McCreadie captures “Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson” as Show-Me 100 weekend rolls on

 

WHEATLAND, Missouri (May 27, 2017) – Tim McCreadie made his first-ever victory at Lucas Oil Speedway a timely one Friday night. He hopes it sets the stage for something much bigger on Saturday.

McCreadie, the veteran Dirt Late Model driver from Watertown, N.Y., beat four-time Show-Me 100 champion Jimmy Owens to capture the “Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson” to pick up $6,000.

The stakes will be $30,000-to-win Saturday’s 100-lap, 25th annual Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com.

“It’s a lot of fun when you hit it right,” said McCreadie, who drives a Longhorn chassis.  “Any time you can beat him and Don (O’Neal) and the guys that are on this tour, you cherish it, man. This tour is damn hard.”

McCreadie and Owens, through points earned through the first two nights of preliminary action, will start on the front row of Saturday night’s feature. McCreadie earned the most points and will start from the pole.

The weekend, which began with a win by Earl Pearson Jr. in Thursday night’s “Cowboy Classic Presented by Hot Rod Processing,” is co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA.

Friday’s feature was named in honor of Don and Billie Gibson, former owners of West Plains Motor Speedway and founders of the Show-Me 100 in 1993. It saw McCreadie drive from a 10th starting position to the victory, moving into second place by lap 17.

Darrell Lanigan got the jump on pole-sitter Payton Looney and zoomed to the lead at the drop of the green. He set the pace until Owens got past him on lap 14 and quickly opened up a half-straightaway’s advantage.

McCreadie, using lapped traffic to his advantage, quickly closed in. He caught and passed Owens going down the backstretch on lap 30 and started to pull away when the race’s first caution flew on lap 32 for Mason Zeigler’s spin in turn four.

Lanigan spun a lap after the restart for the second caution, leaving McCreadie, Owens, O’Neal, Looney and Scott Bloomquist as the top five with seven laps remaining.

McCreadie put it away down the stretch to win by about 10 car lengths over Owens. O’Neal finished third followed by Bloomquist, Josh Richards and Looney, a local fan favorite from Republic, Mo.

Looney accumulated enough points to earn an outside, third-row starting position for Saturday’s feature. He will be right in the middle of a bunch of the sport’s heavyweights – with McCreadie leading the charge at the start.

“We’re just thankful that the crowd came out. This is the mecca of racing right here,” McCreadie said.

“I want to thank the Labonte family for putting faith in me to drive their cars. A Longhorn Chassis won here last night with Earl [Pearson] and we brought home the win tonight,” McCreadie added.

McCreadie said he was a bit concerned with Owens behind him after the final caution.

“Jimmy Owens is a professional and he wins here more than we probably ever will,” McCreadie said. “You’re always worried. I just figured I’d stick to where I was at and, if he beat me, I’d shake his hand and tell him he did a great job.”

Owens, third in Thursday’s feature, not only is defending Show-Me 100 champ but has won the race four times in the six years it’s been held at Lucas Oil Speedway. The Newport, Tenn., veteran feels good about his chances on Saturday.

“We’ve got a good hot rod,” Owens said. “We have a good feel for this place and the car is working good. We can work up high or down low.

“We’re going to be sitting pretty good in the points tomorrow night. You’re a sitting duck when  you’re out here leading because this track is so racy. You don’t know if you need to be up high or down low. You need to be about fifth or sixth tomorrow, starting.”

Looney was Miller Welders Fast Qualifier with a lap of 15.558 seconds. Looney then went on to earn the pole in the feature by holding off Pearson, Thursday’s “Cowboy Classic Presented by Hot Rod Processing” winner, in the first heat race.

“One of the biggest things here is timing in. I’m just glad we were able to do that,” Looney said.

Other heat-race winners were Dennis Erb, O’Neal, Lanigan, Owens and Mike Marlar.

Feature lineup (top 18 in points through two nights. Remainder of field will be set through B Mains on Saturday)
Row 1 – Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Owens
Row 2 – Earl Pearson Jr., Scott Bloomquist
Row 3 – Mike Marlar, Payton Looney
Row 4 – Darrell Lanigan, Mason Zeigler
Row 5 – Don O’Neal, Chris Simpson
Row 6 – Steve Francis, Rodney Sanders
Row 7 – Josh Richards, Bobby Pierce
Row 8 – Dennis Erb Jr. Greg Saterlee
Row 9 – Billy Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr.

