Bluegrass
Speedway
2221
New Haven Road
Bardstown,
Kentucky 40004
2008
Media Release #39 (For Immediate Distribution:
August 2, 2008)
“The
Winfield Warrior” Wins 6th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout at
Bluegrass
Bardstown,
KY- August 2, 2008- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
presented by Graphic Impressions made its fourth visit of the 2008 season to
Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening for the 6th
Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN lived up to
his nickname of the “Winfield Warrior” as he would control all 50 laps of
the $5,000 to win event and claim his third Super Late Model win of the season
at the ½ mile clay oval. Other
feature winners for the evening included Terry Greenwell of Bardstown, KY in
Street Stocks and Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds
The
start of the 6th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout would see Mike
Marlar grab the top spot, with Michael England, Don O’Neal, Dustin Linville,
and Tim Tungate giving chase. Marlar
and England would trade slidejobs on lap 2, with Marlar remaining on the point,
while Linville challenged O’Neal for third.
Brad Neat would pressure Tungate for fifth on lap 6 and would take the
position on lap 8. The first
caution waved one round later on lap 9 as Ed Behn looped his machine on the
frontchute while exiting turn four. The
Delaware double-file restart would see O’Neal drive around England for second,
while Neat would slide past Linville for fifth.
The caution appeared for the second time on lap 11 when Zach Carney
slowed on the backchute with a flat right-rear tire.
The restart saw England slidejob past O’Neal for second, while Victor
Lee would work past Linville for fifth on the same circuit.
Marlar would begin to pull away a bit by lap 15, while England and
O’Neal continued to wage a battle for the runner-up slot.
As Marlar began working traffic on lap 17, Lee would turn up the heat on
Neat in the battle for fourth. As
England and O’Neal began to close in on Marlar in traffic, Larry Gray would
draw the third caution of the race on lap 24 when he rolled to a stop in turn
two. The restart would see O’Neal
go second, while England and Lee battled for third, but it would all be
short-lived as England and Lee made contact entering turn three, with England
ending up spun out in the middle of the corner, with Johnny Wheeler and Carney
also being collected, while 10th place running Jordan Bland would pit
with a flat tire. Back under green
flag conditions, Hatton would make his way into the top five, while O’Neal and
Neat battled for second. Caution
would wave again on lap 28 when sixth place Linville would have an axle failure
exiting turn two, losing the left-rear tire from his unit and spinning out.
This restart would see Rob Blair make his way into the top five on lap
29, while O’Neal and Neat continued battle for second behind Marlar.
Blair would take fourth from Lee off of turn two on lap 33, while the
final caution of the race would be displayed on lap 36 when Eric Wells would
slow at the bottom of the track at the entrance to turn three.
The restart would see Neat slidejob past O’Neal to take second, with
O’Neal returning the favor one round later to reclaim the two spot.
Kevin Claycomb would flex his muscles and work his mount into fifth past
Lee after starting 17th on lap 38.
The final ten laps would see Marlar pull away from the field, while
O’Neal and Neat continued to wage war for second.
Marlar would have almost a full straightaway lead at the drop of the
checkered flag. The winner’s
machine is a C.J. Rayburn Race Car, powered by an Estes Race Engines, and is
owned by Steve Estes, while receiving sponsorship from Estes Race Engines,
Stephens Motorsports, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, and Glenn Hensley Trucking.
O’Neal would win the battle with Neat for second, with Blair and
Claycomb completing the top five. The
remainder of the top ten would be Victor Lee, Michael England, Aaron Hatton,
Dustin Neat, and Tyrel Todd. In
preliminary action, Jordan Bland was
the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 31 entries with a lap of 16.373 seconds.
Heat race checkered flags went to Jason Keltner in Wayne Bowen Racing
Supply heat one, Tim Tungate in K&N Performance Engineering heat two, Brad
Neat in Graphic Impressions heat three, and Rob Blair in Real Racing Wheels heat
four. Kevin Claycomb and Jordan
Bland would win the B-Main events, while Marlar Linville would claim the Pole
Dash. Duane Chamberlain and Zach
Carney earned series provisional starts, while Bryant Woodcock was the track
provisional.
The
12 lap Street Stock feature event would see Terry Greenwell set the pace and
lead the entire way to claim his first win of the season in the division, after
already having finished second on three different occasions.
Greenwell’s win would come behind the wheel of his PKC Construction,
Kevin Douglas Construction, Shade Tree Lawn Care, Quick Care, Tech 1, Hurricane
Bay, Timmy Glazer Racing sponsored #45 Chevy Impala.
Mike Cozzin, Jr. would hold off top qualifier Joe David Humphrey to claim
runner-up honors, while Shane Lafollette and Garnett Eldridge would complete the
top five. Rounding out the top ten
were Brad Leake, Robbie Settles, Jason Bartley, Nick Wallace, and Terry Bartley.
