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Davenport Collects First Series Win of the Year

LAKE CITY, FL (February 9, 2020)- Jonathan Davenport, the three-time and defending, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, closed out the 2020 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks with his first win of the season on Sunday Night at All-Tech Raceway. Davenport collected his 48th career series win, at the first-ever Series race held at the Lake City, Florida facility.

Moran jumped to the early lead ahead of Gregg Satterlee, who was making his first start with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this year. Fourth place starter, Davenport, took the lead from early pacesetter, Devin Moran on lap 20. He sprinted away to win by over three seconds over runner-up finisher, Mike Marlar, in the Rocket Fuels/Rocket. Marlar started in eighth and recorded his best finish of the week.

Brandon Sheppard, a three-time winner at the East Bay Raceway Park Winternationals this week, moved from his 10th starting spot to clear Clanton with two laps to go to finish in third, after a hard-fought battle in the closing laps. Sheppard maintains the Midwest Sheet Metal Point Leader Spoiler Challenge, heading to the series' next events at Atomic Speedway in Ohio on March 20 and Brownstown Speedway in Indiana on March 21.

Jimmy Owens went to a backup car and took a series provisional to start 24th. Owens moved through the field to finish in fifth, earning Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the race honors.

Davenport, the reigning series champion, was relieved to get his first win of 2020. "You have no idea. My team has worked so hard and we have so much bad racing luck, it's been unbelievable. Thanks to Lance and Darla Landers, I know they are watching back home. Thanks to Steve Martin, from Nutrien Ag Solutions, for supporting us again this year. This was a brand-new car that we never got to test, and then we had to run it at East Bay. We needed this win."

Marlar was pleased his runner-up finish in the series' first appearance at All-Tech Raceway. "This track is so racy. We had a pretty rough week at East Bay, but this track fits me much better. I felt like we had a good run and there was plenty of good racing out there."

Sheppard, whose worst finish during the eight nights of racing was a tenth, replaced that finish with his third-place finish tonight. "We had a really good car, especially there early in the race. We passed some guys there on the top, but I could run the bottom well too. I should have picked the top on that last restart. I chose the bottom on Devin because I thought the bottom would be better, but I had my momentum broke there. We had a good race between myself and Clanton, we were fortunate to get by him on the white flag lap. Thanks to all of my crew, we've had a great start to this month."

The winner's Lance Landers/Double L Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Spartan Mowers, Lucas Oil Products, Penske Racing Shocks, VP Fuels, and ASC Warranty.

Completing the top ten were Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Billy Moyer Jr., and Gregg Satterlee.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Lucas Oil Winter Nationals - presented by GEICO
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
All-Tech Raceway - Lake City, FL

Lucas Oil Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Tim McCreadie / 17.892 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran / 17.965 seconds

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 3. 18X-Michael Page[7]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[6]; 6. 2S-Stormy Scott[9]; 7. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening[2]; 9. 14-Josh Richards[8]

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 5W-Mark Whitener[1]; 2. 48-Colton Flinner[2]; 3. 25-Shane Clanton[3]; 4. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[4]; 5. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[5]; 6. 89-GR Smith[7]; 7. 27-Joe Denby[8]; 8. 94-Charles Powell[6]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 9-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 22-Gregg Satterlee[2]; 3. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 17-Logan Roberson[5]; 5. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[6]; 6. 81E-Tanner English[3]; 7. 50-Shanon Buckingham[7]; 8. 31-Tyler Millwood[9]; 9. 1ST-Johnny Scott[8]

Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[2]; 3. 00-Jesse Stovall[5]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[4]; 5. 33J-Jeff Mathews[8]; 6. 2D-Dan Stone[6]; 7. 20B-Todd Brennan[7]; 8. 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe[1]

Tiger Rear Ends B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 2. 89-GR Smith[4]; 3. 2S-Stormy Scott[3]; 4. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[2]; 5. 14-Josh Richards[9]; 6. 94-Charles Powell[8]; 7. 27-Joe Denby[6]; 8. (DNS) 20-Jimmy Owens; 9. (DNS) 16-Tyler Bruening

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 2. 81E-Tanner English[3]; 3. 33J-Jeff Mathews[2]; 4. 2D-Dan Stone[4]; 5. 31-Tyler Millwood[7]; 6. 50-Shanon Buckingham[5]; 7. 1ST-Johnny Scott[9]; 8. 20B-Todd Brennan[6]; 9. (DNS) 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

Pos	Start	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Earnings
1	4	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$11,500
2	8	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$6,000
3	10	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$4,100
4	11	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	$3,250
5	24	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$3,550
6	2	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	$2,300
7	1	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$2,700
8	23	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$2,100
9	17	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	$1,900
10	6	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$1,100
11	12	0	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	$1,075
12	3	5W	Mark Whitener	Middleburg, FL	$1,050
13	18	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	$1,025
14	16	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	$2,200
15	19	89	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	$950
16	13	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$1,625
17	14	17	Logan Roberson	Waynesboro, VA	$900
18	20	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	$875
19	9	18X	Michael Page	Winston, GA	$850
20	25	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	$825
21	5	3S	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$800
22	7	48	Colton Flinner	Allison Park, PA	$800
23	21	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	$1,500
24	26	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	$100
25	15	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	$1,600
26	22	33J	Jeff Mathews	Brandon, FL	$800

