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Jimmy Owens Gets Dirty with $20,000 Triumph at I-55 in NDRL Slugfest

CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE NDRL EVENT AT FEDERATED AUTO PARTS RACEWAY AT I-55! Jimmy Owens Pevely, Missouri (April 13, 2013) While his night might have not started with the best of scenarios, when the final checkered flag dropped on the finale Jimmy Owens was all smiles after claiming the $20,000 triumph with the National Dirt Racing League (NDRL) at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri.   A beautiful afternoon graced the Let's Get Dirty 75 at the Missouri oval as fifty of the nation's best Super Late Models rolled into Pevely, Missouri for the huge event. Friday night's winner at Paducah International Raceway, Josh Richards, began the night by registering the Keyser Manufacturing Fast Time Award with a 13.457 second lap around the 1/3 mile oval. He would go on to win the first heat race and was joined by fellow heat winners, Eddie Carrier Jr., Jimmy Mars, Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Feger, and Billy Moyer, in the evening's redraw for the 75 lap finale. The redraw found Eddie Carrier Jr. receiving the pole position for the feature with Billy Moyer joining him on the front. When the green flag dropped, Moyer, who has enjoyed considerable success at the facility, jumped to the lead with Mars, Carrier Jr., and Richards in tow. Moyer paced the early laps as Mars fended advances from Richards for the second position. The event was slowed for the first time on lap 8 when Scott Bloomquist slowed with rear end issues, and at the time of the caution the top five running order consisted of Moyer, Mars, Richards, Carrier Jr., and Feger. On the restart Moyer raced away from the pack, and three laps later Richards found his way into second. By lap 20 the field was approaching lap traffic, and Richards narrowed the gap between himself and Moyer. Three laps later the Shinnston, West Virginia piloted bolted to the lead. With Richards out front the race endured a long, green flag run, and onlookers began to note that 23rd starting Tim Fuller found his way into the top ten by lap 24. The next several laps saw great racing throughout not only the top ten but also the field. Brian Birkhofer worked his way into the third spot by lap 32 and set his sights on Moyer and leader, Richards. Behind the front four Brandon Sheppard quickly made his presence known as he and Tim Fuller diced for position in the top five. Another driver on the move was twelfth starting, Jimmy Owens, who overcame struggles in qualifying to race from the sixth starting spot in his heat to a second place finish. Owens found his way into the top five on lap 34 as he glued his mount to the low side of the track. Seven laps later he advanced to the third spot, and two laps later Owens passed Jimmy Mars for second. As Owens began to get faster Richards began to slow, and the Newport, Tennessee racer jumped to the lead on lap 46. Three laps later Richards slowed with a flat tire as he headed pit side for a fresh right-rear tire. The ensuing restart saw Owens come under fire from Jimmy Mars and Brian Birkhofer, but as the race again went through another long green flag run Jimmy Owens motored away to the feature win. Brian Birkhofer secured the second position in the closing laps and was followed across the finish line by Jimmy Mars, Billy Moyer, and Brandon Sheppard. "I really let my crew down in time trials because I didn't do my job, but I think this win makes up for it," Jimmy Owens said with a smile in victory lane. "This place was really racy tonight, and I caught myself racking my brain trying to decide where I needed to be. I hope the fans really enjoyed the show because it was a lot of fun." In the UMP Open Wheel Modified feature, former Super Late Model national standout Mark Miner, raced from his pole starting spot to claim the feature win over Jason Krohn, Matt Mevert, Kenny Rumble, and Michael Long. A talent-laden of forty-two competitors entered the program.The NDRL's Let's Get Dirty 75 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55Saturday, April 13, 2013Full ResultsPlace No. Name Laps1 20 Jimmy Owens 752 15B Brian Birkhofer 753 28M Jimmy Mars 754 21 Billy Moyer 755 B5 Brandon Sheppard 756 28E Dennis Erb Jr 757 32P Bobby Pierce 758 19F Tim Fuller 759 25C Shane Clanton 7510 