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AUBURNDALE SPEEDWAY FINALLY RETURNS TO ACTION SATURDAY FOR FAITH AND FAMILY NIGHT

It was June 24th when a wheel last turned in competition at Auburndale Speedway and even that night was interrupted by Mother Nature. The planned “Summer break” was extended due to a mean old lady named Irma, but damage from the hurricane has been repaired and the track will return to action this Saturday night for Harvest Meat Markets Faith & Family Night.

Church members who bring a church bulletin, ID or shirt will receive $5 off the regular adult admission. Also, teen groups and their leaders will be admitted free just by contacting track Marketing Manager Rick Bristol (407-497-0448).

It’s also Big Brother and Big Sister Night as well plus the Fellows Trucking Kids Club for ages 5-12 begins at 5:15 pm. Kids can still sign up for the Kids Club before things get under way, so get the youngsters there early to get signed up and have some fun.

As far as the racing goes, the Sunshine State Challenge Series (SSCS) Street-Stocks will compete for 50 laps while the V-8 Bombers will duke it out for 40 circuits of the speedway. The popular antique and classic Stock Cars, Modifieds, Sprint Cars and Midgets of the Daytona Antique Auto Racing Association (DAARA) will be featured along with action for the Q Mini Stocks, Scramblers and Mini Cup cars.

Ander Jackson of Punta Gorda currently holds a 19 point edge on Venice driver Kenny Gibson in the SSCS Street Stock points. Danny Caylor of Lehigh is third in points, some 24 markers behind Gibson. Bradenton’s James Nanney is fourth in points while local Auburndale driver Steven O’steen rounds out the current top five.

James Wright III has all but wrapped up the 2017 V-8 Bomber title even though there are several races left for the class. Wright is now exactly 100 points in front of Danny Burchfield who is 20 points up on third place Bubba Healey.
In the Q Mini Stocks, veteran Chris Narramore, Sr. has a comfy 75 point advantage over Colt Cecil with Jonh Cummins, Jr. nipping at Cecil’s heels, just five points behind him. The Mini Cup class is the closest right now as Russell Bush has seen his big point lead trimmed to just 13 by youngster Douglas Herrin, Jr. In the Scramblers, Dustin Wilson has been the dominant force as he now sits 65 points up on Keith Cantrill while William Kerns is just nine markers behind Cantrill.

Pit gates open Saturday afternoon at 3 pm with practice getting under way at
3:45 pm. Grandstand gates open at 5 pm with qualifying for the SSCS Street Stocks and the V-8 Bombers at 6:15 pm. Racing gets under way at 7 pm with eight lap heat races for the Scramblers, Mini Cups, DAARA cars and the Q Mini Stocks.

The Scramblers will be first up for feature race action followed by the Mini Cups and then the 50-lap contest for the SSCS Street Stocks.

After intermission the DAARA teams will compete in their feature events followed by the Q Mini Stocks. The 40-lap V-8 Bomber headliner will then wrap up the evening’s activity.

Adult admission for the evening of action is just $15 with seniors 55+ $13.
Children ages 5-12 are only $5 and all kids 4 and under get in free. The family 4-pack is just $32 for two adult and two children’s admissions (a $40 value). Pit passes are $30 per person and all parking is free. Again, church members who bring a church bulletin, ID or shirt will receive $5 off the regular adult admission.

Photo Credit: Robert Howell Photo

By Scott|2017-09-28T18:09:27-04:00September 28th, 2017|Auburndale Speedway, Local, Racing News|Comments Off

2018 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks Dates Announced!

BATAVIA, OH (September 20, 2017) – The highly-anticipated kickoff to the 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season begins with a nine-race stretch in February. Marking some of the most important dates on the motorsports calendar, fans will enjoy an action-packed schedule of nine events in ten days, at three different venues in Georgia and Florida.

The 2018 LOLMDS campaign will begin February 1st-3rd at Golden Isles Speedway with the annual Super Bowl of Racing. The 4/10-mile oval will host an Open Practice for all drivers on Thursday, February 1st – followed by two thrilling nights of racing. Each night, a complete program will be highlighted by $10,000-to-win main event on Friday night and a $12,000-to-win finale on Saturday night.

To purchase tickets or find more information, call the track office at: (912) 386-0061 or visit: www.gisdirt.com.

The tour then heads to the Sunshine State for the 42nd Annual Wrisco Industries East Bay Winternationals. The LOLMDS will invade the 1/3-mile bullring on Sunday, February 4th for an Open Practice – followed by six straight nights of racing action. From February 5th through February 10th the nation’s top dirt late model drivers will battle in pursuit of nearly $200,000 in prize money. Each day will feature a full program that includes: Hot Laps, Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, Strawberry Dash, and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series main event.

Advanced ticket sales for the 42nd Annual Wrisco Industries East Bay Winternationals will begin on Monday, October 2nd. To purchase tickets or find more information, visit: www.ebrp.co.

The LOLMDS Speedweeks slate wraps up at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, FL on Sunday, February 11th. The Lucas Oil Winter Nationals will include a complete program of: Hot Laps, Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win main event.

For additional information, visit: www.bubbaracewaypark.com.

2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speedweeks Schedule:

Date	Venue	City, State	Event	Laps	To Win
Thursday, February 1, 2018	Golden Isles Speedway	Brunswick, GA	Super Bowl of Racing	Open Practice
Friday, February 2, 2018	Golden Isles Speedway	Brunswick, GA	Super Bowl of Racing	50	$10,000
Saturday, February 3, 2018	Golden Isles Speedway	Brunswick, GA	Super Bowl of Racing	60	$12,000
Sunday, February 4, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	Open Practice
Monday, February 5, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	25	$5,000
Tuesday, February 6, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	25	$5,000
Wednesday, February 7, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	35	$7,000
Thursday, February 8, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	45	$7,000
Friday, February 9, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	50	$10,000
Saturday, February 10, 2018	East Bay Raceway Park	Tampa, FL	42nd Annual Wrisco Industries Winternationals	60	$12,000
Sunday, February 11, 2018	Bubba Raceway Park	Ocala, FL	Lucas Oil Winter Nationals	50	$10,000

—Lucas Oil Late Models Press Release

By Scott|2017-09-20T18:18:32-04:00September 20th, 2017|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

2017 CRA Fall Brawl up next for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Championship Chase

Salem, IN. (September 20, 2017) – The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance will return to action this Sunday at the famed Lucas Oil Raceway, located just outside of Indianapolis in Brownsburg, Indiana. The 2017 CRA Fall Brawl Presented by EDCO Welding has become a very popular stock car racing event in central Indiana with each feature winner getting an event signature trophy that includes a pair of boxing gloves. There will be feature racing action from five different series including three CRA divisions, the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Powered by JEGS and the Lawrence Towing CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS, plus the NSTA Top Speed Modifieds and the Vore’s Compact Touring Series.

