American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 7 | Page 38

Scott Bloomquist Bags Jackson 100
BROWNSTOWN, IN (September
24, 2016) - Scott Bloomquist led
97 of the 100 laps on Saturday
Night at Brownstown Speedway,
winning his sixth career Jackson
100. He earned $20,000 for winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series-sanctioned event.
Bloomquist passed Dennis Erb Jr.
for the lead early in the race and
was briefly challenged by Darrell
Lanigan and Jimmy Owens.
Bloomquist's Crop Production
Services, Reece Monument Company, Mark Martin Automotive,
Durham Racing Engines, SweetBloomquist Chassis outran Owens,
Lanigan, Tim McCreadie, and Chris
Simpson for the win.
"The first few times we came
here, we didn't make the race, but
gradually over time we got better.
It's completely different dirt than
what we were winning on in the
South at that time. The crowd has
always been supportive of us up

here and it's a track you have to
be smooth to drive on," said the
winner afterwards in Lucas Oil Victory Lane.
"The car was very good all night
long; in the heat race it would
handle anywhere on the track.
When they went out and worked
on the track before the main
event, I am sure it helped us. Our
car was able to maneuver the entire 100 laps without any difficulty. When we got into traffic late, it
was still race-able."
Bloomquist was challenged only
on restarts by Lanigan and then by
Owens as they were able to stay
close to the 52-year-old Hall-ofFamer, seeking his third career
LOLMDS title. As the race wore on
with several long green flag runs,
Bloomquist proved his dominance.
Owens was pleased with his runner-up finish. "We had a good car

at Knoxville last week, but didn't
get the result we wanted to. This
track has always been fun to race
on and with the crowd on hand
that they had tonight, it makes it
ever better. I thought I had a good
chance to stay with Scott; and we
did for several laps; but a couple
of times I skated up the track and
that hurt our chances."
Lanigan had one of his best finishes ever at Brownstown and felt
that he had a strong car for the
entire race. "We keep working on
this piece and it just seems to get
better and better. To come to
Brownstown and run third with
these guys tells us how far we
have come. I'd like to give a big
thanks to everybody at Clint Bowyer Racing and Georgia Boot for
their support."
Completing the Top Ten were:
Dennis Erb Jr., Don O'Neal, Dustin
Linville, Cody Mahoney, and Hudson O'Neal.