Landers Lands Toyota of Knoxville 75 Friday Night at Tazewell Speedway

| Jun 03, 2011 | Comments 0

 
TAZEWELL, TN (June 3, 2011) – Jared Landers of Batesville, AR led all the way in winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned Toyota of Knoxville 75 on Friday Night at Tazewell Speedway. Landers earned $10,00 for his second career super late model victory in a hotly contested race. Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA finished a close second followed by Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN; Steve Francis of Ashland, KY; and 23rd starting Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN.

“I don’t know what to say, except that the car was strong all night long, thanks to my crew they did a great job. Tommy Grecco is now my new crew chief, and to win here at Tazewell is just unbelievable,” said the 30-year-old Landers, who currently leads the Quarter Master Rookie of the Year chase for the series.

There was a massive pileup on the first lap included Davenport, Ray Cook, Scott Bloomquist, Owens and Steve Casebolt resulted in a red flag. When the race resumed Landers grabbed the lead with Davenport in tow.
 
Mike Marlar followed in the third, being chased by Francis and John Blankenship. The top five remained the same until a caution came out on lap 24. Owens, who had to restart on the tail because he went to the pits, was up to ninth in the running order.

Landers maintained his lead as Davenport, Marlar and Francis all closed on him. Francis dove to the inside of Marlar in the race for third as the top three ran door-to-door Francis got caught behind Billy Ogle Jr. who was exiting the track, causing Francis to loose several spots.

With 25 laps to go Landers was still out in front with Davenport and Marlar putting the heat on him. Owens had climbed inside the top five after getting around Tyler Reddick and was now hunting down the leaders.
Marlar, saw his night go up in smoke as his engine let go six laps from the finish. Marlar slowed on the front stretch, bringing out the final caution of the race. This set-up a shootout to the finish between Landers, Davenport, and Owens.

Landers managed to withstand several challenges from Davenport and Owens, but beat the duo to the line for his first series win of the year in the Lance Landers-owned Rocket Chassis Chevrolet powered by an ECR Racing Engine. Crawford Supply, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Mark Martin Chevrolet, and Clint Bowyer Racing sponsor his car.

Bloomquist still holds the series points lead despite finishing three laps down with severe damage to his car. Owens is now just 15 points behind Bloomquist.

Rounding out the top ten were: Tyler Reddick of Corning, CA; John Blankenship of Williamson, WV; Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA; Eric Wells of Hazard, KY; and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY.

In preliminary events Jonathan Davenport was the Red Buck Cigar Fast Qualifier and also earned $300 from Martin Roofing. Heat race winners were Jared Landers, Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, and Scott Bloomquist. The B-Mains were won by Tommy Kerr and Bub McCool.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be on Saturday Night, June 4th at Florence Speedway in Union, KY for the 25th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial paying $10,000 to win. For more information visitwww.florencespeedway.com.
 
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
Friday Night, June 3rd, 2011
Toyota Knoxville 75
Tazewell Speedway – Tazewell, TN

Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Jared Landers / 11.024 seconds (Group A)
                                          Jonathan Davenport / 10.983 seconds (Group B and Overall)
 
Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jared Landers, John Blankenship, Eric Wells, Dale McDowell, Tommy Kerr, Chris Wall, Jeff Maupin, Mike Weeks

Wiles Driveshafts Second Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Steve Francis, Eric Jacobsen, Vic Hill, Earl Pearson Jr., Billy Ogle, Steve Smith, Terry Wolfenbarger

Sweet Manufacturing Third Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Jonathan Davenport, Brad Neat, Tyler Reddick, Bryan Hendrix, Jason Trammell, Victor Lee, Don O’Neal
 
HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (10 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Scott Bloomquist, Mike Marlar, Ray Cook, Steve Casebolt, Bub McCool, Frank Heckenast Jr., Chris Combs
 
JRi Shocks First B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Tommy Kerr, Chris Wall, Billy Ogle, Steve Smith, Jeff Maupin, Mike Weeks, Terry Wolfenbarger

