The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competed in three states over the three day Labor Day holiday weekend.
Tim McCreadie scored the victory on Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky, while Jonathan Davenport was victorious at Ohio’s Portsmouth Raceway Park on Saturday night.
Josh Richards capped it all off on Sunday night by winning at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia.
On Friday night, Tim McCreadie picked up his first series victory of 2019 at Ponderosa Speedway in the 15th annual John Bradshaw Memorial
McCreadie held off a mid-race charge from Tanner English to take his first-ever win at the d-shaped oval, and become the 15th different winner on the tour this season.
“It’s pretty cool to race here,” McCreadie said. “The crowd is right on you here with this d-shaped oval. We don’t normally run tracks like this. You can see when someone is coming behind you because the grandstand comes to its feet. So, I want to thank all the fans for helping me in lapped traffic. We have been working really hard on the shocks the last few weeks. This whole deal is tough, and we are just glad to be back in Victory Lane.”
English finished in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport in third, Don O’Neal in fourth, and Tyler Erb in fifth.
On Saturday, Jonathan Davenport went to Victory Lane for the twelfth time in 2019 at Portsmouth Raceway Park.
Davenport, from Blairsville, Georgia, took the lead at the start of the 50-lap Bob Miller Memorial, and held off a charging Josh Richards before pulling away for the victory. A torrid battle for second place ensued in the final circuits with several drivers taking a shot at Richards, but the two-time Dirt Track World Champion held them off and finished for the runner-up spot.
“I am glad I didn’t see the race behind me. I am out of breath,” Davnport said. “This was the best driving car I have ever had. We have been struggling here lately. Everybody knows I am not too good here. I didn’t think I knew the directions to Victory Lane here. We are so bad here. We could run anywhere from fifth-tenth and maybe a third would be the best we could do. We changed a bunch of stuff tonight and it paid off.”
Tim McCreadie advanced from his tenth starting spot to finish third. Polesitter Tyler Erb finished in fourth and Jimmy Owens rounded out the top five.
On Sunday, West Virginia native Josh Richards won his first career Hillbilly Hundred at the Tyler County Speedway.
The 31-year-old grew up coming to the track, and on Sunday night led all 100 laps to score the victory worth $30,000 in front of a capacity crowd.
Richards’ third Lucas Oil win of the season came over the defending event winner Brandon Overton.
Richards fought off the challenges of Jimmy Owens for the first 80 laps of the race as they ran 1-2 for that entire distance until a caution flag with 20 laps to go changed the complexion in the race for second.
On the restart Richards maintained his lead and McCreadie moved into second. At one-point Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton, and Shanon Buckingham raced three-wide around the tight bullring for the second position. A caution with seven laps to go set up a quick dash to the finish. Richards again pulled away just enough to pick up the win while Overton passed McCreadie for second with two laps remaining.
“I don’t know if I wanted to see that last caution,” Richards said. “I wanted to get a couple of lap cars between myself and those other guys. You never know what you got. The right rear tire was getting a little warmer than I wanted. The car was phenomenal. The guys did a great job on the car.
“I used to come here with my uncle Robbie Scott and watch everybody win this race, guys like Davey Johnson who drove for my dad won this race. I want to thank the crowd. They are great as always tonight and thanks to Carl Short for putting on this event.”
