Pierce Powers To Lucas Oil Dirt Victory At Macon

Bobby Pierce (center) beat out Brian Shirley (left) and Steve Francis (right) to score the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series feature win at Macon Speedway last Thursday night. Photo courtesy LODLMS Media

Bobby Pierce scored the biggest win of his young racing career tonight at Macon Speedway in Macon, IL. Pierce pocketed $12,000 for his win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100.

Pierce crossed the line a half a lap ahead of second place finisher, Brian Shirley. Steve Francis finished third followed by Jimmy Owens, who rallied from 24th to finish fourth. Eddie Carrier, Jr. rounded out the top five.

“I can’t believe how good the car was tonight, everything was great from the get-go,” said Pierce. “We set fast time, won our heat and led every lap in the feature. I got a little worried in traffic a few times, but everybody gave each other plenty of room. I hope the fans enjoyed the show tonight. To win the first Lucas Oil race here at Macon is special. My dad has a lot of wins here, and this is only the second time I have raced here in a Late Model.

“The track was good all night. That rain in the Modified feature, I think helped a little. There was enough cushion up against the wall to keep me from hitting it.”

It was Pierce’s second career LOLMDS victory. His first LOLMDS victory came in February at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL.

Shirley took over the second spot from Francis on lap six and never looked back. Shirley stayed close to Pierce for the first half of the race, but faded over the final 50 laps and maintained second place.

“I have to thank Scott Riggs for letting me drive his car,” said Shirley. “We were good for most of the race; I was married to the bottom and he stayed up against the wall. I thought I could get him a few times, but it was a long race and he just got away from me.”

Francis, in the Clint Bowyer, Georgia Boot Barry Wright entry, held off Owens to claim third.

“Bobby and Brian were great tonight. If someone had told me we would finish third at Macon, I would have taken it in a heartbeat. It was a great points night. The car was a little tighter than I wanted it to be, but we will definitely take this third and head to Tri-City tomorrow night.”

Completing the top ten were Kevin Weaver, Brian Birkhofer, Brandon Sheppard, John Blankenship, and Dennis Erb, Jr.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Macon Speedway – Macon, IL
St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100 – May 1, 2014

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