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Schlieper Pockets Night 1 of the 30th Annual East Bay
Winternationals in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Action
TAMPA, FL- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series kicked off its 2006 campaign
in stellar fashion on Monday night at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fl as
Wisconsin?s Dan Schlieper came home with the $5,000 win amid a packed
grandstands. Schlieper?s win is his 1st ever Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series victory that saw the fans on their feet for the action packed 30 lap
event on night 1 of the 30th Annual Winternationals. Schlieper driving the
S9, Miller Bros. Coal, Uncle Buck?s, Hoosier Racing Tire, Five Star Bodies,
VP Racing Fuels, All Star Performance, Integra shocks sponsored Rayburn
Monte Carlo powered by a Pro-Power engine. Schlieper raced fellow Wisconsin
native Jimmy Mars throughout the course of the race before finally making
the final pass for the lead on lap 20.
West Virginia?s Doug Horton took the early lead at the start of the fast and
furious A-Main. On lap 4 Jimmy Mars would battle with Horton to take the
point. Meanwhile Dan Schlieper who would fall as far back as the 5th
position before starting to make his move to the topside of the track to
work his way back to the second position to battle with Mars after the first
caution of the night for Anthony White on lap 6. Schlieper would take the
lead from Mars on the 7th lap. The two would swap positions several times
until the S9 of Schlieper edged out the lead on lap number 9. Schlieper put
several car lengths on Mars until a lap 17 caution for the car of Terry
Casey spun in turn 4.
After the restart the battle of the Wisconsin natives would continue with
Mars taking the lead again on lap 19 until Dan Schlieper made the winning
pass on lap 20. Behind Schlieper and Mars at the checkered was the Lucas Oil
Products, Dunn Benson Ford MasterSbilt of Earl Pearson Jr., 14th starting
Rick Eckert of the Ray Vest Rocket and Dale Beitler Rocket of Davey Johnson.
Rounding off the top 10 were Tim McCreadie, Doug Horton, Terry English,
Eddie Carrier Jr., and Clint Smith.
88 cars were entered in the 1st event of the 2006 East Bay Winternationals
with Donnie Moran setting fast time of the evening at 15.244 around the
3/8ths mile oval. The Lucas Oil Dirt Car Series will be in action Tuesday,
February 6th for night 2 of the 30th Annual Winter Nationals for another
night of side by side full throttle Dirt Late Model Action with another
$5,000 to win 30 lap racing extravaganza .
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Race Summary
Monday Night, February 6, 2006
East Bay Raceway Park-Tampa, FL
Comp Cams Fast Qualifier: Donnie Moran 15.244
PBM Performance Products First Heat: Donnie Moran, Terry English, Matt
Miller, Steve Francis, Chub Frank, Joe Morris, Roger Lucas, Freddie
Carpenter, Scott Riggs, Rusty Dixon, Frank Shickel Jr
PBM Performance Products Second Heat: Doug Horton, Dennis Erb Jr., Brian
Birkhofer, Jimmy Owens, Brad Neat, Anthony Rushing, Michael England, Brian
Shirley, Sonny Conley, Don Hammer, Mike Johnson
Third Heat: Anthony White, Robbie Blair, Jackie Boggs, Terry Casey, Freddy
Smith, Brady Smith, Scott James, Damon Eller, Scott Dedwylder, Kevin Cole,
Wade Witherspoon
Fourth Heat: Dan Schlieper, Clint Smith, Randy Korte, Dale McDowell, Ricky
Elliott, Marshall Austin Jr., Ricky Arms, Jason Flory, Richard Wheelihan,
Jeff Gress, Tim Fuller
Fifth Heat: Davey Johnson, Tim Senic, Eddie Carrier Jr., Corey Conley,
Butch McGill, Gerald Davis, Kristin Flory, Clint Coffman, Joey Tanner, Dean
Carpenter, Don O?Neal
Sixth Heat: Jimmy Mars, Rick Eckert, John VanDenBerg, John Mason, Steve
Hillard, Billy Moyer, Charlie Duncan, Wayne Johnson, Jordan Bland, C.J.
Rayburn, Christian Rayburn
Seventh Heat: Earl Pearson Jr., Tim McCreadie, Steve Casebolt, Patrick
Sheltra, Daniel Stone, Marshall Green, Rodney Melvin, Garrett Durrett, Larry
Smith, Bob Geiger, Dave Scott
Eighth Heat: Bart Hartman, Shannon Babb, Justin Rattliff, Wendell Wallace,
Mike Marlar, Jason Montgomery, Tim Dohm, Bo Feathers, Bryan Collins, Brent
Robinson, Lynn Chapman
Mason Racin? Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Brian Birkhofer, Matt Miller,
Steve Francis, Jimmy Owens, Joe Morris, Chub Frank, Brian Shirley, Brad
Neat, Anthony Rushing, Sonny Conley, Michael England, Frank Shickel Jr.,
Freddie Carpenter, Scott Riggs
Penske Shocks Second B-Main: Terry Casey, Jackie Boggs, Randy Korte, Freddy
Smith, Dale McDowell, Ricky Elliott, Scott James, Brady Smith, Ricky Arms,
Marshall Austin Jr., Jason Flory, Kevin Cole, Jeff Gress, Scott Dedwylder,
Richard Wheelihan, Wade Witherspoon, Damon Eller
Mason Racin? Rebel Shock Dyno Third B-Main: Eddie Carrier, Jr., John
VanDenBerg, John Mason, Butch McGill, Gerald Davis, Steve Hillard, Billy
Moyer, Don O?Neal, Corey Conley, Clint Coffman, Wayne Johnson, Jordan
Bland,Kristin Flory, Joey Tanner, Christian Rayburn, C.J. Rayburn, Dean
Carpenter, Charlie Duncan
Penske Shocks Fourth B-Main: Justin Rattliff, Wendell Wallace, Steve
Casebolt, Dave Scott, Tim Dohm, Daniel Stone, Bryan Collins, Marshall Green,
Rodney Melvin, Garrett Durrett, Bo Feathers, Bob Geiger, Patrick Sheltra,
Larry Smith, Lynn Chapman, Mike Marlar, Jason Montgomery, Brent Robinson
Gulf Coast Produce Strawberry Dash: Steve Francis, Michael England, Steve
Casebolt, Kevin Cole, Joe Morris, Jason Montgomery, Garrett Durrett, Bob
Geiger, Joey Tanner, Wayne Johnson
Feature (30 Laps): Dan Schlieper, Jimmy Mars, Earl Pearson Jr., Rick
Eckert, Davey Johnson, Tim McCreadie, Doug Horton, Terry English, Eddie
Carrier Jr., Clint Smith, Matt Miller, Bart Hartman, Dennis Erb Jr., Shannon
Babb, Wendell Wallace, Donnie Moran, Brian Birkhofer, Justin Rattliff, John
VanDenBerg, Robbie Blair, Terry Casey, Jackie Boggs, Anthony White, Tim
Senic
Race Statistics:
Entries: 88
Cautions: 2
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Doug Horton 1-3, Jimmy Mars 4-6, Dan Schlieper 7, Mars 8,
Schlieper 9-18, Mars 19, Schlieper 20-30
All Star Performance Performer of the Race: Rick Eckert (started 14th and
finished 4th) advanced 10 positions
Hawk Brake Tough Brake Award: Jackie Boggs
Quarter Master Clutch Move of the Race: Dan Schlieper |
