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Golden Isles Speedway
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (January 29) - So much for Jimmy Owens' dry spell. Coming off a sixth-place finish the previous night, the Newport, Tenn., driver got back to his winning ways at Golden Isles Speedway's Super Bowl of Racing IV for his third victory of the mega-event.
Owens, who picked up another $10,000 in feature earnings, sprinted away at the outset and was never challenged in capturing the unsanctioned 50-lap victory.
Fifth-starting Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., worked past polesitter Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., before the halfway point to grab second, but he simply couldn't keep up with Owens, who reverted to the effortless form he showed in leading all 50 laps of the Jan. 25 event.
Owens beat Richards to the line by more than five seconds. Francis fended off a hard-changing Tim Fuller of Edwards, N.Y., who started 10th, to maintain the third spot. Fuller was fourth and home-state driver Shane Clanton of Locust Grove fifth. Rick Eckert of York, Pa., who won the non-qualifiers' race and started 25th in the 25-car field, was sixth.
Going back to last season, Owens has won five of the last six races he has entered, including his three $10,000 victories in four Super Bowl events at Golden Isles.
The race was slowed by four cautions, none for serious incidents.
With Owens setting a blistering pace, only nine cars were on the lead lap at the finish.
Action continues the next four nights at Golden Isles with $10,000-to-win events for Super Late Models on Wednesday through Saturday.
Super Bowl of Racing IV (Jan. 29): (1) Jimmy Owens, (2) Josh Richards, (3) Steve Francis, (4) Tim Fuller, (5) Shane Clanton, (6) Rick Eckert, (7) Earl Pearson Jr., (8) Scott Bloomquist, (9) Justin Rattliff, (10) Ricky Elliott, (11) Damon Eller, (12) Dennis Erb Jr., (13) Kelly Boen, (14) Matt Miller, (15) Randle Chupp, (16) Tommy Kerr, (17) Casey Roberts, (18) Chris Madden, (19) Billy Moyer, (20) Brady Smith, (21) Terry Casey, (22) Don O'Neal, (23) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (24) Tim McCreadie, (25) Darren Miller.
Fast qualifier (among 58 cars): Terry Casey, 15.764 seconds
First heat: (1) Shane Clanton, (2) Josh Richards, (3) Dennis Erb Jr., (4) Randle Chupp, (5) Kelly Boen, (6) Billy Moyer, (7) Steve Shaver, (8) Mark Andersen, (9) Jason Fitzgerald, (10) Johnny Collins, (11) Homer Leonard, (12) Shawn Beasley, (13) Skip Arp, (14) Wes
Steidinger, (15) Shanon Buckingham.
Second heat: (1) Jimmy Owens, (2) Ricky Elliott, (3) Tim Fuller, (4) Tommy Kerr, (5) Don O'Neal, (6) Chub Frank, (7) Chris Madden, (8) Donnie Moran, (9) Mike Collins, (10) Brandon Cameron, (11) G.R. Smith, (12) Dillon Wood, (13) Derek Ellis, (14) Chuck Smith, (15) Chesley Dixon.
Third heat: (1) Steve Francis, (2) Terry Casey, (3) Matt Miller, (4) Darren Miller, (5) Damon Eller, (6) Darrell Lanigan, (7) Rick Eckert, (8) Patrick Sheltra, (9) Ed Basey, (10) Brady Smith, (11) James Ward, (12) Tyler Ivey, (13) Chuck Hummer, (14) Vic Coffey.
Fourth heat: (1) Ivedent Lloyd Jr., (2) Casey Roberts, (3) Justin Rattliff, (4) Scott Bloomquist, (5) Earl Pearson Jr., (6) Michael England, (7) Tim McCreadie, (8) Clint Smith, (9) Jason McBride, (10) Joe Isabell, (11) Anthony White, (12) Dale Groves Jr., (13) Freddy Smith.
First consolation: (1) Billy Moyer, (2) Chris Madden, (3) Johnny Collins, (4) Jason Fitzgerald, (5) Dillon Wood, (6) Donnie Moran, (7) Brandon Cameron, (8) Shawn Beasley, (9) Mike Collins, (10) Chuck Smith Jr., (11) Derek Ellis, (12) Wes Steidinger, (13) Steve Shaver, (14) Chub Frank, (15) Homer Leonard, (16) G.R. Smith, (17) Mark Andersen.
Second consolation: (1) Tim McCreadie, (2) Brady Smith, (3) Darrell Lanigan, (4) Michael England, (5) Rick Eckert, (6) Patrick Sheltra, (7) Clint Smith, (8) Ed Basey, (9) Anthony White, (10) Joe Isabell, (11) James Ward, (12) Jason McBride, (13) Dale Groves Jr., (14) Chuck Hummer, (15) Tyler Ivey.
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