FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

GREENWOOD, NE (July 23, 2016) - The defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jonathan Davenport returned to Victory Lane on Saturday night, pocketing $40,000 for his efforts. Davenport took the lead from Chris Simpson on lap 13 and lead the rest of the way to win the sixth edition of the Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway.

In a race that saw three different leaders in the first 13 laps, Davenport charged from the seventh starting spot to take the point from Simpson.  He averted several charges from other competitors throughout the remainder of the race to take home his first LOLMDS win since the Cowboy Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway on May 26th.

"The car was just super tonight, we have worked so hard to get back here to victory lane, we have had brake issues, and all kinds of things that didn't happen last year.  So it feels good to get a win here tongiht.  It's a great race track and the fans get to see a great race every time we come here," said Davenport in Lucas Oil Victory Lane.
Davenport's winning K&L Rumley Enterprises/Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by: Baird Transport, Elite Concrete, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, JRi Shocks, National Transportation, FK Rod End, Midwest Sheet Metal and Bryson Motorsports.

Hall-of-Famer, Billy Moyer in likely his final start at I-80 Speedway finished in second.  Davenport and Moyer had a two-lap shootout to the finish, after third-place running Jesse Stovall blew a tire bringing out the final caution of the event.

Brandon Sheppard charged from the 25th starting spot to finish third in his Best Performance Motorsports/Rocket Chassis.  Tim McCreadie finished fourth, while Earl Pearson Jr. drove by Shannon Babb on the final lap to take fifth.

Jared Landers, the polesitter for the 80-lap main event, jumped to the lead at the onset. Chris Simpson, who started alongside Landers on the front row, used the low-line on the track to overtake Landers for the lead on lap ten.

Simpson, who had to switch to a backup car for the main event, held the point until Davenport took over on lap 13.  A torrid battle amongst Davenport, Simpson, Moyer and Dennis Erb Jr. then ensued.  Moyer climbed to second on lap 34 and stayed there until Erb got around him on lap 43.

Erb then had Sheppard join him as they tracked down Davenport for the top spot. Sheppard, using the high side, passed Erb for second on lap 57.  However, Erb would battle back to regain the runner-up position from Sheppard shortly after. Erb suffered a flat tire on lap 66, ending his hopes for a victory.   

Moyer, in his All-Makes Collision/McCarthy's One Hour Heating and Cooling, self-designed chassis wasn't able to muster enough momentum in the final two circuits to overtake Davenport.  "I knew I would have a tough time getting by him.  I was just hanging on there at the end.  I figured I would get passed there by some cars, but fortunately we stayed in second.  Thanks to Joe Kosiski and everybody here.  We really hadn't run that much here in the past, but they have done a great job with this facility."
   
Completing the top ten were Shannon Babb, Scott Bloomquist, Dave Eckrich, Jared Landers and Don O'Neal.
In preliminary action, RC Whitwell, Jesse Stovall, Chris Simpson, Jared Landers, Terry Phillips, Jimmy Owens won their respective first round heat races. Shannon Babb, Shane Clanton, Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Brandon Sheppard won their respective second round heat races. Darrell Lanigan and Tyler Erb won their respective B-Mains. Brantlee Gotschall won the Non-Qualifiers Race.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, July 23rd, 2016
6th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals
I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, NE

Eibach Springs FIRST ROUND Heat Race #1 Finish: RC Whitwell, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Ryan Gustin, Tyler Erb, Jake O'Neil, JC Wyman, Mike Marlar, Mark Dotson, Cale Osborn
   
FK Rod Ends FIRST ROUND Heat Race #2 Finish: Jesse Stovall, Clay Daly, Chad Simpson, Billy Moyer, Tommy Weder, Al Humphrey, Bryon Allison, Brad Perdue, BrantleeGotschall, John Duty-DNS
   
Simpson Performance Products FIRST ROUND Heat Race #3 Finish: Chris Simpson, Austin Smith, Brent Larson, Darrell Lanigan, Jason Papich, Shannon Babb, Tad Pospisil, Austin Siebert, Mike Stadel, Heath Clausen-DNS
   
QA1 FIRST ROUND Heat Race #4 Finish: Jared Landers, Brian Shirley, Tim McCreadie, Ben Schaller, Kyle Berck, Randy Timms, Bill Leighton, Jr., Josh Most, Bob Milander-DNS
   
