Hudson O’Neal raced to the $100,000 XR Super Series victory on Monday night at Kokomo Speedway aboard his Rocket1 Racing / Valvoline / Seubert Calf Ranches No. 1 Ace Metal Works / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.
The career payday for the 22-year-old driver paired with a $12,000 preliminary win a few days earlier at Eldora Speedway pushed his 2023-win total to nine.
“I don't know how to feel. Some may say I’m not excited. I just … I don’t even know what to do,” said O’Neal in Victory Lane. “Lapped traffic was crazy. I did Brandon (Sheppard) a little dirty to be honest with you. I hate that. I wish I could maybe go back and redo that one a little bit. I didn't see him out there. I thought I might have heard someone, but I didn't see him and it was just … yeah. But we're racing for 100-grand, too, man.
“I don't even know what to say. Lapped traffic was everywhere. I'm sure they were everywhere behind me. The cushion was big. The bottom was rough. I just can't thank my guys, Mark, Steve Baker, Rocket Chassis, Danny, Joel, Austin, Cody, my girlfriend (Tessa Sims), my Dad's here. Got some good people here with us, the Sharpley’s. I don't know. I've never done anything like this. I can't even put it into words.”
He recorded his first career XR Series triumph ahead of Sheppard, Bobby Pierce, Ryan Unzicker, and Tanner English.
XR SUPER SERIES LATE MODELS - FEATURE RESULTS
1. (1) 1 Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN ($100,000)
2. (9) B5 Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL ($20,000)
3. (3) 32 Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL ($15,000)
4. (8) 24 Ryan Unzicker – El Paso, IL ($7,500)
5. (19) 96V Tanner English – Benton, KY ($5,000)
6. (11) 157 Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN ($4,500)
7. (13) 1T Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX ($3,500)
8. (21) 3S Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL ($3,400)
9. (6) 49 Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA ($3,300)
10. (23) 17M Dale McDowell – Chickamauga, GA ($3,200)
11. (17) 18B Shannon Babb – Moweaqua, IL ($3,100)
12. (15) 19R Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA ($3,000)
13. (5) 99 Devin Moran – Dresden, OH ($2,900)
14. (25) 7 Ricky Weiss – Headingley, MB ($2,800)
15. (4) 25F Jason Feger – Bloomington, IL ($2,700)
16. (20) 174 Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA ($2,600)
17. (22) 18D Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC ($2,500)
18. (18) 25 Shane Clanton – Zebulon, GA ($2,400)
19. (14) 10 Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL ($2,300)
20. (16) 11 Spencer Hughes – Meridian, MS ($2,200)
21. (7) 40B Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL ($2,100)
22. (24) 34W James Walters – Brazil, IN ($2,000)
23. (12) 20 Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN ($2,000)
24. (2) 20RT Ricky Thornton Jr. – Martinsville, IN ($2,000)
25. (10) 21 Billy Moyer Sr. – Batesville, AR ($2,000)
HARD CHARGER: 96V Tanner English, +14
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