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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

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

Monopolizing Half-Miles

CONCORD, NC— Aug. 8, 2017— Two back-to-back shootouts at half-mile dirt ovals await the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series at Georgetown Speedway on Aug. 17 and Port Royal Speedway on Aug. 19.

Known as a king of half-miles, Rick Eckert will be looking to piggy-back off of his recent success at Shawano Speedway, where he led flag-to-flag to claim his second Series win in a dominating performance over a hard-charging Chris Madden and Don O’Neal.

While Eckert’s momentum didn’t continue into USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, he will surely look to revive his fortune in the upcoming Series races. The Outlaws’ first-ever visit to Georgetown Speedway will feature 40 laps and a $10,000 payday, followed by the Series’ return to Port Royal Speedway for the first time in a decade with 50 laps and $10,000 to win.

Both tracks are familiar territory for the Series veteran from York, PA. Eckert claimed a victory at Port Royal Speedway with the Lucas Oil Late Model Series earlier this season. Furthermore, Eckert finished second after a last-lap pass by regional racer Dale Hollidge during a 2016 Ultimate Super Late Model Series event at Georgetown Speedway.

Tickets for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series first-ever appearance at Georgetown Speedway on Aug. 17 and the Series return to Port Royal Speedway on Aug. 19 are available now. After the race at Georgetown Speedway, take your ticket stub to Sears Center at Salisbury Mall in Salisbury, MD, spend $20 on Craftsman tools and receive a free Outlaws hat while supplies last. For more information on upcoming Series events visit our website.

– World of Outlaws Press Release

By Scott|2017-08-09T17:43:57-04:00August 9th, 2017|Late Models, National, Racing News|Comments Off

Matt Sheppard Scores First Career Ransomville Win at Summer Nationals

Extends Series Win Streak to Three Races

RANSOMVILLE, NY – August 8, 2017 – Matt Sheppard was the third and final leader after he took the point position from Billy Decker on lap 49 and led the remaining 52 laps to win his third straight Super DIRTcar Series race in the 33rd Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway on Tuesday night. The victory was also Sheppard’s first career win at Ransomville and prevented rival Stewart Friesen from winning the event for the third straight year at his childhood track.

“I’ve won a lot of races at a lot of different racetracks, but Ransomville was never one of them,” Sheppard said in Victory Lane. “We were so close last year. Me and Stewie (Friesen) had a heck of a battle (last year). It just feels great to finally get to Victory Lane here, especially in such a special event.”

Billy Decker threw everything he had at Sheppard to try and retake the lead off the final restart with five laps to go, but fell 0.923 seconds short of a victory. Decker did manage to win an extended battle with Larry Wight to extend his point lead, which was just two markers entering the event. Ransomville regular Erick Rudolph and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top-five.

“Certainly, you like to win, but we’ll take it,” Decker said. “The Page Trucking car was pretty good. (I was ) dicing it out there heavy in lapped traffic. That was getting dicey, I’ll tell ya. The fans saw a pretty good race out there. We’ll take it.”

The 100-lap race began with local pilot Kenny Wills III on the pole and Jimmy Phelps to his outside. Phelps led the opening lap and paced the field through a trio of cautions in the first 30 laps before Decker made his bid for the top spot. Decker seized a lap 32 opportunity when Phelps bobbled on the cushion in turn two, allowing the No.91 to race to the bottom of the track and take the lead.

It was brief, however, as Phelps retook the point the following lap, but remained under siege from Decker until the two drivers exchanged the lead again on laps 38 and 39. On lap 40, Sheppard got past Phelps for second and set out to track down Decker.

The caution waved again on lap 41 when Keith Flach slowed in turn four. When the race resumed on lap 47, Friesen jumped to third while Sheppard continued to pressure Decker. On lap 49, Sheppard made the decisive move of the race when he drove under Decker in turn four to claim the lead.

Over the final 52 laps, Sheppard pounded his No.9s against the cushion in turns one and two, but tried both the inside and outside lanes in turns three and four as he navigated through the traffic.

“It was a fine line up on the wall,” Sheppard said. “It was a little closer to the wall than I like to run, but that’s just part of the deal here at Ransomville. I’m just very fortunate. A lot of people got messed up on the bottom on restarts early, but my car was good enough early I could maintain and not lose any spots. It seemed like the longer the race went, the better we got.”

Wight jumped into the top-three off a lap 62 restart and then spent the better part of the final 35 laps dueling side-by-side with Decker for second. Wight lost the battle on lap 86 when he went off the track in turn two trying to avoid contact with a lapped car. It was the second time in the race Wight had to take evasive action to quickly avoid serious problems. Earlier in the race, he hit the outside wall and all but destroyed the body on the right side of the car. Regardless, Wight was happy with the run.

