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As the inaugural Dirt Track World Series Simulation season comes to a close with three races left on the schedule, the Kentucky Colonel Steve Francis has a nine point lead over Greg Johnson. Tonight the series heads to Ark La Tex and next weekend the series will wrap up at Golden Isles. Who do you think will take the crown? Here is a look at the top ten in points.


1. Steve Francis 838
2. Greg Johnson 829
3. Brandon Sheppard 787
4. Brian Birkhofer 753
5. Clint Smith 703
6. Rusty Schlenk 678
7. Don O'Neal 646
8 . Darrell Lanigan 632
9. Ryan Unzicker 620
10. Rick Eckert 615

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JOHNSON TAKES RAGIN' CAJUN SHOWDOWN

Vivian, LA ( December 15, 2013) -Everyone knew it was going to be a good one right away in qualifying as Greg Johnson and Steve Francis the top two men in points qualified with the same time at 12.47. The quick qualifier of the evening was Eric Jacobsen with a 12.31, who sat on the pole for the first heat. He was no match for Billy Ogle and Morgan Bagley who put on a show for the heat win. In the end Billy Ogle won the first heat, as Lanigan out dueled Greg Johnson on the final lap in heat two. Tim Fuller won heat three ad the Moyer's and Rick Eckert put on a show in heat four as Billy Moyer Sr won it with his son taking second and Eckert ending up in fifth.

Kent Robinson, Craig Vosbergen, Matt Miller, Jon Henry, Don O'Neal and Josh Richards moved on into the B Main from the C Main. Keeping his alphabet soup run alive Craig Vosbergen charged his way to the B Main win with Tim Fuller taking second,Moyer Jr third, Blankenship fourth Owens fifth and Bloomquist sixth.

With Billy Ogle Jr and Michael Holmes setting the pace for the feature Greg Johnson slipped out to the early lead as Billy Ogle Jr slipped off the track in turn two. As they entered lapped traffic Michael Holmes took the lead which allowed a charging Ogle to close the gap between first and second. As they cleared the first group of lapped cars Billy Ogle Jr came out with the lead. On lap twenty-five the first and only caution flew as the leader Billy Ogle Jr hit the infield tire. On the restart Johnson stepped back out to the lead and never looked back taking the win as Ogle charged his way back up to third. The caution was unkind to Francis however as he slipped back and fell a lap down and finished in tenth place. The rest of the top five were Michael Holmes, Billy Ogle Jr, Billy Moyer Sr. and Eric Jacobsen.

After the race Johnson said, "This is what we needed, a big win to take over the points lead. I do hate it for Ogle who had one fast car tonight, but that's just the way things go in this sport. Hope I can hang on next weekend and bring home the championship."

"We just didn't get the restart we needed after that yellow", Francis said, " The tires just cooled down on us, but championship is still in reach, we just need to refocus and be on top of our game next weekend."

* Heat 1 (10 Laps): Billy Ogle Jr, Morgan Bagley, Eric Jacobsen, Scott Bloomquist, Jon Henry, Matt Miller, Ray Cook, Jamie Oldfield, Brandon Sheppard.

* Heat 2 (10 Laps): Darrell Lanigan, Greg Johnson, Eric Wells, Jimmy Owens, Kent Robinson, Clint Smith, Craig Vosbergen, Randy Korte, B.J. Robinson.

* Heat 3 (10 Laps): Tim Fuller, Michael Holmes, Steve Francis, John Blankenship, Bobby Pierce, Rusty Schlenk, Josh Richards, Brian Birkhofer.

* Heat 4 (10 Laps): Billy Moyer Sr, Billy Moyer Jr. Ryan Unzicker, Chris Brown, Rick Eckert, Don O'Neal, Chris Wall, Shane Clanton.

* note Top 10 in points after qualifying and heats combined, transfer straight to feature.

C Main (12 Laps, Top 6): Kent Robinson, Craig Vosbergen, Matt Miller, Jon Henry, Don O'Neal, Josh Richards, Ray Cook, Brandon Sheppard, Brian Birkhofer, Shane Clanton, Jamie Oldfield, Chris Wall, Randy Korte, BJ Robinson.

