{"id":8055,"date":"2011-08-27T06:10:53","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T06:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=8055"},"modified":"2011-08-27T06:11:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T06:11:00","slug":"o%e2%80%99neal-owns-lawrenceburg-wins-race-on-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/o%e2%80%99neal-owns-lawrenceburg-wins-race-on-friday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Neal Owns Lawrenceburg, Wins Race on Friday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>LAWRENCEBURG, IN (August 26, 2011) \u2013 Don O\u2019Neal of Martinsville, IN charged to the lead on lap 32, passing Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA. He went on to win Friday Night\u2019s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Lawrenceburg Speedway. O\u2019Neal earned $10,000 for his second series win of the season. Birkhofer finished second with Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN barely edging out Jared Landers of Batesville, AR. Landers was fourth and 15-year-old Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA was fifth.
\nBirkhofer won the LOLMDS event at the track back in 2009. He sprinted to the lead at the start of the 50-lap main event in front of a packed front stretch grandstand. Birkhofer, Bloomquist, and O\u2019Neal ran three-wide for the lead for several laps before the caution appeared on lap six.
\nBirkhofer held his lead through several cautions. O\u2019Neal started fourth and made a run for second on Bloomquist, passing the Hall of Famer on lap eight. With 15 laps complete, it was Birkhofer, O\u2019Neal, Shane Clanton, Bloomquist and Earl Pearson Jr. out front.
\nBirkhofer managed to keep his lead for most of the race, but O\u2019Neal started to put the pressure on him for the lead about halfway through the race. O\u2019Neal slipped up, and Bloomquist got by him for second on lap 25 as a three-car chase for the lead was continuing. O\u2019Neal drove around Bloomquist to regain second on lap 30 and two laps later took over the top spot from Birkhofer before a thunderous home-state crowd.
\nO\u2019Neal began to pull away from Birkhofer and Bloomquist, increasing his margin until he claimed the victory. \u201cBirkhofer had a really great race car at the start. I drove ours (the car) for all it was worth, the cushion was rugged up there in two, I was just hanging on there at the end, I hope the fans enjoyed that one,\u201d said the 47-year-old who collected his 16th career series victory.
\n\"\"<\/a>\u201cI kept trying that top groove and it finally paid off. We had to battle those lapped cars there at the end, it was really hard racing between the three of us for the lead. I was clean racing and I can\u2019t thank Tader Masters enough, Cody Mahoney, and everybody else on the crew, it\u2019s nice to win here in Indiana,\u201d said the winner.
\nO\u2019Neal\u2019s MasterSbilt Chevrolet is sponsored by Magnaflow Exhaust, Superior Cleaning, Jones Core, Independence Lumber, Second Chance Livestock, Janowski Insurance and VP Racing Fuels. His car is powered by Jay Dickens Racing Engines.
\nBirkhofer finished second in the J&J Steel, Pro Power Engines, MB Customs. He said, \u201cO\u2019Neal had the better car. Don drove the wheels of it, he passed me clean, that was a great race for the lead, I was hoping to hang in there, but he found that top groove and drove right by me.\u201d
\nBloomquist in his Hawkeye Trucking, Roush-Yates, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford beat Landers to the line by a half a car length for third. \u201cThe track was racy all night, you could run high, low, in the middle, we all three had different tires on. That was an exciting race for the fans, we all raced each other hard and clean, we\u2019ll take third and head to Bluegrass tomorrow night.\u201d
\nLanders still leads the Quarter Master Rookie of the Year standings and came home fourth in the Crawford Supply, ECR Race Engines, Rocket Chevy. Reddick, who started tenth, placed fifth in the Broken Bow Records, Gaerte Race engines, Bloomquist Race Cars entry.
\nCompleting the top ten were Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN; Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, GA; Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.
\nIn preliminary action, Scott Bloomquist was the Red Buck Cigars Fast Qualifier among the 31 entrants. Heat races were won by Bloomquist, Jared Landers, Brian Birkhofer, and Don O\u2019Neal. The B-mains went to Dale McDowell and John Blankenship.
\nThe Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will conclude its\u2019 three-race swing this weekend at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday Night for the Cornett Racing Engines Bluegrass Classic. For more information, log onto www.bluegrass-speedway.com.
\nFor the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series\u2019 office at (951) 532-2503.<\/p>\n

