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For the 'play by play'  by PAL-U  --  be sure to go to the bottom of the page
Final results from 
Eldora Dream 2002

A Main results 

1. Scott Bloomquist
2. Billy Moyer
3. Don O'Neal
4. Wendell Wallace
5. Steve Francis
6. Darrell Lanigan
7. Rick Aukland
8. John Mason
9. Steve Shaver
10 Randle Chupp
11. Dennis Erb
12. Mike Balzano
13. Brian Ruhlman
14. Jeep VanWormer
15. Jackie Boggs
16. Chub Frank
17. Shannon Babb
18. Jack Hewitt
19. Ted Loomis
20. Dale McDowell
21. Skip Arp
22.. Davey Johnson
23. Brandon Kinzer
24. Earl Pearson, Jr

133 cars present

New Track Record....Billy Moyer....15.478....drew a #4....top 4 inverted in each heat

heat 1....Davey Johnson,Matt Miller,Jeep VanWormer,Billy Moyer,John Gill, Delmas Conley

heat 2....Jack Hewitt, Randle Chupp, Bob Pierce, Steve Francis, Kevin Weaver, Rod Conley

heat 3....Don O'Neal,Brandon Kinzer, Ted Loomis, Earl Pearson,Greg Johnson, Mike Balzano

heat 4....Mike Duvall, Bill Frye, Jackie Boggs,Scott Bloomquist, Randy Korte,Scott James

heat 5....Ray Cook, Steve Shaver, Darrell Lanigan, Chub Frank, Bob Pohlman, Shannon Babb

heat 6....John Mason,Rick Aukland,Reece O'Connor, Brian Ruhlman, Skip Arp, Paul Harris

misc...midwest

heat 2 -- 7thDoug McCammon,8th Jimmy Mars,9thDennis Erb,Jr,

heat 4 -- 9thRonnie Johnson,14th Freddy Smith,

heat 5 -- 9thDonnie Moran,10th Dan Schllieper,12th Steve Hillard,13th Birky,14th Terry Phillips,15th Justin Allgaier

heat 6 -- 10 Shawn Negangard,11Joe Izzo,13Wes Steidinger

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Your heat line-ups for Saturday night look like this....

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

19

Davey Johnson

11

Jack Hewitt

71

Don O'Neal

7

Matt Miller

114

Randle Chupp

18

Brandon Kinzer

55

Jeep VanWormer

32

Bob Pierce

23L

Ted Loomis

21

Billy Moyer

1

Steve Francis

1

Earl Pearson

75

John Gill

B12

Kevin Weaver

23j

Greg Johnson

71

Delmas Conley

71r

Rod Conley

E1

Mike Balzano

5

Jay Johnson

92

Doug McCammon

71c

R.J. Conley

111

Randy Boggs

28

Jimmy Mars

33

Jesse Lay

201

Billy Ogle Jr.

17

Duane Chamberlain

1

Steve Casebolt Jr.

5

Jeff Taylor

28

Jimmy Mars

77

Barry Bragdon

21L

Ivedent Lloyd Jr.

28m

Mike McWilliams

13

Barry Doss

28

Steve Lucas

75

Bart Hartman

28

Kevin Claycomb

21

David Hilliker

3

Steve Smith

1B

Jerry Bowesock

25

Jeff Kohn

T22

Mike Tinker

24

Rick Eckert

99

Johnny Johnson

1cj

C.J.Rayburn

3

David Scott

5

James Huff

96f

Keithe Berner

27

Bill Hahn

68

Eddie Rickman

RAT1

John Lawhorn

1

Phillip Kilpatrick

96

Eric Chant

07

Todd Nuding

68

Tim Hitt

911

Tracy Grimes

26

Dan Sturgeon

99b

Butch Hobling

B4U

Brad Eitniear

72

Shawn Deforest

63

Rod Patterson

 

