Dirt on Dirt - Madden tops J.D. in Bank Go 50 at I-80

July 21

I-80 Speedway,

Greenwood, NE

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Dirt Track Bank Go 50) - $12,000

Information provided by: Kevin Kovac and series reports (last updated July 22, 1:30 pm)

Madden tops J.D. in Bank Go 50 at I-80

Dirt Track Bank Go 50

Chris Madden
Jonathan Davenport
Bobby Pierce
Mike Marlar
Brandon Sheppard
Ricky Thornton Jr.
Tim McCreadie
Stormy Scott
Earl Pearson Jr.
Hudson O'Neal
Devin Moran
Ricky Weiss
Tyler Bruening
Chad Simpson
Jason Papich
Kyle Strickler
Jimmy Owens
Tyler Erb
Bill Leighton Jr.
Garrett Alberson
Spencer Hughes
Daulton Wilson
Jake Neal
Todd Cooney
Tad Pospisil
Justin Zeitner
Ryan Gustin
Kyle Bronson
Chris Simpson
Ross Robinson

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Chris Madden and crew celebrate their 13th win of 2022 Thursday at I-80.

What won the race: Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., topped his dominant foe of the 2022 season, Jonathan Davenport, to win Thursday's Dirt Track Bank Go 50 at I-80 Speedway. Madden led all 50 laps from the outside pole for the $12,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory, his 13th of 2022.

Quotable: “At that moment of the race when I split those lapped cars I was too tight and it was breaking my momentum going into three,” Madden said. “I just wasn’t carrying enough corner speed. I had to back off there and set them up at the right time to make the right move (and pull away from Davenport).”

Key notes: Chris Madden's victory — his fourth Lucas Oil win of 2022 and the 17th of his career on the tour — came by 1.925 seconds over Jonathan Davenport, who started fifth and couldn't quite get close enough to attempt a pass for the win after reaching second on lap 14. ... Bobby Pierce ripped through the field in a 20th-to-third drive; he overtook Mike Marlar for third coming to the white flag. ... The race was slowed once, on lap 21, for fourth-running Kyle Bronson's blown left-rear tire. ... The event kicked off what's expected to be the track's final Silver Dollar Nationals weekend with the track's sale apparently imminent. ... After Thursday's standalone seires event, Friday's action includes double heat races for the Silver Dollar Nationals while Saturday is capped by the $53,000-to-win, $5,300-to-start finale.

On the move: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., started 20th and finished third.

Winner's sponsors: The Chris Madden Racing Rocket Chassis is powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by Drydene Performance Products, Franklin Enterprises, Henderson Amusement, Millwood Plumbing, Pyramid Materials, Davis Diesel Service, Worley Monument, VP Racing Fuels, Penske Racing Shocks and Hoosier Racing Tire.

Points chase: After I-80 Thursday: 1. Tim McCreadie (5,425); 2. Brandon Sheppard (5,295); 3. Ricky Thornton Jr. (5,110); 4. Hudson O'Neal (4,970); 5. Tyler Erb (4,950); 6. Earl Pearson Jr. (4,770); 7. Garrett Alberson (4,445); 8. Daulton Wilson (4,200); 9. Spencer Hughes (4,130); 10. Jimmy Owens (3,925); 11. Ross Robinson (3,895).

Current weather: Clear, 82°F

Car count: 60

Fast qualifier: Devin Moran

Time: 16.871 seconds

Polesitter: Devin Moran

Heat race winners: Devin Moran, Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Chris Madden, Kyle Bronson, Brandon Sheppard

Consolation race winners: Tad Pospisil, Bobby Pierce, Ryan Gustin

Provisional starters: Tyler Erb, Hudson O'Neal, Garrett Alberson, Ross Robinson, Jake Neal, Todd Cooney

Next series race: July 22, I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) $53,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21) — Updates from Thursday night’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dirt Track Bank Go 50, a $12,000-to-win event kicking off the Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals weekend at I-80 Speedway:

Feature

Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., topped his dominant foe of the 2022 season, Jonathan Davenport, to win Thursday's Dirt Track Bank Go 50 at I-80 Speedway. Madden led all 50 laps from the outside pole for the $12,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory, his 13th of 2022.

Numerical driver roster

(Driver, car number, hometown)

Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill.
Jake Neal (1J), Omaha, Neb.
Aaron Marrant (1x), Richmond, Mo.
Johnny Scott (1ST), Las Cruces, N.M.
Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas
Nick Hoffman (2H), Mooresville, N.C.
Stormy Scott (2s), Las Cruces, N.M.
Doug Burgess (3), Villisca, Iowa
Mike Collins (3c), New Orleans, La.
Brian Shirley (3S), Chatham, Ill.
Tad Pospisil (04), Norfolk, Neb.
Cale Osborn (6c), Lexington, Neb.
Al Humphrey (6H), Giltner, Neb.
Ross Robinson (7), Georgetown, Del.
Dusty Leonard (7D), Marysville, Kan.
Ricky Weiss (7W), Headingley, Manitoba
Kyle Strickler (8), Mooresville, N.C.
Devin Moran (9), Dresden, Ohio
Mason Zeigler (9z), Chalk Hill, Pa.
Garrett Smith (10G), Eatonton, Ga.
Spencer Hughes (11), Meridian, Miss.
Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa
Dale McDowell (17M), Chickamauga, Ga.
Chase Junghans (18), Manhattan, Kan.
Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C.
Jesse Sobbing (18S), Malvern, Iowa
Colby Moore (19M), Springtown, Texas
Ryan Gustin (19R), Marshalltown, Iowa
Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn.
Ricky Thornton Jr. (20RT), Adel, Iowa
Charlie McKenna (22), Ames, Iowa
Daniel Hilsabeck (22H), Earlham, Iowa
Bill Leighton (24), Lavista, Neb.
Chad Simpson (25), Mt. Vernon, Iowa
Shane Clanton (25), Zebulon, Ga.
Todd Cooney (30), Des Moines, Iowa
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill.
Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa
Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y.
Kyle Bronson (40b), Brandon, Fla.
Chris Madden (44M), Gray Court, S.C.
Dan Battaglia (45D), Gretna, Neb.
Earl Pearson Jr. (46), Jacksonville, Fla.
Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga.
Jake Timm (49T), Winona, Minn.
Matt Furman (51), Iowa City, Iowa
Andrew Kosiski (53), Omaha, Neb.
Chris Spieker (56), Massena, Iowa
Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruce, N.M.
Justin Zentner (62), Malvern, Iowa
Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind.
Terry Phillips (75), Springfield, Mo.
Blair Nothdurft (76B), Renner, S.D.
Allan Hopp (80), Harlan, Iowa
Jason Papich (91P), Nipomo, Calif.
Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La.
Ben Schaller (98), Omaha, Neb.
Boom Briggs (99b), Bear Lake, Pa.
Max Blair (111v), Centerville, Pa.
Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn.

Thursday’s schedule

7 p.m. - On-track action begins
- Stock car hot laps
- Late Model hot laps
- Late Model qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Stock car heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Stock car consolations
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Stock car feature (22 laps)
- Late Model feature (50 laps)