The Headline(s)
Four-time World 100 champion Jonathan Davenport continued his Eldora dominance, prevailing on a green-white-checkered finish to win the second-ever Eldora Million.
How it Happened
2022 Eldora Million
Where: Eldora Speedway – New Weston, Ohio (streamed on Flo Racing)
Winner’s Purse: $1,002,222
On paper, Jonathan Davenport was absolutely dominant en route to victory in the Eldora Million, but the laps-led count doesn’t tell the whole story. The 101-lap feature was ultimately decided by a green-white-checkered finish after Tim McCreadie cut a tire down on the white-flag lap while running second. On that GWC, Davenport and Chris Madden traded sliders, with Superman coming out on top over the nation’s (previous) late model winnings leader in 2022.
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The defining stretch of the feature, however, came early, with the first 83 laps of the race being run under green and leading to some phenomenal racing. Even though Davenport was untouched up front, the race had plenty of action going on, with Brandon Sheppard un-lapping himself on the track, McCreadie erasing a five-second lead up front and Madden charging from 19th into the top five.
McCreadie would take the lead briefly on lap 84 after the first yellow, with he and Davenport trading the lead several times until Davenport found a high-side line that worked on a lap 88 restart. Davenport was driving away from the field until McCreadie cut a tire down on the white-flag lap, setting Madden up for a final shot at Davenport.
Success Stories
Darrell Lanigan finished 18th in Thursday’s feature, but in doing so he now holds the distinction of being the only driver to start both Eldora Million A-mains.
Chris Ferguson finished fifth and never challenged for the Eldora Million win, but a top-five finish in the crown jewel race, his first start since his career-best…
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