On the first of two nights of preliminary races leading into the 29th Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway on Thursday night it was Tim McCreadie who would claim the Group A feature. It was the first victory since February for the No. 39 car which came after a pass on Hudson O’Neal for the lead following a late race restart.
The Longhorn Chassis driver from Watertown, NY earned $12,000 for his win on the track located in Rossburg, Ohio in a race aired live by FloRacing.com.
A total of 95 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:1. Tim McCreadie(15.317), 2. Billy Moyer, 3. Mason Zeigler, 5. Chris Ferguson, 5. Daulton Wilson, 6. Joseph Joiner, 7. Steven Roberts, 8. Tanner English, 9. Casey Noonan, 10. Dustin Sorensen
Heat 1 Results: 1. Mike Benedum, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Carson Ferguson, 4. Daulton Wilson, 5. Casey Noonan
Heat 2 Results: 1. Ashton Winger, 2. Dustin Sorensen, 3. Dale McDowell, 4. Chris Madden, 5. Dennis Erb Jr.
Heat 3 Results: 1. Shane Clanton, 2. Kyle Strickler, 3. Mason Zeigler, 4. Tyler Erb, 5. Steven Roberts
Heat 4 Results: 1. Hudson O’Neal, 2. Chris Ferguson, 3. Tanner English, 4. Johnny Scott, 5. Kyle Bronson
B-main 1 Finish: 1. Cory Hedgecock, 2. Earl Pearson Jr.
B-main 2 Finish: 1. Spencer Hughes, 2. Ricky Weiss
Feature Re-cap: When the 25-lap feature took the green flag, it was O’Neal who shot to the lead ahead of a battle between Winger and McCreadie. McCreadie would take the runner-up spot on lap 3.
By lap 5, O’Neal had stretched his advantage to two seconds over McCreadie. Further back, Clanton passed by Chris Ferguson to claim the fifth position on lap 6.
Tyler Erb slowed on lap 14 to bring out a yellow flag. At that time, O’Neal was leading McCreadie, Winger, Strickler, Clanton, Carson Ferguson, Zeigler, McDowell, Chris Ferguson and English.
On the lap 14 restart, Strickler moved to third pushing Winger back to fourth. He then moved in to challenge McCreadie for second but the Lucas Oil champ held the spot. Again, O’Neal built a significant lead over the pack.
Hughes stalled on lap 19 to bring out another yellow flag.
McCreadie took the lead on the restart with a crossover move going into turn one. Winger moved to third by passing Strickler but both Strickler and Clanton would then pass Winger for third and fourth respectively. McCreadie pulled away at the end and ultimately sailed under the checkered flag for the win.
Feature Results: 1. Tim McCreadie, 2. Hudson O’Neal, 3. Kyle Strickler, 4. Shane Clanton, 5. Ashton Winger, 6. Chris Madden, 7. Mason Zeigler, 8. Carson Ferguson, 9. Kyle Bronson, 10. Tanner English, 11. Dennis Erb Jr., 12. Dale McDowell, 13. Ricky Weiss, 14. Chris Ferguson, 15. Earl Pearson Jr., 16. Cory Hedgecock, 17. Johnny Scott, 18. Daulton Wilson, 19. Mike Benedum, 20. Dustin Sorenson, 21. Spencer Hughes, 22. Steven Roberts, 23. Tyler Erb, 24. Casey Noonan
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