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Bloomquist Takes Sixth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Utica-Rome Speedway
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VERNON,NY (July 29, 2010) - Defending series champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN withstood a one-lap shootout with Ray cook of Brasstown, NC to win his sixth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season. The win took place on Thursday Night at Utica-Rome Speedway. Bloomquist earned $10,000 for the 492nd win of his illustrious career. Cook, last year's series winner at the track, finished second after starting in ninth. Eighteenth starting Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA finished third, followed by Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and John Blankenship of Williamson, WV. "Here tonight, the car was about as perfect as it gets," exclaimed the 46-year-old driver, "last year, after the American Racer tires beat us, Hoosier went to work and had a great tire for us tonight. I wasn't really nervous on that last restart, because I knew Ray would run me clean. It would have been a shame to lose the race on the last lap after the night we had". Bloomquist dominated the field for a majority of the race. He already held nearly a half-a-lap lead over Cook when the caution came out with seven laps to go. Bloomquist then had to be patient through two more cautions in the final two circuits, setting up a one-lap dash to the finish. As Cook tried valiantly to steal the win from Bloomquist, he was able to outrun the #53 into turn one on the final lap. He went on to score the win and extend his series points lead over Jimmy Owens. The engine erupted in flames after the fuel line came off on lap ten while Owens was running second, ending his night. "I have to thank Bob and Barb Miller, Miller Brothers Construction, Hawkeye Trucking, of course the Roush-Yates Engine ran superb, and all the crew, Tommy (Hicks) and everybody else," said the winner. "They [crew] do a great job, and with the tough competition on this series you have to be on top of your game night in and night out to stay up front. We gained a lot of points tonight on Jimmy and we look forward to coming back up here. This is a very good race track and the fans treated us just super". Cook in the D&R Racing owned MasterSbilt captured the win at Utica-Rome a year ago, but could not quite overcome his ninth starting spot as he crossed the line behind Bloomquist. McDowell in the Clint Bowyer Racing, Dollar General sponsored Warrior Impala SS salvaged a credible night after the battery lost power in his car during the heat race. He was relegated to an outside ninth-row starting spot and came home third followed by Pearson in the Bobby Labonte Racing; Lucas Oil Products sponsored MasterSbilt Dodge Charger. Blankenship, in the Don Blankenship, Coal America's Energy Rocket was fifth.
Completing the
top ten were Billy Decker of Unadilla, NY; Steve Casebolt of
Richmond, IN; Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; Tyler Reddick of
Corning, CA; and Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI. In preliminary action, Bloomquist was the fastest qualifier among the 26 entrants in the Red Buck Cigars Time Trials. Heat race winners were Bloomquist, Pearson, and Blankenship. Dan Schlieper took the B-Main win. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be back in action this Saturday Night, July 31st at Frank Plessinger's Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD. The event will pay $10,000 to win. For more information, go to www.hagerstownspeedway.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesRace Summary Tuesday Night, July 29th, 2010 Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, NY
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Scott Bloomquist / 17.809 seconds (Overall and Group B) John Blankenship / 18.155 seconds (Group A)
Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps- Top 6 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Vic Coffey, Brad Neat, Billy Decker, Don O'Neal, David Zona, Tim Devendorf, Dale Caswell, Justin Wright
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 6 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Jimmy Owens, Daniel Stone, Chris Wall, Tim Isenberg, Tyler Reddick, Dan Schlieper, Joseph August, Steve Casebolt-DNS
Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 6 Advance): John Blankenship, Eric Wells, Ray Cook, Dylan Yoder, Jon Rohacevich, Dale McDowell, James Cornell, Larry Wight
Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Dan Schlieper, Steve Casebolt, Tim Devendorf, Dale Caswell, James Cornell, Justin Wright, Larry Wight, Joseph August
Feature Finish - 50 Laps
Race Statistics Entrants: 26 Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1-50) Caution Flags: Eric Wells, Daniel Stone (Lap 1); Eric Wells (Lap 5); Jimmy Owens (Lap 10); Jon Rohacevic (Lap 13); Daniel Stone (Lap 23); Chris Wall (Lap 41); Joseph August (Lap 48); Vic Coffey (Lap 49) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: NONE Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: NONE Fast Time Provisionals: Joseph August, James Cornell PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Steve Casebolt (Started 20th; Finished 7th; Advanced 13 positions) Ohlin's Shocks Performer of the Race: Scott Bloomquist K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Steve Casebolt Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Tim Isenberg Comp Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Racing Engines Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Chris Wall DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Tommy Greco (Dale McDowell) Time of Race: 47 minutes, 53 seconds |
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Owens Takes Seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event
of the Season at Fonda
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FONDA, NY (July 27, 2010) - Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN took the lead with ten laps to go and then dominated the final laps to win the first ever LOLMDS sanctioned event at Fonda Speedway. The win marked Owens' 20th victory in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition ever. Vic Coffey of Caledonia, NY kept the home state fans on their feet by finishing second. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN, finished third followed by series points' leader, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN and Billy Decker of Unadilla, NY. "Man I didn't know at the start if we picked the right tires or not, we dropped back to sixth after starting on the front row, but I have to thank Vic Coffey for showing me that outside line," exclaimed Owens. "I was able to get the momentum I needed up there and once we caught up to O'Neal and passed him, the car was awesome," said the 38-year-old driver in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 20th time in his career. "I have to thank my car owner, Mike Reece, Reece Monument Company, Gantte Appraisals and Red Line Oil. I also want to thank Scott (Bloomquist) for building a great race car, Cornett Engines and everybody on the crew," said Owens. The event was the first Late Model Race at Fonda Speedway since 1982 and did not lack any excitement. O'Neal bolted to the lead and led the first 39 laps of the race. He held off challenges from both Decker and McDowell early on. Owens managed to make a late-race run to grab his second consecutive series win. Coffey, started eighth in the Sweeteners Plus sponsored Rocket and put on a late charge. He passed O'Neal for second with four laps to go. O'Neal in the Superior Cleaning sponsored MasterSbilt had the strongest car for most of the race as he had to fight off a late-race charge from Bloomquist who placed a close fourth in the Miller Brothers Construction, Bloomquist Race Cars entry. Decker in the Gypsum Express Rocket gave the home state fans a thrill early on. He was constantly challenging O'Neal for the lead in the early goings, before fading to fifth at the finish. Completing the top ten were Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA; Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC; Dan Stone of Thompson, PA; and John Blankenship of Williamson, WV. O'Neal was the Red Buck Cigar Fast Qualifier among the 23 entries. Heat race winners were O'Neal, Owens and Decker. Dale Caswell captured the B-Main. The Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series stays in the state of New York for a
second-ever visit to Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY. The event
will be held on Thursday Night, July 29th for a $10,000
to win main event. Ray Cook won the series' first ever event at the
facility last year. For more information, check out
www.uticaromespeedway.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesRace Summary Tuesday Night, July 27th, 2010 Fonda Speedway - Fonda, NY
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Don O'Neal / 18.427 seconds (Overall and Group A) Jimmy Owens / 18.485 seconds (Group B)
Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps- Top 6 Advance): Don O'Neal, Dale McDowell, Earl Pearson Jr., John Blankenship, Brad Neat, Tyler Reddick, Dale Caswell, James Cornell
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 6 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Vic Coffey, Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, Larry Wight, Steve Casebolt, Justin Wright
Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 6 Advance): Billy Decker, Chris Wall, Ray Cook, Daniel Stone, Eric Wells, David Zona, Jon Rohacevich
Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 5 Advance): Dale Caswell, Justin Wright, James Cornell, Jon Rohacevich, Steve Casebolt
Feature Finish - 50 Laps
Race Statistics Entrants: 23 Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal (Laps 1- 39); Jimmy Owens (Laps 40 - 50) Caution Flags: Jon Rohacevich (Lap 7); Larry Wight (Lap 11); Dan Schlieper (Lap 11); Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: None Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: None PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Steve Casebolt (Started 23rd; Finished 11th; Advanced 12 positions) Ohlin's Shocks Performer of the Race: Don O'Neal K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Jimmy Owens Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Tim Isenberg Comp Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Chris Wall DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Chris Fox (Jimmy Owens) Time of Race: 29 minutes, 12 seconds |
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Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings
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2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
ASI
Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series
DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
E3
Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series
Geico Power Sports - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series
K&N Filters - "The Official Filter" of the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series
Magnaflow Exhaust - "The Official Exhaust" of the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series
MavTV - "The Official Men's Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
R&L
Carrier - "The Official Carrier" of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series
Rockstar Energy Drink - "The Official Drink" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speedco - "The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:
AFCO, Allstar Performance, American Racer,
ApplianceZone.com, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars,
COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the
Champions, Custom Race Engines, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator
Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach
Springs, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance,
Hypercoil Springs, JRi Shocks, MasterSbilt Chassis,
Öhlins,
Penske Shocks, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies,
Performance Rod & Custom, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master,
Race Engine Design, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines,
Rick Schwallie Photography, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates
Engines, Safety Solutions, SuperFlow, Sweet
Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld
Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, WD Enterprises,
5150 Race Trailers.
James
Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com
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Trio of Events to Air as Live Audio Broadcasts on Series Website This Week
CORONA, CA (July 25, 2010) - This week the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is set for a three race eastern swing, through New York and Maryland. The stars of the LOLMDS will race for $10,000 to win at Fonda Speedway in Fonda, NY; Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY; and Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD. All three events can be heard, live, on www.lucasdirt.com, through XRN (formerly RaceCast Live). Series Internet Broadcaster, Matt Noonan, will call all the action.
Tuesday Night, July 27th, will mark the series' first visit to Fonda Speedway. The semi-banked, 1/2-mile oval will feature a 50 lap, $10,000 to win A-Main. The event's Internet broadcast is tentatively scheduled for 7:00 pm Eastern.
Thursday Night, July 29th, the series will make its second visit to Utica-Rome Speedway. Last year, in the series' inaugural event at the 1/2-mile oval, Ray Cook scored the $10,000 victory. The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm Eastern.
Saturday Night, July 31st, the series returns to "The Capitol of Dirt Racing" Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD. The event's Internet Broadcast is scheduled for 7:30 pm Eastern.
XRN, formerly known as RaceCastLive, will produce all of the LOLMDS Internet broadcasts in 2010. The network is set debut a new web site in August 2010. For more information, visit http://www.xrnetwork.com.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series or for more information on its' Internet broadcasts, please visit http://www.LucasDirt.com, or cal the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Concludes Month of July in New York and Maryland
CORONA, CA (July 21, 2010) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to action next week to conclude the month of July. On Tuesday Night, July 27th the series will make its' first ever appearance at Fonda Speedway in Fonda, NY, followed by a Thursday Night, July 29th visit to Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY. To top off the weeklong trip, the series heads to Hagerstown (MD) Speedway on Saturday Night, July 31st.
At all three venues, there will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Wiles Driveshafts, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, and SuperFlow Heat Races. Hawk Performance Brake Pads and Performance Rod and Custom B-Mains will then precede the $10,000 to win main events each night.
With 25 events in the books for 2010, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series' reigning champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN is still holds a 160-point advantage over Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN. Owens was able to cut Bloomquist' lead down after winning his sixth series event of the season this past Saturday Night in the CMH "Diamond Nationals" at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. Bloomquist saw his streak of six consecutive top-five finishes end this past Saturday Night where he placed sixth, as Owens chopped 50-points off his lead after Saturday's main event.
Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, the 4-time series champion, has gained momentum in the points chase as he holds the third spot just 65-points behind Owens. Pearson, who had his series record-setting streak of four consecutive wins broken Saturday Night finished third behind Owens and Chris Wall of Springfield, LA in the CMH "Diamond Nationals." During his recent hot-streak, Pearson became the all-time winningest driver in series history with his 24th victory on Friday Night at Tri-City Speedway.
Pearson and teammate Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY both drive for 2000 NASCAR Cup Champion, Bobby Labonte, who will be making his 600th career start in Cup racing this Sunday, July 25th in the "Brickyard 400" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Labonte won the event back in 2000 on his way to the championship, which he won by 265 points over Dale Earnhardt.
Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC overcame a couple of disappointing qualifying runs at Tri-City Speedway on Friday and at Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday bounced back nicely as he earned two top-ten runs at both tracks after starting deep in the field. Cook, the 2010 DART Show-Me 100 winner currently sits fourth in the championship points standings over fellow MasterSbilt Race Cars driver, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN.
Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA, who drives for NASCAR's Clint Bowyer, sits sixth in the championship points standings. He, like Cook, had to rally both nights last weekend to secure a spot in the top ten. McDowell is 175-points ahead of Wall, who is coming off of a season-best second place in the CMH "Diamond Nationals" and is seventh in points. Rounding out the top-ten are Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN; Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI; and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.
Wall has stretched his Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" points lead to 190-points over Wells in the last few weeks. Marshfield, WI's Tim Isenberg holds down the third spot.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has 14 drivers with perfect attendance for the '10 season. Outside of the top ten in the current championship point's standings, John Blankenship of Williamson, WV; Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY; Isenberg; and 14-year-old Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA have attended all the series events this year, and reside in positions 11th-14th in points.
The tire rule will be the same at all three race tracks and is as follows; American Racer - SD44 or any compound harder - SD 44 must punch a minimum of 40. Hoosier - 1300 or any compound harder - 1300 must punch a minimum of 40.
On Tuesday Night, July 27th, Fonda Speedway "The Track of Champions" will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time at the Ric Lucia-promoted facility. For more information on Fonda Speedway in Fonda, NY, log onto the track's website at www.fondaspeedway.net or call (518) 853-4235.
