Kyle Bronson pulled away from the pack and cruised to victory on Saturday night at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska, winning the 11th Annual Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals by more than 10 seconds over runner-up Tim McCreadie.
Bronson took home $53,000 for his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season and the biggest of his racing career. This win was also the 31-year-old Florida racers’ first Crown Jewel victory of his racing career.
“I love coming to this place,” Bronson said. “This car was awesome, and this Clements motor helps me a ton on that top there. This is the most pumped I have ever been in my life. This is pretty awesome. I couldn’t do it without my guys, they have been making my job a whole lot easier. They have been having this thing right, I am just the guy holding the steering wheel. They have been giving me everything I need to win.”
Bronson took the lead from Chase Junghans on lap 48 and dominated the remainder of the race. Junghans held the lead for the first 47 circuits as Bronson made several attempts to pass him for the lead. Bronson was finally able to pass Junghans coming off turn two with 32 laps remaining in the race.
McCreadie eventually cleared Junghans on lap 66 for second. Even though McCreadie moved into second he was still several car lengths behind the leader. After the second of two cautions flew on lap 32, the race went green until the checkers flew. Bronson’s margin of victory over McCraedie was 10.492 seconds.
McCreadie will maintain his points lead heading to Florence Speedway next month. Blairsville, Georgia’s Jonathan Davenport had closed the gap on McCreadie to just 45 points heading into the race but finished in 27th after dropping out of the event on lap 22.
Earl Pearson, Jr. came through the field to finish third after starting in 14th. Jimmy Owens came home in fourth followed by Junghans in fifth.
Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Stormy Scott, Spencer Hughes, and Ryan Gustin rounded out the top 10.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit LucasDirt.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, NE
Silver Dollar Nationals – July 24, 2021
| Pos | Start | Car # | Competitor | Hometown | Pay |
| 1 | 6 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $53,700 |
| 2 | 5 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $20,800 |
| 3 | 14 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $14,800 |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $13,000 |
| 5 | 2 | 18J | Chase Junghans | Manhattan, KS | $10,000 |
| 6 | 12 | 1S | Brandon Sheppard | New Berlin, IL | $7,500 |
| 7 | 8 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $7,700 |
| 8 | 1 | 2S | Stormy Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $7,600 |
| 9 | 11 | 11H | Spencer Hughes | Meridian, MS | $6,750 |
| 10 | 28 | 19R | Ryan Gustin | Marshalltown, IA | $6,600 |
| 11 | 26 | 20RT | Ricky Thornton, Jr. | Adel, IA | $7,300 |
| 12 | 16 | 7W | Ricky Weiss | Headingley, MB | $6,400 |
| 13 | 18 | 76 | Brandon Overton | Evans, GA | $6,300 |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $7,000 |
| 15 | 9 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $6,800 |
| 16 | 4 | 3S | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | $6,000 |
| 17 | 13 | 32S | Chris Simpson | Oxford, IA | $5,950 |
| 18 | 21 | 4 | Tad Pospisil | Norfolk, NE | $5,900 |
| 19 | 22 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast, Jr. | Frankfort, IL | $5,850 |
| 20 | 25 | 1C | Chad Simpson | Mt. Vernon, IA | $5,800 |
| 21 | 15 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | $5,750 |
| 22 | 17 | 16 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | $5,700 |
| 23 | 30 | 53 | Andrew Kosiski | Lavista, NE | $3,650 |
| 24 | 23 | 18A | John Anderson | Omaha, NE | $5,600 |
| 25 | 24 | 22F | Chris Ferguson | Mt. Holly, NC | $5,550 |
| 26 | 10 | 25 | Shane Clanton | Zebulon, GA | $6,200 |
| 27 | 7 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $6,250 |
| 28 | 19 | 75 | Terry Phillips | Springfield, MO | $5,400 |
| 29 | 29 | 24 | Bill Leighton | Lavista, NE | $3,350 |
| 30 | 27 | 157 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, TN | $6,000 |