B Main (15 Laps, Top 6): Craig Vosbergen, Tim Fuller, Billy Moyer Jr, John Blankenship, Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Rick Eckert, Clint Smith, Bobby Pierce, Chris Brown, Rusty Schlenk, Kent Robinson, Jon Henry, Don O'Neal, Josh Richards, Matt Miller.

RAGIN' CAJUN SHOWDOWN (50 Laps):

1. Greg Johnson
2. Michael Holmes
3. Billy Ogle Jr.
4. Billy Moyer Sr.
5. Eric Jacobsen
6. Morgan Bagley
7. Eric Wells
8. Darrell Lanigan
9. Ryan Unzicker
10. Steve Francis
11. Tim Fuller
12. Billy Moyer Jr.
13. Craig Vosbergen
14. Jimmy Owens
15. John Blankenship
16. Scott Bloomquist
17. John Henry
18. Rick Eckert
19. Bobby Pierce
20. Clint Smith
21. Rusty Schlenk
22. Kent Robinson
23. Don O'Neal
24. Chris Brown

Statistics

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Entrants: 34

Lap Leaders: Greg Johnson (Laps 1-12), Michael Holmes ( Lap 13), Billy Ogle Jr (Laps 14-24), Greg Johnson (Laps 25-50)

Cautions: Billy Ogle Jr (Lap 25)

Top five in points after Ark La Tex

1. Greg Johnson 1069
2. Steve Francis 1022
3. Brandon Sheppard 855
4. Darrell Lanigan 829
5. Clint Smith 819

Next year the DTWS will not qualify and instead will go by pill draw and will have two rounds of heats. The top ten in two rounds of heats will be locked into the feature. Any tie breakers will go by points. The rest will go to the consis. Heats will have no more than ten cars and points will go ten points for a win minus one point through the field. Feature points will be twenty-five for a win minus one point through the field.

1/1 Speedway City
1/2 Speedway City
1/3 Speedway City
1/4 Speedway City
1/18 Western Springs Speedway
1/25 Devils Bowl Speedway
2/1 Bakersfield Speedway
2/21 Silver Dollar Speedway
2/22 Silver Dollar Speedway
2/28 Jackson Motor Speedway
3/1 Jackson Motor Speedway
3/8 Speedway City- Austalian National Title
3/22 Magnolia Motor Speedway
4/5 Farmer City Raceway
4/12 Crossville Raceway
4/26 The Dirt Track @ Charlotte- Colassal 100
5/2 Florence Speedway
5/16 Volunteer Speedway
5/30 Portmouth Raceway Park
6/13 LaSalle Speedway
6/27 Roaring Knob Raceway

SOUTHERN SLING WEEK
7/6 Ark La Tex Speedway
7/7 Jackson Motor Speedway
7/8 Magnolia Motor Speedway
7/9Talladega Short Track
7/10 Golden Isles Speedway

7/25 Fonda Speedway
8/8 Eriez Speedway
8/9 McKean County Raceway
8/16 41st Street Speedway- Charles Naffe Memorial
8/30 Atomic Speedway- Veterans Appreciation 100
9/5 Canandaigua Motorsports Park
9/6 Woodhull Raceway
9/25 Husets Speedway
9/26 Eagle Raceway- Eagle Nationals
9/27 Eagle Raceway- Eagle Nationals
10/4 TBA
10/18 TBA
HALLOWEEN HAVOC WEEK
10/24 Lawrenceburg Speedway
10/25 Tri State Speedway
10/26 OFF
10/27 Gas City Speedway- I-69 Classic
10/28 Kokomo Speedway
10/29 OFF
10/30 Brownstown Speedway
10/31 Bloomington Speedway- Hoosier Late Model Nationals
11/1 Thunder Valley Raceway (NO WHERE)

11/8 Volusia Speedway Park- Gator 100
11/16 Cherokee Speedway- BLUE/ Gray 100


11/20 41st Street Speedway- WORLD SERIES "ALL STAR RACE"
11/21 41st Street Speedway- WORLD SERIES
11/22 41st Street Speedway- WORLD SERIES


* NOTE THIS IS AN OFFLINE SERIES

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(Bruswick, GA) Going into the night it looked like Johnson almost had the championship wrapped up, but Francis had other plans as he regained the points lead. Round one heat winners included Randy Weaver, Clint Smith, Rick Eckert and Darrell Lanigan. Round two heat winners included Billy Ogle Jr, Shane Clanton, Rick Eckert and Bobby Pierce.