The visit on Thursday Night, July 29th to Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, NY will be the second appearance at the Gene Cole-promoted facility. Ray Cook took home the victory a year-ago in the series' first-ever trip to the State of New York. For more information on Utica-Rome Speedway, point your browser to www.uticaromespeedway.com or call (315) 829-4557.
To finish out the week and the month of July the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will head to Frank Plessinger's Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, MD. The event will mark the sixth -time the series has visited Hagerstown where the series has had five different winners in the five events contested. Last year Tim Fuller of Watertown, NY and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY were the LOLMDS winners at the legendary race track. For more information you can log onto www.hagerstownspeedway.com or call (301) 582-0640.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, go to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
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Pearson Remains Unstoppable In Winning Lucas Oil Late Model
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BEACH, IL (July 16th, 2010)- Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL
won a series record, fourth straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series event, tonight at Tri-City Speedway. He took home the
$10,000 payday in winning the "Budweiser 50". Pearson withstood a
mid-race challenge from several drivers as he went on to lead all 50
laps of the event. It was his seventh series win of the year. Finishing second was Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR; followed by series point's leader, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN. Completing the top five were Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN. Birkhofer managed to get by Owens as the duo approached the finish line on the final lap. "I want to thank all the fans for coming out tonight," exclaimed Pearson in Lucas Oil Victory Lane, "I would like to give credit to my crew for all of their hard work, and the guys back at the race shop. I also want to thank Bobby Labonte, Lucas Oil Products, Red Buck Cigars, Larry Wallace Racing Engines, and MasterSbilt Race Cars." In the early stages of the race, the top five set a blistering pace with Pearson breaking away from the rest of the field. Pearson held a comfortable lead over Bloomquist, Moyer, Chris Wall, and Don O'Neal. It wasn't until a lap 21 caution for Tyler Reddick, that the dynamics of the race changed for the remainder of the event. After the restart, Pearson maintained his patented bottom shelf around the track. Bloomquist and Owens found traction on the top groove of the racing surface, allowing them to close in on Pearson by the halfway mark. Moyer made it a three-car battle for second, using the same line as Pearson. After starting tenth, Birkhofer made a mid-race surge into the top five as he went around O'Neal on lap 31. In the waning laps of the event, Pearson managed to distance himself from Moyer, who had passed Bloomquist with four laps to go to take over the second spot. Coming home in sixth was O'Neal of Martinsville, IN. Twenty-third starting, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA finished seventh. During time trials, McDowell got into the wall coming off of turn four and flipped his primary car. He went to a back-up car and was involved in a wreck during his heat race. His crew managed to repair the damage in time for him to take a series provisional for the main event. John Blankenship of Williamson, WV finished eighth, followed by Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI; and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC. In preliminary action, Earl Pearson Jr. set the Red Buck Cigars Fast Time among the 42 entrants. Heat race winners were Pearson, Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN; Billy Moyer, and Don O'Neal. The B-Mains were won by Bub McCool and Brad Neat. Tonight's event will be featured as an hour-long broadcast on SPEED at 1 PM (Eastern) on Saturday, August 7th. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be back in action tomorrow night, July 17th at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO for the Fourth Annual "CMH Diamond Nationals". The event will pay $10,000 to win and will feature a full racing program with Red Buck Cigars Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 50-lap main event. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Friday Night, July 16th, 2010 "Budweiser 50" Tri-City Speedway - Pontoon Beach, IL Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Earl Pearson Jr. / 14.753 seconds (Overall and Group A) Billy Moyer/ 15.223 seconds (Group B) Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Tim Isenberg, Brady Smith, Bub McCool, Wendell Wallace, Chad Zobrist, Tyler Reddick, Rickey Frankel, Billy Laycock, Butch Kruckeberg AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Steve Casebolt, Chris Wall, Ray Cook, John Blankenship, Pat Doar, Bryan Collins, Kevin Weaver, Brian Wolfmeier, Jeremy Payne, Aaron Ricketts Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Billy Moyer, Jimmy Owens, Brian Birkhofer, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer Jr., Crag Smith, Mark Voigtn, Dewayne Kiefer, Claude Walker, John Anderson, Brian Shirley SuperFlow Fourth Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Don O'Neal, Jimmy Mars, Eric Wells, Mark Burgtorf, Brad neat, Terry Phillips, Rodney Melvin, Dave Eckrick, Chris Fetter, Dale McDowell Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Bub McCool, Chad Zobrist, Wendell Wallace, Pat Doar, Rickey Frankel, Billy Laycock, Brian Wolfmeier, Kevin Meier, Kevin Weaver, Bryan Collins, Butch Kruckeberg, Tyler Reddick, Jeremy Payne-DNS, Claude Walker-DNS Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Brad Neat, Billy Moyer Kr., Terry Phillips, Mark Voigt, Brian Shirley, John Anderson, Chris Fetter, Claude Walker, Craig Smith, Dave Eckrich, Dewayne Kiefer, Dale McDowell-DNS, Rodney Melvin-DNS "Budweiser 50" Feature Finish - 50 Laps
Race Statistics Entrants: 42 Lap Leaders: Earl Pearson Jr. (Laps 1-50) Caution Flags: Tyler Reddick (Lap 21) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Dale McDowell, Tyler Reddick Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: none Tri-City Speedway Track Provisional: Craig Smith PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Dale McDowell (Started 24th; Finished 7th; Advanced 17 positions) Ohlin's Shocks Performer of the Race: John Blankenship K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Dale McDowell Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Chris Wall Comp Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Larry Wallace Racing Engines Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Dale McDowell DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Fitzgerald (Earl Pearson Jr.) Time of Race: 21 minutes, 45 seconds |
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Welcomes Appliancezone.com as a New Series Partner, Announces Appliancezone.com Sponsorship Contest
CORONA, CA (July 13, 2010) -The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is excited to announce a new partnership with the online company Appliancezone.com. The Appliance Zone Company, based in Corydon, Indiana,is the fastest growing company in the online appliance parts industry. Appliancezone.com offers a wide variety of appliance parts for many of the top manufacturers of appliances, so the consumer can find and purchase any appliance part to fix and repair their current appliances.
The Appliancezone.com partnership with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will offer a unique "driver development contest" for five drivers currently running on the LOLMDS tour in 2010. These five drivers will compete for a 2011 primary sponsorship from Appliance Zone. The sponsorship will award one driver a $70,000 cash sponsorship for the 2011 season. The five drivers that will compete for this sponsorship include Steve Casebolt from Richmond, IN, Ray Cook from Brasstown, NC, Don O'Neal from Martinsville, IN, Jimmy Owens from Newport TN, and Chris Wall from Holden, LA.Appliance Zone selected these five drivers based on their set criteria that best fit the company's demographics and representation of their company in 2011.
