BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Feb. 19, 2011 – Scott Bloomquist and Stewart Friesen captured the final feature events on Saturday night to close out the 40 th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
Bloomquist powered past Billy Moyer on Lap 31 in heavy traffic and held off Brady Smith down the stretch to sweep the World of Outlaws Late Model Series events at Volusia. Moyer, who also won two events at the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, wound up third and was crowned the overall Late Model Week champion.
Friesen and Bobby Varin waged a race for the ages in the 50-lap Super DIRTcar Series Florida Tour finale. Friesen used the low line all night while Varin put his car on the cushion, leading to side-by-side racing for the lead over the first 39 laps. The two swapped the lead seven times before Friesen finally weaved his way through traffic and left Varin behind to lead the final 11 laps for his second victory in four nights.
Friesen’s victory also earned him his first Super DIRTcar Series Florida Tour championship.
Over the course of the 12 consecutive nights of racing at Volusia Speedway Park that started on Feb. 8, 14 different drivers earned feature victories. Clint Bowyer won three times in his DIRTcar UMP Modified, seven drivers won two features.
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DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 19, 2011
World of Outlaws Late Model Series 50-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver) – 1. (4) Scott Bloomquist/50; 2. (6) Brady Smith/50; 3. (3) Billy Moyer/50; 4. (13) Dan Schlieper/50; 5. (7) Rick Eckert/50; 6. (11) Chris Madden/50; 7. (18) Don O’Neal/50; 8. (8) Josh Richards/50; 9. (22) Austin Hubbard/50; 10. (12) Brent Robinson/50; 11. (2) Eddie Carrier Jr./49; 12. (21) Clint Smith/49; 13. (24) Dennis Erb Jr./49; 14. (23) Jonathan Davenport/49; 15. (20) Darrell Lanigan/49; 16. (10) Tim McCreadie/49; 17. (14) Tyler Reddick/49; 18. (29) Tim Fuller/49; 19. (25) Steve Francis/49; 20. (5) Jason Feger/49; 21. (1) Brandon Sheppard/48; 22. (30) Chub Frank/48; 23. (26) Shane Clanton/32; 24. (9) Ricky Weiss/31; 25. (15) Dan Stone/6; 26. (28) Jack Sullivan/6; 27. (19) Mike Marlar/6; 28. (16) Pat Doar/6; 29. (27) Jimmy Mars/1; 30. (17) Ryan Unzicker/0.
Super DIRTcar Series 50-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Driver) – 1. Stewart Friesen, 2. Bobby Varin, 3. Brett Hearn, 4. Tim Fuller, 5. Rick Laubach, 6. Rob Bellinger, 7. Tim Kerr, 8. Rich Scagliotta, 9. Jimmy Horton, 10. Willy Decker, 11. Chris Higgins, 12. Matt DeLorenzo, 13. Dave Rauscher, 14. Jeremy Markle, 15. Danny Varin, 16. Mike Iles, 17. Michel Chicione, 18. Darwin Greene, 19. Billy VanInwegen, 20. Tim Currier, 21. Kevin Bates, 22. Ray Swinehart, 23. Randy Chrysler, 24. Roger Chrysler, 25. Andy Bachetti, 26. Jeff Schaffer, 27. Danny Johnson, 28. Matt Sheppard
Qualifying Group 1 – 1. Matt Sheppard (17.488), 2. Rich Scagliotta, 3. Dave Rauscher, 4. Willy Decker, 5. Jeff Schaffer, 6. Danny Varin, 7. Danny Johnson, 8. Randy Chrysler, 9. Darwin Greene, 10. Roger Chrysler
Qualifying Group 2 – 1. Brett Hearn (17.286), 2. Stewart Friesen, 3. Rob Bellinger, 4. Tim Kerr, 5. Rick Laubach, 6. Mike Iles, 7. Kevin Bates, 8. Chris Higgins, 9. Jeremy Markle, 10. Danny Hieber
Qualifying Group 3 – 1. Bobby Varin (17.622), 2. Andy Bachetti, 3. Tim Fuller, 4. Ray Swinehart, 5. Tim Currier, 6. Jimmy Horton, 7. Billy VanInwegen, 8. Matt DeLorenzo, 9. Michel Chicione
Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. Matt Sheppard, 2. Willy Decker, 3. Rich Scagliotta, 4. Dave Rauscher, 5. Danny Johnson, 6. Jeff Schaffer, 7. Danny Varin, 8. Randy Chrysler, 9. Darwin Greene, 10. Roger Chrysler
Heat 2 (8 laps) – 1. Stewart Friesen, 2. Brett Hearn, 3. Tim Kerr, 4. Rob Bellinger, 5. Mike Iles, 6. Rick Laubach, 7. Jeremy Markle, 8. Kevin Bates, DNS. Danny Hieber, DNS. Chris Higgins
Heat 3 (8 laps) – 1. Bobby Varin, 2. Tim Fuller, 3. Matt DeLorenzo, 4. Billy VanInwegen, 5. Andy Bachetti, 6. Jimmy Horton, 7. Michel Chicione, 8. Tim Currier, 9. Ray Swinehart
B-Main (10 laps) – 1. Danny Varin, 2. Jeremy Markle, 3. Randy Chrysler, 4. Tim Currier, 5. Michel Chicione, 6. Kevin Bates, 7. Darwin Greene, 8. Roger Chrysler, 9. Ray Swinehart, 10. Chris Higgins