Aug. 6
La SALLE, Ill. — Jimmy Owens laid his eyes on La Salle Speedway for the very first time on Monday night, and he definitely liked what he saw.
Later that night, the 35-year-old driver notched his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season victory, leading all 50 laps and taking the Illinois Valley Challenge.
Owens pocketed $10,000 for the victory after becoming the sixth different Lucas Oil Late Model winner at La Salle Speedway in the series’s six appearances there.
Scott James, who started alongside Owens on the front row, finished second followed by Darren Miller, Wendell Wallace and Tim McCreadie.
The finish:
Jimmy Owens, Scott James, Darren Miller, Wendell Wallace, Tim McCreadie, Don O’Neal, Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer, Jimmy Mars, Jeep VanWormer, Dennis Erb, Jr., Earl Pearson, Jr., Dan Schlieper, Terry English, Donnie Moran, Justin Rattliff, Billy Drake, Ryan Dauber, Steve Casebolt, Freddy Smith, Mike Mataragas, Damon Eller, Billy Moyer, Garrett Durrett.

Aug. 7
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Don O’Neal finally broke through with his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph of the year as he passed leader Terry Casey on lap four and then went on to score the $10,000 victory on Tuesday night at Dubuque Speedway.
O’Neal’s ninth career Lucas Oil Series triumph made him the 16th different winner in 28 series events this season.  The 43-year-old two-time series point’s runner-up led Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Scott James and Dennis Erb, Jr. across the line in a fast and furious night of racing.
A hard-fought battle for top-five positioning occurred from the outset with three- and four-wide racing as the norm. O’Neal, who started fifth on the grid, quickly worked his way to the front grabbing second from Billy Moyer on lap three.
One lap later, O’Neal tracked down leader Terry Casey and took over the point and held on the rest of the way through a pair of restarts.
The finish:
Don O’Neal, Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Scott James, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jimmy Mars, Terry English, Dan Schlieper, Billy Moyer, Steve Casebolt, Donnie Moran, Curt Martin, Darren Miller, Justin Rattliff, Jeremiah Hurst, Ace Ihm, Damon Eller, Terry Casey, Brian Birkhofer, Billy Drake, Jeep VanWormer, Chad Simpson, Kerry Hansen, Freddy Smith.