Heat #4

Heat #5

Heat #6

F1

Mike Duvall

53

Ray Cook

72

John Mason

66

Bill Frye

30

Steve Shaver

12

Rick Aukland

4B

Jackie Boggs

29

Darrell Lanigan

8

Reese O'Conner

0

Scott Bloomquist

1*

Chub Frank

11

Brian Ruhlman

00

Randy Korte

27

Bob Pohlman

31

Skip Arp

83

Scott James

18

Shannon Babb

10

Paul Harris

6m

Wendell Wallace

19

Timmy Yeager

28

Chuckie May

2

Josh Williams

90

Gary Stuhler

59

John Rhoades

5

Ronnie Johnson

99

Donnie Moran

17m

Dale McDowell

53

Hillard Miller

S9

Dan Schlieper

16

Shawn Negangard

8

Shane Yoder

32

Greg Lucas

166

Joe Izzo

32d

Darren Miller

47

Steve Hillard

00P

Dick Phillips

15

Tpdd Schroyer

15b

Brian Birkhofer

S9

Wes Steindinger

00

Freddy Smith

75

Terry Phillips

10a

Audie McWilliams

9z

Jayme Zidar

1a

Justin Allgaier

22

Dennis Potridge

ten

Scott Bowersock

69

Curt Spalding

F1

Jeff Floyd

98

Tim Sabo

1

Wayne Maffet Jr.

40

Brian Tyler

78

Chad Zobrist

30k

Scott Knepley

69

Adrian Cenni

79

Jim Cushing

84

Steve Harrison

9b

Nick Berry

1

Mike Mataragas

99

Jeff Clapp

21h

Robert Hensley

Eldora Dream recap...Friday, then Saturday

by:  PAL-U


After a long night of fighting the internet and the laptop here's the notes from Friday night's action at the Dream...Coming to you surprisingly early and live from the host motel of the PAL-U Crew. Here’s the odds and ends from night one of the Dream.

133 cars signed in for this edition of the Dream making for a very relaxed atmosphere (as well as much easier to cover) for the teams in the pits. Gone was the normal tension of having to out qualify 120 cars just to race as pretty much everyone had it on the brain that they were going to race. Also new was the question of making the top 36. Add to that the new dirt, loads of water and a mostly overcast afternoon and the talks of just how fast could someone go as the track record of 16.679 looked to be in danger.

FIRST SESSION: At an even 6:30 ROBERT HENSLEY was the first car on the track leading out group one that included Jimmy Mars, Brian Ruhlman, Steve Casebolt who is driving the Rocket normally piloted by Jerry Bowersock, Randy Korte, Freddy Smith, Dale McDowell, Chuckie May, Barry Bragdon, Rod Conley, Tommy Boggs, Darren Miller, Bob Pierce who is driving his own creation from the ground up, Bill Frye, and Hayward, California’s Shawn Deforest. After ten minutes of ironing the track along the bottom the field was turned loose. Oddly, when the cars were going on one end they were slow at the other. For the most part everyone was fighting a push what little time they were on the gas. As the checkered fell and the field exited, Bloomquist rolled to staging for hot laps.

SECOND SESSION: Greg Johnson, Matt Miller, Davey Johnson, Darrell Lanigan, Tim Hitt, Brandon Kinzer, Brian Birkhofer, Justin Allgaier, Earl Pearson, Jr., Wes Steidenger, Billy Ogle, Jr., Kevin Weaver, Jeff Floyd, Dan Stugeon and Shawn Negangard. Steidenger slowed things before the entire field picked up the gas when he spun in two. Once the field went green Earl Pearson was very impressive as the cushion began to take shape. Lanigan and Johnson both searched the middle and bottom to track down Steidinger. Hitt went to the hub while Floyd and Birky drafted.

THIRD SESSION: Steve Smith, Bart Hartman, Jay Johnson, Dennis Erb, Jr., Bob Pohlman, Jack Hewitt, Weasel Rhodes, Greg Lucas, Donnie Moran, Rick Eckert, John Gill, Ted Loomis, Brian Tyler and the last car in the group to pull out… Scott Bloomquist. The pairs of Moran and Gill and Smith and Hartman ran together before the caution flew for debris. Under the yellow, Hartman pulled in with a broken cam and headed to the truck for an engine change. Back underway, the cushion was alive and well as Moran’s new Rayburn pushed against it. Eckert took off nicely and mowed down some cars on the rim leaving Gill hung in traffic. Bloomquist was fast as predicted. Also impressive in the third pack was Erb who looked quite stout.

