BARDSTOWN, KY (06/16/2007) - Scottsburg, Indiana's Mike Jewell rocked the 26 entry field to notch another win in his belt capturing the 6th annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway. Jewell became the 11th different 2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass tour winner presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. The Scottsburg Express led all 30 laps of the A-main event to bring home the $3,000 paycheck.
With three thrilling heat races leading into the night's A-main event for the nation's most competitive regional racing Series, the field was lead to the mark by Mike Jewell and third place Series points man Jerry Rice. After rounding turns one and two, the field bunched up heading down the back stretch. Halfway, the melee broke as the field began to pile up going into turn three. Caught in the eleven car accident were Barber, Tackett, Yeager, Greer, Hinkle, Corbin, Ault, Wolter, and Webb. Also involved in the crash were Watson and Smith who went pit side for repairs.
After the red flag, racing resumed with Mike Jewell jumping out to lead lap one. Lap two would see four wide racing between Rice, Barber, Neat and Todd coming out of turn two. The four would continue battling until Rice slowed on the high side coming out of turn two as Jason Hinkle slowed on the front stretch on lap three creating the second caution of the night. Rejoining the field as they paced back to the green flag were the 45 of Doug Smith and the 11J of Jeff Watson.
The restart on lap four would see the third caution of the night immediately as the 97 of Michael Chilton would drop to the inside of the track coming off of turn four forcing Chilton to retire for the night. Coming to the stripe to restart lap four for the second time would be the #9 of Mike Jewell leading the way. Following Jewell choosing the inside lane of the Delaware double-file restart would be Barber and Dustin Neat on the outside. Rounding out the top five would be Tyrel Todd and Victor Lee. Lap 8 would see Jerry Rice fall victim to his second caution of the night as he slowed coming off turn two with a flat tire forcing him to retire for the evening.
As the race resumed on lap 8, the top 5 remained the same. Bryan Barber and Dustin Neat would battle it out for second side by side as the rest of the field would spread out on laps 8 through 13. The halfway point would see Mike Jewell leading the way with Dustin Neat taking over the second spot followed by Barber, Todd, Lee, Corbin, Wheeler, McQueary, Tungate and Daniels rounding out the top ten.
Lap 19 would play out to be attention-grabbing as Jewell would find lapped traffic in turn four. Neat and Barber began to reel Jewell in. As Jewell cleared the lapped traffic, Neat and Barber would go door to door battling for the best line to slide by the slower cars. Tyrel Todd closed on Neat and Barber just as they cleared the two lapped machines. As Neat and Barber battle it out for second, Victor Lee began to close the gap on Tyrel Todd as also he worked lapped traffic. On lap 29, the wall would catch David Webb as Mike Jewell created a front stretch lead over Neat and Barber again going on to clinch the 6th annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway. Following Jewell, Neat, and Barber to the line were Todd, Lee, Corbin, McQueary, Wheeler, Tungate and Daniel rounding out the top ten. The PPM Performance Products Hard Charger of The Race award went to Tommy Carlton who picked up 8 positions during the night to finish 15th. The Cruise with the Champions Rookie of The Race was Jason Keltner who brought home a solid 11th place finish.
Earlier in the evening, Jeff Watson set the bar for the twenty-six entries in Racing Optic Time Trials with a quick time of 17.026. The Mason Racin'/Arizona Sport Shirts Heats were won by Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, and Brian Barber. Timmy Yeager came out on top in the Design 500 B-Main. Taking series provisionals to start the race were Larry Greer and Jason Hinkle while Tommy Carlton, chased the field the Bluegrass Speedway track provisional.
Join the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series as they cross the border to Indiana next weekend to make stops #13 and #14 of the 2007 Season at Twin Cities Raceway Park on Friday and Brownstown Speedway for the 9th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial and a pair of $3,000 to win purses.
The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts sanctions regional Dirt Late Model racing in and around the state of Kentucky. For more information on the nation's most competitive regional racing Series, please visit our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call our office at (859) 433-5707.
