Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship point leader, Tim McCreadie, won his second consecutive series race as he took the top spot in the River Days Rumble on Saturday night at Ohio’s Portsmouth Raceway Park. McCreadie’s win was his fifth this season.
Devin Moran finished second, with Ricky Thornton, Jr. third, Tyler Erb fourth, and Jimmy Owens fifth.
Kyle Bronson led the first four laps of the race until Bronson, Moran, and McCreadie went three-wide for the lead on lap five, with McCreadie emerging as the new leader. Moran was able to challenge McCreadie after several of the restarts. Despite 10 caution flags that slowed the action, McCreadie held the lead to the checkers by 2.8 seconds for his 27th career series victory.
“It’s great to win here that’s for sure, but I am just going one race at a time,” said McCreadie. “The car was pretty much flawless tonight, we are always working to make it better. This group of drivers are so tough. There are still a lot of races left to go in the season. I want to thank my car owners Donald and Gena Bradsher, they have given me everything I need. They are supportive whether we win or not; we could run second, fifth, or whatever and they are always positive. That is a great feeling to know that.”
“With that many cautions you just have to be patient. It’s tough to start and get going and then the caution would come out. Taking the lead there early on was important. I just went for it, and it worked out. I figured maybe Devin or Kyle would go back to the outside and get by me, but no one ever did. It’s great to win in front of this crowd. Sometimes during the other races, I will come up there and sit with some of you. I remember sitting in the grandstands and rooting for my dad for several years.”
Hudson O’Neal, Spencer Hughes, Jonathan Davenport, Rod Conley, and Clint Keenan rounded out the top 10.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Portsmouth Raceway Park – Portsmouth, OH
River Days Rumble – September 4, 2021
| Pos | Start | Car # | Competitor | Hometown | Pay |
| 1 | 3 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $15,700 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $6,500 |
| 3 | 19 | 20RT | Ricky Thornton, Jr. | Adel, IA | $4,300 |
| 4 | 6 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $3,700 |
| 5 | 8 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $3,500 |
| 6 | 14 | 71 | Hudson O’Neal | Martinsville, IN | $3,100 |
| 7 | 4 | 11H | Spencer Hughes | Meridian, MS | $3,000 |
| 8 | 7 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $3,000 |
| 9 | 21 | 71R | Rod Conley | Wheelersburg, OH | $2,100 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Clint Keenan | Pataskala, OH | $2,000 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $2,400 |
| 12 | 12 | 71C | RJ Conley | Wheelersburg, OH | $1,400 |
| 13 | 5 | 81F | Brandon Fouts | Kite, KY | $1,300 |
| 14 | 13 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $2,000 |
| 15 | 2 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $1,750 |
| 16 | 10 | 25 | Shane Clanton | Zebulon, GA | $1,700 |
| 17 | 17 | 11R | Josh Rice | Verona, KY | $1,000 |
| 18 | 20 | 20B | Todd Brennan | Zanesville, OH | $1,000 |
| 19 | 11 | 12J | Jason Jameson | Lawrenceburg, IN | $1,000 |
| 20 | 16 | 4G | Kody Evans | Camden, OH | $1,000 |
| 21 | 24 | 33K | Kevin Wagner | Wheelersburg, OH | $1,000 |
| 22 | 15 | 111 | Steven Roberts | Sylvester, GA | $1,000 |
| 23 | 23 | 17ST | Shannon Thornsberry | Martin, KY | $1,000 |
| 24 | 18 | 11J | Jared Hawkins | Fairmont, WV | $1,000 |
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