Pearson Edges O´Neal
Earl Pearson wins 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship
Team Allstar driver, Earl Pearson, Jr. won the series championship by 65 points over Don O'Neal at Saturday night's 9th Annual Commonwealth Cup which was held at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway. After the race a relieved Pearson and his crew was elated over taking the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series despite coming home 16th two spots ahead of O'Neal. “Oh man, what a long night, I about wrecked qualifying, then someone ran over my nose in the heat, we had to take a provisional and then the power steering hose came off, but somehow we survived and brought home this championship for Carlton and Kemp Lamm, Lucas Oil Products, Dunn-Benson Ford and all my guys on the crew.” During his post race interview O'Neal came over to congratulate Pearson on his title. “Don O'Neal is a great race car driver, he showed his class by coming over him to congratulate us, we've raced each other hard this year and either one of us would have made a great champion.”
Other Team Allstar drivers finishing in the top ten in the final Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of the season were Darren Miller, who came from the tail after changing a flat tire, Jimmy Mars, Steve Casebolt, Jr., and Greg Johnson.
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