LOCUST GROVE, AR (April 15, 2016) – Wendell Wallace and Scott Bloomquist will start on the front row of Saturday Night’s Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway. A total of 45 cars were on hand for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and COMP Cams Super Dirt Series – Presented by Lucas Oil co-sanctioned event. John Blankenship took home the win in 2013; the last running of the event.
Wendell Wallace; a former COMP CAMS Topless 100 winner; blistered the field in heat race number one. Wallace led all 12 laps to earn the pole for Saturday night’s 98-lap main event. Wallace took his Black Diamond Race Car to victory lane over Jeremy Payne, Billy Moyer Jr., and Brandon Sheppard.
In heat race number two; current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader; Jonathan Davenport survived a good battle with Steve Francis in the early laps as he went on to score the win. Davenport will be looking for his first-ever win at Batesville in tomorrow night’s Bad Boy 98. Francis finished second, followed by Billy Moyer and Darrell Lanigan, who charged from his eighth starting spot to grab the final transfer position.
Scott Bloomquist sped off to the win in heat race number three. With the convincing win, Bloomquist earned the outside front row starting spot of the $20,000-to-win main event. Earl Pearson Jr. moved into second on the first lap and stayed there to the end. Jack Sullivan came from fifth to finish third, and Garrett Alberson earned the final transfer spot by finishing in fourth.
The fourth and final heat ended as being the best heat race of the night. Jared Landers and Jimmy Owens; two former COMP Cams Topless 100 winners; battled to the finish. Landers won the heat by a car length and a half. Lap-after-lap, Owens fought to get by Landers, but Landers held his line for the win. Don O’Neal got around Tim McCreadie on the final lap to take third. McCreadie finished fourth, earning the final available transfer position of the night.
In preliminary action, Scott Bloomquist set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group B) amongst the 45 entrants, with a lap of 13.702 seconds.
Tomorrow night’s racing schedule will include two 12-Lap B-Mains and the 98-Lap Bad Boy 98 main event.
For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2016 tour schedule, driver information, and more visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Friday, April 15th, 2016
Bad Boy 98
Batesville Motor Speedway – Batesville, AR
Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Wendell Wallace / 13.813 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Scott Bloomquist / 13.702 seconds
Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Wendell Wallace, Jeremy Payne, Billy Moyer, Jr., Brandon Sheppard, Chris Brown, Gavin Landers, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tommy Weder, Jonathan Rowan, Colton Flinner, Brandon Wilson, Tyler Reddick
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Steve Francis, Billy Moyer, Darrell Lanigan, Morgan Bagley, Scott Crigler, Timothy Culp, Robert Baker, Jon Mitchell, Brandon Smith, Mason Oberkramer
Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson, Jr., Jack Sullivan, Garrett Alberson, Chandler Petty, Shannon Babb, Terry Phillips, Kyle Beard, Austin Theiss, Jimmy Miller, Danny Zimmerman-DNS
QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jared Landers, Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton, Austin Rettig, Hunter Rasdon, David Payne, Jake Davis, Travis Ashley, Charlie LaPlant-DNS
Fast Shafts B-Main #1 Line Up (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer):
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Chris Brown 21B 14m Morgan Bagley
Gavin Landers 77 12 Scott Crigler
Dennis Erb, Jr. 28e C8 Timothy Culp
Tommy Weder 02 17m Robert Baker
Jonathan Rowan 56 5m Jon Mitchell
Colton Flinner 75 115 Brandon Smith
Brandon Wilson 00 93 Mason Oberkramer
Tyler Reddick R5
Keyser MFG B-Main #2 Line Up (15 Laps, Top 3 Transfer):
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Chandler Petty 47 76 Brandon Overton
Shannon Babb 18 94 Austin Rettig
Terry Phillips 75 R5x Hunter Rasdon
Kyle Beard 86 7P David Payne
Austin Theiss 7D 7DX Jake Davis
Jimmy Miller 15m 997 Travis Ashley
Danny Zimmerman 86Z 3c Charlie LaPlant
Feature Line Up (98 Laps):
DRIVER INSIDE OUTSIDE DRIVER
Wendell Wallace 6m 0 Scott Bloomquist
Jonathan Davenport 6 777 Jared Landers
Jeremy Payne 186 1 Earl Pearson, Jr.
Steve Francis 15F 20 Jimmy Owens
Billy Moyer, Jr. 21jr 18X Jack Sullivan
Billy Moyer 21 5 Don O’Neal
Brandon Sheppard B5 F5 Garrett Alberson
Darrell Lanigan 15L 39 Tim McCreadie
B-Main #1 – 1st Place 17th 18th B-Main #2 – 1st Place
B-Main #1 – 2nd Place 19th 20th B-Main #2 – 2nd Place
B-Main #1 – 3rd Place 21st 22nd B-Main #2 – 3rd Place
LOLMDS Provisional 1 23rd 24th LOLMDS Provisional 2
CCSDS Provisional 1 25th 26th CCSDS Provisional 2
For the latest breaking news concerning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the latest series standings, 2016 tour schedule, driver information, and more visit the official website at: www.lucasdirt.com.