 by Don Martin                   10.3.2018
Below are the STLRacing.Com Top 25 Dirt Late Model Rankings.  Brandon Sheppard is still on top of the rankings and picked up 2 more podium finishes last weekend at Atomic Speedway in Ohio on the World of Outlaw circuit where he finished 3rd both nights.    Tyler Erb swept both WoO shows at Atomic in his #91 Rocket. Tyler moved up 4 spots in the rankings.
The Lucas Series was in Georgia for a pair of races.  Dale McDowell picked up $12,000 at Dixie Speedway.  Dale has been very strong, don’t forget he won the Cotton Pickin 100 at Magnolia the week before.  Chris Madden won the Lucas race at Rome on Sunday.  The South Carolina driver picked up $10,000 in his Barry Wright machine.
Jonathan Davenport needs to be mentioned, he finished second at Dixie and third at Rome to claim this year’s Lucas Oil Championship.   The team owned by Mark Martin and Lance Landers accomplished what they set out to do in 2018.  Davenport races Longhorn Chassis and Durham Race Engines.  Davenport is not finished yet, he has his eye on the World 100 and the Dirt Track World Championships in the coming weeks. He is the defending World 100 Champion.
The biggest race of the upcoming weekend is the Pittsburgher 100.  The Lucas event will pay $20,000 to win.  In other action locally, I-55 will hold the UMP Fall Nationals, several classes will be on hand including the late models paying $5,000 to win.
StlRacing.com Top 25 Super Dirt Late Model Rankings 10.3.2018
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Sheppard
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Scott Bloomquist
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jonathan Davenport
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jimmy Owens
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bobby Pierce
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Marlar
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Madden
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dale McDowell
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brian Shirley
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Earl Pearson Jr.
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ricky Weiss
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Josh Richards
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shannon Babb
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tim McCreadie
15          Don O’Neal
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tyler Erb
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Devin Moran
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Overton
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gregg Satterlee
20          Hudson O’Neal
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Billy Moyer
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Darrell Lanigan
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Simpson
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dennis Erb Jr.
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shane Clanton
Enjoy the races and keep supporting your local dirt tracks !!