1D Don ONeal 7511 33M Tim Manville 7512 18 Shannon Babb 7513 1R Josh Richards 7514 28 Eddie Carrier Jr. 7515 23 John Blankenship 7416 7K Rodney Sanders 7417 18W Eric Wells 7318 15 Steve Francis 7319 32H Austin Hubbard 7220 25 Jason Feger 4921 5 Jared Landers 4822 81K Randy Korte 3723 3S Brian Shirley 3524 0 Scott Bloomquist 7 NDRL Let's Get Dirty QualifyingPlace No. Name Time1 1R Josh Richards 13.4572 32H Austin Hubbard 13.5593 28M Jimmy Mars 13.6064 23 John Blankenship 13.6525 0 Scott Bloomquist 13.7026 33M Tim Manville 13.7597 25C Shane Clanton 13.7708 28 Eddie Carrier Jr. 13.7999 19F Tim Fuller 13.81010 B5 Brandon Sheppard 13.85611 18 Shannon Babb 13.90412 1S Jack Sullivan 13.97813 15 Steve Francis 14.00814 81K Randy Korte 14.11715 28E Dennis Erb Jr 14.11816 5 Jared Landers 14.13417 61 Caleb Ashby 14.14718 21 Billy Moyer 14.15819 25 Jason Feger 14.17620 3S Brian Shirley 14.20021 54D Dane Dacus 14.20922 7K Rodney Sanders 14.21223 77M Jason McBride 14.22524 OK Dewayne Kiefer 14.22625 21JR Billy Moyer Jr 14.23726 32C Vic Coffey 14.24527 15B Brian Birkhofer 14.26728 1J Davey Johnson 14.27429 18W Eric Wells 14.28330 99 Donnie Moran 14.28831 32S Chris Simpson 14.29032 32P Bobby Pierce 14.29833 11 Jeff Herzog 14.32034 57J Bub McCool 14.35135 87 Walker Auther 14.40436 8 Craig Smith 14.41037 16S Chris Shelton 14.41438 1D Don ONeal 14.43539 30V Mark Voigt 14.45940 20 Jimmy Owens 14.48541 116 Randy Weaver 14.55042 7L Jerry Lierly 14.74043 28P Jeff Provinzino 14.74344 92W Scott Weber 14.83145 1HR Ron McQuerry 14.94346 7Z Matt Zimmerly 14.95347 2J Mike Johnson 15.10048 7P Chris Parmer 15.77549 50 Ed Dixon 15.821 Heat Race #1: 1R-Josh Richards, B5-Brandon Sheppard, 25C-Shane Clanton, 23-John Blankenship, 81K-Randy Korte, 11-Jeff Herzog, 54D-Dane Dacus, 16S-Chris Shelton, 50-Ed Dixon Heat Race #2: 28-Eddie Carrier Jr., 32H-Austin Hubbard, 0-Scott Bloomquist, 5-Jared Landers, 1s-Jack Sullivan, 57J-Bub McCool, 77M-Jason McBride, 7Z-Matt Zimmerly Heat Race # 3: 28-Jimmy Mars, 33M-Tim Manville, 15-Steve Francis, 19F-Tim Fuller, 1J-Davey Johnson, 87-Walker Arthur, 61-Caleb Ashby, 7P-Chris Parmer Heat Race #4: 25-Jason Feger, 15B-Brian Birkhofer, 18-Shannon Babb, 1D-Don O'Neal, 32S-Chris Simpson, 0K-Dewayne Kiefer, 116-Randy Weaver, 92W-Scott Weber Heat Race #5: 28E-Dennis Erb Jr., 32P-Bobby Pierce, 3S-Brian Shirley, 18W-Eric Wells, 30V-Mark Voight, 21JR Billy Moyer Jr., 7L-Jerry Lierly, 1HR-Ron McQuerry Heat Race #6: 21-Billy Moyer, 20-Jimmy Owens, 7K-Rodney Sanders, 32C-Vic Coffey, 99-Donnie Moran, 8-Craig Smith, 2J-Mike Johnson, 28P-Jeff Provinzino B-Main # 1: 5-Jared Landers, 23-John Blankenship, 19F-Tim Fuller, 1S-Jack Sullivan, 87-Walker Arthur, 54D-Dane Dacus, 81K-Randy Korte, 77M-Jason McBride, 57J-Bub McCool, 61-Caleb Ashby, 11-Jeff Herzog, 7P-Chris Palmer, 1J-Davey Johnson, 7Z-Matt Zimmerly B-Main #2: 1D-Don O'Neal, 18W-Eric Wells, 32S-Chris Simpson, 32-Vic Coffey, 0K-Dewayne Keifer, 28P-Jeff Provinzino, 99-Donnie Moran, 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr., 116-Randy Weaver, 92W-Scott Weber, 8-Craig Smith, 7L-Jerry Liery, 1HR-Ron McQuerry, 2J-Mike Johnson, 30V-Mark Voight 2013 NDRL Let's Get Dirty Tour Point Standings (as of April 13, 2013)1. 20 - Jimmy Owens 3962. 28 - Jimmy Mars 3883. 21 - Billy Moyer 3844. 15B - Brian Birkhofer 3805. 1 - Josh Richards 3746. 28 - Dennis Erb Jr. 3667. 18 - Shannon Babb 3628. 32 - Bobby Pierce 3589. 25 - Eddie Carrier Jr. 35610. 15 - Steve Francis 35211. 25 - Shane Clanton 35012. 1 - Don O'Neal 34413. 0 - Scott Bloomquist 34214. 18 - Eric Wells 34015. 23 - John Blankenship 33216. 25 - Jason Feger 32617. 19 - Tim Fuller 323(t) 18. 32 - Chris Simpson 322(t) 18. 5B - Brandon Sheppard 32220. 5 - Jared Landers 316 Official NDRL's 'Let's Get Dirty Tour' Sponsors: VP Race Fuels: The Official Fuel of the NDRL's 'Let's Get Dirty Tour' Slavic Custom Racing Shirts and Decals: The Official Merchandise Supplier of the NDRL's Let's Get Dirty Tour' Bug Band: The Official Insect Repellant of the NDRL's 'Let's Get Dirty Tour' Official NDRL's 'Let's Get Dirt Tour' Associate Sponsors:American Racer Tires, Bell Helmets, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Capital Race Cars, DirtonDirt.com, Driven Racing Oil, Genesis Racing Shocks, Hoosier Racing Tires, JNJ Motorsports Media, Keyser Manufacturing, MSR Mafia, and Responsible Racers.

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