NickHolt Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Rome Showdown Goes to Chris Madden ROME, GA (September 30, 2018) - Chris Madden found his way to Victory Lane on Sunday night at Rome Speedway to become the twentieth different winner in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition this season. The South Carolina-native held off a charging Tim McCreadie to win the Lucas Oil Rome Showdown. Jonathan Davenport finished third, with Tyler Millwood and Dale McDowell rounding out the top five. Madden made a daring move around Jimmy Owens and race-leader Scott Bloomquist after a lap-eight restart to take control of the race. The South Carolina native then had to withstand not only a number of caution flags, but a hard-charging from McCreadie, who came from his tenth starting spot to challenge Madden for the top spot. A restart with two laps to go set-up a dramatic finish with Madden holding off McCreadie to score his first Lucas Oil victory of the year. Madden, in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the ninth-time in his career, commented "With about 20-23 laps to go I developed a skip in the motor. It was down just a little bit, but it worked out for us. I knew we had to get the lead pretty early if we were going to have a shot at the win. I was trying to set my own pace, but that is so difficult now in our sport because the competition is so stout." "This is awesome," Madden said when informed that he was another new winner on the series tour in 2018. "I told Barry I wanted to go to Rome today. We traveled eight hours from Ohio. My crew did a heck of a job getting this car ready today. Thanks to everyone that is a part of our sport and our team." "The track was a really awesome tonight. When we first got here I saw how wet the bottom was and thought that it was going to be a bottom-feeding race track. I didn't get a glimpse of Tim [McCreadie] there at the end. I figured he was in the middle or top of the track. We had a good race car. It's good to win in front of this big crowd." McCreadie felt like the last caution doomed his chances of overtaking Madden for the win. "The last caution didn't help me. It was a green-white-checkered finish I was hoping it was going to be something different. On the long green flag runs I started to track Chris [Madden] down a little bit. I didn't know if he could see me or not. The oil tank got knocked out of the car in hot laps after we were really good. That put us behind. We only got one-lap to time and that kind of put us behind as well. To overcome that and pass a bunch of cars in the feature we are really happy about that." Davenport leaves the race with a 300-point stranglehold on the championship standings. "I was just points racing tonight. I tried to stay off the cushion. I was just biding my time tonight. I got caught behind one car there and on the restarts, he would get passed me and then I would pass him back. I finally got clear of him and got to rolling pretty decent on the bottom. Congrats to Chris, Barry and Lance on the win. This is probably one of the best group of drivers ever assembled on a touring series. I hate it for Josh tonight, he was up on the wheel doing what he had to do. We are close to our ultimate goal of winning the championship." The winner's Barry and Lance Wright-owned Barry Wright ICON Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by: Harrod Logging, C&H Paving, Davis Diesel Service, Century Plastics, Penske Racing Shocks, Millwood Plumbing, Henderson Amusement, Modern Images, Crowder Trucking, VP Fuels, and All-Star Performance. Completing the top ten were Michael Page, Jason Hiett, Dennis Erb Jr., Clint Smith, and Gregg Satterlee. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Sunday, September 30, 2018 Lucas Oil Rome Showdown Rome Speedway - Rome, Ga.Miller Welders Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Earl Pearson Jr. / 13.127 seconds (overall) Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 13.442 seconds Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson, Jr., Shane Clanton, Darrell Lanigan, Michael Page, John Henderson, Justin Shipley, Austin Horton, Kyle Bronson, Zach LeonhardiFK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Chris Madden, Casey Roberts, Jonathan Davenport, Gregg Satterlee, Jason Hiett, Bobby Pierce, Brian Connor, Blake Spencer, Austin Tyler SmithSimpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Tyler Millwood, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton, Don O'Neal, Jason Croft, Will Roland, Scott Groves, Frank IngramQA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Josh Richards, Dennis Erb, Jr., Dale McDowell, Mason Zeigler, Clint Smith, Cla Knight, Aaron Wilson, Steven RobertsPenske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jason Hiett, John Henderson, Justin Shipley, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce, Austin Horton, Austin Tyler Smith, Blake Spencer, Brian Connor, Zach Leonhardi-DNS FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Don O'Neal, Mason Zeigler, Clint Smith, Jason Croft, Will Roland, Aaron Wilson, Cla Knight, Scott Groves, Frank Ingram, Steven RobertsLucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps): FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS 1 3 44 Chris Madden Gray Court, SC $10,000 2 10 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $6,200 3 11 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $4,400 4 6 31T Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA $2,750 5 16 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA $2,250 6 13 18x Michael Page Villa Rica, GA $1,800 7 17 1J Jason Hiett Oxford, AL $1,500 8 12 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $2,000 9 22 06 Clint Smith Senoia, GA $1,200 10 15 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $1,800 11 2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $1,875 12 23 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $1,750 13 9 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $1,725 14 5 25C Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA $1,000 15 14 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA $950 16 1 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $1,825 17 8 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $1,900 18 19 2x John Henderson North Augusta, SC $875 19 21 08 Justin Shipley Douglasville, GA $850 20 24 6X Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $925 21 18 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN $1,600 22 4 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,600 23 20 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $1,500 24 7 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA $800 Race Statistics Entrants: 36 Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 - 9); Chris Madden (Laps 10 - 50)Wrisco Feature Winner: Chris MaddenMargin of Victory: 0.297 secondsCautions: Shane Clanton (Lap 8); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 14); Mason Zeigler (Lap 22); Jimmy Owens (Lap 23); Scott Bloomquist (Lap 27); Josh Richards (Lap 37); Justin Shipley (Lap 38); Brandon Overton (Lap 42); Don O'Neal (Lap 48) Series Provisionals: Bobby Pierce, Kyle BronsonOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Clint Smith (Advanced 13 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan DavenportAllstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Scott BloomquistSunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Kyle BronsonCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Barry Wright Race Cars Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Philip Snellen (Tim McCreadie)Fastest Lap of the Race: Chris Madden (Lap #10 - 14.0999 seconds)STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Chris Madden (41 Laps)Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Tim McCreadiePFC Brakes Pole Award: Earl Pearson Jr. Time of Race: 37 minutes 35 seconds Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings: POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS 1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 8040 $266,648.79 2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 7740 $179,129.67 3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 7595 $219,627.58 4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 7440 $359,439.50 5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 7315 $140,950.00 6 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 7305 $169,433.49 7 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 7220 $201,902.90 8 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 7135 $145,008.79 9 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 6675 $103,397.00 10 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 6630 $119,168.95 11 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 6445 $89,544.97 12 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 6425 $74,162.31 13 6X Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 6230 $82,610.00 14 71 Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN 5825 $121,325.00 *Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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