{"id":25723,"date":"2018-10-03T14:56:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=25723"},"modified":"2018-10-03T14:56:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:56:16","slug":"mcdowell-captures-fourth-dixie-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/series\/lucas-oil-late-model-dirt-series\/mcdowell-captures-fourth-dixie-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"McDowell Captures Fourth Dixie Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

WOODSTOCK, GA (September 29, 2018)<\/strong> – Dale McDowell dominated the Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway. The Georgia native set the Miller Welders overall fast time, won his heat, and led all 50-laps to score his fourth-career win in the annual event.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Davenport finished second after making several charges at McDowell throughout the main event. Josh Richards finished in third after yielding second to Davenport on lap 18. Brandon Overton came across the finish line in fourth. Tim McCreadie notched his second-straight top five finish with his fifth-place run.<\/p>\n

“It was a great night for us. We qualified well and started up front. Thanks to Shane [McDowell] and everybody with the team. They all worked extremely hard on this car and it paid off tonight. I was thinking of Mike [Swims] when I came around for the checkered flag. I felt like he was talking to me and saying good job buddy or something like that. Thanks to all of the Swims family, this place has remained such a solid piece of racing history for years and years. Thanks to all of you race fans, without you, we couldn’t do this.”<\/p>\n

A caution with 25-laps completed helped McDowell as Davenport had cut the gap between the two. “I never thought I would see the day when clean air is so important in dirt track racing. When I got behind those guys I was trying to lap, it was dirty, messy air, and I couldn’t maneuver the car like I wanted to. When you are out front in those situations, you are just a sitting duck. Those guys behind you are going to go where you aren’t.”<\/p>\n

“I figured JD [Davenport] was on the top side and Shane [McDowell] was giving me signals that he was closing. He looked really good in his heat, so I figured he was on the top side and Josh was in the middle. I had to get kind of greedy and those guys are tough week in and week out. It’s so special to win this race,” said the 52-year-old driver in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the ninth time in his career. With his win, he becomes the 19th different winner on the tour in 2018.<\/p>\n

“I really don’t know if I wanted to see that caution at lap 25,” said Davenport, who extended his series point lead with his runner-up finish. “We were pretty good in lapped traffic. We were quite maneuverable and that’s how we got by Josh. The track was cleaning up in a hurry. Congratulations to Dale, he had tough luck last night while leading at Tri-County. This might be the best I have ever raced here. I grew-up about an hour and a half from here. It was a great points night for us as well.”<\/p>\n

Richards was happy with his podium finish. “We had a really good car tonight. I have to thank Clint Smith for giving me some pointers, he has a lot of experience racing here and it definitely helped me. We had a pretty good car for the feature. We just need to fine tune it a little bit. Towards the end I was just trying to ride and save the right rear tire.”<\/p>\n

The winner’s Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by: Textron Off-Road, New Era Industrial, Klotz Synthetics, Cometic Gasket, Will Kinzer Foundation for Autism Research, and Quality Natural Gas.<\/p>\n

Completing the top ten were Casey Roberts, Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, and Earl Pearson Jr.<\/p>\n

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
\nRace Summary
\nSaturday, September 29, 2018
\nLucas Oil Dixie Shootout
\nDixie Speedway – Woodstock, Ga.<\/p>\n

Miller Welders<\/strong> Time Trials
\nFast Time Group A: Dale McDowell \/ 14.455 seconds (overall)<\/strong>
\nFast Time Group B: Tyler Millwood \/ 14.573 seconds<\/p>\n

Eibach Springs<\/strong> Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Dale McDowell, Cla Knight, Michael Brown, Justin Shipley, Zach Leonhardi, Frank Ingram, Gregg Satterlee, Kyle Bronson, Scott Bloomquist, John Henderson, Scott Groves<\/p>\n

FK Rod Ends<\/strong> Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Josh Richards, Casey Roberts, Brandon Overton, Donald McIntosh, Ray Cook, Steven Roberts, Dalton Polston, Will Roland, Aaron Wilson, Blake Spencer, Cass Fowler<\/p>\n

Simpson Performance Products<\/strong> Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Austin Horton, Clint Smith, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Croft, Austin Tyler Smith, Lamar Haygood, Brian Connor, Kenny Collins, Eric Granger<\/p>\n

QA1<\/strong> Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson, Jr., Don O’Neal, Jason Hiett, Mason Zeigler, Darrell Lanigan Aaron Ridley, Bobby Pierce, Rob Mayea, Michael Page<\/p>\n

Penske Racing Shocks <\/strong>B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Ray Cook, Zach Leonhardi, Frank Ingram, Steven Roberts, Kyle Bronson, Gregg Satterlee, Aaron Wilson, Dalton Polston, Will Roland, Scott Groves, John Henderson, Cass Fowler, Blake Spencer, Scott Bloomquist-DNS<\/p>\n

FAST Shafts <\/strong>B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jason Hiett, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Croft, Darrell Lanigan, Austin Tyler Smith, Mason Zeigler, Aaron Ridley, Michael Page, Bobby Pierce, Lamar Haygood, Kenny Collins, Rob Mayea, Brian Connor-DNS, Eric Granger-DNS<\/p>\n