This unique contest will kick off at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event on July 17th at the 4th Annual Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. The contest will consist of three parts with drivers earning points based on finishes at each series event beginning July 17th until the final event on October 10th at Rome Speedway in Rome, GA. The second part of the contest will include fan participation based on fan voting at a special website page setup for fans to vote for their driver they feel should be awarded the 2011 sponsorship.
Racefans can vote at http://appliancezoneracing.com/Home/DriverDevelopmentContest.aspx for their favorite driver or whom they think deserves the 2011 Appliance Zone sponsorship. Each driver has a short bio listed on the voting page for race fans to choose from and vote for the most deserving driver to be awarded the $70,000 sponsorship.
The third part of the contest will consist of a special panel that will vote for the driver they feel best deserves the 2011 sponsorship based on accumulated points for the season and the fan voting results. This special panel will consist of members from the media, celebrity panel guest such as Clint Bowyer, Lucas Oil Representatives, and Appliance Zone representatives. The driver that wins the contest will be announced during a special presentation at the series year end awards banquet in November.
"Were really excited about Appliance Zone coming on board with the series this year and putting together this great contest that will award a $70,000 sponsorship to a driver for the 2011 season. We've been working on this program for some time now and were looking forward to kicking it off at Lucas Oil Speedway on July 17th. This will be a great program that will include the fans as well and hopefully generate new customers for Appliance Zone through our series and the dirt late model industry", stated Ritchie Lewis series director.
Appliance Zone will have a company display in the vendor midway with computers linked to the internet to provide race fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver at Lucas Oil Speedway the day of the event on July 17th.
"Dirt track racing is a great fit for our 'pick up a tool and make something good happen' brand that sells appliance parts to people fixing their own appliances," said Jim Allen, ApplianceZone.com's CEO. "The Driver Development Contest underscores our feeling that getting ahead in the world requires hard work and perseverance. We have a strong 'You can do it!' attitude around here and the guys at Lucas have done a good job helping us bring that to life in their Late Model Dirt Series", stated Jim Allen..
The five drivers competing for the 2011 sponsorship will display Appliance Zone decals for the remainder of the 2010 season and a link to the fan voting page will be linked from the series website and each driver's website. A special Appliance Zone point's page will be listed on the series website for fans to keep up with the accumulated points after each event.
About Appliance Zone: Incorporated in 2008, ApplianceZone.com is a leading online retailer of appliance parts and accessories to do-it-yourself homeowners. It was created by CEO, Jim Allen, an experienced appliance repair technician and appliance retailer, and his family (including wife and children, all of whom are personally involved in the day-to-day operation of the business). ApplianceZone.com offers over 485,000 products and is the only online appliance parts retailer to include a price checker feature that instantly checks ApplianceZone.com pricing versus competitors. ApplianceZone served nearly 200,000 different households in 2009 and has enjoyed significant growth during every year of operation. To learn more about Appliance Zone their company, and the fan vote page visit their home page at www.appliancezone.com and the racing website at www.appliancezoneracing.com.
About the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the nations' premier dirt late model sanctioning organization. It currently sanctions 41 events in 18 states and receives national exposure through taped-delayed Series events that are shown on the SPEED Channel, VERSUS Network and MAV TV. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series go to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
About Lucas Oil Products : Founded in 1989 by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas, Lucas Oil Products, Inc. has established itself as one of the fastest-growing lubrication product lines in the consumer automotive aftermarket, featuring a line of engine oils, greases, gear lubes and problem-solving additives. Through innovative product research and development, along with aggressive marketing programs, Lucas Oil Products has established itself as the number one selling fuel treatment and additive products manufacturer in America and Canada. Lucas Oil Products has long been directly involved in the American racing industry at all levels through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing events.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Tri-City and Lucas Oil Speedway this Weekend |
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CORONA, CA (July 12, 2010) - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series roars back into action with visits to Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL for the "Budweiser 50" this Friday Night, July 16th and Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO for the "CMH Diamond Nationals" on Saturday Night, July 17th. Both events will pay $10,000 to win and $700 to start and will be taped by the cameras of SPEED.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is coming off of a very successful "Clash at the Mag" this past weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS. A record-setting crowd saw Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL win his sixth series event of 2010. The event was also his third in a row, and the 23rd of his career. Pearson is now in sole possession of first place in all-time series wins, one ahead of defending LOLMDS National Champion, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN.
Pearson will be attempting to set an all-time series record with his fourth consecutive victory on Friday Night. The event will be held at Kevin and Tammy Gundaker's Tri-City Speedway, located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. Earlier this year Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN; who is second in the championship point's standings, had a chance to win four in a row. He was denied victory at La Salle (IL) Speedway back in May when Bloomquist snapped Owens' win streak at three.
The visit to Tri-City Speedway this Friday Night for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will mark the sixth straight year that the series has come to the 3/8ths mile high-banked oval. Pearson, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL; Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR (Twice); and Martinsville, IN veteran and Lucas Oil Series driver, Don O'Neal are among the winners who have graced victory lane at Tri-City in the past five years.
On Saturday Night, the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, along with the Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series will visit the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. The appearance by the LOLMDS is the ninth all-time at the track. Iowa's Brian Birkhofer has taken home three victories at the track since 2006. Other series winners at Lucas Oil Speedway includes Pearson, who has won twice; Shannon Babb, Bart Hartman, and this year's $30,000 to win DART "Show-Me 100" Champion, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC.
Scott Bloomquist, the 2009 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion will try to extend his points lead this weekend. Bloomquist currently holds a 195-point lead over Jimmy Owens. Earl Pearson, Jr. has crept to within 80 points of Owens with his recent hot-streak of victories. Ray Cook continues to come on strong in the point's battle. He garnered his seventh consecutive top four-finish this past weekend in Mississippi. Don O'Neal currently sits in the fifth spot in points; he is looking to get back into the winner's circle this weekend.
The remainder of the top ten in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Standings include Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA; Chris Wall of Holden, LA; Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI; Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN; and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.
Wall leads the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" standings by 65-points over Wells with Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI, third. He has also picked up two spots in the championship points standings in the last two weeks.
Brad Looney of Republic, MO currently leads the Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series point's standings. He holds a narrow lead over veteran, Al Purkey of Coffeyville, KS. Dave Eckrich of Oxford, IA is third in points. Rounding out the Top-5 are teammates, Terry Phillips and Jeremy Payne; both hail from Springfield, MO.
Hall of Famer, Joe Kosiski of Omaha, NE comes into the "CMH Diamond Nationals" sixth in points. Evan Hubert of Cross Timbers, MO; Chad Simpson of Mt. Vernon, IA; Chris Spieker of Massena, IA; and Bill Koons of Omaha, NE round out the Top-10.
