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Scott Bloomquist Takes Fourth Career Jackson 100
Win Saturday at Brownstown
BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 24, 2011) Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won his fourth consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race as he won the Jackson 100 on Saturday Night at Brownstown Speedway. The event sponsored by Bryan Bowman Dodge/Jeep earned Bloomquist $20,000. The victory also makes him the first 4-time winner of the annual event. Bloomquist had to hold off the late race charges from Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN to take the win. Owens finished second followed by 19th starting Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; Jared Landers of Batesville, AR; and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN.
Brad Neat paced the field for the first 34 laps, until he spun in turn four while leading the race. Bloomquist, on the restart then inherited the top spot. Owens and James battled it out for second as O'Neal, made his way into the top three around James on lap 48.
At the halfway mark, Bloomquist was followed by Owens, O'Neal, James, and John Blankenship. The race was red-flagged with 57 laps scored when Josh McGuire flipped his car in turn number one. McGuire was unhurt in the incident.
Owens and O'Neal raced side-by-side for several laps as Bloomquist stretched his lead out. Owens finally cleared O'Neal on lap 72, and then he set his sights on Bloomquist. Bloomquist maintained a good-sized lead over Owens as the race wound down. Owens started his rally with ten laps to go and when Bloomquist hooked a rut in turn four, the #20 closed right on the back of Bloomquist. Bloomquist re-grouped, but lost the gap between himself and Owens, who was all over him in the final laps. As the two entered some traffic Owens dove to the bottom groove and challenged Bloomquist for the lead on the final circuit, but Bloomquist managed to barely hold on and take the victory.
In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 14th time this season, Bloomquist, was elated with the win. "The car was good all night, Brad was running well there for a long-time and I don't know what caused him to spin. Once we got the lead, I thought we had pulled out enough over Jimmy, but I hooked the rut down there in four and it nearly cost me," said the 47-year-old Hall of Fame driver.
"We fortunately got it back going again and I saw Jimmy there, then I had the traffic to deal with, Jimmy made it close at the end, but we held on," said the driver of the Miller Brothers Construction, Hawkeye Trucking, Sweet Mfg, Base Racing Fuels, and Ohlins sponsored Bloomquist Race Cars Ford powered by a Roush-Yates engine.
Bloomquist now holds a 40-point lead over Owens heading into to the series' next race, Tuesday Night at La Salle (IL) Speedway. "I thought I might get him there at the end," said Owens, who started alongside Bloomquist in row number three. "The car was fast all weekend, I saw him hit that hole in four, and I thought maybe I had a chance on the last lap, I tried to get underneath him, but I just didn't have enough grip to pass him," said the driver of the Mike Reece, Reece Monument Company, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford.
O'Neal had the crowd on its feet as well with his charge through the field. "That's why they are the two best drivers in the country right now," said O'Neal, who maintains third in the series points. "The car was awesome, we were just behind the eight ball after the heat race, if we could have started closer to the front it might have been a different story."
