SITKA, KY -- In a thrilling event at 201 Speedway, Prestonsburg, KY veteran Paul Harris grabbed the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win Saturday night. Amazingly, Harris becomes the 16th different winner in 17 events for the series this season.
The 40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main saw Whitney McQueary dart into the early lead followed by Paul Harris, Scott James, Raymond Nichols, and Tim Tungate. Tungate soon fell to sixth as 7th-starting Rick Aukland began picking his way through the field. Up front, Harris challenged McQueary for the lead on lap 6 as the duo raced side-by-side for two consecutive laps before Harris took sole possession of the top spot with James looking on.
A lap 9 caution spoiled the three-way dance for the top spot between Harris, McQueary, and James. On the restart, James worked by McQueary to grab second and used the high side of the speedway to stay even with Harris who was catfishing on the bottom. Behind them, Aukland continued his march to the front motoring past Nichols and into fourth on lap 12. One circuit later, Tungate would also get by Nichols to position himself back inside the top five. Aukland and Tungate then set their sights on McQueary as they moved into third and fourth respectively just before the halfway point. Soon thereafter, a caution for Tandy Spurlock slowed the pace as second-running Scott James fell pitside with a flat.
On the restart, Harris now had Aukland in his rear view mirror with Tungate, Aaron Hatton, and Mike Jewell rounding out the top five. Lap 24 would see Aukland pull alongside Harris on two different occasions, only to have Harris inch back ahead. Meanwhile, Hatton slipped by Tungate to take third and Tim Dohm worked by Jewell to crack the top five, only to have Jewell return the favor.
With Aukland now within striking distance of the race leader, Harris moved up on the steering wheel and fended off the challenges of the Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer with ten laps remaining. Behind them, an exciting battle between Tungate and Jewell saw the veteran drivers race door-to-door for several laps until a caution with just three circuits remaining slowed the field.
When racing resumed, both Aukland and Hatton looked inside of Harris in a bid for the lead, but Harris shut the door. Meanwhile, Jewell and Tungate continued their side-by-side battle fourth as Chris Combs joined in the make it a three dog fight. Prestonsburg, KY's Paul Harris would hang on over the final couple of laps to get his first series win of the season with Rick Aukland, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, and Tim Tungate rounding out the top five. Amazingly, Harris becomes the 16th different winner in 17 events for the series this season.
Harris' Custom powered Swartz Taurus is sponsored by Miller Brothers Coal, Merion Brothers Monument, Twin Brothers Auto Parts and Harris trucking. Zanesville, OH's Rick Aukland was second in the K&E Trucking/Chase Race Decals sponsored Vic Hill/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third went to defending series champion Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, Ky in a Draime/MasterSbilt Grand Prix sponsored by Checkered Flag Auto Sales and Jerry Hatton Used Cars. Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell was fourth in the MPC Motorsports/Stephens Oil sponsored Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Completing the top five was Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate in an AMS powered Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Ancil Reynolds RV and ABC Child Care.
41 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series competitors signed into the pits with the Racing Optics Fast Time Award going to Whitney McQueary with a quick lap of 13.969. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by McQueary, Raymond Nichols, Paul Harris, and Scott James while B-Main wins went to Tim Dohm and Anthony Adams.
Just three races remain for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2005. The next two events are Friday, September 16th at Ponderosa Speedway and Saturday, September 17th at Bluegrass Speedway. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com
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Results Summary
September 3, 2005
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY
O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Whitney McQueary/13.969
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Whitney McQueary, David Powers, Shannon Thornsberry, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, DJ Wells, Doug Smith, Tandy Spurlock, Brett Foster, and Scott McCloud
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Raymond Nichols, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Donald Runyon, Chris Combs, Tim Dohm, Corey McKenzie, Michael Chilton, David Smith
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Paul Harris, Rick Aukland, Rod Evans, Mike Luna, Wayne Chinn, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Daniel Williams, Chuckie May
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Scott James, Aaron Hatton, Scott Hall, Anthony Adams, Randy Boggs, Brandon Kinzer, Terry Hicks, Tyrel Todd, Steve Stollings
B-Main #1: Tim Dohm, DJ Wells, Michael Chilton, David Smith, Corey McKenzie, Donald Runyon, Tandy Spurlock, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, Doug Smith, Chris Combs
B-Main #2: Anthony Adams, Chuckie May, Mike Luna, Michael England, Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Brandon Kinzer, Steve Stollings, Terry Hicks, Daniel Williams, Tyrel Todd, Randy Boggs
O’Reilly Auto Parts 40-Lap A-Main: Paul Harris, Rick Aukland, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, Tim Dohm, Tyrel Todd, DJ Wells, Michael Chilton, Whitney McQueary, Anthony Adams, Steve Stollings, Raymond Nichols, Chuckie May, Scott Hall, Mike Luna, Tandy Spurlock, Rod Evans, Shannon Thornsberry, Scott James, David Powers
Race Statistics:
Entries: 41
Cautions: 5
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Whitney McQueary 1-7, Paul Harris 8-40
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Chris Combs (started 19th, finished 6th); advanced 13 positions
2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors
O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance
The 40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main saw Whitney McQueary dart into the early lead followed by Paul Harris, Scott James, Raymond Nichols, and Tim Tungate. Tungate soon fell to sixth as 7th-starting Rick Aukland began picking his way through the field. Up front, Harris challenged McQueary for the lead on lap 6 as the duo raced side-by-side for two consecutive laps before Harris took sole possession of the top spot with James looking on.
