Bobby Pierce Scores Third-Straight World of Outlaws Win in Dairyland Showdown Opener
Photo by Emily Schwanke
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wisc.—Two days ago, Bobby Pierce left Victory Lane at Independence Motor Speedway with a few final words:
“Let’s go get another one Thursday.”
He stayed true to his word. In Thursday’s opening night of the Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Pierce rallied to the front and never looked back for win number seven of 2026 with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and his third in a row.
“It was challenging,” Pierce said. “I feel like that race, I could have ended up first, I could have ended up fifth or worse. I think with about 10 to go, I really stalled out, I was the same speed as the lap traffic. We had just enough to get the job done, luckily no cautions came out at the end.”
Mississippi Thunder has developed a reputation for producing some of the best racing on the World of Outlaws schedule, and the Fountain City, WI facility didn’t disappoint on Thursday. Bilstein Pole Award winner Drake Troutman pulled away early, but the race was on behind him between Tim McCreadie, Ryan Gustin and Pierce. The three drivers used every inch of the racing surface to throw sliders and swap spots while Nick Hoffman loomed behind. By the halfway point of the 30-lap contest, Pierce had gotten clear of all of them and had his sights locked on Troutman.
It was around that time that Troutman began exploring the middle groove as he caught traffic, leaving the cushion open for Pierce to hammer his signature line. With 12 to go, Pierce was on Troutman’s tail when he tried a short slider to get to the front off Turn 4. Troutman repaid the favor in Turn 1, but Pierce had enough momentum to pull the crossover and get to the lead for good. Troutman didn’t let Pierce get too far away, but he never got close enough to make another bid for the lead before the checkered flag.
“Started with Gustin, getting by him, I had to shoot it in there and get going,” Pierce said. “When I caught Troutman for the lead, I think he was starting to maybe try to switch around. I knew I had to get the lead before he changed his line too much and found that top side. Honestly, I don’t even remember how I passed him. Bottom, top, I don’t remember. Lot of stuff going on in that race.”
Troutman settled for second after leading the first 18 laps, bringing him to 65 laps led on the season, the most of any driver who has yet to win a race. Rounding out the podium was Gustin with his best result since Hendry County Motorsports Park in February, while Hoffman and McCreadie completed the top five.
UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision remains at Mississippi Thunder Speedway for the second night of the Dairyland Showdown on Friday, May 1. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.
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RACE NOTES:
Tyler Erb set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.
Tim McCreadie won the Simpson Quick Time Award.
Tim McCreadie won Heat 1.
Drake Troutman won STAKT Products Heat 2.
Ryan Gustin won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.
Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.
Derrick Stewart and Chad Simpson won the Last Chance Showdowns.
Drake Troutman won the Bilstein Pole Award.
Tyler Bruening won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.
Trey Mills won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.
Drake Troutman was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.
Ryan Gustin was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.
Nick Hoffman was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.
Tim McCreadie was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.
Trey Mills was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.
Tyler Erb was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.
Dustin Sorensen was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.
Cade Dillard was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.
Ethan Dotson was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.
Michael Leach was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.
Jake Timm was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.
Tyler Bruening was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.
Sam Mars was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.
Chad Simpson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES RESULTS (37 entries)
