Billy Moyer Best in Opening Night of Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals
KNOXVILLE, IA (September 27, 2012) – Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR swept to the win on the opening night of the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Thursday Night at Knoxville Raceway. The Hall-of-Famer took the lead on lap eight and pulled away for a convincing $7,000 victory, his 16th win overall this season.
Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL, who was looking for his first-ever win at the historic track finished second, followed by Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA; and Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI.
Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA took the lead at the start of the 25-lap main event with Iowa native, Denny Eckrich of Tiffin, IA running in the second position. Reddick held the lead until lap six when Babb took over the top spot.
Babb then yielded the lead to Moyer on lap eight after the two ran side-by-side for a couple of circuits. Moyer, who started third then pulled away in the final 15 circuits to record his third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season.
“Growing up in Des Moines, I came down here quite a bit to watch my dad race sprint cars, and then I moved away to Arkansas, but this place has always been special to me and my family, we have a lot of sponsors from this area, so it’s always nice to win here, it’s such a great facility,” said the 54-year-old.
“The track was great all night long, those heat races were something else, we started alongside Shannon in the feature and we had a good race, once I got up to him and was able to get around him, the car just handled terrific, even through traffic we were good and it’s nice to have Shannon finish second, so it was a clean sweep for the Moyer Victory Circle cars. They do such a nice job with track here it’s a combination of the layout of the track and the work they do to it, you can come from anywhere and win here, two years ago we were fortunate to sweep all three nights, I don’t know if I can do it again.”
Moyer’s Clements Racing Engines powered Chevrolet is sponsored by Banner Valley Hauling, L&D Trucking, Watters Auto Land, Cooley Transport, Sunoco, Henderson Motorsports, Car City, Midwest Sheet Metal, McCarthy’s One Hour Heating.
Completing the top ten were Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI; Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL; Denny Eckrich of Tiffin, IA; and Reddick.
In preliminary action, Scott Bloomquist set the Red Buck Fast Time amongst the 80 entrants, with a lap of 17.277 seconds. Brian Birkhofer, Jesse Stovall, Jimmy Mars, Billy Moyer, and Tyler Reddick won their respective Heat Races. Earl Pearson Jr. won the D-main; Frank Heckenast Jr. won the C-Main, and Brady Smith won the B-Main.
We will resume the 9th Annual Lucas Oil “Late Model Knoxville Nationals” at Knoxville Raceway tomorrow night in Knoxville, IA. The event will include Red Buck Time Trials, Heats, Last Chance Races, and another 25-Lap, $7,000-to-win A-Main! On Saturday, the weekend will be capped off with Last Chance Races and the 100-Lap, $40,000-to-win Main Event! For more information, log onto www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
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KNOXVILLE RACEWAY, Knoxville, IA September 27, 2012
Late Models RESULTS
