2009 DIRT LATE MODEL DREAM UPDATES

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First flight of cars for hot laps is to be staged by 6:15 pm. Cars will hot lap based on their location in the pit area...

First flight of hot laps is staged and ready to go! Scott James, Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, Brad Neat, Tim Fuller, Brian Shirley, Tony Stewart, and Dale McDowell are the first cars in line and ready to go... push trucks are off the track and first cars on the track at exactly 6:30 pm

RACE EVENT: Hot Laps

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 7:27 pm

Drivers are put into hot laps groups based on where they are located in the pit areas at Eldora. This is the quickest and most efficient way to get through each of the hot lap sessions...

* Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 - clean session, no incidents. High 15, low 16 second laps being turned

* Session 4 - Andrew McKay pulled off the backstretch after just one lap

* Session 5 - clean

* Session 6 - Chris Wall slowed on the final lap

* Session 7 - clean

* Session 8 - Yellow for debris in turn 3. Possibly off of Jordan Bland who took his car to the pit area after heavy smoke out of the back end

* Session 9 - clean

* Session 10 - clean

* Session 11 - Yellow for Bob Carnes who blew a right front flat and hit the wall. Safety crew out checking for debris off the car

* 12th and final session - Chris Ross brought his machine in early with problems

Chris Wall, Jordan Bland, and Jackie Boggs are going to backup cars. (Per Dream rules, a backup car can only be used if your primary car is disabled). All three drivers will go to the tail of both qualifying rounds and receive no hot laps.

Qualifying is underway at 7:31 pm

RACE EVENT: Qualifications
Status: COMPLETE
Time: 9:51 pm

Round One Notes:

