McCreadie overtakes Clanton late, earns third WoOLMS victory at Selinsgrove
New York Driver Charges from Sixth to Claim Half-Mile Oval’s Showdown on Sand Hill Main Event

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SELINSGROVE, Pa. (August 30) - Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., charged forward from his sixth starting spot and overtook polesitter Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., with five laps remaining in Saturday’s Showdown on Sand Hill A-Main at Selinsgrove Speedway on his way to his third World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory of the season. The 40-year-old McCreadie earned $8,650 in the first leg of the national tour’s doubleheader at the historic central Pennsylvania dirt track.

McCreadie, the 2006 WoO LMS champion, pulled away through the final laps of the 40-lap race, crossing the finish line with an advantage of 2.121 seconds. His 28th career WoO LMS victory marked his first trip to victory lane at the sprawling half-mile oval.

“It took me a little while to get going, but once I did, I think being able to move around early starting where I did helped me later,” said McCreadie, who chased down Clanton in his Sweeteners Plus Rocket Chassis as the two leaders raced through traffic during the race’s closing laps. “I don’t think Shane knew the track had changed that much, but it was a great night for Sweeteners and the whole program.”

Clanton was denied his first WoO LMS victory of the season in settling for the runner-up finish ahead of 2011 series champion Rick Eckert of York, Pa., who was also looking to end a season-long winless streak on the series.

Two-time series champion and current points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., roared through the field from the 23rd starting spot to finish fourth. Fresh off his 14th WoO LMS victory of the year during Friday’s Working Man 50 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., Lanigan entered Saturday’s race looking to tie his own WoO LMS single-season wins record. But he was dealt a setback when his Club 29 Race Car weighed in light at the scales following his heat race victory, forcing him to take a provisional starting spot for the A-Main.

Hometown driver Dylan Yoder started from the outside of the front row and challenged Clanton for the lead during the race’s early stages. The 22-year-old local fan favorite faded slightly through the middle portions of the race, which ran caution free after one restart before a lap was completed. But he settled in during the closing laps and came home with a solid fifth-place finish.

After turning back Yoder during the race’s opening laps, Clanton pulled to more than a straightaway advantage during the middle portions and appeared as though he may dominate the event. But McCreadie began cutting into Clanton’s advantage after taking second on lap 19 and was assisted by Clanton’s struggles in traffic.

McCreadie completely erased Clanton’s lead by lap 30 and began looking to the low side of the high-running leader. Clanton switched his line to the low groove as he felt the pressure from McCreadie, but that wasn’t enough to hold on to the point. With a strong run exiting turn two on lap 35, McCreadie pulled even with Clanton down the back straightaway, edged ahead at the line and completed the winning pass through turns one and two.

McCreadie easily pulled away in the closing laps, earning his 16th top-five finish in a season that’s been solid but no quite up to his usual standards.

“It hasn’t been a struggle because we’ve been running good, but I love winning,” said McCreadie, who closed to 40 points behind Eckert in the battle for second in the WoO LMS championship standings. “This is a lot more fun. No matter what the paycheck is, it’s always fun to be up front.”

Clanton’s runner-up effort in his Capital Race Car continued his recent improvement on the WoO LMS after a dismal first half of the season. He fell just short of a drought-ending victory, but gained ground in the WoO LMS points chase as he looks to catch Chub Frank and Eric Wells in the standings in hopes of salvaging at a fifth-place result in the season-long campaign.

“We worked awful hard trying to get what we got,” said Clanton, who notched his 18th top-10 finish of the season. “I guess I used my stuff trying to get by the lapped cars and McCreadie found the bottom first and made it around a couple of lapped cars and I didn’t.”

Like McCreadie, Eckert charged toward the front during the second half of the race, especially in the final 10 laps as he made large cuts into the gap that separated him from the two leaders. But a slow start left his Rocket Chassis house car with too much ground to make up and a caution never appeared to reset the field.

“It looked like they were both dying and I was coming to ‘em,” Eckert said of his late charge. “I got such a terrible start. I got boxed in, started in that bottom and got myself pinched up and lost some spots. I got them back and got to looking at the score board. I see McCreadie up there and said ‘Well, he’s within distance.’ I was like ‘Ah man.’ I just couldn’t get them run down.”

Matt Cochran of Williamsport, Pa., turned in another solid performance by a local racer with his sixth-place result, with Jeff Rine of Danville, Pa., in seventh. Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas was eighth with Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., and Dan Stone of Thompson, Pa., rounding out the top 10.

Selinsgrove Speedway hosts the WoO LMS again on Sunday for the $10,000-to-win National Late Model Open. Gates open at 4 p.m. EST with qualifying scheduled to kick things off at 7. For more information, visit the track's website at www.selinsgrovespeedway.com.

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.

World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Showdown on Sand Hill
Selinsgrove Speedway

A-Main    
1 6 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $8,000
2 1 25 Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA
3 7 1 Rick Eckert York, PA
4 23 29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY
5 2 24 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
6 5 16 Matt Cochran Williamsport, PA
7 4 2j Jeff Rine Danville, PA
8 8 14M Morgan Bagley Tyler, TX
9 13 18 Eric Wells Hazard, KY
10 9 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
11 24 11h Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE
12 3 119 Jim Bernheisel Jonestown, PA
13 15 1* Chub Frank Bear Lake, PA
14 17 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA
15 12 F1 Coleby Frye Dover, PA
16 10 32c Vic Coffey Caledonia, NY
17 20 119b Bryan Bernheisel Jonestown, PA
18 14 18c Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS
19 19 2 Steve Campbell Danville, PA
20 22 27 Jim Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
21 16 44 Clint Smith Senoia, GA
22 21 19 Tim Fuller Watertown, NY
23 18 99B Rick Briggs Bear Lake, PA
24 11 99Jr Frank Heckenast Jr. Orland Park, IL

B-Main #1    
1 3 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA
2 1 2 Steve Campbell Danville, PA
3 4 19 Tim Fuller Watertown, NY
4 6 56 Russ King Bristolville, OH
5 2 93 Pancho Lawler Glenville, PA
6 11 11h Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE
7 5 23p Bud Phillips Susquehanna, PA
8 12 4d Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
9 8 4s Danny Snyder Green Lane, PA
10 7 61t Kenny Trevitz Winsfield, PA
11 10 9 Hayes Mattern Beavertown, PA
12 9 88t Ernie Millon Waymart, PA

B-Main #2    
1 2 99B Rick Briggs Bear Lake, PA
2 5 119b Bryan Bernheisel Jonestown, PA
3 4 27 Jim Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
4 1 7 D.J. Troutman Hyndman, PA
5 7 26 Jerry Bard Shippensburg, PA
6 3 88 Tony Adams Sunbury, PA
7 6 3v Scott Richwine Carlisle, PA
8 9 45 Eric Hons Bendon, PA
9 8 c33 Chris Casner Mifflintown, PA
10 10 91 Chad Davis Milton, PA
dns 99z Dave Zona Montrose, PA
dns 0 Larry Baer Dover, PA

Heat #1    
1 7 1 Rick Eckert York, PA
2 5 119 Jim Bernheisel Jonestown, PA
3 8 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
4 4 18 Eric Wells Hazard, KY
5 6 2 Steve Campbell Danville, PA
6 2 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA
7 9 23p Bud Phillips Susquehanna, PA
8 10 61t Kenny Trevitz Winsfield, PA
9 11 88t Ernie Millon Waymart, PA
10 3 11h Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE
DQ (Light) 29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY

Heat #2    
1 1 25 Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA
2 3 2j Jeff Rine Danville, PA
3 4 32c Vic Coffey Caledonia, NY
4 2 18c Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS
5 6 93 Pancho Lawler Glenville, PA
6 5 19 Tim Fuller Watertown, NY
7 10 56 Russ King Bristolville, OH
8 9 4s Danny Snyder Green Lane, PA
9 7 9 Hayes Mattern Beavertown, PA
10 8 4d Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA

Heat #3    
1 1 16 Matt Cochran Williamsport, PA
2 3 24 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
3 2 99Jr Frank Heckenast Jr. Orland Park, IL
4 5 1* Chub Frank Bear Lake, PA
5 8 7 D.J. Troutman Hyndman, PA
6 7 88 Tony Adams Sunbury, PA
7 6 119b Bryan Bernheisel Jonestown, PA
8 9 26 Jerry Bard Shippensburg, PA
9 10 45 Eric Hons Bendon, PA
10 4 99z Dave Zona Montrose, PA

Heat #4    
1 2 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
2 1 14M Morgan Bagley Tyler, TX
3 10 F1 Coleby Frye Dover, PA
4 4 44 Clint Smith Senoia, GA
5 5 99B Rick Briggs Bear Lake, PA
6 3 27 Jim Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
7 8 3v Scott Richwine Carlisle, PA
8 9 c33 Chris Casner Mifflintown, PA
9 7 91 Chad Davis Milton, PA
10 6 0 Larry Baer Dover, PA