“We’re happy with it,” Wight said. “That’s just sheet metal. The main components of the car were fine and the car still handled alright. We can bang that out and patch it up for tomorrow and give it another run.”

Sheppard was able to outpace Decker in clean air over the final 10 laps, but restarts on laps 93 and 95 forced him to hit his marks as Decker lurked within five car lengths each time.

Wight was the race’s KSE Hard Charger, advancing seven positions from 10th to 3rd. Decker was the Fast Qualifier with a lap of 16.151 seconds around the 3/8-mile oval. Decker, Wight Sheppard and Max McLaughlin claimed heat race wins. McLaughlin was also the recipient of the Speedy First Aid Hard Luck Award after a he slowed on lap 57. He was able to race his way back to 14th, but lost out on a top-10 finish.

Ransomville’s 358 Modified weekly points leader Ryan Susice won the Last Chance Qualifier. McLaughlin and Mike Mahaney were eligible for the 811 Dig Safely New York redraw bonus award if either could win from the eighth or eleventh starting positions, but were unsuccessful.

The Super DIRTcar Series returns to action on Wednesday, August 9 at Merrittville Speedway for the rescheduled Bob St. Amand Memorial 100. Race time is 7:00pm with Hot Laps and qualfiying taking place beforehand at 6:15pm. For additional event information, visit www.merrittvillespeedway.com.

Ransomville Speedway Notebook – August 8, 2017

Feature (100 Laps) – 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard [5]; 2. 91-Billy Decker [3]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight [10]; 4. 25-Erick Rudolph [6]; 5. 44-Stewart Friesen [7]; 6. 19-Tim Fuller [4]; 7. 88m-Mike Mahaney [11]; 8. 42p-Pat Ward [13]; 9. 42-Pete Bicknell [16]; 10. 21a-Peter Britten [14]; 11. 98h-Jimmy Phelps [2]; 12. 20-Brett Hearn [12]; 13. 38s-Ryan Susice [21]; 14. 6h-Max McLaughlin [8]; 15. 109-Billy Whittaker [9]; 16. 20m-Jeff McGinnis [19]; 17. 43-Keith Flach [17]; 18. 111-Allan Wills [27]; 19. 37s-Tommy Flannigan [26]; 20. 26-Rick Richner [22]; 21. 22-Brandon Walters [18]; 22. 8-Rich Scagliotta [15]; 23. 27-Jim Zimmerman [24]; 24. 56-Steve Schumacher [25]; 25. 21-Kenny Wills III [1]; 26. 7-Scott Kerwin [23]; 27. 11s-Steve Lewis Jr. [28]; 28. 55c-Steve Cotriss [20]; 29. 678-John Smith [29]; 30. DNS 7m-Mike Maresca

For complete results from the Super DIRTcar Series 33rd Summer Nationals at Ransomville, click here.

CONTINGENCY WINNERS: VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Pat Ward; Fast Qualifier ($100 Cash): Billy Decker; Bicknell Racing Products ($100 Product Certificate): Matt Sheppard; Cometic Gasket ($50 Cash): Jeff McGinnis; Comp Cams($50 Cash): Peter Britten; Comp Cams ($50 Product Certificate): Matt Sheppard; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Peter Britten; Fox Racing Shocks ($50 Cash): Erick Rudolph; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Stewart Friesen; JE Pistons (Product Certificate): Jeff McGinnis; JE Pistons (Product Certificate): Brandon Walters; KSE Racing Products Inc. ($50 Product Certificate): Larry Wight (+7); MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Matt Sheppard; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Kenny Wills III; SuperFlow Dynos & Flowbenches ($50 Cash): Jeff McGinnis; Wrisco Aluminum (Product Certificate): Matt Sheppard; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Max McLaughlin; Dig Safely 811 Redraw Bonus ($100 Cash): N/A; Speedy First Aid Hard Luck Award (Product Certificate): Max McLaughlin; ASi Racewear ($50 Cash): Mike Mahaney.

