SARVER, Pa. (June 24) — Live updates from Friday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Firecracker 100 preliminary program featuring a 30-lap, $6,000-to-win A-main at Lernerville Speedway (results unofficial):

Feature

Putting himself on the precipice of sweeping the Firecracker 100 weekend, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., overtook Ricky Thornton Jr. for the lead on lap 14 and held off a late challenge from Tim McCreadie to capture Friday night’s 30-lap preliminary feature at Lernerville Speedway. The 44-year-old’s second $6,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph in as many evenings came by 0.581 of a second over the ninth-starting McCreadie.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Ricky Thornton Jr., Hudson O’Neal
Row 2: Mike Marlar, Mark Whitener
Row 3: Michael Norris, Ashton Winger
Row 4: Earl Pearson Jr., Rick Eckert
Row 5: Tim McCreadie, Ryan Montgomery
Row 6: Garrett Alberson, John Garvin Jr.
Row 7: Tyler Erb, Brandon Sheppard
Row 8: Jonathan Davenport, Gregg Satterlee
Row 9: Daulton Wilson, Spencer Hughes
Row 10: Ross Robinson, Jimmy Owens
Row 11: Jared Miley, Chub Frank
Row 12: Alex Ferree, Kyle Strickler

Consolation results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

First consolation finish: Ross Robinson, Chub Frank, Darrell Bossard, Tyler Dietz, Chris Ferguson, Colton Flinner, Dan Angelicchio, Logan Zarin, Mason Zeigler, Todd Bachman, Gary Lyle, Daryl Charlier.

Second consolation finish: Jimmy Owens, Alex Ferree, Brandon Overton, Garrett Smith, Doug Drown, Charles Powell Jr., Ken Schaltenbrand, Breyton Santee, Brenden Smith, Joe Petyak, Gale Huey (DNS) Cory Sines.

Third consolation finish: Jared Miley, Kyle Strickler, Scott Bloomquist, Matt Lux, Trevor Collins, Jonathan Lee, Drake Troutman, Dan Stone, Tim Vance, Levi Yetter, Joshua Powell, Brandon Little.

Heat results

(8 laps; top three transfer)

First heat finish: Ricky Thornton Jr., Earl Pearson Jr., Tyler Erb, Ross Robinson, Daryl Charlier, Colton Flinner, Chris Ferguson, Dan Angelicchio, Mason Zeigler.

Second heat finish: Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Jonathan Davenport, Chub Frank, Logan Zarin, Darrell Bossard, Tyler Dietz, Todd Bachman, Gary Lyle.

Third heat finish: Michael Norris, Garrett Alberson, Daulton Wilson, Ken Schaltenbrand, Garrett Smith, Doug Drown, Breyton Santee, Joe Petyak, Brenden Smith.

Fourth heat finish: Hudson O’Neal, Rick Eckert, Brandon Sheppard, Jimmy Owens, Alex Ferree, Brandon Overton, Charles Powell Jr., Cory Sines, Gale Huey.

Fifth heat finish: Mark Whitener, Ryan Montgomery, Gregg Satterlee, Kyle Strickler, Jared Miley, Jonathan Lee, Matt Lux, Levi Yetter, Joshua Powell.

Sixth heat finish: Ashton Winger, John GarvinJr., Spencer Hughes, Drake Troutman, Scott Bloomquist, Trevor Collins, Dan Stone, Tim Vance, Brandon Little.

