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Moyer Takes Battle at the Beach 50 at Tri-City Speedway

PONTOON BEACH, IL (July 13, 2012) - Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR took the gloves off, and is taking home the trophy for the Battle of the Beach 50 at Tri-City Speedway. He led the first 17 laps of the race until O'Neal powered ahead of him, coming from his 12th starting spot to take the lead on lap 18. O'Neal then led Moyer until his left rear tire went flat on lap 27.



Moyer and pole setter Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN paced the field for the first 13 circuits of the race. The first caution of the race came out for Billy Moyer Jr. on lap 13, and momentarily halted a good battle for the lead in traffic between and the defending series champion, Owens and Moyer. On the restart, O'Neal, who was up to fifth place, shot to the bottom of the track and took over second on lap 14.



With O'Neal's demise from the lead Moyer paced the field over the last 22 laps of the race. He saw a green-white-checkered finish when Tyler Reddick brought out the final caution with two laps remaining. Moyer then held off Owens for his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of 2012 and his 15th career LOLMDS victory.



"We always like coming here, ever since they reconfigured the race track a few years ago. It's just the perfect size, and to win here again is just tremendous! Kevin (Gundaker) and his staff do a great job here," said the Hall of Fame driver.



Moyer also took notice when O'Neal passed him for the lead. "I knew he started way back, but he must have come up through the field awfully fast! The next thing I knew, he was in the lead. I thought I saw his tire starting to go down, don't know if he ran over something or what, and then he slowed in front of me," said the 54-year-old Moyer, who had to take evasive action when O'Neal slowed in front of him.



"It has been a pretty good year, and to beat these Lucas Oil guys is quite an accomplishment. I want to thank all the fans for coming out tonight, I think they saw a pretty good show," said Moyer to the loud applause from the big crowd on hand to witness the event.



For Moyer, it was his 14th overall win of the season, which tops all dirt late model drivers in the country. His Moyer Victory Circle Chevrolet is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Banner Valley Hauling, L&D Trucking, Watters Auto Land, and Sunoco Race Fuels.



Owens maintains the points lead with his second place finish in the Reece Monument Company, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford. Pearson in the Bobby Labonte, Lucas Oil Products, Longhorn Dodge edged out Steve Francis of Ashland, KY in the Valvoline, Barry Wright Race Cars Chevrolet. The young 15-year-old Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL had his best career finish in LOLMDS competition, coming home in fifth in the American Metal Supply, Pierce Race Cars, Chevrolet.



Completing the top ten were: Chris Simpson of Oxford, IA; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; O'Neal; Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR; and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY.



In preliminary action, Brian Birkhofer set the Red Buck Cigars Fast Time amongst the 30 entrants with a lap of 14.552 seconds. Heat races were taken by: Jimmy Owens, Jared Landers, Billy Moyer, and Jonathan Davenport. Scott Bloomquist and Randy Korte won their respective B-Mains. \



Tomorrow night, Saturday July 14th, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads back to the "Diamond of the Dirt Tracks", Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO, for the 6th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals. The event will include Red Buck Cigars Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the $10,000 to win, 50-lap feature.



For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and be sure to follow the series at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.



Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary

Friday Night, July 13th, 2012

"Battle at the Beach"
Tri City Speedway - Pontoon Beach, IL



Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:

Brian Birkhofer / 14.552 seconds (Group A)

Billy Moyer / 14.891 seconds (Group



Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Eric Wells, Dennis Erb, Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Tyler Reddick, Brant Kehrer



U. S. Steel Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jared Landers, Chris Simpson, Craig Smith, Billy Moyer, Jr., Wendell Wallace, Chad Zobrist, John Mason



Simpson Performance Products Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Billy Moyer, Bobby Pierce, Kevin Cole, Brad Neat, John Blankenship, Rodney Melvin, Dustin Griffin, Tim Rivers



HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jonathan Davenport, Steve Francis, Don O'Neal, Will Vaught, Randy Korte, Stacy Taylor, Chris Fetter



JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps - Top 3 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Wendell Wallace, Tyler Reddick, Dennis Erb, Jr., Chad Zobrist, John Mason, Brant Kehrer-DNS



PAC Racing Springs Second B-Main (12 Laps - Top 3 Advance): Randy Korte, John Blankenship, Rodney Melvin, Dustin Griffin, Stacy Taylor, Chris Fetter, Tim Rivers-DNS





Feature Finish - 50 Laps

FINISH
START
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN

1
2
21
Billy Moyer
Batesville, AR

2
1
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN

3
9
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL

4
8
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY

5
6
32
Bobby Pierce
Oakwood, IL

6
7
32x
Chris Simpson
Oxford, IA

7
17
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN

8
12
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN

9
19
33
Wendell Wallace
Batesville, AR

10
13
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY

11
4
15d
Jonathan Davenport
Blairsville, GA

12
20
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV

13
23
28e
Dennis Erb, Jr.
Carpentersville, IL

14
21
11T
Tyler Reddick
Corning, CA

15
25
20g
Dustin Griffin
Camp Point, IL

16
3
5
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR

17
16
1v
Will Vaught
Crane, MO

18
5
15b
Brian Birkhofer
Muscatine, IA

19
11
8
Craig Smith
Godfrey, IL

20
10
81c
Kevin Cole
Benton, IL

21
15
21JR
Billy Moyer, Jr.
Batesville, AR

22
22
27M
Rodney Melvin
Benton, IL

23
14
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY

24
18
00
Randy Korte
Highland, IL

25
24
46
Tim Rivers
Salem, IN








Race Statistics
Entrants: 30

Lap Leaders: Billy Moyer (Laps 1 - 17); Don O'Neal (Laps 18 - 27); Billy Moyer (Laps 28 - 50)