Sunday’s Hart’s Auto Center 100 Presented by JEGS.com will be the tenth race of the season for the crate late model series sanctioned by Champion Racing Association. Cole Williams won the series season opener on May 21st at Bristol Motor Speedway and the “Masters of the Pro’s” 144 at Lebanon I-44 Speedway on July 3rd. Jack Smith won the series second event of the season on June 17th at Salem Speedway. Michigan veteran racer Brian Campbell won on July 15th at Berlin Raceway. Kyle Hayden won at Auto City Speedway on August 5th. 14 year old series rookie Carson Hocevar has now won a series leading three events so far this season, getting wins at Kil-Kare Raceway on July 9th, on August 18th at Birch Run Speedway and on September 3 at Winchester Speedway. Kyle Crump won the series last event at Owosso Speedway on September 9th.

With his win at Winchester, the first race of the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Championship Chase, Hocevar is currently the only driver locked into the Championship Chase final event to race for the series season Championship on Friday, October 6th at Winchester Speedway. Sunday’s event will be the last Championship Chase event prior to the Championship event, there are seven other drivers competing for the three remaining spots.

Jack Dossey III comes into Saturday’s event second in Championship Chase points to Hocevar, he is 11 points ahead of third place Michael Clancy Jr. Thomas Hufferd is currently in the pivotal fourth place position, 16 points behind Clancy Jr. Austin Kunert is in fifth place, ten points behind Hufferd. Rookie Hope Hornish and Thomas Woodin are tied for sixth place, they are 12 points behind Kunert. Jack Smith is in eighth, he is 17 points behind Hornish and Woodin. All eight of the Championship Chase drivers are entered for Sunday’s event.

Other top CRA drivers entered include Berlin winner Brian Campbell, who has three ARCA/CRA Super Series wins in 2017, Trever McCoy, rookie Mandy Chick, Anthony Danta, Tyler Hufford, Chad Pendleton, James Krueger, Joe Cooksey and ARCA/CRA Super Series competitor Brett Robinson is entered to make his series debut. Three Berlin Raceway racers, who also race part-time with CRA, are entered, including Chris Koslek, Ben Welch and Alec Carll.

2016 event winner Jeff Cannon, a former Illiana Motor Speedway Track Champion, is entered to defend his win. Bowling Green, Kentucky native Dillon Oliver is entered for his second series event of the season after leading several laps at the series Bristol Motor Speedway event in May. Recently crowned Spartan Speedway Performance Automotive Northwest Spartan Stock Series Champion Brandon Varney is entered to make his series debut on Sunday. Fellow Michigan racer Zachary Tinkle is also entered to make his CRA debut on Sunday.

The 2017 CRA Fall Brawl Presented by EDCO Welding gets started on Saturday, with the pit gates opening at 9:00am. Practice starts at 12:30pm for all five divisions divisions, each division will get two rounds of practice. Qualifying for all five divisions begins at 4:00pm on Saturday to set their Sunday feature line-ups.

On Sunday, pit gates open at 10:00am. Racing will begin at 1pm and will include the Elwood Antique Mall and Flea Market 40 Presented by Lyons Truck and Trailer for the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman, the Hart’s Auto Center 100 Presented by JEGS.com for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, the McGunegill Engine Performance 40 Presented by PGG Enterprises for the Lawrence Towing CRA Street Stocks, the Norton Transport 40 for the NSTA Top Speed Modifeds and the D & J Sales 25 for the Vore’s Compact Touring Series to finish off the day.

More event and track information is available at www.lucasoilraceway.com.

More information on the CRA series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

By Scott|2017-09-20T18:06:39-04:00September 20th, 2017|CRA Racing Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Henry Hornsby III Wins FASTRAK National Weekly Points Championship

Carnesville, GA – Henry Hornsby III of Bradley, WV claimed the 2017 FASTRAK Weekly Points Championship. Hornsby, who drives the number 39 Longhorn, collected nine wins during his Championship campaign. He is sponsored by Henry’s Radiator Shop, AAA Mini Storage and Bradley Car Wash.
Kyle Lukon of Washington, PA came in second in the points standings in the number 184 Rocket, reaching victory lane seven times. He was followed up Hartwell, GA’s Frankie Beard who piloted the number 2 Mastersbilt to five wins in 2017. Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA, claiming five wins this season, finished in fourth with Parker Herring of Hartwell, GA rounding out the top five, with two wins.

TJ Salango of Glen Daniel, WV was sixth. Drew Benfield of Toccoa, GA was seventh. Michael Bland of Pineville, WV was eighth. Tyler Stutler of Lost Creek, WV was ninth. Tyler Arrington of Honaker, VA rounded out the top ten of the 2017 FASTRAK National Weekly Points standings.
The Championship points total is calculated by a driver’s best fifteen finishes throughout the season. Once a driver has reached fifteen races, additional races begin to replace lower finishes, giving each driver their fifteen best finishes of the season. The weekly points cut-off was Labor Day.
Hornsby will be presented with the $10,000 top prize at the FASTRAK Awards Banquet in January. The National Weekly Points fund pays through the top ten. The FASTRAK Awards Banquet is open to anyone who would like to attend. Details on the banquet will be released in the coming weeks.

Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_SE and/or @FASTRAK_MOV on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

The 2017 marketing partners for the FASTRAK Racing Series are Chevrolet Performance, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuel, Beyea Headers, Rocket Chassis, TNT Race Cars, Arizona Sport Shirts, Simpson Safety Equipment, Safecraft Fire Suppression Systems, Rockauto.com, RacingJunk.com and Thomas Clarke Performance.

By Scott|2017-09-20T18:00:58-04:00September 20th, 2017|Fastrak Late Model Series, Racing News, Regional|Comments Off

First Look at Entry List for 46th Annual Winchester 400

One of the nation’s most prestigious Super Late Model races, the 46th Annual Winchester 400, will take place Sunday, October 8 at Winchester Speedway (IN). With three weeks remaining until the big race, ARCA/CRA Super Series officials released the first look at the entry list on Tuesday morning.

The list, which currently includes the names of 30 Super Late Model drivers, is headlined by defending Winchester 400 winner Travis Braden. The West Virginia driver will be returning to the high-banked Indiana oval hoping to add a second rifle to his collection.