FOURTH SESSION: Billy Moyer, Steve Hillard, Delmas Conley, Terry Phillips, Bobby Cordier, Shannon Babb, R.J. Conley, Jeff Taylor, Jackie Boggs, and Steve Shaver headlined the group. Ed Petroff’s boys stole the show in the session when Babb rolled cars on the rim. After one set of corners on the bottom, Moyer stepped to the rim and proceeded to pass cars at will. Others who ran down traffic then rode were Boggs and Shaver.

FIFTH SESSION: Jeep Van Wormer, Mike Duvall, Keith Bernier, Steven Harrison, Eddie Rickman, Ernie Cordier, Jesse James Lay, Wendell Wallace, Kevin Claycomb, Rick Aukland, John Lawhorn in the Rat 1, Ray Cook, David Scott, Shane Yoder and Don O’Neal took the green. O’Neal rode low for a lap then stepped outside. Duvall and the Jeepster went to the hub while Rickman, Aukland and Cook cruised the high seas.

SIXTH SESSION: Randle Chupp, Dan Schlieper, Joey Izzo, Curt Spalding in Terry Eaglin’s Rocket, Jerry Bowesock subbing for an injured Jerry Rice, John Mason, Ronnie Johnson, C.J. Rayburn, Randy Boggs, Josh Williams, Dck Phillips and Skip Arp. Johnson was quick through three and four as was Arp in one and two. Chupp rode the high side. Huff, Phillips and Mason rode in line while Schlieper looked very quick running occasionally on three wheels.

SEVENTH SESSION: Steve Lucas, Steve Francis, Timmy Yeager, Paul Harris, Gary Stuhler, Scott James, Johnny Johnson, Chub Frank, Mike Balzano and Mike McWilliams were in the final group to hot lap. Yeager was fast in his new Rayburn but showed signs of smoke. Stuhler and James worked traffic as Yeager’s left rear finally went flat while Francis rode behind Lucas.

And with that, 30 minutes after the first session took the green, hot laps were over.

Steve Casebolt was the first qualifier for this year’s Dream running the cushion.

Rod Conley was the first to set the mark pretty low with a 16.3.

Freddy Smith’s best lap of a 16.574 came after bouncing his Indian through the rough in three forcing him off the gas.

Brian Ruhlman came out 9th in line and lowered the mark to 15.812.

Next qualifying Bill Frye then clicked off a 16.0 lap himself.

Dale McDowell’s first lap of 17.891 came after a near spin off two. In round 2, McDowell picked up 1.5 seconds with a 16.3 lap.

Bob Pierce proved that his own design would stand a lap without lifting as the Tall Cool One ran hammer down for a 15.8 lap.

Brandon Kinzer ran a full lap on the wood and on the hub to clock in a 16.004.

Darrell Lanigan slammed the cushion for a 15.9.

Justin Allgaier’s 16.6 buried him deep in the 5th heat.

Davey Johnson drove his new design Rocket in one lifting longer than planned to click off a 16.0 lap.

Earl Pearson, Jr. pulled out 33rd in line and lowered the time to 15.725 putting him on the point.

Donnie Moran bounced off the cushion and fought a push for a 16.315.

Rick Eckert was stout on his pace lap then pushed his way to a 16.5 lap burying deep in the third heat.

Scott Bloomquist came out of the chute sideways and rolled around three and four on the wood then one and two after taking the green. With a quick lift in three Bloomquist’s 15.757 was good enough for second at the time.

John Gill was the 50th qualifier 16.1. In round two, the Modern Day Cowboy rode his imaginary horse around Earl’s house a tenth quicker and will start the first heat 5th.

Ted Loomis raised several eyebrows when he clicked off a 15.901 to qualify 9th overall.

Billy Moyer quietly rolled out 63rd in line and slowly rolled into the gas down the back chute. Without lifting the three and four, Moyer sailed through cliffs one and two with ease. When the former Dream winner rolled off four the golden voice of Bret Emrick wailed, “And a new track record!” to the crowd when Moyer shattered the old mark and set the bar at 15.478.

Shannon Babb qualified two cars later and did produce the way his hot laps lead to believe with a 16.3. In round two, the Babbster shaved a couple of tenths off his time.

