BROWNSTOWN, IN (March 24, 2012) – Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN won his fourth career

Indiana Icebreaker Presented by Bowman Auto Group on Saturday Night at the Brownstown Speedway. O’Neal started sixth in the 50-lap main event and went on to capture the $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event in front of a huge crowd.

O’Neal and defending Series Champion Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN traded the lead four times, until O’Neal pulled ahead for good on lap 36. Owens held a good lead over O’Neal until lap 26 when O’Neal reeled Owens in as they went through lap traffic.

“I have to thank all the fans who came out tonight. Even though we had a lot of storms and rain last night, the track was excellent. We hurt the motor in time trials and had to pull out the back-up car and it performed flawlessly,” said the 47-year-old who captured his 22^nd career LOLMDS victory. It was O’Neal’s 52^nd career win at Brownstown Speedway.

“We started on the tail of the heat and got up to second. To start where we did in the feature, we were lucky. I knew we had a good shot at winning, Jimmy (Owens) is always tough no matter what track we are at, but I don’t know what happened to him once we got by. We started to catch up to him and then went back and forth for the lead. I sure hope the fans enjoyed that race,” said the veteran driver, who began his late model career at Brownstown in 1991.

“I have to thank all of our great sponsors, Optima Batteries, Independence Lumber, Seubert Calf Ranches, Super Cleaning, Jones Core, and Budda Bert Transmissions. A Jay Dickens Racing Engine powers the MasterSbilt house-car that O’Neal drives.

Owens in the Reece Monument Company, Cornett Racing Engines, Bloomquist Race Cars Ford finished second. With his second place showing, Owens is now tied with Dennis Erb Jr. for the series points lead. Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN made a late-race charge in the Jack Rainey, Bedford Transport, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Chevrolet and passed Steve Francis of Ashland, KY on the final lap to finish third.Francis in the Valvoline, Clements Racing Engines, Barry Wright Chevrolet came home fourth, just ahead of first-time Brownstown Speedway visitor, Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA in the Bowyer Motorsports, Georgia Boot, Barry Wright Toyota.

Completing the top ten were: Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL; Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI; Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN; Chris Simpson of Oxford, IA; and Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Both Bloomquist and Pearson rallied late in the race to score top ten finishes after taking series provisionals and starting 23^rd and 24^th.

In preliminary action Steve Francis was the Red Buck Cigars Fast Qualifier with a lap of 13.954 seconds.  Heat race winners were Jimmy Owens, Jonathan Davenport, Francis, and Chris Simpson. Josh Richards and Terry Casey won the B-mains.

Coming up next weekend, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be in action on Friday Night, March 30^th at Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS and Saturday Night, March 31^st at LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore, TX. Both events will pay $10,000 to win.

For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series’ office at (951) 532-2503.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Saturday Night, March 24, 2012
Indiana Icebreaker
Brownstown Speedway – Brownstown, IN

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time:
Austin Hubbard / 14.025 seconds (Group A)
Steve Francis / 13.954 seconds (Group B and Overall)

Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Austin Hubbard, Bobby Pierce, Tyler Reddick, Josh Richards, Duane Chamberlain, Tim Prince, Justin Rattliff, Shane Cottle, David Ross, Earl Pearson, Jr.

U. S. Steel Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jonathan Davenport, Greg Johnson, Mason Zeigler, Chad Stapleton, Tanner English, Kent Robinson, Zak Blackwood, Tyler Allen, Michael Chilton, Greg Kendall, Jerry Rice

Simpson Performance Products Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Steve Francis, Don O’Neal ,Tim Isenberg, Mike Jewell, Dillan White, Ray Cook, Mike Marlar, Jeremy Hines, Joe Janowski, Chris Streeval, Thomas Ramey

HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Chris Simpson, Brad Neat, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jared Landers, Terry Casey, Josh McGuire, Tim Rivers, Matt Pickard, Eric Wells, John Blankenship, Scott Bloomquist

JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Josh Richards, Tanner English, Kent Robinson, Duane Chamberlain, Justin Rattliff, Zak Blackwood, Tyler Allen, Shane Cottle, Greg Kendall, David Ross, Michael Chilton, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim Prince, Jerry Rice-NR

PAC Racing Springs Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Terry Casey, Dillan White, Mike Marlar, Josh McGuire, Ray Cook, Tim Rivers, Jeremy Hines, Eric Wells, Joe Janowski, Matt Pickard, John Blankenship, Thomas Ramey, Scott Bloomquist, Chris Streeval

Feature Finish – 50 Laps:

