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Golden Isles Speedway
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (January 25) - Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., is looking super at Golden Isles Speedway's Super Bowl of Racing IV.
Fresh off Wednesday's $10,000 victory in the opener, Owens blew away the field on Friday for another $10,000 payday. He had a straightaway lead on fellow front-row starter Donnie Moran after just five laps laps and, except for restarts after a lap-30 and lap-44 cautions, never let anyone get any closer in the 50-lap main event.
The UMP-sanctioned victory for Super Late Models gives Owens four straight victories going back to two wins that he wrapped up 2007 with at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., and East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Fla., a crate engine race. He's piloting the same Bloomquist Race Car that carried him to most of his victories during a stellar 2007 season, including the 37th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway.
At Golden Isles, Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., took second from Moran on the lap-44 restart, but he was no match for Owens, who again built a full straightaway lead in cruising the final laps. Moran, of Dresden, Ohio, ended up third with Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., and Hall of Famer Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., rounding out the top five. Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who got sent into the infield mud on an aborted lap-one start, rallied from his 15th starting spot to finish sixth. Owens wasn't the only repeat winner at Golden Isles. Shane Williams of DeLeon Springs, Fla., captured his second National Late Model Series feature during the Super Bowl of Racing IV.
The 10-night event, rained out on Thursday, continues with another $10,000-to-win event for Super Late Models on Saturday, Jan. 26.
Super Bowl of Racing IV (Jan. 25): (1) Jimmy Owens, (2) Steve Francis, (3) Donnie Moran, (4) Tim Fuller, (5) Scott Bloomquist, (6) Tim McCreadie, (7) Billy Moyer, (8) Ricky Elliott, (9) Shane Clanton, (10) Mike Marlar, (11) Josh Richards, (12) Darrell Lanigan, (13) Earl Pearson Jr., (14) Kelly Boen, (15) Brady Smith, (16) Damon Eller, (17) Randle Chupp, (18) Tyler Ivey, (19) Chris Madden, (20) Steve Shaver, (21) Chub Frank, (22) Matt Miller, (23) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (24) Clint Smith, (25) Terry Casey.
Fast qualifier (among 53 cars): Jimmy Owens, 15.445 seconds (4/10-mile oval)
First heat: 1. Scott Bloomquist, 2. Tim Fuller, 3. Shane Clanton, 4. Tim McCreadie, 5. Earl Pearson Jr., 6. Randle Chupp, 7. James Ward, 8. Wes Steidinger, 9. Justin Rattliff, 10. Jason McBride, 11. Danny Johnson, 12. Patrick Sheltra, 13. Brian Nuttall, 14. Chuck Hummer.
Second heat: 1. Donnie Moran, 2. Mike Marlar, 3. Damon Eller, 4. Kelly Boen, 5. Chub Frank, 6. G.R. Smith, 7. Brady Smith, 8. Chuck Chitty, 9. Mark Andersen, 10. Craig Shuffield, 11. Dale Groves, 12. Johnny Collins. Scratch: Joe Isabell.
Third heat: 1. Steve Francis, 2. Billy Moyer, 3. Ricky Elliott, 4. Darrell Lanigan, 5. Clint Smith, 6. Rick Eckert, 7. Tyler Ivey, 8. Vic Coffey, 9. Ed Basey, 10. Dan Schlieper, 11. Chesley Dixon, 12. Jason Fitzgerald. Scratch: Homer Leonard.
Fourth heat: 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Josh Richards, 3. Chris Madden, 4. Matt Miller, 5. Terry Casey, 6. Ivedent Lloyd Jr., 7. Steve Shaver, 8. Dennis Erb Jr., 9. Shanon Buckingham, 10. Billy Decker, 11. Freddy Smith, 12. Michael England, 13. Mike Collins.
First consolation: 1. Brady Smith, 2. Randle Chupp, 3. James Ward, 4. Justin Rattliff, 5. Wes Steidinger, 6. G.R. Smith, 7. Danny Johnson, 8. Chuck Chitty, 9. Jason McBride, 10. Craig Shuffield, 11. Mark Andersen, 12. Dale Groves Jr., 13. Johnny Collins, 14. Patrick Sheltra, 15. Brian Nuttall, 16. Homer Leonard.
Second consolation: 1. Steve Shaver, 2. Ivedent Lloyd Jr, 3. Dennis Erb Jr., 4. Rick Eckert, 5. Vic Coffey, 6. Tyler Ivey, 7. Dan Schlieper, 8. Chesley Dixon, 9. Mike Collins, 10. Michael England, 11. Shanon Buckingham, 12. Freddy Smith, 13. Ed Basey, 14. Billy Decker, 15. Jason Fitzgerald.
NLMS Late Models
1 3 XXX1 Shane Williams Barberville , Fl 0 2 7 22B Brandon Cameron Jacksonville , Fl 0 3 12 27H Jeffrey Hunter Jacksonville , Fl 0 4 2 5 Johnny Collins Jacksonville , Fl 0 6 13 27F Ben Faircloth Swainsboro , Ga 0 8 5 14 Terry Lumley Twin City, Ga 0 9 10 35 Charles Sealy Moulrie , Ga 0 10 4 6 Clay Bedenbaugh Lake City, Fl 0 12 9 17C Dusty Cone Jennings , Fl 0 13 14 16 Wayne Shugart St Augistine, Fl 0 14 25 4 Jeremy Faircloth Swainsboro , Ga 0 15 16 7W Mark Whitener Middlesburg , Fl 0 16 15 29 Mallory Harvey Baxley , Ga 0 17 8 7C Kent Corbin Bunnell , Fl 0 18 24 49W Carl Shewood West Columbia, Sc 0 19 11 27F Jeff Fortner Vidalia , Ga 0 20 22 18 Michael Lloyd - 0 21 17 12J Scott Johnson Brunswick , Ga 0 23 20 21 Frank Williams Dublin , Ga 0 24 18 81 David Whitener Middlesburg , Fl 0
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