Night five of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida
The national dirt late model tour has unloaded in Tampa, Florida. The 1/3-mile dirt track of East Bay Raceway Park is hosting a full week of racing for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
View full 2020 East Bay Raceway Park results below.
East Bay Raceway Park Menu:
Feb 2 | Feb 3 | Feb 4 | Feb 5 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | Feb 8
$12,000 is on the line tonight. It’s the highest payout of the week so far.
Race Report
Tyler Erb and Brandon Sheppard line up on the front row. They exit the pit gate and lead the large field to the small bullring oval.
Earl Pearson Jr, Stormy Scott, Charles Powell, Freddie Carpenter, Chase Junghans, Tyler Bruening, GR Smith, Boom Briggs and Pearson Williams all take provisionals and join the tail.
The field lines up in a four wide salute for the Florida dirt racing fans. It’s the first four wide salute of the week.
50 laps of dirt late model racing are up next…
Green flag, Tyler Erb noses ahead on the bottom into turn one. Sheppard fights back on the top. Sheppard to the lead.
Lap 2, Erb is under fire from Bronson. Erb holds him off on the top.
Lap 8, Sheppard has caught the tail of the field. Erb is closing.
Lap 9, Carpenter is slow and the caution is out.
Green, Sheppard leads on the top into turn one. Bronson follows him through and takes over 2nd on the top.
Bronson has a run off turn four. He drives it deep into turn one and takes the lead.
Bronson jumps the cushion off turn two! Sheppard crosses under him and they run side by side into turn three.
Bronson holds him off. Sheppard is all over his bumper as he jumps through the ruts in turn two.
Lap 12, slow car and caution.
Green, Bronson leads. Davenport looks to the middle and thinks about pulling a slider on Sheppard for 2nd, Davenport lifts.
Lap 15, Bronson opens the gap on Sheppard at the front.
Lap 17, Josh Richards is slow and the caution is out.
Green, Bronson leads. As Sheppard rolls through the ruts on the top, Erb has a run.
Tyler Erb crosses under Sheppard off turn two. He drives it deep to the bottom in turn three and Erb takes 2nd.
Sheppard fights back into turn one. He slides him back and retakes 2nd. Bronson drives away from both of them.
Lap 25, Bronson work heavy lap traffic. Sheppard and Erb close in. All three are glued to the cushion.
But, Bronson is airborne and almost crashed, every lap off turn two. He’s wheeling the hell out of it through the ruts.
Lap 40, Sheppard has closed to within a car length of the leader. Each remain on the outside lane, all the way around the track.
Lap 41, Briggs is slow and the caution is out. Its inside 10 to go with single file restarts coming up…
Green, Bronson leads Sheppard.
Sheppard has a run off turn two. Bronson holds him off.
Mason Zeigler is coming on the bottom. He rolls the very bottom lane. Zeigler clears Sheppard for 2nd off turn two.
Zeigler slides right across the nose of Sheppard and the bumper of Bronson off turn two. He was clear, but that was a tight fit. They’re going for it at East Bay!
Zeigler looks inside of Bronson but he holds him off.
Lap 45, Zeigler slides him. Bronson forces it inside of him into turn one and slides him back.
Bronson pinches him down as they head into turn three. Bronson is on defense. Zeigler to the lead.
Final lap, Zeigler slides Bronson for the lead into turn one. Zeigler is barely clear but he retakes the lead!
Bronson is all over his bumper off turn two. He anticipated that and is already pointed underneath him at the center of the corner. Bronson crosses under him off turn two.
Zeigler still has the momentum off the corner. Zeigler looks low into turn three for the final time. They run even into the corner.
Bronson takes a low to defend and pinch him down but Zeigler clears him anyway. Zeigler knocks the ruts hard off turn four. The car bounces and the rear wheels aren’t on the ground to put the power down.
Bronson crosses under him off turn four. They run sideways down the front stretch.
Bronson and Zeigler are run side by side at the line! Mason Zeigler wins at Easy Bay Raceway Park, by inches!
East Bay Raceway Park
Race Results
February 7, 2020
Lucas Oil Late Models
View full 2020 Speedweeks results from the Tampa dirt track below.
