TWIN HAWK MAGIC: Dillard and Babb Find Victory Lane at Boone

Fans were in for a treat at Boone Speedway Friday night, as a format change meant every driver would run two 25-lap Features, known as the “Twin Hawks.”

At the end of the night, both Cade Dillard and Shannon Babb walked away with $3,000, and a lot of momentum going into Saturday’s Hawkeye 100.

Twin Hawk 1

A pair of three-time champions, and 111 combined World of Outlaws Victories is all that stood between Cade Dillard and Victory Lane Friday night. But when the checkered flag flew, it was Dillard who had the last laugh, winning his first Feature of 2021.

The Louisiana driver started third and moved past Billy Moyer after a restart on Lap 3.

That’s when the cat and mouse game began, as Dillard tried to chase down three-time and defending champion Brandon Sheppard. He continued to follow the “Rocket Shepp” for most of the race before he seized his opportunity with seven laps to go.

Dillard used his momentum off Turn 2, to set up a slide job on Sheppard. He’d lead the rest of the way for his third career World of Outlaws win.

While “The Thriller” used an exciting move to take the lead, it’s something he knows might not have happened without catching the back of the field.

“It would’ve been really hard to pass if it wasn’t for lap traffic,” Dillard said. “[Sheppard] was really good, and I was able to get a run once he slipped up.”

Sheppard finished second and had some frustration after leading the first 18 laps.

“We were good but once we got to lap traffic, I didn’t really know where to go,” Sheppard said. “I think my left rear tire was giving up a little but that’s no excuse, we got beat in lap traffic.”

The New Berlin, IL driver’s runner-up performance adds to his lead in the Series standings – 50 points ahead of Chris Madden.

Pole-sitter Billy Moyer crossed the line third, followed by Chris Madden, and Bobby Pierce.

The struggles continue for early season points leader Kyle Strickler. His 15th place finish dropped him to third in the standings—72 points behind Sheppard.

TWIN HAWK 2

The lineup for the second 25-lap Morton Buildings Feature, was determined by an invert of the top-12 drivers from the first race.

That played into Shannon Babb’s favor, putting him on the pole. He used the starting position to his advantage, leading wire-to-wire for his first Series win of 2021.

While the Mowequa, IL driver led every lap, he had to survive some heavy hitters trying to take the top spot away.

Within the first five laps, Babb had to hold off a hard charging Logan Martin, and Frank Heckenast in a three-wide battle for the lead. Once he gained momentum and nosed back in front, it was smooth sailing from that point forward.

Babb’s team made some key adjustments at the right time, helped by a good starting position.

“We really missed [the setup] in the first one, but in this business, you have to have a lot of luck,” Babb said. “[The track] cleaned up a little bit so starting in front helped a whole bunch.”

The win is Babb’s 13th trip to World of Outlaws Victory Lane.

Heckenast finished second and had no regrets going three-wide for the lead.

“The only thing I should’ve done different, is maybe be a little more aggressive in the beginning,” Heckenast said. “I was just happy to have a car this good in the slick. We’ve been struggling lately, so it’s a good momentum booster.”

The highest finishing World of Outlaws Tour Regular was Tyler Bruening, who finished third. The Iowa driver worked from his fifth starting spot, finding his way around the outside of Spencer Diercks on the last restart.

It was a different strategy for Bruening, after trying to pass Diercks on the inside during a previous restart.

“I just took a chance there, they kept tucking the bottom so tight I just knew it’d work,” Bruening said.

Diercks finished fourth, and Logan Martin crossed the line fifth.

The second Twin Hawk was a non-points race, but points were collected for the Hawkeye 100.

Points from Qualifying and both Feature events set the field for Saturday’s Drydene Heat Races.

Billy Moyer scored the most points Friday night, and will start on the pole for the first heat race. Dillard and Heckenast will start first in Heat Races two and three.

The Most Powerful Late Models on The Planet return to Boone Speedway Saturday for night two of the Hawkeye 100, paying $30,000-to-win.

IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, and IMCA Stock Cars are also on the card.

