Tim McCreadie Lands Ride For Dirt Late Model Events In November

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  • Oiler
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2021
    • 234

    #1

    Tim McCreadie Lands Ride For Dirt Late Model Events In November

    With Rocket1 Racing idle, Tim McCreadie has landed a ride for the National 100 and World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

    Three-time national Dirt Late Model champion Tim McCreadie will drive the No. 58v Viper-Big Frog Motorsports at Nov. 2-3's 50th annual National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway along with tentative plans to race Nov. 6-9's World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, car owner Shawn Martin told FloRacing.

    The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season finale — Oct. 19's Dirt Track World Championship at Ohio's Eldora Speedway — was likely McCreadie's last outing with Rocket1 Racing team this year. Richards told DirtonDirt.com senior writer Kevin Kovac that his Shinnston, W.Va.-based team doesn't plan to enter next week's World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series World Finals, an event the Rocket Chassis house car team has competed in since its inception in 2007.


    Richards respectfully declined to comment about possible plans for the 2025 season when also asked by Kovac during the DTWC weekend that wrapped up Rocket1 Racing's fourth-place finish in the Lucas Oil Series standings with McCreadie.

    The Florida-based team revealed its plans to plug McCreadie into the seat of their No. 58v race machine at the National 100 on social media Tuesday evening while Drake Troutman is set to race his modified at this weekend's World Short Track Nationals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

    When FloRacing asked Shawn Martin if the team also plans to pilot McCreadie at next week's World Finals, the car owner responded with "that's the plan."

    With Rocket1 Racing idle, Tim McCreadie has landed a ride for the National 100 and World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

    "Ain't it good to be alive and raisin' hell in Tennessee!" - Dusty Rhodes (1988)
  • riddle28
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2010
    • 1084

    #2
    i know it was hard to pass up the rocket 1 ride but i wish t mac had stayed at paylor. im not sure what hes got planned for next year but rocket 1 to big frog is a big downgrade

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    • Henry Every
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2023
      • 613

      #3
      Originally posted by riddle28 View Post
      i know it was hard to pass up the rocket 1 ride but i wish t mac had stayed at paylor. im not sure what hes got planned for next year but rocket 1 to big frog is a big downgrade
      It's just a ride for an off weekend or two... Nobody said he was going full time with Frog, its just a seat. Rocket1 isn't racing and so Tmac has an open weekend. Open Wheel guys jump around all the time, just to be able to race more and Tmac runs good at EAMS!
      "In the Republic of Mediocrity, Genius is Dangerous." - Robert Green Ingersoll

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      • 84wedge
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2020
        • 2088

        #4
        The 58 has looked pretty fast with the last couple guys in it. Hope he wins a boatload and gets to pocket the majority.

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        • zach51
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2008
          • 1362

          #5
          I can't believe with the ego and showman that Richards and Rocket 1 have, they would be a no show to the World Finals. Great event to shake babies and kiss hands, mingle with the industry. Maybe they don't have a rig, I saw last week they had it for sale. But with an event pretty close to home and a big end of year show (even though the purse isn't fat), I just can't imagine them not having somebody in the car but maybe I am wrong.

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          • Andrews42FAN
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2008
            • 111

            #6
            Rocket 1 took their ball and went home....

            Very disappointed that Rocket has decided to move on from TMAC as they obviously started to gel and ran consistently in the last 1/4 of the year. There were several part failures that played a role in finishes and points but Richards demands victory lane and nothing else. Its no wonder Rocket has become a secondary chassis choice on the national stage as the only way the cars move forward its to burn it down balls to the wall every lap. TMAC has played a large role in helping them develop a more drivable and maneuverable car, but they never could solve for the mid to late race fade.

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            • 84wedge
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2020
              • 2088

              #7
              The Rocket car has had more success with people willing to jump starts, drive over everyone else and pound the cushion, T Mac is none of these.

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              • Henry Every
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2023
                • 613

                #8
                Has "TMac" officially been let go from Rocket1 or is this all conjecture?
                "In the Republic of Mediocrity, Genius is Dangerous." - Robert Green Ingersoll

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                • Andrews42FAN
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 111

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Henry Every View Post
                  Has "TMac" officially been let go from Rocket1 or is this all conjecture?
                  Conjecture at this point.... Hope they retain him, but time will tell.

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                  • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
                    Senior Member
                    • Mar 2013
                    • 7658

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Henry Every View Post
                    Has "TMac" officially been let go from Rocket1 or is this all conjecture?
                    Mark let him go.
                    THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!

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                    • raburke23
                      Senior Member
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 412

                      #11
                      I think everyone expects Tmac and Rocket1 to part ways right after World Finals. That seems to be when most announcements begin to become official. I never saw it as a long term thing.

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                      • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
                        Senior Member
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 7658

                        #12
                        Rocket 1 won't be at world finals. There done for 2024
                        THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!

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