32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100

Pos. Driver (car no.), hometown, chassis
1. Eddie Carrier Jr. (28), Salt Rock, W.Va., Rocket, $50,000
2. Scott Bloomquist (0), Mooresburg, Tenn., Sweet-Bloomquist, $10,000
3. Jimmy Mars (28), Menomonie, Wis., MB Customs, $7,000
4. John Blankenship (23), Williamson, W.Va., Rocket, $5,000
5. Jared Landers (777), Batesville, Ark., Rocket, $4,000
6. Steve Francis (15), Ashland, Ky., Barry Wright, $3,800
7. Randy Weaver (116), Crossville, Tenn., Longhorn, $3,600
8. Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., Barry Wright, $3,400
9. Dustin Linville (D8), Bryantsville, Ky., Swartz, $3,200
10. Jimmy Owens (20), Newport, Tenn., Club 29, $3,000
11. Tim McCreadie (39), Watertown, N.Y., Rocket, $2,750
12. Doug Drown (20), Wooster, Ohio, Rocket, $2,700
13. Jason Jameson (12), Lawrenceburg, Ind., Club 29, $2,650
14. Jason Hughes (12), Watts, Okla., Bloomquist, $2,625
15. Earl Pearson Jr. (44), Jacksonville, Fla., Longhorn, $2,600
16. Don O’Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., Barry Wright, $2,575
17. Mike Marlar (157), Winfield, Tenn., Rocket, $2,550
18. Gregg Satterlee (22), Indiana, Pa., Rocket, $2,525
19. Matt Miller (3), Whitehouse, Ohio, Rocket, $2,500
20. Brandon Overton (5), Appling, Ga., Bloomquist, $2,500
21. Steve Casebolt (c9), Richmond, Ind., Club 29, $2,500
22. Jesse Lay (63), Walton, Ky., Pierce, $2,500
23. Dale McDowell (17m), Chickamauga, Ga., Warrior, $2,500
24. Michael Chilton (97), Salvisa, Ky., Revelution, $2,500
25. Jason Papich (91P), Nipomo, Calif., Club 29, $2,500
26. Steve Landrum (18), Erlanger, Ky., Rocket, $2,500
Heat race winners (among 52 cars): Bloomquist, Jameson, Francis, Michael Chilton, Landers, Dustin Linville, Satterlee, Owens, Blankenship.
Dash winners: Bloomquist, Owens
Consolation winners: Chilton, Miller.
Provisional starters: Pearson, Erb, Landrum, Hughes
Non-qualifiers' race winner: Scott James

Blog-style reports:

Main event updates

10:51 p.m. (100 laps): Racing out of West Virginia but a Kentucky native, Eddie Carrier Jr. leads the last four laps to win the North-South 100, just the second Kentuckian to grab win the state's richest race. He led five of 100 laps.

10:49 p.m. (97 laps): Rundown for restart: Carrier, Bloomquist, Blankenship, Mars, Landers, Francis, Weaver, Linville, Erb, Drown, Jameson and Owens.

10:46 p.m. (97 laps): Eddie Carrier Jr. gets under Jimmy Owens in turn three on lap 97 as Owens gets into the turn-two wall; in turn four, Owens pulls up lame with a flat tire to draw a yellow.

10:45 (92 laps): It's on between Owens and Carrier as they crossed in a near dead-heat two laps in a row. Owens had a car length on him at lap 93. Carrier led lap 94, but Owens went back ahead and has two lengths on lap 96.

10:42 p.m. (89 laps): Rundown for restart: Owens, Carrier, Bloomquist, Mars, Landers, Blankenship, Francis, Marlar, Linville and Weaver. (Landers spun during the caution period but he'll still restart fifth).

10:40 (89 laps): With Tim McCreadie and Gregg Satterlee slowing and a caution imminent, the third running Marlar threw it hard into the corner trying to get Bloomquist, triggering a scramble that sent Eddie Carrier Jr. to second behind Owens. Bloomquist survived to hold third but Marlar dropped to eighth and the caution appeared for McCreadie.

