I 80 Speedway Results – May 23, 2017 – Lucas Oil Dirt Series

I 80 Speedway results from May 23rd, 2017 featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Tonight, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series landed in Greenwood, Nebraska. Built in 1994, I-80 Speedway is a 4/10th mile dirt track. This is the inaugural Go 50 Lucas Oil Dirt Series event at the speedway.

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Rain clouds have rolled in, multiple times. We’ve received a warning over the PA that if the track gets one more shower, they’ll have to call the race. However, with dark clouds overhead they continue to work the track.

Hot laps begin, the rain moves in once again. It’s a light shower. Still green, tear offs are used as windshield wipers. This is the last rain cloud it’s nearly passed us, when it clears we will be good to go for the rest of the night.

Jimmy Owens I-80 Speedway Qualifying

Tim McCreadie set fast time in group A, turning a lap at 16.477 seconds. Jimmy Owens topped that in group B qualifying. Owens ran I-80 Speedway, a hundredth quicker at 16.464 seconds.

Tim McCreadie is the early leader in heat 1. However, he hit a rut, drifted way up the track. Darrell Lanigan slipped passed. It looks like McCreadie has damage as the right front is rolled under the car. Darrell Lanigan drives away claiming heat #1.

Hudson O’Neal started on pole in heat #2. However, a different O’Neal took the win. Jake O’Neil was the winner of heat #2.

Pole sitter Jimmy Owens jumped out to the early lead in heat #3. However, Bloomquist remains close. He drives under Owens at the exit of turn 4. Bloomquist drives off to the heat win.

Mason Zeigler drove under Steve Francis in the final heat. He drove off to the win.

Josh Richards finished 7th in his heat race. In B-Main #2, he drove from the back, to 2nd. Getting into the main event, without the use of a provisional.

Darrell Lanigan and Scott Bloomquist make up the front row for the main event. 50 laps, in the first Go 50 event.

Green flag. Darrell Lanigan is the early leader. Scott Bloomquist trails in 2nd. Mason Zeigler drives around the outside of Hudson O’Neal. Zeiger sets sights on the top 2.

Chris Simpson Hudson O'Neal Wreck at I-80 Speedway 7934

Big crash! Chris Simpson and Hundson O’Neal are involved. They were both running inside the top 5. Chris Simpson was jacked into the air, his dirt late model reached the height level of the fence. He flipped down the middle of the back straight.

Hudson O’Neal was riding under Simpson. A dirt clot reached the cockpit. Hudson O’Neal was knocked out by the impact of the huge dirt clot. Scary accident. They try to put him on the stretcher, Hudson suggests otherwise and walks to the ambulance under his own power, with a limp.

Green. Lanigan still leads. Bloomquist and Owens fill out row two. Bloomquist looks low on Lanigan. It doesn’t work. It backfires. Mike Marlar has been hard charging to the front. He now all over Team Zero for 2nd as Lanigan is offered some breathing room.

Trouble for Lanigan. Bloomquist is passed, as is Mike Marlar. Marlar is now looking for the lead. He drives to the outside of Scott Bloomquist in turn 4. Marlar tags the wall! He parked it.

Bloomquist drives to the cushion, begins driving away from the field. The rest of the field is finding speed at the bottom or through the middle. However, the rain is beginning to show it taxation. Large ruts are forming in the bottom groove of turns 3-4.

Nobody hits those ruts like Tim McCreadie. He hiked up the right front of his racecar nose before this feature. He was prepared. Lanigan begins to freefall, Satterlee and Pearson Jr are both looking to take away his position.

The entire top 5 is swapping around faster than I can remember. This is great racing! The track is a little rough at the moment, I think we all expected that though. Caution. Josh Richards hits the pits.

I 80 Speedway results from Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 7982

Pearson Jr is the new challenger to Scott Bloomquist. Mason Zeigler drives around him on the restart. 3 wide behind them. Risky, if the driver on the bottom his the rut just right, he’s sent uncontrollably up the racetrack. 3 wide is riskier than usual, the car running the bottom groove is unpredictable.

Meanwhile, Bloomquist is driving away with it. Mason Zeigler and Earl Pearson Jr have halted their progression. Scott Bloomquist is going to win the first Go 50 event at I-80 Speedway!

At the end of the feature, Hudson O’Neal was transported to a local hospital.

The stands were slightly light tonight. The track was surrounded by rain. Most fans skipped tonights event assuming the race would be a washout. The track earned a lot of respect from the diehard fans tonight. They could have called it, they didn’t. With a light crowd, they raced anyway.

They will rack the field again this Thursday. It’s a home race for the series as they head to Lucas Oil Speedway. It’s a big one. The Show-Me 100 will take place in Wheatland, MO on May 25-27th.