* Upper pit crossover will take place every 25 cars
* Bob Carnes was light at the scales - he loses his 1st round time
* Andrew McKay had problems and pulled in on his lap
* Ryan Vanderveen slammed the turn four wall hard on his lap
* Casey Noonan slammed the backstretch wall during his lap
* Chad Mahder broke during his qualifying lap
* Randle Chupp slammed the backstretch wall and pulled in on his lap
* Brandon Thirlby never got up to speed on his lap
* Matt Lux hit the turn four wall on his lap
* Steve Shaver slapped the turn one wall on his qualifying lap
* Shannon Thornsberry hit the backstretch wall on his lap
* Already in his backup car, Jordan Bland slammed the turn one wall on his lap
Round Two Notes:
* Some drivers electing to skip round 2 and sit on their first round times
* Justin Labonte hit the wall on his lap
* Jon Henry slammed the turn one wall on his lap
* The 777 car Jared Landers was not allowed to take a 2nd round lap due to an illegal tire (1st round time stands)
# NAME HOMETOWN LAP 1 LAP 2 OFFICIAL
1 Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 15.655 16.329 15.655
44 Chris Madden Gray Court, SC 16.688 15.756 15.756
20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 15.767 15.985 15.767
777 Jared Landers Batesville, AR 15.775 99.93 15.775
B7 Ben Adkins W. Portsmouth, OH 15.804 16.217 15.804
99 Donnie Moran Dresden, OH 15.829 16.803 15.829
13 Brett Kreke Lebanon, IL 15.848 17.403 15.848
41 Brad Neat Dunnville, KY 15.851 16.163 15.851
29 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 15.897 16.581 15.897
6 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 16.226 15.926 15.926
25 Shane Clanton Locust Grove, GA 15.929 15.978 15.929
7 Matt Miller Whitehouse, OH 15.932 16.541 15.932
53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC 15.953 16.23 15.953
11 Rusty Schlenk Jackson, MI 15.955 16.636 15.955
55 Jeep VanWormer Pinconning, MI 15.962 16.286 15.962
21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 16.037 15.984 15.984
71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN 16.096 15.997 15.997
2 Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI 16.024 16.321 16.024
25 Jimmy Mars Menonemie, WI 16.027 16.113 16.027
0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 16.568 16.032 16.032
25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 16.2 16.038 16.038
1* Chub Frank Bear Lake, PA 16.044 16.28 16.044
18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 16.068 16.422 16.068
14 Tony Stewart Columbus, IN 16.206 16.089 16.089
0 Aaron Scott Newark, OH 16.128 99.94 16.128
44 Earl Pearson, Jr. Archdale, NC 16.13 16.221 16.13
28 Eddie Carrier, Jr. Salt Rock, WV 16.145 16.435 16.145
1 Duane Chamberlain Richmond, IN 16.149 16.817 16.149
24 Rick Eckert York, PA 16.167 16.196 16.167
28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 16.241 16.182 16.182
101 Casey Roberts Toccoa, GA 16.185 16.812 16.185
22 Chris Ferguson Mount Holly, NC 16.202 16.465 16.202
72 John Mason Millersburg, OH 16.203 16.647 16.203
111 Curt Spalding Hartford, MI 16.207 17.457 16.207
71 Delmas Conley Wheelersburg, OH 16.209 16.927 16.209
1 Wayne Chinn Bradford, OH 16.213 17.301 16.213
23 John Blankenship Knoxville, TN 16.581 16.224 16.224
15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA 16.464 16.238 16.238
49 Brian Ruhlman Clarklake, MI 16.246 16.581 16.246
18 Eric Wells Hazard, KY 16.2461 16.784 16.2461
0 Jason Keltner Campbellsville, KY 16.257 16.641 16.257
2J Davey Johnson Latrobe, Pa 16.267 16.78 16.267
64 Scott Orr Columbia City, IN 16.279 17.696 16.279
B1 Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR 16.444 16.353 16.353
22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 16.36 16.895 16.36
52d Mark Douglas Sevierville, TN 16.367 17.027 16.367
S9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI 16.368 16.536 16.368
19 Steve Francis Ashland, KY 16.398 16.525 16.398
17m Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA 16.402 16.412 16.402
1 Will Vaught Crane, MO 16.407 16.552 16.407
50 Shanon Buckingham Moorestown, TN 16.414 16.727 16.414
71c R J Conley Wheelersburg, OH 16.416 16.746 16.416
64 Jerry Bowersock Wapakoneta, OH 16.445 16.998 16.445
28R Chad Ruhlman Bemus Point, NY 16.45 16.564 16.45
C9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN 16.593 16.454 16.454
44 Clint Smith Senoia, GA 16.493 16.613 16.493
19T Tim Fuller Watertown, NY 16.5 16.541 16.5
4B Jackie Boggs Grayson, KY 16.53 16.606 16.53
3s Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 16.769 16.531 16.531
71 Chris Wall Holden, LA 16.941 16.5311 16.5311
75 Bart Hartman Zanesville, OH 16.698 16.538 16.538
12 Doug Drown Wooster, OH 16.551 17.124 16.551
00K Randy Korte Highland, IL 16.557 17.011 16.557
9R Curtis Roberts Coleman, MI 16.568 17.264 16.568
21 Robby Hensley Walton, KY 16.62 17.125 16.62
33 Tim Manville Highland, IL 16.622 17.25 16.622
55 Shawn Toczek Hebron, IN 16.645 17.068 16.645
11 Jerry Rice Verona, KY 16.872 16.675 16.675
1h Jon Henry Ada, OH 16.686 99.92 16.686
8 David Gentry Lewisburg, TN 16.714 17.968 16.714
15 Justin McNeil Houghton Lake, MI 16.777 17.764 16.777
21 Matt Lux Franklin, PA 19.591 16.792 16.792
17T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 16.809 99.1 16.809
83 Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN 16.812 16.917 16.812
71r Rod Conley Wheelersburg, OH 16.8121 16.855 16.8121
11 D. J. Wells Wooton, KY 16.966 16.8122 16.8122
93 Jay Johnson W. Burlington, IA 16.814 16.964 16.814
17 Brett Wyatt Crossville, TN 16.859 16.824 16.824
40 Wayne Maffett, Jr. Mansfield, OH 16.844 17.535 16.844
88 Andrew Reaume Ontario, Canada 16.852 17.16 16.852
47 Tyler Ivey Tallahassee, TN 16.886 17.332 16.886
78 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 16.887 16.899 16.887
25 Dustin Neat Dunnville, KY 17.288 16.933 16.933
81C Kevin Cole Venton, IL 16.965 17.39 16.965
32 Chris Simpson Oxford, IA 16.97 17.669 16.97
42 Terry Casey New London, WI 17.288 17.011 17.011
4T Tommy Kerr Maryville, TN 17.013 17.076 17.013
12 Jason Jameson Lawrenceburg, IN 17.279 17.017 17.017
16 Shawn Negangard Osgood, IN 17.037 17.153 17.037
1 Vic Hill Moorestown, TN 17.777 17.112 17.112
4 Ricky Arms Moss, TN 17.115 17.826 17.115
27 Jeff Beyers Pana, IL 17.192 17.127 17.127
114 Randle Chupp Troutman, NC 99.6 17.25 17.25
22 Jill George Cedar Falls, IA 17.312 17.76 17.312
81JR Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL 18.11 17.326 17.326
5 Lee Davasier Crestwood, KY 17.37 17.723 17.37
9T Tim Isenberg Marshfield, WI 17.509 17.821 17.509
14 April Farmer Livingston, TN 18.015 17.568 17.568
2d Curtis Deisenroth Oak Harbor, OH 17.65 17.642 17.642
1m Mike Mataragas Dekalb, IL 18.011 17.647 17.647
44 Justin Labonte Trinity, NC 17.651 99.8 17.651
92 Brandon Perkins Republic, OH 17.69 99.7 17.69
3r Chuck Roelle Fostoria, OH 17.731 18.766 17.731
1 Casey Noonan Sylvania, OH 18.007 17.741 17.741
26 Bill Lewis Warren, IN 18.014 99.3 18.014
11 Bobby Carnes Old Town, FL 99.2 18.253 18.253
17B Bill Williams Sardina, OH 18.272 18.838 18.272
M14 Brandon Thirlby Traverse City, MI 99.7 18.379 18.379
79 Patrick Ferguson Larwill, IN 20.693 20.599 20.599
71 Andrew McKay Minneapolis, MN no time no time no time
55c Chad Mahder Marshfield, WI no time no time no time
23V Ryan VanderVeen Six Lakes, MI no time no time no time
18r Chris Ross Wallaceburg, ONT no time no time no time
17 Shannon Thornsberry Martin, KY no time no time no time
30 Steve Shaver Vienna, WV no time no time no time
12 Jordan Bland Campbellsville, KY no time no time no time

