McCreadie Overtakes Brady Smith For Victory In Second Firecracker 100 Preliminary A-Main At Lernerville Speedway 6.25

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McCreadie Overtakes Brady Smith For Victory In Second Firecracker 100 Preliminary A-Main At Lernerville Speedway 6.25

McCreadie Overtakes Brady Smith For Victory In Second Firecracker 100 Preliminary A-Main At Lernerville Speedway

SARVER, PA - June 25, 2010 - Tim McCreadie rediscovered the path to Victory Lane on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Friday night at Lernerville Speedway. And after capturing the second 30-lap preliminary A-Main of the fourth annual Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com weekend, the 2006 WoO LMS champion was smiling and allowing himself to dream of an even bigger triumph in Saturday night’s extra-distance, $30,000-to-win spectacular.

“We’ve struggled a little bit and been off, so we went back to the shop, changed some things and got back to where we were a year ago,” said McCreadie, who earned $6,275 for his second win of the 2010 WoO LMS and guaranteed himself a pole starting spot in a Firecracker 100 heat on Saturday evening. “I know we didn’t show it last night with our finish (seventh in the weekend’s first 30-lap preliminary), but we came on a bunch late. Tonight we just started further up and were able to get to the lead quick enough.

“We’ve had two good nights in a row. Hopefully in a lot longer race (Saturday) night we can just pace ourselves, get our car balanced and be up there at the end.”

McCreadie, 36, of Watertown, N.Y., started fourth but hustled his Sweeteners Plus Rocket car into second place on a lap-two restart. He then stalked leader Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., until diving to the inside of turn four to assume command for good on lap 21.

In another fast-paced event slowed by only a single caution on lap two for a spin by Union, Ky.’s Darrell Lanigan, McCreadie crossed the finish line 1.386 seconds ahead of Shinnston, W.Va.’s Josh Richards, who slipped his Rocket Chassis house car by Smith for second with the white flag flying. The 22-year-old Richards, who started fifth, fell short of duplicating his victory in Thursday night’s 30-lap A-Main.

“We came on at the end but Timmy was really good,” said Richards, who leads the WoO LMS with five victories this season. “We pretty much did the same thing we did last night, but the car was just a little bit too tight.”

Smith, 33, settled for third place in his Team Zero by Bloomquist machine after racing off the outside pole to lead laps 1-20. Sixth-starter Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., finished a steady fourth for the second consecutive night in his Victory Circle car and seventh-starter Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., who didn’t qualify for Thursday night’s A-Main, completed the top five in NASCAR star Clint Bowyer’s Warrior car.

McCreadie’s discovery of the extreme lane was the key to his victory over Smith, who spent virtually the entire distance tossing his mount around the four-tenths-mile oval’s outer lip.

“I thought my best shot was to get low (on the track) because I knew I wasn’t gonna pass him above the cushion,” said McCreadie, who recorded his 14th career win on the WoO LMS. “There was a bunch of moisture down there, so I figured I’d take a shot at it. We got lucky tonight. Our stuff steered pretty good down there.”

Smith had no answer for McCreadie’s challenge. He was left to battle for second with Richards.

“I saw Tim down there, but I thought I’d keep doing what I was doing,” said Smith, who recently made the difficult decision to no longer follow the WoO LMS as a regular for reasons that include financial concerns. “I just lost all my drive (off the corners). I checked my right-rear tire afterward and there was only four pounds of air in it so that didn’t help my any, but even if my tire didn’t start going flat I don’t know if I would’ve had anything for Tim.”

The mop-haired McCreadie was bubbling with enthusiasm following his triumph, which was punctuated by a ear-splitting fireworks display during the Victory Lane ceremonies. He gave the slick Lernerville racing surface rave reviews, making him look forward to Saturday’s Firecracker 100 finale.

“I like the way (the track) is,” said McCreadie, whose previous WoO LMS win at Lernerville came during his 2006 championship season. “It’s really neat. It takes a little more than just being really smooth – sometimes you gotta cock it and run hard. It’s a pretty challenging track.”

McCreadie moved to second in the WoO LMS points standings, overtaking Lanigan, who could only manage a 13th-place finish after qualifying through a B-Main and being forced to the rear of the A-Main field after his lap-two spin. McCreadie trails Richards by 30 points – and that’s what his deficit will remain after Saturday night because the Firecracker 100 offers only show-up points to all competitors.

Rookie Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., started from the pole position by steadily slipped backward, ultimately finishing sixth. Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., advanced from the 12th starting spot to place seventh, followed by Mike Knight of Ripley, N.Y. – the $500 WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ winner for being the highest-finishing driver who hasn’t won a tour A-Main and isn’t among the top 12 in the points standings – Doug Drown of Wooster, Ohio, and 24th-starter Will Vaught of Crane, Mo.

Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., was quickest in the 57-car time-trial session, touring the oval in 15.823 seconds. But his first fast time of the 2010 WoO LMS campaign was the highlight of his night; he was never a factor in the A-Main, finishing 17th.

Heat winners were Brady Smith, Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, W.Va. (from the last starting spot), Richards, Hubbard, McCreadie and Moyer. The B-Mains were captured by Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., and Davey Johnson of Latrobe, Pa.

The heat-race action was highlighted by a wild tangle during the second qualifier involving Bloomquist and defending Firecracker 100 champion Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., who came together and slid off the track in turn one while battling for second place. Bloomquist restarted at the rear of the field and finished fourth, while Mars retired with suspension damage and was later unable to climb high enough to transfer to the feature through a B-Main.

The Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com concludes on Saturday (June 26) with a full day of activities. Following an afternoon of pre-race entertainment that includes a driver/fan horseshoes tournament at 12 noon, the Ms. Firecracker pageant at 2 p.m. and a huge driver autograph session at 4 p.m., six heat races – lined up using entrants’ best finish from the two preliminary events – are scheduled to begin at 7:35 p.m.

Saturday’s program also includes B-Mains, the $3,000-to-win Uncle Sam 30 Non-Qualifiers’ Race and the Firecracker 100.

6.25.2010 (Night Two)

World of Outlaw Late Models Feature: (30 Laps)

(39) Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY
(1) Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV
(2) Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI
(21) Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR
(17M) Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA
(19H) Austin Hubbard, Seaford, DE
(15) Steve Francis, Ashland, KY
(9K) Mike Knight, Ripley, NY
(12) Doug Drown, Wooster, OH
(1V) Will Vaught, Crane, MO
(25) Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, GA
(46) Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, WV
(29) Darrell Lanigan, Union, KY
(0) Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN
(24) Rick Eckert, York
(2JX) Davey Johnson, Latrobe
(19) Tim Fuller, Watertown, NY
(44H) Dave Hess Jr., Waterford
(6L) Jamie Lathroum, Mechanicsville, MD
(15B) Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA
(56) Russ King, Bristolville, OH
(57J) Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS
(44) Clint Smith, Senoia, GA
(1*) Chub Frank, Bear Lake
(W11) Robbie Blair, Titusville
(6S) Steve Shaver, Vienna, WV

World of Outlaw Late Models Qualifying

(19) Tim Fuller, 15.823
(12) Doug Drown, 15.842
(1) Josh Richards, 15. 881
(44) Clint Smith, 15.926
(6S) Steve Shaver, 15.935
(15) Steve Francis, 15.982
(2) Brady Smith, 15.983
(O) Scott Bloomquist, 16.032
(15B) Brian Birkhofer, 16.048
(19H) Austin Hubbard, 16.081
(39) Tim McCreadie, 16.096
(21) Billy Moyer, 16.138
(1C) Lynn Geisler, 16.140
(9K) Mike Knight 16.173
(4J) John Mollick, 16.232
(24) Rick Eckert, 16.244
(2JX) Davey Johnson, 16.248
(14C) Corey Conley, 16.279
(17M) Dale McDowell, 16.319
(28) Jimmy Mars, 16.358
(J4) John Garvin Jr., 16.376
(72M) John Mason, 16.382
(6L) Jamie Lathroum, 16. 382
(1*) Chub Frank, 16.414
(21L) Matt Lux, 16. 427
(99B) Rick “Boom” Briggs, 16.443
(W11) Robbie Blair, 16.489
(29S) Kenny Schaltenbrand, 16.513
(21D) Dan Stone, 16.541
(4) Alex Ferree, 16.553
(22) Greg Oakes, 16.594
(2J) Mike Johnson, 16.602
(25) Shane Clanton, 16.647
(57J) Bub McCool, 16.657
(1J) Dave Murdick, 16.679
(1V) Will Vaught, 16.679
(29) Darrell Lanigan, 16.736
(22s) Greg Satterlee, 16.752
(7) Matt Miller, 16.776
(1*CFR) Peter Mantha, 16.837
(66) Todd Bachman, 16.895
(11) Tyler Reddick, 16.932
(3) Brent Robinson, 16.943
(4T8) John Flinner, 16.956
(44H) Dave Hess Jr., 16.975
(23T) Tony Burke, 17.065
(88) Chuck Sarver, 17.065
(38R) Nick Reges, 17.087
(14) April Farmer, 17.104
(H1) Jared Miley, 17.132
(72N) Michael Norris, 17.156
(45) Mark Byram, 17.280
(25Z) Mason Zeigler, 17.392
(32C) Coleby Frye, 17.444
(56) Russ King, 17.456
(46) Doug Horton, 17.522
(C33) Chris Casner, 17.597

