Tim McCreadie (39) edged out Devin Moran (9) to score the win in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action on Monday night at Bubba Raceway Park. Photo: LOLMDS Media
In a wild finish on Monday night at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida, Tim McCreadie and Devin Moran brought the crowd to its feet as the two drivers got together heading to the checkered flag.
McCreadie took the win by one car length despite a wounded right side of his No. 39 car.
It was the reigning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion’s first win of the season and first career win at the speedway.
The fans were set up for a thrilling finish as Moran dove down low in turn one and passed McCreadie for the lead after they took the white flag. Moran held the lead into turn three around the D-shaped oval, but his car slid up the track in turn four and McCreadie came through the middle groove with a head of steam as the two made contact off turn four. McCreadie crossed the line just 2 tenths of a second in front of the current series points leader.
Brandon Sheppard, who started from the pole finished in third with Mark Whitener in fourth, and Ricky Thornton, Jr. in fifth.
The race for the lead was mostly uneventful for McCreadie, as the 47-year-old New York native pounded to the lead at the start of the race from his outside front row starting spot. Sheppard trailed McCreadie for the first six laps, as Moran moved from fourth to second around Sheppard on the seventh circuit. McCreadie held a healthy lead over Moran through a stretch of three cautions in five laps just past the midway part of the 40-lapper.
There was a terrific battle for third on back between several drivers who were hungry for a good finish. Sheppard had dropped back a few spots but picked up the pace in the closing laps to get by both Whitener and Thornton, Jr to round out the podium.
“Coming out of four I didn’t know he (Moran) stopped by the wall I was trying not to clip the infield there,” said McCreadie after scoring his 29th career series victory. “When I looked up and he was there I lifted but I couldn’t slow down. It was just hard racing, that’s what they always tell me when it happens to me, but I don’t like racing like that. At the end of the race I was searching, I probably should have moved around (on the track), he (Moran) did a heck of a job moving around. Like I said I don’t know what happened in four, I thought he broke or something.”
“I just gave away another race I feel like. I did what I could to get by Timmy,” said Moran. “I knew they were telling him to move to the top, so I took advantage of it. He did what he had to do to win. We’ll just fix everything up. We have a really good Tye Twarog racing Longhorn. We will get the body straightened out and make sure nothing’s bent and hopefully Bubba can provide us a track like this again tomorrow night.”
Kyle Bronson, Ashton Winger, Tyler Erb, Ross Robinson, and Jimmy Owens rounded out the top 10.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returns to action on Tuesday for the second night of action at Bubba Raceway Park. For more information, visit LucasDirt.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Bubba Raceway Park – Ocala, FL
Race Results – January 31, 2022
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2. 9-Devin Moran
3. 1S-Brandon Sheppard
4. 58W-Mark Whitener
5. 20RT-Ricky Thornton, Jr.
6. 40B-Kyle Bronson
7. 89-Ashton Winger
8. 1T-Tyler Erb
9. 7-Ross Robinson
10. 20-Jimmy Owens
11. 71-Hudson O’Neal
12. 10-Garrett Smith
13. 18J-Chase Junghans
14. 1ST-Johnny Scott
15. 28E-Dennis Erb, Jr.
16. 58-Garrett Alberson
17. 46-Earl Pearson, Jr.
18. 25-Shane Clanton
19. 2S-Stormy Scott
20. 1R-Josh Richards
21. 66C-Matt Cosner
22. 18D-Daulton Wilson
23. 111V-Max Blair
24. 3S-Brian Shirley
25. 2D-Dan Stone
26. 157-Mike Marlar
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