The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers invade the bullring dirt track with a $100,000 feature payout
Tonight, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series unloads in Fairbury, Illinois. The bullring dirt track of Fairbury Speedway is set to pay $30,000 to the feature winner.
View Fairbury Speedway results below.
Hudson O’Neal and Shannon Babb set the front row. 60 laps of dirt track racing are up next…
Late Model
Race Report
Green flag, Babb is clear into turn one on the outside lane. Dennis Erb Jr takes 2nd.
Lap 3, Babb knocks the cushion as Erb rolls the inside lane. They run side by side for the lead.
Lap 5, Babb bobbles on the cushion off turn four, Erb to the lead.
Lap 10, Jonathan Davenport is around, caution.
Green, Erb Jr is clear into turn one. Babb holds 2nd.
Lap 17, Hudson O’Neal has found speed on the cushion. He works to the right rear of Babb and takes 2nd away. Babb quickly retakes the spot.
Lap 25, Boom Briggs bounces off the outside wall just ahead of the leader. The caution is out.
Green, Erb Jr leads as they run side by side for 2nd behind him.
Lap 27, Pierce knocks the cushion and works to the right rear of Babb for 3rd, Pierce takes the spot away.
Lap 35, Garrett Alberson slows, caution.
Green, Erb Jr heads for the bottom in turn one. Hudson O’Neal knocks the cushion and has momentum off turn two. O’Neal crosses under him off the corner and they run even into turn three. They bang doors in a fight for the bottom lane. Dennis Erb Jr spins and he collects Shannon Babb! The caution is out.
Green, Bobby Pierce makes it three wide for the lead into turn one! Pierce to the lead.
Lap 40, Dennis Erb Jr slows, caution. Erb Jr climbs from his car and points a finger at O’Neal under the caution.
Green, Pierce leads O’Neal. Daulton Wilson works the inside lane, he takes 2nd away. Pierce moves to the bottom and takes the lane away.
15 to go
15 to go, O’Neal rolls the cushion and takes 2nd away.
14 to go, Ricky Thornton Jr is in the wall off turn four, caution.
Green, Pierce leads O’Neal.
12 to go, caution for debris.
Green, Pierce leads. O’Neal bobbles off turn four and he falls to 3rd. Wilson takes 2nd.
9 to go, O’Neal back to 2nd. He works to the right rear of Pierce, Pierce leaves the lane open, side by side for the lead.
7 to go, Pierce slides O’Neal into turn three to hold him off.
2 to go, O’Neal jumps the cushion in turn one! The car bicycles and he gets up on the wall. Heavy nose damage as the car dug into the cushion. The caution is out as O’Neal is off on the hook.
Green, Pierce leads Wilson on the single file restart. Pierce knocks the cushion as Wilson rolls the inside lane.
Bobby Pierce holds him off and wins at Fairbury Speedway!
Fairbury Speedway
Race Results
May 13, 2023
Lucas Oil Late Models
View full 2023 results from the Illinois dirt track below.
LOLMDS Practice
Hot Laps – Group 1 : 1. 39-Tim McCreadie, 00:12.815[7]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:12.960[6]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:12.989[11]; 4. 46-Earl Pearson Jr, 00:12.995[8]; 5. 3-Dale Markham, 00:13.027[4]; 6. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:13.056[3]; 7. 1H-Hudson O’Neal, 00:13.088[1]; 8. B12-Kevin Weaver, 00:13.116[2]; 9. 99B-Boom Briggs, 00:13.215[5]; 10. 76T-Titus Sneed, 00:13.860[10]
Hot Laps – Group 2 : 1. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:12.950[6]; 2. 111B-Max Blair, 00:13.014[7]; 3. 99-Devin Moran, 00:13.040[10]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:13.047[2]; 5. 80-Rich Dawson, 00:13.274[8]; 6. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 00:13.635[3]; 7. 33 4-Billy Hough, 00:13.938[11]
Hot Laps – Group 3 : 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:12.478[4]; 2. 18B-Shannon Babb, 00:12.653[2]; 3. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:12.682[1]; 4. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:12.721[3]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:12.876[5]; 6. 130-Chase Osterhoff, 00:13.065[8]; 7. 10S-Scott Schmitt, 00:13.078[10]
