Tim McCreadie

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Tim McCreadie
Tim McCreadie 39 Lucas Oil LM 2015 Oshkosh.jpg
2015 at Oshkosh
BornTimothy R. McCreadie
(1974-04-12) April 12, 1974 (age 49)
Watertown, New York
Achievements2021, 2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion
2006 World of Outlaws Champion
2006 Chili Bowl winner
Awards1997 Super DIRTcar Series Rookie of the Year [1]
2004 World of Outlaws Late Model Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 1 year
Best finish65th (2007)
First race 2007 AT&T 250 (Milwaukee)
Last race 2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Tim McCreadie (born April 12, 1974) is an American Dirt Late Model racing driver. He is the 2021 and 2022 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion. [2] In 2007 he ran a partial schedule in NASCAR West Series, ARCA RE/MAX Series, NASCAR Busch Series, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Racing career

As a youth, McCreadie raced go karts in the Thousand Island region of New York, and advanced to small block modifieds. McCreadie was 59-time DIRT Big-Block feature winner prior to moving on to the Late Models. McCreadie was voted the 2006 Al Holbert Memorial National Driver of the Year by the Eastern Motorsport Press Association.

McCreadie won the 2006 Chili Bowl as well as the 2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship. [3] McCreadie signed a development deal with Richard Childress Racing in 2007, racing six events in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He earned top-15s at Gateway International Raceway and O'Reilly Raceway Park as was thought by many to be one of the next up-and-comers in the sport. He tested the RCR NNS car at Daytona International Speedway and topped the speed charts early on. Despite these successes, however, sponsorship could not be found for his team and he and Richard Childress Racing agreed to part ways. [4]

In 2008, McCreadie won the Topless 100 Late Model Race, leading all 100 laps. On September 27, 2008, he won the best race of his career the 5th Annual Late Model Knoxville Nationals, taking home a whopping $40,000. The 2008 season also saw him earn a win at the Jackson 100, beating some of the biggest name in the sport of auto racing, as well as trying his hand in the commentary booth as an analyst for Speed TV for the Rite Aid 200 at the Syracuse Mile. In January 2009 McCreadie severely injured his back at the 2009 Chili Bowl race after a serious midget car roll over. Tim broke one vertebra, has floating pieces in his back. [5] He resumed racing in 2010.

In 2013, McCreadie won the "USA Nationals" at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin worth $50,000.

In 2014, McCreadie won the "Prairie Dirt Classic" at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois worth $25,000.

In 2016, McCreadie joined the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series full-time for the first time in his career.

In 2017, McCreadie won the "Silver Dollar Nationals" at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska worth $53,000. He also won the "North-South 100" at the Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky worth $50,000, and repeated in 2020.

In 2018, McCreadie became the first driver from New York state to win the World 100.

In 2019, McCreadie won the Firecracker 100 at the Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA driving the K&L Rumley Enterprises #6 Longhorn Chassis. In 2022 he won the Firecracker 100 again for the second time.

Family

Tim is the son of Bob and Sandy McCreadie, and has two siblings, Tyne and Jordan. [6] His father is the legendary modified driver "Barefoot" Bob McCreadie, an inductee to the Lowe's Motor Speedway Walk of Fame, the Dirt Motorsports Northeast Hall of Fame, and the Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame. Tim McCreadie's nickname is "T-Mac".

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2007 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
28
NHA DAY CHI GTY
14
IRP
12
CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
32
DOV
24
KAN CLT MEM
16
TEX PHO HOM 65th600 [7]

Busch East Series

NASCAR Busch East Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NBECPtsRef
2007 Richard Childress Racing with
Elain Skaff
33 Chevy GRE ELK IOW SBO STA NHA
36
TMP NSH ADI LRP MFD NHA 45th210 [8]
Richard Childress Racing with
Marsh Racing
31 DOV
5

West Series

NASCAR West Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213Pos.PtsRef
2007 Richard Childress Racing with
Jim Offenbach
31 Chevy CTS PHO
11
AMP ELK IOW
7
CNS SON DCS IRW
7
MMP EVG CSR AMP 31st422 [9]

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 Richard Childress Racing 31 Chevy DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH
4
BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL
15
TOL 73rd365 [10]

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