Mike Marlar and Chris Madden were both victorious over the weekend in World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series action.
Marlar scored the win on Friday night at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, while Madden was victorious on Saturday night at Minnesota’s Ogilvie Raceway
On Saturday night, Marlar scored his fourth series victory of the season at River Cities Speedway.
Marlar swept the night with by collecting the fast time award, his heat win and the $10,000 victory.
But it wasn’t an easy victory – Marlar had to work for it. Starting fourth in the feature, the Winfield, Tennessee driver maneuvered his way past Ricky Weiss, Rick Eckert and Brandon Sheppard to commandeer the top spot.
“I don’t think I’ve worked that hard in a racecar in years,” said Marlar. “It was a fun race to drive but a lot of times I was like, ‘Man, one of these times I’m going to give this thing away and let loose of the steering wheel or something’”
Marlar claimed the lead on lap 22 after running door-to-door with Weiss for multiple laps. When the checkers fell, Marlar finished nearly one second ahead of a hard-charging Sheppard who had closed in over the final laps.
Sheppard had to settle for second, with Devin Moran in third, Ricky Weiss in fourth and Zebulon, Georgia’s Shane Clanton in fifth.
On Saturday night, Chris Madden repeated his 2017 success at Ogilvie Raceway, as he collected his fifth series victory of 2018.
The win, which came in a backup car the team has been racing for the past four events, was worth $10,000 for the Gray Courty, South Carolina driver.
Madden charged to the lead from a fifth place start on lap 10 and never looked back. Not even a single caution on lap 13 – for Tyler Erb who punted a tire barrier onto the track in turn one – could pose a threat the strength in Madden’s ride.
“It was actually fun,” said Madden of the 50-lap shootout. “Great racetrack and this is an awesome place here. You can race all over this thing. Those guys back there (crew guys) made it to where I could win tonight.”
Sheppard finished second, with Rick Eckert, Marlar and Clanton rounding out the top five.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series returns to action on July 24 at Iowa’s Davenport Speedway. For more information, visit WoOLMS.com.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
River Cities Speedway – Grand Forks, ND
Race Results – July 13, 2018
1. 157-Mike Marlar
2. 1-Brandon Sheppard
3. 9-Devin Moran
4. 7W-Ricky Weiss
5. 25-Shane Clanton
6. 71-Dustin Strand
7. 91-Tyler Erb
8. 54-David Breazeale
9. 18c-Chase Junghans
10. 77-Jordan Yaggy
11. B1-Brent Larson
12. 0-Robert Bladow
13. 11-Shane Holden
14. 14-Brody Troftgruben
15. 44-Chris Madden
16. 7-Rick Eckert
17. F9-Brandon Fuller
18. 70-Jesse Teunis
19. 12s-Brad Seng
20. 4-Shane Edginton
21. C4-Ryan Corbett
22. T-1-Tom Corcoran
23. 2-Bill Mooney
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
Ogilvie Raceway – Ogilvie, MN
Race Results – July 14, 2018
1. 44-Chris Madden
2. 1-Brandon Sheppard
3. 7-Rick Eckert
4. 157-Mike Marlar
5. 25-Shane Clanton
6. 7W-Ricky Weiss
7. 28-Jimmy Mars
8. 18c-Chase Junghans
9. 54-David Breazeale
10. 11-Pat Doar
11. B1-Brent Larson
12. 9-Devin Moran
13. 77-Jordan Yaggy
14. 91-Tyler Erb
15. 71-Rick Hanestad
16. 71jr-Buddy Hanestad
17. 21x-Joel Collins
18. 20-Rodney Sanders
19. 42s-Don Shaw
20. 6m-Jeff Massingill
21. 90-Lance Matthees
