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Ray Cook Wins Heart Pounding 18th Annual DART Show Me 100
Presented by Lucas Oil Championship
WHEATLAND, MO (May 29, 2010) - Ray Cook of Brasstown, North Carolina etched
his name in the DART Show Me 100 history book for the second time, as he
claimed the 18th edition of the event on Saturday night at Lucas Oil
Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri in front of a capacity crowd in what could
only be described as possibly one of the greatest races ever.
Jimmy Owens and Earl Pearson Jr. brought the field to the green flag for the
100-lap affair, which was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series (LOLMDS) and the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA).
Owens took the lead at the onset of the event with Pearson Jr., Terry
Phillips, Don O'Neal, and Dale McDowell in tow. By the third circuit O'Neal
had cracked the top three as Owens began to motor away from the field.
Lap 5 found Jimmy Owens catching the tail of the field as Chad Simpson went
down a lap on the sixth circuit. Owens' commanding run would come to an
abrupt halt exiting turn four on the tenth circuit as Brian Birkhofer got
sideways causing Chris Wall to flip in front of the leader. Owens, with
nowhere to go, was caught up in the incident and had to go to the tail of
the field. Wall would be unhurt in the incident and would rejoin the event
fourteen laps later to a standing ovation from the crowd.
With Owens tailback, Don O'Neal inherited the lead with Earl Pearson Jr.,
Billy Moyer, Terry Phillips, and Dale McDowell making up the top five in the
running order. On the ensuing restart O'Neal and Pearson Jr. began to battle
for the lead before the caution waved again on lap 12 as Shannon Babb rolled
to a stop with a flat tire. During the caution, Steve Casebolt also headed
pit-side, and both drivers rejoined the tail of the field.
With the green flag displayed once again, the action at the front of the
pack saw O'Neal motor away from the pack with Pearson Jr. and Moyer
continuing to host a spirited battled for the second spot. Caution would fly
again on lap 21 as Dale McDowell relinquished the fifth spot with a flat
tire. He too would head pit-side for fresh rubber before rejoining the
field.
At the time of the caution the top five running order consisted of Don
O'Neal, Earl Pearson Jr., Billy Moyer, Ray Cook, and Terry Phillips. As the
race resumed Billy Moyer moved past Earl Pearson Jr. for the second spot as
the duo began to swap positions lap after lap.
Lap 27 would see the yellow flag in the air again as Scott Bloomquist
relinquished the sixth spot with a flat tire. It would mark the first of two
trips to the pit area during the course of the feature for the Mooresburg,
Tennessee driver. With Bloomquist on the tail of the field the race
continued as O'Neal jumped to a comfortable lead over Pearson Jr., Phillips,
and eleventh starting Ray Cook.
The race would endure a ten lap green flag run with O'Neal still at the
point as Phillips and Cook shuffled Pearson Jr. from second to fourth
exiting turn two on lap 32. Two laps later, Billy Moyer Jr. shuffled Pearson
Jr. back another spot.
On lap 38, the caution would wave for Chris Simpson, who rolled to a stop on
the backstretch, which erased O'Neal's eight-car length lead. At the time of
the caution Phillips, Cook, Moyer Jr., and Earl Pearson Jr. followed O'Neal.
The restart saw Moyer Jr. and Cook beginning to race side-by-side for the
third spot before Cook mounted a charge toward the front of the pack that
saw him dispose of Moyer Jr. and Phillips to race his way to second by the
race's midway point. The next ten laps saw the race slow on various times by
the caution flag before it endured another long green flag run. Cook stalked
O'Neal through lapped traffic for several laps before slipping passed him on
the high side to take the lead as the field completed the 62nd circuit.
With Cook at the point, O'Neal continued to apply pressure, as 22nd starting
Steve Casebolt joined the fray in the third spot. Another driver on the move
was 29th starting, John Blankenship, who was up to the fourth spot by lap
65. While Cook maintained the lead, O'Neal and Casebolt waged war for the
second spot with disaster nearly striking as they completed lap 67 as the
pair briefly made contact sending Casebolt into the front stretch wall.
