$20,000 to Win 31st Annual Jackson 100 Next for Series

CORONA, CA (September 23, 2010) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned 31^st Annual “Jackson 100” sponsored by Bob Poynter Ford will be contested this Friday, September 24^th and Saturday, September 25^th at Brownstown Speedway located in Brownstown, IN.

Preliminary action at the Tim and Farrah Keithley promoted facility will get underway on Thursday Night, September 23^rd with an open practice session.  On Friday Night, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take to the quarter-mile track for Red Buck Cigar Time Trials.  Saturday Night, there will be Heat Races, B-Mains and the 31^st Annual “Jackson 100” paying $20,000 to win.

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN comes into the event holding the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points lead over Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN.

Bloomquist, a two-time winner (’90 and ’91) of the Jackson 100 enters the event with his eyes on winning the 500^th main event of his Hall of Fame career.  He captured career win number 499 on Labor Day Weekend when he was victorious in the 42^nd Annual “Hillbilly Hundred” at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV.  Pearson is the defending winner of the track’s most prestigious event and O’Neal has won the race three times.

The remainder of the top ten in current series points standings are; Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA; Chris Wall of Springfield, LA; Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN; John Blankenship of Williamson, WV; and Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI.

Wall leads the Quarter Master “Rookie of the Year” standings heading into the Jackson 100 at Brownstown Speedway this weekend.  Wall leads Eric Wells of Hazard, KY and Tim Isenberg of Marshfield, WI in the rookie points with three events left on the schedule.

For more information on this weekend’s Jackson 100 at Brownstown Speedway log onto www.brownstownspeedway.com.

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

Previous Jackson 100 Winners  

1980 – Charlie Swartz
1981 – Paul Crockett
1982 – Russ Petro
1983 – Russ Petro
1984 – Kenny Simpson
1985 – Kenny Brightbill
1986 – Jack Boggs
1987 – Billy Moyer
1988 – Jim Curry
1989 – Jeff Purvis
1990 – Scott Bloomquist
1991 – Scott Bloomquist
1992 – Billy Moyer
1993 – Davey Johnson
1994 – John Gill
1995 – Jack Boggs
1996 – John Gill
1997 – Rick Aukland
1998 – Jim Curry
1999 – Billy Moyer
2000 – Don O’Neal
2001 – Brian Birkhofer
2002 – Billy Drake
2003 – Jim Curry
2004 – Don O’Neal
2005 – Billy Drake
2006 – Don O’Neal
2007 – Matt Miller
2008 – Tim McCreadie
2009 – Earl Pearson Jr.

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