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OWENS GETS ANOTHER WORLD FINALS WIN
FOR $12,000! A night earlier on Friday at the 4/10-mile speedplant, Jimmy ran second in his loaded heat race to earn the outside of the sixth row for the start of the $12,000 to win 'World Finals' opener. The "Newport Nightmare" was then battling hard for a top ten showing in the 50-lapper until a rock went through his radiator, which forced him to retire from the race in the twenty-sixth finishing position. Full results from both Charlotte races can be found online at www.woolms.com. (Brent Smith Photography)
JIMMY OWENS LEADS EARLY IN $100K
DTWC BEFORE FLAT After amassing the sixth most points during preliminary action, Jimmy rolled off from the outside of the third row in Saturday's 100-lap headliner. The Newport, Tennessee star then led laps 6-34 of the contest before a flat tire ultimately took him out of contention for the huge win. Jimmy wound up placing sixteenth in the final finishing order and officially landed in the fifth position in the final LOLMDS point standings. Full results from the DTWC weekend can be viewed by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com.
OWENS RUNNER-UP IN CAUTION-FREE DIXIE
SHOOTOUT!
JIMMY OWENS RALLIES BACK TO FOURTH
AT PPMS At PPMS on Saturday evening, a $20,000 top prize was on the line in the 31st edition of the 'Pittsburgher 100.' Jimmy ran second in his heat race and was up inside of the top three when a lap 48 tangle with Hudson O'Neal sent him to the rear of the field. The Newport, Tennessee ace, who currently sits fifth in the latest LOLMDS point standings, was able to rebound from the tail to blast back inside of the top five to eventually finish in the fourth position in the 100-lapper behind only victor Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., and Tim McCreadie. Complete results from the doubleheader weekend can be obtained by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com.
OWENS RUNNER-UP IN FIRST VISIT TO
KOKOMO SPEEDWAY!
JIMMY OWENS REPEATS IN KNOXVILLE
NATIONALS!!! Jimmy rolled off from the outside of the ninth row in the 100-lap crown jewel spectacular and immediately steered his Ramirez Motorsports #20 XR1 Rocket machine towards the front of the stellar field. The "Newport Nightmare" eventually slid ahead of leader Brandon Sheppard out of turn four to lead lap 86 and then held off Sheppard to pocket the whopping $40,000 payday. Jimmy, who now finds himself fourth in the latest LOLMDS point standings, reached the storied Knoxville victory lane by besting Sheppard, Hudson O'Neal, Devin Moran, and Kyle Bronson to record his seventh overall victory of the 2019 campaign! Full results from the 16th Annual 'Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals' can be viewed by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com. (Heath Lawson Photo)
OWENS STREAKS TO WORLD 100 RUNNER-UP
EFFORT! All eyes in the Eldora Speedway pit area and amongst the record crowd of spectators on Saturday were focused on who would come out on top of the most prestigious race in the Dirt Late Model industry. Jimmy grabbed the second transfer spot through his stacked heat race, which earned him the rights to the outside of the sixth row for the start of the 100-lap crown jewel headliner. Gunning for the whopping $52,000 top prize in the 'World 100,' the "Newport Nightmare" rallied past ten competitors during the extra-distance affair to earn an impressive runner-up performance behind only race winner Jonathan Davenport! Full results from the 'World 100' weekend can be accessed online at www.eldoraspeedway.com. (Todd Healy Photo)
JIMMY OWENS CONSISTENT OVER LABOR
DAY WEEKEND Another $12,000 top prize was on the line on Saturday evening in the 'Bob Miller Memorial' at PRP and Jimmy placed second in his heat race and fifth in the 50-lapper behind only victor Jonathan Davenport, Josh Richards, Tim McCreadie, and Tyler Erb. In the annual 'Hillbilly Hundred' on Sunday at Tyler County, Jimmy won his heat race before slipping back to fifth in the 100-lap feature to trail only $30,000 winner Josh Richards, Brandon Overton, Tim McCreadie, and Shanon Buckingham. Complete results from the Labor Day weekend triple shot can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com. (MRM Racing Photos)
OWENS CLIMBS TO FOURTH IN LUCRATIVE
DIRT MILLION! The Newport, Tennessee star then won his heat race on Saturday night to earn the inside of the fifth row for the start of the 100-lap 'Dirt Million,' which carried a whopping $101,626 paycheck this year. Jimmy steered his #20 machine past five competitors before the track took rubber and he finished fourth in the final rundown behind only race winner Sheppard, Mike Marlar, and Chase Junghans! Full results from throughout the 'Dirt Million' weekend can be found online by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com.
JIMMY OWENS FOURTH IN BATESVILLE
OPENER After amassing the fifth most points during the two prelims, Jimmy started Saturday's 100-lap headliner from the inside of the third row. The Newport, Tennessee star had his sights set on capturing his third 'Topless 100' title and the whopping $40,000 paycheck, but problems under the hood of his #20 machine shortly after the halfway mark nixed any hopes of a victory. Jimmy, who had ran inside of the top five early in the distance, wound up retiring from the contest after 71 circuits and was officially paid for a twenty-first place performance. He now finds himself fifth in the latest version of the heated LOLMDS point standings. Full results from the long weekend in Batesville can be located by pointing your web browser to www.lucasdirt.com.
