BURNSIDE, KY – With five laps remaining, he was running 8th. But after a wild final five circuits at Lake Cumberland Speedway Saturday night, Nicholasville, KY’s David Webb, who went to tail on lap 18, found himself in victory lane for the first time with the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.
A stellar field of 36 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass competitors was trimmed down to 24 cars with Chris Combs and Victor Lee on the front row of the “Rumble on the Lake 40” with Combs getting the early race advantage. Lee wasted no time showing his strength as he stormed to point on lap 3 with Combs, David Webb, Timmy Yeager, and Justin Rattliff in tow. Rattliff took fourth from Yeager on lap 4 as the caution flew one circuit later for a slowing Aaron Hatton.
Webb took advantage of the Delaware double-file restart and nabbed second spot away from Combs. As Rattliff and Yeager continued to duel, that duo would surpass Combs shortly thereafter, dropping him to fifth. With Webb hounding Lee for the lead, 7th-starting Mike Marlar became a factor moving himself into fourth on lap 10. A lap 12 caution for Johnny Wheeler kept the field tight with Lee showing the way ahead of Webb, Rattliff, Marlar, and Yeager.
On the restart, Webb raced side-by-side with Lee for the top spot as Marlar moved to the outside of Rattliff and stole third momentarily as that pair ran door-to-door as well. Behind them, 16th-starting Scotty Earl was quietly picking his way through the field as he grabbed the 6th position on lap 15. On lap 18, Webb raced hard into turns one and two in a bid for the lead, but quickly stabbed the brakes and spun his car to a stop in an effort to keep from taking out race leader Victor Lee.
“I didn’t want to take Victor (Lee) out,” Webb would later say after the races. “I drove too hard into one and two and had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting him. He and I are friends and I wasn’t going to win the race by taking him out.”
With fast qualifier Webb now at the tail of the field, Lee would have Rattliff, Marlar, Earl, and Combs in his rear view mirror for the lap 18 restart. When racing resumed, Marlar shot the outside of Lee while Rattliff went to the inside. The three-wide battle for the top spot would see Marlar credited with leading lap 19 and Rattliff at the helm one circuit later. Lee would be shuffled back to fourth as early race leader Chris Combs found a new breath of life and roared into the third position just after the halfway point. Just a few circuits later, Earl would power his mount into fourth as Lee faded to fifth.
Rattliff, who was showing left front suspension damage to his ride, somehow managed to stay on the point and maneuver his way through the back of the pack. With 10 laps to go, Marlar and Combs closed the gap on race-leader Rattliff while Scotty Earl, who was also showing severe damage to his left front, held down the fourth spot with Dustin Neat now in fifth. Behind them, 17th-starting Larry Gray used the ultra racey surface to move into 7th while both David Webb and Johnny Wheeler cracked the top 10 after their spins earlier in the race.
As the final 10 laps ticked away, Marlar and Combs swapped the bridesmaid honors back and fourth as they continued to close back in on Rattliff. With just four laps remaining, 5th and 6th-running Dustin Neat and Bobby Carrier Jr. would be caught up in an accident eliminating both drivers from the race. On the restart, Rattliff led Marlar, Combs, Earl, and Gray to the Delaware double-file restart with David Webb, Mike Jewell, Victor Lee, Johnny Wheeler, and Anthony Adams now rounding out the top 10.
When racing resumed on lap 36, Marlar went high in a bid for the lead with Combs applying the pressure on the bottom. The complexion of the race would change one lap later when Marlar and Rattliff made contact coming off turn four and collected the third place car of Combs. Marlar would be black flagged for working on his car outside the designated “hot pit” as Rattliff fell to the tail of the field and Combs retired from the event.
With his left front suspension damage, 16th-starting Scotty Earl suddenly found himself at the front of the pack. David Webb had worked his way back through the field after his lap 18 spin to inherit second with Larry Gray now third, Victor Lee fourth, and Mike Jewell fifth.
Earl brought the field to the green and led the pack into one and two as Webb darted to the inside and Gray shot to the outside in a three-way bid for the lead. With two laps to go, Webb motored ahead of Earl bringing Lee with him. As teammates Earl and Wheeler contested in a fierce battle for third, Webb received the white flag with Lee glued to his rear decklid. Lee would take a look inside of Webb on the final circuit, but Webb’s momentum carried him back in front of Lee and onto to the win. In a wild dash to the finish, Lee would cross in second with Wheeler third, Jewell fourth, and Earl fifth.
