BURNSIDE, KY – Saturday night at the Lake Cumberland Speedway, David Webb of Nicholasville, KY notched his second straight win with the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Webb led all 40 laps en route to the victory, which was his fourth straight at the Burnside, KY track.
Terry English and David Webb sat on the front row of the 40-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main with Webb quickly stealing the early race lead leaving English to do battle with Bryan Barber, Larry Gray, and Tim Tungate for second. As Webb slowly distanced himself from the fight for second, Chris Combs soon joined the battle after getting shuffled out of line on the first lap.
As Webb encountered lapped traffic on the eighth circuit, English closed the gap and began applying pressure to the race leader. One lap later, Webb and Anthony Ferguson made contact in turns one and two resulting in a caution for debris. After an aborted attempt to restart the race, action resumed on lap 9 with Webb leading English, Barber, Gray, and Tungate.
Webb darted back out front leaving English, Barber, Gray, Tungate, and Combs to battle for the bridesmaid honors. Combs soon jockeyed around Tungate and Gray to catapult into fourth as Justin Rattliff slipped by Tungate to nab sixth. Behind the side-by-side racing for second, Jeff Watson, Tyrel Todd, and Mike Jewell were wrestling for eighth as 19th-starting Michael Chilton quietly picked his way through the field.
Shortly after the halfway point, Webb began weaving his way through the back of the field. Not even the backmarkers could slow the torrid pace being set by the Nicholasville, KY native as Webb picked off one after another leaving the rest of the field to do battle for second.
With Webb in his own zip code out front, the race for second stayed hot as English, Barber, and Combs could have been covered with a blanket at any given time. The trio raced doorhandle-to-doorhandle with lapped traffic and each other to put on a phenomenal driving clinic that kept the fans’ attention as the remaining laps ticked away.
With no other cautions to slow him down, David Webb went on to win his second straight race with the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. Webb’s CJ Rayburn GTO has a Pro Power Racing Engine under the hood and carries sponsorship from ORS Auto Body, Aluminum Racing Products, JDB Contracting, and Anglers Outpost.
“After two somewhat unsuccessful years in a Late Model, it feels really good to be running this well,” Webb said after the win. “This car stayed in my trailer all week. I had to work in Louisville this past week and didn’t get a chance to work on it or do anything to it. So we just left it in the trailer all week, came here, unloaded it, and raced it.”
Benton, KY veteran Terry English held on for second in the AAA Fence Inc./Seay Motors/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Third spot went to Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY driving the Revel Motorsports/PBM Performance/Rayburn GTO. Chris Combs, Isom, KY, took fourth in the Combs Bros. Racing/Combs Trucking/Swartz GTO. Rounding out the top five was the GPE Motorsports/Apollo Oil/Rayburn GTO of Lexington, KY’s Larry Gray. Finishing sixth was Justin Rattliff, seventh Tim Tungate, eighth Jeff Watson, ninth Tyrel Todd, and tenth Mike Jewell.
Of the 29 entries on hand for the show, Mike Jewell set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 14.337. Mason Racin’ Heats were won by David Webb and Larry Gray while the Arizona Sport Shirts Heat went to Terry English. Aaron Hatton was the winner of the Design 500 B-Main.
The next race for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts is the rescheduled John Bradshaw Memorial paying $5000 to win on Friday, August 25th at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.
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.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 433-5707.
