WHEATLAND, MO (May 25, 2017) – Earl Pearson Jr. gained the lead on lap 15 from Jesse Stovall and then held off Scott Bloomquist in the final laps to win the Cowboy Classic - presented by Hot Rod Processing on Thursday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA).

Pearson kicked off the 25th Annual Show-Me 100 weekend with his second LOLMDS win of the season over Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Tim McCreadie, and Mike Marlar.

It was a very competitive race from start to finish as Pearson withstood a lap 39 restart challenge from Bloomquist, who had pulled even with Pearson several times in the final six laps but could never clear him.

“That was a heck of a race,” said Pearson in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. “Stovall was good early on the top. We were trying to find a spot on the track to be consistent at. The car kept moving around. The traffic was tough, but everybody gave each other plenty of room to pass. I didn’t want to see that last caution. I saw on the scoreboard that Scott [Bloomquist] was behind us. I knew he wouldn’t try a slide job and take both of us out. He drove us clean. He got beside me there several times, but my car was better into three and four than his.”

“I knew Jimmy [Owens] was back there as well. They went out before the race and tilled the top and that made for some good racing. I don’t know if it would have held up for 100 laps, but it was good enough for 45 tonight. I want to thank my crew and all my sponsors. Thanks to Carlton and Kemp Lamm and the whole Dunn-Benson Ford Team - it’s always good to win here at Lucas Oil Speedway.”

The four-time LOLMDS National Champion’s Longhorn Ford is powered by a Wallace Racing Engine and sponsored by Dunn-Benson Ford, Lucas Oil Racing TV, MAVTV, Penske Racing Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels and Freeport Recycling.

Bloomquist who started on the pole, finished second in his Crop Production Services, Reece Monument Company, and Mark Martin Automotive-sponsored Sweet-Bloomquist entry. “I knew I was a sitting duck when they went out and worked the top of the track. I waited a few laps too late to get going. I lost two positions there at the start. I could finally go to the middle and top and gained back those spots that I lost. It was a good race there among the four of us. A lot of front tires I think we’re giving up there late in the race. We will be ready for Saturday Night!”

Owens was in the hunt coming on to finish in third place. “This Ramirez Motorsports car was really good tonight. It took us a while to get going. We caught those guys up front after [Tim] McCreadie and I had a good race going on there. We just have the right set-up for this track that is why we have been so successful here in the past. We will come back tomorrow night and get better and then get ready for 100 laps on Saturday Night.”

Completing the top ten were Darrell Lanigan, Bobby Pierce, Gregg Satterlee, Mason Zeigler, and Billy Moyer Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
4th Annual Cowboy Classic @ 25th Annual Show-Me 100
Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Mason Zeigler / 15.951 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Mike Marlar / 15.973 seconds

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Mason Zeigler, Bobby Pierce, Chase Junghans, Rodney Sanders, Shannon Babb, Chad Simpson, BJ Robinson, Mason Oberkramer, Boom Briggs, Scott Crigler, Tanner Kellick-DNS

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Darrell Lanigan, Steve Francis, Jason Rauen, Justin Duty, Jack Sullivan, Hudson O'Neal, Evan Hubert, Austin Rettig, Bryon Allison, Jeff Herzog, Al Humphrey

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Payton Looney, Logan Martin, Billy Moyer, Jr., Brantlee Gotschall, Gavin Landers, Garrett Alberson, Will Vaught, Tanner Mullens, Mike Stadel, Larry Jones, Cole Wells

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jesse Stovall, Mike Marlar, Gregg Satterlee, Chris Simpson, Don O'Neal, Joey Moriarty, JC Wyman, Jonathan Davenport, Terry Phillips, Jeremy Grady, Bob King

ASi Racewear Heat Race #5 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim McCreadie, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Manville, Tony Jackson, Jr., Timothy Culp, Josh Richards, Jim Shereck, Chandler Petty, John Duty, Blonde Bomber Mitchell

DirtOnDirt.com Heat Race #6 Finish (10 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Dave Eckrich, Billy Moyer, Shannon Scott, Jared Landers, Randy Timms, Jake O'Neil, Wendell Wallace, Jonathan Rowan, Cliff Morrow, Jon Mitchell

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Chase Junghans, Rodney Sanders, Shannon Babb, BJ Robinson, Evan Hubert, Chad Simpson, Hudson O'Neal, Jack Sullivan, Boom Briggs, Austin Rettig, Mason Oberkramer, Jeff Herzog, Justin Duty, Scott Crigler, Bryon Allison, Tanner Kellick-DNS, Al Humphrey-DNS

Fast Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Chris Simpson, Don O'Neal, Brantlee Gotschall, Garrett Alberson, Will Vaught, Jonathan Davenport, Gavin Landers, Joey Moriarty, Tanner Mullens, Terry Phillips, Bob King, Jeremy Grady, JC Wyman, Cole Wells, Mike Stadel-DNS, Larry Jones-DNS

Bad Boy Mowers B-Main #3 Finish (15 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): Tim Manville, Tony Jackson, Jr., Jared Landers, Josh Richards, Randy Timms, Shannon Scott, Wendell Wallace, Jim Shereck, Timothy Culp, John Duty, Chandler Petty, Jonathan Rowan, Blonde Bomber Mitchell, Cliff Morrow, Jon Mitchell, Jake O'Neil