If you can’t make it either night, watch all the action live on DIRTVision with the annual Platinum FAST PASS subscription for $299/year or the monthly FAST PASS Subscription for $39/month.

Twin Hawk Feature 1 (25 Laps)-1. 97-Cade Dillard [3][$3,000]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2][$1,500]; 3. 21-Billy Moyer [1][$1,000]; 4. 44-Chris Madden [6][$800]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce [4][$600]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin [7][$550]; 7. 99JR-Frank Heckenast [5][$525]; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening [8][$500]; 9. 29-Spencer Diercks [12][$475]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs [9][$450]; 11. 36-Logan Martin [17][$425]; 12. 18B-Shannon Babb [10][$400]; 13. 11-Gordy Gundaker [13][$350]; 14. 28-Dennis Erb [11][$325]; 15. 8-Kyle Strickler [20][$300]; 16. 32S-Chris Simpson [14][$300]; 17. 55C-Chad Mahder [15][$300]; 18. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck [16][$300]; 19. 18-Chase Junghans [23][$300]; 20. 7-Ricky Weiss [19][$300]; 21. 19G-Richie Gustin [18][$300]; 22. 43-Jeremy Grady [21][$300]; 23. 3W-Brennon Willard [24][$300]; 24. B1-Brent Larson [22][$300] Hard Charger: 36-Logan Martin[+6]

Twin Hawk Feature 2 (25 Laps)- 1. 18B-Shannon Babb [1][$3,000]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast [6][$1,500]; 3. 16-Tyler Bruening [5][$1,000]; 4. 29-Spencer Diercks [4][$800]; 5. 36-Logan Martin [2][$600]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs [3][$550]; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin [7][$525]; 8. 21-Billy Moyer [10][$500]; 9. 97-Cade Dillard [12][$475]; 10. 7-Ricky Weiss [20][$450]; 11. 32S-Chris Simpson [16][$425]; 12. 11-Gordy Gundaker [13][$400]; 13. 55C-Chad Mahder [17][$350]; 14. 32-Bobby Pierce [8][$325]; 15. 19G-Richie Gustin [21][$300]; 16. 28-Dennis Erb [14][$300]; 17. 8-Kyle Strickler [15][$300]; 18. 1-Brandon Sheppard [11][$300]; 19. 44-Chris Madden [9][$300]; 20. B1-Brent Larson [24][$300]; 21. 18-Chase Junghans [19][$300]; 22. 43-Jeremy Grady [22][$300]; 23. 3W-Brennon Willard [23][$300]; 24. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck [18][$300] Hard Charger: 7-Ricky Weiss[+10]

Qualifying- 1. 21-Billy Moyer, 14.577; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 14.608; 3. 97-Cade Dillard, 14.629; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce, 14.639; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast, 14.648; 6. 44-Chris Madden, 14.698; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 14.793; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening, 14.843; 9. 99B-Boom Briggs, 14.919; 10. 18B-Shannon Babb, 14.982; 11. 28-Dennis Erb, 15.033; 12. 29-Spencer Diercks, 15.035; 13. 11-Gordy Gundaker, 15.095; 14. 32S-Chris Simpson, 15.117; 15. 55C-Chad Mahder, 15.232; 16. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck, 15.39; 17. 36-Logan Martin, 15.455; 18. 19G-Richie Gustin, 15.471; 19. 7-Ricky Weiss, 15.488; 20. 8-Kyle Strickler, 15.51; 21. 43-Jeremy Grady, 15.514; 22. B1-Brent Larson, 15.812; 23. 18-Chase Junghans, 15.915; 24. 3W-Brennon Willard, 15.972

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Hawkeye 100
Friday, April 30, 2021
Boone Speedway
1481 223rd Pl
Boone, Iowa 50036 

Event Description
Friday two "Twin Hawk" $3,000 to win, $300 to start feature events and Saturday "The Hawkeye 100" paying $30,000 to win, $1,500 to start

Series Racing
World of Outlaws Late Model Series

Support Divisions
IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars

Event Schedule
Friday, April 30, 2021
Pit Gates Open - 4:00pm
Grandstands Open - 5:00pm
Drivers Meeting - 6:00pm
Hot Laps - 6:30pm
ORDER OF EVENTS:
1 IMCA Sport Mods Hot Laps
2 IMCA Modified Hot Laps
3 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models Hot Laps
4 IMCA Stock Car Hot Laps
5 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Qualifying - 3 Cars/ 2 Laps
6 Opening Ceremonies
7 IMCA Sport Mods Heats - 8 Laps
8 IMCA Modified Heats - 8 Laps
9 IMCA Stock Car Heats - 8 Laps
10 IMCA Sport Mods LCS - 10 Laps (If needed)
11 IMCA Modified LCS - 10 Laps (If needed)
12 IMCA Stock Car LCS - 10 Laps (If needed)
13 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model - "TWIN HAWK" #1 - 25 Laps
14 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model - "TWIN HAWK" #2 - 25 Laps
15 IMCA Sport Modified Feature - 20 Laps
16 IMCA Modified Feature - 20 Laps
17 IMCA Stock Cars Feature - 20 Laps

Saturday, May 1, 2021
Pit Gates Open - 3:00pm
Grandstands Open - 4:00pm
Drivers Meeting - 5:00pm
Hot Laps - 5:30pm
ORDER OF EVENTS:
1 IMCA Sport Mods Hot Laps
2 IMCA Modified Hot Laps
3 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models Hot Laps
4 IMCA Stock Car Hot Laps
5 Opening Ceremonies
6 IMCA Sport Mods Heats - 8 Laps
7 IMCA Modified Heats - 8 Laps
8 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Heats - 10 Laps
9 IMCA Stock Car Heats - 8 Laps
10 IMCA Sport Mods LCS - 10 Laps (If needed)
11 IMCA Modified LCS - 10 Laps (If needed)
12 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Redraw
13 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Last Chance Showdowns - 12 Laps
14 IMCA Stock Car LCS - 10 Laps (If needed)
15 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model - HAWKEYE 100
16 IMCA Sport Modified - HAWKEYE 20
17 IMCA Modified - HAWKEYE 30
18 IMCA Stock Cars - HAWKEYE 20
*All times Central

Options And Prices
Reserved 2-Day Package - $65
General Admission 2-Day Package - $60
Reserved Friday - $34 ($1 more day of event)
Reserved Saturday - $39 ($1 more day of event)
General Admission Friday - $29 ($1 more day of event)
General Admission Saturday - $39 ($1 more day of event)
General Admission Children (12 and under) - FREE
VIP Front stretch Seating - $85 (2-day Package)

Discounts
None

Grandstand Type
Bleachers - No Back on the seats

Reserved Seating
Row 10 and Above

Handicapped Seating Location
Front row of the GA section

Pit Pass Price
2-Day $75/ Friday only $40/ Saturday only $45

Pit Age Requirement
None

Pit Gate Location
Located on the East end of the track

Parking Cost
Free

Handicapped Parking Location
Adjacent to the main entrance

Camping Availability
onsite

Camping Cost
VIP $150/ Self-Contained $50

Support Divisions
IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars

Reserved Seating
Row 10 and Above

Type of Grandstand
Bleachers - No Back on the seats

Stadium Seating
NO stadium seats, only seat cushions allowed

Handicapped Seating
Front row of the GA section

Handicapped Parking
Adjacent to the main entrance

Pit Age Limit
None

Pit Gate Location
Located on the East end of the track

Personal Coolers
Coolers are NOT permitted

ATMs
1

Alcohol Sales
No outside food or drink including alcohol can be brought in.
Alcohol is available for sale on site

Smoking Policy
No smoking in the facility

Parking Cost
Free

Camping Availability
onsite

Camping Cost
VIP $150/ Self-Contained $50

Boone Speedway
1481 223rd Pl
Boone, Iowa 50036 

Track Phone
(515) 432-1795

Track Type
0.250; high-banked dirt oval

Late Model Track Record
14.577 by Billy Moyer on 4/30/21

Pit Gate Location
Located on the East end of the track

Track Map

Competitor Downloads
 https://www.dirtcarmembers.com/downloads.php

Competitor Info
~Friday Night Format~
• Overall Qualifying
• Qualifying will line you up for (2) two Twin Hawk features paying $3,000 to win and $300 to start. 25 Laps
• Fastest Qualifier 1st in Twin Hawk 1, 2nd fastest qualifier 1st in Twin Hawk 2 etc.
• Points will be given for Qualifying and the Twin Hawk feature finishes. Points you receive from Friday night will line you up for your heat races on Saturday night.

Friday Night Points
Pos Qualifying Qual. Features
1 100 200
2 95 197
3 92 194
4 89 192
5 87 190
6 85 188
7 83 186
8 81 184
9 79 182
10 77 180
11 75 178
12 74 174
13 73 172
14 72 170
15 71 168
16 70 166
17 69 164
18 68 162
19 67 160
20 66 158
21 65 156
22 64 154
23 63 152
24 62 150
25 61
26 60
27 59
28 58
29 57
30 56
31 55
32 54
33 53
34 52
35 51
36 50
37 49
38 48
39 47
40 46
41 45
42 44
43 43
44 42
45 41
46 40
47 39
48 38

~Saturday Night Format~
• (3) three Heats
• Top 2 redraw
• Top 6 transfer
• (2) two Last Chance Showdowns top 3 transfer
• Feature will start 3 wide
• Line ups for LCS’s and Hawkeye 100 listed below

**Event Format is Subject to change based on car count.**
Last Chance Showdown 1 Lineup (12-Laps)
(Top 3 Transfer to Hawkeye 100)
1 Heat 1 – 7th Place 2 Heat 3 – 7th Place
3 Heat 2 – 8th Place. 4 Heat 1 – 9th Place
5 Heat 3 – 9th Place 6 Heat 2 – 10th Place
7 Heat 1 – 11th Place 8 Heat 3 – 11th Place
9 Heat 2 – 12th Place 10 Heat 1 – 13th Place
11 Heat 3 – 13th Place 12 Heat 2 – 14th Place
13 Heat 1 – 15th Place 14 Heat 3 – 15th Place
15 Heat 2 – 16th Place

Last Chance Showdown 2 Lineup (12-Laps)
(Top 3 Transfer to Hawkeye 100)
1 Heat 2 – 7th Place 2 Heat 1 – 8th Place
3 Heat 3 – 8th Place 4 Heat 2 – 9th Place
5 Heat 1 – 10th Place 6 Heat 3 – 10th Place
7 Heat 2 – 11th Place 8 Heat 1 – 12th Place
9 Heat 3 – 12th Place 10 Heat 2 – 13th Place
11 Heat 1 – 14th Place 12 Heat 3 – 14th Place
13 Heat 2 – 15th Place 14 Heat 1 – 16th Place
15 Heat 3 – 16th Place

Hawkeye 100 Lineup
Top 2 from each heat will Redraw 1st – 6th
1 Redraw 2 Redraw 3 Redraw
4 Redraw 5 Redraw 6 Redraw
7 Heat 1 – 3rd Place 8 Heat 2 – 3rd Place 9 Heat 3 – 3rd Place
10 Heat 1 – 4th Place 11 Heat 2 – 4th Place 12 Heat 3 – 4th Place
13 Heat 1 – 5th Place 14 Heat 2 – 5th Place 15 Heat 3 – 5th Place
16 Heat 1 – 6th Place 17 Heat 2 – 6th Place 18 Heat 3 – 6th Place
19 LCS 1 – Winner 20 LCS 2 – Winner 21 LCS1 – 2nd Place
22 LCS 2 – 2nd Place 23 LCS 1– 3rd Place 24 LCS 2 – 3rd Place
25 WoO Points Provisional 26 WoO Points Provisional

Tire Rules:
ALL FOUR (4) CORNERS: (Hoosier 20, 30)
RIGHT REAR OPTION: (Hoosier 40)
GROOVING AND SIPING IS ALLOWED