InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race from Rome Speedway in Rome, GA on Sunday evening, October 1, 2017. These updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for $10,000-to-win.
*Please Note: These updates will focus primarily on the LOLMDS race.
General Information: Drivers meeting is set to begin at 6:30pm.
Weather is expected to be excellent.
Josh Richards, Scott Bloomquist and Tim McCreadie are locked in a tight series points battle with just three races remaining.
Michael Page scored his first career Lucas Oil win on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway
6:30- Drivers meeting about to begin.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
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LOLMDS Super Late Models
Car Count: 41 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Scott Bloomquist, 1- Josh Richards, 1- Earl Pearson, Jr., B1- Brent Larson, 1G- Devin Gilpin, 1x- JT Seawright, 5- Don O’Neal, 6- Blake Spencer, 7m- Donald McIntosh, 8- David Payne, 9- Jason Croft, F9- Frank Ingram, 10- Ryan Crane, 12- Jason Jameson, 14- Darrell Lanigan, 15- Steve Francis, 16- Tyler Breuning, 17m- Dale McDowell, 18x- Michael Page, 19- Wayne Echols, 20- Jimmy Owens, 22- Gregg Satterlee, 22- Chris Ferguson, 22- Will Roland, 25- Shane Clanton, 28- Dennis Erb, Jr., 29- Gary MacPherson, 31- Tyler Millwood, 39- Tim McCreadie, 40- Ross Bailes, 41- TJ Reaid, 44- Chris Madden, 53- Ray Cook, 71- Hudson O’Neal, 81- Aaron Ridley, 81- Granger Howell, 84- Austin Smith, 99- Boom Briggs, 101- Casey Roberts, 111- Stephen Roberts, 116- Brandon Overton
*Driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: Drivers will be split into two groups for qualifying.
Group A Qualifying- 1. McIntosh (14.428), 2. McCreadie, 3. Reaid, 4. Owens, 5. McDowell, 6. Jameson, 7. A Smith, 8. Roland
*Jameson was light at the scales after qualifying.
Group B Qualifying- 1. Lanigan (14.299), 2. D O’Neal, 3. Overton, 4. Richards, 5. Madden, 6. Gilpin, 7. Bloomquist, 8. Ferguson
Heat Race Results: There will be four heat races with the top-4 from each transferring to the feature.
Heat 1 Lineup- 1. McIntosh, 2. Reaid, 3. McDowell, 4. Roland, 5. Satterlee, 6. Bruening, 7. Briggs, 8. Crane, 9. Roberts, 10. Seawright, 11. Jameson
Heat 1 Finish- 1. McIntosh, 2. Reaid, 3. McDowell, 4. Roland… Satterlee, Bruening
*McIntosh won by a straightaway. Tight battles for 2nd(Reaid & McDowell) and 4th(Roland & Satterlee). All top-4 from Georgia.
Heat 2 Lineup- 1. McCreadie, 2. Owens, 3. Smith, 4. Clanton, 5. Ridley, 6. Croft, 7. Bailes, 8. Payne, 9. Howell, 10. Echols
Heat 2 Finish- 1. Owens, 2. McCreadie, 3. Clanton, 4. Smith… Croft, Payne
*Owens took the lead on the start and pulled away for the win.
Heat 3 Lineup- 1. Lanigan, 2. Overton, 3. Madden, 4. Bloomquist, 5. Pearson, 6. C Roberts, 7. Francis, 8. Millwood, 9. Ingram, 10. Erb
Heat 3 Finish- 1. Lanigan, 2. Overton, 3. Madden, 4. Bloomquist … Pearson, Francis
Lanigan led all the way. Three-wide on the start with Bloomquist in the middle of Madden and Overton.
Heat 4 Lineup- 1. D O’Neal, 2. Richards, 3. Gilpin, 4. Ferguson, 5. McPherson, 6. Page, 7. H O’Neal, 8. Larson, 9. Cook, 10. Spencer
Heat 4 Finish- 1. D O’Neal, 2. Gilpin, 3. Richards, 4. Page … Ferguson, Larson
O’Neal led all the way.
B-main Results: There will be two B-mains with the top-3 from each transferring to the feature.
B-main 1 Finish- 1. Croft, 2. Bruening, 3. Satterlee
B-main 2 Finish- 1. Pearson, 2. Francis, 3. Ferguson
Feature Notes:
Feature Lineup- 1. McIntosh, 2. Lanigan, 3. Owens, 4. D O’Neal, 5. Reaid, 6. Overton, 7. McCreadie, 8. Gilpin, 9. McDowell, 10. Madden, 11. Clanton, 12. Richards, 13. Roland, 14. Bloomquist, 15. Smith, 16. Page, 17. Croft, 18. Pearson, 19. Bruening, 20. Francis, 21. Satterlee, 22. Ferguson, 23. H O’Neal, 24. Erb
9:50- Feature rolling out. 50 laps for $10,000.
9:55- Four wide!
9:58- Green flag!
Lap 15- caution free so far. Lanigan leads Overton, Owens, McIntosh, McCreadie.
Lap 20 caution for second running Overton slow on track. Lanigan leads Owens, McIntosh, McCreadie, D O’Neal, Reaid, McDowell, Bloomquist. Richards is 12 th.
Lap 23 caution for Reaid. Lanigan leads but McIntosh up to second with D O’Neal, Owens, McCreadie and Madden following.
Lap 38 caution for flat tire on Owens. Lanigan still leads over O’Neal, McCreadie, McIntosh, Madden, Bloomquist, Pearson, McDowell. Richards is 13th.
Lap 44 caution for flat tire on Richards. Lanigan leads D O’Neal, McCreadie, Pearson, Bloomquist, McIntosh, McDowell, Page, Gilpin
Feature Results: 1. Lanigan, 2. D O’Neal, 3. McCreadie, 4. Madden, 5. Pearson, 6. Bloomquist, 7. McDowell, 8. McIntosh, 9. Gilpin, 10. Page
Scott Bloomquist(0) and Josh Richards are part of a three way fight for the Lucas title