Race Summary
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts
Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, KY
June 16, 2007
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Jeff Watson - 17.026
Mason Racin' Heat #1 - Jerry Rice, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Doug Ault, Larry Greer, Joey Tackett, Scott Graham
Mason Racin' Heat #2 - Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Michael Chilton, Timmy Yeager, Doug Smith, Jason Hinkle, Brian Smith
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3 - Brian Barber, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, David Webb, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Ed Behn, Tommy Carlton
Design 500 B-Main - Timmy Yeager, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Doug Ault, Joey Tackett, Doug Smith, Ed Behn, Larry Greer, Tommy Carlton, Scott Graham, Brian Smith, Jason Hinkle
6th Annual June Jam 30 - Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Brian Barber, Tyrel Todd, Victor Lee, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, Jason Keltner, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Greer, Joey Tackett, Tommy Carlton, David Webb, Jeff Watson, Doug Smith, Doug Ault, Jason Hinkle, Jerry Rice, Michael Chilton, Timmy Yeager
Race Statistics
Entries: 26
Lap Leaders: Jewell 1-30
Cautions: 4
Red Flags: 1
PPM Performance Products Hard Charger Of The Race: Tommy Carlton (23rd to 15th)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie Of The Race: Jason Keltner
Series Provisionals- Larry Greer, Jason Hinkle
Track Provisionals- Tommy Carlton
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Points (after Bluegrass)
1. 34 Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN) - 2530
2. 4 Victor Lee (Stanford, KY) - 2471
3. 11 Jerry Rice (Verona, KY) - 2299
4. 0 Jason Keltner (Campbellsville, KY) - 2189
5. 14 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY) - 2146
6. 13w David Webb (Nicholasville, KY) - 1883
7. 18 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY) - 1879
8. 97 Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY) - 1759
9. 11 Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington, KY) - 1708
10. 47 Chris Combs (Isom, KY) - 1646
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Winners
Michael England - Florence Speedway, April 13th
Rick Aukland - Twin Cities Raceway Park, April 20th
Don O'Neal - Brownstown Speedway, April 21st
Aaron Hatton - Ponderosa Speedway, April 27th
Mike Marlar - Bluegrass Speedway, April 28th
Jimmy Owens - Tazewell Speedway, May 12th
Audie Swartz - Portsmouth Raceway Park, May 27th
Don O'Neal - Bluegrass Speedway, May 28th
Greg Johnson - Richmond Raceway, May 29th
Josh McGuire - Lake Cumberland Speedway, May 31st
Brad Neat - Ponderosa Speedway, June 1st
Mike Jewell - Bluegrass Speedway, June 16th
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Schedule
6-22 Twin Cities Raceway - $3,000
6-23 Brownstown Speedway - $3,000
6-30 201 Speedway - $3,000
7-11 Florence Speedway - $5,000
7-14 Bluegrass Speedway - $5,000
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Sponsors
O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
Arizona Sport Shirts - Presenting Sponsor and "Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
Sunoco Race Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass 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, Double H Race Fab, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels
-Jesse Howard - O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass PR
With three thrilling heat races leading into the night's A-main event for the nation's most competitive regional racing Series, the field was lead to the mark by Mike Jewell and third place Series points man Jerry Rice. After rounding turns one and two, the field bunched up heading down the back stretch. Halfway, the melee broke as the field began to pile up going into turn three. Caught in the eleven car accident were Barber, Tackett, Yeager, Greer, Hinkle, Corbin, Ault, Wolter, and Webb. Also involved in the crash were Watson and Smith who went pit side for repairs.
After the red flag, racing resumed with Mike Jewell jumping out to lead lap one. Lap two would see four wide racing between Rice, Barber, Neat and Todd coming out of turn two. The four would continue battling until Rice slowed on the high side coming out of turn two as Jason Hinkle slowed on the front stretch on lap three creating the second caution of the night. Rejoining the field as they paced back to the green flag were the 45 of Doug Smith and the 11J of Jeff Watson.
The restart on lap four would see the third caution of the night immediately as the 97 of Michael Chilton would drop to the inside of the track coming off of turn four forcing Chilton to retire for the night. Coming to the stripe to restart lap four for the second time would be the #9 of Mike Jewell leading the way. Following Jewell choosing the inside lane of the Delaware double-file restart would be Barber and Dustin Neat on the outside. Rounding out the top five would be Tyrel Todd and Victor Lee. Lap 8 would see Jerry Rice fall victim to his second caution of the night as he slowed coming off turn two with a flat tire forcing him to retire for the evening.
As the race resumed on lap 8, the top 5 remained the same. Bryan Barber and Dustin Neat would battle it out for second side by side as the rest of the field would spread out on laps 8 through 13. The halfway point would see Mike Jewell leading the way with Dustin Neat taking over the second spot followed by Barber, Todd, Lee, Corbin, Wheeler, McQueary, Tungate and Daniels rounding out the top ten.
