Jimmy Owens led a Club 29 Race Cars sweep of the top two spots Saturday Night at Florence Speedway. Owens took the lead from Duane Chamberlain just past the half-way mark and went on to win his third career Ralph Latham Memorial Race sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Brian Scott followed up two great practice sessions on Friday with a third-place qualifying effort on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway later that afternoon.
Rookie pilot Richie Crampton of the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster team used the fastest pass of his brief career to lock up the lofty No. 2 position on the elimination ladder at the 45th annual Toyota NHRA Summernationals.
In a classic battle between two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champions, Jimmy Owens and Scott Bloomquist, Owens emerged victorious over Bloomquist Friday night at Tazewell Speedway. Owens passed Bloomquist on the 36th lap and then sailed away for his second series win of the season in front of a huge crowd at the Toyota Knoxville 50.
Australia's most successful drag racer Gary Phillips has admitted his long-term technical partnership with America's Lucas Oil Products will be a key factor in ending his 10-year winless streak at the Winternationals.
