DAVENPORT BACK IN VICTORY LANE AT EAST BAY

TAMPA, FLA (February 8, 2019) – Jonathan Davenport grabbed the lead from Tyler Erb on lap 38 and led the rest of the way to score his second win in the Wrisco Industries Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil.

Erb entered the event with two wins during the week and bolted to the lead at the start of the 50-lap main event. Erb held the lead until Davenport forged ahead with twelve laps remaining. Erb’s Best Performance Motorsports, Rocket crossed the stripe in second followed by Earl Pearson Jr. in the Ronnie and Terri Stuckey-owned, Lucas Oil Products, Black Diamond Race Car.

Completing the top five were Scott Bloomquist in the STEEL-IT, Sweet-Bloomquist entry, and Devin Moran in the Big River Steel, Dunn-Benson Ford, Rocket.

Davenport made his way to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 38th time in his career, joined by his son Blane. “I just want to thank all of the fans for coming out tonight. Knowing that tonight was a point race, we really wanted to put on a good show. We have had a really good car here the last three nights. When I turned under Erb to get the lead he left me some room there where there was some brown on the race track. Congrats to him [Erb] and Earl [Pearson] for both putting on a good run tonight as well.”

“We have such a great race team,” Davenport added. “Thanks to Lance Landers for putting this together. Thanks to my crew: Jason, Tyler and Lance they do such a great job. Gavin [Landers] is here this week and Brewster back at the t-shirt trailer. The track has been racy all week. This is what we love doing. We come down here to compete and mix it up with everybody and you never know who is going to win.”

“It was crazy when the bottom kind of died there,” said Erb. “The top got faster in one and two. I just went up top and out of a lucky chance I could run there. We got to three-wide for the lead and that’s when JD got by me. Congratulations to JD and his team, they had a great car, Earl did too. We will take second tonight, it was another podium finish for the team, and we will come back tomorrow night.”

Pearson was runner-up to Hudson O’Neal on Thursday night and took third behind Davenport and Erb tonight. “This is all for the guys here they have worked their tails off during the winter. We went to Arizona to try some stuff out there. My Black Diamond Chassis has been really good since we have come down here. It has been a very good week for us, and we will keep digging.”

The winner’s Lance Landers Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by: Nutrien Ag Solutions, ASC Warranty, Spartan Mowers, Penske Racing Shocks, Valvoline, and Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas. His crew chief is Jason Durham.

Completing the top ten were Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jason Jameson, Mike Benedum, and Jeff Mathews.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday, February 8th, 2019
Wrisco Industries Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, Fla.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Scott Bloomquist / 14.525 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Earl Pearson Jr. / 14.880 seconds

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Scott Bloomquist, Austin Hubbard, Billy Moyer, Jr., Kyle Bronson, Stormy Scott, Dan Stone, Jeff Mathews, Tyler Carpenter, Vic Hill, Michael Lake, Morgan Bagley

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Tyler Erb, Mike Benedum, Devin Moran, Justin Williams, Devin Dixon, Jonathan Rowan, Blair Nothdurft, Tim Dohm , Johnny Pursley, Joey Moriarty, Kerry King

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson, Jr., Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, Don O’Neal, Ryan King, Terry Casey, Gregg Satterlee, Jason Jameson, Allen Murray, Greg Oakes, Colton Horner, Geoff Carey

Lucas Oil Products Penetrating Oil Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Colton Flinner, Tanner English, Josh Richards, Hudson O’Neal, Austin Rettig, Matt Cosner, Rusty Schlenk, Chad Stapleton, Shanon Buckingham, Freddie Carpenter, Joel Callahan

Lucas Oil Products Red “N” Tacky Spray Grease B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Stormy Scott, Kyle Bronson, Devin Dixon, Tim Dohm , Jonathan Rowan, Jeff Mathews, Johnny Pursley, Tyler Carpenter, Joey Moriarty, Kerry King, Dan Stone, Blair Nothdurft, Vic Hill-DNS, Michael Lake-DNS, Morgan Bagley-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Terry Casey, Ryan King, Jason Jameson, Gregg Satterlee, Austin Rettig, Chad Stapleton, Matt Cosner, Rusty Schlenk, Joel Callahan, Greg Oakes, Allen Murray, Freddie Carpenter, Shanon Buckingham, Geoff Carey, Colton Horner-DNS

DirtOnDirt.com Strawberry Dash Finish: Austin Rettig, Chad Stapleton, Allen Murray, Joey Moriarty, Tyler Carpenter, Joel Callahan, Dan Stone, Kerry King, Freddie Carpenter, Jonathan Rowan, Colton Horner, Rusty Schlenk

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $12,000
2 3 1T Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX $5,500
3 2 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $3,600
4 5 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $2,750
5 11 1M Devin Moran Dresden, OH $2,250
6 10 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $1,800
7 13 21 Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR $1,500
8 22 12J Jason Jameson Lawrenceburg, IN $1,300
9 7 25B Mike Benedum Salem, WV $1,200
10 25 33 Jeff Mathews Brandon, FL $1,100
11 16 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,075
12 12 14 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $1,050
13 15 89 Justin Williams Concord, VA $1,025
14 21 313 Devin Dixon Apollo Beach, FL $1,000
15 9 11H Austin Hubbard Bridgeville, DE $1,000
16 6 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,000
17 20 1Gk Ryan King Seymour, TN $1,000
18 26 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO $1,000
19 17 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruses, NM $1,000
20 8 116 Tanner English Benton, KY $1,000
21 19 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL $1,000
22 14 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,100
23 23 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $1,000
24 24 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV $1,000
25 18 942 Terry Casey New London, WI $1,000
26 4 48 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA $1,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 46
Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1 – 14); Tyler Erb (Laps 15 – 37); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 38 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 1.933 seconds
Cautions: Colton Flinner (Lap 6); Ryan King (Lap 10); Josh Richards (Lap 36); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 37); Kyle Bronson, Hudson O’Neal (Lap 39); Tanner English (Lap 45); Stormy Scott (Lap 46)
Series Provisional: Gregg Satterlee
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisionals: Tim Dohm
Wrisco Industries Winternationals Provisional: Jeff Mathews
DirtOnDirt.com Strawberry Dash Provisional: Austin Rettig
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jeff Mathews (Advanced 15 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Earl Pearson Jr.
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Jason Jameson
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Tyler Erb
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: *Rookie of the Race will begin after April 1st.*
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham (Jonathan Davenport)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Lap #50 – 14.772 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Don O’Neal
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (27 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Jonathan Davenport
Time of Race: 42 minutes 36 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 720 $30,150
2 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 710 $31,075
3 1T Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 690 $36,550
4 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 635 $9,675
5 1M Devin Moran Dresden, OH 560 $8,025
6 14 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 540 $10,900
7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 525 $7,125
7 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 525 $8,600
9 12J Jason Jameson Lawrenceburg, IN 515 $4,800
10 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 470 $11,000
11 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 440 $6,725
11 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 440 $6,500
13 21 Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR 425 $3,750
13 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 425 $7,825
15 33 Jeff Mathews Brandon, FL 415 $3,800
16 1Gk Ryan King Seymour, TN 410 $4,450
16 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 410 $9,400
18 89 Justin Williams Concord, VA 405 $1,625
19 66c Matt Cosner Ridgeley, WV 390 $3,000
20 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN 385 $2,975
*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

By |2019-02-09T19:47:51-05:00February 9th, 2019|East Bay Raceway Park, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Racing News|Comments Off on DAVENPORT BACK IN VICTORY LANE AT EAST BAY

DAVENPORT STRIKES AT EAST BAY

TAMPA, FLA. (February 6, 2019) – The defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Jonathan Davenport survived a torrid battle with Brandon Sheppard to register his first series win of 2019 on Wednesday night at East Bay Raceway Park.

Davenport took the lead from Sheppard on lap 26 and then held off Tyler Erb to win the Wrisco Industries Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil. It was Davenport’s fifth-career win at the “Clay by the Bay” and the 37th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of his career.

Erb’s Best Performance Motorsports, Rocket entered the event winning three of the first four events of the season and was looking for his third straight victory at East Bay. Josh Richards came from the 23rd starting spot in the Clint Bowyer Racing, Peak Antifreeze and Coolant, Rocket to place third. Brandon Overton finished fourth after starting 18th. Sheppard rounded out the top five.

A former Lucas Oil Rookie of the Year, Colton Flinner earned the first PFC Brakes Pole Award of his career and led the first eight laps of the main event before yielding to Brian Shirley on the ninth circuit.

