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.

For more information on DIRTcar Racing, visit http://www.DIRTcar.com. For more on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com.

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

From Kevin Kovac, World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 19, 2011 – Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., completed an unprecedented sweep of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series events during the 40^th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio, holding off Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., to capture Saturday night’s 50-lap A-Main at Volusia Speedway Park.

Duplicating his triumphant performance in the national tour’s season opener on Thursday night, Bloomquist advanced from the fourth starting spot to pass Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., for the lead on lap 31 and was never headed. He spent the final 15 circuits repelling intense pressure from Smith to become the first driver to win both WoO LMS features that are annually part of the mid-winter racing extravaganza at the half-mile oval outside Daytona Beach.

“This is a tough field,” Bloomquist said after pocketing $10,000 for his 21^st WoO LMS victory since 2004. “This is a tough place this week – very demanding on the car, drivers, engines. It feels good to do what we’ve done this week.”

Smith, 33, settled for his second consecutive runner-up WoO LMS finish to the builder of his Team Zero by Bloomquist car. The winner of last year’s World of Outlaws finale during the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH was just 0.637 of a second behind Bloomquist at the checkered – nearly two seconds closer than he was at the end of Thursday night’s 50-lapper.

The 53-year-old Moyer slipped to third in the final rundown after surging forward from the third starting spot to lead laps 1-30. Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, Wis., who started 13^th, scored a DCN-best placing of fourth, WoO LMS regular Rick Eckert of York, Pa., was fifth after starting seventh and 11^th-starter Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., finished sixth.

Of the top six finishers, only Moyer was not behind the wheel of a Team Zero chassis constructed by Bloomquist. That fact added even more significance to Bloomquist’s victory.

“It makes me feel good,” said Bloomquist, who owns four career WoO LMS wins at Volusia. “I think it pretty much takes any doubt away from anyone’s mind about the level that I try to help the guys who get our cars. I try to give as much advice and do as much as I can for them.

“If I would’ve gotten beat by one of my own cars – hey, so be it. I really like the group of guys that I’ve got and enjoy working with them, and I enjoy the respect that they give me back. I think when you see ‘Team Zero,’ you can see that it means something.”

Bloomquist, 47, had to withstand an especially strong assault from Smith, one of his customers/pupils. Smith, who started sixth, overtook Moyer for second on lap 33 and two circuits later began bidding for the lead.

Smith made repeated attempts to pass Bloomquist over the late stages of a race that ran caution-free from lap seven to the finish. He drew to the outside of Bloomquist at least twice and even got close enough to bump the rear bumper of the 2004 WoO LMS champion’s car rounding turn four on lap 37, but Bloomquist stuck to the inside groove and didn’t make a mistake.

“I think I was faster on that end (turns three and four) but on this end (one and two) he was a little bit better than I was,” said Smith. “I could get in and to the middle better than him, but just coming off the corner, if you were up the racetrack, there was nothing there compared to what the bottom was. When you were on the bottom you could just mash the gas coming off the corner. The bottom had more traction than the middle or the top.

“I drove as hard as I could – that’s how I race,” he added. “But he’s Scott Bloomquist – there’s a reason he’s the best. He’s not gonna be easy to pass. I felt like we had a car that could do it, but at the same time I feel like I did everything I could do so maybe we were the second-place car.”

Bloomquist enjoyed engaging in a tight, down-to-the-wire battle with one of his boys.

“I think they all will race me as hard as I’ll race them,” said Bloomquist, whose car was powered by a Roush-Yates Ford engine. “None of us are gonna give anybody nothing, and that’s what I like. But we’re also not gonna take somebody out or race in a fashion that we consider wrong. I feel comfortable when I’ve got one of my guys behind me, but I also know I better not make a mistake either.”

Four caution flags and one red flag slowed the race – all during by lap seven.

The most significant crash was a multi-car incident on lap seven in which Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, Ark., rolled once in turn four but wasn’t injured. WoO LMS regular Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., tour Rookie of the Year contender Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., Dan Stone of Thompson, Pa., and Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., were also involved in the tangle.

Finishing in positions 7-10 was Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., who started 18^th; two-time defending WoO LMS champion Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who climbed as high as third from the eighth starting spot before getting shuffled backward on a lap-seven restart; 2010 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del.; and Brent Robinson of Smithfield, Va., who was the last driver on the lead lap at the checkered flag.