Josh Richards and Chris Madden were the top two qualifiers and were on stage for the heat race inversion draw. The number drawn was a 4, meaning heats will be inverted by 4 spots on Saturday


Gates are open, weather is perfect, and fans are filtering into the track. We'll be with you later tonight as the first heat is scheduled to take the green at 7:00 pm...

Push trucks are ironing in the racing surface... the first heat is completely staged as of 6:30 pm. All drivers present.

Heat two is now staged as of 6:46 pm. 19 cars will make the call. Terry Casey is absent....push trucks have pulled off the track. Pre-race begins at 6:50 pm.

Pre-race festivites have been completed and pace truck is about to lead the first heat onto the Speedway.... the wait is finally over!

Upper pit crossover will take place after each race. Green flag will fall as soon as the clock trips 7:00 pm EST

RACE EVENT: Heat #1

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 7:15 pm
Length: 15 laps

Top three finishers go to the Dream. Positions 4 through 6 go to the B-main. Positions 7-10 go to the C-Main. Drivers finishing 11th and back are finished for the night.

Lineup: Jimmy Mars, Ray Cook, Brett Kreke, Josh Richards, Aaron Scott, Casey Roberts, John Blankenship, Scott Orr, Dale McDowell, Steve Casebolt, Bart Hartman, Shawn Toczek, Tim Dohm, Wayne Maffett Jr, Chris Simpson, Ricky Arms, Tim Isenberg, Chuck Roelle, Patrick Ferguson, Shannon Thornsberry

Green flag!

