![]() ![]() of Chandler, Ariz., was effectively knocked from contention on lap eight with right-front suspension damage sustained from contact with Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., and Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., retired on lap 80 while holding the championship spot because a mud clod destroyed his machine’s radiator. And runaway points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. Moran fell completely out of the top 10 from his pole position starting spot before mounting a comeback. ![]() O’Neal, of course, had to rally from two pit stops for flat tires and catch a break with a late caution flag to regain a lost lap. There were plenty of twists and turns throughout the century grind en route to the memorable season-ending flourish. RESULTS: 2023 Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway It came, however, in the dramatic, down-to-the-wire fashion Lucas Oil Series officials dreamed of upon announcing this year’s Big River Steel Big Four that pitted the top four drivers in the points standings in a best-finish-wins showdown for the championship on Eldora’s high-profile stage. The series-record $200,000 crown went to O’Neal after the 23-year-old sensation from Martinsville, Ind., slipped past Moran on the final circuit of the 100-lap feature to finish second - by a mere 0.084 of a second - to an out-of-gas Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill. ![]() 2023 Lucas Oil Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway ![]()
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