McCreadie Wins Lucas Oil LM Dirt Series Tribute To Don & Billie Gibson

Story By: JAMES ESSEX / LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – WHEATLAND, MO – Tim McCreadie took the lead on lap 30 from race-leader Jimmy Owens and then went on to win the 40-lap, Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson on Friday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA Series.
McCreadie’s second full-year of running the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour has been off to a fruitful start. He claimed his third win of the season in the Sweeteners Plus, Penske Racing Shocks, Pro Power Racing Engines, Longhorn Chassis No. 39; it was also McCreadie’s first ever win at Lucas Oil Speedway. Owens; who has eight career wins at the track; finished in second in his Ramirez Motorsports, E3 Spark Plugs, Boomtest Well Service, Durham Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis. Don O’Neal’s Clint Bowyer Dirt Motorsports, Peak Antifreeze and Coolant, Clements Racing Engines, Club 29 entry finished third, with Scott Bloomquist and Josh Richards completing the top-five.
Darrell Lanigan led the first 14 laps of the race until Owens charged to the lead. Owens then ran the top line as McCreadie came from the outside of row number five using the bottom groove and closed the gap on the leader. McCreadie then chased down Owens and passed him on lap 30 to take the top spot. McCreadie withstood two cautions late in the race to take his car to victory lane by several car lengths at the end.
“I want to thank the Labonte family for putting faith in me to drive their cars. A Longhorn Chassis won here last night with Earl [Pearson] and we brought home the win tonight. From where we started and as good as the track was, I thought it would be tougher than it was. The car rolled through the corners at the beginning of the race and I was passing cars low and high, it handled like a dream.”
“We showed a lot of speed tonight like last night. But when I got up there with Jimmy [Owens] I knew it would be tough to get by him. He runs so well here, if you can pass Owens here, then you have really done something special. This is my first win here and I will probably never get close to what he has done at this race track. To beat guys like Jimmy and [Don] O’Neal you must be near perfect to get it done. I just hope tomorrow night that we can run all 100 laps consistently, but you never know,” said the 43-year-old driver.
Owens was all smiles afterwards even though he suffered a rare defeat at Lucas Oil Speedway. “We have had so much success here that it’s hard to get down about getting beat tonight. He [McCreadie] was good, no doubt about it. For a guy to come from where he started, that says a lot about this race track tonight. It was a good hard race and I hope the fans enjoyed it. We just have the right set-up for this track and could run anywhere on it tonight.”
“I had some miscommunication with my crew, I was running high and I should have gone down low where McCreadie was running. Anyway, I thought I could get back around him, but he was strong tonight and he deserved the win. We had a good points night again and should get a good starting spot here tomorrow night for the big show.”
O’Neal charged late in the race to capture a third place finish. O’Neal started fifth and battled with Owens for the second spot towards the end of the race. “We had a good car tonight. The crew worked hard after last night, it was a good comeback as well. Tonight’s B-Mains were awesome and I figured the feature would be the same way and it definitely did not disappoint.”
Completing the top ten were Payton Looney, Earl Pearson Jr., Dennis Erb Jr., Mike Marlar, and Chris Simpson.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday, May 26th, 2017
Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson @ 25th Annual Show-Me 100
Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MOMiller Welders Fast Time Group A: Payton Looney / 15.558 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Darrell Lanigan / 15.703 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Payton Looney, Earl Pearson, Jr., Jack Sullivan, Randy Timms, Chase Junghans, Jonathan Rowan, Mason Zeigler, Jason Rauen, Tony Jackson, Jr., Wendell Wallace, Timothy Culp, Blonde Bomber Mitchell

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Dennis Erb, Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer, John Duty, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Jeff Herzog, Scott Crigler, Boom Briggs, JC Wyman, Al Humphrey

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Don O’Neal, Shannon Babb, Justin Duty, Jon Mitchell, Jeremy Grady, BJ Robinson, Jesse Stovall, Dave Eckrich, Tim Manville, Tanner Mullens, Logan Martin

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Darrell Lanigan, Joey Moriarty, Jared Landers, Brantlee Gotschall, Austin Rettig, Mike Stadel, Bobby Pierce, Shannon Scott, Jim Shereck, Bob King, Jason Sivils

ASi Racewear Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, Chris Simpson, Gregg Satterlee, Terry Phillips, Garrett Alberson, Chandler Petty, Mason Oberkramer, Hudson O’Neal, Cole Wells Daniel Jessen

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Josh Richards, Steve Francis, Rodney Sanders, Chad Simpson, Jake O’Neil, Bryon Allison, Gavin Landers, Will Vaught, Evan Hubert, Cliff Morrow

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Mason Zeigler, John Duty, Randy Timms, Jason Rauen, Chase Junghans, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Timothy Culp, Jeff Herzog, Tony Jackson, Jr., JC Wyman, Boom Briggs, Blonde Bomber Mitchell, Jonathan Rowan, Wendell Wallace, Scott Crigler, Al Humphrey-DNS

Fast Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Austin Rettig, Jesse Stovall, Bobby Pierce, Brantlee Gotschall, Jeremy Grady, Tim Manville, Logan Martin, Jon Mitchell, Jim Shereck, Dave Eckrich, Tanner Mullens, Mike Stadel, BJ Robinson, Shannon Scott, Jason Sivils, Bob King-DNS

