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KNOXVILLE, Iowa (September 30) - Billy Moyer of Batesville, Arkansas, the hottest late model driver in the nation, grabbed the first night of qualifying at the 7th annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals presented by Casey's General Stores. The win marked his 22nd of the year.

Though Moyer won this 25-lap Thursday qualifier, it was front row starter Tim McCreadie who claimed the first two laps on this Thursday night. He gave way the lead to pole sitter Josh Richards on lap three and was content to follow till the first caution flag on lap eight. That slow down came about when ninth running Steve Francis exited to become the events first drop.

Richards led McCreadie, hard-charging Moyer, Earl Pearson, Jr. and race rookie Austin Hubbard back to the line on the restart. A real tug of war ensued for that top spot and McCreadie gained it back at the five-mile mark from Richards as that driver slowly drifted backwards to the finish. Pearson made a pass of Moyer at this point to grab second and defending event champion Scott Bloomquist was now in fifth.

On a track that began the evening as too wet, most of the front runners now circled the bottom as the quickest way around this big half-mile oval. In fact, the track had come in so nicely that the leaders were running at or near a track record pace. Only McCreadie experimented with the top at the cushion which was only two-thirds of the way up the track in the turns.

McCreadie finally gave way the lead to Moyer on lap 17. The top was just not fast enough to hold off the hard charge of Moyer who had started eleventh. Behind those two Pearson continued to fend off all Bloomquist challenges. Bloomquist would make that pass with just five laps to go.

In the end, Moyer picked up the $7,000 to win event by a comfortable 20-car advantage over McCreadie. Bloomquist, a fourth row starter was third and Pearson was fourth. Tenth starter Brady Smith claimed fifth. Top point totals on this first night of qualifications went to Bloomquist, Pearson, McCreadie, Hubbard and Matt Miller. Moyer was sixth.


	Night one runner-up finisher Tim McCreadie

Second man out, Jimmy Owens led all participants in qualifying time trials with a lap of 17.950. He was the only driver to drop below eighteen seconds. Heat events went to Mark Burgtorf, Brady Smith, event rookie Bud McCool, Jack Sullivan and Moyer. Will Vaught won the C Main in track record time and Brian Birkhofer took the B Main. A field of 61 cars entered the pits on this night.

A companion modified class contested four heats, two B Mains and a twenty-lap feature. Coming out on top was Richie Gustin who was the class of the field on this night. Gustin led flag to flag in the feature and won going away at the checkers, his second victory here this season. Trailing at the finish were Ryan Ruter, Darin Duffy, Todd Shute and Mark Schulte.

7th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals
Knoxville Raceway
September 30, 2010

A-Main
1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR $7,000
2 39T Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
4 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL
5 2 Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI
6 19 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE
7 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
8 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA
9 07 Kelly Boen Henderson, CO
10 25 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon, IA
11 7 Matt Miller Whitehouse, OH
12 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN
13 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
14 24 Rick Eckert York, PA
15 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
16 7B Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL
17 39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN
18 41 Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
19 50 Denny Eckrich Oxford, IA
20 18M John VanDenBerg Oskaloosa, IA
21 32D Darren Miller Milledgeville, IL
22 1s Jack Sullivan Greenbrier, AR
23 1m Rob Moss Iowa City, IA
24 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY

B-Main
1 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 2 32D Darren Miller Milledgeville, IL 3 24 Rick Eckert York, PA 4 50 Denny Eckrich Oxford, IA 5 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 6 56 Andy Eckrich Iowa City, IA 7 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 8 98 Jason Rauen Farley, IA 9 14 Boone McLaughlin Mediapolis, IA 10 2A John Anderson Omaha, NE 11 29H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA 12 E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette, WY 13 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, IA 14 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 15 31 Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA 16 5m Mike Fryer Freeport, IL 17 33F Rickey Frankel Quincy, IL 18 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, IN 19 15R Jeff Guengerich Washington, IA 20 8 Mike Wallace Carter Lake, IA 21 33 Nick Marolf Moscow, IA 22 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 23 25H Kerry Hansen Spencer, WI

C-Main
1 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, IN 3 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 4 31 Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA 5 32 Chris Simpson Marion, IA 6 5 John Duty Portland, OR 7 93 Jay Johnson West Burlington, IA 8 44zo Alonzo Grosse Council Bluffs, IA 9 7c Chad Chenoweth Huron, SD 10 21B Rich Bell Sheffield, IL 11 56x Chris Spieker Massena, IA 12 20x Jake Meier Tipton, IA 13 10 Junior Coover Norfolk, NE