SEASON WINNERS

Matt Sheppard – 4 (Five Mile Point Speedway on June 11; Autodrome Granby on July 25; Autodrome Drummond on July 26; Ransomville Speedway on August 8)
Billy Decker – 3 (Fulton Speedway on April 29; Outlaw Speedway on June 20; Eldora Speedway on July 18)
Stewart Friesen – 2 (Utica-Rome Speedway on July 2, Weedsport Speedway on July 11)
Ryan Watt – 1 (Bridgeport Speedway on May 16)
Tim McCreadie – 1 (Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 27)
Larry Wight – 1 (Airborne Park Speedway on July 6)
Peter Britten – 1 (Sharon Speedway on July 20)

– Super DIRTcar Press Release

– Photo Courtesy: Rick Young

By Scott|2017-08-09T17:39:39-04:00August 9th, 2017|National, Racing News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Braden Makes it Two in a Row with the Win at Kil-Kare Sunday

Salem, IN (July 31, 2017) – Two time ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS Champion Travis Braden got his second straight ARCA/CRA Super Series win of the 2017 season in Sunday’s Rapid Fire Pizza 125 Presented by Hot Head Burritos at Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio, just outside of Dayton. Braden picked up his first win of the season with the series on July 21st at Lucas Oil Raceway. Braden competed weekly at Kil-Kare back when it conducted weekly events, and won the first ever ARCA/CRA Super Series event at Kil-Kare back in 2013. Braden was happy to get back to victory lane in the series first visit to Kil-Kare since the 2014 season.

“It feels really good to get back to back wins with this series,” remarked Braden. “This is one of my home tracks, it always feels good to get to victory lane here. We expect to perform well when we race here, and that’s what happened today. Got to thank my whole crew and my owners Myna and Bill Burba, without them I wouldn’t be in victory lane today!”

Series points leader Josh Brock grabbed the early lead from his pole starting position after EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Justin Alsip drew an eight for the events inverted start. Brock was able to pull away from outside front row starter Greg Stapleton.

2014 series Kil-Kare winner Brandon Oakley quickly got by Stapleton and set his sights on running down Brock. Oakley powered by Brock to grab the lead on lap five and immediately started to pull away from the field.

Braden started patiently working his way through the field from his seventh place starting position to move into second and set his sights on running down Oakley. Braden was able to close on Oakley while the two threaded their way through lap traffic. Oakley got stuck behind the last cars on the lead lap, who were battling for position themselves. Braden made a quick move to the inside to get by Oakley and a couple of cars battling for position to grab the lead on lap 64, earning the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award. Braden and Oakley made some contact, but both drivers gathered in their cars and continued to race without incident.

Things came to a screeching halt on lap 71 when Cody Robinson’s machine went up in flames from a blown engine, bringing out the events first caution and eventual red flag for an extended clean-up of oil on the track. Robinson managed to get out of his burning car without incident as the track safety crew quickly extinguished the flames.

The field went back green for only one lap before the second caution flew for a spin by Oakley while battling for second with David Carter. Stapleton and Hunter Jack spun after the caution flew. Oakley and Stapleton were able to continue but Jack’s day was over.

Braden kept the lead over Carter on the lap 73 restart, quickly pulling away for a sizable lead over Carter. The race went all the way to checkers from that point with Braden getting the win. Braden picked up a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award for his win coming from his seventh place starting position.

Carter would finish in second, his best ever finish with the ARCA/CRA Super Series. Carter picked up the FLUIDYNE High Performance Cool Under Pressure Award. Senneker Performance Rookie of the Year candidate Logan Runyon finished in third, also his best ever finish with the series. Runyon picked up his third Senneker Performance Rookie of the Race Award of the season, tying him with Brock for the most rookie awards so far this season.

Local competitor Drew Charlson came from his ninth place starting position to finish in fourth place, earning the Sweet Manufacturing Sweet Move of the Race Award. Alsip would finish in fifth place after going to the pits, where his crew made adjustments to the car after falling back through the field earlier in the event. Alsip would fight back to finish just inches ahead of Donnie Hill. Alsip’s crew picked up the PitBoxes.com Pit Crew of the Race Award, first for their efforts to get Alsip’s car ready for the event after suffering heavy damage in the July 9th JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event at Kil-Kare, then making the right adjustments on Alsip’s car so he could get his fifth place finish.

Hill would finish in sixth after starting 14th earning a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award and the Hamner Racing Engines Hardcharger Award. Brock would finish in seventh, Oakley in eighth, Chad Pendleton in ninth and Stapleton in 10th.

The next ARCA/CRA Super Series event will be the Kalamazoo Klash 125 on Wednesday, August 9th at Kalamazoo Speedway. More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

By Scott|2017-08-09T16:31:32-04:00August 2nd, 2017|CRA Racing Series, Front Page News, Racing News, Regional|Comments Off

PAGE MAKES LAST LAP PASS FOR DIXIE ULTIMATE WIN

WOODSTOCK, GA – Michael Page of Douglasville, GA only led one lap of the 40-lap ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region race on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA, but it was the one worth $4,000. Page trailed race leader Jason Croft of Woodstock, GA for 39 laps, but went for broke on the 40th and final lap.

