UNION, KY (August 9, 2013) – R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg OH set a blistering pace in time trials setting the fastest lap in qualifying over a stout field of 67nentrants on Friday Night at Florence Speedway. R.J. has made four Sunoco North/South 100 starting grids in his career and has finished tenth, twice. The crown jewel event sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will pay $50,000 to win on Saturday Night.
The six LOLMDS heat races will begin at 8 PM on Saturday Night. Starting on the pole for each of the six heat races Saturday night include; Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY; Eric Wells of Hazard, KY; Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY; Duane Chamberlain of Richmond, IN; Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV; and Steve Francis of Ashland, KY. None of the pole-sitters have ever won the North/South 100.
The six-lap RED BUCK Fast Dash for the three fastest qualifiers in Group A and Group B closed out the activities on Friday night. Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN won the dash that paid $500 to win. Dale McDowell finished second followed by R.J. Conley, Dustin Linville, Greg Johnson, and Steve Casebolt.
“It’s always good to be able to win some extra money and I want to thank RED BUCK for putting up the extra money for the dash tonight. Hopefully we can carry this win into tomorrow night’s main event and get another win here. We really enjoy coming here and racing in front of all the great fans that attend this crown jewel event,” stated Owens in victory lane.
In preliminary action, RJ Conley set the overall time (Group B) amongst the 67 entrants, with a lap of 17.033 seconds. Greg Johnson set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 17.134 seconds.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will return to action tomorrow night, August 10th at Florence Speedway in Union, KY with the Sunoco North/South 100 presented by Lucas Oil. There will be Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 100-Lap main event. For more information, log onto www.florencespeedway.com
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Race Summary
Friday Night, August 9th, 2013
Sunoco North/South 100 presented by Lucas Oil
Florence Speedway – Union, KY
RED BUCK Fast Time Group A: Greg Johnson / 17.134 seconds
RED BUCK Fast Time Group B: RJ Conley/ 17.033 seconds
RED BUCK Fast Dash Finish: Jimmy Owens, Dale McDowell, RJ Conley, Dustin Linville, Greg Johnson, Steve Casebolt
Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 Line Up:
Tim McCreadie 39 23 John Blankenship
Greg Johnson 15J 97 Michael Chilton
Kent Robinson 7R 44 Earl Pearson Jr.
Tyler Reddick 11T 28e Dennis Erb Jr.
Wayne Chinn 49 02 Tommy Weder
Kyle Bronson 40B
Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 Line Up:
Eric Wells 18e 11 Brad Neat
Steve Casebolt c9 5H Jeremy Hines
Davey Johnson 1J 11R James Rice
Gregg Satterlee 22s 32s Chad Stapleton
Jeff Babcock 1b 17 Brett Wyatt
Jeff Raisor 55R
Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Line Up:
Darrell Lanigan 29 9J Mike Jewell
Jimmy Owens 20 116 Randy Weaver
Justin Rattliff 16 83 Scott James
Walker Arthur 87 11w D.J. Wells
Tim Prince P1 84 Bill Blair, Jr.
Dylan Ames 77a
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 Line Up:
Duane Chamberlain 20c 71 Don O’Neal
RJ Conley 71c 19c Chad Smith
Jared Landers 5 360 Michael Asberry
Tommy Bailey 88 2 Brady Smith
Jimmy Mars 28m 75 John Gill
Dennis Roberson 25 3b Brian Gray
ASi Racewear Heat Race #5 Line Up:
Eddie Carrier Jr. 28 6s Steve Shaver
Dale McDowell 41 21JR Billy Moyer Jr.
Jesse Lay 33 5bx Stephen Breeding
Mason Zeigler 25Z 257 Skylar Marlar
Steve Landrum 18 JJ2 Josh Williams
Victor Lee 4L
DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #6 Line Up:
Steve Francis 15 5b Mike Marlar
Dustin Linville D8 4 Cody Mahoney
Dustin Neat 6n 21h Robby Hensley
Scott Bloomquist 0 47 Chris Combs
Chris Stotts s8 31 Nick Latham
Mick Sansom 20m
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