The opening night is complete; Major weekend for dirt late model racing
Tonight, the national dirt late model tour unloads for the first of four nights in Union, Kentucky. The half-mile of Florence Speedway is set to host the 2020 North/South 100 weekend.
View full 2020 Florence Speedway results below.
Florence Menu: LOLMDS
Aug 12 | North / South Shootout | Aug 14 | North / South 100
Tonight, $12,000 is up for grabs in the Ralph Latham Memorial.
Devin Moran and Jimmy Owens set the front row for the main event. Stormy Scott, Billy Moyer Jr, Tyler Bruening and Tanner English will need series provisionals to join the tail of the field.
50 laps of dirt late model racing is up next…
Florence
Main Event – Report
Green flag, Moran and Owens run even into turn one. Owens noses ahead through the middle off turn two.
Lap 10, Owens leads on the bottom. Josh Richards trails him by 15 car lengths.
Richards has moved to the top and opened a gap to Ferguson.
Lap 15, Owens works heavy lap traffic. He splits them three wide and drives right by.
Lap 20, Hudson O’Neal drives it deep into turn three. He slides Marlar to claim 5th in the debut with his new team.
Halfway
Lap 25, Clanton drives under Richards for 2nd. Richards crosses him to retake the spot and opens the gap.
The cushion is heavy in turn one. Many are knocking it hard enough to jack the front nose around and nearly slap the wall. Pierce, Bronson and Marlar have all done it.
Lap 36
Lap 36, the caution is out for debris in turn one.
Green, Owens leads. Clanton pinches across the nose of Richards into turn one.
Richards is sideways before the corner. He’s now backwards and heading up the banking. With the track blocked, many are collected including Moran, Rice, Dohm and Pierce.
The caution is out.
Rice is off on the hook. The others head to the pits.
Green, Owens leads. They run near 5 wide for 5th.
Lap 37, Clanton has a run on Owens into turn one. He slides him for the lead.
Owens crosses under him and slides him back in turn three to retake the lead.
Owens is driving away.
3 to go, Pierce is slow in turn four. The field weaves around him in a hurry and the caution is out.
Green, Owens leads Clanton and Weiss.
Coming to the white, Clanton brushes the wall off turn four. He’s using up every inch of the track to try and catch him.
Owens wins at Florence Speedway!
Florence Speedway
Race Results
August 12, 2020
Lucas Oil Late Models
View full 2020 Lucas Oil results from the Kentucky dirt track below.
Hot Laps
Hot Laps – Group 1 : 1. Devin Moran (15.945); 2. Shane Clanton (15.977); 3. Brandon Overton (16.110); 4. Kyle Bronson; 5. Scott Bloomquist; 6. Vic Hill; 7. Billy Green; 8. Jesse Lay; 9. Tim McCreadie (No Time);
Hot Laps – Group 2 : 1. Chris Ferguson (15.765); 2. Hudson O’Neal (16.000); 3. Ricky Weiss (16.056); 4. Tyler Carpenter; 5. Jason Jameson; 6. Ross Bailes; 7. Colton Horner; 8. Duane Chamberlain; 9. Brian Mullins (No Time);
Hot Laps – Group 3 : 1. Joey Moriarty (15.885); 2. Billy Moyer Jr (15.924); 3. Josh Rice (16.007); 4. Jason Miller; 5. Daulton Wilson; 6. Stormy Scott; 7. Tim Vance; 8. Drew Armstrong (No Time); 9. Jensen Ford (No Time);
