CLEVELAND, TN (June 2, 2011) – Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN made his second consecutive win in Lucas Oil Late Model Series competition as he captured the 50-lap $10,000 to win Race for a Cure for Juvenile Diabetes on Thursday Night at Cleveland Speedway. Owens took the lead from Ray Cook on lap 34 and then went unchallenged the rest of the way. Cook finished second followed by Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; and Clint Smith of Senoia, GA.

“We don’t get to run around here much anymore,” said the 39-year-old Owens, who scored his 24th series win tonight. Owens drives a Bloomquist Race Cars Ford sponsored by Reece Monument Company, Gantte Appraisals, Red Line Oil, Hoosier Racing Tires, Ohlins Shocks and Cornett Racing Engines. “It’s great to win among the fans we have that traveled down here. The track was in excellent shape tonight, maybe the best track we’ve seen this year, hats off to Monty (Morrow) and his staff.”

“I knew Ray (Cook) had the preferred line on the start, but we caught up to him in traffic. When we did, we were able to get by him. I want to thank my car owner, Mike Reece; he couldn’t be here tonight, because he’s up in Canada. A big thanks to all my crew, it was a short week and they had the car prepared great,” said Owens. The win brings Owens to within 70-points of Bloomquist.
Owens led the first lap, as he and Cook came across the scoring line, side-by-side. Cook then took the point on lap two and led until traffic jumbled his chance for a win. Owens dove underneath him coming off of turn four.

Owens then led the rest of the way unchallenged as Cook settled into second for his best finish of the season in the D&R Racing/Rockstar Energy Drink, MasterSbilt. Davenport was in the Barry Wright House car sponsored by Baird Transport and finished a close third.

Bloomquist in his Base Racing Fuels, Bloomquist Race Cars Chevrolet finished fourth. Clint Smith had his best LOLMDS finish of 2011 taking fifth in the JP Drilling, Rocket Chassis Chevrolet.
Completing the top ten were Jared Landers of Batesville, AR; Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY; Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, TN; Earl Pearson Jr., of Jacksonville, FL; and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN.

Jimmy Owens was the Red Buck Cigars Fast Qualifier among the 31 entrants. Owens earned an additional $250 from Murphy Glass & Mirror and Cleveland Aluminum Products. Heat race winners were Owens, Jared Landers, Ray Cook, and Bub McCool. Eric Wells and David Payne captured the B-Mains.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Thursday Night, June 2nd, 2011
15th Annual Car Smart Race for Juvenile Diabetes
Cleveland Speedway – Cleveland, TN

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:
Jimmy Owens /13.502 seconds (Group A and Overall)
Ray Cook / 13.630 seconds (Group B)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, Scott Bloomquist, Dale McDowell, Eric Wells, Chris Wall, Chris Brown, Riley Hickman

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jared Landers, Clint Smith, Dan Schlieper, Steve Casebolt, Brian Reese, Brad Neat, Johnny Chastain

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Ray Cook, Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Billy Ogle Jr., Don O’Neal, Vic Hill, Frank Heckenast Jr., John Blankenship

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Bub McCool, William Thomas, Earl Pearson Jr., Tyler Reddick, David Payne, Eric Jacobsen, Chad Ogle, Dustin Cansler

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Eric Wells, Brad Neat, Chris Brown, Chris Wall, Brian Reese, Riley Hickman, Johnny Chastain

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): David Payne, Don O’Neal, Eric Jacobsen, Vic Hill, Chad Ogle, Frank Heckenast Jr., John Blankenship, Dustin Cansler

5th Annual Car Smart Race For Juvenile Diabetes Feature Finish – 50 Laps

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
1 1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
2 2 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
3 10 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA
4 9 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
5 7 44c Clint Smith Senoia, GA
6 3 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
7 19 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
8 14 201 Billy Ogle Knoxville, TN
9 12 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
10 20 71 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN
11 5 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
12 18 8 David Payne Murphy, NC
13 24 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA
14 23 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
15 4 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
16 17 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY
17 6 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
18 25 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL
19 13 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
20 22 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA
21 16 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
22 15 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
23 21 21 Chris Brown Cleveland, TX
24 8 22T William Thomas Phenix City, AL
25 11 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI

Race Statistics
Entrants: 31
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Lap 1); Ray Cook (Laps 2 – 33); Jimmy Owens (Laps 34 – 50)
Caution Flags: David Payne (Lap 11); John Blankenship (Laps 12); Dan Schlieper (Lap 18); Mike Marlar (Lap 34); Bub McCool, Steve Casebolt (Lap 36); Dale McDowell (Lap 41)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: John Blankenship, Chris Wall
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: Frank Heckenast Jr.
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Brad Neat (Started 19th; Finished 7th; Advanced 19 positions)
Janowski Insurance Feature Winner: Jimmy Owens
Allstar Performer of the Race: Ray Cook
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Jonathan Davenport
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jared Landers
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Outerwears Challenger of the Race: Brad Neat
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Steve Casebolt
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Danny Dishman (Ray Cook)
Time of Race: 30 minutes 53 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 1930
2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 1860
3 71 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 1695
4 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 1520
5 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 1475
6 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 1455
7 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 1450
8 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 1440
9 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 1430
10 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 1405
11 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 1375
12 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 1280
13 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA 1270
13 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 1270
15 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY 1225
16 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 1220
17 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 1155
17 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 1155

NETWORK AIR DATE AIR TIME VENUE EVENT NAME LOCATION EVENT DATE
MavTV 6/2/11 9:00PM East Bay Raceway Park 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow (Fri) Tampa, FL 2/11/11
SPEED 6/12/11 12:00 PM Batesville Motor Speedway Bad Boy 98 Batesville, AR 5/21/11
CBS 6/19/11 5:00 PM Lucas Oil Speedway 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Wheatland, MO 5/28/11
SPEED 7/31/11 1:00 PM Magnolia Motor Speedway Clash at the Mag Columbus, MS 7/9/11
SPEED 8/7/11 1:00 PM Tri-City Speedway Budweiser Battle at the Beach Pontoon Beach, IL 7/15/11
VERSUS 8/27/11 2:30 PM Batesville Motor Speedway Bad Boy 98 Batesville, AR 5/21/11
SPEED 9/4/11 11:00 AM Florence Speedway 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil Florence, KY 8/13/11
MavTV 9/8/11 9:00PM Batesville Motor Speedway Bad Boy 98 Batesville, AR 5/21/11
SPEED 9/17/11 2:00 PM Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, IN 8/26/11
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 Lucas Oil Speedway Diamond Nationals Wheatland, MO 7/16/11
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

2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

ApplianceZone.com- “The Official Appliance Parts Retailer” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

ASI Racewear – “The Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Canidae Pet Foods – “The Official Pet Foods” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

DART Machinery – “The Official Engine Components” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

E3 Spark Plugs – “The Official Spark Plug” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Geico Power Sports – “The Official Insurance” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

General Tire – “The Official Tire” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Hoosier Tire – “The Official Race Tire” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

K&N Filters – “The Official Filter” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Lucas Oil Products – “The Official Oil” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Magnaflow Exhaust – “The Official Exhaust” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

MavTV – “The Official Men’s Network” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

R&L Carrier – “The Official Carrier” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Rockstar Energy Drink – “The Official Drink” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Speedco – “The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Sunoco Race Fuels – “The Official Fuel” of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include:

Allstar Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, CV Products, DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Top Rods, ECR Race Engines, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Gaerte Engines, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hypercoil, Janowski Insurance, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, JE Pistons, JRi Shocks, Keyser MFG, Longhorn Chassis, MasterSbilt Chassis, Öhlins, Outerwears, PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, Pierce Racecars, Pro Power Racing, Quarter Master, Race Engine Design, Red Buck Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Ringers Gloves, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Roush Yates Performance, Safety Solutions, Sweet Manufactuing, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Drive Shafts, Wrisco, 5150 Race Trailers.

James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com