Mars jumps to early lead, Richards follows

Lap 3 Running Order (RO): Mars, Richards, Cook, Kreke, McDowell

Lap 5 - Yellow for Kreke who broke in turn one. Scott Orr and Wayne Maffett Jr were collected. RO: Mars, Richards, Cook, McDowell, Blankenship, Dohm, Casebolt, Scott. Red flag issued because track is blocked by the damaged cars and wreckers

Lap 7 - top 6 remain unchanged

Lap 9 - Yellow for Toczek, Arms, and Isenberg. Toczek got sideways and collected Arms and Isenberg. RO: Mars, Richards, Cook, McDowell, Blankenship, Dohm (smoking out rear of car)

Lap 11 - Hartman pressuring Casebolt for 7th. Dohm is done - coasts to pits

Lap 13 - Mars and Richards have pulled away

FINISH: Mars, Richards, Cook, McDowell, Blankenship, Casebolt, Hartman, Scott, Simpson, Toczek, Arms, Dohm, Roelle, Roberts, Thornsberry, Isenberg, Kreke, Orr, Maffett Jr, Ferguson

 

RACE EVENT: Heat #2

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 7:44 pm
Length: 15 laps

Top three finishers go to the Dream. Positions 4 through 6 go to the B-main. Positions 7-10 go to the C-Main. Drivers finishing 11th and back are finished for the night.

Lineup: Scott Bloomquist, Rusty Schlenk, Brad Neat, Chris Madden, Earl Pearson Jr, Chris Ferguson, Brian Birkhofer, Wendell Wallace, Will Vaught, Clint Smith, Doug Drown, Jerry Rice, Scott James, Andrew Reaume, Terry Casey, Jeff Beyers, April Farmer, Casey Noonan, Andrew McKay, Jordan Bland

Lap 1 - Yellow for Casey Noonan with a flat left rear. RO: Bloomquist, Neat, Schlenk, Madden, Vaught, Ferguson, Pearson Jr, Birkhofer, Wallace

Lap 1 - Yellow on the restart for Jordan Bland who hit the turn one wall and ripped off part of the rear quarter panel. Schlenk in 3rd tapped the wall and ripped back part of the spoiler on his machine

Lap 1 - Madden takes 2nd from Schlenk (who then falls back to 8th)

Lap 3 - Birkhofer to 6th

Lap 4- RO: Bloomquist, Neat, Madden, Ferguson, Vaught

Lap 4 - Yellow. Bland, Farmer, and McKay all coast to a stop at different points on the track. Yellow for McKay who can't exit the track before stopping

Lap 5 - Ferguson running the high side hits the turn four wall and drops back to 8th

Lap 5 - Yellow for Reaume who hits the backstretch wall hard. Track goes red while track crews check out the track. RO: Bloomquist, Neat, Madden, Birkhofer, Vaught, Ferguson, Pearson Jr, Wallace, Smith, Schlenk

Lap 6 - Birkhofer all over Madden for 3rd

Lap 8 - Bloomquist with 20 car lengh lead over Neat, Madden, Birkhofer

Lap 9 - Yellow for Vaught who tags the turn two wall. RO: Bloomquist, Neat, Madden, Birkhofer, Ferguson, Pearson Jr, Wallace, Smith, James, Schlenk, Drown, Beyers, Noonan

Lap 9 restart - Madden put a huge slide job on Neat who gets into the turn four wall hard. Caution. Beyers collected. RO: Bloomquist, Madden, Birkhofer, Ferguson, Pearson Jr, Wallace, Smith, James, Schlenk, Drown, Noonan. Red is out while they work on getting the 41 car off the track. Both Neat and Beyers cars on the hook with considerable damage.

Lap 9 restart - Birkhofer to the inside of Madden - couldnt get around him. Pearson all over Ferguson

Lap 12 - top 3 unchanged and pulling away from the rest of the field

Lap 13 - James off the pace

FINISH: Bloomquist, Madden, Birkhofer, Ferguson, Pearson Jr, Wallace, Smith, Schlenk, Drown, Noonan, James, Neat, Vaught, Beyers, Rice, Reaume, Farmer, McKay, Bland

 

RACE EVENT: Heat #3

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 8:01 pm
Length: 15 laps

Top three finishers go to the Dream. Positions 4 through 6 go to the B-main. Positions 7-10 go to the C-Main. Drivers finishing 11th and back are finished for the night.

