Bloomquist Finds Victory Lane at East Bay

Mooresville, NC (February 13, 2013)  After finishing second by only a car length Monday night, Scott Bloomquist pulled out all the stops on Tuesday to earn his sixth win at East Bay Raceway Park in the DART WinterNationals.

Bloomquist finished first in his heat race and started on the pole with his Roush Yates 436 Ford Dirt Late Model Engine at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fl. Leading flag to flag, he survived a green-white-checkered finish pulling ahead of Don O'Neal for the $5,000 victory. Monday night's winner, Dennis Erb Jr., finished fourth.

"We were pretty close last night, just needed to be a little quicker and we got it with our Roush Yates horsepower," said Bloomquist. "I think we can even get a little quicker, so we'll just keep working on it."

Bloomquist's victory ties him for fourth on the all time win list for the WinterNationals. The win was the 46th of his career in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

"The car has been spectacular all week! Tonight we got off to another great start and were able to capitalize on starting on the pole," said the 2-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion. "Last year we were a little bit off. For a lot of drivers, it would have been a good year, but not for us. We have recently regrouped a little bit and the changes have meshed well together."

Bloomquist Chassis and Roush Yates Engines now lead the DART WinterNationals standings with more races to come on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at East Bay Raceway Park.

To learn more about Bloomquist's power plant and his new Team Zero by Bloomquist product line, please visit www.roushyates.com or call 1-877-798-RYPP.

 
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About Roush Yates 

Roush Yates, of Mooresville, N.C., designs, engineers and crafts high performance racing engines with the power to perform and the horsepower and durability you'd expect from legendary NASCAR pioneers Jack Roush and Robert Yates. The partnership of power and precision has come from merging the knowledge and experience of two legendary engine builders, both with a passion for winning today and powering up for tomorrow. In 2009 Doug Yates purchased his father's half of Roush Yates Engines to become a co-owner in the company.

As CEO, Doug Yates leads a staff of 180 engineers and technicians who design, assemble, test, and service racing engines at two separate state-of-the-art facilities in Mooresville, North Carolina. Here, the best minds and latest technology are hard at work producing over 1,000 racing engines each year for teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA, Grand-Am, FIA GT3, Dirt Late Model, Sprint cars, and NHRA Pro Stock. At Roush Yates Engines, the mission is Power Performance, which is achieved through innovation, design, precision engineering, and skillful craftsmanship. Building the best engines in racing today, providing service that's second to none, and honoring a commitment to research and development are the heart of Roush Yates Engines.

In June 2011, Roush Yates' Performance Products division expanded to a new 50,000 sq. ft. retail center in Mooresville to better serve the entire performance industry with mass-produced new parts, customized new parts, and used parts; racer consumables as well as chassis dynamometer testing services.