Post by LMR on 02/10/14 at 8:37pm
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park
February 10, 2014
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Eddie Carrier Jr Sweeps First Night of the East Bay Winternationals
LOLMDS Media
TAMPA, FL (February 10) - Eddie Carrier Jr. made a clean sweep of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing action on Monday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. Carrier set a new track record during Miller Welders Time Trials, won his heat, and led all 25 laps for the victory in his Carl Grover Motorsports/Rocket Ford. (Event Photos Below)
Carrier earned his first career win at East Bay over Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, and Billy Moyer, Jr. Carrier's Salt Rock Express is powered by a Grover Race Engines
"If we didn't win tonight, we may never have another chance like this. When you set a new track record, win your heat, and lead every lap in the feature, it's really awesome. It says a lot about our race team. My car owner, Carl Grover and my dad (Eddie Carrier Sr.) have been so instrumental in my career, I can't thank them enough. This car has been so good out of the box this year, Rocket Chassis worked real hard at the end of last year on this design and this year it's been superfast," said the winner.
The younger Moran held his own for most of the distance, fighting off challenges from several drivers. "To run second with this group of drivers says a lot," said the 19-year-old. "My dad (Donnie) told me to be patient. To out run guys like Billy Moyer, his son, Sheppard, and everybody else here... wow is all I can say."
After a late caution, Sheppard got things going, passing several cars in the waning laps. He took the Rocket House Car up to the third spot to earn a podium finish. "We have continued to work on this car every day; it was really good late. We started eighth and worked our way up there. We will come back tomorrow and try to make it even better."
Completing the top ten were Gregg Satterlee, Billy Moyer, Ray Cook, Jared Landers, and Dennis Erb Jr.
In preliminary action, Eddie Carrier Jr. set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group B) amongst the 44 entrants, with a lap of 13.971 seconds (NEW EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK TRACK RECORD). Billy Moyer Jr. set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 14.173 seconds. Devin Moran, Racy Cook, Eddie Carrier Jr. and Billy Moyer won their respective heat races. Jason Hughes and Dustin Mitchell won their respective B-Mains.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Monday Night, February 10th, 2014
38th Annual East Bay Winternationals
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
A-Main
1 2 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV $5,000
2 1 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
3 8 1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
4 14 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
5 5 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
6 19 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
7 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
8 3 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
9 6 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
10 11 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
11 16 5j Eric Jacobsen Seacliff Beach, CA
12 23 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
13 22 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
14 10 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
15 24 4g Bob Gardner Germantown, IL
16 17 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
17 15 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
18 9 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
19 7 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
20 12 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL
21 26 8 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC
22 21 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
23 13 4J John Mollick Totonto, OH
24 18 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK
25 20 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
26 25 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
B-Main #1
1 3 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 1 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
3 2 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
4 9 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
5 5 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
6 4 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
7 7 92 Nick Davis Gumboro, DE
8 13 23b Jay Brunson Dubberly, LA
9 11 81s Mike Stadel Rapid City, SD
10 10 44j James O'Hara Moscow, PA
11 8 1cj Andy Bond Coolville, OH
12 6 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN
B-Main #2
1 1 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK
2 3 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
3 2 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
4 7 4g Bob Gardner Germantown, IL
5 4 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA
6 6 8 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC
7 8 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
8 5 77m Jay Morris Pittwood, IL
9 10 38 Bob Geiger Laurel, MS
10 12 41 Don Young Hopkinsville, KY
11 11 32s Chad Stapleton Edinburgh, IN
12 9 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
Heat #1
1 3 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
2 1 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
3 4 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
4 5 4J John Mollick Totonto, OH
5 7 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
6 6 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
7 8 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
8 10 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN
9 9 1cj Andy Bond Coolville, OH
10 11 44j James O'Hara Moscow, PA
11 2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
Heat #2
1 2 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
2 1 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
3 3 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
4 4 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
5 5 32C Vic Coffey Caledonia, NY
6 7 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
7 8 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
8 6 92 Nick Davis Gumboro, DE
9 9 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
10 10 81s Mike Stadel Rapid City, SD
11 11 23b Jay Brunson Dubberly, LA
Heat #3
1 1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
2 2 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
3 6 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
4 8 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
5 3 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK
6 5 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
7 7 77m Jay Morris Pittwood, IL
8 4 4g Bob Gardner Germantown, IL
9 10 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
10 9 38 Bob Geiger Laurel, MS
dns 41 Don Young Hopkinsville, KY
Heat #4
1 1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 4 1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
3 3 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL
4 5 5j Eric Jacobsen Seacliff Beach, CA
5 6 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
6 7 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA
7 8 8 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC
8 10 77 Adam Bowman Seymour, IN
9 2 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
10 9 32s Chad Stapleton Edinburgh, IN
Group A
1 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 14.173
2 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA 14.221
3 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 14.314
4 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 14.339
5 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH 14.349
6 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL 14.460
7 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE 14.460
8 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA 14.480
9 4J John Mollick Totonto, OH 14.544
10 32C Vic Coffey Caledonia, NY 14.556
11 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY 14.596
12 92 Nick Davis Gumboro, DE 14.609
13 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 14.636
14 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL 14.740
15 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL 14.756
16 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 14.824
17 1cj Andy Bond Coolville, OH 14.866
18 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA 14.902
19 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN 15.176
20 81s Mike Stadel Rapid City, SD 15.185
21 44j James O'Hara Moscow, PA 15.226
22 23b Jay Brunson Dubberly, LA 15.305
Group B
1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV 13.971
2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 14.245
3 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 14.509
4 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA 14.513
5 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK 14.575
6 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 14.582
7 4g Bob Gardner Germantown, IL 14.607
8 1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 14.617
9 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 14.678
10 5j Eric Jacobsen Seacliff Beach, CA 14.737
11 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB 14.747
12 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV 14.790
13 77m Jay Morris Pittwood, IL 14.809
14 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA 14.900
15 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 14.936
16 8 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC 15.002
17 38 Bob Geiger Laurel, MS 15.169
18 32s Chad Stapleton Edinburgh, IN 15.206
19 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX 15.335
20 77 Adam Bowman Seymour, IN 15.812
21 41 Don Young Hopkinsville, KY 17.628
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