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Scott Bloomquist Takes Second Night of DART Winternationals
at East Bay Raceway Park
TAMPA, FL (February 2, 2010)- Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN put on a
clinic Tuesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. It was the second night of
the 34th Annual DART Winternationals and he led from flag-to-flag for his
third win of his career at East Bay and his 18th career Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series victory. Bloomquist, the defending series champion, dominated
the main event earning $5,000. Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL
finished second followed by Matt Miller of Waterville, OH; Dan Schlieper of
Sullivan, WI; and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC.
Bloomquist started on the front row alongside of 12-time East Bay winner,
Don O'Neal. Bloomquist jumped to the point, with O'Neal running second,
followed by Eric Jacobsen, and Tim Isenberg. By the fourth lap, Bloomquist
was already up to a six-car length advantage over the field as he made quick
work of the field early on. Jacobsen maintained his second spot until lap
eight when he and O'Neal go together after both had slowed.
Jacobsen was forced to leave the race with a damaged car; O'Neal continued
in the second spot. O'Neal managed only one green flag until he drifted up
the race track in turn two, ultimately ending his night. On the restart
Bloomquist remained strong as he now had Erb behind him in second followed
by Isenberg who was enjoying a solid performance.
Miller started to make his way towards the front, gaining the third spot on
lap ten as he brought Josh Richards and Austin Hubbard with him into the top
five. Richards stayed in front until he had problems in turn two, forcing
him to slow. Richards restarted on the tail of the field.
Again Bloomquist flexed his muscle on the restart, pulling away from Erb
when the final caution flew for Tim McCreadie on lap 20. With ten green flag
laps awaiting the field, there would be no more cautions the remainder of
the way. Bloomquist continued to dominate just as he had done the entire
race.
Erb finished second in his Thomason Express LLC/Vic Hill Racing
Engines/Rayburn Impala SS; followed by Miller in the Moring
Motorsports/Freeport Recycling/MasterSbilt. Completing the top five were
18th starting Dan Schlieper in the Rockstar Energy Drink/Pro Power
Engines/Bloomquist Race Cars Ford Fusion; and Ray Cook in the Hicks and
Ingle Co. General Contracting/Race Engine Design/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo SS.
In the Lucas Oil Victory Lane, Bloomquist talked about his dominating
performance on Tuesday Night. "We just kicked everybody's butt tonight, we
are on top of our game right now, and we are looking forward to a big year,
we ran well at Golden Isles and to come here a track we have struggled at in
the past it feels real good to out there and do what we did tonight," said
the 46 year old Bloomquist who owns seven national touring titles in his
career including last years' Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship.
"I wish my family was here to see this, Bob and Barb Miller they will be
down later in the week, the car was outstanding and we had no problems,"
said Bloomquist who set fast time in the Red Buck Cigar Time Trials despite
being the final qualifier.
Bloomquist drives his own self-designed Bloomquist Race Cars Monte Carlo SS
powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine. His sponsors include Miller Brothers
Construction/Hawkeye Trucking/Sweet Manufacturing/Hoosier Tires/VP Racing
Fuels/Lane Automotive and Arizona Sport Shirts.
For the latest breaking news on 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
Tuesday Night, February 2nd, 2010
"34th Annual DART Winternationals"
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Scott Bloomquist / 14.875 seconds
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Don O'Neal, Jason
Feger, Austin Hubbard, Billy Moyer, Steve Shaver, Brandon Thirlby, Steve
Casebolt, Travis Varnadore, Mike Collins, Danny Mitchell, Tim Dohm
AFCO Racing Products Second Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Eric Jacobson,
Dennis Erb, Jr, Josh Richards, Jason McBride, Ray Cook, Tyler Reddick,
Shannon Babb, Chad Stapleton, Shan Smith, Doug Blashe, Robert Geiger
Allstar Performance Third Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Scott Bloomquist,
Matt Miller, John Blankenship, Terry Casey, Dan Schlieper, Eric Wells, Mark
Andersen, Dillan White, James O'Hara, Dale McDowell, Chad Hollenbeck
Wrisco Aluminum Fourth Heat (10 Laps-Top 4 Advance): Tim Isenberg, Chris
Wall, Kyle Berck, Tim McCreadie, Daniel Stone, Justin Rattliff, Bub McCool,
John Kellum, Leon Henderson, DNS Mike Marlar
Hawk Brake First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 4 Transfers): Ray Cook, Steve Shaver,
