Bluegrass
Speedway
2221
New Haven Road
Bardstown,
KY 40004
2009
Official Media Release #39 (For Immediate Distribution: July 12, 2009)
Mike
Marlar Claims 11th Annual Kentuckiana Klash Victory at Bluegrass
Speedway
Bardstown,
KY-July 11, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway presented the 11th Annual
Kentuckiana Klash for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Models
on Saturday evening and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would claim his second win
of the ’09 season at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval, with the victory
worth $5,000. Other feature winners
for the evening included Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY, who claimed his fifth WBRT
1320-AM Sportsman feature win of the season and Michael England of Glasgow, KY
would drive to his third straight Modified feature checkered flag.
Before
the green flag would wave, the third row starting duo of series points leader
Victor Lee and D.J. Wells would pull off the racing surface with mechanical
issues and not be able to take the green flag.
The first start would see the caution wave as Buzz Williams would spin in
turn four. The second attempted
start would also see the caution wave as Eric Wells spun into the infield in
turn one. Once action finally got
going, Eddie Carrier, Jr. would take the race lead, followed by Whitney McQueary,
Mike Marlar, Justin Rattliff, and Aaron Hatton.
Marlar would take second from McQueary on lap 2, while Rattliff would
take third on lap 3, with David Webb working past Hatton for fifth on the same
circuit. The third caution of the
race would appear on lap 7 when Eric Wells and Bobby Wolter, Jr. would tangle in
turn one. Back underway, Webb would
take third from Rattliff, as Dustin Neat would make his way into fifth.
Carrier, Jr. and Marlar would begin to pull away from the field a bit by
lap 11, as Webb and Rattliff would begin to battle for the third spot.
Brandon Kinzer would chase down Neat as this pair would race for the
fifth spot, with Kinzer making his way into the top five on lap 14.
Carrier, Jr. and Marlar would continue to set a blistering pace at the
point, while Webb and Rattliff continued to battle for the third position.
Marlar would make his move on lap 18 with a slidejob pass in turn four,
but Carrier, Jr. would turn back under Marlar and retake the top spot at the
line. Lap 21 would see the leader
begin to work slower traffic and it would be heavy traffic and Carrier, Jr. and
Marlar would weave their way in and out of traffic while continuing to battle
for the race lead. As the leaders
continued their masterpiece in traffic, Webb and Rattliff continued to battle
for third and would be joined by Kinzer, with the trio three wide for the spot
on lap 25. Rattliff would make his
move for third stick on lap 27, moving Webb back to fourth and receiving
pressure from Kinzer, who would take fourth from Webb on lap 30.
At this point, Carrier, Jr. and Marlar had almost a half-track lead over
third place Rattliff and Marlar would turn the heat up on Carrier, Jr. at this
point and would take the top spot with a turn two slidejob on lap 33.
But things would get wild one lap later when Jeff Watson would slow on
the frontchute with mechanical issues and Marlar would get into the back of
Watson, with Carrier, Jr. making contact with Marlar and Marlar spinning just
past the flagstand. Series
officials would deem Watson as the cause of the caution and Marlar and Carrier,
Jr. would remain first and second. The
restart would see Webb take the fourth spot back away from Kinzer as Carrier,
Jr. would pressure Marlar for the lead. With
Marlar and Carrier, Jr. racing for the lead, Kinzer would attempt to reclaim
fourth from Webb and would do so on lap 36. The
final four circuits would see the top five not change, with Marlar grabbing the
win behind the
wheel of his Doors-N-More/DWT Racing/G&R Hydraulics/Marlar and Sons Auto
Dismantling/Performance Battery/Stephens Trucking/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply
sponsored #157 Rocket Chassis, Estes Race Engines powered machine.
Carrier,
Jr., Rattliff, Kinzer, and Webb would complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten were Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, Whitney
McQueary, Mike Jewell, and Michael Chilton.
In preliminary action, Justin Rattliff was the Racing Optics Top
Qualifier among 29 entries with a lap of 15.359 seconds.
Heat race checkered flags went to Carrier, Jr. in Wayne Bowen Racing
Supply heat one, Marlar in Graphic Impressions heat two, and McQueary in C.J.
Rayburn Race Cars heat three. Jason
Keltner would be the B-Main winner, with series provisionals going to Jerry
Rutherford and Scotty Earl, while Jeff Watson earned the track provisional.
