InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the $12,000-to-win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned John Bradshaw Memorial event at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday, April 30, 2021. The updates will be provided by Richard Allen(@RichardAllenIDR on Twitter and @RichardAllenIDR on Instagram).
These updates are brought to you by Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. The next event will be the Smoky Mountain Spring Shootout for the Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series paying $10,053-to-win on May 8, 2021.
General Information:
Weather is expected to be mild with very little chance for rain.
The drivers meeting is slated to begin at 7:00pm with hot laps and racing action to follow soon afterwards.
The feature race will be 50 laps for $12,000.
This is the thirteenth race of the season for the Lucas Oil Series.
Tim McCreadie leads the current standings ahead of Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, and Kyle Bronson.
Jonathan Davenport won the John Bradshaw Memorial(held in September) in 2020.
7:00- Drivers meeting about to begin.
7:20- Hot laps about to commence.
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Live Updates:
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Car Count: 25 cars
Drivers Here: 1- Earl Pearson Jr., 1- Tyler Erb, 2- Stormy Scott, 3- Brian Shirley, D8- Dustin Linville, 9- Devin Moran, 9G- Larry Greer, 11B- Tommy Bailey, 13w- David Webb, 14- Josh Richards, 16- Justin Ratliff, 17- Zack Dohm, 20- Jimmy Owens, 20RT- Ricky Thornton Jr., 25- Shane Clanton, 39- Tim McCreadie, 40B- Kyle Bronson, 49- Jonathan Davenport, 57M- Cameron Marlar, 71- Hudson O’Neal, 76- Brandon Overton, 81E- Tanner English, 83- Scott James, 97- Michael Chilton, 157- Mike Marlar
Qualifying Results: 1. McCreadie (12.186), 2. M Marlar, 3. Davenport, 4. Owens, 5. Thornton, 6. Moran, 7. O’Neal, 8. Overton, 9. Richards, 10. English, 11. C Marlar, 12. James
Heat Race Results: There will be three heat races with the top-6 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. McCreadie, 2. Owens, 3. O’Neal, 4. English, 5. Pearson, 6. Bronson, 7. Scott, 8. Erb, 9. Greer
Heat 1 Finish- 1. McCreadie, 2. O’Neal, 3. English, 4. Pearson, 5. Owens, 6. Erb
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. M Marlar, 2. Thornton, 3. Overton, 4. C Marlar, 5. Shirley, 6. Dohm, 7. Bailey, 8. Ratliff
Heat 2 Finish- 1. M Marlar, 2. Overton, 3. Thornton, 4. Shirley, 5. Bailey, 6. Dohm
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Davenport, 2. Moran, 3. Richards, 4. James, 5. Clanton, 6. Chilton, 7. Linville, 8. Webb
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Davenport, 2. James, 3. Moran, 4. Clanton, 5. Richards, 6. Linville
B-main Results: There will be one B-main with the top-4 transferring to the feature.
B-main Results- There will be no B-main. All cars will make the feature.
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. McCreadie, 2. M Marlar, 3. Davenport, 4. O’Neal, 5. Overton, 6. James, 7. English, 8. Thornton, 9. Moran, 10. Pearson, 11. Shirley, 12. Clanton, 13. Owens, 14. Bailey, 15. Richards, 16. Erb, 17. Dohm, 18. Linville
9:54- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $12,000.
10:02- Four wide!
10:04- Green flag!
Lap 14 caution. McCreadie leads Davenport, M Marlar, O’Neal, Thornton, Overton, Pearson
Lap 20- Top-3 of McCreadie, M Marlar and Davenport tight.
Lap 27 caution for Shirley. McCreadie, M Marlar and Davenport in a fierce battle at the front. Marlar had taken the lead on lap 24 then McCreadie took it back right before the caution.
Lap 32 caution for Linville. McCreadie leads Davenport, M Marlar, O’Neal, Dohm
Overton drops out. He was running 6th.
Davenport uses a high side pass on the last lap to win
Feature Results: 1. Davenport, 2. McCreadie, 3. Marlar, 4. O’Neal, 5. Clanton, 6. Dohm, 7. Erb, 8. Scott, 9. Owens, 10. Thornton, 11. Richards, 12. Pearson, 13. English, 14. Webb, 15. Bronson, 16. Moran, 17. Bailey, Greer, 19. Overton, 20. Linville, 21. Shirley, 22. C Marlar, 23. James, 24. Ratliff, 25. Chilton
Jimmy Owens(20) and Josh Richards(14) are expected to compete in this race
