East Bay Results: February 8, 2024 – Makeup Feature (Lucas Dirt)

Garrett Smith and Tyler Erb set the front row for the main event. 30 laps of dirt track racing are up next…

Main Event
Report

Green flag, Smith gets the jump on the inside and he’s clear into turn one. Ashton Winger spins behind them, cauton.

Green, Smith leads as Moran takes 2nd away. Spin behind them, caution.

Green, Smith leads Moran and Erb.

Lap 3, Moran works the inside lane. He clears Smith and takes over the lead.

Lap 10, Brian Shirley clears Smith for 2nd. Moran leads by 5 car lengths.

Lap 12, Shirley has closed right to the bumper of Moran. He works inside but Moran holds him off.

Lap 14, Moran works heavy lap traffic. He heads to the cushion to work by lap cars, Shirley drives right by on the inside, Shirley leads.

Lap 16, Brandon Sheppard takes 2nd away. Shirley struggles with lap traffic ahead. Sheppard has momentum and Sheppard drives from 3rd to 1st in one corner.

Slow car, caution. That pass for the lead will not be counted.

Green, Shirley leads with Sheppard all over his bumper. Sheppard has a run on the inside off turn two. They run side by side for the lead into turn three, Shirley jumps through the ruts.

Lap 20, Sheppard finally clears him for the lead off turn four.

7 to go, Sheppard opens the gap to Shirley.

Brandon Sheppard wins at East Bay Raceway Park!

East Bay Raceway Park
Results
February 5-8, 2024
Lucas Oil Late Models

View full 2024 results from the Florida dirt track below.

Practice

Hot Laps – Group 1 : 1. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:15.677[4]; 2. 5-Mark Whitener, 00:15.870[1]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:15.899[2]; 4. 15K-Jensen Ford, 00:16.078[9]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:16.452[10]; 6. 27-Michael Lake, 00:16.562[3]; 7. 20B-Todd Brennan, 00:16.778[6]; 8. 81J-Jack Riggs, 00:16.795[7]; 9. 3-Brennon Willard, 00:17.445[5]; 10. (DNS) 46-Earl Pearson Jr

Hot Laps – Group 2 : 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:17.230[2]; 2. 174-Ethan Dotson, 00:17.266[9]; 3. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:17.470[4]; 4. 33-Jeff Mathews, 00:18.366[7]; 5. 12-Ashton Winger, 00:18.376[1]; 6. 71C-RJ Conley, 00:18.436[5]; 7. 51-Dean Carpenter, 00:18.649[3]; 8. 81L-Jake Little, 00:18.661[8]; 9. (DNS) 39-Tim McCreadie

Hot Laps – Group 3 : 1. 14X-Wil Herrington, 00:15.467[4]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar, 00:15.499[2]; 3. 25-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:15.747[3]; 4. 29-Larry Grube, 00:15.778[7]; 5. 69-Brandon Thirlby, 00:15.778[5]; 6. 81-Jason Riggs, 00:15.786[8]; 7. 111-Max Blair, 00:15.874[6]; 8. 1Z-Logan Zarin, 00:16.023[9]; 9. 21-Kenny Howell, 00:16.804[1]

Hot Laps – Group 4 : 1. 10-Garrett Smith, 00:14.971[6]; 2. 4G-Bob Gardner, 00:15.471[7]; 3. 6JR-Parker Martin, 00:15.538[5]; 4. 6T-Tim Dohm, 00:15.689[1]; 5. 7T-Drake Troutman, 00:15.736[9]; 6. 31-Tyler Millwood, 00:16.103[8]; 7. 82B-Jason Milam, 00:16.140[4]; 8. 15-Blake McClain, 00:16.151[3]; 9. 32-Jason Jack, 00:16.241[2]

Practice Continued

Hot Laps – Group 5 : 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:15.179[3]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.212[1]; 3. 96V-Tanner English, 00:15.386[10]; 4. 00-Carson Ferguson, 00:15.820[5]; 5. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:16.008[9]; 6. 6-Clay Harris, 00:16.094[4]; 7. 11C-Trevor Collins, 00:16.196[2]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam, 00:16.696[7]; 9. 93-Cory Lawler, 00:17.278[8]; 10. 48-Tim Lance, 00:17.295[6]

