O'NEAL TAKES $10,000
WIN IN EXCITING FASHION IN IOWA! (May
19, 2019) Hudson O'Neal, of Martinsville, Indiana, recorded
his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of the 2019
racing season in exciting fashion on Thursday night, May 16 at
34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa! Hudson ran second in heat
race action and later started eighth on the grid in the 50-lap
main event. The popular young driver known as "The New Deal"
then streaked to the front of the stellar field and drove by race-long
leader Jonathan Davenport to grab the point on the 48th circuit.
Hudson then beat Davenport, Josh Richards, Kyle Bronson, and Earl
Pearson, Jr. to the checkered flag to bag the $10,000 windfall!
On Friday evening, May 17, the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series action quickly shifted to 300 Raceway in Farley, Iowa
for a $12,000 to win tilt. Hudson placed third in his stacked
heat race before slipping back to fourteenth in the final rundown
of the 50-lap feature event. Saturday's scheduled stop at Deer
Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota was unfortunately washed
out due to inclement weather. Hudson currently finds himself eighth
in the latest version of the heated LOLMDS point standings. Full
results from the Hawkeye State double-dip can be accessed online
at www.lucasdirt.com.
(Brendon
Bauman Photo)
HUDSON O'NEAL GOES
FOR BROKE IN FARMER CITY 74 (May
12, 2019) With Saturday's annual 'FALS Frenzy' at Fairbury
American Legion Speedway in downtown Fairbury, Illinois succumbing
to persistent afternoon rain showers, the #71 team entered one
lone event over the May 10-11 weekend on Friday evening at Farmer
City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois. A $10,000 top prize was
on the line in the 'Farmer City 74' and a whopping 52 entrants
piled into the pit area at the 1/4-mile fairgrounds facility.
Hudson O'Neal posted the fastest lap in Group B during qualifying
prior to scoring a victory in heat race action. After starting
the 74-lap main event from the outside of the front row and leading
laps 23-35, Hudson was going for the win late in the distance
when he unfortunately hooked a rut and hit the turn four wall
on the 69th circuit. The Martinsville, Indiana hotshoe retired
from the contest with front end damage and was officially placed
seventeenth in the final finishing order. Full results from the
Schaeffer's Oil MARS Racing Series battle can be accessed online
at www.marsracingseries.com.
(Todd Healy Photo)
O'NEAL LANDS INSIDE
OF TOP TEN IN MLRA DOUBLE DIP (May
6, 2019) Hudson O'Neal and the SSI Motorsports team ventured
to Iowa and Illinois to do battle with the Lucas Oil MLRA Series
on May 4-5. At West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty, Iowa on Saturday
night, Hudson placed third in his heat race and was up to second
in the $5,000 to win headliner before a flat right rear tire sent
him pitside for new Hoosier rubber. The Martinsville, Indiana
ace rebounded from the tail to salvage an eighth place performance
in the rugged 25-lap main event. On Sunday afternoon at Quincy
Raceway in Quincy, Illinois, Hudson ran second in heat race action
prior to bagging a solid sixth place showing in the $3,000 to
win daytime feature. Complete results from both weekend races
can be accessed online at www.mlraracing.com.
(Fast
Track Photos)
HUDSON O'NEAL RUNNER-UP
IN TRIP TO DAVENPORT! (April
21, 2019) The #71 SSI team traveled to Davenport Speedway
in Davenport, Iowa and 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on
April 19-20 for a pair of Lucas Oil MLRA Series battles. On Friday
night in a $5,000 to win tilt on the sprawling Davenport 1/2-mile,
Hudson O'Neal ran second in his loaded heat race and later vaulted
up to second in the 30-lapper to bag an impressive runner-up effort
behind only victor Chase Junghans. At Burlington on Saturday evening
in the 11th Annual 'Slocum 50,' which once again boasted a $10,555
payday, Hudson placed third in his heat race to advance into the
50-lap affair, but an early left rear flat tire forced him to
rebound to a twelfth place showing. Full results from the Hawkeye
State double-dip can be located by clicking on www.mlraracing.com.
(Todd Healy Photo)
O'NEAL RALLIES FOR
TOP TEN IN BUCKEYE SPRING 50 (April
15, 2019) The SSI Motorsports team was slated to enter
four Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series programs across the states
of Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania from April 11-14, but only
two $12,000 to win shows escaped the wrath of Mother Nature over
the soggy weekend. In the 'Buckeye Spring 50' at Atomic Speedway
in Alma, Ohio on Thursday night, Hudson O'Neal finished third
in his heat race and pitted before the halfway mark in the 50-lapper
before battling back to salvage a steady ninth place effort. At
the legendary Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland on Saturday
evening in the 38th Annual 'Stanley Schetrompf Classic,' Hudson
placed fourth in his stacked heat race and fifteenth in the 50-lap
headliner. He now finds himself ninth in the latest version of
the LOLMDS point standings. Full results from both Atomic and
Hagerstown can be located online at www.lucasdirt.com.