The
15 lap WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature event would see Pat Hagan and Roger Cecil
battle for the race lead throughout the event, with Avral Thompson in the mix as
well. Hagan would hold off the
charges of Cecil for the entire distance in this feature event, with Hagan
holding on to claim his fifth Sportsman feature win of the season at Bluegrass
Speedway in the seat of the Billy Holbert owned New Haven Car Wash/New Haven
NAPA/New Haven Quick Stop/Willard’s Heating and Air/Holbert Auto Recovery
sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo. Cecil
and Thompson would finish second and third, while Jimmy Bryan and Rob Jones
would complete the top five. Rounding
out the top ten would be Sam Mull, Wayne Duvall, Joe Dunbar, Tim Cummings, and
Elton Martin. Hagan would be top
qualifier, with Cecil winning the dash, while Sam Mull would score the heat race
checkered flag.
The
20 lap Modified feature event would conclude the evening’s activities and
Michael England would take the race lead away from Randy Turpin on lap 6 and
would not look back in driving to his third straight Modified feature victory.
England’s win came aboard the Team Wompus Cat owned Horton Racing/Williams
and Tucker Auto Parts/Waterhead Motorsports/Jeffries Auto Salvage/Kelvin Wilson
Dozing/Davis Machine/Team Wompus Cat sponsored #10 Lightning Chassis, Pro Power
Race Engines powered machine. Turpin
would take runner-up honors, with Jason Wheatley finishing third.
Josh Lucas would take fourth in a photo-finish with Rocky Wilson and
Robbie Gullion, with Wilson claiming fifth.
Gullion would head up the second five, trailed by Adam Cole, Dion
Benningfield, Kelly Warren, and Randall Basham.
SUMMARY-Bluegrass
Speedway-Bardstown, KY-July 11, 2009
O’Reilly
Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Models (29 entries)
Racing
Optics Top Qualifier- Justin Rattliff 15.359
Wayne
Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Aaron Hatton, Justin Rattliff,
Dustin Linville, Mike Jewell, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Scotty Earl, Jason Keltner,
Jeff Watson, Joey Tackett
Graphic
Impressions Heat #2- Mike Marlar, Victor Lee, Brandon Kinzer, Michael Chilton,
Dustin Neat, Lee Devasier, Brandon Green, Buzz Williams, Clarence Belcher, Arnie
Fields
C.J.
Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3- Whitney McQueary, D.J. Wells, Eric Wells, David Webb,
Tim Tungate, Jerry Rutherford, Daniel Hatcher, Joey Jones, Jerry Rice
B-Main-
Jason Keltner, Brandon Green, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Lee Devasier, Buzz Williams,
Jerry Rutherford, Jeff Watson, Joey Jones, Jerry Rice, Daniel Hatcher, Joey
Tackett, Clarence Belcher, Scotty Earl (DNS-Arnie Fields)
Series
Provisionals- Jerry Rutherford, Scotty Earl
Track
Provisional- Jeff Watson
11th
Annual Kentuckiana Klash- Mike Marlar, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Justin Rattliff,
Brandon Kinzer, David Webb, Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, Whitney McQueary, Mike
Jewell, Michael Chilton, Brandon Green, Lee Devasier, Buzz Williams, Bobby
Wolter, Jr., Aaron Hatton, Scotty Earl, Jeff Watson, Jerry Rutherford, Dustin
Linville, Tim Tungate, Eric Wells, Victor Lee, D.J. Wells
WBRT
1320-AM Sportsman (10 entries)
Top
Qualifier- Pat Hagan
Dash-
Roger Cecil, Pat Hagan, Rob Jones, Avral Thompson, Elton Martin, Jimmy Bryan
Heat-
Sam Mull, Wayne Duvall, Tim Cummings, Joe Dunbar
Feature-
Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil, Avral Thompson, Jimmy Bryan, Rob Jones, Sam Mull, Wayne
Duvall, Joe Dunbar, Tim Cummings, Elton Martin
Modifieds
(18 entries)
1st
Heat- Robbie Gullion, Benji Lee, Rocky Wilson, Kelly Warren
2nd
Heat- Randy Turpin, Michael England, Johnny Lee, Adam Cole
Feature-
Michael England, Randy Turpin, Jason Wheatley, Josh Lucas, Rocky Wilson, Robbie
Gullion, Adam Cole, Dion Benningfield, Kelly Warren, Randall Basham, Brad
Schlosser, Butch Shay, Tommy Carlton, Gary Parks, Johnny Lee, Benji Lee, Elliott
Despain, Joe David Humphrey