{"id":24159,"date":"2016-10-03T04:27:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T04:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=24159"},"modified":"2017-06-05T21:12:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T21:12:31","slug":"bloomquist-takes-15th-lucas-oil-win-of-the-season-at-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/bloomquist-takes-15th-lucas-oil-win-of-the-season-at-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOOMQUIST TAKES 15TH LUCAS OIL WIN OF THE SEASON AT ROME"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2016news_10-2\"ROME, GA (October 2, 2016) Scott Bloomquist raced to his 15th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the 2016 season on Sunday night at Rome International Speedway. Bloomquist led every lap, but had to fight off a late-race challenge from Don O\u2019Neal to pick up the win in the Lucas Oil Rome Showdown – piloting his Crop Production Services\/Mark Martin Automotive\/Reece Monument Company\/Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis.<\/p>\n

Trailing Bloomquist and O\u2019Neal to the checkers were Brandon Overton, Chris Madden, and Jonathan Davenport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe car was awesome tonight! It [the car] was as smooth as could be and our Andy Durham engine ran great. When we got into traffic we had a few issues. The car wouldn\u2019t get off the corners like I wanted it to. I never saw O\u2019Neal at the end. I just tried to stay focused the best I could,\u201d said Bloomquist.<\/p>\n

Bloomquist was challenged early on by Ray Cook and then by Chris Madden. Madden was closing on Bloomquist in heavy lapped traffic. After a caution on lap 27, O\u2019Neal snuck under Madden to take the second position away from him. O\u2019Neal started to close the gap on Bloomquist until lap 38 when the third and final caution of the race came out.<\/p>\n

Following the restart, O\u2019Neal stayed with Bloomquist. With ten laps to go, he finally took a shot at the leader coming out of turn two. He pulled even, but Bloomquist seized the opportunity to thwart any thoughts that O\u2019Neal had of taking over the lead. Bloomquist charged hard into turn three and recaptured the top spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a good car tonight. The crew had this car up front all night. I wanted to win so bad for them and Clint Bowyer Racing. We gave it our best shot, but came up a little short. I thought I could take him once coming off of turn two, but I couldn\u2019t quite clear him,\u201d said O\u2019Neal.<\/p>\n

Overton made a late race charge to finish in third. \u201cMy car really started to go late in the race. I want to thank Billy Moyer and everybody associated with him in building this car. To run third with these guys says a lot about how far our program has come the last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Completing the top ten were Ray Cook, Tim McCreadie, Derek Ellis, Darrell Lanigan, and Jimmy Owens.<\/p>\n

In preliminary action, Scott Bloomquist set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 35 entrants, with a lap of 13.547 seconds. Ray Cook set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 13.615 seconds. Ray Cook, Chris Madden, Scott Bloomquist, and Brandon Overton won their respective heat races. Dale McDowell and David Payne won their respective B-Mains.<\/p>\n

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
\nRace Summary
\nSunday, October 2nd, 2016
\nLucas Oil Rome Showdown
\nRome International Speedway \u2013 Rome, GA<\/p>\n

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Ray Cook \/ 13.615 seconds
\nMiller Welders Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist \/ 13.547 seconds<\/p>\n

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Ray Cook, Don O’Neal, Jonathan Davenport, Donald McIntosh, Dale McDowell, Jason Hiett, Austin Smith, Brandon Sheppard, Ryan King<\/p>\n

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Chris Madden, Jimmy Owens, Austin Kirkpatrick, Luther Jenkins, Jason Croft, Tim McCreadie, Mike Marlar, Will Roland, Earl Pearson, Jr.
\nSimpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Derek Ellis, Clint Smith, Darrell Lanigan, David Payne, Austin Horton, Jake Knowles, Frank Ingram, Colton Flinner<\/p>\n

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Brandon Overton, Casey Roberts, Dennis Erb, Jr., Steve Francis, Aaron Ridley, Hunter Peacock, Jared Hawkins, Austin Tyler Smith<\/p>\n

Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Dale McDowell, Jason Croft, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Sheppard, Mike Marlar, Austin Smith, Will Roland, Ryan King, Jason Hiett, Earl Pearson, Jr.<\/p>\n

Keyser MFG B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): David Payne, Austin Horton, Aaron Ridley, Frank Ingram, Austin Tyler Smith, Hunter Peacock, Jake Knowles, Jared Hawkins, Colton Flinner<\/p>\n