Davenport started fifth and kept pace with the leaders before charging to the point on the twelfth circuit. Davenport held the lead until Sheppard move ahead on lap 24. Davenport quickly fought back, passing Sheppard on lap 26 to take the lead for the final time.

“I definitely wanted to see that last caution,” said Davenport. “I was getting into lapped traffic and everybody was on the bottom going into one and two. Everybody out there earned their paycheck tonight. This is the slickest place in the world. When I went into three and four, I just put it on the floor. I can’t thank my crew enough. We all put our heads together. We went back through our notes to see what we were missing on the set-up and their hard work paid off.”

Erb maintained his solid start to the season with a second-place finish. “Not winning that heat race and starting eighth probably hurt us tonight. Those restarts were wild. I was on the outside everytime and I didn’t want to be there. We had a good race going. I hated to see that caution once I got past Sheppard. I could tell that JD’s [Jonathan Davenport’s] crew was telling him to run down the middle. It was a really great night. Good job to JD, Josh [Richards], and Sheppy [Sheppard]. It was a crazy and exciting race for sure.”

Richards overcame issues in his heat race and rebounded with a strong third-place run. “We had a long night. The motor hadn’t been running right. We have had some fuel problems the last few days. I told the crew something wasn’t right. We made a change right before the feature and I was just going to ride around there and it started going pretty good. We had a shot at the lead, but I’m happy to finish third.”

The winner’s Lance Landers Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and is sponsored by: Nutrien Ag Solutions, Spartan Mowers, ASC Warranty, Penske Racing Shocks, Valvoline, and Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas.

Completing the top ten were Kyle Bronson, Earl Pearson Jr., Brian Shirley, Don O’Neal, and Devin Moran.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Wrisco Industries Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, Fla.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Colton Flinner / 14.526 seconds
Fast Time Group B: Brian Shirley / 14.273 seconds (overall)

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Colton Flinner, Billy Moyer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Colton Horner, Tim McCreadie, Matt Cosner, Devin Dixon, John Tweed, Jason Jameson-DNS

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Don O’Neal, Morgan Bagley, Gregg Satterlee, Greg Oakes, Hudson O’Neal, Shanon Buckingham, Freddie Carpenter, Joey Moriarty, Rusty Schlenk

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Scott Bloomquist, Stormy Scott, Josh Richards, Justin Williams, Allen Murray, Austin Rettig, Joe Denby

Lucas Oil Products Penetrating Oil Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Brian Shirley, Tyler Erb, Mike Benedum, Kyle Bronson, Michael Lake, Dan Stone, Vic Hill, Devin Gilpin, Kerry King

Wrisco Industries Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Brandon Sheppard, Jimmy Owens, Ryan King, Jeff Mathews, Terry Casey, Joel Callahan, Blair Nothdurft, Tim Dohm , Geoffrey Carey

GEICO Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Tanner English, Dennis Erb, Jr., Brandon Overton, Billy Moyer, Jr., Austin Hubbard, Devin Moran, Jonathan Rowan, Tyler Carpenter

Lucas Oil Products Red “N” Tacky Spray Grease B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Tim McCreadie, Colton Horner, Greg Oakes, Matt Cosner, Shanon Buckingham, Rusty Schlenk, Freddie Carpenter, Joey Moriarty, Allen Murray, Devin Dixon, Joe Denby, Hudson O’Neal, Justin Williams, John Tweed, Austin Rettig, Josh Richards-DNS, Jason Jameson-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Kyle Bronson, Billy Moyer, Jr., Michael Lake, Austin Hubbard, Terry Casey, Devin Moran, Jeff Mathews, Joel Callahan, Dan Stone, Vic Hill, Tyler Carpenter, Blair Nothdurft, Jonathan Rowan, Kerry King, Devin Gilpin, Geoffrey Carey, Tim Dohm-DNS

DirtOnDirt.com Strawberry Dash Finish: Matt Cosner, Rusty Schlenk, Terry Casey, Joel Callahan, Freddie Carpenter, Michael Lake, Dan Stone, Blair Nothdurft, Joey Moriarty, Greg Oakes, Vic Hill, Shanon Buckingham, Devin Dixon

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (40 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 5 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $7,000
2 8 1T Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX $3,500
3 23 14 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $2,000
4 18 2 Brandon Overton Evans, GA $1,500
5 4 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $1,400
6 20 40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL $1,300
7 13 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $1,200
8 2 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL $1,100
9 3 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,000
10 24 1M Devin Moran Dresden, OH $950
11 15 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $900
12 9 14m Morgan Bagley Gladewater, TX $850
13 22 21 Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR $800
14 12 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $750
15 19 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $725
16 7 9 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $700
17 21 56JR Colton Horner Katy, TX $700
18 25 33 Jeff Mathews Brandon, FL $700
19 1 48 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA $650
20 11 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $625
21 16 1Gk Ryan King Seymour, TN $625
22 10 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $600
23 14 25B Mike Benedum Salem, WV $600
24 6 116 Tanner English Benton, KY $600
25 17 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruses, NM $600
26 26 66c Matt Cosner Ridgeley, WV $600

Race Statistics
Entrants: 52
Lap Leaders: Colton Flinner (Laps 1 – 8); Brian Shirley (Laps 9 – 11); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 12 – 23); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 24 – 25); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 26 – 40)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 1.551 seconds
Cautions: Earl Pearson Jr., Stormy Scott (Lap 19); Tanner English (Lap 21); Jimmy Owens, Mike Benedum (Lap 22); Colton Flinner (Lap 25); Billy Moyer Jr. (Lap 27); Ryan King (Lap 30); Colton Horner (Lap 37)
Series Provisionals: Josh Richards, Devin Moran
Wrisco Industries Winternationals Provisional: Jeff Mathews
DirtOnDirt.com Strawberry Dash Provisional: Matt Cosner
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Josh Richards (Advanced 20 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Earl Pearson Jr.
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Billy Moyer Jr.
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: *Rookie of the Race will begin after April 1st.*
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Anthony Burroughs (Josh Richards)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Tyler Erb (Lap #9 – 15.491 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Jimmy Owens
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (27 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Colton Flinner
Time of Race: 36 minutes 39 seconds

*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2019 tour schedule, driver information, and more visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.

By |2019-02-07T13:43:59-05:00February 7th, 2019|East Bay Raceway Park, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off on DAVENPORT STRIKES AT EAST BAY

TYLER ERB SCORES EAST BAY OPENER

TAMPA, FLA. (February 4, 2019) – Tyler Erb scored his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season in the opening night of the Wrisco Industries Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil on Monday Night at East Bay Raceway Park.

Erb started on the pole of the main event but did not take the lead until the thirteenth circuit. He was one of four different race leaders, others being Jonathan Davenport, Josh Richards, and Brandon Sheppard. Erb won the thrilling opener by just nine-tenths of a second – holding off Josh Richards, Brandon Sheppard, Austin Hubbard and Don O’Neal en route to his first ever win at the “Clay by the Bay.”
Defending series champion Jonathan Davenport bolted to the lead at the start of the race and led the first eight laps. Richards then forged ahead for one lap, before Sheppard took command of the race for two circuits. Erb then charged around Sheppard to take the lead for good on lap 13 and pulled away enough to thwart any efforts by Richards and Sheppard.
Richards’ Clint Bowyer Racing, Peak Antifreeze and Coolant, Rocket and Sheppard’s Mark Richards Racing, Valvoline, Rocket battled hard for second in the last 15 laps of the race to join Erb on the podium, with Richards just edging Sheppard at the finish.
The Young Texan [Erb] was elated with his second win of 2019 on the tour. “I am super-excited to get this opportunity to work with Randall Edwards, Eric, and Kelly. This is a dream come true for me. I have been dreaming of this chance for a long time and to finally get to this point is very satisfying, but you have to stay hungry. We still have a lot of racing left this year, but we couldn’t ask for a better start to the season.”
“Thanks to Brian at Integra, Wayne Childress at New Point Lighting, Billy Franklin at Franklin Enterprises, Mark Richards at Rocket Chassis, Steven Roberts of Roberts Bee Company, and all of our product sponsors. I’d also like to say a big thanks to the fans who are here and those that watched the broadcast.”
“It feels really great to win here at East Bay! This is such an historic track. I led two or three races here last year but let them slip away. I could feel Josh underneath me in three and four and I knew that if I lost the race, it wasn’t going to be because of a lack of effort.”
Richards recorded his best finish of the season with his second-place run. “Tyler did a great job out there. I want to thank all the guys who work so hard on the car to get us up front. We had a pretty good car and we made a couple of changes. It was really maneuverable out there. We have been up front in every race so far this year and we can’t complain about that.”
Sheppard, who entered the night with three-career wins at East Bay, finished third. “We had a strong car all night long. It was fun to drive out there on this track tonight. If they have the track like this every night this week, it will be a whole lot of fun. I am sure it was a good show for the fans as well.”