WoO Late Model Feature (30 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[4]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman[1]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[3]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[7]; 5. 9M-Tim McCreadie[2]; 6. 14-Trey Mills[5]; 7. 1-Tyler Erb[11]; 8. 19-Dustin Sorensen[8]; 9. 97-Cade Dillard[14]; 10. 74X-Ethan Dotson[10]; 11. 09-Michael Leach[6]; 12. 49-Jake Timm[12]; 13. 16-Tyler Bruening[19]; 14. 28M-Sam Mars[9]; 15. 15D-Justin Duty[13]; 16. 43-Derrick Stewart[17]; 17. 38T-Dylan Thornton[16]; 18. 25-Chad Simpson[18]; 19. 11-Gordy Gundaker[20]; 20. B1-Brent Larson[26]; 21. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[24]; 22. 58V-Daulton Wilson[21]; 23. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[23]; 24. 1Z-Logan Zarin[25]; 25. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[22]; 26. 32S-Chris Simpson[15]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps): 1. 43-Derrick Stewart[1]; 2. 16-Tyler Bruening[3]; 3. 58V-Daulton Wilson[2]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 5. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[11]; 6. 13-Dallon Murty[4]; 7. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[6]; 8. 14S-Collen Winebarger[9]; 9. 15A-Nick Anvelink[7]; 10. 8-Matthew Larson[8]; 11. B1-Brent Larson[10]
Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 11-Gordy Gundaker[2]; 3. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[4]; 4. 76-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 6. 4TW-Tim Ward[7]; 7. 1Z-Logan Zarin[6]; 8. 90-Lance Matthees[8]; 9. 55E-Eli Johnson[9]; 10. 9T-Tim Isenberg[10]
WoO Late Model Heat Race 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9M-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 9-Nick Hoffman[3]; 3. 28M-Sam Mars[2]; 4. 15D-Justin Duty[5]; 5. 43-Derrick Stewart[8]; 6. 16-Tyler Bruening[7]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[4]; 8. 15A-Nick Anvelink[10]; 9. 14S-Collen Winebarger[9]; 10. 49D-Jonathan Davenport[6]
STAKT Products Heat Race 2 (8 Laps): 1. 22*-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. 14-Trey Mills[2]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb[5]; 4. 32S-Chris Simpson[3]; 5. 58V-Daulton Wilson[4]; 6. 13-Dallon Murty[6]; 7. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[7]; 8. 8-Matthew Larson[9]; 9. B1-Brent Larson[8]
Keyser Mfg Heat Race 3 (8 Laps): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 09-Michael Leach[1]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[3]; 4. 97-Cade Dillard[5]; 5. 25-Chad Simpson[6]; 6. 76-Blair Nothdurft[4]; 7. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[9]; 8. 4TW-Tim Ward[8]; 9. 55E-Eli Johnson[7]
Jarrett Rifles Heat Race 4 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 19-Dustin Sorensen[2]; 3. 49-Jake Timm[4]; 4. 38T-Dylan Thornton[3]; 5. 11-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 7. 1Z-Logan Zarin[8]; 8. 90-Lance Matthees[5]; 9. 9T-Tim Isenberg[9]
Group A Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 9M-Tim McCreadie, 13.599[2]; 2. 22*-Drake Troutman, 13.882[8]; 3. 28M-Sam Mars, 13.908[5]; 4. 14-Trey Mills, 13.921[6]; 5. 9-Nick Hoffman, 13.928[13]; 6. 32S-Chris Simpson, 13.970[3]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey, 13.979[4]; 8. 58V-Daulton Wilson, 14.026[10]; 9. 15D-Justin Duty, 14.033[1]; 10. 1-Tyler Erb, 14.068[7]; 11. 49D-Jonathan Davenport, 14.099[11]; 12. 13-Dallon Murty, 14.202[14]; 13. 16-Tyler Bruening, 14.227[17]; 14. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain, 14.234[16]; 15. 43-Derrick Stewart, 14.338[18]; 16. B1-Brent Larson, 14.378[19]; 17. 14S-Collen Winebarger, 14.489[15]; 18. 8-Matthew Larson, 14.552[12]; 19. 15A-Nick Anvelink, 14.700[9]
Group B Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Leach, 13.956[10]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce, 14.103[8]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 14.154[4]; 4. 19-Dustin Sorensen, 14.247[1]; 5. 74X-Ethan Dotson, 14.281[7]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton, 14.348[15]; 7. 76-Blair Nothdurft, 14.457[14]; 8. 49-Jake Timm, 14.551[11]; 9. 97-Cade Dillard, 14.590[18]; 10. 90-Lance Matthees, 14.591[3]; 11. 25-Chad Simpson, 14.596[2]; 12. 11-Gordy Gundaker, 14.633[12]; 13. 55E-Eli Johnson, 14.649[13]; 14. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 14.679[9]; 15. 4TW-Tim Ward, 14.706[16]; 16. 1Z-Logan Zarin, 14.741[6]; 17. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 14.858[5]; 18. 9T-Tim Isenberg, 14.929[17]
CURRENT WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL SERIES STANDINGS
Points Updated: April 30, 2026
Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 2498 18 7 13 18
2 9 Nick Hoffman Mooresville, NC 2485 -13 18 4 16 18
3 9M Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 2316 -182 18 1 7 11
4 1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 2307 -191 18 0 6 11
5 22* Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA 2295 -203 18 0 6 11
6 19R Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 2275 -223 18 0 5 9
7 74X Ethan Dotson Bakersfield, CA 2258 -240 17 0 3 10
8 58V Daulton Wilson Fayetteville, NC 2252 -246 17 0 4 8
9 19 Dustin Sorensen Rochester, MN 2205 -293 18 0 0 9
10 28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 2161 -337 18 0 2 5
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JOE CHISHOLM SECURES NLMS OPENER WITH LATE RACE PASS
By NLMS PR
FOUNTAIN CITY, Mo -- Joe Chisholm used a late-race pass Thursday night at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wisconsin, to drive into Wehrs Machine Victory Lane and claim the season-opening win for the Kevko Racing Northern Lights Modified Series Presented by Real Racing Wheels.