Cozzin, Jr. would win the dash, while Priddy would claim the heat
victory. The win for Greenwell was
worth $200, courtesy of Carey Competition Engines in Junction City, KY.
In
Kentucky Cooperage Modified action, Jason Wheatley would stave off the late race
challenges of Benji Lee to score his third straight and fourth overall feature
win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway. Wheatley’s
winning machine was the familiar Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B&W Metals,
Rosewood Bar and Grill, Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Air, Central Kentucky
Plumbing and Electrical, Cozy Corner, Hawk’s Place, VFM Manufacturing,
Wheatley Tile Flooring, Wheatley Seamless Gutters, Wheatley Auto Sales,
Springfield Auto and Farm, St. Joe Garage, Brady Excavating, Top Notch
Landscaping, and Nukem Graphics sponsored #7 Jason Hughes Racing Chassis,
Wheatley by Mullins powered machine. Second
place would go to Lee, with J.T. Ayers, Jared Bailey, and Dion Benningfield
rounding out the top five. Completing
the top ten were Johnny Lee, Jeff Stith, Rocky Wilson, Brad Schlosser, and Timmy
Glazer. Heat wins fell to Ayers and
Wheatley.
SUMMARY-Bluegrass
Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 2, 2008
O’Reilly
Battle of the Bluegrass/Independent Racing Series Super Late Models (31
entries)
Racing
Optics Top Qualifier- Dustin Linville 16.373
Wayne
Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1(Top 4 Advance)- Jason Keltner, Aaron Hatton, Don
O’Neal, Dustin Neat, Kevin Claycomb, Mike Jewell (DNS-Duane Chamberlain,
Scotty Earl)
K&N
Peformance Engineering Heat #2 (Top 4 Advance)- Tim Tungate, Rick Aukland,
Dustin Linville, David Webb, Zach Carney, Larry Gray, Lee Devasier, Royce
McGowan
Graphic
Impressions Heat #3 (Top 4 Advance)- Brad Neat, Tyrel Todd, Michael England,
Terry English, Jordan Bland, Eric Wells, Ed Behn, Jacob Webber
Real
Racing Wheels Heat #4 (Top 4 Advance)- Robbie Blair, Mike Marlar, Victor Lee,
Johnny Wheeler, Tim Brown, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Bryant Woodcock
B-Main
#1 (Top 3 Advance)- Kevin Claycomb, Mike Jewell, Larry Gray, Lee Devasier, Zach
Carney, Royce McGowan, Duane Chamberlain (DNS-Scotty Earl)
Pole
Dash- Mike Marlar, Michael England, Don O’Neal, Dustin Linville, Rick Aukland
B-Main
#2 (Top 3 Advance)- Jordan Bland, Eric Wells, Ed Behn, Tim Brown, Bobby Wolter,
Jr., Jacob Webber, Bryant Woodcock
Series
Provisionals- Duane Chamberlain, Zach Carneyl
Track
Provisional- Bryant Woodcock
6th
Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout O’Reilly A-Main- Mike Marlar, Don
O’Neal, Brad Neat, Robbie Blair, Kevin Claycomb, Victor Lee, Michael England,
Aaron Hatton, Dustin Neat, Tyrel Todd, Jordan Bland, Terry English, Jason
Keltner, Tim Tungate, Johnny Wheeler, Eric Wells, Zach Carney, Ed Behn, Duane
Chamberlain, Rick Aukland, Mike Jewell, Dustin Linville, Larry Gray, David Webb,
Bryant Woodcock
Street
Stocks
(17 entries)
Wayne
Bowen Racing Supply Top Qualifier- Joe David Humphrey
Dash-
Mike Cozzin, Jr., Terry Greenwell, Joe David Humphrey, Shane Lafollette, Brad
Leake (DNS- Robbie Settles)
Heat-
Jason Priddy, Nick Wallace, Jason Bartley, Nick Wallace
Feature-
Terry Greenwell, Mike Cozzin, Jr., Joe David Humphrey, Shane Lafollette, Garnett
Eldridge, Brad Leake, Robbie Settles, Jason Bartley, Nick Wallace, Terry Bartley,
Robert Brown, Shawn Guess, Jason Priddy, Joe Walker (DNS-Casey Bryan, Johnny
Cecil, Willie Edelen)
Kentucky
Cooperage Modifieds
(15 entries)
1st
Heat- J.T. Ayers, Jared Bailey, Brad Schlosser, Randall Basham
2nd
Heat- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Brian Shewmaker, Jeff Stith
Feature-
Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, Jared Bailey, Dion Benningfield, Johnny
Lee, Jeff Stith, Rocky Wilson, Brad Schlosser, Timmy Glazer, Randall Basham,
Brian Shewmaker, Freddie Garmon, Brian Hash (DNS-Joe Mattingly)