2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Results – September 15, 2017

2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals results from September 15, 2017 at Knoxville Raceway

Tonight, it’s night 2 of 3 at Knoxville Raceway. The final night of preliminary action in the Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals. The winner of tonight’s program will had back to the pits with an extra $7,000.

View 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals results below.

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Qualifying

Mike Marlar did it in a backup car. He set overall quick time at 17.511 seconds. Jonathan Davenport was quickest in group B with a 17.612 second lap.

Mike Marlar at Knoxville Raceway 6208
Mike Marlar during LOLMDS qualifying at Knoxville Raceway 6208

Heat 1

Dave Eckrich to the early lead. Mike Marlar is at the back fighting for space at the entry to turn 3. Heavy left rear damage for the pole sitter. No caution.

Eckrich has checked out on the field. Caution.

Green. Rodney Sanders is there. He has a run off turn 2. He has a fender down the back. Eckrich leaves him a land on exit. Sanders completes the pass in turn 3.

Mike Marlar in Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway
Mike Marlar in Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway

Marlar to 2nd. He’s chasing down the leader. Trouble. The leader is smoking and moving slipping to Marlar. The 157 has a run on the bottom off turn 2. He looks to the inside in turn 3.

New leader, Mike Marlar. He drives off to the win.

Heat 2

Hudson O’Neal takes the early lead. Jason Feger puts pressure on early for the lead.

Hudson O’Neal holds the position and drives away. He wins heat 2.

Hudson O'Neal at Knoxville Raceway 6453
Hudson O’Neal at Knoxville Raceway

Heat 3

Tyler Bruening and Randy Timms lead the field to green. But it’s Shannon Babb the comes out with the lead.

But the crowd has their eye at the back. Brandon Sheppard passed 5 cars in about a lap. He’s already up to 3rd.

As Babb bounces off the cushion, Sheppard hits the inside berm. He’s up to 2nd. Babb drops to the bottom, he might hear him coming.

Brandon Sheppard at Knoxville Raceway 6506
Brandon Sheppard at Knoxville Raceway 6506

Sheppard still gets a run off turn 4 and takes the inside line away. New leader, Brandon Sheppard. He drives off to the heat 3 win.

Heat 4

Bobby Pierce and Ryan Gustin lead the field to green. Bobby Pierce comes out with the early lead. He drops to the bottom.

Chase Junghans is coming. He’s up to 2nd. The head boss to tail into turn 3. The cross, Pierce low, Junghans high. He gets a run on the top and completes the pass in turn 1.

Junghans drives off to win heat 4.

Chase Junghans at Knoxville Raceway 6587
Chase Junghans at Knoxville Raceway

Heat 5

Boom Briggs leads early. Most of the field stacks up around the bottom. That’s good news for Josh Richards. He carries speed to the top in turn 3. Richards bounces off the cushion and passes a handful.

Tyler Erb gets sudeways off turn 4, just ahead of Richards. A big road block, Richards cuts it to the bottom, slices 3 wide and picks up another spot.

He’s up to 2nd in no time. Briggs continues to roll the bottom, Richards up top.

To the outside off turn 2. New leader, Josh Richards. He drives off to win heat 5.

Josh Richards in the Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals 6611
Josh Richards in the Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals 6611

Heat 6

Jeremiah Hurst and Jesse Stovall lead the field to green. Stovall takes the early lead.

Kent Robinson is hanging with the leader. Darrell Lanigan is catching them both. Lanigan to 2nd.

Darrell Lanigan at Knoxville Raceway 6673
Darrell Lanigan at Knoxville Raceway 6673

Lanigan bounces off the cushion in turn 2. He has a fender on him at the exit. Even into turn 3. New leader Darrell Lanigan.

Lanigan drives off to win the final heat race of the night.

C Main

Dennis Erb Jr won the C Main.

B Main

Don O’Neal won the B Main.

Main Event

25 laps around Knoxville Raceway. Rodney Sanders and Tim McCreadie line up on the front row.

Green flag, false restart. McCreadie jumped, let off and hit the gas again. Multiple cars hit the pit lane. Earl Pearson Jr has the hood off.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Start

Green flag, McCreadie his the gas up on the cushion. Sheppard is all the way on the bottom. Big gap between the front row cars at the restart line. They’re even at the flag stand.