In his way will be a stout field of drivers including Johnny VanDoorn, who is fresh off an ARCA/CRA Super Series win at Toledo Speedway (OH) this past weekend. Carrying the momentum of a win could help VanDoorn find his way to Winchester 400 victory lane for the first time in his career.

VanDoorn will be joined by fellow ARCA/CRA Super Series championship contenders Dalton Armstrong, Logan Runyon and Wes Griffith, Jr. Out of those four drivers, the driver with the best finish at Winchester will be crowned the 2017 series champion.

A pair of Southern Super Series championship contenders – Stephen Nasse and Chandler Smith – are also slated to make the trip to Indiana once their championship battle concludes. They will be joined by defending Southern Super Series champion Donnie Wilson.

Steven Wallace will make the trip from North Carolina to Winchester in hopes of earning his first Winchester rifle.

Kyle Busch Motorsports will be loading up and bringing not one, but two drivers who are both in search of their first rifle. Cole Rouse, a regular behind the wheel of a KBM Late Model, will make his first Winchester 400 trip with KBM, while NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Noah Gragson will be making his second SLM start this season for the team.

Another big team bringing in two drivers is David Gilliland Racing. Raphael Lessard will be making his return to Winchester after having a strong run in last year’s race. Chase Purdy will also be back behind the wheel of a DGR Super Late Model.

The Fury Race Cars team with young stars Harrison Burton and Christian Eckes hope to be a force to be reckon with at Winchester. Eckes, the defending Snowball Derby champion, is hoping to add the Winchester 400 to his resume while Burton is hoping to continue a hot streak and add a Super Late Model crown jewel win to his resume.

Hope Hornish recently competed at Winchester where she was consistently running in the top five among some stiff competition. She is returning for the big 400-lap feature hoping to have the same strength and become the first female to win the Winchester 400.

Rick Turner, the all-time leader in CRA starts, is also entered with hopes of adding another start to his career total.

The Midwest scene will be represented by drivers such as Jon Beach, inaugural ARCA/CRA Super Series champion Kenny Tweedy, former JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour champion Dan Leeck, Jack Dossey III, Scott Whitehouse, 2016 Winchester 400 runner-up Eddie VanMeter, Hunter Jack, Terry Fisher Jr., Rich Segvich and Kyle Crump.

Other drivers traveling to Indiana include Tennessee’s Mason Mingus, North Carolina’s Trevor Noles and Pennsylvania’s Jordan Miller.

A full list of current entries for the 46th Annual Winchester 400 can be seen below. The list below is a list of early entries with more drivers expected to be added to the list prior to the event.

For more information on the Winchester 400, visit www.cra-racing.com.

—CRA Press Release

By Scott|2017-09-20T17:48:38-04:00September 20th, 2017|CRA Racing Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Mike Marlar Wins Night #2 at Knoxville Raceway

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 15, 2017) Defending Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals winner Mike Marlar, came from the seventh starting spot to win Friday night’s 25-lap preliminary feature event. Marlar took the lead on lap 20 from Tim McCreadie and then held off the field for the win. Marlar’s Ronnie Delk-owned Rocket Chassis became the second driver in the 13-year history of the event to score a perfect night in points.

McCreadie came home in second, with the previous night’s winner, Josh Richards taking third. Brandon Sheppard was fourth, with Chris Simpson completing the top five drivers.

McCreadie’s Sweeteners Plus, Longhorn would grab the lead at the start of the main event. He led one lap before Sheppard took control of the race on the second circuit. Sheppard held a healthy lead over McCreadie for most of the first half of the race, but McCreadie slowly reeled Sheppard in, passing him for the lead on the 18th lap.

A caution then bunched the field up as McCreadie led another lap after the restart and then Marlar got around him for the top spot. Marlar led the rest of the way to take his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season.

Marlar commented on his win in Lucas Oil Victory Lane: “When I got to third, I thought man this is an awesome race. Thanks to the fans for coming out tonight, they saw a good show. Ronnie Delk does not have any bad equipment. I wouldn’t call it a back-up car, it’s just the car were using tonight.”

Marlar will sit on the pole for the $40,000 to win finale on Saturday Night and was extremely pleased with his car and team. “We had a really good racecar tonight. My crew is just awesome. They got this car ready to go tonight. I have a lot of hometown people up here helping me this weekend and I appreciate every one of them.”

McCreadie had failed to make the feature on Thursday Night, yet rebounded to a runner-up finish. “We were good down on the bottom. We didn’t need that caution. You have to slow down so much entering the corner that someone on the outside has the momentum on you. I thought it was going to be Brandon [Sheppard] but it was Marlar and those guys that know what they are doing. We are going to work on our car and hopefully get better for tomorrow night.”

Richards came from the eighth starting position tonight to place third. “The track was a lot slicker tonight. We left the car alone after we tried some stuff early on. Mike did a great job. He has really fast car and we are going to have to get better to beat him tomorrow night.”

Marlar’s car is powered by a Cornett Racing Engines and is sponsored by Delk Equipment Sales, RS Trading Company, Sunoco Race Fuels, Integra, Modern Images, and GW Performance.

Completing the top ten were Jimmy Mars, Chase Junghans, Bobby Pierce, Darrell Lanigan, and Gregg Satterlee.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday, September 15th, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Mike Marlar / 17.511 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport / 17.612 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Rodney Sanders, Jared Landers, Dave Eckrich, Jordan Yaggy, Joey Moriarty, Spencer Diercks, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jonathan Brauns

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Hudson O’Neal, Jason Feger, Gregg Satterlee, Jimmy Owens, Dale McDowell, Kyle Bronson, Matt Furman, Jay Johnson, Colton Flinner-DNS

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Brandon Sheppard, Jimmy Mars, Tyler Bruening, Shannon Babb, Chad Simpson, Jake O’Neil, Randy Timms, Bob King

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Chase Junghans, Tim McCreadie, Bobby Pierce, Steve Francis, Jonathan Davenport, Ryan Gustin, Timothy Culp, Scott Bloomquist, Mike Fryer

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Josh Richards, Chris Simpson, Boom Briggs, Billy Moyer, Brent Larson, Tyler Erb, Brian Shirley, Justin Duty

ASi Racewear Heat Race #6 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Darrell Lanigan, Kent Robinson, Jesse Stovall, Don O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Billy Moyer, Jr., Jeremiah Hurst, Tim Lance

Penske Racing Shocks C-Main Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer to Back of B-Main): Dennis Erb, Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Spencer Diercks, Timothy Culp, Matt Furman, Randy Timms, Jeremiah Hurst, Mike Fryer, Justin Duty, Tim Lance-DNS, Brian Shirley-DNS, Jay Johnson-DNS, Bob King-DNS, Jonathan Brauns-DNS, Colton Flinner-DNS

Fast Shafts B-Main Finish (15 Laps, Top 6 Transfer to Back of A-Main): Don O’Neal, Jimmy Owens, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dale McDowell, Chad Simpson, Tyler Erb, Kyle Bronson, Dennis Erb, Jr., Shannon Babb, Steve Francis, Brent Larson, Ryan Gustin, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jordan Yaggy, Joey Moriarty, Dave Eckrich, Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer, Spencer Diercks, Timothy Culp, Jake O’Neil, Jonathan Davenport

Feature Finish (25 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	7	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$7,000
2	2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$4,000
3	8	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$3,000
4	3	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$2,000
5	6	32S	Chris Simpson	Oxford, IA	$1,500
6	11	28m	Jimmy Mars	Menomonie, WI	$1,000
7	12	18	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$900
8	18	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$800
9	4	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$700
10	9	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	$600
11	22	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	$580
12	23	25	Chad Simpson	Mt. Vernon, IA	$560
13	21	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$740
14	20	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$720
15	15	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$500
16	1	20S	Rodney Sanders	Happy, TX	$490
17	5	1777	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR	$480
18	10	7R	Kent Robinson	Bloomington, IN	$470
19	24	91	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	$460
20	14	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	$450
21	16	00	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	$440
22	17	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	$430
23	13	25F	Jason Feger	Bloomington, IL	$410
24	19	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$600

Race Statistics

Entrants: 53

Lap Leaders: Tim McCreadie (Lap 1); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 2 – 17); Tim McCreadie (Laps 18 – 19); Mike Marlar (Laps 20 – 25)

Cautions: Earl Pearson Jr., Don O’Neal (Lap 1); Boom Briggs (Lap 14); Jared Landers (Lap 18)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Wrisco Feature Winner: Mike Marlar
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Dale McDowell (Started: 22nd; Finished: 11th; Advanced 11 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Josh Richards
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Dale McDowell
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Mike Marlar

Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Josh Davis (Mike Marlar)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Lap #1 – 19.605 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (15 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Brandon Sheppard

Time of Race: 19 minutes 45 seconds

SATURDAY Penske Racing Shocks C-Main Line Up (15 Laps, Top 4 Transfer to Back of B-Main):

DRIVER	INSIDE	OUTSIDE	DRIVER
Dave Eckrich	58	21x	John Anderson
Jay Johnson	93	22B	Jonathan Brauns
Tim Lance	48	5T	Randy Timms
Joel Callahan	40	15D	Justin Duty
Mike Fryer	54	98	Jason Rauen
Colton Flinner	75	45	Bob King
Chris Spieker	56s	83	Scott James

SATURDAY Fast Shafts B-Main Line Up (20 Laps, Top 6 Transfer to Back of A-Main):

DRIVER	INSIDE	OUTSIDE	DRIVER
Jesse Stovall	00	15	Steve Francis
Kyle Bronson	40B	91	Tyler Erb
Jason Feger	25F	29	Spencer Diercks
Tyler Bruening	16	99B	Boom Briggs
Matt Furman	51	58H	Jeremiah Hurst
Dennis Erb Jr.	28	B1	Matt Larson
Ryan Gustin	24	21	Billy Moyer
Billy Moyer Jr.	21JR	51M	Joey Moriarty
Jordan Yaggy	77	OJ	Jake O’Neil

SATURDAY Feature Line Up (100 Laps):

DRIVER	INSIDE	OUTSIDE	DRIVER
Mike Marlar	157	49	Jonathan Davenport
Josh Richards	1R	1s	Brandon Sheppard
Don O’Neal	5	39	Tim McCreadie
Jared Landers	1777	32s	Chris Simpson
Darrell Lanigan	14	28m	Jimmy Mars
Jimmy Owens	20	0	Scott Bloomquist
Chad Simpson	25	22	Gregg Satterlee
Brian Shirley	3s	17m	Dale McDowell
Shannon Babb	18b	18	Chase Junghans
Bobby Pierce	32	20s	Rodney Sanders
Earl Pearson Jr.	1	71	Hudson O’Neal
Timothy Culp	c8	7R	Kent Robinson
B-Main – 1st	25th	26th	B-Main – 2nd
B-Main – 3rd	27th	28th	B-Main – 4th
B-Main – 5th	29th	30th	B-Main – 6th
LOLMDS Prov. 1	31st	32nd	LOLMDS Prov. 2

Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Point Standings:

Overall Pos	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	Night #1 POINTS	Night #2 POINTS	Total POINTS	Best Night POINTS
1	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	450	500	950	500
2	49	Jonathan Davenport	Williamston, SC	496	396	892	496
3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	484	494	978	494
4	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	463	484	947	484
4	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	484	441	925	484
6	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	407	483	890	483
7	1777	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR	482	456	938	482
8	32S	Chris Simpson	Oxford, IA	416	481	897	481
9	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	390	474	864	474
10	28m	Jimmy Mars	Menomonie, WI	447	471	918	471
11	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	451	463	914	463
11	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	463	391	854	463
13	25	Chad Simpson	Mt. Vernon, IA	456	462	918	462
13	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	436	462	898	462
13	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	462	330	792	462
16	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	454	460	914	460
16	18B	Shannon Babb	Mowequa, IL	460	397	857	460
18	18	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	452	458	910	458
19	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	455	438	893	455
19	20S	Rodney Sanders	Happy, TX	387	455	842	455
21	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	401	448	849	448
22	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	447	446	893	447
22	C8	Timothy Culp	Prattsville, AR	447	376	823	447
24	7R	Kent Robinson	Bloomington, IN	345	441	786	441
25	00	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	440	414	854	440
26	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	436	399	835	436
26	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	436	391	827	436
28	91	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	384	435	819	435
29	25F	Jason Feger	Bloomington, IL	425	433	858	433
30	29	Spencer Diercks	Davenport, IA	424	372	796	424
31	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	373	418	791	418
31	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	368	418	786	418
33	51	Matt Furman	Portland, OR	413	336	749	413
34	58H	Jeremiah Hurst	Dubuque, IA	401	324	725	401
35	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	381	397	778	397
36	B1	Brent Larson	Lake Elmo, MN	385	392	777	392
37	24	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown, IA	390	377	767	390
38	21	Billy Moyer	Batesville, AR	305	387	692	387
39	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	Batesville, AR	385	377	762	385
40	51M	Joey Moriarty	Phoenix, AZ	329	377	706	377
41	77	Jordan Yaggy	Rochester, MN	357	376	733	376
42	0J	Jake O’Neil	Tucson, AZ	327	373	700	373
43	58	Dave Eckrich	Oxford, IA	317	369	686	369
44	21X	John Anderson	Omaha, NE	363	0	363	363
45	93	Jay Johnson	W. Burlington, IA	360	313	673	360
46	22B	Jonathan Brauns	Muscatine, IA	338	302	640	338
47	48	Tim Lance	Brimfield, IL	326	333	659	333
48	5T	Randy Timms	Wheatland, OK	311	332	643	332
49	40	Joel Callahan	Dubuque, iA	320	0	320	320
50	15D	Justin Duty	Portland, OR	299	319	618	319
51	54	Mike Fryer	Freeport, IL	300	314	614	314
51	98	Jason Rauen	Farley, IA	314	0	314	314
53	75	Colton Flinner	Allison Park, PA	310	298	608	310
54	45	Bob King	Independence, MO	286	309	595	309
55	56S	Chris Spieker	Massena, IA	306	0	306	306
56	83	Scott James	Lawrenceburg, IN	290	0	290	290