“This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me!” an ecstatic David Webb said after the races. “That was just unbelievable, wasn’t it?! I mean, when I got back up to about 7th or 8th, I was just hoping we might be able to pull off a top 5 finish or so. Our car was good enough on the bottom that I knew we could do it, but I never imagined I’d be able to pull off the win after going to the tail on lap 18”
The $3000 win was the biggest of Webb’s career and his first with the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. The Nicholasville, KY native’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.
Stanford, KY’s Victor Lee took second in his Smith powered Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Barber Truck Repair and Ado’s Auto Repair. Third spot went to 20th-starting Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in the Certified Construction & Asphalt/All-Star Trucking sponsored Cropper/Rocket GTO. Scottsburg, IN’s Mike Jewell finished fourth in the MPC Motorsports/Southern Indiana Drilling/Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Rounding out the top five was Louisville, KY’s Scotty Earl driving his Robert Earl Motorsports/United Check Cashing sponsored, Cropper powered, Rocket Grand Prix. Finishing sixth was Tyrel Todd with Anthony Adams seventh, Justin Rattliff eighth, Bryan Barber ninth, Tim Tungate tenth.
36 entries were on hand for the race with David Webb set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap on 13.507. Mason Racin’ Heats 1 and 2 went to Webb and Victor Lee while Arizona Sport Shirts Heats 3 and 4 were won by Timmy Yeager and Chris Combs. The Design 500 B-Main winners were Larry Gray and Tommy Bailey.
The next event for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will be Saturday, August 5th back at the Lake Cumberland Speedway. This race is the make-up show for the event that was rained out on Friday, July 21st.
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
July 22, 2006
O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: David Webb/13.507
Mason Racin’ Heat #1: David Webb, Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Bobby Carrier Jr., Larry Gray, Steve Stollings, Larry Greer, John Jackson, Aaron Hatton
Mason Racin’ Heat #2: Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Bobby Wolter Jr., Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, Greg Lucas, Greg Hansford, Johnny Wheeler, Dan Deaton
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3: Timmy Yeager, Mike Marlar, Tyrel Todd, Jeff Watson, DJ Wells, Anthony Ferguson, Russell Brinson, Joe Patrick, Tim Huddleston
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4: Chris Combs, Bryan Barber, Anthony Adams, Scotty earl, Tommy Bailey, Tim Damron, Jimmy Smith, Tim Patrick, Buzz Williams
Design 500 B-Main #1: Larry Gray, Jordan Bland, Johnny Wheeler, Greg Lucas, Larry Greer, John Jackson, Steve Stollings, Greg Hansford, Aaron Hatton, Dan Deaton
Design 500 B-Main #2: Tommy Bailey, DJ Wells, Tim Damron, Russell Brinson, Jimmy Smith, Tim Patrick, Joe Patrick, Anthony Ferguson, Buzz Williams, Tim Huddleston
O’Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the Lake 40: David Webb, Victor Lee, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Tyrel Todd, Anthony Adams, Justin Rattliff, Bryan Barber, Tim Tungate, Greg Lucas, Timmy Yeager, Larry Gray, DJ Wells, Jeff Watson, Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Tim Patrick, Dustin Neat, Bobby Carrier Jr., Joe Patrick, Aaron Hatton, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jordan Bland; (DNS – Tommy Bailey)
Race Statistics
Cautions: 7
Lap Leaders: Chris Combs 1-2; Victor Lee 3-18; Mike Marlar 19; Justin Rattliff 20-37; Scotty Earl 37 (restart); David Webb 38-40
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Johnny Wheeler (started 20th, finished 3rd)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race: Justin Rattliff
Series Provisionals: Aaron Hatton, Johnny Wheeler
Track Provisionals: Tim Patrick, Joe Patrick
Entries: 36
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 7/22/06)
1. 9 Mike Jewell - 3200
2. 47 Chris Combs - 3045
3. 16 Justin Rattliff - 2965
4. 18 Tim Tungate - 2910
5. 10 Bryan Barber - 2770
6. 33 Aaron Hatton - 2635
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 2300
8. D2 Dan Deaton – 2070
9. 41 Brad Neat - 1830
10. 44 Johnny Wheeler - 1540
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Schedule
Aug. 5th - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $3000 to win
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
A stellar field of 36 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass competitors was trimmed down to 24 cars with Chris Combs and Victor Lee on the front row of the “Rumble on the Lake 40” with Combs getting the early race advantage. Lee wasted no time showing his strength as he stormed to point on lap 3 with Combs, David Webb, Timmy Yeager, and Justin Rattliff in tow. Rattliff took fourth from Yeager on lap 4 as the caution flew one circuit later for a slowing Aaron Hatton.
Webb took advantage of the Delaware double-file restart and nabbed second spot away from Combs. As Rattliff and Yeager continued to duel, that duo would surpass Combs shortly thereafter, dropping him to fifth. With Webb hounding Lee for the lead, 7th-starting Mike Marlar became a factor moving himself into fourth on lap 10. A lap 12 caution for Johnny Wheeler kept the field tight with Lee showing the way ahead of Webb, Rattliff, Marlar, and Yeager.
On the restart, Webb raced side-by-side with Lee for the top spot as Marlar moved to the outside of Rattliff and stole third momentarily as that pair ran door-to-door as well. Behind them, 16th-starting Scotty Earl was quietly picking his way through the field as he grabbed the 6th position on lap 15. On lap 18, Webb raced hard into turns one and two in a bid for the lead, but quickly stabbed the brakes and spun his car to a stop in an effort to keep from taking out race leader Victor Lee.
“I didn’t want to take Victor (Lee) out,” Webb would later say after the races. “I drove too hard into one and two and had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting him. He and I are friends and I wasn’t going to win the race by taking him out.”
With fast qualifier Webb now at the tail of the field, Lee would have Rattliff, Marlar, Earl, and Combs in his rear view mirror for the lap 18 restart. When racing resumed, Marlar shot the outside of Lee while Rattliff went to the inside. The three-wide battle for the top spot would see Marlar credited with leading lap 19 and Rattliff at the helm one circuit later. Lee would be shuffled back to fourth as early race leader Chris Combs found a new breath of life and roared into the third position just after the halfway point. Just a few circuits later, Earl would power his mount into fourth as Lee faded to fifth.
Rattliff, who was showing left front suspension damage to his ride, somehow managed to stay on the point and maneuver his way through the back of the pack. With 10 laps to go, Marlar and Combs closed the gap on race-leader Rattliff while Scotty Earl, who was also showing severe damage to his left front, held down the fourth spot with Dustin Neat now in fifth. Behind them, 17th-starting Larry Gray used the ultra racey surface to move into 7th while both David Webb and Johnny Wheeler cracked the top 10 after their spins earlier in the race.
As the final 10 laps ticked away, Marlar and Combs swapped the bridesmaid honors back and fourth as they continued to close back in on Rattliff. With just four laps remaining, 5th and 6th-running Dustin Neat and Bobby Carrier Jr. would be caught up in an accident eliminating both drivers from the race. On the restart, Rattliff led Marlar, Combs, Earl, and Gray to the Delaware double-file restart with David Webb, Mike Jewell, Victor Lee, Johnny Wheeler, and Anthony Adams now rounding out the top 10.
When racing resumed on lap 36, Marlar went high in a bid for the lead with Combs applying the pressure on the bottom. The complexion of the race would change one lap later when Marlar and Rattliff made contact coming off turn four and collected the third place car of Combs. Marlar would be black flagged for working on his car outside the designated “hot pit” as Rattliff fell to the tail of the field and Combs retired from the event.
With his left front suspension damage, 16th-starting Scotty Earl suddenly found himself at the front of the pack. David Webb had worked his way back through the field after his lap 18 spin to inherit second with Larry Gray now third, Victor Lee fourth, and Mike Jewell fifth.
Earl brought the field to the green and led the pack into one and two as Webb darted to the inside and Gray shot to the outside in a three-way bid for the lead. With two laps to go, Webb motored ahead of Earl bringing Lee with him. As teammates Earl and Wheeler contested in a fierce battle for third, Webb received the white flag with Lee glued to his rear decklid. Lee would take a look inside of Webb on the final circuit, but Webb’s momentum carried him back in front of Lee and onto to the win. In a wild dash to the finish, Lee would cross in second with Wheeler third, Jewell fourth, and Earl fifth.