Lineup: Jason Feger, Jeep VanWormer, Darrell Lanigan, Jimmy Owens, Eddie Carrier Jr, John Mason, Brian Ruhlman, Gregg Satterlee, Shannon Buckingham, Tim Fuller, Randy Korte, Jon Henry, Rod Conley, Tyler Ivey, Tommy Kerr, Randle Chupp, Curtis Deisenroth, Bill Lewis, Ryan Vanderveen

Lap 1 - VanWormer get the jump on the field, but yellow comes out as Ivey loses a left front tire. Complete restart

Lap 1 restart - Big lead for VanWormer on the start. Feger, Lanigan, Owens follow. Yellow for Carrier on the fronstretch and Conley collected. Conley to the pits. Carrier will restart.... Complete restart

Lap 1 restart - VanWormer to the lead again, this time with Owens in tow. 4 wide behind them, but they can't pull it off. Buckingham pays the price on the bottom of the 4-wide and hits the inside retaining wall. Yellow. Despite no laps in, single file restart next time

Lap 1 - Feger keeps the lead with VanWormer, Lanigan, Owens, Ruhlman, Mason in tow

Lap 2 - Henry to the pits (wall)

Lap 4 - Feger is on a rail. Top four have pulled away

Lap 7 - Top four in major lapped traffic. Feger entire straightaway ahead

Lap 10 - VanWormer getting heat from Lanigan and Owens.. RO: Feger, VanWormer, Lanigan, Owens, Korte.

Lap 13 - Lanigan side by side with VanWormer. Top four over half a lap ahead of 5th place

FINISH: Feger, VanWormer, Lanigan, Owens, Korte, Ruhlman, Mason, Fuller, Kerr, Carrier, Deisenroth, Ivey, Lewis, Satterlee, Chupp, Henry, Buckingham, Conley

 

RACE EVENT: Heat #4

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 8:10 pm
Length: 15 laps

Top three finishers go to the Dream. Positions 4 through 6 go to the B-main. Positions 7-10 go to the C-Main. Drivers finishing 11th and back are finished for the night.

Lineup: Chub Frank, Billy Moyer, Jonathan Davenport, Jared Landers, Duane Chamberlain, Curt Spalding, Eric Wells, Mark Douglas, RJ Conley, Jackie Boggs, Curtis Roberts, David Gentry, DJ Wells, Mike Marlar, Jason Jameson, Jill George, Mike Mataragas, Bobby Carnes, Chris Ross

Boggs, Jameson, Carnes, Ross will not make the call

Lap 1 - Moyer and Frank get big jumps ahead of Chamberlain and Davenport

Lap 4 - RO: Moyer, Frank, Chamberlain, Davenport, Landers, Conley, Marlar

Lap 8 - Marlar (started 14) is working 6th from Conley

Lap 10 - Cushion is now up on the wall. Moyer into traffic with Frank in tow

Lap 12 - Field is spread out. Moyer and Frank still well ahead of Chamberlain and Davenport. Marlar slides Conley but can't make it stick

Lap 14 - Frank all over Moyer - slides him in one, Moyer back by in two!

FINISH: Moyer, Frank, Chamberlain, Davenport, Conley, Landers, Marlar, E Wells, Spalding, Gentry, DJ Wells, Mataragas, Roberts, George, Douglas

 

RACE EVENT: Heat #5

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 8:37 pm
Length: 15 laps

Top three finishers go to the Dream. Positions 4 through 6 go to the B-main. Positions 7-10 go to the C-Main. Drivers finishing 11th and back are finished for the night.

Lineup: Shannon Babb, Don O'Neal, Shane Clanton, Ben Adkins, Rick Eckert, Delmas Conley, Jason Keltner, Dan Schlieper, Jerry Bowersock, Brian Shirley, Robby Hensley, Justin McNeil, Jay Johnson, Dustin Neat, Shawn Negangard, Jason Riggs, Justin Labonte, Bill Williams, Chad Mahder

Lap 1 - 3 wide on the start! O'Neal gets the top spot, then Babb, Conley, Adkins

Lap 1 - Big pileup in turn two when Shirley gets sideways. Williams, Labonte, and Negangard all involved. Damage also on Neat's car. Red - track is blocked. Looks as if Negangard and Williams will restart. Labonte on the hook. Shirley in the pits getting help from many different crew members - trying to get his car fixed. Hensley also back out - he was pitside with damage from the wreck as well. RO: O'Neal, Babb, Conley, Adkins, Eckert, Clanton, Schlieper, Keltner, Bowersock

Lap 1 restart - Adkins makes it 3 wide with Conley and Eckert - Adkins to 3rd, then Eckert and Conley.

