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Marlar Shines in Magnolia 100 Lapper

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Mike Marlar

COLUMBUS, Miss. (June 1, 2019) – Mike Marlar charged from his fifth starting spot to win Saturday night’s GEICO Clash at the Mag – presented by Big River Steel at Magnolia Motor Speedway.

With the $15,000 victory, Marlar becomes the ninth different winner of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour in 2019. The 41-year-old Tennessee veteran also became the first three-time winner of the annual Clash at the Mag.

Tim McCreadie led the first three laps of the 100-lap main event until Marlar passed him for the top spot. Marlar then held McCreadie at bay for the remainder of the caution-free event to score the win. McCreadie crossed the line in second, marking his third-straight runner-up finish.

The current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point leader, Jonathan Davenport finished in third followed by Josh Richards and Earl Pearson Jr.

In Marlar’s tenth- career LOLMDS victory, he and his crew were excited in Lucas Oil Victory Lane, remarking: “Typically, you run the bottom here, but lately you could float to the middle which is different than in past years. I had run the bottom for so long and I thought to myself if I am going to get passed it is going to be on the right side of me. I got out of line and passed some lapped cars. It was pretty close down in turn one passing some lapped cars. I had a few close calls.”

“This place is so racy, that’s why we enjoy coming down here,” Marlar added. “It’s fun to race here and it gets you excited to race here. My car owner and I were wanting to take some time off this year. I was going to drive for Kevin [Rumley] and we just couldn’t get everything together. It’s clear that he [Rumley] is doing great with McCreadie and my situation is great as well.”

McCreadie completed a successful weekend as well. “Congrats to Mikey! He was better than us tonight. All-in-all for Sweeteners Plus and Bilstein, we continue to make strides with this whole program. It’s been thrown together really quickly, and we are trying our hardest and we are gaining fast. We probably needed a caution to mix things up a little bit. We need more maneuverability and we will really have something.”

Davenport will maintain the series point lead heading into an off weekend for the series. “We didn’t really know what the track was going to do tonight. When we decided to go the car was on point. I know there were guys coming up on the outside of me. We ran the leaders down and got into lapped traffic. We got together with a car down there in turn four and I guess he didn’t see me. It towed it in pretty good and we were just hanging on from there. It was one of those what if races for sure.”

The winner’s Ronnie Delk-owned Rocket Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by: Marathon, Mark Martin Timber and Farms, Franklin Enterprises, R.S. Equipment Sales and Rentals, Integra Shocks, and VP Fuels.

Completing the top ten were Tyler Erb, Dane Dacus, Devin Moran, Bobby Pierce, and Don O’Neal.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, June 1, 2019
GEICO Clash at the Mag – presented by Big River Steel
Magnolia Motor Speedway – Columbus, MS

Lucas Oil Products Red “N” Tacky Spray Grease B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Shanon Buckingham, BJ Robinson, Gavin Landers, Shay Knight, Clay Fisher, Scott Dedwylder, Joey Moriarty-DNS, Colton Horner-DNS, David Payne-DNS, Nick Curole-DNS

FAST Shafts
B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Eric Cooley, Chad Thrash, Rick Rickman, Austin Arnold, Christian Hanger, Billy Moyer, Jr., Morgan Bagley, Shelby Sheedy, Robbie Stuart, Cade Dillard-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (100 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 5 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN $15,000
2 1 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $7,700
3 4 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $6,100
4 2 14 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $4,800
5 8 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $4,300
6 7 1T Tyler Erb ® New Waverly, TX $3,300
7 15 54 Dane Dacus Lakeland, TN $2,250
8 6 1M Devin Moran ® Dresden, OH $2,700
9 11 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $1,900
10 3 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $2,600
11 9 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruses, NM $1,700
12 13 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL $2,300
13 14 21xxx Neil Baggett Columbus, MS $1,500
14 19 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $2,250
15 17 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $1,400
16 21 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN $2,050
17 12 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $2,000
18 10 C8 Timothy Culp Prattsville, AR $1,250
19 23 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR $2,000
20 20 33C Eric Cooley Fulton, MS $1,150
21 22 1C Chad Thrash Meridian, MS $1,100
22 16 4 Michael Arnold Hattiesburg, MS $1,050
23 18 90 Brian Rickman Columbus, MS $1,000
24 24 33 Scott Dedwylder Vossburg, MS $1,000

 

Race Statistics
Entrants
: 39
Lap Leaders: Tim McCreadie (Laps 1 – 3); Mike Marlar (Laps 4 – 100)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Mike Marlar
Margin of Victory: 1.871 seconds
Cautions: None
Series Provisionals: Billy Moyer Jr.
Miller Welders Highest Clash @ the Mag Point Provisional: Scott Dedwylder
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Dane Dacus (Advanced 8 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Jonathan Davenport
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Josh Richards
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: Tyler Erb
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Philip Snellen (Tim McCreadie)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Mike Marlar (Lap #4 – 15.3218 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Billy Moyer Jr.
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led
: Mike Marlar (96 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Tim McCreadie
Time of Race: 35 minutes 10 seconds

 

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 2830 $118,625
2 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 2485 $59,875
3 1T Tyler Erb ® New Waverly, TX 2440 $69,800
4 1M Devin Moran ® Dresden, OH 2320 $41,425
5 14 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 2310 $47,900
6 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 2225 $42,125
7 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 2125 $44,125
8 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 2065 $42,600
9 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 2030 $38,400
10 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 1985 $30,725
11 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR 1845 $21,425
12 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN 1805 $18,000
13 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruses, NM 1705 $16,025
14 12J Jason Jameson ® Lawrenceburg, IN 1650 $18,950
15 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 1410 $12,350

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

 

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