Dotson earns USRA Modified feature win: Matt Dotson, after finishing second a night earlier, found his way into Pitts Homes USRA Modified victory lane.

Dotson, of Sturgeon, Mo., passed Timmy Culp on lap eight of the 20-lap feature and didn’t look back. The two started on the front row.

Jason Pursley of Hermitage finished third with Scott Drake in fourth and Eric Turner fifth.

Through points accumulated the first two nights, Dotson and Turner will start on the front row of Saturday’s USRA Modified feature. Jeff Cutshaw and Purlsey will start on row two.

The rest of the top 16 are Culp, Chad Wheeler, Chase Domer, Johnny Fennewald, Dean Wille, Terry Schultz, Jackie Dalton, Mickey Lassiter, Mike Striegel, Jared Russell, Lance Town and JC Morton.

Finale on Saturday: Gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday for the final night of Show-Me 100 weekend, with hot laps at 7 and racing set for 7:35 p.m. Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds also will compete for a $1,200-to-win feature.

Ticket prices:
Adults (16 and up) $30
Seniors (62 and up)/Military $27
Youth (age 6 to 15) $10
Kids (age 5 and under) FREE
Pit Pass $40
Family Pass $60

LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY RESULTS (MAY 26, 2017)
Night Two Show-Me 100 Presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com
A Feature Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson – 1, Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y. 2, Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn. 3, Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind. 4, Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn. 5, Josh Richards, Shinnston, W. Va. 6, Payton Looney, Republic, Mo. 7, Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. 8, Dennis Erb, Carpentersville, Ill. 9, Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn. 10, Chris Simpson, Oxford, Iowa. 11, Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky. 12, Jack Sullivan, Greenbrier, Ark. 13, Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas. 14, Mason Zeigler, Chalk Hill, Pa. 15, Darrell Lanigan, Union Ky. 16, Jesse Stovall, Billings, Mo. 17, Jared Landers, Batesville, Ark. 18, Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark. 19, Shannon Babb, Mowequa, Ill. 20, Austin Rettig. 21, Greg Saterlee. 22, Justin Duty, Portland, Ore. 23, Joey Moriarty, Phoenix, Ariz. 24, John Duty, Portland Ore.

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Payton Looney / 15.558 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Darrell Lanigan / 15.703 seconds
Heat 1 – Payton Looney. 2, Earl Pearson Jr. 3, Jack Sullivan. 4, Randy Timms. 5, Chase Junghans. 6, Jonathan Rowan. 7, Mason Zeigler. 8, Jason Rauen. 9, Tony Jackson Jr. 10, Wendell Wallace. 11, Timothy Culp. 12, Blonde Bomber Mitchell.
Heat 2 – 1, Dennis Erb. 2, Scott Bloomquist. 3, Billy Moyer. 4, John Duty. 5, Billy Moyer Jr. 6, Jonathan Davenport. 7, Jeff Herzog. 8, Scott Crigler. 9, Boom Briggs. 10, JC Wyman. 11, Al Humphrey.
Heat 3 – 1, Don O’Neal. 2, Justin Duty. 3, Shannon Babb. 4, Jon Mitchell. 5, Jeremy Grady. 6, B.J. Robinson. 7, Jesse Stovall. 8, Dave Eckrich. 9, Tim Manville. 10, Tanner Mullens. 11, Logan Martin.
Heat 4 – 1, Darrell Lanigan. 2, Joey Moriarty. 3, Jared Landers. 4, Brantlee Gotschall. 5, Austin Rettig. 6, Mike Stadel. 7, Bobby Pierce. 8, Shannon Scott. 9, Jim Shereck. 10, Bob King. 11, Jason Sivils.
Heat 5 – 1, Jimmy Owens. 2, Tim McCreadie. 3, Chris Simpson. 4, Garrett Albertson. 5, Terry Phillips. 6, Gregg Saterlee. 7, Chandler Petty. 8, Mason Oberkramer. 9, Hudson O’Neal. 10, Cole Wells. 11, Daniel Jessen.
Heat 6 – 1, Mike Marlar. 2, Josh Richards. 3, Rodney Sanders. 4, Steve Francis. 5, Chad Simpson. 6, Jake O’Neil. 7, Bryon Allison. 8, Jared Landers. 9, Will Vaught. 10, Evan Hubert.
B Main 1 – 1, Mason Zeigler. 2, John Duty. 3, Timms. 4, Rauen. 5, Junghans. 6, Moyer Jr. 7, Davenport. 8, Culp. 9, Herzog. 10, Jackson. 11, Wyman. 12, Briggs. 13, Blonde Bomber Mitchell. 14, Rowan. 15, Wallace. 16, Crigler.
B Main 2 – 1, Rettig. 2, Stovall. 3, Pierce. 4, Gotschall. 5, Grady. 6, Manville. 7, Martin. 8, Jon Mitchell. 9, Shereck. 10, Eckrich. 11, Mullens. 12, Mullens. 13, Stadel. 14, Robinson. 15, Scott. 16, Sivils.
B Main 3 – 1, Saterlee. 2, Sanders. 3, Chad Simpson. 4, Phillips. 5, O’Neil. 6, Alberson. 7, Oberkramer. 8, Petty. 9, Hudson O’Neal. 10, Wells. 11, Gavin Landers. 12, Allison. 13, Jessen.