Race Statistics
Entrants: 34
Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1 - 19); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 20 - 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 3.633 seconds
Cautions: Jeff Mathews, Jimmy Owens (Lap 1); Stormy Scott (Lap 2); Colton Flinner (Lap 18); Shanon Buckingham (Lap 23); Michael Page, Tanner English (Lap 29)
Series Provisionals: Josh Richards; Jimmy Owens
Series Emergency Provisionals: Shanon Buckingham; Charles Powell
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport; Mike Marlar; Brandon Sheppard
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Advanced 19 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (31 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: n/a
Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham (Jonathan Davenport)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Lap #24 - 19.565 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Tim McCreadie
Time of Race: 37 minutes 33 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points	Earnings
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1190	$37,900
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1150	$28,550
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1115	$19,925
4	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	1075	$21,600
5	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	1050	$14,675
6	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	1025	$13,700
7	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	980	$15,325
8	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	975	$11,000
9	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	965	$9,600
10	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	960	$9,300
11	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	950	$9,950
12	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	935	$11,375
13	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	860	$5,500
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	850	$6,275
15	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	790	$2,775
16	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	735	$7,225
17	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	725	$3,675
18	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720	$6,350
19	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	710	$4,600
20	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	655	$4,150
21	0	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	650	$2,175
22	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	625	$1,700
23	17	Logan Roberson	Waynesboro, VA	580	$1,800
24	2d	Dan Stone	Thompson, PA	560	$800

Wrisco Industries Speedweeks Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1810
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1675
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1670
4	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	1555
5	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	1510
6	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	1480
7	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	1415
8	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	1395
9	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	1380
10	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	1360
11	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	1355
12	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	1350
13	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	1270
14	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	1140
15	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	1125
16	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	1100
17	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	1095
18	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	1080
19	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	1075
20	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	1040
21	76	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	1020
22	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	1005
23	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	955
24	0	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	895
25	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	885

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

Sheppard Takes Finale at East Bay

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TAMPA, FL (February 8, 2020)- Brandon Sheppard came from the 11th starting position to win Saturday Night's Wrisco Industries Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park. It was Sheppard's third win of the week in the annual Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event. He passed race leader Devin Moran with 12 laps to go, before driving on to victory.

Moran, in the Tye Twarog Longhorn finished second to Sheppard with Tyler Erb, Brian Shirley, and Shane Clanton completing the top five.

Pole sitter, Moran, took the lead at the drop of the green flag with Clanton hot on his heels. Moran and Clanton ran one-two for the first 12 laps of the race until Clanton passed Moran for the top spot on lap 13. Clanton held the point for six circuits until Moran was able to get back around the Georgia veteran.

Meanwhile, Sheppard was patiently working his way through the field and moved by Clanton for second on the 21st lap. Sheppard started working the top groove off turn two, closing the gap on Moran, but Moran kept his car glued to the bottom of the third mile oval. Moran continued to hold the top spot until Sheppard rapidly cut into Moran's lead as he rocketed by him on lap 38.

Sheppard expanded his lead in the final ten laps and went on to record his sixth career win at East Bay and his 18th in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Sheppard continued the trend of Saturday Night East Bay finale winners, as the 27-year-old Illinois native became the 12th different winner in the last 12 years.

"The track was tricky tonight and got really slow. It was totally unexpected, but it was typical East Bay, where it didn't give us the same thing twice this week. We had a different surface every night and that's what makes it so much fun to come here. It's a shame it's going to be gone before long. Man, it was a lot of fun out there. I can't thank my guys enough," said Sheppard, who will maintain the Series points lead, as he will carry the Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler into All-Tech Raceway on Sunday Night.

Moran concluded a successful week at East Bay after scoring his first-ever win at "The Clay by the Bay" on Monday Night, with second-place finish in the finale. "I think this is deja-vu. Brandon's done this to me here before, just all part of it. I don't think anyone's seen the racetrack like this for the feature. I don't know what did it or why it did it, that little bit of traction strip made us stick down there (on the bottom). We aren't the biggest or brightest team, but we had a great Speedweeks, and hopefully we can cap it off tomorrow at All-Tech."

Erb won twice last year at East Bay, but is still winless in the Georgia-Florida Speedweeks. Tonight, Erb did recod a solid point finish as he rounded out the podium. "The track was a little bit crazy. You couldn't get the top going, so just congrats to Sheppard, Devin, and everybody. It's been a long week here and we got every race in. I really enjoy racing here although, it wasn't the final night we were all kind of hoping for, but it was a good night for us and we'll go on to All-Tech."

The winner's Mark Richards Racing Rocket 1 House Car is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Gunters Honey, Ace Metal Works, Integra, Sunoco, Keyser, and Rocket Pre-Owned Motors.

