11/23/2022
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
McCreadie Edges Thornton Via Tiebreaker for Brandon Ford TV Race Challenge
BATAVIA, Ohio (November 23, 2022) – The Brandon Ford TV Race Challenge was set to be decided during the final event of the season at Portsmouth Raceway Park. In a dramatic turn of events, the battle between Tim McCreadie and Ricky Thornton Jr. ended in a tie.
McCreadie prevailed triumphantly in the final Brandon Ford TV Race Challenge standings via the tiebreaker (number of wins) and will take home the $15,000 prize at the Championship awards banquet on December 9.
Ricky Thornton Jr. will take home $5,000 as runner-up in the Brandon Ford TV Race Challenge. Brandon Sheppard finished third, earning $2,000.
The Brandon Ford TV Race Challenge, a mini-series within the 2022 schedule, awarded points to drivers at twenty (20) TV events; eighteen (18) LIVE televised events broadcast on the MAVTV Motorsports Network and the two (2) next day airings.
About Brandon Ford:
Brandon Ford, located in Tampa, FL, has won Ford’s prestigious President’s Award for 20 consecutive years, saluting the top-performing Ford and Lincoln dealerships that pursue excellence in the highest levels of customer satisfaction in both sales and service. Brandon Ford has one of the largest inventories of new and pre-owned vehicles in the nation.
Brandon Ford is centrally located just minutes away from the Crosstown, I-75 and I-4. They are located at the corners of State Roads 301 and 60, with entrances at both sides. Their hours are posted on their website for your convenience, as well as contact phone numbers for each of their departments.
To learn more about Brandon Ford or if you are interested in purchasing a vehicle, visit: www.BrandonFord.com.
2022 Brandon Ford TV Race Challenge Events:
January 27, 2022- Golden Isles Speedway- Super Bowl of Racing
February 5, 2022- All-Tech Raceway - Winter Nationals
February 10, 2022- East Bay Raceway Park- 46th Annual Winternationals
February 11, 2022- East Bay Raceway Park- 46th Annual Winternationals
February 12, 2022- East Bay Raceway Park- 46th Annual Winternationals
March 20, 2022- Atomic Speedway- Buckeye Spring 50
May 26, 2022- Lucas Oil Speedway- 9th Annual Cowboy Classic
May 27, 2022- Lucas Oil Speedway- The Tribute to Don & Billie Gibson
May 28, 2022- Lucas Oil Speedway- 30th Annual Show-Me 100
June 4, 2022- West Virginia Motor Speedway- Historic 100
June 18, 2022- Smoky Mountain Speedway- Mountain Moonshine Classic
June 25, 2022- Lernerville Speedway- 16th Annual Firecracker 100
July 9, 2022- Deer Creek Speedway- Gopher 50
July 14, 2022- I-70 Motorsports Park
July 16, 2022- Lucas Oil Speedway- Diamond Nationals
July 24, 2022- I-80 Speedway- Silver Dollar Nationals
August 13, 2022- Florence Speedway- 40th Annual North/South 100
August 27, 2022- Port Royal Speedway- Rumble by the River
September 18, 2022- Knoxville Raceway- 18th Annual Late Model Nationals
October 15, 2022- Portsmouth Raceway Park- 42nd Annual Dirt Track World Championship
Submitted By: Jeremy Shields