Hot Laps – Group 4 : 1. Earl Pearson Jr (15.501); 2. Tyler Erb (15.618); 3. Mike Marlar (15.742); 4. Jonathan Davenport; 5. Tanner English; 6. Todd Brennan; 7. Kyle Hardy (No Time); 8. Curt Addison (No Time); 9. Shanon Buckingham (No Time);
Hot Laps – Group 5 : 1. Jimmy Owens (15.248); 2. Scott James (15.504); 3. Zack Dohm (15.566); 4. Ricky Thornton Jr; 5. Dale McDowell; 6. Robby Hensley; 7. Chad Stapleton; 8. Connor Meade; 9. Skyller Lewis;
Hot Laps – Group 6 : 1. Josh Richards (15.171); 2. Kyle Strickler (15.473); 3. Bobby Pierce (15.604); 4. Tyler Bruening; 5. Trevor Landrum; 6. Mason Zeigler; 7. Kirk Phillips; 8. Mike Simpson;
Qualifying
Qualifying – Group A (2 Laps) : 1. Devin Moran (15.454); 2. Chris Ferguson (15.632); 3. Hudson O’Neal (15.638); 4. Josh Rice (15.689); 5. Brandon Overton (15.698); 6. Scott Bloomquist; 7. Shane Clanton; 8. Jason Jameson; 9. Joey Moriarty; 10. Stormy Scott; 11. Tim McCreadie; 12. Jason Miller; 13. Ross Bailes; 14. Billy Moyer Jr; 15. Vic Hill; 16. Kyle Bronson; 17. Billy Green; 18. Ricky Weiss; 19. Jesse Lay; 20. Daulton Wilson; 21. Tyler Carpenter; 22. Duane Chamberlain; 23. Colton Horner; 24. Tim Vance; 25. Brian Mullins; 26. Jeson Ford (DNS); 27. Drew Armstrong (DNS);
Qualifying – Group B (2 Laps) : 1. Jimmy Owens (15.591); 2. Mike Marlar (15.629); 3. Earl Pearson Jr (15.630); 4. Tyler Erb (15.680); 5. Josh Richards (15.698); 6. Kyle Strickler; 7. Ricky Thornton Jr; 8. Scott James; 9. Shanon Buckingham; 10. Zack Dohm; 11. Dale McDowell; 12. Bobby Pierce; 13. Jonathan Davenport; 14. Trevor Landrum; 15. Tyler Bruening; 16. Tanner English; 17. Kyle Hardy; 18. Chad Stapleton; 19. Mason Zeigler; 20. Robby Hensley; 21. Connor Meade; 22. Skyller Lewis; 23. Todd Brennan; 24. Kirk Phillips; 25. Mike Simpson; 26. Curt Addison;
Heat Races
Heat 1 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Devin Moran; 2. Shane Clanton; 3. Josh Rice; 4. Stormy Scott; 5. Kyle Bronson; 6. Jesse Lay; 7. Ross Bailes; 8. Duane Chamberlain; 9. Brian Mullins;
Heat 2 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Chris Ferguson; 2. Billy Green; 3. Brandon Overton; 4. Tim McCreadie; 5. Billy Moyer Jr; 6. Jason Jameson; 7. Colton Horner; 8. Daulton Wilson (DNS); Jenson Ford (DNS)
Heat 3 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Hudson O’Neal; 2. Scott Bloomquist; 3. Ricky Weiss; 4. Jason Miller; 5. Tyler Carpenter; 6. Joey Moriarty; 7. Vic Hill; 8. Tim Vance; 9. Drew Armstrong (DNS);
Heat 4 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Jimmy Owens; 2. Zack Dohm; 3. Tyler Erb; 4. Jonathan Davenport; 5. Mason Zeigler; 6. Skyller Lewis; 7. Mike Simpson; 8. Ricky Thornton Jr; 9. Tanner English (DNS);
Heat 5 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Josh Richards; 2. Mike Marlar; 3. Dale McDowell; 4. Trevor Landrum; 5. Scott James; 6. Kyle Hardy; 7. Robby Hensley; 8. Todd Brennan; 9. Curt Addison;
Heat 6 (10 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Shanon Buckingham; 2. Kyle Strickler; 3. Earl Pearson Jr; 4. Bobby Pierce; 5. Connor Meade; 6. Tyler Bruening; 7. Kirk Phillips; 8. Chad Stapleton;
B-Mains
