Bobby Pierce (left), Kyle Bronson (center), and Brian Shirley (right) were all winners in World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series action over the weekend. Photos: Brendon Bauman (left), World of Outlaws LMS/Twitter (center), Josh James (right)
Bobby Pierce, Kyle Bronson, and Brian Shirley took victories in World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series action over the weekend.
Pierce was the winner on Thursday night at Illinois’ Farmer City Raceway, while Bronson edged Shirley at the finish for the victory at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. Shirley wrapped up the weekend with a victory at Kentucky’s Paducah International Raceway.
On Thursday night, Bobby Pierce bypassed Nick Hoffman on Lap 27 and held on to earn his second series win of 2023 at Farmer City Raceway..
“The car was awesome tonight,” Pierce said after scoring his sixth career series victory, earning a $10,000 pay day. “I think we had a really good setup for how fast the track was.”
Hoffman crossed the line second, Kyle Bronson in third, Dennis Erb, Jr. in fourth, and Ryan Gustin in fifth.
On Friday night, Kyle Bronson and Brian Shirley traded the lead three times in the final four laps, with Bronson edging Shirley out at the checkered flag by 0.057 seconds to earn his first series win of 2023
“It’s so nice to race with one of my best friends like that, just knowing he ain’t going to wreck you,” Bronson said. “We held each other tight a couple of times. He slid up in front of me. I held him tight so he couldn’t slide me back. It was just a hell of a race.”
Shirley finished in second, with Bobby Pierce in third, Nick Hoffman in fourth, and Zebulon, Georgia’s Shane Clanton in fifth.
On Sunday, Brian Shirley reversed the finishing order from the previous night with Kyle Bronson to score the win at Paducah International Raceway.
Shirley inherited the lead from Bobby Pierce on lap 34 and held off Bronson to earn his first Series win of 2023, and his fourth USA World 50 victory at Paducah. It was also his seventh career series win.
“I’ve been lucky enough to win this race a couple of times,” Shirley said. “For them to bring it back, the history in Kentucky, to have a big race in Kentucky is really cool.
“All in all, it’s just really good for my team. My car owner, he puts a lot of money and a lot of effort into this race team. So, to get the win for them and all the sponsors that do help us is huge and lets them know that we’re really working hard.”
Bronson, Chris Madden, Nick Hoffman, and Brandon Sheppard rounded out the top five.
The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models next heads to 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas on Friday and Saturday, June 23-24. Then, the series heads to Off Road Speedway in Norfolk, Nebraska on Sunday, June 25.
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World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series
Farmer City Raceway – Farmer City, IL
Race Results – June 1, 2023
1. 32-Bobby Pierce
2. 9-Nick Hoffman
3. 40B-Kyle Bronson
4. 28-Dennis Erb, Jr.
5. 19R-Ryan Gustin
6. 3S-Brian Shirley
7. 44-Chris Madden
8. 96V-Tanner English
9. B5-Brandon Sheppard
10. 24-Ryan Unzicker
11. 97-Cade Dillard
12. B1-Brent Larson
13. 99JR-Frank Heckenast, Jr.
14. 36-Logan Martin
15. 11-Gordy Gundaker
16. 1ST-Johnny Scott
17. 30-Todd Cooney
18. 33H-Roben Huffman
19. 14W-Dustin Walker
20. 25-Shane Clanton
21. 25F-Jason Feger
22. B12-Kevin Weaver
23. 81J-Jack Riggs
24. 18B-Shannon Babb
World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series
Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, IL
Race Results – June 2, 2023
1. 40B-Kyle Bronson
2. 3S-Brian Shirley
3. 32-Bobby Pierce
4. 9-Nick Hoffman
5. 25-Shane Clanton
6. 11-Gordy Gundaker
7. 97-Cade Dillard
8. 19R-Ryan Gustin
9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr
10. B5-Brandon Sheppard
11. 18B-Shannon Babb
12. 28-Dennis Erb Jr
13. 44-Chris Madden
14. 1ST-Johnny Scott
15. 33-Mike Harrison
16. 31-Kye Blight
17. 30-Todd Cooney
18. 36-Logan Martin
19. 14W-Dustin Walker
20. B1-Brent Larson
21. 14G-Trevor Gundaker
22. 82-Billy Laycock
23. 25F-Jason Feger
24. 96V-Tanner English
25. 6-Kyle Larson
26. 21-Billy Moyer, Sr.
World of Outlaws CASE Late Model Series
Paducah International Raceway – Paducah, KY
Race Results – June 3, 2023
1. 3S-Brian Shirley
2. 40B-Kyle Bronson
3. 44-Chris Madden
4. 9-Nick Hoffman
5. B5-Brandon Sheppard
6. 25F-Jason Feger
7. 28-Dennis Erb, Jr.
8. 32-Bobby Pierce
9. 11-Gordy Gundaker
10. 19R-Ryan Gustin
11. 96V-Tanner English
12. 97-Cade Dillard
13. 1ST-Johnny Scott
14. 25-Shane Clanton
15. 54-David Breazeale
16. 36-Logan Martin
17. 14W-Dustin Walker
18. 31-Kye Blight
19. 99-Dylan Thompson
20. 54D-Dane Dacus
21. B1-Brent Larson
22. 18-Matt Cooper
23. 30-Todd Cooney
24. 99G-Hunt Gossum
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