It's Tyler's World

Eighteen racers gathered Friday night at the bullring in Bentonville for the third annual running of the Little World 100. (Mr. Smooth), Brad "Frenchy" Bennington started off the night in qualifying by setting fast time of 2.436 seconds, followed by a "Fast 6 Dash" of the six fastest qualifiers: Bennington at 2.436, Alan Sagi with a 2.444, Joe Shiflett ran a 2.456, Matt Williamson qualified with a 2.510, Mike Parrill, Sr. a 2.522, and Dwain Welsh was sixth with a 2.528. That is .092 seconds from 1st to 6th, folks! Mike Parrill, Sr. would win over Welsh, Sagi, Benningtion, Shiflett, and Williamson.

Heat winners for the night were Bennington, who took the lead away from Jeremy Tinsman with a last lap pass. Heat #2 had Mike Parrill, Sr. passing race leader Alan Sagi on Lap 16 to lead to the checkers. Heat #3 saw Lee Canfield take the point on Lap 18 from Joe Shiflett and hold on for the win.

Mains were won by Nick Canfield in the D-Main with J. P. Welsh taking the C-Main. The B-Main sent winner Joe Shiflett, Tyler Williamson, and J. P. Welsh to the show. This race was a nail biter to the end with only 4 laps separating 1st to 6th.

When the green flag flew on the feature, Lee Canfield would jump out from his 3rd starting spot and lead until Shiflett got by him on Lap 7 and started what appeared to be a Shiflett-Bennington show with the two swapping the lead five times. But somebody forgot to uninvite Williamson to this little party as he would put his 1D replica in the lead on a Lap 87 pass and keep it perfect to the end, taking his second World 100 globe in a row. Tyler drove a perfect race with NO wrecks in 100 laps, which is becoming what is necessary to win at The Cave.

Finishing order: Williamson, Bennington (2nd), Shiflett (3rd), Canfield (4th), J.P. Welsh (5th), and Parrill, Sr. (6th).

Six lead changes among four drivers: Canfield (Laps 1-6); Shiflett (Laps 7-11); Bennington (Laps 12-49); Shifflett (Laps 50-51); Bennington (Laps 52-55), Shiflett (Laps 56-86); and Williamson (Laps 87-100).

1. Williamson - 100 laps

2. Bennington - 100 laps

3. Shiflett - 99 laps

4. Canfield - 94 laps