Spring Valley, MN– June 7, 2018– Mike Marlar was in a league of his own on Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway for the 39th Annual Gopher 50 sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series. Marlar set fast time, claimed his heat win and dominated the 24-car field during the 50-lap Sears Craftsman Feature en route to his third Series win of 2018.
With this win, Marlar sits only two points shy (or one position in the feature) from overthrowing Chris Madden for the lead of the World of Outlaws Championship point standings.
Sears Craftsman Feature (50 Laps): 1. 157-Mike Marlar [2][$10,000]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [1][$5,000]; 3. 91-Tyler Erb [4][$3,000]; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard [6][$2,500]; 5. 9-Devin Moran [13][$2,000]; 6. 32-Chris Simpson [3][$1,700]; 7. 44-Chris Madden [8][$1,400]; 8. 28-Jimmy Mars [7][$1,300]; 9. 30-Brian Birkhofer [14][$1,200]; 10. B1-Brent Larson [12][$1,100]; 11. 7W-Ricky Weiss [9][$1,050]; 12. 77-Jordan Yaggy [16][$1,000]; 13. 18c-Chase Junghans [10][$950]; 14. 15-Nick Anvelink [22][$900]; 15. 7-Rick Eckert [5][$850]; 16. 111-Steven Roberts [23][$800]; 17. 16-Tyler Bruening [17][$770]; 18. 10-Paul Parker [15][$750]; 19. 58e-Dave Eckrich [18][$730]; 20. 11-Pat Doar [19][$700]; 21. 85-John Kaanta [20][$700]; 22. 54-David Breazeale [11][$700]; 23. 76-Blair Nothdurft [24][$700]; 24. 58-A.J. Diemel [21][$700]
Hard Charger Award: 9-Devin Moran[+8]
Qualifying: 1. 157-Mike Marlar, 14.486; 2. 25-Shane Clanton, 14.758; 3. 32-Chris Simpson, 14.762; 4. 9-Devin Moran, 14.802; 5. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 14.822; 6. 91-Tyler Erb, 14.846; 7. 7-Rick Eckert, 14.865; 8. 54-David Breazeale, 14.867; 9. 15-Nick Anvelink, 14.881; 10. 85-John Kaanta, 14.923; 11. 56-Chris Spieker, 14.962; 12. 7W-Ricky Weiss, 14.987; 13. 18c-Chase Junghans, 14.992; 14. 30-Brian Birkhofer, 15.002; 15. 111-Steven Roberts, 15.037; 16. 28-Jimmy Mars, 15.053; 17. 44-Chris Madden, 15.084; 18. B1-Brent Larson, 15.136; 19. 77-Jordan Yaggy, 15.137; 20. 16-Tyler Bruening, 15.172; 21. 10-Paul Parker, 15.2; 22. 11-Pat Doar, 15.243; 23. 90-Lance Matthees, 15.269; 24. 58-A.J. Diemel, 15.284; 25. 25s-Jared Siefert, 15.404; 26. 87-John Emerson, 15.671; 27. 58e-Dave Eckrich, 15.682; 28. 9h-Nick Herrick, 15.708; 29. 76-Blair Nothdurft, 15.956; DNS. 3x-Skip Frey, NT
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 157-Mike Marlar [1]; 2. 7-Rick Eckert [3]; 3. 28-Jimmy Mars [6]; 4. 18c-Chase Junghans [5]; 5. 9-Devin Moran [2]; 6. 77-Jordan Yaggy [7]; 7. 85-John Kaanta [4]; 8. 11-Pat Doar [8]; 9. 25s-Jared Siefert [9]; 10. 9h-Nick Herrick [10]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 25-Shane Clanton [1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2]; 3. 44-Chris Madden [6]; 4. 54-David Breazeale [3]; 5. 30-Brian Birkhofer [5]; 6. 16-Tyler Bruening [7]; 7. 90-Lance Matthees [8]; 8. 56-Chris Spieker [4]; 9. 76-Blair Nothdurft [10]; 10. 87-John Emerson [9]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 32-Chris Simpson [1]; 2. 91-Tyler Erb [2]; 3. 7W-Ricky Weiss [4]; 4. B1-Brent Larson [6]; 5. 10-Paul Parker [7]; 6. 58e-Dave Eckrich [9]; 7. 3x-Skip Frey [10]; 8. 15-Nick Anvelink [3]; 9. 58-A.J. Diemel [8]; 10. 111-Steven Roberts [5]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 11-Pat Doar [4][-]; 2. 85-John Kaanta [1][-]; 3. 58-A.J. Diemel [9][-]; 4. 15-Nick Anvelink [6][]; 5. 90-Lance Matthees [2][$750]; 6. 25s-Jared Siefert [7][$750]; 7. 56-Chris Spieker [5][$750]; 8. 76-Blair Nothdurft [8][]; 9. 3x-Skip Frey [3][$750]; 10. 9h-Nick Herrick [10][]; 11. 87-John Emerson [11][]; 12. 111-Steven Roberts [12][$110]
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
| 1 | 44 | Chris Madden | 3104 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | $122,100 |
| 2 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 3102 | -2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | $103,085 |
| 3 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 3064 | -40 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | $131,280 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 2926 | -178 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 22 | $64,500 |
| 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 2910 | -194 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 22 | $66,050 |
| 6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 2884 | -220 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 22 | $48,260 |
| 7 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 2828 | -276 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 22 | $39,800 |
| 8 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 2788 | -316 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 22 | $43,595 |
| 9 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 2700 | -404 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | $38,150 |
| 10 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 2680 | -424 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 22 | $33,210 |
| 11 | 22 | Chris Ferguson | 2452 | -652 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 20 | $31,775 |
| 12 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 2402 | -702 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | $28,105 |
| 13 | 1x | Chub Frank | 1698 | -1406 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | $21,470 |
| 14 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1472 | -1632 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | $19,810 |
| 15 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 1350 | -1754 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | $39,535 |
| 16 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 1290 | -1814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | $5,700 |
| 17 | C8 | Timothy Culp | 1102 | -2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | $11,025 |
| 18 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 873 | -2231 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | $13,610 |
| 19 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | 694 | -2410 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $45,131 |
| 20 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 654 | -2450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | $4,805 |
| 21 | 72n | Mike Norris | 648 | -2456 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $13,135 |
| 22 | 14 | Darrell Lanigan | 614 | -2490 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | $6,635 |
| 23 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 608 | -2496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $2,260 |
| 24 | 44h | Dave Hess | 562 | -2542 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | $2,460 |
| 25 | 97 | Michael Chilton | 562 | -2542 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $10,100 |
