Post by LMR on 10/17/14 at 8:36pm
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Portsmouth Raceway Park
October 19, 2014
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Bloomquist Victorious in Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship
LOLMDS PR
PORTSMOUTH, OH (October 19) - Scott Bloomquist led the final 39 laps to win his second career Optima Batteries Dirt Track World Championship -Presented by NAPA Auto Parts. Bloomquist entered his 27th DTWC event winning the race back in 2005 for the first time. Bloomquist earned $50,000 for the victory in his Ole Smoky Moonshine, Hawkeye Trucking, Durham Racing Engines, Sweet-Bloomquist entry. The event concluded the 2014 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season, after being moved back to Sunday at Portsmouth Raceway Park due to rain on Saturday.
LOLMDS - 2014 Schedule/Results | 2014 Point Standings
Eddie Carrier Jr. finished second, followed by Jimmy Owens, Don O'Neal, and Jason Feger. Don O'Neal with his fourth place finish clinched the 2014 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship. O'Neal finished 65 points ahead of Owens in the final tally to capture his first series title after three runner-up finishes.
"The race track turned out a whole lot better than most people were thinking it was going to be. They came out and re-worked it for a good hour. It was really racy for all 100 laps, and worth all of that effort by the track crews. We have been on a roll over the last month. I hate to see the season coming to end because we are running so well," said Bloomquist, who started fourth. Bloomquist was the fourth different leader of the race after a torrid battle for the lead with Jimmy Owens. He cleared Owens for the final time on lap 61, and maintained his blistering pace, right to the end.
"Everything is working well with the car. If we had not had some back luck while leading a lot of these Lucas Oil races, we would have been right there battling with Don and Jimmy tonight for the championship. I want to thank Ole Smoky Moonshine for coming on board this season; hopefully they will be back next year. I want to than Bob and Barb Miller with Hawkeye Trucking; they have been with me a long time. Thanks to everybody at Penske Shocks, Base Fuels, and Lucas Oil Products. A big thanks to the fans for coming out this weekend. We enjoy running in front of these large crowds, and it's great to win another one of these crown jewel events. They are so tough to win anymore", stated Bloomquist.
Carrier charged to the second spot on lap 95, but he could not close the gap on the front-running Bloomquist towards the end. "I don't think even a caution would have given us a chance to beat him [Bloomquist], but it would have been interesting to say the least. I would have liked to have had a shot at Scott. He has just been unbeatable lately. We started the year off pretty good, but had some challenges along the way. It has been a great season though, especially with winning the North/South 100. We are learning week-to-week with these Rocket cars and we feel we can come back next year and compete for a championship," said the driver of the Optima Batteries, Carl Grover Motorsports -Ford.
Jimmy Owens finished third to cap off the 2014 season on the tour."Congratulations to Don O'Neal! Those guys had a really good season. This is the same car we flipped at Knoxville a few weeks ago. The crew worked their tails off this week to get it ready," commented Owens in Lucas Oil Victory lane. "We were going for the win, and however the points fell that's the way it was meant to be. We have a good season with this Club 29 car, we learned a lot, took a lot of notes, and we look forward to coming back next year to get the title back."
Completing the top ten were Billy Moyer, Dennis Erb, Jr., Dale McDowell, Steve Francis, and Tim McCreadie.
