EASTABOGA, Ala. - Tim McCreadie led all the way for his sixth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of 2022 on Saturday night at Talladega Short Track.
With the victory, McCreadie now has a 215-point advantage over Brandon Sheppard heading into next week’s season finale at Portsmouth Raceway Park.
Ricky Thornton, Jr. tracked down McCreadie in the final stages of the race, finishing 0.661 seconds behind the 48-year-old New York racer. Chickamauga, Georgia’s Dale McDowell finished in third followed by Garrett Alberson in fourth and Sheppard in fifth.
Michael Page, a multi-time Ice Bowl winner at Talladega, crossed the finish line in fourth but was disqualified after failing post-race droop check.
McCreadie had to fight lapped traffic late in the race but held on for the win.
“I was trying to get by Ross (Robinson) there and I know he was trying to lay low down the straightaway and let me get a good run on the outside. Ross was trying to help me out, but I just figured if I backed up a little bit and let him get out a little further maybe it won’t mess me up so much in the middle so once I did that I thought just stay where you are, and we got it done.”
Spencer Hughes, Tyler Erb, Ross Bailes, Dylan Knowles, and Earl Pearson, Jr. rounded out the top 10.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Talladega Short Track – Eastaboga, AL
Race Results – October 8, 2022
1. 39-Tim McCreadie
2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton, Jr.
3. 17M-Dale McDowell
4. 58-Garrett Alberson
5. 1-Brandon Sheppard
6. 11-Spencer Hughes
7. 1T-Tyler Erb
8. 79-Ross Bailes
9. 66K-Dylan Knowles
10. 46-Earl Pearson, Jr.
11. 35-Chris Mullinax
12. 4-Ryan Wilson
13. 7-Ross Robinson
14. 5-Chase Oliver
15. 16S-Sam Seawright
16. 76-Brandon Overton
17. 38-Dillon Tidmore
18. T1-Todd Morrow
19. 18D-Daulton Wilson
20. 12-Scott Crigler
21. 71-Hudson O’Neal
22. 44D-Dalton Cook
23. 25C-Shane Clanton
DQ: 18X-Michael Page