After taking the white flag, Page stepped to the outside of the Swims Family’s 3/8-mile clay oval and made it work as he swept around Croft going off turn two with a standing-room-only crowd on their feet in appreciation. Page then came on around to take a .730 second margin of victory under the checkered flag.

Croft had to settle for second, while third went to ULTIMATE SE point leader Tyler Millwood of Cartersville, GA, who was also the Autolite/Fram/DirtOnDirt.com Rookie of the Race.
Dale Thurman of Cartersville, GA finished fourth and Ross Bailes of Clover, SC was fifth.

Jason Hiatt of Oxford, AL drove to a sixth-place finish, and National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN took the seventh spot. ULTIMATE title contender Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN finished eighth, Johnny Chastain of Murphy, NC was ninth, and Austin Smith of Rome, GA rounded out the top ten.

The defending ULTIMATE SE Champion Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC was the Hard Charger of the Race after taking a Provisional, starting 24th, and finishing 14th. Page also picked up a $200 Bonus as the M&W Transport “Haulin’ It” Fast Qualifier by out-timing the 31 entrants with a lap in 15.696 seconds. The two eight-lap B-Main Races were won by Smith and Gary McPherson of Dalton, GA.

Croft started the race from the pole position with Page on the outside of the front row. Croft took the lead, but the caution flag came out on the opening tour after Justin Shipley of Douglasville, GA hit the wall in turn one. Croft took the lead again on the restart with Page in hot pursuit. Frank Ingram of Acworth, GA stalled on the race track to bring out the second yellow flag on lap ten.

The field went back to green flag action with Croft leading and Page chasing for another ten laps before McPherson cut down a right-rear tire on lap 20. Croft was able to maintain a lead on Page after restart, but by lap 30, Page reached the back bumper of the race leader.

Croft seemed to have an advantage on Page in turns one and two; while Page seemed to have the better handling race car in turns three and four. When the leaders reached lapped traffic in the closing laps, Millwood closed in try to make it a three-car battle for the lead. Croft was trying to keep Page pinched down on the inside when he would try to make a run to challenge for the lead.

Anticipating Page to try for another inside run on the last lap, Croft tried to shut the door, but there was no one there. Page went to the outside in turns one and two, and then took the lead down the backstretch. Page then used his advantage in turns three and four to pull away to the $4,000 win.

The next race for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series will be a National Race at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN paying $12,000-to-win and $500-to-start on Thursday night, August 17.

The series will then move to Crossville Speedway in Crossville, TN on Friday night, August 18 for a $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start race co-sanctioned by the ULTIMATE SE Region and the ULTIMATE Battle of the Bluegrass Region.

Check out the official website for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series at www.ultimatesupers.com, and continue to follow our social media networks on Facebook at ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series and on Twitter @ULTIMATESupers to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 13 AT DIXIE SPEEDWAY IN WOODSTOCK, GA ON 7/29/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 2 18 Michael Page Douglasville, GA 40 $4,000
2. 1 9 Jason Croft Woodstock, GA 40 $2,000
3. 5 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 40 $1,350
4. 4 59 Dale Thurman Cartersville, GA 40 $1,000
5. 10 79 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 40 $875
6. 3 1h Jason Hiatt Oxford, AL 40 $775
7. 7 85 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 40 $700
8. 8 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 40 $600
9. 15 00 Johnny Chastain Murphy, NC 40 $500
10. 11 84 Austin Smith Rome, GA 40 $450
11. 14 X15 Shawn Chastain Murphy, NC 40 $425
12. 19 1 Brent Dixon Elberton, GA 40 $400
13. 16 3 Luther Jenkins Woodstock, GA 40 $400
14. 24 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 40 $400
15. 17 25 David Daughtry Sydney, GA 40 $400
16. 18 00p Dalton Poston Douglasville, GA 40 $400
17. 20 92 Rodney Martin Cartersville, GA 39 $400
18. 12 29m Gary McPherson Dalton, GA 39 $400
19. 9 22 Will Roland Jasper, GA 22 $400
20. 21 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC 11 $400
21. 13 66 Jake Knowles Rome, GA 9 $400
22, 22 24x Frank Ingram Acworth, GA 9 $400
23. 23 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 6 $400
24. 6 08 Justin Shipley Douglasville, GA 0 $400

ENTRIES: 31
M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” FAST TIME: Page, 15.696 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Roberts and Franklin
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Croft, 1-39; Page, 40
LAPS LED: Croft, 39; Page, 1
AUTOLITE/FRAM/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Millwood
GENESIS SHOCKS AWARD: None (Award rolls over to $900 at next event)
HARD CHARGER: Franklin (started 24th and finished 14th)
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .730 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 26 Minutes and 25.514 Seconds
NEXT RACE: August 17, Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, TN, $12,000-to-win, $500-to-start.

