8/3/2024
Top-10 finish in rain-shortened USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway
Tim McCreadie and Rocket1 Racing battled inclement weather and a talented field of competitors over the weekend at the 37th annual USA Nationals to finish ninth in Saturday’s rain-shorted finale with their Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket1 Racing / Ace Metal Works / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.
“Between the weather and some adversity it was a weekend of ups-and-downs for us at Cedar Lake (Speedway). Every time we (Rocket1 Racing) hit the track together we continue to learn more as a team, and I think everyone in the pits battled finding a rhythm with the way the weather continued altered the weekend,” McCreadie shared. “We still came away with a Top 10 in the feature even though it ended early due to rain. We’re focused on heading to the North/South 100 this week and look forward to seeing a lot of great fans and sponsors there.”
Rocket1 Racing and Tim McCreadie returned on the road with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Case Late Model Series over the weekend as the national series invaded the Badger State for the 37th annual USA Nationals.
With inclement weather on Thursday at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisc.) forcing officials to run both preliminary events on Friday, McCreadie outdueled Jonathan Davenport in his heat race early Friday to secure the eight-lap victory. Receiving the pole for the opener via the redraw, Tim surrendered one spot in the 25-lap prelim to place second. He joined race-winner Bobby Pierce and Kyle Bronson on the podium.
Later Friday evening, Tim’s runner-up heat race showing positioned him on the fourth row for final preliminary feature. Chasing another $6,000 preliminary payday, McCreadie salvaged a 21st-place finish after a lap-nine tangle sent him to the tail.
Also competing in the F.A.N.S Fund Dash on Friday for a chance at the $2,500 payday raised by fans, McCreadie climbed three positions in the 12-lapper to place sixth.
Locked into a dash on Saturday, Tim’s sixth-place performance set him up for the sixth-starting position for the $50,000-to-win USA Nationals finale. With a lingering rain storms shortening the 100-lap main event to 56 circuits, McCreadie was running in ninth when persistent precipitation brought an early end to the weekend.
Full results from the events are available at www.WoOLMS.com.
Rocket1 Racing resumes the 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series campaign this Thursday – Saturday at Florence Speedway (Union, Ky.) with the 42nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100. The weekend includes twin $6,000-to-win programs on Thursday and Friday followed by a $75,000-to-win finale on Saturday.
McCreadie scored victories in the crown jewel event in 2017 and 2020
Tim McCreadie is currently fifth in the in the latest LOLMDS standings.
Full event details can be found at www.FlorenceSpeedway.com or www.LucasDirt.com.
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