Lap 3 - Adkins hits turn two wall - Eckert to 3rd

Lap 5 - Clanton looks to inside of Conley for 5th. RO: O'Neal, Babb, Eckert, Adkins, Conley, Clanton

Lap 6 - Clanton and Conley swap spots a couple times - Clanton wins that battle

Lap 8 - Hensley spins right in front O'Neal who gets collected and spins as well in an attempt to dodge the car. Caution comes out - O'Neal did not stop on the track - he continued after the spin - he will stay the leader. Damage to the front of his car. RO: O'Neal, Babb, Eckert, Adkins, Clanton, Conley, Schlieper

Lap 8 - Clanton gets by Adkins. Eckert dives inside Babb for 2nd. Babb holds spot

Lap 10 RO: O'Neal, Babb, Eckert, Clanton, Adkins, Conley, Schlieper, Keltner, Bowersock, Johnson

Lap 12 - Adkins up in smoke - Caution. RO: O'Neal, Babb, Eckert, Clanton, Conley, Schlieper, Keltner, Bowersock

Lap 12 - Conley and Clanton get together as Conley tried to get up under Clanton and didn't have the space. Clanton shot up into the wall - his car will require the hook. Caution. Conley has right side damage but will be able to continue

Lap 13 - Keltner slows and brings out the caution while running 5th. RO: O'Neal, Babb, Eckert, Conley, Schlieper, Bowersock. Shirley jumped on the last restart - he will be docked 2 spots

FINISH: O'Neal, Babb, Eckert, Conley, Schlieper, Bowersock, Johnson, Mahder, McNeil, Shirley, Riggs, Hensley, Williams, Keltner, Clanton, Adkins, Negangard, Neat, Labonte

 

RACE EVENT: Heat #6

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 8:51 pm
Length: 15 laps

Top three finishers go to the Dream. Positions 4 through 6 go to the B-main. Positions 7-10 go to the C-Main. Drivers finishing 11th and back are finished for the night.

Lineup: Tony Stewart, Brady Smith, Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Dennis Erb, Wayne Chinn, Davey Johnson, Steve Francis, Chad Ruhlman, Chris Wall, Tim Manville, Matt Lux, Brett Wyatt, Kevin Cole, Vic Hill, Lee Davasier, Brandon Perkins, Brandon Thirlby, Steve Shaver

Lap 1 - Stewart gets the lead with Miller in 2nd. Francis up to 4th

Lap 2 - Francis looking for 3rd from Erb.

Lap 4 RO: Stewart, Miller, Erb, Francis, Smith, Chinn, Moran, Ruhlman, Wall

Lap 7 - Yellow for Perkins who spins on the frontstretch. Everyone dodged the spinning car. RO: Stewart, Miller, Erb, Francis, Smith, Chinn, Moran, Ruhlman, Wall, Manville. Perkins has been disqualified from the remainder of the event for unsportmanslike conduct following the wreck.

Lap 7 restart - Smith spins on the frontstretch while attempting to avoid a slidejob in front of him. Yellow. Johnson retires to the pits during the caution.

Lap 7 restart - Francis slides Erb for 3rd coming out of turn four. Wall up to 6th

Lap 9 - Wall all over Chinn for 5th

Lap 10 - Moran by Ruhlman. Stewart straightaway lead over Miller

Lap 14 - Top three spread out

FINISH: Stewart, Miller, Francis, Erb, Chinn, Wall, Moran, Hill, Ruhlman, Smith, Manville, Lux, Cole, Wyatt, Davasier, Thirlby, Johnson, Perkins

C-Main lineups are being computed. Your top 6 starters in the Dream tonight will be Stewart, O'Neal, Moyer, Feger, Bloomquist, Mars. We'll back shortly...

RACE EVENT: C-Main

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 9:39 pm

Top 6 finishers go the B-main / 15 laps

Lineup: Hartman, C Smith, Fuller, E Wells, J Johnson, Moran, Scott, Schlenk, Kerr, Spalding, Mahder, Hill, Simpson, Drown, Carrier Jr, Gentry, McNeil, C Ruhlman, Toczek, Noonan, Deisenroth, DJ Wells, Shirley, B Smith

* Drivers have until 9:11 pm to present their cars to staging.
* Cars are rolling on the track at 9:16 pm
* Green at 9:21 pm

Lap 1 - Yellow for McNeil who spins on the start. Complete restart

Lap 1 restart - Hartman to the point, Fuller and Smith in tow. Caution for Shirley who spins in turn one. RO: Hartman, Fuller, Smith, Moran, Johnson, E Wells

Lap 3 - Hartman and Fuller nose to tail.

