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James Essex
WEST PLAINS, Mo. (May 22) - Team Zero drivers Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN both piloting Bloomquist Race Car Chassis will start on the front row of Saturday Night's $40,000 to win 17th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Show-Me 100 Presented by DART Machinery for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO.
Owens, who was the fastest qualifier in PRC Time Trials for the 66 cars that were on hand for the event spun a number one on the invert wheel, which meant he would start on the pole of the first heat which he won after a side-by-side battle for the first half of the race with Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN who finished second. Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC made a last lap pass on Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL to capture the third and final transfer spot out of heat race number one.
In heat number two it was Springfield, MO's Jeremy Payne grabbing the win as he held off a hard-charging Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN for the victory. Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL grabbed the third and final transfer spot ahead of Jeff Floyd of Walnut Ridge, AR.
The third heat was taken by Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA who dominated his heat, outrunning Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY and Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI who also earned starting spots in the Show-Me 100 by finishing second and third. Schlieper held off rookie Jason Hughes of West Plains, Mo for the final transfer position.
The fourth heat race, which determines the outside of the front row for the Show-Me 100 on Saturday Night; was taken by five-time race winner Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN. Bloomquist ran away with his heat race leading wire-to-wire over three-time event winner, Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR and Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO made a thrilling last-lap pass on Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA to take the third and final transfer spot.
The fifth heat went to Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI who had to battle through some heavy traffic on his way to his win. Chris Madden of Gaffney, SC finished second followed by Jeep VanWormer of Pinconning, MI who got the final transfer spot. Dane Dacus of Lakeland, TN was fourth.
The final heat of the night was a race-long duel between Brandon Kinzer of Allen, KY and three-time Show-Me 100 winner Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR. Moyer tried lap after lap to pass Kinzer but came up one-car length short. Trailing Kinzer and Moyer was Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN who transferred to his second career Show-Me 100 by placing third. Eric Turner of Hermitage, MO was fourth.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned 17th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Show-Me 100 Presented by DART Machinery will conclude on Saturday Night with the Manufacturers Dash, two B-Mains and the 100 lap Show-Me 100 paying $40,000 to win.
To find out more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log on to www.lucasdirt.com or call the series office at (951) 532-2503.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, May 22, 2009
West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, MO
PRC Fast Time: Jimmy Owens/15.575 seconds
Hawk Brake First Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Steve Casebolt, Ray Cook, Earl Pearson Jr., John Blankenship, Josh McGuire, Bill Frye, Billy Moyer Jr., Howard Willis, Jason Utter
Hawk Brake Second Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Jeremy Payne, Don O'Neal, Brian Shirley, Jeff Floyd, James Ward, Justin Wells, Mark Douglas, Mitchell Byars, Michael Walker, Raymond Merrill, Jared Landers
AFCO Racing Products Third Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Brian Birkhofer, Brad Neat, Dan Schlieper, Jason Hughes, Jack Sullivan, Will Vaught, Matt Miller, Skip Arp, Tony Knowles, Stacy Caldwell, Chuck Laney
Tiger Rear Ends Fourth Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Wendell Wallace, Terry Phillips, Dale McDowell, Chris Wall, Mike Marlar, Jason Cliburn, Michael Murphree, Kyle Beard, Ray Moore, Dewaine Hottinger
AFCO Racing Products Fifth Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Mars, Chris Madden, Jeep VanWormer, Dane Dacus, Brad Looney, Eric Jacobsen, David Breazeale, Gary Stolba, Chad Wheeler, Wade Byers, Joey Baroni
AFCO Racing Products Sixth Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Brandon Kinzer, Billy Moyer, Scott James, Eric Turner, Shanon Buckingham, Freddy Smith, Tony Jackson Jr., Chris Simpson, Jon Kirby, Brandon McCormick, Gregg Hill
Show-Me 100
Starting Lineup So Far:
Jimmy Owens-Scott Bloomquist
Jeremy Payne-Jimmy Mars
Brian Birkhofer-Brandon Kinzer
Steve Casebolt-Wendell Wallace
Don O'Neal-Chris Madden
Brad Neat-Billy Moyer
Ray Cook-Terry Phillips
Brian Shirley-Jeep VanWormer
Dan Schlieper-Scott James
Qualifying Results
1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 15.575
2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 15.598
3 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 15.803
4 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 15.865
5 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 15.870
6 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR 15.911
7 41 Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 15.922
8 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 15.940
9 74 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO 15.942
10 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 15.975
11 44 Chris Madden Gray Court, SC 15.976
12 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 15.997
13 3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 16.017
14 18 Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY 16.052
15 7 Matt Miller Watertown, OH 16.054
16 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 16.086
17 55 Jeep VanWormer Pinnconning, MI 16.090
18 50 Shanon Buckingham Morristown, TN 16.093
19 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO 16.105
20 44 Earl Pearson Jr Jacksonville, FL 16.112
21 88 Chad Wheeler Muskogee, OK 16.113
22 83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 16.151
23 71 Chris Wall Holden, LA 16.153
24 52D Mark Douglas Knoxville, TN 16.171
25 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN 16.172
26 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO 16.184
27 99T Eric Turner Hermitage, MO 16.186
28 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 16.189
29 F1 Jeff Floyd Walnut Ridge, AR 16.190
30 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO 16.191
31 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 16.197
32 66w Justin Wells Aurora, MO 16.235
33 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 16.237
34 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 16.238
35 1HR Ron McQuerry St. Albans, MO 16.251
36 W3 James Ward Lettsworth, LA 16.268
37 14JR Jason Hughes Colcord, OK 16.274
38 66 Bill Frye Greenbriar, AR 16.301
39 88 Raymond Merrill Salisaw, OK 16.305
40 5 Eric Jacobsen Seacliff, CA 16.327
41 56 Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO 16.364
42 26 Tony Knowles Tyrone, GA 16.379
43 41 Josh McGuire Ashland, KY 16.398
44 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR 16.404
45 33 Gary Stolba Willow Springs, MO 16.416
46 5B Mitchell Byers Carrollton, MS 16.419
47 18 Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR 16.428
48 00 Freddy Smith Seymour, TN 16.434
49 93 Ray Moore Shreveport, LA 16.440
50 54 David Breazeale Four Corners, MS 16.459
51 32 Chris Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA 16.477
52 8M Michael Murphree Little Rock, AR 16.478
53 54 Dane Dacus Lakeland, TN 16.545
54 11 Jon Kirby Russellville, AR 16.604
55 888 Jason Cliburn Star, MS 16.651
56 26B Joey Baroni Jackson, MS 16.663
57 65 Dewaine Hottinger Russellville, AR 16.666
58 42 Brandon McCormick Lebanon, MO 16.666
59 23 Howard Willis Dayton, TX 16.673
60 64 Michael Walker Franklin, TN 16.799
61 54c Stacy Caldwell Nettleton, MS 16.822
62 05 Wade Byars Carrollton, MS 16.847
63 31 Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA 16.891
64 91 Chuck Laney Sevierville, TN 17.132
65 8 Gregg Hill Eveleth, MN 17.136
66 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR no time
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