GREENWOOD, Neb. - Tim McCreadie made a daring pass on race leader Jimmy Owens on lap 78 to win the Al Belt Custom Homes I-80 Nationals on Saturday Night at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska.
McCreadie earned $30,000 for his sixth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series win of the season.
Josh Richards grabbed the lead at the start of the event and led the first six laps until Brandon Overton wrestled the lead from him. Overton’s lead was short-lived as Richards charged back around him to regain the top spot. Richards held the point until third place starting Owens took over the lead of the race.
McCreadie got to second place, around Richards on lap 59. With Owens in front, two cautions came out on laps 64 and 70, which kept the field bunched up. With ten laps to go, the final restart saw Owens keep a steady pace ahead of McCreadie, but McCreadie suddenly bolted ahead of Owens as the duo were working lap 77. McCreadie held the lead until the checkered flag came out.
McCreadie’s 21st career LOLMDS win came over Owens by .872 seconds at the finish.
“It’s hard to lead here,” McCreadie said. “I began to diamond off one and two pretty good. My crew signaled to me that the 20 car was running hard through the middle in three. I had a little bit of run off of four and I figured if I am going to slide Jimmy Owens I had better clear him, because he doesn’t hit anybody on the track. My hat is off to the 20 team, they have been making us pay all year long. It’s an honor to run behind him for most of the year because he is a class act.”
Owens, the current LOLMDS Point Leader, finished in second followed by Ricky Thornton Jr. in third, Richards in fourth, and Kyle Strickler in fifth.
Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Kyle Bronson, Ryan Gustin, and Tyler Erb rounded out the top 10.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, NE
Optima Batteries I-80 Nationals – September 19, 2020
| Pos | Start | Car # | Competitor | Hometown | Pay |
| 1 | 4 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $30,700 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $18,900 |
| 3 | 11 | 20RT | Ricky Thornton Jr | Adel, IA | $10,000 |
| 4 | 1 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $7,800 |
| 5 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Strickler | Mooresville, NC | $6,000 |
| 6 | 12 | 1S | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL | $5,000 |
| 7 | 19 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $4,600 |
| 8 | 18 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $5,100 |
| 9 | 10 | 19R | Ryan Gustin | Marshalltown, IA | $4,200 |
| 10 | 22 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $4,700 |
| 11 | 7 | 9 | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $4,600 |
| 12 | 14 | 32S | Chris Simpson | Oxford, IA | $3,800 |
| 13 | 21 | 1C | Chad Simpson | Mt. Vernon, IA | $3,700 |
| 14 | 26 | 1 | Earl Pearson Jr | Jacksonville, FL | $4,400 |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $4,500 |
| 16 | 27 | 81E | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $4,100 |
| 17 | 5 | 25 | Shane Clanton | Zebulon, GA | $4,000 |
| 18 | 28 | 16 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | $3,900 |
| 19 | 30 | 04 | Tad Pospisil | Norfolk, NE | $3,100 |
| 20 | 20 | 777 | Jared Landers | Winston-Salem, NC | $3,000 |
| 21 | 2 | 76 | Brandon Overton | Evans, GA | $2,900 |
| 22 | 8 | 29V | Darrell Lanigan | Union, KY | $2,800 |
| 23 | 16 | 18J | Chase Junghans | Manhattan, KS | $2,700 |
| 24 | 13 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | $2,600 |
| 25 | 9 | 44M | Chris Madden | Gray Court, SC | $2,575 |
| 26 | 23 | 2S | Stormy Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $2,550 |
| 27 | 17 | 21M | Billy Moyer Sr | Batesville, AR | $2,525 |
| 28 | 31 | 98 | Ben Schaller | Omaha, NE | $2,500 |
| 29 | 29 | 14J | Jake Neal | Omaha, NE | $2,500 |
| 30 | 25 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr | Frankfort, IL | $2,500 |
| 31 | 24 | 21 | Billy Moyer Jr | Batesville, AR | $3,200 |
