Dale McDowell charged from the 15th starting spot to the $10,000 victory in Thursday’s World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series portion of the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. Photo: WoO LMS Media/Twitter
The odds were stacked against Chickamauga, Georgia’s Dale McDowell when he hit the track for the 50-lap World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature on Thursday during the second night of competition for the series at DIRTcar Nationals at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park.
McDowell, who started 15th in the feature, had the heaviest hitters in the industry lined up in front of him and a long way to go before the checkers waved. The challenge proved to hold no reins, as McDowell was able to park it in Victory Lane claiming $10,000 and a coveted gator trophy.
“Well after the start of the week, we’ve been struggling,” said McDowell. “It was up in the air if we were going to come or not and we decided to come and it’s awesome to be here in Victory Lane.”
One of his biggest aids was a caution on lap 22 caused by Jason Jameson and Chris Madden, who got into each other on the front stretch. At the time, the pair was running third and fourth but the damage caused by their collision sidelined them from returning to the track. This put McDowell in a prime position to begin his efforts in reeling in race leader and 2017 Series Champion, Brandon Sheppard.
One of Sheppard’s many strengths is pulling away on restarts and just like multiple nights in 2017 competition, that was the case Thursday. For the following 20 laps, McDowell and Clanton exchanged the second spot several times. Once McDowell was released from the grasps of Clanton he on the loose towards Sheppard’s tail, making the pass for the lead on lap 44.
“You could run up top for a couple of laps after it was cleaned up so I was reluctant to choose the bottom but after several laps you could stay on the bottom and kind of conserve your tires, so I tried that,” said McDowell. “Brandon got a little tight and missed the bottom, and I did too, so I just caught him at the right point of the race where he missed a little bit and I could take advantage of it. We were up there racing with those guys and we started on back. I really didn’t know where I was until we had that caution (lap 22) so it was awfully exciting. It had to be exciting for the fans.”
By the time the checkers fell Brandon Sheppard settled for second and Blairsville, Georgia’s Jonathan Davenport snuck forward to finish third.
Zebulon, Georgia’s Shane Clanton finished in fourth, with Scott Bloomquist in fifth.
In other action, it may have taken an extra night, but Tyler Sieri scored his first Gator and his first Super DIRTcar Series win in the rain postponed Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified feature, which had been originally slated for Wednesday night.
Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Horton, Danny Johnson and Pat Ward rounded out the top ten.
Tim McCreadie scored his second Gator trophy of the week on Thursday night, as he scored Thursday’s second Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified feature one night after winning in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series season opener.
Stewart Frieson finished in second, with Danny Johnson in third, Justin Haers in fourth and Mike Mahaney in fifth.
The DIRTcar Nationals continues on Friday, with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified slated to be in action.
For more information, visit DIRTcarnationals.com.
DIRTcar Nationals
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
Race Results – Feb. 15, 2018
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
1. 17M-Dale McDowell
2. 1-Brandon Sheppard
3. 49-Jonathan Davenport
4. 25-Shane Clanton
5. 0-Scott Bloomquist
6. 116-Brandon Overton
7. 39-Tim McCreadie
8. 91-Tyler Erb
9. 18c-Chase Junghans
10. 28-Dennis Erb
11. 7-Rick Eckert
12. 1x-Chub Frank
13. 71-Hudson O’Neal
14. 2-Nick Hoffman
15. 14m-Morgan Bagley
16. B1-Brent Larson
17. 22s-Brian Shirley
18. C8-Timothy Culp
19. 20-Jimmy Owens
20. 9-Devin Moran
21. CJ1-Rusty Schlenk
22. 72-Mike Norris
23. 1r-Josh Richards
24. 7mm-Michael Maresca
25. 44-Chris Madden
26. 5-Don O’Neal
27. 12-Jason Jameson
28. 22-Chris Ferguson
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Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified Race 1
1. 5s-Tyler Siri
2. 39-Tim McCreadie
3. 43-Jimmy Horton
4. 27J-Danny Johnson
5. 42p-Pat Ward
6. 6h-Max McLaughlin
7. 85-H.J. Bunting
8. 74-J.R. Heffner
9. 9-Ryan Watt
10. 99L-Larry Wight
11. 5-Ryan Godown
12. 30M-Joseph Watson
13. 88-Mike Mahaney
14. 20-Brett Hearn
15. 91-Billy Decker
16. 25R-Erick Rudolph
17. 19m-Jessey Mueller
18. 118-Jim Britt
19. 44-Stewart Friesen
20. 46-Jeremy Smith
21. 1-Billy Pauch
22. 3-Justin Haers
23. 165-Rex King
24. 98h-Jimmy Phelps
25. 9s-Matt Sheppard
26. 32-Jim Rasey
Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds Race 2
1. 39-Tim McCreadie
2. 44-Stewart Friesen
3. 27J-Danny Johnson
4. 3-Justin Haers
5. 88-Mike Mahaney
6. 9s-Matt Sheppard
7. 1-Billy Pauch
8. 9-Ryan Watt
9. 19k-Brett Kressley
10. 4-Billy VanInwegen
11. 42p-Pat Ward
12. 99L-Larry Wight
13. 43-Jimmy Horton
14. 74-J.R. Heffner
15. 5-Ryan Godown
16. 91-Billy Decker
17. 109-Billy Whittaker
18. 165-Rex King
19. 98h-Jimmy Phelps
20. 118-Jim Britt
21. 5s-Tyler Siri
22. 46-Jeremy Smith
23. 20-Brett Hearn
24. 25R-Erick Rudolph
25. 30M-Joseph Watson
26. 19m-Jessey Mueller
27. 6h-Max McLaughlin
28. 85-H.J. Bunting
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