B-Main 1 (12 Laps – Top 2 Advance) : 1. Tim McCreadie; 2. Kyle Bronson; 3. Stormy Scott; 4. Billy Moyer Jr; 5. Jesse Lay; 6. Colton Horner; 7. Vic Hill; 8. Tyler Carpenter; 9. Jason Jameson; 10. Ross Bailes; 11. Tim Vance; 12. Brian Mullins; 13. Duane Chamberlain; 14. Jason Miller; 15. Joey Moriarty; 16. Daulton Wilson (DNS); 17. Jemsemn Ford (DNS): 18. Drew Armstrong (DNS)
B-Main 2 (12 Laps – Top 2 Advance) : 1. Jonathan Davenport; 2. Bobby Pierce; 3. Mason Zeigler; 4. Scott James; 5. Tyler Bruening; 6. Kyle Hardy; 7. Connor Meade; 8. Robby Hensley; 9. Kirk Phillips; 10. Mike Simpson; 11. Todd Brennan; 12. Chad Stapleton; 13. Curt Addison; 14. Trevor Landrum (DNS); 15. Skyller Lewis (DNS); 16. Ricky Thornton Jr (DNS); 17. Tanner English (DNS);
Florence Speedway
Feature Race Results
August 12, 2020
A-Main (50 Laps – $12,000 to win):
Pos | Driver | Race Earnings
1. Jimmy Owens
$12,000
2. Shane Clanton
$5,500
3. Ricky Weiss
$3,500
4. Tim McCreadie
$2,750
5. Hudson O’Neal
$2,250
6. Tyler Erb
$1,800
7. Mike Marlar
$1,500
8. Scott Bloomquist
$1,300
9. Kyle Bronson
$1,200
10. Brandon Overton
$1,100
11. Chris Ferguson
$1,075
12. Zack Dohm
$1,050
13. Shanon Buckingham
$1,025
14. Jonathan Davenport
$1,000
15. Billy Moyer Jr
$1,000
16. Earl Pearson Jr
$1,000
17. Josh Richards
$1,000
18. Devin Moran
$1,000
19. Billy Green
$1,000
20. Tanner English
$1,000
21. Tyler Bruening
$1,000
22. Bobby Pierce
$1,000
23. Kyle Strickler
$1,000
24. Josh Rice
$1,000
25. Dale McDowell
$1,000
Race Statistics
Entrants: 53
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Owens (Laps 1 – 50)
Wrisco Feature Winner: Jimmy Owens
Margin of Victory: 0.644 seconds
Cautions: Debris (Lap 36); Josh Richards, Devin Moran, Josh Rice, Zack Dohm (Lap 36); Bobby Pierce (Lap 46)
Series Provisionals: Billy Moyer Jr., Tanner English
Fast Time Provisional: n/a
Series Emergency Provisionals: Tyler Bruening
Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Jimmy Owens, Shane Clanton, Ricky Weiss
Optima Batteries Hard Charger of the Race: Tim McCreadie (Advanced 15 Positions)
Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Jimmy Owens
Allstar Performance Most Laps Led: Jimmy Owens (50 Laps)
Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Jimmy Owens
Eibach Springs Rookie of the Race: Tanner English
ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Vic Hill Racing Engines
Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jeff Strope (Jimmy Owens)
Dirty Girl Racewear Fastest Lap of the Race: Jimmy Owens (Lap #2 – 16.868 seconds)
STEEL-IT Tough Break of the Race: Tanner English
PFC Brakes Pole Award: Devin Moran
Time of Race: 31 minutes 47 seconds
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Earnings
1. Jimmy Owens
5510 | $157,050
2. Jonathan Davenport
5110 | $100,200
3. Tyler Erb
4985 | $91,050
4. Josh Richards
4955 | $84,775
5. Tim McCreadie
4940 | $86,100
6. Kyle Bronson
4775 | $68,575
7. Shane Clanton
4750 | $72,700
8. Devin Moran
4700 | $66,532
9. Billy Moyer Jr
4490 | $55,350
10. Tanner English
4370 | $42,625
11. Shanon Buckingham
4245 | $47,475
12. Earl Pearson Jr
4145 | $50,125
13. Tyler Bruening
3915 | $27,425
14. Hudson O’Neal
3560 | $32,325
15. Stormy Scott
3475 | $22,250