Author: Shane Walters

Scott Bloomquist Photos

QUALIFYING
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

Miller Welders Fast Time Group A: Tim McCreadie 16.477 seconds
Miller Welders Fast Time Group B: Jimmy Owens 16.464 seconds

HEAT 1
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

Eibach Springs Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Darrell Lanigan, Tim McCreadie, Ben Schaller, Mike Collins, Chase Junghans, Al Humphrey, Mike Stadel, Jesse Sobbing

HEAT 2
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

FK Rod Ends Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Jake O’Neil, Hudson O’Neal, JC Wyman, Tad Pospisil, Boom Briggs, Tanner Mullens, John Duty, Robbie Andersen

HEAT 3
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Chris Simpson, Gregg Satterlee, Don O’Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Josh Richards, Matt Buller

HEAT 4
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

QA1 Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): Mason Zeigler, Steve Francis, Mike Marlar, Earl Pearson, Jr., Andrew Kosiski, Rodney Sanders, Justin Duty, Junior Coover

B-MAIN 1
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

Penske Racing Shocks B-Main #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Chase Junghans, Boom Briggs, John Duty, Robbie Andersen, Tanner Mullens, Mike Stadel, Jesse Sobbing, Al Humphrey

B-MAIN 2
I 80 SPEEDWAY
MAY 23rd, 2017

Fast Shafts B-Main #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): Dennis Erb, Jr., Josh Richards, Rodney Sanders, Justin Duty, Matt Buller, Andrew Kosiski, Junior Coover, Don O’Neal

A-MAIN
I 80 SPEEDWAY RESULTS
MAY 23rd, 2017

Feature Finish (50 Laps):

FINISH START CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN EARNINGS
1 2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN $11,100
2 4 25Z Mason Zeigler Chalk Hill, PA $5,500
3 16 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL $4,300
4 14 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA $3,550
5 5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY $3,050
6 20 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV $2,500
7 1 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY $2,200
8 23 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN $2,100
9 8 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY $1,900
10 18 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL $1,800
11 17 18J Chase Junghans Manhattan, KS $1,075
12 19 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA $1,750
13 24 1B Matt Buller Henderson, NE $1,025
14 6 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN $1,800
15 11 4W JC Wyman Griswold, IA $950
16 15 4 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE $925
17 3 J0 Jake O’Neil Tucson, AZ $900
18 13 3c Mike Collins New Orleans, LA $875
19 9 98 Ben Schaller Omaha, NE $850
20 12 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN $825
21 21 5d John Duty Portland, OR $800
22 7 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN $1,500
23 10 32C Chris Simpson Oxford, IA $800
24 22 20x Rodney Sanders Happy, TX $800

Race Statistics

Entrants: 32
Lap Leaders: Darrell Lanigan (Laps 1 – 10); Scott Bloomquist (Laps 11 – 50)
Cautions: Chris Simpson, Hudson O’Neal (Lap 7); Mike Marlar (Lap 12); Jake O’Neil (Lap 16); Josh Richards (Lap 21); Tad Pospisil (Lap 22); JC Wyman (Lap 29)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Don O’Neal
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Emergency Provisionals: n/a
Miller Welders Fast Time Provisional: Matt Buller
Wrisco Feature Winner: Scott Bloomquist
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Don O’Neal (Started: 23rd; Finished: 8th; Advanced 15 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Scott Bloomquist
Allstar Performance Power Move of the Race: Scott Bloomquist
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Earl Pearson Jr.
Hot Rod Processing Rookie of the Race: Gregg Satterlee
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines
Ohlins Shocks Chassis Builder of the Race: Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Cody Mallory (Scott Bloomquist)
Fastest Lap of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (Lap #13 – 17.1075 seconds)
Safecraft Most Laps Led: Scott Bloomquist (40 Laps)
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Darrell Lanigan
Time of Race: 47 minutes 37 seconds

Lucas Oil Championship Point Standings:
POS CAR # DRIVER NAME HOMETOWN POINTS EARNINGS
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN 3345 $107,425
2 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY 3200 $76,100
3 1R Josh Richards Shinnston, WV 3135 $78,000
4 5 Don O’Neal Martinsville, IN 3020 $60,475
5 20 Jimmy Owens Newport, TN 2910 $52,575
6 1 Earl Pearson, Jr. Jacksonville, FL 2905 $53,300
7 14 Darrell Lanigan Union, KY 2870 $43,575
8 28E Dennis Erb, Jr. Carpentersville, IL 2730 $36,850
9 15 Steve Francis Bowling Green, KY 2585 $30,800
10 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 2575 $34,225
11 71 Hudson O’Neal Martinsville, IN 2380 $25,525
12 99B Boom Briggs Bear Lake, PA 2360 $24,250

*Points are unofficial until Close of Business on the Tuesday following Race Day*

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