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Battle of the Bluegrass Series Invites Everyone to Thanksgiving Racers Auction and Trade Show

Louisville, KY-November 11, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions would like to extend an invitation not only to its racers and race fans, but to all racers and race fans to join Tom Wieck and Big Dawg Promotions at the annual Thanksgiving Racers Auction and Trade Show.

The Thanksgiving Racers Auction and Trade Show will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday November 27 through November 29 at the Kentucky Internation Convention Center in Louisville, KY. As a way of making new friends and renewing old acquaintances, the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series would like to extend an invitation to all its racers and race fans ot visit the at least one, if not all three days. For the racers, it’s a great place to find some parts and pieces for the race car at a reduced price, while the race fans can hang out and “bench race” with some of their favorite racers over the course of the three days.

The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Super Late Model and Open Wheel Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, 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 (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

*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

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor 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

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2009 Series Supporters Include:

All Star Performancy, American Race Tires, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cruise With The Champions, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, REAL Racing Wheels, Strader Motorsports Photography, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Louisville, KY-November 7, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions would like to clarify its banquet date for the just completed 2009 racing season.

An earlier released item not affiliated with the Battle of the Bluegrass Series stated the banquet would be held in Louisville, KY on the Saturday following the Thanksgiving holiday. The banquet will not be held on that date, but will be held in January 2010 at a date, time, and place to be announced following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The series would like to apologize for any confusion that may been caused.

2009 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Final Point Standings

*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

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor 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

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2009 Series Supporters Include:

Louisville, Kentucky-September 24, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions season is now complete at the final event of the season scheduled for Friday September 25 at Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, OH has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

Off and on rains throughout the course of this week, along with more rain forecasted for Thursday night and Friday morning have prompted Moler Raceway Park track officials to notify Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series officials of the unfortunate circumstance of having to cancel the event. The race will not be made up, therefore, the 2009 Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series season in now complete.

Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY is the 2009 Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series champion. Four-time and defending series champion Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN is the series championship runner-up. J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY and Don Adams of London, KY will finish in a tie for third place in the final points, with Ayers garnering the series Rookie of the Year honor for ’09, while Randy Turpin of Lebanon, KY will complete the top five in the final series points tally. The remainder of the top ten in final series points will be Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY), Jason Hall (Hindman, KY), Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY), Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY), and Josh Lucas (Bardstown, KY).

The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Open Wheel Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, 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 (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

*Max Brake- “Official Trailer Brakes” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

All Star Performance, American Race Tires, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cruise With The Champions, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, REAL Racing Wheels, Strader Motorsports Photography, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Louisville, Kentucky-September 21, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions will complete its 2009 racing campaign with an event at the Kim and Kevin Moler promoted Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, OH. The race will be a 30 lap, $1,500 to win event for the Bluegrass State based open-wheel warriors.

The September 25 Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series event at Moler Raceway Park will see a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the $1,500 win A-Main. Also in competition at Moler Raceway Park on Friday September 25 will be Super Late Models, Street Stocks, and Chevettes.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series has made one previous appearance at Moler Raceway Park and that was in August 2008 and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won that event.

The A-Main purse for the Friday September 25 event at Moler Raceway Park is as follows: 1st- $1,500, 2nd- $700, 3rd- $500, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $275, 8th- $250, 9th- $225, 10th- $200, 11th- $180, 12th- $160, 13th- $150, 14th- $140, 15th- $130, 16th through 22nd- $125.

Moler Raceway Park is a ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval located just outside of Williamsburg, OH and is promoted by Kim and Kevin Moler. The track is located just outside of Williamburg, OH off of Highway 32 at 2059 Harker Waits Road. For information about Moler Raceway Park, visit www.molerracewaypark.com or phone (937) 444-6215 on raceday.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series last raced on August 21 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY won that event. Bryan Barber is the series points leader by 59 markers over four-time and defending series champion Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN heading to Moler Raceway Park on September 25. The remainder of the top ten in series points heading to the September 25 event at Moler Raceway Park are J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY), Don Adams (London, KY), Randy Turpin (Lebanon, KY), Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY), Jason Hall (Hindman, KY), Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY), Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY), and Josh Lucas (Bardstown, KY).

*September 25- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH): Modified Mania- 30 laps/$1,500 to win

*Max Brake- “Official Trailer Brakes” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

Billy Ogle, Jr. Closes O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Season with Win at Tazewell Speedway

Tazewell, TN-September 6, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions concluded its 2009 Triple Header Championship Weekend and season on Sunday evening at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN and Billy Ogle, Jr. would lead all 44 laps of the Buddy Rogers Memorial event in route to the win at the Gary Hall promoted 1/3 mile super high-banked racing facility.

The win by Ogle, Jr. was his first career series win, making him the eighth different series winner in 2009 and the 57^th different winner in series history. Ogle, Jr. drove the Mike Kittrell owned Calhoun Restaurants/Kilby Trucking Equipment/Grady and King Construction/Gabby’s Alternator and Battery sponsored #201 GRT Race Car, Competition Engine machine to the win.

Vic Hill of Morristown, TN would finish second in his Pilot Travel Center/Land-Air Transport sponsored GRT/Vic Hill powered unit, with Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN taking third in the Lester Weeks owned 321 Storage/Boland Performance sponsored Trackstart/Pro Power mount. Jimmy Crabtree of Ravenna, KY would score his best career series finish in the Jesse Puckett owned Rayburn/Roush-Yates powered machine, while Chad Ogle of Seviersville, TN completed the top five in the Rick Ogle owned Brooks Builders/Sammy’s Hardware sponsored GRT/Vic Hill entry.

The remainder of the top ten in the Buddy Rogers Memorial would be David Payne, Dustin Linville, Scott Sexton, 18^th starting Justin Rattliff, and Tommy Bailey. The 44 lap, $5,000 to win event would slowed by four caution flags.

The drop of the green flag for the fast-paced action would see Billy Ogle, Jr. immediately go to the race lead, followed by Bryan Hendrix, Ricky Weeks, Jason Trammell, and Chad Ogle. The front five would motor away and already begin to work slower traffic on lap 4 and Vic Hill would pressure Ogle for fifth before taking the spot on lap 6. The ultra-fast pace would be slowed on lap 11 when Aaron Hatton would see his night end in a shower of sparks at the flagstand and roll to a stop atop turn two. When racing resumed, Mike Weeks would go to second out of the Delaware double-file restart, with Vic Hill take fourth from Trammell.

Top qualifier Rick Rogers would make his way past Trammell and into the top five on lap 13 as Hill battled with Weeks for third and took third on lap 16 after a hard battle. Hill was beginning to make progress at this point and began to challenge Hendrix for the runner-up when the caution waved on lap 19 for a spin by Dennis Barton in turn one. This restart would see Hill take second from Weeks and immediately pressure Ogle, Jr. for the lead as Rogers took fourth from Hendrix one trip later on lap 20. Caution would wave again on lap 22 for a stopped Andy Wilder at the top of turn three. The restart would be a mess as Justin Rattliff, Tommy Bailey, Marty Calloway, and Dennis Barton would all end up tangling in turn four as the race was resuming and this would eventually lead to a red flag period to clear the track.

During the red flag period, the fourth and fifth place machines of Rogers and Hendrix were placed at the rear of the field for rough-driving each other during the start of the caution period. So as action resumed at the midpoint of the race, Ogle, Jr. would be the race leader, followed by Hill and Weeks, with Jimmy Crabtree and Chad Ogle now fourth and fifth. With what would be the final restart, Ogle, Jr. and Hill would pull away from the pack and attempt to settle the issue among themselves, while the trio of Weeks, Crabtree, and Ogle held secure to the third, fourth, and fifth spots. Hill would challenge Ogle, Jr. on two occasions on laps 33 and 36, but as Ogle, Jr. once again started working traffic on lap 37, it would begin to give him some breathing room and Ogle, Jr. would not be challenged again in the six circuits to take the win, followed by Hill, Weeks, Crabtree, and Ogle.

In preliminary action, Rick Rogers was the Racing Optics top qualifier with a time of 11.080 seconds among 24 entries. Heat race checkered flags went to Hendrix in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Weeks in Graphic Impressions heat two, and Ogle, Jr. in C.J. Rayburn Race Cars heat three.