Don O’Neal rolled out 85th timing in at a 16.3 after wrestling his way around. In round two, the Real Deal knocked off 3 tenths to put himself on the pole of the 3rd heat.

Jeep Van Wormer proved his impressive lap at last year’s world was no fluke when he spun the clocks as 15.8.

Racin John Mason took the 100th green in round 1 to a 16.0.

Ronnie Johnson ended what looked to be a good lap with a jump of the cushion in four folding the nose of his Warrior under.

Steve Francis was the 117th qualifier slinging his car in one and three. When the checkered flew on his custom built spacecraft, a 15.631 made him the second driver to break the track record.

Timmy Yeager’s 17.2 lap came when the oddest of things slowed him in turn one. After taking the green, Yeager looked to simply slow without power momentarily. What actually happened was a huge clod of mud rolled under the car and ripped the floorboard up and in front of the pedals as the mud actually broke the clutch. Yeager’s crew fixed the damage in time to qualify a 16.2 in round two.

Bart Hartman and Audie McWilliams not only parked next to each other but also skipped qualifying due to engine problems. McWilliams’ carburetor problems were fixed and then tuned by Mike Dargie. Hartman’s powerplantbroke a cam in hot laps forcing an engine change prior to round two.

Following qualifying, Rick Eckert and crew took a saw to the bars and welder to the back of his Rocket and converted his car to a swing arm setup. Next door neighbor McDowell was still unsure of his decision.

After setting fast time, Moyer pulled the number 4 pill to invert only 24 cars.

After qualifying a mere 13 cars were called to run the non qualifiers race. Although several thought Earl should’ve run everyone in the heats (after all it’s only 2 extra cars in every heat and 3 extra in another). Nonetheless, the non qualifier was run as Dean Anderson took the lead from Chevy Scott who slowed after inheriting the lead from Tommy Boggs who slapped the cement in three while leading.

And all this finished by a sweet 10:30. The first round alone was finished before the sun was completely down. This definitely made for a more fan friendly evening complete with a same day departure.

Back for day two of the Dream Saturday. Hopefully things will run this smoothly and this will be remembered as the Dream that was very relaxed and smooth. Until then we’ll be enjoying being the trouble checkee of a trouble check and rollin’ em around!

Here we go for a recap of the heats, consis and the Dream 100. It was a solid night of racing with minimal cautions and zero controversy making for an enjoyable experience. So without further ado… here we go:

Mike Duvall got the evening off to a good start by giving a great invocation as the big E came to life for the Dream.

HEAT 1: Davey Johnson grabbed the lead in turn one as Van Wormer and Moyer battled for third. Moyer took to the bottom early while the Jeepster took second when Miller pushed off two. Tracy Grimes brought out the first caution of the night when he slapped the wall with his 9-11 car. On the restart Van Wormer took a look under Davey J. Moyer took third from Miller as the Iron Butterfly began to fade with what would be found as a blown motor. With Juice a half chute ahead of the field, Moyer ran down Jeep and began poking under to look for second. Moyer could look and occasionally pull alongside the youngster but when the checkered fell on the battle the Jeepster rose to the challenge. Johnson would be the first of the Rocket R&D cars to show strength with an impressive win ahead of Van Wormer and Moyer.

HEAT 2: Randle Chupp rode the cushion to the lead in one bringing Francis along as Hewitt settled into third. Bob Pierce tested a couple of different lines to challenge Hewitt then brought his night to an end when he swatted the cement then slowed. Deep in the field Hartman, Mike McWilliams and Steve Smith battled. Hartman looked like Francis as both hiked the left front. Francis moved in on Chupp in traffic. When Randle slipped off two, Beevo grabbed the lead before Kevin Weaver’s night ended against the turn three wall. Rod Conley also retired with a flat left rear. On the restart Francis drove away while Erb challenged Hewitt. Erb moved into third in turn one while 12th starting Hartman moved to 5th. Francis made the special space crafts two for two with a half straightaway win ahead of Chupp and Erb.