Hot Laps – Group 4 : 1. 11-Spencer Hughes, 00:12.473[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:12.508[2]; 3. 25-Jason Feger, 00:12.601[5]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening, 00:12.621[4]; 5. 42-Mckay Wenger, 00:12.642[3]; 6. 89M-Mike Spatola, 00:12.706[9]; 7. 89-Logan Roberson, 00:12.784[7]; 8. 7W-JC Waller, 00:13.380[10]
LOLMDS Qualifying
Qualifying – Group A (2 Laps): 1. 1H-Hudson O’Neal, 00:12.794[9]; 2. 10-Garrett Smith, 00:12.839[15]; 3. B12-Kevin Weaver, 00:12.859[13]; 4. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:12.972[8]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:12.977[1]; 6. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 00:13.071[7]; 7. 3-Dale Markham, 00:13.097[10]; 8. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:13.115[17]; 9. 99B-Boom Briggs, 00:13.122[6]; 10. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:13.147[18];
11. 76-Brandon Overton, 00:13.152[4]; 12. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:13.208[20]; 13. 39-Tim McCreadie, 00:13.214[5]; 14. 111B-Max Blair, 00:13.238[14]; 15. 46-Earl Pearson Jr, 00:13.260[3]; 16. 80-Rich Dawson, 00:13.295[2]; 17. 7-Ross Robinson, 00:13.333[19]; 18. 174-Ethen Dotson, 00:13.355[22]; 19. 76T-Titus Sneed, 00:13.445[16]; 20. 99-Devin Moran, 00:13.525[21]; 21. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:13.544[11]; 22. 33 4-Billy Hough, 00:13.989[12]
Qualifying – Group B (2 Laps): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:12.870[14]; 2. 11-Spencer Hughes, 00:12.917[9]; 3. 18B-Shannon Babb, 00:12.975[18]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:12.979[15]; 5. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:12.980[8]; 6. 42-Mckay Wenger, 00:12.988[11]; 7. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:13.007[2]; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening, 00:13.073[6]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:13.086[4]; 10. 25-Jason Feger, 00:13.096[7];
11. 11G-Gordy Gundaker, 00:13.101[21]; 12. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:13.102[5]; 13. 7T-Drake Troutman, 00:13.180[19]; 14. 89-Logan Roberson, 00:13.196[12]; 15. 130-Chase Osterhoff, 00:13.222[16]; 16. 18-Chase Junghans, 00:13.245[3]; 17. 4G-Bob Gardner, 00:13.274[20]; 18. 89M-Mike Spatola, 00:13.304[1]; 19. 10S-Scott Schmitt, 00:13.310[10]; 20. 7W-JC Waller, 00:13.490[13]; 21. J12-Jason Wagner, 00:59.999[17]
LOLMDS Heat Races
Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 4 Advance): 1. 1H-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[3]; 3. B12-Kevin Weaver[2]; 4. 99B-Boom Briggs[5]; 5. 39-Tim McCreadie[7]; 6. 76-Brandon Overton[6]; 7. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[8]; 8. 3-Dale Markham[4]; 9. 7-Ross Robinson[9]; 10. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[11]; 11. 76T-Titus Sneed[10]
Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 4 Advance) : 1. 10-Garrett Smith[1]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 4. 24-Ryan Unzicker[3]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 6. 111B-Max Blair[7]; 7. 1T-Tyler Erb[5]; 8. 99-Devin Moran[10]; 9. 33 4-Billy Hough[11]; 10. 80-Rich Dawson[8]; 11. (DNS) 174-Ethen Dotson
Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 4 Advance) : 1. 18B-Shannon Babb[2]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens[1]; 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 5. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[6]; 6. 7T-Drake Troutman[7]; 7. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 8. 130-Chase Osterhoff[8]; 9. J12-Jason Wagner[11]; 10. 10S-Scott Schmitt[10]; 11. (DNS) 4G-Bob Gardner
Heat 4 (8 Laps – Top 4 Advance) : 1. 11-Spencer Hughes[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 42-Mckay Wenger[3]; 4. 16-Tyler Bruening[4]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 25-Jason Feger[5]; 7. 89M-Mike Spatola[9]; 8. 7W-JC Waller[10]; 9. 89-Logan Roberson[7]; 10. (DNS) 18-Chase Junghans
LOLMDS B-Mains
B-Main 1 (Top 3 Advance) : 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 4. 111B-Max Blair[4]; 5. 1T-Tyler Erb[6]; 6. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[5]; 7. 99-Devin Moran[8]; 8. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[11]; 9. 7-Ross Robinson[9]; 10. 3-Dale Markham[7]; 11. 76T-Titus Sneed[13]; 12. (DNS) 33 4-Billy Hough; 13. 80-Rich Dawson; 14. (DNS) 174-Ethen Dotson
B-Main 2 (Top 3 Advance) : 1. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[2]; 3. 89M-Mike Spatola[6]; 4. 25-Jason Feger[4]; 5. 7T-Drake Troutman[3]; 6. 89-Logan Roberson[10]; 7. 10S-Scott Schmitt[11]; 8. 130-Chase Osterhoff[7]; 9. J12-Jason Wagner[9]; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr; 11. (DNS) 7W-JC Waller; 12. 18-Chase Junghans; 13. (DNS) 4G-Bob Gardner
Fairbury Speedway
Feature Race Results
Lucas Oil Late Model
May 13, 2023
A-Main (60 Laps – $30,000 to win):
Pos | Car | Driver | Start Pos | Race Earnings
1. 32-Bobby Pierce[8]
2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[11]
3. B5-Brandon Sheppard[10]
4. 76-Brandon Overton[21]
5. 20-Jimmy Owens[6]
6. 11-Spencer Hughes[4]
7. 99-Devin Moran[24]
8. 11G-Gordy Gundaker[18]
9. 16-Tyler Bruening[16]
10. 111B-Max Blair[25]
11. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[27]
12. 10-Garrett Smith[3]
13. 3S-Brian Shirley[20]
14. 39-Tim McCreadie[17]
15. 99B-Boom Briggs[13]
16. 1H-Hudson O’Neal[1]
17. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[23]
18. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]
19. 18B-Shannon Babb[2]
20. 58-Garrett Alberson[19]
21. B12-Kevin Weaver[9]
22. 89M-Mike Spatola[22]
23. 24-Ryan Unzicker[15]
24. 157-Mike Marlar[7]
25. 1T-Tyler Erb[26]
26. 42-Mckay Wenger[12]
27. 7-Ross Robinson[28]
28. 49-Jonathan Davenport[14]
Lucas Race Statistics
Entrants: 43
Terminal Maintenance & Construction Pole Sitter: Hudson O’Neal
Lap Leaders: Shannon Babb (Laps 1-5); Dennis Erb, Jr. (Laps 6-36); Bobby Pierce (37-60)
Wieland Feature Winner: Bobby Pierce
Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: Bobby Pierce
Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a
Margin of Victory: 0.470 seconds
Gorsuch Performance Solutions Cautions: Jonathan Davenport (Lap 10); Boom Briggs (Lap 25); Garrett Alberson (Lap 35); Dennis Erb, Jr., Shannon Babb (Lap 36); Dennis Erb, Jr., Garrett Smith (Lap 39); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 46); Debris (Lap 46 Restart); Debris (Lap 48); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 58)
Series Provisionals: Ricky Thornton, Jr.; Devin Moran
Fast Time Provisional: n/a
Series Emergency Provisionals: Max Blair; Tyler Erb; Earl Pearson, Jr.; Ross Robinson
Track Provisional: n/a
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Bobby Pierce, Daulton Wilson, Brandon Sheppard
Penske Shocks Top 5: Bobby Pierce, Daulton Wilson, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton, Jimmy Owens
Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Overton (Advanced 17 Positions)
Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Devin Moran
Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Brian Shirley
Earnhardt Technologies Most Laps Led: Dennis Erb, Jr. (31 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’Neal
O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Max Blair
Etchberger Trucking Fastest Lap of the Race: Dennis Erb, Jr. (Lap 3 – 12.864 seconds)
MD3 Tough Break of the Race: Shannon Babb
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Bob Pierce (Bobby Pierce)
ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Race Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Jimmy Owens (13.409 seconds)
Time of Race: 42 minutes 53 seconds
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Brandon Overton
2035 | 2 Wins
2. Hudson O’Neal
2030 | 3 Wins
3. Ricky Thornton Jr
1975 | 3 Wins
4. Jonathan Davenport
1765 | 1 Win
5. Tim McCreadie
1765
6. Devin Moran
1720
7. Max Blair
1670
8. Daulton Wilson
1645
9. Tyler Erb
1610 | 1 Win
10. Earl Pearson Jr
1555
11. Spencer Hughes
1525
12. Garrett Alberson
1460
13. Jimmy Owens
1440
14. Tyler Bruening
1385
15. Garrett Smith
1345
16. Ross Robinson
1295
17. Logan Roberson
1245
18. Brandon Sheppard
1195
19. Boom Briggs
1155
20. Dennis Erb Jr
1100
21. Brian Shirley
1030
22. Tanner English
950
23. Kyle Bronson
835
24. Mike Marlar
770
25. Wil Herrington
760