Drivers with perfect attendance on the LOLMDS also get a chance to accumulate points in the E3 Spark Plugs Television Challenge at both events this weekend. After his win in the "Clash at the Mag", Earl Pearson Jr. has taken over the E3 points lead. The winner of the E# Spark plugs Television Challenge will receive $2500 cash. Scott Bloomquist has moved to second in the E3 Spark Plugs Challenge, followed by Don O'Neal, Jimmy Owens, and Dan Schlieper. Second place will receive a $1500 cash award.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events this weekend, log onto www.tricityspeedway.net and www.lucasoilspeedway.com.
The tire rule for the weekend will be as follows: at Tri-City Speedway the tire rule will be; American Racer SD44 and MD56 and Hoosier LM20, 1600, LM40 and WRS55. The tire rule at Lucas Oil Speedway will be; American Racer SD44, SD48, MD53 and MD56, Hoosier 1300, 1350, 1600, LM20, LM40 and WRS55.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, go to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event Results
East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Mike Marlar (Winner) East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner) East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Billy Moyer (Winner) East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner) East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Scott Bloomquist (Winner) East Bay (FL) Raceway Park - Don O'Neal (Winner) Volunteer (TN) Speedway -Ray Cook (Winner) Cherokee (SC) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner) Brownstown (IN) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner) Bedford (PA) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner) Hagerstown (MD) Speedway - Rained Out Paducah (KY) International Raceway - Rained Out Wythe (VA) Raceway - Jimmy Owens (Winner) La Salle (IL) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner) 34 (IA) Raceway - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner) Lucas Oil (MO) Speedway - Ray Cook (Winner) Tazewell (TN) Speedway - Brad Neat (Winner) Florence (KY) Speedway - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner) Cleveland (TN) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner) Volunteer (TN) Speedway - Jimmy Owens (Winner) Volunteer (TN) Speedway - Scott Bloomquist (Winner) Beckley (WV) Motorsports Park - Ray Cook (Winner) Muskingum County (OH) Speedway - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner) Portsmouth (OH) Raceway - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner) Magnolia (MS) Motor Speedway - Earl Pearson Jr. (Winner) |
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Pearson Pockets $20,000 in Winning Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
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COLUMBUS, MS
(July 10, 2010) - In front of the largest crowd in the history of
Magnolia Motor Speedway, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL won
his third consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series main event.
He earned $20,000 by winning the "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the
Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau, on Saturday Night. Pearson
took the lead on lap 30 and held off defending series champion,
Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN for the win. "I want to first thank all these fans for coming out here tonight, it was hot and I'm sure they saw a good show," said the 38-year-old Pearson whose win was his 23rd in series history. The win tonight broke a tie atop the all-time win list; Pearson now leads Bloomquist by one victory. " I have to thank Lucas Oil Products, Red Buck Cigars, MasterSbilt Race Cars and Larry Wallace Racing Engines for all of their support. I also want to thank my car owner, Bobby Labonte, my crew Jason, Matt, and everybody back at the shop. The car was fast from the time we unloaded it on Friday." Rookie, Eric Wells, bolted out to the early lead and looked strong early on as he led the first 19 laps of the race. Bloomquist took over the lead on lap 20. He held the lead until Pearson made a smooth move on the inside of Bloomquist coming off of turn four on lap 30 to get by the reigning champion. Pearson built a healthy lead over what turned out to be torrid battle for second between Bloomquist, Ray Cook, and Billy Moyer. The trio brutally fought for the second spot for most of the main event. Moyer then managed to clear both Cook and Bloomquist to solidly claim the second spot on lap 71. Moyer then started to close on the almost insurmountable lead that Pearson had built. After to getting within five car lengths of the leader, Moyer suddenly slowed on the frontstretch and pulled to the infield as he entered turn one on lap 79. After the final restart, Bloomquist consistently challenged Pearson for the lead until the final three laps. In the waning laps Pearson was able to maneuver through traffic to maintain his lead ahead of Bloomquist. "I want to thank Johnny Stokes for the great race track he gave us tonight," exclaimed Pearson, "you could run anywhere on the track. Eric [Wells] ran well in the beginning of the race; when Scott got around us, I knew it was going to be a tough race for the lead." Cook finished third in the D&R Racing, #53 MasterSbilt. Dale McDowell in the Clint Bowyer Racing, Dollar General, Warrior Race Car passed the Mike Reece owned number 20 of Jimmy Owens on the final lap to claim fourth.
Rounding out
the top ten were Stacy Taylor, Don O'Neal, Dan Schlieper, Terry
Phillips and Chris Wall. The event was taped by SPEED and will air on Saturday July 31st, for more information on the broadcast go to the TV Schedule section of www.lucasdirt.com. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be in action at Tri-City (IL) Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL on Friday Night, July 16th for the "Budweiser 50." The stars of the LOLMDS will make their second appearance of the season at the "Diamond of the Dirt Tracks," Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO for the "CMH Diamond Nationals," on Saturday Night, July 17th. Both events will pay $10,000 to win. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesRace Summary Friday Night, July 9th, 2010 "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Magnolia Motor Speedway - Columbus, MS
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Eric Wells / 14.364 seconds (Overall and Group B) Earl Pearson Jr. / 14.381 (Group A)
Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Ray Cook, Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, John Blankenship, Dane Dacus, Chad Winkles, Chis Hoomes, Scott Dedwylder, Daniel Moore
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Billy
Moyer, Don O'Neal, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Wendell Wallace, Rick
Rickman, Jim McDuffie, Robbie Stuart, Leon Henderson, Tony Shelton
Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Brad Neat, Bub McCool, Chris Ragan, Chris Brown, Jeremy Glasgow, Steve Bryan, Jay Burchfield, Terry Atkins SuperFlow Fourth Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Eric Wells, Chris Wall, David Breazeale, Steve Casebolt, Tyler Reddick, Randy Boyd, Klint Byars, Clint Logan, Hunter Carroll Wiles Driveshaft's Fifth Heat (10 Laps - Top 3 Advance): Stacy Taylor, Dale McDowell, Terry Phillips, Brian Rickman, Jimmy Cliburn, Jeremy Payne, Patrick Michel, Josh Putnam, Keith House AFCO Racing Products Sixth Heat (10 laps - Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Jason Cliburn, Rodney Wing, Chad Thrash, Jeremy Shaw, Jason Brock, Wade Byars, Dewayne Estes, Mark Green Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): John Blankenship, Wendell Wallace, Dane Dacus, Chris Brown, Rick Rickman, Jim McDuffie, Tim Isenberg, Jeremy Glasgow, Robbie Stuart, Jay Burchfield, Scott Dedwylder, Chris Hoomes, Leon Henderson, Tony Shelton, Daniel Moore, Terry Atkins, Chris Ragan, Chad Winkles, Steve Bryan-DNS Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Brian Rickman, Steve Casebolt, Chad Thrash, Jeremy Payne, Jimmy Cliburn, Tyler Reddick, Jason Brock, Jeremy Shaw, Klint Byars, Wade Byars, Hunter Carroll, Josh Putnam, Patrick Michel, Clint Logan, Dewayne Estes, Mark green, Keith House, Randy Boyd-DNS "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Feature Finish
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Pearson and Wells on Front Row for Clash at the Mag Saturday Night at Magnolia Motor Speedway
COLUMBUS, MS (July 9, 2010) - The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series converged on Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS on Friday Night for the "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the Columbus (MS) Convention and Visitors Bureau. Preliminary activities on Friday Night included Red Buck Cigar Time Trials and heat races. A near-capacity crowd was on hand for night one of the event at the Johnny Stokes-promoted facility.
