UNION, KY (August 7, 2009) - Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Leader; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; set the fastest qualifying time of the 78 entrants on hand for the 27th Annual North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil on Friday Night at Florence Speedway.
Bloomquist, a two-time winner of the event, was the second qualifier of the evening turned a lap of 17.295 seconds which held up the rest of the way as he earned the PRC Fast Time Award. Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, IN was second fastest qualifier overall followed by Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV.
Bloomquist comes into the event leading the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings by 165 points over 4-time series champ Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Bloomquist, in his Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Sweet Mfg/VP Racing Fuels/Hoosier Tire/Allstar Performance/Vic Hill Racing Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars Monte Carlo SS earned the 10 bonus points that go with setting fast time.
The top three in heat each race will be inverted for Saturday Night's six 12-lap heat races which are set to begin at 8 PM Eastern. The pole sitters for the six heat races will be Joe Armes of Petros, TN; Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY; R.J .Conley of Wheelersburg, OH; Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; and Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH.
Activities on Saturday will get underway at 6 PM with the Ninth Annual National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies that begin at 6 PM Eastern. Heat race action will begin at 8 PM followed by two B-Mains and the $50,000 to win 27th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil.
For more informationon the Florence Speedway, go to www.florencespeedway.com.
To find out more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday Night, August 7th, 2009
Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence Speedway - Union, KY
Entrants: 78
PRC Fast Time: Scott Bloomquist / 17.295 seconds
Heat Race Line-Ups:
Hawk Brake First Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
Joe Armes - Tim McCreadie
Scott Bloomquist - Justin Rattliff
Jesse Lay - Will Vaught
Duane Chamberlain - Brandon Green
Wayne Chinn - Jason Keltner
Michael Walker - Adrian Nichols
Jeff Raisor
Hawk Brake Second Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
Brad Neat - Don O'Neal
Brian Birkhofer - Jimmy Mars
Clint Smith - Rick Combs
Jordan Bland - Jeff Aslip
Chris Combs - Adam Dixon
Tim Prince - D.J. Wells
Steve Duderstadt
AFCO Racing Products Third Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
RJ Conley - Dustin Neat
Eddie Carrier Jr. - Dale McDowell
Josh Richards - Scott James
John Blankenship - Tyler Reddick
Bob Lanter - Dustin Linville
Jerry Bowesock - Jason Smith
Josh McGuire
Tiger Rear Ends Fourth Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
Skip Arp - Earl Pearson Jr.
Jason Jameson - Darrell Lannigan
Ray Cook - Wendell Wallace
Shannon Babb - Jerry Rice
Josh Williams - John Gill
Tony Knowles - Donnie Moran
Troy Cruse
Hawk Brake Fifth Heat (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance):
Steve Francis - Steve Shaver
Jimmy Owens - Mike Jewell
Steve Casebolt - David Spille
Matt Miller - Mark Douglas
Brett Wyatt - Dan Schlieper
Steve Landrum - John Mason
Gary Engle
Hawk Brake Sixth Heat (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance):
Bart Hartman - Eric Wells
Billy Moyer - Eric Jacobsen
Mike Marlar - Chris Wilson
Victor Lee - Jeep VanWormer
Freddy Smith - David Webb
Whitney McQueary - David Breazeale
Robby Hensley
Bloomquist, a two-time winner of the event, was the second qualifier of the evening turned a lap of 17.295 seconds which held up the rest of the way as he earned the PRC Fast Time Award. Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, IN was second fastest qualifier overall followed by Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV.
Bloomquist comes into the event leading the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings by 165 points over 4-time series champ Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Bloomquist, in his Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Sweet Mfg/VP Racing Fuels/Hoosier Tire/Allstar Performance/Vic Hill Racing Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars Monte Carlo SS earned the 10 bonus points that go with setting fast time.
The top three in heat each race will be inverted for Saturday Night's six 12-lap heat races which are set to begin at 8 PM Eastern. The pole sitters for the six heat races will be Joe Armes of Petros, TN; Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY; R.J .Conley of Wheelersburg, OH; Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; and Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH.
Activities on Saturday will get underway at 6 PM with the Ninth Annual National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies that begin at 6 PM Eastern. Heat race action will begin at 8 PM followed by two B-Mains and the $50,000 to win 27th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil.
For more informationon the Florence Speedway, go to www.florencespeedway.com.
To find out more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday Night, August 7th, 2009
Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Florence Speedway - Union, KY
Entrants: 78
PRC Fast Time: Scott Bloomquist / 17.295 seconds
Heat Race Line-Ups:
Hawk Brake First Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
Joe Armes - Tim McCreadie
Scott Bloomquist - Justin Rattliff
Jesse Lay - Will Vaught
Duane Chamberlain - Brandon Green
Wayne Chinn - Jason Keltner
Michael Walker - Adrian Nichols
Jeff Raisor
Hawk Brake Second Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
Brad Neat - Don O'Neal
Brian Birkhofer - Jimmy Mars
Clint Smith - Rick Combs
Jordan Bland - Jeff Aslip
Chris Combs - Adam Dixon
Tim Prince - D.J. Wells
Steve Duderstadt
AFCO Racing Products Third Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
RJ Conley - Dustin Neat
Eddie Carrier Jr. - Dale McDowell
Josh Richards - Scott James
John Blankenship - Tyler Reddick
Bob Lanter - Dustin Linville
Jerry Bowesock - Jason Smith
Josh McGuire
Tiger Rear Ends Fourth Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance):
Skip Arp - Earl Pearson Jr.
Jason Jameson - Darrell Lannigan
Ray Cook - Wendell Wallace
Shannon Babb - Jerry Rice
Josh Williams - John Gill
Tony Knowles - Donnie Moran
Troy Cruse
Hawk Brake Fifth Heat (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance):
Steve Francis - Steve Shaver
Jimmy Owens - Mike Jewell
Steve Casebolt - David Spille
Matt Miller - Mark Douglas
Brett Wyatt - Dan Schlieper
Steve Landrum - John Mason
Gary Engle
Hawk Brake Sixth Heat (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance):
Bart Hartman - Eric Wells
Billy Moyer - Eric Jacobsen
Mike Marlar - Chris Wilson
Victor Lee - Jeep VanWormer
Freddy Smith - David Webb
Whitney McQueary - David Breazeale
Robby Hensley