Results Summary
Lake Cumberland Speedway
Burnside, KY
August 5, 2006
O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Mike Jewell/14.337
Mason Racin’ Heat #1: David Webb, Bryan Barber, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Rylan Bowlin, Dustin Neat, Greg Hansford, Larry Greer, Tim Patrick, Dan Deaton
Mason Racin’ Heat #2: Larry Gray, Chris Combs, Rod Carter Jr., Tyrel Todd, Victor Lee, Aaron Hatton, John Jackson, Jim Robison, Joe Patrick; (DNS – Brandon Hardgrove)
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3: Terry English, Tim Tungate, Justin Rattliff, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jimmy Smith, Michael Chilton, Sidney Sprague, Anthony Ferguson, Steve Stollings
Design 500 B-Main: Aaron Hatton, Dustin Neat, Sydney Sprague, Michael Chilton, Greg Hansford, Jim Robison, Anthony Ferguson, Steve Stollings, Joe Patrick, Tim Patrick, Larry Greer, John Jackson
O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main: David Webb, Terry English, Bryan Barber, Chris Combs, Larry Gray, Justin Rattliff, Tim Tungate, Jeff Watson, Tyrel Todd, Mike Jewell, Victor Lee, Michael Chilton, Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Sydney Sprague, Anthony Ferguson, Greg Hansford, Jimmy Smith, Rylan Bowlin, Rod Carter Jr., Bobby Wolter Jr., Dan Deaton
Race Statistics
Cautions: 2
Lap Leaders: David Webb 1-40
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Michael Chilton (started 19th, finished 12th)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race: Justin Rattliff
Series Provisionals: Anthony Ferguson, Dan Deaton
Entries: 29
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 8/5/06)
1. 9 Mike Jewell - 3390
2. 47 Chris Combs - 3255
3. 16 Justin Rattliff - 3165
4. 18 Tim Tungate - 3105
5. 10 Bryan Barber - 2990
6. 33 Aaron Hatton - 2795
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 2425
8. D2 Dan Deaton – 2120
9. 41 Brad Neat - 1830
10. 44 Johnny Wheeler – 1540
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Schedule
Aug. 25th - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $5000 to win
Sept. 2nd - 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY) - $3000 to win
Sept. 15th - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $3000 to win
Sept. 16th – Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY) - $5000 to win
2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series Sponsors
O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”
Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”
Sunoco Race Fuels – “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”
2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Supporters Include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sunoco Race Fuels, DART Machinery, Drive Smart Kentucky, Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Race Tires, American Race Tires, PPM Performance Products, Bazell Fuels, Cruise With the Champions, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Racing Optics, Mason Racin', Design 500, Trailer Parts & Sales, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Race Engines, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Bert Transmissions, Rick Schwallie Photography, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels
Terry English and David Webb sat on the front row of the 40-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main with Webb quickly stealing the early race lead leaving English to do battle with Bryan Barber, Larry Gray, and Tim Tungate for second. As Webb slowly distanced himself from the fight for second, Chris Combs soon joined the battle after getting shuffled out of line on the first lap.
As Webb encountered lapped traffic on the eighth circuit, English closed the gap and began applying pressure to the race leader. One lap later, Webb and Anthony Ferguson made contact in turns one and two resulting in a caution for debris. After an aborted attempt to restart the race, action resumed on lap 9 with Webb leading English, Barber, Gray, and Tungate.
Webb darted back out front leaving English, Barber, Gray, Tungate, and Combs to battle for the bridesmaid honors. Combs soon jockeyed around Tungate and Gray to catapult into fourth as Justin Rattliff slipped by Tungate to nab sixth. Behind the side-by-side racing for second, Jeff Watson, Tyrel Todd, and Mike Jewell were wrestling for eighth as 19th-starting Michael Chilton quietly picked his way through the field.
Shortly after the halfway point, Webb began weaving his way through the back of the field. Not even the backmarkers could slow the torrid pace being set by the Nicholasville, KY native as Webb picked off one after another leaving the rest of the field to do battle for second.
With Webb in his own zip code out front, the race for second stayed hot as English, Barber, and Combs could have been covered with a blanket at any given time. The trio raced doorhandle-to-doorhandle with lapped traffic and each other to put on a phenomenal driving clinic that kept the fans’ attention as the remaining laps ticked away.
With no other cautions to slow him down, David Webb went on to win his second straight race with the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. Webb’s CJ Rayburn GTO has a Pro Power Racing Engine under the hood and carries sponsorship from ORS Auto Body, Aluminum Racing Products, JDB Contracting, and Anglers Outpost.