By Scott|2017-09-16T16:56:49-04:00September 16th, 2017|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Richards Wins Opening Night of Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (September 14, 2017)- Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point leader, Josh Richards took the lead on lap 16 from Jared Landers and then held off Landers to take the opening night of the 14th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. Richards started ninth on the grid and darted around leader Jimmy Owens, who pulled out of the race while leading.

Landers – who missed the events at Knoxville Raceway last year due to health issues – finished second in the Larry Moring Motorsports, Black Diamond. Jonathan Davenport finished third in the G.R. Smith, Rocket Chassis. Brandon Sheppard finished in fourth, and Don O’Neal completed the top five.

The 25-lap race saw four different leaders with Kyle Bronson, Landers, Owens, and Richards each holding the top spot during the race. The 29-year-old Richards who has four second-place finishes in the $40,000 finale on Saturday night is seeking his first career win in the crown jewel event.

“We had a really good car,” said the winner in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “I hate it for Jimmy. He had a good car as well. I am not sure whether an oil line came off or what. Our car felt good on the bottom. We need to work on it some for Saturday’s big one. That cushion up against the wall was a little too treacherous for me. It feels good to get a win tonight. ”

“The car was really fast. This track is tricky. We have never won the big one here at Knoxville so this would be a good weekend to get it done. To get a big night under our belts like tonight means a lot. We will work on it tomorrow and hopefully be even better tomorrow night. ”

The Eric and Kelly Brock-owned, Best Performance Motorsports, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Bulk Material Lift, Valvoline, Corey Frazier-State Farm, Keyser, Riggs Motorsports, Integra, Sunoco, Alexander Lawn and Landscaping, and Ultimate Firepit.

Landers charged hard at the end, but couldn’t catch Richards even in traffic. “Thanks to all the crew guys for their help. This is a brand-new car – the first-time we have been on the track with it. I am happy right now. We had a good shot to win tonight.”

Davenport took the third spot after starting seventh. “I finally found a line I liked out there. It was tricky through one and two there. We will take some good notes from tonight and be ready for tomorrow night.”

Completing the top ten were Jimmy Mars, Dale McDowell, Bobby Pierce, Shannon Babb, and Chase Junghans.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport / 17.258 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 17.218 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Jason Feger, Chase Junghans, Tyler Bruening, Ryan Gustin, Rodney Sanders, Chris Spieker, Joey Moriarty, Mike Fryer, Earl Pearson, Jr.

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Don O’Neal, Matt Furman, Jesse Stovall, Jeremiah Hurst, Brian Shirley, Tim McCreadie, Joel Callahan, Kent Robinson, Scott James

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Josh Richards, Jimmy Owens, Jared Landers, Brent Larson, Jay Johnson, Jordan Yaggy, Colton Flinner, Jake O’Neil, Jason Rauen
QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Spencer Diercks, Timothy Culp, Shannon Babb, Scott Bloomquist, Chad Simpson, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tyler Erb, Billy Moyer, Boom Briggs, Justin Duty

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Steve Francis, Hudson O’Neal, Kyle Bronson, John Anderson, Gregg Satterlee, Billy Moyer, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Randy Timms, Tim Lance
ASi Racewear Heat Race #6 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Jimmy Mars, Dale McDowell, Brandon Sheppard, Chris Simpson, Bobby Pierce, Jonathan Brauns, Dave Eckrich, Bob King

Penske Racing Shocks C-Main Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer to Back of B-Main): Darrell Lanigan, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tyler Erb, Boom Briggs, Kent Robinson, Jonathan Brauns, Tim Lance, Joey Moriarty, Dave Eckrich, Randy Timms, Billy Moyer, Chris Spieker, Joel Callahan, Justin Duty, Mike Fryer, Jake O’Neil, , Colton Flinner, Jason Rauen-DNS, Scott James-DNS, Bob King-DNS

Fast Shafts B-Main Finish (15 Laps, Top 6 Transfer to Back of A-Main): Scott Bloomquist, Gregg Satterlee, Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Chad Simpson, Bobby Pierce, Chris Simpson, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Jeremiah Hurst, Brent Larson, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jordan Yaggy, Boom Briggs, Ryan Gustin, Jay Johnson, John Anderson, Rodney Sanders, Tyler Bruening, Darrell Lanigan, Tyler Erb

Feature Finish (25 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	9	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$7,000
2	1	1777	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR	$4,000
3	7	49	Jonathan Davenport	Williamston, SC	$3,000
4	22	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$2,000
5	3	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$1,500
6	16	28m	Jimmy Mars	Menomonie, WI	$1,000
7	12	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	$900
8	24	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$800
9	4	18B	Shannon Babb	Mowequa, IL	$700
10	11	18	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$600
11	23	25	Chad Simpson	Mt. Vernon, IA	$580
12	13	00	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	$560
13	21	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$540
14	10	C8	Timothy Culp	Prattsville, AR	$520
15	19	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$800
16	15	25F	Jason Feger	Bloomington, IL	$490
17	14	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	$480
18	18	29	Spencer Diercks	Davenport, IA	$470
19	6	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$460
20	2	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$450
21	17	51	Matt Furman	Portland, OR	$440
22	5	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$430
23	20	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	$610
24	8	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$400