A field of 60 was signed in for the final night of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

Marlar led the way in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials with a lap of 16.142 seconds.

Heat winners were Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., Bloomquist, teenager Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., Moyer, Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va., and Brady Smith. The B-Mains were captured by Marlar, Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., who returned to action after missing Thursday night’s WoO LMS opener because a health issue put him in the hospital, and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.

Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., closed the evening’s action – and the 12 nights of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH – with a $300 victory in the 12-lap ‘Bulrush Dash’ for non-qualifiers.

The WoO LMS will be off for a month before returning to action at Columbus (Miss.) Speedway, which hosts the inaugural $20,000-to-win ‘Cash Cow 100’ on March 18-19. A special pre-sale ticket deal is available on-line at www.worldofoutlaws.com/tickets.

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.

Results of WoO Late Model Series ‘DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH’ Night No. 1 at Volusia Speedway Park (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

1. (4) Scott Bloomquist/50 $10,225

2. (6) Brady Smith/50 $5,000

3. (3) Billy Moyer/50 $3,200

4. (13) Dan Schlieper/50 $2,500

5. (7) Rick Eckert/50 $2,050

6. (11) Chris Madden/50 $1,700

7. (18) Don O’Neal/50 $1,900

8. (8) Josh Richards/50 $1,450

9. (22) Austin Hubbard/50 $1,250

10. (12) Brent Robinson/50 $1,150

11. (2) Eddie Carrier Jr./49 $1,050

12. (21) Clint Smith/49 $1,050

13. (24) Dennis Erb Jr./49 $950

14. (23) Jonathan Davenport/49 $900

15. (20) Darrell Lanigan/49 $1,000

16. (10) Tim McCreadie/49 $950

17. (14) Tyler Reddick/49 $770

18. (29) Tim Fuller/49 $50

19. (25) Steve Francis/49 $880

20. (5) Jason Feger/49 $750

21. (1) Brandon Sheppard/48 $700

22. (30) Chub Frank/48 $50

23. (26) Shane Clanton/32 $750

24. (9) Ricky Weiss/31 $700

25. (15) Dan Stone/6 $700

26. (28) Jack Sullivan/6 $700

27. (19) Mike Marlar/6 $700

28. (16) Pat Doar/6 $950

29. (27) Jimmy Mars/1 $700

30. (17) Ryan Unzicker/0 $825

* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses

Time of Race: 32 Mins., 57.583 Secs.

Margin of Victory: 0.637 Secs.

Yellow Flags: 4 (Laps 0, 0, 3, 5)

Red Flags: 1 (Lap 7)

Lap Leaders: Moyer (1-30); Bloomquist (31-50)

Provisional Starters: Francis, Clanton, Fuller, Frank (WoO); Mars (DCN); Sullivan (UMP)

Rookie of the Race: Doar ($250)

WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: O’Neal ($500)

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):