Victor Lee of Danville, KY is the 2009 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series champion and Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, KY is the 2009 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Year.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Super Late Model events at tracks in Kentucky, 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 (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1- Bryan Hendrix, Jason Trammell, Rick Rogers, Jimmy Crabtree, Scott Sexton, Marty Calloway, J.J. Templeton, Dennis Barton

Graphic Impressions Heat #2- Mike Weeks, Victor Lee, Vic Hill, Dustin Linville, Tommy Bailey, Travis Fultz, Brian Smith, Andy Wilder

C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3- Billy Ogle, Jr., Chad Ogle, Steve Smith, David Payne, Aaron Hatton, Justin Rattliff, Danny Yoder (DNS-Josh Fields)

Buddy Rogers Memorial REAL Racing Wheels A-Main- Billy Ogle, Jr., Vic Hill, Mike Weeks, Jimmy Crabtree, Chad Ogle, David Payne, Dustin Linville, Scott Sexton, Justin Rattliff, Tommy Bailey, Bryan Hendrix, J.J. Templeton, Rick Rogers, Dennis Barton, Jason Trammell, Marty Calloway, Danny Yoder, Steve Smith, Andy Wilder, Travis Fultz, Josh Fields, Victor Lee, Aaron Hatton, Brian Smith

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Justin Rattliff (started 18^th-finished 9^th-advanced 9 positions)

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Final Point Standings (after September 6, 2009)

*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

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor 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

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2009 Series Supporters Include:

Brandon Kinzer Bags Bucks with O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Win at 201 Speedway

Sitka, KY-Septembe r 5, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions continued its 2009 Triple Header Championship Weekend on Saturday evening at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY and Brandon Kinzer of Allen, KY would take the $5,000 payday at the Chuckie May promoted facility.

Kinzer’s win was his first-ever with the series and came aboard the Kinzer Racing owned Will Kinzer Foundation for Autism Research/Kinzer Drilling/Quality Gas and Oil/Eastco Supply/Commonwealth Chiropractic Center/Art’s Radiator and Welding/ RideHonda.com/Phase II Sign Supply sponsored GRT Race Car, powered by a Custom Race Engine.

Victor Lee of Danville, KY would finish second in the Gary Craig and Steve West owned Quality Pawn/Advance Auto Parts sponsored Rayburn/Corder powered machine, while Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY would finish third in the MGL Auto Sales/B&W Auto Recyclers sponsored Rocket/Pro Power mount. Fourth place would go to Dustin Linvill e of Bryantsville, KY in the Bruce Barnes and Terry Linville owned Barnes and Davis Family Dentistry/Linville’s Finish Carpentry sponsored Rayburn/Bullock unit, with Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY completing the top five in the Russell Hatton owned Checkered Flag Auto Sales/Jerry Hatton Used Cars sponsored Rayburn/Bullock powered entry.

The remainder of the top ten would be Eric Wells, Paul Harris, Shon Flanary, Mike Jewell, and David Powers. The 50 lap, $5,000 to win event would slowed by nine caution flags.

Shon Flanary would take the lead at the start of the event, trailed by Brandon Kinzer, Dustin Linville, Shannon Thornsberry, and Victor Lee. Caution would wave on lap 2 for a spin by Tim Tungate in turn two. The restart would see Linville take the lead from Flanary on the high side of turn two as Lee would take fourth from Thornsberry. The caution flew again on lap 4 for a Cowan Kinney spin in turn four. The restart would not see a lap completed as Jamie Ferguson would make contact with the backchute guardrail and draw another caution flag. This restart would see Kinzer go to second, while Eric Wells would charge to fourth by lap 6 as Kinzer pressured Linville for the lead. Anthony Adams would draw the next caution when his machine stopped on the frontchute to tighten the field up once again. The restart saw Linville stay on the point as Lee would drive around Wells for fourth on lap 8. Justin Rattliff would begin to move at this point, but caution waved again on lap 10 as Kevin Wagner rolled to a stop in turn one. The restart would see Brandon Fouts spin in turn one to draw a caution and this would turn into a red flag after David Webb stopped at the end of the frontchute and was rear-ended by Terry Hicks.

Once racing resumed, Rattliff would take fifth from Wells, while Kinzer dogged Linville for the lead. Lee would take third from Flanary on lap 11 as Fouts slowed in turn one to bring out another caution flag. The restart would see Kinzer dive under Linville in turn three and take the lead off of turn four, while Rattliff and=2 0Wells battled for fifth. Rattliff and Wells would move Flanary out of the top five on lap 16 as Kinzer began to slowly pull away a bit from Linville. Kinzer would begin to work slower traffic by lap 20, with Lee taking second from Linville on the same circuit. Rattliff would take third from Linville two trips later on lap 22 as Aaron Hatton would begin to battle with Linville for fourth when David Webb would spin in turn two.

Back underway, the race would hit the midpoint with Kinzer at the point, followed by Lee and Rattliff, while Linville and Hatton would begin a battle that saw the pair swap fourth place numerous occasions around the track, with Greg Johnson getting into the mix as well by lap 27. As Kinzer again motored away from the pack, Linville and Hatton continued to tussle for fourth when the final caution of the event waved on lap 35 for Cowan Kinney’s spun machine in turn one. The restart again saw Kinzer quickly pull away as Lee and Rattliff gave chase, while Hatton and Linville again swapped the fourth spot back and forth. The battle for fourth continued to ra ge on as lap 40 was scored and Kinzer was putting more distance on the field and again started working traffic on lap 42. With the five laps remaining, Linville would finally win the battle for fourth, but there would be no one catching Kinzer as he motored to the checkered flag first, followed by Lee, Rattliff, Linville, and Hatton.

In preliminary action, Shannon Thornsberry was the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 29 entries with a lap of 14.000 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Thornsberry in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Flanary in Graphic Impressions heat two, and Kinzer in C.J. Rayburn Race Cars heat three. Mike Jewell would win the B-Main, while provisional starting spots went to Michael Paul Howard and Kevin Wagner (series) and David Powers and Cowan Kinney (track).

The next event for the O’Reilly Battle of t he Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models will be the 2009 series finale and take place on Sunday September 6 at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for $5,000 to win.

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Division

201 Speedway-Sitka, KY-September 5, 2009&nb sp;

Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Shannon Thornsberry 14.000

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1 (Top 5 Advance)- Shannon Thornsberry, Dustin Linville, Eric Wells, Brandon Fouts, Terry Hicks, Paul Davis, Kevin Wagner, Kenneth Howell, Dustin Neat (DNS-David Powers, Brittany McKinney)

Graphic Impressions Heat #2 (Top 5 Advance)- Shon Flanary, Justin Rattliff, Aaron Hatton, Jamie Ferguson, D.J. Wells, David Webb, Steve Stollings, Harold Redman, Jr., Cowan Kinney, Chris Adams (DNS-James Butcher)

C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3 (Top 5 Advance)- Brandon Kinzer, Victor Lee, Greg Johnson, Anthony Adams, Paul Harris, Michael Paul Howard, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Jimmy Perkins, Kayne Hickman

All Star Performance B-Main (Top 5 Advance)- Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, David Webb, Dustin Neat, Harold Redman, Jr., Jimmy Perkins, Paul Davis, Steve Stollings, David Powers, Kenneth Howell, Cowan Kinney, James Butcher, Chris Adams, Kevin Wagner, Michael Paul Howard (DNS-Brittany McKinney, Kayne Hickman)

Provisionals- Michael Paul Howard (series), Kevin Wagner (series), David Powers (track), Cowan Kinney (track)

201 Speedway REAL Racing Wheels A-Main- Brandon Kinzer, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Dustin Linville, Aaron Hatton, Eric Wells, Paul Harris, Shon Flanary, Mike Jewell, David Powers, D.J. Wells, Greg Johnson, Michael Paul Howard, Jamie Ferguson, Harold Redman, Jr., Shannon Thornsberry, Cowan Kinney, David Webb, Brandon Fouts, Terry Hicks, Dustin Neat, Kevin Wagner, Anthony Adams, Tim Tungate

Total Entries- 32

Lap Leaders- 3 (Flanary 1, Linville 2-12, Kiinzer 13-50)

Cautions- 9 (Laps 2, 4, 4, 7, 10, 10, 12, 24, 35)

Red Flags- 1 (Lap 10)

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- David Powers (started 23^rd-finished 10^th -advanced 13 positions)

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after September 5, 2009)

1. Victor Lee (Stanford, KY)- 3,050

2. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 2,841

3. Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling, KY)- 2,368

4. Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)- 2,295

5. Dustin Neat (Dunnville, KY)- 2,184

6. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)- 2,026

7. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 1,992

8. Dustin Linville (Bryantsville, KY)- 1,964 ®

9. Eric Wells (Hazard, KY)- 1,877

10. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 1,844

2009 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

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor 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

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2009 Series Supporters Include:

Victor Lee Pops O9 9Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Pepsi 40 at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-September 4, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions returned to action on Friday evening at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY for the $4,000 to win Pepsi 40 and Victor Lee of Danville, KY would take the lead in the early stages of the event and never look back in picking up the win in the 40 lap, $4,000 to win Pepsi 40 A-Main.

