The Headline(s)
Brad Sweet capped a solid World Finals weekend with his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws championship, joining Dennis Erb Jr. and Matt Sheppard on the year-end podium at Charlotte.
How it Happened
2022 World Finals
Where: Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C. (streamed on DirtVision)
Winner’s Purse: $25,000 (Saturday, each series)
In the highlight feature of the weekend, a top-five finish by Brad Sweet allowed him to clinch his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws title Saturday night in Charlotte. Capitalizing on a pole start, Sweet led the first 10 laps and stayed ahead of points runner-up David Gravel for the rest of the feature, which was won by Donny Schatz. Schatz ended up bookending the 2022 WoO season; he won the first race of the year at Volusia back in February.
. @dirtvision WINNER: @DonnySchatz goes Back-To-Back and WINS tonight’s World Finals’ Finale!! @GioScelzi Finished 2nd and @Haudenschild_17 Rounded out the Podium. #AllDirtRoads @TheDirtTrack pic.twitter.com/Uc9o2dpLCF
— World of Outlaws (@WorldofOutlaws) November 6, 2022
In the late model ranks, Jonathan Davenport used the high side of the track to take the lead and run away with a $25,000 win, his second consecutive finale triumph in World Finals competition. The win marked Davenport’s 22nd of the 2022 season and pushed him closer to a $2 million total in annual winnings with a big-dollar trip to Las Vegas still on the schedule for the No. 49 team.
. @dirtvision WINNER: In the Season Finale, it’s “Superman” @TheFast49 who claims Victory!! @chrismadden44 took 2nd place, and @DennisErbJr rounded out the Podium! pic.twitter.com/LZen3zJFBt
— World of Outlaws Late Models (@WoOLateModels) November 6, 2022
Lastly, Mat Williamson ended his 2022 campaign on a tear, scoring Super DIRTcar feature wins Thursday and Saturday night to score his third five-figure payday in a week, adding to his Short Track Super Series Elite win at Georgetown last weekend.
Success Stories
Erb Jr., Sheppard and Sweet were all crowned champions of the World Racing Group’s three major touring series Saturday night, all three were storylines worth telling. Erb’s title was his first in a national touring series after 30-plus years of late model racing and was universally respected throughout the dirt racing community. And though Erb didn’t win a heat race or feature over the World Finals week, his No. 28 was running up front all three nights the late…
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