10:36 p.m. (88 laps): Rundown for restart: Owens, Bloomquist, Marlar, Landers, Carrier, Weaver, Mars, Blankenship, Francis and Linville in 10th.

10:34 p.m. (88 laps): Matt Miller slams the turn-three wall and his No. 3 briefly bounds into the air; he's OK. Owens leads at the fourth caution over Bloomquist, Marlar, Landers and Carrier.

10:32 p.m. (80 laps): Owens has a half-straightaway on Bloomquist with Mike Marlar and Jared Landers within a half-straightaway of Bloomquist.

10:30 p.m. (74 laps): Owens dives under Bloomquist in turn one to take over the lead; Marlar is nearly a half-straight back in third.

10:27 p.m. (65 laps): Owens is all over Bloomquist behind lapped traffic and Marlar is back in the mix in third.

10:25 p.m. (55 laps): It's looking like the two-car race most imagined with Bloomquist nearly one second ahead of Owens as they pull further away from third-running Mike Marlar. Jared Landers is falling further behind in fourth followed by John Blankenship and Eddie Carrier. It appears Dustin Linville's charge is over as he's dropped out of the top 10. (Dale McDowell retired on lap 51).

10:22 p.m. (48 laps): Landers rubs past Blankenship to take fourth. He's chasing Bloomquist, Owens and Marlar.

10:20 p.m. (47 laps): Rundown for restart: Bloomquist, Owens, Marlar, Blankenship, Landers, Linville, Carrier, Francis, Mars and Weaver in 10th; 11-20: Overton, Miller, McDowell, McCreadie, Satterlee, Casebolt, Pearson, Hughes, Erb.

10:18 p.m. (47 laps): Don O'Neal spun out again in turn four to draw the third caution; O'Neal and Michael Chilton ducked to the pits. Bloomquist lost a 1.3-second lead over Owens as they stretched away from the field.

10:12 p.m. (37 laps): Another quick caution appears when Don O'Neal spins exiting turn four. Before that, Mike Marlar made a thrilling crossover move on the backstretch to regain fourth from Jared Landers, then diving under Blankenship in turn three to slide into the third spot. Bloomquist remains the leader with Owens second.

10:09 p.m. (36 laps): Rundown for restart: Bloomquist, Owens, Blankenship, Marlar, Landers (from ninth), Francis, Linville (from 19th), Carrier, Drown, O'Neal, Mars, Overton, Miller, McDowell, Weaver, Casebolt, McCreadie, Satterlee, Pearson, Jameson, Hughes (that's the lead lap). Lapped cars: Papich, Chilton, Erb, Lay, Landrum.

10:07 p.m. (36 laps): A caution appears for Jason Papich, who slows on the frontstretch. Scott Bloomquist was stretching away from a tight battle with Owens, who was keeping pace while John Blankenship and Mike Marlar had slipped further back as the frontrunners worked traffic. Owens was all over Bloomquist during an earlier stretch, but Bloomquist maintained the point.

10:05 p.m. (30 laps): Mike Marlar has joined the leaders in a four-car battle up front with Bloomquist stretching his lead a bit as he tries to lap Jason Jameson.

10:03 p.m. (22 laps): A tight battle among the top three with Bloomquist just ahead of Owens and Blankenship, who crossed the line in a virtual dead heat on lap 23.

10:01 p.m. (16 laps): Bloomquist built nearly a straightaway lead early, but Owens is tracking him down in traffic with Blankenship not far behind. Mike Marlar is a distant fourth and Steve Francis fifth.

9:57 p.m. (lap 1): The green flag flies with Scott Bloomquist leading the first lap over Owens and Blankenship.

9:52 p.m.: Bloomquist is finally on the track and the field is forming up for the four-wide parade lap.

9:48 p.m.: Polesitter Scott Bloomquist's Raceceiver isn't working; he's in the infield for a battery change while the rest of the field paces.

9:41 p.m.: Drivers get the call to fire engines after in-car introductions.

