We will be providing live updates from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race as well as the support classes from the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for Saturday night, May 30, 2014. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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To follow along, simply scroll down and look under each heading for that particular class. Also, refresh the page frequently as new information will be added often.
Classes in action:
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series(50 laps for $10,000)
Sportsman($700-to-win)
Modified Street($500-to-win)
Classics($500-to-win)
Pure Street($350-to-win)
Four Cylinders($300-to-win)
Time:
Drivers meeting is set for 7:30 with cars expected to hit the track around 7:45.
Weather:
Weather is expected to be warm with a chance for isolated thundershowers in the late afternoon.
5:45- Haulers are rolling in. Rain does not appear as if it will be a factor.
General Information:
Don O’Neal leads the current LOLMDS standings over Newport’s Jimmy Owens, Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Francis, Eddies Carrier, Jr. and Mooresburg’s Scott Bloomquist.
This is the first of a two race weekend for the LOLMDS as the series moves to the Florence Speedway in Kentucky on Saturday night.
John Blankenship won this race last year.
Scott Bloomquist holds the track record at Tazewell with a lap of 10.822 seconds around the high-banked, third-mile.
6:45- Drivers meeting underway.
Order of events:
1. Hot laps for all classes.
2. Qualifying(Mod Street, LOLMDS, Classics, Sportsman)
3. Lucas heats
4. Features(Mod Street, Classics, LOLMDS, Sportsman, Four Cylinder, Pure Street)
7:30- Cars out rolling the track in.
Photos:
I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
Live Updates:
Lucas Oil Super Late Models
Drivers here- 21 cars
62- Cody King, 15- Steve Francis, 12- Jason Hughes, 44m- Chris Madden, 91- Jason Papich, B00- Josh Henry, 10- Chad Ogle, 777- Jared Landers, 5- Don O’Neal, 22- Matthew Holt, 15h- Wade Howerton, 44- Earl Pearson, Jr., 28- Eddie Carrier, Jr., 28w- Jeff Wolfenbarger, 201- Billy Ogle, Jr., 5j- Eric Jacobsen, 25- Bobby Mays, 23- John Blankenship, 0- Scott Bloomquist, 28e- Dennis Erb, Jr., 20- Jimmy Owens.
There will be three 10-lap heat races with no B-mains.
Hot laps group 1 results: 1. Madden(11.306), 2. Francis, 3. Papich, 4. Hughes.
Hot laps group 2 results: 1. Pearson(11.052), 2. O’Neal, 3. Carrier, 4. Wolfenbarger.
Hot laps group 3 results: 1. Bloomquist ( 10.998), 2. Owens, 3. Blankenship, 4. B Ogle.
8:15- Cars about to stage for qualifying.
Qualifying Results: 1. Bloomquist ( 11.150), 2. Blankenship, 3. O’Neal, 4. Pearson, 5. Owens, 6. Francis, 7. Madden, 8. Landers, 9. Carrier, 10. Jacobsen.
Heat one lineup: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Pearson, 3. Madden, 4. Jacobsen, 5. Erb, 6. Papich, 7. Howerton.
Heat one finish: 1. Bloomquist, 2. Pearson, 3. Jacobsen, 4. Madden, 5. Erb, 6. Papich, 7. Howerton.
Heat two lineup: 1. Blankenship, 2. Owens, 3. Landers, 4. Wolfenbarger, 5. Hughes, 6. King, 7. Holt.
Heat two finish: 1. Owens, 2. Blankenship, 3. Landers, 4. Wolfenbarger, 5. Hughes, 6. King, 7. Holt.
Heat three lineup: 1. O’Neal, 2. Francis, 3. Carrier, 4. B Ogle, 5. Mays, 6. Henry, 7. C Ogle
Heat three finish: 1. O’Neal, 2. Francis, 3. B Ogle, 4. Carrier, 5. Henry, 6. Mays, 7. C Ogle- DNS.
Feature lineup:
Row 1: Bloomquist… Owens
Row 2: O’Neal… Pearson
Row 3: Blankenship… Francis
Row 4: Jacobsen…Landers
Row 5: B Ogle…Madden
Row 6: Wolfenbarger… Carrier
Row 7: Erb…Hughes
Row 8: Henry… Papich
Row 9: King…Mays
Row 10: Howerton…Holt
Row 11: C Ogle
10:10- Feature rolling out.
10:15- Four wide!
10:18- Green flag!
Lap 2 caution for wild wreck involving Wolfenbarger, Henry and Erb. Wolfenbarger flipped. All OK. Red flag.
Bloomquist leads O’Neal, Owens, Blankenship and Pearson.
Lap 2 restart- A second red flag for huge crash. Francis rolled over but ended up back on his wheels. Papich, Hughes, Howerton also involved. Safety crew working with Francis.
Francis is out of the car and apparently OK. Blankenship was also involved in that wreck and heavily damaged.
Lap 4 caution for spin by Mays. Jacobsen broke on last restart and is out. Bloomquist leads Owens, O’Neal, Pearson, Landers, Carrier and Madden.
Lap 15 caution as Pearson tangles with a lapped car. Bloomquist was leading but Owens had been working under him for 2 laps prior to caution. O’Neal is 3rd with fast moving Madden pressuring him.
Pearson will restart at rear after being untangled from lapped car. Blankenship back out.
Feature finish: 1. Owens, 2. Bloomquist, 3. Madden, 4. O’Neal, 5. B Ogle, 6. Landers, 7. Carrier, 8. Pearson.
Race ran caution free after lap 15. Owens and Bloomquist put on a great race. Owens passed Bloomquist for the lead when they split the lapped car of Henry on lap 36. Bloomquist kept the pressure on for the next several laps until Owens finally pulled away. Madden was challenging Bloomquist for 2nd at the finish.
Sportsman
Car Count- 11 cars
7- Alvey, 34v- Varner, 11- Bean, 56h- Horton, 30- Coffman, 2- Smith, 1- Chesney, 007- Shockley, 8- Owens, 4- Overholt, 11- Fields
Qualifying Results: 1. Fields(12.379), 2. Overholt, 3. Horton, 4. Alvey
Feature finish: 1. Horton, 2. Overholt, 3. Owens, 4. Fields.
Modified Street
Car Count- 6 cars
88- Davis, 54- Burke, 20- Atkins, 21k- Knuckles, p21- Buchanan, 56- Horton
Qualifying Results: 1. Buchanan ( 13.313), 2. Davis, 3. Knuckles, 4. Horton.
Feature Results: 1. Davis, 2. Burke, 3. Knuckles, 4. Buchanan.
Knuckles and Buchanan crash on the last lap battling for 2nd. Both cars damaged but drivers OK, if not a little upset.
Classics
Car Count- 11 cars
18- E Keck, 59- Walton, 8- Chesney, 24- Thompson, 13j- Wolfenbarger, c74- Lane, 3- Ray, 78- J Keck, 20- Tharp, 88- Overholser, 99- Overton.
Qualifying Results: 1. J Keck, 2. Thompson, 3. Overton, 4. Tharp.
Feature finish: 1. Thompson, 2. Tharp, 3. J Keck, 4. Overton, 5. Chesney.
Pure Street
Car Count-
Four Cylinders
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