The Scotty Earl Racing team, with Scott James behind the wheel of their #s44 Rocket racecar, competed in a pair of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series programs over the August 27-28 weekend in the states of Indiana and Kentucky. On Friday night, the nearby Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Indiana played host to a $10,000 to win, SPEED Channel taped showdown. Scott suffered through a myriad of problems during preliminary competition, but received a fast time provisional to gain access into the 50-lap main event. Unfortunately, he retired early in the A-Main and was relegated to a disappointing twenty-fourth place performance.

Next up for the #s44 team was a trip to the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky on Saturday evening for another $10,000 to win event. Scott ran fifth in heat race action, but later won his B-Main to gain access into the 50-lap 'Bluegrass Classic.' After rolling off seventeenth on the grid, the Bright, Indiana native once again retired in the early stages of the race and settled for a twenty-sixth place effort. Full results from the LOLMDS doubleheader can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com.

Scott James and the Scotty Earl Racing team trekked to the Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, Ohio on Friday night, August 20 for the $5,000 to win 'Victor Ike Moler Memorial.' Scott won his heat race in preliminary action and later rolled off from the outside of the third row in the unsanctioned main event. The Bright, Indiana native didn't tighten his #s44 Rocket racecar up enough prior to the race, but was still able to bring home a solid eighth place performance.

Up next for the #s44 team was scheduled to be the annual running of the 'Fred Dillow Memorial' at the Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio on Saturday evening, August 21. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans and the $4,000 to win program was rained-out. Complete results from Moler on Friday can be viewed online at www.molerracewaypark.com.

The "Silver Shark" Scott James and the #s44 team invaded the venerable Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky on August 13-14 for the annual running of the 'North/South 100.' The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series once again sanctioned the $50,000 to win crown jewel event and a huge standing-room-only crowd was on hand at the Cincinnati area venue. Scott kicked off the weekend by posting the twenty-fourth quickest lap in his group during the qualifying session on Friday night. Unfortunately, Scott was unable to transfer into the 100-lap main event on Saturday evening after finishing seventh in his stacked heat race and eleventh in his B-Main. Full results from Florence can be located online at www.lucasdirt.com.

Scott James and the #s44 Scotty Earl Racing team claimed their first victory of the 2010 racing season on Saturday night, August 7 at the Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky! Scott won his heat race in preliminary action and accumulated the most passing points in doing so, which enabled him to start the A-Main from the pole position. The Bright, Indiana native was dominant during the 30-lap feature event and picked up the $1,500 top prize by defeating Jason Jameson, Josh Williams, Rick Combs, and Jerry Rice. Complete results from the regular weekly show at Florence can be found online at www.florencespeedway.com.