Dec 1-May 31, 8:00 AM UTC
FloRacing 24/7
Dec 4-8 · Resumes Today at 11:45 PM UTC
Snowball Derby at Five Flags
Tomorrow · 8:45 PM UTC
Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals
Dec 6-8, 3:00 PM UTC
Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton
Dec 12, 3:00 PM UTC
USAC PRI Show
Dec 13, 7:30 PM UTC
NASCAR Youth Series Banquet
Dec 13-14, 8:30 PM UTC
Mt. Zion Snocross National
Dec 13, 11:00 PM UTC
PDRA Banquet
Dec 13, 11:30 PM UTC
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Banquet
Dec 14, 1:00 AM UTC
USAC National Series Banquet
Dec 28-30, TBD
High Limit International at Perth
Dec 31-Jan 4, 11:05 PM UTC
Tulsa Shootout
Jan 3-12, 2025, TBD
Wild West Shootout
Jan 3-17, 2025, TBD
Dakar Rally
Jan 4-5, 2025, TBD
Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track
2023 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Ponderosa Speedway

Mike Marlar Drives To Lucas Oil Late Model Victory At Ponderosa Speeedway

Mike Marlar Drives To Lucas Oil Late Model Victory At Ponderosa Speeedway

Mike Marlar claimed his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season on Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway.

May 6, 2023 by Brandon Paul
null

Pole-starting Mike Marlar led all 50 laps at Ponderosa Speedway en route to Friday's $12,000 win in the 19th annual John Bradshaw Memorial. Marlar notched his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season and the 18th of his career. It's his third overall win of the season.

Seeing his three-race Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win streak snapped, Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., settled for the runner-up position, 0.574 of a second back. Third-finishing Brandon Overton of Evans, Ga., secured his second podium of the weekend. Jonathan Davenport and Ricky Thornton Jr. each advanced one position, finishing fourth and fifth.

Watch Replay

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series At Ponderosa Speedway Highlights

null
VIDEO: Check out the highlights from Friday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race at Ponderosa Speedway. 


Winning Quote From Mike Marlar

“You know your tires will cool off and the track bleeds, things happen under caution. It’s usually a good thing, especially if you’re in the lead, gives you a clean track,” Marlar said. “You drive these cars on just such a fine line on every little thing you do in there, adjusting brakes. It’s cool that the John Bradshaw Memorial has gotten to be as big as it’s gotten to be, I came here to race when they first dubbed it, it was $5,000-to-win.”

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Ponderosa Speedway Results

Position

No.

Driver

1

157

Mike Marlar

2

1H

Hudson O’Neal

3

76

Brandon Overton

4

49

Jonathan Davenport

5

20RT

Ricky Thornton Jr. 

6

11R

Josh Rice

7

11

Spencer Hughes

8

1T

Tyler Erb

9

17D

Zach Dohm

10

99

Devin Moran

11

18D

Daulton Wilson

12

58

Garrett Alberson

13

23

Cory Hedgecock

14

111B

Mac Blair

15

39

Tim McCreadie

16

7

Ross Robinson

17

13W

David Webb

18

16

Tyler Bruening

19

10

Garrett Smith

20

89

Logan Roberson

21

99B

Boom Briggs

22

8K

Kyle Strickler

23

20

Jimmy Owens

24

46

Earl Pearson, Jr. 

25

D8

Dustin Linville

26

99C

Camaron Marlar

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Standings After Ponderosa Speedway

With a second-place finish on Friday night, Hudson O'Neal extends his lead at the top of the championship standings to 45 points. Brandon Overton moves to second in the standings after a third-place finish, while Ricky Thornton, Jr. (-60) drops to third in the standings.

  1. Hudson O'Neal (1,640)
  2. Brandon Overton (1,595)
  3. Ricky Thornton Jr., (1,580)
  4. Jonathan Davenport (1,445)
  5. Tim McCreadie (1,400)
  6. Devin Moran (1,340)
  7. Max Blair (1,340)
  8. Tyler Erb (1,315)
  9. Daulton Wilson (1,290)
  10. Earl Pearson Jr. (1,190)

Up Next: May 6 - Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway (KY)