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July 8
John Gill won the late model feature
Denny Schwartz of Ashmore, IL made it two for two at
Brownstown Speedway this year, winning the Topless UMP Modified feature at
Brownstown Speedway. Schwartz won the Modified portion of the Indiana Icebreaker
back on April 1st.
The 25 lap feature started off with a yellow, as Ryan Thomas found himself
looped on the backstretch. When the field went green, Schwartz jumped out to the
lead over Adam Sasser as they headed into turn number one. At the same time, Dan
Hamstra moved up from his fifth starting spot up to the third spot by lap two.
The yellow would fly again on lap three, this time for a multi car accident in
turn one. When racing resumed, Schwartz sped off with the lead, with a battle
for fourth raging behind him. Todd Gilpin and Shelby Miles were side by side for
the spot, with Miles taking the position. Back up front, Hamstra moved to second
around Sasser, bringing Gilpin and Miles with him. With Miles and Gilpin now
going at it for third, this allowed the front two cars to pull away. As the lead
duo of Schwartz and Hamstra started catching lapped traffic, Hamstra flexed his
muscle and began reeling in Schwartz. Hamstra got up on the back bumper of
Schwartz as they began lapping cars. Schwartz managed to put a lapped car in
between he and Hamstra, but Hamstra was not to be detered. As they cleared the
lapped traffic, Hamstra was right on Schwartz's tail until the very end as
Schwartz held him off for the win. Following them were Miles, Matt Boknecht, and
Earl Plessinger rounded out the top five.
SUMMARY:
TOPLESS UMP MODIFIEDS (46 ENTRIES)
HEAT ONE: Adam Sasser, Dan Hamstra, Ryan Thomas, Matt Bex, Jason Mann, Larry
Schornick, Bobby Davis, Seth Voorhies, Scott Benham, John Passmore, Brian
Yeatman, John Davis
HEAT TWO: Denny Schwartz, Shelby Miles, Matt Boknecht, Jeremy Hines, Jason
Thomas, Travis Fleetwood, Rick Hudson, Jerry Davis, Dave Hill, Donnie Parson,
Glen Thompson, Allan Adams
HEAT THREE: Chris Streeval, Todd Gilpin, John Demoss, Brent Londeree, Steve
Trabue, Derek Groomer, Jesse Cramer, AJ Bowlen, Josh Eads, Sam Lee, Scott Smith
HEAT FOUR: Brandon Short, Joey Kramer, Earl Plessinger, Greg Lee, JD Roberts,
Clint Demoss, Kent Robinson, Devin Gilpin, Butch Issacs, Webb Lee, Ralph Groomer
CONSI ONE: Bobby Davis, Larry Schornick, Jerry Davis, Rick Hudson, Scott Benham,
Donnie Parson, Brian Yeatman, Jason Thomas, Allan Adams, Jason Mann, Seth
Voorhies, Dave Hill, John Passmore, Travis Fleetwood
CONSI TWO: Steve Trabue, JD Roberts, Devin Gilpin, Ralph Groomer, Jesse Cramer,
Clint Demoss, Josh Eads, Sam Lee, Webb Lee, Derek Groomer, Butch Issacs, Kent
Robinson
FEATURE: Denny Schwartz, Dan Hamstra, Shelby Miles, Matt Boknecht, Earl
Plessinger, Todd Gilpin, Matt Bex, Brent Londeree, John Demoss, Joey Kramer,
Bobby Davis, Adam Sasser, Ryan Thomas, Steve Trabue, Jeremy Hines, Brandon
Short, Larry Schornick, Greg Lee, JD Roberts, Chris Streeval
BOMBERS (36 ENTRIES)
HEAT ONE: Paul Owens, Steve Godsey, Bobby Johnson, Chad Stapleton, Edgar Godsey,
JJ Pfeiffer, Scott Barker, Nathan Baker, Brad Blevins
HEAT TWO: Josh Hayes, Bubba Woods, Paul Childers, Jim Pfeiffer, Jason Combs, Ben
Burton, Rick Vance, Ray Weston, Mike Klyn
HEAT THREE: Brandon Norman, Jamey Wilson, Dan Londeree, Wes Tipton, Dewayne
Gross, KC Littleton, Greg Baker, Terry Prince, Ryan Hirtzel
HEAT FOUR: Jacoby Hines, Doug Klyn, Josh Turner, Bub Cummings, Tory Routier,
David Robinson, Randy Lawyer, Pam Johnson, Mike Bennett
CONSI: Edgar Godsey, David Robinson, JJ Pfeiffer, Tory Routier, Scott Barker,
Rick Vance, Pam Johnson, Randy Lawyer, KC Littleton, Greg Baker, Mike Klyn, Ben
Burton, Ray Weston, Jason Combs, Brad Blevins, Nathan Baker, Dewayne Gross
FEATURE: Steve Godsey, Paul Owens, Josh Turner, Jacoby Hines, Josh Hayes,
Brandon Norman, Jamey Wilson, Bub Cummings, Dan Londeree, Edgar Godsey, Bobby
Johnson, Jim Pfeiffer, Doug Klyn, Wes Tipton, Tory Routier, Chad Stapleton, Paul
Childers, JJ Pfeiffer, Bubba Woods, David Robinson
John Gill of Mitchell, Indiana rolled into Brownstown Speedway on
Saturday night, and found victory lane twice. Gill started off winning the
make up feature from June 17th, and then winning the regular feature later on
in the evening. Jeremy Hines and Clifton Barron visited victory lane in the
Super Stock division. Hines took the make up feature win, with Barron claiming
the regular show portion of the night. In the Bomber division, Steve Godsey
took home both the make up feature and the regular show feature.