Completing the top ten were Rick Eckert, Tim McCreadie, Shanon Buckingham, Jonathan Davenport, and Billy Moyer Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wrisco Industries Winternationals - presented by Lucas Oil
Saturday, February 8th, 2020
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL

Lucas Oil Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Jonathan Davenport / 14.511 seconds
Fast Time Group B: Billy Moyer Jr. / 14.485 seconds (overall)

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 9-Devin Moran[3]; 2. 39-Tim McCreadie[2]; 3. 16-Tyler Bruening[4]; 4. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 5. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[5]; 6. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[6]; 7. 81-Jason Riggs[9]; 8. 17-Logan Roberson[7]; 9. 5T-John Tweed[8]; 10. 1V-Vic Hill[10]

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25-Shane Clanton[2]; 2. 89-GR Smith[8]; 3. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 4. 6T-Tim Dohm[3]; 5. 2D-Dan Stone[7]; 6. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[9]; 7. 311-Ken Monahan[1]; 8. 00-Jesse Stovall[5]; 9. 71-Hudson O'Neal[6]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 14-Josh Richards[1]; 2. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 0E-Rick Eckert[3]; 4. 50-Shanon Buckingham[4]; 5. 6S-Blake Spencer[6]; 6. 000-Kyle Lear[8]; 7. 18-David Seibers[5]; 8. 33J-Jeff Mathews[9]; 9. 2S-Stormy Scott[7]

Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 20F-Trever Feathers[2]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[5]; 5. 99B-Boom Briggs[4]; 6. 22B-Austin Burns[7]; 7. 16R-Justin Rattliff[8]; 8. 11B-Stacy Boles[6]; 9. 25W-Allen Weisser[9]

Wrisco Industries Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens[2]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[4]; 4. 81E-Tanner English[6]; 5. 94-Charles Powell[7]; 6. 48-Colton Flinner[3]; 7. 51M-Joey Moriarty[8]; 8. KB0-Kerry King[9]; 9. J8-Jadon Frame[5]

MyRacePass Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[2]; 3. 10B-David Breazeale[5]; 4. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 5. 2W-Pearson Williams[4]; 6. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[6]; 7. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[8]; 8. 42-Chris Garnes[7]; 9. 27-Joe Denby[9]

Tiger Rear Ends B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[3]; 3. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[5]; 4. 6T-Tim Dohm[2]; 5. 81-Jason Riggs[7]; 6. 2D-Dan Stone[4]; 7. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[6]; 8. 5T-John Tweed[11]; 9. 311-Ken Monahan[8]; 10. (DNS) 17-Logan Roberson; 11. (DNS) 00-Jesse Stovall; 12. (DNS) 71-Hudson O'Neal; 13. (DNS) 1V-Vic Hill

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 66C-Matt Cosner[2]; 2. 50-Shanon Buckingham[1]; 3. 99B-Boom Briggs[4]; 4. 6S-Blake Spencer[3]; 5. 000-Kyle Lear[5]; 6. 18-David Seibers[7]; 7. 22B-Austin Burns[6]; 8. 11B-Stacy Boles[10]; 9. 33J-Jeff Mathews[9]; 10. (DNS) 16R-Justin Rattliff; 11. (DNS) 2S-Stormy Scott; 12. (DNS) 25W-Allen Weisser

Lucas Oil B-Main #3 Finish (12 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 81E-Tanner English[1]; 2. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 3. 48-Colton Flinner[5]; 4. 2W-Pearson Williams[4]; 5. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[6]; 6. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[8]; 7. 42-Chris Garnes[10]; 8. 94-Charles Powell[3]; 9. 27-Joe Denby[12]; 10. (DNS) J8-Jadon Frame; 11. (DNS) KB0-Kerry King; 12. (DNS) 51M-Joey Moriarty

Berry Barn Strawberry Dash - presented by DirtOnDirt.com Finish: 1. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[1]; 2. 99B-Boom Briggs[2]; 3. 000-Kyle Lear[8]; 4. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 5. 6T-Tim Dohm[7]; 6. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[4]; 7. 2W-Pearson Williams[9]; 8. 81-Jason Riggs[10]; 9. 18-David Seibers[11]; 10. 48-Colton Flinner[6]; 11. 6S-Blake Spencer[5]; 12. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[12]

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

Pos	Start	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Earnings
1	11	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$12,100
2	1	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	$6,200
3	8	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	$4,200
4	6	3S	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$2,750
5	3	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	$2,250
6	17	0E	Rick Eckert	York, PA	$1,800
7	7	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$2,200
8	23	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	$2,000
9	19	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$2,200
10	2	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	$1,800
11	27	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	$175
12	28	2W	Pearson Williams	Dublin, GA	$150
13	15	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$1,025
14	4	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$1,800
15	5	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$1,800
16	21	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	$1,000
17	29	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	$100
18	13	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	$1,000
19	14	20F	Trever Feathers	Winchester, VA	$1,000
20	26	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	$1,000
21	18	10B	David Breazeale	Four Corners, MS	$1,000
22	25	21M	Billy Moyer Sr	Batesville, AR	$1,000
23	9	89	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	$1,000
24	20	66C	Matt Cosner	Ridgeley, WV	$1,000
25	10	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$1,700
26	30	2D	Dan Stone	Thompson, PA	$100
27	24	311	Ken Monahan	Lakeland, FL	$1,000
28	12	25Z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	$1,000
29	16	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$1,000
30	22	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	$1,800