1. 36-Mike Marlar/Winfield, TN 16.142

2. 0-Scott Bloomquist/Mooresburg, TN 16.175

3. b5-Brandon Sheppard/New Berlin, IL 16.195

4. 21M-Billy Moyer/Batesville, AR 16.206

5. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 16.260

6. 1d-Don O’Neal/Martinsville, IN 16.265

7. 25F-Jason Feger/Bloomington, IL 16.268

8. 777-Jared Landers/Batesville, AR 16.327

9. 21d-Dan Stone/Thompson, PA 16.330

10. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 16.338

11. 44M-Chris Madden/Gray Court, SC 16.342

12. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 16.347

13. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 16.397

14. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 16.398

15. 49-Jonathan Davenport/Blairsville, GA 16.420

16. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 16.421

17. 28c-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 16.428

18. 2x-John Henderson/Aiken, SC 16.437

19. 9s-Dan Schlieper/Sullivan, WI 16.438

20. 11R-Tyler Reddick/Corning, CA 16.441

21. 7-Ricky Weiss/St. Francis Xavier, MAN 16.472

22. 28M-Jimmy Mars/Menomonie, WI 16.512

23. 44P-Earl Pearson Jr./Jacksonville, FL 16.522

24. 28e-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 16.522

25. 19F-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 16.524

26. 1R-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 16.526

27. 56-Russell King/Bristolville, OH 16.529

28. 1V-Will Vaught/Crane, MO 16.530

29. 24U-Ryan Unzicker/El Paso, IL 16.531

30. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 16.532

31. 54-Dillan White/Hopkinsville, KY 16.536

32. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 16.544

33. 25c-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, GA 16.551

34. 11d-Pat Doar/New Richmond, WI 16.568

35. M14-Brandon Thirlby/Traverse City, MI 16.571

36. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 16.589

37. 33-Brian Reese/Sharpsburg, GA 16.624

38. 71d-Ron Davies/Warren, PA 16.664

39. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 16.675

40. 99L-Larry Wight/Phoenix, NY 16.684

41. 18W-Eric Wells/Hazard, KY 16.693

42. 101-Casey Roberts/Toccoa, GA 16.706

43. 16b-Tyler Bruening/Decorah, IA 16.716

44. 32c-Vic Coffey/Caledonia, NY 16.749

45. 7R-Kent Robinson/Bloomington, IN 16.755

46. 25z-Mason Zeigler/Chalk Hill, PA 16.759

47. 16R-Justin Rattliff/Campbellsville, KY 16.760

48. 17M-Dale McDowell/Chickamauga, GA 16.779

49. 15H-Jon Henry/Ada, OH 16.792

50. 1JL-John Lobb/Frewsburg, NY 16.823

51. 77-Jason McBride/Carbondale, IL 16.892

52. J4-John Garvin Jr./Sarver, PA 16.929

53. 99B-Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs/Bear Lake, PA 17.029

54. 47-Tyler Ivey/Tallahassee, FL 17.034

55. 72M-John Mason/Millersburg, OH 17.096

56. 1s-Jack Sullivan/Greenbrier, AR 17.143

57. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 17.199

58. 4ds-Chad Hollenbeck/Kingsley, PA 17.444

59. 16H-Mike Hammerle/St. Charles, MO 18.111

60. 911-Jerry Perine/Cowell, OH 19.449

Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Feger, Eckert, Schlieper, Marlar, Fuller, White, Bruening, Henry, Mason, Reese

Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Bloomquist, Richards, Reddick, Hubbard, Coffey, Landers, Francis, Sullivan, Lobb, Davies

Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Sheppard, Weiss, Stone, Davenport, Clanton, Frank, K. Robinson, King, George, McBride

Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Moyer, McCreadie, Doar, Lanigan, Vaught, Zeigler, Wight, Garvin, Hollenbeck, Mars

Heat No. 5 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Carrier, Madden, Unzicker, C. Smith, Wells, Pearson, Rattliff, Thirlby, Briggs, Hammerle

Heat No. 5 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): B. Smith, B. Robinson, O’Neal, Erb, Blankenship, McDowell, Ivey, Henderson, Perine (DNS) Roberts

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 2 Transfer): Marlar, Hubbard, Coffey, Bruening, Landers, Fuller, Francis, White, Reese, Mason, Lobb, Davies, Sullivan, Henry

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 2 Transfer): Lanigan, Davenport, Vaught, Frank, Clanton, Zeigler, Wight, K. Robinson, George, McBride, Hollenbeck, King, Garvin (DNS) Mars

B-Main No. 3 (12 laps – Top 2 Transfer): C. Smith, Erb, McDowell, Blankenship, Wells, Ivey, Briggs, Henderson, Thirlby, Hammerle, Perine (DNS) Pearson, Rattliff, Roberts

‘Bulrush Dash’ Finish (12 laps): 1. Vic Coffey, 2. Tyler Ivey, 3. Kent Robinson, 4. Tyler Bruening, 5. Jill George, 6. John Henderson, 7. Chad Hollenbeck

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners:

Arizona Sports Shirts ($100 apparel certificate to 22^nd fastest qualifier): Tim Fuller

Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO team in A-Main w/decal): Billy Moyer

Comp Cams ($50 cash to 10^th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Brent Robinson

Eibach Springs (one free spring to each B-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Brian Reese/Kent Robinson/Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs

JE Pistons ($50 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Billy Moyer

JE Pistons (one set of Pro Seal rings to 11^th-place or next highest w/decal, redeemable w/next purchase of one complete set of rings): Clint Smith

