Post by LMR on 06/06/15 at 10:49pm
Dirt Late Model Dream XXI
Eldora Speedway
June 6, 2015
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Davenport Sweeps Dream Weekend; Bloomquist Takes Checkered But DQed
Giant Eldora Crowd Erupts When Bloomquist is Light at Scales; Davenport Wins $100,000 After Last Lap Attempt Fails
Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 6) – Scott Bloomquist took the checkered flag, but couldn’t get past the post-race weight scale and was disqualified during Saturday night’s Dirt Late Model Dream XXI presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers.
Jonathan Davenport, who led from lap 61 until a lap 91 restart, took the victory after Bloomquist took his car to the scale and it was 25 pounds light. Thus he was disqualified and posted 28th.
Bloomquist went to the scale and the green light did not appear. He backed up and tried one more time, but officials found his car to be under the 2,300 pound minimum post-race weight requirement.
Davenport, from Williamston, South Carolina, won the A-Features on Friday and Saturday night, so he brought out the broom as he swept the weekend and collected $100,000 as the victor.
“I thought we had second-place to Scott (Bloomquist),” Davenport said. “And then he gets over there and he’s light. This is definitely not the way I want to win my first crown jewel. I wanted to actually beat that guy. He’s so hard to beat. He’s so good around here. He’s good everywhere.”
A winning car has never been light before in the previous 20 Dreams. In the 2005 World 100, Shannon Babb won the race, but was light at the scales and Dale McDowell was scored as the winner.
Bloomquist did not comment after the race.
“All those heartaches we’ve had, all the bad luck, all the little bitty stuff that has happened here or at other places, all went out the window,” Davenport said. “It’s a breath of fresh air.”
Dennis Erb Jr., from Carpentersville, Illinois, was third, while 2014 Dream winner McDowell was fourth. Shane Clanton was fifth.
Don O’Neal from Martinsville, Indiana, started on the pole and led the first lap before being passed by Jared Landers from Batesville, Arkansas. Landers led laps two and three before Clanton got by him. Clanton, from Zebulon, Georgia led until lap 61 before Davenport tracked him down.
It appeared the race would go green all the way, but on lap 89, there was debris in turns two and four. Davenport was leading with Bloomquist behind him and on the restart Davenport pulled away.
But a caution on lap 91 involving Matt Westfall and Gregg Satterlee setup another double-file restart, and Bloomquist bested Davenport in Turn 1 sliding in front of him to take away his preferred high line as they rocketed off Turn 2.
Davenport gave it one more shot as the leaders took the white flag, but the lapped car of Jimmy Owens got in his way as he attempted to pass Bloomquist and he looked like he was going to be second.
“The second yellow I thought ‘Oh no, not again,” Davenport said. “I survived one, but Scott is so good on those restarts especially in the slick. And I tried to do the same thing and I spun the tires at the flagstand. I could hear him and I’m like ‘Oh no, here we go.’ I probably should have gone down a lane and tried to block him a bit, but I tried to roll the top and I thought if he slid me, I could get him back under him. I got a little aero loose when he went by and he got away from me a bit.
“I got back to him at the white flag, there was Jimmy. I thought ‘Man, I just lost my chance.’ Jimmy was out there and he went to the outside and I tried to fit between them, but that didn’t work and I thought it was over.”
It was not over as while Bloomquist took the checkered flag, he was light on the scales and Davenport won the $100,000.
It’s another race that builds on the legend that is Eldora.
21st Annual Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers
June 6, 2015
DIRTcar UMP Late Models
A-Main (100 Laps)
1 6 6D Jonathan Davenport Williamston, SC $100,000
2 18 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL
3 5 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
4 10 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
5 2 25C Shane Clanton Locust Grove, GA
6 12 11JR Josh Rice Verona, KY
7 4 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
8 1 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
9 7 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
10 28 25 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon, IA
11 15 29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY
12 25 23B John Blankenship Williamson, WV
13 19 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN
14 17 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
15 3 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
16 27 22S Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA
17 13 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN
18 8 54 Matt Westfall Pleasant Hill, OH
19 26 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA
20 24 F5 Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM
21 9 22 Chris Ferguson Mount Holly, NC
22 14 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
23 16 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
24 20 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
25 22 83 Scott James Bright, IN
26 23 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
27 21 99M Devin Moran Dresden, IA
DQ 11 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN (light at scales)
B-Main #1
1 99M Devin Moran Dresden, IA
2 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
3 23B John Blankenship Williamson, WV
4 22S Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA
5 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
6 R5 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
7 31 Nick Latham Winchester, OH
8 55 Jeep VanWormer Pinconning, MI
9 25Z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
10 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
11 11s Rusty Schlenk McClure, OH
12 16c Matt Cochran Williamsport, IN
13 3c Charlie Plant East Prairie, MO
14 18K Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY
15 30 Mark Voigt Marine, IL
16 14h Rodney Hamblin Downs, IL
17 33 Tim Manville St. Jacob, IL
18 R1 Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN
19 28C Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
20 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
21 16 Austin Siebert Grandview, MO
B-Main #2
1 83 Scott James Bright, IN
2 F5 Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM
3 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA
4 25 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon, IA
5 20C Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN
6 81JR Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
7 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
8 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
9 14m Morgan Bagley Gladwater, TX
10 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
11 1J Davey Johnson Latrobe, PA
12 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
13 88 Andrew Reaume Blenheim, ONT
14 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO
15 48 Tim Lance Brimfield, IL
16 68J Jake O'Neil Tucson, AZ
17 444 Brian Ligon Augusta, GA
18 3G Brian Gray Hamilton, OH
19 4c Ernie Cordier Brodhead, KY
20 11r James Rice Verona, KY
21 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
22 1G Devin Gilpin Columbus, IN
Heat #1
1 6D Jonathan Davenport Williamston, SC
2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
3 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN
4 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
5 23B John Blankenship Williamson, WV
6 31 Nick Latham Winchester, OH
7 R1 Riley Hickman Cleveland, TN
8 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
9 16 Austin Siebert Grandview, MO
10 75P Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
11 28g Kelly Guy Thomson, GA
12 95J Jerry Bowersock Wapakoneta, OH
13 5* Bryant Dickinson Ionia, MI
14 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
Heat #2
1 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
2 54 Matt Westfall Pleasant Hill, OH
3 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
4 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
5 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
6 22S Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA
7 33 Tim Manville St. Jacob, IL
8 11s Rusty Schlenk McClure, OH
9 28C Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
10 5n Dustin Nobbe Batesville, IN
11 14h Rodney Hamblin Downs, IL
12 30 Mark Voigt Marine, IL
Heat #3
1 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
2 22 Chris Ferguson Mount Holly, NC
3 29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY
4 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
5 99M Devin Moran Dresden, IA
6 55 Jeep VanWormer Pinconning, MI
7 R5 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
8 16c Matt Cochran Williamsport, IN
9 25Z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA
10 18K Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY
11 3c Charlie Plant East Prairie, MO
Heat #4
1 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
2 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
3 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
4 F5 Garrett Alberson Las Cruces, NM
5 81JR Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
6 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
7 81S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
8 68J Jake O'Neil Tucson, AZ
9 1G Devin Gilpin Columbus, IN
10 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO
11 11A Austin Smith Cedartown, GA
12 4c Ernie Cordier Brodhead, KY
13 3 Matt Miller Watertown, OH
Heat #5
1 25C Shane Clanton Locust Grove, GA
2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
3 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
4 83 Scott James Bright, IN
5 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
6 11r James Rice Verona, KY
7 25 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon, IA
8 20C Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN
9 14m Morgan Bagley Gladwater, TX
10 93 Jay Johnson W Burlington, IA
11 91 Tyler Erb Magnolia, TX
12 3G Brian Gray Hamilton, OH
Heat #6
1 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
2 11JR Josh Rice Verona, KY
3 1 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL
4 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
5 76 Brandon Overton Evans, GA
6 48 Tim Lance Brimfield, IL
7 1J Davey Johnson Latrobe, PA
8 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
9 77 Cody Mahoney Madison, IN
10 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN
11 88 Andrew Reaume Blenheim, ONT
12 444 Brian Ligon Augusta, GA
Results Unofficial
Courtesy of Eldora Speedway
