Earl Pearson Jr. Pockets $50,000 in LOLMDS Rumble by the River
Florida Racer and Papich Racing Prepare for Labor Day Weekend Action
NIPOMO, Ca. (08/29/22) – Earl Pearson Jr. notched his 40th-career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series triumph with a winning performance on Saturday night during the Rumble by the River at Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway.
He claimed $50,000 for the victory aboard his Lucas Oil / Papich Construction No. 46 Bilstein / Tegeler Wrecking & Racking / Longhorn Chassis / Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.
While Pearson Jr. led the final 41 circuits of the five-figure finale, he had to fend off a late-race charge from Ricky Thornton Jr. to register his first win of the season.
““What a heckuva show that was. (Ricky) Thornton ran me (hard),” Pearson said in Victory Lane. “But, hey, it was a helluva race. I did all I could there. … Hell, I’m out of breath. I don’t know. It was a heckuva race those last couple laps.
“I knew I had to change my line, go in low, and let it drift up because he’s a master of the slide job. If I didn’t block the line, I knew what he was going to do. He did a heckuva job. I didn’t know if I needed that caution or not like I said. My signal guy was telling me go high, go low, and I was doing everything I could. I was all over the place I think. Anyway, hats off to my crew guys and Jason Papich … everybody involved. Can’t say enough. I like the big racetracks, and it paid off.”
Action with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) picked back up on Friday with the Rumble by the River at Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, Pa.).
Joining a stout field of 50 cars for a pair of preliminary features, Earl Pearson Jr. followed up the third-fastest lap in his time trial group with a second-place finish in his heat race.
With $5,000 on the line in the prelim, Pearson advanced forward four spots in the 25-lapper to register a second-place finish. He followed Brandon Sheppard across the line with Jimmy Owens rounding out the podium.
Starting on the pole of his heat race on Saturday afternoon, Earl outran Hudson O’Neal to pick up the eight-lap victory. Earning the fourth-starting position for the feature, Pearson tracked down early pacesetter Ricky Thornton Jr. on the ninth circuit to assume command of the lead.
He kept Thornton at bay throughout the closing laps after a late-race caution to secure his first win of the season and 40th-career LOLMDS triumph.
The driver, known as “EPJ,” pocketed $50,000 ahead of Thornton, Gregg Satterlee, Jonathan Davenport, and Daulton Wilson.
Earl now sits fifth in the latest LOLMDS standings.
Full results from the weekend as well as the latest standings are available at www.LucasDirt.com .
Up next for the team is a slate of Labor Day LOLMDS action, which opens on Saturday evening at Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park with the $15,000-to-win River Days Rumble presented by Pepsi and continues on Sunday evening with the 54th annual Hillbilly 100, which posts a $30,000 top prize at West Virginia’s Tyler County Speedway.
Papich Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Lucas Oil Products, Papich Construction, Tegeler Wrecker & Crane, Midwest Sheet Metal, Bilstein, REMI Realty, Performance Bodies & Parts, Sierra Pacific Materials, Etchberger Trucking, Millard Family Chapels, Duvall Electric, Sunoco Race Fuels, Wilwood Disc Brakes, FK Rod Ends, Hooker Harness, E3 Spark Plugs, Super Clean, Swift Springs, Brand Creative, Rumley Engineering, Allstar Performance, Contractors & Developers Bonding, Five Star Shop Service, Monarch Mega Storage, Longhorn Chassis, X-Treme Graphics by J-Rod, Hoosier Tire, and MyRacePass Marketing Services.
For the latest information concerning Papich Racing, please visit www.PapichRacing.com .
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Ben Shelton (ben.shelton@myracepass.com)
Nick Hoffman Secures Sharon Speedway Winner’s Cash
Three-Race Land of Lincoln Labor Day Weekend Swing Awaits
Mooresville, North Carolina (08/30/22) – Nick Hoffman scored the Renegades of Dirt Modified Series win on Saturday night in his debut at Sharon Speedway in his Wehrs Machine & Racing Products / Outlaw Mini Loaders No. 2 NOS Energy Drink / FOX Racing Shox / Rockwell Security / Elite Chassis Modified.
“It was a pretty wild weekend. We were battling hard with (Ethan) Dotson for the win on Friday night. I edged ahead and should have committed to sliding all the way across turns three and four (on the white flag lap), but left a lane and he was able to drive back around me. We made contact and my right front tire was flat, and I was along for the ride, and we both went spinning after the checkered flag. No hard feelings, just hard racing,” Hoffman said. “Saturday night was our first trip to Sharon (Speedway), and it’s one of the best racetracks I’ve ever been to. We got the win there.
