Post by LMR on 02/12/15 at 7:32pm
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park
February 12, 2015
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Billy Moyer Marches into Victory Lane Thursday at East Bay Raceway Park
LOLMDS PR
TAMPA, FL (February 12) – Billy Moyer took the lead on lap 6 and never looked back as he marched on to his 24th Winternationals win Thursday night at East Bay Raceway Park. Billy Moyer and Brandon Sheppard battled back and forth for several laps until Moyer finally mastered a consistent line around the famed “Clay by the Bay” and set-sail on his way to victory lane. Following Moyer to the stripe were Mike Benedum, Brandon Sheppard, Steve Casebolt, and Dennis Franklin.
“It feels good to get back to victory lane at East Bay, They went out and worked on the track after the B-mains, and it turned out pretty much how I thought it would. We have led every night down here, and we were finally able to get the finish we wanted. I want to thank my crew for all of their hard work.”
Sheppard led the first lap, but Moyer charged by him for the lead on the second circuit. Sheppard then fought back to regain the point by lap five as the duo raced side-by-side around the 1/3rd mile clay oval. Moyer finally forged ahead of Sheppard on lap 6 and distanced himself from Sheppard.
Benedum; in his best career run in a LOLMDS event would make it a three-car battle for the lead. Moyer entered heavy traffic by lap 18, and Moyer maneuvered his way through lap-traffic until a caution came out on lap 25 that cleared the way. Benedum got the jump on Sheppard as he pounced on the second spot during the ensuing restart. Moyer darted away from the field and maintained a safe distance the rest of the race to take his first victory of the season, and the 791st of his Hall of Fame career.
“I want to thank all of my sponsors; there are a bunch of them; Henderson Motorsports, Garnant Family Farms, Messilla Valley Transportation, Karl Performance, Clements Racing Engines, Longhorn Chassis, and everyone else who helps with our race team.”
Benedum was extremely happy with his finish and was overwhelmed with emotion in victory lane. “To run with guys like Moyer, O’Neal, Owens, and those guys, I am tickled to death. We have switched back-and-forth between the Rocket and Longhorn in the last two weeks. We had the Rocket out here tonight. I can’t thank my crew enough; they have worked so hard on the car. This is just unbelievable.”
Completing the top ten were; Bobby Pierce, Jared Landers, Stormy Scott, Jimmy Owens, and David Fieber.
In preliminary action, Billy Moyer Jr. set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group A) amongst the 44 entrants, with a lap of 15.797 seconds. Brandon Sheppard set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 16.036 seconds. Billy Moyer Jr., Don O’Neal, Brandon Sheppard and Billy Moyer won their respective heat races. Vic Hill and Dennis Franklin won their respective B-Mains.
A-Main
1 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 6 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
3 2 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
4 14 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
5 18 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
6 8 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
7 16 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
8 21 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
9 24 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
10 26 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI
11 22 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
12 20 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
13 1 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
14 9 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
15 15 96 Terry English Benton, KY
16 13 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
17 25 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO
18 12 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
19 7 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL
20 10 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
21 3 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
22 19 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
23 5 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
24 17 1H Vic Hill Mosheim, TN
25 11 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
26 23 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
B-Main #1 (top 4 transfer)
1 1 1H Vic Hill Mosheim, TN
2 10 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
3 4 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
4 2 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
5 7 1 Doug Blashe Marion, WI
6 5 40 Kyle Bronson Branden, FL
7 6 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO
8 3 c4 Freddie Carpenter Parkersburg, WV
9 9 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO
10 8 92 Nick Davis Millsboro, DE
11 12 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
12 13 3c Charles LaPlant East Prairie, MO
13 11 44j James O'Hara Covington, PA
14 14 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN
B-Main #2
1 3 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
2 2 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
3 1 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
4 12 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
5 6 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
6 4 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
7 7 7w Ricky Weiss Headingly, MB
8 5 77 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
9 9 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI
10 11 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
11 10 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC
12 8 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
dns 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
dns 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
Heat #1 (top 4 transfer)
1 1 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
2 6 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
3 5 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
4 3 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
5 8 1H Vic Hill Mosheim, TN
6 4 c4 Freddie Carpenter Parkersburg, WV
7 7 40 Kyle Bronson Branden, FL
8 9 1 Doug Blashe Marion, WI
9 2 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO
10 11 44j James O'Hara Covington, PA
11 10 3c Charles LaPlant East Prairie, MO
Heat #2
1 1 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
2 2 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL
3 3 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
4 5 96 Terry English Benton, KY
5 7 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
6 4 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
7 9 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO
8 8 92 Nick Davis Millsboro, DE
9 6 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
10 10 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
11 11 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN
Heat #3
1 1 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
2 3 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
3 5 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
4 2 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
5 6 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
6 10 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
7 7 77 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
8 8 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
9 9 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
10 11 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC
11 4 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
Heat #4
1 1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 2 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
3 3 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
4 6 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
5 5 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
6 7 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
7 4 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
8 10 7w Ricky Weiss Headingly, MB
9 11 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI
10 8 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
11 9 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
Group A Qualifying
1 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 15.797
2 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 15.960
3 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO 16.207
4 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL 16.240
5 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 16.291
6 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX 16.291
7 c4 Freddie Carpenter Parkersburg, WV 16.331
8 2s Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM 16.345
9 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX 16.384
10 96 Terry English Benton, KY 16.389
11 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA 16.398
12 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 16.465
13 40 Kyle Bronson Branden, FL 16.616
14 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA 16.677
15 1H Vic Hill Mosheim, TN 16.692
16 92 Nick Davis Millsboro, DE 16.758
17 1 Doug Blashe Marion, WI 16.880
18 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO 16.924
19 3c Charles LaPlant East Prairie, MO 16.948
20 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA 17.216
21 44j James O'Hara Covington, PA 17.360
22 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN 17.992
Group B Qualifying
1 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 16.036
2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 16.167
3 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 16.214
4 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 16.244
5 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV 16.352
6 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL 16.361
7 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 16.374
8 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV 16.441
9 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH 16.462
10 25z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA 16.472
11 6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 16.496
12 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 16.501
13 77 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR 16.599
14 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 16.630
15 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 16.694
16 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 16.697
17 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA 16.766
18 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE 16.836
19 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 16.841
20 7w Ricky Weiss Headingly, MB 16.926
21 D8 Dustin Mitchell Princeton, NC 16.952
22 1F David Fieber Neenah, WI 17.083
- all results unofficial
- Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
