Post by LMR on 04/29/11 at 6:18pm
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Bedford Speedway, Bedford, PA
Friday, April 29, 2011
Bloomquist Takes Third Straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win on Friday Night at Bedford
BEDFORD, PA (April 29, 2011) Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN continued his streak on Friday Night as he captured his third consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event in a row at Bedford Speedway. Bloomquist dominated the event, lapping up to the ninth place finisher. Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV was second followed by Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN; Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Photos:
http://www.latemodelracer.com/lucas/2011/04291
Bloomquist and Shaver started on the front row of the 50-lap $10,000 to win main event. Bloomquist bolted to the lead from the start. He held a six-car length lead over Shaver in the first five laps of the race. Bloomquist started to pick-up the tail-end of the field by lap ten, and had distanced himself further from the battle for the second spot between Shaver and Owens.
The first and only caution of the race appeared on lap 16 for a slowing Chris Wall on the backstretch. On the restart, Bloomquist continued his dominating performance as he pulled away from the hotly contested race for second between Shaver and Owens.
With Bloomquist well out in front, Owens briefly took the second spot away from Shaver in turn two on lap 41, but by the time the cars had reached the official scoring line Shaver was back in second. Shaver then pulled away from Owens in the final laps to secure the runner-up spot in the K&L Rumley Rocket Chassis entry. Owens then had to fight off O'Neal to place third in the Reece Monument Company, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford. O'Neal in the Magnaflow Exhaust MasterSbilt Chevrolet placed fourth followed at the stripe by Cook in the D&R Racing, MasterSbilt #53.
In Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Victory Lane for the fourth time this season, and the 30th time in his career, Bloomquist stated "The car was good from the time we unloaded it tonight, in the heat race it was good, and in the feature you could run anywhere on the track, you could go three wide out there without any problems, I have to thank Lucas Oil, we've been running their oil all year, Roush-Yates Engines, we had the Ford in tonight, and also a big thanks to Base Racing Fuels, and Bob and Barb Miller, for their continued support."
Completing the top ten were Jeremy Miller of Gettysburg, PA; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; Jason Covert of York Haven, PA; Jared Landers of Batesville, AR; and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA.
In preliminary action Bloomquist blistered his track record which stood for two years. Bloomquist became the first driver in the 75-year history of the track to go under 19 seconds as he recorded a fast lap of 18.763 seconds shattering his track record of 19.346. Heat races were won by Scott Bloomquist, Coleby Frye, Steve Shaver, and Jimmy Owens. The consolation races were won by John Blankenship and Tyler Reddick.
Coming up on Saturday Night, April 30th will be the second night of action in the state of Pennsylvania as the series heads to Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA for the first time. The event will pay $10,000 to win. For more information, log on to www.roaringknob.com.
Race Summary
Friday Night, April 9th, 2011
Bedford Valley Petroleum 50
Bedford Speedway - Bedford, PA
A-Main
1 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $10,000
2 2 6 Steve Shaver Vienna, WV
3 4 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
4 5 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
5 8 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
6 10 1M Jeremy Miller Gettysburg, PA
7 7 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
8 11 43A Jason Covert York Haven, PA
9 13 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
10 15 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
11 6 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
12 3 F1 Colby Frye Dover, PA
13 9 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY
14 18 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
15 17 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
16 14 6 Jamie Lathroum Mechanicsville, PA
17 23 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
18 19 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
19 26 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
20 20 5E Chuck Clise Frostburg, MD
21 24 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
22 22 26 Jerry Bard Shippensburg, PA
23 16 91 J.T. Spence Winchester, VA
24 21 21D Dan Stone Lebanon, PA
25 12 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA
26 25 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
Entrants: 41
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 - 50)
Caution Flags: Lap 16 (Chris Wall)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr., Dennis Erb.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: Mike Marlar, Brad Neat
B-Main #1
1 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
2 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
3 21D Dan Stone Lebanon, PA
4 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
5 92 Jeff Rine Danville, PA
6 9T Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI
7 119 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA
8 5* Derek Byler Alexandria, PA
9 99L Larry Wight Phoenix, NY
10 32 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
11 88 Ricky Elliott Seaford, DE
Heat #1
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
2 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
3 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY
4 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
5 88 Ricky Elliott Seaford, DE
6 32 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
7 21D Dan Stone Lebanon, PA
8 92 Jeff Rine Danville, PA
9 9T Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI
10 91 Billy Decker Unadilla, NY
11 27 Jim Yoder Selinsgrove, PA
Heat #2
1 F1 Colby Frye Dover, PA
2 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
3 43A Jason Covert York Haven, PA
4 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
5 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
6 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
7 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
8 99L Larry Wight Phoenix, NY
9 119 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA
10 5* Derek Byler Alexandria, PA
Heat #3
1 6 Steve Shaver Vienna, WV
2 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
3 1M Jeremy Miller Gettysburg, PA
4 6 Jamie Lathroum Mechanicsville, PA
5 14 Jack Pencil Bedford, PA
6 17 Nick Dickson Lewistown, PA
7 5E Chuck Clise Frostburg, MD
8 100 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
9 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
10 43 Tom Decker Jr Bellwood, PA
Heat #4
1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
2 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
3 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA
4 91 J.T. Spence Winchester, VA
5 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
6 17S Gary Stuhler Greencastle, PA
7 26 Jerry Bard Shippensburg, PA
8 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
9 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
10 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
Qualifying Results
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 18.763
2 6 Steve Shaver Vienna, WV 19.026
3 F1 Colby Frye Dover, PA 19.227
4 45 Ricky Elliott Seaford, DE 19.379
5 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 19.422
6 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 19.426
7 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 19.444
8 43A Jason Covert York Haven, PA 19.449
9 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY 19.494
10 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 19.509
11 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 19.549
12 1M Jeremy Miller Gettysburg, PA 19.551
13 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 19.559
14 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 19.570
15 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 19.577
16 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 19.613
17 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 19.619
18 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL 19.636
19 32 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA 19.663
20 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 19.675
21 14 Jack Pencil Bedford, PA 19.736
22 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA 19.761
23 6 Jamie Lathroum Mechanicsville, PA 19.808
24 21D Dan Stone Lebanon, PA 19.819
25 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 19.837
26 92 Jeff Rine Danville, PA 19.841
27 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 19.841
28 99L Larry Wight Phoenix, NY 19.844
29 91 Billy Decker Unadilla, NY 19.934
30 5* Derek Byler Alexandria, PA 19.955
31 17 Nick Dickson Lewistown, PA 20.001
32 27 Jim Yoder Selinsgrove, PA 20.031
33 91 J.T. Spence Winchester, VA 20.037
34 100 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE 20.131
35 26 Jerry Bard Shippensburg, PA 20.163
36 43 Tom Decker Jr Bellwood, PA 20.193
37 17S Gary Stuhler Greencastle, PA 20.197
38 119 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA 20.269
39 9T Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI 20.308
40 5E Chuck Clise Frostburg, MD 20.324
41 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 20.370
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
2011 Point Standings (4/29/11)
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 950
2 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 890
3 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 880
4 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 750
5 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 730
6 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 725
7 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 720
8 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 705
9 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 700
9 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 700
11 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 685
12 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 675
13 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 640
14 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA 615
15 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY 610
15 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 610
17 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 605
18 9t Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI 575
19 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 545