Roush Yates Dominates on Dirt

CC | September 26, 2011

Whether its late models, sprint cars, or off-road trucks, Roush Yates power leads the way in dirt track racing… and they have the wins to prove it. This past weekend Scott Bloomquist scored his fourth consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win, Chuck Hebing won the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Championship, and Roush Yates engines won multiple podium positions in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.

Bloomquist won Saturday’s Jackson 100 at Brownstown Speedway, becoming the first four-time winner of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event. He had to hold off series regulars Don O’Neal and Jimmy Owens to take the win and leave with a 40-point lead in the series points. Bloomquist has been to victory lane 14 times this season with his Roush Yates-powered Ford engine.

“The car was good all night,” said the elated 47-year-old Hall of Famer Bloomquist. “Once we got the lead I had traffic to deal with. Jimmy made it close at the end, but we held on.”

Chub Frank became the first two-time winner of the MCR Fall Classic at McKean County Raceway on Saturday. Frank drives a Roush Yates engine in the United Late Model Series and has won two out of the last three races he has entered.

Chuck Hebing went into the historic Fonda Speedway looking for a win on Saturday night, and came out a champion. Hebing and three-time Champion Steve Poirier have been fighting for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Championship all season long. Poirier posted his eighth win of the season but Hebing held on with just enough points to take the championship.

“It was definitely a tough year and it was a great competition with Steve (Poirier) and his gang,” said Hebing. “It was a very good year if he wasn’t winning I was winning. Tonight was one of our worst finishes but it was a heck of a good time and I need to thank my sponsors, Roush Yates for the awesome Ford engine, and my car owner Ron Wilkins.”

This is the third championship Roush Yates has clinched so far this season. The Bowman Gray Modified Championship and IHRA Championship were also won with Roush Yates engines.

Roush Yates engine racers stood on the podium in multiple divisions for round 11 and 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Truck Series races at Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, AZ. Carl Renezeder finished second on Saturday and Sunday in the Pro 4 race. Brian Deegan had a great weekend, winning the Pro 2 race on Saturday and finishing second on Sunday. Corey Sisler gave Roush Yates a podium finish in the Prolite race, finishing second.

Roush Yates engines were also winning on the other side of the globe this weekend. Kodee Brown won the Shinju race in a Dominated Super Sedan with his D3 358 engine in Broome, Australia and Robert Watson Jr. won the Sprint 360 feature race in Narrogin,Australia with his Roush Yates Sprint 360 engine.

To find out more about all of Roush Yates’ dirt engines visitwww.roushyates.com or call 1-877-798-RYPP.