The regular 25 lap Late Model main event saw Gill lead the field to the green
flag, with Mark Barber bolting past Steve Godsey for the second spot. Barber
pulled alongside of Gill as they completed the first lap. Gill held off Barber
by a quarter of a car length. Behind them, Rickey Riggle got around Godsey for
the third position as the field began to spread out. Godsey then had to
contend with Steve Barnett for the fourth position. Barnett got around him
just before the caution flew for the spun car of Devin Sebree in turn one on
lap ten. When the green flew for the restart, Gill pulled tight on the reigns
and pulled away from Barber and Riggle. Back to the fourth place battle,
Godsey got back around Barnett for the position on lap 12. The caution would
slow the field down once again on lap 13, allowing the field to close back in
on Gill. The restart would be nullified as Riggle, who was running third,
stalled his car coming out of turn four. Gill bolted out to a decent sized
advantage on the restart, leading Barber, Barnett, and Godsey to the line. The
car on the move was Marty O'Neal, who started 10th and was moving into the top
five. O'Neal managed to get around Rohn Moon, and then Godsey for fourth as
the field took the five to go signal. Up front, however, it was all Cowboy up
front as Gill took the checkers ahead of Barber, Barnett, O'Neal, and Godsey
rounded out the top five.
The make up feature from June 17th saw John Gill capitalize on a Brad Barrow
mistake en route to the win. Barrow was leading the event when he went under
the cone during a yellow, relegating him to the tail of the field. This handed
the lead over to Gill, who cruised to victory over Steve Barnett, Tim Prince,
Steve Godsey, and Marty O'Neal rounded out the top five.
For Immediate Release:
Dustin Jarrett -- O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series PR ([email protected])
Jack Sullivan Scores O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series Win in 8th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial
BROWNSTOWN, IN -- Jack Sullivan made his first ever visit to the Brownstown
Speedway a memorable one as the Greenbrier, AR native passed Justin Rattliff
with five laps to go en route to a hard-earned win in the caution-free 8th
Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial. The win was Sullivan's first ever with the
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport
Shirts.
Justin Rattliff and Mark Barber brought the field down to the green with
third-starting Greg Johnson diving to the bottom making it three-wide for the
point in one and two. After several laps of side-by-side racing, Rattliff
inched ahead and Johnson settled into second with Jack Sullivan, Mark Barber,
and Steve Barnett in hot pursuit. As Rattliff held a narrow advantage over the
field, Johnson and Sullivan were duking it out for second. After several laps
of swapping the bridesmaid honors, Sullivan assumed sole possession of the spot
on lap 14 just as the race leader began working his way through the back of the
field.
Meanwhile, behind the leaders, the action was heating up for the fifth spot as
Brad Barrow, Scott James, Tim Tungate, Brad Neat, and Steve Barnett could have
been covered with a blanket. Chris Combs would slip by Barnett at the midway
point to crack the top ten as Neat applied heavy pressure to Tungate.
With no cautions to aide him, Sullivan used the backmarkers to his advantage as
the Greenbrier, AR driver slowly closed the gap between himself and race-long
leader Rattliff. By lap 26, Sullivan had pulled the nose of his entry up the
rear decklid of the youngster Rattliff's and, on lap 29, Sullivan made his
move. As Rattliff drifted high in turns one and two, Sullivan shot underneath
and grabbed the point as Rattliff tucked in behind. Nearly simultaneously, Mark
Barber completed a pass on Greg Johnson to nab third.