The next events for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models will be at 201 Speedway in Sikta, KY on Saturday September 5 and Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN on Sunday September 6.

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Division

Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-September 4, 2009

Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Victor Lee 14.081

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1 (Top 5 Advance)- Dustin Linville, Victor Lee, Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Greg Johnson, Brandon Hardgrove, Scott James, Dennis Barton, Jason Hinkle, Jerry Rutherford

Graphic Impressions Heat #2 (Top 5 Advance)- Shon Flanary, Eric Wells, Jeff Watson, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Marlar, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Ernie Cordier, Javan Payne, Tyrel Todd, Josh Hampton

C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3 (Top 5 Advance)- David Webb, Mike Jewell, Brad Neat, Justin Rattliff, Tim Tungate, Jimmy Crabtree, Kayne Hickman, Daniel Hatcher, Jeremy Masters

All Star Performance B-Main (Top 5 Advance)- Scott James, Jimmy Crabtree, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Daniel Hatcher, Brandon Hardgrove, Kayne Hick man, Dennis Barton, Javan Payne, Jeremy Masters, Jerry Rutherford, Ernie Cordier, Tyrel Todd, Jason Hinkle, Josh Hampton

Provisionals- Tyrel Todd (series), Kayne Hickman (series), Ernie Cordier (track), Jason Hinkle (track)

Pepsi 40 REAL Racing Wheels A-Main- Victor Lee, Eric Wells, Justin Rattliff, Mike Marlar, David Webb, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Aaron Hatton, Shon Flanary, Tyrel Todd, Tim Tungate, Brandon Hardgrove, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Dustin Neat, Scott James, Jimmy Crabtree, Johnny Wheeler, Brad Neat, Dustin Linville, Ernie Cordier, Kayne Hickman, Greg Johnson, Daniel Hatcher, Jason Hinkle (DNS)

Lap Leaders- Linville ( 1-3), Lee (4- 40)

Cautions- 6 (laps 0, 3-twice, 4, 13, 24)

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Tyrel Todd (started 21^st-finished 11^th -advanced 10 positions)

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after September 4, 2009)

1. Victor Lee (Stanford, KY)- 2,812

2. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 2,700

3. Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)- 2,295

4. Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling, KY)- 2,157 & nbsp;

5. Dustin Neat (Dunnville, KY)- 2,058

6. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 1,844

7. Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington, KY)- 1,843

8. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)- 1,840

9. Justin Rattliff (Cambellsville, KY)- 1,764

10. Dustin Linville (Bryantsville, KY)- 1,746 ®

2009 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 t he O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

*CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” 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

*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2009 Series Supporters Include:

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass on Track at Ponderosa Sept. 4, 201 Sept. 5, and Tazewell Sept. 6

Louisville, Kentucky- August 30, 2009- After being off four weeks, the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions will conclude its 2009 championship campaign with the Tripleheader Championship Weekend on September 4 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY, September 5 at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY, and September 6 at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN.

The Friday September 4 event at Ponderosa Speedway will be the Pepsi 40, paying $4,000 to win. Events will include a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Graphic Impressions, and C.J. Rayburn Race Cars qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 40 lap, $4,000 to win Pepsi 40 Real Racing Wheels A-Main. Local divisions in action on September 4 will be Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman. Activities for the September 4 Ponderosa Speedway event will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., while the general admission area will open at 5:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will be at 6:45 p.m., with practice at 7:00 p.m., followed by time trials at 7:45 p.m., with racing set to begin at or before 8:30 p.m. Ticket prices for this event will be $20 for adults and $35 in the pit area.

The Saturday September 5 event at 201 Speedway will be a 50 lap event, paying $5,000 to win. Events will include a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Graphic Impressions, and C.J. Rayburn Race Cars qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 50 lap, $5,000 to win Real Racing Wheels A-Main. Local divisions in action on August 1 will be Modifieds, Bombers, and Four Cylinders. Activities for the September 5 201 Speedway event will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m. and the general admission area will also open at 4:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will be at 6:45 p.m., followed by practice at 7:00 p.m., with Racing Optics time trials and racing to follow. Ticket prices for this event will be $20 for adults and $35 in the pit area.

The Sunday September 6 event at Tazewell Speedway will be the Buddy Rogers Memorial 44, paying $5,000 to win. Events will include a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Graphic Impressions, and C.J. Rayburn Race Cars qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 44 lap, $5,000 to win Buddy Rogers Memorial Real Racing Wheels A-Main. Local divisions in action will be Modified Street, Pure Street, Four Cylinder, and Classic Cars. Activities for the September 6 Tazewell Speedway event will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., while the general admission area will open at 5:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., with practice, Racing Optics time trials, and racing immediately following. Ticket prices for this event will be $20 for adults and $30 in the pit area. Also at Tazewell, there will lap sponsors of the 44 lap event with the proceeds going to the Cancer Research Foundation in the name of the late Mr. Rogers. Any parties interested in being a lap sponsor, please call Gary Hall at (865) 604-3100 or Jimmy “Pup” Thomas at (865) 457-9888.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made twenty-three previous appearances at Ponderosa Speedway. Those event winners include Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY (three times in 2003), Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN (2003, 2007, July 2009), Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN (2004, 2006), Benji Lee of Raywick, KY (2004), Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY (2005), Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV (2005, 2008), Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY (2006), Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN (2006), Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY (2006, twice in 2007), Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY (2007), Victor Lee of Stanford, KY (twice in 2008, May 2009, July 2009), and Rob Blair of Titusville, PA (2008).

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made sixteen previous appearances at 201 Speedway. Previous winners of events at 201 Speedway include Eddie Carrier, Jr. (2002, 2003), Aaron Hatton (2003), Tyrel Todd (2004), Paul Harris (2004, 2005, 2007), Whitney McQueary (twice in 2005), Mike Jewell (2006), Chris Combs (2006), Rod Evans (2006), Justin Rattliff (2007), Victor Lee (2008), Tim Tungate (2008), and Josh McGuire (June 2009).

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made four previous appearances at Tazewell Speedway. Previous event winners at Tazewell Speedway include Scott Sexton Pigeon Forge, TN (2004), Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN (2007), and Victor Lee of Stanford, KY (2008), and Vic Hill of Morristown, TN (May 2009).

The A-Main purse for the Friday September 4 Ponderosa Speedway Pepsi 40 event is as follows: 1st- $4,000, 2nd- $2,000, 3rd- $1,200, 4th- $850, 5th- $800, 6th- $750, 7th- $700, 8th- $650, 9th- $600, 10th- $550, 11th- $500, 12th- $450, 13th- $400, 14th- $400, 15th- $350, 16th- $350, 17th- 435, 18th- $325, 19th through 24th- $300.

The A-Main purses for the Saturday September 5 201 Speedway and Sunday September 6 Tazewell Speedway Buddy Rogers Memorial events is as follows: 1st- $5,000, 2nd- $3,000, 3rd- $2,000, 4th- $1,500, 5th- $1,000, 6th- $800, 7th- $750, 8th- $700, 9th- $650, 10th- $600, 11th- $550, 12th- $500, 13th- $450, 14th- $450, 15th- $425, 16th- $425, 17th- $400, 18th- $400, 19th- $350, 20th- $350; 21st through 24th- $300.