Lap 7 RO: Hartman, Fuller, Smith, Johnson, Moran, E Wells, Scott, Hill, Smith, Simpson

Lap 8 - Spalding to the pit area

Lap 10 - Leaders in lapped traffic

Lap 12 - DJ Wells to the pits - leaders unchanged

FINISH: Hartman, Fuller, Smith, Johnson, Moran, Scott, E Wells, B Smith, Hill, Shirley, Simpson, Toczek, Kerr, Carrier Jr, Drown, McNeil, Gentry, Noonan, DJ Wells, Spalding, Schlenk

B-Main lineup being computed... Back shortly...

RACE EVENT: B-Main

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 9:59 pm
Length: 20 laps

Top four finishers to the Dream.

Lineup: McDowell, Ferguson, Korte, Davenport, D Conley, Erb, Blankenship, Pearson Jr, B Ruhlman, RJ Conley, Schlieper, Chinn, Casebolt, Wallace, Mason, Marlar, Bowersock, Wall, Hartman, Fuller, C Smith, J Johnson, Moran, Scott

* Green flag at 9:52 pm

Lap 1 - McDowell, Korte, Davenport, D Conley, Erb, Blankenship

Lap 4 - McDowell with a healthy lead over Korte

Lap 6 - Wallace to the pits

Lap 8 - Casebolt to the pits

Lap 9 - Erb slides Conley for 4th

Lap 12 RO: McDowell, Korte, Davenport, Erb, Conley, Pearson Jr, Blankenship

Lap 13 - Pearson takes 5th from Conley

Lap 16 - Pearson gaining on Erb for final transfer

Lap 19 - Erb and Pearson side by side! Pearson to 4th on the high side!

FINISH: McDowell, Korte, Davenport, Pearson Jr

(full results later)

Dennis Erb Jr was presented a new Bert Transmission as the first non-qualifier for the Dream feature.

RACE EVENT: DREAM

Status: COMPLETE
Time: 11:28 pm
Length: 100 laps

* Positions 19 and 20 will go to the two fastest qualifiers not transfering through their heat races

Lineup: Stewart, O'Neal, Moyer, Feger, Bloomquist, Mars, Richards, Madden, VanWormer, Frank, Babb, Miller, Cook, Birkhofer, Lanigan, Chamberlain, Eckert, Francis, Owens, Landers, McDowell, Korte, Davenport, Pearson Jr

* Drivers have until 10:23 pm to present the cars to the staging area
* Driver intros are complete - cars are now rolling on the track at 10:43 pm
* 4-wide salute to the fans!
* The chase for the richest top prize in dirt late model racing is on... green flag!

Lap 1 - Yellow for a bad start - front row not together

Lap 1 restart - O'Neal rockets to the lead, followed by Stewart, Moyer, Mars, Feger, Bloomquist

Lap 2 - Babb makes it 3 wide back in mid pack - hard racing all over

Lap 4 RO: O'Neal, Stewart, Mars, Moyer, Feger, Bloomquist, Frank, Miller, Madden, Birkhofer...

Lap 7 - O'Neal running middle track, Stewart high, Mars middle, Moyer high

Lap 9 - Stewart has caught O'Neal... nose to tail... now side by side!

Lap 10 - Stewart takes the lead on the high side out of four

Lap 13 - RO: Stewart, O'Neal, Mars, Moyer, Feger, Bloomquist, Miller, Frank, Birkhofer, Francis, Madden, VanWormer, Lanigan, Babb, Cook...

Lap 15 - leaders in lapped traffic

Lap 16 - Bloomquist on the move - passes Feger for 5th

Lap 17 - Bloomquist takes 4th from Moyer

Lap 20 RO: Stewart, O'Neal, Mars, Bloomquist, Moyer, Feger...

