LAKE CITY, FL (February 9, 2020)- Jonathan Davenport, the three-time and defending, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, closed out the 2020 Georgia-Florida Speedweeks with his first win of the season on Sunday Night at All-Tech Raceway.  Davenport collected his 48th career series win, at the first-ever Series race held at the Lake City, Florida facility. 

Moran jumped to the early lead ahead of Gregg Satterlee, who was making his first start with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this year. Fourth place starter, Davenport, took the lead from early pacesetter, Devin Moran on lap 20. He sprinted away to win by over three seconds over runner-up finisher, Mike Marlar, in the Rocket Fuels/Rocket. Marlar started in eighth and recorded his best finish of the week.

Brandon Sheppard, a three-time winner at the East Bay Raceway Park Winternationals this week, moved from his 10th starting spot to clear Clanton with two laps to go to finish in third, after a hard-fought battle in the closing laps. Sheppard maintains the Midwest Sheet Metal Point Leader Spoiler Challenge, heading to the series' next events at Atomic Speedway in Ohio on March 20 and Brownstown Speedway in Indiana on March 21.

Jimmy Owens went to a backup car and took a series provisional to start 24th. Owens moved through the field to finish in fifth, earning Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the race honors.

Davenport, the reigning series champion, was relieved to get his first win of 2020. "You have no idea. My team has worked so hard and we have so much bad racing luck, it's been unbelievable. Thanks to Lance and Darla Landers, I know they are watching back home. Thanks to Steve Martin, from Nutrien Ag Solutions, for supporting us again this year. This was a brand-new car that we never got to test, and then we had to run it at East Bay. We needed this win."

Marlar was pleased his runner-up finish in the series' first appearance at All-Tech Raceway. "This track is so racy. We had a pretty rough week at East Bay, but this track fits me much better. I felt like we had a good run and there was plenty of good racing out there."

Sheppard, whose worst finish during the eight nights of racing was a tenth, replaced that finish with his third-place finish tonight. "We had a really good car, especially there early in the race. We passed some guys there on the top, but I could run the bottom well too. I should have picked the top on that last restart.  I chose the bottom on Devin because I thought the bottom would be better, but I had my momentum broke there. We had a good race between myself and Clanton, we were fortunate to get by him on the white flag lap. Thanks to all of my crew, we've had a great start to this month."

The winner's Lance Landers/Double L Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Spartan Mowers, Lucas Oil Products, Penske Racing Shocks, VP Fuels, and ASC Warranty.

Completing the top ten were Devin Moran, Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Billy Moyer Jr., and Gregg Satterlee.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 
Race Summary 
Lucas Oil Winter Nationals - presented by GEICO
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
All-Tech Raceway - Lake City, FL
Lucas Oil Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Tim McCreadie / 17.892 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran / 17.965 seconds 

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie[1]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 3. 18X-Michael Page[7]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[6]; 6. 2S-Stormy Scott[9]; 7. 20-Jimmy Owens[4]; 8. 16-Tyler Bruening[2]; 9. 14-Josh Richards[8]

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 5W-Mark Whitener[1]; 2. 48-Colton Flinner[2]; 3. 25-Shane Clanton[3]; 4. 1-Earl Pearson Jr[4]; 5. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[5]; 6. 89-GR Smith[7]; 7. 27-Joe Denby[8]; 8. 94-Charles Powell[6]

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 9-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 22-Gregg Satterlee[2]; 3. 1S-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 17-Logan Roberson[5]; 5. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[6]; 6. 81E-Tanner English[3]; 7. 50-Shanon Buckingham[7]; 8. 31-Tyler Millwood[9]; 9. 1ST-Johnny Scott[8]

Ohlins Shocks Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[3]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar[2]; 3. 00-Jesse Stovall[5]; 4. 1T-Tyler Erb[4]; 5. 33J-Jeff Mathews[8]; 6. 2D-Dan Stone[6]; 7. 20B-Todd Brennan[7]; 8. 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe[1]

Tiger Rear Ends B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[1]; 2. 89-GR Smith[4]; 3. 2S-Stormy Scott[3]; 4. 15B-Brian Birkhofer[2]; 5. 14-Josh Richards[9]; 6. 94-Charles Powell[8]; 7. 27-Joe Denby[6]; 8. (DNS) 20-Jimmy Owens; 9. (DNS) 16-Tyler Bruening

FAST Shafts 
B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer):  1. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 2. 81E-Tanner English[3]; 3. 33J-Jeff Mathews[2]; 4. 2D-Dan Stone[4]; 5. 31-Tyler Millwood[7]; 6. 50-Shanon Buckingham[5]; 7. 1ST-Johnny Scott[9]; 8. 20B-Todd Brennan[6]; 9. (DNS) 26JR-Jimmy Sharpe

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):


