Tim McCreadie Leads Crown Jewel Cup Standings
Story By: JEREMY SHIELDS / LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – BATAVIA, OH – This weekend’s 35th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 – Presented by Lucas Oil will be the next event in the ASi Racewear Crown Jewel Cup – Presented by DirtonDirt.com.
With his success this season, Tim McCreadie holds an 80-point lead over Scott Bloomquist in the current Crown Jewel Cup standings. Josh Richards, Earl Pearson Jr., and Dennis Erb Jr. round out the top five in Crown Jewel Cup standings.
McCreadie attributes his success to the strength of his team. “I want to thank Longhorn Chassis, Bobby, Terry and Justin Labonte for giving me this opportunity to drive their car. This whole deal is amazing. We have had our growing pains, but everyone has stuck behind me.”
“A special thanks to ASi Racewear and DirtonDirt.com for this program and giving back to the sport,” McCreadie added.
The Crown Jewel Cup program will award points to drivers at the nine crown jewel events, within the series schedule, that pay $20,000 or more to the winner. The driver that maintains perfect attendance throughout the season and earns the most points, within these nine events, will receive a $10,000 bonus at the championship awards banquet. Drivers finishing second and third in the Crown Jewel Cup will also receive cash awards.
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2017 Crown Jewel Cup Events:
April 7th-8th – Bad Boy 98 – Batesville Motor Speedway – $20,000
May 27th – 25th Annual Show-Me 100 – Lucas Oil Speedway – $30,000
July 20th-22nd – 7th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals – I-80 Speedway – $53,000
August 11th-12th – 35th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 – Florence Speedway – $50,000
August 17th-19th – 25th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 – Batesville Motor Speedway – $40,000
September 3rd – 49th Annual Hillbilly Hundred – Tyler County Speedway – $25,000
September 16th – 14th Annual Knoxville Nationals – Knoxville Raceway – $40,000
October 6th-7th – 28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – $20,000
October 20th-21st – 37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship – Portsmouth Raceway Park – $100,000
April 7th-8th – Bad Boy 98 – Batesville Motor Speedway – $20,000
May 27th – 25th Annual Show-Me 100 – Lucas Oil Speedway – $30,000
July 20th-22nd – 7th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals – I-80 Speedway – $53,000
August 11th-12th – 35th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 – Florence Speedway – $50,000
August 17th-19th – 25th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 – Batesville Motor Speedway – $40,000
September 3rd – 49th Annual Hillbilly Hundred – Tyler County Speedway – $25,000
September 16th – 14th Annual Knoxville Nationals – Knoxville Raceway – $40,000
October 6th-7th – 28th Annual Pittsburgher 100 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – $20,000
October 20th-21st – 37th Annual Dirt Track World Championship – Portsmouth Raceway Park – $100,000
2017 Crown Jewel Cup Standings:
| POS | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | POINTS | TRAIL BY |
| 1 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | 730 | |
| 2 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | 650 | -80 |
| 3 | 1R | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | 560 | -170 |
| 4 | 1R | Earl Pearson Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | 555 | -175 |
| 5 | 28e | Dennis Erb Jr. | Carpentersville, IL | 550 | -180 |
| 6 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | 540 | -190 |
| 7 | 22 | Gregg Satterlee ® | Rochester Mills, PA | 510 | -220 |
| 8 | 15 | Steve Francis | Bowling Green, KY | 495 | -235 |
| 9 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal ® | Martinsville, IN | 485 | -245 |
| 10 | 99B | Boom Briggs ® | Bear Lake, PA | 465 | -265 |
| 11 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | 435 | -295 |
| 12 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | Union, KY | 425 | -305 |