McCreadie, Buckingham, and Owens rounded out the top five.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Ponderosa Speedway – Junction City, KY
John Bradshaw Memorial – August 30, 2019
| 1 | 2 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $12,700 |
| 2 | 4 | 96 | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $5,500 |
| 3 | 8 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $4,600 |
| 4 | 15 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $2,750 |
| 5 | 17 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $3,050 |
| 6 | 16 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $2,600 |
| 7 | 11 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $2,200 |
| 8 | 10 | 11H | Jared Hawkins | Fairmont, WV | $1,300 |
| 9 | 12 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $2,000 |
| 10 | 14 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $1,900 |
| 11 | 23 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $1,775 |
| 12 | 18 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $1,750 |
| 13 | 1 | 21JR | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $1,725 |
| 14 | 19 | 1st | Johnny Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $1,000 |
| 15 | 6 | 12J | Jason Jameson | Lawrenceburg, IN | $1,000 |
| 16 | 20 | 97 | Michael Chilton | Salvisa, KY | $1,000 |
| 17 | 22 | 22B | Austin Burns | Morgantown, IN | $1,000 |
| 18 | 24 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | $1,700 |
| 19 | 5 | 1M | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $1,800 |
| 20 | 3 | 8S | Kyle Strickler | Troutman, NC | $1,000 |
| 21 | 7 | 157 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, TN | $1,000 |
| 22 | 9 | 11B | Tommy Bailey | Corbin, KY | $1,000 |
| 23 | 21 | 17d | Zack Dohm | Cross Lanes, WV | $1,000 |
| 24 | 13 | D8 | Dustin Linville | Lancaster, KY | $1,000 |
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Portsmouth Raceway Park – Portsmouth, OH
Bob Miller Memorial – August 31, 2019
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 2 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $13,100 |
| 2 | 3 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $6,300 |
| 3 | 10 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $4,200 |
| 4 | 1 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $3,550 |
| 5 | 8 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $3,050 |
| 6 | 7 | C9 | Steve Casebolt | Richmond, IN | $1,800 |
| 7 | 5 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $2,200 |
| 8 | 11 | 22F | Chris Ferguson | Mount Holly, NC | $1,300 |
| 9 | 13 | 71C | RJ Conley | Wheelersburg, OH | $1,200 |
| 10 | 6 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $1,100 |
| 11 | 15 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $1,875 |
| 12 | 16 | 17d | Zack Dohm | Cross Lanes, WV | $1,050 |
| 13 | 12 | 11H | Jared Hawkins | Fairmont, WV | $1,025 |
| 14 | 14 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | $1,700 |
| 15 | 19 | 1M | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $1,700 |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $1,700 |
| 17 | 24 | 21JR | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $1,700 |
| 18 | 4 | 81 | Brandon Fouts | Kite, KY | $1,000 |
| 19 | 22 | 71R | Rod Conley | Wheelersburg, OH | $1,000 |
| 20 | 23 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $1,700 |
| 21 | 9 | 8S | Kyle Strickler | Troutman, NC | $1,000 |
| 22 | 18 | D8 | Dustin Linville | Lancaster, KY | $1,000 |
| 23 | 21 | c7 | Kenny Christy | Vanceburg, KY | $1,000 |
| 24 | 17 | 12J | Jason Jameson | Lawrenceburg, IN | $1,000 |
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Tyler County Speedway – Middlebourne, WV
Hillbilly Hundred – September 1, 2019
| 1 | 1 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $30,800 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | Brandon Overton | Evans, GA | $12,000 |
| 3 | 5 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $8,200 |
| 4 | 20 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $5,700 |
| 5 | 3 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $4,800 |
| 6 | 4 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $4,100 |
| 7 | 7 | 11H | Jared Hawkins | Fairmont, WV | $2,500 |
| 8 | 2 | 96 | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $2,000 |
| 9 | 16 | 1M | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $2,550 |
| 10 | 6 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $2,300 |
| 11 | 18 | 18J | Chase Junghans | Manhattan, KS | $1,500 |
| 12 | 21 | 1st | Johnny Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $1,450 |
| 13 | 25 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | $1,325 |
| 14 | 13 | 22F | Chris Ferguson | Mount Holly, NC | $1,400 |
| 15 | 8 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $2,075 |
| 16 | 10 | 1S | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL | $1,350 |
| 17 | 12 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $1,325 |
| 18 | 22 | 21 | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $2,000 |
| 19 | 15 | 8Bx | Mike Benedum | Salem, WV | $1,275 |
| 20 | 24 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $1,950 |
| 21 | 23 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $2,025 |
| 22 | 11 | 44B | Colten Burdette | Parkersburg, WV | $1,200 |
| 23 | 14 | 87 | Derek Doll | Greenwood, WV | $1,200 |
| 24 | 19 | 31 | Travis Brown | Jacksonburg, WV | $1,200 |
| 25 | 26 | 57 | Kyle Thomas | Pennsboro, WV | $1,200 |
| 26 | 17 | 5* | Shane Hitt | Buckhannon, WV | $1,200 |