(Michael Hamilton Photo)
HUDSON O'NEAL SIXTH
AT NORTH GEORGIA; EIGHTH IN POINTS (April
7, 2019) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series headed
to the states of Tennessee and Georgia over the April 5-6 weekend
and the SSI Motorsports team continued their journey with the
national touring series in battling for both $12,000 top prizes.
On Friday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee, Hudson
O'Neal placed fifth in his heat race, fifth in his B-Main, and
twenty-second in the 50-lap headliner after drawing a lap 20 caution.
At North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia on Saturday evening,
Hudson ran third in his loaded heat race prior to vaulting past
five competitors during the attrition-filled 50-lapper en route
to a solid sixth place effort. The Martinsville, Indiana rising
star currently finds himself eighth in the latest version of the
heated LOLMDS point standings. Full results can be found online
at www.lucasdirt.com.
O'NEAL RETURNS TO
ACTION IN $15K THAW BRAWL (April
1, 2019) The #71 team was back in action at LaSalle Speedway
in LaSalle, Illinois on March 30-31 in the eighth edition of the
'Thaw Brawl.' The American Ethanol Late Model Tour sanctioned
the two-day spectacular, which was shortened to a single-day throwdown
after Saturday's $5,000 to win opener succumbed to Mother Nature.
On Sunday afternoon at the 1/4-mile bullring, Hudson O'Neal timed
in fourth fastest in his group during qualifying before running
sixth in his heat race and third in his B-Main. After rolling
off from the outside of the ninth row in the $15,000 to win headliner,
Hudson drew an early caution flag in the 75-lap race and retired
in the twentieth position. Complete results from LaSalle Speedway
can be found online at www.aelmt.com.
(Todd Healy Photo)
HUDSON O'NEAL STEERS
TO BROWNSTOWN TOP FIVE! (March
17, 2019) Hudson O'Neal and SSI Motorsports returned
to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series scene on March 15-16,
as the national touring series schedule heated back up with a
pair of $12,000 to win programs in the states of Ohio and Indiana.
Following a rain-out of the annual 'Buckeye Spring 50' during
qualifying on Friday night at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio, the
dirt-slinging action quickly shifted to the legendary Brownstown
Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana on Saturday evening for the 22nd
edition of the 'Indiana Icebreaker.' Hudson knocked down the quickest
lap in Group B during qualifying before securing a popular heat
race triumph. After starting the 50-lapper from the outside of
the front row, Hudson, who sits eighth in the LOLMDS point standings,
raced all over the top five before claiming a fourth place performance
behind only victor Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, and Jonathan
Davenport! Complete results from Brownstown can be accessed online
at www.lucasdirt.com.
(May
19, 2019) Hudson O'Neal, of Martinsville, Indiana, recorded
his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of the 2019
racing season in exciting fashion on Thursday night, May 16 at
34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa! Hudson ran second in heat
race action and later started eighth on the grid in the 50-lap
main event. The popular young driver known as "The New Deal"
then streaked to the front of the stellar field and drove by race-long
leader Jonathan Davenport to grab the point on the 48th circuit.
Hudson then beat Davenport, Josh Richards, Kyle Bronson, and Earl
Pearson, Jr. to the checkered flag to bag the $10,000 windfall!
(May
12, 2019) With Saturday's annual 'FALS Frenzy' at Fairbury
American Legion Speedway in downtown Fairbury, Illinois succumbing
to persistent afternoon rain showers, the #71 team entered one
lone event over the May 10-11 weekend on Friday evening at Farmer
City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois. A $10,000 top prize was
on the line in the 'Farmer City 74' and a whopping 52 entrants
piled into the pit area at the 1/4-mile fairgrounds facility.
