MINERAL WELLS, West Va. — The hottest driver in dirt late-model racing rolled through the field on Saturday Night at West Virginia Motor Speedway as Jimmy Owens picked up a convincing victory, bringing home the $20,000-to-win RaceFest World Championship for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
It was the fifth Lucas Oil Series win of the season for Owens, who was fresh off a World 100 triumph at Eldora Speedway, as he came from the 12th-starting spot inheriting the lead from Bart Hartman who had led the first 30 laps of the 75-lap main event after the rear-end on Hartman's car failed. Owens then went on to dominate the rest of the race in his Mike Reece-owned Bloomquist Race Cars No. 20.
Scott Bloomquist, the defending race-winner finished second followed by Earl Pearson Jr., 15th-starting Mike Balzano and Tim McCreadie. Pearson now holds a 230 point lead over Scott James with two series points races left in the season.
The finish:
Jimmy Owens, Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson, Jr., Mike Balzano, Tim McCreadie, Michael England, Scott James, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Donnie Moran, Steve Casebolt, Billy Drake, Rod Conley, Dan Schlieper, Tim Dohm, Terry English, Justin Rattliff, Steve Lucas, Davey Johnson, Freddy Smith, Damon Eller, Bart Hartman, John Blankenship, Jackie Boggs, Steve Shaver.