Friday

MILLERSBURG, Ohio — Scott James withstood a race-long battle with Matt Miller to take his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of the season Friday night at Hilltop Speedway. 
The series made its first appearance at the Jeff Norris facility and produced a 35-lap event for the ages. 
James earned $7,000 for his fifth career LOLMDS triumph. Miller finished second, followed by Dan Schlieper, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Doug Drown.
James, who started alongside Miller on the front row, took the lead at the start with Miller in tow. The two frontrunners got behind lapped traffic with only seven laps in the books, and Miller used the traffic to his advantage to take the lead on lap 14. The yellow flag waved one lap later.
After racing resumed, James changed lines on the track and reclaimed the lead on lap 23.
James put two lapped cars between himself and Miller in the closing laps and that cushion helped propel James to victory.
With his fourth-place finish, Pearson took the point lead.
The finish:
Scott James, Matt Miller, Dan Schlieper, Earl Pearson, Jr., Doug Drown, Terry Casey, Billy Drake, Freddy Smith, Justin Rattliff, Bart Hartman, Dave Hornikel, George Lee, Ryan Markham, Steve Casebolt, Eric Myers, Justin Chance, Chet Alexander, John Mason, Keith Tish, Rick Bond, Wayne Chinn, Doug Dodd, Mark Banal, Rocky Owens.

Saturday

UNION, Ky. — Jimmy Owens inherited the lead when Don O’Neal suddenly pulled off the track with six laps to go. From there, Owens romped to victory in the 22nd Ralph Latham Memorial dirt-late-model race sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Saturday night at Florence Speedway.
Owens earned $10,000 for his first LOLMDS triumph of the season. He is the 12th-different winner in 17 events this year.
Eddie Carrier, Jr. finished second, followed by Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Rick Combs.
O’Neal and Owens set the pace from the start, while Carrier worked his way forward from sixth.
At the halfway mark, O’Neal looked to be unbeatable. Carrier overtook Owens for second and with 35 laps complete, it was O’Neal, Carrier and Owens.  With 10 laps to go, Owens went past Carrier and began stalking the leader.
With 44 laps scored, O’Neal exited turn four in the lead, but slowed and pulled to the infield. Owens took it the rest of the way for the victory.
The finish:
Jimmy Owens, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Rick Combs, Steve Casebolt, John Gill, Josh Williams, Brad Neat, Wayne Chinn, Bart Hartman, Audie McWilliams, R.J. Conley, Justin Rattliff, Freddy Smith, Robby Hensley, Victor Lee, Don O’Neal, Matt Miller, Jerry Rice, Dustin Neat, Steve Landrum, Rod Conley, Rodney Combs, Darrell Lanigan.