BadBoy Mowers B-Main #3 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Gregg Satterlee, Rodney Sanders, Chad Simpson, Terry Phillips, Jake O’Neil, Garrett Alberson, Mason Oberkramer, Chandler Petty, Hudson O’Neal, Cole Wells, Gavin Landers, Bryon Allison, Daniel Jessen, Will Vaught-DNS, Evan Hubert-DNS, Cliff Morrow-DNS

Feature Finish (40 Laps):

FINISH
START
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
EARNINGS
1
10
39
Tim McCreadie
Watertown, NY
$6,000
2
4
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
$3,000
3
5
5
Don O’Neal
Martinsville, IN
$2,000
4
9
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
$1,500
5
12
1R
Josh Richards
Shinnston, WV
$1,250
6
1
15P
Payton Looney
Republic, MO
$1,000
7
7
1
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
$950
8
3
28E
Dennis Erb, Jr.
Carpentersville, IL
$900
9
6
157
Mike Marlar
Winfield, TN
$850
10
16
32C
Chris Simpson
Oxford, IA
$800
11
18
15
Steve Francis
Bowling Green, KY
$700
12
13
18X
Jack Sullivan
Greenbrier, AR
$600
13
24
20x
Rodney Sanders
Happy, TX
$600
14
19
25Z
Mason Zeigler
Chalk Hill, PA
$600
15
2
14
Darrell Lanigan
Union, KY
$600
16
23
00
Jesse Stovall
Billings, MO
$600
17
14
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
$600
18
15
21
Billy Moyer
Batesville, AR
$600
19
11
18
Shannon Babb
Mowequa, IL
$600
20
20
94
Austin Rettig
Sikeston, MO
$600
21
21
22
Gregg Satterlee
Rochester Mills, PA
$600
22
17
15x
Justin Duty
Portland, OR
$600
23
8
51M
Joey Moriarty
Phoenix, AZ
$600
24
22
5d
John Duty
Portland, OR
$600
Race Statistics

Entrants: 67
Lap Leaders: Darrell Lanigan (Laps 1 – 13); Jimmy Owens (Laps 14 – 29); Tim McCreadie (30 – 40)
Cautions: Mason Zeigler (Lap 32); Darrell Lanigan (Lap 33)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Wrisco Feature Winner: Tim McCreadie
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Rodney Sanders (Started: 24th; Finished: 13th; Advanced 11 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Scott Bloomquist
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Josh Richards
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Pro Power Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Phillip Snellen (Tim McCreadie
Fastest Lap of the Race: Darrell Lanigan (Lap #1 – 15.9852 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Jimmy Owens (15 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Payton Looney
Time of Race: 16 minutes 43 seconds

Saturday, May 27, 2017 Line-Ups:

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Line Up (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer):

Jesse Stovall
0
777
Jared Landers
Chase Junghans
18J
33T
Tim Manville
Chad Simpson
25
94
Austin Rettig
Justin Duty
15x
71
Hudson O’Neal
Jim Shereck
17s
77
Gavin Landers
Jon Mitchell
5M
99B
Boom Briggs
Evan Hubert
9E
56R
Jonathan Rowan
Bryon Allison
1A
99c
Cliff Morrow
Daniel Jessen
17J
Fast Shafts B-Main #2 Line Up (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer):
Logan Martin
36
18
Shannon Babb
Jason Rauen
98
5T
Randy Timms
Joey Moriarty
51M
5d
John Duty
Terry Phillips
75P
43
Jeremy Grady
Shannon Scott
4F
88
Wendell Wallace
Tanner Mullens
20T
1V
Will Vaught
Cole Wells
10W
12
Scott Crigler
Bob King
45
6H
Al Humphrey
Larry Jones
99J
Bad Boy Mowers B-Main #3 Line Up (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer):
Jack Sullivan
18x
58
Dave Eckrich
Brantlee Gotschall
4G
56
Tony Jackson Jr.
Garrett Alberson
F5
49
Jonathan Davenport
BJ Robinson
1b
c8
Timothy Culp
Mason Oberkramer
93
R5
Chandler Petty
Jeff Herzog
11H
J0
Jake O’Neil
JC Wyman
4W
b29
Blonde Bomber Mitchell
Mike Stadel
81s
0x
Jason Sivils
Tanner Kellick
3K
Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 – presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com Feature Line Up:
Tim McCreadie
39
20
Jimmy Owens
Earl Pearson Jr.
1
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mike Marlar
157
15P
Payton Looney
Darrell Lanigan
14
25z
Mason Zeigler
Don O’Neal
5
32c
Chris Simpson
Steve Francis
15
20x
Rodney Sanders
Josh Richards
1R
32
Bobby Pierce
Dennis Erb Jr.
28e
22
Gregg Satterlee
Billy Moyer
21
21JR
Billy Moyer Jr.
B-Main 1
1st
1st
B-Main 2
B-Main 3
1st
2nd
B-Main 1
B-Main 2
2nd
2nd
B-Main 3
LOLMDS Provisional
1
2
LOLMDS Provisional
MLRA Provisional
1
2
MLRA Provisional
LOLMDS Emergency
1
2
LOLMDS Emergency
Midwest Sheet Metal Challenge
Winner
Provisional
Past Show-Me 100 Winner