Hot Laps – Group 6 : 1. 1-Hudson O’Neal, 00:14.739[3]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:14.745[4]; 3. 99-Devin Moran, 00:14.792[7]; 4. 30-Ryan Gustin, 00:14.826[2]; 5. 9-Levi Yetter, 00:15.294[8]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs, 00:15.319[1]; 7. 2*-Logan Hitt, 00:15.389[9]; 8. 66C-Matt Cosner, 00:15.412[5]; 9. 25B-Mike Benedum, 00:15.781[6]

Hot Laps – Group 7 : 1. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:14.898[2]; 2. 187-David McCoy, 00:14.993[4]; 3. 7-Ross Robinson, 00:15.176[1]; 4. 97-Cody Overton, 00:15.197[6]; 5. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:15.305[3]; 6. 42-Terry Casey, 00:15.745[9]; 7. 71R-Rod Conley, 00:15.873[8]; 8. 18-Chase Junghans, 00:16.093[5]; 9. 4S-Danny Snyder, 00:16.614[7]

Hot Laps – Group 8 : 1. 76N-Blair Nothdurft, 00:14.622[4]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:14.912[3]; 3. 8-Dillon McCowan, 00:14.970[5]; 4. 33X-Brandon Overton, 00:15.061[6]; 5. 6H-Ross Bailes, 00:15.229[2]; 6. S21-Seth Daniels, 00:15.293[7]; 7. 21M-Tre Martin, 00:16.093[9]; 8. 47W-Brandon Weigle, 00:16.130[1]; 9. (DNS) 12R-Ryan Payne

Qualifying

Qualifying – Group A (2 Laps): 1. 81-Jason Riggs, 00:15.607[26]; 2. 81F-Jadon Frame, 00:15.697[29]; 3. 1Z-Logan Zarin, 00:15.714[27]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan, 00:15.863[30]; 5. 99-Devin Moran, 00:15.895[13]; 6. 27-Michael Lake, 00:15.905[21]; 7. 10-Garrett Smith, 00:15.934[24]; 8. 49-Jonathan Davenport, 00:15.947[16]; 9. 7-Ross Robinson, 00:15.954[18]; 10. 7T-Drake Troutman, 00:15.995[22];

11. 71R-Rod Conley, 00:16.011[19]; 12. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:16.033[11]; 13. 71C-RJ Conley, 00:16.035[17]; 14. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 00:16.128[2]; 15. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:16.150[10]; 16. 69-Brandon Thirlby, 00:16.160[20]; 17. 15K-Jensen Ford, 00:16.179[15]; 18. 21-Kenny Howell, 00:16.225[12]; 19. 20B-Todd Brennan, 00:16.255[25]; 20. 66C-Matt Cosner, 00:16.274[14];

21. 4-Amanda Robinson, 00:16.280[9]; 22. 2*-Logan Hitt, 00:16.324[28]; 23. 25-Tony Jackson Jr, 00:16.422[6]; 24. 9-Levi Yetter, 00:16.739[7]; 25. 14X-Wil Herrington, 00:17.116[3]; 26. 29-Larry Grube, 00:17.340[23]; 27. 4S-Danny Snyder, 00:17.478[1]; 28. 07-Brian Ledbetter, 00:17.602[8]; 29. 15-Blake McClain, 00:17.844[4]; 30. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam

Qualifying Continued

Qualifying – Group B (2 Laps): 1. 6H-Ross Bailes, 00:14.698[28]; 2. 174-Ethan Dotson, 00:14.718[31]; 3. 19M-Spencer Hughes, 00:14.761[27]; 4. 76N-Blair Nothdurft, 00:14.768[13]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:14.904[15]; 6. 1-Hudson O’Neal, 00:14.926[10]; 7. 111-Max Blair, 00:14.994[14]; 8. 96V-Tanner English, 00:15.024[23]; 9. 214-Haiden Cowan, 00:15.085[26]; 10. 6-Clay Harris, 00:15.106[18];

