Kyle Strickler rebounds for Volusia WoO LMS victory

By Series PR

Posted 5:21PM on Thursday 11th February 2021 ( 3 years ago )

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – After falling back at the start of Wednesday night’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series DIRTcar Nationals opener, Kyle Strickler rebounded to score the victory at Florida’s Volusia Speeway Park.

He fell from fourth to eighth in a lap, but by lap 34 he had worked back inside the top-four and was challenging for a podium finish. Then, with three laps to go, as the leader slowed to the wall, he reached the peak.

Minutes later, the win was his – his second World of Outlaws victory in 12 starts, his second in a row, and second in a row at Volusia.

“We took that green, I went straight backward,” Strickler said with a chuckle. “I was like, ‘Man, we messed up and picked the wrong tire or made the wrong adjustment or something. Got to lap traffic there and all the leaders went to the top and the car really came to us. I said, ‘I’m not going to let a Modified guy beat me, I’m going to the front.’”

Strickler, a rookie, maintains the series points lead – 34 points ahead of Ricky Weiss – as he’s decided to join the World of Outlaws 2021 tour full-time with the PPC Motorsports team.

Hudson O’Neal finished in second, with Ricky Thornton in third, Jimmy Owens in fourth and Brian Shirley in fifth.

Tyler Bruening, Ross Bailes, Ryan Gustin, Ricky Weiss and Josh Richards rounded out the top 10.

The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series is back in action on Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park. For more information, visit WorldofOutlaws.com.

WoO Morton Buildings Late Model Series
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
DIRTcar Nationals – February 10, 2021

1. 8-Kyle Strickler
2. 71-Hudson O’Neal
3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton
4. 20-Jimmy Owens
5. 3S-Brian Shirley
6. 16-Tyler Bruening
7. 58-Ross Bailes
8. 19R-Ryan Gustin
9. 7-Ricky Weiss
10. 14-Josh Richards
11. O-Scott Bloomquist
12. 56-Tony Jackson
13. OE-Rick Eckert
14. 99B-Boom Briggs
15. 40B-Kyle Bronson
16. 7R-Ross Robinson
17. 2-Dan Stone
18. 97-Cade Dillard
19. 29V-Darrell Lanigan
20. 1-Brandon Sheppard
21. 28-Dennis Erb
22. 14B-John Baker
23. 72-Mike Norris
24. 18-Chase Junghans
25. 25-Shane Clanton
26. 6-Blake Spencer
27. 12-Ashton Winger
28. 54-David Breazeale
29. OS-Ryan Scott
30. 32-Bobby Pierce
31. 9-Devin Moran
32. 76-Brandon Overton
33. 39-Tim McCreadie

Kyle Strickler celebrates in victory lane after scoring Wednesday night's WoO Morton Buildings Late Model Series win at Volusia Speedway Park. Photo: Jacy Norgaard

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