A lap 9 caution spoiled the three-way dance for the top spot between Harris, McQueary, and James. On the restart, James worked by McQueary to grab second and used the high side of the speedway to stay even with Harris who was catfishing on the bottom. Behind them, Aukland continued his march to the front motoring past Nichols and into fourth on lap 12. One circuit later, Tungate would also get by Nichols to position himself back inside the top five. Aukland and Tungate then set their sights on McQueary as they moved into third and fourth respectively just before the halfway point. Soon thereafter, a caution for Tandy Spurlock slowed the pace as second-running Scott James fell pitside with a flat.
On the restart, Harris now had Aukland in his rear view mirror with Tungate, Aaron Hatton, and Mike Jewell rounding out the top five. Lap 24 would see Aukland pull alongside Harris on two different occasions, only to have Harris inch back ahead. Meanwhile, Hatton slipped by Tungate to take third and Tim Dohm worked by Jewell to crack the top five, only to have Jewell return the favor.
With Aukland now within striking distance of the race leader, Harris moved up on the steering wheel and fended off the challenges of the Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer with ten laps remaining. Behind them, an exciting battle between Tungate and Jewell saw the veteran drivers race door-to-door for several laps until a caution with just three circuits remaining slowed the field.
When racing resumed, both Aukland and Hatton looked inside of Harris in a bid for the lead, but Harris shut the door. Meanwhile, Jewell and Tungate continued their side-by-side battle fourth as Chris Combs joined in the make it a three dog fight. Prestonsburg, KY's Paul Harris would hang on over the final couple of laps to get his first series win of the season with Rick Aukland, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, and Tim Tungate rounding out the top five. Amazingly, Harris becomes the 16th different winner in 17 events for the series this season.
Harris' Custom powered Swartz Taurus is sponsored by Miller Brothers Coal, Merion Brothers Monument, Twin Brothers Auto Parts and Harris trucking. Zanesville, OH's Rick Aukland was second in the K&E Trucking/Chase Race Decals sponsored Vic Hill/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third went to defending series champion Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, Ky in a Draime/MasterSbilt Grand Prix sponsored by Checkered Flag Auto Sales and Jerry Hatton Used Cars. Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell was fourth in the MPC Motorsports/Stephens Oil sponsored Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Completing the top five was Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate in an AMS powered Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Ancil Reynolds RV and ABC Child Care.
41 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series competitors signed into the pits with the Racing Optics Fast Time Award going to Whitney McQueary with a quick lap of 13.969. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by McQueary, Raymond Nichols, Paul Harris, and Scott James while B-Main wins went to Tim Dohm and Anthony Adams.
Just three races remain for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2005. The next two events are Friday, September 16th at Ponderosa Speedway and Saturday, September 17th at Bluegrass Speedway. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com
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Results Summary
September 3, 2005
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY
O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Whitney McQueary/13.969
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Whitney McQueary, David Powers, Shannon Thornsberry, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, DJ Wells, Doug Smith, Tandy Spurlock, Brett Foster, and Scott McCloud
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Raymond Nichols, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Donald Runyon, Chris Combs, Tim Dohm, Corey McKenzie, Michael Chilton, David Smith
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Paul Harris, Rick Aukland, Rod Evans, Mike Luna, Wayne Chinn, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Daniel Williams, Chuckie May
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Scott James, Aaron Hatton, Scott Hall, Anthony Adams, Randy Boggs, Brandon Kinzer, Terry Hicks, Tyrel Todd, Steve Stollings
B-Main #1: Tim Dohm, DJ Wells, Michael Chilton, David Smith, Corey McKenzie, Donald Runyon, Tandy Spurlock, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, Doug Smith, Chris Combs
B-Main #2: Anthony Adams, Chuckie May, Mike Luna, Michael England, Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Brandon Kinzer, Steve Stollings, Terry Hicks, Daniel Williams, Tyrel Todd, Randy Boggs
O’Reilly Auto Parts 40-Lap A-Main: Paul Harris, Rick Aukland, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, Tim Dohm, Tyrel Todd, DJ Wells, Michael Chilton, Whitney McQueary, Anthony Adams, Steve Stollings, Raymond Nichols, Chuckie May, Scott Hall, Mike Luna, Tandy Spurlock, Rod Evans, Shannon Thornsberry, Scott James, David Powers
Race Statistics:
Entries: 41
Cautions: 5
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Whitney McQueary 1-7, Paul Harris 8-40
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Chris Combs (started 19th, finished 6th); advanced 13 positions
2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors
O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”
2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance
