{"id":51747,"date":"2018-05-14T09:03:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T16:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=51747"},"modified":"2018-05-14T09:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T16:03:59","slug":"the-newport-nightmare-wins-woo-first-in-flight-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/the-newport-nightmare-wins-woo-first-in-flight-100\/","title":{"rendered":"The Newport Nightmare Wins WOO First in Flight 100"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All images courtesy Gene Lefler, On the Cushion Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae<\/sup> veteran Late Model Series driver Jimmy Owens, better known as the Newport Nightmare, earned his first win of the season at this weekend\u2019s inaugural First in Flight 100 presented by Hoker Trucking.<\/p>\n

The Newport, TN native was unsure if he and his Jimmy Owens Racing team would even compete at Fayetteville Motor Speedway over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were kind of up in arms about even coming to this race,\u201d said Owens. \u201cThat is, until Fayetteville Motor Speedway\u2019s promoter, Jim Long, called and personally invited us. I knew then that we needed to do whatever it took to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n

It quickly became obvious that the veteran dirt driver was meant to compete in this popular race as Long kicked off the race weekend after winning the 10-lap Big C Dash for Cash<\/em><\/strong>, which honored the late Carlton Lamm. After collecting this $2,001 win, Owens started on the pole for the 100-lap finale beside defending World of Outlaws Champion Brandon Sheppard.<\/p>\n

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Although Sheppard took the lead position from Owens on the first lap of Saturday night\u2019s feature race, the Newport Nightmare found a renewed momentum on lap 16 to overcome the New Berlin, IL driver on the high-side to obtain the lead and prove he was the driver to beat at Fayetteville Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe track got rubbered up about halfway, but you can\u2019t do anything in 90-degree weather,\u201d said Owens. \u201cThe guys at Fayetteville Motor Speedway did their best to give us an awesome racetrack and I was able to pass for the lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite fourteen separate cautions, Owens continued to hold his own even during a late race caution that brought out a green-white-checkers style finish. After, Owens was able to pull away from Sheppard by 1.128 seconds by the time the checkers fell. This win would give the driver who was even unsure of whether he would even compete in the inaugural First in Flight 100 earlier last week his first $25,001 World of Outlaws victory this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis win was amazing,\u201d said Owens. \u201cI am so honored to dedicate this to my brother, who was in the hospital while I was racing and was the biggest reason that I almost chose to stay home versus heading to Fayetteville.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Sheppard thought that his effort on the long runs would earn him Saturday night\u2019s feature win, he would come up a bit short to the veteran predecessor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty good on the long runs there and Owens was definitely slowing down to reserve tires,\u201d said Sheppard. \u201cIn the beginning, I got out front there and was slowing the pace up and off a restart; he just got up on the wheel and did what he had to do and got back by me and that was the end of it for me. All and all, it was a pretty good night. Second place may not have been the result that we wanted, but we\u2019ll take it, and congratulations to Jimmy and thanks for all of the fans for coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Sheppard and Owens as well as the other champions from the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series will continue their battle at Atomic Speedway, for the Outlaw Invasion $10,000-to-win doubleheader weekend, May 18-19. For more information, check out woolms.com<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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