Lap 19 would play out to be attention-grabbing as Jewell would find lapped traffic in turn four. Neat and Barber began to reel Jewell in. As Jewell cleared the lapped traffic, Neat and Barber would go door to door battling for the best line to slide by the slower cars. Tyrel Todd closed on Neat and Barber just as they cleared the two lapped machines. As Neat and Barber battle it out for second, Victor Lee began to close the gap on Tyrel Todd as also he worked lapped traffic. On lap 29, the wall would catch David Webb as Mike Jewell created a front stretch lead over Neat and Barber again going on to clinch the 6th annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway. Following Jewell, Neat, and Barber to the line were Todd, Lee, Corbin, McQueary, Wheeler, Tungate and Daniel rounding out the top ten. The PPM Performance Products Hard Charger of The Race award went to Tommy Carlton who picked up 8 positions during the night to finish 15th. The Cruise with the Champions Rookie of The Race was Jason Keltner who brought home a solid 11th place finish.
Earlier in the evening, Jeff Watson set the bar for the twenty-six entries in Racing Optic Time Trials with a quick time of 17.026. The Mason Racin'/Arizona Sport Shirts Heats were won by Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, and Brian Barber. Timmy Yeager came out on top in the Design 500 B-Main. Taking series provisionals to start the race were Larry Greer and Jason Hinkle while Tommy Carlton, chased the field the Bluegrass Speedway track provisional.
Join the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series as they cross the border to Indiana next weekend to make stops #13 and #14 of the 2007 Season at Twin Cities Raceway Park on Friday and Brownstown Speedway for the 9th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial and a pair of $3,000 to win purses.
The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts sanctions regional Dirt Late Model racing in and around the state of Kentucky. For more information on the nation's most competitive regional racing Series, please visit our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call our office at (859) 433-5707.
Race Summary
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts
Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, KY
June 16, 2007
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Jeff Watson - 17.026
Mason Racin' Heat #1 - Jerry Rice, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Doug Ault, Larry Greer, Joey Tackett, Scott Graham
Mason Racin' Heat #2 - Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Michael Chilton, Timmy Yeager, Doug Smith, Jason Hinkle, Brian Smith
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3 - Brian Barber, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, David Webb, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Ed Behn, Tommy Carlton
Design 500 B-Main - Timmy Yeager, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Doug Ault, Joey Tackett, Doug Smith, Ed Behn, Larry Greer, Tommy Carlton, Scott Graham, Brian Smith, Jason Hinkle
6th Annual June Jam 30 - Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Brian Barber, Tyrel Todd, Victor Lee, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, Jason Keltner, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Greer, Joey Tackett, Tommy Carlton, David Webb, Jeff Watson, Doug Smith, Doug Ault, Jason Hinkle, Jerry Rice, Michael Chilton, Timmy Yeager
Race Statistics
Entries: 26
Lap Leaders: Jewell 1-30
Cautions: 4
Red Flags: 1
PPM Performance Products Hard Charger Of The Race: Tommy Carlton (23rd to 15th)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie Of The Race: Jason Keltner
Series Provisionals- Larry Greer, Jason Hinkle
Track Provisionals- Tommy Carlton
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Points (after Bluegrass)
1. 34 Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN) - 2530
2. 4 Victor Lee (Stanford, KY) - 2471
3. 11 Jerry Rice (Verona, KY) - 2299
4. 0 Jason Keltner (Campbellsville, KY) - 2189
5. 14 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY) - 2146
6. 13w David Webb (Nicholasville, KY) - 1883
7. 18 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY) - 1879
8. 97 Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY) - 1759
9. 11 Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington, KY) - 1708
10. 47 Chris Combs (Isom, KY) - 1646
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Winners
Michael England - Florence Speedway, April 13th
Rick Aukland - Twin Cities Raceway Park, April 20th
Don O'Neal - Brownstown Speedway, April 21st
Aaron Hatton - Ponderosa Speedway, April 27th
Mike Marlar - Bluegrass Speedway, April 28th
Jimmy Owens - Tazewell Speedway, May 12th
Audie Swartz - Portsmouth Raceway Park, May 27th
Don O'Neal - Bluegrass Speedway, May 28th
Greg Johnson - Richmond Raceway, May 29th
Josh McGuire - Lake Cumberland Speedway, May 31st
Brad Neat - Ponderosa Speedway, June 1st
Mike Jewell - Bluegrass Speedway, June 16th
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Schedule
6-22 Twin Cities Raceway - $3,000
6-23 Brownstown Speedway - $3,000
6-30 201 Speedway - $3,000
7-11 Florence Speedway - $5,000
7-14 Bluegrass Speedway - $5,000
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Sponsors
O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
Arizona Sport Shirts - Presenting Sponsor and "Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
Sunoco Race Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass 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, Double H Race Fab, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels
-Jesse Howard - O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass PR
