Jimmy Owens Leads Crown Jewel Cup Standings

Jimmy Owens Leads Crown Jewel Cup Standings

(WAYCROSS, GA - August 5, 2015) - The chase for the ASi Racewear Crown Jewel Cup - Presented by DirtonDirt.com continues this weekend at Florence Speedway in Union, KY.

Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN holds a slim 5-point lead over Scott Bloomquist in the Crown Jewel Cup standings, heading into this weekend's 33rd Annual Sunoco North/South 100 - Presented by Lucas Oil. Jonathan Davenport, Jared Landers, and Brandon Sheppard round out the top five in Crown Jewel Cup standings.

The Crown Jewel Cup program will award points to drivers at the ten crown jewel events, within the series schedule, that pay $20,000 or more to the winner. The driver that maintains perfect attendance throughout the season and earns the most points, within these ten events, will receive a $10,000 bonus at the championship awards banquet. Drivers finishing second and third in the Crown Jewel Cup will also receive cash awards.

2015 Crown Jewel Cup Events:

June 12th-13th - Clash at the Mag - Magnolia Motor Speedway - $20,000

July 12th - Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 - Lucas Oil Speedway - $30,000

July 17th-18th - Silver Dollar Nationals - I-80 Speedway - $32,000

August 7th-8th - Sunoco North/South 100 - Florence Speedway - $50,000

August 14th-15th - COMP Cams Topless 100 - Batesville Motor Speedway - $40,000

August 28th-29th - Pittsburgher 100 - Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway - $20,000

September 6th - Hillbilly Hundred - I-77 Raceway Park - $25,000

September 18th-19th - Jackson 100 - Brownstown Speedway - $20,000

September 26th - Knoxville Late Model Nationals - Knoxville Raceway - $40,000

October 16th-17th - Dirt Track World Championship - Portsmouth Raceway Park - $100,000

ASi Racewear Crown Jewel Cup - Presented by DirtonDirt.com Standings:

POS       CAR#     DRIVER           POINTS

1             20         Jimmy Owens           670

2             0            Scott Bloomquist       665

3             6            Jonathan Davenport   635

4             777        Jared Landers          595

5             B5          Brandon Sheppard   585

6             28e        Dennis Erb, Jr.         565

7             28          Eddie Carrier, Jr.      560

8             1            Earl Pearson, Jr.      555

9             21b        Chris Brown             485

10           15           Steve Francis          475

10           5             Don O'Neal             475

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