FINISH	START	CAR #	DRIVER NAME	HOMETOWN
1	6	71	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN
2	1	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN
3	7	49	Greg Johnson	Bedford, IN
4	2	15	Steve Francis	Ashland, KY
5	3	15d	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville, GA
6	12	28e	Dennis Erb, Jr.	Carpentersville, IL
7	10	9t	Tim Isenberg	Marshfield, WI
8	23	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN
9	4	32x	Chris Simpson	Oxford, IA
10	24	44	Earl Pearson, Jr.	Jacksonville, FL
11	13	11T	Tyler Reddick	Corning, CA
12	17	25	Josh Richards	Shinnston, WV
13	16	5	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR
14	14	9J	Mike Jewell	Scottsburg, IN
15	8	41n	Brad Neat	Dunnville, KY
16	26	53	Ray Cook	Brasstown, NC
17	25	23	John Blankenship	Williamson, WV
18	5	11h	Austin Hubbard	Seaford, DE
19	9	32	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL
20	20	54W	Dillan White	Crofton, KY
21	15	32s	Chad Stapleton	Edinburgh, IN
22	19	96	Tanner English	Benton, KY
23	21	7R	Kent Robinson	Bloomington, IN
24	11	25z	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill, PA
25	18	42T	Terry Casey	New London, WI
26	22	5b	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN
27	27	5h	Jeremy Hines	Seymour, IN

 

Race Statistics
Entrants: 44
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1- 35); Don O’Neal (Laps 36 – 50)
Caution Flags: Jared Landers (Lap 3); Mike Marlar (Lap 9)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson Jr.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisional: John Blankenship, Ray Cook
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Started 23^rd; Finished 8^th; Advanced 15 positions)
Allstar Performer of the Race: Dennis Erb Jr.
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
ASi Racewear Challenge Finisher: Don O’Neal
Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jonathan Davenport
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Jay Dickens Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: MasterSbilt Race Cars
Sweet Mfg Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mahoney (Don O’Neal)
Time of Race: 22 minutes 13 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:

POS	CAR#	DRIVER	POINTS
1	28e	Dennis Erb, Jr.	655
2	20	Jimmy Owens	650
3	15	Steve Francis	635
4	15d	Jonathan Davenport	595
4	71	Don O’Neal	595
6	11T	Tyler Reddick	565
7	44	Earl Pearson, Jr.	540
8	11h	Austin Hubbard	535
9	0	Scott Bloomquist	525
10	23	John Blankenship	490
11	53	Ray Cook	470
12	32s	Chad Stapleton	445
13	5	Jared Landers	440
13	18e	Eric Wells	440
15	42c	Terry Casey	425
16	32	Bobby Pierce	400
17	81x	Randy Korte	395
18	41	Josh McGuire	370
19	99	Donnie Moran	360
19	54W	Dillan White	360
21	31	Scott Creel	315
22	81	Scott James	310
23	11c	Shane Cottle	305
24	18	Shannon Babb	270
24	16	Justin Rattliff	270
26	81JR	Jason Riggs	255
27	76	Shelby Miles	250
27	A1	Duke Whiseant	250
29	14m	Morgan Bagley	240
30	85	Mark Andersen	235
31	5J	Eric Jacobsen	225
32	21CB	Chris Brown	220
32	4-Ds	Chad Hollenbeck	220
34	44J	James O’Hara	210
35	9	Roger Hammond	195
35	9T	Tim Isenberg	195
35	18d	Danny Mitchell	195
38	21F	Todd Frank	190
38	4L	Victor Lee	190
40	32x	Chris Simpson	185
41	25	Josh Richards	170
42	9J	Mike Jewell	160
43	51	Travis Varnadore	160
43	41n	Brad Neat	155
45	01	Jackie Nosbisch	135
46	96	Tanner English	125
46	5H	Jeremy Hines	125
46	5b	Mike Marlar	125
46	7r	Kent Robinson	125
46	25z	Mason Ziegler	125
51	15c	Duane Chamberlain	120
51	81c	Kevin Cole	120
53	46	Tim Rivers	115
54	93	Zak Blackwood	110
55	T1	Tyler Allen	105
56	10	Leon Henderson	100
56	6J	Joe Janowski	100
56	44k	Greg Kendall	100
59	115	Matt Pickard	95
60	11x	Thomas Ramey	90
60	42	David Ross	90
62	97	Michael Chilton	85
62	30s	Chris Streeval	85
64	P1	Tim Prince	80
65	1B	Doug Blashe	50
65	24h	Jerry Rice	50