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LOLMDS Media UNION, Ky. (August 7) - Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Leader; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; set the fastest qualifying time of the 78 entrants on hand for the 27th Annual North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil on Friday Night at Florence Speedway.
Bloomquist, a two-time winner of the event, was the second qualifier of the evening turned a lap of 17.295 seconds which held up the rest of the way as he earned the PRC Fast Time Award. Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, IN was second fastest qualifier overall followed by Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV.
Bloomquist comes into the event leading the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings by 165 points over 4-time series champ Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Bloomquist, in his Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Sweet Mfg/VP Racing Fuels/Hoosier Tire/Allstar Performance/Vic Hill Racing Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars Monte Carlo SS earned the 10 bonus points that go with setting fast time.
The top three in heat each race will be inverted for Saturday Night's six 12-lap heat races which are set to begin at 8 PM Eastern. The pole sitters for the six heat races will be Joe Armes of Petros, TN; Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY; R.J .Conley of Wheelersburg, OH; Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; and Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH.
Activities on Saturday will get underway at 6 PM with the Ninth Annual National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies that begin at 6 PM Eastern. Heat race action will begin at 8 PM followed by two B-Mains and the $50,000 to win 27th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Friday Night, August 7th, 2009 Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil Florence Speedway - Union, KY Entrants: 78
PRC Fast Time: Scott Bloomquist / 17.295 seconds
Heat Race Line-Ups:
Hawk Brake First Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Joe Armes - Tim McCreadie Scott Bloomquist - Justin Rattliff Jesse Lay - Will Vaught Duane Chamberlain - Brandon Green Wayne Chinn - Jason Keltner Michael Walker - Adrian Nichols Jeff Raisor
Hawk Brake Second Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Brad Neat - Don O'Neal Brian Birkhofer - Jimmy Mars Clint Smith - Rick Combs Jordan Bland - Jeff Aslip Chris Combs - Adam Dixon Tim Prince - D.J. Wells Steve Duderstadt
AFCO Racing Products Third Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance): RJ Conley - Dustin Neat Eddie Carrier Jr. - Dale McDowell Josh Richards - Scott James John Blankenship - Tyler Reddick Bob Lanter - Dustin Linville Jerry Bowesock - Jason Smith Josh McGuire
Tiger Rear Ends Fourth Heat (12 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Skip Arp - Earl Pearson Jr. Jason Jameson - Darrell Lannigan Ray Cook - Wendell Wallace Shannon Babb - Jerry Rice Josh Williams - John Gill Tony Knowles - Donnie Moran Troy Cruse
Hawk Brake Fifth Heat (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Steve Francis - Steve Shaver Jimmy Owens - Mike Jewell Steve Casebolt - David Spille Matt Miller - Mark Douglas Brett Wyatt - Dan Schlieper Steve Landrum - John Mason Gary Engle
Hawk Brake Sixth Heat (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Bart Hartman - Eric Wells Billy Moyer - Eric Jacobsen Mike Marlar - Chris Wilson Victor Lee - Jeep VanWormer Freddy Smith - David Webb Whitney McQueary - David Breazeale Robby Hensley
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