2/24/2024
Top-10 finish in Deuces Wild at Golden Isles Speedway
Hudson O’Neal put a wrap on the 2024 Georgia-Florida Speedway on Saturday evening at Golden Isles Speedway, where he raced to a seventh-place finish in the Deuces Wild aboard his Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Rocket1 Racing / Ace Metal Works / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.
O’Neal and the Rocket1 Racing team currently sit second in the latest Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) standings.
“Track position was key in the feature, and starting 10th on the grid was definitely a disadvantage, but we made the most of it and came home seventh,” O’Neal said. “Overall, it was a solid Speedweeks for our team, and we are now focused on the main part of the Lucas Oil (Late Model Dirt Series) team. It’s been a busy past two months, and my team has done a great job giving me a really good car every night. Thanks to them and everyone who supports this Rocket1 Racing team.”
With Friday's opener falling to wet weather, Rocket1 Racing and Hudson O'Neal entered a single event over the weekend with Saturday's Deuces Wild finale at Golden Isles Speedway (Brunswick, Ga.).
Against a stacked field of 45 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) competitors, O’Neal vaulted forward two positions in his heat race to finish third, which positioned him on the fifth row for the weekend finale.
With a $20,000 top prize up for grabs, Hudson climbed three spots in the 50-lap affair to record a seventh-place finish.
Hudson sits five markers behind Ricky Thornton Jr. for the lead in the latest LOLMDS point standings.
Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com.
The team is now back in West Virginia, refreshing their equipment and preparing for the next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) events, which will be held on Atomic Speedway (Alma, Ohio) and Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway on March 22 – 23.
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