Bardstown, KY-July 12, 2008- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions made its third visit of 2008 to the David and Anita Ferrell promoted Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the 10th Annual Kentuckiana Klash and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would score his second series at Bluegrass for 2008 and capture a $5,000 payday for his efforts.
Marlar would start seventh in the main event and score his series leading 12th career win aboard the Tracy Seymour owned T&R Logging/Miller’s Used Cars/Southern Ohio Wood/ Larry Strickland Logging/Team Impact Racing Decals/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #17 Rocket Chassis, Vic Hill Race Engines powered machine.
Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would finish in the second position in the Jones Core/Group Metal Recycling sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car, with Kevin Claycomb of Vincennes, IN taking third place in the 5150 Race Trailers/All Star Performance MasterSbilt Race Car. Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would score a fourth place finish in the Kentucky Proud/Begley Properties sponsored MasterSbilt Race Car, while Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would complete the top five in the Kentucky’s Best/ADO’s Auto Parts sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car.
The remainder of the top ten would be Michael England, Tyrel Todd, Joey Kramer, David Webb, and Dustin Linville. The event would be slowed by four caution flags and would take 34 minutes and 56 seconds to complete.
Don O’Neal would take the lead at the start of the 40 lap, $5,000 to win event, followed by Dustin Neat, Kevin Claycomb, Jason Keltner, and Mike Marlar. Marlar would take fourth from Keltner on lap 2 and claim third from Claycomb on lap 3, only to have Claycomb reclaim the position one circuit later. Brad Neat would begin challenge Keltner for fifth on lap 6, but could not pull off the pass. The first caution of the race would fly on lap 9 when Scotty Earl and Eric Wells would spin in turn two.
The restart would see Marlar from fourth to second, as the field would get jumbled up a bit behind race leader O’Neal exiting turn two, with Brad Neat going to fifth past Keltner. Caution would fly again on lap 10 for debris on the race surface. This restart would see Claycomb go past Marlar for second, with Brad Neat passing brother Dustin Neat for fourth. Victor Lee would begin to challenge Dustin Neat for fifth on lap 15, but could not make a pass. Marlar would slide past Claycomb for second on lap 17, but the caution would fly again one lap later as Dustin Neat would make heavy contact with the end of the turn three wall after suffering a broken tie rod, ending his evening.
Back under green, Marlar would start to challenge O’Neal for the top spot, looking beneath O’Neal at both ends of the track. The final caution of the event came on lap 21 when a battle for seventh between Tim Tungate and Jason Keltner resulted in a spin in turn two, with damage to severe to both cars for them to be able to continue. Back under green for the final time, Marlar would turn up the wick in his challenge for the race lead, with the pair trading slidejob passes on lap 25, before Marlar would claim the lead on lap 26.
Marlar would begin to pull away and over the final ten circuits of the event, would open almost a full straightaway lead over O’Neal, who was receiving repeated challenges from Claycomb for the runner-up slot. Meanwhile, Lee was pressuring Brad Neat for fourth, but could not muster enough to take the spot. The front five would remain the same over the final laps, with Marlar claiming the victory over O’Neal, Claycomb, Brad Neat, and Lee.
In preliminary action, Kevin Claycomb would be the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 38 entries with a lap of 15.724 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Kevin Claycomb in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Jason Keltner in K&N Performance Engineering heat two, Don O’Neal in Graphic Impressions heat three, and Dustin Neat in Real Racing Wheels heat four. Jeff Watson and Chris Combs would win the B-Main events, while Zach Carney and Larry Gray earned series provisional starts, with Bryant Woodcock earning the track provisional.
The next event for the Super Late Model division of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will be at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY on Saturday July 19 for the 21st Annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial at the Mark and Tommy Trimble promoted facility. The event will pay $5,000 to win.