Malvern Bank FIRST ROUND Heat Race #5 Finish: Terry Phillips, Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Mars, Justin Duty, Don O'Neal, Andrew Kosiski, Colton Flinner, Brandon Sheppard, John Hampel
   
Strobel Manufacturing FIRST ROUND Heat Race #6 Finish: Jimmy Owens, Shane Clanton, Jonathan Davenport, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Matt Buller, Chase Junghans, Rodney Sanders, Dave Eckrich, Junior Coover
   
Eibach Springs SECOND ROUND Heat Race #1 Finish: Shannon Babb, Ryan Gustin, Jimmy Mars, Jason Papich, Bill Leighton, Jr., Frank Heckenast, Jr., Ben Schaller, Andrew Kosiski, Al Humphrey
   
FK Rod Ends SECOND ROUND Heat Race #2 Finish: Shane Clanton, Chris Simpson, Chad Simpson, Terry Phillips, Tyler Erb, Randy Timms, Bryon Allison, Austin Siebert, Bob Milander-DNS
   
Simpson Performance Products SECOND ROUND Heat Race #3 Finish: Tim McCreadie, Scott Bloomquist, Dennis Erb, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Dave Eckrich, Austin Smith, Brad Perdue, Mark Dotson, Brantlee Gotschall-DNS
   
QA1 SECOND ROUND Heat Race #4 Finish: Billy Moyer, Rodney Sanders, Jake O'Neil, Matt Buller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Kyle Berck, Clay Daly, Brent Larson, Colton Flinner, Mike Stadel
   
Malvern Bank SECOND ROUND Heat Race #5 Finish: Brandon Sheppard, Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Brian Shirley, Jesse Stovall, Tommy Weder, Don O'Neal, Tad Pospisil, JC Wyman, Junior Coover-DNS
   
Strobel Manufacturing SECOND ROUND Heat Race #6 Finish: Jared Landers, Jonathan Davenport, John Hampel, Cale Osborn, Justin Duty, RC Whitwell, John Duty, Josh Most, Chase Junghans, Heath Clausen

Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish: Darrell Lanigan, Jake O'Neil, Mike Marlar, Clay Daly, Randy Timms, Brent Larson, JC Wyman, Bill Leighton, Jr., Tommy Weder, Chase Junghans, Austin Smith, Bob Milander, Colton Flinner, Brandon Sheppard, Andrew Kosiski, Dave Eckrich, Al Humphrey-DNS, Mark Dotson-DNS, Junior Coover-DNS, Heath Clausen-DNS
   
Keyser MFG B-Main #2 Finish: Tyler Erb, Rodney Sanders, Frank Heckenast Jr., Matt Buller, Brantlee Gotschall, Tad Pospisil, John Duty, Austin Siebert, Jon Hampel, Bryon Allison, Brad Perdue, Justin Duty, Don O'Neal, Cale Osborn, Ben Schaller, Kyle Berck, Mike Stadel, Jason Papich, Josh Most-DNS
   
Belt Bash Non-Qualifier Race Finish: Brantlee Gotschall, Tommy Weder, Clay Daly, Randy Timms, Justin Duty, JC Wyman, Chase Junghans, Brent Larson, John Duty, Bob Milander, Matt Buller, Brad Perdue, Jon Hampel, Tad Pospisil, Bryon Allison, Austin Siebert-DNS, Smith-DNS, Osborn-DNS, Stadel-DNS
   
Feature Finish (80 Laps):


FINISH

START

CAR #

DRIVER NAME

HOMETOWN

EARNINGS

1

7

6

Jonathan Davenport

Mount Airy, NC

$41,250

2

9

21

Billy Moyer

Batesville, AR

$15,000

3

25

B5

Brandon Sheppard

New Berlin, IL

$7,950

4

6

39

Tim McCreadie

Watertown, NY

$7,050

5

16

1

Earl Pearson, Jr.

