Bloomquist & Davenport Star Thursday, Grabbing Dirt Million Prelim Wins At Mansfield

Story By: JAMES ESSEX / LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES – MANSFIELD, OH – Scott Bloomquist and Jonathan Davenport claimed feature victories during Thursday night’s preliminary program for the 2nd annual Dirt Million – Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

Bloomquist, a three-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion won the first 30-lap Duel of the night in the new format instituted for this year’s race. Davenport, the two-time and defending series champion held off a trio of drivers in a furious finish in the second 30-lap Duel. Both feature races went caution-free.

Bloomquist took the lead at the start of the first feature and sprinted away to easily pick up the win. The win marks his all-time leading 95th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series career win.

Both Josh Richards and Brandon Sheppard tried to track down Bloomquist, but the boss of Team Zero went to Victory Lane for the first-time at Mansfield. With the win, Bloomquist cemented himself into Saturday’s 100-lap Dirt Million main event. Richards held off Sheppard to earn the runner-up spot with Michael Norris and Darrell Lanigan rounding out the top five.

Bloomquist was elated in Lucas Oil Victory Lane: “The car has felt great after we found out what was wrong with it. We put in on a jig last week and it was pretty far off. We had a pretty good car last week at Batesville. I hope it feels as good here Saturday night. We hot lapped fast tonight, we qualified a little off, and we changed a few things that we didn’t like. I want to dedicate this race to Chris [Madden]. I hate it that he got hurt earlier in the week. He should be back in a few weeks.”

“He [Bloomquist] was in a league of his own,” said the runner-up Richards. “There was one time we got caught up in lapped traffic that we were gaining on him just a little bit and that was only because of the lapped cars. We needed to be better. Me and Sheppard had a good race for second. We need to be a little better tomorrow night. This place has always been good to me.”

The winner’s Scott Bloomquist Racing, Bloomquist Race Cars Chassis is powered by a Custom Race Engine and sponsored by: Great America Steak Company, STEEL-IT, Lucas Oil Products, Petroff Towing, Sorbera Chiropractic, VP Race Fuels, Penske Shocks. and Sweet Manufacturing.

Completing the top ten were Dennis Erb Jr., Tim McCreadie, Tyler Erb, Gregg Satterlee, and Rick Eckert.

The second duel feature saw Davenport take the lead from Mike Marlar on lap five and hold off a trio of drivers before he could go to Victory Lane for the eleventh time this season with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Davenport got caught up in lapped traffic and that allowed Chase Junghans, Bobby Pierce, and Ricky Weiss all to close on him in the final ten laps of the race. Junghans passed Weiss for second with four laps to go as Pierce followed topside two laps from the finish.

As the four drivers came off of turn four Davenport had traffic on front of him, but he held off a furious charge from the other three competitors for the win.

“I was hoping to see the checkered flag sooner. I was looking around and I couldn’t really tell if anybody was underneath me. I was trying the bottom and the top. They were two-wide in front of me. I couldn’t make the middle work like I could the bottom and the top. I saw Stormy [Scott] down there on the bottom and he was pretty good, so I just tried to stay focused on what I was doing.”

Junghans came close to scoring his first career Lucas Oil victory with his runner-up finish after starting in sixth. “The only way we were going to win was if JD missed his marks. It was a hornet’s nest down there with those lapped cars. I felt good around the bottom in three and four. The track was great once it cleaned off. Hopefully we will get one spot better tomorrow night.”

The winner’s Lance Landers Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by: Nutrien Ag Solutions, ASC Warranty, Penske Racing Shocks, Valvoline, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Spartan Mowers, and Hawkeye Trucks.

Completing the top ten were Dale McDowell, Hudson O’Neal, Steve Casebolt, Chris Ferguson, and Jimmy Owens.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Mansfield Motor Speedway – Mansfield, Ohio

Duel 1:
Penske Race Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish: Josh Richards, Brandon Sheppard, Tim McCreadie, Gregg Satterlee, Shanon Buckingham, Brian Shirley, Matt Irey, Kent Robinson, Ryan Missler, Ryan Scott

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish: Michael Norris, Darrell Lanigan, Tyler Erb ®, Gordy Gundaker, Jared Landers, Max Blair, Billy Moyer, Jr., Donald McIntosh, Justin Chance

Simpson Race Products Heat Race #3 Finish: Scott Bloomquist, Dennis Erb, Jr., Rick Eckert, Earl Pearson, Jr., Doug Drown, Mike Benedum, Johnny Scott, Jason Miller, Zack Dohm-DNS

Duel 2:
Lucas Oil Products Penetrating Oil Heat Race #1 Finish: Mike Marlar, Chase Junghans, Dale McDowell, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Overton, David Scott, Stormy Scott, Brett Bee, Dan Angelicchio-DNS, Dave Hess, Jr.-DNS

Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Race #2 Finish: Jonathan Davenport, Kyle Bronson, Jimmy Owens, Billy Moyer, Steve Casebolt, Mason Zeigler, Shane Clanton, Boom Briggs, Steve Sabo

