RANSOMVILLE, NY – June 15, 2018 – The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series returned to Ransomville Speedway for the first time in 13 years on Friday evening and the Sears Craftsman Feature proved to be worth the wait.
The 50-lap event saw three different race leaders but it was Mike Marlar who claimed the victory and the $10,000 payday. The driver out of Winfield, TN commandeered the lead of the feature with only 10 laps remaining in the event bypassing Brandon Sheppard, Chase Junghans, Madden and Chub Frank for the top spot
Sears Craftsman Feature (50 Laps): 1. 157-Mike Marlar [6][$10,000]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2][$5,000]; 3. 18c-Chase Junghans [7][$3,000]; 4. 25-Shane Clanton [11][$2,500]; 5. 44-Chris Madden [5][$2,000]; 6. 1x-Chub Frank [10][$1,700]; 7. 7-Rick Eckert [15][$1,400]; 8. 9-Devin Moran [4][$1,300]; 9. 111-Max Blair [14][$1,200]; 10. 54-David Breazeale [3][$1,100]; 11. 14m-Morgan Bagley [13][$1,050]; 12. 2-Dan Stone [19][$1,000]; 13. B1-Brent Larson [12][$950]; 14. 22-Chris Ferguson [9][$900]; 15. 28-Zack Carley [16][$850]; 16. 19-Bob Dorman [17][$800]; 17. 91-Tyler Erb [1][$770]; 18. 99B-Boom Briggs [8][$750]; 19. O12-Dave DuBois [18][$730]
Hard Charger Award: 7-Rick Eckert[+8]
Qualifying: 1. 157-Mike Marlar, 15.74; 2. 91-Tyler Erb, 16.097; 3. 54-David Breazeale, 16.117; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 16.125; 5. 9-Devin Moran, 16.156; 6. 22-Chris Ferguson, 16.158; 7. 18c-Chase Junghans, 16.225; 8. 99B-Boom Briggs, 16.265; 9. 44-Chris Madden, 16.271; 10. 1x-Chub Frank, 16.337; 11. 25-Shane Clanton, 16.358; 12. B1-Brent Larson, 16.548; 13. 2-Dan Stone, 16.562; 14. 111-Max Blair, 16.572; 15. 7-Rick Eckert, 16.75; 16. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 16.772; 17. 19-Bob Dorman, 16.99; 18. O12-Dave DuBois, 17.337; 19. 28-Zack Carley, 18.066
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 7 Transfer: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [1]; 3. 18c-Chase Junghans [3]; 4. 1x-Chub Frank [4]; 5. 14m-Morgan Bagley [6]; 6. 28-Zack Carley [7]; 7. 2-Dan Stone [5]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 7 Transfer: 1. 91-Tyler Erb [1]; 2. 9-Devin Moran [2]; 3. 99B-Boom Briggs [3]; 4. 25-Shane Clanton [4]; 5. 111-Max Blair [5]; 6. 19-Bob Dorman [6]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 7 Transfer: 1. 54-David Breazeale [1]; 2. 44-Chris Madden [3]; 3. 22-Chris Ferguson [2]; 4. B1-Brent Larson [4]; 5. 7-Rick Eckert [5]; 6. O12-Dave DuBois [6]
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
| 1 | 44 | Chris Madden | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | $71,150 |
| 2 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 1968 | -6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | $58,585 |
| 3 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 1934 | -40 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | $83,750 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 1900 | -74 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | $46,400 |
| 5 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 1854 | -120 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | $33,100 |
| 6 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 1832 | -142 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | $27,770 |
| 7 | 9 | Devin Moran | 1768 | -206 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | $29,800 |
| 8 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 1734 | -240 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | $26,450 |
| 9 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 1706 | -268 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | $21,620 |
| 10 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 1692 | -282 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | $19,940 |
| 11 | 22 | Chris Ferguson *R | 1688 | -286 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | $21,955 |
| 12 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 1676 | -298 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | $19,405 |
| 13 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1472 | -502 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | $19,810 |
| 14 | 1x | Chub Frank | 1210 | -764 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | $15,770 |
| 15 | C8 | Timothy Culp | 1102 | -872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | $11,025 |
| 16 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 990 | -984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | $3,990 |
| 17 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 948 | -1026 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | $32,235 |
| 18 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 873 | -1101 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | $13,610 |
| 19 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | 694 | -1280 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $45,131 |
| 20 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 608 | -1366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $2,260 |
| 21 | 97 | Michael Chilton | 562 | -1412 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $10,100 |
| 22 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | 536 | -1438 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $6,650 |
| 23 | 101 | Casey Roberts | 512 | -1462 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | $5,750 |
| 24 | 53 | Ray Cook | 450 | -1524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,100 |
| 25 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 428 | -1546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,080 |
