Jimmy Owens Lands First in Flight 100 Victory
FAYETTEVILLE, NC– May 12, 2018– Jimmy Owens outran the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series regulars at Fayetteville Motor Speedway to claim a $25,001 payday during the inaugural First in Flight 100 presented by Hoker Trucking. The veteran driver of Newport, TN also collected an extra $2,001 on Friday evening after winning the 10-lap “Big C Dash for Cash” which honored the late Carlton Lamm.
“This works out great because we were kind of up in arms about even coming and Jim [Long] (Fayetteville Motor Speedway’s promoter) called and said, ‘Are you coming?’ so I said ‘OK’,” said Owens. “I’m glad he invited us. We just feel really welcomed to come down here. The fans have been awesome and everybody has just been great.”
Owens started on the pole for the 100-lap finale beside Brandon Sheppard, the defending World of Outlaws Champion. Sheppard nabbed the lead position on the first lap, but on lap 16 the New Berlin, IL driver succumbed to Owens high-side momentum.
“It got rubbered up about halfway but you can’t do nothing in 90-degree weather,” said Owens. “The guys [at Fayetteville Motor Speedway] did their best to give us an awesome racetrack. I was able to pass for the lead there early and maintain it the rest of the race.”
Fourteen separate cautions fell throughout the feature event, the last happening on lap 99 (for Dennis Franklin who unfortunately ran out of fuel exiting turn four). The event went into “overtime” with a green-white-checkers style finish. Even with the late race caution, Owens was able to pull away from Sheppard by 1.128 seconds by the time the checkers fell.
“I was pretty good on the long runs there and [Owens] was definitely slowing down on the long runs to reserve tires and everything, and I was too,” said Sheppard. “In the beginning, I got out front there and was slowing the pace up and off a restart there he just got up on the wheel and did what he had to do and got back by me and that was the end of it for me.”
“Then, we went single file [for restarts]. I’m glad we did go single file though because I know me and Fergy (Chris Ferguson) had the elbows up coming off of (turn) four and we were rubbing paint,” continued Sheppard. “All and all, I was a pretty good night. Second place, not the turn out we wanted but we’ll take it and congratulations to Jimmy and thanks for all of the fans for coming out.”
North Carolina native, Ferguson was relentlessly trying to chase down Sheppard but fell victim to transmission issues just shy of the half-way mark on lap 47. Headed into tonight’s event, Ferguson was leading the rookie of the year point standings by eight points over David Breazeale. Collecting his best finish of the season so far by rounding out the podium, Breazeale shot ahead of the rookie standings by 26 points over Ferguson, 42 points over Brent Larson and 132 points ahead of Timothy Culp.
“To run third here at Fayetteville after our last feature here about 10 years ago, this has been great,” said Breazeale. “It’s a big morale booster for the team. We got a fourth the other night, then Chris [Ferguson] got a fourth, and then we back it up with third so maybe we gained some points on him tonight… [Racing on new tracks] is a challenge but we enjoy it and I don’t have any bad habits when we go there so we just go there and race the racetrack.”
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series returns to action on May 18-19 at Atomic Speedway in Waverly, OH for the Outlaw Invasion $10,000-to-win doubleheader weekend.
Abbreviated Results
Sears Craftsman Feature (100 Laps): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens [1][$25,000]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2][$10,000]; 3. 54-David Breazeale [4][$6,000]; 4. 25-Shane Clanton [15][$5,000]; 5. 44-Chris Madden [23][$4,000]; 6. 157-Mike Marlar [20][$3,000]; 7. 9-Devin Moran [6][$2,750]; 8. 7-Rick Eckert [8][$2,500]; 9. 116-Brandon Overton [5][$2,400]; 10. 91-Tyler Erb [10][$2,300]; 11. 18c-Chase Junghans [24][$2,250]; 12. C8-Timothy Culp [21][$2,200]; 13. 16-Ben Watkins [9][$2,175]; 14. 72-Jason Covert [19][$2,150]; 15. 14m-Morgan Bagley [7][$2,125]; 16. 79-Ross Bailes [14][$2,100]; 17. 2-Dennis Franklin [16][$2,075]; 18. B1-Brent Larson [18][$2,050]; 19. 1p-Bobby Pierce [13][$2,025]; 20. 22-Chris Ferguson [3][$2,000]; 21. 22x-G.R. Smith [11][$2,000]; 22. OO-Jeff Smith [25][$2,000]; 23. 32-Dustin Mitchell [17][$2,000]; 24. 44r-Brent Robinson [12][$2,000]; 25. 421-Anthony Sanders [22][$2,000]
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel) and DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, MSD, Penske Shocks, PFC Brakes (Fast Time Award), QA1, QuarterMaster, and Wrisco (Exclusive Racing Aluminum); along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Capital Race Cars, Integra Shocks, Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis and TNT Rescue.
Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, N.C., is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts all World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.
Sources: Kayla May, World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series PR
05/12/18- Fayetteville Motor Speedway
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- May 12, 2018- Jimmy Owens outran the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series regulars at Fayetteville Motor Speedway to claim a $25,001 payday during the inaugural First in Flight 100 presented by Hoker Trucking. The veteran driver of Newport, TN also collected an extra $2,001 on Friday evening after winning the 10-lap “Big C Dash for Cash” which honored the late Carlton Lamm.
Sears Craftsman Feature (100 Laps): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens [1][$25,000]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2][$10,000]; 3. 54-David Breazeale [4][$6,000]; 4. 25-Shane Clanton [15][$5,000]; 5. 44-Chris Madden [23][$4,000]; 6. 157-Mike Marlar [20][$3,000]; 7. 9-Devin Moran [6][$2,750]; 8. 7-Rick Eckert [8][$2,500]; 9. 116-Brandon Overton [5][$2,400]; 10. 91-Tyler Erb [10][$2,300]; 11. 18c-Chase Junghans [24][$2,250]; 12. C8-Timothy Culp [21][$2,200]; 13. 16-Ben Watkins [9][$2,175]; 14. 72-Jason Covert [19][$2,150]; 15. 14m-Morgan Bagley [7][$2,125]; 16. 79-Ross Bailes [14][$2,100]; 17. 2-Dennis Franklin [16][$2,075]; 18. B1-Brent Larson [18][$2,050]; 19. 1p-Bobby Pierce [13][$2,025]; 20. 22-Chris Ferguson [3][$2,000]; 21. 22x-G.R. Smith [11][$2,000]; 22. OO-Jeff Smith [25][$2,000]; 23. 32-Dustin Mitchell [17][$2,000]; 24. 44r-Brent Robinson [12][$2,000]; 25. 421-Anthony Sanders [22][$2,000]
Hard Charger Award: 44-Chris Madden[+18]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer: 1. 32-Dustin Mitchell [1][-]; 2. 72-Jason Covert [5][-]; 3. C8-Timothy Culp [3][-]; 4. 281-Kyle Pierce [9][]; 5. 6-Blake Spencer [8][$475]; 6. 89-Justin Williams [6][$700]; 7. 12-Zach Cox [7][$600]; 8. 18c-Chase Junghans [4][$110]; 9. 93-Donald Bradsher [2]
Last Chance Showdown 2 ( 10 Laps): 1. B1-Brent Larson [3][-]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [2][-]; 3. 421-Anthony Sanders [5][-]; 4. OO-Jeff Smith [4][]; 5. 22a-Dale Arnold [8][$475]; 6. 72m-Mike Parker [9][$700]; 7. 1M-Willie Milliken [6][$600]; 8. 79r-Roger Lucas [7][$110]; 9. 44-Chris Madden [1]
Results from Friday’s Preliminary Events:
The Bic C Dash for Cash (10 laps): 1. 20- Jimmy Owens[1]; 2. 1- Brandon Sheppard[4]; 3. 22- Chris Ferguson[6]; 4. 54- David Breazeale[7]; 5. 116- Brandon Overton[8]; 6. 9- Devin Moran[3]; 7. 14m- Morgan Bagley[5]; 8. 7- Rick Eckert[2]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 9-Devin Moran, 15.946; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 15.976; 3. 54-David Breazeale, 15.996; 4. 116-Brandon Overton, 16.015; 5. 1p-Bobby Pierce, 16.043; 6. 22x-G.R. Smith, 16.112; 7. 16-Ben Watkins, 16.146; 8. 18c-Chase Junghans, 16.165; 9. 32-Dustin Mitchell, 16.202; 10. 25-Shane Clanton, 16.211; 11. C8-Timothy Culp, 16.322; 12. 93-Donald Bradsher, 16.362; 13. 281-Kyle Pierce, 16.421; 14. 89-Justin Williams, 16.434; 15. 72-Jason Covert, 16.448; 16. 6-Blake Spencer, 16.619; 17. 12-Zach Cox, 16.797