Hot Laps
Hot Laps – Group 1: 1. Brian Birkhofer (15.482); 2. Jonathan Davenport (15.554); 3. Tanner English; 4. Devin Moran; 5. Mason Zeigler; 6. Mike Marlar; 7. Logan Roberson; 8. Joel Callahan;
Hot Laps – Group 2: 1. Kyle Bronson (15.240); 2. GR Smith (15.622); 3. Shanon Buckingham; 4. Tyler Bruening; 5. Blake Spencer; 6. Johnny Scott; 7. Chris Garnes;
Hot Laps – Group 3: 1. Tyler Erb (14.877); 2. Charles Powell (15.063); 3. Jadon Frame; 4. Matt Cosner; 5. Stacy Boles; 6. Joe Denby; 7. Kerry King;
Hot Laps – Group 4: 1. Freddie Carpenter (14.972); 2. Chase Junghans (15.065); 3. Brent Larson; 4. Joey Moriarty; 5. Ken Monahan; 6. Todd Brennan; 7. Austin Burns;
Hot Laps – Group 5: 1. David Seibers (15.058); 2. Brandon Sheppard (15.142); 3. Jeff Mathews; 4. Rick Eckert; 5. Stormy Scott; 6. Pearson Williams; 7. Dan Stone;
Hot Laps – Group 6: 1. Tim McCreadie (14.774); 2. Josh Richards (15.117); 3. Billy Moyer Jr; 4. Shane Clanton; 5. Billy Moyer Sr; 6. Jesse Stovall; 7. Coleby Frye;
Hot Laps – Group 7: 1. Brian Shirley (14.682); 2. Dennis Erb Jr (14.695); 3. Earl Pearson Jr; 4. Blair Nothdurft; 5. Hudson O’Neal; 6. Trever Feathers; 7. Kyle Lear;
Hot Laps – Group 8: 1. Jimmy Owens (14.383); 2. Colton Flinner (14.758); 3. Allen Weisser; 4. Justin Ratliff; 5. Jason Riggs; 6. Boom Briggs; 7. David Breazeale;
Qualifying
Qualifying – Group A (2 Laps): 1. Tyler Erb (14.504); 2. Tanner English (14.578); 3. Jonathan Davenport (14.668); 4. Mason Zeigler (14.723); 5. Charles Powell (14.743); 6. Jadon Frame; 7. Tyler Bruening; 8. Kyle Bronson; 9. Brian Birkhofer; 10. Shanon Buckingham; 11. Chase Junghans; 12. Ken Monahan; 13. Matt Cosner; 14. Mike Marlar; 15. Stacy Boles; 16. Brent Larson; 17. Devin Moran; 18. Kerry King; 19. Blake Spencer; 20. GR Smith; 21. Freddie Carpenter; 22. Chris Garnes; 23. Logan Roberson; 24. Joey Moriarty; 25. Johnny Scott; 26. Joel Callahan; 27. Joe Denby; 28. Austin Burns; 29. Todd Brennan;
Qualifying – Group B (2 Laps): 1. Billy Moyer Jr (14.618); 2. Jimmy Owens (14.663); 3. Tim McCreadie (14.676); 4. Brandon Sheppard (14.783); 5. Josh Richards (14.791); 6. Brian Shirley; 7. Hudson O’Neal; 8. Dennis Erb Jr; 9. Shane Clanton; 10. Billy Moyer Sr; 11. Justin Ratliff; 12. David Seibers; 13. Jeff Mathews; 14. Stormy Scott; 15. Earl Pearson Jr; 16. Jesse Stovall; 17. Boom Briggs; 18. Pearson Williams; 19. Rick Eckert; 20. Dan Stone; 21. Colton Flinner; 22. Kyle Lear; 23. David Breazeale; 24. Trever Feathers; 25. Coleby Frye; 26. Blair Nothdurft; 27. Allen Weisser; 28. Jason Riggs;
Heat Races
Heat 1 (10 Laps – 3 Advance): 1. Tyler Erb; 2. Mason Zeigler; 3. Shanon Buckingham; 4. Tyler Bruening; 5. Blake Spencer; 6. Chris Garnes; 7. Matt Cosner; 8. Johnny Scott; 9. Austin Burns; 10. Brent Larson;
Heat 2 (10 Laps – 3 Advance) : 1. Kyle Bronson; 2. Devin Moran; 3. Mike Marlar; 4. Tanner English; 5. Chase Junghans; 6. Charles Powell; 7. Logan Roberson; 8. Todd Brennan; 9. GR Smith; 10. Joel Callahan;
Heat 3 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Jonathan Davenport; 2. Brian Birkhofer; 3. Jadon Frame; 4. Joey Moriarty; 5. Kerry King; 6. Stacy Boles; 7. Joe Denby; 8. Freddier Carpenter; 9. Ken Monahan;
Heat 4 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance): 1. Brandon Sheppard; 2. Billy Moyer Jr; 3. Hudson O’Neal; 4. Billy Moyer Sr; 5. Jaff Mathews; 6. Rick Eckert; 7. Jason Riggs; 8. Jesse Stovall; 9. Coleby Frye; 10. Kyle Lear;