The series tire rules are as follows: Hoosier- LM20, 1300, 1350, LM40, 1600, D55; American Racer-SD44, SD48, MD56. These compounds choices must be used on the front and rear tire selections at all sanctioned events. Soft tire compounds must durometer a minimum of 40, while hard tire compounds must durometer a minimum of 60.

Known as "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring", Ponderosa Speedway is a 3/8 mile red clay oval promoted by Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz. Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane, just south of Danville, KY off of KY Hwy. 127. Visitors will turn onto KY Hwy. 300, proceed left on KY Hwy. 37, then 1.5 miles to Phillips Lane. For more information about Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or phone (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

201 Speedway is a ¼ mile high-banked red clay oval promoted by former Super Late Model racer Chuckie May located 5.4 miles North of US 23 on State Road 201, just North of the Sitka community, just outside of Paintsville, KY. For more information, visit the track’s webpage at www.race201.com or phone (606) 265-5201 on raceday.

Known as "The Bad Fast Taz", Tazewell Speedway is located just two miles northwest of Tazewell, Tennessee. Going north on US 25-E, turn right and then left onto Bacchus Road, and then 1.8 miles north, then .8 miles west and the race track is located on the left. For more information visit the track’s webpage at www.tazewellspeedway.net or phone (423) 626-2222 on raceday.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division last competed on July 31 at Ponderosa Speedway and August 1 at Bluegrass Speedway and Victor Lee of Danville, KY won both events and reclaimed the series points lead by 59 markers over David Webb of Nicholasville, KY. Heading into the Tripleheader Championship Weekend, the remainder of the top ten in series points entering the championship weekend events are Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN), Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling, KY), Dustin Neat (Dunnville, KY), Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY), Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington, KY), Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN), Dustin Linville (Bryantsville, KY), and Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY).

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after August 1, 2009)

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Wheatley Walks the Walk in Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Summer Shootout at Ponderosa

Junction City, KY-August 21, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions returned to action after a week off with the 5^th Annual Summer Shootout at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would claim the victory in the 40 lap, $2,000 to win event.

Wheatley’s win would come in the seat of the Kaylee and Tommy Wheatley owned B&W Metals/VFM Manufacturing/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Tile Flooring/Wheatley Auto Sales/Brian Wheatley Landscaping/Cozy Corner/Rosewood Golf Course/Gootee and Mattingly Heat and Air/Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing/Knopp Siding/ Brady Excavating/St. Joe Garage/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #7 Larry Shaw Race Cars, Mullins Race Engines powered machine.

Don Adams of London, KY would win a battle with Bryan Barber for second in his Lightning Chassis/ FAST Company Shocks sponsored #09 Lightning, Mullins mount, while Barber of Greensburg, KY would finish third after starting 25^th in the B&B Motorsports/ Roby’s Country Gardens sponsored Bandit, Jay Dickens unit. Benji Lee of Loretto, KY would take fourth place honors in the Thompson Heat and Air/Smart Shoppers sponsored Bandit, Dale Meers entry, with Delane Browning of East Bernstadt, KY completing the top five in the Norma Browning owned John Baker Trucking sponsored Lightning Chassis.

The remainder of the top ten would be 19^th starting Elliott Despain, J.T. Ayers, Randy Turpin, Russ Gabbert, and Michael England. The 40 lap, $2,000 to win event would be slowed by seven caution flags.

Benji Lee would take the lead at the drop of the green flag, followed by Jason Wheatley, Joey Kramer, J.T. Ayers, and Michael England. The front five would remain the same until lap 5 when Dion Benningfield would spin his machine in turn two. The attempted restart would also see a caution flag appear as Rick Clark spun in front of Benningfield, with both machines being finished for the night. The next attempted restart would bring another caution when Tom Curtsinger slowed off of turn two, collecting Matthew Hopper and Joe David Turner in the process, eliminating all three drivers for the rest of the evening. Wheatley would keep the heat on Lee and lap 7 would see Wheatley make his move and take the lead, with the caution flying again one lap later for Todd Noel’s turn two spin. The restart would see leader Wheatley’s machine not fire, causing bumper tag to take place and eventual spin and elimination of Kevin Nesselhauf for the evening. Once action resumed, Don Adams would find his way past England and into the top five on lap 12, while Ayers would take third from Kramer on lap 14, only to have Adams drive past both drivers for third one round later on lap 15.

Meanwhile, Bryan Barber was charging his way toward the front after starting 25^th and would enter the top five for good back on lap 13 and would challenge for fourth before Michael England drew the next caution for a spin in turn two. This restart would see Adams challenge for second and grab runner-up honors on lap 18, while Barber would drive past Ayers for fourth as the field saw the lap 20 halfway signal. The front four would remain set until the final caution waved on lap 24 for a slowed Josh Lucas in turn one. Delane Browning and Randy Turpin would trade fifth back and forth, with Browning finally winning the war on lap 26.

With 10 laps remaining, Wheatley was beginning to open his lead over Adams, while Lee was dealing with Barber’s advances for the third spot. Barber would make his way to third by Lee on lap 35 as leader Wheatley began to work slower traffic. Wheatley would take his second series victory ahead of Adams, who held off the charges of Barber on the final two laps, for second, with Lee outdueling Browning for fifth.

In preliminary action, Benji Lee was Racing Optics top qualifier among 25 entries with a lap time of 15.171 seconds. REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heat events would be captured by Lee, Ayers, and Wheatley.

The next event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will be the 2009 series finale and will take place on Friday September 25 at Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, OH. The event will be a $1,500 to win points contest.

REAL Racing Wheels 1^st Heat- Benji Lee, Joey Kramer, Don Adams, Delane Browning, Dion Benningfield, Brad Schlosser, Elliott Despain, Matthew Hopper, Todd Noel

REAL Racing Wheels 2^nd Heat- J.T. Ayers, Tom Curtsinger, Josh Lucas, Jason Hall, Kelly Warren, Rusty Griffaw, Rick Clark (DNS-Bryan Barber)

REAL Racing Wheels 3^rd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Michael England, Russ Gabbert, Randy Turpin, Kevin Nesselhauf, Travis Preston, Wayne James, Joe David Turner

5^th Annual Summer Shootout A-Main- Jason Wheatley, Don Adams, Bryan Barber, Benji Lee, Delane Browning, Elliott Despain, J.T. Ayers, Randy Turpin, Russ Gabbert, Michael England, Rusty Griffaw, Jason Hall, Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Wayne James, Brad Schlosser, Todd Noel, Josh Lucas, Kevin Nesselhauf, Joe David Turner, Matthew Hopper, Tom Curtsinger, Dion Benningfield, Rick Clark, Travis Preston

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Bryan Barber (started 25^th- finished 3^rd- advanced 22 positions)

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Louisville, Kentucky-August 16, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions will return to competition this weekend on Friday August 21 as the tour makes its final stop of 2009 at Ponderosa Speedway for the 5^th Annual Summer Shootout, a 40 lap, $2,000 to win contest for the Bluegrass-based open-wheel warriors.

The August 21 Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series event at Ponderosa Speedway will see a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the $2,000 win 5^th Annual Summer Shootout A-Main. Also in competition at Ponderosa Speedway on Friday August 21 will be Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, and Sportsman.

Activities for the August 21 Ponderosa Speedway event will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 5:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:45 p.m., with practice starting at 7:00 p.m., followed by time trials at 7:45 p.m., with green flag racing at or before 8:30 p.m. Ticket prices for this event will be $15 in the general admission area and $30 in the pit area.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series has made ten previous appearances at Ponderosa Speedway. Previous winners of events at Ponderosa Speedway include Brent Londeree of Columbus, IN (2004), Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN (twice in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, May 2009), Don Adams of London, KY (2006, 2008), and Shon Flanary of Church Hill, TN (2007).

The A-Main purse for the Friday August 21 event at Ponderosa Speedway for the 5^th Annual Summer Shootout is as follows: 1st- $2,000, 2nd- $800, 3rd- $600, 4th- $500, 5th- $400, 6th- $300, 7th- $275, 8th- $250, 9th- $225, 10th- $200, 11th- $190, 12th- $180, 13th- $175, 14th- $165, 15th- $155, 16th through 22nd- $130.