Race Statistics
Entrants: 56
Lap Leaders: Kyle Bronson (Lap 1); Jared Landers (Laps 2 – 13); Jimmy Owens (Laps 14 – 15); Josh Richards (Laps 16 – 25)
Cautions: Steve Francis (Lap 4); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 10)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Wrisco Feature Winner: Josh Richards
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Started: 22nd; Finished: 4th; Advanced 18 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Josh Richards
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Josh Richards
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Hudson O’Neal
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Josh Richards)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Kyle Bronson (Lap #1 – 18.8090 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Jared Landers (11 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Jared Landers
Time of Race: 16 minutes 28 seconds

Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Night #1 Point Standings:

POS	Car #	Driver Name	Home Town	Night 1
1	49	Jonathan Davenport	Williamston, SC	496
2	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	484
3	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	484
4	1777	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR	482
5	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	463
6	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	463
7	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	462
8	18B	Shannon Babb	Mowequa, IL	460
9	25	Chad Simpson	Mt. Vernon, IA	456
10	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	455
11	17m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	454
12	18	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	452
13	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	451
14	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	450
15	28m	Jimmy Mars	Menomonie, WI	447
16	C8	Timothy Culp	Prattsville, AR	447
17	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	447
18	00	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	440
19	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	436
20	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	436
21	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	436
22	25F	Jason Feger	Bloomington, IL	425
23	29	Spencer Diercks	Davenport, IA	424
24	32S	Chris Simpson	Oxford, IA	416
25	51	Matt Furman	Portland, OR	413
26	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	407
27	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	401
28	58H	Jeremiah Hurst	Dubuque, IA	401
29	24	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown, IA	390
30	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	390
31	20S	Rodney Sanders	Happy, TX	387
32	B1	Brent Larson	Lake Elmo, MN	385
33	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	Batesville, AR	385
34	91	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	384
35	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	381
36	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	373
37	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	368
38	21X	John Anderson	Omaha, NE	363
39	93	Jay Johnson	W. Burlington, IA	360
40	77	Jordan Yaggy	Rochester, MN	357
41	7R	Kent Robinson	Bloomington, IN	345
42	22B	Jonathan Brauns	Muscatine, IA	338
43	51M	Joey Moriarty	Phoenix, AZ	329
44	0J	Jake O’Neil	Tucson, AZ	327
45	48	Tim Lance	Brimfield, IL	326
46	40	Joel Callahan	Dubuque, iA	320
47	58	Dave Eckrich	Oxford, IA	317
48	98	Jason Rauen	Farley, IA	314
49	5T	Randy Timms	Wheatland, OK	311
50	75	Colton Flinner	Allison Park, PA	310
51	56S	Chris Spieker	Massena, IA	306
52	21	Billy Moyer	Batesville, AR	305
53	54	Mike Fryer	Freeport, IL	300
54	15D	Justin Duty	Portland, OR	299
55	83	Scott James	Lawrenceburg, IN	290
56	45	Bob King	Independence, MO	286

By Scott|2017-09-16T16:46:33-04:00September 16th, 2017|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Devin Dixon Digs Deep to Claim Chevy Performance Championship

Ocala, Florida (09/05/17) – To say that it’s been a trying season for Devin Dixon and the Big Frog Motorsports team would be a giant understatement. From mechanical failures to random bad luck on the track, the team has truly seen a little bit of everything go array in 2017.

However, over the weekend the team’s fortune experienced a definite improvement as Dixon claimed both the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series championship and rookie of the year title in the Big Frog Motorsports #58 Rocket XR1 entry.

“I’m not going to lie – a few weeks ago we were all pretty much ready to thrown in the towel,” said Big Frog Motorsports’ Augie Burttram. “It just seemed that the cards were terminally stacked against us. However, none of us gave up, and it’s really fulfilling to know that the end result is the overall championship.”

For Dixon being able to win both titles was a career moment.

“We set out with some definitive goals this season, and this weekend we were able to make two of them a reality,” Dixon noted. “There’s no quit in this team, and we’ll spend the rest of the season pursuing our other goal, which is to win races.”

The finale weekend for the 2017 campaign of the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series took the team to Georgia for a pair of Labor Day weekend showdowns. On Saturday night the action came to life at Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Georgia), where Dixon finished in the 9^th-position in the $2,000-to-win, 30-lap finale.

With his performance on Saturday evening, he found himself just a few markers behind Austin Smith for the top spot in the championship battle heading into Sunday night’s event at Rome Speedway (Rome, Georgia).

Preliminary action positioned Dixon starting 6^th on the grid for the 100-lap, $10,000-to-win feature event. He would go on to advance to a 4^th-place finish behind race winner, Riley Hickman, Ronnie Johnson and Michael Page.

The finish was enough to allow him to take the series title and the rookie title.

For full results from the events, please visit www.525SuperSeries.com .

Next on tap for the team is a trip to Virginia Motor Speedway (Jamaica, Virginia) on September 16 to take part in the FASTRAK World Championship. The event posts a $20,000 top prize. For more information on the race, please visit www.VaMotorSpeedway.com.

Big Frog Motorsports would like to thank their principal and associate sponsors including Dave’s Towing, Big Frog Shocks, Big Frog Signs and Graphics, Ocala Tractor, Southway Crane Service, M&W Transport, FK Rod Ends, Schaeffers Oil, Racecar Engineering, Wilwood Brakes, Keyser Manufacturing, Rocket Chassis, Sunoco Race Fuels, Koury Racing Engines, Integra Shocks, Hoosier Race Tire by Brian, Daytona Sensors LLC, Schoenfeld Headers, COMP Cams, AR Bodies, Vahlco Wheels, Leaf Firesuits, JE Pistons, Red Line Oil, NGK Spark Plugs, Fast Shafts, Callies Race Products, Superior Bearings, Ferrea Valves, Butlerbuilt Seats, C&R Racing, Leaf Racewear, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest team news and updates on Big Frog Motorsports please visit www.BigFrogMotorsports.com .

By Scott|2017-09-05T15:38:57-04:00September 5th, 2017|Racing News, Regional|Comments Off

Southern All Stars Set Month Of September Races

FAYETTEVILLE, TN—The Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series has adjusted it schedule for the month of September with a pair of 40 lap $4,000 to win races.

Saturday night September 2nd the series will make its third stop of the season at the Thunderhill Raceway in Lawrenceburg, TN., for the Labor Day Weekend 40 at the high banked ¼ mile oval. The series has held two previous events at the West Tennessee track and they have been won by Spring Hill, TN., driver Brad Skinner and the second was won by Lakeland, TN., Dane Dacus. Both of these events have drawn great crowds to Rickey Spurgeon’s track but the July 8th crowd was one of the largest in the history of the track, so race fans need to get to the track early to get a seat as there was not one to be found when the nights’ events started in July.