Alex Williamson qualified on the pole and led the majority of the 25-lap feature, but a late battle with Kyle Brown opened the bottom groove in turns one and two. Chisholm took advantage, slipped past, and pulled away unchallenged for the victory.
Brown, making a rare NLMS start, held on for second, while Williamson finished third. Williamson’s podium run earned him a $250 certificate from series title sponsor Kevko Racing. Jacob Blees and Parker Hale completed the top five.
Several partners added extra awards to the night. Brown was the highest-finishing driver on four Real Racing Wheels and will receive two new wheels courtesy of Real Racing Wheels and Boubin Tire. Joe Ludemann earned the PEM Racing Products Hard Charger Award after advancing six positions, and also received $100 from the World of Outlaws for passing the most cars.
With the victory, Chisholm becomes the only driver eligible for the Wehrs Machine $5,000 clean sweep bonus. He is also eligible for an additional $1,000 bonus if he wins one of the two remaining features.
Earlier in the night, Jacob Blees set fast time with a blistering lap of 15.857 seconds to earn the Deatherage Opticians Fast Time Award. Heat race wins went to Chisholm, Brown and Harley Dais.
Racing continues Friday with a $2,000-to-win feature and concludes Saturday with $3,000 on the line for the winner. Big thanks are in order for both Mississippi Thunder and Deer Creek Speedways for covering weekend entry fees.
Kevkoracing.com USRA Modifieds (20 entries)
Pannell Chipping A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 25-Joe Chisholm[2]; 2. 21K-Kyle Brown[4]; 3. 15W-Alex Williamson[1]; 4. 21-Jacob Bleess[3]; 5. 28-Parker Hale[7]; 6. 87H-Harley Dais[5]; 7. 20-Rodney Sanders[9]; 8. 95-Keith Foss[6]; 9. 24-Brad Waits[12]; 10. 29H-Joe Horgdal[14]; 11. 97JR-Landon Volkman[10]; 12. 2C-Cole Bennerotte[8]; 13. 16-Dave Schoenberger[16]; 14. 33-Joe Ludemann[20]; 15. 96-Taton Hansen[17]; 16. 95X-Shaun Walski[15]; 17. 80XX-Jason Langford[13]; 18. (DNF) 35-Parker Foster[19]; 19. (DNF) 23-Darwin Karau[18]; 20. (DNF) 43-Zach Brom[11]
Rick Bebee Heating Air Conditioning Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Joe Chisholm[2]; 2. 21-Jacob Bleess[1]; 3. 28-Parker Hale[4]; 4. 97JR-Landon Volkman[3]; 5. 80XX-Jason Langford[5]; 6. 16-Dave Schoenberger[6]; 7. 35-Parker Foster[7]
Smith Equipment Company Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21K-Kyle Brown[2]; 2. 15W-Alex Williamson[1]; 3. 2C-Cole Bennerotte[3]; 4. 43-Zach Brom[4]; 5. 29H-Joe Horgdal[5]; 6. 96-Taton Hansen[6]; 7. 33-Joe Ludemann[7]
Kevko Racing Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 87H-Harley Dais[1]; 2. 95-Keith Foss[2]; 3. 20-Rodney Sanders[3]; 4. 24-Brad Waits[5]; 5. 95X-Shaun Walski[4]; 6. 23-Darwin Karau[6]
Deatherage Opticians Qualifying 1: 1. 21-Jacob Bleess, 15.857[18]; 2. 15W-Alex Williamson, 15.939[6]; 3. 87H-Harley Dais, 16.032[1]; 4. 25-Joe Chisholm, 16.048[20]; 5. 21K-Kyle Brown, 16.059[9]; 6. 95-Keith Foss, 16.094[17]; 7. 97JR-Landon Volkman, 16.118[15]; 8. 2C-Cole Bennerotte, 16.171[5]; 9. 20-Rodney Sanders, 16.237[3]; 10. 28-Parker Hale, 16.391[4]; 11. 43-Zach Brom, 16.394[10]; 12. 95X-Shaun Walski, 16.414[14]; 13. 80XX-Jason Langford, 16.657[11]; 14. 29H-Joe Horgdal, 16.752[12]; 15. 24-Brad Waits, 16.761[13]; 16. 16-Dave Schoenberger, 16.891[7]; 17. 96-Taton Hansen, 16.916[8]; 18. 23-Darwin Karau, 17.220[19]; 19. 35-Parker Foster, 17.447[16]; 20. 33-Joe Ludemann, 42.153[2]
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