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Johnny Scott gets biggest win if his career at Diamond Nationals

By Lucas Oil MLRA PR (Wheatland, MO) -- Johnny Scott led all but the first lap in picking up the biggest win of his career on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. The 32-year-old New Mexico native scored the $15,000 win in the 16th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals. The event was co-sanctioned with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA Series.

PHOTO CREDIT: Lloyd Collins.Fast Track Photos

Scott, who entered the race tied with Chad Simpson atop the MLRA points now stands all alone before the series heads to Moberly, MO on Sunday. The 50-lap main event ran caution-free and took just 14 minutes and 32 seconds to complete.

Jimmy Owens, who has been to victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway eight times in his career had a shot at Scott in the closing laps but came up just short of his fifth career Diamond Nationals victory. Brandon Sheppard also made a late-race charge to come home in third. Mark Burgtorf in his first appearance this year with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finished in fourth followed by pole-sitter Kyle Strickler who was fifth at the finish.

Owens led the first lap before Scott bolted to the lead on the second circuit getting by the four-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion. Owens and Strickler had an excellent race for second as those two drivers went back-and-forth for the spot with Owens getting to second in the last six laps of the race.

Owens brought Sheppard with him, rapidly closing in on Scott towards the end of the race. Just as Owens looked like he would have a shot he ran into some difficulty with traffic that forced him to change his line and Scott slipped away from him for the win.

For Scott it was his third win of the season at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” and his fifth of the season with the Lucas Oil MLRA Series. “I was just trying to maintain my lead through lapped traffic. I knew I needed to get around those guys and I also knew the top just wasn’t there. I thought if I could run my lines and stay consistent, I thought I could hold them off. I knew they were right there. It worked out for us, thanks to my brother (Stormy Scott) and his crew without them none of this would be possible either; they help me a ton on this car. I am glad we could finally put it all together tonight.”

Owens made up several car lengths in the closing laps coming up just short of his fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of 2022 as he finished 0.679 seconds behind the race winner. “We were just moving around; the bottom was so dominant all race long. It was really surprising, it’s usually not like that. We were just trying to get around lapped cars and I saw Johnny wasn’t pulling those guys and I couldn’t really pass them. I thought heck I would get up there and try the top, I just got up there about three or four laps too late. Johnny’s been good here the last several times he’s been here. Hats off to those guys they deserve a good win.”

Sheppard with his third-place finish closed the championship points race as he now sits just 100 points behind Tim McCreadie before the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD on Tuesday night for the first time. “The track slowed down a lot there at the end. We were able to move out on the racetrack some. It was a solid night for us. I couldn’t ask for much more than that. Obviously we wanted to win. The car was really good hopefully we can keep this momentum going and carry into next week. I am looking forward to coming back, the track was awesome you couldn’t ask for much more than that.”

The winner’s Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Mesilla Valley Transportation, Rancho Milagro Racing, Eagle Moon Hemp Farms and Lab, Big Deal Car Care, Ed and Trudy Healy, Penske Racing Shocks, Simpson Race Products, Swift Springs, Top of the World Ranch, Slicker Graphics, and Race Ranch Clothing Company.

Completing the top ten were Tim McCreadie, Garrett Alberson, Earl Pearson Jr., Spencer Hughes, and Daulton Wilson.

Lucas Oil Speedway Contingencies 7/16/22

Lap Leaders – Jimmy Owens (Lap 1); Johnny Scott (Laps 2-50)

?Cautions – N/A

DirtOnDirt.Com Fast Time -- Johnny Scott (14.762 sec)

Lucas Oil Slick Mist "Pole Award" – Kyle Strickler

Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race – Levi DeMartino (Johnny Scott)

