Jimmy Owens added to his 2020 win on Saturday night, as he held off a furious charge from Billy Moyer on the final lap to score the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Arkansas’ Batesville Motor Speedway.
The win was worth a $40,000 payday for the Newport, Tennessee native with his 10th victory of the year.
Moyer charged from 18th to briefly edge in front of Owens as the two exited turn number two on the final lap, but Moyer drifted out too high and hit the outside retaining wall.
Owens pulled away for his third win in the event’s history. Moyer fell from second to fourth at the finish as both Earl Pearson, Jr. and Tim McCreadie slipped past him. Dale McDowell finished in fifth.
“I knew there was someone behind me,” Owens said. “I didn’t know if it was the 39 car behind me or what. I didn’t know where to go on the track. He (Moyer) snuck around me and was by me. He must have gotten a little push off the corner and tagged the wall. I wasn’t worried too much about the tires until Timmy pitted for a flat because I knew he would come from the back. My hat is off to my crew, we had a great run all weekend.”
Ricky Thornton, Jr., Brandon Overton, Chris Madden, Josh Richards, and Tyler Erb rounded out the top 10.
For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit LucasDirt.com.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Batesville Motor Speedway – Batesville, AR
COMP Cams Topless 100 – August 22, 2020
| Pos | Start | Car # | Competitor | Hometown | Pay |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Newport, TN | $40,900 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | Earl Pearson Jr | Jacksonville, FL | $20,800 |
| 3 | 2 | 39 | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, NY | $10,700 |
| 4 | 18 | 21M | Billy Moyer Sr | Batesville, AR | $5,000 |
| 5 | 4 | 17M | Dale McDowell | Chickamauga, GA | $4,000 |
| 6 | 20 | 20RT | Ricky Thornton Jr | Adel, IA | $3,750 |
| 7 | 3 | 76 | Brandon Overton | Evans, GA | $3,500 |
| 8 | 13 | 44M | Chris Madden | Gray Court, SC | $3,000 |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | Josh Richards | Shinnston, WV | $3,600 |
| 10 | 17 | 1T | Tyler Erb | New Waverly, TX | $3,400 |
| 11 | 5 | 49 | Jonathan Davenport | Blairsville, GA | $3,500 |
| 12 | 14 | 18 | Shannon Babb | Moweaqua, IL | $2,400 |
| 13 | 21 | C8 | Timothy Culp | Prattsville, AR | $2,350 |
| 14 | 22 | 21XXX | Neil Baggett | Columbus, MS | $2,300 |
| 15 | 19 | 9 | Devin Moran | Dresden, OH | $2,950 |
| 16 | 10 | 2S | Stormy Scott | Las Cruces, NM | $2,200 |
| 17 | 7 | 25 | Shane Clanton | Zebulon, GA | $2,850 |
| 18 | 23 | 16 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | $2,125 |
| 19 | 16 | 81E | Tanner English | Benton, KY | $2,800 |
| 20 | 8 | 21 | Billy Moyer Jr | Batesville, AR | $2,775 |
| 21 | 25 | 36 | Logan Martin | West Plains, MO | $2,050 |
| 22 | 11 | 11H | Spencer Hughes | Meridian, MS | $2,025 |
| 23 | 12 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | Morristown, TN | $2,700 |
| 24 | 9 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | Brandon, FL | $2,700 |
| 25 | 24 | 1BJ | BJ Robinson | Bossier City, LA | $2,000 |
| 26 | 26 | 86R | Rick Rickman | Columbus, MS | $2,000 |