In preliminary action, RJ Conley set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 89 entrants, with a lap of 14.706 seconds. Jason Feger set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 15.015 seconds. Jonathan Davenport, Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Don O'Neal, Jimmy Owens and Eddie Carrier Jr. won their respective heat races. Earl Pearson Jr., Brandon Overton, and Dustin Linville won their respective B-Mains. Scott James won the Jim Dunn Memorial Non-Qualifiers Race.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Sunday, October 19th, 2014
Portsmouth Raceway Park - Portsmouth, OH
A-Main
1 4 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $50,000
2 1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr. Salt Rock, WV
3 3 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
4 6 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN
5 8 25f Jason Feger Bloomington, IN
6 2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
7 24 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL
8 23 17m Dale McDowell Chickmauga, GA
9 25 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
10 22 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
11 5 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
12 11 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
13 17 1b Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
14 26 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
15 7 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
16 15 71r Rod Conley Wheelersburg, WV
17 9 25z Mason Zeigler Uniontown, PA
18 30 12 Jason Hughes Watts, OK
19 18 71d Delmas Conley Wheelersburg, WV
20 29 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
21 12 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
22 28 4b Jackie Boggs Grayson, KY
23 10 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
24 14 99jr Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
25 21 D8 Dustin Linville Lancaster, KY
26 27 b7 Ben Adkins West Portsmouth, OH
27 16 20d Doug Drown Wooster, OH
28 20 5x Brandon Overton Appling, GA
29 13 71c R.J. Conley Wheelersburg, WV
30 19 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL
Jim Dunn Memorial
1 2 83 Scott James Bright, IN $3,000
2 6 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
3 4 14 Corey Conley Wheelersburg, WV
4 1 5b Stephen Breeding Isom, KY
5 3 88 Chris Garnes Evans, WV
6 8 A1 Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
7 19 c4 Tyler Carpenter Parkersburg, WV
8 13 17d Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
9 21 11b Tommy Bailey Corbin, KY
10 25 44j Jeremy Berwanger Murry City, OH
11 9 1b Nick Bocook Wheelersburg, WV
12 14 b1 Josh Bocook Wheelersburg, WV
13 11 12b Travis Brookover Kenna, WV
14 22 20m Mick Sansom Salt Rock, WV
15 23 17w Chris Wilson Louisa, KY
16 16 33 Kevin Wagner Wheelersburg, WV
17 20 69 Jon Hodgkiss Kennedy, PA
18 24 21h Kenneth Howell Lovely, KY
19 5 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
20 7 s8 Chris Stotts Athens, OH
21 12 38 Derek Fisher Olympia, KY
22 17 71j J.T. Conley Wheelersburg, WV
23 15 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
25 10 20c Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN
25 18 11 Billy Gullion Waverly, OH
B-Main #1 (top 2 transfer)
1 1 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL*
2 3 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY*
3 7 5b Stephen Breeding Isom, KY
4 5 88 Chris Garnes Evans, WV
5 11 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
6 13 A1 Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
7 10 20c Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN
8 12 33 Kevin Wagner Wheelersburg, WV
9 18 c4 Tyler Carpenter Parkersburg, WV
10 6 11b Tommy Bailey Corbin, KY
11 15 12d Daniel Williams West Liberty, KY
12 14 4 Victor Lee Danville, KY
13 8 10m Mike Meyers Fayetteville, OH
14 9 35 Dennis Barton Corbin, KY
15 16 48 Larry Ferrell South Point, OH
16 17 17T Shannon Thornsberry Martin, KY
17 4 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
18 2 4b Jackie Boggs Grayson, KY
dns 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
dns 007 Rick Bond Mansfield, OH
dns 21mc Danny McGowan Portsmouth, OH
dns s1 Michael Smith Vienna, WV
dns 17d Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
dns 26 Josh Hall Prestonsburg, KY
B-Main #2
1 2 5x Brandon Overton Appling, GA*
2 1 17m Dale McDowell Chickmauga, GA*
3 3 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
4 5 14 Corey Conley Wheelersburg, WV
5 8 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
6 6 b1 Josh Bocook Wheelersburg, WV
7 11 71j J.T. Conley Wheelersburg, WV
8 12 69 Jon Hodgkiss Kennedy, PA