HEAT 3: The Real Deal marched to the lead at the start in front of Kinzer. Pearson and Loomis’s battle for third included a little friendly contact. Eckert’s new setup with hopes of more speed ended when he spun off turn two. On the restart O’Neal then drove away early. Kinzer rolled in turn one deep to look under O’Neal before the Real Deal drove away off two. Kevin Claycomb began to make some noise rolling up to sixth from 12th. Balzano drove by Pearson for fourth in turn one with a nice slider. Ted Loomis was safe in third as Kinzer cranked his ride up on 3 wheels to follow O’Neal. Kinzer actually took a look to the bottom of Donnie O in traffic before O’Neal stood on the gas off four and made a power move by the back markers. Balzano rolled up on Loomis but ran out of laps as O’Neal, Kinzer and Loomis went to the pits to prepare for the Dream.

HEAT 4: Mike Duvall lead the field into one before Jackie Boggs dove low in two to battle with Frye. Bloomquist Boggs and Frye going into three, then fired a slider to Duvall off four to lead by the end of lap one. Following a spin for Scott Bowersock, Frye’s low road on the restart forced Boggs to jab Duvall off two. The battle was all for not as the caution flew and Bloomquist was pointed at for starting too quickly. On the Korte rolled up on Boggs and got into Frye. Wendell Wallace began his march from seventh as a slider on Frye for fifth was null and voided for another false start. On the next go Boggs rolled by Duvall as did Korte when Duvall began to fade. Boggs looked to possibly be good enough to run down Bloomquist but a jump of a cushion and swat of the wall left Jackie with right rear body damage. Behind him Wallace challenged Korte for third as Black Sunshine rode a half straightaway ahead of the field. Duvall brought out the caution again with a flat left front. After a successful switch of rubber groovy Duvie was back out. Following a restart with the green flag and yellow lights, the field went green again Wallace and Korte slugged it out for third. After swapping third 3 times, Wallace took the spot for good with a slider in one. At the finish Bloomquist cruised to the win ahead of Boggs and Wallace.

HEAT 5: The fifth head lived up to all the hoopla talked up earlier in the day. The action began with an opening lap crash then sent Greg Lucas on his lid. On the restart Lanigan made the front row 3 wide when he drove low beside Cook but no dice. When the green flew again Chub rolled around Shaver to lead with Lanigan in third. Donnie Moran banked off of Timmy Yeager forcing the Chosen One’s new Rayburn into the back stretch wall. Moran nearly took out himself and Schlieper on the restart as Lanigan moved by Shaver for second. For the remainder of the race Lanigan and Chub ran either side by side or within a few feet. Finally Lanigan eased by to grab the outside pole of the Dream in front of Frank and Shaver.

HEAT 6: Rick Aukland turned the final heat into a laugher by running off and hiding. Mason rode safely in second as Arp began picking up spots as did McDowell. Ruhlman and Paul Harris had a great battle for third before Arp mowed both down. Harris tried to retaliate on Arp with an attempted slider in one but to no avail. Aukland’s win put yet another Rocket redesign in the field ahead of Arp who nipped Mason at the line.

C MAIN: Bill Frye outraced Randy Boggs early before Boggs faded. Steve Hillard found the top and was mowing cars down before a slip in one sent him into the wall and out for the night. When the checkered fell on Frye, Moran, Greg Johnson, Keith Berner, Darren Miller and Steve Lucas moved to the B.

B MAIN: Mike Balzano grabbed the lead from Hewitt en route to a flag to flag performance. Hartman showed signs of strength moving forward. Meanwhile Babb and McDowell moved in on Scott James for the final transfer spot. McDowell snuck by as did Babb before a caution in the final few laps. On the restart Hartman got a run on James and challenged Babb for the final spot. James found the rim but got the pinch down the back chute. Hartman ran down McDowell but wasn’t able to go by coming up one spot short. To the main were Blaze-O, Babb who passed Hewitt on the final lap and McDowell.

Provisional Starters for the feature were Pearson, who had Ronnie Stuckey as a guest crew chief for the weekend and Brian Ruhlman.

And now for the Dream…

10:14 was the time the field rolled off the pad. Billy Moyer’s crew scrambled a bit to get the piece of plastic from in front of the radiator delaying the back part of the field. When the field did pull out Moyer, Davey Johnson, Lanigan and Dennis Erb headed the field in the four abreast salute to the fans. Off the track, Jackie Boggs pulled in as an ailing hand from the BoB race a couple of weeks ago sent him in thinking something was binding the steering.