Feature Finish (45 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	4	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$6,000
2	1	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$3,000
3	6	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$2,000
4	10	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$1,500
5	8	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$1,250
6	3	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$1,000
7	13	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$950
8	14	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	$900
9	7	25Z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	$850
10	17	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	Batesville, AR	$800
11	5	15P	Payton Looney	Republic, MO	$700
12	11	36	Logan Martin	West Plains, MO	$600
13	12	58	Dave Eckrich	Oxford, IA	$600
14	22	20x	Rodney Sanders	Happy, TX	$600
15	18	21	Billy Moyer	Batesville, AR	$600
16	9	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	$600
17	20	32C	Chris Simpson	Oxford, IA	$600
18	24	56	Tony Jackson, Jr.	Lebanon, MO	$600
19	19	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$600
20	23	5	Don O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	$600
21	21	33T	Tim Manville	St. Jacob, IL	$600
22	16	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$600
23	2	0	Jesse Stovall	Billings, MO	$600
24	15	98	Jason Rauen	Farley, IA	$600

Race Statistics
Entrants: 67
Lap Leaders: Jesse Stovall (Laps 1 – 14); Earl Pearson Jr. (Laps 15 – 45)
Cautions: Jesse Stovall (Lap 39)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: n/a
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Wrisco Feature Winner: Earl Pearson Jr.
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Rodney Sanders (Started: 22nd; Finished: 14th; Advanced 8 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Scott Bloomquist
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Billy Moyer Jr.
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Earl Pearson Jr.
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Wallace Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Taylon Center (Earl Pearson Jr.)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Lap #6 – 16.3828 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Earl Pearson Jr. (31)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 16 minutes 54 seconds

Current Show-Me 100 Nightly Point Standings:

POS	CAR #	DRIVER	NIGHT 1	NIGHT 2	TOTAL	TIE BREAK
1	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	250		250	-
2	0	Scott Bloomquist	230		230	-
3	20	Jimmy Owens	220		220	-
4	157	Mike Marlar	215		215	-
5	39	Tim McCreadie	210		210	-
6	14	Darrell Lanigan	200		200	-
7	32	Bobby Pierce	195		195	-
8	25Z	Mason Zeigler	195		195	-
9	22	Gregg Satterlee	190		190	-
10	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	180		180	-
11	15P	Payton Looney	175		175	-
12	36	Logan Martin	170		170	-
13	58	Dave Eckrich	165		165	-
14	20x	Rodney Sanders	160		160	-
15	21	Billy Moyer	155		155	-
16	15	Steve Francis	150		150	-
17	32C	Chris Simpson	145		145	-
18	56	Tony Jackson, Jr.	140		140	-
19	18J	Chase Junghans	135		135	-
20	5	Don O'Neal	130		130	-
21	33T	Tim Manville	125		125	-
21	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	125		125	-
21	0	Jesse Stovall	125		125	-
21	98	Jason Rauen	125		125	-
25	777	Jared Landers	120		120	-
25	4G	Brantlee Gotschall	120		120	-
25	18	Shannon Babb	120		120	-
28	1R	Josh Richards	115		115	-
28	F5	Garrett Alberson	115		115	-
28	1b	BJ Robinson	115		115	-
31	5T	Randy Timms	110		110	-
31	1V	Will Vaught	110		110	-
31	9E	Evan Hubert	110		110	-
34	4F	Shannon Scott	105		105	-
34	49	Jonathan Davenport	105		105	-
34	25	Chad Simpson	105		105	-
37	88	Wendell Wallace	100		100	-
37	77	Gavin Landers	100		100	-
37	71	Hudson O'Neal	100		100	-
40	17s	Jim Shereck	95		95	-
40	51M	Joey Moriarty	95		95	-
40	18X	Jack Sullivan	95		95	-
43	C8	Timothy Culp	90		90	-
43	5d	John Duty	90		90	-
43	20T	Tanner Mullens	90		90	-
43	99B	Boom Briggs	90		90	-
47	75P	Terry Phillips	85		85	-
47	94	Austin Rettig	85		85	-
49	R5	Chandler Petty	80		80	-
49	45	Bob King	80		80	-
49	93	Mason Oberkramer	80		80	-
52	56R	Jonathan Rowan	75		75	-
52	B29	Blonde Bomber Mitchell	75		75	-
52	99C	Cliff Morrow	75		75	-
52	5m	Jon Mitchell	75		75	-
52	43	Jeremy Grady	75		75	-
52	4W	JC Wyman	75		75	-
52	10w	Cole Wells	75		75	-
52	11H	Jeff Herzog	75		75	-
52	15x	Justin Duty	75		75	-
52	12	Scott Crigler	75		75	-
52	1A	Bryon Allison	75		75	-
63	J0	Jake O'Neil	50		50	-
63	81s	Mike Stadel	50		50	-
63	99J	Larry Jones	50		50	-
63	6H	Al Humphrey	50		50	-
63	3K	Tanner Kellick	50		50	-

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings (as of May 23):

POS	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	POINTS	EARNINGS
1	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	3345	$110,425
2	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	3200	$77,600
3	1R	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	3135	$78,000
4	5	Don O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	3020	$61,075
5	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	2910	$54,575
6	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	2905	$59,300
7	14	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	2870	$44,575
8	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	2730	$37,450
9	15	Steve Francis	Bowling Green, KY	2585	$31,400
10	22	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills, PA	2575	$35,125
11	71	Hudson O'Neal	Martinsville, IN	2380	$25,525
12	99B	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake, PA	2360	$24,250

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

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