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main (12 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Bub McCool, Bryan Hendrix, Jason Trammell, Frank Heckenast Jr., Chris Combs, Victor Lee, Don O’Neal-DNS

"Toyota of Knoxville 75" Feature Finish – 75 Laps: Jared Landers, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, Don O'Neal, Tyler Reddick, John Blankenship, Dale McDowell, Eric Wells, Brad Neat, Eric Jacobsen, Chris Wall, Scott Bloomquist, Mike Marlar, Bub McCool, Vic Hill, Ray Cook, Tommy Kerr, Bryan Hendrix, Jason Trammell, Earl Pearson, Jr., Billy Ogle, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Steve Casebolt

“Toyota of Knoxville 75” Feature Finish – 75 Laps
FINISH
START
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
1
1
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
2
6
49
Jonathan Davenport
Blairsville, GA
3
2
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
4
3
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
5
23
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
6
14
11t
Tyler Reddick
Corning, CA
7
5
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
8
13
17m
Dale McDowell
Chickamauga, GA
9
9
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
10
10
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY
11
7
5
Eric Jacobsen
Watsonville, CA
12
19
71w
Chris Wall
Springfield, LA
13
4
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
14
8
36
Mike Marlar
Winfield, TN
15
18
57J
Bub McCool
Vicksburg, MS
16
11
1v
Vic Hill
Mosheim, TN
17
12
53
Ray Cook
Brasstown, NC
18
17
4T
Tommy Kerr
Maryville, TN
19
20
5h
Bryan Hendrix
Knoxville, TN
20
22
90J
Jason Trammell
Knoxville, TN
21
15
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
22
21
201
Billy Ogle
Knoxville, TN
23
24
99jr
Frank Heckenast, Jr.
Frankfort, IL
24
16
c9
Steve Casebolt
Richmond, IN
 
Race Statistics

Entrants: 30

Lap Leaders: Jared Landers (Laps 1 – 75)

Caution Flags: Scott Bloomquist, Bub McCool, Steve Casebolt, Ray Cook, Jonathan Davenport (Lap 1); Frank Heckenast Jr (Lap 3); Jason Trammell (Lap 24); Vic Hill (Lap 55); Mike Marlar (Lap 69)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Don O’Neal, Frank Heckanast Jr.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: none

PBM/Erson Cams Hard Charger of the Race: Don O'Neal (Started 23rd; Finished 5th; Advanced 18 positions)

Allstar Performer of the Race: Tyler Reddick

K&N Filters Clean Pass of the Race: Jimmy Owens

Quarter Master Rookie of the Race: Jared Landers

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: ECR Race Engines

Outerwears Challenger of the Race: Chris Wall

Dominator Race Products Hard Luck Award: Frank Heckenast Jr.

DirtonDirt.com Crew Chief of the Race: Tommy Grecco (Jared Landers)

Time of Race: 47 minutes 58 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
 
POS
CAR #
DRIVER NAME
HOMETOWN
POINTS
1
0
Scott Bloomquist
Mooresburg, TN
2095
2
20
Jimmy Owens
Newport, TN
2080
3
71
Don O'Neal
Martinsville, IN
1900
4
15
Steve Francis
Ashland, KY
1730
5
777
Jared Landers
Batesville, AR
1700
6
41n
Brad Neat
Dunnville, KY
1635
7
36
Mike Marlar
Winfield, TN
1610
8
44
Earl Pearson, Jr.
Jacksonville, FL
1600
9
17m
Dale McDowell
Chickamauga, GA
1595
10
53
Ray Cook
Brasstown, NC
1575
11
57J
Bub McCool
Vicksburg, MS
1530
12
11t
Tyler Reddick
Corning, CA
1480
13
23
John Blankenship
Williamson, WV
1465
14
71w
Chris Wall
Springfield, LA
1440
15
18e
Eric Wells
Hazard, KY
1410
16
99jr
Frank Heckenast, Jr.
Frankfort, IL
1280
16
c9
Steve Casebolt
Richmond, IN
1280



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