Post by LMR on 02/11/14 at 10:49pm
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
East Bay Raceway Park
February 11, 2014
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Billy Moyer Masters East Bay Winternationals on Tuesday Night
LOLMDS Media
TAMPA, FL (February 11) - Billy Moyer raced to victory on Tuesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. Moyer took the lead from Steve Francis on lap 22 and led the rest of the way in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned East Bay Winternationals. (Event Photos Below)
It was Moyer's 22nd win at East Bay, which is the most of any Late Model driver in the history of the Winternationals. Francis finished second, followed by Brandon Sheppard, Eddie Carrier Jr., and Don O'Neal rounded out the top five.
"This car has been good all year," said Moyer, as he stood next to his new Longhorn Chassis racecar. "It's been great to be working with the Labonte's, Earl Pearson Jr., Kevin Rumley, and Matt Langston. Trying to catch Steve (Francis) was going to be tough after he got off to a good start, but we were eventually able to run him down."
""We felt like last night, we had a car that could win, and then it kind of got away from us at the end. We worked hard all day on the car, made some changes, and it paid off. I would like to thank Henderson Motorsports, Banner Valley Hauling, Sparks Motorsports, Sunoco Race Fuels and everyone else with the race team. The Clements Racing Engine under the hood was just phenomenal tonight."
Francis bolted into the lead at the start. Brandon Sheppard ran second for the first ten laps of the race. Moyer started fourth and finally got by Sheppard on lap 11. Moyer then tracked down Francis, passing him for the lead coming of off turn number two with three laps to go.
"We were a little too loose after I ran awhile," said Francis. "Billy got such a run off of turn two, there was nothing I could do about it," said the driver of the Georgia Boot, Clint Bowyer owned #15. "When you have Billy Moyer behind you at East Bay you are going to be in trouble. With the number of wins he has here, he's awfully tough to beat at this race track."
Sheppard earned his second consecutive podium finish. He was pleased with his effort in the Mark Richards Racing Rocket House Car. "We were close last night; I thought with the changes we made to free it up, it would help. We were in the hunt for a win, that's all I can ask for. Hopefully we will be in victory lane soon."
Completing the top ten were Scott Bloomquist, Dennis Erb Jr., Jared Landers, Jimmy Owens, and John Blankenship.
In preliminary action, John Blankenship set the overall Miller Welders Fast Time (Group B) amongst the 47 entrants, with a lap of 13.854 seconds (NEW EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK TRACK RECORD). Eddie Carrier Jr. set the fastest time in Group A with a time of 13.931 seconds. Brandon Sheppard, Don O'Neal, Steve Francis and Billy Moyer won their respective heat races. Jason Hughes and Gregg Satterlee won their respective B-Mains.
The series event from East Bay Raceway Park on Thursday February 13th will air LIVE on MAVTV starting at 9:30 PM EST. MAVTV can be found on DIRECTV on Channel 214 and on DISH Network channel 248. For cable subscribers, check your local listings in your area.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Tuesday Night, February 11th, 2014
38th Annual East Bay Winternationals
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
A-Main
1 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $5,000
2 2 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
3 1 1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
4 5 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
5 3 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
6 9 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
7 6 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
8 8 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
9 14 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
10 10 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
11 21 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
12 16 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
13 13 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
14 23 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA
15 19 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
16 12 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
17 15 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
18 24 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
19 18 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
20 26 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
21 7 4J John Mollick Totonto, OH
22 22 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
23 17 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK
24 25 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
25 20 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
26 11 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN
B-Main #1
1 2 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK
2 1 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
3 3 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
4 7 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA
5 4 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
6 8 77m Jay Morris Pittwood, IL
7 5 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
8 12 92 Nick Davis Gumboro, DE
9 11 77 Adam Bowman Seymour, IN
10 10 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
11 6 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
B-Main #2
1 2 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
2 1 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
3 4 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
4 5 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
5 3 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
6 7 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
7 6 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL
8 9 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
9 10 23b Jay Brunson Dubberly, LA
10 12 32s Chad Stapleton Edinburgh, IN
11 8 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
12 11 1cj Andy Bond Coolville, OH
Heat #1
1 2 1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
2 1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV
3 4 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
4 3 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
5 7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
6 9 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
7 6 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV
8 10 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA
9 8 32C Vic Coffey Caledonia, NY
10 12 77 Adam Bowman Seymour, IN
11 11 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN
12 5 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
Heat #2
1 2 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
2 1 4J John Mollick Totonto, OH
3 3 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN
4 4 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA
5 6 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK
6 7 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC
7 5 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
8 8 77m Jay Morris Pittwood, IL
9 9 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
10 10 92 Nick Davis Gumboro, DE
11 11 41 Don Young Hopkinsville, KY
dns 5j Eric Jacobsen Seacliff Beach, CA
Heat #3
1 2 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
2 3 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL
3 1 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
4 4 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
5 5 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
6 8 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB
7 7 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
8 6 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH
9 10 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA
10 9 1cj Andy Bond Coolville, OH
11 11 38b Bob Geiger Laurel, MS
dns 8 Dustin Mitchell Pine Level, NC
Heat #4
1 1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 2 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
3 4 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA
4 3 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE
5 6 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
6 7 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA
7 8 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL
8 5 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
9 11 23b Jay Brunson Dubberly, LA
10 9 32s Chad Stapleton Edinburgh, IN
11 10 44j James O'Hara Moscow, PA
Group A
1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr Salt Rock, WV 13.931
2 4J John Mollick Totonto, OH 14.005
3 1 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 14.060
4 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 14.216
5 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 14.245
6 116 Randy Weaver Crossville, TN 14.291
7 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 14.294
8 4D Chad Hollenbeck Montrose, PA 14.309
9 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 14.377
10 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY 14.378
11 25x Mike Benedum Salem, WV 14.422
12 12 Jason Hughes Westville, OK 14.424
13 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 14.425
14 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 14.430
15 32C Vic Coffey Caledonia, NY 14.458
16 77m Jay Morris Pittwood, IL 14.504
17 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL 14.511
18 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX 14.531
19 00 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths, VA 14.549
20 92 Nick Davis Gumboro, DE 14.658
21 27 Joe Denby Tullahoma, TN 14.889
22 41 Don Young Hopkinsville, KY 15.323
23 77 Adam Bowman Seymour, IN 15.399
Group B
1 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 13.854
2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 13.943
3 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 14.077
4 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 14.078
5 28 Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL 14.081
6 38 Kenny Pettyjohn Millsboro, DE 14.119
7 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 14.134
8 21d Dan Stone Thompson, PA 14.138
9 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL 14.157
10 99m Devin Moran Dresden, OH 14.193
11 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 14.276
12 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 14.287
13 1J Davey Johnson Greensburg, PA 14.338
14 7 Ricky Weiss Headingley, MB 14.404
15 58 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 14.499
16 32s Chad Stapleton Edinburgh, IN 14.794
17 91p Jason Papich Arroyo Grande, CA 14.972
18 44j James O'Hara Moscow, PA 14.977
19 38b Bob Geiger Laurel, MS 14.999
20 23b Jay Brunson Dubberly, LA 15.122
21 1cj Andy Bond Coolville, OH 17.417
22 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 29.689
Event Photos courtesy of Rick Warren
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