9 9 20m Mick Sansom Salt Rock, WV
10 4 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
11 17 47 Chris Combs Isom, KY
12 14 b7 Ben Adkins West Portsmouth, OH
13 16 159 Avery Taylor South Shore, KY
14 7 10 Jake Keaton Barboursville, WV
15 15 21h Kenneth Howell Lovely, KY
16 13 88d Rick Mardis Portsmouth, OH
17 10 4-D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
dns 1b Nick Bocook Wheelersburg, WV
dns 12b Travis Brookover Kenna, WV
dns 1n Casey Noonan Sylvania, OH
dns 55 Jeep Van Wormer Pinconning, MI
dns 81 Brandon Fouts Kite, KY
dns 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
dns 3 Richie Edwards Graceland, KY
B-Main #3
1 2 D8 Dustin Linville Lancaster, KY*
2 3 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL*
3 1 83 Scott James Bright, IN
4 15 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
5 6 s8 Chris Stotts Athens, OH
6 18 12 Jason Hughes Watts, OK
7 8 38 Derek Fisher Olympia, KY
8 12 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
9 5 11 Billy Gullion Waverly, OH
10 4 1j Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
11 7 17w Chris Wilson Louisa, KY
12 13 44j Jeremy Berwanger Murry City, OH
13 9 18 Michael Wright Isom, KY
14 16 10 Audie Swartz Minford, OH
15 11 27 Lauren Longbrake Columbus, OH
16 17 17 Steve Stollings Hazard, KY
17 19 85 Kenny McCann Vanceville, KY
18 14 15w Ralph Withem Athens, OH
19 10 cj1 Charlie Jude Inez, KY
dns 2 Steve Lucas Charleston, WV
dns 1s Steve Shaver Vienna, WV
dns 2 Paul Davis Pilgrim, KY
dns 11L Lee Logan Cattlettsburg, KY
Heat #1 (top 3 transfer)
1 3 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
2 6 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
3 1 71c R.J. Conley Wheelersburg, WV
4 4 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL
5 2 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
6 8 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
7 13 11b Tommy Bailey Corbin, KY
8 7 10m Mike Meyers Fayetteville, OH
9 10 007 Rick Bond Mansfield, OH
10 15 21mc Danny McGowan Portsmouth, OH
11 9 17d Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
12 11 33 Kevin Wagner Wheelersburg, WV
13 12 4 Victor Lee Danville, KY
14 14 48 Larry Ferrell South Point, OH
15 5 17T Shannon Thornsberry Martin, KY
Heat #2
1 2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 3 25z Mason Zeigler Uniontown, PA
3 10 71r Rod Conley Wheelersburg, WV
4 1 4b Jackie Boggs Grayson, KY
5 5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
6 7 88 Chris Garnes Evans, WV
7 9 5b Stephen Breeding Isom, KY
8 13 35 Dennis Barton Corbin, KY
9 8 20c Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN
10 11 s1 Michael Smith Vienna, WV
11 6 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
12 4 A1 Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
13 12 12d Daniel Williams West Liberty, KY
dns 26 Josh Hall Prestonsburg, KY
dns c4 Tyler Carpenter Parkersburg, WV
Heat #3
1 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
2 4 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
3 3 1b Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
4 7 17m Dale McDowell Chickmauga, GA
5 5 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
6 8 14 Corey Conley Wheelersburg, WV
7 12 1b Nick Bocook Wheelersburg, WV
8 13 10 Jake Keaton Barboursville, WV
9 14 20m Mick Sansom Salt Rock, WV
10 10 71j J.T. Conley Wheelersburg, WV
11 9 55 Jeep Van Wormer Pinconning, MI
12 11 69 Jon Hodgkiss Kennedy, PA
13 6 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
14 2 21h Kenneth Howell Lovely, KY
dns 3 Richie Edwards Graceland, KY
Heat #4
1 7 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN
2 1 25f Jason Feger Bloomington, IN
3 5 99jr Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
4 2 5x Brandon Overton Appling, GA
5 3 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
6 9 b1 Josh Bocook Wheelersburg, WV
7 10 12b Travis Brookover Kenna, WV
8 6 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
9 11 4-D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
10 8 1n Casey Noonan Sylvania, OH
11 4 81 Brandon Fouts Kite, KY
12 13 88d Rick Mardis Portsmouth, OH
13 15 b7 Ben Adkins West Portsmouth, OH
14 14 159 Avery Taylor South Shore, KY
15 12 47 Chris Combs Isom, KY
Heat #5
1 2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
2 3 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
3 4 20d Doug Drown Wooster, OH
4 7 83 Scott James Bright, IN
5 8 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL
6 9 1j Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
7 10 s8 Chris Stotts Athens, OH
8 11 38 Derek Fisher Olympia, KY
9 13 cj1 Charlie Jude Inez, KY
10 1 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