On the start Lanigan edged ahead in turn one, O’Neal rolled off the high side past Aukland off two then looked under Lanigan in three. When the duo came off four the Real Deal fired a slider at Lanigan to take the lead off four and lead lap one.

O’Neal drives away off two on the second lap as Bloomquist rides low beside Aukland. Aukland eased ahead down the back side before the Voodoo Child of Mooresburg dealt the artist formerly known as the Fargo Flash a slider himself to take third.

O’Neal’s lead is growing by 3 car lengths a lap as the choppy terrain in one and two slow Bloomquist.

Francis pulls to the back of Aukland a lap before Beevo moved to fourth on the rim off two.

O’Neal’s lead is now a full straightaway as Moyer is riding in 14th.

Bloomquist begins to pressure Lanigan for second. Further back Juice goes by Aukland for 5th.

Bloomquist looks low under Lanigan but can’t pull off the pass. Johnson rolls to the back of Francis and Jeep Van Wormer battles with Randle Chupp for 7th.

Bloomquist pulls alongside of Lanigan down the front side but Lanigan goes ahead in two when Bloomquist hits the ruts.

O’Neal is cruising out front with a very comfortable advantage. Bloomquist hits the ruts again as does Francis.

O’Neal is on the hub as the Lanigan/Bloomquist battle gains on the leader.

Billy Moyer slows.

Jeep Van Wormer moves to seventh before the caution flies for Moyer who stops as an oil pump belt has come off.

The caution flies for Moyer on lap 13.

On the restart Bloomquist and Lanigan hook up again but it’s a no-go.

On the next restart Bloomquist slides Lanigan in one but it’s a no-go.

Moyer comes back as the field takes the green he’s a half straightaway behind everyone.

On yet another restart Van Wormer hooks a rut in one and two getting sideways. Earl Pearson, takes the hardest hit along with Kinzer who came in on the hook. Shaver, McDowell, Arp and Loomis are all in.

On the restart Lanigan goes alongside O’Neal down the back side and takes the lead on the top of three.

Bloomquist goes to second in turn three and takes it for good down the front side.

Lanigan’s lead is 3 car lengths on lap 16.

Lap 17 Bloomquist takes the lead at the line.

Wendell Wallace goes by Aukland for 5th and 20th starting Shannon Babb rolls to 7th passing Chupp.

Chub Frank then catches Chupp when Arp slowed on the front stretch.

Billy Moyer has mowed down a big part of the field and is now 8th.

Moyer moved to 7th in turn one on the bottom passing Chupp.

Wallace moves in on Francis.

Bloomquist is a half straightaway ahead of the field.

O’Neal moves to the high side to search for speed.

Bloomquist runs in on traffic.

Moyer rolls through the corners in vintage form taking 6th from Babb then puts Aukland behind him a lap later.

Lanigan moves in on Bloomquist a bit when Bloomer gets into traffic.

O’Neal runs down Lanigan and challenges for second.

Bloomquist runs the same line around the bottom he did at the World 100.

O’Neal goes to the bottom to challenge Lanigan.

Moyer has come off the bottom. Lanigan and Bloomquist are each in traffic.

Bloomquist is a full straightaway ahead of the field.

O’Neal gives Lanigan a lot of pressure when Lanigan has trouble lapping Jackie Boggs.

Lanigan gets by the Boggs and the rest of the traffic along with O’Neal.

Wallace works on Francis for 4th as Moyer approaches on the hub.

Bloomquist is in heavy traffic while Lanigan and O’Neal run alone.

Bloomquist moves around on the race track to find a way around Chub and Chupp who are door to door.

Chub finally clears Chupp opening the bottom for Bloomquist to go by.

O’Neal pulls alongside Lanigan and retakes second in turn 1.

Francis then runs down Lanigan for third.

Moyer takes 5th from Wallace.

Francis pressures Lanigan as Moyer lurks along the hub.

Half way and Bloomquist, O’Neal, Lanigan, Francis, Moyer, Wallace, Babb, Mason and Aukland are the only cars on the lead lap.

