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November 7, 2026

Ross Dominates andScott Breaks through at Deuces Wild

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Nov. 7, 2026) — Eli Ross took the lead from the outside pole and dominated leading all 20 laps of the Pannell Chipping A-Main on night one of the Deuces Wild Championship at Texas Motor Speedway. Pole starter Scott Crigler finished second, followed by Tyler Wolff and Rodney Sanders. Sawyer Crigler moved from eighth to fifth.

By finishing three spots ahead of his son, Scott Crigler extended his championship lead to 29 points heading into Saturday’s 25-lap finale. Scott leads the father-and-son title fight with 928 points to Sawyer’s 899. Rookie Kayden Clatt sits third with 785 points.

Clatt set quick time in Thursday’s Deatherage Opticians Qualifying at 15.878 seconds. Scott Crigler won Friday’s Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning Heat 1, and Ross took the Smith Equipment Company Heat 2 before going on to win the feature.

Late Model Media Results · 17 Entries

Pannell Chipping A-Main

1. Eli Ross 2. Scott Crigler 3. Tyler Wolff 4. Rodney Sanders 5. Sawyer Crigler 6. Kayden Clatt 7. Brandon Morton 8. Joey Smith 9. Patrik Daniel 10. Nate Jantz 11. Jason Sivils 12. Chase Raymond 13. Arin Lawrence 14. John Rowland 15. Josh McGaha 16. Dakota Dillin 17. Jake Nightingale

Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning Heat 1

1. Scott Crigler 2. Patrik Daniel 3. Brandon Morton 4. Kayden Clatt 5. Nate Jantz 6. Jason Sivils 7. Chase Raymond 8. Josh McGaha 9. Arin Lawrence

Smith Equipment Company Heat 2

1. Eli Ross 2. Tyler Wolff 3. Rodney Sanders 4. Sawyer Crigler 5. Joey Smith 6. Dakota Dillin 7. John Rowland 8. Jake Nightingale

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying

1. Kayden Clatt 2. Eli Ross 3. Scott Crigler 4. Jake Nightingale 5. Brandon Morton 6. Rodney Sanders 7. Patrik Daniel 8. Tyler Wolff 9. Nate Jantz 10. Sawyer Crigler 11. Jason Sivils 12. Joey Smith 13. Chase Raymond 14. John Rowland 15. Arin Lawrence 16. Dakota Dillin

USRA American Racer Modified Series presented by Day Motor Sports

Stormy Scott earned his first USRA American Racer Modified Series win of 2026 and rookie Talan Willis clinched the series championship with a third-place finish Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway.  

Stormy Scott and Tyler Wolff started side by side on the front row and battled through the first half of the 20-lap Pannell Chipping A-Main. Scott eventually took command, but Wolff stayed within striking distance. The race’s only caution came out on the white-flag lap, setting up a green-white-checkered finish and giving Wolff one last shot. Scott pulled clear on the restart to secure his first ARMS win of 2026.

Wolff finished second, and Willis advanced from fifth to third to clinch the championship. The rookie from Elizabeth, Louisiana, enters Saturday’s finale with 1,062 points and an insurmountable 105-point lead over Scott. Kale Westover sits third with 818 points after finishing sixth Friday. Wyatt Gaggero and Bo Day rounded out the feature’s top five.

Tyler Stevens won the Real Racing Wheels B-Main. Scott won the Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat 1, Matthew Day took the Smith Equipment Company Heat 2, Wolff won the Kevko Racing Heat 3 and Gaggero claimed the Swift Springs Heat 4. In Thursday’s Deatherage Opticians Qualifying, Dean Abbey led Group A at 17.933 seconds and Wolff topped Group B with the fastest official lap of the night at 17.668.

Modified Media Results · 41 Entries

Pannell Chipping A-Main

1. Stormy Scott 2. Tyler Wolff 3. Talan Willis 4. Wyatt Gaggero 5. Bo Day 6. Kale Westover 7. Shane Hartline 8. Triston Dycus 9. Rodney Sanders 10. Matthew Day 11. Chad Melton 12. Dean Abbey 13. Mason Day 14. Ryan Murphy 15. Casey Fowler 16. Chase Neill 17. Davis Lemaster 18. Chris Henigan 19. Tyler Stevens 20. Jason Hughes 21. Jason Langford 22. Fred Wojtek 23. Kevin Rowland 24. Mike Dillard

Real Racing Wheels B-Main

1. Tyler Stevens 2. Jason Langford 3. Davis Lemaster 4. Chase Neill 5. AJ Sharpensteen 6. William Gould 7. Bobby Malchus 8. Jake Upchurch 9. David Tanner 10. Dillon Pike 11. Clayton Thompson 12. Bradley Bracey 13. Shawn Johnson 14. Harold Winton Jr. 15. James McCreery 16. Chadd Howell 17. Peyton Gallardo 18. Cody Duke 19. Theron Pierce 20. Rusty Trevathan Jr. 21. Kohl McCutcheon

Rick Beebe Heating & Air Conditioning Heat 1

1. Stormy Scott 2. Triston Dycus 3. Chad Melton 4. Dean Abbey 5. Mason Day 6. Tyler Stevens 7. Jason Langford 8. Clayton Thompson 9. Bobby Malchus 10. Jake Upchurch 11. William Gould

Smith Equipment Company Heat 2

1. Matthew Day 2. Rodney Sanders 3. Bo Day 4. Jason Hughes 5. Fred Wojtek 6. James McCreery 7. Chase Neill 8. David Tanner 9. Theron Pierce 10. Kohl McCutcheon

Kevko Racing Heat 3

1. Tyler Wolff 2. Mike Dillard 3. Shane Hartline 4. Ryan Murphy 5. Casey Fowler 6. Davis Lemaster 7. Peyton Gallardo 8. William Gould 9. Cody Duke 10. Shawn Johnson 11. Rusty Trevathan Jr.

Swift Springs Heat 4

1. Wyatt Gaggero 2. Talan Willis 3. Chris Henigan 4. Kale Westover 5. Kevin Rowland 6. Chadd Howell 7. AJ Sharpensteen 8. Dillon Pike 9. Bradley Bracey 10. Harold Winton Jr.

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying Group A

1. Dean Abbey 2. Matthew Day 3. Stormy Scott 4. Rodney Sanders 5. Triston Dycus 6. Bo Day 7. Chad Melton 8. Jason Hughes 9. Jason Langford 10. David Tanner 11. Mason Day 12. James McCreery 13. Clayton Thompson 14. Fred Wojtek 15. Jake Upchurch 16. Kohl McCutcheon 17. Tyler Stevens 18. Chase Neill 19. Bobby Malchus

Deatherage Opticians Qualifying Group B

1. Tyler Wolff 2. Talan Willis 3. Mike Dillard 4. Wyatt Gaggero 5. Shane Hartline 6. Chris Henigan 7. Ryan Murphy 8. Chadd Howell 9. Casey Fowler 10. Dillon Pike 11. Peyton Gallardo 12. AJ Sharpensteen 13. Rusty Trevathan Jr. 14. Bradley Bracey 15. Shawn Johnson 16. Kevin Rowland 17. Cody Duke 18. Harold Winton Jr. 19. Davis Lemaster 20. Kale Westover

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