CONCORD, N.C. — Chris Madden is back like he never left.
In his first World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models start since May, Madden was quickest in SeaFoam Qualifying for Thursday’s World of Outlaws World Finals program with a time of 14.785 seconds.
Madden, piloting a No.44 Team22 Inc. late model, is chasing his first win at The Dirt Track at Charlotte since 2019 in front of his family and a large Carolina fanbase that cheer for him.
“We’re just out here having fun,” Madden said. “It feels good to start off well, it feels good to have fun with it. We’re coming to a place that I love to race at. I got a huge fanbase here, so it’s exciting to be able to go out and get a Quick Time in front of my family and fans that come to support me.”
The highest qualifier of the series title contenders Bobby Pierce, who qualified second to Madden in Group A with a 14.864 lap time. Nick Hoffman finished eighth in Group B by recording a time of 15.099.
Series points leader Brandon Sheppard has the most work of the three championship drivers as he qualified 12th in Group A with a 15.097.
With rain falling prior to Friday’s World Finals qualifying session, it was postponed to Friday afternoon.
Thursday Qualifying Results
Group A Qualifying (Thursday) (2 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Madden, 00:14.785[15]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:14.864[21]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:14.894[2]; 4. 96-Tanner English, 00:14.924[6]; 5. 7-Drake Troutman, 00:14.971[18]; 6. 17M-Dale McDowell, 00:15.004[27]; 7. 74X-Ethan Dotson, 00:15.008[28]; 8. 09-Michael Leach, 00:15.039[4]; 9. 57-Zack Mitchell, 00:15.045[9]; 10. 97JR-Cody Overton, 00:15.055[10]; 11. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.056[23]; 12. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:15.097[8]; 13. 97-Cade Dillard, 00:15.126[1]; 14. 93-Carson Ferguson, 00:15.159[31]; 15. L114-Evan Koehler, 00:15.279[30]; 16. F1-Payton Freeman, 00:15.283[14]; 17. 87-Ross Bailes, 00:15.284[12]; 18. 6-Jonathan Davenport, 00:15.324[11]; 19. 22-Chris Ferguson, 00:15.354[13]; 20. 119-Bryan Bernheisel, 00:15.387[20]; 21. 8A-Austin Holcombe, 00:15.398[7]; 22. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:15.410[17]; 23. 4-Kale Green, 00:15.445[32]; 24. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:15.456[16]; 25. 19-Dustin Sorensen, 00:15.561[22]; 26. 14C-Haiden Cowan, 00:15.690[5]; 27. 51-Logan Seavey, 00:15.923[25]; 28. 17Z-Seth Zacharias, 00:15.925[26]; 29. 75-Daniel Adam, 00:15.947[3]; 30. 24-Tyler Wyant, 00:16.146[29]; 31. 4S-Danny Snyder, 00:16.213[19]; 32. 42-Hardy Youmans III, 00:17.630[24]; 33. 93C-Cory Crapser, 00:17.630[33]
Group B Qualifying (Thursday) (2 Laps): 1. 114-Jordan Koehler, 00:14.929[7]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:14.967[28]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:14.973[4]; 4. 111-Max Blair, 00:15.017[3]; 5. 11-Austin Smith, 00:15.052[11]; 6. 8-Kyle Strickler, 00:15.053[5]; 7. 71-Hudson O’Neal, 00:15.097[14]; 8. 9-Nick Hoffman, 00:15.099[16]; 9. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:15.120[15]; 10. 16-Tyler Bruening, 00:15.180[22]; 11. 8M-Dillon McCowan, 00:15.186[23]; 12. 88-Trent Ivey, 00:15.212[33]; 13. 49-Luke Morey, 00:15.277[29]; 14. B1-Brent Larson, 00:15.287[6]; 15. 15-Ethan Wilson, 00:15.292[9]; 16. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain, 00:15.307[24]; 17. 22*-Max McLaughlin, 00:15.319[19]; 18. 421-Anthony Sanders, 00:15.348[31]; 19. 58V-Tim McCreadie, 00:15.377[25]; 20. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:15.410[21]; 21. 215-Jamison McBride, 00:15.430[17]; 22. 7J-Dalton Jacobs, 00:15.458[10]; 23. 16W-Ben Watkins, 00:15.471[13]; 24. 23-Beckham Malone, 00:15.530[20]; 25. 15K-Wil Herrington, 00:15.580[18]; 26. 18P-Gray Parton, 00:15.744[26]; 27. 28B-Carson Brown, 00:15.818[2]; 28. 3-Brent Robinson, 00:15.822[30]; 29. 55-Benji Hicks, 00:15.899[27]; 30. 07-Brian Ledbetter, 00:16.029[12]; 31. 219-Gavin Cowan, 00:16.046[32]; 32. 618-Kevin Wilson, 00:16.291[1]; 33. 14W-Dustin Walker, 00:16.641[8]