GREENWOOD, Neb. - Jonathan Davenport picked up his second-career Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals victory at Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway on Saturday night.
The Blairsville, Georgia speedster passed Bobby Pierce for the lead on lap 77 after Pierce began to lose momentum due to mechanical problems. Pierce’s car ultimately stopped for good on lap 78.
Davenport then sailed to the $53,000 victory for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Ricky Weiss settled for second with Jimmy Owens surviving a three-wide battle on the final lap to finish in third. Hudson O’Neal came home in fourth, followed by Earl Pearson, Jr. in fifth.
Davenport, who won the race in 2016, returned to the event after a year’s absence and picked up his eighth series win of the season after starting in 12th.
“Woe, what a race car,” said Davenport. “Like I have said before, Jason Durham and Kevin Rumley have given me a great car. After we hot lapped I knew I had a good car. I was just biding my time for a while at the start of the race. I knew I had a shot to win it. We just rode and rode, waiting for the right moment which is probably the hardest thing to do in a race. To let all of those guys get that far out in front.
“Ricky (Weiss) and Bobby (Pierce) did a heck of a job out there tonight. I didn’t want to go that fast early. I knew the top would be there. That is probably where the race was going to be won. I just wanted to have the best tire there at the end. I really hate it for him (Pierce). I really do for him and the whole Dunn-Benson Team. Before I passed him, I had really started to pick the pace up.”
Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Gregg Satterlee and Chris Simpson rounded out the top ten.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, NE
Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals – July 21, 2018
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 12 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $54,050 |
| 2 | 5 | 7w | Ricky Weiss | Headingley, MB | $20,000 |
| 3 | 17 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $10,950 |
| 4 | 3 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $8,050 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $7,050 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | $6,700 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $6,150 |
| 8 | 31 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $5,600 |
| 9 | 9 | 22 | Gregg Satterlee | Indiana, PA | $5,350 |
| 10 | 26 | 32S | Chris Simpson | Oxford, IA | $4,000 |
| 11 | 11 | 25 | Chad Simpson | Mt. Vernon, IA | $3,800 |
| 12 | 19 | 18 | Shannon Babb | Mowequa, IL | $3,600 |
| 13 | 16 | 21 | Billy Moyer | Batesville, AR | $3,400 |
| 14 | 15 | 1777 | Jared Landers | Batesville, AR | $3,200 |
| 15 | 7 | 18J | Chase Junghans | Manhattan, KS | $3,000 |
| 16 | 21 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | Union, KY | $3,750 |
| 17 | 28 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | $3,500 |
| 18 | 20 | 15J | Jason O’Brien | Atlantic, IA | $2,700 |
| 19 | 27 | 1R | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $3,600 |
| 20 | 23 | 14B | Kyle Berck | Marquette, NE | $2,500 |
| 21 | 18 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $2,750 |
| 22 | 25 | 1B | Matt Buller | Henderson, NE | $2,300 |
| 23 | 29 | 26JR | Corey Zeitner | Omaha, NE | $2,250 |
| 24 | 33 | 58 | Dave Eckrich | Oxford, IA | $2,200 |
| 25 | 30 | 04 | Tad Pospisil | Norfolk, NE | $2,150 |
| 26 | 24 | 4W | JC Wyman | Griswold, IA | $2,100 |
| 27 | 8 | 7R | Kent Robinson | Bloomington, IN | $2,075 |
| 28 | 32 | 1GRT | Justin Zeitner | Malvern, IA | $2,050 |
| 29 | 14 | 25x | Shane Clanton | Zebulon, GA | $2,025 |
| 30 | 22 | 37 | Scott Ward | Hayti, SD | $2,000 |
| 31 | 2 | 25Z | Mason Zeigler | Chalk Hill, PA | $3,050 |
| 32 | 10 | 28 | Dennis Erb, Jr. | Carpentersville, IL | $2,150 |
| 33 | 13 | 1S | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL | $2,000 |