M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” GROUP QUALIFYING (Top 5 Transfer To Main Event):

GROUP 1:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1. 9 Jason Croft Woodstock, GA 15.853
2. 1h Jason Hiatt Oxford, AL 15.888
3. 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 15.895
4. 85 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN 15.991
5. 22 Will Roland Jasper, GA 16.027
6. 84 Austin Smith Rome, GA 16.063
7. 66 Jake Knowles Rome, GA 16.087
8. 25 David Daughtry Sydney, GA 16.188
9. 00 Johnny Chastain Murphy, NC 16.194
10. 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC 16.252
11. 81 Grainger Howell Kingston, GA 16.292
12. 3j Jeremy Ledford Mt. Airy, GA 16.325
13. 1 Brent Dixon Elberton, GA 16.445
14. 21 Shane Tankersley Morganton, GA 16.664
15. 77 Jason Garmon Woodstock, GA 17.263
16. 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 15.936 – DQ/LT

GROUP 2:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1. 18 Michael Page Douglasville, GA 15.696
2. 59 Dale Thurman Cartersville, GA 15.809
3. 08 Justin Shipley Douglasville, GA 15.831
4. 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 15.840
5. 79 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 15.932
6. 29m Gary McPherson Dalton, GA 15.995
7. 3 Luther Jenkins Woodstock, GA 16.119
8. X15 Shawn Chastain Murphy, NC 16.142
9. 92 Rodney Martin Cartersville, GA 16.167
10. 00p Dalton Polston Douglasville, GA 16.300
11. 24x Frank Ingram Acworth, GA 16.337
12. 4 Levi Hicks Murphy, NC 16.446
13. 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 16.459
14. G9 Eric Grainger Dallas GA 16.583
15. 41 T.J. Reaid Acworth, GA 15.816 – DQ/LT

B-MAINS (8 Laps – Top 6 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Smith; 2. Knowles; 3. J. Chastain; 4. Daughtry; 5. Dixon; 6. Sanders; 7. Ledford; 8. Tankersley; 9. Howell DNS; 10. Garmon DNS; 11. Roberts.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. McPherson; 2. S. Chastain; 3. Jenkins; 4. Polston; 5. Martin; 6. Ingram; 7. Franklin; 8. Hicks; 9. Grainger; 10. Reaid DNS.

The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, VP Race Fuels, M&W Transport, PPM Racing Products, Arizona Sport Shirts, DirtonDirt.com, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AR Bodies, Five Star Race Bodies, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Autolite/Fram, RockAuto.com, Safecraft, Simpson, Genesis Shocks and Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design

By Scott|2017-08-09T16:33:32-04:00August 2nd, 2017|Front Page News, Racing News, Regional, ULTIMATE Super Late Model Seires|Comments Off

BARE COLLECTS 2ND JEWEL OF FASTRAK TRIPLE CROWN AT WYTHE

RURAL RETREAT, VA – Although he was wide awake, FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series Mid-Ohio Valley Region point leader Tyler Bare of Rockridge Baths, VA said his #30 Loco Motives Rocket was a dream on Saturday night, as the second-generation driver won the 50-lap second jewel of the 12th Annual FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series Triple Crown at Wythe Raceway worth $3,000.

Bare took the lead at the halfway point of the 50-lap race when early leader Kenny Peeples of Rural Retreat, VA slowed on a restart. Once in the lead, Bare checked out on the field to take a 4.727 second margin of victory over a driver that Bare admitted intimidated him on a restart.

“My car was just a dream to drive all night long,” Bare said. “I was a little intimated on that lap 30 double-file restart when I looked over and saw Jonathan Davenport next to me! But this race car was such a dream, I can’t say it enough as to how it performed tonight. I didn’t see Davenport after we went green.”

Davenport started ninth and finished second to earn the Hard Charger of the Race Award driving the C&H Paving Barry Wright house car. Davenport had an exciting side-by-side battle with former FASTRAK Champion Ron Parker of Belwood, NC. Parker finished third in the Schaeffer Oil Rocket.

FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region point leader Matthew Nance finished fourth in the Diversified Finishers Longhorn, and Teddy Tate of Rural Retreat, VA took the fifth spot in the R&C Towing CVR. Brent Hilton of Rural Retreat, VA was sixth in the Cedar Springs Fish Farms Barry Wright, and Lance Reynolds of Max Meadows, VA drove the Reynolds Racing Warrior to a seventh-place finish.

Terry Cregger of Crockett, VA took the eighth spot in the Grayson Restaurant Barry Wight and Benji Hicks of Mt. Airy, NC finished ninth in the T&K Enterprises Longhorn. The defending FASTRAK Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC rounded out the top ten in the Augusta Aquatics Longhorn.