11 5 1s Steve Shaver Vienna, WV
12 6 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
13 12 17 Steve Stollings Hazard, KY
14 14 85 Kenny McCann Vanceville, KY
15 11L Lee Logan Cattlettsburg, KY
Heat #6
1 1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr. Salt Rock, WV
2 3 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
3 2 71d Delmas Conley Wheelersburg, WV
4 4 D8 Dustin Linville Lancaster, KY
5 7 2 Steve Lucas Charleston, WV
6 5 11 Billy Gullion Waverly, OH
7 11 17w Chris Wilson Louisa, KY
8 10 18 Michael Wright Isom, KY
9 13 27 Lauren Longbrake Columbus, OH
10 8 44j Jeremy Berwanger Murry City, OH
11 9 15w Ralph Withem Athens, OH
12 12 10 Audie Swartz Minford, OH
13 6 12 Jason Hughes Watts, OK
dns 2 Paul Davis Pilgrim, KY
Group A Qualifying
1 71c R.J. Conley Wheelersburg, WV 14.706
2 4b Jackie Boggs Grayson, KY 14.822
3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 14.857
4 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 14.876
5 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 14.879
6 21h Kenneth Howell Lovely, KY 14.908
7 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 14.930
8 25z Mason Zeigler Uniontown, PA 15.059
9 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 15.071
10 6t Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 15.074
11 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 15.105
12 15.114
13 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 15.198
14 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 15.251
15 15.288
16 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 15.292
17 10m Mike Meyer Fayetteville, OH 15.299
18 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA 15.313
19 88 Chris Garnes Evans, WV 15.344
20 17m Dale McDowell Chickmauga, GA 15.378
21 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL 15.418
22 20c Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN 15.458
23 14 Corey Conley Wheelersburg, WV 15.466
24 17d Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 15.474
25 5b Stephen Breeding Isom, KY 15.513
26 55 Jeep Van Wormer Pinconning, MI 15.563
27 007 Rick Bond Mansfield, OH 15.585
28 71j J.T. Conley Wheelersburg, WV 15.715
29 33 Kevin Wagner Wheelersburg, WV 15.715
30 15.790
31 4 Victor Lee Danville, KY 15.868
32 26 Josh Hall Prestonsburg, KY 15.918
33 1b Nick Bocook Wheelersburg, WV 15.952
34 11b Tommy Bailey Corbin, KY 15.971
35 12d Daniel Williams West Liberty, KY 16.046
36 10 Jake Keaton Barboursville, WV 16.064
37 48 Larry Ferrell South Point, OH 16.166
38 35 Dennis Barton Corbin, KY 16.642
39 s1 Michael Smith Vienna, WV 16.767
40 16.957
41 21mc Danny McGowan Portsmouth, OH 17.854
42 71r Rod Conley Wheelersburg, WV 99.999
Group B Qualifying
1 25f Jason Feger Bloomington, IN 15.015
2 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH 15.024
3 28 Eddie Carrier Jr. Salt Rock, WV 15.038
4 5x Brandon Overton Appling, GA 15.058
5 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 15.099
6 71d Delmas Conley Wheelersburg, WV 15.129
7 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 15.141
8 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 15.183
9 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 15.185
10 20d Doug Drown Wooster, OH 15.311
11 D8 Dustin Linville Lancaster, KY 15.317
12 1s Steve Shaver Vienna, WV 15.333
13 99jr Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL 15.333
14 11 Billy Gullion Waverly, OH 15.346
15 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 15.349
16 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 15.351
17 12 Jason Hughes Watts, OK 15.372
18 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 15.413
19 83 Scott James Bright, IN 15.487
20 1n Casey Noonan Sylvania, OH 15.576
21 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL 15.578
22 2 Steve Lucas Charleston, WV 15.596
23 b1 Josh Bocook Wheelersburg, WV 15.598
24 1j Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA 15.618
25 44j Jeremy Berwanger Murry City, OH 15.629
26 12b Travis Brookover Kenna, WV 15.678
27 s8 Chris Stotts Athens, OH 15.706
28 15w Ralph Withem Athens, OH 15.769
29 4-D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA 15.893
30 38 Derek Fisher Olympia, KY 15.921
31 18 Michael Wright Isom, KY 15.929
32 47 Chris Combs Isom, KY 16.010
33 17 Steve Stollings Hazard, KY 16.040
34 17w Chris Wilson Louisa, KY 16.258
35 88d Rick Mardis Portsmouth, OH 16.390
36 cj1 Charlie Jude Inez, KY 16.638
37 10 Audie Swartz Minford, OH 16.953
38 159 Avery Taylor South Shore, KY 17.004
39 85 Kenny McCann Vanceville, KY 17.228
40 27 Lauren Longbrake Columbus, OH 52.102
41 b7 Ben Adkins West Portsmouth, OH 99.999