JE Pistons (one set of Pro Seal rings to 21st-place or next highest w/decal, redeemable w/next purchase of one complete set of rings): Brandon Sheppard

MSD Ignition ($75 cash to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Scott Bloomquist

MDS Ignition ($25 cash to last-place in A-Main or next lowest w/decal): Ryan Unzicker

Ohlins Pole Award ($50 cash to fast qualifier or next highest w/decal): Scott Bloomquist

Quartermaster ($100 product certificate to A-Main winner or next highest w/decal): Billy Moyer

Quartermaster ($50 product certificate to 5^th-place or next highest w/decal): Rick Eckert

Quartermaster ($25 product certificate to 15^th-place or next highest w/decal): Tyler Reddick

RacingJunk.com Hard Luck Award ($100 cash): Ryan Unzicker

R2C Performance ($100 certificate to highest-finishing driver w/decal or $100 cash if race winner is using R2C filter and decal is displayed): Billy Moyer

STP ($50 cash to 2^nd-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Billy Moyer

Superflow Dynos ($50 cash to 7^th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Austin Hubbard

VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash to winner or Heat 1 or next highest w/decal): Jason Feger
VP Racing Fuels ‘Nice Jugs Award’ (one five-gallon plastic fuel jugs to fastest qualifier who does not make the A-Main or next highest w/decal): Russell King

WIX Filters ($50 cash to 13^th-place in A-Main or next highest w/decal): Darrell Lanigan

Wrisco Aluminum (Three sheets of aluminum to A-Main winner w/decal): Scott Bloomquist

2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of Feb. 19 – 2 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader):

1. Scott Bloomquist 300

2. Brady Smith 292 (-8)

3. Billy Moyer 282 (-18)

4. (tie) Austin Hubbard 276 (-24)

4. (tie) Don O’Neal 276 (-24)

6. Chris Madden 264 (-36)

7. Rick Eckert 264 (-36)

8. Josh Richards 256 (-44)

9. (tie) Jason Feger 238 (-62)

9. (tie) Dennis Erb Jr. 238 (-62)

11. (tie) Shane Clanton 236 (-64)

11. (tie) Tim McCreadie 236 (-64)

13. Dan Schlieper 230 (-70)

14. (tie) Steve Francis 228 (-72)

14. (tie) Tyler Reddick 228 (-72)

14. (tie) Jonathan Davenport 228 (-72)

14. (tie) Clint Smith 228 (-72)

18. (tie) Jared Landers 226 (-74)

18. (tie) Chub Frank 226 (-74)

18. (tie) Eddie Carrier Jr. 226 (-74)

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 18, 2011 – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., became the first repeat winner during the dirt Late Model portion of the 40 ^th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio with a powerful performance in Friday night’s 40-lap UMP-sanctioned finale at Volusia Speedway Park.

Backing up his victory in the opener of the full-fender meet on Monday night, Moyer inherited the lead on lap 12 when Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., pulled up lame with a broken rear axle tube and dominated the remainder of the distance. The 53-year-old Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer pocketed $10,000, pushing his earnings for the week over the $20,000 mark.

Moyer steered his Victory Circle Chassis machine under the checkered flag 3.664 seconds ahead of York, Pa.’s Rick Eckert, a World of Outlaws Late Model Series regular who registered his best finish of the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., who won Wednesday night’s UMP Late Model A-Main, advanced from the ninth starting spot to finish third and Thursday-night WoO LMS winner Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., placed fourth after starting from the seventh position. Nineteen-year-old Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., completed the top five in Dale Beitler’s car, falling one spot from his fourth-place start.

Moyer recorded his seventh triumph in DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH competition since 1998. It marked the second time that he’s won the mid-winter racing spectacular’s marquee UMP Late Model event – exactly six years to the day since his first victory in the race.

This score came in convincing fashion. Moyer swiftly moved to the front from the fifth starting spot, reaching second with a lap-nine pass of Eckert and then running down Feger to begin challenging for the lead just as the race-long pacesetter’s car stopped with mechanical woes on lap 12 to bring out the race’s lone caution flag.

“The plan wasn’t to shoot right to the front,” said Moyer, who enters the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH finale – a WoO LMS event on Saturday night (Feb. 19) – trailing only Mars in the battle for the event points crown. “You just do it by instinct, do what you can do. It just so happened that the doors opened up and I got up there pretty quick.