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Brandon Sheppard and Tim McCreadie

McCreadie takes the lead out of turn 2 and into turn 3. Sheppard dives to the bottom. New leader, Brandon Sheppard.

McCreadie got the message. He moves down to the bottom. Sheppard begins to drive away.

15 to go, McCreadie is chasing down Sheppard. They are both glued to the bottom but McCreadie has turned a 10 car length gap into just two car lengths.

11 to go, Boom Briggs is around. Caution.

Brandon Sheppard, Tim MCreadie and Mike Marlar at Knoxville Raceway 6739
Brandon Sheppard, Tim MCreadie and Mike Marlar at Knoxville Raceway 6739

Green flag, Sheppard goes right to the top. The bottom in wide open, McCreadie takes it.

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Tim McCreadie and Brandon Sheppard

McCreadie is pulling him in turn 1-2. He can’t pull along side down the back. He tries again. It sticks! Even down the back and into turn 3. New leader, Tim McCreadie.

7 to go, caution.

Green, Mike Marlar is coming. The pole sitter hits the cushion and drives around Sheppard for 2nd.

He sets sights on Tim McCreadie. He there. Side by side for the lead.

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Mike Marlar and Tim McCreadie

3 to go, Marlar slams the cushion in turn 3. So hard the car jumps to the right. Still on the gas, he pulls in front of McCreadie. New leader, Mike Marlar.

Mike Marlar at Knoxville Raceway 6777
Mike Marlar leads in the closing laps at Knoxville Raceway

Mike Marlar drives away. He wins at Knoxville Raceway!

View full 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals results below.

Primary action is now complete. They will rack ’em for the final time tomorrow night. The 2017 Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals will host the $40,000 main event tomorrow night.

Author: Shane Walters

Qualifying – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Mike Marlar 17.511 seconds

Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Jonathan Davenport 17.612 seconds

Heat 1 – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Mike Marlar; 2. Rodney Sanders; 3. Jared Landers; 4. Dave Eckrich; 5. Jordan Yaggy; 6. Joey Moriarty; 7. Spencer Diercks; 8. Dennis Erb Jr;

Heat 2 – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Hudson O’Neal; 2. Jason Feger; 3. Gregg Satterlee; 4. Jimmy Owens; 5. Dale McDowell; 6. Kyle Bronson; 7. Matt Furman; 8. Jay Johnson; 9. Colton Flinner;

Heat 3 – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Brandon Sheppard; 2. Jimmy Mars; 3. Tyler Buening; 4. Shannon Babb; 5. Chad Simpson; 6. Jake O’Neil; 7. Randy Timms; 8. Bob King;

Heat 4 – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Chase Junghans; 2. Tim McCreadie; 3. Bobby Pierce; 4. Steve Francis; 5. Jonathan Davenport; 6. Ryan Gustin; 7. Timothy Culp; 8. Scott Bloomquist; 9. Mike Fryer;

Heat 5 – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Josh Richards; 2. Chris Simpson; 3. Boom Briggs; 4. Billy Moyer; 5. Brent Larson; 6. Tyler Erb; 7. Brian Shirley; 8. Justin Duty;

Heat 6 – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Darrell Lanigan; 2. Kent Robinson; 3. Jesse Stovall; 4. Don O’Neal; 5. Earl Pearson Jr; 6. Billy Moyer Jr; 7. Jeremiah Hurst; 8. Tim Lance;

C Main – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Dennis Erb Jr; 2. Scott Bloomquist; 3. Spencer Diercks; 4. Timothy Culp; 5. Matt Furman; 6. Randy Timms; 7. Jeremiah Hurst; 8. Mike Fryer; 9. Justin Duty; 10. Tim Lance; 11. Brian Shirley; 12. Jay Johnson; 13. Bob King; 14. Jon Brauns; 15. Colton Flinner;

B Main – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017

1. Don O’Neal; 2. Jimmy Owens; 3. Earl Pearson Jr; 4. Dale McDowell; 5. Chad Simpson; 6. Tyler Erb; 7. Kyle Bronson; 8. Dennis Erb Jr; 9. Shannon Babb; 10. Steve Francis; 11. Brent Larson; 12. Ryan Gustin; 13. Billy Moyer Jr; 14. Jordan Yaggy; 15. Joey Moriarty; 16. Dave Eckrich; 17. Scott Bloomquist; 18. Billy Moyer Jr; 19. Spencer Diercks; 20. Timothy Culp; 21. Jake O’Neil; 22. Jonathan Davenport;