The second event of September will be on Saturday night September 9th at Johnny Stokes Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS., This race is the make up date for the rained out event in July, at that event 36 super late models had already checked in and then heavy thunderstorms developed at drivers meeting time making track conditions impossible to work back in and get the show in that night. This is the one and only yearly appearance at the west Mississippi track and if any indication of the turnout for the rained out event it should be a great night of racing.

Events that were scheduled to take place at the East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Al., will not take place as Southern All Star official and EAMS could come together on sanctioning agreements between the two parties.

For more information concerning the Southern All Stars contact Lynn Acklin – General Manager: 256-924-4546 www.sasdirt.com

2017 SOUTHERN ALL STAR POINTS STANDINGS: 1.Austin Horton 922; 2.Tristan Sealy 804; 3.Eric Hickerson 776; 4. T J Reaid 732; 5.Brad Skinner 606; 6.Bo Shirley 466; 7.Casey Roberts 458; 8.Riley Hickman 418; 9.Clint Smith 402; 10.Matt Perry 356;

2017 CRUISE WITH THE CHAMPIONS/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1.Austin Horton 922; 2.Tristian Sealy 804; 3. Eric Hickerson 776; 4.T J Reaid 732

2017 AR Bodies Challenge: 1.Eric Hickerson 294; 2.Brad Skinner 212; 3.Todd Morrow 123; 4.Brandon Overton 106; 5.Josh Putnam 82; 6.Joseph Faulkner 43 7.Derek Ellis 35; 8.Jason Walker 34; 9.Jamie Perry 33; 10.Jeff Johns 30; 11.Jason Lyles 24; 12.Mitch Thornton 18; 13.Dean Carpenter 16; 14.John Minon 15;

UPCOMING SOUTHERN ALL STAR DIRT RACING SERIES EVENT:
Sept 2nd Thunderhill Raceway-Lawrenceburg, TN $4,000 Sept 9th Magnolia Motor Speedway-Columbus, MS $4,000 Oct 6th-7th Smoky Mt Speedway-Maryville, TN $10,000 Oct 14th Talladega Short Track-Eastaboga, AL $4,000

2017 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Sponsors:
*Hoosier Racing Tire “The Official Race Tire” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Patriot Sports “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series *Sunoco Race Fuel “The Official Racing Fuel” of the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series

2017 Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Marketing Partners Include: AR Bodies, Brodix Cylinder Heads, COR Suspensions, Cruise with the Champions, DirtonDirt.com, H3 Performance Graphics, Integra Racing Shocks, MSR Mafia Web Design and Service, PPM Racing Products, RockAuto.com, 36 Racing & Fabrication, Racecar Engineering, BrakeOMeter

By Scott|2017-08-24T14:58:44-04:00August 24th, 2017|Racing News, Regional, Southern All Stars|Comments Off

McCreadie Charges to First-Career North/South 100 Victory!

UNION, KY (August 12, 2017) – Tim McCreadie passed race-leader, Scott Bloomquist on lap 97 and then held off Bobby Pierce and Bloomquist to win the 35th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 – presented by Lucas Oil on Saturday night at the Florence Speedway. Bloomquist had been the dominant car for most of the race until McCreadie and Pierce went to the outside of the track – both forging ahead of Bloomquist with three laps remaining.

McCreadie earned $50,000 in his first-ever win at the King Family promoted facility. Pierce; last year’s winner; came home in second with Bloomquist; a 2-time winner of the race; finishing in third. Jimmy Owens led the first 17 laps, but finished in fourth. Darrell Lanigan was fifth at the checkered flag.

With a standing-room only crowd on hand for the event; McCreadie did his patented victory lane celebration that had the crowd cheering ever louder. “I think we all have learned a lot from Bobby [Pierce] – if there is something out there you need to run it. Bobby and I probably raced a bit too clean; we had an issue at the Show-Me. I appreciate that he ran me clean. He [Pierce] is turning into a true professional. He could have raced me dirty, but he didn’t.”

“Thanks to Sweeteners Plus and Longhorn Chassis this makes perfect sense. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would turn out like this. Thanks to everybody at the shop, also a big thanks to Pro Power Racing Engines and Penske Racing Shocks. I was a little free early on, but as the track burned off we got better. I was tighter through the center than I would have liked. I am bullheaded sometimes, but I put my faith in my guys tonight and it paid off.”

Bloomquist took the lead from Owens on lap 18 and was in control of the race until with ten laps to go when McCreadie and Pierce both went to the top side to track Bloomquist down. The crowd then got on its collective feet as McCreadie took the lead from Bloomquist.

“Congrats to McCreadie on the win. That is what you call racing,” said Pierce. “A few months ago at the Show-Me I I kind of rubbed him a little bit. He wasn’t happy about that. Tonight we were duking it out and we kind of came up through the field like teammates there, it’s like we were drafting of each other. Last year there was a lot of cushion to use as compared to this year, so it made it a little tougher.”

Bloomquist; who was looking for his first North/South 100 win since 2000 and was coming off three-straight years of runner-up finishes; looked to be headed to his third win in the event until McCreadie and Pierce caught him. “We didn’t realize they were that high and I didn’t think there much up there to work with. I didn’t really get a signal to where they were at on the track. I had no way of knowing. We kind of stayed right in the middle and was pacing ourselves.”

