Tri City Speedway results from July 14, 2017 featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Tonight, the Lucas Oil Late Models land in Pontoon Beach, IL. Tri-City Speedway, the 3/8 mile dirt track rests just minutes outside of download St Louis. It’s the NAPA Auto Parts Battle at the Beach 50.
View full Tri City Speedway results below.
The points battle is tight! Josh Richards comes into Tri-City with a 10 point lead over Scott Bloomquist. The #0 has led the standings for the majority of 2017. Recent issues have catapulted Josh Richards to the lead. However, the orange spoiler is very much up for grabs tonight.
Drama. Scott Bloomquist is not in the pit lane. I haven’t confirmed why he’s late exactly. But I’m told he won’t be here until 8. He’ll certainly miss qualifying. Possibly his heat as well.
Qualifying
Brian Shirley sets quicktime in Group A qualifying at 14.903 seconds. Josh Richards sets the pace in Group B at 14.922 seconds. Brian Shirey sets overall quicktime.
Heat 1
Brian Shirley and Don O’Neal lead the field to green in the first heat of the night. Brian Shirley gets the jump. Don O’Neal slots into 2nd in turn 1.
O’Neal slips off turn 4. The bottom lane is open, Lanigan powers around the bottom. Move Lanigan to 2nd.
No pressure for Shirley, the #3 takes the win in heat #1.
Heat 2
Martin and Tim McCreadie set row 1 in heat 2. Green, Tim McCreadie drives to the outside. Martin slides up and takes his line away on exit. McCreadie is up to his fuel cell on exit.
McCreadie has to check up earlier than he wanted to at the entry of 3. Jimmy Owens saw this coming. He drives to the outside, around McCreadie for 2nd. But he’s not done. To the outside again in 1-2. New leader of two. McCreadie slips by Martin as well.
Caution. Green. Jimmy Owens holds them off. He wins heat #2.
Heat 3
Josh Richards and Billy Moyer Sr lead the field to the green flag. It’s the worlds slowest restart and Billy Moyer is caught by surprise. Moyer was probably 4th at the flag stand. He drives to the outside in turn 1, makes it all back.
They come off turn 2. Richards leads Moyer has fraught his way back to 2nd.
Richards takes the high line and drives it to the win.
Heat 4
Shannon Babb and Earl Pearson Jr setup the front row. But it’s the last row on the grid that has the attention of the crowd. Scott Bloomquist has showed up to play, he’ll start last.
Green. Shannon Babb drives off instantly. Bloomquist is turning his first laps of the night. He moves up to 5th and stalls progress.
Gregg Satterlee clips the wall with his right rear while running 4th. Just a few sparks, he continues. At the front, Shannon Babb wins the 4th and final heat.
B Main 1
Rick Salter won B-Main number 1. Dennis Erb Jr passed Austig Rettig on the last lap to take the runner up spot.
B Main 2
Tony Jackson Jr won B-Main number #2. No provisional needed, Scott Bloomquist finished 2nd. He will start at the tail of the tail of A main.
Main Event
Brian Shirley and Josh Richards will lead the field to green. It’s the Battle at the Beach. 50 laps around Tri-City Speedway.
$2,000 in fireworks was scheduled to go off during the 4 wide salute. Unfortunately, the computer that was distended to push the button isn’t operating. A fan knocked the computer off the table, the detonator button is now busted.
Green flag! Brian Shirley leads the field into turn 1. He slips on exit, they swarm, 3 wide for the lead off turn 2. Josh Richards slips by on the outside. Jimmy Owens on the inside. The field splits Shirley. The #3 holds off Owens in turn 3. But the headache isn’t over for Shirley, Babb drives to the outside in turn 3. He clears him on exit. Move Babb to 2nd.
Josh Richards leads. He taking an interesting entry in turn 3. He’s entering against the outside wall, stomping the brakes and driving off low on exit. A really early diamond, high to low.
Caution. Lap 8.
Green flag, Owens gets a run on the restart but he doesn’t have a hole to get through. He makes slight contact with Shirley at the entry of 3, they were both fighting for the bottom.
Josh Richards drives off into the distance. Babb is beginning to catch him. Caution.
Green. Josh Richards drives off again.
Lap 19, Hudson O’Neal is in the wall. He was near the top 5. He bounces off it and continues rolling. Heavy right side damage though. Still green.
Lap 33, Brian Shirley does the exact same thing in the exact same spot. Caution. Shirley might be in trouble on this restart, he’ll start 2nd.
Green, Richards drives away. The race is on for 2nd. Tim McCreadie takes it!
Trouble for Bloomquist. It sounds like his engine is sputtering again. He’s dropping through the field. Shirley is also dropping, he’s barely inside the top 5.
Lap 40, Josh Richards just put Bloomquist a lap down.
Lap 43, caution.
Green, McCreadie drives it hard into turn 1. He pulls even with Richards. Not enough, Richards carries the high side momentum right on by.
Lap 45, caution. Darrell Lanigan has come to a stop.
McCreadie will get another shot. Green, just 5 to go. Same thing in turn 1, Richards hold it.
Josh Richards is going to win at Tri-City Speedway!
View full Tri-City Speedway results below.
Tomorrow night, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads to middle Missouri. The national dirt late model tour makes their second stop at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO.
