Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
I-80 Speedway
July 19, 2014
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Scott Bloomquist Blisters Field in Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway



LOLMDS PR
GREENWOOD, NE (July 19) - Scott Bloomquist led all 80 laps to win the Fourth Annual Silver Dollar Nationals on Saturday Night at I-80 Speedway. Bloomquist, in his Ole Smoky Moonshine, Sweet-Bloomquist Ford earned $30,000 for his first-ever victory in the event. Brian Birkhofer finished second, followed Jimmy Owens, Billy Moyer, and Jason Feger. The event was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil Midwest Racing Association.
 
"We have run well all year long, but it has been frustrating the last month with all the second place finishes. Finally all the testing we've done has paid off. We had timing issues with the car yesterday, and seriously considered running the back-up, but the crew worked their tails off and got us out there. We were fortunate enough to start on the pole. The track was just tremendous. We could run anywhere on it. I didn't want to see those last cautions," said the winner, who recorded his 50th career LOLMDS win.
 
Bloomquist darted out to the lead with Jaosn Feger running in second. Bloomquist held the lead through traffic which was developing quickly after only 14 laps. The first caution came out on lap 38 when fifth-place running Ryan Gustin ended his night with a blown tire, putting him up against the turn two wall. Bloomquist then battled heavy traffic with less than 20 laps to go. Bloomquist's lead started to shrink as both Birkhofer and Owens closed the gap on Bloomquist.
 
Birkhofer was closing in on the leader when back-to-back cautions came out with 14 laps to go. On the final restart Bloomquist pulled away from Birkhofer and headed to the finish line for his fourth series win of the year.
 
"Like I said before, we didn't want those last couple of cautions. But the car restarted brilliantly and that was the difference. I have to thank Penske Shocks, Hawkeye Trucking, Base Fuels, Lucas Oil Products, and Andy Durham Racing Engines."


 
Birkhofer, in his ASi Racewear, Cheap Cars, Rocket Chevrolet came up short in trying to become the first 2-time winner of the event. "No, I didn't want to see those last cautions, because our car was better on the long runs. After those restarts, there was no way we could keep up with him [Bloomquist]. I was just trying to hold off Jimmy [Owens] for second. Once he [Bloomquist] cleared those three cars he had in front of him, it was pretty much over. I had fun racing these guys tonight and in front of this huge crowd! It was great to put on a show for the fans."
 
Owens maintains the LOLMDS points lead and was in the hunt to win back-to-back Silver Dollar Nationals, but he had to settle for third. "We had a good car all night long. We were able to roll through the corners better than almost anybody. Birky and I raced hard, and it seemed like we were out there forever. He was up top and I was in the bottom to the middle. I really like this track. We could run anywhere on it and I am sure the fans saw a good show these last few nights."
 
With his third place finish, and his recent wins at Lakeside Speedway Lucas Oil Speedway, Owens won the $1,000 Crawford Supply/Traeger Grills bonus for the most points earned in those three races.
  
Completing the top ten were Don O'Neal, Brandon Overton, Chad Simpson, Steve Francis, and Dennis Erb, Jr. 
 
Amongst the 54 entrants, Steve Francis, Brandon Overton, Chad Simpson, Tommy Weder, and Billy Moyer won their respective first-round heat races. Jared Landers, Ryan Gustin, Jason Feger, Scott Bloomquist, and Jimmy Owens won their respective second-round heat races. Jeremy and John Anderson won their respective B-Mains. Tony Jackson Jr. won the Belt Bash Non-Qualifiers Race and elected not to take the $3,000 first prize, and start last in the main event.


 
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, July 19th, 2014
4th Annual "Silver Dollar Nationals"
I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, NE

A-Main
1 1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
2 4 15BB Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA
3 8 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
4 9 21M Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
5 3 25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
6 5 5L Don O Neal Martinsville, IN
7 12 5E Brandon Overton Appleton, GA
8 2 25C Chad Simpson Mt Vernon, IA
9 16 15F Steve Francis Ashland, KY
10 26 28E Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
11 7 28 Eddie Carrier, Jr Salt Rock, WV
12 14 6T Travis Dickes Madison, NE
13 25 23J John Blankenship Williamson, WV
14 23 31U Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA
15 22 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
16 17 12H Jason Hughes Watts, OK
17 33 91P Jason Papich Nipomo, CA
18 18 44P Earl Pearson Jr Trinity, FL
19 10 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
20 34 56J Tony Jackson, Jr Lebanon, MO
21 28 99L Scott Lewis Henderson, CO
22 11 00S Jesse Stovall Billings, MO
23 13 20S Rodney Sanders Happy, TX
24 21 75P Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
25 20 21X John Anderson Omaha, NE
26 6 19R Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA
27 19 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO
28 29 4 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE
29 27 58E Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA
30 31 53K Andrew Kosiski Omaha, NE
31 30 24L Bill Leighton Omaha, NE
32 15 14B Kyle Berck Marquette, NE
33 24 7K Jason Krohn Slayton, MN
34 32 1G Justin Gregg Hastings, NE