“Rick (Eckert) had a good car, but he got a little bit free there for a lap or two and I was able to get by him. I was glad I did because the track tightened up there about halfway through.

“We’re real happy,” he added. “One night we were off this week (his only run worse than sixth is a 16^th-place finish on Wednesday), so all in all we’ve had a pretty good Speedweek.”

Eckert, 45, made his visit to the Sunshine State much more enjoyable with a breakout runner-up outing. His hopes for victory, however, were effectively dashed when Moyer overtook him for second place.

“When we fired off the start there was a little bit of rubber down the back straightaway all the way out by the wall,” said Eckert, who needed just five laps to move from the sixth starting spot to second. “I struggled off (turn) two for traction, so I would just chase myself out there to the wall and then I could get a run down the backstraightaway – not realizing, though, that (the track) was starting to pick up on the bottom.

“Billy slipped by me on the bottom and then I moved down and there was traction. Once I moved where he was I figured out his groove was much better than the one I was running. It was my own fault that I didn’t go down there sooner. I just didn’t search around.”

Despite falling short of a five-figure win, Eckert was pleased with the speed he flashed with his Team Zero by Bloomquist mount.

“My car’s been good, but the track’s been hammer-down to the cushion and that’s made it tough for me,” said Eckert, who finished 13^th, 24 ^th, 17^th and 13^th in the week’s first four A-Mains. “Tonight the track finally got to where I could make some time off that cushion and keep up with them or pass them.

“I wish (tonight) was the Outlaw race – I hope we run this good tomorrow night. But it’s good that we had a run like this no matter what. I thought I was gonna become a Florida resident. Until tonight, I about didn’t make enough money to buy diesel fuel to get back home.”

Finishing in positions 6-10 was 10^th-starter Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va.; 11^th-starter Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; John Blankenship of Williamson, W.Va., whose advance from the 22^nd starting position made him the hard-charger of the race; 15-year-old Tyler Reddick of Corning, Calif.; and Tuesday-night UMP Late Model winner Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind.

Sixty-one cars entered Friday night’s program.

In the group qualifying sessions that set the starting lineups for the evening’s six heat races, Hubbard registered the overall fastest time with a lap of 16.145 seconds.

Other group fast-timers were O’Neal (16.610 seconds), Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga. (16.734), Feger (16.481), Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa. (16.361) and Moyer (16.307).

Heat winners were O’Neal, Davenport, Feger, Eckert, Hubbard and Moyer. The B-Mains were captured by Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga.

Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., was victorious in the 12-lap ‘Bulrush Dash’ that closed the night. He earned $300 for topping the short sprint reserved for drivers who didn’t qualify.

The curtain is set to come down on the 40^th DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH on Saturday night (Feb. 19). A huge doubleheader featuring twin 50-lap features – one for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and one for the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds – will serve as the grand finale of 12 consecutive evenings of competition.

Gates open at 5 p.m. and race time is 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, log on to www.DIRTcarNationals.com.

DIRTcar UMP Late Model 40-Lap A-Main Finish (Finish Pos./Start Pos./Driver):

1. (5) Billy Moyer

2. (6) Rick Eckert

3. (9) Jimmy Mars

4. (7) Scott Bloomquist

5. (4) Austin Hubbard

6. (14) Josh Richards

7. (11) Earl Pearson Jr.

8. (22) John Blankenship

9. (8) Tyler Reddick

10. (3) Don O’Neal

11. (15) Will Vaught

12. (1) Jonathan Davenport

13. (19) Brady Smith

14. (20) Dennis Erb Jr.

15. (12) Dan Stone

16. (24) Russell King

17. (16) Eric Wells

18. (23) Clint Smith

19. (28) Brandon Sheppard

20. (27) Ryan Unzicker

21. (18) Ricky Weiss

22. (25) Steve Francis

23. (13) Pat Doar

24. (17) Dan Schlieper

25. (10) Chub Frank

26. (2) Jason Feger

27. (21) Dale McDowell

28. (26) Tim McCreadie

Lap Leaders: Feger (1-12); Moyer (13-40)

Provisional Starters: Francis, McCreadie, Unzicker, Sheppard

Heat No. 1 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Don O’Neal, 2. Scott Bloomquist, 3. Pat Doar, 4. Brady Smith, 5. Mike Marlar, 6. Tommy Kerr, 7. Brandon Thirlby, 8. John Mason, 9. John Henderson, 10. Larry Wight, 11. Steve Francis

Heat No. 2 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Jonathan Davenport, 2. Tyler Reddick, 3. Josh Richards, 4. John Blankenship, 5. Eddie Carrier Jr., 6. Jared Landers, 7. Tim Fuller, 8. Brandon Sheppard, 9. Vic Coffey, 10. John Garvin Jr.