Author: Shane Walters
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Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Qualifying – Group A
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Brian Shirley (14.903); 2. Logan Martin; 3. Don O’Neal; 4. Tim McCreadie; 5. Darrell Lanigan; 6. Jimmy Owens; 7. Austin Rettig; 8. Dennis Erb Jr; 9. Billy Drake; 10. Timothy Culp; 11. Clay Daly; 12. Rick Salter; 13. Jeff Herzog; 14. Caleb Ashby; 15. Billy Laycock; 16. Jeremy Sneed;
Qualifying – Group B
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Josh Richards (14.922); 2. Shannon Babb; 3. Billy Moyer; 4. Earl Pearson Jr; 5. Boom Briggs; 6. Steve Francis; 7. Chris Simpson; 8. Gregg Satterlee; 9. Tony Jackson Jr; 10. Kolby Vandenbergh; 11. Hudson O’Neal; 12. Jason Papich; 13. Allen Murray; 14. Bob King; 15. Jake O’Neil;
Heat 1
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Brian Shirley; 2. Darrell Lanigan; 3. Don O’Neal; 4. Billy Drake; 5. Clay Daly; 6. Austin Rettig; 7. Jeff Herzog; 8. Billy Laycock;
Heat 2
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Jimmy Owens; 2. Tim McCreadie; 3. Logan Martin; 4. Timothy Culp; 5. Rick Salter; 6. Dennis Erb Jr; 7. Jeremy Sneed; 8. Caleb Ashby;
Heat 3
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Josh Richards; 2. Billy Moyer; 3. Hudson O’Neal; 4. Boom Briggs; 5. Tony Jackson Jr; 6. Chris Simpson; 7. Allen Murray;
Heat 4
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Shannon Babb; 2. Earl Pearson Jr; 3. Steve Francis; 4. Gregg Satterlee; 5. Scott Bloomquist; 6. Kolby Vandenbergh; 7. Jason Papich; 8. Bob King;
B Main 1
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Rick Salter; 2. Dennis Erb Jr; 3. Austig Rettig; 4. Billy Laycock; 5. Jeff Herzog; 6. Jeremy Sneed; 7. Clay Daly;
B Main 2
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
1. Tony Jackson Jr; 2. Scott Bloomquist; 3. Chris Simpson; 4. Kolby Vandenbergh; 5. Jason Papich; 6. Allen Murray; 7. Bob King;
Main Event
Tri City Speedway – July 14, 2017
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Feature Finish (50 Laps):
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 2 | 1R | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $10,900 |
| 2 | 7 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $6,200 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $4,300 |
| 4 | 1 | 3s | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | $2,750 |
| 5 | 3 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $3,050 |
| 6 | 4 | 18 | Shannon Babb | Mowequa, IL | $1,800 |
| 7 | 10 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal ® | Martinsville, IN | $2,300 |
| 8 | 16 | 22 | Gregg Satterlee ® | Rochester Mills, PA | $2,000 |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 |
| 10 | 6 | 21 | Billy Moyer | Batesville, AR | $1,100 |
| 11 | 21 | 28E | Dennis Erb, Jr. | Carpentersville, IL | $1,775 |
| 12 | 15 | C8 | Timothy Culp | Prattsville, AR | $1,050 |
| 13 | 22 | 32C | Chris Simpson | Oxford, IA | $1,025 |
| 14 | 12 | 15 | Steve Francis | Bowling Green, KY | $1,700 |
| 15 | 25 | 82 | Billy Laycock | Marine, IL | $950 |
| 16 | 13 | 75 | Billy Drake | Bloomington, IL | $925 |
| 17 | 14 | 99B | Boom Briggs ® | Bear Lake, PA | $1,600 |
| 18 | 19 | 94 | Austin Rettig | Sikeston, MO | $875 |
| 19 | 23 | 32B | Clay Daly | Salinas, CA | $850 |
| 20 | 20 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | $1,825 |
| 21 | 5 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | Union, KY | $1,500 |
| 22 | 11 | 36 | Logan Martin | West Plains, MO | $800 |
| 23 | 17 | 1S | Rick Salter | Highland, IL | $800 |
| 24 | 24 | 11H | Jeff Herzog | Herculaneum, MO | $800 |
| 25 | 18 | 56 | Tony Jackson, Jr. | Lebanon, MO | $800 |
Race Statistics
Entrants: 32
Lap Leaders: Josh Richards (Laps 1 – 50)
Cautions: Billy Drake (Lap 5); Jeff Herzog (Lap 17); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 18); Debris (Lap 32); Rick Salter (Lap 43); Darrell Lanigan (Lap 45)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisionals: Clay Daly; Jeff Herzog
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Tri-City Speedway Provisional: Billy Laycock
Wrisco Feature Winner: Josh Richards
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Billy Laycock (Started: 25th; Finished: 15th; Advanced 10 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Josh Richards
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Josh Richards
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Hudson O’Neal
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Josh Richards)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Josh Richards (Lap #2 – 16.4545 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Josh Richards (50 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Brian Shirley
Time of Race: 31 minutes 54 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
| POS | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | POINTS | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 1R | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | 5155 | $137,650 |
| 2 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | 5015 | $143,775 |
| 3 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | 4965 | $122,275 |
| 4 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | 4670 | $88,900 |
| 5 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | 4620 | $94,925 |
| 6 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | 4610 | $92,925 |
| 7 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | Union, KY | 4375 | $69,075 |
| 8 | 28E | Dennis Erb, Jr. | Carpentersville, IL | 4330 | $62,975 |
| 9 | 22 | Gregg Satterlee ® | Rochester Mills, PA | 4260 | $68,850 |
| 10 | 15 | Steve Francis | Bowling Green, KY | 4110 | $52,325 |
| 11 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal ® | Martinsville, IN | 3985 | $51,850 |
| 12 | 99B | Boom Briggs ® | Bear Lake, PA | 3795 | $43,200 |
*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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