.
Pierce crossed the line in second, with Babb in third, Zebulon, Georgia’s Shane Clanton in fourth, and Justin Kay in fifth.
Tyler Bruening, Devin Moran, Jason Feger, Brian Shirley, and Chad Finley rounded out the top 10.
The World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series heads to the Southeast for a Labor Day Weekend doubleheader. First, the Series returns to Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee, on Friday, September 2, followed by a trip to Georgia’s Lavonia Speedway on Saturday, September 3.
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WoO CASE Late Model Series
Davenport Speedway – Davenport, IA
Race Results – August 28, 2022
1. 81E-Tanner English
2. 32-Bobby Pierce
3. 18-Shannon Babb
4. 25-Shane Clanton
5. 15K-Justin Kay
6. 16-Tyler Bruening
7. 9-Devin Moran
8. 25F-Jason Feger
9. 3S-Brian Shirley
10. 42-Chad Finley
11. B1-Brent Larson
12. 99-Jeff Larson
13. 111V-Max Blair
14. 11-Gordy Gundaker
15. 58-Ashton Winger
16. 29-Spencer Diercks
17. 99B-Boom Briggs
18. 1-Josh Richards
19. 28-Dennis Erb, Jr.
20. 19R-Ryan Gustin
21. 21-Billy Moyer, Sr.
22. 99JR-Frank Heckenast, Jr.
23. 10-Paul Parker
24. 7R-Kent Robinson
25. 32S-Chris Simpson
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