Hooker Harness "11th Place Finisher" – Hudson O'Neal

Performance Bodies "Performer of the Race" – Johnny Scott

Sunoco “Rookie of the Race” – Kolby Vandenbergh

Swift Springs “Move of the Race” –

Midwest Sheet Metal "Points Leader Spoiler Challenge" – Johnny Scott

RESULTS

A-Main: CMH Diamond Nationals (50 Laps): 1. 1ST-Johnny Scott[5]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[7]; 4. 7B-Mark Burgtorf[9]; 5. 8-Kyle Strickler[1]; 6. 39-Tim McCreadie[11]; 7. 58-Garrett Alberson[13]; 8. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[4]; 9. 11-Spencer Hughes[2]; 10. 18D-Daulton Wilson[15]; 11. 71-Hudson O'Neal[18]; 12. 1S-Jeremy Shaw[6]; 13. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[12]; 14. 1T-Tyler Erb[19]; 15. 25-Chad Simpson[17]; 16. 36-Logan Martin[8]; 17. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[22]; 18. 7-Ross Robinson[23]; 19. 2S-Stormy Scott[20]; 20. 10G-Garrett Smith[10]; 21. 22H-Daniel Hilsabeck[14]; 22. 10-Jacob Magee[26]; 23. 78S-Steve Stultz[25]; 24. 7H-Brett Hansen[24]; 25. 93-Mason Oberkramer[16]; 26. 15L-Payton Looney[21]

B-Main 1 FAST Shafts (10 Laps): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 1T-Tyler Erb[3]; 3. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 4. 50K-Kayden Clatt[8]; 5. 7H-Brett Hansen[7]; 6. 78S-Steve Stultz[10]; 7. 14M-Reid Millard[9]; 8. 22M-Steve McDowell[4]; 9. 65-Jon Binning[2]; 10. (DNS) 96-Dalton Imhoff

B-Main 2 UNOH (10 Laps): 1. 71-Hudson O'Neal[1]; 2. 2S-Stormy Scott[3]; 3. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[2]; 4. 7-Ross Robinson[4]; 5. 7W-Cole Wells[5]; 6. 10-Jacob Magee[7]; 7. 3-Brennon Willard[8]; 8. 49-Justin Wells[6]; 9. (DNS) 80-Rich Dawson

Heat 1 Penske Shocks (8 Laps): 1. 8-Kyle Strickler[4]; 2. 1ST-Johnny Scott[1]; 3. 7B-Mark Burgtorf[3]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[8]; 5. 25-Chad Simpson[2]; 6. 1T-Tyler Erb[7]; 7. 15L-Payton Looney[5]; 8. 7H-Brett Hansen[6]; 9. 14M-Reid Millard[9]

Heat 2 Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens[1]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard[3]; 3. 39-Tim McCreadie[5]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson[2]; 5. 65-Jon Binning[7]; 6. 22M-Steve McDowell[9]; 7. (DNF) 96-Dalton Imhoff[4]; 8. (DNF) 50K-Kayden Clatt[6]; 9. (DNF) 78S-Steve Stultz[8]

Heat 3 Simpson Race Products (8 Laps): 1. 11-Spencer Hughes[1]; 2. 1S-Jeremy Shaw[2]; 3. 10G-Garrett Smith[3]; 4. 22H-Daniel Hilsabeck[4]; 5. 71-Hudson O'Neal[6]; 6. 2S-Stormy Scott[5]; 7. 7W-Cole Wells[7]; 8. 10-Jacob Magee[8]; 9. 80-Rich Dawson[9]

Heat 4 Ohlins Shocks (8 Laps): 1. 46-Earl Pearson Jr[2]; 2. 36-Logan Martin[1]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 4. 93-Mason Oberkramer[3]; 5. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 6. 7-Ross Robinson[7]; 7. 49-Justin Wells[6]; 8. 3-Brennon Willard[8]