Time Trial , 1 laps, 1. 0, Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN (5), 17.277; 2. 21B, Rich Bell, Sheffield, IL (6), 17.477; 3. 28, Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, IL (21), 17.563; 4. 7R, Kent Robinson, Bloomington, IN (17), 17.612; 5. 5B, Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN (3), 17.634; 6. 20J, Jimmy Owens, Newport, IN (33), 17.655; 7. 2s, Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI (22), 17.661; 8. 15, Steve Francis, Ashland, KY (16), 17.695; 9. 25s, Chad Simpson, Mount Vernon, IA (49), 17.731; 10. 75, Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO (26), 17.75; 11. 15B, Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA (61), 17.817; 12. 18, Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL (48), 17.834; 13. 2, John Anderson, Omaha, NE (1), 17.845; 14. 1V, Will Vaught, Crane, MO (4), 17.866; 15. 99JR, Frank Heckenast Jr., Frankfurt, IL (35), 17.875; 16. 5L, Jared Landers, Welcome, NC (9), 17.893; 17. 90, Lance Matthees, Winona, MN (12), 17.893; 18. 89, Mike Spatola III, Manhattan, IL (18), 17.902; 19. 21, Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR (73), 17.93; 20. 11T, Tyler Reddick, Corning, CA (59), 17.946; 21. 44, Earl Pearson Jr., Trinity, NC (28), 17.961; 22. 56E, Andy Eckrich, Iowa City, IA (29), 17.966; 23. 93M, Ray Moore, Houghton, LA (8), 18.007; 24. 31, Jason Utter, Columbus Junction, IA (44), 18.019; 25. 55, Duane Treadwell, La Grange, GA (2), 18.042; 26. 32, Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL (58), 18.053; 27. 21JR, Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville, AR (14), 18.061; 28. 18E, Eric Wells, Hazard, KY (52), 18.07; 29. 39, Tim McCreadie, Watertown, NY (25), 18.08; 30. 50, Denny Eckrich, Oxford, IA (56), 18.12; 31. 25, Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL (51), 18.137; 32. 48, Tim Lance, Brimfield, IL (10), 18.171; 33. 28M, Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI (27), 18.171; 34. 3s, Brian Shirley, Chatham, IL (62), 18.173; 35. 13, JR Hotovy, Hartford, MI (37), 18.22; 36. 42, Terry Casey, New London, WI (30), 18.239; 37. 6, Jesse Stovall, Republic, MO (23), 18.275; 38. 57J, Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS (38), 18.282; 39. 1m, Rob Moss, Iowa City, IA (13), 18.29; 40. 5m, Mike Fryer, Freeport, IL (43), 18.321; 41. 99, Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH (7), 18.322; 42. 11, Austin Hubbard, Laurel, DE (31), 18.322; 43. 93, Jay Johnson, West Burlington, IA (19), 18.338; 44. 3, Kevin Sather, Ankeny, IA (15), 18.339; 45. 58E, Dave Eckrich, Oxford, IA (32), 18.348; 46. 51, Matt Furman, Columbus, OH (80), 18.369; 47. 58, Ray Guss Jr., East Moline, IL (53), 18.435; 48. 14m, Morgan Bagley, Kilgore, TX (60), 18.435; 49. 9T, Tim Isenberg, Marshfield, WI (36), 18.468; 50. 71, Don ONeal, Martinsville, IN (75), 18.487; 51. 23, John Blankenship, Morristown, TN (69), 18.504; 52. 33M, Nick Marolf, Moscow, IA (64), 18.53; 53. 32s, Chris Simpson, Marion, IA (20), 18.547; 54. 18J, Chase Junghans, Manhattan, KS (42), 18.631; 55. 15R, Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, IL (40), 18.645; 56. 99D, Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown, IA (24), 18.646; 57. 15D, Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, GA (71), 18.671; 58. 56, Chris Spieker, Massena, IA (65), 18.69; 59. 24, Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL (45), 18.772; 60. 33, Paul Glendenning, Mt. Ayr, IA (11), 18.794; 61. 78, Rick Wendling, Hazelton, IA (41), 18.806; 62. 72, John Mason, Millersburg, OH (76), 18.818; 63. 36, Jeff Larson, Freeport, IL (70), 18.903; 64. 20, Jake Meier, Tipton, IA (67), 19.038; 65. 7, Chad Chenoweth, Huron, SD (74), 19.094; 66. 22G, Jill George, Cedar Falls, IA (57), 19.227; 67. 22M, Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake, IA (68), 19.279; 68. 87, Walker Arthur, Forest, VA (78), 19.374; 69. 25L, Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, IL (72), 19.411; 70. 5D, John Duty, Happy Valley, OR (54), 19.442; 71. 56w, Mike Wallace, Carter Lake, IA (47), 19.485; 72. 44zo, Alonzo Grosse, Council Bluffs, IA (34), 19.491; 73. 