In preliminary action, Peeples was the Fast Qualifier, touring the ½-mile high-banked clay oval in 17.775 seconds driving the Hilltop Auto Wholesale Barry Wright. The two eight-lap Heat Races were won by Bare and Peeples.

Bare continues to lead the FASTRAK MOV standings with 133 points, but there is a logjam behind him in the Top 5. Parker is second with 115 points, while Hicks and Nance are tied for third with 114 points apiece. Jensen Ford of Piney Flats, TN is fifth with 112 points. Ford was involved in a lap 29 accident and finished 14th in the Tim Byrd Motorsports TNT.

Nance remains the FASTRAK SE point leader, as the point lead failed to change hands after a race for the first time this season. Nance has 241 points to hold a six-point advantage over Parker , who climbed up to the second spot in the FASTRAK SE standings 235 points, Hicks is third with 231 points, Ford is fourth with 225 points, and Knight is fifth with 223 points.

After the first two jewels of the 12th Annual FASTRAK Triple Crown, Bare leads the standings with 67 points, and holds a three point lead over Parker, who has 64 points. Hicks and Hilton are tied for the third spot with 60 points apiece, and Nance is fifth with 56 points.

Knight is sixth with 53 points and Ford is seventh with 51 points. Corey Almond of Appomattox, VA and Tate are tied for eighth with 47 points apiece, and Brandon Umberger of Rural Retreat, VA rounds out the top ten in the FASTRAK Triple Crown points with 45 points. The third and final jewel of the 12th Annual FASTRAK Triple Crown will be a $2,500-to-win race on August 5 at Princeton Speedway in Princeton, WV.

Peeples took the lead on the first lap followed by Bare, Hilton, Hicks, and Ford. The third lap saw Ford work to the inside of Hicks of take over the fourth spot. The first of three caution flags came out on lap five when Chase McCormick of Dobson, NC stalled the Long Brothers of Smithfield Rocket in turn two.

Peeples chose the outside for the FASTRAK Double-File Restart with Bare, Hilton, Ford, Hicks, Parker, Davenport, Cregger, Nance and Tate in the top ten behind him. Ford got an inside run on Hilton coming down the front straightaway on lap six to move up to the third spot, and Parker got by Hicks to take over the fifth position.

Peeples was able to maintain a two to three car length advantage on Bare, while Ford was able to keep the two leaders in sight from the third position. Peeples and Bare began to encounter the cars on the tail end of the lead lap by lap 18.

Jon Painter of Stuarts Draft, VA made hard contact with the turn two guard rail in the Arborlife Rocket to bring out the second caution flag of the race, which turned to a red flag to give the safety crew proper room to work. Painter was able to walk away uninjured. Peeples led Bare, Ford, Hilton, Davenport, Parker, Cregger, Hicks, Nance, and Knight down for the restart.

When the green flag was waived to signal the restart, Peeples’ car was slow coming up to speed and Bare bolted out to the lead. As Peeples fell back through the field like a rock, top ten drivers either scrambled to miss him, or braked hard to keep from making contact with him.

Davenport and Parker moved up to second and third respectively after restarting fifth and sixth and Nance came from ninth up to fifth. Ford restarted directly behind Peeples on the restart, and he had to brake hard to keep from hitting Peeples, and dropped out of the top five. Ford would cross paths with Peeples one more time.

Going down the backstretch on lap 30, Peeples cut down a right-rear tire, and in his effort to get out of the racing groove, he came across the front of Ford’s car. Ford cut hard left trying to avoid contact, spun and hit the inside guard rail on the backstretch. That brought out the final caution flag of the race.

Bare was able to clear Davenport on the restart and then he began to check out on the field. Behind the leader, there were several position changes among the top ten drivers. Hicks made a charge to move up to the fourth spot on lap 31, but Nance and Hilton kept it a hard fought battle for the fourth position.

Nance put his car past Hicks on lap 32 for fourth, and lap 33 saw Tate move up to the fifth spot and make it four-car battle. Parker closed up on Davenport on 35 to engage in the side-by-side battle for the second spot. With ten laps to go, Bare had a half straightaway lead over Parker and Davenport. Lap 47 saw Davenport get an inside run to clear Parker for the second spot, but Bare was long gone with a full straightaway lead.

The next race for the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region will be on Friday night with a $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start 40-lap event at 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, NC.

