NickHolt Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Carrier cashes in with LOLMDS at Ponderosa Speedway JUNCTION CITY, KY (AUGUST 31, 2018) - Kentucky native Eddie Carrier Jr. took the lead from Earl Pearson Jr. on lap 28 and went on to win the rain-shortened John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway. The win marks his tenth career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory. Carrier was born and raised just 20 miles from Ponderosa Speedway. His father, Eddie Carrier Sr. won a track championship and a multitude of feature events at the 3/8-mile bullring. Carrier led the first seven laps of the race until Pearson took over the point. Carrier rallied back, using the outside line to take control again on lap 28. When a caution for debris flew after 30 laps were scored, rain began to fall. After several laps under caution with rain continuing to fall, the race was called official. Trailing Carrier and Pearson across the line were Josh Richards, Jonathan Davenport, and Jared Hawkins. The 47-year-old Carrier became the seventeenth different winner in LOLMDS competition in 2018. "I don't think I could have run 20 more laps like that up top. Thank you for the rain. I have a left rear flat, so I am glad it's over. I have been coming here since I was kid, watching my dad and Russ Petro battle it out every Friday Night. There were a lot of great drivers that ran here like Big Daddy Paul Feistritzer, Finn Watson, and several more. It's always special to win here." "All of my friends and family are here. To come in here and outrun these Lucas Oil guys, I don't care if I have got 3,000 laps here when these guys come in here they are all business. They know what they are doing and that's why they get paid to do it. We are a small team. We try to always do the best we can every time out. I think when Earl got on the bottom there it kind of dirtied the top of the track for me. I was going thru a tear-off about every lap." Pearson coming off a career-win in the Dirt Million at Mansfield last weekend finished second. "Hey anytime I lose to a guy like Eddie I don't feel too bad about it. He and I are great friends. Me and Josh [Richards] went with a little bit softer tire. We led it for a while by running the bottom. Eddie was up top where he normally doesn't run. He made it happen, so I am happy for him. It was a great race track they had here tonight. I hated the rain situation, but you can't control that." Richards also complemented the track crew for a well-prepared surface. "We will take third. I knew on that last restart that the rain was coming. I probably should have taken the top on Eddie. I know Earl and I both gambled on tires tonight. I thought I had a shot before that last caution, I was running Earl and Eddie down. I had a really good car, but Eddie and those guys deserved it. It was good to see him win." The winner's Jake Keaton Racing-owned Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by: Keaton's Collision Center, Barboursville Mini-Storage, Complex Auto Sales Used Cars, All-Star Performance, Fox Racing Shox, and Accu-force. Completing the top ten were Darrell Lanigan, Jimmy Owens, Gregg Satterlee, Tanner English, and Mason Zeigler. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Friday, August 31, 2018 14th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial Ponderosa Speedway - Junction City, KYMiller Welders Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Kyle Bronson / 12.905 seconds (overall) Fast Time Group B: Tanner English / 12.913 seconds Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Kyle Bronson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton, Gregg Satterlee, Ricky Thornton Jr., Mike Marlar, Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Owens, Scott BloomquistFK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Michael Chilton, Jared Hawkins, Darrell Lanigan, Bobby Pierce, Mason Zeigler, Todd Coffman, David Webb-DNSSimpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 6 Transfer): Tanner English, Josh Richards, Don O'Neal, Victor Lee, Eric Wells, Shanon Buckingham, Jason Jameson, Dennis Erb, Jr., Connor MeadePenske Racing Shocks B-Main Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Mason Zeigler, Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Owens, Dennis Erb, Jr., Todd Coffman, Scott Bloomquist, Connor Meade, David Webb, Jason Jameson-DNSLucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps): FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS 1 2 10C Eddie Carrier, Jr. Salt Rock, WV $12,000 2 4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $6,300 3 6 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $4,500 4 5 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $3,650 5 11 11H Jared Hawkins Fairmont, WV $2,250 6 14 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $2,500 7 22 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $2,300 8 13 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $2,000 9 3 96 Tanner English Benton, KY $1,200 10 23 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $1,800 11 20 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $1,875 12 9 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN $1,850 13 16 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. Sedgwick, KS $1,025 14 12 1X Victor Lee Danville, KY $1,000 15 7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $1,700 16 21 11B Tommy Bailey Corbin, KY $1,000 17 1 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $1,100 18 8 97 Michael Chilton Salvisa, KY $1,000 19 15 18E Eric Wells Hazard, KY $1,000 20 10 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA $1,000 21 17 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $1,700 22 18 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN $1,000 23 19 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN $1,000 24 24 35 Todd Coffman Junction City, KY $1,000 Race Statistics Entrants: 28Lap Leaders: Eddie Carrier Jr. (Laps 1 - 5); Earl Pearson Jr. (Laps 6 - 27); Eddie Carrier Jr. (Laps 28 - 30)Wrisco Feature Winner: Eddie Carrier Jr.Margin of Victory: 0.258 secondsCautions: Brandon Overton, Tim McCreadie (Lap 19); Debris (Lap 30)Series Provisionals: Dennis Erb Jr.Miller Welders Fast Time Provisional: Todd CoffmanOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Advanced 15 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan DavenportAllstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Don O'NealSunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Eddie Carrier Jr.Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Mason ZeiglerCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing EnginesOhlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Garrett Alberson (Earl Pearson Jr.)Fastest Lap of the Race: Josh Richards (Lap #8 - 13.2272 seconds)STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Earl Pearson Jr. (22 Laps)Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Ricky ThorntonPFC Brakes Pole Award: Kyle BronsonTime of Race: 22 minutes 24 seconds Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings: POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS 1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 6770 $229,208.79 2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 6585 $148,989.67 3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 6525 $198,102.58 4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 6395 $338,614.50 5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 6225 $116,375.00 6 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 6175 $108,733.49 7 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 6130 $110,558.79 8 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 6125 $164,557.90 9 71 Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN 5825 $121,325.00 10 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 5690 $88,297.00 11 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 5625 $102,068.95 12 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 5510 $68,364.97 13 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 5405 $58,462.31 14 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 5365 $73,975.00 *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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