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.”

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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 Reddick, 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 Reddick, 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 Reddick 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 Reddick, 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 Reddick 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

2011 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

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