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.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 8 AT WYTHE RACEWAY IN RURAL RETREAT, VA ON 7/22/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 30 Tyler Bare Rockridge Baths, VA 50 $3,000
2. 9 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 50 $1,500
3. 6 8 Ron Parker Belwood, NC 50 $900
4. 8 24 Matthew Nance Ronda, NC 50 $650
5. 10 99 Teddy Tate Rural Retreat, VA 50 $600
6. 3 33 Brent Hilton Rural Retreat, VA 50 $500
7. 13 14 Lance Reynolds Max Meadows, VA 50 $450
8. 7 1 Terry Cregger Crockett, VA 50 $425
9. 4 55 Benji Hicks Mt. Airy, NC 50 $400
10. 11 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC 50 $365
11. 14 79 Mark Sant Piney Flats, TN 49 $340
12. 16 12 Brandon Umberger Rural Retreat, VA 47 $325
13. 2 K22 Kenny Peeples Rural Retreat, VA 29 $300
14. 5 83 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN 29 $275
15. 15 7a Corey Almond Appomattox, VA 25 $275
16. 17 71p Jon Painter Stuarts Draft, VA 24 $275
17. 12 15 Chase McCormick Dobson, NC 4 $275
18. 18 002 Tyler Arrington Honaker, VA 0 $0/DNS

ENTRIES: 18
FAST QUALIFIER: Peeples, 17.775 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
LEAD CHANGES: 1
LAP LEADERS: Peeples, 1-25; Bare, 26-50
LAPS LED: Peeples, 25; Bare, 25
HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE: Davenport (started 9th and finished 2nd)
CAUTIONS: 3 (1 Red Flag)
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.727 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 46 Minutes and 7.664 Seconds
NEXT RACE: Friday, August 4, 311 Motor Speedway, Pine Hall, NC, 40-Laps, $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 1 Terry Cregger Crockett, VA Barry Wright 17.808
2 33 Brent Hilton Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 17.944
3 30 Tyler Bare Rockridge Baths, VA Rocket 17.956
4 14 Lance Reynolds Max Meadows, VA Warrior 17.962
5 7a Corey Almond Appomattox, VA Longhorn 18.017
6 83 Jensen Ford Piney Flats, TN TNT 18.025
7 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA Barry Wright 18.065
8 42 Cla Knight North Augusta, SC Longhorn 18.264
9 71p Jon Painter Stuarts Draft, VA Rocket 19.708

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS TIME
1 K22 Kenny Peeples Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 17.775
2 55 Benji Hicks Mt. Airy, NC Longhorn 17.840
3 12 Brandon Umberger Rural Retreat, VA Barry Wright 17.848
4 8 Ron Parker Belwood, NC Rocket 17.918
5 24n Matthew Nance Ronda, NC Longhorn 17.939
6 99 Teddy Tate Rural Retreat, VA CVR 17.975
7 15 Chase McCormick Dobson, NC Rocket 18.008
8 002 Tyler Arrington Honaker, VA Longhorn 18.121
9 79 Mark Sant Piney Flats, TN TNT 18.290

HEAT RACES – 8 LAPS:

1ST HEAT: 1. Bare; 2. Hilton; 3. Ford; 4. Cregger; 5. Davenport; 6. Knight; 7. Reynolds; 8. Almond; 9. Painter.

2ND HEAT: 1. Peeples; 2. Hicks; 3. Parker; 4. Nance; 5. Tate; 6. McCormick; 7. Sant; 8. Umberger; 9. Arrington.

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, ROCK AUTO.COM, AND THOMAS CLARKE PERFORMANCE

By Scott|2017-08-02T16:25:17-04:00August 2nd, 2017|Fastrak Late Model Series, Front Page News, Racing News|Comments Off

ROBERTS TAKES ULTIMATE/CAROLINA CLASH LAVONIA CASH

LAVONIA, GA – Three-time ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Champion Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA led wire-to-wire to claim the $4,000 top prize at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA on Friday night in an ULTIMATE South East Region race co-sanctioned with the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series.

Roberts also collected an extra $200 for winning the M&W Transport “Haulin’ It” Fast Time Award with a lap around Lavonia Speedway in 15.665 seconds. Robert chose to start on the outside to begin the 40-lap main event and took the lead when the green flag fell.

Jason Welshan of Maryville, TN was the fourth fastest qualifier, and started the race on the outside of the second row. Welshan followed Roberts at the start of the race, settled into the second spot, and that’s where he finished. Ross Bailes of Clover, SC took the third spot and Zack Mitchell of Enoree, SC was fourth.

The ULTIMATE SE point leader Tyler Millwood of Cartersville, GA finished in the fifth position and was the Autolite/Fram/DirtOnDirt.com Rookie of the Race. Millwood now holds a 14-point lead over Welshan in the ULTIMATE SE point standings.

