Bluegrass Speedway
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky  40004

2011 Official Media Release #22 (For Immediate Distribution:  May 28, 2011)  
Contact-Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

“The Scottsburg Express” Nabs NASRA 14th Annual Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 28, 2011- Bluegrass Speedway would host the National All Star Racing Association on Saturday evening for the 14th Annual Spring Sizzler and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would take the $3,000 payday in the event for his first Spring Sizzler event victory.  Other feature event winners would be Benji Lee of Loretto, KY in Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, Robbie Settles of New Hope, KY in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman, and Scott Beeler of Louisville, KY in UMP Street Stocks.

The 14th Annual Spring Sizzler event would be a caution-plagued event, with the race slowed by eight caution periods, one of which would turn to a red flag after the track would be blocked.  Dustin Neat would take the initial lead at the start of the event, with he and Jewell trading slidejobs on lap 5 before racing side-by-side for the lead on lap 6, with Jewell finally taking the lead for good on lap 7.  Jewell would fend off the late race challenges of Lee Devasier to take the checkered flag first in his Southern Indiana Rock Drilling/MPC Motorsports/S and L Electric/Morgan Foods/Scott County Tire/Jewell TV Service sponsored #9 MasterSbilt Race Car, Cornett Race Engines powered mount.  Devasier would hold off Steve Barnett for second, while 13th starting Joey Daniel and 11th starting Joe Janowski would complete the top five.  The remainder of the top ten would be Dustin Neat (who pitted with a flat right rear tire on lap 11 and restarted at the rear of the field), Rohn Moon, 18th starting David Webb, Tim Rivers, and Chris Streeval.  In preliminary action, Jewell would be the overall top qualifier in group qualifying at 15.240 seconds among 28 entries, while heat race wins would go to Moon, Tim Tungate, Jewell, and Neat.  Jeff Watson would take the B-Main victory, while provisional starting spots went to Fields and Wesley Brummett (series) and Jarryd Holshouser (track).

The Country 100.9 MIKE UMP Modified feature event would see Michael England drive to the early race lead, but Benji Lee would roll up to the runner-up slot and after a mid-race caution, England and Lee would dance for the race lead, going side-by-side for the top spot on laps 13 and 14 before Lee would make what would be the winning pass on lap 15.  Lee’s first victory of the season and 36th of his career at Bluegrass Speedway came aboard his Thompson Heat and Air/A.L. Ball Moving and Storage/On Time Courier/On Time Construction/St. Joe Garage/Springfield NAPA/B&B Motorsports sponsored #03 Bandit Race Car, Dale Meers Race Engines powered entry.  England would take second, with J.T. Ayers scoring third, while Kelly Warren would nip Josh Lucas at the checkered flag for fourth.  Completing the top ten would be Miguel Coffey, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Brian Foster, and Billy Meredith.  Lee would also be the top qualifier among 13 entries at 16.494 seconds.  England would win the dash, while Lucas scored the heat victory.

The Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman main event would see polesitter Robbie Settles able to scoot away from the field in the middle stages of the 15 lap feature event and drive away for his first victory of the season in the seat of the Bobby and Trey Settles owned BDM Collision Center/Bray Auction Service/Ice Produce/First South Credit/Wooden Duck Entertainment/Hillyard Floor Care/B&B Motorsports/Dale Meers Race Engines sponsored #58 Chevy Monte Carlo.  Avral Thompson would outdistance Elton Martin for second, while Sam Mull grabbed fourth, while Danny Blackwell was credited with fifth after being penalized two positions in the final running order due to passing before the start cone on a restart.  Rounding out the top ten were Tim Cummings, Derek Bottoms, Mike Opall, Timmy Glazer, and David Murphy.  Fourteen entries would see heat race victories recorded by Thompson and Settles.

Scott Beeler would dominate the 12 lap UMP Street Stock feature event and would never be challenged throughout driving his Bootleg BBQ/Pro Tint/Amsoil/Mac’s Race Engines/Terry’s Satellite City/Daryl Hadley Racing sponsored #12.  Finishing behind Beeler at the drop of the checkered flag would be Roy Skaggs, Cory Cummings, Jeff Branham, and Joey Walker.  Mark Filiatreau would win the heat for the division that saw 8 entries. 

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 28, 2011

NASRA Super Late Models (28 entries)
Overall Top Qualifier (Group Time Trials)- Mike Jewell 15.240
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply 1st Heat (Top 4 Transfer)- Rohn Moon, Lee Devasier, Wayne Chinn, Joey Daniel, David Webb, R.T. Lowe, Wesley Brummett
Budda Bert Transmission Sales and Service 2nd Heat (Top 4 Transfer)- Tim Tungate, Tim Rivers, Chad Stapleton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jeff Watson, Jarryd Holshouser, Johnny Wheeler
Arizona Sport Shirts 3rd Heat (Top 4 Transfer)- Mike Jewell, Justin Rattliff, Joe Janowski, Mike Cawood, Joey Jones, Arnie Fields, Danny Hatcher
Tru Temp Heating and Cooling 4th Heat (Top 4 Transfer)- Dustin Neat, Steve Barnett, Chris Streeval, Stephen Breeding, Jarrod Breeding, Kevin Claycomb, Jason Hinkle
Double H Race Fabrication B-Main (Top 4 Transfer)- Jeff Watson, David Webb, Jarrod Breeding, Kevin Claycomb, Arnie Fields, Jarryd Holshouser, Johnny Wheeler, Wesley Brummett, Joey Jones, Danny Hatcher, Jason Hinkle, R.T. Lowe
Provisionals- Arnie Fields (series), Wesley Brummett (series), Jarryd Holshouser (track)
14th Annual Spring Sizzler A-Main- Mike Jewell, Lee Devasier, Steve Barnett, Joey Daniel, Joe Janowski, Dustin Neat, Rohn Moon, David Webb, Tim Rivers, Chris Streeval, Arnie Fields, Wesley Brummett, Jarryd Holshouser, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Tim Tungate, Chad Stapleton, Wayne Chinn, Jeff Watson, Justin Rattliff, Kevin Claycomb, Stephen Breeding, Mike Cawood, Jarrod Breeding

Country 100.9 MIKE UMP Modifieds (13 entries)
Top Qualifier- Benji Lee 16.494
Dash- Michael England, J.T. Ayers, Kelly Warren, Benji Lee, Bryan Barber, Miguel Coffey
Heat- Josh Lucas, Elliott Despain, Dion Benningfield, Billy Meredith
Feature- Benji Lee, Michael England, J.T. Ayers, Kelly Warren, Josh Lucas, Miguel Coffey, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Brian Foster, Billy Meredith, Brad Schlosser, Bryan Barber (DNS- Robbie Gullion)

Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman (14 entries)
1st Heat- Avral Thompson, Danny Blackwell, Sam Mull, Timmy Glazer
2nd Heat- Robbie Settles, Derek Bottoms, David Murphy, Tim Cummings
Feature- Robbie Settles, Avral Thompson, Elton Martin, Sam Mull, Danny Blackwell, Tim Cummings, Derek Bottoms, Mike Opall, Timmy Glazer, David Murphy (DNS- Pat Hagan, Joe Dunbar, Rob Jones, Barry Chesser)

UMP Street Stocks (8 entries)
Heat- Mark Filiatreau, Scott Beeler, Fred Mercer, Roy Skaggs
Feature- Scott Beeler, Roy Skaggs, Cory Cummings, Jeff Branham, Joey Walker, Mark Filiatreau, Fred Mercer, Joe Walker