Casebolt would recover after losing several car lengths to O'Neal. Three
laps later he would race passed O'Neal for the lead and set his sights on
race leader, Ray Cook.
By lap 73 Cook and Casebolt were battling side-by-side for the lead and
Casebolt, became the fourth different leader of the race. Casebolt quickly
extended his lead and would finally be slowed by a caution for John
Blankenship, who rolled to a stop with a flat on lap 82.
The ensuing restart saw Casebolt drive away from the field once again, and
appeared to be on his way to a comfortable win before bad luck struck on lap
89, when he lost his driveshaft, bringing his night to a disappointing early
end. With Casebolt in the pits, Ray Cook inherited the lead and fought off a
late race challenge from Don O'Neal to claim the $30,000 payday in the 18th
Annual DART Show Me 100 Presented by Lucas Oil. Don O'Neal, Terry Phillips,
Eric Wells, Dennis Erb Jr., Billy Moyer Jr., Scott Bloomquist, Dan Schlieper,
Brad Neat, and Mike Marlar rounded out the top ten finishers.
Earlier in the evening Martinsville, Indiana's Don O'Neal topped the
Manufacturer's Dash For Cash taking the win over Brian Birkhofer and Billy
Moyer.
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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, May 29th, 2010
18th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Presented by Lucas Oil
Lucas Oil Speedway - Wheatland, MO
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Jimmy Owens / 16.037 seconds
Wiles Driveshaft's First Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Jesse
Stovall, Jared Landers, Mike Marlar, Tim Isenberg, Brad Looney, Chris
Smyser, Al Purkey, Stacy Taylor, Ed Mueller, Dave Eckrich, Joe Kosiski,
Michael Walker
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Terry Phillips,
Jimmy Mars, Will Vaught, Keith Foss, Steve Casebolt, Ray Moore, Jay Johnson,
Evan Hubert, Austin Dillon, Justin Asplin, Rylan Long, Bill Koons
Allstar Performance Third Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Don O'Neal, Ray
Cook, Brad Neat, Jeremy Payne, Jack Sullivan, John Blankenship, Jason
Hughes, Chris Brown, Mike Collins, Dewaine Hottinger, Zac Simmons, Chris
Spieker
SuperFlow Fourth Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Earl Pearson Jr., Scott
Bloomquist, Dan Schlieper, Eric Wells, Josh McGuire, Brandon Kinzer, Chris
Simpson, Kyle Beard, Gary Christian, Shane Harris, Andrew Kosiski, Chris
Hall
Wiles Driveshaft's Fifth Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Dale McDowell, Eric
Jacobsen, Wendell Wallace, Dennis Erb Jr., Chris Wall, Jason Feger, John
Anderson, Bub McCool, JD Hubert, Jon Kirby, John Mason, Larry Jones
AFCO Racing Products Sixth Heat (20 Laps-Top 3 Advance): Billy Moyer, Billy
Moyer Jr., Shannon Babb, Brian Birkhofer, Eric Turner, Chad Simpson, David
Turner, Raymond Merrill, Tyler Reddick, Alan Vaughn, Austin Rettig, PJ
Haskins
Comp Cams Race of Champions Presented by Quarter Master (12 Laps): Wendell
Wallace, Scott Bloomquist, Brian Birkhofer, Ray Cook, Terry Phillips, Billy
Moyer
Manufacturers' Dash for Cash (10 Laps): Don O'Neal, Brian Birkhofer, Billy
Moyer, John Blankenship, Al Purkey, Jack Sullivan, Jared Landers, Dennis Erb
Jr., Terry Phillips, Ray Cook, Brandon Kinzer
Hawk Brake First B-Main (20 Laps- Top 2 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Steve
Casebolt, Tim Isenberg, Keith Foss, Al Purkey, Ray Moore, Dave Eckrich,
Stacy Taylor, Bill Koons, Justin Asplin, Austin Dillon, Evan Hubert, Brad
Looney, Jay Johnson, Chris Smyser, Rylan Long, Ed Mueller-DNS, Joe Kosiski-DNS,
Michael Walker-DNS
Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) Second B-Main (20 Laps- Top 2 Transfer):
Chris Simpson, Josh McGuire, Jack Sullivan, John Blankenship, Dewaine
Hottinger, Chris Brown, Kyle Beard, Mike Collins, Gary Christian, Shane
Harris, Eric Wells, Jason Hughes, Brandon Kinzer, Jeremy Payne, Zac Simmons,
Chris Spieker, Andrew Kosiski-DNS, Chris Hall-DNS
Hawk Brake Third B-Main (20 Laps- Top 2 Transfer): Brian Birkhofer, Dennis
Erb Jr., Eric Turner, Jason Feger, Chad Simpson, Tyler Reddick, John Mason,
Bub McCool, JD Hubert, Alan Vaughn, Larry Jones, Austin Rettig, Jon Kirby,
Chris Wall, John Anderson-DNS, David Turner-DNS, Raymond Merrill-DNS, PJ
Haskins-DNS
Finish - Start - Car Number - Driver Name - Hometown
FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
1 11 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