Jacksonville, FL

$5,950

6

18

18

Shannon Babb

Mowequa, IL

$4,000

7

5

0

Scott Bloomquist

Mooresburg, TN

$4,700

8

29

58E

Dave Eckrich

Oxford, IA

$3,300

9

1

777

Jared Landers

Batesville, AR

$4,300

10

26

5

Don O'Neal

Martinsville, IN

$3,800

11

19

15L

Darrell Lanigan

Union, KY

$3,600

12

17

96T

RC Whitwell

Tucson, AZ

$2,800

13

22

J0

Jake O'Neil

Tucson, AZ

$2,700

14

11

28E

Dennis Erb, Jr.

Carpentersville, IL

$3,500

15

28

91P

Jason Papich

Nipomo, CA

$2,500

16

32

53

Andrew Kosiski

Omaha, NE

$2,400

17

27

75

Colton Flinner

Allison Park, PA

$800

18

12

00

Jesse Stovall

Billings, MO

$2,200

19

23

99JR

Frank Heckenast, Jr.

Frankfort, IL

$2,100

20

10

19R

Ryan Gustin

Marshalltown, IA

$2,000

21

4

20

Jimmy Owens

Newport, TN

$3,150

22

24

157

Mike Marlar

Winfield, TN

$1,900

23

31

24

Bill Leighton, Jr.

LaVista, NE

$1,850

24

13

25s

Chad Simpson

Mt. Vernon, IA

$1,800

25

34

02

Tommy Weder

Woodward, OK

$1,750

26

35

32B

Clay Daly

Salinas, CA

$1,700

27

2

32X

Chris Simpson

Oxford, IA

$1,675

28

30

98

Ben Schaller

Omaha, NE

$1,650

29

21

20s

Rodney Sanders

Happy, TX

$1,625

30

8

75P

Terry Phillips

Springfield, MO

$1,600

31

20

91

Tyler Erb

New Waverly, TX

$1,600

32

15

3s

Brian Shirley

Chatham, IL

$1,600

33

3

25c

Shane Clanton

Zabulon, GA

$1,600

34

33

14b

Kyle Berck

Marquette, NE

$1,600

35

14

28m

Jimmy Mars

Menomonie, WI

$1,600

 
Race Statistics
Entrants: 57
Lap Leaders: Jared Landers (Laps 1-9); Chris Simpson (Laps 10-12); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 13-80)
Cautions: Darrell Lanigan (Lap 12); Jimmy Mars, Tyler Erb (Lap 13); Brian Shirley (Lap 18); Tyler Erb (Lap 24); Rodney Sanders (Lap 28); Clay Daly (Lap 33); Ryan Gustin (Lap 66); Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 66RS); Jesse Stovall (Lap 78)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Brandon Sheppard, Don O'Neal
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Colton Flinner
Lucas Oil MLRA Provisionals: Jason Papich, Dave Eckrich
I-80 Speedway Provisionals: Ben Schaller, Bill Leighton Jr., Andrew Kosiski, Kyle Berck
Belt Bash Non-Qualifiers Race Provisionals: Tommy Weder, Clay Daly
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Brandon Sheppard (Started: 25th; Finished: 3rd; Advanced 22 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Scott Bloomquist
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Brandon Sheppard
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Colton Flinner
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Brandon Sheppard)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Lap 13 - 17.696 seconds)
Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (67 Laps)
PFC Brakes Tough Break Award: Dennis Erb Jr.
Time of Race: 1 hours 8 minutes 39 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:


POS

CAR #

DRIVER NAME

HOMETOWN

POINTS

EARNINGS

1

0

Scott Bloomquist

Mooresburg, TN

5300

$227,775

2

6

Jonathan Davenport

Mount Airy, NC

5075

$197,050

3

777

Jared Landers

Batesville, AR

4810

$106,225

4

B5

Brandon Sheppard

New Berlin, IL

4780

$91,375

5

39

Tim McCreadie

Watertown, NY

4645

$78,025

6

28E

Dennis Erb, Jr.

Carpentersville, IL

4445

$66,150

7

15L

Darrell Lanigan

Union, KY

4425

$72,650

8

5

Don O'Neal

Martinsville, IN

4410

$75,425

9

20

Jimmy Owens

Newport, TN

4285

$105,825

10

1

Earl Pearson, Jr.

Jacksonville, FL

4260

$70,625

11

15F

Steve Francis

Bowling Green, KY

3955

$46,175

12

75

Colton Flinner

Allison Park, PA

3050

$20,375