The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Super Late Model events at tracks in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about America’s most competitive regional racing series, visit the series webpage on the world wide web at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Division
SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 12, 2008
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Kevin Claycomb 15.724
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1(Top 4 Advance)- Kevin Claycomb, Brad Neat, Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Scotty Earl, Zach Carney, Derek Fisher, April Farmer, Chad Stapleton, Bryant Woodcock
K&N Performance Engineering Heat #2 (Top 4 Advance)- Jason Keltner, David Webb, Michael England, Dustin Linville, Jeff Watson, Larry Gray, Duke Whiseant, Joe Janowski, Ed Behn (DNS-Terry English)
Graphic Impressions Heat #3 (Top 4 Advance)- Don O’Neal, Mike Marlar, Jordan Bland, Tyrel Todd, Steve Barnett, Joey Tackett, Ricky Arms, Lee Devasier, Anthony Ferguson
Real Racing Wheels Heat #4 (Top 4 Advance)- Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Eric Wells, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Rodney Combs, Arnie Fields, Royce McGowan
B-Main #1 (Top 2 Advance)- Jeff Watson, Scotty Earl, Larry Gray, Zach Carney, Joe Janowski, April Farmer, Ed Behn, Chad Stapleton, Bryant Woodcock (DNS-Derek Fisher, Duke Whiseant, Terry English)
B-Main #2 (Top 2 Advance)- Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Steve Barnett, Ricky Arms, Arnie Fields, Rodney Combs, Joey Tackett, Royce McGowan, Anthony Ferguson, Lee Devasier
Series Provisionals- Zach Carney, Larry Gray
Track Provisional- Bryant Woodcock
10th Annual Kentuckiana Klash O’Reilly A-Main- Mike Marlar, Don O’Neal, Kevin Claycomb, Brad Neat, Victor Lee, Michael England, Tyrel Todd, Joey Kramer, David Webb, Dustin Linville, Mike Jewell, Jordan Bland, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Larry Gray, Eric Wells, Bryant Woodcock, Jeff Watson, Zach Carney, Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Scotty Earl, Dustin Neat
Total Entries- 38
Lap Leaders- 2 (O’Neal 1-25, Marlar 26-40)
Cautions- 4 (Lap 9, Lap 10, Lap 18, Lap 21)
Red Flags- None
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Victor Lee (Started 13th-Finished 5th-Advanced 8 positions)
DriveSmart Kentucky Move of the Race- Mike Marlar (slidejob pass for the lead on lap 26)
Time of Race- 34 minutes, 56 seconds
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after July 12, 2008)
1. Victor Lee (Stanford, KY)- 2,690
2. Tyrel Todd (Science Hill, KY)- 2,165
3. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)- 2,094
4. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 2,063
5. Eric Wells (Hazard, KY)- 1,957 ®
6. Zach Carney (Mooresville, IN)- 1,908 ®
7. Larry Gray (Lexington, KY)- 1,819 ®
8. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)- 1,668
9. Chris Combs (Isom, KY)- 1,581
10. Arnie Fields (Flemingsburg, KY)- 1,557 ®
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Upcoming Schedule of Events:
July 19-Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY)- 21st Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial- $5,000 to win
July 26-Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, OH)- $3,000 to win
August 1- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY)- 6th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial- $5,000 to win (co-sanctioned with Independent Racing Series)
August 2- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- 6th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout- $5,000 to win (co-sanctioned with Independent Racing Series)
August 29- Mountain Motor Speedway (Isom, KY)- $3,000 to win
2008 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors:
O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Retailer” of the O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Max Brake- “Official Trailer Brakes” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Health PMO- “Official Health Care Company” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Bob Hook Chevrolet of Louisville- “Official Auto Dealership” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Marlar would start seventh in the main event and score his series leading 12th career win aboard the Tracy Seymour owned T&R Logging/Miller’s Used Cars/Southern Ohio Wood/ Larry Strickland Logging/Team Impact Racing Decals/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #17 Rocket Chassis, Vic Hill Race Engines powered machine.
Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would finish in the second position in the Jones Core/Group Metal Recycling sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car, with Kevin Claycomb of Vincennes, IN taking third place in the 5150 Race Trailers/All Star Performance MasterSbilt Race Car. Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would score a fourth place finish in the Kentucky Proud/Begley Properties sponsored MasterSbilt Race Car, while Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would complete the top five in the Kentucky’s Best/ADO’s Auto Parts sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car.
The remainder of the top ten would be Michael England, Tyrel Todd, Joey Kramer, David Webb, and Dustin Linville. The event would be slowed by four caution flags and would take 34 minutes and 56 seconds to complete.
Don O’Neal would take the lead at the start of the 40 lap, $5,000 to win event, followed by Dustin Neat, Kevin Claycomb, Jason Keltner, and Mike Marlar. Marlar would take fourth from Keltner on lap 2 and claim third from Claycomb on lap 3, only to have Claycomb reclaim the position one circuit later. Brad Neat would begin challenge Keltner for fifth on lap 6, but could not pull off the pass. The first caution of the race would fly on lap 9 when Scotty Earl and Eric Wells would spin in turn two.
The restart would see Marlar from fourth to second, as the field would get jumbled up a bit behind race leader O’Neal exiting turn two, with Brad Neat going to fifth past Keltner. Caution would fly again on lap 10 for debris on the race surface. This restart would see Claycomb go past Marlar for second, with Brad Neat passing brother Dustin Neat for fourth. Victor Lee would begin to challenge Dustin Neat for fifth on lap 15, but could not make a pass. Marlar would slide past Claycomb for second on lap 17, but the caution would fly again one lap later as Dustin Neat would make heavy contact with the end of the turn three wall after suffering a broken tie rod, ending his evening.
Back under green, Marlar would start to challenge O’Neal for the top spot, looking beneath O’Neal at both ends of the track. The final caution of the event came on lap 21 when a battle for seventh between Tim Tungate and Jason Keltner resulted in a spin in turn two, with damage to severe to both cars for them to be able to continue. Back under green for the final time, Marlar would turn up the wick in his challenge for the race lead, with the pair trading slidejob passes on lap 25, before Marlar would claim the lead on lap 26.
