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OWENS FINALLY BACK ON THE TRACK IN
HAWKEYE STATE
JIMMY OWENS DRIVES TO SMOKY MOUNTAIN
TOP FIVE
OWENS KICKS OFF FOUR-RACE STRETCH
WITH WIN!!! (April 13, 2019) The 38th Annual 'Stanley Schetrompf Classic' took center stage earlier tonight at the legendary Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland and another $12,000 winner's check was up for grabs. Jimmy Owens knocked down the fourth fastest time in Group A during Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series qualifying before securing another heat race triumph. The Newport, Tennessee superstar, who currently finds himself seventh in the latest version of the series point standings, ran amongst the leaders throughout the 50-lap contest - eventually landing in third and on the podium behind only victor Jonathan Davenport and runner-up Brandon Sheppard! (April 12, 2019) Tonight's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned 'Steel Valley 50' at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio has been canceled due to rain and the $12,000 to win event will not be rescheduled. The weekend swing for the cars and stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series continues on Saturday at Hagerstown (MD) Speedway and on Sunday at Port Royal (PA) Speedway.
JIMMY OWENS RUNNER-UP IN SPRING THAW
AT THE GAP! A pair of $12,000 winner's checks were then up for grabs with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tennessee and North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia. On Friday evening at 411, Jimmy won his heat race and drove up to second in the 50-lapper before settling for a strong third place podium performance behind only race winner Ross Bailes and runner-up Donald McIntosh. At North Georgia on Saturday, the Newport, Tennessee star placed sixth in his heat race, utilized a series provisional to gain access into the 50-lap headliner, and eventually soldiered to a thirteenth place showing despite being involved in a wreck near the halfway mark of the attrition-filled race. Full results from the hectic weekend can be found online at www.ultimatesupers.com and www.lucasdirt.com. (MRM Racing Photos)
OWENS STRONG IN TOMMY POPE'S CAR
AT TST & SENOIA
JIMMY OWENS KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
FOR $12,000 WIN! On Sunday afternoon, March 24, the dirt-slinging action quickly shifted to the renowned Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina for the annual running of 'March Madness,' which also boasted a $12,000 payday. Jimmy qualified well in Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series (SAS) time trials before securing another heat race triumph. The popular driver known as the "Newport Nightmare" started third on the grid in the 60-lap daytime affair and moved up to second prior to settling for a strong third place podium effort behind only victor Jonathan Davenport and runner-up Ross Bailes. Full results from both weekend battles can be viewed online at www.woolms.com and www.sasdirt.com. (MRM Racing Photos)
OWENS SLOWED BY MECHANICAL TROUBLE
IN INDIANA
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(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 
(April
27, 2019) With the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series doubleheader
in the Land of Lincoln washed out for the weekend, Jimmy Owens took
advantage of the opportunity to drop into Smoky Mountain Speedway
in Maryville, Tennessee on Friday night, April 26 for a Southern
All Stars Dirt Racing Series (SAS) shootout. Jimmy knocked down
the third quickest time in Group B during qualifying to earn the
outside of the third row for the start of the $5,000 to win main
event. During the course of the 40-lapper, Jimmy navigated past
a couple of competitors en route to a strong fourth place performance
behind only victor Ricky Weiss, Chris Madden, and Ashton Winger.
Full results from last night at "The Mountain" can be
viewed online at 
(April
14, 2019) A dire forecast with chances of rain near 100%
have forced Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series officials to cancel
the 2nd Annual 'Rumble by the River,' which was scheduled for tonight
at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. The $10,000
to win special will not be rescheduled.
(April
11, 2019) Jimmy Owens, of Newport, Tennessee, kicked off
a hectic four-race weekend in grand fashion earlier tonight at Atomic
Speedway in Alma, Ohio! After breaking a fan blade in his primary
car during hot laps, Team 20 unloaded the back-up #20 car and Jimmy
promptly posted the second quickest lap in Group A during Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series qualifying. Following a heat race triumph,
Jimmy led each and every circuit in the annual 'Buckeye Spring 50'
to pocket the $12,000 top prize ahead of Brandon Sheppard, Jonathan
Davenport, Tim McCreadie, and Earl Pearson, Jr. The first LOLMDS
win of the year marked Jimmy's second trip to victory lane so far
during the 2019 racing season! (Melissa Nicholas
Photo)
(April
7, 2019) The Ramirez Motorsports team had a huge tripleheader
weekend on their racing calendar from April 4-6 with high-profile
events in the states of Tennessee and Georgia. On Thursday night,
the annual 'Spring Thaw' took place at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls
Gap, Tennessee and a $10,000 top prize was on the line. Jimmy Owens
won his heat race in preliminary action and later led laps 14-31
of the 50-lap headliner. Jimmy eventually crossed underneath the
checkers in the Ultimate Super Late Model Series special in the
runner-up position behind only victor Dale McDowell!
(March
31, 2019) Jimmy Owens, of Newport, Tennessee, jumped behind
the wheel of sponsor Tommy Pope's #22 machine in a Schaeffer's Oil
Spring Nationals Series doubleheader on March 29-30 at Talladega
Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama and Senoia Raceway in Senoia,
Georgia. On Friday night in a $4,000 to win battle at TST, Jimmy
ran third in his B-Main before passing seven competitors during
the 40-lap tilt on his way to a steady sixth place showing. At Senoia
on Saturday evening in a $10,000 to win throwdown, Jimmy won his
heat race in preliminary action and later drove to a stellar runner-up
effort in the 60-lapper behind only race winner Chris Madden! Full
results from both weekend races can be accessed online at 
(March
25, 2019) Newport, Tennessee superstar Jimmy Owens scored
his first victory of the 2019 campaign on Saturday night, March
23 in the annual 'Tennessee Tipoff' at Smoky Mountain Speedway in
Maryville, Tennessee! Jimmy stopped the clock third fastest in Group
B during World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series time
trials and later picked up the win in heat race action. After starting
the 60-lapper from the outside of the front row, Jimmy dominated
the stellar field and led from flag-to-flag to bag the $12,000 windfall
ahead of Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Weiss, Darrell Lanigan, and Chris
Madden!
(March
17, 2019) Jimmy Owens and Ramirez Motorsports returned
to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series scene on March 15-16, as
the national touring series schedule heated back up with a pair
of $12,000 to win programs in the states of Ohio and Indiana. Following
a rain-out of the annual 'Buckeye Spring 50' during qualifying on
Friday night at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio, the dirt-slinging
action quickly shifted to the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown,
Indiana on Saturday evening for the 22nd edition of the 'Indiana
Icebreaker.' Jimmy notched the fifth quickest lap in Group B during
qualifying before running second in his loaded heat race. Jimmy,
who sits eleventh in the latest LOLMDS point standings, had climbed
up inside of the top five in the 50-lap headliner before a busted
transmission dropped the Newport, Tennessee star to twenty-fourth
in the final finishing order. Full results from Brownstown can be
viewed online at 