Moyer goes by Francis down the front stretch then Lanigan down the backstretch of the same lap.

Moyer then runs down O’Neal and takes second off turn 4 in the traffic of Dennis Erb.

Bloomquist is a half track in front of Moyer.

O’Neal pulls up beside Moyer but Moyer denies him.

Wallace goes to the bottom and takes Francis down the front side.

Babb challenges Wallace and Francis before suffering a flat left rear in one and two then slows to pull in. The Moyer fans pray for a yellow but are denied.

O’Neal tries to follow Moyer’s line but loses more ground in one and two when the ruts bite him.

Wallace attempts a low move on Francis but the ruts slow his momentum.

Lap 67 Chub Frank slows in turn 2 with a broken panhard bar mount. When the stops in turn 3 the caution waves erasing Yang’s quarter mile lead.

Under the yellow Moyer pulls under the lapped cars of Brian Ruhlman and Jeep Van Wormer to let the know he’s going by.

On the restart Bloomquist drives off. Moyer goes by Van Wormer in two and Ruhlman in four.

Moyer rides low while Bloomquist cruises a half straightaway along the rim.

Wallace takes fourth from Lanigan. A lap later Francis moves to fifth by Lanigan. Moyer moves to the middle of the track searching for speed.

A lap later Moyer goes to the top again while Bloomquist rolls out of the gas before entering the turns.

Bloomquist cautiously follows the traffic of Jackie Boggs.

Jeep slows down the front stretch and pulls in the turn 1 opening.

Aukland moves past Mason for sixth.

Bloomquist goes by Boggs. A lap later Jackie pulls out with an ailing hand.

Bloomquist runs up on Balzano. When he has trouble lapping Blaze O Moyer picks up a few car lengths and visibly starts driving harder.

Bloomquist gets by Balzano in turn four and starts racing harder. Moyer still closes.

Bloomquist runs down Erb for lapping. When Erb unknowingly drifts high off two Black Sunshine gets off the gas allowing Moyer to creep closer bringing the crowd to their feet.

Bloomquist goes by Erb down the front chute and goes back to the bottom.

Moyer puts Erb on the shelf as Bloomquist catches Mason. Bloomer goes by in turn one then catches Chupp again.

Moyer mows down the lapped traffic and looks to be moving in on Bloomquist. The crowd again comes to their feet in the final five laps.

Moyer’s slip in turn one after getting into a bump brings cheers from the Mooresburg faithful. Moyer gathers the reigns and cuts Bloomquist’s advantage to 3 car lengths.

Steve Shave becomes a player of lapped traffic but graciously allows Bloomquist by in two and Moyer under in three.

Moyer draws closer again as no one is in their seat.

Moyer slips again in turn 1 allowing Bloomquist to make the lead 5 car lengths.

White flag in the air, Bloomquist runs the final lap hard to keep the advantage. Moyer nips away a little but Bloomquist comes off four as engine builder Larry Clark and his wife leave their seats behind us and head to the stage when Bloomquist wins.

Immediately somewhat of a hush falls over the place as memories of Florence a week ago send everyone to the mud. When Memmer pointed his thumb to the heavens, Bloomquist’s crew jumped and the crowd erupted as the Voodoo Child goes to the stage for his second Dream trophy.


Over all it was a fantastic night of racing. No controversy and few crashes kept everything moving. The worst wreck of the night and entire weekend for that matter was Greg Lucas’ flip in the 5th heat. Several drivers turned heads including Jeep Van Wormer who was strong before his incident as was Kinzer. Justin Allgaier showed promise too.

Drivers who will write the weekend off as a loss will include John Gill who backed up before pulling out of his heat and Rick Eckert who spun. Matt Miller scratched from the pole of the consi with a blown motor while Mike McWillams cooked his in the heats too.

Hopefully the weather and atmosphere for the World 100 will be a copy of this weekends action.

Back to the local forefront next week as BoB series owner Spencer Wilson made this weekend even better letting us in on the news of Ponderosa’s cancellation Friday being replaced with a two night gig at the Bluegrass Speedway. A top choice decision indeed. So until then, we’ll be working hard on the shaw in hopes of a debut this weekend and rollin’ em around!