“This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me!” an ecstatic David Webb said after the races. “That was just unbelievable, wasn’t it?! I mean, when I got back up to about 7th or 8th, I was just hoping we might be able to pull off a top 5 finish or so. Our car was good enough on the bottom that I knew we could do it, but I never imagined I’d be able to pull off the win after going to the tail on lap 18”
The $3000 win was the biggest of Webb’s career and his first with the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. The Nicholasville, KY native’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.
Stanford, KY’s Victor Lee took second in his Smith powered Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Barber Truck Repair and Ado’s Auto Repair. Third spot went to 20th-starting Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in the Certified Construction & Asphalt/All-Star Trucking sponsored Cropper/Rocket GTO. Scottsburg, IN’s Mike Jewell finished fourth in the MPC Motorsports/Southern Indiana Drilling/Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Rounding out the top five was Louisville, KY’s Scotty Earl driving his Robert Earl Motorsports/United Check Cashing sponsored, Cropper powered, Rocket Grand Prix. Finishing sixth was Tyrel Todd with Anthony Adams seventh, Justin Rattliff eighth, Bryan Barber ninth, Tim Tungate tenth.
36 entries were on hand for the race with David Webb set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap on 13.507. Mason Racin’ Heats 1 and 2 went to Webb and Victor Lee while Arizona Sport Shirts Heats 3 and 4 were won by Timmy Yeager and Chris Combs. The Design 500 B-Main winners were Larry Gray and Tommy Bailey.
The next event for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will be Saturday, August 5th back at the Lake Cumberland Speedway. This race is the make-up show for the event that was rained out on Friday, July 21st.
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
July 22, 2006
O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: David Webb/13.507
Mason Racin’ Heat #1: David Webb, Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Bobby Carrier Jr., Larry Gray, Steve Stollings, Larry Greer, John Jackson, Aaron Hatton
Mason Racin’ Heat #2: Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Bobby Wolter Jr., Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, Greg Lucas, Greg Hansford, Johnny Wheeler, Dan Deaton
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3: Timmy Yeager, Mike Marlar, Tyrel Todd, Jeff Watson, DJ Wells, Anthony Ferguson, Russell Brinson, Joe Patrick, Tim Huddleston
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4: Chris Combs, Bryan Barber, Anthony Adams, Scotty earl, Tommy Bailey, Tim Damron, Jimmy Smith, Tim Patrick, Buzz Williams
Design 500 B-Main #1: Larry Gray, Jordan Bland, Johnny Wheeler, Greg Lucas, Larry Greer, John Jackson, Steve Stollings, Greg Hansford, Aaron Hatton, Dan Deaton
Design 500 B-Main #2: Tommy Bailey, DJ Wells, Tim Damron, Russell Brinson, Jimmy Smith, Tim Patrick, Joe Patrick, Anthony Ferguson, Buzz Williams, Tim Huddleston
O’Reilly Auto Parts Rumble on the Lake 40: David Webb, Victor Lee, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Tyrel Todd, Anthony Adams, Justin Rattliff, Bryan Barber, Tim Tungate, Greg Lucas, Timmy Yeager, Larry Gray, DJ Wells, Jeff Watson, Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Tim Patrick, Dustin Neat, Bobby Carrier Jr., Joe Patrick, Aaron Hatton, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jordan Bland; (DNS – Tommy Bailey)
Race Statistics
Cautions: 7
Lap Leaders: Chris Combs 1-2; Victor Lee 3-18; Mike Marlar 19; Justin Rattliff 20-37; Scotty Earl 37 (restart); David Webb 38-40
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Johnny Wheeler (started 20th, finished 3rd)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race: Justin Rattliff
Series Provisionals: Aaron Hatton, Johnny Wheeler
Track Provisionals: Tim Patrick, Joe Patrick
Entries: 36
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 7/22/06)
1. 9 Mike Jewell - 3200
2. 47 Chris Combs - 3045
3. 16 Justin Rattliff - 2965
4. 18 Tim Tungate - 2910
5. 10 Bryan Barber - 2770
6. 33 Aaron Hatton - 2635
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 2300
8. D2 Dan Deaton – 2070
9. 41 Brad Neat - 1830
10. 44 Johnny Wheeler - 1540
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Schedule
Aug. 5th - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $3000 to win
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