“After two somewhat unsuccessful years in a Late Model, it feels really good to be running this well,” Webb said after the win. “This car stayed in my trailer all week. I had to work in Louisville this past week and didn’t get a chance to work on it or do anything to it. So we just left it in the trailer all week, came here, unloaded it, and raced it.”
Benton, KY veteran Terry English held on for second in the AAA Fence Inc./Seay Motors/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Third spot went to Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY driving the Revel Motorsports/PBM Performance/Rayburn GTO. Chris Combs, Isom, KY, took fourth in the Combs Bros. Racing/Combs Trucking/Swartz GTO. Rounding out the top five was the GPE Motorsports/Apollo Oil/Rayburn GTO of Lexington, KY’s Larry Gray. Finishing sixth was Justin Rattliff, seventh Tim Tungate, eighth Jeff Watson, ninth Tyrel Todd, and tenth Mike Jewell.
Of the 29 entries on hand for the show, Mike Jewell set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 14.337. Mason Racin’ Heats were won by David Webb and Larry Gray while the Arizona Sport Shirts Heat went to Terry English. Aaron Hatton was the winner of the Design 500 B-Main.
The next race for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts is the rescheduled John Bradshaw Memorial paying $5000 to win on Friday, August 25th at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.
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.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 433-5707.
Results Summary
Lake Cumberland Speedway
Burnside, KY
August 5, 2006
O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Mike Jewell/14.337
Mason Racin’ Heat #1: David Webb, Bryan Barber, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Rylan Bowlin, Dustin Neat, Greg Hansford, Larry Greer, Tim Patrick, Dan Deaton
Mason Racin’ Heat #2: Larry Gray, Chris Combs, Rod Carter Jr., Tyrel Todd, Victor Lee, Aaron Hatton, John Jackson, Jim Robison, Joe Patrick; (DNS – Brandon Hardgrove)
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3: Terry English, Tim Tungate, Justin Rattliff, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jimmy Smith, Michael Chilton, Sidney Sprague, Anthony Ferguson, Steve Stollings
Design 500 B-Main: Aaron Hatton, Dustin Neat, Sydney Sprague, Michael Chilton, Greg Hansford, Jim Robison, Anthony Ferguson, Steve Stollings, Joe Patrick, Tim Patrick, Larry Greer, John Jackson
O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main: David Webb, Terry English, Bryan Barber, Chris Combs, Larry Gray, Justin Rattliff, Tim Tungate, Jeff Watson, Tyrel Todd, Mike Jewell, Victor Lee, Michael Chilton, Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Sydney Sprague, Anthony Ferguson, Greg Hansford, Jimmy Smith, Rylan Bowlin, Rod Carter Jr., Bobby Wolter Jr., Dan Deaton
Race Statistics
Cautions: 2
Lap Leaders: David Webb 1-40
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Michael Chilton (started 19th, finished 12th)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race: Justin Rattliff
Series Provisionals: Anthony Ferguson, Dan Deaton
Entries: 29
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 8/5/06)
1. 9 Mike Jewell - 3390
2. 47 Chris Combs - 3255
3. 16 Justin Rattliff - 3165
4. 18 Tim Tungate - 3105
5. 10 Bryan Barber - 2990
6. 33 Aaron Hatton - 2795
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 2425
8. D2 Dan Deaton – 2120
9. 41 Brad Neat - 1830
10. 44 Johnny Wheeler – 1540
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Schedule
Aug. 25th - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $5000 to win
Sept. 2nd - 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY) - $3000 to win
Sept. 15th - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $3000 to win
Sept. 16th – Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY) - $5000 to win
2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series Sponsors
O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”
Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”
Sunoco Race Fuels – “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”
2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Supporters Include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sunoco Race Fuels, DART Machinery, Drive Smart Kentucky, Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Race Tires, American Race Tires, PPM Performance Products, Bazell Fuels, Cruise With the Champions, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Racing Optics, Mason Racin', Design 500, Trailer Parts & Sales, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Race Engines, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Bert Transmissions, Rick Schwallie Photography, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels
