By: Spence Smithback – WoO PR
Sharon Speedway has turned into Bobby Pierce‘s personal ATM.
The two-time champion of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision needed a few tries to crack the code at the Hartford, OH oval, but ever since he did, he’s been nearly unstoppable. His first two Sharon wins came in a weekend sweep of the 2024 Battle at the Border. He made it three in a row in the Friday portion of the 2025 event and was in position on Saturday for another sweep until Mike Marlar got around him.
A Friday rainout in 2026 meant Pierce only had one chance at a Sharon trophy this season, and he seized the opportunity to win for the fourth time at Sharon and the 17th time this season in World of Outlaws competition.
The first third of the race had Nick Hoffman out front as he tried to get back to Victory Lane for the first time in more than a month and put a dent in Pierce’s points lead. But Pierce was right behind him keeping the pressure on, forcing Hoffman to make the right moves once traffic became a factor.
When Hoffman drifted too high in Turn 2 and bounced on the cushion, Pierce was right there on the bottom ready to pounce. The pair drag raced down the backstretch before Pierce threw the slider in Turn 3 that moved him into the lead and ultimately won him the race. It was another dominant performance from Pierce the rest of the way, as he avoided any serious challenges to claim the 59th World of Outlaws win of his career.
“Earlier tonight, we were trying to find the balance,” Pierce said. “In the Feature, the car felt really balanced and really good. A couple tweaks we made throughout the night really helped. As I mentioned in the Redraw, the tire choice here is a really big thing. When we dropped the green flag, the top four cars all had completely different tires on them. It just goes to show that this racetrack gets really good when it’s like that because you never know what to do. I mean, I’ve won here on all sorts of different tire compounds, so I don’t really think that’s what won us the race, but I think we made the right call there.”
Hoffman and Ryan Gustin went back and forth for second throughout the Feature, but Hoffman prevailed at the end over Gustin in third. Behind them, Tim McCreadie and Tyler Erb completed the top five.
UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision contests the first of two back-to-back crown jewels with the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury Speedway on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. Tickets will be available at the gate.
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