Feature Finish (50 Laps):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FINISH<\/td>\nSTART<\/td>\nCAR #<\/td>\nDRIVER NAME<\/td>\nHOMETOWN<\/td>\nEARNINGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nScott Bloomquist<\/td>\nMooresburg, TN<\/td>\n$11,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDon O’Neal<\/td>\nMartinsville, IN<\/td>\n$6,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nBrandon Overton<\/td>\nEvans, GA<\/td>\n$3,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n44<\/td>\nChris Madden<\/td>\nGaffney, SC<\/td>\n$2,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n116<\/td>\nJonathan Davenport<\/td>\nMount Airy, NC<\/td>\n$3,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n53<\/td>\nRay Cook<\/td>\nBrasstown, NC<\/td>\n$1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n39<\/td>\nTim McCreadie<\/td>\nWatertown, NY<\/td>\n$2,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n99<\/td>\nDerek Ellis<\/td>\nChatsworth, GA<\/td>\n$1,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n15L<\/td>\nDarrell Lanigan<\/td>\nUnion, KY<\/td>\n$1,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nJimmy Owens<\/td>\nNewport, TN<\/td>\n$1,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n28E<\/td>\nDennis Erb, Jr.<\/td>\nCarpentersville, IL<\/td>\n$1,775<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n17m<\/td>\nDale McDowell<\/td>\nChickamauga, GA<\/td>\n$1,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n9J<\/td>\nJason Croft<\/td>\nWoodstock, GA<\/td>\n$1,025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n11K<\/td>\nAustin Kirkpatrick<\/td>\nOcala, FL<\/td>\n$1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nDonald McIntosh<\/td>\nDawsonville, GA<\/td>\n$950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nB5<\/td>\nBrandon Sheppard<\/td>\nNew Berlin, IL<\/td>\n$1,625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nEarl Pearson, Jr.<\/td>\nJacksonville, FL<\/td>\n$1,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nDavid Payne<\/td>\nMurphy, NC<\/td>\n$875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n15F<\/td>\nSteve Francis<\/td>\nBowling Green, KY<\/td>\n$1,550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n44C<\/td>\nClint Smith<\/td>\nSenoia, GA<\/td>\n$825<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nAustin Horton<\/td>\nWhitesburg, GA<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n101<\/td>\nCasey Roberts<\/td>\nToccoa, GA<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLuther Jenkins<\/td>\nWaleska, GA<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n81<\/td>\nAaron Ridley<\/td>\nChatsworth, GA<\/td>\n$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Race Statistics
\nEntrants: 35
\nLap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 \u2013 50)
\nCautions: Jonathan Davenport (Lap 3); Dale McDowell (Lap 27); Casey Roberts (Lap 38)
\nLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Brandon Sheppard, Earl Pearson Jr.
\nLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n\/a
\nWrisco Feature Winner: Scott Bloomquist
\nOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Started: 21st; Finished: 7th; Advanced 14 Positions)
\nMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Scott Bloomquist
\nAllstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Jason Crawford
\nSunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Don O\u2019Neal
\nHot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Colton Flinner
\nCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Andy Durham Racing Engines
\nOhlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
\nOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jeremy Justice (Don O\u2019Neal)
\nFastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #5 \u2013 15.0584 seconds)
\nMost Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (50 Laps)
\nPFC Brakes Tough Brake Award: Brandon Sheppard
\nTime of Race: 22 minutes 05 seconds<\/p>\n

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
POS<\/td>\nCAR #<\/td>\nDRIVER NAME<\/td>\nHOMETOWN<\/td>\nPOINTS<\/td>\nEARNINGS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nScott Bloomquist<\/td>\nMooresburg, TN<\/td>\n8000<\/td>\n$382,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n116<\/td>\nJonathan Davenport<\/td>\nMount Airy, NC<\/td>\n7200<\/td>\n$258,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n39<\/td>\nTim McCreadie<\/td>\nWatertown, NY<\/td>\n6945<\/td>\n$122,805<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n28E<\/td>\nDennis Erb, Jr.<\/td>\nCarpentersville, IL<\/td>\n6880<\/td>\n$113,755<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nB5<\/td>\nBrandon Sheppard<\/td>\nNew Berlin, IL<\/td>\n6860<\/td>\n$134,305<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nDon O’Neal<\/td>\nMartinsville, IN<\/td>\n6810<\/td>\n$120,390<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n15L<\/td>\nDarrell Lanigan<\/td>\nUnion, KY<\/td>\n6580<\/td>\n$109,860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nJimmy Owens<\/td>\nNewport, TN<\/td>\n6320<\/td>\n$145,905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nEarl Pearson, Jr.<\/td>\nJacksonville, FL<\/td>\n6305<\/td>\n$106,390<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n777<\/td>\nJared Landers<\/td>\nBatesville, AR<\/td>\n6045<\/td>\n$114,275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n15F<\/td>\nSteve Francis<\/td>\nBowling Green, KY<\/td>\n5815<\/td>\n$70,835<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n75<\/td>\nColton Flinner<\/td>\nAllison Park, PA<\/td>\n4730<\/td>\n$35,475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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