Pos

Start

Car #

Competitor

Hometown

Earnings

1

4

49

Jonathan Davenport

Blairsville, GA

$11,500

2

8

157

Mike Marlar

Winfield, TN

$6,000

3

10

1S

Brandon Sheppard

New Berlin, IL

$4,100

4

11

25

Shane Clanton

Zebulon, GA

$3,250

5

24

20

Jimmy Owens

Newport, TN

$3,550

6

2

9

Devin Moran

Dresden, OH

$2,300

7

1

39

Tim McCreadie

Watertown, NY

$2,700

8

23

14

Josh Richards

Shinnston, WV

$2,100

9

17

21

Billy Moyer Jr

Batesville, AR

$1,900

10

6

22

Gregg Satterlee

Indiana, PA

$1,100

11

12

0

Jesse Stovall

Billings, MO

$1,075

12

3

5W

Mark Whitener

Middleburg, FL

$1,050

13

18

28E

Dennis Erb Jr

Carpentersville, IL

$1,025

14

16

1T

Tyler Erb

New Waverly, TX

$2,200

15

19

89

G.R. Smith

Statesville, NC

$950

16

13

40B

Kyle Bronson

Brandon, FL

$1,625

17

14

17

Logan Roberson

Waynesboro, VA

$900

18

20

81E

Tanner English

Benton, KY

$875

19

9

18X

Michael Page

Winston, GA

$850

20

25

50

Shanon Buckingham

Morristown, TN

$825

21

5

3S

Brian Shirley

Chatham, IL

$800

22

7

48

Colton Flinner

Allison Park, PA

$800

23

21

2S

Stormy Scott

Las Cruces, NM

$1,500

24

26

94

Charles Powell

Brookville, PA

$100

25

15

1

Earl Pearson Jr

Jacksonville, FL

$1,600

26

22

33J

Jeff Mathews

Brandon, FL

$800


Race Statistics
Entrants
: 34
Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1 - 19); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 20 - 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 3.633 seconds
Cautions: Jeff Mathews, Jimmy Owens (Lap 1); Stormy Scott (Lap 2); Colton Flinner (Lap 18); Shanon Buckingham (Lap 23); Michael Page, Tanner English (Lap 29)
Series Provisionals: Josh Richards; Jimmy Owens
Series Emergency Provisionals: Shanon Buckingham; Charles Powell
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jonathan Davenport; Mike Marlar; Brandon Sheppard
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race
: Jimmy Owens (Advanced 19 Positions) 
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Brandon Sheppard
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (31 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: n/a
Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham (Jonathan Davenport)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Lap #24 - 19.565 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Tim McCreadie
Time of Race: 37 minutes 33 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:


Pos

Car #

Competitor

Hometown

Points

Earnings

1

1s

Brandon Sheppard

New Berlin, IL

1190

$37,900

2

39

Tim McCreadie

Watertown, NY

1150

$28,550

3

9

Devin Moran

Dresden, OH

1115

$19,925

4

49

Jonathan Davenport

Blairsville, GA

1075

$21,600

5

1T

Tyler Erb

New Waverly, TX

1050

$14,675

6

157

Mike Marlar

Winfield, TN

1025

$13,700

7

40B

Kyle Bronson

Brandon, FL

980

$15,325

8

20

Jimmy Owens

Newport, TN

975

$11,000

9

21

Billy Moyer Jr

Batesville, AR

965

$9,600

10

3s

Brian Shirley

Chatham, IL

960

$9,300

11

25

Shane Clanton

Zebulon, GA

950

$9,950

12

14

Josh Richards

Shinnston, WV

935

$11,375

13

28E

Dennis Erb Jr

Carpentersville, IL

860

$5,500

14

71

Hudson O'Neal

Martinsville, IN

850

$6,275

15

16

Tyler Bruening

Decorah, IA

790

$2,775

16

50

Shanon Buckingham

Morristown, TN

735

$7,225

17

81E

Tanner English

Benton, KY

725

$3,675

18

1

Earl Pearson Jr

Jacksonville, FL

720

$6,350

19

22*

G.R. Smith

Statesville, NC

710

$4,600

20

2S

Stormy Scott

Las Cruces, NM

655

$4,150

21

0

Jesse Stovall

Billings, MO

650

$2,175

22

94

Charles Powell

Brookville, PA

625

$1,700

23

17

Logan Roberson

Waynesboro, VA

580

$1,800

24

2d

Dan Stone

Thompson, PA

560

$800


Wrisco Industries Speedweeks Point Standings:


Pos

Car #

Competitor

Hometown

Points

1

1s

Brandon Sheppard

New Berlin, IL

1810

2

39

Tim McCreadie

Watertown, NY

1675

3

9

Devin Moran

Dresden, OH

1670

4

49

Jonathan Davenport

Blairsville, GA

1555

5

1T

Tyler Erb

New Waverly, TX

1510

6

157

Mike Marlar

Winfield, TN

1480

7

25

Shane Clanton

Zebulon, GA

1415

8

20

Jimmy Owens

Newport, TN

1395

9

21

Billy Moyer Jr

Batesville, AR

1380

10

14

Josh Richards

Shinnston, WV

1360

11

40B

Kyle Bronson

Brandon, FL

1355

12

3s

Brian Shirley

Chatham, IL

1350

13

28E

Dennis Erb Jr

Carpentersville, IL

1270

14

25z

Mason Zeigler

Chalk Hill, PA

1140

15

50

Shanon Buckingham

Morristown, TN

1125

16

16

Tyler Bruening

Decorah, IA

1100

17

1

Earl Pearson Jr

Jacksonville, FL

1095

18

22*

G.R. Smith

Statesville, NC

1080

19

81E

Tanner English

Benton, KY

1075

20

71

Hudson O'Neal

Martinsville, IN

1040

21

76

Brandon Overton

Evans, GA

1020

22

18J

Chase Junghans

Manhattan, KS

1005

23

2S

Stormy Scott

Las Cruces, NM

955

24

0

Jesse Stovall

Billings, MO

895

25

94

Charles Powell

Brookville, PA

885


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