Marlar would begin to pull away and over the final ten circuits of the event, would open almost a full straightaway lead over O’Neal, who was receiving repeated challenges from Claycomb for the runner-up slot. Meanwhile, Lee was pressuring Brad Neat for fourth, but could not muster enough to take the spot. The front five would remain the same over the final laps, with Marlar claiming the victory over O’Neal, Claycomb, Brad Neat, and Lee.
In preliminary action, Kevin Claycomb would be the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 38 entries with a lap of 15.724 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Kevin Claycomb in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Jason Keltner in K&N Performance Engineering heat two, Don O’Neal in Graphic Impressions heat three, and Dustin Neat in Real Racing Wheels heat four. Jeff Watson and Chris Combs would win the B-Main events, while Zach Carney and Larry Gray earned series provisional starts, with Bryant Woodcock earning the track provisional.
The next event for the Super Late Model division of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will be at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY on Saturday July 19 for the 21st Annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial at the Mark and Tommy Trimble promoted facility. The event will pay $5,000 to win.
The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Super Late Model events at tracks in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about America’s most competitive regional racing series, visit the series webpage on the world wide web at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Division
SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 12, 2008
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Kevin Claycomb 15.724
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1(Top 4 Advance)- Kevin Claycomb, Brad Neat, Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Scotty Earl, Zach Carney, Derek Fisher, April Farmer, Chad Stapleton, Bryant Woodcock
K&N Performance Engineering Heat #2 (Top 4 Advance)- Jason Keltner, David Webb, Michael England, Dustin Linville, Jeff Watson, Larry Gray, Duke Whiseant, Joe Janowski, Ed Behn (DNS-Terry English)
Graphic Impressions Heat #3 (Top 4 Advance)- Don O’Neal, Mike Marlar, Jordan Bland, Tyrel Todd, Steve Barnett, Joey Tackett, Ricky Arms, Lee Devasier, Anthony Ferguson
Real Racing Wheels Heat #4 (Top 4 Advance)- Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Eric Wells, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Rodney Combs, Arnie Fields, Royce McGowan
B-Main #1 (Top 2 Advance)- Jeff Watson, Scotty Earl, Larry Gray, Zach Carney, Joe Janowski, April Farmer, Ed Behn, Chad Stapleton, Bryant Woodcock (DNS-Derek Fisher, Duke Whiseant, Terry English)
B-Main #2 (Top 2 Advance)- Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Steve Barnett, Ricky Arms, Arnie Fields, Rodney Combs, Joey Tackett, Royce McGowan, Anthony Ferguson, Lee Devasier
Series Provisionals- Zach Carney, Larry Gray
Track Provisional- Bryant Woodcock
10th Annual Kentuckiana Klash O’Reilly A-Main- Mike Marlar, Don O’Neal, Kevin Claycomb, Brad Neat, Victor Lee, Michael England, Tyrel Todd, Joey Kramer, David Webb, Dustin Linville, Mike Jewell, Jordan Bland, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Larry Gray, Eric Wells, Bryant Woodcock, Jeff Watson, Zach Carney, Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Scotty Earl, Dustin Neat
Total Entries- 38
Lap Leaders- 2 (O’Neal 1-25, Marlar 26-40)
Cautions- 4 (Lap 9, Lap 10, Lap 18, Lap 21)
Red Flags- None
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Victor Lee (Started 13th-Finished 5th-Advanced 8 positions)
DriveSmart Kentucky Move of the Race- Mike Marlar (slidejob pass for the lead on lap 26)
Time of Race- 34 minutes, 56 seconds
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after July 12, 2008)
1. Victor Lee (Stanford, KY)- 2,690
2. Tyrel Todd (Science Hill, KY)- 2,165
3. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)- 2,094
4. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 2,063
5. Eric Wells (Hazard, KY)- 1,957 ®
6. Zach Carney (Mooresville, IN)- 1,908 ®
7. Larry Gray (Lexington, KY)- 1,819 ®
8. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)- 1,668
9. Chris Combs (Isom, KY)- 1,581
10. Arnie Fields (Flemingsburg, KY)- 1,557 ®
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Upcoming Schedule of Events:
July 19-Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY)- 21st Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial- $5,000 to win
July 26-Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, OH)- $3,000 to win
August 1- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY)- 6th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial- $5,000 to win (co-sanctioned with Independent Racing Series)
August 2- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- 6th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout- $5,000 to win (co-sanctioned with Independent Racing Series)
August 29- Mountain Motor Speedway (Isom, KY)- $3,000 to win
2008 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors:
O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Retailer” of the O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Max Brake- “Official Trailer Brakes” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Health PMO- “Official Health Care Company” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Bob Hook Chevrolet of Louisville- “Official Auto Dealership” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
