Dirt on Dirt - Davenport leads all the way for Eagle's $10,000

May 16

Eagle Raceway,

Eagle, NE

Sanction: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Malvern Bank High Bank Heist) - $10,000

Information provided by: Todd Turner, series and track reports (last updated May 17, 3:42 am)

Davenport leads all the way for Eagle's $10,000

Malvern Bank High Bank Heist

Jonathan Davenport
Hudson O'Neal
Kyle Bronson
Brandon Sheppard
Garrett Alberson
Tyler Bruening
Tyler Erb
Brandon Overton
Carson Ferguson
Donald McIntosh
Dillon McCowan
Chase Junghans
Dan Ebert
Devin Moran
Daniel Hilsabeck
Tad Pospisil
Daulton Wilson
Collen Winebarger
Cory Lawler
Spencer Hughes
Clay Harris
Ricky Thornton Jr.
Sammy Mars
Ian Whisler

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Jonathan Davenport celebrates his $10,000 victory at Eagle Raceway.

What won the race: Racing off the outside pole and maintaining firm control from start-to-finish, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., emerged victorious in Friday's 40-lap Malvern Bank High Bank Heist feature at Eagle Raceway. The 41-year-old superstar handled two late-race cautions with aplomb to secure the $10,000 triumph on the second night of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned weekend.

Quotable: "I’m kind of glad that one caution came out there. It kind of gave me a breather. That’s about all an old man can do,” Davenport said after largely running the fast cushion to victory. “The bottom didn’t come in, I don’t think, like it did last night there for a while. I never did really go down there but just a couple times. I was kind of married myself to the top there and tried to hang on.”

Key notes: Coming off a runner-up finish in Thursday’s opener, Davenport registered his second win in the last three Lucas Oil Series races and his fourth of the season. It was his 81st career full-field triumph on the national tour, tying him for second all-time with Jimmy Owens. … Hudson O’Neal reached second on lap 37 and a caution flag moments later gave him a restart opportunity for the top prize, but he finished 1.096 seconds behind Davenport in second place. … Kyle Bronson placed third after running second for laps 14-36. … Points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. was in a tight battle for second when he scraped the homestretch wall chasing Bronson and spun in turn one. He limped to the pit area and retired due to a broken steering rack for a 22nd-place finish. ... Thornton's incident brought out the feature's first caution. ... Polesitter Tad Pospisil ran second for most of the race's first 13 laps and was still fifth as late as lap 29, but on lap 37 he stopped in turn four to trigger the second and final caution flag. He finished 16th. ... The High Bank Heist weekend concludes Saturday with a complete show topped by a 75-lap feature paying $50,000-to-win.

On the move: Hudson O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., started 13th and finished second.

Winner's sponsors: Davenport’s Lance Landers Motorsports Longhorn Chassis carries sponsorship from Nutrien Ag Solutions, ASC Warranty, Dynagro Seed, Mark Martin Automotive, Mega Plumbing & HVAC, Bobcat of Batesville, Bert Transmissions by Budda, Lucas Oil, Hoosier Racing Tire, VP Racing Fuels, Bilstein Shocks and Midwest Sheet Metal.

Points chase: After Eagle Friday: 1. Ricky Thornton Jr. (3,340); 2. Jonathan Davenport (3,325); 3. Devin Moran (3,215); 4. Garrett Alberson (3,000); 5. Hudson O’Neal (2,955); 6. Brandon Overton (2,910); 7. Brandon Sheppard (2,870); 8. Daulton Wilson (2,695); 9. Carson Ferguson (2,520); 10. Tyler Erb (2,475); T11. Donald McIntosh (2,360); T11. Daniel Hilsabeck (2,360).

Current weather: Clear, 59°F

Car count: 35

Fast qualifier: Jonathan Davenport

Time: 13.451 seconds

Polesitter: Tad Pospisil

Heat race winners: Tad Pospisil, Kyle Bronson, Jonathan Davenport, Brandon Sheppard

Consolation race winners: Collen Winebarger, Dillon McCowan

Provisional starters: Clay Harris, Ian Whisler

Next series race: May 17, Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE) $50,000

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

From staff reports

EAGLE, Neb. — Live updates from Friday’s High Bank Heist first second round, featuring a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win main event for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Racing off the outside pole and maintaining firm control from start-to-finish, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., emerged victorious in Friday's 40-lap Malvern Bank High Bank Heist feature at Eagle Raceway. The 41-year-old superstar handled two late-race cautions with aplomb to secure the $10,000 triumph on the second night of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned weekend.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Tad Pospisil, Jonathan Davenport
Row 2: Kyle Bronson, Brandon Sheppard
Row 3: Ricky Thornton Jr., Sammy Mars
Row 4: Garrett Alberson, Brandon Overton
Row 5: Tyler Bruening, Donald McIntosh
Row 6: Tyler Erb, Dan Ebert
Row 7: Hudson O'Neal, Daniel Hilsabeck
Row 8: Carson Ferguson, Devin Moran
Row 9: Collen Winebarger, Dillon McCowan
Row 10: Spencer Hughes, Chase Junghans
Row 11: Daulton Wilson, Cory Lawler
Row 12: Clay Harris, Ian Whisler

Consolation race results

(Nine laps; top three transfer)

First consolation: Collen Winebarger, Spencer Hughes, Daulton Wilson, Clay Stuckey, Ben Sukup, Clay Harris, Dusty Leonard, Junior Coover, Michael Morton. Scratched: Dan Battaglia.