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, September 24th, 2011
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown Speedway - Brownstown, IN
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:
Jimmy Owens / 14.198 seconds (Group A and Overall)
Justin Rattliff / 14.750 seconds (Group B)
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): John Blankenship, Jimmy Owens, Brian Birkhofer, Kent Robinson, Don O'Neal, Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Chad Stapleton, Michael Chilton, Brian Wilhite, Greg Kendall
Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Steve Francis, Earl Pearson Jr., Jared Landers, Eric Wells, Jared Hawkins, Greg Johnson, Dillan White, Zak Blackwood, Lindsay Wade, Dustin Neat-DNS
Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Scott James, Josh McGuire, Dale McDowell, Joe Janowski, Chris Streeval, Ray Cook, Ron McQuerry, Shannon Reed
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Scott James, Josh McGuire, Dale McDowell, Joe Janowski, Chris Streeval, Ray Cook, Matt Boltnecht, Ron McQuerry, Shannon Reed
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Don O'Neal, Jared Hawkins, Dillan White, Greg Kendall, Lindsay Wade, Chad Stapleton, Zak Blackwood, Michael Chilton, Brian Wilhite, Greg Johnson
Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Mike Jewell, John Mason, Ray Cook, Jeremy Hines, Matt Boltnecht, Alan Magner, Chris Streeval, Ron McQuerry, Shannon Reed
Jackson Dash (6 Laps - Winner Advances): Dillan White, Jeremy Hines, Alan Magner, Chad Stapleton, Chris Streeval, Brian Wilhite
Feature Finish - 100 Laps
FINISH
START
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
1
6
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
2
5
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
3
19
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
4
11
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
5
4
81
Scott James
Lawrenceburg, IN
6
21
37
Jared Hawkins
Fairmont, WV
7
2
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY
8
12
17m
Dale McDowell
Chickamauga, GA
9
1
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
10
16
6J
Joe Janowski
Carmel, IN
11
24
44k
Greg Kendall
Paoli, IN
12
17
11t
Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)
Corning, CA
13
7
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
14
10
c9
Steve Casebolt
Richmond, IN
15
8
41
Josh McGuire
Grayson, KY
16
20
72
John Mason
Millersburg, OH
17
22
53
Ray Cook
Brasstown, NC
18
25
54W
Dillan White
Crofton, KY
19
3
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
20
9
15b
Brian Birkhofer
Muscatine, IA
21
13
7R
Kent Robinson
Bloomington, IN
22
15
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
23
23
30J
Greg Johnson
Bedford, IN
24
18
9J
Mike Jewell
Scottsburg, IN
25
14
16
Justin Rattliff
Campbellsville, KY
Race Statistics
Entrants: 39
Lap Leaders: Brad Neat (Laps 1 - 34); Scott Bloomquist (35 - 100)
Caution Flags: Kent Robinson (Lap 5); Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Ray Cook (Lap 6); Brian Birkhofer (Lap 34); Josh McGuire (Lap 57); Steve Casebolt (Lap 59); Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap 67)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: none
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: none
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time Provisionals: Greg Johnson, Greg Kendall
Brownstown Speedway, Jackson Dash Provisional: Dillan White
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Don O'Neal (Started 19th; Finished 3rd; Advanced 16 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: Scott Bloomquist
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jared Landers
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Roush Yates Racing Engines
Janowski Insurance Feature Winner: Scott Bloomquist
Outerwears Challenger of the Race: Don O'Neal
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Josh McGuire
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mahoney (Don O'Neal)
Time of Race: 54 minutes 02 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
POINTS
1
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
6350
2
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
6310
3
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
5695
4
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
5355
5
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
5070
6
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
4965
7
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY
4925
8
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
4910
9
53
Ray Cook
Brasstown, NC
4715
10
11t
Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)
Corning, CA
4680
11
17m
Dale McDowell
Chickamauga, GA
4590
12
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
4255
13
57J
Bub McCool
Vicksburg, MS
3990
14
99jr
Frank Heckenast, Jr.
Frankfort, IL
3625
15
c9
Steve Casebolt
Richmond, IN
3575
NETWORK
AIR DATE
AIR TIME
VENUE
EVENT NAME
LOCATION
EVENT DATE
SPEED
10/2/11
1:00 PM
Portsmouth Raceway Park
River Days Rumble
Portsmouth, OH
9/3/11
SPEED
10/9/11
1:00 PM
Virginia Motor Speedway
ASi Racewear USA 100
Saluda, VA
9/17/11
SPEED
10/23/11
6:00 PM
Brownstown Speedway
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown, IN
9/24/11
SPEED
10/30/11
3:00 PM
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
12/18/11
6:00 PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
12/29/11
9:00PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Knoxville Raceway
8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville, IA
10/1/11
MavTV
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
Win Saturday at Brownstown
BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 24, 2011) Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won his fourth consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race as he won the Jackson 100 on Saturday Night at Brownstown Speedway. The event sponsored by Bryan Bowman Dodge/Jeep earned Bloomquist $20,000. The victory also makes him the first 4-time winner of the annual event. Bloomquist had to hold off the late race charges from Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN to take the win. Owens finished second followed by 19th starting Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN; Jared Landers of Batesville, AR; and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN.