Known as "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring", Ponderosa Speedway is a 3/8 mile red clay oval promoted by Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz. Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane, just south of Danville, KY off of KY Hwy. 127. Visitors will turn onto KY Hwy. 300, proceed left on KY Hwy. 37, then 1.5 miles to Phillips Lane, just past Peckerwood Grocery. For more information about Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or phone (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series last raced on August 8 at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY and Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY picked up his second straight series victory and third of the season. Barber also took the points lead and hold an 8 point advantage over Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN heading to Ponderosa Speedway on August 21. The remainder of the top ten in series points heading to the August 21 5^th Annual Summer Shootout event at Ponderosa Speedway are J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY), Don Adams (London, KY), Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY), Jason Hall (Hindman, KY), Randy Turpin (Lebanon, KY), Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY), Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY), and Dennis Roberson (Lexington, KY).

*August 21- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 5^th Annual Summer Shootout-$2,000 to win

*September 25- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH): Modified Mania- 30 laps/$1,500 to win

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Barber Bags Caution-Filled Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Wins at 201 Speedway

Sitka, KY-August 8, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions returned to action after a week off with a visit to 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY and Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY would lead about the last 300 feet of the race to capture his second straight series victory.

The win by Barber was his third career series win and third win of the ’09 campaign and also vaulted the third generation racer into the series points lead. Barber’s victory would come in the seat of his Roby’s Country Gardens/B&B Motorsports/All Star Performance/ Frankland Racing Equipment sponsored #10 Bandit Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered machine.

Runner-up honors would go to Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in the Claudette Kramer owned Brian Shewmaker’s State Farm Insurance/Dart Machinery sponsored Lightning, Bullock by Kramer powered mount, with J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY grabbing third place honors in the Don and Ginger Ayers owned Alpha Salon/After Hours Body Shop sponsored Bandit, Dale Meers entry. Scooter Lemaster of Inez, KY would take fourth in the final rundown in the Lemaster Motorsports owned Alchemy Engineering/Team Extreme sponsored Harris, S&G powered unit, while Jason Hall of Hindman, KY would complete the top five in his Tim Short Automotive/PineTop Motors sponsored Lightning, Smith Race Engines entry.

Only nine of the original 23 starters would finish the event, with the remainder of the finishing order in the 201 Speedway event being Mike Howard, Don Adams, William Hensley, and Keith Tincher. The 30 lap event would be slowed by a series record fifteen caution flags.

The initial start would be brought back when Jeremy Hayes would spin in turn one. Once underway, Don Adams, Jason Hall, and Joey Kramer would three-wide for the lead into turns one and two, with Adams coming away with the advantage, followed by Kramer Hall, Bryan Barber, and Randy Turpin. Barber would take third on lap 2, with Turpin to fourth, and Courtney Conley into fifth after Hall slipped in turn two. Adams and Kramer would pull away a bit from Barber at this point in the race as caution would slow the action when Jimmy Arnett would spin exiting turn four on lap 7. The restart would see the front four remain the same, only to have J.T. Ayers make his way past Conley into fifth. Jim Barnett would draw the next caution on lap 9 with a turn two spin. This restart would see Ayers pass Turpin for fourth as only one more lap would be scored until sixth place Conley would spin his machine in turn two on lap 10.

Ayers would to third past Barber on the restart, while Kramer pressured Adams for the lead. Barnett would draw his second caution of the race with a turn two spin on lap 11. Only one more lap would be scored when Leslie Johnson would spin in turn four on lap 12, with two attempted lap 12 restarts also voided by cautions as well, with one being a three car tangle in turn four between William Hensley, Earl Lawson, and Keith Tincher, while the other caution waved for sixth place runner Kelly Warren, who saw the right-front suspension break on his machine coming back to restart. One more lap would be completed before Joel Jenson spun his piece in turn four. Action would resume with Adams still on the point, with Kramer second, while Ayers and Barber would trade third and fourth, with Barber winning the battle at the halfway signal on lap 15. Pete Castle would make his way to fifth on the same circuit, only to roll to a stop on the track one trip later on lap 16. The restart would see one more round completed when fourth place J.T. Ayers would spin in turn two. This restart would see Adams still on the point, with Barber taking second from Kramer and Scooter Lemaster and Corey McKenzie now fourth and fifth, only to have action slowed again for a spin by Earl Lawson on lap 19.

This restart would see Adams still in the lead, with Barber and Kramer trading slidejobs for second, with Kramer winning the battle of sliders as the caution waved again on lap 23 for a turn four spin by Joel Jenson. The restart would see the front five be Adams, Kramer, Barber, Lemaster, and Turpin, with Kramer dogging Adams for the lead, with Barber right on the bumper of Kramer. Pete Castle would slow on the backchute with suspension damage to trigger the 14^th caution of the race on lap 26 and only more circuit would be completed when fifth place running Randy Turpin parked his mount at the topside of turn four with a flat right front and suspension damage for the final caution of the race. Business would pick up at this point as the front trio of Adams, Kramer, and Barber raced hard for the win. As the field received the two lap to go signal, Adams would slow down the backchute with what would be a flat right front tire but continued on, handing the lead to Kramer as the field received the white flag. But Kramer would jump the cushion in turn three coming to the checkered flag, allowing Barber to motor beneath Kramer and take the lead exiting turn four and grab the victory over Kramer, Ayers, Lemaster, and Jason Hall.

In preliminary action, Randy Turpin was Racing Optics top qualifier among 23 entries with a lap time of 15.130 seconds. REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heat events would be captured by Adams, Hall, and Kramer.

The next event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will take place on Friday August 21 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. The event will be a $2,000 to win points contest.

REAL Racing Wheels 1^st Heat- Don Adams, Randy Turpin, Kevin Hall, Joel Jenson, Scooter Lemaster, Elliott Despain, Keith Tincher, Clyde Fields

REAL Racing Wheels 2^nd Heat- Jason Hall, Bryan Barber, William Hensley, Jim Barnett, Leslie Johnson, Earl Lawson, Jimmy Arnett, Corey McKenzie

REAL Racing Wheels 3^rd Heat- Joey Kramer, Courtney Conley, J.T. Ayers, Kelly Warren, Pete Castle, Mike Howard, Jeremy Hayes

201 Speedway A-Main- Bryan Barber, Joey Kramer, J.T. Ayers, Scooter Lemaster, Jason Hall, Mike Howard, Don Adams, William Hensley, Keith Tincher, Randy Turpin, Corey McKenzie, Pete Castle, Courtney Conley, Joel Jenson, Earl Lawson, Kelly Warren, Leslie Johnson, Elliott Despain, Jeremy Hayes, Clyde Fields, Kevin Hall, Jimmy Arnett, Jim Barnett (DQ)

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Mike Howard (started 18^th- finished 6^th - advanced 12 positions)

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Louisville, KY- August 4, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions regrets to announce the cancellation of the series event scheduled for Saturday August 15 at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN.

Tazewell Speedway track promoter Gary Hall has other scheduling issues come up and he, along with Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series officials, regret having to cancel this event, as a suitable date for both sides could not be worked out.

The next scheduled event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series is set for Saturday August 8 at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY. This event will be a 30 lap, $1,500 to win event that will feature a full event of practice, Racing Optics time trials, REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $1,500 to win A-Main.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series sanctions regional Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, 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 (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

*August 21- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 5^th Annual Summer Shootout-$2,000 to win

*September 25- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH): Modified Mania- 30 laps/$1,500 to win

Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Current Point Standings (after July 25, 2009)

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O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Event at Portsmouth Raceway Park Cancelled

Louisville, KY-August 4, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions regrettably has to announce that the Super Late Model division event that was rained out on July 25 will not be rescheduled anytime this season.

Track promoters Donna Rayburn and Chuck Greenslate and series officials regret not be able to find a suitable make-up date agreeable to all involved and apologize for any inconvenience caused to race teams and race fans.

The next scheduled event for America’s most competitive regional touring series will feature a tripleheader weekend that will also serve as the Super Late Model division’s season finale for 2009. The action begins on Friday September 4 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY with the $4,000 to win Pepsi Cola 40 event. 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY will be the site of Saturday night action on Saturday September 5, for $5,000 to win. The Labor Day weekend tripleheader concludes with the ’09 tour finale at Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell Speedway for another $5,000 to win.