The winner’s Eric and Kelly Brock owned, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by: Best Performance Motorsports, Roberts Bee Company, New Point Lighting and Design, Bazell Race Fuels, Sunoco, Franklin Enterprises, Valvoline, Keyser and KBC Graphix.

Completing the top ten were Billy Moyer, Chase Junghans, Jonathan Davenport, Kyle Bronson and Hudson O’Neal.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Monday, February 4th, 2019
Wrisco Industries Winternationals presented by Lucas Oil
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, Fla.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Kyle Bronson / 15.036 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Brian Shirley / 14.996 seconds

Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Tyler Erb, Austin Hubbard, Kyle Bronson, Billy Moyer, Jr., Zack Dohm, Tim McCreadie, Matt Cosner, Terry Casey, Dan Stone

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Hudson O’Neal, Don O’Neal, Jason Jameson, Stormy Scott, Allen Murray, Blake Spencer, Tanner English, Joel Callahan, Chuck Hummer

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Josh Richards, Billy Moyer, Joey Moriarty, Justin Williams, Ryan King, Colton Flinner, Bob Geiger, Jonathan Rowan, Tim Dohm

Lucas Oil Products Penetrating Oil Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Devin Moran, Scott Bloomquist, Brandon Overton, Colton Horner, Brian Shirley, Morgan Bagley, Rusty Schlenk, Kerry King

Wrisco Industries Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Brandon Sheppard, Gregg Satterlee, Freddie Carpenter, Jeff Mathews, Devin Dixon, Shanon Buckingham, Blair Nothdurft, Joe Denby, Devin Gilpin

GEICO Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Chase Junghans, Jimmy Owens, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tyler Carpenter, Earl Pearson, Jr., Vic Hill, Mike Benedum, John Tweed

Lucas Oil Products Red “N” Tacky Spray Grease B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Tim McCreadie, Stormy Scott, Billy Moyer, Jr., Ryan King, Allen Murray, Tanner English, Dan Stone, Justin Williams, Joel Callahan, Matt Cosner, Zack Dohm, Blake Spencer, Chuck Hummer, Bob Geiger, Colton Flinner, Terry Casey, Jonathan Rowan-DNS, Tim Dohm-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Brandon Overton, Tyler Carpenter, Earl Pearson, Jr., Colton Horner, Devin Dixon, Brian Shirley, Jeff Mathews, Blair Nothdurft, Vic Hill, Rusty Schlenk, Kerry King, Mike Benedum, John Tweed, Shanon Buckingham, Morgan Bagley, Joe Denby, Devin Gilpin-DNS

DirtOnDirt.com Strawberry Dash Finish: Billy Moyer Jr., Allen Murray, Devin Dixon, Justin Williams, Jeff Mathews, Dan Stone, Rusty Schlenk, Vic Hill, Blair Nothdurft, John Tweed, Zack Dohm, Colton Horner, Joel Callahan, Kerry King, Ryan King, Chuck Hummer

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (30 Laps):

FINISH

START

CAR #

DRIVER NAME

HOMETOWN

EARNINGS

1

1

1T

Tyler Erb

New Waverly, TX

$5,000

2

5

14

Josh Richards

Shinnston, WV

$3,000

3

4

1S

Brandon Sheppard

New Berlin, IL

$2,000

4

7

11

Austin Hubbard

Bridgeville, DE

$1,500

5

9

5

Don O’Neal

Martinsville, IN

$1,000

6

11

9

Billy Moyer

Batesville, AR

$800

7

6

18J

Chase Junghans

Manhattan, KS

$750

8

2

49

Jonathan Davenport

Blairsville, GA

$700

9

13

40B

Kyle Bronson

Brandon, FL

$650

10

3

71

Hudson O’Neal

Martinsville, IN

$600

11

23

1

Earl Pearson, Jr.

Jacksonville, FL

$550

12

8

1M

Devin Moran

Dresden, OH

$500

13

19

39

Tim McCreadie

Watertown, NY

$500

14

10

22

Gregg Satterlee

Indiana, PA

$500

15

18

28

Dennis Erb, Jr.

Carpentersville, IL

$500

16

25

116

Tanner English

Benton, KY

$500

17

22

27+1

Tyler Carpenter

Parkersburg, WV

$500

18

17

51M

Joey Moriarty

Phoenix, AZ

$500

19

21

2s

Stormy Scott

Las Cruses, NM

$500

20

15

12J

Jason Jameson

Lawrenceburg, IN

$500

21

16

0k

Freddie Carpenter

Parkersburg, WV

$500

22

26

21

Billy Moyer, Jr.

Batesville, AR

$500

23

20

2

Brandon Overton

Evans, GA

$500

24

12

20

Jimmy Owens

Newport, TN

$500

25

24

3s

Brian Shirley

Chatham, IL

$500

26

14

0

Scott Bloomquist

Mooresburg, TN

$500

Race Statistics
Entrants

: 53
Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1 – 8); Josh Richards (Lap 9); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 10 – 12); Tyler Erb (Laps 13 – 30)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Tyler Erb
Margin of Victory: 0.918 seconds
Cautions: Tyler Carpenter (Lap 1)
Series Provisional: Earl Pearson Jr.
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisional: Brian Shirley
Wrisco Industries Winternationals Provisional: Tanner English
DirtOnDirt.com Strawberry Dash Provisional: Billy Moyer Jr.
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr. (Advanced 12 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Earl Pearson Jr.
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Billy Moyer
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Tyler Erb
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: n/a
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Race Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Randall Edwards (Tyler Erb)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Josh Richards (Lap #9 – 15.832 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Devin Gilpin
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led
: Tyler Erb (18 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Tyler Erb
Time of Race: 10 minutes 55 seconds

By |2019-02-05T11:40:53-05:00February 5th, 2019|East Bay Raceway Park, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off on TYLER ERB SCORES EAST BAY OPENER

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2019 SEASON OPENER ONE WEEK AWAY!

BATAVIA, OHIO (January 25, 2019) – The first race of the 2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season is just one week away.
The nation’s top dirt late model drivers will assemble in Waynesville, Georgia to battle in the RhinoAg Super Bowl of Racing presented by General Tire. This blockbuster weekend will take place Thursday, January 31st through Saturday, February 2nd at Golden Isles Speedway.
The action will get underway with an open practice for all competing divisions on Thursday, January 31st before the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series takes center stage on Friday and Saturday.
Both events will be championship points-earning events, which include a full program, highlighted by a 50-lap, $12,000-to-win main event. The Golden Isles Speedway Late Models and Enduros will also compete in a complete program each night.
Golden Isles Speedway is located off Highway 82 in Waynesville, GA, just 12 miles west of I-95 at Exit 29. For tickets or more information, visit: www.gisdirt.com or call the track office at (916) 386-0061.
By |2019-01-25T23:21:50-05:00January 25th, 2019|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Racing News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2019 SEASON OPENER ONE WEEK AWAY!

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Unveils 2019 Schedule – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

 

BATAVIA, OHIO (October 29, 2018) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is proud to announce the 2019 schedule, with a lineup featuring a record-breaking 65 feature events. The ambitious schedule is set to visit 37 different venues across 22 states, showcasing the talents of the nation’s top dirt late model drivers along the way.

The 2019 tour will launch with nine events during Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, including February 1st-2nd at Golden Isles Speedway; February 4th-9th at East Bay Raceway Park; and February 10th at Bubba Raceway Park. As is tradition, the 2019 championship battle will conclude October 18th-19th at the 39th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park.

Three tracks on the 2019 tour will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for the first time, including: 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. on April 5th, Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind. on September 20th, and Raceway 7 in Monroe Center, Ohio on October 4th.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Ga. for the first time since June 2009, on April 6th. 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa also returns to the Lucas Late Model Dirt Series slate, for the first time since May 2010, on May 16th. On May 17th, for the first time since May 2008, the tour will visit Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa.

The 2019 campaign will be highlighted by a generous number of the industries richest events, including: Lucas Oil Speedway’s Show-Me 100 ($30,000 to win); I-80 Speedway’s Silver Dollar Nationals ($53,000); Florence Speedway’s North/South 100 ($50,000); Batesville Motor Speedway’s Topless 100 ($40,000); Mansfield Motor Speedway’s Dirt Million ($100,000+); Tyler County Speedway’s Hillbilly Hundred ($30,000); Knoxville Raceway’s Late Model Nationals ($40,000); Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway’s Pittsburgher 100 ($20,000); and Portsmouth Raceway Park’s Dirt Track World Championship ($100,000).

“To be crowned Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, the driver must be able to master a diversified race schedule that truly challenges the best of the best,” said Rick Schwallie, Series Director.

“The 2019 schedule will offer drivers and teams the test of conquering a mix of traditional favorites and all-new venues – while providing race fans around the world the most thrilling events of the season,” Schwallie added. “None of this would be possible without the infrastructure that Lucas Oil provides and all the support of our tracks, promoters, marketing partners, race teams, car owners, and fans.”

For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2019 tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.

2019 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tour Schedule:

Date Event Name Track To Win Laps
Feb 1 Super Bowl of Racing Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, GA $12,000 50
Feb 2 Super Bowl of Racing Golden Isles Speedway Brunswick, GA $12,000 50
Feb 4 42nd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $5,000 30
Feb 5 42nd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $5,000 30
Feb 6 42nd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $7,000 40
Feb 7 42nd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $7,000 40
Feb 8 42nd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $12,000 50
Feb 9 42nd Annual Winternationals East Bay Raceway Park Tampa, FL $12,000 50
Feb 10 Winter Nationals Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, FL $10,000 50
Mar 15 Buckeye Spring 50 Atomic Speedway Chillicothe, OH $12,000 50
Mar 16 22nd Annual Indiana Icebreaker Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN $12,000 50
Apr 5 Tennessee’s Action Track 50 411 Motor Speedway Seymour, TN $12,000 50
Apr 6 North Georgia Speedway Chatsworth, GA $12,000 50
Apr 12 Steel Valley 50 Sharon Speedway Hartford, OH $12,000 50
Apr 13 38th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Classic Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown, MD $12,000 50
Apr 14 The Rumble by the River Port Royal Speedway Port Royal, PA $10,000 50
Apr 26 Hoker Trucking Best in the Business 50 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, IL $12,000 50
Apr 27 St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 Macon Speedway Macon, IL $12,000 100
May 3 Toyota Knoxville 50 Tazewell Speedway Tazewell, TN $12,000 50
May 4 33rd Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Florence Speedway Union, KY $12,000 50
May 16 34 Raceway Burlington, IA $10,000 50
May 17 Farley Speedway Farley, IA $12,000 50
May 18 NAPA North Star Nationals Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley, MN $12,000 50
May 23 6th Annual Cowboy Classic Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $6,000 45
May 24 The Tribute to Don and Billie Gibson Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $6,000 40
May 25 27th Annual Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $30,000 100
May 30 Clash at the Mag Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS $5,000 25
May 31 Clash at the Mag Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS $5,000 25
Jun 1 Clash at the Mag Magnolia Motor Speedway Columbus, MS $15,000 100
Jun 13 Dunn Benson Ford Wayne Gray Sr. Memorial Fayetteville Motor Speedway Fayetteville, NC $10,000 50
Jun 14 21st Annual Grassy Smith Memorial Cherokee Speedway Gaffney, SC $12,000 50
Jun 15 Big Daddy 75 Smoky Mountain Speedway Maryville, TN $15,000 75
Jul 3 Muskingum County Speedway Zanesville, OH $12,000 50
Jul 4 Independence 50 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH $12,000 50
Jul 5 25th Annual Topless 50 Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne, WV $12,000 50
Jul 6 Freedom 50 Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $12,000 50
Jul 12 NAPA Know How 50 Tri-City Speedway Granite City, IL $12,000 50
Jul 13 13th Annual Diamond Nationals Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO $12,000 50
Jul 16 Bullet SportsWear Shootout Brown County Speedway Aberdeen, SD $10,000 50
Jul 17 Jackson Motorplex Jackson, MN $10,000 50
Jul 18 Go 50 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE $12,000 50
Jul 19-20 9th Annual Silver Dollar Nationals I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE $53,000 80
Aug 8 Sunoco North/South Shootout Florence Speedway Union, KY $10,000 50
Aug 9-10 37th Annual Sunoco North/South 100 Florence Speedway Union, KY $50,000 100
Aug 15 27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR $5,000 30
Aug 16 27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR $5,000 30
Aug 17 27th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 Batesville Motor Speedway Batesville, AR $40,000 100
Aug 22 Dirt Million Duels Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $10,000 x2 25
Aug 23 Dirt Million Duels Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $10,000 x2 25
Aug 24 Dirt Million Mansfield Motor Speedway Mansfield, OH $100,000 + 100
Aug 30 15th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial Ponderosa Speedway Junction City, KY $12,000 50
Aug 31 Bob Miller Memorial Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH $12,000 50
Sep 1 51st Annual Hillbilly Hundred Tyler County Speedway Middlebourne, WV $30,000 100
Sep 12 16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA $7,000 25
Sep 13 16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA $7,000 25
Sep 14 16th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA $40,000 100
Sep 20 Late Model Shootout Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, IN $12,000 50
Sep 21 40th Annual Jackson 100 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN $15,000 100
Oct 4 Great Lakes 50 Raceway 7 Monroe Center, OH $12,000 50
Oct 5 31st Annual Pittsburgher 100 Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway Imperial, PA $20,000 100
Oct 12 Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout Dixie Speedway Woodstock, GA $12,000 50
Oct 13 Lucas Oil Rome Showdown Rome Speedway Rome, GA $10,000 50
Oct 18-19 39th Annual Dirt Track World Championship Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth, OH $100,000 100

For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2018 tour schedule, driver information, and more visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.

Source: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Unveils 2019 Schedule – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

By |2018-10-29T19:08:30-04:00October 29th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off on Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Unveils 2019 Schedule – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

McDowell Captures Fourth Dixie Shootout

WOODSTOCK, GA (September 29, 2018) – Dale McDowell dominated the Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway. The Georgia native set the Miller Welders overall fast time, won his heat, and led all 50-laps to score his fourth-career win in the annual event.

Jonathan Davenport finished second after making several charges at McDowell throughout the main event. Josh Richards finished in third after yielding second to Davenport on lap 18. Brandon Overton came across the finish line in fourth. Tim McCreadie notched his second-straight top five finish with his fifth-place run.

“It was a great night for us. We qualified well and started up front. Thanks to Shane [McDowell] and everybody with the team. They all worked extremely hard on this car and it paid off tonight. I was thinking of Mike [Swims] when I came around for the checkered flag. I felt like he was talking to me and saying good job buddy or something like that. Thanks to all of the Swims family, this place has remained such a solid piece of racing history for years and years. Thanks to all of you race fans, without you, we couldn’t do this.”

A caution with 25-laps completed helped McDowell as Davenport had cut the gap between the two. “I never thought I would see the day when clean air is so important in dirt track racing. When I got behind those guys I was trying to lap, it was dirty, messy air, and I couldn’t maneuver the car like I wanted to. When you are out front in those situations, you are just a sitting duck. Those guys behind you are going to go where you aren’t.”

“I figured JD [Davenport] was on the top side and Shane [McDowell] was giving me signals that he was closing. He looked really good in his heat, so I figured he was on the top side and Josh was in the middle. I had to get kind of greedy and those guys are tough week in and week out. It’s so special to win this race,” said the 52-year-old driver in Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the ninth time in his career. With his win, he becomes the 19th different winner on the tour in 2018.

“I really don’t know if I wanted to see that caution at lap 25,” said Davenport, who extended his series point lead with his runner-up finish. “We were pretty good in lapped traffic. We were quite maneuverable and that’s how we got by Josh. The track was cleaning up in a hurry. Congratulations to Dale, he had tough luck last night while leading at Tri-County. This might be the best I have ever raced here. I grew-up about an hour and a half from here. It was a great points night for us as well.”

Richards was happy with his podium finish. “We had a really good car tonight. I have to thank Clint Smith for giving me some pointers, he has a lot of experience racing here and it definitely helped me. We had a pretty good car for the feature. We just need to fine tune it a little bit. Towards the end I was just trying to ride and save the right rear tire.”

The winner’s Sweet-Bloomquist Race Car is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by: Textron Off-Road, New Era Industrial, Klotz Synthetics, Cometic Gasket, Will Kinzer Foundation for Autism Research, and Quality Natural Gas.

Completing the top ten were Casey Roberts, Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, and Earl Pearson Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Dixie Speedway – Woodstock, Ga.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Dale McDowell / 14.455 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Tyler Millwood / 14.573 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Dale McDowell, Cla Knight, Michael Brown, Justin Shipley, Zach Leonhardi, Frank Ingram, Gregg Satterlee, Kyle Bronson, Scott Bloomquist, John Henderson, Scott Groves

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Josh Richards, Casey Roberts, Brandon Overton, Donald McIntosh, Ray Cook, Steven Roberts, Dalton Polston, Will Roland, Aaron Wilson, Blake Spencer, Cass Fowler

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Austin Horton, Clint Smith, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Croft, Austin Tyler Smith, Lamar Haygood, Brian Connor, Kenny Collins, Eric Granger

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson, Jr., Don O’Neal, Jason Hiett, Mason Zeigler, Darrell Lanigan Aaron Ridley, Bobby Pierce, Rob Mayea, Michael Page

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Ray Cook, Zach Leonhardi, Frank Ingram, Steven Roberts, Kyle Bronson, Gregg Satterlee, Aaron Wilson, Dalton Polston, Will Roland, Scott Groves, John Henderson, Cass Fowler, Blake Spencer, Scott Bloomquist-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jason Hiett, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Croft, Darrell Lanigan, Austin Tyler Smith, Mason Zeigler, Aaron Ridley, Michael Page, Bobby Pierce, Lamar Haygood, Kenny Collins, Rob Mayea, Brian Connor-DNS, Eric Granger-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 1 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA $12,000
2 4 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $6,400
3 3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $4,500
4 11 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA $2,750
5 8 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $2,950
6 7 101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA $1,800
7 2 31T Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA $1,500
8 6 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $2,100
9 16 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $2,000
10 12 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $1,900
11 14 06 Clint Smith Senoia, GA $1,075
12 10 16 Austin Horton Whitesburg, GA $1,050
13 21 F9 Frank Ingram Woodstock, GA $1,025
14 23 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $1,800
15 18 1J Jason Hiett Oxford, AL $1,000
16 25 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $800
17 17 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC $1,000
18 9 79 Michael Brown Lancaster, SC $1,000
19 20 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $1,700
20 24 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $1,700
21 22 9J Jason Croft Woodstock, GA $1,000
22 26 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $800
23 19 24 Zach Leonhardi Cartersville, GA $1,000
24 5 42 Cla Knight N. Augusta, SC $1,000
25 13 08 Justin Shipley Douglasville, GA $1,000
26 15 7 Donald McIntosh Dawsonville, GA $1,000

 

Race Statistics
Entrants
: 44
Lap Leaders: Dale McDowell (Laps 1 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Dale McDowell
Margin of Victory: 0.646 seconds
Cautions: Justin Shipley (Lap 25)
Series Provisionals: Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce
Series Emergency Provisionals: Darrell Lanigan, Gregg Satterlee
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Advanced 9 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Brandon Overton
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: n/a
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Shane McDowell (Dale McDowell)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Dale McDowell (Lap #4 – 15.5673 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Dale McDowell (50 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle Bronson
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Dale McDowell
Time of Race: 20 minutes 10 seconds

   

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 7820 $262,248.79
2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 7595 $177,229.67
3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 7410 $217,752.58
4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 7280 $357,614.50
5 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 7180 $167,833.49
6 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 7085 $134,750.00
7 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 7050 $200,152.90
8 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 7010 $143,408.79
9 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 6510 $101,672.00
10 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 6450 $117,368.95
11 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 6320 $88,044.97
12 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 6235 $72,162.31
13 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 6100 $81,685.00
14 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 5825 $121,325.00
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Weiss Pockets $50,000 Sunoco North/South 100 Payday

UNION, KY (August 11, 2018) – Ricky Weiss scored the biggest win of his racing career on Saturday night capturing the Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 presented by Lucas Oil at Florence Speedway.

Weiss withstood a battle with Hudson O’Neal in the final ten laps to record his first career crown jewel win and his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory.

Tim McCreadie made a late-race charge to take second from O’Neal. Jimmy Owens finished in fourth and current points leader Jonathan Davenport finished fifth.

O’Neal led the first seven laps of the race before Earl Pearson Jr. took control. Pearson Jr. and Weiss ran first and second for most of the race until Pearson was forced to pit under a caution flag with a left-rear flat tire. Weiss became the new leader and seemed to be in control of the race until O’Neal made a charge for the lead on lap 90.

The final caution came out, and with nine laps left on the ensuing restart, Weiss pulled away from O’Neal and McCreadie quickly began gaining ground on the leaders. Weiss managed to hold off McCreadie who went by O’Neal on the final lap to capture the runner-up spot.

The 29-year-old Canadian racer, who finished second last month in the Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway, was thrilled to finally get that first big win. “It will take a while to sink in. Thanks to Shawn [Gage] and Cody [Mallory], Scott Bloomquist, and everybody else on this team. It’s finally paid off. We have gotten better and better. I want to thank Vic Hill; this motor ran great. These Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars; there are none better in my opinion. It’s definitely helped my program.”

Weiss became the fifteenth different winner on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2018. “Being door-to-door with those guys tonight, like I said it may be a few days for it to sink in. We had a good race there with Earl [Pearson Jr.]. I listened to Scott [Bloomquist] before the race and he told me not to slide the tires. It’s a long race, under the caution I was trying to tell my crew guys that he [Pearson] was getting a flat tire. Then to run door-to-door with Hudson, I know it’s his last-race of the year and he probably wanted to win it more than anyone.”

McCreadie’s bid for back-to-back wins came up short as he congratulated Weiss in victory lane. “It’s good to see the payoff is now up to par with all of the other big races in the country. I just needed a little break at the end. On the restarts I was down on the bottom. The flat tire we had didn’t help. The crew did a great job getting me back out on the track. I said there was no use saving the deck at the end, so I just let it go. We made up a lot of track on those guys. I hope I made a good clean pass on Hudson. Up top you get a 10 mile-an-hour faster run on someone when you go into that corner and you don’t know what’s going to happen.”

O’Neal who won the Ralph Latham Memorial on Wednesday night at Florence ended his season with a third-place finish. “I came here to win tonight. We have had a good car all week. I feel bad for the team. I had a good week. It was a good way to go out this year. Thanks for all of the fans that support me, and I will miss all of you, but we will be back in February.”

The winner’s car is sponsored by A.I.E. Communications, Derrick’s Sandblasting, Hawkeye Construction, Penske Shocks, Keewatin Truck Service, Allied Roofing and Mark Brandt Trucking.

Completing the top ten were Dale McDowell, Zack Dohm, Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, and Mason Zeigler.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 – Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence Speedway – Union, KY

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND ONE Finish: Hudson O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Ricky Weiss, Rob Anderzack, Jason Jameson, Steve Casebolt , Michael Brown, Chad Stapleton, James Rice, Nick Latham-DNS

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND ONE Finish: Nick Hoffman, Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, Michael Chilton, Chris Shannon, Rob Mayea, Darrell Lanigan, Scott James , Tyler Erb, Craig Vosbergen

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND ONE Finish: Brandon Overton, Jared Hawkins, Bobby Pierce, Dale McDowell, Robby Hensley, Kyle Bronson, Doug Drown, Jason Miller, Austin Burns

QA1 ROUND ONE Heat Race #4 – ROUND ONE Finish: Eddie Carrier, Jr., Kent Robinson, Jeremy Conaway, Josh Richards, Jackie Boggs, Gregg Satterlee, Dennis Erb, Jr., Joey Moriarty, David Webb

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Race #5 – ROUND ONE Finish: Josh Rice, Jonathan Davenport, Scott Bloomquist, Greg Johnson, Shanon Buckingham, Zack Dohm, Trevor Landrum, Eric Wells, Billy Green

Lucas Oil Heat Race #6 – ROUND ONE Finish: Jimmy Mars, Earl Pearson, Jr., Kody Evans, Mason Zeigler, Austin Rettig, Austyn Mills, Jesse Lay, Jeff Alsip, Donald McIntosh

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND TWO Finish: Dale McDowell, Michael Chilton, Jimmy Owens, Eric Wells, Dennis Erb, Jr., Michael Brown, Jeremy Conaway, Donald McIntosh-DNS, Austin Burns-DNS

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND TWO Finish: Ricky Weiss, Bobby Pierce, Shanon Buckingham, Jackie Boggs, Darrell Lanigan, Jared Hawkins, Rob Mayea, Jeff Alsip, James Rice

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND TWO Finish: Don O’Neal, Hudson O’Neal, Nick Hoffman, Josh Richards, Scott Bloomquist, Robby Hensley, Jesse Lay, Austin Rettig, Rob Anderzack

QA1 Heat Race #4 – ROUND TWO Finish: Zack Dohm, Kent Robinson, Mason Zeigler, Tim McCreadie, Craig Vosbergen, Trevor Landrum, Doug Drown, Nick Latham, Kody Evans, Chris Shannon

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Race #5 – ROUND TWO Finish: Gregg Satterlee, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Mars, Austyn Mills, David Webb, Jason Miller, Scott James, Greg Johnson, Steve Casebolt, Jason Jameson

Lucas Oil Heat Race #6 – ROUND TWO Finish: Earl Pearson, Jr., Brandon Overton, Kyle Bronson, Tyler Erb, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Billy Green, Josh Rice, Chad Stapleton, Joey Moriarty

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Gregg Satterlee, Josh Rice, Shanon Buckingham, Darrell Lanigan, Austyn Mills, Donald McIntosh, Doug Drown, Scott James , Chad Stapleton, Trevor Landrum, Kody Evans, Rob Mayea, Steve Casebolt-DNS, Austin Burns-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Kyle Bronson, Zack Dohm, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jeremy Conaway, Jason Jameson, Jason Miller, Eric Wells, Rob Anderzack, Jeff Alsip, Scott Bloomquist, Craig Vosbergen, Michael Brown-DNS, James Rice-DNS

E3 Spark Plugs B-Main #3 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Jackie Boggs, Jared Hawkins, Greg Johnson, Tyler Erb, David Webb, Chris Shannon, Nick Latham, Jesse Lay, Josh Richards, Billy Green, Joey Moriarty, Robby Hensley, Austin Rettig-DNS

Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 – Presented by Lucas Oil Feature Finish (100 Laps):

Sunoco Race Fuels Non-Qualifiers Race Finish: Shanon Buckingham, Donald McIntosh, Eric Wells, Tyler Erb, Jeremy Conaway, Doug Drown, Nick Latham, David Webb, Chad Stapleton, Scott James, Craig Vosbergen, Jesse Lay, Trevor Landrum, Austyn Mills, Jason Miller, Rob Anderzack, Jeff Alsip, Rob Mayea, Chris Shannon, Jason Jameson

Race Statistics
Entrants: 56
Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (Laps 1 – 7); Earl Pearson Jr. (Laps 8 – 59); Ricky Weiss (Laps 50 – 88); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 89); Ricky Weiss (Lap 90 – 100)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Ricky Weiss
Margin of Victory: 2.284 seconds
Cautions: Josh Rice (Lap 1); Bobby Pierce (Lap 16); Michael Chilton (Lap 18); Brandon Overton (Laps 34); Robby Hensley (Lap 59); Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap 59); Jimmy Mars (Lap 59); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 65); Kyle Bronson (Lap 76); Jackie Boggs (Lap 87); Josh Richards (Lap 87); Nick Hoffman (Lap 91)
Series Provisionals: Scott Bloomquist, Josh Richards
Series Emergency Provisionals: Darrell Lanigan, Dennis Erb Jr.
Florence Speedway Provisionals: Robby Hensley
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Darrell Lanigan (Advanced 16 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Tim McCreadie
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’Neal
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Mason Zeigler
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Shawn Gage (Ricky Weiss)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap #8 – 16.8152 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Earl Pearson Jr. (52 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Craig Vosbergen
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Hudson O’Neal
Time of Race: 68 minutes 18 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
By |2018-08-12T08:21:57-04:00August 12th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off on Weiss Pockets $50,000 Sunoco North/South 100 Payday

53,000 SILVER DOLLARS FOR DAVENPORT

GREENWOOD, NEBR. (July 21, 2018) – Jonathan Davenport picked up his second-career, Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals victory at I-80 Speedway on Saturday night.

Davenport passed Bobby Pierce for the lead on lap 77 after Pierce began to lose momentum due to mechanical problems under the hood. Pierce’s car ultimately stopped for good on lap 78. Davenport then sailed to the $53,000 victory at the Kosiski Family promoted facility. Ricky Weiss settled for second with Jimmy Owens surviving a three-wide battle on the final lap to finish in the third position. Hudson O’Neal and Earl Pearson Jr. rounded out the top five.

Davenport; who won the race in 2016; returned to the event after a year’s absence and picked up his eighth series win of the season after starting in 12th. “WOW, what a race car! Like I have said before, Jason Durham and Kevin Rumley have given me a great car. After we hot lapped I knew I had a good car. I was just biding my time for a while at the start of the race. I knew I had a shot to win it. We just rode and rode, waiting for the right moment which is probably the hardest thing to do in a race. To let all of those guys get that far out in front.”

“Ricky [Weiss] and Bobby [Pierce] did a heck of a job out there tonight. I didn’t want to go that fast early. I knew the top would be there. That is probably where the race was going to be won. I just wanted to have the best tire there at the end. I really hate it for him [Pierce]. I really do for him and the whole Dunn-Benson Team. Before I passed him, I had really started to pick the pace up.”

Weiss pocketed $20,000 for his second-place performance. “We were really good tonight. I started to roll through the middle and I thought heck I might be a little quicker. I have done this before and burnt the tires off and then the middle started to go away a little bit. When I got to Scott [Bloomquist] I was a little quicker than him, so I just rolled by him. I think the tow got knocked out of it a little bit. I saw Bobby [Pierce] starting to smoke and then Jimmy [Owens] went by me, so I thought we might have a shot to win. To finish second in the race against this type of competition is a big boost to our race team.”

Owens had a shot at second-place at the end of the 80-lap event but wound up in third. “We had a pretty decent car tonight. I just was riding around the back in the first part of the race. We just got up on the wheel and started running harder. We had a great car. We probably waited a little too long to get to the front,” said the driver of the Ramirez Motorsports, Rocket.

The winner’s Lance Landers Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and is sponsored by: Crop Production Service, Spartan Mowers, Valvoline, ASC Warranty, Penske Racing Shocks, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, Sunoco Race Fuels and Hawkeye Trucks.

Completing the top ten were Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Gregg Satterlee, and Chris Simpson.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals
I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, Nebr.

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND ONE Finish: Chad Simpson, Jonathan Davenport, Chase Junghans, Billy Moyer, Tad Pospisil, Matt Buller, Allan Hopp, Corey Zeitner, Chris Simpson, Andrew Kosiski

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND ONE Finish: Hudson O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Mason Zeigler, Brandon Sheppard, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jared Landers, Josh Richards, Junior Coover, Charlie McKenna, Jimmy Mars

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND ONE Finish: Ricky Weiss, Tyler Bruening, JC Wyman, Scott Ward, Kyle Berck, Tim McCreadie, Robbie Andersen, Al Humphrey, John Anderson

QA1 ROUND ONE Heat Race #4 – ROUND ONE Finish: Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, Shane Clanton, Terry Phillips, Shannon Babb, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce, Justin Duty

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 – ROUND ONE Finish: Gregg Satterlee, Jimmy Owens, Jason O’Brien, Kent Robinson, Chris Spieker, Jake Neal, Dave Eckrich, Justin Zeitner, Bob Millander

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND TWO Finish: Jared Landers, Shane Clanton, Earl Pearson, Jr., Corey Zeitner, Chad Simpson, Jason O’Brien, Terry Phillips, JC Wyman, Bob Millander, Robbie Andersen

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND TWO Finish: Mason Zeigler, Scott Bloomquist, Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Chris Simpson, Junior Coover, Kyle Berck, Jake Neal, Justin Duty

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND TWO Finish: Kent Robinson, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Weiss, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Jimmy Owens, Scott Ward, Andrew Kosiski, Jimmy Mars

QA1 Heat Race #4 – ROUND TWO Finish: Kyle Bronson, Chase Junghans, Hudson O’Neal, Gregg Satterlee, Justin Zeitner, Al Humphrey, Matt Buller, Darrell Lanigan, Charlie McKenna

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 – ROUND TWO Finish: Don O’Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Shannon Babb, Josh Richards, Dave Eckrich, John Anderson, Tyler Bruening, Tad Pospisil, Chris Spieker, Allan Hopp

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Shannon Babb, Darrell Lanigan, Kyle Berck, Matt Buller, Corey Zeitner, Justin Zeitner, Tad Pospisil, Al Humphrey, Junior Coover, Allan Hopp, Tyler Bruening, Josh Richards, Bob Millander, Robbie Andersen, Charlie McKenna-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jason O’Brien, Scott Ward, JC Wyman, Chris Simpson, Tim McCreadie, Dave Eckrich, Justin Duty, Jake Neal, Terry Phillips, Bobby Pierce, John Anderson, Chris Spieker, Andrew Kosiski-DNS, Jimmy Mars-DNS

Al Belt Custom Homes Belt Bash Non-Qualifiers Race Finish (20 Laps): Tim McCreadie, Justin Zeitner, Justin Duty, Dave Eckrich, Chris Spieker, Al Humphrey, John Anderson, Junior Coover, Robbie Andersen, Bob Millander, Jake Neal-DNS, Terry Phillips-DNS, Allan Hopp-DNS, Tyler Bruening-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (80 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 12 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $54,050
2 5 7w Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB $20,000
3 17 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $10,950
4 3 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $8,050
5 6 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $7,050
6 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $6,700
7 4 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $6,150
8 31 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $5,600
9 9 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $5,350
10 26 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA $4,000
11 11 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA $3,800
12 19 18 Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL $3,600
13 16 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $3,400
14 15 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR $3,200
15 7 18J Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $3,000
16 21 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $3,750
17 28 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $3,500
18 20 15J Jason O’Brien Atlantic, IA $2,700
19 27 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $3,600
20 23 14B Kyle Berck Marquette, NE $2,500
21 18 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $2,750
22 25 1B Matt Buller Henderson, NE $2,300
23 29 26JR Corey Zeitner Omaha, NE $2,250
24 33 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA $2,200
25 30 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE $2,150
26 24 4W JC Wyman Griswold, IA $2,100
27 8 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN $2,075
28 32 1GRT Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA $2,050
29 14 25x Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA $2,025
30 22 37 Scott Ward Hayti, SD $2,000
31 2 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $3,050
32 10 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $2,150
33 13 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $2,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 47
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 – 15); Ricky Weiss (Laps 16 – 20); Scott Bloomquist (laps 21 – 41); Bobby Pierce (Laps 42 – 43); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 44 – 49); Bobby Pierce (Laps 50 – 77); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 78 – 80)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 1.958 seconds
Cautions: Dave Eckrich (Lap 3); Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard (Lap 8); Mason Zeigler (Lap 12); Kyle Bronson (Lap 67); Bobby Pierce (Lap 78)
Series Provisionals: Josh Richards, Bobby Pierce
Series Emergency Provisionals: N/A
I-80 Speedway Provisionals: Corey Zeitner, Tad Pospisil
Belt Bash Non-Qualifiers Race Provisionals: Tim McCreadie, Justin Zeitner, Dave Eckrich
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Advanced 14 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Jimmy Owens
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Kyle Bronson
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham (Jonathan Davenport)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #9 – 18.4068 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (42 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle Bronson
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 46 minutes 07 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 5870 $199,650
2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 5650 $178,675
3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 5590 $125,275
4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 5445 $122,325
5 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 5270 $96,350
6 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 5225 $110,000
7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 5200 $81,775
8 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 5195 $87,375
9 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 5165 $97,325
10 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 4735 $62,625
11 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 4700 $70,025
12 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 4680 $53,725
13 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 4580 $47,375
14 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 4565 $67,900

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

By |2018-07-24T14:24:43-04:00July 24th, 2018|Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, National, Racing News|Comments Off on 53,000 SILVER DOLLARS FOR DAVENPORT

Davenport Edges Bloomquist in a Photo Finish

GREENWOOD, NEBR. (July 21, 2018) – Jonathan Davenport picked up his second-career, Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals victory at I-80 Speedway on Saturday night.

Davenport passed Bobby Pierce for the lead on lap 77 after Pierce began to lose momentum due to mechanical problems under the hood. Pierce’s car ultimately stopped for good on lap 78. Davenport then sailed to the $53,000 victory at the Kosiski Family promoted facility. Ricky Weiss settled for second with Jimmy Owens surviving a three-wide battle on the final lap to finish in the third position. Hudson O’Neal and Earl Pearson Jr. rounded out the top five.

Davenport; who won the race in 2016; returned to the event after a year’s absence and picked up his eighth series win of the season after starting in 12th. “WOW, what a race car! Like I have said before, Jason Durham and Kevin Rumley have given me a great car. After we hot lapped I knew I had a good car. I was just biding my time for a while at the start of the race. I knew I had a shot to win it. We just rode and rode, waiting for the right moment which is probably the hardest thing to do in a race. To let all of those guys get that far out in front.”

“Ricky [Weiss] and Bobby [Pierce] did a heck of a job out there tonight. I didn’t want to go that fast early. I knew the top would be there. That is probably where the race was going to be won. I just wanted to have the best tire there at the end. I really hate it for him [Pierce]. I really do for him and the whole Dunn-Benson Team. Before I passed him, I had really started to pick the pace up.”

Weiss pocketed $20,000 for his second-place performance. “We were really good tonight. I started to roll through the middle and I thought heck I might be a little quicker. I have done this before and burnt the tires off and then the middle started to go away a little bit. When I got to Scott [Bloomquist] I was a little quicker than him, so I just rolled by him. I think the tow got knocked out of it a little bit. I saw Bobby [Pierce] starting to smoke and then Jimmy [Owens] went by me, so I thought we might have a shot to win. To finish second in the race against this type of competition is a big boost to our race team.”

Owens had a shot at second-place at the end of the 80-lap event but wound up in third. “We had a pretty decent car tonight. I just was riding around the back in the first part of the race. We just got up on the wheel and started running harder. We had a great car. We probably waited a little too long to get to the front,” said the driver of the Ramirez Motorsports, Rocket.

The winner’s Lance Landers Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and is sponsored by: Crop Production Service, Spartan Mowers, Valvoline, ASC Warranty, Penske Racing Shocks, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, Sunoco Race Fuels and Hawkeye Trucks.

Completing the top ten were Scott Bloomquist, Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Gregg Satterlee, and Chris Simpson.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals
I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, Nebr.

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND ONE Finish: Chad Simpson, Jonathan Davenport, Chase Junghans, Billy Moyer, Tad Pospisil, Matt Buller, Allan Hopp, Corey Zeitner, Chris Simpson, Andrew Kosiski

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND ONE Finish: Hudson O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Mason Zeigler, Brandon Sheppard, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jared Landers, Josh Richards, Junior Coover, Charlie McKenna, Jimmy Mars

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND ONE Finish: Ricky Weiss, Tyler Bruening, JC Wyman, Scott Ward, Kyle Berck, Tim McCreadie, Robbie Andersen, Al Humphrey, John Anderson

QA1 ROUND ONE Heat Race #4 – ROUND ONE Finish: Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, Shane Clanton, Terry Phillips, Shannon Babb, Kyle Bronson, Bobby Pierce, Justin Duty

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 – ROUND ONE Finish: Gregg Satterlee, Jimmy Owens, Jason O’Brien, Kent Robinson, Chris Spieker, Jake Neal, Dave Eckrich, Justin Zeitner, Bob Millander

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 – ROUND TWO Finish: Jared Landers, Shane Clanton, Earl Pearson, Jr., Corey Zeitner, Chad Simpson, Jason O’Brien, Terry Phillips, JC Wyman, Bob Millander, Robbie Andersen

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 – ROUND TWO Finish: Mason Zeigler, Scott Bloomquist, Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Chris Simpson, Junior Coover, Kyle Berck, Jake Neal, Justin Duty

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 – ROUND TWO Finish: Kent Robinson, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Weiss, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Jimmy Owens, Scott Ward, Andrew Kosiski, Jimmy Mars

QA1 Heat Race #4 – ROUND TWO Finish: Kyle Bronson, Chase Junghans, Hudson O’Neal, Gregg Satterlee, Justin Zeitner, Al Humphrey, Matt Buller, Darrell Lanigan, Charlie McKenna

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #5 – ROUND TWO Finish: Don O’Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Shannon Babb, Josh Richards, Dave Eckrich, John Anderson, Tyler Bruening, Tad Pospisil, Chris Spieker, Allan Hopp

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Shannon Babb, Darrell Lanigan, Kyle Berck, Matt Buller, Corey Zeitner, Justin Zeitner, Tad Pospisil, Al Humphrey, Junior Coover, Allan Hopp, Tyler Bruening, Josh Richards, Bob Millander, Robbie Andersen, Charlie McKenna-DNS

FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jason O’Brien, Scott Ward, JC Wyman, Chris Simpson, Tim McCreadie, Dave Eckrich, Justin Duty, Jake Neal, Terry Phillips, Bobby Pierce, John Anderson, Chris Spieker, Andrew Kosiski-DNS, Jimmy Mars-DNS

Al Belt Custom Homes Belt Bash Non-Qualifiers Race Finish (20 Laps): Tim McCreadie, Justin Zeitner, Justin Duty, Dave Eckrich, Chris Spieker, Al Humphrey, John Anderson, Junior Coover, Robbie Andersen, Bob Millander, Jake Neal-DNS, Terry Phillips-DNS, Allan Hopp-DNS, Tyler Bruening-DNS

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (80 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 12 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $54,050
2 5 7w Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB $20,000
3 17 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $10,950
4 3 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $8,050
5 6 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $7,050
6 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $6,700
7 4 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $6,150
8 31 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $5,600
9 9 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $5,350
10 26 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA $4,000
11 11 25 Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA $3,800
12 19 18 Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL $3,600
13 16 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $3,400
14 15 1777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR $3,200
15 7 18J Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $3,000
16 21 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $3,750
17 28 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $3,500
18 20 15J Jason O’Brien Atlantic, IA $2,700
19 27 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $3,600
20 23 14B Kyle Berck Marquette, NE $2,500
21 18 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $2,750
22 25 1B Matt Buller Henderson, NE $2,300
23 29 26JR Corey Zeitner Omaha, NE $2,250
24 33 58 Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA $2,200
25 30 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE $2,150
26 24 4W JC Wyman Griswold, IA $2,100
27 8 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN $2,075
28 32 1GRT Justin Zeitner Malvern, IA $2,050
29 14 25x Shane Clanton Zebulon, GA $2,025
30 22 37 Scott Ward Hayti, SD $2,000
31 2 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $3,050
32 10 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $2,150
33 13 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $2,000

Race Statistics
Entrants: 47
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 – 15); Ricky Weiss (Laps 16 – 20); Scott Bloomquist (laps 21 – 41); Bobby Pierce (Laps 42 – 43); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 44 – 49); Bobby Pierce (Laps 50 – 77); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 78 – 80)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jonathan Davenport
Margin of Victory: 1.958 seconds
Cautions: Dave Eckrich (Lap 3); Dennis Erb Jr., Brandon Sheppard (Lap 8); Mason Zeigler (Lap 12); Kyle Bronson (Lap 67); Bobby Pierce (Lap 78)
Series Provisionals: Josh Richards, Bobby Pierce
Series Emergency Provisionals: N/A
I-80 Speedway Provisionals: Corey Zeitner, Tad Pospisil
Belt Bash Non-Qualifiers Race Provisionals: Tim McCreadie, Justin Zeitner, Dave Eckrich
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Advanced 14 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Jimmy Owens
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Kyle Bronson
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham (Jonathan Davenport)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #9 – 18.4068 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (42 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle Bronson
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 46 minutes 07 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 5870 $199,650
2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 5650 $178,675
3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 5590 $125,275
4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 5445 $122,325
5 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 5270 $96,350
6 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 5225 $110,000
7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 5200 $81,775
8 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 5195 $87,375
9 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 5165 $97,325
10 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 4735 $62,625
11 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 4700 $70,025
12 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 4680 $53,725
13 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 4580 $47,375
14 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 4565 $67,900

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

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Bloomquist Streaks to Jackson Motorplex Victory

JACKSON, MINN. (July 18, 2018) – Scott Bloomquist led all 50 laps in the first-ever appearance by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Jackson Motorplex.

The first Super Late Model event at the half-mile oval in 30 years did not disappoint. Jonathan Davenport and Josh Richards tracked down Bloomquist in the final laps of the race, but came up second and third, respectively. Bobby Pierce was in the hunt the entire race and came home in fourth. Brandon Sheppard recovered from a lap one collision to take the fifth spot.

The 54-year-old, three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion went to Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the series-leading seventh time this season. “I don’t know what it is because we have no notes going into these first-time tracks. I told the crew when we pulled in that we were a lock for the win. We just came here to rock-and-roll and let her go. This is quite a beautiful facility. The track reminds me a lot of Knoxville. It has the berm on the bottom and you can race on this track. It holds moisture very well. We need to go to more tracks like this. I ran hard out there. I am ready now to head to Nebraska and try to take their $53,000 on Saturday night.”

Davenport maintains the point lead heading to Nebraska for three nights of racing. “We have gotten better every time we’ve gone out in the last couple of weeks, the crew has been working hard and we keep improving. That is all you can ask for. What a great facility they have here, they should be proud of it. We had a few gremlins there that raised their head early on. We were better in the long runs. I thought before that last caution I was going to have a shot at the win.”

Richards earned his second-straight podium finish and was complimentary of the race track and facility. “They have done a tremendous job here with this facility. The track raced great. The bottom was dominant for a while then the top came into it. On one of the restarts my carburetor stumbled there a little bit. We had a good hot-rod tonight. I was watching the water temperature close there at the end. I don’t know if Scott slowed up at the end, but me and Davenport really closed in on him. This is a beautiful place. I hope we get to come here more often.”

The winner’s 93rd career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory came behind the wheel of his own Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine. His sponsors include: New Direction Ag, Reece Monument Company, CatSpot, Sweet Manufacturing, Sorbera Chiropractic, Penske Shocks, Valvoline, Crossfit by Overton, Petroff Towing, and Horton Coal.

Completing the top ten were Kyle Bronson, Ricky Weiss, Mason Zeigler, Don O’Neal, and Earl Pearson Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Sturdevant’s Auto Parts 50 presented by State Bank of Fairmont
Jackson Motorplex – Jackson, Minn.

Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Bobby Pierce / 15.633 seconds
Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 15.402 seconds (overall)

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, All Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jimmy Owens, Brandon Sheppard, Kyle Bronson, Don Shaw, Jimmy Mars

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, All Transfer): Josh Richards, Jonathan Davenport, Don O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ricky Weiss, Jeff Massingill, Tad Pospisil, Clay Daly

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, All Transfer): Bobby Pierce, Mason Zeigler, Mike Marlar, Tim McCreadie, Hudson O’Neal, Scott Ward, Gregg Satterlee, Blair Nothdurft

Lucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $10,900
2 5 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $6,400
3 2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $4,500
4 3 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $3,450
5 13 1S Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL $2,250
6 16 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $1,900
7 14 7w Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB $1,500
8 6 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $2,000
9 8 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $2,000
10 11 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $1,900
11 10 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,875
12 7 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $1,050
13 20 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE $1,025
14 18 37 Scott Ward Hayti, SD $1,000
15 24 76 Blair Nothdurft Sioux Falls, SD $950
16 12 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $1,725
17 9 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN $900
18 21 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $1,575
19 4 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $1,550
20 22 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI $825
21 23 32B Clay Daly Salinas, CA $800
22 17 6m Jeff Massingill Keewatin, MN $800
23 15 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,500
24 19 42s Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN $800

 

Race Statistics
Entrants
: 24
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Scott Bloomquist
Margin of Victory: 0.470 seconds
Cautions: Earl Pearson Jr., Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Don Shaw (Lap 1); Clay Daly (Lap 14); Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Mason Zeigler (Lap 14); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 17); Jimmy Owens (Lap 34)
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Kyle Bronson (Advanced 10 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Mason Zeigler
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jonathan Davenport
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Kyle Bronson
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mallory (Scott Bloomquist)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Bobby Pierce (Lap #4 – 15.5670 seconds)
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (50 Laps)
Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Clay Daly
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 47 minutes 30 seconds

   

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 5370 $135,500
2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 5260 $120,475
3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 5210 $166,375
4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 5090 $114,350
5 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 4955 $105,700
6 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 4895 $89,100
7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 4855 $75,225
8 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 4780 $74,925
9 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 4755 $87,025
10 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 4430 $49,875
11 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 4380 $57,775
12 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 4325 $63,375
13 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 4290 $44,200
14 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 4270 $64,000
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