Brad Neat paced the field for the first 34 laps, until he spun in turn four while leading the race. Bloomquist, on the restart then inherited the top spot. Owens and James battled it out for second as O'Neal, made his way into the top three around James on lap 48.
At the halfway mark, Bloomquist was followed by Owens, O'Neal, James, and John Blankenship. The race was red-flagged with 57 laps scored when Josh McGuire flipped his car in turn number one. McGuire was unhurt in the incident.
Owens and O'Neal raced side-by-side for several laps as Bloomquist stretched his lead out. Owens finally cleared O'Neal on lap 72, and then he set his sights on Bloomquist. Bloomquist maintained a good-sized lead over Owens as the race wound down. Owens started his rally with ten laps to go and when Bloomquist hooked a rut in turn four, the #20 closed right on the back of Bloomquist. Bloomquist re-grouped, but lost the gap between himself and Owens, who was all over him in the final laps. As the two entered some traffic Owens dove to the bottom groove and challenged Bloomquist for the lead on the final circuit, but Bloomquist managed to barely hold on and take the victory.
In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 14th time this season, Bloomquist, was elated with the win. "The car was good all night, Brad was running well there for a long-time and I don't know what caused him to spin. Once we got the lead, I thought we had pulled out enough over Jimmy, but I hooked the rut down there in four and it nearly cost me," said the 47-year-old Hall of Fame driver.
"We fortunately got it back going again and I saw Jimmy there, then I had the traffic to deal with, Jimmy made it close at the end, but we held on," said the driver of the Miller Brothers Construction, Hawkeye Trucking, Sweet Mfg, Base Racing Fuels, and Ohlins sponsored Bloomquist Race Cars Ford powered by a Roush-Yates engine.
Bloomquist now holds a 40-point lead over Owens heading into to the series' next race, Tuesday Night at La Salle (IL) Speedway. "I thought I might get him there at the end," said Owens, who started alongside Bloomquist in row number three. "The car was fast all weekend, I saw him hit that hole in four, and I thought maybe I had a chance on the last lap, I tried to get underneath him, but I just didn't have enough grip to pass him," said the driver of the Mike Reece, Reece Monument Company, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford.
O'Neal had the crowd on its feet as well with his charge through the field. "That's why they are the two best drivers in the country right now," said O'Neal, who maintains third in the series points. "The car was awesome, we were just behind the eight ball after the heat race, if we could have started closer to the front it might have been a different story."