Brent Dixon of Elberton, GA came home in the sixth spot, and Jeff Smith of Dallas, NC was the Hard Charger of the Race after starting 12th and finishing seventh. Anthony Sanders of Spartanburg, SC finished eighth, while Scott Shirey of Swansea, SC took the ninth spot, and Shane Tankersley of Morganton, GA rounded out the top ten.

While Roberts and Welshan settled into the top two spots, the action was fast and furious behind them with many battles for position. The yellow caution bulb was lit up on lap two, and that signaled a tough break for the defending ULTIMATE SE Champion Dennis “Rambo” Franklin of Gaffney, SC. Franklin tangled with Smith, but he ended up on the inside guard rail and was the first car out of the race.

The field went back to green flag racing action of six more tours around Lavonia Speedway before the caution flag was put out for the second time in the race on lap eight when Josh Langley of Lancaster, SC spun and backed into the fourth turn wall. The field raced under green for the next 30 laps, and the two-to-go signal was pulled for the final caution flag of the race.

Johnny Pursley of Clover, SC was battling with Sanders for the eighth spot when they got together, and Pursley ended up in the wall. Roberts led the field down for a green-white-checkered finish and was able to keep Welshan behind him to have a .806 second margin of victory at the end of the race.

The ULTIMATE SE “Georgia On My Mind “ Double Racing Weekend will continue with a $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start race on Saturday night when the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inducted Swims Family welcomes the ULTIMATE SE cars and stars to Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA.

Check out the official website for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series at www.ultimatesupers.com, and continue to follow our social media networks on Facebook at ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series and on Twitter @ULTIMATESupers to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 12 AT LAVONIA SPEEDWAY IN LAVONIA, GA ON 7/28/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 40 $4,000
2. 4 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 40 $2,000
3. 2 79 Ross Bailes Clover, SC 40 $1,350
4. 6 57 Zack Mitchell Enoree, SC 40 $1,000
5. 3 31 Tyler Millwood Cartersville, GA 40 $875
6. 5 1 Brent Dixon Elberton, GA 40 $775
7. 12 00 Jeff Smith Dallas, NC 40 $700
8. 8 421 Anthony Sanders Spartanburg, SC 40 $600
9. 10 10 Scott Shirey Swansea, AC 39 $500
10. 14 21 Shane Tankersley Morganton, GA 39 $450
11. 7 09 Johnny Pursley Clover, SC 37 $425
12. 11 39 Greg Clark Stanley, NC 24 $400
13. 15 84 Jay Sessoms Stanley, NC 22 $400
14. 17 3 Jeremy Ledford Mt. Airy, GA 16 $400
15. 16 03 David Yandle Monroe, NC 10 $400
16. 13 7 Josh Langley Lancaster, SC 7 $400
17. 9 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 1 $400
18. 18 18 Brett Hamm Newberry, SC 0 $0/DNS

ENTRIES: 18
M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” FAST QUALIFIER: Roberts, 15.665 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: None
LEAD CHANGES: None
LAP LEADER: Roberts, 1-40
AUTOLITE/FRAM/DIRTONDIRT.COM ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Millwood
GENESIS SHOCKS AWARD: None (Award rolls over to $600 at next event)
HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE: Smith (started 12th and finished 7th)
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .806 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACES: 24 Minutes and 36.634 Seconds
NEXT RACE: Saturday night, $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start, Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA

M&W TRANSPORT “HAULIN’ IT” QUALIFYING:

POS CAR # DRIVER TIME
1. 101 Casey Roberts 15.665
2. 79 Ross Bailes 15.795
3. 31 Tyler Millwood 15.850
4, 29 Jason Welshan 15.884
5. 1 Brent Dixon 15.916
6. 57 Zack Mitchell 15.934
7. 09 Johnny Pursley 16.086
8. 421 Anthony Sanders 16.249
9. 2 Dennis Franklin 16.358
10. 10 Scott Shirey 16.371
11. 39 Greg Clark 16.376
12. 00 Jeff Smith 16.484
13. 7 Josh Langley 16.535
14. 21 Shane Tankersley 16.676
15. 84 Jay Sessoms 16.729
16. 03 David Yandle 17.063
17. 3 Jeremy Ledford 17.265
18. 18 Brett Hamm NT

The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, VP Race Fuels, M&W Transport, PPM Racing Products, Arizona Sport Shirts, DirtonDirt.com, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AR Bodies, Five Star Race Bodies, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Autolite/Fram, RockAuto.com, Safecraft, Simpson, Genesis Shocks and Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design

By Scott|2017-07-29T16:45:52-04:00July 29th, 2017|Front Page News, Regional, ULTIMATE Super Late Model Seires|Comments Off