By CHRIS TILLEY-MEDIA CONTACT 606-219-1723 tilleyracing@hotmail.com
Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, Kentucky became the fifth different winner in seven racing events as he captured the $3,000 first place prize in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctioned 4th annual Coca-Cola 40 presented by McClane Motorsports at the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky on Saturday Night May 20, 2006. Other feature event winners at Lake Cumberland Saturday night included Tom Curtsinger of Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the Open Wheel Modifieds ina close race between second place finisher Dennis Barton; Travis Preston of Berea, Kentucky taking the Super Dirt Stock feature event win; and Eddie Stewart of Manchester, Kentucky taking the Chevette win over Mike Todd.
Wheeler also took his fourth win in a row at Lake Cumberland Speedway as he took the win in the Certified Construction & Asphalt, Cropper powered Rocklet Pontiac GTO. Finishing a close second was Chris Combs of Isom, Kentucky in the Tim Short Automotive, K & E Trucking, R & P Industrial Chimney Swartz chassis Cropper Pontiac GTO. Bryan Barber of Buffalo, Kentucky was third in the 40 lap main event in the Frank Revel Motorsports, PBM Performance, Budda Bert Transmissions Rayburn/PBM Performance Pontiac GTO.
After winning the third heat race event, pole sitter Tyrel Todd with outside pole sitter Bobby Wolter Jr. brought the 21 car field down to Noel Hargis'
green flag to start the 40 lap Coca-Cola event. Wheeler, who started in his fourth place starting position, took to the high line, and sped around Wolter and Todd to take the lead on the first green lap with Todd and Barber in tow. Bryan Barber would slip around Todd on the outside for the second position on the second lap. The first of four caution flags would wave on lap six for Bobby Wolter Jr. coming to a dead stop in turn four. The field would be re-lined with Wheeler coming back down to the restart with Barber, Todd, Aaron Hatton, and Chris Combs in that fifth position.
The field would look green until another yellow flag would wave on lap eleven for Sidney Sprague slowing in turn three. The field at this point was Wheeler up front with Barber second, Hatton, Combs, and Todd running fifth.
The field would stay clean and green for another nine laps until lap twenty-seven when Larry Gray came to a stop in turn four. On the restart it was still Wheeler, who had remained in control for the first twenty-seven laps then Chris Combs, who had already trucked his way up into the second spot and Barber third. On the restart the field would dive into one and come out of two and the field seemed to look clean and green again, but a maylay on the back-stretch going into turn three invloving Steve Hillard, Shannon Thornsberry, Greg Lucas, Bobby Wolter Jr., John Jackson and others would require the red flag to be displayed. When the field was lined back up, Hillard, the cause of the yellow flag was sent to the rear of the field and the race was restarted. The last yellow flag would fly on lap thirty-two for Tim York spinning in turn two. The field was lined back up with Wheeler still out fron with only eight laps to go in the event with Combs a close second at this point, Barber, Michael Chilton, and Aaron Hatton fifth.
Wheeler would get one last major charge from Combs on the final lap as they were nose-to-nose on the white flag lap with Wheeler pulling away on the back-chute with one car length separating the two and go on to take his sixth ever O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts feature event win of his career and the first 5 years of the Lexington, Kentucky based touring series. Fans were treated to an enjoyable A-Main event with that last lap keeping the fans on their toes but Wheeler went on to win the event over Combs, Barber, Chilton, and Aaron Hatton fifth. Previous Coca-Cola 40 winner Mike Marlar was sixth with Tyrel Todd, Justin Rattliff, Mike Jewell, and Tim Tungate rounding out the top-ten.
The next O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts event will take place on Monday Night May 29 on Memorial Day to kick off the 2006 Kentucky Speed Week at the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Kentucky. The BoB Boys will be off this weekend but on Saturday night May 27 the Lake Cumberland Speedway will feature a $2,500 to win Super Late Model event special with $200 to start in the 35 lap main event this Saturday night.