DNQ: (J19) Jason Fosnaught

WoO LMS Last Chance Showdown #1

(0) Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN
(29) Darrell Lanigan, Union, KY
(21L) Matt Lux, Franklin
(99B) Rick “Boom” Briggs, Bear Lake
(28) Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI
(14) April Farmer, Livingston, TN
(56) Russ King, Bristolville, OH
(22S) Greg Satterlee, Rochester Mills
(22) Greg Oakes, Franklinville, NY
(1C) Lynn Geisler, Cranberry Twp.
(H1) Jared Miley, South Park
(4T8) John Flinner, Zelienople
(2J) Mike Johnson, Imperial

DNS: (3) Brent Robinson, Smithfield, VA

WoO LMS Last Chance Showdown #2

(25) Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, GA
(44H) Dave Hess Jr., Waterford
(44) Clint Smith, Senoia, GA
(45) Mark Byram, Georgetown, DE
(7) Matt Miller, Waterville, OH
(72M) John Mason, Millersburg, OH
(72N) Michael Norris, Sarver
(29S) Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver
(C33) Chris Casner, Mifflintown
(23T) Tony Burke, Sarver
(4J) John Mollick, Toronto, OH
(1*CFR) Peter Mantha, Gatineau, QUE

DNS: (J4) John Garvin Jr., Sarver

DNS: (J19) Jason Fosnaught, Creighton

WoO LMS Last Chance Showdown #3

(2JX) Davey Johnson, Latrobe
(1V) Will Vaught, Crane, MO
(4) Alex Ferree, Saxonburg
(21D) Dan Stone, Thompson
(1J) Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock
(11) Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA
(14C) Corey Conley, Wellsburg, WV
(88) Chuck Sarver, West Sunburry
(66) Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights
(38R) Nick Reges, Butler
(25Z) Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill
(32C) Coleby Frye, Dover

World of Outlaw Late Models Heat #1

(2) Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI
(17M) Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, GA
(19) Tim Fuller, Watertown, NY
(21L) Matt Lux, Franklin
(29) Darrell Lanigan, Union, KY
(14) April Farmer, Livingston, TN
(22) Greg Oakes, Franklinville, NY
(56) Russ King, Bristolville, OH
(1C) Lynn Geisler, Cranberry Twp.
(3) Brent Robinson, Smithfield, VA

World of Outlaw Late Models Heat #2

(46) Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, WV
(12) Doug Drown, Wooster, OH
(9K) Mike Knight, Ripley, NY
(0) Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN
(99B) Rick “Boom” Briggs, Bear Lake
(H1) Jared Miley, South Park
(2J) Mike Johnson, Imperial
(4T8) John Flinner, Zelienople
(22S) Greg Satterlee, Rochester Mills
(28) Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI

World of Outlaw Late Models Heat #3

(1) Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV
(W11) Robbie Blair, Titusville
(15B) Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA
(25) Shane Clanton, Locust Grove, GA
(7) Matt Miller, Waterville, OH
(44H) Dave Hess Jr., Waterford
(C33) Chris Casner, Mifflintown
(72N) Michael Norris, Sarver
(J4) John Garvin Jr., Sarver
(4J) John Mollick, Toronto, OH

World of Outlaw Late Models Heat #4

(19H) Austin Hubbard, Seaford, DE
(24) Rick Eckert, York
(57J) Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS
(44) Clint Smith, Senoia, GA
(29S) Ken Schaltenbrand, Sarver
(72M) John Mason, Millersburg, OH
(45) Mark Byram, Georgetown, DE
(23T) Tony Burke, Sarver
(1*CFR) Peter Mantha, Gatineau, QUE

World of Outlaw Late Models Heat #5

(39) Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY
(6S) Steve Shaver, Vienna, WV
(6L) Jamie Lathroum, Mechanicsville, MD
(2JX) Davey Johnson, Latrobe
(21D) Dan Stone, Thompson
(1J) Dave Murdick, Slippery Rock
(88) Chuck Sarver, West Sunburry
(66) Todd Bachman, Natrona Heights
(25Z) Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill

World of Outlaw Late Models Heat #6

(21) Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR
(15) Steve Francis, Ashland, KY
(1*) Chub Frank, Bear Lake
(1V) Will Vaught, Crane, MO
(4) Alex Ferree, Saxonburg
(32C) Coleby Frye, Dover
(14C) Corey Conley, Wellsburg, WV
(11) Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA
(38R) Nick Reges, Butler

Car Count Total: 58

World of Outlaw Late Models: 58

Contact: Kevin Kovac

World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director

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