Second consolation: Dillon McCowan, Chase Junghans, Cory Lawler, Ian Whisler, Jake Neal, Dylan Sillman, Jordan Grabouski, Jesse Sobbing, Dylan Thornton.

Heat race recap

Tad Pospisil overcame a mid-race restart to lead all eight laps, winning the first heat race by 0.625 of a second over third-starting Ricky Thornton Jr. Second-starting Tyler Bruening slipped to third, with Hudson O’Neal grabbing the fourth and final transfer spot. Pospisil will lead the field to green in Friday’s $10,000-to-win second round. The race’s lone caution came on the fourth lap when Clay Harris slowed from sixth. He did not continue. … Kyle Bronson dominated the second heat race from the pole, leading the entire distance and taking the checkers 1.092 seconds ahead of second-starting Garrett Alberson. Tyler Erb and Carson Ferguson held serve, punching their ticket into the 40-lap main event. … Jonathan Davenport led all eight laps from the pole, winning heat three by 4.119 seconds over third-starting Sammy Mars. Donald McIntosh took third, while Daniel Hilsabeck narrowly beat Ian Whisler to the line by 0.030 of a second for the fourth and final transfer position. … Brandon Sheppard cruised to win the fourth and final heat race, crossing the line 0.527 of a second ahead of third-starting Brandon Overton, who bounced back after spinning on the opening lap of his time trial effort. Dan Ebert held on for third, with Devin Moran starting and finishing fourth.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Tad Pospisil, Ricky Thornton Jr., Tyler Bruening, Hudson O'Neal, Collen Winebarger, Spencer Hughes, Dusty Leonard, Junior Coover, Clay Harris.

Second heat: Kyle Bronson, Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Carson Ferguson, Clay Stuckey, Daulton Wilson, Ben Sukup, Michael Morton. Scratched: Dan Battaglia.

Third heat: Jonathan Davenport, Sammy Mars, Donald McIntosh, Daniel Hilsabeck, Ian Whisler, Jake Neal, Cory Lawler, Jesse Sobbing, Dylan Thornton.

Fourth heat: Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Overton, Dan Ebert, Devin Moran, Dillon McCowan, Chase Junghans, Jordan Grabouski, Dylan Sillman.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Tad Pospisil (04), Norfolk, Neb., 13.676
2. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 13.700
3. Tyler Bruening (16), Decorah, Iowa, 13.701
4. Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 13.710
5. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20rt), Chandler, Ariz., 13.805
6. Tyler Erb (1T), New Waverly, Texas, 13.895
7. Hudson O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 13.903
8. Carson Ferguson (93), Lincolnton, N.C., 13.942
9. Collen Winebarger (14s), Corbett, Ore., 13.944
10. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 14.012
11. Clay Harris (6), Jupiter, Fla., 14.202
12. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 14.235
13. Spencer Hughes (19m), Meridian, Miss., 14.236
14. Ben Sukup (07), Norfolk, Neb., 14.280
15. Junior Coover (10), Norfolk, Neb., 14.640
16. Michael Morton (71m), Omaha, Neb., 14.870
17. Dan Battaglia (45D), Gretna, Neb., no time
18. Dusty Leonard (7D), Marysville, Kan., no time
Group B
1. Jonathan Davenport (49), Blairsville, Ga., 13.451
2. Brandon Sheppard (1), New Berlin, Ill., 13.467
3. Donald McIntosh (79), Dawsonville, Ga., 13.602
4. Dan Ebert (60), Lake Shore, Minn., 13.630
5. Sammy Mars (28), Menomonie, Wis., 13.731
6. Brandon Overton (76), Evans, Ga., 13.796
7. Ian Whisler (28w), Otis, Ore., 13.900
8. Devin Moran (99), Dresden, Ohio, 13.904
9. Daniel Hilsabeck (22), Earlham, Iowa, 13.968
10. Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 14.060
11. Jake Neal (6J), Omaha, Neb., 14.071
12. Dylan Sillman (35D), Alvo, Neb., 14.176
13. Cory Lawler (93L), Hanover, Pa., 14.236
14. Jordan Grabouski (30G), Beatrice, Neb., 14.339
15. Jesse Sobbing (18), Malvern, Iowa, 14.349
16. Chase Junghans (18c), Manhattan, Kan., 14.935
17. Dylan Thornton (38T), Orcutt, Calif., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
2:45 p.m. - Tech and registration open
5:30 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:45 p.m. - Tech and registration close
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Stock car hot laps
7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Stock car heats (10 laps)
- Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Stock car consolation (12 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (40 laps)
- Stock cars (20 laps)