NEW RICHMOND, WI— Aug. 5, 2017— The 30th Annual USA Nationals presented the largest payout for a World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series event for the 2017 season. The crown jewel brought 42 Late Models to the Cedar Lake Speedway stage, all of whom were trying to claim a piece of a near $200,000 purse for the three-day show.
For the 100-lap finale, Don O’Neal worked his way from a fourth position start to claim the checkers on Saturday night. He pulled out of the 3/8-mile with the coveted eagle trophy and $50,000 richer.
Cedar Lake Speedway Results:
Craftsman Club Feature: 1. 5- Don O’Neal[2]; 2. 157- Mike Marlar[1]; 3. 32P- Bobby Pierce[16]; 4. 1- Brandon Sheppard[12]; 5. 20- Jimmy Owens[2]; 6. 28e- Dennis Erb Jr[11]; 7. 0- Scott Bloomquist[18]; 8. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[3]; 9. 18b- Shannon Babb[9]; 10. 3s- Brian Shirley[5]; 11. 25- Shane Clanton[7]; 12. 9- Devin Moran[21]; 13. 32- Chris Simpson[20]; 14. 25F- Jason Feger[22]; 15. 17M- Dale McDowell[27]; 16. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr10]; 17. 14m- Morgan Bagley[26]; 18. 51- Matthew Furman[13]; 19. 7R- Kent Robinson[6]; 20. 18- Eric Wells[8]; 21. 44- Chris Madden[15]; 22. B1- Brent Larson[23]; 23. 14- Darrell Lanigan[14]; 24. 91- Tyler Erb[19]; 25. 40B- Kyle Bronson[17]; 26. 1*- Chub Frank[25]; 27. 7- Rick Eckert[24]; 28. 21- Billy Moyer[28]
Last Chance Qualifiers: 1. B1- Brent Larson[1]; 2. 7- Rick Eckert[2]; 3. 18c -Chase Junghans[6]; 4. 28- Jimmy Mars[7]; 5. 17M- Dale McDowell[13]; 6. 7W- Ricky Weiss[4]; 7. 77- Jordan Yaggy[5]; 8. 90- Lance Matthees[8]; 9. 16- Tyler Bruening[9]; 10. 58- A.J. Diemel[12]; 11. 27- Michael Lake[14]; 12. 1*- Chub Frank[3]; 13. 15D- Justin Duty[10]; 14. 6m- Jeff Massingill[11]
Last Chance Showdown 1: 1. 40B- Kyle Bronson[1]; 2. 91- Tyler Erb[2]; 3. 9- Devin Moran[4]; 4. B1- Brent Larson[6]; 5. 1*- Chub Frank[8]; 6. 77- Jordan Yaggy[5]; 7. 28- Jimmy Mars[3]; 8. 21- Billy Moyer[12]; 9. 6m- Jeff Massingill[10]; 10. 17M- Dale McDowell[7]; 11. 14m- Morgan Bagley[11]; 12. 16- Tyler Bruening[9]; DNS. 37- Scott Ward
Last Chance Showdown 2: 1. 0- Scott Bloomquist[1]; 2. 32- Chris Simpson[2]; 3. 25F- Jason Feger[4]; 4. 7- Rick Eckert[5]; 5. 7W- Ricky Weiss[3]; 6. 18c- Chase Junghans[7]; 7. 90- Lance Matthees[6]; 8. 15D- Justin Duty[10]; 9. 58- A.J. Diemel[11]; 10. 27- Michael Lake[9]; 11. 7D- Austin Theiss[8];12. 15- Nick Anvelink[12]
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Brandon Sheppard, Frank Heckenast Jr, Shane Clanton, Devin Moran, Morgan Bagley; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Don O’Neal; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Bobby Pierce; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Bobby Pierce; Quarter Master ($100 Product Certificate): Brandon Sheppard; Wrisco (Three Sheets of aluminum): Bobby Pierce; Penske Racing Shocks ($50 Product Certificate): Frank Heckenast Jr.; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Shannon Babb; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Brian Shirley; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Brian Shirley; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash):Shane Clanton; Cometic ($50 Cash): Dale McDowell; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Matthew Furman; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Jason Feger; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Matthew Furman; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Morgan Bagley; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Chris Madden; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Chris Madden; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Chris Madden; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Tyler Erb; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton
SEASON WINNERS:
Brandon Sheppard- 12 (Whynot Motorsports Park on March 24, Farmer City Raceway on April 1, Fayetteville Motor Speedway on May 6, Wayne County Speedway on May 27, Senoia Raceway on June 3, Lernerville Speedway on June 25, Federated Auto Part Raceway at I-55 on July 1, Hibbing Raceway on July 13, Fayette County Speedway on July 26, Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway on Aug 1)
Shane Clanton– 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3, River Cities Speedway on June 14)
Chris Madden– 4 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18, Deer Creek Speedway on July 8, Ogilvie Raceway on July 12, Cedar Lake Speedway on Aug. 5)
Brandon Overton- 2 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13, Lernerville Speedway on June 24)
Rick Eckert– 2 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17, Shawano Speedway on Aug. 2)
Don O’Neal- 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 25, Cedar Lake Speedway on Aug. 6)
Timothy Culp- 1 (LoneStar Speedway on March 26)
Brian Shirley-1 (Farmer City Raceway on April 2)
Mike Marlar- 1 (Duck River Raceway Park on May 14)
Devin Moran-1 (Atomic Speedway on May 26)
Max Blair– 1 (McKean County Raceway on June 20)
Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standings:
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Trail By |
| 1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 4230 | 0 |
| 2 | 44 | Chris Madden | 3978 | 252 |
| 3 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 3936 | 294 |
| 4 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 3898 | 332 |
| 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 3872 | 358 |
| 6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 3852 | 378 |
| 7 | 18 | Eric Wells | 3776 | 454 |
| 8 | 1* | Chub Frank | 3720 | 510 |
| 9 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | 3700 | 530 |
| 10 | 14M | Morgan Bagley | 3666 | 564 |
| 11 | 2C | Joey Coulter | 2856 | 1374 |
| 12 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 2464 | 1766 |
| 13 | 18C | Chase Junghans | 2230 | 2000 |
| 14 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 1930 | 2300 |
| 15 | 93 | Donald Bradsher | 1486 | 2744 |
| 16 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | 1456 | 2774 |
| 17 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 1218 | 3012 |
| 18 | 21JR | Billy Moyer Jr. | 1124 | 3106 |
| 19 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1110 | 3120 |
| 20 | 5 | Don O’Neal | 1078 | 3152 |