Pre-feature notes

The 10-minute horn for drivers to line up blew about 9:15 p.m., but it appears track prep won't be done before 9:30 p.m. .... With Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens starting on the front row, Dustin Linville said what everyone’s thinking before the North-South 100. “Scott and Jimmy are going to be tough,” said the Bryantsville, Ky., driver, who starts 19th in the 26-car field. … Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., knows all too well how good Owens has been after his Tennessee buddy outran him in heat and dash action at Florence. He figures he could do worse than try to stick with Owens and do something with him late in the 100-lapper. “Watch and learn — and then get smart,” Marlar said. Marlar spent part of the time before the race swapping to his old face-shield after a new face-shield didn’t work with his tearoffs. … Drivers were keeping a keen eye on the track prep at the half-mile oval as water was applied to the surface and pack trucks worked the moisture in. When Florence is wet, the groove generally starts up high and works down the track, said Jimmy Mars, the 2009 race winner who starts 10th. “You can’t set up for the beginning,” Mars said, saying a car has only to be manageable early in the race. “You’ve gotta focus on the last 20 (laps) for sure.” … In what appeared to be a photo finish in a consolation race, Dustin Linville was scored as finishing second, one-hundredth of a second behind fellow Kentucky driver Michael Chilton. Linville thought he edged Chilton, but since both were among the top three transferring cars, it didn’t matter too much. “If it was for third, I’d be a little upset,” Linville said with a laugh. Linville won a $2,000 event at Florence last month, but he came to the track with a new setup — he finally returned to the old setup before the consy. “That’s why you’ve got a notebook,” Linville said. “We race car drivers are hard-headed."

Non-qualifiers race lineup

(30 laps; after main event)
Row 1: James Rice, Steve Shaver
Row 2: Scott James, Dan Schlieper
Row 3: Ray Cook, Mason Zeigler
Row 4: Nick Latham, Skylar Marlar
Row 5: Chad Smith, Michael Asberry
Row 6: Duane Chamberlain, Stephen Breeding
Row 7: Ted Nobbe, Zak Blackwood
Row 8: Tim Tungate, Dingus Griffin
Row 9: Mike Fryer, Wayne Chinn
Row 10: Jay Shell, Jeff Alsip
Alternates: Chris Stotts, Brian Gray, Robby Hensley

Second dash

Polesitter Jimmy Owens led all six laps and will start outside front row of the feature event. Second-starting Mike Marlar and third-starting Eddie Carrier Jr. held on to their starting spots. Brandon Overton finished fourth, with Jimmy Mars rounding out the top-five. Dale McDowell advanced two spots to finish sixth.

Finish: Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Eddie Carrier Jr., Brandon Overton, Jimmy Mars, Dale McDowell, Gregg Satterlee, Jesse Lay

First dash

Scott Bloomquist ran away with the first six-lap dash to secure the pole position for the 100-lapper. Outside front-row starter John Blankenship failed to stayed alongside on the high side, while Don O'Neal's early bid to get past ended up with him slipping too high in turn one on the second lap. Bloomquist won by 1.8 seconds with Blankenship finishing second ahead of Clint Bowyer Racing teammates Steve Francis and Don O'Neal.

Finish: Scott Bloomquist, John Blankenship, Steve Francis, Don O'Neal, Jared Landers, Doug Drown, Randy Weaver, Tim McCreadie.

Second consolation

Matt Miller swung into the lead from outside the front row at the outset and raced to a 20-lap vicotry, leaving a wild battle for second in his wake among polesitter Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Papich and Jason Jameson early in the race. With Erb diamonding the corners, the three swapped positions multiple times between laps 5-7 before Papich and Jameson finally dropped Erb to the fourth spot by lap eight. By then, Miller was more than a half-straightaway ahead and Papich never seriously challenged him in finishing second for his first North-South 100 start. Jameson got the third and final transfer spot while Erb slipped back to sixth at the finish.