At the 32 lap mark, with just eight laps remaining, Rattliff reeled in Sullivan
and continuously looked for a pass. With just six laps to go, Rattliff was able
to pull alongside Sullivan in a bid for the lead and nosed ahead of Sullivan to
lead lap 35. Sullivan motored back ahead of Rattliff with just four laps to go
and pulled away from the Current Series Rookie of the Year leader.
Sullivan lead the final four laps in the Bryant Motorsports/Hawkeye Truck
Sales/Integra Shocks/New Vision Graphics sponsored, Vic Hill powered, GRT
Pontiac GTO getting the win in the 8th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial. "I just
have to thank my crew for giving me this car to race. They did a great job in
setting this car up, all I had to do was drive it," Sullivan said in victory
lane.
The win was Sullivan's first ever with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. Also, Sullivan became the
first driver since Jeff Purvis in 1984 to win at the Brownstown Speedway in his
very first appearance.
Campbellsville, KY's Justin Rattliff captured second place honors in his Pro
Power/Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Rattliff Motors and Dr. Ewing. Third
spot went to North Vernon, IN's Mark Barber in the Jeff Mounce
Motorsports/Huddleston Trucking sponsored Travis Kern/MasterSbilt Grand Prix.
Finishing fourth was Bedford, IN native Greg Johnson in a Pro Power/Intimidator
Grand Prix sponsored by J&H Construction and Hall's Angus Farms. Rounding out
the top five was Bloomington, IN's Brad Barrow in the Living Room Center/LRC
Carpet Sales sponsored Reliable/Rayburn Grand Prix. Finishing sixth through
tenth would be Brad Neat, Scott James, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, and Steve
Barnett.
Dan Sturgeon was the Racing Optics Fast Qualifier in Time Trials with a lap of
16.135. Mason Racin' Heats went to Rattliff and Johnson while Arizona Sport
Shirt Heats went to Sullivan and Barber. The winners of the Design 500 B-Mains
were Bryan Barber and Aaron Hatton.
At intermission, the Late Model drivers passed their helmets through the
grandstands, taking up a collection for the family of the late Harlan Baker.
Over $1400 was raised thanks to the generous donations by the Brownstown
Speedway fans. After the race, Late Model feature winner Jack Sullivan donated
another $200 to the Baker Family and his sponsor Travis Meeks of Hawkeye Truck
Sales added an addition $400 to make the total collection for the night and even
$2000 for the Baker Family.
The next scheduled event for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will be this Saturday, July 1st, at the
201 Speedway paying $3000 to win. Earlier this season, Mike Jewell fended off
the challenges Jackie Boggs, Tim Tungate, and Aaron Hatton to notch the win in a
highly-entertaining finish.
For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.battleofthebluegrass.com
or call the series office at (859)433-5707.
Results Summary
June 24, 2006
Brownstown Speedway
Brownstown, IN
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Dan Sturgeon/16.135
Mason Racin' Heat #1: Justin Rattliff, Steve Barnett, Brad Erwin, Dusty
Chapman, Rohn Moon, Dan Sturgeon, Dan Deaton, Justin Blackwell
Mason Racin' Heat #2: Greg Johnson, Scott James, Chris Combs, Tim Tungate,
Bryan Barber, Marty O'Neal, Greg Ault, Gary Hardin, David Ross
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3: Jack Sullivan, Brad Barrow, Rickey Riggle, Mike
Jewell, Aaron Hatton, John Gill, Randey Riggle, Christian Rayburn, Anthony
Ferguson
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4: Mark Barber, Brad Neat, Tim Prince, Steve Godsey,
Frankie Coomer, Doug Ault, Travis Meers, Scotty Jones
Design 500 B-Main #1: Bryan Barber, Rohn Moon, Marty O'Neal, Dan Deaton, Justin
Blackwell, Gary Hardin, Bobby Wolter Jr., Greg Ault, David Ross, Dan Sturgeon
Design 500 B-Main #2: Aaron Hatton, John Gill, Travis Meers, Doug Ault, Randey
Riggle, Scotty Jones, Anthony Ferguson, Frankie Coomer, Christian Rayburn
8th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial: Jack Sullivan, Justin Rattliff, Mark Barber,
Greg Johnson, Brad Barrow, Brad Neat, Scott James, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs,
Steve Barnett, Bryan Barber, Mike Jewell, Rohn Moon, Bobby Wolter Jr., Aaron
Hatton, Steve Godsey, Dan Deaton, Dusty Chapman, Tim Prince, Rickey Riggle, John
Gill, Brad Erwin
Race Statistics
Lap Leaders: Justin Rattliff 1-28, Jack Sullivan 29-34, Justin Rattliff 35, Jack
Sullivan 36-40
Cautions: 0
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger: Bobby Wolter Jr. (started 21st, finished
14th)
Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race: Justin Rattliff
Series Provisionals: Bobby Wolter Jr., Dan Deaton
Entries: 35
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points
1. 9 Mike Jewell - 2320
2. 47 Chris Combs - 2240
3. 16 Justin Rattliff - 2155
4. 18 Tim Tungate - 2110
5. 10 Bryan Barber - 2100
6. 33 Aaron Hatton - 2035
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 1755
8. 41 Brad Neat - 1610
9. D2 Dan Deaton - 1560
10. 4 Greg Johnson - 1410
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
www.battleofthebluegrass.com
[email protected]
For Immediate Release:
Dustin Jarrett -- O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series PR ([email protected])
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Heads to Brownstown
Speedway for the 8th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial
LEXINGTON, KY -- For the second time this season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of
the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will travel to
the Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. Saturday night, June 24th is the 8th
Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial paying $3000 to win. Hoosier State driver Mike
Jewell currently leads the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Points Standings.
