Scott Bloomquist hooks
up at Bedford Speedway proir to getting his fourth Lucas Oil Racing Series win of the season.
(Gary Shrey photo)
Lucas Oil Series: Bloomquist Takes Third Straight at Bedford
Kevin Kovac
BEDFORD, Pa. - April 29. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn. continued his streak on Friday as he
captured his third consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win at Bedford Speedway. Bloomquist
dominated the event, lapping up to the ninth place finisher. Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.V. was second, followed
by Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., and Ray Cook of Brasstown,
N.C.
Jimmy Owens and Steve Shaver (outside) exchanged the second spot a couple of times,
but it Shaver who owned it at the end. (Rick
Schwallie)
Bloomquist and Shaver started on the front row of the 50-lap $10,000 to win event. Bloomquist
bolted to the lead and distanced himself from the battle until the only caution of the race
appeared on lap 16 for a slowing Chris Wall. On the restart, Bloomquist continued his domination as he
pulled away from the hotly contested race for second between Shaver and Owens.
Still keep pacing as one of the top five competitors in America, Don O'Neal bettered
#53 Ray Cook for fourth place at Bedford. (Rick
Schwallie)
Owens briefly took the second spot away from Shaver on lap 41, but by the time the cars had reached the
official scoring line, Shaver was back into second. Shaver then pulled away from Owens in the final laps
to secure the runner-up spot, while Owens had to fight off O’Neal to place third.
One of the area's strongest competitors, #43 Jason Covert duels young Arkansas
driver Jared Landers for eighth place. (Rick
Schwallie)
In Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Victory Lane for the fourth time this season and the 30th time
in his career, Bloomquist stated “The car was good from the time we unloaded it tonight. In the feature
you could run anywhere on the track, you could go three wide out there without any problems.”
Steve Francis races by #1 Coleby Frye on his way to seventh place at
Bedford. (Rick Schwallie)
April 29 - Lucas Oil Series - Bedford Speedway 1) Scott Bloomquist, 2) Steve Shaver, 3) Jimmy Owens, 4) Don
O'Neal, 5) Ray Cook, 6) Jeremy Miller, 7) Steve Francis, 8) Jason Covert, 9) Jared Landers, 10)
Dale McDowell, 11) Bub McCool, 12) Coleby Frye, 13) Eric Wells, 14) Tyler Reddick, 15) John
Blankenship, 16) Jamie Lathroum, 17) Earl Pearson, Jr.(prov.), 18) Frank Heckenast, Jr., 19) Brad
Neat (prov.), 20) Chuck Clise, 20) Dennis Erb, Jr. (prov.), 21) Jerry Bard, 22) J.T. Spence, 23)
Daniel Stone, 24) Chris Wall, 25) Mike Marlar (prov.) Fast Time (41 entries): Bloomquist
(18.763 secs. - NTR); Heat winners: Bloomquist, Frye, Shaver, Owens; Consolation race winners:
Blankenship, Reddick. |
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Mark Bochiardy
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