MARYVILLE, TN– April 28, 2018– The fifth annual Tennessee Tipoff at Smoky Mountain Speedway concluded on Saturday evening. Dale McDowell led flag-to-flag in the 50-lap main event to claim the $10,000 check and collect his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series victory of the 2018 season.
Craftsman Club Feature (50 Laps): 1. 17M-Dale McDowell [2][$10,000]; 2. 44-Chris Madden [4][$5,000]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1][$3,000]; 4. 97-Michael Chilton [3][$2,500]; 5. 50-Shanon Buckingham [6][$2,000]; 6. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles [5][$1,700]; 7. 25-Shane Clanton [14][$1,400]; 8. 18c-Chase Junghans [10][$1,300]; 9. 157-Mike Marlar [13][$1,200]; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson [7][$1,100]; 11. 101-Casey Roberts [17][$1,050]; 12. 7-Rick Eckert [11][$1,000]; 13. 4T-Tommy Kerr [12][$950]; 14. 1v-Vic Hill [15][$900]; 15. 91-Tyler Erb [21][$850]; 16. 1x-Chub Frank [19][$800]; 17. 11B-Stacy Boles [20][$770]; 18. 21-Robby Moses [22][$750]; 19. 54-David Breazeale [16][$730]; 20. B1-Brent Larson [18][$700]; 21. C8-Timothy Culp [24][$700]; 22. 9-Devin Moran [8][$700]; 23. 14m-Morgan Bagley [23][$700]; 24. 116-Brandon Overton [9][$700]
Hard Charger: 25-Shane Clanton[+7]
Qualifying: 1. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles, 16.806; 2. 44-Chris Madden, 16.822; 3. 50-Shanon Buckingham, 16.908; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 16.942; 5. 97-Michael Chilton, 16.953; 6. 17M-Dale McDowell, 17.011; 7. 18c-Chase Junghans, 17.024; 8. 9-Devin Moran, 17.139; 9. C8-Timothy Culp, 17.144; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson, 17.159; 11. 7-Rick Eckert, 17.18; 12. 116-Brandon Overton, 17.182; 13. 157-Mike Marlar, 17.272; 14. 101-Casey Roberts, 17.304; 15. 1v-Vic Hill, 17.356; 16. 54-David Breazeale, 17.366; 17. 25-Shane Clanton, 17.421; 18. 4T-Tommy Kerr, 17.428; 19. 21-Robby Moses, 17.468; 20. 1x-Chub Frank, 17.508; 21. 91-Tyler Erb, 17.513; 22. 11B-Stacy Boles, 17.571; 23. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 17.829; 24. B1-Brent Larson, 17.834; 25. 6-Blake Spencer, 18.218; 26. 5-Lamar Winkle, 18.331
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2]; 2. 21k-Dakotah Knuckles [1]; 3. 22-Chris Ferguson [4]; 4. 18c-Chase Junghans [3]; 5. 157-Mike Marlar [5]; 6. 54-David Breazeale [6]; 7. 11B-Stacy Boles [8]; 8. 21-Robby Moses [7]; 9. 6-Blake Spencer [9]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 97-Michael Chilton [2]; 2. 44-Chris Madden [1]; 3. 9-Devin Moran [3]; 4. 7-Rick Eckert [4]; 5. 25-Shane Clanton [6]; 6. 101-Casey Roberts [5]; 7. 1x-Chub Frank [7]; 8. 14m-Morgan Bagley [8]; 9. 5-Lamar Winkle [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 17M-Dale McDowell [2]; 2. 50-Shanon Buckingham [1]; 3. 116-Brandon Overton [4]; 4. 4T-Tommy Kerr [6]; 5. 1v-Vic Hill [5]; 6. B1-Brent Larson [8]; 7. C8-Timothy Culp [3]; 8. 91-Tyler Erb [7]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 1x-Chub Frank [2][-]; 2. 11B-Stacy Boles [1][-]; 3. 91-Tyler Erb [6][-]; 4. 21-Robby Moses [4][-]; 5. C8-Timothy Culp [3][]; 6. 14m-Morgan Bagley [5][]; 7. 6-Blake Spencer [7][$110]; 8. 5-Lamar Winkle [8][$110]
World of Outlaws Point Standings (Top 25):
Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
1 | 44 | Chris Madden | 876 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | $37,200 |
2 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 836 | -40 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | $37,450 |
3 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 818 | -58 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | $14,710 |
4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 810 | -66 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | $21,600 |
5 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 794 | -82 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | $14,750 |
6 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 790 | -86 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | $10,970 |
7 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 748 | -128 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | $8,560 |
8 | 1x | Chub Frank | 746 | -130 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | $10,650 |
9 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 734 | -142 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | $8,200 |
10 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 720 | -156 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | $6,910 |
11 | 9 | Devin Moran | 716 | -160 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | $11,100 |
12 | B1 | Brent Larson | 702 | -174 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | $6,240 |
13 | 22 | Chris Ferguson | 700 | -176 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | $6,705 |
14 | 54 | David Breazeale | 698 | -178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | $6,230 |
15 | C8 | Timothy Culp | 648 | -228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | $5,420 |
16 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 648 | -228 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $13,610 |
17 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 572 | -304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $1,360 |
18 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 558 | -318 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $25,535 |
19 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 428 | -448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,080 |
20 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 408 | -468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | $1,400 |
21 | 14z | Zack McMillan | 382 | -494 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $1,700 |
22 | 11B | Stacy Boles | 320 | -556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $1,680 |
23 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | 290 | -586 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $13,500 |
24 | 1r | Josh Richards | 286 | -590 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $9,050 |
25 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | 286 | -590 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $14,300 |