Official Summary of Results:
May 20, 2006
Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, Kentucky 3/8th's mile oval-$3,000 to win O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Event # 7-2006 season
Racing Optics Fast Time: Bobby Wolter Jr.-14:192 seconds
Racin' Mason Heat-1: Bobby Wolter Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Aaron Hatton, Larry Gray Jr., Michael Chilton, Brandon Hardgrove, Tim York, Shannon Thornsberry, Joe Patrick, Jay Mobley
Racin' Mason Heat-2: Chris Combs, Bryan Barber, Justin Rattliff, Mike Marlar, Greg Lucas, David Webb, Russell Brinson, Greg Hansford, Jerry Fuson
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat-3: Tyrel Todd, Sidney Sprague, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Steve Hillard, Tim Tungate, John Jackson, Chris Ruble, Dan Deaton
B-Main: Tim Tungate, David Webb, Shannon Thornsberry, Tim York, Brandon Hardgrove, John Jackson, Dan Deaton, Joe Patrick, Jerry Fuson, Russell Brinson, Chris Ruble, Greg Hansford
O'Reilly Auto Parts Coca-Cola 40 A-Main:
1. Johnny Wheeler-Campbellsville, Kentucky 2. Chris Combs-Isom, Kentucky 3. Bryan Barber-Buffalo, Kentucky 4. Michael Chilton-Harrodsburg, Kentucky 5. Aaron Hatton-Mount Sterling, Kentucky 6. Mike Marlar-Winfield, Tennessee 7. Tyrel Todd-Eubank, Kentucky 8. Justin Rattliff-Campbellsville, Kentucky 9. Mike Jewell-Scottsburg, Indiana 10. Tim Tungate-Campbellsville, Kentucky 11. Scotty Earl-Louisville, Kentucky 12. Steve Hillard-Sadorus, Illinois 13. David Webb-Nicholasville, Kentucky 14. Greg Lucas-Whitesburg, Kentucky 15. Shannon Thornsberry-Martin, Kentucky 16. Brandon Hardgrove-Burnside, Kentucky 17. Bobby Wolter Jr.-Lexington, Kentucky 18. Tim York-Greensburg, Kentucky 19. John Jackson-Lexington, Kentucky 20. Larry Gray Jr.-Lexington, Kentucky 21. Sidney Sprague-Lexington, Kentucky
Race Stats:
Entries: 29 from four states (Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee)
Cautions: 4 (laps 6, 11, 27, 32)
Red Flags: 1 (lap 27 restart)
Lap Leaders: Wheeler (1-40)
Lead Changes: None
Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, Kentucky became the fifth different winner in seven racing events as he captured the $3,000 first place prize in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctioned 4th annual Coca-Cola 40 presented by McClane Motorsports at the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky on Saturday Night May 20, 2006. Other feature event winners at Lake Cumberland Saturday night included Tom Curtsinger of Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the Open Wheel Modifieds ina close race between second place finisher Dennis Barton; Travis Preston of Berea, Kentucky taking the Super Dirt Stock feature event win; and Eddie Stewart of Manchester, Kentucky taking the Chevette win over Mike Todd.
Wheeler also took his fourth win in a row at Lake Cumberland Speedway as he took the win in the Certified Construction & Asphalt, Cropper powered Rocklet Pontiac GTO. Finishing a close second was Chris Combs of Isom, Kentucky in the Tim Short Automotive, K & E Trucking, R & P Industrial Chimney Swartz chassis Cropper Pontiac GTO. Bryan Barber of Buffalo, Kentucky was third in the 40 lap main event in the Frank Revel Motorsports, PBM Performance, Budda Bert Transmissions Rayburn/PBM Performance Pontiac GTO.
After winning the third heat race event, pole sitter Tyrel Todd with outside pole sitter Bobby Wolter Jr. brought the 21 car field down to Noel Hargis'
green flag to start the 40 lap Coca-Cola event. Wheeler, who started in his fourth place starting position, took to the high line, and sped around Wolter and Todd to take the lead on the first green lap with Todd and Barber in tow. Bryan Barber would slip around Todd on the outside for the second position on the second lap. The first of four caution flags would wave on lap six for Bobby Wolter Jr. coming to a dead stop in turn four. The field would be re-lined with Wheeler coming back down to the restart with Barber, Todd, Aaron Hatton, and Chris Combs in that fifth position.
The field would look green until another yellow flag would wave on lap eleven for Sidney Sprague slowing in turn three. The field at this point was Wheeler up front with Barber second, Hatton, Combs, and Todd running fifth.