“We are now looking forward to three straight nights of racing this weekend at Farmer City Raceway, Fairbury Speedway, and Spoon River Speedway.”
Friday night found Nick Hoffman embarking on a busy weekend in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Action opened on Friday night at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway, where 30 entries took part in the Mid-Atlantic Modified Series event.
A second-place finish in his heat race, placed Nick seventh on the starting grid for the 25-lap feature at the 1/2-mile oval.
The late stages of the night's feature found Hoffman moving into battle Ethan Dotson for the lead. Entering turn three on the final lap Nick edged into the lead with Dotson battling back to his outside. The duo drag raced off turn four before making contact, which resulted in a flat right-front tire on Hoffman No. 2.
The duo crashed across the finish line with Nick crossing second to Dotson with Michael Altobelli Jr., Drake Troutman, and David Stremme rounding out the Top 5.
On Saturday, for the first time ever, the team invaded Sharon Speedway (Hartford, Ohio), where Hoffman notched his 23rd win of the year in the Renegades of Dirt Modified event. He swept the night's program by setting fast time in qualifications with a 17.924-second lap. He then backed it up with a dash win from the fourth-starting spot.
Starting on the pole for the feature Hoffman wired the feature field for the victory, which came over Nate Young, Joe Gabrielson, Ty Rhoades, and Mike McGee.
Full results from the weekend are available at www.PortRoyalSpeedway.com and www.SharonSpeedway.com.
The team will head to the Land of Lincoln this Friday-Sunday for a trio of high-paying Modified events. Action opens with a $5,000-to-win slate on Friday night at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, before shifting to Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway for $10,000-to-win 10th annual Modified Nationals on Saturday. On Sunday the weekend draws to a close with a $5,000-to-win Plowboy Nationals at Spoon River Speedway (Banner, Ill.).
For more information on the events, please visit www.FarmerCityRacing.com, www.FairburySpeedway.com, and www.SpoonRiverSpeedway.com .
Nick Hoffman Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Fox Shocks, NASCAR Technical Institute, NOS Energy Drink, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Maxima Racing Oils, Bell Helmets, K1 Race Gear, Jerovetz Motorsports Shocks, Outlaw Mini Loaders, Rockwell Security, Allgaier Performance Parts, PSA Starters, Sunoco Race Fuel, Elliott’s Custom Trailers, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Tiger Quick Change Rear Ends, FK Rod Ends, Hooker Harness, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Allstar Performance, Schoenfeld Headers, Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, Bassett, Walker Performance Filtration, QuickCar Headers, Jones Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Strange Oval, Stock Car Steel and Aluminum, Outerwears, XS Power Batteries, Five Star Race Car Bodies, Superior Fuel Cells, MPI, Millbridge Speedway, Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool, Joe’s Racing Products, Off Axis Paint, Mahle, Clevite, KSE Racing Products, Multi Fire, The Joie of Seating, Vexil, Yeti, DirtCarLift.com, KBC Graphix, and MyRacePass.com Marketing & PR Services.
Keep track of the latest team news by visiting www.NickHoffman2.com and by following his social channels at:
Facebook: @EliteChassis
Twitter: @Nick_Hoffman2
Instagram: @Nick_Hoffman2
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Joseph Joiner Bests Buckshot Speedway XR SAS Action Once Again
Bristol 1000 on Tap this Sunday
MILTON, Fla. (08/30/22) – For the second time in as many tries Joseph Joiner bested the XR Southern All Star (SAS) Dirt Racing Series action at Alabama’s Buckshot Speedway in his Base Racing Fuel No. 10 Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors / Three Trade Consultants / Capital Race Car / Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model
He pocketed a $4,000 victory on Saturday night for his fourth win of the year. Joiner also won at the ¼-mile oval back in June.
“It’s cool to see new racetracks in our sport, and it’s even sweeter when you can be undefeated at them, and we’ve been able to win both of our appearances at Buckshot Speedway now,” Joiner said. “It was another flawless night, and this car was on point. I also want to give a shoutout to Jesse (Enterkin). He raced to a 12th-place finish in his first-ever Super Late Model event. He really did a great job.
“A big thank you to everyone who supports this race team. There’s no way we could do it without them.”
Joseph Joiner was joined for the XR SAS event at Buckshot Speedway by teammate, Jesse Enterkin, who made his Super Late Model debut on Saturday night.
With 27 entries on hand Joiner began the night by setting fast time with a 13.171-second lap around the clay oval. to earn the pole position for the Battle in Bama feature.
