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Owens and Bloomquist to Start on Front Row of 17th Annual
O'Reilly Auto Parts Show-Me 100 Presented by DART Machinery at West Plains
Motor Speedway
WEST PLAINS, MO (May 22, 2009) - 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
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