Brandon Thirlby, Steve Casebolt, Tyler Reddick, Travis Varnadore, Mike
Collins, Chad Stapleton, Shan Smith, Doug Blashe, Danny Mitchell, Shannon
Babb, Tim Dohm, Bob Geiger
Performance Rod and Custom (PRC) Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 4 Transfers):
Dan Schlieper, Daniel Stone, Dillan White, Eric Wells, Mark Andersen, Bub
McCool, John Kellum, James O'Hara, Chad Hollenbeck, Leon Henderson, Dale
McDowell, Mike Marlar, Justin Rattliff
PRC Strawberry Dash (8 Laps - Winner Transfers): Danny Mitchell, Chad
Hollenbeck, Shannon Babb, Chad Stapleton, Robert Geiger, Mike Collins, James
O'Hara, Mike Marlar
34th Annual DART Winternationals Tuesday Night Feature Finish (30 Laps):
Finish (Start) Car Number Driver Name
1. (2) 0 Scott Bloomquist - Mooresburg, TN
2. (7) 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. - Carpentersville, IL
3. (6) 7 Matt Miller - Waterville, OH
4. (16) s9 Dan Schlieper - Sullivan, WI
5. (17) 53 Ray Cook - Brasstown, NC
6. (8) 71w Chris Wall - Holden, LA
7. (4) 9t Tim Isenberg - Marshfield, WI
8. (11) 25 Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV
9. (10) 14 Kyle Berck - Marquette, NE
10. (5) 25f Jason Feger - Bloomington, IL
11. (15) 77m Jason McBride - Carbondale, IL
12. (23) c9 Steve Casebolt - Richmond, IN
13. (14) 39 Tim McCreadie - Watertown, NY
14. (9) 11 Austin Hubbard - Laurel, DE
15. (21) m14 Brandon Thirlby - Traverse City, MI
16. (26) 23 John Blankenship - Williamson, WV
17. (19) 30 Steve Shaver - Vienna, WV
18. (20) 54w Dillon White - Crofton, KY
19. (3) 5 Eric Jacobsen - Sea Cliff Beach, CA
20. (1) 71 Don O'Neal - Martinsville, IN
21. (22) 18e Eric Wells - Hazard, KY
22. (13) 21 Billy Moyer - Batesville, AK
23. (25) 16 Justin Rattliff - Campbellsville, KY
24. (18) 21d Daniel Stone - Thompson, PA
25. (12) 42 Terry Casey - New London, WI
26. (24) 18d Danny Mitchell - Clarksburg, WV
Race Statistics
Entrants: 43
Lap Leaders: 1-30 Scott Bloomquist
Caution Flags: (Lap 1) Terry Casey, (Lap 2) Danny Mitchell, (Lap 7) Eric
Jacobsen, (Lap 7 ) Don O'Neal, (Lap 8) Jason Feger, (Lap 9) Chris Wall, (Lap
14) Steve Shaver, (Lap 15) Josh Richards, (Lap 16) Austin Hubbard, (Lap 20)
Tim McCreadie
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: None
DART Fast Pass Provisional: Justin Rattliff
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Dan Schlieper (Started 16th ,
Finished 4th , Advanced 12 positions)
Ohlins Shocks Performer of the Race: Dennis Erb, Jr.
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Ray Cook
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: None
Comp Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Racing Engines
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Eric Jacobson
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Tommy Hicks (Scott Bloomquist)
Time of Race: 39 minutes, 10 seconds
34th Annual DART Winternationals Championship Points:
1. 53 Ray Cook 425
2. 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. 415
3. 7 Matt Miller 410
4. 39 Tim McCreadie 395
4. 25 Josh Richards 395
6. 14 Kyle Berck 355
7. 9t Tim Isenberg 350
7. 9 Dan Schlieper 350
9. c9 Steve Casebolt 345
10. 5 Eric Jacobson 335
10. 34 Mike Marlar 335
10. 71w Chris Wall 335
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
ASI Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series
Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series
DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series
E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series
Geico Power Sports - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series
General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series
K&N Filters - "The Official Filter" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series
MavTV - "The Official Men's Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
R&L Carrier - "The Official Carrier" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Rockstar Energy Drink - "The Official Drink" of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series
Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series
2010 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Supporters Include: AFCO, Allstar,
American Racer, Banshee Graphics, Bloomquist Race Cars, COMP Cams, Cornett
Racing Engines, Cruise with the Champions, Custom Race Engines,
DirtonDirt.com, Dominator Race Products, Dyers Rods, ECR Race Engines, FAST
Shafts, GRT Race Cars, HAWK Brake, Hyperco, Jay Dickens Race Engines, JRI
Shocks, Malcuit Race Engines, Mastersbilt Chassis, Ohlins, Penske Shocks,
PBM/Erson Cams, Performance Bodies, PRC, Pro Power, Quarter Master, Red Buck
Cigars, Rhyne Race Engines, Rick Schwallie Photography, Rocket Chassis,
Safety Solutions, Vic Hill Race Engines, Warrior Race Cars, Wrisco, Wiles
Drive Shafts, WD Enterprises, 5150 Race Trailers.
James Essex, Public Relations Coordinator, jessex@lucasdirt.com
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