In preliminary action, Eric Wells of Hazard, KY set the overall Red Buck Cigars Fast Time among the 55 drivers on hand for the event. Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL earned the pole position for tomorrow night's $20,000 to win main event. Joining Pearson on the front row will be the winner of heat race number three, Eric Wells. Other heat race winners were Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Stacy Taylor and Jimmy Owens.
On Saturday, activities will begin with a Dirt Racing Outreach worship service at 4:00 PM in front of the main scoring tower. Following the service will be a driver's autograph session at 5 PM in the same location. Action on the track will get underway with the two 12-lap Hawk Performance Brake Pads and Performance Rod and Custom B-mains. The top two finishers in each B-main will advance to the $20,000 to win Clash at the Mag Main Event on Saturday Night. The event is being taped by SPEED and will be shown on July 31st.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Friday Night, July 9th, 2010 "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Magnolia Motor Speedway - Columbus, MS
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Eric Wells / 14.364 seconds (Overall and Group B) Earl Pearson Jr. / 14.381 (Group A)
Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Ray Cook, Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, John Blankenship, Dane Dacus, Chad Winkles, Chis Hoomes, Scott Dedwylder, Daniel Moore
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Billy Moyer, Don O'Neal, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Wendell Wallace, Rick Rickman, Jim McDuffie, Robbie Stuart, Leon Henderson, Tony Shelton
Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Brad neat, Bub McCool, Chris Ragan, Chris Brown, Jeremy Glasgow, Steve Bryan, Jay Burchfield, Terry Atkins
SuperFlow Fourth Heat (10 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Eric Wells, Chris Wall, David Breazeale, Steve Casebolt, Tyler Reddick, Randy Boyd, Klint Byars, Clint Logan, Hunter Carroll
Wiles Driveshaft's Fifth Heat (10 Laps - Top 3 Advance): Stacy Taylor, Dale McDowell, Terry Phillips, Brian Rickman, Jimmy Cliburn, Jeremy Payne, Patrick Michel, Josh Putnam, Keith House
AFCO Racing Products Sixth Heat (10 laps - Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Jason Cliburn, Rodney Wing, Chad Thrash, Jeremy Shaw, Jason Brock, Wade Byars, Dewayne Estes, Mark Green
"Clash at the Mag" this Weekend for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
CORONA, CA (July 8, 2010) - After a busy Fourth of July Weekend, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads into the heart of the Deep South, to Columbus, MS this Friday and Saturday, July 9th and 10th. The drivers of the LOLMDS will be on hand for the "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau. The second annual event will, again be held at the beautiful Magnolia Motor Speedway, and will be promoted by Johnny Stokes. Magnolia Motor Speedway has been busily preparing for the event over the past few weeks. A huge car-count and a capacity crowd are expected to fill the state-of-the-art facility for the second straight year. The event will be taped by the cameras SPEED Channel and shown on Saturday, July 31st at 6:00 PM Eastern/5 PM Central.
The weekend kicks off on Thursday Night with practice sessions for all divisions from 7PM to 10PM. Grandstand admission is free for Thursday Night, while Pit Passes are $15. Events will get underway on Friday Night with Red Buck Cigars Time Trials followed by Wiles Driveshafts, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance and SuperFlow Heat Races. Grandstand admission on Friday for adults is $20, while ages 11-17, active military, and senior citizens get in for just $15. Kids 6-10 years of age are $5 and 5 years of age and under are free with a paying adult. Friday pit admission for adults is $30 with kids 6 to 10 years of age $20. Children 5 years of age under are free. Saturday pit admission for adults is $35 with kids 6 to 10 years of age $25. Children 5 years of age under are free.
Saturday Night will see the running of the Hawk Performance Brake Pads and Performance Rod and Custom B-Mains followed by the $20,000 to win/$1,000 to start "Clash at the Mag" Presented by the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau. Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR is the defending race winner. On Saturday, adult grandstand admission is $25 with ages 11-17, active military, and senior citizens $20. Kids 6 to 10 years of age are $5 and 5 years of age and under are free with a paying adult. A two-day grandstand pass may be purchased for $40, which is a $5 savings. A two-day pit pass may be purchased for $60 ($5 savings) or a three-day pit pass may be purchased for $70 ($5 savings).
Heading into the "Clash at the Mag" this weekend will be the top drivers on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. They will make their only appearance in Mississippi at Magnolia Motor Speedway this year for the "Clash at the Mag". Some of the top regional drivers are expected, including Bub McCool, David Breazeale, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Chad Thrash, Rick Rickman, Brian Rickman, Klint Byars, and many more. With the regional drivers eagerly preparing for the event, a strong influx of the nation's top competitors is preparing to tame the "Black Ice". Defending series champion Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; still holds down first place in the championship points' standings, which is worth $75,000 again this year. Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN is currently second in points, followed by 4-time series champion, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Pearson is coming off of a sweep in the State of Ohio this past weekend. He took wins at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH and Portsmouth (OH) Raceway Park over the holiday weekend in LOLMDS competition.
Bloomquist, Owens, and Pearson have combined for 15 wins on the series tour in 2010, with each driver winning five times this season. This year's DART Show-Me 100 winner, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC; who won last Thursday in the series' first ever visit to Beckley (WV) Motorsports Park; has three series wins and is sitting fourth in points followed by 2-time series runner-up, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; who has one series win to his credit this year.
Dale McDowell, who drives for 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion, Clint Bowyer is sixth in points heading to Columbus, followed by Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN; Chris Wall of Holden, LA; Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI; and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.
Wall, who finished second to Moyer in last year's "Clash at the Mag" at Magnolia Motor Speedway currently leads the Quarter Master "Rookie of the Year" chase, ahead of Wells and Marshfield, Wisconsin's Tim Isenberg. The Quarter Master Rookie of the Year top prize is worth $10,000, and second is worth $4,500 courtesy of Sweet Manufacturing.
The event also marks the next E3 Spark Plugs Challenge for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers. The challenge is for drivers with perfect attendance on the series tour and is based on total accumulated points from the televised events. Right now, Don O'Neal leads the challenge followed by Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr., Dan Schlieper, and Jimmy Owens. First place is a $2500 cash award and second place pays $1500.
The payoff for Saturday Night's main event finale will be; $20,000, $10,000, $6000, $4000, $3000, $2000, $1800, $1700, $1600, $1550, $1500, $1450, $1350, $1300, $1250, $1200, $1150, $1100, $1050, positions 20-24 is $1000.
The tire rule for the event at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS will be; American Racer SD44 or any compound harder, SD44 must punch a minimum of 40, Hoosier 1300 or any compound harder, 1300 must punch a minimum of 40.
For more information on the "Clash at the Mag" at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS this weekend, log onto to the track's website address at www.magnoliamotorspeedway.net.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
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Earl Pearson Jr. Wins Back-to-Back in Ohio in Grabbing Lucas Oil Series Win at Portsmouth
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| PORTSMOUTH, OH (July 4, 2010) -
Four-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Earl
Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL took home his 22nd career series win
in grabbing the $10,000 to win Independence 50 on Sunday Night at
Portsmouth Raceway Park before a gigantic crowd. Pearson took the
lead from Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV on lap three. He went
on to his fifth series win of the year. Series point's leader,
Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN was second followed by Ray Cook
of Brasstown, NC; Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV; and John Blankenship
of Williamson, WV. Pearson and Carrier made up the front row for the main event. The two second generation pilots went toe-to-toe for the first two laps of the race, crossing the start-finish line dead even. Pearson was able to forge ahead of Carrier on lap three as Bloomquist was in the third slot followed by Jason Covert and Josh McGuire. The 2009 Quarter Master Rookie of the Year for the LOLMDS, John Blankenship, then moved into the top five by lap after starting eighth. Up front, Pearson was starting to pull away from both Carrier and Bloomquist. He opened up a good-sized lead in the early stages of the race. Carrier and Bloomquist were able to gain some time on Pearson as he was starting to pick-up the tail end of the field by the 12th circuit. Carrier and Bloomquist closed on him just as the first caution of the race came out for Steve Casebolt on lap 15. The restart saw Pearson work on extending his lead back out again as Carrier and Bloomquist were fighting hard for second. With 21 laps in the books, the second caution of the race flew for a slowing Eric Wells. The restart saw Pearson take off from Carrier and Bloomquist as Ray Cook was now in the hunt. He had moved from the tenth starting spot to fourth, just ahead of Blankenship. On the restart Carrier got shuffled back in the field and Bloomquist moved to second and brought Cook with him. At the halfway mark, Pearson was still showing the way as Bloomquist and Cook were dicing it out for second. The battle for second continued for several more laps as Pearson had extended his race-lead to eight car lengths over the duo. Pearson then had his lead shrink in a hurry as lapped traffic began slowing his momentum. Both Bloomquist and Cook cut into in his lead in a matter of a few laps. What was a good-sized lead was now down to two car lengths with ten laps to go as the top three were close together with no lapped cars between them. The third caution of the race for defending track champion, Kenny Christy. This halted the action on lap 42. With eight laps to go, it looked like it was going to be a three-car shootout to the finish. Pearson was strong on the restarts and that allowed him to again build a comfortable margin over Bloomquist and Cook in the waning stages of the race. A caution for a 360 spin by Donnie Moran was due to contact from another car on lap 46. Shortly after the final restart Carrier pulled off and headed to the pits. Pearson led the field to the checkers and it was his all-time series tying 22nd career victory. The feat matched Scott Bloomquist atop the all-time list. Pearson's win also allowed him to keep pace with Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN; who finished sixth as all three now have five series wins in 2010. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane, Pearson completed the sweep of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Fourth of July Weekend in the state of Ohio. He won the night before at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH. A tired, but elated Pearson emerged from his car and with a few words of encouragement from his son, Trey waved to the huge throng of fans on hand for the race. "First off I want to dedicate this win to my teammate, Brad Neat, he flipped qualifying and took a pretty good ride, he's ok, but he had to go to a back-up car, what a way to celebrate the Fourth of July with this win and last night at Zanesville," said Pearson. "We started up there with Eddie Carrier Jr. and I knew when they watered the top of the track he was going to be tough, but we had a real good race for the lead there early on, the car worked extremely well, the track was in good shape, I saw that zero car (Bloomquist) up there on the scoreboard and Ray Cook there in third, so I knew I was in a for a tough race there, but the cautions helped us a few times when it cleared some lapped traffic that was in front of us, the car restarted well and we were able to hold them guys off," said Pearson who remains in third in the series championship points standings. Pearson who drives for 2000 NASCAR Cup Champion, Bobby Labonte drives a MasterSbilt Dodge Charger with a Larry Wallace Racing Engine and sponsored by Lucas Oil Products, Red Buck Cigars, PRC, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Asi Racewear and Ohlins Shocks. Bloomquist maintains his series points lead heading to the next series race in Columbus, MS next weekend took second for another good point's night in his Miller Brothers Construction/Roush-Yates Racing Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars Monte Carlo SS. Third went to Cook in the D&R Racing/A+ Moving and Storage/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo SS with fourth going to Shaver in the K&L Rumley/Styers Curbing/Rocket Chassis with Blankenship notching a top five in the Coal America's Energy/Custom Race Engines/Rocket Chassis entry. Completing the top ten were 12th starting Jimmy Owens, Jackie Boggs of Grayson, KY; Jason Covert of York Haven, PA; Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Saturday Night, July 4th, 2010 "Independence 50" Portsmouth Raceway Park - Portsmouth, OH Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Tim Dohm / 14.742 seconds Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Josh McGuire, Don O'Neal, Dale McDowell, Tim Dohm, Zack Dohm, Wayne Chinn, Brandon Fouts, Billy Guillion, David Powers, Eric Wells, Rod Conley, Daniel Williams, Kenneth Howell AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Jason Covert, Steve Shaver, Ben Adkins, Donnie Moran, Steve Francis, RJ Conley, Mark Frazier, Josh Bocook, Chris Wall, Craig Voxbergen, Paul Davis, Mick Sansom, Shawn Martin Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Eddie Carrier Jr., Jackie Boggs, Ray Cook, Matt Miller, Tim Isenberg, Tyler Reddick, Delmas Conley, D.J. Wells, Brett Wagner, Barry Doss, Devin Moran, Kenny Christy SuperFlow Fourth Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, John Blankenship, Jimmy Owens, Steve Casebolt, Dan Schlieper, Terry Hicks, Michael Howard, Chris Wilson, Dustin Linville, Nick Bocook, Shannon Thornsberry, Jamie Ferguson, Brad Neat Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Steve Francis, RJ Conley, Zack Dohm, Wayne Chinn, Mark Frazier, Josh Bocook, Craig Vosbergen, Rod Conley, Shawn Martin, Mick Sonsom, Billy Guillion, Kenneth Howell, Chris Wall, Tim Dohm, Paul Davis, Eric Wells, Daniel Williams, Brandon Fouts, David Powers-DNS Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Tim Isenberg, Dan Schlieper, Terry Hicks, D.J. Wells, Chris Wilson, Delmas Conley, Dustin Linville, Michael Howard, Nick Bocook, Kevin Wagner, Devin Moran, Jamie Ferguson, Brett Kennard, Shannon Thornsberry, Kenny Christy, Brad Neat, Tyler Reddick, Barry Doss-DNS "Independence 50" Feature Finish
Race Statistics Entrants: 53 Lap Leaders: Eddie Carrier Jr. (Laps 1-2); Earl Pearson Jr. (Laps 3-50) Caution Flags: Steve Casebolt (Lap 15); Eric Wells (Lap 21); Matt Miller (Lap 21); Kenny Christy (Lap 42); Donnie Moran (Lap 46) Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Chris Wall, Eric Wells Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Tyler Reddick PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Chris Wall (Started 23rd; Finished 12th; Advanced 11 positions) Ohlin's Shocks Performer of the Race: Ray Cook K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: John Blankenship Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Chris Wall Comp Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Larry Wallace Racing Engines Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Steve Francis DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Darrell Posey (Chris Wall) Time of Race: 32 minutes, 37 seconds |
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Pearson Makes Late Race Pass on Cook to Win LOLMDS "Budweiser 50" at Muskingum County
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ZANESVILLE, OH
(July 3, 2010) - Overhauling race leader, Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC,
with five laps remaining Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL went
on to record his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the
season on Saturday Night at Muskingum County Speedway. Pearson,
driving for NASCAR's Bobby Labonte took home the $10,000 after
winning the "Budweiser 50". Following Pearson was Cook; point's
leader, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; defending track
champion, Doug Dodd of Cambridge, OH; and Don O'Neal of
Martinsville, IN.
Cook and Jimmy
Owens made up the front row before a packed house at the Ronnie
Moran-promoted facility. Cook grabbed the early lead. Bloomquist,
who started eighth, made up some impressive ground on the first lap
coming up to fourth. A lap later Bloomquist was in third behind the
frontrunning Cook and John Blankenship. Cook started to build on his
lead as a good battle for second was developing between Blankenship
and Bloomquist. Pearson was running fourth followed by O'Neal. The
top three started to pull away from everyone as the leader started
to pick-up the tail end of the field by the tenth circuit.
Both
Blankenship and Bloomquist started to close on Cook in traffic as
Cook was having trouble negotiating traffic. Bloomquist made the
pass for second on lap 15, climbing into the runner-up slot. Pearson
then started on his patented bottom-line. He was able to track down
and eventually pass Blankenship for third on lap 18. Cook, who held
as much as a 15-car length lead over the field, was having trouble
getting past track provisional Shane McLaughlin, allowing both
Bloomquist and Pearson to close the gap on him. With 30 laps complete Cook still had almost a straightaway advantage over the last two series champions, but a caution came out for Doug Drown on lap 31. With 19 laps to go on the restart it was Cook, Bloomquist, Pearson, Blankenship, and O'Neal in the top five.
The restart was
exciting as Cook held the lead; Pearson jumped into second followed
by Bloomquist. Dodd became a threat as he moved to fourth after
starting tenth. With tight battles all over the track, all eyes
were on the race for the lead between Cook and Pearson and the race
for third between Bloomquist and Dodd. Pearson tried the inside line for several laps to get by Cook, but Cook thwarted Pearson every time. Dodd then started to catch the two frontrunners as he was brought along Bloomquist, making it a four-car race for the win. Pearson was finally able to clear Cook for the lead on lap 45 as Dodd and Bloomquist were duking it out for third. Pearson then pulled away in the final laps to record his 21st career win on the Lucas Oil lLate Model Dirt Series tour. Pearson is now second in all-time wins, behind Scott Bloomquist's 22 victories. Bloomquist, meanwhile, was able to overtake Dodd with two laps to go to gain the third position at the finish.
In Lucas Oil
Victory Lane, the 38-year-old second-generation racer was joined by
his crew, his son Trey, and several fans joined in the
celebration. "I'll tell you what, that was a lot of fun racing
there with Ray Cook, we were good when we unloaded today, the
Hoosier tires worked real well today, and hat's off to my crew. They
continue to work their tails off on this car. Look at this crowd
here, there's not an empty seat here tonight; I hope they enjoyed
that race," said the victorious Pearson. "On the restart Bloomquist took the bottom which kind of surprised me, but we restarted really well and then we caught up to Ray and ran with him side-by-side for several laps. We gave each other plenty of racing room out there, thanks to the track crew here, the Moran family for giving us a good track to race on. I probably wouldn't have caught Ray without the yellow, Scott and I had a good race, but he was running my line and I couldn't get by him, this is a nice recovery from Beckley. That was my fault what happened when I spun out there with eight laps to go and to come back here and run like we did it's a credit to my crew," which includes Matt Langston and team manager, Jason Fitzgerald who joined the winning driver in victory lane. Pearson's Bobby Labonte Racing MasterSbilt Dodger Charger is powered by a Larry Wallace Racing Engine and sponsored by Lucas Oil Products, Red Buck Cigars, PRC, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Asi Racewear and Ohlins Shocks. Cook in the D&R Racing/Hicks and Ingle Company General Contracting/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo SS finished second followed by Bloomquist in his Miller Brothers Construction/Roush-Yates Racing Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars Monte Carlo SS. Dodd was fourth in his Southeastern Equipment/Vic Hill Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis with O'Neal making it three MasterSbilt cars in the top five taking fifth in the Superior Cleaning/Jay Dickens Racing Engines Monte Carlo SS. Rounding out the top ten were Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH, Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV, John Blankenship of Williamson, WV, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN and Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt SeriesRace Summary Saturday Night, July 3rd, 2010 Muskingum County Speedway - Dresden, OH
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Ray Cook / 16.435 seconds
Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Ray Cook, Steve Shaver, Chris Wall, Cody Parker, Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, Zack Dohm, Rodney Kimes, Craig Vosberger
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): John Blankenship, Bart Hartman, Jason Covert, Kyle Bates, Steve Casebolt, Mark Banal, Bryan Casey, Doug Drown, Scott Shelhorn
Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Don O'Neal, Doug Dodd, Eric Wells, Tyler Reddick, Donnie Moran, Lance Elson, Cody Bartram, Russ Frohnapfel
SuperFlow Fourth Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Dale McDowell, Brad Neat, Devin Moran, Anthony Kinkade, Shane McLoughlin, Rick Aukland-DNS
Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, Steve Casebolt, Mark Banal, Bryan Casey, Zack Dohm, Craig Vosberger, Doug Drown, Scott Shelhorn, Rodney Kimes
Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Tyler Reddick, Donnie Moran, Devin Moran, Lance Elson, Anthony Kinkade, Russ Frohnapfel, Cody Bartram, Shane McLoughlin, Rick Aukland-DNS
"Budweiser 50" Feature Finish
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