Race Statistics
Entrants: 55
Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1 - 12); Shane Clanton (Laps 13 - 17); Devin Moran (Laps 18 - 37); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 38 - 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard
Margin of Victory: 3.329 seconds
Cautions: Mason Zeigler, Ken Monahan (Lap 1); Mike Marlar (Lap 1); Pearson Williams, G.R. Smith (Lap 2); G.R. Smith (Lap 19); Boom Briggs (Lap 23); Tanner English (Lap 42)
Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr.; Shanon Buckingham
Wrisco Industries Fast Time Provisional: Ken Monahan
Berry Barn Strawberry Dash - presented by DirtOnDirt.com Provisionals: Billy Moyer; Boom Briggs
Series Emergency Provisionals: Dennis Erb Jr.; Pearson Williams; Charles Powell; Dan Stone
Big River Steel Podium Top 3:Brandon Sheppard; Devin Moran; Tyler Erb
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Dennis Erb Jr. (Advanced 16 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led: Devin Moran (32 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: n/a
Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Tyler Erb)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran (Lap #2 - 16.497 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Mike Marlar
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Devin Moran
Time of Race: 46 minutes 55 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points	Pay
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1190	$33,800
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1140	$27,050
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1100	$18,125
4	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	1050	$13,675
5	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	1020	$11,600
6	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	980	$8,200
7	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	960	$8,500
8	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	955	$14,400
9	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	945	$8,400
10	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	930	$8,750
11	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	900	$7,200
11	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	900	$10,075
13	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	890	$16,600
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	850	$6,275
15	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	840	$4,475
16	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	790	$2,775
17	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	755	$5,375
18	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	735	$7,100
19	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720	$5,550
20	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	715	$3,600
21	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	705	$2,800
22	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	680	$3,650
23	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	655	$3,350
24	2W	Pearson Williams	Dublin, GA	635	$650
25	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	595	$1,600

Wrisco Industries Speedweeks Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1190
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1140
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1100
4	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	1050
5	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	1020
6	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	980
7	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	960
8	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	955
9	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	945
10	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	930
11	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	900
11	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	900
13	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	890
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	850
15	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	840
16	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	790
17	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	755
18	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	735
19	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720
20	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	715
21	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	705
22	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	680
23	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	655
24	2W	Pearson Williams	Dublin, GA	635
25	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	595

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

Zeigler Wins Thriller Over Bronson

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TAMPA, FL (February 7, 2020)- Former Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie-of-the-Year Mason Zeigler narrowly edged out Kyle Bronson at the finish line to win Friday Night's Wrisco Industries Winternationals at East Bay Raceway Park. For Zeigler, it was his second career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win, with both coming at East Bay Raceway Park.

A caution with nine laps to go caused a frantic single-file restart. Zeigler made a charge to the lead as he and Bronson traded the lead twice in the final four laps to win by a scant .068 seconds.

Bronson finished second in the Brandon Ford Rocket with Brandon Sheppard taking third in the Valvoline Mark Richards Racing Rocket 1 House Car. Tyler Erb finished in fourth, followed by Jonathan Davenport who completed the top five.

Before a packed house, Sheppard was looking for his third win of the week, bolted to the lead with Tyler Erb and Jimmy Owens trailing. Sheppard held off Erb for the first eight laps of the race until the first caution came out. On the restart, Bronson gained the lead for the first time in the race as he passed Sheppard for the top spot. Sheppard fell to second, with Owens still holding the third spot.

On lap 17, Josh Richards, who was running fourth after starting 10th, slowed with drive line failure. On the restart, there would a long green flag run for 24 laps with Bronson holding the point. With ten laps to go the running order was Bronson, Sheppard, Erb, Jonathan Davenport and Zeigler.

A caution for a slowing Boom Briggs on lap 41 set up, what would be a classic, East Bay finish. On the restart with nine laps to go, Bronson would carry the lead, to within five laps of victory, but Zeigler was picking off cars one-by-one as he climbed to third and then eventually second with four laps remaining.

Zeigler and Bronson had an epic battle for the race lead with Bronson yielding the lead to Zeigler on lap 48, but Bronson came back to lead. On the final lap, Zeigler went back around Bronson and as they came to the checkers, Zeigler would edge Bronson by a nose for his first series win since winning at East Bay in 2016.

Zeigler, the 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie-of-the-Year was ecstatic with the win before a cheering crowd in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "I knew Kyle (Bronson) was going to be tough because that cushion was still pretty good up there. The cautions really helped me because their tires were getting a little cool and I could just work that middle (groove). I knew if I could just get ahead of him, clear him, and take his nose getting into (turns) one and two, we could drive away. He gave me all I wanted. I didn't expect that slider. I didn't think he'd be able to pull up alongside me again, and he sure as heck did. We just had barely enough room there. I did everything I could not to door him, it's just hard-core racing. This place is elbows up and get after it. We're just happy to come out here and put on a show."

Bronson was looking for his second career Series win during the East Bay Winternationals, and led 40 of the 50 laps but came up just short. "The late caution definitely hurt me there. I felt like I had a little bit of a gap before that happened, but we had a 1300 on, and them guys had a 40 on. At the end there, when we fired up with nine laps to go, I knew my tire was done. I drove as hard as I could, I felt like, without putting it into the fence. Mason did a good job. He raced me hard, he raced me clean, I wasn't going to wreck him as clean as he raced me. That's all I could do to hold him back, I just couldn't beat that tire. He did a good job. I'd like to thank my guys. We destroyed a car this week and put this Crate car together, and come back and raced last night. I've got some momentum going now and hopefully we'll win $12,000 tomorrow."