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
\nRace Summary
\nFriday Night, August 26th, 2011
\nLawrenceburg Speedway \u2013 Lawrenceburg, IN<\/p>\n

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:
\nScott Bloomquist \/ 14.149 seconds (Group A and Overall)
\nTyler Reddick \/ 14.157 seconds (Group B)<\/p>\n

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Shane Clanton, Jimmy Owens, Eric Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Brad Neat, Joe Janowski, Dustin Neat
\nWiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jared Landers, Justin Rattliff, Steve Casebolt, Dan Schlieper, Dustin Linville, Michael Chilton, Casey Noonan, Steve Francis
\nSweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Brian Birkhofer, Daniel Stone, Reddick, Robinson, Mike Marlar, Ray Cook, Tim Rivers, Jerry Rice
\nHAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Don O\u2019Neal, Earl Pearson Jr., Eric Wells, Frank Heckenast Jr., John Blankenship, Greg Johnson, Jason Jameson
\nJRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Dale McDowell, Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, Steve Francis, Dustin Linville, Michael Chilton, Casey Noonan, Joe Janowski-DNS
\nWrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): John Blankenship, Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, Ray Cook, Jason Jameson, Jerry Rice, Tim Rivers
\nFeature Finish \u2013 50 Laps<\/p>\n

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
\n1 4 71 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN
\n2 2 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA
\n3 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
\n4 3 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
\n5 10 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
\n6 13 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
\n7 5 25c Shane Clanton Locust Grove, GA
\n8 11 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
\n9 23 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
\n10 12 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY
\n11 16 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL
\n12 19 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
\n13 24 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
\n14 20 5b Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
\n15 21 25n Dustin Neat Dunnville, KY
\n16 8 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
\n17 14 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN
\n18 6 2 Daniel Stone Thompson, PA
\n19 7 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
\n20 25 12 Jason Jameson Lawrenceburg, IN
\n21 9 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA
\n22 18 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
\n23 17 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
\n24 22 24h Greg Johnson Bedford, IN
\n25 15 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI<\/p>\n

Race Statistics
\nEntrants: 31
\nLap Leaders: Brian Birkhofer (Laps 1 \u2013 31); Don O\u2019Neal (Lap 32 \u2013 50)
\nCaution Flags: Dan Schlieper (Lap 2); John Blankenship (Lap 5); Eric Jacobsen, Jason Jameson, Kent Robinson (Lap 6); Jason Jameson (Lap 10); Daniel Stone (Lap 10); Dustin Neat (Lap 17); Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap 24); Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap 29)
\nLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Steve Francis, Ray Cook
\nLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: none
\nLawrenceburg Speedway Track Provisional: Jason Jameson
\nPBM\/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Steve Francis (Started 23rd; Finished 9th; Advanced 14 positions)
\nAllstar Performer of the Race: Brian Birkhofer
\nK&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Don O\u2019Neal
\nQuarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jared Landers
\nCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Jay Dickens Racing Engines
\nJanowski Insurance Feature Winner: Don O\u2019Neal
\nOuterwears Challenger of the Race: Steve Francis
\nDominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: John Blankenship
\nDirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mahoney (Don O\u2019Neal)
\nTime of Race: 37 minutes 03 seconds<\/p>\n

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:<\/p>\n

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS
\n1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 5280
\n2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 5130
\n3 71 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 4665
\n4 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 4380
\n5 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 4175
\n6 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 4150
\n7 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 4025
\n8 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 4000
\n9 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 3995
\n10 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 3855
\n11 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 3585
\n12 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 3485
\n13 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY 3460
\n14 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 3275<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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