Heat #1
1 7B Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL 2 25 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon, IA 3 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 4 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 5 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 6 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, IA 7 55 Jeep Van Wormer Pinconning, MI 8 14 Boone McLaughlin Mediapolis, IA 9 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, IN 10 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 11 5 John Duty Portland, OR 12 93 Jay Johnson West Burlington, IA

Heat #2
1 2 Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI 2 19 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE 3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 4 18M John VanDenBerg Oskaloosa, IA 5 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 6 56 Andy Eckrich Iowa City, IA 7 15R Jeff Guengerich Washington, IA 8 5m Mike Fryer Freeport, IL 9 31 Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA 10 11T Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 11 99D Darrel DeFrance Marshalltown, IA

Heat #3
1 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 2 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 3 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 4 39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN 5 50 Denny Eckrich Oxford, IA 6 25H Kerry Hansen Spencer, WI 7 98 Jason Rauen Farley, IA 8 33 Nick Marolf Moscow, IA 9 56x Chris Spieker Massena, IA 10 7c Chad Chenoweth Huron, SD 11 29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 12 21B Rich Bell Sheffield, IL

Heat #4
1 1s Jack Sullivan Greenbrier, AR 2 39T Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 3 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 4 07 Kelly Boen Henderson, CO 5 32D Darren Miller Milledgeville, IL 6 29H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA 7 2A John Anderson Omaha, NE 8 8 Mike Wallace Carter Lake, IA 9 44zo Alonzo Grosse Council Bluffs, IA 10 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 11 45DW Denny Woodworth Mendon, IL 12 32 Chris Simpson Marion, IA

Heat #5
1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 2 1m Rob Moss Iowa City, IA 3 41 Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 4 7 Matt Miller Whitehouse, OH 5 24 Rick Eckert York, PA 6 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 7 33F Rickey Frankel Quincy, IL 8 E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette, WY 9 20x Jake Meier Tipton, IA 10 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 11 22 Jill George Cedar Falls, IA


	Fast qualifier Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN

Qualifying
1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, IN 17.950
2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 18.006
3 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 18.218
4 44 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL 18.443
5 7 Matt Miller Whitehouse, OH 18.480
6 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 18.509
7 19 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE 18.528
8 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 18.536
9 39T Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 18.544
10 20x Jake Meier Tipton, IA 18.548
11 1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 18.561
12 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 18.573
13 50 Denny Eckrich Oxford, IA 18.630
14 32D Darren Miller Milledgeville, IL 18.638
15 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 18.639
16 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 18.655
17 2 Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI 18.691
18 21B Rich Bell Sheffield, IL 18.700
19 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 18.709
20 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 18.732
21 25 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon, IA 18.777
22 11T Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 18.838
23 33 Nick Marolf Moscow, IA 18.855
24 07 Kelly Boen Henderson, CO 18.871
25 24 Rick Eckert York, PA 18.897
26 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 18.912
27 56 Andy Eckrich Iowa City, IA 18.917
28 98 Jason Rauen Farley, IA 18.919
29 2A John Anderson Omaha, NE 18.943
30 41 Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 18.961
31 5 John Duty Portland, OR 19.002
32 31 Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA 19.034
33 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 19.044
34 1s Jack Sullivan Greenbrier, AR 19.051
35 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 19.086
36 14 Boone McLaughlin Mediapolis, IA 19.087
37 99D Darrel DeFrance Marshalltown, IA 19.122
38 29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 19.141
39 32 Chris Simpson Marion, IA 19.289
40 33F Rickey Frankel Quincy, IL 19.340
41 55 Jeep Van Wormer Pinconning, MI 19.344
42 5m Mike Fryer Freeport, IL 19.363
43 56x Chris Spieker Massena, IA 19.390
44 29H Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque, IA 19.405
45 E5K Eddie Kirchoff Gillette, WY 19.442
46 7B Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL 19.500
47 18M John VanDenBerg Oskaloosa, IA 19.562
48 25H Kerry Hansen Spencer, WI 19.568
49 45DW Denny Woodworth Mendon, IL 19.585
50 1m Rob Moss Iowa City, IA 19.596
51 93 Jay Johnson West Burlington, IA 19.611
52 15R Jeff Guengerich Washington, IA 19.642
53 39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN 19.704
54 8 Mike Wallace Carter Lake, IA 19.773
55 22 Jill George Cedar Falls, IA 19.881
56 40 Joel Callahan Dubuque, IA 19.954
57 10 Junior Coover Norfolk, NE 20.069
58 7c Chad Chenoweth Huron, SD 20.200
59 44zo Alonzo Grosse Council Bluffs, IA 20.865
60 15c Curt Schroeder Des Moines, IA No Time
61 74 Ron Boyse Kalona, IA No Time