Lee Fleetwood was a regular Late Model competitor at Brownstown Speedway for
many years. He won seven Late Model features during his career at Brownstown and
won the Sportsmanship Award at the track in 1992. Lee began his racing career in
the mid 70's racing a Ford Mustang in the Hobby Stock Division at tracks such as
Brownstown, Paragon and Bloomington. He moved to Late Models in the early 80's
competing a couple of years in the Late Model Division before going to Limited
Late Models in 1983. In 1984 he made the switch back to Super Late Models where
he raced until his untimely death on May 3, 1995.
He was inducted into the Brownstown Speedway "Hall of Fame” in 1995. Lee was in
the prime of his life and racing career at age 44 when on Sunday, April 30 he
suffered a dehabilitating stroke which he passed away from three days later. In
his final race on Saturday Night, April 29, 1995 at Brownstown Speedway he was
scheduled to start on the outside front row of the Late Model Feature when it
was rained out. There was to have been double features the next week. Brownstown
Speedway has honored the memory of Lee Fleetwood with the "Lee Fleetwood
Memorial Race" each year since 1999. Lee was not only a very good race car
driver but an even better person off of the race track.
In the previous seven Lee Fleetwood Memorials, there have been four different
winners with all being former Brownstown Speedway Late Model Track Champions.
Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN has won the race three times and is the defending
champion of the event. Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN has won this race twice
with Dan Sturgeon of Bedford, IN and Mark Barber of North Vernon, IN taking one
win each. In their last visit to Brownstown on April 22nd, it was Bedford, IN's
Greg Johnson getting the win in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass-sanctioned Hoosier Dirt Classic.
The 8th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial will feature a complete racing program for
the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time
Trials, Mason Racin'/Arizona Sport Shirts Heat Races, Design 500 B-Mains and the
40-lap $3,000 to win 8th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial. Also on the race card
will be Modifieds and Bombers. General Admission for this event will be just
$15 with Pit Admission being an extra $10.
After 11 events this season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar
Series has seen 7 different winners. Mike Jewell currently leads the Series
Points standings followed by Chris Combs, Justin Rattliff, Bryan Barber, and Tim
Tungate. The rest of the top finds Aaron Hatton 6th, Bobby Wolter Jr. 7th, Dan
Deaton 8th, Brad Neat 9th, and Greg Johnson 10th.
Brownstown Speedway is located one mile south of Brownstown, IN on State Road
250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Gates are slated to open for this event
at 2 p.m. For more information on Brownstown Speedway you can log onto their
website at www.brownstownspeedway.com or call the track at (812) 358-5332.
For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, visit us on the web at
www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the Series office at (859)433-5707.
Current O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points
Standings after 6/17/06
1. 9 Mike Jewell - 2150
2. 47 Chris Combs - 2055
3. 16 Justin Rattliff - 1925
3. 10 Bryan Barber - 1925
5. 18 Tim Tungate - 1920
6. 33 Aaron Hatton - 1880
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 1595
8. D2 Dan Deaton - 1415
9. 41 Brad Neat - 1410
10. 2CJ Greg Johnson - 1200
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Schedule
Saturday, June 24th -- Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN)/$3000 to win - 8th
Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial
Saturday, July 1st -- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY)/$3000 to win
Saturday, July 8th -- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)/$5000 to win - 7th
Annual Kentuckiana Klash
Saturday, July 15th -- Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY)/$5000 to win -
"Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial
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