OWENS LEADS IN NORTH/SOUTH 100; FINISHES
THIRD! At Florence on Friday evening in the double set of qualifying heat races, Jimmy scored a victory in both prelims in dominant fashion. By virtue of racking up the most passing points, the Newport, Tennessee star earned the rights to the pole position for Saturday's $50,000 to win 'North/South 100.' Jimmy then paced the stellar field from laps 1-18 and 34-75 before settling for a third place podium performance in the extra distance affair. The "O-Show" trailed only victor Chris Madden and runner-up Hudson O'Neal at the unfurling of the checkered flag in the 'North/South 100.' Jimmy currently finds himself fifth in the latest LOLMDS point standings exiting Florence. Full results from the entire weekend in the Commonwealth of Kentucky can be located online at www.lucasdirt.com. (MRM Racing Photos)
JIMMY OWENS STEERS TO SIXTH IN USA
NATIONALS By virtue of racking up the sixteenth most passing points, Jimmy earned the rights to the outside of the eighth row for the start of Saturday's 100-lap crown jewel main event. The Newport, Tennessee star then worked his way past ten competitors during the extra-distance affair to leave Cedar Lake with a strong sixth place performance behind only $50,000 victor Chris Madden, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Weiss, and Dale McDowell. Full results from the big weekend in the Badger State can be viewed online at www.woolms.com.
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(November
10, 2019) Jimmy Owens, of Newport, Tennessee, racked up
his eighth feature win of 2019 and his event-best seventh career
'World Finals' triumph on Saturday evening, November 9 at the pristine
Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina! Jimmy posted
the quickest lap in Group B during World of Outlaws Morton Buildings
Late Model Series qualifying for Saturday's program and won his
heat race in preliminary action. After starting the 50-lap headliner
from the outside of the second row, Jimmy quickly made his way to
the front by taking the point from early leader John Blankenship
on the sixth circuit. He then led all but one lap throughout the
remainder of the distance en route to pocketing the $12,000 top
prize ahead of Ricky Weiss, Dale McDowell, Mike Marlar, and Chris
Madden!
(October
20, 2019) The long year with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series that started in early February in Georgia and Florida during
"Speedweeks" wrapped up over the October 18-19 weekend
with the 39th Annual 'Dirt Track World Championship' at Portsmouth
Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio. A stellar 66 car field converged
on PRP to do battle for the whopping $100,000 paycheck. On Friday
night, Jimmy Owens clicked off the fastest lap in Group B during
qualifying prior to placing fourth in his loaded heat race.
(September
22, 2019) The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series took the
Ramirez Motorsports team to the Hoosier State for a doubleheader
weekend on September 20-21 at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana
and Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana. In the $12,000 to
win weekend lid lifter on Friday night at Kokomo, Jimmy Owens placed
fifth in his stacked heat race, but later steered past twelve competitors
during the 50-lap main event to secure an impressive runner-up showing
behind only victor Tyler Erb. At Brownstown on Saturday evening
in the 40th Annual 'Jackson 100,' which boasted a $15,000 winner's
check, Jimmy finished fifth in his heat race, won his B-Main, and
later climbed seven spots during the 100-lap headliner on his way
to a steady eleventh place effort. Complete results from the double-dip
can be located online at 
(September
15, 2019) Newport, Tennessee superstar Jimmy Owens streaked
to his second straight 'Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals'
title on Saturday evening, September 14 at the renowned Knoxville
Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa! After finishing sixteenth and fifteenth
respectively in the pair of $7,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series prelims on Thursday and Friday, Jimmy turned up the heat
on the competition in a big way on Saturday at the 1/2-mile, semi-banked
Marion County Fairgrounds speedplant. 
(September
8, 2019) Jimmy Owens and his Ramirez Motorsports team made
their yearly September pilgrimage to the hallowed ground of Eldora
Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio from September 5-7 for the 49th edition
of the 'World 100.' In the first of two $10,000 to win Twin 25 preliminary
programs on Thursday evening, Jimmy ran second in his heat race
prior to advancing three spots in the 25-lap sprint to land in the
fourth finishing position behind only victor Billy Moyer, Kent Robinson,
and Chris Ferguson. The Newport, Tennessee star unfortunately missed
out on Friday night's 25-lapper after finishing seventh in his stacked
heat race and third in his B-Main.
(September
2, 2019) The #20 team headed to Ponderosa Speedway in Junction
City, Kentucky, Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio, and
Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia from August
30-September 1 for a trio of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series throwdowns.
On Friday night in the 'John Bradshaw Memorial' at Ponderosa, Jimmy
Owens ran sixth in his loaded heat race prior to advancing ten spots
during the $12,000 to win headliner en route to a solid sixth place
showing.
(August
11, 2019) Following a couple of idle weekends on the Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule, the popular national touring
series took the #20 team to Florence Speedway from August 8-10 for
the 37th edition of the 'North/South 100.' The three-day extended
weekend in Union, Kentucky drew 53 entrants to the 1/2-mile speedplant
to do battle in the crown jewel extravaganza. On Thursday night
in the $10,000 to win 'North/South Shootout,' Jimmy Owens won his
heat race and led laps 16-43 of the 50-lap feature event before
a tangle with a lapped car sent him spinning. Jimmy then restarted
at the tail end of the field and was officially paid for a sixteenth
place effort in the weekend lid lifter.
(August
4, 2019) The 32nd Annual 'USA Nationals' took center stage
in the Dirt Late Model world from August 1-3 at the renowned Cedar
Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin. In the $6,000 to win World
of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series preliminary program
on Thursday night, Jimmy Owens placed seventh in his loaded heat
race, second in his B-Main, and eighteenth in the 30-lap feature
event. In Friday's double set of qualifying heat races, Jimmy advanced
to fourth in his first heat race, while he finished fifth in his
final prelim.