Time Trials - GROUP A: 1. 1ST-Johnny Scott, 00:14.762[9]; 2. 20-Jimmy Owens, 00:14.916[5]; 3. 25-Chad Simpson, 00:15.007[10]; 4. 18D-Daulton Wilson, 00:15.051[2]; 5. 7B-Mark Burgtorf, 00:15.098[8]; 6. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 00:15.112[13]; 7. 8-Kyle Strickler, 00:15.121[16]; 8. 96-Dalton Imhoff, 00:15.226[11]; 9. 15L-Payton Looney, 00:15.238[3]; 10. 39-Tim McCreadie, 00:15.324[1]; 11. 7H-Brett Hansen, 00:15.365[17]; 12. 50K-Kayden Clatt, 00:15.371[4]; 13. 1T-Tyler Erb, 00:15.388[14]; 14. 65-Jon Binning, 00:15.405[7]; 15. 58-Garrett Alberson, 00:15.497[6]; 16. 78S-Steve Stultz, 00:15.643[15]; 17. 14M-Reid Millard, 00:15.726[12]; 18. 22M-Steve McDowell, 00:16.254[18]

Time Trials - GROUP B: 1. 11-Spencer Hughes, 00:15.059[9]; 2. 36-Logan Martin, 00:15.114[4]; 3. 1S-Jeremy Shaw, 00:15.169[5]; 4. 46-Earl Pearson Jr, 00:15.210[8]; 5. 10G-Garrett Smith, 00:15.330[11]; 6. 93-Mason Oberkramer, 00:15.352[2]; 7. 22H-Daniel Hilsabeck, 00:15.396[12]; 8. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh, 00:15.462[13]; 9. 2S-Stormy Scott, 00:15.520[14]; 10. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr, 00:15.544[16]; 11. 71-Hudson O'Neal, 00:15.614[6]; 12. 49-Justin Wells, 00:15.628[10]; 13. 7W-Cole Wells, 00:15.630[3]; 14. 7-Ross Robinson, 00:15.660[15]; 15. 10-Jacob Magee, 00:15.674[17]; 16. 3-Brennon Willard, 00:15.848[1]; 17. 80-Rich Dawson, 00:16.399[7]

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MATT JOHNSON ROLLS TO USRA MODIFIED WIN AT LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY

By Lyndal Scranton (Wheatland, MO) -- Matt Johnson of Adrian captured his second Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modified feature win of the Lucas Oil Speedway season in five attempts, leading all 20 laps. He finished 3.2 seconds in front of Dustin Hodges.

Johnson started on the pole and immediately grabbed command, running off to a four-second lead over Hodges nine laps into the event. But a caution wiped out that big margin and bunched the field for a restart.

Once again, Johnson exerted his dominance and drove off to win by nearly a straightaway margin as the final 11 laps went without a caution. Along with his two wins, Johnson has three other top-four finishes at the speedway this season.

Hodges edged Robbie Reed, track champ in 2019 and 2020, for second. Reigning points champ and 2022 championship leader Dillon McCowan wound up fourth and Nic Bidinger was fifth.

"This track is amazing right now," Johnson said. "I'm blessed to have my family with me tonight and I couldn't be happier.

"I was worired about my tires sealing over and I tried not to run too hard. But hats off to Scott Bailey Racing Engines and Tommy McCoy has this MB Customs on a rail."

USRA STOCK CAR WIN TO WILLIE

Dean Willie earned his second O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars feature win of the season, holding off William Garner by one car length.

Willie, of Warresnburg, started fifth and he took over the lead from Rodney Schweitzer coming off turn two on lap four. But Schweitzer used the inside groove to regain the top spot the next time around.

The order stayed that way until they flipped positions again on lap 13 as Willie edged by and William Garner was right behind the top two.

Garner advanced into second on lap 16 and pressured Willie the rest of the way, but could not get by. Willie prevailed by .341 seconds. It was Garner's second straight runner-up feature finish.

"We were just a little bit tight tonight," Willie said of the car, "but we figured out enough to make it happen. Somebody was there on me and got me plumb sideways on that last lap. That's racing. It made it fun. We were tight at the end and causing me to be higher on corner exit than I wanted to be."

Schweitzer finished third with Ed Griggs fourth and Robert White taking fifth.

