NickHolt Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Bloomquist banks first LOLMDs Port Royal victory PORT ROYAL, PA (April 22, 2018) - Scott Bloomquist continued his hot-streak on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, winning Sunday night's Rumble by the River at Port Royal Speedway. Bloomquist took the lead on lap two and never looked back en route to his 88th career series victory. Josh Richards fought back to finish in second with Earl Pearson Jr. taking third. Tim McCreadie and Darrell Lanigan completed the top five drivers. Jimmy Owens led the first lap until Bloomquist, who started fourth on the grid, wrestled the lead away from him on the second circuit. Owens maintained the second spot until a coil spring broke on lap 17, ending his night. McCreadie picked up the second spot as he and Richards then dueled it out for the runner-up position. The final caution of the race bunched the field up with 2 laps remaining. Richards tried valiantly in the green-white-checker finish, but Bloomquist was just too strong as he held on for his first career win at Port Royal Speedway. "We have run really well since Florida. Last weekend, we had a win and a second-place finish, and this weekend a second and a win. The car, the engine, the shocks, everything is working well," said the 54-year-old Bloomquist in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "We had good rotation, it carried around the high-line tonight. The car could work low, the middle, or high. I tried to run up high in three and four because my momentum would be really good off the turn-4 corner. When we had to go to the bottom to pass lapped cars we could. Thanks to Randy Sweet and everybody at Sweet Manufacturing." "This really is a great race track. We hadn't had a victory here, but I really enjoyed running on it. There were some crumbs on the track early. It has a lot of character, and you really have to be up on the wheel to drive this place. I think I figured out the high-line pretty good tonight." Richards maintains second-place in the points with his runner-up finish. "We had a great car tonight; those restarts weren't very good for us, but we recovered and gave the Best Performance Team a good finish tonight. Last night at Hagerstown we had a rough night. We worked on some things today. If it could have gone caution free it might have been a different story. This place is so fun to drive on. Thanks to all the fans for coming out tonight. I wish we could race here tomorrow." It was a hard-fought third-place finish for Pearson. "Josh and I had a good race for second there at the end. McCreadie and him ran side-by-side there for a long-time. Thanks to everybody here at Port Royal and thanks to all the fans who came out on a Sunday night to watch us race. This is a heck of a race track, wish we could do a two-day show here." The winner's Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis is powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine and sponsored by: New Direction Ag, Reece Monument Company, Sweet Manufacturing, Sorbera Chiropractic, Horton Coal, Penske Shocks, Valvoline, Crossfit by Overton, CatSpot, Petroff Towing, and VP Fuels. Completing the top ten were 18th starting Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Hudson O'Neal, Alex Ferree, and Mason Zeigler. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 Rumble by the River Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, PAMiller Welders Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Dan Stone / 19.306 seconds Fast Time Group B: Austin Hubbard / 19.179 seconds (overall)Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Tim McCreadie, Trent Brenneman, Alex Ferree, Dan Stone, Michael Maresca, Hudson O'Neal, Chris Casner, Matt Cosner, Dave Brouse, Jr., Justin Kann, Austin Berry-DNSFK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Josh Richards, Rick Eckert, Kenny Moreland, Don O'Neal, Jeff Rine, Mike Lupfer, Colton Flinner, Gregg Satterlee, Hayes Mattern, Brett Schadel, Coleby Frye-DNSSimpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jimmy Owens, Austin Hubbard, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dylan Yoder, Jonathan Davenport, Tyler Bare, Jason Covert, Tim Smith, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Daniel Green, Reese MasielloQA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce, Darrell Lanigan, Mason Zeigler, Kyle Bronson, Kyle Lee, Bryan Bernheisel, Matt Cochran, Tim Wilson, Michael LakePenske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Hudson O'Neal, Colton Flinner, Mike Lupfer, Michael Maresca, Dave Brouse, Jr., Gregg Satterlee, Matt Cosner, Hayes Mattern, Brett Schadel, Chris Casner, Jeff Rine, Justin Kann-DNS, Austin Berry-DNS, Coleby Frye-DNSFAST Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Jonathan Davenport, Jason Covert, Kyle Bronson, Kyle Lee, Tyler Bare, Matt Cochran, Tim Smith, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Daniel Green, Reese Masiello, Tim Wilson, Bryan Bernheisel, Michael Lake-DNSLucas Oil Feature Finish (50 Laps): FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS 1 4 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $10,800 2 3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $6,500 3 10 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $4,300 4 1 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $3,450 5 12 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $2,950 6 18 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA $2,700 7 8 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL $2,200 8 17 71 Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN $2,000 9 9 4 Alex Ferree Valencia, PA $1,200 10 16 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA $1,200 11 13 2 Dan Stone Thompson, PA $1,075 12 20 72C Jason Covert York Haven, PA $1,050 13 7 7 Rick Eckert York, PA $1,025 14 23 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA $1,700 15 22 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL $1,650 16 14 24 Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove, PA $925 17 21 06 Mike Lupfer Shermansdale, PA $900 18 5 33 Trent Brenneman Port Royal, PA $875 19 19 75 Colton Flinner Allison Park, PA $850 20 24 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $825 21 15 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN $1,600 22 6 11 Austin Hubbard Bridgeville, DE $800 23 11 24m Kenny Moreland Waldorf, MD $800 24 2 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,600 25 25 39T Tim Smith, Jr. McVeytown, PA $800 Race Statistics Entrants: 43 Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Lap 1); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 2 - 50)Wrisco Feature Winner: Scott BloomquistMargin of Victory: 0.976 secondsCautions: Jimmy Owens (Lap 17); Austin Hubbard (Lap 28); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 38); Don O'Neal (Lap 38); Dennis Erb Jr. (Lap 48)Series Provisionals: Gregg Satterlee, Dennis Erb Jr.Series Emergency Provisionals: n/aPort Royal Speedway Provisional: Tim SmithOptima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 12 Positions) Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jonathan DavenportAllstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Jonathan DavenportSunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Josh RichardsHot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Mason ZeiglerCOMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing EnginesOhlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race CarsOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mallory (Scott Bloomquist)Fastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #3 - 20.612 seconds)STEEL-IT Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (49 Laps)Dirty Girl Racewear Farthest Traveler: Kyle BronsonPFC Brakes Pole Award: Tim McCreadieTime of Race: 35 minutes 02 seconds Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings: POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS 1 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 2120 $62,150 2 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 2045 $57,925 3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 2005 $56,225 4 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 1980 $42,450 5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 1780 $24,025 6 71 Hudson O'Neal Martinsville, IN 1745 $26,075 6 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 1745 $22,300 8 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 1720 $20,400 8 5 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 1720 $24,825 10 40B Kyle Bronson ® Brandon, FL 1715 $34,075 11 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 1695 $18,800 12 22 Gregg Satterlee Indiana, PA 1630 $21,675 13 1s Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 1620 $42,150 14 25Z Mason Zeigler ® Chalk Hill, PA 1535 $12,200 15 28 Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 1530 $16,375 *Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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