14w, Dustin Walker, Peculiar, MO (50), 19.865; 74. 10, Junior Coover, Norfolk, NE (55), 19.878; 75. 1QT, Brian Diede, Huron, SD (77), 19.94; 76. 19L, Scott Lewis, Brighton, CO (39), 20.08; 77. 15c, Curt Schroeder, Ames, IA (66), 20.137; 78. 16, Tyler Bruening, Decorah, IA (79), 30.342; 79. 98, Jason Rauen, Farley, IA (46), No Time; 80. 3x, Skip Frey, Ely, IA (63), No Time; Heat 1, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Brian Birkhofer (8); 2. Matt Furman (1); 3. Scott Bloomquist (10); 6. Donnie Moran (2); 7. Jake Meier (9); 8. Don ONeal (11); 9. Klint Byars (7); 10. Bobby Pierce (5); 11. Rick Wendling (13); 13. Darrel DeFrance (12); 14. Earl Pearson Jr. (6); 16. Scott Lewis (16);
Heat 2, 12 laps, No Time: 1 Jesse Stovell (3); 2. Austin Hubbard (2); 3. John Blankenship (1); 4. Shannon Babb (8); 5. Brady Smith (9); 6. Tim Lance (4); 7. Jonathan Davenport (12); 8. Billy Moyer Jr. (5); 9. Lance Matthees (7); 10. Rich Bell (10); 11. Charlie McKenna (14); 12. John Mason (13); 13. Curt Schroeder (16); 14. Alonzo Grosse (15); 15. Nick Marolf (11);
Heat 3, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Jimmy Mars (4); 2. Bub McCool (3); 3. Morgan Bagley (1); 4. Steve Francis (9); 6. Eric Wells (5); 10. Mike Spatola III (7); 11. Walker Arthur (14); 12. Ray Moore (6); 13. Jeff Larson (13); 14. Dustin Walker (15);
Heat 4, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Billy Moyer (7); 2. Brian Shirley (4); 3. Ray Guss Jr. (1); 4. Kent Robinson (10); 5. Rob Moss (3); 7. Jason Rauen (16); 8. Chase Junghans (11); 9. Steve Lance Jr. (14); 10. Jake Meier (13); 12. Junior Coover (15); 15. Tim McCreadie (5); 16. Will Vaught (8);
Heat 5, 12 laps,3:59.24: 1. Tyler Reddick (7); 2. Denny Eckrich (5); 3. Tim Isenberg (1); 4. Mike Fryer (3); 5. Mark Burgtorf (11); 6. Terry Phillips (9); 7. Mike Marlar (10); 8. JR Hotovy (4); 9. Dave Eckrich (2); 10. Frank Heckenast Jr. (8); 11. Duane Treadwell (6); 12. Brian Diede (15); 13. Skip Frey (16); 14. John Duty (14);
D Feature, 12 laps, No Time: 1. Earl Pearson Jr. (6); 2. Will Vaught (19); 3. Tim McCreadie (14); 4. Jeff Larson (3); 5. John Duty (10); 6. Darrel DeFrance (1); 9. Curt Schroeder (2); 11. Dustin Walker (8); 12. Alonzo Grosse (7); 13. Nick Marolf (12); 14. Jill George (16); 15. Skip Frey (5); 16. Scott Lewis (11); 18. Jason Utter (9); 19. Paul Glendenning (15); 20. Andy Eckrich (17);
C Feature, 15 laps, No Time: 1. Frank Heckenast Jr. (10); 3. Bobby Pierce (6); 6. Mike Spatola III (8); 7. Charlie McKenna (12); 8. Rich Bell (7); 10. Lance Matthees (2); 11. Jake Meier (9); 12. Dave Eckrich (5); 13. Brian Diede (20); 14. Steve Lance Jr. (4); 15. John Mason (17); 18. Rick Wendling (11); 19. Mike Wallace (16); 20. Duane Treadwell (15); 22. Walker Arthur (13); 23. Ray Moore (18);
B Feature, 20 laps, No Time: 1. Brady Smith (2); 3. Bobby Pierce (3); 4. Terry Phillips (10); 5. Donnie Moran (6); 6. Eric Wells (8); 7. Jake Meier (11); 8. Mark Burgtorf (5); 11. Don ONeal (16); 12. Jason Rauen (14); 13. Bobby Pierce (3); 14. Jonathan Davenport (12); 15. John Anderson (18); 16. Billy Moyer Jr. (17); 19. JR Hotovy (20); 20. Tim Lance (7); 21. Chase Junghans (19); 22. Mike Marlar (15); 23. Ryan Unzicker (9); 24. Rob Moss (4);
A Feature, 25 laps, No Time: 1. Billy Moyer (3); 2. Shannon Babb (4); 3. Steve Francis (6); 4. Brian Birkhofer (5); 5. Jimmy Mars (9); 6. Scott Bloomquist (8); 8. Brian Shirley (10); 9. Denny Eckrich (1); 10. Austin Hubbard (15); 11. Bub McCool (13); 12. Kent Robinson (7); 15. Morgan Bagley (18); 16. John Blankenship (17); 17. Terry Phillips (24); 18. Tim Isenberg (20); 19. Ray Guss Jr. (19); 20. Austin Hubbard (15); 21. Mike Fryer (14); 23. Matt Furman (16); 24. Chris Simpson (23); Lap Leaders: Reddick 1-5; Babb 6-7; Moyer 8-25.
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