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Grassy Smith Memorial To Mike Marlar

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Saturday, 15 June 2019 04:03

GAFFNEY, S.C. — Mike Marlar ran away with the 21st annual Grassy Smith Memorial on Friday night at Cherokee Speedway. Marlar led flag to flag for his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season.

A terrific battle for the second spot took place between several drivers in the last five laps of the race. Davenport held Ross Bailes to secure the second-spot finish at the checkers.

Jimmy Owens came from the eighth starting position to finish in third. Completing the top five were Tim McCreadie and thirteenth starting, Don O’Neal, with Bailes slipping back to sixth on the final lap.

Marlar’s previous trip to Lucas Oil Victory Lane this season, came just two weekends ago in the Clash at the Mag at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. Tonight, he stamped his eleventh career series win in front of a packed grandstand at Cherokee Speedway.

“We got a good qualifying lap here tonight and it just set us up for success,” Marlar said. “I don’t feel like I drove my best race. I made a few mistakes out there. The cautions really helped me. They cleared out the lapped traffic. The guy leading here is really at a disadvantage because the cars in the back are just as fast as you are.”

Davenport, who has yet to finish outside the top-five this season, recorded another podium finish.

“We had to burn our stuff up a little too much,” he said. “Ross and I had a good race for a long time. I am not sure what happened to him at the end. The cautions didn’t go in our favor tonight. I thought maybe Mikey would come to us when we got into traffic, but it just wasn’t meant to be.”

Owens charged through a pack of cars to get to third and was challenging Davenport for second when the checkered flag came out.

“The middle was really good. I was able to move around well. I went to the top there a few times and I thought I was going to end up in the wall. It really sneaks up on you here. Moving down there was really good for the car. I didn’t want to burn off the right rear, but we ended up with plenty of tire left.”

The finish:

Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, Don O’Neal, Ross Bailes, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Overton, Josh Richards, Tyler Erb, Shanon Buckingham, Dennis Franklin, Earl Pearson Jr., Kyle Bronson, Zack Mitchell, Hudson O’Neal, Chris Madden, Stormy Scott, Billy Moyer Jr., Devin Moran, Adam Yarbrough, Michael Brown, Derrick Ramey, Scott Bloomquist.

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