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Jimmy Owens Gets Breakthrough Win at East Bay Saturday
Afternoon
TAMPA, FL (February 12, 2011) - Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has won at East
Bay Raceway Park before in an open wheel modified and crate late model, but
Saturday Afternoon the 39-year-old scored his first ever Super Late Model
win at the "Clay by the Bay" as he captured the 40-lap, $10,000 to win Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event. Owens held a sizable lead at
the finish line to win over a hard-charging Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS and
pole-sitter Austin Hubbard of Seaford, DE. Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock,
WV was fourth followed by Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL
In Lucas Oil victory for the 22nd time in his career, Owens became the fifth
different winner in five races during the 35th Annual DART Winternationals
Presented by Magnaflow Exhaust. "I have to thank Mike Reece and Reece
Monuments for all of his support, the team has done a great job all winter
getting these cars prepared for the season, and it's paid off here early
on," said Owen, who finished second in the Friday Night event.
"The track was real racy today, I tried to conserve the tires there early
on, but he (Hubbard) left the door open there, and I took advantage of it
and the rest was history," commented Owens as he took the lead on lap eight
from Hubbard, and lead the rest of the way in the caution-free event. The
Cornett Engines-powered Ford is also sponsored by Gantte Appraisals, VP
Fuels, Red Line Oil and Midwest Sheet Metal.
Hubbard grabbed the lead at the start of the race with Carrier and Owens in
tow. Owens moved past Erb on lap two to take over second. Owens then set his
sights on Hubbard catching him and eventually made the pass coming off of
turn number four on the eighth circuit. Owens then started to open up a
nearly-straightaway lead over Hubbard, who was battling with Carrier for
second.
Owens then started to encounter heavy traffic around the halfway mark, but
Hubbard and Carrier could not gain any ground on him. Bub McCool, who
started sixth then joined in the race for second as the trio of Hubbard,
Carrier and McCool would dice it out to the finish to see who would get the
runnerup spot.
Owens would cruise on for the win, his first of 2011. McCool after getting
by both Hubbard and Carrier had his best ever Lucas Oil Series finish with
his second place showing in his McCool Logging, Moyer Victory Circle Chassis
entry. Hubbard was third in the Dale Beitler Enterprises, Rocket Chassis
followed by Carrier in the Grover Motorsports, Rocket Ford and Erb in the
Thomason Express, Bloomquist Race Cars entry.
Completing the top ten were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Mike Marlar of
Winfield, TN, David Breazeale of Four Corners, MS, Tim McCreadie of
Watertown, NY and Brent Robinson of Smithfield, VA.
In preliminary action Austin Hubbard was the Red Buck Cigars fast qualifier
among the 58 entrants. Heat race winners were Hubbard, Eddie Carrier Jr.,
Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar and Bub McCool. The B-mains were
captured by Tim Isenberg and Frank Heckenast Jr.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday DAY, February 12th, 2011
35th Annual DART Winternationals Presented by Magnaflow
East Bay Raceway Park - Tampa, FL
Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Austin Hubbard / 14.525 seconds (Group Aand
Overall)
Jimmy Owens / 14.572 seconds (Group B and Overall)
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Austin Hubbard, Brad
Neat, Billy Moyer Jr., Tim Isenberg, Justin Rattliff, Scott Bloomquist, Earl
Pearson Jr., Duane Harbaugh, Russ Adams
Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Eddie Carrier Jr.,
Brent Robinson, Ray Cook, Tyler Reddick, Eric Wells, Bobby Pierce, Donnie
Moran, Doug Blashe, Robert Geiger
Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Steve Francis, Tim
Dohm, Eric Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Danny Mitchell, Christian Augspurger,
James O'Hara, Ricky Weiss, Michael Chilton, Brandon Thirlby
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Jimmy Owens, David
Breazeale, Chris Wall, Daniel Stone, Davey Johnson, Jared Hawkins, Dan
Schlieper, Billy Moyer, Mark Andersen, Dillan White
Wiles Driveshafts Fifth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Mike Marlar, Dennis
Erb Jr., John Blankenship, Chad Valone, Jason Feger, Steve Casebolt, Jason
McBride, Travis Varnadore, Chad Hollenbeck, Leon Henderson
Sweet Manufacturing Sixth Heat (10 Laps- Top 3 Transfer): Bub McCool, Tim
McCreadie, Josh Richards, Frank Heckenast Jr., Don O'Neal, Jared Landers,
Wendell Wallace, Vic Coffey, Jackie Nosbisch
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Tim Isenberg, Scott
Bloomquist, Dale McDowell, Doug Blashe, Donnie Moran, Justin Rattliff, Eric
Wells, Michael Chilton, Danny Mitchell, Russ Adams, James O'Hara, Robert
Geiger, Bobby Pierce, Duane Harbaugh, Christian Augspurger, Tyler Reddic-DNS,
Earl Pearson Jr-DNS, Ricky Weiss-DNS, Brandon Thirlby-DNS
Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 2 Advance): Frank Heckenast, Don
O'Neal, Daniel Stone, Steve Casebolt, Jared Hawkins, Jason Feger, Chad
Valone, Wendell Wallace, Dillan White, Jason McBride, Jackie Nosbisch, Mark
Andersen, Jared Landers, Travis Varnadore, Davey Johnson, Chad Hollenbeck,
Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer-DNS, Vic Coffey-DNS, Leon Henderson-DNS
Magnaflow Performance Exhaust Provisional: Dan Stone
Feature Finish - 40 Laps
FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN
1 2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN
2 6 57J Bub McCool Vicksburg, MS
3 1 19 Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE
4 3 28 Eddie Carrier, Jr. Salt Rock, WV
5 10 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL
6 5 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY
7 4 36 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
8 8 54 David Breazeale Four Corners, MS
9 12 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
10 9 3r Brent Robinson Smithfield, VA
11 11 6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV
12 15 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC
13 22 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN
14 14 71w Chris Wall Springfield, LA
15 21 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN
16 16 23 John Blankenship Williamson, WV
17 7 41n Brad Neat Dunnville, KY
18 18 25 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV
19 13 21JR Billy Moyer, Jr. Batesville, AR
20 25 11t Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
21 19 9t Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI
22 24 17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
23 17 5 Eric Jacobsen Watsonville, CA
24 26 21d Daniel Stone Thompson, PA
25 20 99jr Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL
26 23 44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL
27 27 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
Race Statistics
Entrants: 58
Lap Leaders: Austin Hubbard (Laps 1-7); Jimmy Owens (Laps 8-40)
Caution Flags: none
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson Jr, Dale
McDowell
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: Dan Schlieper
DART Fast Pass: Tyler Reddick
PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Don O'Neal (Started 22nd; Finished
13th; Advanced 9 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: Eddie Carrier Jr.
K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Bub McCool
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: none
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing Engines
Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Frank Heckenast Jr.
DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Chris Fox (Jimmy Owens)
Time of Race: 11 minutes 25 seconds
35th Annual DART Winternationals
Presented by Magnaflow Championship Point Standings
POS CAR# DRIVER POINTS
1 0 Scott Bloomquist 1050
2 71 Don O'Neal 990
3 19 Austin Hubbard 945
4 20 Jimmy Owens 930
5 36 Mike Marlar 910
6 28 Eddie Carrier, Jr. 905
7 53 Ray Cook 860
8 28e Dennis Erb, Jr. 855
9 5 Eric Jacobsen 840
10 25 Josh Richards 830
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