Lucas Oil Series: Owens Holds Back Wall Charge For a Gem of a Win at Lucas Oil Speedway  

James Essex

WHEATLAND, Mo.  – July 17. Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn. held off a late-race charge from Chris Wall of Springfield, La. to win the Fourth Annual CMH “Diamond Nationals” on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway.  Owens took home

$10,000 for his seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season. Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla. finished third, followed by Billy Moyer and Brady Smith.

After finishing a meager third in his heat race, Chris Wall turned up the wick and reeled in #0 Scott Bloomquist and most everybody else en route to second place, where he challenged leader Jimmy Owens in the late going. Bloomquist finished sixth on the night. (Lloyd Collins)

	Lucas Oil Speedway “CMH Diamond Nationals” 1) Jimmy Owens, 2) Chris Wall, 3) Earl Pearson, Jr., 4) Billy Moyer, 5) Brady Smith, 6) Scott Bloomquist, 7) Ray Cook, 8) Dale McDowell, 9) Brian Birkhofer, 10) Brad Neat, 11) Wendell Wallace, 12) John Blankenship, 13) Steve Casebolt, 14) Tim Isenberg (prov.), 15) Dan Schlieper (prov.), 16) Al Purkey (prov.), 17) Tyler Reddick (prov.), 18) Eric Wells, 19) Pat Doar, 20) Brad Looney (prov.), 21) Jeremy Payne, 22) Jimmy Mars, 23) Billy Moyer, Jr, 24) Don O'Neal, 25) Stacy Taylor, 26) Terry Phillips, 27) Bub McCool Fast Time (43 entries): Jimmy Owens (15.812 secs.); Heat winners: Bloomquist, O’Neal, Owens, Wells. B-Main winners: Cook, Phillips.
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