Lap 21 - Bloomquist closing on Mars by running down low in one and two

Lap 22 - O'neal has caught Stewart in traffic

Lap 23 - Korte to the pit area

Lap 24 - Bloomquist side by side at the line with Mars for 3rd

Lap 26 - Lanigan into the top 10 by passing Frank

Lap 28 RO: Stewart, O'Neal, Mars, Bloomquist, Moyer, Miller, Feger, Birkhofer

Lap 30 - Bloomquist ahead of Mars at the line by inches

Lap 31 - Bloomquist is closing on O'Neal for 2nd

Lap 33 - Bloomquist to 2nd

Lap 34 - Miller challenging Moyer for 5th

Lap 35 - Heavy smoke out of Owens, but he continues

Lap 36 - Bloomquist leads the Dream on lap 36 by a nose!

Lap 38 - Bloomquist 20 car lengths ahead

Lap 39 - Mars around O'Neal for 3rd

Lap 40 RO: Bloomquist, Stewart, Mars, O'Neal, Miller, Birkhofer, Moyer, Owens, Francis, Lanigan

Lap 44 - Bloomquist using an unusually low line around the track and pulling away

Lap 47 - Bloomquist 30 car lengths over Stewart

Lap 49 - Fast qualifier Richards goes a lap down

Lap 52 - Richards smacks the wall in turn one and brings out the caution. Frank goes pitside during the caution - shock adjustment - he will return. RO: Bloomquist, Stewart, Mars, O'Neal, Birkhofer, Owens, Miller, Lanigan, Francis, Moyer, Madden, VanWormer, Babb, Cook, Feger, Pearson, Eckert, Frank

Lap 54 - Owens up 4th!

Lap 56 - Stewart running the high side, Bloomquist, low - only 5 car lengths difference... make it 3

Lap 58 - Owens to 3rd... RO: Bloomquist, Stewart, Owens, Mars, Lanigan, Birkhofer

Lap 60 - Stewart and Bloomquist side by side!

Lap 61 - Stewart takes the lead from Bloomquist at the flag stand

Lap 63 - Owens may be the quickest car on the track - he is closing fast on the top two

Lap 64 - Lanigan to 4th over Mars

Lap 65 - Here we go... top 3 are nose to tail!

Lap 66 - Bloomquist side by side with Stewart... air cleaner blows off Bloomquist car

Lap 69 - Top 3 still nose to tail

Lap 70 - Owens to the high side around Bloomquist... now low on Stewart... they are side by side!

Lap 72 - Give the lead to Owens over Stewart and Bloomquist

Lap 73 - Owens is checking out - has put two lapped cars between he and Stewart.... Bloomquist now around Stewart for 2nd

Lap 76 RO: Owens, Bloomquist, Stewart, Lanigan, Mars, Birkhofer, Miller, O'Neal, Pearson Jr, Madden, Eckert, Moyer, VanWormer, Francis, Cook...

Lap 78 - Lanigan around Stewart for 3rd

Lap 80 - Owens with a near straightaway lead on Bloomquist.... Mars on the rear deck lid of Stewart for 4th

Lap 84 - Owens, Bloomquist, and Lanigan pulling away from the pack a bit

Lap 85 - Frank to the pits

Lap 87 - Mars around Stewart for 4th

Lap 88 - Birkhofer to 5th over Stewart

Lap 90 - Owens about to put Francis and Moyer a lap down... Owens still smokes through the corners every lap

Lap 93 RO: Owens, Bloomquist, Lanigan, Mars, Birkhofer, Stewart, Miller

Lap 95 - Owens now over a straightaway lead

Lap 97 - Owens with 4 lapped cars between he and Bloomquist

Lap 99 RO: Owens, Bloomquist, Lanigan, Mars, Birkhofer, Stewart, Mmiller

JIMMY OWENS WINS THE DREAM!

FINISH: Owens, Bloomquist, Lanigan, Mars, Birkhofer, Stewart, Miller, Eckert, O'Neal, Pearson Jr, Madden, Francis, Cook, Moyer, VanWormer, Feger, Davenport, Landers, Frank, Babb, Chamberlain, Richards, McDowell, Korte

 

That will wrap up our Dream Live coverage... check back over the coming days for loads of photos and even some video clips from the weekend...


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