BARBERVILLE, FL– Feb. 14, 2018– The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series season opener took place on the ninth day of the 12-day short track extravaganza – the 47th annual DIRTcar Nationals. The 50-lap Craftsman Club Feature played out eerily similar to the Outlaws first night of competition at DIRTcar Nationals just one year ago.
A night of rain followed by a warm sunny afternoon developed into a heavy evening fog, which engulfed Volusia Speedway Park. The condensation from the fog made it dangerous for drivers to see despite the number of tear-offs on their helmets. Taking the drivers safety as top-priority, the feature was completed at 26 laps.
Although the feature was shortened, there was no short in excitement for the fans. The feature had three race leaders but it was Tim McCreadie who made the right move at the right time. Leading only one lap of the feature, McCreadie claimed the $10,000 payday and his first Series win since July 10, 2015 at River Cities Speedway.
Craftsman Club Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 39-Tim McCreadie [5][$10,000]; 2. 1r-Josh Richards [6][$5,000]; 3. 18c-Chase Junghans [4][$3,000]; 4. 44-Chris Madden [2][$2,500]; 5. 49-Jonathan Davenport [10][$2,000]; 6. 7-Rick Eckert [13][$1,700]; 7. 20-Jimmy Owens [3][$1,400]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb [1][$1,300]; 9. 25-Shane Clanton [8][$1,200]; 10. 71-Hudson O’Neal [17][$1,100]; 11. 9-Devin Moran [20][$1,050]; 12. 1-Brandon Sheppard [19][$1,000]; 13. 22-Chris Ferguson [9][$950]; 14. 157-Mike Marlar [16][$900]; 15. 1P-Earl Pearson [24][$850]; 16. 1x-Chub Frank [26][$800]; 17. 16-Tyler Bruening [12][$770]; 18. 116-Brandon Overton [29][$750]; 19. B1-Brent Larson [28][$110]; 20. 14m-Morgan Bagley [27][$110]; 21. C8-Timothy Culp [30][$110]; 22. 25z-Mason Zeigler [21][$110]; 23. 91-Tyler Erb [25][$700]; 24. 5-Don O’Neal [18][$700]; 25. 22s-Brian Shirley [23][$700]; 26. CJ1-Rusty Schlenk [31][$110]; 27. 14-Darrell Lanigan [7][$700]; 28. 7mm-Michael Maresca [22][$700]; 29. 40B-Kyle Bronson [15][$700]; 30. 7F-Jason Fitzgerald [14][$700]; 31. 21jr-Billy Moyer [11][$700]; 32. 31-Tyler Millwood [32][$110]
Qualifying Flight-A – 1. 39-Tim McCreadie, 15.635; 2. 44-Chris Madden, 15.684; 3. 18c-Chase Junghans, 15.689; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 15.718; 5. 7F-Jason Fitzgerald, 15.731; 6. 116-Brandon Overton, 15.754; 7. 7-Rick Eckert, 15.782; 8. 25-Shane Clanton, 15.793; 9. 22-Chris Ferguson, 15.923; 10. 14-Darrell Lanigan, 15.931; 11. 7mm-Michael Maresca, 15.941; 12. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 15.976; 13. 31-Tyler Millwood, 16.036; 14. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 16.086; 15. 9-Devin Moran, 16.088; 16. OF1-Coleby Frye, 16.094; 17. O-Ricky Weiss, 16.179; 18. 33L-Ivedent Lloyd, 16.24; 19. 12-Jason Jameson, 16.274; 20. 17M-Dale McDowell, 16.423; 21. C8-Timothy Culp, 16.574; 22. 6-Blake Spencer, 16.602; 23. B1-Brent Larson, 16.608; 24. 33-Jeff Mathews, 16.669; 25. 2-Nick Hoffman, 16.853; 26. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.083