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, September 24th, 2011
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown Speedway - Brownstown, IN
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:
Jimmy Owens / 14.198 seconds (Group A and Overall)
Justin Rattliff / 14.750 seconds (Group B)
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): John Blankenship, Jimmy Owens, Brian Birkhofer, Kent Robinson, Don O'Neal, Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Chad Stapleton, Michael Chilton, Brian Wilhite, Greg Kendall
Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Steve Francis, Earl Pearson Jr., Jared Landers, Eric Wells, Jared Hawkins, Greg Johnson, Dillan White, Zak Blackwood, Lindsay Wade, Dustin Neat-DNS
Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Scott James, Josh McGuire, Dale McDowell, Joe Janowski, Chris Streeval, Ray Cook, Ron McQuerry, Shannon Reed
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Scott James, Josh McGuire, Dale McDowell, Joe Janowski, Chris Streeval, Ray Cook, Matt Boltnecht, Ron McQuerry, Shannon Reed
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Don O'Neal, Jared Hawkins, Dillan White, Greg Kendall, Lindsay Wade, Chad Stapleton, Zak Blackwood, Michael Chilton, Brian Wilhite, Greg Johnson
Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Mike Jewell, John Mason, Ray Cook, Jeremy Hines, Matt Boltnecht, Alan Magner, Chris Streeval, Ron McQuerry, Shannon Reed
Jackson Dash (6 Laps - Winner Advances): Dillan White, Jeremy Hines, Alan Magner, Chad Stapleton, Chris Streeval, Brian Wilhite
Feature Finish - 100 Laps
FINISH
START
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
1
6
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
2
5
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
3
19
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
4
11
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
5
4
81
Scott James
Lawrenceburg, IN
6
21
37
Jared Hawkins
Fairmont, WV
7
2
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY
8
12
17m
Dale McDowell
Chickamauga, GA
9
1
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
10
16
6J
Joe Janowski
Carmel, IN
11
24
44k
Greg Kendall
Paoli, IN
12
17
11t
Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)
Corning, CA
13
7
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
14
10
c9
Steve Casebolt
Richmond, IN
15
8
41
Josh McGuire
Grayson, KY
16
20
72
John Mason
Millersburg, OH
17
22
53
Ray Cook
Brasstown, NC
18
25
54W
Dillan White
Crofton, KY
19
3
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
20
9
15b
Brian Birkhofer
Muscatine, IA
21
13
7R
Kent Robinson
Bloomington, IN
22
15
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
23
23
30J
Greg Johnson
Bedford, IN
24
18
9J
Mike Jewell
Scottsburg, IN
25
14
16
Justin Rattliff
Campbellsville, KY
Race Statistics
Entrants: 39
Lap Leaders: Brad Neat (Laps 1 - 34); Scott Bloomquist (35 - 100)
Caution Flags: Kent Robinson (Lap 5); Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), Ray Cook (Lap 6); Brian Birkhofer (Lap 34); Josh McGuire (Lap 57); Steve Casebolt (Lap 59); Earl Pearson Jr. (Lap 67)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: none
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: none
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time Provisionals: Greg Johnson, Greg Kendall
Brownstown Speedway, Jackson Dash Provisional: Dillan White
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Don O'Neal (Started 19th; Finished 3rd; Advanced 16 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: Scott Bloomquist
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jared Landers
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Roush Yates Racing Engines
Janowski Insurance Feature Winner: Scott Bloomquist
Outerwears Challenger of the Race: Don O'Neal
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Josh McGuire
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mahoney (Don O'Neal)
Time of Race: 54 minutes 02 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
POS
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
POINTS
1
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
6350
2
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
6310
3
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
5695
4
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
5355
5
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
5070
6
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
4965
7
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY
4925
8
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
4910
9
53
Ray Cook
Brasstown, NC
4715
10
11t
Tyler Red(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)
Corning, CA
4680
11
17m
Dale McDowell
Chickamauga, GA
4590
12
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
4255
13
57J
Bub McCool
Vicksburg, MS
3990
14
99jr
Frank Heckenast, Jr.
Frankfort, IL
3625
15
c9
Steve Casebolt
Richmond, IN
3575
NETWORK
AIR DATE
AIR TIME
VENUE
EVENT NAME
LOCATION
EVENT DATE
SPEED
10/2/11
1:00 PM
Portsmouth Raceway Park
River Days Rumble
Portsmouth, OH
9/3/11
SPEED
10/9/11
1:00 PM
Virginia Motor Speedway
ASi Racewear USA 100
Saluda, VA
9/17/11
SPEED
10/23/11
6:00 PM
Brownstown Speedway
32nd Annual Jackson 100
Brownstown, IN
9/24/11
SPEED
10/30/11
3:00 PM
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
12/18/11
6:00 PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
MavTV
12/29/11
9:00PM
Florence Speedway
29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence, KY
8/13/11
SPEED
TBA
TBA
Knoxville Raceway
8th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville, IA
10/1/11
MavTV
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11
VERSUS
TBA
TBA
Dixie Speedway
Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout
Woodstock, GA
10/8/11