Tyler Erb and Hudson O’Neal both scored wins in a big weekend of dirt track action in the Hoosier State for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Erb recorded the victory at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway on Friday night, while O’Neal went to victory lane at Indiana’s Brownstown Speedway on Saturday night.
On Friday, Tyler Erb won the biggest Late Model race in the 72-year history of Kokomo Speedway, as Erb passed Hudson O’Neal on the 47th lap and then held off Jimmy Owens to score his sixth series win of the season.
“Man, that was an exciting race,” Erb said. “We were all slicing and dicing out there. I have watched videos from this track and tried to emulate what some of the sprint car guys do here. We could get a great run off of turn two and a couple of times I had gotten by Huddy and then a caution would come out. Thanks to everyone at Best Performance for giving me this opportunity to race with them. It’s been a dream come true and hopefully we aren’t done winning the rest of the year.”
Don O’Neal finished in third, with Hudson O’Neal in fourth and Tim McCreadie in fifth.
On Saturday, Hudson O’Neal captured one of the biggest wins of his racing career at his home track. The 19-year-old Indiana native was victorious in the 40th annual Jackson 100 at the Brownstown Speedway.
O’Neal took the lead on lap 71 from Devin Moran and sped to victory.
“I am speechless right now. I was counting down the laps for the last ten laps,” O’Neal said. “That’s amazing and to do it here on my home track. This is where I grew up racing and I love it every time I can come back here to race and perform in front of these wonderful fans. They have supported me for so long and from the beginning and they have helped me get where I am today.”
Don O’Neal, the winner’s father, finished in third, followed by Tim McCreadie in fourth and Nick Hoffman in fifth.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, IN
Kokomo Late Model Shootout – September 20, 2019
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 2 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $12,800 |
| 2 | 14 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $6,300 |
| 3 | 13 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $3,500 |
| 4 | 3 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $3,550 |
| 5 | 5 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $2,950 |
| 6 | 15 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | $2,500 |
| 7 | 1 | 21 | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $2,200 |
| 8 | 7 | 1m | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $2,000 |
| 9 | 9 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $2,000 |
| 10 | 17 | 32P | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | $1,100 |
| 11 | 11 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $1,875 |
| 12 | 19 | 77m | Jay Morris | Watseka, IL | $1,050 |
| 13 | 12 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $2,125 |
| 14 | 24 | 20w | Chad White | Benton Harbor, MI | $1,000 |
| 15 | 22 | 1st | Johnny Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $1,000 |
| 16 | 10 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $1,700 |
| 17 | 4 | 0m | Chris Madden | Gray Court, SC | $1,000 |
| 18 | 6 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast, Jr. | Frankfort, IL | $1,000 |
| 19 | 18 | C9 | Steve Casebolt | Richmond, IN | $1,000 |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | $1,000 |
| 21 | 23 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $1,700 |
| 22 | 16 | 1G | Devin Gilpin | Columbus, IN | $1,000 |
| 23 | 21 | 96 | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $1,000 |
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Brownstown Speedway – Brownstown, IN
Jackson 100 – September 21, 2019
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 4 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $15,700 |
| 2 | 1 | 1m | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $7,300 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Don O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $3,500 |
| 4 | 7 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $3,700 |
| 5 | 9 | 2H | Nick Hoffman | Mooresville, NC | $2,500 |
| 6 | 10 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $2,600 |
| 7 | 17 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $2,400 |
| 8 | 8 | 0m | Chris Madden | Gray Court, SC | $1,600 |
| 9 | 20 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $2,350 |
| 10 | 2 | 157 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, TN | $1,500 |
| 11 | 18 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $2,250 |
| 12 | 16 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | $1,400 |
| 13 | 23 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $2,150 |
| 14 | 24 | 21 | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $2,000 |
| 15 | 22 | 96 | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $1,200 |
| 16 | 3 | 1st | Johnny Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $1,100 |
| 17 | 14 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $2,200 |
| 18 | 12 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | $1,700 |
| 19 | 19 | 14S | Steve Godsey | Bedford, IN | $1,000 |
| 20 | 5 | 32P | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | $1,000 |
| 21 | 15 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $1,700 |
| 22 | 13 | 83 | Scott James | Lawrenceburg, IN | $1,000 |
| 23 | 11 | D8 | Dustin Linville | Lancaster, KY | $1,000 |
| 24 | 21 | 24 | Jared Bailey | Bedford, IN | $1,000 |
| 25 | 25 | 1G | Devin Gilpin | Columbus, IN | $1,000 |