B-Main #1
1 186 Jeremy Payne
2 75P Terry Phillips
3 31U Jason Utter
4 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
5 21B Chris Brown
6 8 Craig Vosbergen
7 12S Stormy Scott
8 2 Tommy Weder Jr.
9 7R Kent Robinson
10 24L Bill Leighton
11 98S Ben Schaller
12 53K Andrew Kosiski
13 58E Dave Eckrich
14 4W J.C. Wyman
15 10C Junior Coover
16 29K Bill Koons
17 25P Brad Perdue
18 19L Bumper Jones

B-Main #2
1 21X John Anderson
2 777 Jared Landers
3 7K Jason Krohn
4 28E Dennis Erb Jr
5 50E Denny Eckrich
6 23J John Blankenship
7 77A Justin Asplin
8 18 Jack Sullivan
9 91P Jason Papich
10 4 Tad Pospisil
11 15K Jase Kaser
12 94 Austin Rettig
13 2H John Hampel
14 90K Steve Kempt
15 99L Scott Lewis
16 1G Justin Gregg
17 56S Chris Spieker
18 16A Austin Siebert

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series / Lucas Oil MLRA
Race Summary
Friday Night, July 17th, 2014
4th Annual "Silver Dollar Nationals"
I-80 Speedway - Greenwood, NE

Heat #1
1 1 15 Steve Francis
2 11 28 Eddie Carrier Jr
3 10 14 Kyle Berck
4 5 20 Jimmy Owens
5 7 21 Chris Brown
6 2 12S Stormy Scott
7 8 98 Ben Schaller
8 6 16 Austin Siebert
9 9 91P Jason Papich
10 4 10C Vernard Coover Jr,
11 3 1G Justin Gregg

Heat #2
1 1 5E Brandon Overton
2 5 12 Jason Hughes
3 6 25F Jason Feger
4 11 20X Rodney Sanders
5 10 58E Dave Eckrich
6 2 8 Craig Vosbergen
7 7 53 Andrew Kosiski
8 9 4W J.C. Wyman
9 8 99 Scott Lewis
10 4 90 Steve Kempt
11 3 28E Dennis Erb Jr

Heat #3
1 6 25C Chad Simpson
2 9 0 Scott Bloomquist
3 5 23 John Blankenship
4 10 00S Jesse Stovall
5 11 6T Travis Dickes
6 2 50 Denny Eckrich
7 8 186 Jeremy Payne
8 7 75P Terry Phillips
9 4 24 Bill Leighton, Jr.
10 1 2H John Hampel
11 3 02 Tommy Weder Jr

Heat #4
1 2 5 Don O’Neal
2 10 32S Chris Simpson
3 3 44 Earl Pearson Jr
4 1 21X John Anderson
5 5 56X Chris Spieker
6 4 56J Tony Jackson Jr.
7 9 7K Jason Krohn
8 8 29K Bill Koons
9 11 94 Austin Rettig
10 7 25P Brad Perdue
11 6 7R Kent Robinson

Heat #5
1 6 21SR Billy Moyer Sr.
2 1 15B Brian Birkhofer
3 8 19R Ryan Gustin
4 3 4 Tad Pospisil
5 7 77A Justin Asplin
6 10 18 Jack Sullivan
7 5 31U Jason Utter
8 9 777 Jared Landers
9 4 15K Jase Kaser
10 2 19 Bumper Jones


Heat #1 (2)
1 2 777 Jared Landers
2 5 75P Terry Phillips
3 6 7R Kent Robinson
4 9 28E Dennis Erb Jr
5 10 50 Denny Eckrich
6 11 21X John Anderson
7 1 94 Austin Rettig
8 7 15K Jase Kaser
9 4 99 Scott Lewis
10 8 10C Vernard Coover Jr,
11 3 91P Jason Papich

Heat #2 (2)
1 3 19R Ryan Gustin
2 6 25C Chad Simpson
3 1 6T Travis Dickes
4 2 32S Chris Simpson
5 10 8 Craig Vosbergen
6 11 2H John Hampel
7 4 98 Ben Schaller
8 5 53 Andrew Kosiski
9 8 4 Tad Pospisil
10 7 56X Chris Spieker
11 9 1G Justin Gregg

Heat #3 (2)
1 6 25F Jason Feger
2 2 00S Jesse Stovall
3 1 20X Rodney Sanders
4 3 7K Jason Krohn
5 11 5E Brandon Overton
6 5 21 Chris Brown
7 8 56J Tony Jackson Jr.
8 4 77A Justin Asplin
9 10 12S Stormy Scott
10 9 19 Bumper Jones
11 7 23 John Blankenship

Heat #4 (2)
1 3 0 Scott Bloomquist
2 10 15B Brian Birkhofer
3 1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr
4 5 21SR Billy Moyer Sr.
5 2 58E Dave Eckrich
6 9 44 Earl Pearson Jr
7 7 12 Jason Hughes
8 11 15 Steve Francis
9 8 24 Bill Leighton, Jr.
10 4 29K Bill Koons
11 6 16 Austin Siebert

Heat #5 (2)
1 7 20 Jimmy Owens
2 4 186 Jeremy Payne
3 10 5 Don O’Neal
4 6 31U Jason Utter
5 1 18 Jack Sullivan
6 2 14 Kyle Berck
7 9 02 Tommy Weder Jr
8 3 4W J.C. Wyman
9 5 25P Brad Perdue
10 8 90 Steve Kempt