Completing the top ten were Brandon Overton, Zack Dohm, Josh Richards, and Hudson O’Neal.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
Sunoco North/South 100 – presented by Lucas Oil Products
Florence Speedway – Union, KY

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND ONE Finish: Eddie Carrier, Jr., Victor Lee, Dale McDowell, Michael Page, Shanon Buckingham, Jason Jameson, Jeep VanWormer, Jason Miller, Steve Casebolt , Connor Meade, Paul Stubber, Trevor Landrum

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND ONE Finish: Scott Bloomquist, Zack Dohm, Jimmy Owens, Hudson O’Neal, Robby Hensley, Austin Hubbard, Gregg Satterlee, Tyler Erb, Devin Moran, Brandon Kinzer, Zak Blackwood

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND ONE Finish: Jonathan Davenport, Steve Landrum, Brian Shirley, James Rice, Chad Stapleton, Jackie Boggs, Earl Pearson, Jr., Craig Vosbergen, Rick Eckert, Kody Evans, Devin Gilpin

QA1 Heat Race #4 – ROUND ONE Finish: Josh Richards, Billy Moyer, Jr., RJ Conley, Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Timothy Culp, Dennis Erb, Jr., John Whitney, Tommy Bailey, John Gill, Billy Green

ASi Racewear Heat #5 – ROUND ONE Finish: Bobby Pierce, Kyle Bronson, Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton, Michael Chilton, Boom Briggs, Nick Latham, Ray Cook, Jesse Lay, Cody Mahoney

DirtOnDirt.com Heat #6 – ROUND ONE Finish: Don O’Neal, Kent Robinson, Steve Francis, Mason Zeigler, Scott James , Chris Ferguson, Dustin Nobbe, Austyn Mills, Adam Bowman, Joey Moriarty, Roger Williams
Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND TWO Finish: Jimmy Owens, Jason Jameson, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, Rick Eckert, Zack Dohm, Kyle Bronson, Jeep VanWormer, RJ Conley, James Rice, Dustin Nobbe

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND TWO Finish: Shanon Buckingham, Scott James , Jason Miller, Jackie Boggs, Mason Zeigler, Cody Mahoney, Tyler Erb, Austin Hubbard, Timothy Culp, Kody Evans, John Gill

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND TWO Finish: Tim McCreadie, Scott Bloomquist, Adam Bowman, Bobby Pierce, Chad Stapleton, Trevor Landrum, Steve Landrum, Tommy Bailey, Paul Stubber, Austyn Mills, Devin Gilpin

QA1 Heat Race #4 – ROUND TWO Finish: Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Steve Casebolt , Brian Shirley, Don O’Neal, Chris Combs, Steve Francis, Victor Lee, Boom Briggs, Brandon Kinzer, Robby Hensley

ASi Racewear Heat #5 – ROUND TWO Finish: Earl Pearson, Jr., Hudson O’Neal, Chris Ferguson, Nick Latham, Michael Page, Kent Robinson, Craig Vosbergen, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Billy Green, Ray Cook, John Whitney

DirtOnDirt.com Heat #6 – ROUND TWO Finish: Brandon Overton, Gregg Satterlee, Devin Moran, Joey Moriarty, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Dale McDowell, Connor Meade, Roger Williams, Jesse Lay, Dennis Erb, Jr.

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps – Top 2 Transfer): Zack Dohm, Victor Lee, Kent Robinson, Jackie Boggs, Dennis Erb, Jr., Kyle Bronson, Steve Francis, Craig Vosbergen, Adam Bowman, RJ Conley, Trevor Landrum, Austyn Mills, Billy Green, Tyler Erb, Paul Stubber, Rick Eckert-DNS, John Gill-DNS

Fast Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps – Top 2 Transfer): Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mason Zeigler, Dale McDowell, Earl Pearson, Jr., Nick Latham, Steve Landrum, Devin Moran, Timothy Culp, Chad Stapleton, Connor Meade, Jesse Lay, Zak Blackwood, James Rice, Robby Hensley, John Whitney, Cody Mahoney, Brandon Kinzer-DNS

Sunoco B-Main #3 Finish (15 Laps – Top 2 Transfer): Gregg Satterlee, Michael Chilton, Steve Casebolt , Jason Miller, Chris Combs, Chris Ferguson, Austin Hubbard, Ray Cook, Dustin Nobbe, Tommy Bailey, Roger Williams, Devin Gilpin, Michael Page, Boom Briggs, Joey Moriarty, Jeep VanWormer-DNS, Kody Evans-DNS

Feature Finish (100 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	4	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$50,700
2	5	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$10,000
3	1	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$8,100
4	2	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$5,800
5	7	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$4,700
6	11	116	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	$3,800
7	17	17d	Zack Dohm	Cross Lanes, WV	$3,600
8	3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$4,200
9	15	49	Jonathan Davenport	Williamston, SC	$3,350
10	8	71	Hudson O’Neal ®	Martinsville, IN	$4,100
11	10	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$4,050
12	6	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	$3,200
13	22	97	Michael Chilton	Salvisa, KY	$3,150
14	9	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$3,125
15	19	22	Gregg Satterlee ®	Rochester Mills, PA	$3,800
16	18	10C	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	Salt Rock, WV	$3,075
17	16	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	Batesville, AR	$3,050
18	23	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$3,825
19	12	83	Scott James	Lawrenceburg, IN	$3,000
20	21	25Z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	$3,000
21	26	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	$800
22	24	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$3,700
23	20	6	Victor Lee	Danville, KY	$3,000
24	27	21H	Robby Hensley	Walton, KY	$3,000
25	13	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$3,000
26	14	12J	Jason Jameson	Lawrenceburg, IN	$3,000
27	26	99B	Boom Briggs ®	Bear Lake, PA	$800

Non-Qualifiers Race Finish: Dale McDowell, Craig Vosbergen, Kent Robinson, Steve Casebolt, Jackie Boggs, Austin Hubbard, Nick Latham, Timothy Culp, Chad Stapleton, Ray Cook, Trevor Landrum, Dustin Nobbe, Jesse Lay, Jason Miller, Connor Meade, Chris Ferguson, Tommy Bailey, Chris Combs, Steve Landrum

Race Statistics

Entrants: 67
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1 – 17); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 18 – 95); Tim McCreadie (Laps 97 – 100)
Cautions: Mason Zeigler (Lap 34); Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 38); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 63)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr., Gregg Satterlee
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: Steve Francis, Boom Briggs
Florence Speedway Track Provisionals: Robby Hensley
Wrisco Feature Winner: Tim McCreadie
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Zack Dohm (Started: 17th; Finished: 10th; Advanced 7 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Josh Richards
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Zack Dohm
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Hudson O’Neal
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Pro Power Race Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Phillip Snellen (Tim McCreadie)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Lap #3 – 16.8283 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (79 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 40 minutes 08 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	6425	$179,500
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	6290	$239,125
3	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	6210	$176,425
4	5	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	5765	$109,650
5	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	5755	$119,125
6	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	5685	$112,600
7	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	5610	$94,200
8	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	5360	$78,275
9	71	Hudson O’Neal ®	Martinsville, IN	5190	$73,700
10	22	Gregg Satterlee ®	Rochester Mills, PA	5110	$83,325
11	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	4990	$62,475
12	99B	Boom Briggs ®	Bear Lake, PA	4650	$51,050

– Lucas Oil Late Model Series PR

By Scott|2017-08-14T14:47:07-04:00August 14th, 2017|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off

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