Jimmy Owens drove to his second consecutive WoO win
Jimmy Owens has a feel for Southern dirt tracks and he put those skills to good use on Friday night by driving to a dominating win on the first night of the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series-sanctioned Stateline Showdown at Boyd’s Speedway. The series will return to the same track on Saturday night for a $20,000-to-win affair.
The Rocket Chassis driver from Newport, Tennessee earned $10,000 for his efforts on the third-mile track located in Ringgold, Georgia.
A total of 41 cars were signed in for competition
Qualifying Results:
Group A Results- 1. Ryan Gustin (13.885), 2. Kyle Bronson, 3. Tanner English, 4. Dale McDowell, 5. Michael Page, 6. Jensen Ford, 7. Chris Madden, 8. Gordy Gundaker
Group B Results- 1. Max Blair(14.165), 2. Josh Richards, 3. Tyler Millwood, 4. Boom Briggs, 5. Jimmy Owens, 6. Trent Ivey, 7. Cla Knight, 8. Payton Freeman
Heat 1 Results: 1. Tanner English, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Chris Madden, 4. Michael Page
Heat 2 Results: 1. Dale McDowell, 2. Jensen Ford, 3. Kyle Bronson, 4. Gordy Gundaker
Heat 3 Results: 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Max Blair, 3. Tyler Millwood, 4. Cla Knight
Heat 4 Results: 1. Josh Richards, 2. Payton Freeman, 3. Boom Briggs, 4. Cory Hedgecock
Last Chance Showdown 1 Finish: 1. Dennis Erb Jr., 2. Sam Seawright, 3. Carson Ferguson
Last Chance Showdown 2 Finish: 1. Eli Beets, 2. Will Roland, 3. Cameron Weaver
Feature Re-cap: The 40-lap feature took the green flag with Owens leading McDowell, Richards, Blair and English. Blair charged forward on the second lap when he passed Richards for third.
Gustin took to the high side of the track just outside of the top-5 as he began working on English. Ultimately, English would maintain that position on the bottom grove.
Blair continued to climb on lap 5 when he passed McDowell for the runner-up position. Richards then took advantage and moved around McDowell for third.
Owens continued to lead just past the halfway point but Blair and McDowell closed onto his rear spoiler as those three machines worked through and around slower traffic.
The first yellow flag of the night waved on lap 34 when Millwood slowed with a flat tire. On the ensuing restart, Richards and Ford got together setting off a chain reaction that sent Gustin for a spin.
Over the closing laps, Owens continued to lead leaving the pack to battle behind him. It was the second consecutive World of Outlaws win for the Newport Nightmare following his victory at Smoky Mountain Speedway on September 2nd.
Feature Results: 1. Jimmy Owens, 2. Max Blair, 3. Dale McDowell, 4. Tanner English, 5. Chris Madden, 6. Jensen Ford, 7. Kyle Bronson, 8. Michael Page, 9. Josh Richards, 10. Dennis Erb Jr. 11. Payton Freeman, 12. Cory Hedgecock, 13. Boom Briggs, 14. Shane Clanton 15. Gordy Gundaker, 16. Sam Seawright, 17. Ryan Gustin, 18. Brent Larson, 19. Will Roland, 20. Tyler Millwood, 21. Carson Ferguson, 22. Cameron Weaver, 23. Cla Knight, 24. Eli Beets
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