World Finals...

I'm watching the Friday night action from the World of Outlaws World Finals on DirtVision and, wow, are they really tearing up a lot of stuff in the Sprint Car Main event. Cody Darrah, Jac Haudenschild, Steve Kinser, Brandon Wimmer, Terry McCarl, Dale Blaney and maybe even a few more have been upside down during the first 23 laps that has taken about an hour to run so far.

McCarl was none too happy with Craig Dollansky who is debuting his new Big Game Tree Stands ride this weekend (same sponsor that McCarl has had for years if you didn't already know that) as it was Dollansky who made contact with McCarl sending Terry head on into the wall. After a few tense moments McCarl walked away under his own power and headed straight for Dollansky's car to have a little discussion with his fellow tree stander. The deejays in the announcing booth played Hot Blooded and then the muppet song I Love You, You Love Me as a couple of officials headed off McCarl, and then they followed it up with Why Can't We Be Friends. I'm sure that Terry really enjoyed that!

Finally, after an hour Jason Meyers held off Donny Schatz to take the win with Danny Lasoski in third as the Sprints took the checkers at ten after midnight Eastern time.

The Late Models on the other hand ran the first 25-laps under green with Earl Pearson taking the lead from Scott Bloomquist in traffic just before Dale McDowell slowed on the track with a flat left rear tire. Wisconsin's Adam Hensel has moved from 14th to fifth at the mid-point and UMP National Champ Jason Feger has charged from 18th to seventh.

Back to green and three laps later the leader Earl Pearson Jr. goes up in smoke. Feger is now up to fourth and definitely looks like the fastest car on the track. Two laps later and another caution flies for a skirmish involving Dan Schlieper, Austin Dillon and Brady Smith. Schlieper makes sure that Dillon knows that he doesn't care who he is related to, and Feger is now up to second behind Scott Bloomquist with twenty-laps to go.

NUTS!!! Feger is right on Bloomer's bumper coming off turn four with ten laps to go before Jason's left rear tire blows! What a run by the Bloomington, Illinois, driver but when you look at the final results you would have never known it. Ten to go and it is Bloomquist's race to win or lose.

Now with seven laps to go points championship contender Josh Richards pops a right rear while racing with Shane Clanton and Rick Eckert for third. The other championship contender Steve Francis has dropped out of the top five with a sour powerplant. Chris Madden is now second behind Bloomquist.

Bloomquist pulls away for the win with Madden coming home second, Rick Eckert runs a strong third as he honors his longtime car owner Raye Vest who passed away this week and Darrell Lanigan takes fourth. Josh Richards charges up to fifth and will take a four-point advantage into Saturday's finale, Jason Feger comes back for sixth and it was Jeep VanWormer, Eric Jabobsen, Steve Francis and Austin Dillon completing the top ten.

Keep in mind that you can catch the action from Charlotte live on the Speed Channel Saturday night beginning at 7 p.m. Central time. I have my DVR set to record that one as I have other plans, but I'm thinking that I'm screwed if they run this late again Saturday night. Friday's final checkers waved at 11:45 Central.