11. S21-Seth Daniels, 00:15.130[21]; 12. 25B-Mike Benedum, 00:15.131[30]; 13. 39-Tim McCreadie, 00:15.134[17]; 14. 3-Brennon Willard, 00:15.189[16]; 15. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.194[3]; 16. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:15.200[24]; 17. 187-David McCoy, 00:15.249[25]; 18. 31-Tyler Millwood, 00:15.317[29]; 19. 82B-Jason Milam, 00:15.338[20]; 20. 12-Ashton Winger, 00:15.354[22];

21. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:15.422[4]; 22. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:15.434[5]; 23. 6T-Tim Dohm, 00:15.463[12]; 24. 47W-Brandon Weigle, 00:15.531[19]; 25. 4G-Bob Gardner, 00:15.545[11]; 26. 81J-Jack Riggs, 00:15.743[6]; 27. 11C-Trevor Collins, 00:15.860[9]; 28. 51-Dean Carpenter, 00:16.144[1]; 29. 18-Chase Junghans, 00:16.163[2]; 30. 46-Earl Pearson Jr, 00:16.213[7]; 31. 99B-Boom Briggs, 00:16.564[8]

Heat Races

Heat 1 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance): 1. 10-Garrett Smith[3]; 2. 81-Jason Riggs[1]; 3. 71C-RJ Conley[5]; 4. 7T-Drake Troutman[4]; 5. 14X-Wil Herrington[9]; 6. 8-Dillon McCowan[2]; 7. 2*-Logan Hitt[8]; 8. 20B-Todd Brennan[7]; 9. 33-Jeff Mathews[11]; 10. 69-Brandon Thirlby[6]; 11. 07-Brian Ledbetter[10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. 99-Devin Moran[2]; 2. B5-Brandon Sheppard[5]; 3. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 4. 71R-Rod Conley[4]; 5. 66C-Matt Cosner[7]; 6. 15-Blake McClain[10]; 7. 29-Larry Grube[9]; 8. 15K-Jensen Ford[6]; 9. 81F-Jadon Frame[1]; 10. 25-Tony Jackson Jr[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 2. 7-Ross Robinson[3]; 3. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 4. 1Z-Logan Zarin[1]; 5. 4-Amanda Robinson[7]; 6. 27-Michael Lake[2]; 7. 9-Levi Yetter[8]; 8. 21-Kenny Howell[6]; 9. 4S-Danny Snyder[9]; 10. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam

Heat 4 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[8]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 3. 6H-Ross Bailes[1]; 4. 111-Max Blair[3]; 5. 39-Tim McCreadie[5]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[4]; 7. 4G-Bob Gardner[9]; 8. 82B-Jason Milam[7]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 10. 51-Dean Carpenter[10]; 11. (DNS) 99B-Boom Briggs

Heat 5 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. 174-Ethan Dotson[3]; 2. 18D-Daulton Wilson[1]; 3. 96V-Tanner English[2]; 4. 12-Ashton Winger[7]; 5. 187-David McCoy[6]; 6. 6T-Tim Dohm[8]; 7. 3-Brennon Willard[5]; 8. S21-Seth Daniels[4]; 9. 81J-Jack Riggs[9]; 10. 12R-Ryan Payne[11]; 11. (DNS) 18-Chase Junghans

Heat 6 (8 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. 1-Hudson O’Neal[2]; 2. 19M-Spencer Hughes[1]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[7]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 5. 25B-Mike Benedum[4]; 6. 214-Haiden Cowan[3]; 7. 11C-Trevor Collins[9]; 8. 31-Tyler Millwood[6]; 9. 47W-Brandon Weigle[8]; 10. (DNS) 46-Earl Pearson Jr

B-Mains

B-Main 1 (Top 2 Advance) : 1. 14X-Wil Herrington[3]; 2. 66C-Matt Cosner[4]; 3. 71R-Rod Conley[2]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan[5]; 5. 2*-Logan Hitt[7]; 6. 15-Blake McClain[6]; 7. 07-Brian Ledbetter[15]; 8. 33-Jeff Mathews[11]; 9. 29-Larry Grube[8]; 10. 7T-Drake Troutman[1]; 11. 20B-Todd Brennan[9]; 12. (DNS) 15K-Jensen Ford; 13. (DNS) 81F-Jadon Frame; 14. 69-Brandon Thirlby; 15. (DNS) 25-Tony Jackson Jr