Joseph led every circuit to claim the $4,000 win, which marked his fourth of the year overall.
Meanwhile, his debut in the division found Jesse Enterkin earning the 17th-starting spot for the feature. He climbed five spots to finish 12th.
Full results from the event are available at www.SASdirt.com .
Joseph will embark on a different kind of event this Sunday, September 4 during the Cleetus McFarland Presents Cleetus & Cars and The Bristol 1000. Joiner will take part in a nitrous-powered Crown Vic event that will see him looking to circle the famed, ½-mile oval 100 times before anybody else can do it.
Event details are available at https://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/events/cleetus-cars-and-the-bristol-1000/ .
The Hunt the Front racing team would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors, Trading Paints, Three Trade Consultants, The Law Offices of Cole & Davis, GO Lithium, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Dirt Track Bank (A Division of Malvern Bank), Capital Race Cars, Penske Racing Shocks, Base Racing Fuel and Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, QA1, Jones Racing Products, Velocita USA, Robert & Sons Aluminum, Dirt Defender, StopTech Brakes, DirtCarLift.com, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Vonbohn Products, Justin’s Horseshoe Art, Jasper Auto Supply (NAPA), and MyRacePass Marketing Services.
For the latest team news and updates on Hunt the Front, please visit www.HuntTheFront.net. You can also connect with Hunt the Front on Facebook @huntthefront56, on Twitter @huntthefrontjj, and on Instagram @hunt_the_front_vlog.
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Myles Moos Races to First Victory of 2022 Campaign
Macon’s Herald & Review 100 Up Next
LINCOLN, Ill. (08/30/22) – In what has been a season plagued by bad luck for the Illinois racer, Myles Moos was able to turn things around on Friday night with his first victory of the 2022 campaign.
He piloted his RILCO Lubricants & Services / Renegade Performance Fuels & Lubricants No. 84 ME Realty / Illini Pharmacy Services / Barry Wright Icon / Pro Power Racing Engine Super Late Model to the triumph at Farmer City Raceway.
“If it can go wrong this year, it seems like it has, but on Friday night we put everything together and got the win. This one (win) was special. Although it didn’t happen at Lincoln, this win was for Denny O‘Donoghue and the entire family. You will forever be missed and thank you for supporting me and allowing me to continue to run the #84. It means more than the world to me!” Moos shared. “We’ll go after our second win of the year this Thursday at Macon (Speedway) during the Herald & Review 100.
“Thanks so much to everyone, who supports this program through the thick and the thin.”
Myles Moos returned to action on Friday afternoon with a visit to Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway to pilot his RILCO Lubricants & Services No. 84 Late Model in a Weekly Racing Series Event.
Completing a clean sweep of the program, Myles followed up the fastest lap in time trials with a heat race win and a flag-to-flag victory in the feature. He claimed $1,000 ahead of a hard-charging Ryan Unzicker with Jeffrey Ledford, Donny Walden, and Hunt Gossum rounding out the Top 5.
On Saturday evening at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway, Moos’ third-place finish in his heat race placed him on the fourth row for the $2,500-to-win FALS Cup A-Main.
After slipping back as far as 10th early in the main event, Myles rebounded to a fourth-place finish in the 30-lap affair. He followed Jay Sparks, Mike Spatola, and Ryan Unzicker across the line with Kevin Weaver finishing fifth.
Full results from the weekend are available at www.FarmerCityRacing.com and www.FairburySpeedway.com .
The team will return to the track on Thursday night for the 2022 edition of the Herald & Review 100 at Macon (Ill.) Speedway. The night’s rain-delayed DIRTcar Summer Nationals program features a $5,000-to-win finale.
For more information on the event, please visit www.MaconRacing.com .
Moos Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include RILCO Lubricants & Services, Renegade Performance Fuel & Lubricants, N&K Farms & Excavating, ME Realty, Illini Pharmacy Services, AAA Windows-Siding-Roofing, ML Performance, Lighting Performance Group, J&A Concrete, Famous Liquors, Davison Trucking Inc., Armbrust Welding & Repair, Slicker Graphics, Pro Power Racing Engines, FK Rod Ends, SRI Performance, Illini Outlaw Diesel, Café Billiards, Molt’s Marine Service, KCM, Tactical Bunker, The Ribcage BBQ, D-Fades Barber Shop, Duvall Automotive, and MyRacePass.com Marketing & PR Services.
Keep track of the latest team news by visiting www.MoosRacing.com and by following the team’s social channels at:
Facebook: @MoosRacing84
Twitter: @MylesMoos
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