Caution Flags: Kevin Cole (Lap 25); Don O'Neal (Lap 27); Brian Birkhofer (Lap 32); Tyler Reddick (Lap 48)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Dennis Erb Jr.; Tim Rivers

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: none
Tri City Speedway Track Provisional: Dustin Griffin

Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Started 17th; Finished 7th; Advanced 10 positions)

Allstar Performer of the Race: Earl Pearson Jr.

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Billy Moyer

ASi Racewear Challenge Finisher: Jimmy Owens

Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jonathan Davenport

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Bloomquist Race Cars

Sweet Mfg Crew Chief of the Race: Matt Langston (Earl Pearson Jr.)

Time of Race: 24 minutes 08 seconds



Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
POINTS

1
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
4385

2
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
4080

3
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
4075

4
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
4040

5
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
3785

6
15d
Jonathan Davenport
Blairsville, GA
3780

7
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
3695

8
11T
Tyler Reddick
Corning, CA
3515

9
5
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
3485

10
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
3440






*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

For those of you that didnt know Lucas Oil gave us (DTR2 racers) written permission to use their likeness and logo as long as its done in a respectful manner.

I thought you were kidding about that. lol I'll have to thank them when they come up to Fonda. Maybe this could lead to them pushing for a new game to be made for us.

Owens Outduels Blankenship in CMH Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway



WHEATLAND, MO (July 14, 2012) - In a battle similar to the DART Show-Me 100 on Memorial Day Weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway, Jimmy Owen s of Newport, TN and John Blankenship of Williamson, WV thrilled the large crowd on hand Saturday Night at Lucas Oil Speedway. Owens held off Blankenship on the final circuit to gain the win in the 6th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals earning $10,000 for his win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event.



Owens and Blankenship ran one-two from the 12th lap. Blankenship led briefly on laps 20 and 21, but Owens rebounded to retake the point on lap 22. The race was slowed by only one caution flag. The two drivers put on quite a show constantly running side-by-side around the 3/8ths mile track.



With lapped traffic playing a factor over the last half of the race, Blankenship chose the low line coming off of turn two on the final lap as Owens was up against the outside wall, but Owens changed lanes and went to the bottom heading into turn three. That move shut the door on Blankenship's attempt for the win. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN made a late-race charge and was almost within striking distance of both leaders as they headed to the checkered flag.



Owens has won back-to-back DART Show-Me 100's at the track and was nearly breathless in victory after a hard-fought 50 laps of racing. "The last two or three times we have been here, it has been a heck of a race! It's great for the fans, it keeps them coming back, I want to dedicate this win to Chad Bryant one of our crew guys, whose father just passed away, he is in our thoughts and prayers," said Owens, who also accepted a diamond ring for his win.



"I am going to have to get on John (Blankenship), he is not supposed to be passing me," said Owens, who sheepishly grinned toward Blankenship's direction in victory lane. "Our car was real good tonight, we started off the race really well, every once in a while you will get a track you like. Tonight they worked on it, my hats off to them, they went out and smoothed it out a little bit," said Owens, who maintains the top spot in the championship points standings



"I have to thank my car owner, Mike Reece, Reece Monument, Gantte Appraisals, Sunoco Race Fuels, Chris Davis from Midwest Sheet Metal, Ohlins Shocks and everybody else who makes this possible, my whole crew did a great job all weekend long, we had a second last night (at Tri-City) and to win tonight before this big crowd is something special."



Blankenship, who finished second to Owens in the DART Show-Me 100 again, was the bridesmaid again tonight in the Coal America's Energy, Rocket Chevrolet as he held off O'Neal in the Optima Batteries Chevrolet . Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN finished fourth ahead of Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race, Steve Francis of Ashland, KY in the Valvoline, Barry Wright Race Cars, Chevrolet.



Completing the top ten were: Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR; Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY; Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA; and Chris Simpson of Oxford, IA.



In preliminary action, Jimmy Owens set the Red Buck Cigars Fast Time amongst the 34 entrants with a lap of 15.768 seconds. Heat races were taken by: Jimmy Owens, Brian Birkhofer, Billy Moyer, and Jared Landers. Eric Turner and Terry Phillips won their respective B-Mains.



Next weekend, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its way to Greenwood, Nebraska for the "Silver Dollar Nationals" at I-80 Speedway on Friday and Saturday, July 20th and 21st. This will be the first trip to the Joe Kosiski-promoted facility for the LOLMDS. The two-day event will have a unique format and includes two sets of heat races on Friday night. B-Mains and the $25,000 to win, 80-lap feature will cap off the weekend on Saturday night.



