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JIMMY OWENS GETS TOP TEN IN SOUTH
DAKOTA
OWENS EMBARKS ON HECTIC MIDWEST STRETCH
(July 11, 2019) A hectic Midwestern stretch with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series started tonight at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. In the first of two $12,000 to win contests at the St. Louis-area venue, Jimmy Owens clicked off the fastest lap in Group B during qualifying before securing a heat race triumph. After leading laps 1-22 and 27-29 of the 50-lap main event, Jimmy slipped back to fourth at the finish line behind only race winner Tyler Erb, Mike Marlar, and Tim McCreadie.
JIMMY OWENS LANDS ON PODIUM IN INDEPENDENCE
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OWENS NABS TOP FIVES AT TAZ AND FLORENCE!
CONSISTENT WEEKEND FOR O-SHOW IN
SOUTHEAST At Cherokee on Friday evening in the $12,000 to win 'Grassy Smith Memorial,' Jimmy finished second in his heat race and later vaulted up to third in the 50-lapper to earn the podium effort behind only victor Mike Marlar and runner-up Jonathan Davenport. In the weekend finale at Smoky Mountain on Saturday, which boasted a $15,000 top prize, Jimmy wound up third in his stacked heat race before making a charge in the 'Big Daddy 60' to ultimately record a fifth place performance behind only winner Hudson O'Neal, Ricky Weiss, Josh Richards, and Tim McCreadie. Complete results from all three weekend races can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com. (MRM Racing Photos)
TOP FIVES FOR TEAM 20 IN DREAM PRELIMS
AT ELDORA!
OWENS TACKLES MAGNOLIA FOR CLASH
AT THE MAG
JIMMY OWENS OWNS 411 FOR $10,052
SEXTON TRIUMPH!
OWENS FINALLY BACK ON THE TRACK IN
HAWKEYE STATE
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(July
17, 2019) Prior to tonight's washout at Jackson Motorplex
in Jackson, Minnesota, the Ramirez Motorsports team found themselves
in the pit area at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, South Dakota
on Tuesday night, July 16 for another round of Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series competition. Jimmy Owens ran third in his loaded heat
race and later started the $10,000 to win headliner from the inside
of the fourth row. Jimmy then battled hard for a top five showing
in the 50-lap feature before sliding back to eighth in the final
finishing order. Full results from last night at Aberdeen can be
viewed online at 
(July
13, 2019) For the second straight night, Jimmy Owens celebrated
in victory lane on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour - this
time at the state-of-the-art Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri!
Jimmy, who has owned the racetrack in recent years, ran second in
his stacked heat race and later rolled off from the inside of the
third row in the 60-lap feature event. Jimmy then led laps 11-23
before taking the point for good on the 26th lap and fending off
all challenges to record the $15,000 top prize. Finishing behind
the #20 in the first night of the 'CMH Diamond Nationals' was Earl
Pearson, Jr., Mike Marlar, Scott Bloomquist, and Jonathan Davenport!
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(July
12, 2019) Jimmy Owens, of Newport, Tennessee, reached victory
lane for the fourth time in 2019 and the second time with the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series tonight at Tri-City Speedway in Granite
City, Illinois! Jimmy once again won his heat race in preliminary
action and later started the 50-lap headliner from the pole position.
The "O-Show" put on a show with Shannon Babb in the first
half of the contest, as the two talented drivers swapped the lead
on multiple occasions. Jimmy finally took the point for good on
the 26th circuit and beat Earl Pearson, Jr., Josh Richards, Stormy
Scott, and Devin Moran to the checkered flag to bag the $12,000
winner's check!!! (
(June
30, 2019) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season heated
back up on June 28-29 with a pair of $12,000 to win contests at
the bad-fast Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee and the venerable
Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky. On Friday night at "The
Taz," Jimmy Owens won his heat race in preliminary action before
unfortunately running into trouble early in the 50-lap feature,
which caused him to rally from the back of the pack to salvage a
strong fifth place showing behind only victor Shanon Buckingham,
Jared Hawkins, Earl Pearson, Jr., and Hudson O'Neal. In the annual
'Ralph Latham Memorial' on Saturday evening at Florence, Jimmy once
again took the victory in his heat race and ran second throughout
the caution-free 50-lapper to score a runner-up performance behind
only race winner Jonathan Davenport. The Newport, Tennessee ace
currently finds himself sixth in the latest version of the LOLMDS
point standings. Complete results can be viewed by clicking on 
(June
16, 2019) The Ramirez Motorsports team tackled a trio of
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tilts in the Southeast from June
13-15, as they invaded Fayetteville Motor Speedway in Fayetteville,
North Carolina, Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina, and
Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tennessee. On Thursday night
at the rugged Fayetteville oval, Jimmy Owens ran fourth in heat
race action prior to moving up five spots in the $10,000 to win
main event to land in the ninth finishing position. 
(June
9, 2019) Jimmy Owens made the trek to the famed Eldora
Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio from June 6-8 for the 25th Annual 'Dirt
Late Model Dream,' which kicked off with a pair of $10,000 to win
Twin 25 preliminary programs. On Thursday night at the "Big
E," Jimmy won his heat race before advancing to fifth in the
25-lap feature event, while he ran third in his heat race on Friday
evening prior to climbing to fifth again in the 25-lapper. When
Saturday rolled around at the 1/2-mile, high-banked speedplant,
Jimmy had his sights set on the whopping $125,000 payday in the
'Dirt Late Model Dream.' The Newport, Tennessee star unfortunately
ran into motor problems in hot laps, battled from the tail to earn
the third transfer spot through his heat race, and later made a
charge in the 100-lap crown jewel extravaganza to vault up inside
of the top five before retiring late in the distance to settle for
an eighteenth place showing. Complete results from the action-packed
weekend in the Buckeye State can be accessed online at 
(May
28, 2019) Newport, Tennessee superstar Jimmy Owens claimed
his third feature win of 2019 on Monday, May 27 in the annual running
of the 'Scott Sexton Memorial' at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour,
Tennessee! Jimmy knocked down the quickest lap in Group A during
Schaeffer's Oil Spring Nationals Series qualifying prior to scoring
a heat race triumph. After starting from the pole position in the
52-lap feature, Jimmy glided past race-long leader Brandon Overton
on the 34th circuit and led the rest of the way to pocket the $10,052
payday ahead of Overton, Ricky Weiss, Hudson O'Neal, and Kyle Strickler.
Earlier in the holiday weekend, Team 20 was at Florence Speedway
in Union, Kentucky on Saturday where Jimmy placed eighth in his
stacked heat race, won his B-Main, and later rallied to a sixth
place performance in the $5,000 to win special. Full results from
both weekend races can be accessed online at 
(May
19, 2019) Jimmy Owens was in the Hawkeye State of Iowa
on May 16-17 for a pair of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series programs
at 34 Raceway in West Burlington and 300 Raceway in Farley. On Thursday
night in a $10,000 to win show in West Burlington, Jimmy ran fourth
in his heat race before winding up twelfth in the final rundown
of the 50-lap feature event. At Farley on Friday evening, Jimmy
placed second in his stacked heat race and later slipped to eleventh
at the unfurling of the checkered flag in the $12,000 to win headliner.
Saturday's scheduled series stop at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring
Valley, Minnesota was washed out early in the day due to inclement
weather. The Newport, Tennessee star currently sits seventh in the
latest LOLMDS point standings. Full results from the two races in
Iowa can be accessed online at 