*September 4- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): Pepsi Cola 40- 40 laps/$4,000 to win

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after August 1, 2009)

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Louisville, Kentucky-August 2, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions will return to competition this weekend on Saturday August 8 as the tour makes its second stop of 2009 at the Chuckie May promoted 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY for a 30 lap, $1,500 to win contest for the Bluegrass-based open-wheel warriors.

The August 8 Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series event at 201 Speedway will see a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $1,500 to win Modified Mania A-Main. Also in competition at 201 Speedway on Saturday August 8 will be Super Late Models, Bombers, and Four Cylinders.

Activities for the August 8 201 Speedway event will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m., with practice starting at 7:00 p.m., followed by time trials and green flag racing. Ticket prices for this event will be $12 in the general admission area and $25 in the pit area.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series has made ten previous appearances at 201 Speedway. Previous event winners include Jimmy Payne of Glasgow, KY (2004), Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN (twice in 2005, 2007, twice in 2008, June 2009), Don Adams of London, KY (2006, 2007), and Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY (2006).

The A-Main purse for the Saturday August 8 event at 201 Speedway is as follows: 1st- $1,500, 2nd- $700, 3rd- $500, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $275, 8th- $250, 9th- $225, 10th- $200, 11th- $180, 12th- $160, 13th- $150, 14th- $140, 15th- $130, 16th through 22nd- $125.

201 Speedway is a ¼ mile high-banked red clay oval promoted by former Super Late Model racer Chuckie May located 5.4 miles North of US 23 on State Road 201, just North of the Sitka community, just outside of Paintsville, KY. For more information, visit the track’s website at www.race201.com and/or phone (606) 265-5201 on raceday.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series last raced on July 25 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY picked up his second series victory of the season. Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN leads the points chase heading to 201 Speedway on August 8 by merely 11 points over Bryan Barber. The remainder of the top ten in series points heading to the August 8 event at 201 Speedway are J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY), Don Adams (London, KY), Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY), Randy Turpin (Lebanon, KY), Jason Hall (Hindman, KY), Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY), Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY), and Dennis Roberson (Lexington, KY).

Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Open Wheel Modified Division Upcoming Schedule of Events:

*August 21- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 5^th Annual Summer Shootout-$2,000 to win

*September 25- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH): Modified Mania- 30 laps/$1,500 to win

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Bardstown, KY-August 1, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions was again in action on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50 and Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would nip Terry English coming off turn four to the checkered flag to capture the $5,000 payday at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted ½ mile high-banked clay oval.

Lee’s victory would be his fourth of the season and eleventh career series victory. Lee would take the win in the seat of the Steve West and Gary Craig owned Quality Pawn/Advance Auto Parts/Kentucky’s Best Racing/ West Towing/Corder’s Competition Engines/American Racer Tires sponsored #55 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Corder’s Competition Engines powered machine.

Benton, KY native Terry English would finish second in his Triple A Fence/Seay Motors sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car/Clement powered unit, while Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY would finish third in his Red Buck Cigars/NWN Distributing sponsored MasterSbilt/Estes powered mount. Fourth place would fall to David Webb of Nicholasville, KY in the David and John Webb owned ORS Auto Body and Collision/Valvoline sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car/Pro Power machine, with Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, KY completing the top five in the Bruce Barnes and Terry Linville owned Barnes Family Dentistry/Paul Benton Auto Body sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car/Bullock powered entry.

The remainder of the top ten in the 11^th Annual Bluegrass event would be 17^th starting Duane Chamberlain, Tanner English, Johnny Wheeler, 18^th starting Jeff Watson, and Todd Coffman. The 50 lap, $5,000 to win event would slowed by four caution flags.

After one false start, action would get underway and Johnny Wheeler and David Webb would duel for the lead, with Wheeler leading lap 1. Webb would take the lead on lap 2 over Wheeler, followed by Jason Keltner, Terry English, and Dustin Linville. English would slide to the third spot on lap 3, with Keltner dogging him still for the spot. Victor Lee would make his way into the top five on lap four, while English began to pressure Wheeler for second. English would gain the runner-up slot on lap 6 as Lee began to challenge Keltner for fourth. Lee would motor into the fourth position on lap 7, while Lee continued his charge from his eighth starting spot by wheeling past Wheeler on lap 8 for the third spot. Keltner and Wheeler would then battle door-to-door for the fourth spot and Keltner would claim fourth on lap 10 as Dustin Neat would join the fray and make it three wide at one point.

Race leader Webb would begin to work slower traffic by lap 12 and English would slowly start to reel in the race leader. The battle for fourth continued with three-wide action between Keltner, Wheeler, and Neat as the first caution waved on lap 15 when Jerry Rutherford looping his machine in front of race leader Webb, who narrowly missed the spinning car. The restart would see the caution wave as the field worked into turn one when Duane Chamberlain spun his machine, collecting Justin Rattliff and Todd Coffman in the tangle. Back underway, English began to pressure Webb for the top spot, while Wheeler would retake fourth in yet another three wide battle with Keltner and Neat. The lead duo of Webb and English would be in dead heat at the line on lap 17 before English grabbed the top spot off turn two on lap 18. Webb and Lee would then begin a spirited battle for the runner-up spot, while Wheeler held on to fourth, with Neat taking fifth on lap 21 and grabbing fourth on lap 22.

As the field saw the halfway signal, English was motoring away from the field, while Webb and Lee dueled for the second position. English would start working slower traffic on lap 29 as Lee would finally win the battle for second over Webb one circuit later. The front five would remain the same until the next caution flag waved on lap 37 when Jason Keltner would roll his mount to a stop at the top of the track at the entrance to turn one. After action resumed, Lee would dog English for the top spot, while Neat pressured Webb for third when the final caution of the event waved on lap 39 for a spin by Todd Coffman.

When the green flag waved for the final time, English and Lee resumed their battle, while Neat would drive past Webb for third. Linville would make his way back into the top five past Wheeler on lap 41. The next few circuits would see Lee drop back a bit and then mount one last charge on lap 46. As English would change his line to protect the bottom of the race surface, Lee would pedal his mount upstairs to the high side as the white flag was displayed. Lee would pull alongside English off of turn two and the duo raced side-by-side into turn three, with Lee able to pull past English exiting turn four and taking the win by a half-car length, with Neat, Webb, and Linville completing the top five.

In preliminary action, David Webb was the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 22 entries with a lap of 14.877 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Webb in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Wheeler in Graphic Impressions heat two, and Jason Keltner in C.J. Rayburn Race Cars heat three.

The next events for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models will be at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on September 4, 201 Speedway in Sikta, KY on September 5, and Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN on September 6.

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1- David Webb, Dustin Linville, Mike Marlar, Aaron Hatton, Lee Devasier, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jerry Rutherford, Terry Keltner

Graphic Impressions Heat #2- Johnny Wheeler, Terry English, Victor Lee, Tanner English, Justin Rattliff, Duane Chamberlain, Michael Chilton

C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3- Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Dustin Neat, Todd Coffman, Larry Greer, Jeff Watson, Ed Behn

11^th Annual Bluegrass 50 REAL Racing Wheels A-Main- Victor Lee, Terry English, Dustin Neat, David Webb, Dustin Linville, Duane Chamberlain, Tanner English, Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Todd Coffman, Lee Devasier, Tim Tungate, Ed Behn, Mike Marlar, Jason Keltner, Jerry Rutherford, Michael Chilton, Justin Rattliff, Aaron Hatton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Greer (DQ-Terry Keltner)

Lap Leaders- 4 (Johnny Wheeler 1, David Webb 2-17, Terry English 18-49, Victor Lee 50)

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Duane Chamberlain (started 17^th-finished 6^th -advanced 11 positions)

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after August 1, 2009)

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Lee Outduels Carrier, Jr. in 7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-July 31, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions was in action on Friday evening at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY with the 7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial and Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would outduel Eddie Carrier, Jr. to score his first win in this event run in memory of the former track promoter at the 3/8 mile D-shaped clay oval.

Lee’s victory put him back atop the series points standings and would be his third of the season and tenth career series victory. Lee would take the win in the seat of the Steve West and Gary Craig owned Quality Pawn/Advance Auto Parts/Kentucky’s Best Racing/ West Towing/Corder’s Competition Engines/American Racer Tires sponsored #55 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Corder’s Competition Engines powered machine.

Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV would finish a close second in the Carl Grover Motorsports owned Engines, Inc./Blue Ridge Machinery and Tool sponsored Rocket/Grover powered mount, while Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would claim third place honors in his Doors-N-More/Marlar and Son’s Auto Dismantling sponsored Rocket/Estes powered unit. David Webb of Nicholasville, KY would score a fourth place finish in the David and John Webb owned ORS Auto Body and Collision/Valvoline sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car/Pro Power mount, with Bobby Wolter, Jr. of Lexington, KY completing the top five in the Bob and Bobby Wolter owned Kerr Brothers Funeral Home/Uncle Chuck sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car/Estes powered mount.

The remainder of the top ten in the 7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial event would be Justin Rattliff, 15^th starting Eric Wells, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, and Duane Chamberlain. The 50 lap, $5,000 to win event would slowed by three caution flags.

Outside polesitter Dustin Neat would take the lead at the drop of the green flag and only one circuit would be completed before Michael Chilton looped his mount in turn one. Back underway, Neat would hold the top spot, followed by Victor Lee, Eddie Carrier, Jr., David Webb, and Mike Marlar. Marlar would claim the fourth position from Webb on lap 3, and Neat would set a torrid pace at the point. As Neat and Lee motored away from the field, Carrier, Jr. and Marlar would begin a battle for the third spot on lap 6. As race leader Neat began to close in on the rear of the field, Lee would begin to slowly reel in the race leader. But trouble would strike race leader on lap 11 after he and a slower car would make contact on the backchute, with Neat spinning his machine into the infield to bring out the second caution of the event. Neat would pull to the hot pit, but would be able to continue.

Lee would inherit the lead at this point on the restart, with Carrier, Jr. and Marlar battling for second, but only one lap would be scored before Dustin Linville spun his mount in turn two and would collect Shannon Thornsberry in the process. Back underway, Carrier, Jr. and Marlar would trade second place, with Carrier, Jr. winning the volley on lap 14. Lee would settle a rapid pace at the point at this juncture of the event, but Carrier, Jr. would begin to reel in Lee as the leader began to work slower traffic on lap 20. Lee would weave through traffic with Carrier, Jr. in hot pursuit, with the pair splitting a slower car in their battle for the lead as the halfway signal would be shown to the field.

Business would pick up in the battle for the lead on lap 30 as Carrier, Jr. began to work alongside of Lee in an attempt to take the lead, with Marlar right on the rear bumber of the lead duo. The lead trio would finally be clear of traffic for a few laps beginning on lap 33, with the group literally glued together as they attempted to get three-wide in turns three and four on lap 35.

Lee would continue to show the way by a car length as the leaders again worked slower traffic on lap 37. Lap 39 would see Carrier, Jr. again get a run off the bottom of turn two and the pair of Lee and Carrier, Jr. would dance side-by-side for the race lead until Lee again got a bit of breathing room (one car length) on lap 42. Carrier, Jr. would ride a couple of laps and keep Marlar at bay as well before mounting one last charge for the lead on lap 46. Lee would see the nose of Carrier, Jr. on several occasions over the final five circuits, with Carrier, Jr. making one last final attempt for the lead off of turn two on the last lap, but Lee would motor around the high-side and hold Carrier, Jr. for the win, with Marlar, Webb, and Bobby Wolter, Jr. completing the top five.

In preliminary action, Eddie Carrier, Jr. was the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 27 entries with a lap of 14.749 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Neat in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Lee in Graphic Impressions heat two, and Webb in C.J. Rayburn Race Cars heat three. Johnny Wheeler would be the B-Main winner, with series provisionals going to Aaron Hatton and Jason Keltner, while Terry Keltner earned the track provisional.

The next event for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models will be at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday August 1. The event is the 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50 and will be a 50 lap, $5,000 to win series points paying event.

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1 (Top 5 Advance)- Dustin Neat, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jeff Watson, Justin Rattliff, Rick Combs, Shannon Thornsberry, Dillan White, Terry Keltner, Jason Keltner

Graphic Impressions Heat #2 (Top 5 Advance)- Victor Lee, Mike Marlar, Shon Flanary, Mike Jewell, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Aaron Hatton, Michael Chilton, Jamie Ferguson

C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3 (Top 5 Advance)- David Webb, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Duane Chamberlain, Dustin Linville, Eric Wells, Doodle Farris, Daniel Hatcher, Mark Walters, D.J. Wells

B-Main #1 (Top 5 Advance)- Johnny Wheeler, Shannon Thornsberry, Michael Chilton, D.J. Wells, Doodle Farris, Mark Walters, Dillan White, Aaron Hatton, Daniel Hatcher, Terry Keltner, Jason Keltner, Jamie Ferguson

7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial REAL Racing Wheels A-Main- Victor Lee, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mike Marlar, David Webb, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Justin Rattliff, Eric Wells, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Duane Chamberlain, Dustin Neat, Rick Combs, Shon Flanary, Aaron Hatton, Michael Chilton, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Shannon Thornsberry, Doodle Farris, Jason Keltner, D.J. Wells, Dustin Linville, Johnny Wheeler, Terry Keltner

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Eric Wells (started 15^th-finished 7^th -advanced 8 positions)

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after July 31, 2009)

*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

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Bryan Barber Wins Battle of the Bluegrass 9^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-July 25, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions returned to action after four weeks off and a rainout with the 9^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY would score the “Rumble” victory and pick up a $1,500 payday for his efforts.

The win by Barber was his second career series win and second win of the ’09 campaign. Barber’s victory would come in the seat of his Roby’s Country Gardens/B&B Motorsports/ All Star Performance/Frankland Racing Equipment sponsored #10 Bandit Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered machine.

Michael England of Glasgow, KY would claim runner-up honors in the event in the WompusCat Enterprises owned, Kelvin Wilson Dozing/Davis Machine Shop sponsored Lightning, Pro Power machine, with Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN picking up a third place finish in the Claudette Kramer owned, Brian Shewmaker’s State Farm Insurance/Larry’s Truck Service sponsored Lightning, Bullock by Kramer mount. Benji Lee of Loretto, KY would ride home to a fourth place finish in his Thompson Heat and Air/Smart Shoppers sponsored Bandit Race Car, Dale Meers powered unit, while Dennis Roberson of Lexington, KY would round out the top five in the Mark Trimble and Peydon Pelphrey owned, Mortgage Suppliers/Tim Short Automotive sponsored Lightning, GCP entry.

The remainder of the top ten finishers in the 9^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble were 12^th starting Russ Gabbert, 16^th starting Jason Wheatley, B.J. McCammon, Justin Houston, and Jason Hall. The 30 lap event would be slowed by three caution flags.

After two starts called back by caution flags, one for Don Adams making contact with the turn two wall and for a spin by Kelly Warren, action would get going with Michael England taking the lead in a three-wide battle off of turn two, followed by Bryan Barber, Benji Lee, B.J. McCammon, and Joey Kramer. Kramer would win a three-wide battle on lap 2 to take the third position before action would be slowed again for the final time for Adam Cole, who rolled his mount to a stop on the frontchute on lap 4. The restart would see England stay on the point, holding a slight advantage over Barber, while Kramer would stave off challenges from Lee as the front five remained the same through lap 10.

By this point, England and Barber were putting some distance on third place Kramer and looked to have intentions on settling the issue among themselves. Meanwhile, Russ Gabbert was charging his way to the front and would take the fifth slot from McCammon on lap 14. The lead duo of England and Barber would begin to work traffic as the halfway signal was displayed. Barber would turn the heat up on England as the pair battled in traffic. Barber would slidejob past England to momentarily take the race lead, but England would battle right back to nip Barber at the line on lap 19, before Barber would return the slider and take the lead for good on lap 20.

With Barber putting some distance between himself and England by lap 23 and working heavy traffic, Dennis Roberson would drive his machine into fifth on the high-side by moving past Gabbert. The front five would remain the same of the final few circuits, with Barber extending his lead even more before the drop of the checkered flag, followed by England, Kramer, Lee, and Roberson.