The field would stay clean and green for another nine laps until lap twenty-seven when Larry Gray came to a stop in turn four. On the restart it was still Wheeler, who had remained in control for the first twenty-seven laps then Chris Combs, who had already trucked his way up into the second spot and Barber third. On the restart the field would dive into one and come out of two and the field seemed to look clean and green again, but a maylay on the back-stretch going into turn three invloving Steve Hillard, Shannon Thornsberry, Greg Lucas, Bobby Wolter Jr., John Jackson and others would require the red flag to be displayed. When the field was lined back up, Hillard, the cause of the yellow flag was sent to the rear of the field and the race was restarted. The last yellow flag would fly on lap thirty-two for Tim York spinning in turn two. The field was lined back up with Wheeler still out fron with only eight laps to go in the event with Combs a close second at this point, Barber, Michael Chilton, and Aaron Hatton fifth.
Wheeler would get one last major charge from Combs on the final lap as they were nose-to-nose on the white flag lap with Wheeler pulling away on the back-chute with one car length separating the two and go on to take his sixth ever O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts feature event win of his career and the first 5 years of the Lexington, Kentucky based touring series. Fans were treated to an enjoyable A-Main event with that last lap keeping the fans on their toes but Wheeler went on to win the event over Combs, Barber, Chilton, and Aaron Hatton fifth. Previous Coca-Cola 40 winner Mike Marlar was sixth with Tyrel Todd, Justin Rattliff, Mike Jewell, and Tim Tungate rounding out the top-ten.
The next O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts event will take place on Monday Night May 29 on Memorial Day to kick off the 2006 Kentucky Speed Week at the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Kentucky. The BoB Boys will be off this weekend but on Saturday night May 27 the Lake Cumberland Speedway will feature a $2,500 to win Super Late Model event special with $200 to start in the 35 lap main event this Saturday night.
Official Summary of Results:
May 20, 2006
Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, Kentucky 3/8th's mile oval-$3,000 to win O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Event # 7-2006 season
Racing Optics Fast Time: Bobby Wolter Jr.-14:192 seconds
Racin' Mason Heat-1: Bobby Wolter Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Aaron Hatton, Larry Gray Jr., Michael Chilton, Brandon Hardgrove, Tim York, Shannon Thornsberry, Joe Patrick, Jay Mobley
Racin' Mason Heat-2: Chris Combs, Bryan Barber, Justin Rattliff, Mike Marlar, Greg Lucas, David Webb, Russell Brinson, Greg Hansford, Jerry Fuson
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat-3: Tyrel Todd, Sidney Sprague, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Steve Hillard, Tim Tungate, John Jackson, Chris Ruble, Dan Deaton
B-Main: Tim Tungate, David Webb, Shannon Thornsberry, Tim York, Brandon Hardgrove, John Jackson, Dan Deaton, Joe Patrick, Jerry Fuson, Russell Brinson, Chris Ruble, Greg Hansford
O'Reilly Auto Parts Coca-Cola 40 A-Main:
1. Johnny Wheeler-Campbellsville, Kentucky 2. Chris Combs-Isom, Kentucky 3. Bryan Barber-Buffalo, Kentucky 4. Michael Chilton-Harrodsburg, Kentucky 5. Aaron Hatton-Mount Sterling, Kentucky 6. Mike Marlar-Winfield, Tennessee 7. Tyrel Todd-Eubank, Kentucky 8. Justin Rattliff-Campbellsville, Kentucky 9. Mike Jewell-Scottsburg, Indiana 10. Tim Tungate-Campbellsville, Kentucky 11. Scotty Earl-Louisville, Kentucky 12. Steve Hillard-Sadorus, Illinois 13. David Webb-Nicholasville, Kentucky 14. Greg Lucas-Whitesburg, Kentucky 15. Shannon Thornsberry-Martin, Kentucky 16. Brandon Hardgrove-Burnside, Kentucky 17. Bobby Wolter Jr.-Lexington, Kentucky 18. Tim York-Greensburg, Kentucky 19. John Jackson-Lexington, Kentucky 20. Larry Gray Jr.-Lexington, Kentucky 21. Sidney Sprague-Lexington, Kentucky
Race Stats:
Entries: 29 from four states (Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee)
Cautions: 4 (laps 6, 11, 27, 32)
Red Flags: 1 (lap 27 restart)
Lap Leaders: Wheeler (1-40)
Lead Changes: None