Qualifying Flight-B– 1. 157-Mike Marlar, 15.748; 2. 21jr-Billy Moyer, 15.761; 3. 28-Dennis Erb, 15.869; 4. 20-Jimmy Owens, 15.939; 5. CJ1-Rusty Schlenk, 15.973; 6. 16-Tyler Bruening, 15.992; 7. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 16.012; 8. 1r-Josh Richards, 16.036; 9. 84-Austin Smith, 16.092; 10. 54-David Breazeale, 16.172; 11. 1P-Earl Pearson, 16.177; 12. 2c-Joey Coulter, 16.189; 13. 72-Mike Norris, 16.265; 14. 71-Hudson O’Neal, 16.277; 15. 5-Don O’Neal, 16.329; 16. 22s-Brian Shirley, 16.336; 17. 99B-Boom Briggs, 16.387; 18. 11B-Stacy Boles, 16.509; 19. 91-Tyler Erb, 16.54; 20. 14z-Zack McMillan, 16.581; 21. 1x-Chub Frank, 16.582; 22. 27-Jeff Beyers, 16.596; 23. 25z-Mason Zeigler, 17.23; 24. 75-Colton Flinner, 17.445; 25. 14r-Reid Millard, 18.021
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer– 1. 39-Tim McCreadie [1]; 2. 14-Darrell Lanigan [4]; 3. 7-Rick Eckert [3]; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2]; 5. 31-Tyler Millwood [5]; 6. OF1-Coleby Frye [6]; 7. 12-Jason Jameson [7]; 8. 2-Nick Hoffman [9]; 9. 6-Blake Spencer [8]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer –1. 44-Chris Madden [1]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [3]; 3. 7F-Jason Fitzgerald [2]; 4. 7mm-Michael Maresca [4]; 5. O-Ricky Weiss [6]; 6. 14m-Morgan Bagley [5]; 7. 17M-Dale McDowell [7]; 8. B1-Brent Larson [8]; 9. 15-Donny Schatz [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer – 1. 18c-Chase Junghans [1]; 2. 22-Chris Ferguson [3]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson [4]; 4. 9-Devin Moran [5]; 5. 33L-Ivedent Lloyd [6]; 6. 116-Brandon Overton [2]; 7. C8-Timothy Culp [7]; 8. 33-Jeff Mathews [8]
Heat #4 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer – 1. 20-Jimmy Owens [2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport [3]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar [1]; 4. 22s-Brian Shirley [6]; 5. 72-Mike Norris [5]; 6. 91-Tyler Erb [7]; 7. 54-David Breazeale [4]; 8. 27-Jeff Beyers [8]; 9. 14r-Reid Millard [9]
Heat #5 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer – 1. 1r-Josh Richards [3]; 2. 21jr-Billy Moyer [1]; 3. 71-Hudson O’Neal [5]; 4. 25z-Mason Zeigler [8]; 5. CJ1-Rusty Schlenk [2]; 6. 1P-Earl Pearson [4]; 7. 14z-Zack McMillan [7]; 8. 99B-Boom Briggs [6]
Heat #6 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer– 1. 28-Dennis Erb [1]; 2. 16-Tyler Bruening [2]; 3. 5-Don O’Neal [5]; 4. 2c-Joey Coulter [4]; 5. 84-Austin Smith [3]; 6. 11B-Stacy Boles [6]; 7. 1x-Chub Frank [7]; 8. 75-Colton Flinner [8]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 7mm-Michael Maresca [2]; 3. O-Ricky Weiss [4]; 4. 14m-Morgan Bagley [6]; 5. B1-Brent Larson [10]; 6. 31-Tyler Millwood [3]; 7. 17M-Dale McDowell [8]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [12]; 9. OF1-Coleby Frye [5]; 10. 2-Nick Hoffman [9]; 11. 12-Jason Jameson [7]; 12. 6-Blake Spencer [11]
Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 9-Devin Moran [1]; 2. 22s-Brian Shirley [2]; 3. C8-Timothy Culp [7]; 4. 116-Brandon Overton [5]; 5. 91-Tyler Erb [6]; 6. 72-Mike Norris [4]; 7. 33-Jeff Mathews [9]; 8. 54-David Breazeale [8]; 9. 27-Jeff Beyers [10]; 10. 33L-Ivedent Lloyd [3]; 11. 14r-Reid Millard [12]
Last Chance Showdown 3 (10 Laps) – Top 2 Transfer – 1. 25z-Mason Zeigler [1]; 2. 1P-Earl Pearson [5]; 3. 2c-Joey Coulter [2]; 4. 84-Austin Smith [4]; 5. 11B-Stacy Boles [6]; 6. 75-Colton Flinner [10]; 7. 99B-Boom Briggs [9]; 8. CJ1-Rusty Schlenk [3]; 9. 1x-Chub Frank [8]; 10. 14z-Zack McMillan [7]
