Jonathan Davenport took the lead from Ricky Weiss in the waning moments of Friday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
But a lot of the crowd was rooting on a charging, red-and-black No. 6 car that came from 21st and made it to the bumper of Davenport’s No. 49 as the white flag was flying.
Davenport entered turns one and two. Kyle Larson was using the high line that got him into the race again. He looked to have the momentum to pass Davenport, but then it went away.
Larson’s right-rear tire was shredded and his run to the front turned into an eighth-place finish.
Here's the rear end of Kyle Larson's car following tonight's race:
The team may go home to get a new car to bring back for tomorrow. #WoOLMS #BristolBash pic.twitter.com/6sWMCzbx8i
— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) April 30, 2022
Davenport took to the backstretch with no pressure behind him, winning the late model A-Main for the night at The Last Great Colosseum.
“Y’all put (Larson) in the back, I thought we wouldn’t have to worry about him,'” Davenport said jokingly, after the race. “He must have done a hell of a job. I thought I saw my spotter pointing up, but you never really know what you see. I just tried to stay as wide as I could the last few laps.”
. @dirtvision REPLAY: Tonight's Feature race @BMSupdates was won by @TheFast49 but it was @KyleLarsonRacin Who stole the show! pic.twitter.com/ymwkiYa5gx
— World of Outlaws Late Models (@WoOLateModels) April 30, 2022
Mission accomplished for the No. 49 and he’ll be back to try for a sweep tomorrow night.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will return to the track Saturday and the action is slated to kick off on DirtVision.
World of Outlaws Late Model Series Results
Bristol Bash Night 1
Friday, April 29, 2022
Bristol, Tennessee
1. Jonathan Davenport
2. Ricky Weiss
3. Kyle Bronson
4. Scott Bloomquist
5. Chris Madden
6. Jimmy Owens
7. Kyle Hammer
8. Kyle Larson
9. Ryan Gustin
10. Tyler Bruening
11. Ross Bailes
12. Tanner English
13. Dennis Erb Jr.
14. Josh Richards
15. Boom Briggs
16. Gordy Gundaker
17. Max Blair
18. Tim Lance
19. Tim Vance
20. Brent Larson
21. Kyle Strickler
22. Don Hammer
