ARCHDALE, NC (May 6, 2008)- Earl Pearson Jr. driving in his first event with a cast on his broken right wrist from a wreck in early April was able to extend his points lead in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series national points standings with a solid 5th place finish at last weekends "Kentucky 99" event in Calvert City, KY. Earl driving the Bobby Labonte owned Mastersbilt Chassis finished 3rd in his heat race to earn a 12th starting position for the 50-lap feature event. Earl would advance into the top five by halfway and was running as high as 3rd place before finishing a solid 5th place at the checkers. Earl now leads the series points standings by 45 points over Steve Casebolt. "It was a good finish for us with the circumstances we were under. It was a little uncomfortable at times in the car trying to drive with the cast but I was able to get the job done a get a top 5 finish", stated Earl. READ MORE |