B-Main 2 (Top 2 Advance) : 1. 111-Max Blair[2]; 2. 1Z-Logan Zarin[1]; 3. 27-Michael Lake[5]; 4. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 5. 39-Tim McCreadie[4]; 6. 4-Amanda Robinson[3]; 7. 4S-Danny Snyder[11]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith[12]; 9. 4G-Bob Gardner[8]; 10. 9-Levi Yetter[7]; 11. 21-Kenny Howell[9]; 12. 82B-Jason Milam[10]; 13. (DNS) 51-Dean Carpenter; 14. 75-Daniel Adam; 15. (DNS) 99B-Boom Briggs

B-Main 3 (Top 2 Advance) : 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 2. 12-Ashton Winger[1]; 3. 187-David McCoy[3]; 4. 6T-Tim Dohm[5]; 5. 11C-Trevor Collins[8]; 6. 31-Tyler Millwood[10]; 7. 81J-Jack Riggs[11]; 8. 3-Brennon Willard[7]; 9. 214-Haiden Cowan[6]; 10. 25B-Mike Benedum[4]; 11. S21-Seth Daniels[9]; 12. 47W-Brandon Weigle[12]; 13. (DNS) 12R-Ryan Payne; 14. 18-Chase Junghans; 15. (DNS) 46-Earl Pearson Jr

East Bay Raceway Park
Makeup Feature Race Results
February 8, 2024

Click here to view results from Thursday’s main event (Non – Makeup)

A-Main (30 Laps – $5,000 to win):

Pos | Car | Driver | Start Pos | Race Earnings

1. B5-Brandon Sheppard[9]

2. 3S-Brian Shirley[5]

3. 99-Devin Moran[3]

4. 1-Hudson O’Neal[6]

5. 7-Ross Robinson[11]

6. 1T-Tyler Erb[2]

7. 18D-Daulton Wilson[10]

8. 81-Jason Riggs[7]

9. 174-Ethan Dotson[4]

10. 96V-Tanner English[16]

11. 12-Ashton Winger[24]

12. 19M-Spencer Hughes[12]

13. 14X-Wil Herrington[19]

14. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[8]

15. 71C-RJ Conley[13]

16. 6H-Ross Bailes[14]

17. 10-Garrett Smith[1]

18. 58-Garrett Alberson[18]

19. 40B-Kyle Bronson[21]

20. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[17]

21. 66C-Matt Cosner[22]

22. 1Z-Logan Zarin[23]

23. 49-Jonathan Davenport[15]

24. 111-Max Blair[20]

Race Statistics

Race Statistics  

Entrants: 63

Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Garrett Smith

Lap Leaders: Garrett Smith (Laps 1-2); Devin Moran (Laps 3-14); Brian Shirley (Laps 15-17); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 18); Brian Shirley (Lap 19); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 20-30)

Wieland Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard

Arizona Sport Shirts Crown Jewel Cup Feature Winner: n/a

Brandon Ford TV Challenge Feature Winner: n/a

Margin of Victory: 1.491 seconds 

Dave Warren Powersports Cautions: Ashton Winger (Initial Start); Wil Herrington (Restart); Garrett Smith (Lap 17)

Series Provisionals: n/a

Fast Time Provisional: n/a

Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a

Track Provisional: n/a

Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Devin Moran

Penske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Devin Moran, Hudson O’Neal, Ross Robinson

Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Ashton Winger (Advanced 13 Positions) 

Wilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Daulton Wilson

Deatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Wil Herrington

MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (12 Laps) 

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal

Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/a 

Coltman Farms Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran (Lap 2  – 15.006 seconds) 

Slicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard

Miller Welders Hard Luck Award: Wil Herrington

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Brandon Sheppard)

ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines

Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis

Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: n/a

Time of Race: 14 minutes 44 seconds

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points

Non-Points Event

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