Sheppard was on a mission to win his third race of the week and led the first 8 laps, and ultimately took another podium finish. "At the beginning, I was going too hard and was overheating my tires on the long runs. Every time I tried to move down, I wasn't any good, but it was because I was overheating my tires. I think Mason had a little different tire than we did, and that probably helped him get down there in the black. Once Kyle passed me there I was just kind of just riding behind him."

The winner's Fred Zeigler-owned Rocket Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by JLE Industries, Ohio Pyle Vacation Rentals, Midwest Sheet Metal, and MS Shock Therapy.

The rest of top ten finishers were Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Tanner English, Brian Shirley, and Tyler Bruening.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wrisco Industries Winternationals - presented by Lucas Oil
Friday, February 7th, 2020
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL

Lucas Oil Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Tyler Erb / 14.504 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Billy Moyer Jr. / 14.618 seconds

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[2]; 3. 50-Shanon Buckingham[4]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[3]; 5. 6S-Blake Spencer[7]; 6. 42-Chris Garnes[8]; 7. 66C-Matt Cosner[5]; 8. 1ST-Johnny Scott[9]; 9. 22B-Austin Burns[10]; 10. B1-Brent Larson[6]

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 2. 9-Devin Moran[6]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[5]; 4. 81E-Tanner English[1]; 5. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 6. 94-Charles Powell[2]; 7. 17-Logan Roberson[8]; 8. 20B-Todd Brennan[10]; 9. 89-GR Smith[7]; 10. 40-Joel Callahan[9]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[3]; 3. J8-Jadon Frame[2]; 4. 51M-Joey Moriarty[8]; 5. KB0-Kerry King[6]; 6. 11B-Stacy Boles[5]; 7. 27-Joe Denby[9]; 8. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[7]; 9. 311-Ken Monahan[4]

Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 2. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 3. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]; 4. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[4]; 5. 33J-Jeff Mathews[5]; 6. 0E-Rick Eckert[7]; 7. 81-Jason Riggs[10]; 8. 00-Jesse Stovall[6]; 9. F1-Coleby Frye[9]; 10. 000-Kyle Lear[8]

WriscoIndustries Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens[1]; 2. 14-Josh Richards[2]; 3. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 4. 99B-Boom Briggs[6]; 5. 2S-Stormy Scott[5]; 6. 10B-David Breazeale[8]; 7. 16R-Justin Rattliff[4]; 8. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[9]; 9. 2D-Dan Stone[7]

MyRacePass Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton[3]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[2]; 4. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[5]; 5. 48-Colton Flinner[7]; 6. 2W-Pearson Williams[6]; 7. 25W-Allen Weisser[9]; 8. 20F-Trever Feathers[8]; 9. 18-David Seibers[4]

Tiger Rear Ends B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 81E-Tanner English[2]; 2. 16-Tyler Bruening[1]; 3. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[7]; 5. 42-Chris Garnes[5]; 6. 6S-Blake Spencer[3]; 7. 22B-Austin Burns[11]; 8. 94-Charles Powell[6]; 9. 20B-Todd Brennan[10]; 10. (DNS) 17-Logan Roberson; 11. (DNS) 1ST-Johnny Scott; 12. (DNS) 89-GR Smith; 13. (DNS) B1-Brent Larson; 14. (DNS) 40-Joel Callahan

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[2]; 2. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[9]; 3. 51M-Joey Moriarty[1]; 4. 0E-Rick Eckert[6]; 5. 11B-Stacy Boles[5]; 6. 00-Jesse Stovall[10]; 7. 000-Kyle Lear[13]; 8. F1-Coleby Frye[12]; 9. 311-Ken Monahan[11]; 10. KB0-Kerry King[3]; 11. 81-Jason Riggs[8]; 12. 33J-Jeff Mathews[4]; 13. 27-Joe Denby[7]

Lucas Oil B-Main #3 Finish (12 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 48-Colton Flinner[4]; 2. 10B-David Breazeale[5]; 3. 99B-Boom Briggs[1]; 4. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 5. 2W-Pearson Williams[6]; 6. 2S-Stormy Scott[3]; 7. 20F-Trever Feathers[10]; 8. 25W-Allen Weisser[8]; 9. 16R-Justin Rattliff[7]; 10. 18-David Seibers[12]; 11. 2D-Dan Stone[11]; 12. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[9]

Berry Barn Strawberry Dash - presented by DirtOnDirt.com Finish: 1. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[2]; 2. 18J-Chase Junghans[4]; 3. 16-Tyler Bruening[1]; 4. 10B-David Breazeale[3]; 5. 0E-Rick Eckert[8]; 6. 11B-Stacy Boles[11]; 7. 2W-Pearson Williams[9]; 8. 51M-Joey Moriarty[5]; 9. 42-Chris Garnes[10]; 10. 99B-Boom Briggs[6]; 11. (DNS) 66C-Matt Cosner; 12. (DNS) 20F-Trever Feathers