Hudson O'Neal posted the fastest lap in Group B during qualifying
prior to scoring a victory in heat race action. After starting
the 74-lap main event from the outside of the front row and leading
laps 23-35, Hudson was going for the win late in the distance
when he unfortunately hooked a rut and hit the turn four wall
on the 69th circuit. The Martinsville, Indiana hotshoe retired
from the contest with front end damage and was officially placed
seventeenth in the final finishing order. Full results from the
Schaeffer's Oil MARS Racing Series battle can be accessed online
at 
(May
6, 2019) Hudson O'Neal and the SSI Motorsports team ventured
to Iowa and Illinois to do battle with the Lucas Oil MLRA Series
on May 4-5. At West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty, Iowa on Saturday
night, Hudson placed third in his heat race and was up to second
in the $5,000 to win headliner before a flat right rear tire sent
him pitside for new Hoosier rubber. The Martinsville, Indiana
ace rebounded from the tail to salvage an eighth place performance
in the rugged 25-lap main event. On Sunday afternoon at Quincy
Raceway in Quincy, Illinois, Hudson ran second in heat race action
prior to bagging a solid sixth place showing in the $3,000 to
win daytime feature. Complete results from both weekend races
can be accessed online at 
(April
21, 2019) The #71 SSI team traveled to Davenport Speedway
in Davenport, Iowa and 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on
April 19-20 for a pair of Lucas Oil MLRA Series battles. On Friday
night in a $5,000 to win tilt on the sprawling Davenport 1/2-mile,
Hudson O'Neal ran second in his loaded heat race and later vaulted
up to second in the 30-lapper to bag an impressive runner-up effort
behind only victor Chase Junghans. At Burlington on Saturday evening
in the 11th Annual 'Slocum 50,' which once again boasted a $10,555
payday, Hudson placed third in his heat race to advance into the
50-lap affair, but an early left rear flat tire forced him to
rebound to a twelfth place showing. Full results from the Hawkeye
State double-dip can be located by clicking on 
(April
15, 2019) The SSI Motorsports team was slated to enter
four Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series programs across the states
of Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania from April 11-14, but only
two $12,000 to win shows escaped the wrath of Mother Nature over
the soggy weekend. In the 'Buckeye Spring 50' at Atomic Speedway
in Alma, Ohio on Thursday night, Hudson O'Neal finished third
in his heat race and pitted before the halfway mark in the 50-lapper
before battling back to salvage a steady ninth place effort. At
the legendary Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland on Saturday
evening in the 38th Annual 'Stanley Schetrompf Classic,' Hudson
placed fourth in his stacked heat race and fifteenth in the 50-lap
headliner. He now finds himself ninth in the latest version of
the LOLMDS point standings. Full results from both Atomic and
Hagerstown can be located online at 
(April
7, 2019) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series headed
to the states of Tennessee and Georgia over the April 5-6 weekend
and the SSI Motorsports team continued their journey with the
national touring series in battling for both $12,000 top prizes.
On Friday night at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee, Hudson
O'Neal placed fifth in his heat race, fifth in his B-Main, and
twenty-second in the 50-lap headliner after drawing a lap 20 caution.
At North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia on Saturday evening,
Hudson ran third in his loaded heat race prior to vaulting past
five competitors during the attrition-filled 50-lapper en route
to a solid sixth place effort. The Martinsville, Indiana rising
star currently finds himself eighth in the latest version of the
heated LOLMDS point standings. Full results can be found online
at 
(April
1, 2019) The #71 team was back in action at LaSalle Speedway
in LaSalle, Illinois on March 30-31 in the eighth edition of the
'Thaw Brawl.' The American Ethanol Late Model Tour sanctioned
the two-day spectacular, which was shortened to a single-day throwdown
after Saturday's $5,000 to win opener succumbed to Mother Nature.
On Sunday afternoon at the 1/4-mile bullring, Hudson O'Neal timed
in fourth fastest in his group during qualifying before running
sixth in his heat race and third in his B-Main. After rolling
off from the outside of the ninth row in the $15,000 to win headliner,
Hudson drew an early caution flag in the 75-lap race and retired
in the twentieth position. Complete results from LaSalle Speedway
can be found online at 
(March
17, 2019) Hudson O'Neal and SSI Motorsports returned
to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series scene on March 15-16,
as the national touring series schedule heated back up with a
pair of $12,000 to win programs in the states of Ohio and Indiana.
Following a rain-out of the annual 'Buckeye Spring 50' during
qualifying on Friday night at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio, the
dirt-slinging action quickly shifted to the legendary Brownstown
Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana on Saturday evening for the 22nd
edition of the 'Indiana Icebreaker.' Hudson knocked down the quickest
lap in Group B during qualifying before securing a popular heat
race triumph. After starting the 50-lapper from the outside of
the front row, Hudson, who sits eighth in the LOLMDS point standings,
raced all over the top five before claiming a fourth place performance
behind only victor Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, and Jonathan
Davenport! Complete results from Brownstown can be accessed online
at 