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 20-Jimmy Owens, 15.839; 2. 44r-Brent Robinson, 16; 3. B1-Brent Larson, 16.003; 4. 1M-Willie Milliken, 16.021; 5. 22-Chris Ferguson, 16.075; 6. 7-Rick Eckert, 16.155; 7. 79-Ross Bailes, 16.194; 8. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 16.216; 9. 91-Tyler Erb, 16.223; 10. 157-Mike Marlar, 16.316; 11. 44-Chris Madden, 16.412; 12. OO-Jeff Smith, 16.558; 13. 421-Anthony Sanders, 16.823; 14. 2-Dennis Franklin, 17.163; 15. 79r-Roger Lucas, 17.192; 16. 22a-Dale Arnold, 17.811; 17. 72m-Mike Parker, 18.101
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 9-Devin Moran [1]; 2. 54-David Breazeale [2]; 3. 16-Ben Watkins [4]; 4. 1p-Bobby Pierce [3]; 5. 32-Dustin Mitchell [5]; 6. C8-Timothy Culp [6]; 7. 72-Jason Covert [8]; 8. 12-Zach Cox [9]; 9. 281-Kyle Pierce [7]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 116-Brandon Overton [2]; 3. 22x-G.R. Smith [3]; 4. 25-Shane Clanton [5]; 5. 93-Donald Bradsher [6]; 6. 18c-Chase Junghans [4]; 7. 89-Justin Williams [7]; 8. 6-Blake Spencer [8]
Heat #3 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 20-Jimmy Owens [1]; 2. 22-Chris Ferguson [3]; 3. 91-Tyler Erb [5]; 4. 79-Ross Bailes [4]; 5. 44-Chris Madden [6]; 6. B1-Brent Larson [2]; 7. 421-Anthony Sanders [7]; 8. 79r-Roger Lucas [8]; 9. 72m-Mike Parker [9]
Heat #4 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 7-Rick Eckert [3]; 2. 14m-Morgan Bagley [4]; 3. 44r-Brent Robinson [1]; 4. 2-Dennis Franklin [7]; 5. 157-Mike Marlar [5]; 6. OO-Jeff Smith [6]; 7. 1M-Willie Milliken [2]; 8. 22a-Dale Arnold [8]
Pos. Car Driver Total Diff Wins Top 5’s Top 10’s Entered Started Earnings
1 44 Chris Madden 1420 0 2 9 9 10 10 $57,750
2 157 Mike Marlar 1394 -26 1 6 9 10 10 $38,160
3 1 Brandon Sheppard 1368 -52 3 7 7 10 10 $62,525
25 Shane Clanton 1368 -52 0 5 9 10 10 $37,400
5 7 Rick Eckert 1330 -90 0 1 7 10 10 $24,550
6 18c Chase Junghans 1300 -120 0 1 5 10 10 $18,620
7 9 Devin Moran 1266 -154 0 2 6 10 10 $22,600
8 116 Brandon Overton 1260 -160 0 1 5 10 10 $17,310
9 54 David Breazeale *R 1234 -186 0 2 3 10 10 $19,730
10 22 Chris Ferguson *R 1208 -212 0 1 4 10 10 $15,905
11 91 Tyler Erb 1206 -214 0 0 3 10 10 $14,950
14m Morgan Bagley 1206 -214 0 0 2 10 10 $14,055
13 B1 Brent Larson *R 1192 -228 0 0 2 10 10 $13,140
14 C8 Timothy Culp *R 1102 -318 0 0 0 10 10 $11,025
15 6 Blake Spencer 990 -430 0 0 0 10 6 $3,990
16 1x Chub Frank 964 -456 0 1 2 8 8 $13,220
17 21jr Billy Moyer Jr 873 -547 1 1 2 9 4 $13,610
18 17M Dale McDowell 702 -718 2 4 4 5 5 $28,535
19 CJ1 Rusty Schlenk 428 -992 0 0 0 4 4 $3,080
20 99B Boom Briggs 408 -1012 0 0 0 4 2 $1,400
21 20 Jimmy Owens 398 -1022 1 1 2 3 3 $29,981
22 79 Ross Bailes 394 -1026 0 0 2 3 3 $5,500
23 14z Zack McMillan 382 -1038 0 0 1 4 1 $1,700
24 40B Kyle Bronson 346 -1074 0 0 1 3 3 $3,300
25 2c Joey Coulter 332 -1088 0 0 0 3 2 $2,180