Heat 5 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance): 1. Jimmy Owens; 2. Josh Richards; 3. Dennis Erb Jr; 4. Boom Briggs; 5. Stormy Scott; 6. David Breazeale; 7. Justin Ratliff; 8. Blair Nothdurft; 9. Dan Stone;
Heat 6 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance): 1. Tim McCreadie; 2. Shane Clanton; 3. Brian Shirley; 4. Earl Pearson Jr; 5. Colton Flinner; 6. Pearson Williams; 7. Allen Weisser; 8. Trever Feathers; 9. David Seibers;
B-Mains
B-Main 1 (12 Laps – 1 Advance): 1. Tanner English; 2. Tyler Bruening; 3. Chase Junghans; 4. Matt Cosner; 5. Chris Garnes; 6. Blake Spencer; 7. Austin Burns; 8. Charles Powell; 9. Todd Brennan; 10. Logan Roberson; 11. Johnny Scott; 12. GR Smith; 13. Brent Larson; 14. Joel Callahan;
B-Main 2 (12 Laps – 1 Advance): 1. Billy Moyer Sr; 2. Freddie Carpenter; 3. Joey Moriarty; 4. Rick Eckert; 5. Stacy Boles; 6. Jesse Stovall; 7. Kyle Lear; 8. Coleby Frye; 9. Ken Monahan; 10. Kerry King; 11. Jason Riggs; 12. Jeff Mathews; 13. Joe Denby;
B-Main 3 (12 Laps – 1 Advance): 1. Colton Flinner; 2. David Breazeale; 3. Boom Briggs; 4. Earl Pearson Jr; 5. Pearson Williams; 6. Stormy Scott; 7. Trever Feathers; 8. Allen Weisser; 9. Justin Ratliff; 10. David Seibers; 11. Dan Stone; 12. Blair Nothdurft;
Strawberry Dash
Strawberry 1 (8 Laps): 1. Freddie Carpenter; 2. Chase Junghans; 3. Tyler Bruening; 4. David Breazeale; 5. Rick Eckert; 6. Stacy Boles; 7. Pearson Williams; 8. Joey Moriarty; 9. Chris Garnes; 10. Boom Briggs; 11. Matt Cosner; 12. Trever Feathers;
East Bay Raceway Park
Feature Race Results
February 7, 2020
A-Main (50 Laps – $12,000 to win):
Pos | Driver | Race Earnings
1. Mason Zeigler | $12,000
2. Kyle Bronson | $5,500
3. Brandon Sheppard | $3,600
4. Tyler Erb | $2,750
5. Jonathan Davenport | $2,250
6. Mike Marlar | $1,800
7. Tim McCreadie | $1,500
8. Tanner English | $1,300
9. Brian Shirley | $1,200
10. Tyler Bruening | $200
11. Devin Moran | $1,075
12. Jimmy Owens | $1,050
13. Hudson O’Neal | $1,075
14. Dennis Erb Jr | $1,000
15. Billy Moyer Jr | $1,000
16. Shane Clanton | $1,000
17. Stormy Scott | $1,000
18. Chase Junghans | $1,000
19. Shanon Buckingham | $1,000
20. Pearson Williams | $100
21. GR Smith | $100
22. Boom Briggs | $100
23. Earl Pearson Jr | $1,000
24. Jadon Frame | $1,000
25. Josh Richards | $1,000
26. Brian Birkhofer | $1,000
27. Charles Powell | $1,000
28. Billy Moyer Sr | $1,000
29. Colton Flinner | $1,000
30. Freddie Carpenter | $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
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points
Pos | Driver | Points | Earnings
1. Brandon Sheppard
1160 | $21,700
2. Tim McCreadie
1140 | $24,850
3. Devin Moran
1055 | $11,925
4. Tyler Erb
1005 | $9,475
5. Mike Marlar
980 | $7,200
6. Jonathan Davenport
975 | $9,400
7. Kyle Bronson
$12,700
8. Jimmy Owens
905 | $6,950
9. Mason Zeigler
890 | $15,600
10. Brian Shirley
890 | $5,750
11. Josh Richards
890 | $8,275
12. Billy Moyer Jr
880 | $6,600
13. Shane Clanton
850 | $4,950
14. Hudson O’Neal
850 | $5,575
15. Dennis Erb Jr
805 | $4,300
16. Tyler Bruening
785 | $1,775
17. Earl Pearson Jr
720 | $3,750
18. Chase Junghans
715 | $4,350
19. Boom Briggs
680 | $2,600
20. GR Smith
680 | $2,650
21. Shanon Buckingham
675 | $5,100
22. Tanner English
670 | $1,800
23. Stormy Scott
655 | $2,650
24. Coleby Frye
600 | $600
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