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

Pos	Start	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Earnings
1	7	25Z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	$12,000
2	3	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$5,500
3	2	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$3,600
4	1	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	$2,750
5	5	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$2,250
6	15	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$1,800
7	6	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$1,500
8	19	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	$1,300
9	18	3S	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$1,200
10	27	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	$200
11	9	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	$1,075
12	4	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$1,050
13	14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	$1,025
14	16	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	$1,000
15	8	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	$1,000
16	12	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	$1,000
17	23	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	$1,000
18	26	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$1,000
19	13	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	$1,000
20	30	2W	Pearson Williams	Dublin, GA	$100
21	28	89	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	$100
22	29	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	$100
23	22	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	$1,000
24	17	J8	Jadon Frame	Winchester, TN	$1,000
25	10	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$1,000
26	11	15B	Brian Birkhofer	Muscatine, IA	$1,000
27	24	94	Charles Powell	Brookville, PA	$1,000
28	20	21M	Billy Moyer Sr	Batesville, AR	$1,000
29	21	48	Colton Flinner	Allison Park, PA	$1,000
30	25	0K	Freddie Carpenter	Parkersburg, WV	$1,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 58
Lap Leaders: Brandon Sheppard (Laps 1 - 8); Kyle Bronson (Laps 9 - 47); Mason Zeigler (Lap 48); Kyle Bronson (Lap 49); Mason Zeigler (Lap 50)
Wrisco Industries Feature Winner: Mason Zeigler
Margin of Victory: 0.068 seconds
Cautions: Freddie Carpenter (Lap 8); Charles Powell (Lap 12); Josh Richards (Lap 17); Boom Briggs (Lap 41)
Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr.; Stormy Scott
Wrisco Industries Fast Time Provisional:Charles Powell
Berry Barn Strawberry Dash - presented by DirtonDirt.com Provisionals:Freddie Carpenter; Chase Junghans
Series Emergency Provisionals: Tyler Bruening; G.R. Smith; Boom Briggs; Pearson Lee Williams
Big River Steel Podium Top 3:Mason Zeigler; Kyle Bronson; Brandon Sheppard
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Tyler Bruening (Advanced 17 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led: Kyle Bronson (40 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: n/a
Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Brian Liverman (Mason Zeigler)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Kyle Bronson (Lap #12 - 15.916 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Josh Richards
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Tyler Erb
Time of Race: 27 minutes 33 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points	Earnings
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1160	$21,700
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1140	$24,850
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1055	$11,925
4	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	1005	$9,475
5	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	980	$7,200
6	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	975	$9,400
7	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	955	$12,700
8	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	905	$6,950
9	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	890	$15,600
10	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	890	$5,750
11	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	890	$8,275
12	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	880	$6,600
13	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	850	$4,950
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	850	$5,575
15	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	805	$4,300
16	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	785	$1,775
17	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720	$3,750
18	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	715	$4,350
19	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	680	$2,600
20	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	680	$2,650
21	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	675	$5,100
22	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	670	$1,800
23	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	655	$2,650
24	F1	Coleby Frye	Dover, PA	600	$600

Wrisco Industries Speedweeks Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1160
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1140
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1055
4	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	1005
5	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	980
6	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	975
7	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	955
8	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	905
9	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	890
10	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	890
11	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	890
12	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	880
13	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	850
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	850
15	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	805
16	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	785
17	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720
18	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	715
19	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	680
20	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	680
21	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	675
22	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	670
23	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	655
24	F1	Coleby Frye	Dover, PA	600
25	00	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	580

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

Sheppard Takes Second Win of the Week at East Bay

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TAMPA, FL (February 6, 2020)- Brandon Sheppard charged from his 12th starting spot to take the lead on lap 14 and never looked back in claiming his second Wrisco Industries Winternationals victory of the week on Thursday Night at East Bay Raceway Park in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event.

Sheppard was the fourth and final different leader of the race after Brandon Overton, Tim McCreadie and Boom Briggs each took a turn at leading the race in the first 14 circuits. Sheppard held a 1.7 second advantage over Richards at the finish line. Richards was originally slated to start 20th, but started in the tail after a rules violation before the race. Richards then charged to the front in the Clint Bowyer Racing IRacing Rocket to finish second.

Billy Moyer Jr, in his Nutrien Ag Solutions Capital Race Car Chassis equaled his best career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finish with a third place after starting in sixth. Jimmy Owens came home in fourth with Devin Moran, the opening night winner at East Bay Raceway Park, completing the top five drivers.

Overton earned the PFC Brakes Pole Award by winning the first heat and was looking to break in the winner's circle for the first time in the Georgia-Florida Speedweeks after coming up with three- second place finishes in the first four races. The 40-lap feature started off good for Overton and points leader Tim McCreadie, as the pair raced side-by-side in the early stages of the race.

Overton led the first lap before McCreadie took over the race lead for two laps, but by lap four Overton was back in front of the battle of the pair of Longhorn Chassis drivers. By lap six however, McCreadie was back in front as Boom Briggs started to show his strength working his way to second place. Briggs then made a power move on McCreadie on lap ten, to take over the point.

Briggs held the lead until 12th place starter, Sheppard zipped by for the lead. Sheppard held off a trio of drivers in the last half of the race to record his 17th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win, and his fifth at East Bay Raceway Park. Richards moved past Moyer Jr. on lap 33 but ran out of time in his efforts to catch Sheppard.

"It's all thanks to my guys for not giving up on me. Our qualifying efforts weren't what they needed to be tonight. Mark Richards and Steve Baker (of Rocket Chassis), Dan, Austin, and Joel all stuck behind me the whole time. They were confident I could get up through there," said the Illinois native, Sheppard.