Finish: Matt Miller, Jason Papich, Jason Jameson, Jason Hughes, Steve Shaver, Dennis Erb Jr., Dan Schlieper, Mason Zeigler, Stephen Breeding, Skylar Marlar, Michael Asberry, Zak Blackwood, Dingus Griffin, Wayne Chinn, Jeff Alsip. Scratched: Gary Christian, Dustin Neat, Brad Neat.

First consolation

Polesitter Michael Chilton jumped to the lead at the drop of the green and led most of the race, besting fourth-starting Dustin Linville at by one hundreth of a second at the checkers after a four-lap side-by-side battle. Second-starting Steve Casebolt challenged Chilton and led a couple laps mid-race, but slipped to finish third. Earl Pearson Jr. finished fourth, with Florence regular James Rice rounding out the top-five. Chris Stotts spun in turn four for a lap-16 caution. A caution flew on the initial start for Robby Hensley.

Finish: Michael Chilton, Dustin Linville, Steve Casebolt, Earl Pearson Jr., James Rice, Scott James, Ray Cook, Nick Latham, Chad Smith, Duane Chamberlain, Ted Nobbe, Tim Tungate, Mike Fryer, Jay Shell, Brian Gray, Robby Hensley, Steve Landrum.

Pre-race setup

Action is set to get under way Saturday evening at Florence for the conclusion of the 32nd annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South 100, with Saturday's action set up by the new double-round of heat races held Friday night.

Former North-South multiple-time winners Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., the only double-heat winner, and Jimmy Owens of Newport, Tenn., will start on the front of Geri Ramey Memorial Twin Dashes that will set the lineup for the first eight rows of the 100-lap main event.

Bloomquist's dash will set the inside lane among the first eight rows while Owens's dash will set the outside lane. A pair of consolation races races will transfer six more drivers into the main event for 22 entries among a larger field that will include series and track provisionals.

Pre-race notes

The dash races honor Geri Ramey, the late fiancee of long-time racing publicist Ryan Delph. She died July 27 after a bout with colon cancer. Delph Communications put up $1,500 to pay the top three finishers in each dash. ... New to the North-South is a $2,500-to-win non-qualifiers' race for 20 cars paying $300-to-win. .... Beside Late Model action, a modified feature is also part of the program. .... Don't miss details about the Hall of Fame inductees.

Geri Ramey Memorial Twin Dash lineups

First dash
(Six laps; sets inside lane of main event)
Row 1: Scott Bloomquist, John Blankenship
Row 2: Don O’Neal, Steve Francis
Row 3: Jared Landers, Doug Drown
Row 4: Tim McCreadie, Randy Weaver
Second dash
(Six laps; sets outside lane of main event)
Row 1: Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar
Row 2: Eddie Carrier Jr., Brandon Overton
Row 3: Jimmy Mars, Gregg Satterlee
Row 4: Jesse Lay, Dale McDowell

Consolation lineups

First consolation
(20 laps; top three transfer)
Row 1: Steve Casebolt, Michael Chilton
Row 2: Duane Chamberlain, Dustin Linville
Row 3: Earl Pearson Jr., James Rice
Row 4: Chris Stotts, Scott James
Row 5: Nick Latham, Tim Tungate
Row 6: Robby Hensley, Ray Cook
Row 7: Ted Nobbe, Chad Smith
Row 8: Mike Fryer, Jay Shell
Row 9: Steve Landrum, Brian Gray
Second consolation
(20 laps; top three transfer)
Row 1: Dennis Erb Jr., Matt Miller
Row 2: Mason Zeigler, Jason Jameson
Row 3: Jason Hughes, Stephen Breeding
Row 4: Wayne Chinn, Jason Papich
Row 5: Michael Asberry, Steve Shaver
Row 6: Dingus Griffin, Dan Schlieper
Row 7: Dustin Neat, Brad Neat
Row 8: Gary Christian, Zak Blackwood
Row 9: Skylar Marlar, Jeff Alsip

Saturday's schedule

• Two 20-lap Late Model consolation races
• Two six-lap Late Model pole dashes
• Modified feature event
• 100-lap main event
 • 30-lap Late Model non-qualifiers' race