Heat No. 3 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Jason Feger, 2. Jimmy Mars, 3. Will Vaught, 4. Clint Smith, 5. Tyler Bruening, 6. Tim McCreadie, 7. Ryan Unzicker, 8. Mike Hammerle, 9. Jerry Perine, 10. Lee Thomason

Heat No. 4 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Rick Eckert, 2. Chub Frank, 3. Eric Wells, 4. Dennis Erb Jr., 5. Justin Rattliff, 6. Billy Ogle Jr., 7. Jack Sullivan, 8. Jason McBride, 9. John Lobb, 10. Jill George

Heat No. 5 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Austin Hubbard, 2. Earl Pearson Jr., 3. Dan Schlieper, 4. Dale McDowell, 5. Kent Robinson, 6. Casey Roberts, 7. Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs, 8. Dillan White, 9. Tyler Ivey, 10. Chad Hollenbeck

Heat No. 6 (8 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. Billy Moyer, 2. Dan Stone, 3. Ricky Weiss, 4. Russell King, 5. Eric Jacobsen, 6. Brian Reese, 7. Jon Henry, 8. Ron Davies (DNS) Shane Clanton, Mason Zeigler

B-Main No. 1 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Brady Smith, 2. John Blankenship, 3. Eddie Carrier Jr., 4. Tim Fuller, 5. Larry Wight, 6. Tommy Kerr, 7. Brandon Thirlby, 8. John Mason, 9. John Garvin Jr., 10. John Henderson, 11. Jared Landers, 12. Brandon Sheppard, 13. Vic Coffey (DNS) Mike Marlar, Steve Francis

B-Main No. 2 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Clint Smith, 3. Tim McCreadie, 4. Ryan Unzicker, 5. Billy Ogle Jr., 6. Jack Sullivan, 7. Tyler Bruening, 8. John Lobb, 9. Justin Rattliff, 10. Jill George, 11. Mike Hammerle, 12. Jerry Perine, 13. Lee Thomason, 14. Jason McBride

B-Main No. 3 (10 laps – Top 2 Transfer): 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Russell King, 3. Kent Robinson, 4. Casey Roberts, 5. Shane Clanton, 6. Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs, 7. Tyler Ivey, 8. Eric Jacobsen, 9. Jon Henry, 10. Brian Reese, 11. Mason Zeigler, 12. Chad Hollenbeck, 13. Ron Davies, 14. Dillan White

‘Bulrush Dash’ Finish (12 laps): 1. Billy Ogle Jr., 2. Tim Fuller, 3. Eddie Carrier Jr, 4. Larry Wight, 5. Kent Robinson, 6. Jack Sullivan, 7. Tyler Bruening, 8. Tyler Ivey, 9. Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs, 10. John Lobb, 11. Jon Henry, 12. Jill George, 13. Brandon Thirlby, 14. Mike Hammerle, 15. John Henderson (DNS) Casey Roberts, Tommy Kerr, Eric Jacobsen, John Mason, John Garvin, Brian Reese, Justin Ratliff

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 17, 2011 – Scott Bloomquist brought an end to Josh Richards’s mastery of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series season opener on Thursday night at Volusia Speedway Park.

Racing through gritted teeth on a fast, physical track due to a sore shoulder and ribs, Bloomquist took advantage of Richards’s losing bout with the half-mile oval’s ample cushion to capture the 50-lap A-Main that was part of the 40^th annual DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio.

Bloomquist, 47, of Mooresburg, Tenn., regained command of the race on lap 42 after Shinnston, W.Va.’s Richards slammed the dirt curb between turns one and two and lost momentum. The 2004 WoO LMS titlist controlled the remainder of the distance to record his 20^th victory on the national tour since ’04. (more…)