The winner went on to say, "I'll tell you what, I think I'm going to have gray hair by the time we leave here, you just don't know where to go. I knew at some point the cushion (high-side) was going to be the place to be, but the bottom was working for me at the beginning of the race, you don't really know when to move. I just stuck with it and stuck with it and then I see the 14 (Richards) on the board and I knew I had to get my elbows up."

Richards will have to wait another night for his eighth career win at East Bay Raceway Park. "We'll certainly take it. Brandon's been good and I just can't thank those guys enough for the help, my dad and everybody. We've had a great car in the feature, we just haven't been able to show it. We've just gotta get a little bit better and start closer to the front and I think we'll be there."

After a solid start to the week Moyer Jr. bounced back from a rough Wednesday Night finish. "First thing, congrats to the 1 and 14, they were on it. I didn't have anything for Sheppard. I think on that one caution, my right-front (tire) completely went away and I couldn't run that bottom like earlier in the race. Then you just gotta go up there and run like an idiot around that top and steer with the back tires. This Capital Race Car is awesome. I'm just tickled to death to drive it. My daughter, wife, and family were all watching, my brother's probably yelling at the TV, so it's nice to finally get on the screen."

Completing the top ten were Boom Briggs, Brandon Overton, Brian Shirley, Billy Moyer and Tyler Erb.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wrisco Industries Winternationals - presented by Lucas Oil
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL

Lucas Oil Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Brandon Overton / 15.126 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Tim McCreadie / 14.985 seconds

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 76-Brandon Overton[1]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[5]; 3. 50-Shanon Buckingham[7]; 4. J8-Jadon Frame[4]; 5. 94-Charles Powell[3]; 6. 51M-Joey Moriarty[8]; 7. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[9]; 8. 6H-Clay Harris[10]; 9. 20F-Trever Feathers[6]; 10. 98-Jason Rauen[2]

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 99B-Boom Briggs[1]; 2. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 3. 9-Devin Moran[4]; 4. 81E-Tanner English[6]; 5. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 6. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[5]; 7. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[7]; 8. 81-Jason Riggs[8]; 9. 22B-Austin Burns[9]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[2]; 3. 10B-David Breazeale[5]; 4. 14-Josh Richards[4]; 5. 00-Jesse Stovall[6]; 6. 2W-Pearson Williams[8]; 7. 0E-Rick Eckert[7]; 8. 2D-Dan Stone[9]; 9. 71-Hudson O'Neal[3]

Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[2]; 3. 25-Shane Clanton[4]; 4. 7M-Donald McIntosh[6]; 5. 6S-Blake Spencer[5]; 6. 1ST-Johnny Scott[10]; 7. 2-Allen Murray[7]; 8. 16R-Justin Rattliff[9]; 9. 94M-Jason Miller[3]; 10. (DNS) 40-Joel Callahan

Wrisco Industries Heat Race #5 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]; 3. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[3]; 4. B1-Brent Larson[4]; 5. 11B-Stacy Boles[6]; 6. F1-Coleby Frye[9]; 7. 000-Kyle Lear[8]; 8. 2S-Stormy Scott[7]; 9. 48-Colton Flinner[5]; 10. (DNS) 27-Joe Denby

MyRacePass Heat Race #6 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 2. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 3. 89-GR Smith[3]; 4. 66C-Matt Cosner[2]; 5. 18-David Seibers[6]; 6. 18J-Chase Junghans[5]; 7. 16-Tyler Bruening[7]; 8. 17-Logan Roberson[8]; 9. 33J-Jeff Mathews[9]

Tiger Rear Ends B-Main #1 Finish (10 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. J8-Jadon Frame[1]; 2. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[8]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[4]; 4. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[6]; 5. 94-Charles Powell[3]; 6. 22B-Austin Burns[12]; 7. 76B-Blair Nothdurft[7]; 8. 81-Jason Riggs[10]; 9. 81E-Tanner English[2]; 10. 51M-Joey Moriarty[5]; 11. (DNS) 20F-Trever Feathers; 12. (DNS) 6H-Clay Harris; 13. (DNS) 98-Jason Rauen

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (10 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 14-Josh Richards[1]; 2. 00-Jesse Stovall[3]; 3. 0E-Rick Eckert[7]; 4. 2W-Pearson Williams[5]; 5. 6S-Blake Spencer[4]; 6. 40-Joel Callahan[13]; 7. 2D-Dan Stone[9]; 8. 94M-Jason Miller[12]; 9. 2-Allen Murray[8]; 10. 16R-Justin Rattliff[10]; 11. 71-Hudson O'Neal[11]; 12. 7M-Donald McIntosh[2]; 13. (DNS) 1ST-Johnny Scott

Lucas Oil B-Main #3 Finish (10 Laps, Winner Transfers): 1. 18J-Chase Junghans[6]; 2. 66C-Matt Cosner[2]; 3. 18-David Seibers[4]; 4. 000-Kyle Lear[7]; 5. F1-Coleby Frye[5]; 6. B1-Brent Larson[1]; 7. 16-Tyler Bruening[8]; 8. 33J-Jeff Mathews[12]; 9. 11B-Stacy Boles[3]; 10. (DNS) 48-Colton Flinner; 11. (DNS) 27-Joe Denby; 12. (DNS) 17-Logan Roberson; 13. (DNS) 2S-Stormy Scott

