Sarver, PA (June 21, 2018) Chris Madden etched his name into the record books as a winner of a Firecracker 100 Preliminary night, and he may not be done for the weekend if tonight’s performance is any indication. The Gaffney, SC native started on the second row and proceeded to chase down a fast running Mike Marlar who looked very strong in both time trials and in his heat. The two battled nearly door to door for the better part of the opening laps until Madden slipped under the front runner on lap 12 for the lead.
Once out front, the job became no easier for the current World of Outlaw Craftsman Late Model Points Leader as an oncoming Brandon Sheppard began his own pursuit of the leader after he made his way around Marlar for the second spot. Madden faced one restart the rest of the way as former multi-time track champion Alex Ferree found himself off the top of turns three and four while running sixth with ten laps to go.
On the ensuing restart, Madden kept the field and held off a final charge from Sheppard with lapped traffic coming into play in the waning laps to lock down the $6,000 victory.
Current points leader Michael Norris acquitted himself well moving from his 16th starting spot to a six place finish while semi-weekly competitor Mike Pegher Jr. turned in a solid heat performance and wound up with a redraw spot in the main event. However, he was unable to take advantage as he slowed in turn two in the early portion of the race.
Preliminary night two is scheduled to get underway on Friday night with hot laps starting at 6:50 PM followed by time trials with the racing program starting at 8:05 PM.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Main Event ($6,000 to win-30 Laps)
- (44M) Chris Madden
- (1) Brandon Sheppard
- (157) Mike Marlar
- (0) Scott Bloomquist
- (9) Devin Moran
- (72N) Mike Norris
- (17M) Dale McDowell
- (22) Chris Ferguson
- (10) Jared Miley
- (14) Darrell Lanigan
- (18C) Chase Junghans
- (1X) Chub Frank
- (22S) Gregg Satterlee
- (91) Tyler Erb
- (14M) Morgan Bagley
- (72) Jason Covert
- (7) Rick Eckert
- (4) Alex Ferree
- (89) Justin Williams
- (B1) Brent Larson
- (94) Charles Powell Jr.
- (25) Shane Clanton
- (54) David Breazeale
- (1C) Mike Pegher Jr.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Last Chance Showdown #1- (10 Laps)
- (14) Darrell Lanigan
- (94) Charles Powell Jr.
- (89) Justin Williams
- (14M) Morgan Bagley
- (91B) Tommy Beck
- (14A) Dan Angellicchio
- (75) Colton Flinner
- (51M) Joey Moriarty
- (44P) Joe Petyak
- (B22) Bump Hedman
- (44H) Dave Hess.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Last Chance Showdown #2
- (10) Jared Miley
- (91) Tyler Erb
- (72) Jason Covert
- (1J) Jared Miley
- (111) Matt Lux
- (6) Blake Spencer
- (29) Ken Schaltenbrand
- (B1) Brent Larson
- (7MM) Michael Maresca
- (10L) Gary Lyle
- (W3) John Weaver
- (14R) Clay Ruffo
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Heat 1:
- (157) Mike Marlar
- (0) Scott Bloomquist
- (54) David Breazeale
- (17M) Dale McDowell
- (14) Dale McDowell
- (89) Justin Williams
- (94) Charles Powell Jr.
- (91B) Tommy Beck
- (B22) Bump Hedman
- (2) Dan Stone
- (11) Joshua Powell
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Heat 2:
- (25) Shane Clanton
- (4) Alex Ferree
- (22S) Gregg Satterlee
- (7) Rick Eckert
- (44H) Dave Hess
- (14M) Morgan Bagley
- (14A) Dan Angellicchio
- (51M) Joey Moriarty
- (44P) Joe Petyak
- (75) Colton Flinner
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Heat 3:
- (1) Brandon Sheppard
- (9) Davin Moran
- (22) Chris Ferguson
- (18C) Chase Junghans
- (10) Jared Miley
- (7MM) Michael Maresca
- (B1) Brent Larson
- (111) Matt Lux
- (10L) Gary Lyle
- (W3) John Weaver
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Heat 4:
- (44) Chris Madden
- (1C) Mike Pegher Jr.
- (1X) Chub Frank
- (72N) Mike Norris
- (91) Tyler Erb
- (72) Jason Covert
- (1J) Davey Johnson
- (5) Blake Spencer
- (14R) Clay Ruffo
- (29) Ken Schaltenbrand
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Time Trials Group 1:
- (157) Mike Marlar- 15.131
- (25) Shane Clanton- 15.318
- (0) Scott Bloomquist- 15.347
- (4) Ale Ferree- 15.405
- (54) David Breazeale- 15.405
- (22S) Greg Satterlee- 15.480
- (17M) Dale McDowell- 15.573
- (7) Rick Eckert- 15.603
- (94) Charles Powell Jr.- 15.605
- (75) Colton Flinner- 15.640
- (14) Darrell Lanigan- 15.722
- (14M) Morgan Bagley- 15.883
- (2) Dan Stone- 15.842
- (44J) Dave Hess- 15.862
- (89) Justin Williams- 15.887
- (14a) Dan Angellicchio- 15.965
- (91) Tommy Beck- 15.967
- (51) Joey Moriarty
- (B22) Bump Hedman- 16.111
- (44P) Joe Petyak- 16.564
- (11) Josh Powell- 16.788
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models Time Trials Group 2:
- (1) Brandon Sheppard- 15.345
- (44) Chris Madden- 15.436
- (9) Devin Moran- 15.480
- (1X) Chub Frank- 15.491
- (22) Chris Ferguson- 15.506
- (72N) Mike Norris- 15.539
- (10) Jared Miley- 15.522
- (91) Tyler Erb- 15.595
- (18C) Chase Junghans- 15.623
- (1C) Mike Pegher- 15.708
- (111) Matt Lux- 15.802
- (72) Jason Covert- 15.867
- (7MM) Mike Maresca- 15.987
- (1J) Davey Johnson- 16.115
- (B1) Brent Larson- 16.125
- (29) Ken Schaltenbrand- 16.182
- (10L) Gary Lyle- 16.245
- (6) Blake Spencer0 16.308
- (W3) John Weaver- 16.848