Cedar Creek Beef Jerky USRA Modifieds

A Feature - 1. 1X-Matt Johnson[1]; 2. 22H-Dustin Hodges[3]; 3. 5-Robbie Reed[2]; 4. 8-Dillon McCowan[5]; 5. 3B-Nic Bidinger[4]; 6. 38C-Jason Pursley[8]; 7. 20JR-Todd Shute[21]; 8. 96-Cody Brill[12]; 9. 4R-Jared Russell[13]; 10. 89-Tate Cole[9]; 11. 55H-AJ Hoff[14]; 12. 88-Jimmy Dowell[10]; 13. 23-Lucas Dobbs[15]; 14. 98-Jeff Cutshaw[17]; 15. 24D-Jesse Dill[6]; 16. 73-Jay Arnold[20]; 17. 73B-Mickey Burrell[18]; 18. 11JR-Randal Schiffelbein Jr[7]; 19. (DNF) 28C-Thomas Creech[16]; 20. (DNS) 16S-Eric Turner; 21. (DNS) 21TW-Tracy Wolf

Heat 1 - 1. 1X-Matt Johnson[4]; 2. 3B-Nic Bidinger[3]; 3. 24D-Jesse Dill[2]; 4. 11JR-Randal Schiffelbein Jr[6]; 5. 88-Jimmy Dowell[1]; 6. 96-Cody Brill[8]; 7. 55H-AJ Hoff[9]; 8. 23-Lucas Dobbs[5]; 9. 98-Jeff Cutshaw[7]; 10. 73-Jay Arnold[10]

Heat 2 - 1. 22H-Dustin Hodges[1]; 2. 5-Robbie Reed[5]; 3. 8-Dillon McCowan[4]; 4. 38C-Jason Pursley[6]; 5. 16S-Eric Turner[3]; 6. 89-Tate Cole[9]; 7. 4R-Jared Russell[11]; 8. 28C-Thomas Creech[7]; 9. 73B-Mickey Burrell[8]; 10. 21TW-Tracy Wolf[2]; 11. 20JR-Todd Shute[10]

O'Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars

A Feature - 1. 68-Dean Wille[5]; 2. 7-William Garner[2]; 3. 74-Rodney Schweizer[1]; 4. 47-Ed Griggs[4]; 5. 5-Robert White[7]; 6. 41-Bryan White[8]; 7. 8M-James McMillin[11]; 8. 7D-Doug Keller[9]; 9. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[6]; 10. 3C-Chad Staus[14]; 11. 2-Zeb Keepper[12]; 12. 83-James Ellis[17]; 13. 12-Christopher Sawyer[10]; 14. 2C-Colton Bourland[16]; 15. 0F-Mason Beck[3]; 16. 111-Jason Newman[18]; 17. (DNF) 13-Lyle Dietrich[15]; 18. (DNF) 21P-Darren Phillips[13]; 19. (DNF) 91J-Jaylen Wettengel[20]; 20. (DNS) 5K-Steve Herrick

Bill Roberts Chevrolet Heat 1 - 1. 7-William Garner[1]; 2. 47-Ed Griggs[2]; 3. 11-Waylon Dimmitt[4]; 4. 5-Robert White[7]; 5. 41-Bryan White[9]; 6. 2-Zeb Keepper[6]; 7. 21P-Darren Phillips[3]; 8. 13-Lyle Dietrich[10]; 9. 83-James Ellis[5]; 10. 111-Jason Newman[8]

Bill Roberts Chevrolet Heat 2 - 1. 74-Rodney Schweizer[2]; 2. 0F-Mason Beck[4]; 3. 68-Dean Wille[5]; 4. 12-Christopher Sawyer[1]; 5. 7D-Doug Keller[9]; 6. 8M-James McMillin[8]; 7. 3C-Chad Staus[3]; 8. 2C-Colton Bourland[7]; 9. (DNF) 91J-Jaylen Wettengel[10]

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