In preliminary action, Michael England was Racing Optics top qualifier among 29 entries with a lap time of 17.066 seconds. REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heat events would be garnered by England, Kramer, and Barber. Wheatley would win the B-Main, with series provisionals falling to Randall Basham and Adam Cole, while Brad Schlosser would be the track provisional.

The next event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will take place on Saturday August 8 at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY. The event will be a 30 lap, $1,500 to win points contest.

REAL Racing Wheels 1^st Heat (Top 5 Advance)- Michael England, Benji Lee, B.J. McCammon, Dennis Roberson, J.T. Ayers, Jason Wheatley, Jason Hall, Johnny Lee, Brad Schlosser, Adam Cole

REAL Racing Wheels 2^nd Heat (Top 5 Advance)- Joey Kramer, Don Adams, Josh Lucas, Robbie Gullion, Kelly Warren, Randall Basham, Rocky Wilson, Tommy Carlton, Dan Beasley (DNS-Sam Huffer)

REAL Racing Wheels 3^rd Heat (Top 5 Advance)- Bryan Barber, Randy Turpin, Justin Houston, Russ Gabbert, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Joe Turner, Stanley Donahoo, Gary Parks

B-Main (Top 5 Advance)- Jason Wheatley, Elliott Despain, Jason Hall, Rocky Wilson, Joe Turner, Randall Basham, Stanley Donahoo, Brad Schlosser, Sam Huffer, Tommy Carlton, Dan Beasley, Adam Cole (DNS-Johnny Lee, Gary Parks)

9^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble A-Main- Bryan Barber, Michael England, Joey Kramer, Benji Lee, Dennis Roberson, Russ Gabbert, Jason Wheatley, B.J. McCammon, Justin Houston, Jason Hall, Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Robbie Gullion, J.T. Ayers, Joe Turner, Rocky Wilson, Kelly Warren, Randall Basham, Adam Cole, Brad Schlosser, Don Adams, Randy Turpin

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Jason Wheatley (started 16^th- finished 7^th - advanced 9 positions)

*Max Brake- “Official Trailer Brakes” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

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*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

Louisville, KY-July 25, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions has seen Mother Nature rear her head and force the cancellation of this evening’s scheduled O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Series Super Late Model event at Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, OH.

Track promoters Donna Rayburn and Chuck Greenslate and series officials will conference at the first of the upcoming work week to see if there is a suitable make-up date that is agreeable for both the track and series officials, so at this time a make date is to be announced.

The next scheduled events for America’s most competitive regional touring series will feature a doubleheader of action in Central Kentucky with the 7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday evening July 31 in what will be a 50 lap, $5,000 to win main event. On the following evening, Saturday August 1, the series will visit Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50, featuring the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Models in a 50 lap, $5,000 to win main event.

*July 31-Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial- 50 laps/$5,000 to win

*August 1-Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY): 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50- 50 laps/$5,000 to win

*September 4- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): Pepsi Cola 40- 40 laps/$4,000 to win

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after July 18, 2009)

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*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

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Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Rescheduled at Moler Raceway Park for September 25

Louisville, KY- July 22, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series was rained out at Moler Raceway Park on July 17, but track and series officials have reached an agreement for a make-up date for this event, which has been set for Friday September 25.

The Modified Mania 30 event will now serve as the 2009 series finale for the Bluegrass-based open-wheel warriors and will also be the final event of the 2009 race season for the Kim and Kevin Moler promoted Moler Raceway Park, located in Williamsburg, OH. The event will feature a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Real Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $1,500 to win Modified Mania A-Main event.

The next scheduled event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series is set for Saturday July 25 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstonw, KY . The event is the 9th Annual Bluegrass Rumble and will be a 30 lap, $1,500 to win event that will feature a full event of practice, Racing Optics time trials, REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $1,500 to win May Mayhem A-Main.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series sanc tions regional Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, 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 (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Open Wheel Modified Division Upcoming Schedule of Events:
*July 25- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- 9th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-30 laps, $1,500 to win
*August 8- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY): 30 laps/$1,500 to win
*August 15- Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN): 40 laps/$2,000 to win
*August 21- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 5th Annual Summer Shootout-$2,000 to win
*September 25- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH): Modified Mania 30- 30 laps/$1,500 to win

Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Current Top Ten Point Standings (after July 17, 2009)
1. Joey Kramer (Hanover, IN)- 1,107
2. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,066
3. Don Adams (London, KY)- 1,014
4. J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY)- 997 ®
5. Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY)- 967
6. Randy Turpin (Lebanon, KY)- 923 ®
7. Jason Hall (Hindman, KY)- 856
8. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY- 738 ®
9. Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY)- 685
10. Josh Lucas (Bardstown, KY)- 555

2009 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors:
*Max Brake- “Official Trailer Bra kes” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
*CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

Other Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series 2009 Series Supporters Include:
All Star Performance, American Race Tires, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cruise With The Champions, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, REAL Racing Wheels, Strader Motorsports Photography, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Schedule Adjustments in Both Super Late Model and Modified Divisions of Battle of the Bluegrass

Louisville, Kentucky-July 20, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model and Modified Series would like to announce the following schedule alterations for the remainder of the Super Late Model and Modified divisions 2009 racing schedules.

The changes for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model division will see the Pepsi Cola 40 event originally scheduled to take place on August 21 at Ponderosa Speedway be moved to September 4 and still pay $4,000 to win.

The changes for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will now see the Summer Shootout event that was scheduled for Ponderosa Speedway on July 31 be moved to what is now the series event finale’ on August 21. No make-up date for the recently rained out event at Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg has been reached at this time.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Super Late Model and Open Wheel Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, 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 (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Models Remaining 2009 Schedule of Events:

*July 31- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 7^th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial- 50 laps/$5,000 to win

*August 1- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY): 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50- 50 laps/$5,000 to win

*September 4- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): Pepsi Cola 40- 40 laps/$4,000 to win

Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Remaining 2009 Schedule of Events:
*July 25- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY): 9th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-30 laps/$1,500 to win
*August 8- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY): 30 laps/$1,500 to win
*August 15- Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN): 40 laps/$2,000 to win
*August 21- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY): 5th Annual Summer Shootout-$2,000 to win

Louisville, Kentucky- July 19, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions will again be in action this weekend with the tour’s only visit to the Buckeye State of Ohio at Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, OH for a 40 lap, $3,000 series points event.

The Saturday July 25 Portsmouth Raceway Park event will feature a full schedule of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Graphic Impressions, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, and All Star Performance qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 40 lap, $3,000 to win REAL Racing Wheels A-Main. Local divisions in action for this event will include Modifieds, Limited Late Models, and Bombers.

Activities for the July 25 Portsmouth Raceway Park event will see the pit area open at 4:00, with the general admission area also opening at 4:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting is at 6:00 p.m., with practice at 6:30 p.m., time trials at 7:00 p.m., and racing at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices for this event will $12 in the general admission area and $22 in the pit area.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made two previous appearances at Portsmouth Raceway Park. Those previous winners include Audie Swartz of Minford, OH (2007) and R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg, OH (2008).

The A-Main purse for the Saturday July 25 Portsmouth Raceway Park event is as follows:

1st- $3,000, 2nd- $1,500, 3rd- $1,000, 4th- $800, 5th- $750, 6th- $700, 7th- $650, 8th- $600, 9th- $550, 10th- $500, 11th- $450, 12th- $400, 13th- $350, 14th- $350, 15th- $325, 16th- $325, 17th through 22nd- $300, 23rd through 24th- $250.

Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio is located 1.0 miles west of Portsmouth off Rt. 52 & 73/104. The track is a 3/8 mile high banked clay oval that is promoted by Donna Rayburn and Chuck Greenslate. For more information, visit the track’s webpage at www.portsraceway.com or phone (704) 354-3278 on raceday.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division last competed on July 18 Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN was the winner for the third consecutive series event. Heading into the July 25 race at Portsmouth Raceway Park, David Webb of Nicholasville, KY has taken over the series points lead by seven markers over Victor Lee of Stanford, KY The remainder of the top ten in series points entering the July 25 event are Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN), Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling, KY), Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY), Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington, KY), Dustin Neat (Dunnville, KY), Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN), Dustin Linville (Bryantsville, KY), and Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY).