Pearson Powers to Cowboy Classic Victory
WHEATLAND, MO (May 25, 2017) – Earl Pearson Jr. gained the lead on lap 15 from Jesse Stovall and then held off Scott Bloomquist in the final laps to win the Cowboy Classic – presented by Hot Rod Processing on Thursday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA).
Pearson kicked off the 25th Annual Show-Me 100 weekend with his second LOLMDS win of the season over Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, and Mike Marlar.
It was a very competitive race from start to finish as Pearson withstood a lap 39 restart challenge from Bloomquist, who had pulled even with Pearson several times in the final six laps but could never clear him.
“That was a heck of a race,” said Pearson in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “Stovall was good early on the top. We were trying to find a spot on the track to be consistent at. The car kept moving around. The traffic was tough, but everybody gave each other plenty of room to pass. I didn’t want to see that last caution. I saw on the scoreboard that Scott [Bloomquist] was behind us. I knew he wouldn’t try a slide job and take both of us out. He drove us clean. He got beside me there several times, but my car was better into three and four than his.”
“I knew Jimmy [Owens] was back there as well. They went out before the race and tilled the top and that made for some good racing. I don’t know if it would have held up for 100 laps, but it was good enough for 45 tonight. I want to thank my crew and all my sponsors. Thanks to Carlton and Kemp Lamm and the whole Dunn-Benson Ford Team – it’s always good to win here at Lucas Oil Speedway.” (more…)
CARNESVILLE, GA – The top FASTRAK Pro Late Model drivers in the country are ready for a busy Memorial Day Weekend with the $37,000 12th Annual FASTRAK Triple Crown. The action begins on Friday night at 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, NC, then moves to Princeton Speedway in Princeton, WV on Saturday, and the finale will be on Sunday at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, VA.
LaSalle, IL (May 18, 2017) – Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion, Scott Bloomquist inherited the lead with five laps to go when race leader Josh Richards spun in turn number two, bringing out a caution flag. Bloomquist then led the rest of the way for his 81st career LOLMDS victory.
CARNESVILLE, GA – The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region and the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series will join forces for the first time this weekend to co-sanction a pair $4,000-to-win races with over $36,000 in prize money up for grabs this Friday night at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC and on Saturday night at Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA.
Salem, IN (May 16, 2017) – The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance is set to kick off its 2017 season with the with the WCIParts.com 100 as part of the inaugural Short Track U.S. Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway Presented by Vore’s Welding this coming weekend, May 19th, 20th and 21st. More than 400 race cars split among six classes are expected to be in competition during the three-day event, including racing in Super Late Models, JEGS Pro/Crate Late Models, Late Model Stocks, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Compacts.
EASTABOGA, AL-Brandon Overton of Appling, GA., scored his second career Southern All Star win Saturday night at Talladega Short Track at the annual NASCAR Weekend event, paying $4,000 to win. Overton passed race leader Dale McDowell on lap 28, then slid up the track coming off turn two giving McDowell another shot at the top spot but McDowell could not hang on as they entered turn three when Cory Hedgecock of Loudon, TN., slipped his nose in and tried to take over the top spot but could not and Overton then checked out on the field till a late race caution bunched the cars back up behind Overton, but he prevailed and got the win his first at TST. 1994 Southern All Star Champion Dale McDowell came home in the second spot, third went to a Talladega Short Track veteran Dallas Cooper of Talladega, AL., who worked his way to a third place finish from his 7th starting spot, fourth place was Hedgecock and fifth place went to Todd Morrow who worked his way through the field from his 11th starting spot.
CARNESVILLE, GA – The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region is ready for a Peach State Double-Header this weekend with a pair of 40 lap $4,000-to-win, $400-to-start races. The action begins this Saturday night Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA, and then the action moves the fast high-banked half-mile on Sunday night at Rome Speedway in Rome, GA.
MESQUITE, TX — April 15, 2017 — For the second night in a row, Brad Sweet worked his Kasey Kahne Racing 49 machine along the bottom of the high-banked half-mile oval at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, this time sticking it out for the win. With only five laps to go, Sweet stole the win from David Gravel, who led all previous laps but was having some trouble getting his 
MESQUITE, TX — April 15, 2017 — Jason “the Ragin’ Cajun” Johnson dominated night one of the Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, leading all 25 laps of the evening’s Feature after winning the Craftsman Club Dash from the pole and running fastest in qualifying.
WILLIS, TX — April 14, 2017 — “It is official. David Gravel has cleared the scales in the CJB Motorsports No. 5, headed to Victory Lane!” cried Johnny Gibson over the P.A. at Gator Motorplex Thursday night. This was win number four of the season in the No. 5 machine, and a twentieth career win for Gravel.