Two Australians Jamie Oldfield and Michael Holmes moved onto to the A Main from B Main #1 with Randy Weaver as Billy Moyer, Tim Fuller and Brandon Sheppard transferred from B Main #2.

Rick Eckert and Darrell Lanigan started front row for the fifty lap feature event. Lanigan lead lap one, but was over taken on lap two by Eckert. Lanigan regained the lead on lap six. Eckert was able to sneak across the line before Lanigan on lap thirteen but again the lead was taken over again on lap fourteen by Lanigan. It was short lived however as Weaver took over the lead on lap fifteen and never looked back and lead the rest of the race.

Weaver was elated in victory lane to become the sixth diffrent winner on the tour this year. He stated it was one of the biggest wins of his career.

Tomorrow the season will wrap up back at Golden Isles. But there will be no rest for the weary as the 2014 season will start on New Years Day down under at Speedway City in Adelaide, South Australia.
*Heat 1 Round 1 (10 Laps): Weaver, Francis, Disney, Ogle, Moyer Sr, Fuller, Wells

*Heat 2 Round 1 (10 Laps): Smith, Richards, Owens, Blankenship, Clanton, Madden, Schlenk

* Heat 3 Round 1 (10 Laps): Eckert, Holmes, Casebolt, Sheppard, Unzicker, Robinson, ONeal

*Heat 4 Round 1 (10 Laps): Lanigan, Vosbergen, Johnson, Pierce, Oldfield, Birkhofer, Gilpin

*Heat 1 Round 2 (10 Laps): Ogle, Fuller, Francis, Wells, Moyer Sr, Weaver, Disney

*Heat 2 Round 2 (10 Laps): Clanton, Richards, Smith, Blankenship, Owens, Madden, Schlenk

*Heat 3 Round 2 (10 Laps): Eckert, Casebolt, Sheppard, Holmes, Robinson, ONeal, Unzicker

*Heat 4 Round 2 (10 Laps): Pierce, Lanigan, Vosbergen, Gilpin, Johnson, Oldfield, Birkhofer

B Main #1 (15 Laps): Oldfield, Holmes, Weaver, Johnson, Blankenship, Unzicker, Birkhofer, Disney, Gilpin

B Main #2 (15 Laps): Moyer Sr, Fuller, Sheppard, Owens, Madden, Robinson, Wells, ONeal, Schlenk

Feature Finish (50 Laps):

1. Randy Weaver
2. Darrell Lanigan
3. Rick Eckert
4. Clint Smith
5. Bobby Pierce
6. Steve Casebolt
7. Josh Richards
8. Craig Vosbergen
9. Billy Ogle Jr
10. Steve Francis
11. Jamie Oldfield
12. Michael Holmes
13. Billy Moyer Sr
14. Shane Clanton
15. Brandon Sheppard
16. Tim Fuller
SEMI FEATURE
17. Kent Robinson
18. John Blankenship
19. Jimmy Owens
20. Greg Johnson
21. Chris Madden
22. Eric Wells
23. Brian Birkhofer
24. Ryan Unzicker

Statistics

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Entrants: 28

Lap Leaders: Darrell Lanigan (Lap 1), Rick Eckert (Laps 2-5) Darrell Lanigan (Laps 6-12), Rick Eckert (Lap 13), Darrell Lanigan (Lap 14) Randy Weaver (Laps 15-50)

Cautions: 0

Top five in points Points Back
1. Steve Francis 0
2. Greg Johnson -15
3. Darrell Lanigan -16
4. Tim Fuller -43
5. Clint Smith -47