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Bloomquist Takes Opening Race of the
35th DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflowat East Bay
TAMPA, FL (February 8, 2011) - Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN
charged from his fourth starting position to take the lead from Jimmy
Owens of Newport, TN on lap nine. Bloomquist went on to win the opening
night of the 35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
Exhaust on Tuesday Night at East Bay Raceway Park. For Bloomquist it was
his fifth career win at the one-third mile oval and the 502nd of his
Hall of Fame racing career in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
sanctioned event.
Bloomquist led Owens and Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE to the finish
line to earn $5,000 for his win. David Breazeale of Four Corners, MS was
fourth followed by 11th starting, Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV.
Winning at a track that he has always considered a thorn in his side up
until last year when he captured two main event wins, Bloomquist
continued his winning ways at the "Clay by the Bay" this year. "When
your car is not handling, this place is tough enough, we practiced with
the Ford the other night and tonight we decided to give the Chevy a run
and it paid off tonight, Jimmy (Owens) looked like he was pushing a few
times and one time there he got up there in the loose stuff, and we were
by him," said the 47-year-old driver. "I have to thank all my sponsors
Bob and Barb Miller, Miller Brothers Construction, Hawkeye Trucking,
without them I don't know where I'd be, Base Race Fuels has come on
board this year and have been a real asset to our race team, we're ready
to defend our title again."
Owens took the lead at the start of the 30-lap main event with Breazeale
and Bloomquist putting up a challenge early on. The fast-paced race was
slowed on lap 5 for a multi-car wreck on the frontstretch. When the race
resumed Bloomquist, who restarted third got around Breazeale to take
second on lap eight and a circuit later when Owens slipped slightly
Bloomquist made the move around him to take over the lead.
Bloomquist then showed the way over the final 21 laps, never being
seriously challenged, despite five caution flags. Owens tried to stay
with Bloomquist the best he could on the restarts, but he was having a
tough time holding off Breazeale, who was making his best ever run at
East Bay.
Owens had to settle for second in the Reece Monument Company, Bloomquist
Race Cars Ford Fusion as the 18-year-old Hubbard got around Breazeale
late for third. For Hubbard in the Dale Beitler Enterprises, Reliable
Painting, Rocket Chassis it too was his best career finish at the track.
Breazeale in the Henderson Motorsports, Moyer Victory Circle mount was
fourth followed by Carrier, who came from the inside of row six to take
fifth in the Grover Motorsports Rocket Chassis Ford.
Completing the top ten were Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, Steve Francis
of Ashland, KY, Eric Jacobsen of Seacliffe Beach, CA, Don O'Neal of
Martinsville, IN and Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV.
In preliminary action Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY was the Red Buck Cigars
fast qualifier among the 64 entrants. Neat was the final qualifier of
the night when he clicked off his fast lap. Heat races winners were
Jimmy Owens, David Breazeale, Austin Hubbard, Ray Cook, and Steve
Francis. The B-Mains were taken by Tim Dohm and Tim McCreadie. Jared
Hawkins was victorious in the Magnaflow Exhaust Strawberry Dash.
The racing action continues for the 35th Annual DART Winternationals
Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust products at East Bay Raceway Park on
Wednesday Night, February 9th with a $5,000 to win main event head
lining the night.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Tuesday Night, February 8th, 2011
35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Jimmy Owens / 15.167 seconds (Group A)
Brad Neat / 15.134 seconds (Overall and Group B)
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Mike
Marlar, Dennis Erb Jr., Tim Dohm, Chad Stapleton, Tyler Reddick, Brent
Robinson, Brandon Thirlby, Doug Blashe, Eric Wells, Daniel Stone
Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): DAVID Breazeale,
Jason Feger, Don O'Neal, Jared Landers, Rick Eckert, Frank Heckenast
Jr., John Blankenship, Duane Harbaugh, Skylar Marlar, Chad Hollenbeck,
Leon Henderson-DNS
Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Austin Hubbard,
Eddie Carrier Jr., Eric Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Bub McCool, Ricky
Weiss, Jason McBride, Russ Adams, Chad Valone, Danny Mitchell-DNS
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Ray Cook, Brad neat,
Billy Moyer Jr., Josh Richards, Chris Wall, Justin Rattliff, Keith
Nosbisch, Wayne Chinn, Michael Chilton, Robert Geiger
Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist,
Earl Pearson Jr., Wendell Wallace, Tim McCreadie, Dillan White, Greg
Fore, Christian Augspurger, Bobby Pierce, James O'Hara, John Gardner,
Terry Casey
Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Steve Francis,
DJ Wells, Dan Schlieper, Tim Isenberg, Jared Hawkins, David Scott,
Donnie Moran, Mark Andersen, Bob Gardner, Travis Varnadore
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim Dohm, Dale
McDowell, Jared Landers, Rick Eckert, Brent Robinson, Frank Heckenast
Jr., Bub McCool, Tyler Reddick, Doug Blashe, Skylar Marlar, Jason
McBride, Chad Hollenbeck, Russ Adams, Brandon Thirlby, John Blankenship,
Ricky Weiss, Chad Stapleton, Duane Harbaugh, Chad Valone-DNS, Eric
Wells-DNS, Danny Mitchell-DNS, Daniel Stone-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS
Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tim McCreadie,
Josh Richards, Tim Isenberg, Justin Rattliff, Jared Hawkins, Dillan
White, Greg Fore, Donnie Moran, Wayne Chinn, Keith Nosbisch, Bobby
Pierce, Christian Augspurger, Mark Andersen, Michael Chilton, Joe Denby,
Chris Wall, David Scott, John Gardner, James O'Hara-DNS, Bob
Gardner-DNS, Travis Varnadore-DNS, Robert Geiger-DNS, Terry Casey-DNS
Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Strawberry Dash (Winner Advances): Jared
Hawkins, Donnie Moran, Bobby Pierce, Mark Andersen, Michael Chilton,
Russ Adams, John Gardner, Joe Denby
Feature Finish - 30 Laps
FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
1 4 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
2 1 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
3 5 19 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE
4 3 54 David Breazeale Four Corners, MS
5 11 28 Eddie Carrier, Jr. Salt Rock, WV
6 7 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
7 6 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
8 17 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA
9 15 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
10 19 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
11 2 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
12 13 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
13 14 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR
14 10 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
15 9 25f Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
16 24 9t Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI
17 23 777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
18 18 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
19 8 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
20 20 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
21 22 25 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
22 21 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
23 12 11w D.J. Wells Wooton, KY
24 26 37 Jared Hawkins Fairmont, WV
25 25 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL
26 16 88 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
Race Statistics
Entrants: 64
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1-8); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 9-30)
Caution Flags: Lap 5 (Jared Hawkins, Frank Heckenast, Wendell Wallace);
Lap 10 (Eric Jacobsen); Lap 15 (Brad Neat); Lap 18 (Josh Richards); Lap
19 (Brad Neat); Lap 27 (Tim Isenberg)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: none
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: none
DART Fast Pass: Frank Heckenast Jr.
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Eric Jacobsen (Started 17th;
Finished 8th; Advanced 9 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: David Breazeale
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Eddie Carrier Jr.
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none
Ohlins Shocks Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Wendell Wallace
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Tommy Hicks (Scott Bloomquist)
Time of Race: 23 minutes 58 seconds
35th Annual DART Winternationals
Presented by Magnaflow Championship Point Standings
POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 250
2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 240
3 19 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE 220
4 54 David Breazeale Four Corners, MS 210
5 28 Eddie Carrier, Jr. Salt Rock, WV 205
6 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 200
7 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 195
8 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA 190
9 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 185
10 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 180
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