MIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. — Jimmy Owens rolled into Tyler County Speedway on Sunday night for the first time in his racing career. It paid off to the tune of $40,000 as Owens won the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned 40th-annual Hillbilly 100.
Owens took the lead from Tim Dohm on lap 41 after a caution flag had wiped out Dohm’s huge lead.
“That caution flag, obviously, helped us out tremendously because Dohm had a big lead and it brought him back to us and our car fired great on the restart and we were fortunate enough to get by him and then we had a really good race for the lead there, but traffic was a little crazy out there, but we are thankful to get this win and it was a safe race,” Owens said.
Owens led the rest of the race, holding off Earl Pearson, Jr. and Dohm for the victory. Ricky Williams finished fourth, with Darren Miller collecting his fifth-straight top-five finish coming across the line just behind Williams.
“I can’t thank my car owner Mike Reece enough, and my crew chief and cousin Chris Fox. The car was set up beautifully here tonight,” Owens said. “It’s the first time we’ve ever seen this place and I really like it. I know now why they call it the bullring.”
Scott James, last year’s Hillbilly 100 runner-up, started on the pole and led the first 11 laps until Dohm, who started fifth, charged to the point, racing past James to take the lead. 
Dohm was also the fast qualifier for the 85-car field.
The finish:
Jimmy Owens, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim Dohm, Rick Williams, Darren Miller, Bart Hartman, Scott James, Brian Shirley, Mike Balzano, Donnie Moran, Steve Shaver, Steve Wilmoth, Joe Loudin, Paul Wilmoth, Jr., Doug Horton, Terry Casey, Rick Aukland, Steve Casebolt, Corey Conley, Freddy Smith, Booper Bare, Sonny Conley, Josh McGuire, Butch McGill, Richard Frazier, Jared Hawkins.