MAIN EVENT – LOLMDS
KNOXVILLE RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2017

Feature Finish (25 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 7 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN $7,000
2 2 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $4,000
3 8 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $3,000
4 3 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $2,000
5 6 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA $1,500
6 11 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI $1,000
7 12 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $900
8 18 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $800
9 4 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $700
10 9 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA $600
11 22 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA $580
12 23 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA $560
13 21 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $740
14 20 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $720
15 15 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $500
16 1 20S Rodney Sanders Happy, TX $490
17 5 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR $480
18 10 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN $470
19 24 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX $460
20 14 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA $450
21 16 0 Jesse Stovall Billings, MO $440
22 17 16 Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA $430
23 13 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL $410
24 19 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $600
Race Statistics

Entrants: 53
Lap Leaders: Tim McCreadie (Lap 1); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 2 – 17); Tim McCreadie (Laps 18 – 19); Mike Marlar (Laps 20 – 25)
Cautions: Earl Pearson Jr., Don O’Neal (Lap 1); Boom Briggs (Lap 14); Jared Landers (Lap 18)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Wrisco Feature Winner: Mike Marlar
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Dale McDowell (Started: 22nd; Finished: 11th; Advanced 11 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Josh Richards
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Dale McDowell
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Mike Marlar
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Josh Davis (Mike Marlar)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Lap #1 – 19.605 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (15 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Brandon Sheppard
Time of Race: 19 minutes 45 seconds

Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Point Standings:
Overall Pos CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN Night #1 POINTS Night #2 POINTS Total POINTS Best Night POINTS
1 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 450 500 950 500
2 49 Jonathan Davenport Williamston, SC 496 396 892 496
3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 484 494 978 494
4 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 463 484 947 484
4 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 484 441 925 484
6 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 407 483 890 483
7 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 482 456 938 482
8 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA 416 481 897 481
9 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 390 474 864 474
10 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 447 471 918 471
11 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 451 463 914 463
11 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 463 391 854 463
13 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA 456 462 918 462
13 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 436 462 898 462
13 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 462 330 792 462
16 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 454 460 914 460
16 18B Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL 460 397 857 460
18 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS 452 458 910 458
19 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 455 438 893 455
19 20S Rodney Sanders Happy, TX 387 455 842 455
21 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 401 448 849 448
22 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 447 446 893 447
22 C8 Timothy Culp Prattsville, AR 447 376 823 447
24 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN 345 441 786 441
25 0 Jesse Stovall Billings, MO 440 414 854 440
26 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY 436 399 835 436
26 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 436 391 827 436
28 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 384 435 819 435
29 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 425 433 858 433
30 29 Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA 424 372 796 424
31 16 Tyler Bruening Decorah, IA 373 418 791 418
31 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA 368 418 786 418
33 51 Matt Furman Portland, OR 413 336 749 413
34 58H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA 401 324 725 401
35 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 381 397 778 397
36 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, MN 385 392 777 392
37 24 Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 390 377 767 390
38 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 305 387 692 387
39 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR 385 377 762 385
40 51M Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ 329 377 706 377
41 77 Jordan Yaggy Rochester, MN 357 376 733 376
42 0J Jake O’Neil Tucson, AZ 327 373 700 373
43 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA 317 369 686 369
44 21X John Anderson Omaha, NE 363 0 363 363
45 93 Jay Johnson W. Burlington, IA 360 313 673 360
46 22B Jonathan Brauns Muscatine, IA 338 302 640 338
47 48 Tim Lance Brimfield, IL 326 333 659 333
48 5T Randy Timms Wheatland, OK 311 332 643 332
49 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, iA 320 0 320 320
50 15D Justin Duty Portland, OR 299 319 618 319
51 54 Mike Fryer Freeport, IL 300 314 614 314
51 98 Jason Rauen Farley, IA 314 0 314 314
53 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA 310 298 608 310
54 45 Bob King Independence, MO 286 309 595 309
55 56S Chris Spieker Massena, IA 306 0 306 306
56 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 290 0 290 290
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