| xc | Shaver and Owens on Commonwealth 100 Front Row For Saturday Night
James Essex Apr.14.2012 JAMAICA, VA - Defending Commonwealth 100 winner Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV and defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN will make up the front row for the Third Annual Commonwealth 100 on Saturday Night at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway. Shaver and Owens won their respective first and third heats on Friday Night to earn their starting spots for the $25,000 to win race. Other heat race winners include Rick Eckert of York, PA and Jared Landers of Batesville, AR. Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA set fast time among the 40 entrants in Red Buck Cigars Time Trials with a lap of 17.058 seconds around the half-mile oval. The top four finishers out of four-15 lap heat races advanced from Friday Night's action to the Commonwealth 100. On Saturday, activities will get underway when the pit gates open at 3 pm. There will be a celebrity slot-car race underneath the main grandstand area starting at 3:15pm. Dirt Racing Outreach will hold a service beginning at 3:30PM. General admission gates will open up at 4 pm with a driver's autograph session slated for 4:30 PM. The drivers' meeting is scheduled for 5:30pm. Action on the track will kick off at 6:00pm with the first of two B-mains that will determine the rest of the starting grid for the feature. After that, will be the Third Annual Commonwealth 100 and rounding out the night will be a $3,000 to win Non-Qualifiers race. The event is being taped by Lucas Oil Production Studios and will be shown on MAV-TV, SPEED, and NBC Sports Network. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series visit www.lucasdirt.com. For the latest breaking news on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, log onto www.lucasdirt.com or call the series' office at (951) 532-2503. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Friday Night, April 13, 2012 Commonwealth 100 Virginia Motor Speedway - Jamaica, VA Red Buck Cigars Fast Time: Casey Roberts / 17.058 seconds (Group A and Overall) Jimmy Owens / 17.071 seconds (Group B) Wiles Driveshafts First Heat (15 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Steve Shaver, Dennis Erb, Jr., Casey Roberts, David Williams, Austin Hubbard, Tim McCreadie, Earl Pearson, Jr., Gregg Satterlee, Walker Arthur, Brandon Overton U. S. Steel Second Heat (15 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Rick Eckert, Stevie Long, Shane Clanton, Don O'Neal, Jared Hawkins, Steve Francis, Jason Covert, Dean Bowen, David Zona, Eric Wells Simpson Performance Products Third Heat (15 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jimmy Owens, Brian Birkhofer, Ricky Elliott , Tyler Reddick, Scott Bloomquist, John Lobb, Dennis Franklin, Kyle Lear, Chris Madden, Mike Marlar HAWK Brakes Fourth Heat (15 Laps- Top 4 Advance): Jared Landers, Daniel Stone, Kenny Moreland, John Blankenship, Jamie Lathroum, Darryl Hills, Ronnie DeHaven, Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Andrew Mullins, Tim Shelton JRi Shocks First B-Main Line Up (20 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Austin Hubbard 11h 37 Jared Hawkins Tim McCreadie 39 15 Steve Francis Earl Pearson, Jr. 44 43a Jason Covert Gregg Satterlee 22 5n Dean Bowen Walker Arthur 87 99z David Zona Brandon Overton 76 18e Eric Wells PAC Racing Springs Second B-Main Line Up (20 Laps- Top 3 Advance): Scott Bloomquist 0 6L Jamie Lathroum John Lobb 28 7h Darryl Hills Dennis Franklin 37c 17d Ronnie DeHaven, Jr. Kyle Lear 7 15d Jonathan Davenport Chris Madden 44m 51 Andrew Mullins Mike Marlar 5b 55 Tim Shelton 2012 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors ASI Racewear - "The Official Merchandise Vendor" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Canidae Pet Foods - "The Official Pet Foods" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series DART Machinery - "The Official Engine Components" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series E3 Spark Plugs - "The Official Spark Plug" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Geico - "The Official Insurance" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series General Tire - "The Official Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Hoosier Tire - "The Official Race Tire" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Lucas Oil Products - "The Official Oil" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series MavTV - "The Official TV Network" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Optima Batteries - "The Official Battery" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Speedco - "The Official Truck Lube and Tire Center" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sunoco Race Fuels - "The Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series U. 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