Lucas Oil <\/strong>Feature Finish (50 Laps):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FINISH<\/td>\nSTART<\/td>\nCAR #<\/td>\nDRIVER NAME<\/td>\nHOMETOWN<\/td>\nEARNINGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n17m<\/td>\nDale McDowell<\/td>\nChickamauga, GA<\/td>\n$12,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n49<\/td>\nJonathan Davenport<\/td>\nBlairsville, GA<\/td>\n$6,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1R<\/td>\nJosh Richards<\/td>\nShinnston, WV<\/td>\n$4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nBrandon Overton<\/td>\nEvans, GA<\/td>\n$2,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n39<\/td>\nTim McCreadie<\/td>\nWatertown, NY<\/td>\n$2,950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nCasey Roberts<\/td>\nToccoa, GA<\/td>\n$1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n31T<\/td>\nTyler Millwood<\/td>\nKingston, GA<\/td>\n$1,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nJimmy Owens<\/td>\nNewport, TN<\/td>\n$2,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDon O’Neal<\/td>\nMartinsville, IN<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nEarl Pearson, Jr.<\/td>\nJacksonville, FL<\/td>\n$1,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n06<\/td>\nClint Smith<\/td>\nSenoia, GA<\/td>\n$1,075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nAustin Horton<\/td>\nWhitesburg, GA<\/td>\n$1,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF9<\/td>\nFrank Ingram<\/td>\nWoodstock, GA<\/td>\n$1,025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nScott Bloomquist<\/td>\nMooresburg, TN<\/td>\n$1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n1J<\/td>\nJason Hiett<\/td>\nOxford, AL<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nDarrell Lanigan<\/td>\nUnion, KY<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n53<\/td>\nRay Cook<\/td>\nBrasstown, NC<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nMichael Brown<\/td>\nLancaster, SC<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nDennis Erb, Jr.<\/td>\nCarpentersville, IL<\/td>\n$1,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n32<\/td>\nBobby Pierce<\/td>\nOakwood, IL<\/td>\n$1,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n9J<\/td>\nJason Croft<\/td>\nWoodstock, GA<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nGregg Satterlee<\/td>\nIndiana, PA<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nZach Leonhardi<\/td>\nCartersville, GA<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n42<\/td>\nCla Knight<\/td>\nN. Augusta, SC<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n08<\/td>\nJustin Shipley<\/td>\nDouglasville, GA<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nDonald McIntosh<\/td>\nDawsonville, GA<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Race Statistics
\nEntrants<\/strong>: 44
\nLap Leaders<\/strong>: Dale McDowell (Laps 1 – 50)
\nWrisco Feature Winner<\/strong>: Dale McDowell
\nMargin of Victory<\/strong>: 0.646 seconds
\nCautions<\/strong>: Justin Shipley (Lap 25)
\nSeries Provisionals<\/strong>: Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce
\nSeries Emergency Provisionals<\/strong>: Darrell Lanigan, Gregg Satterlee
\nOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race<\/strong>: Scott Bloomquist (Advanced 9 Positions)
\nMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader<\/strong>: Jonathan Davenport
\nAllstar Performance Power Move of the Race<\/strong>: Brandon Overton
\nSunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher<\/strong>: Jonathan Davenport
\nHot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race<\/strong>: n\/a
\nCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race<\/strong>: Clements Racing Engines
\nOhlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race<\/strong>: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
\nOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race<\/strong>: Shane McDowell (Dale McDowell)
\nFastest Lap of the Race<\/strong>: Dale McDowell (Lap #4 – 15.5673 seconds)
\nSTEEL-IT Most Laps Led<\/strong>: Dale McDowell (50 Laps)
\nDirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler<\/strong>: Kyle Bronson
\nPFC Brakes Pole Award<\/strong>: Dale McDowell
\nTime of Race<\/strong>: 20 minutes 10 seconds<\/p>\n

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Lucas Oil<\/strong> Championship Point Standings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
POS<\/td>\nCAR #<\/td>\nDRIVER NAME<\/td>\nHOMETOWN<\/td>\nPOINTS<\/td>\nEARNINGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n49<\/td>\nJonathan Davenport<\/td>\nBlairsville, GA<\/td>\n7820<\/td>\n$262,248.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n1R<\/td>\nJosh Richards<\/td>\nShinnston, WV<\/td>\n7595<\/td>\n$177,229.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nScott Bloomquist<\/td>\nMooresburg, TN<\/td>\n7410<\/td>\n$217,752.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nEarl Pearson, Jr.<\/td>\nJacksonville, FL<\/td>\n7280<\/td>\n$357,614.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nJimmy Owens<\/td>\nNewport, TN<\/td>\n7180<\/td>\n$167,833.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n39<\/td>\nTim McCreadie<\/td>\nWatertown, NY<\/td>\n7085<\/td>\n$134,750.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n32<\/td>\nBobby Pierce<\/td>\nOakwood, IL<\/td>\n7050<\/td>\n$200,152.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDon O’Neal<\/td>\nMartinsville, IN<\/td>\n7010<\/td>\n$143,408.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nDarrell Lanigan<\/td>\nUnion, KY<\/td>\n6510<\/td>\n$101,672.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nGregg Satterlee<\/td>\nIndiana, PA<\/td>\n6450<\/td>\n$117,368.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n25Z<\/td>\nMason Zeigler \u00ae<\/td>\nChalk Hill, PA<\/td>\n6320<\/td>\n$88,044.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nDennis Erb, Jr.<\/td>\nCarpentersville, IL<\/td>\n6235<\/td>\n$72,162.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n40B<\/td>\nKyle Bronson \u00ae<\/td>\nBrandon, FL<\/td>\n6100<\/td>\n$81,685.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n71<\/td>\nHudson O’Neal<\/td>\nMartinsville, IN<\/td>\n5825<\/td>\n$121,325.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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