Pre-race notes

The Firecracker 100 weekend continues Friday with the second of two preliminary program leading into Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale. … Thursday’s 54-car field was down one from last year’s turnout but marked the first back-to-back Firecracker rosters of 50-plus cars since 2013 (60) and ’14 (55). … The weather remains spectacular — sunny with highs in the mid-80s — for the perennially rain-plagued event. … Thursday winner Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., drove to victory in the Ronnie Delk-owned Longhorn car he debuted one week ago at Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain Speedway. He is seeking his eighth career start in the Firecracker 100 finale in hopes of improving upon his top finish of second (2017 and ’18). … After escaping injury when he flipped wildly on lap eight of Thursday’s feature, Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., is ready to race the XR1 Rocket No. 1 that Josh Richards has driven this year as a teammate to Frank’s cousin Boom Briggs. … Ross Robinson of Georgetown, Del., had insult added to injury in Thursday’s second heat when he pulled up lame in turn two due to an expired engine and was clipped in his left-rear corner moments later by Logan Zarin of Moon Township, Pa. Robinson failed to transfer with his backup car in his heat, but he’s repaired the damaged car and dropped in a replacement power plant for Friday’s program. … Robinson's wife and crew chief, Amanda Robinson, is making her fifth competitive start of 2022 in the Crate Late Model class. She was a group fast-timer Thursday and starts from the pole in a Friday heat as she pursues the RUSH event's $20,000 top prize. ... Lernerville regular Colton Flinner of Allison Park, Pa., was put behind Friday by a broken driveshaft that prevented him from logging a qualifying lap. He rallied to transfer through a B-main and finished 20th in the feature. … Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., a two-time Lernerville Firecracker prelim winner, also had to fight back from a poor qualifying effort (he said he wasn’t set up right for a track surface that differed dramatically for this year’s weekly action) to crack the feature lineup in his heat. He finished 13th in the 30-lapper. … Lucas Oil rookie Daulton Wilson of Fayetteville, N.C., recorded his first career overall fast-time honor on the tour in Thursday’s qualifying session but had to win a B-main to make the feature. He advanced to finish 16th in his first-ever start at Lernerville. … John Garvin Jr. of Sarver, Pa., who is back in Dirt Late Model competition this season after running sprint cars since 2013, won his Thursday heat but spun from contention on lap seven of the feature. … Fairmont, W.Va., driver Ryan Montgomery’s Suppa Racing car sports the No. CJ1 in honor of his car owner Terry Suppa’s friendship with late chassis builder C.J. Rayburn. Thursday was the third start carrying the CJ1 for Montgomery, who is also running Suppa’s Lazer Chassis Crate Late Model this weekend to mark the first time in his career he’s pulled double-duty at a racetrack. … Gregg Satterlee of Indiana, Pa., who won May 13’s ULMS feature at Lernerville, failed to qualify for Thursday’s feature. He was saved from an opening-lap heat race slip over the berm in turns and two by a caution flag but struggled to find speed as he fell two spots short of transferring in a B-main. … Teenager Garrett Smith of Eatonton, Pa., who recently graduated from high school, made his first career start at Lernerville on Thursday after making a 10-hour overnight haul from Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals show at Adams County Speedway in Quincy, Ill.

Time trials

First group
Earl Pearson Jr. (46), Jacksonville, Fla., 15.659
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., 15.731
Michael Norris (72), Sarver, Pa., 15.826
Chris Ferguson (22), Mount Holly, N.C., 15.864
Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y., 15.879
Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 15.935
Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 15.945
Chub Frank (1*), Bear Lake, Pa., 15.995
Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 16.035
Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 16.048
Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 16.094
Doug Drown (12d), Wooster, Ohio, 16.145
Ross Robinson (7R), Georgetown, Del., 16.158
Logan Zarin (1z), Moon Township, Pa., 16.310
Ken Schaltenbrand (29S), Sarver, Pa., 16.384
Mason Zeigler (9z), Chalk Hill, Pa., 16.407
Tyler Dietz (77), Pittsburgh, Pa., 16.432
Joe Petyak (44P), Gallitzin, Pa., 16.436
Daryl Charlier (3RK), Bulger, Pa., 16.446
Todd Bachman (66), Natrona Heights, Pa., 16.506
Garrett Smith (10), Eatonton, Ga., 16.606
Colton Flinner (48), Allison Park, Pa., 16.640
Darrell Bossard (22B), Centerville, Pa., 16.669
Breyton Santee (9), Conneaut, Ohio, 16.739
Dan Angelicchio (14), Mt. Pleasant, Pa., 16.879
Gary Lyle (10L), Leechburg, Pa., 16.928
Brenden Smith (17SS), Dade City, Fla., 16.949
Second group
Rick Eckert (0E), York, Pa.,    16.026
Ryan Montgomery (CJ1), Fairmont, W.Va., 16.039
John Garvin Jr. (J4), Sarver, Pa., 16.092
Charles Powell Jr. (94), Brookline, Pa., 16.171
Ashton Winger (89), Hampton, Ga., 16.227
Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C., 16.227
Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 16.256
Gregg Satterlee (22), Indiana, Pa., 16.268
Dan Stone (2d), Thompson, Pa., 16.307
Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill., 16.369
Matt Lux (21L), Franklin, Pa., 16.413
Spencer Hughes (11H), Meridian, Miss., 16.426
Levi Yetter (9), Cabot, Pa., 16.534
Drake Troutman (7D), Hyndman, Pa., 16.557
Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 16.580
Jared Miley (10), Pittsburgh, Pa., 16.596
Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn., 16.604
Cory Sines (25S), Orwell, Ohio, 16.621
Trevor Collins (11AC), Seaford, Del., 16.690
Alex Ferree (1c), Saxonburg, Pa., 16.717
Mark Whitener (58), Middleburg, Fla., 16.790
Jonathan Lee (5L), Summerville, Pa., 16.927
Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., 16.965
Tim Vance (17T), Clover, S.C., 17.102
Gale Huey (11H), Punxsutawney, Pa., 17.253
Joshua Powell (11J), Sarver, Pa., 17.461
Brandon Little (112), Carlisle, Pa., 17.735

Friday’s schedule

6 p.m. - Hot laps
- Lucas Oil Late Model hot laps
- Lucas Oil Late Model qualifying
- RUSH Late Model hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
- Lucas Oil Late Model heats (8 laps)
- RUSH Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Lucas Oil Late Model B-mains (10 laps)
- RUSH Late Model Dash
- Lucas Oil Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Live band performance Go For Broke