WHEATLAND, Mo. (July 13, 2019) – Jimmy Owens continues his mastery of Lucas Oil Speedway by capturing the first night of the CMH Diamond Nationals – Presented by Super Clean on Saturday night.
In a race that saw three different leaders, Owens fought off several challenges from Earl Pearson Jr. to secure his second straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory and his fourth-career Diamond Nationals. Saturday night’s $15,000-to-win event marked Owens’ 63rd LOLMDS win.
Scott Bloomquist; the defending CMH Diamond Nationals winner; started from the pole and led the first 10 laps until Owens charged to the lead after starting fifth. Pearson moved by Bloomquist on lap 20 using the top groove and within just a few laps caught the front-running Owens.
Owens and Pearson then dueled side-by-side for several laps as the two went back-and-forth for the top spot. Owens eventually pulled away from Pearson in heavy lapped traffic and he went on the record his ninth career win at Lucas Oil Speedway.
For the second night in a row, Pearson ran second to Owens. Mike Marlar edged out Bloomquist in the waning laps to secure the third spot. Bloomquist was fourth, with current LOLMDS point leader Jonathan Davenport coming home in fifth after starting in 13th.
“We are rolling right now,” Owens said. “This is a big win for us! My car owner Leon Ramirez is here. My crew has worked their tails off in the last week. I didn’t want to see any cautions. We are still struggling on restarts. It’ll be awesome to get to back here tomorrow night and race. The crew is pumped up. It’s a great feeling to get back to victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway.”
“We couldn’t get off the corner,” commented Pearson. “Everybody knows that Jimmy is so good here. He has won countless times here before. We tried to run with him for 12 to 15 laps. He could move around a lot better than us. We finished second to Jimmy last night and again here tonight. We’ll come back tomorrow night and give it another shot.”
Marlar continued his streak of solid finishes with the LOLMDS by coming home in third. “We changed some stuff on the car before the feature. It was a fun track to race on tonight. We went with something out of the ordinary and it worked. Congrats to Jimmy on the win, he deserves this win. It was good to race against Scott [Bloomquist] again, and it’s good to see him back. He and I battled the whole race.”
The winner’s Leon Ramirez-owned, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and is sponsored by: Rhino Ag, Boomtest Well Service, Reece Monument Company, Tommy Pope Construction, FK Rod Ends, Sunoco Race Fuels, Integra Shocks, Red Line Oil, and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Completing the top ten were Shanon Buckingham, Billy Moyer, Jesse Stovall, Rick Eckert, and Hudson O’Neal.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday, July 13, 2019
CMH Diamond Nationals – Presented by Super Clean
Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, Mo.
Miller Welders Time Trials
Fast Time Group A: Scott Bloomquist / 15.846 seconds (overall)
Fast Time Group B: Earl Pearson Jr. / 16.467 seconds
Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Jonathan Davenport, Terry Phillips, Gavin Landers, Kaeden Cornell, Mitch McGrath, Al Humphrey, Reid Millard
FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jake Neal, Billy Moyer, Mason Oberkramer, Logan Martin, Shannon Babb, Billy Moyer, Jr., Jon Binning, Josh Richards, Will Vaught, Devin Moran ®
Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Earl Pearson, Jr., Kyle Bronson, Jesse Stovall, Hudson O'Neal, Shanon Buckingham, Tyler Erb ®, Joseph Gorby, Raymond Merrill, Joey Moriarty, Michael Norris
Lucas Oil Products Penetrating Oil Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Tony Jackson, Jr., Rick Eckert, Stormy Scott, Payton Looney, Austin Rettig, Tim McCreadie, Austin Siebert, RC Whitwell, Jason Sivils-DNS
Lucas Oil Products Red “N” Tacky Spray Grease B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Shannon Babb, Terry Phillips, Gavin Landers, Billy Moyer, Jr., Kaeden Cornell, Josh Richards, Will Vaught, Mitch McGrath, Al Humphrey, Devin Moran ®, Jon Binning, Reid Millard
FAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Shanon Buckingham, Tim McCreadie, Tyler Erb ®, Austin Rettig, Raymond Merrill, Austin Siebert, Michael Norris, Joey Moriarty, RC Whitwell, Joseph Gorby, Jason Sivils
Lucas Oil Feature Finish (60 Laps):
| FINISH | START | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 5 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $15,000 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | $6,500 |
| 3 | 9 | 157 | Mike Marlar | Winfield, TN | $3,500 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | $3,000 |
| 5 | 13 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $2,600 |
| 6 | 18 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $1,900 |
| 7 | 7 | 21 | Billy Moyer | Batesville, AR | $1,700 |
| 8 | 10 | 00 | Jesse Stovall | Billings, MO | $1,600 |
| 9 | 8 | 2e | Rick Eckert | York, PA | $1,550 |
| 10 | 14 | 71 | Hudson O'Neal | Martinsville, IN | $1,500 |
| 11 | 4 | 56 | Tony Jackson, Jr. | Lebanon, MO | $1,450 |
| 12 | 20 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $1,400 |
| 13 | 6 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $1,350 |
| 14 | 17 | 18 | Shannon Babb | Mowequa, IL | $1,300 |
| 15 | 23 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $1,200 |
| 16 | 22 | 1T | Tyler Erb ® | New Waverly, TX | $1,200 |
| 17 | 25 | 21JR | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | $200 |
| 18 | 24 | 1M | Devin Moran ® | Dresden, OH | $1,000 |
| 19 | 12 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | $1,100 |
| 20 | 11 | 93 | Mason Oberkramer | Broseley, MO | $1,000 |
| 21 | 21 | 77 | Gavin Landers | Batesville, AR | $1,000 |
| 22 | 28 | 74m | Mitch McGrath | Waukesha, WI | $1,000 |
| 23 | 3 | 14J | Jake Neal | Omaha, NE | $1,000 |
| 24 | 15 | 36 | Logan Martin | West Plains, MO | $1,000 |
| 25 | 16 | 15P | Payton Looney | Republic, MO | $1,000 |
| 26 | 19 | 75 | Terry Phillips | Springfield, MO | $1,000 |
| 27 | 27 | 1V | Will Vaught | Crane, MO | $1,000 |
| 28 | 26 | 5 | Michael Norris | Sarver, PA | $1,000 |
Race Statistics
Entrants: 39
Lap Leaders: Scott Bloomquist (Laps 1 – 10); Jimmy Owens (Laps 11 – 23); Earl Pearson Jr. (Laps 24 – 25); Jimmy Owens (Laps 26 – 60)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jimmy Owens
Margin of Victory: 4.206 seconds
Cautions: Stormy Scott (Lap 1); Logan Martin (Lap 20)
Series Provisionals: Josh Richards; Devin Moran
Series Emergency Provisionals: Billy Moyer Jr; Michael Norris
Florence Speedway Track Provisionals: Will Vaught; Mitch McGrath
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Shanon Buckingham (Advanced 12 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan Davenport
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Mike Marlar
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: Tyler Erb
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jeff Strope (Jimmy Owens)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #2 – 16.349 seconds)
Hot Rod Processing Tough Break of the Race: Stormy Scott
STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Jimmy Owens (48 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Scott Bloomquist
Time of Race: 25 minutes 12 seconds
Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
| POS | CAR # | DRIVER NAME | HOMETOWN | POINTS | EARNINGS |
| 1 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | 4715 | $157,925 |
| 2 | 1T | Tyler Erb ® | New Waverly, TX | 4425 | $113,275 |
| 3 | 1 | Earl Pearson, Jr. | Jacksonville, FL | 4375 | $91,225 |
| 4 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | 4320 | $81,300 |
| 5 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | 4295 | $99,800 |
| 6 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | 4175 | $67,575 |
| 7 | 1M | Devin Moran ® | Dresden, OH | 4100 | $62,975 |
| 8 | 71 | Hudson O'Neal | Martinsville, IN | 4020 | $80,850 |
| 9 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | 3635 | $55,800 |
| 10 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | 3530 | $46,350 |
| 11 | 21JR | Billy Moyer, Jr. | Batesville, AR | 3355 | $36,250 |
| 12 | 2s | Stormy Scott | Las Cruses, NM | 3245 | $30,025 |
| 13 | 5 | Don O'Neal | Martinsville, IN | 3045 | $45,150 |
| 14 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | Mooresburg, TN | 2400 | $20,550 |
*Results are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*
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