Berry Barn Strawberry Dash - presented by DirtonDirt.com Finish: 1. 00-Jesse Stovall[2]; 2. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[1]; 3. 18-David Seibers[3]; 4. 0E-Rick Eckert[5]; 5. 2W-Pearson Williams[8]; 6. F1-Coleby Frye[9]; 7. 000-Kyle Lear[6]; 8. 22B-Austin Burns[10]; 9. B1-Brent Larson[12]; 10. 6S-Blake Spencer[11]; 11. 0K-Freddie Carpenter[4]

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (40 Laps):

Pos	Start	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Earnings
1	12	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$7,000
2	20	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$3,500
3	6	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	$2,000
4	5	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$1,500
5	15	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	$1,400
6	3	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	$1,300
7	1	76	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	$1,200
8	11	3S	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$1,100
9	16	21M	Billy Moyer Sr	Batesville, AR	$1,000
10	10	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	$950
11	4	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$900
12	18	89	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	$850
13	23	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	$800
14	14	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	$750
15	26	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	$725
16	22	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$700
17	7	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$700
18	13	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	$700
19	28	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	$150
20	24	66C	Matt Cosner	Ridgeley, WV	$625
21	17	10B	David Breazeale	Four Corners, MS	$625
22	30	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	$100
23	29	F1	Coleby Frye	Dover, PA	$100
24	8	25Z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	$600
25	21	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$600
26	2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$700
27	25	00	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	$600
28	9	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	$600
29	27	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	$100
30	19	J8	Jadon Frame	Winchester, TN	$600

Race Statistics
Entrants: 58
Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Lap 1); Tim McCreadie (Lap 2); Brandon Overton (Laps 3 - 5); Tim McCreadie (Laps 6 - 8); Boom Briggs (Laps 9 - 13); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 14 - 40)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard
Margin of Victory: 1.797 seconds
Cautions: Jadon Frame (Lap 3); Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap 10); Mason Zeigler (Lap 18); Debris (Lap 20); Jesse Stovall, Tim McCreadie, Mike Marlar (Lap 21); Coleby Frye (Lap 32)
Series Provisionals: Jonathan Davenport; Hudson O'Neal
Wrisco Industries Fast Time Provisional:Matt Cosner
Berry Barn Strawberry Dash Presented by DirtonDirt.com Provisionals:Jesse Stovall; Earl Pearson Jr.
Series Emergency Provisionals: Stormy Scott; Tyler Bruening; Coleby Frye; Tanner English
Big River Steel Podium Top 3:Brandon Sheppard; Josh Richards; Billy Moyer Jr.
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Josh Richards (Advanced 18 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Tim McCreadie
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (27 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: n/a
Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White (Brandon Sheppard)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Overton (Lap #3 - 15.452 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Coleby Frye
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Brandon Overton
Time of Race: 38 minutes 49 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points	Earnings
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1120	$18,100
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1080	$23,350
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1055	$10,850
4	76	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	1020	$13,700
5	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	925	$5,400
6	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	910	$6,725
7	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	905	$7,150
8	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	890	$7,275
9	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	860	$5,900
10	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	850	$7,200
11	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	850	$3,950
12	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	840	$5,600
13	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	830	$4,550
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	825	$4,550
15	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	770	$3,300
16	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	765	$3,600
17	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	730	$1,575
18	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720	$2,750
19	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	700	$3,350
20	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	675	$2,550
21	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	670	$4,100
22	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	635	$1,650
23	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	605	$2,500
24	F1	Coleby Frye	Dover, PA	600	$500
25	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	595	$500

WriscoSpeed Weeks Point Standings:

Pos	Car #	Competitor	Hometown	Points
1	1s	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	1120
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	1080
3	9	Devin Moran	Dresden, OH	1055
4	76	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	1020
5	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	925
6	1T	Tyler Erb	New Waverly, TX	910
7	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	905
8	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	890
9	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	860
10	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	850
11	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	850
12	21	Billy Moyer Jr	Batesville, AR	840
13	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	830
14	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	825
15	28E	Dennis Erb Jr	Carpentersville, IL	770
16	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	765
17	16	Tyler Bruening	Decorah, IA	730
18	1	Earl Pearson Jr	Jacksonville, FL	720
19	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	700
20	22*	G.R. Smith	Statesville, NC	675
21	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	670
22	2S	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces, NM	635
23	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	605
24	F1	Coleby Frye	Dover, PA	600
25	81E	Tanner English	Benton, KY	595

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

McCreadie Reaches East Bay Victory Lane on Wednesday Night

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TAMPA, FL (February 5, 2020)- Tim McCreadie managed to come away with another early season victory Wednesday night at East Bay Raceway Park. He inherited the lead with five laps to go after race leader Jonathan Davenport's misfortune. Davenport appeared to be on his way to victory, but hooked a rut in turn four, folding his nosepiece under and causing his car to come to a halt on the front stretch. Kyle Bronson was unfortunate victim of circumstance, as he did not have time to slow his car down. Bronson made heavy contact with the back of Davenport's car, eliminating both from competition.

McCreadie was second at the time of the race changing incident then picked up the lead as he held off Brandon Overton and Brandon Sheppard for his second series victory in four starts this season. It was McCreadie's 17thcareer Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win and his fourth ever at East Bay Raceway Park.