Mike Marlar has won twice this week at Lernerville
Things could not be going any better for Mike Marlar after the first two nights of the three-race Firecracker 100 weekend at Lernerville Speedway. The driver of car No. 157 sailed to his second consecutive win at that facility on Friday night by holding back a late charge by Tim McCreadie.
The Longhorn Chassis driver from Winfield, Tennessee earned $6,000 for the win on the Server, PA track in a race shown live by MavTV Plus.
A total of 54 cars were signed in for competition
The lineups for Saturday’s heat races will be determined based on the results of the Thursday and Friday features.
Qualifying Results:
Group A- 1. Earl Pearson Jr.(15.659), 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Michael Norris, 4. Chris Ferguson, 5. Tim McCreadie
Group B- 1. Rick Eckert(16.026), 2. Ryan Montgomery, 3. John Garvin Jr., 4. Charles Powell, 5. Kyle Strickler
Heat 1 Results: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Earl Pearson Jr., 3. Tyler Erb
Heat 2 Results: 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Jonathan Davenport
Heat 3 Results: 1. Michael Norris, 2. Garrett Alberson, 3. Daulton Wilson
Heat 4 Results: 1. Hudson O’Neal, 2. Rick Eckert, 3. Brandon Sheppard
Heat 5 Results: 1. Mark Whitener, 2. Ryan Montgomery, 3. Gregg Satterlee
Heat 6 Results: 1. Ashton Winger, 2. John Garvin Jr., 3. Spencer Hughes
B-main 1 Finish: 1. Ross Robinson, 2. Chub Frank
B-main 2 Finish: 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Alex Ferree
B-main 3 Finish: 1. Jared Miley, 2. Kyle Strickler
Feature Re-cap: When the 30-lap feature got underway, Thornton went to the early lead with O’Neal, Marlar, Whitener and Norris in his tire tracks. Marlar immediately went on the offensive when he lunged forward to grab second from O’Neal on the third circuit.
Marlar employed an outside line around the track as he worked to charge further forward when he challenged Thornton, who was running the bottom line, for the race lead on the third lap. McCreadie began to rumble further back when he jumped into the top-5 on lap 10 by passing Norris.
McCreadie moved in to contest the fourth position with Whitener until a caution flag came out for Montgomery. On the ensuing restart, Marlar assumed the lead while Whitener joined the fray by jumping up to third.
A caution came out on lap 17 when Wilson slipped off track. That restart allowed McCreadie to capture second. That move set up a great three-way fight for the lead between Marlar, McCreadie and Thornton that would go on for some time.
Over the closing laps, McCreadie separated himself from Thornton and then moved in to issue a challenge to Marlar for the lead but the Thursday night winner proved to be too strong as Marlar sailed under the checkered flag to claim the win.
Feature Results: 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Ricky Thornton Jr., 4. Mark Whitener, 5. Hudson O’Neal, 6. Garrett Alberson, 7. Jonathan Davenport, 8. Earl Pearson Jr., 9. Michael Norris, 10. Brandon Sheppard, 11. Rick Eckert, 12. Gregg Satterlee, 13. Jimmy Owens, 14. Jared Miley, 15. Tyler Erb, 16. Ashton Winger, 17. Ross Robinson, 18. Chub Frank, 19. Alex Ferree, 20. Kyle Strickler, 21. Daulton Wilson, 22. John Garvin Jr., 23. Spencer Hughes, 24. Ryan Montgomergy
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