Inaugural Bad Boy 98 Set for this Weekend at Batesville

| May 18, 2011 | Comments 0

WAYCROSS, GA (May 18, 2011) – The Inaugural Bad Boy 98 sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take place May 19th, 20th and 21st at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, AR. The winner of the race will receive $10,000 plus a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro as the trophy. A lucky fan will win a 2011 Ford Mustang, which will also be given away on Saturday Night. The event will air on SPEED at 12 PM Eastern Time on June 12th.


Activities at Batesville Motor Speedway will get underway on Thursday Night, May 19th with Bad Boy 98 Practice and “Grooving in the Grove” featuring the rock band, Haven Hill out of Louisville, KY. On Friday Night, May 20th there will be Red Buck Cigar Time Trials and full heat race action. Saturday Night, May 21st kicks off with LOLMDS B-Mains followed by the Bad Boy 98, which pays $20,000 for second place and $1200 to start the main event. Also on Saturday there will be a Dirt Racing Outreach Service at 4:30pm, followed by the ApplianceZone.com autograph session at 5:30pm.

The series event at Batesville Motor Speedway continues the Sunoco Race Fuels Road to Wheatland in 2011. Fifteen drivers with perfect attendance will be eligible for winners circle money once again as they make their trek across America, heading to Wheatland, MO for the 19th Annual DART Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway. So far this year 19 drivers have perfect attendance, and the series has seen seven different winners in the first eleven races.

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, the two-time and defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion is the point’s leader heading into Batesville this weekend. Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN has moved into second place in championship points after a solid run in Iowa. Owens jumped ahead of Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN, who fell to third in the points. Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL; the four-time LOLMDS champ; rests fourth in points. Steve Francis of Ashland, KY has entered the top five for the first time this season after finishing third at 34 Raceway, bringing him to fifth.

Rounding out the top ten are Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN; Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA; Bub McCool of Vicksburg, MS; Dennis Erb Jr of Carpentersville, IL; and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY.

McCool leads the Quarter Master Rookie of the Year Points Standings coming into the Bad Boy 98 at Batesville this weekend. McCool leads Batesville, AR native and reigning COMP Cams Topless 100 winner, Jared Landers by 35 points in the chase for the Rookie Championship. Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA sits third, followed by Frank Heckenast Jr. of Frankfort, IL.

The tire rule for the Bad Boy 98 will be: American Racer MD56; Hoosier Crate 55, 1600, LM40 and WRS 55.

For more information on this huge weekend of racing at Batesville Motor Speedway, visit www.batesvillemotorspeedway.net or call (870) 251-0011 for more info.

To find out more about the band Haven Hill, check out www.havenhillband.com.

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

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship Points Standings

  1. Scott Bloomquist (Mooresburg, TN) – 1440
  2. Jimmy Owens (Newport, TN) – 1300
  3. Don O’Neal (Martinsville, IN) – 1265
  4. Earl Pearson Jr. (Jacksonville, FL) – 1115
  5. Steve Francis (Ashland, KY) – 1100
  6. Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN) – 1080
  7. Dale McDowell (Chickamauga, GA) – 1065
  8. Bub McCool (Vicksburg, MS) – 1045
  9. Dennis Erb Jr (Carpentersville, IL) – 1045
  10. Brad Neat (Dunnville, KY) – 1040
  11. Jared Landers (Batesville, AR) – 1010
  12. Ray Cook (Brasstown, NC) – 955
  13. Tyler Reddick (Corning, CA) – 955
  14. Chris Wall (Springfield, LA) – 930
  15. John Blankenship (Williamson, WV) – 910

Current Quarter Master Rookie of the Year points Standings

  1. Bub McCool (Vicksburg, MS) – 1045
  2. Jared Landers (Batesville, AR) – 1010
  3. Tyler Reddick (Corning, CA) – 955
  4. Frank Heckenast Jr. (Frankfort, IL) – 860

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