For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com and be sure to follow the series at www.facebook.com/lucasdirt and www.twitter.com/#!/lucasdirt.



Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary

Saturday Night, July 14th, 2012

"6th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals"
Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO



Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:

Jimmy Owens / 15.768 seconds (Group A)

Billy Moyer / 16.052 seconds (Group



Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Don O'Neal, Scott Bloomquist, Eric Wells, Eric Turner, Jonathan Davenport, Billy Moyer, Jr., Ron Johnson, Mark Dotson



U. S. Steel Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Brian Birkhofer, Tyler Reddick, Brad Neat, Steve Francis, Chris Simpson, John Anderson, Brandon McCormick, David Turner



Simpson Performance Products Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Billy Moyer, John Blankenship, Stacy Taylor, Kevin Sather, Tim Rivers, John Mason, Shawn Knuckles, Reid Millard, Patrick Johnson



HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jared Landers, Will Vaught, Dennis Erb, Jr., Earl Pearson, Jr., Terry Phillips, Matt Brookshire, Larry Jones, Jesse Stovall



JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps - Top 3 Advance): Eric Turner, Chris Simpson, Jonathan Davenport, John Anderson, Billy Moyer, Jr., Mark Dotson, Brandon McCormick, Ron Johnson, David Turner



PAC Racing Springs Second B-Main (12 Laps - Top 3 Advance): Terry Phillips, Tim Rivers, John Mason, Shawn Knuckles, Jesse Stovall, Patrick Johnson, Reid Millard, Larry Jones, Matt Brookshire



Feature Finish - 50 Laps



FINISH
START
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN

1
1
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN

2
6
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV

3
5
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN

4
9
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN

5
15
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY

6
2
21
Billy Moyer
Batesville, AR

7
11
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY

8
16
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL

9
7
11T
Tyler Reddick
Corning, CA

10
19
32x
Chris Simpson
Oxford, IA

11
18
75
Terry Phillips
Springfield, MO

12
4
5
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR

13
13
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY

14
12
28e
Dennis Erb, Jr.
Carpentersville, IL

15
21
15d
Jonathan Davenport
Blairsville, GA

16
10
27t
Stacy Taylor
Jacksonville, AR

17
20
46
Tim Rivers
Salem, IN

18
22
72
John Mason
Millersburg, OH

19
24
2a
John Anderson
Omaha, NE

20
8
1v
Will Vaught
Crane, MO

21
25
21JR
Billy Moyer, Jr.
Batesville, AR

22
14
3E
Kevin Sather
Des Moines, IA

23
17
33x
Eric Turner
Hermitage, MO

24
26
6s
Jesse Stovall
Galena, MO

25
23
15T
David Turner
Creighton, MO

26
3
15b
Brian Birkhofer
Muscatine, IA






Race Statistics
Entrants: 34

Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1 - 19); John Blankenship (Laps 20 - 21); Jimmy Owens (Laps 22 - 50)

Caution Flags: Jonathan Davenport (Lap 11)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: none

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: none
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time Provisionals: David Turner, Billy Moyer Jr.
Lucas Oil MLRA Series Provisionals: John Anderson, Jesse Stovall

Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Steve Francis (Started 15th; Finished 5th; Advanced 10 positions)

Allstar Performer of the Race: John Blankenship

Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens

ASi Racewear Challenge Finisher: Jimmy Owens

Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jonathan Davenport

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines

Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Bloomquist Race Cars

Sweet Mfg Crew Chief of the Race: Tom Buckingham (John Blankenship)

Time of Race: 16 minutes 49 seconds



Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
POINTS

1
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
4645

2
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
4295

3
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
4290

4
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
4245

5
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
3975

6
15d
Jonathan Davenport
Blairsville, GA
3935

7
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
3925

8
11T
Tyler Reddick
Corning, CA
3700

9
5
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
3655

10
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
3605






*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

How many cars they get a night? It's too much crap in your posts to figure that out.

They started the feature with 26 so im guessing between 40-50ish

JFR_Jim wrote: How many cars they get a night? It's too much crap in your posts to figure that out.

Race Statistics
Entrants: 34

Icefighter wrote: They started the feature with 26 so im guessing between 40-50ish

Guess this proves this is a copy/paste kinda thing. lol

was curious because the WoO were in my area this past weekend. They had like 32 lates on friday, than 23 on saturday (lates don't run at this track locally so no cars to help count).

Anyway, i found this interesting too.




rizona's Zach Collins was driving the pickup truck that hauls the GottaRace.com trailer west on Interstate 90 on Wednesday when he noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. He stopped to check the problem in a highway service pulloff west of Sioux Falls, S.D., and found flames shooting from the engine. Collins was assisted by Arizona's Damon Isenhart, who was just ahead driving the WoO LMS merchandise trailer, but they couldn't put out the flames, which spread through the truck and soon engulfed the trailer. Fire crews were called to the scene but both the truck and trailer were write-offs -- as was all the contents of the trailer, including apparel for WoO LMS drivers Darrell Lanigan, Rick Eckert, Clint Smith, Pat Doar and Kent Robinson.