Arizona Sport Shirts Heat Race #3 Finish: Ricky Weiss, Bobby Pierce, Hudson O’Neal, Devin Moran ®, Shannon Babb, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Greg Oakes, Robby Hensley, Ryan Markham

Duel 1:
Lucas Oil Products Red “N” Tacky Spray Grease B-Main Finish: Billy Moyer, Jr., Kent Robinson, Johnny Scott, Matt Irey, Donald McIntosh, Ryan Missler, Justin Chance, Jason Miller, Ryan Scott, Zack Dohm-DNS

Duel 2:
FAST Shafts B-Main Finish: Shane Clanton, Stormy Scott, Greg Oakes, Boom Briggs, Robby Hensley, Dan Angelicchio, Brett Bee, Steve Sabo-DNS, Ryan Markham-DNS, Dave Hess, Jr.-DNS

Duel 1:
Lucas Oil Feature Finish (30 Laps):

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	1	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	$10,000
2	3	14	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV	$5,000
3	4	1S	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin, IL	$2,000
4	2	5	Michael Norris	Sarver, PA	$1,000
5	6	29	Darrell Lanigan	Union, KY	$900
6	5	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	$800
7	7	39	Tim McCreadie	Watertown, NY	$750
8	8	1T	Tyler Erb ®	New Waverly, TX	$700
9	10	22	Gregg Satterlee	Indiana, PA	$650
10	9	0E	Rick Eckert	York, PA	$600
11	13	50	Shanon Buckingham	Morristown, TN	$590
12	12	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	$580
13	14	777	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR	$570
14	17	111	Max Blair	Centerville, PA	$560
15	16	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	$550
16	20	7R	Kent Robinson	Bloomington, IN	$540
17	15	12d	Doug Drown	Wooster, OH	$530
18	18	8Bx	Mike Benedum	Salem, WV	$520
19	19	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	Batesville, AR	$510
20	11	11G	Gordy Gundaker	St. Charles, MO	$500

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN	EARNINGS
1	3	49	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA	$10,000
2	6	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	$5,000
3	5	32P	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	$2,000
4	2	7w	Ricky Weiss	Headingley, MB	$1,000
5	1	157	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	$900
6	7	18m	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga, GA	$800
7	9	71	Hudson O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	$750
8	14	C9	Steve Casebolt	Richmond, IN	$700
9	10	22F	Chris Ferguson	Mount Holly, NC	$650
10	8	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	$600
11	12	1M	Devin Moran ®	Dresden, OH	$590
12	13	2	Brandon Overton	Evans, GA	$580
13	11	21	Billy Moyer	Batesville, AR	$570
14	15	18	Shannon Babb	Mowequa, IL	$560
15	19	25	Shane Clanton	Zebulon, GA	$550
16	4	40B	Kyle Bronson	Brandon, FL	$540
17	16	4s	David Scott	Garland, PA	$530
18	17	25Z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA	$520
19	20	2s	Stormy Scott	Las Cruses, NM	$510
20	18	28c	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	Salt Rock, WV	$500

POS	CAR#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	0	Scott Bloomquist	250
2	49	Jonathan Davenport	250
3	14	Josh Richards	248
4	18J	Chase Junghans	248
5	1S	Brandon Sheppard	246
6	32P	Bobby Pierce	246
7	5	Michael Norris	244
8	7w	Ricky Weiss	244
9	29	Darrell Lanigan	242
10	157	Mike Marlar	242
11	18m	Dale McDowell	240
12	28	Dennis Erb, Jr.	240
13	39	Tim McCreadie	238
14	71	Hudson O’Neal	238
15	1T	Tyler Erb ®	236
16	C9	Steve Casebolt	236
17	22	Gregg Satterlee	234
18	22F	Chris Ferguson	234
19	20	Jimmy Owens	232
20	0E	Rick Eckert	232
21	1M	Devin Moran ®	230
22	50	Shanon Buckingham	230
23	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	228
24	2	Brandon Overton	228
25	777	Jared Landers	226
26	21	Billy Moyer	226
27	111	Max Blair	224
28	18	Shannon Babb	224
29	3s	Brian Shirley	222
30	25	Shane Clanton	222
31	40B	Kyle Bronson	220
32	7R	Kent Robinson	220
33	12d	Doug Drown	218
34	4s	David Scott	218
35	8Bx	Mike Benedum	216
36	25Z	Mason Zeigler	216
37	21JR	Billy Moyer, Jr.	214
38	2s	Stormy Scott	214
39	11G	Gordy Gundaker	212
40	28c	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	212
41	1st	Johnny Scott	206
42	22G	Greg Oakes	206
43	7m	Donald McIntosh	204
44	99B	Boom Briggs	204
45	36	Matt Irey	202
46	21H	Robby Hensley	202
47	50Y	Ryan Missler	200
48	14A	Dan Angelicchio	200
49	92	Justin Chance	198
50	8b	Brett Bee	198
51	94M	Jason Miller	196
52	0R	Ryan Scott	194
53	16	Steve Sabo	150
54	17d	Zack Dohm	100
55	5m	Ryan Markham	50
56	44	Dave Hess, Jr.	50