Jimmy Owens Takes First Career Jackson 100...
Gilpin and Cain Winners....
Saturday, September 22, 2012 -- "Jackson 100"
BROWNSTOWN, IN (September 22, 2012) - Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN solidified his points lead in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series by sweeping the weekend at Brownstown Speedway as the defending series champion took home $20,000 for winning the 33rd Annual Jackson 100 on Saturday Night. Owens led all 100-laps Industrial Solutions Technology LLC sponsored event. Steve Francis of Ashland, KY was the only car capable of staying with Owens early on in the race, but Owens' margin of victory was nearly half-a-lap at the finish. Francis finished second, just ahead of 4-time Jackson 100 winner, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, who placed third. Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN survived a spirited battle with Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN to claim the fourth spot. Owens, who started off the weekend by setting fast time on Friday Night, withstood a side-by-side battle with Terry Casey of New London, WI in the first heat to earn the pole starting spot. Owens took the lead at the start of the race with pressure from Francis for the first 24 laps, until the first caution came out. The restart for Owens was beneficial because he had reached lapped traffic and that was allowing Francis to stay close. Pearson, who started ninth, climbed into third, and was in the hunt. He began battling Francis for third. There were three more cautions in the race past the halfway mark, but none could slow Owens. Pearson got by Francis for second on lap 63 and held that position until Francis was able to get back around him on a lap 72 restart. Owens continued to stretch his lead out over Francis in the final 25 circuits as he went on to capture his fifth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of the season and his 34th all-time in series competition. He joins Hall of Famers Bloomquist and Jeff Purvis as fellow Tennesseans to win the prestigious event. "The car was great all weekend, from the time we unloaded it, the track was good all night, it took a while to get going. I know it was cold out here, but the crew picked the right tires and I just drove it, we had no problems whatsoever," said the 40-year-old who extended his points lead over O'Neal, who finished sixth. "I want to thank Mike Reece, my car owner, Reece Monument Company, Gantte Appraisals, Red Line Oil, Sunoco Race Fuels, Midwest Sheet Metal, Ohlins, Hoosier, Keyser and everybody else for making this possible," said Owens, whose winning car is a Bloomquist Race Cars Ford powered by a Cornett Racing Engine. "I was a little worried when they moved those tires out there on the track during that one caution, I set up the car to run low in the moisture, so we had to change our line entering the corner in turn one, but it didn't really matter, we were able to pull away from everybody, it feels good to win here at Brownstown again." In preliminary action, Jimmy Owens set the Red Buck Fast Time amongst the 40 entrants, with a lap of 15.281 seconds. Jared Landers set the fastest time in Group B with a time of 15.563 seconds. Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Jared Landers and Mike Marlar won their respective Heat Races. John Blankenship and Jonathan Davenport won their respective B-Mains.SUMMARY
UMP Modifieds (38 ENTRIES) HEAT ONE: Randy Shuman , Jeff Stith , Matt Boknecht , Mark Bechelli , Mike Bechelli , Dennis Boknecht , Jared Bailey , Camaron Marlar , Jr Pace , Webb Lee HEAT TWO: Greg Amick , Matt Hamilton , Vernon Soeder , Broc Burton , Brad Barrow , Steven Godsey , Sam Lee , Gary Barrow , Brent Londeree , Rob Young HEAT THREE: Derek Groomer , Bradley Sterrett , Ronnie Falloway , Mike Bowersox , Chris Vinnedge , John Trowbridge , John Davis , Jacoby Hines , Gary Rahe Jr.-DNS HEAT Four: Devin Gilpin , Jeremy Owens , Jason Thomas , Matt Bex , Richie Lex , Joe Godsey , Kyle Schornick , Tommy Bailey , Jerry Davis B-MAIN 1: Mike Bechelli , Dennis Boknecht , Jared Bailey , Webb Lee , John Trowbridge , Gary Rahe Jr. , Jacoby Hines , Camaron Marlar , Chris Vinnedge , Jr Pace , John Davis B-MAIN 2: Richie Lex , Brad Barrow , Joe Godsey , Tommy Bailey , Kyle Schornick , Gary Barrow , Jerry Davis , Sam Lee , Steven Godsey , Brent Londeree-DNS , Rob Young-DNS FEATURE: Devin Gilpin , Matt Hamilton , Matt Boknecht , Bradley Sterrett , Matt Bex , Jeremy Owens , Richie Lex , Broc Burton , Jason Thomas , Dennis Boknecht , Brad Barrow , Jeff Stith , Vernon Soeder , Mike Bowersox , Mike Bechelli , Ronnie Falloway , Mark Bechelli , Derek Groomer , Greg Amick , Randy Shuman