Pitts Homes USRA Modifieds
A Feature – 1, Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo. 2, Timmy Culp. 3, Jason Pursley, Hermitage. 4, Scott Drake, Diamond, Mo. 5, Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo. 6, Terry Schultz, Sedalia. 7, Chase Domer, Nevada, Mo. 8, Jesse Willard, Prescott, Kan. 9, Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo. 10, Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo. 11, Jon Sheets, Liberal, Mo. 12, Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo. 13, Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla. 14, Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo. 15, Jared Russell, Muskogee, Okla. 16, Nathan Gold, Springfield, Mo. 17, Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark. 18, Logan Rogers, Freeport, Ill. 19, Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo. 20, Joey Walsh, Fenton, Mo. 21, Mike Striegel, Hermitage, Mo. 22, Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan. 23, Daniel Wosoba, El Dorado Springs, Mo. 24, Lee Heiligenthal, Claremore, Okla. 25, Gene Nicholas, Lowell, Ark. 26, Steven Picou, High Ridge, Mo.
Heat 1 – 1, Jason Pursley, Hermitage, Mo. 2, Scott Drake, Diamond, Mo. 3, Johnny Fennewald, Appleton City, Mo. 4, Jared Russell, Muskogee, Okla. 5, Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla. 6, Allen Owen, Pocola, Okla. 7, Mickey Burrell, Fair Grove, Mo. 8, Jeremy Greenwalt, Potosi, Mo. 9, Lance Town, Wellsville, Kan
Heat 2 – 1, Matt Dotson, Sturgeon, Mo. 2, Joey Walsh, Fenton, Mo. 3, Daniel Franklin, Berryville, Ark. 4, Mike Striegel, Wheatland, Mo. 5, Johnny Cammon, Wichita, Kan. 6, Logan Rogers, Freeport, Ill. 7, Jeremy Ross, Locust Grove, Okla. 8, Robert Heydenreich, Bolivar, Mo. 9, Chad Tilley, Dexter, Mo.

Heat 3 – 1, Timmy Culp. 2, Lee Heiligenthal, Claremore, Okla. 3, Gene Nicholas. 4, Brandon Givens, Chaney, Kan. 5, Lucas Gibbs, Udall, Kan. 6, Jeff Waterman, Quincy, Ill. 7, Alex Cammons, WIchita, Kan. 8, Mickey Lassiter, Piedmont, Okla.
Heat 4 – 1, Jesse Willard, Prescott, Kan. 2, Chad Domer, Nevada, Mo. 3, Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo. 4, Kyle Thompson, Joplin, Mo. 5, Donnie Fellers, Wheatland, Mo. 6, Jeff Cutshaw, Bolivar, Mo. 7, Jon Sheets, Liberal, Mo. 8 JC Morton, Springdale Ark.
Heat 5 – 1, Eric Turner, Hermitage, Mo. 2, Daniel Wosoba, El Dorado Springs, Mo. 3 Nathan Gold, Springfield, Mo. 4, Steven Picou, High Ridge, Mo. 5, Jackie Dalton, Carthage, Mo. 6, Jordan Turner, Batesville, Ark. 7, Dean Wille, Warresnburg, Mo. 8, David Elson, Springfield, Mo. 9, Chad Thomsen, Louisburg, Kan.
B Main 1 – Dalton. 2, Givins. 3, Wheeler. 4, Waterman. 5, Cutshaw. 6, Wille. 7, Cammon. 8, Greenwalt. 9, Thomsen. 10, Heydenreich.
B Main 2 – 1, Gibbs. 2, Sheets. 3, Rogers. 4, Burrell. 5, Fellers. 6, Town. 7, Fellers. 8, Ross. 9, Turner. 10, Owen.

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