2 5 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
3 3 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
4 27 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY
5 24 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
6 12 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR
7 8 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
8 14 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
9 17 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
10 19 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
11 29 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
12 16 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
13 2 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
14 26 33 Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS
15 13 777 Jared Landers Lexington, NC
16 10 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA
17 9 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
18 22 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN
19 25 71w Chris Wall Holden, LA
20 7 00H Jesse Stovall Galena, MO
21 20 32x Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
22 15 1 Will Vaught Crane, MO
23 6 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
24 1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
25 21 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA
26 23 41 Josh McGuire Grayson, KY
27 4 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
28 18 18 Shannon Babb Mowequa, IL
29 28 25c Chad Simpson Mt. Vernon, IA
Race Statistics
Entrants: 73
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1-10); Don O'Neal (Laps 11-61); Ray Cook
(Laps 62-72); Steve Casebolt (Laps 73-89); Ray Cook (Laps 90-100)
Caution Flags: Lap 10 (Brian Birkhofer, Chris Wall, Jimmy Owens); Lap 11
(Jimmy Owens); Lap 12 (Shannon Babb); Lap 21 (Dale McDowell); Lap 23 (Brad
Neat); Lap 27 (Scott Bloomquist); Lap 28 (Eric Jacobsen); Lap 38 (Chris
Simpson); Lap 50 (Eric Jacobsen); Lap 52 (Earl Pearson Jr.); Lap 53 (Jared
Landers); Lap 56 (Jimmy Owens); Lap 58 (Will Vaught); Lap 65 (Jesse
Stovall); Steve Casebolt (Lap 89); Jimmy Mars (Lap 91); Jared Landers (Lap
92)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Chris Wall, Eric Wells
Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association Provisionals: Al Purkey,
Chad Simpson
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: John Blankenship
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Eric Wells (Started 27th; Finished
4th; Advanced 23 positions)
Ohlin's Shocks Performer of the Race: Eric Wells
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Ray Cook
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Eric Wells
Comp Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Race Engine Design
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Steve Casebolt
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Danny Dishman (Ray Cook)
Time of Race: 96 minutes, 34 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 1960
2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 1890
3 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 1820
4 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 1720
5 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 1675
6 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 1555
7 71w Chris Wall Holden, LA 1525
8 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 1505
9 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 1480
10 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 1475
11 18e Eric Wells Hazard, KY 1425
12 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 1360
12 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV 1360
14 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 1290
15 1 Will Vaught Crane, MO 1285
16 25f Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 1265
17 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS 1215
18 9t Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI 1120
19 3c Mike Collins Council Bluffs, IA 1015
20 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA 995
21 64 Michael Walker Franklin, TN 865
22 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA 815
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2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include: AFCO, Allstar
Performance, American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP
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