Ponderosa Speedway
Late Models
April 3, 2010

“Little Eddie” Outduels “The Rooster” for Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial Title at Ponderosa Speedway



Junction City, KY-April 3, 2010- Ponderosa Speedway presented the 3rd Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial on Saturday evening and Salt Rock, WV native Eddie Carrier, Jr. would outduel Dustin Linville to claim the win in the 40 lap, $3,000 to win event for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models.  Other feature event winners for the evening included Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY in Clayton Homes UMP Modifieds and Josh Sexton of Mallie, KY in D&D Pallet Recyclers UMP Sportsman.  

The start of the 3rd Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena would get hairy at the start as front row starters Dustin Linville and Brad Neat would make contact entering turn three attempting to complete the first lap, with the pair spinning and stacking up six more cars behind them, but everyone would be able to continue.  A complete restart would take place and Linville would take the race lead, with Eddie Carrier, Jr., Neat, Justin Rattliff, and Jordan Bland giving chase.  Carrier, Jr. would begin to pressure Linville for the lead by lap 7, with Rattliff and Neat would wage their own battle for third at the same time.  Neat would take third on lap 10, while Carrier, Jr. and Linville would waltz side-by-side for the lead.  Disaster would strike Rattliff on lap 16 as he would loop his mount entering turn three while battling door-to-door with Neat for the third spot.  The restart would see Bland get around Neat for the third position, while Carrier, Jr. resumed his spirited battle with Linville for the lead.  Lap 26 would see Carrier, Jr. pull alongside Linville again for the lead, with Carrier, Jr. claiming the top spot for good in turn three on lap 27.  Lance Matthees would slow in turn two on lap 34 to close the field up once again and the restart would be a no-go when Larry Gray, Jr. and Steve Stollings spun in turn four.  The final restart would see Carrier, Jr. begin to pull away from the field, while Bland pressured Linville for second.  Skylar Marlar would make his way into the top five past Neat on lap 36 and give chase to older brother Mike Marlar, but no one would catch Carrier, Jr. as he would visit victory lane in the Carl Grover Motorsports owned Engines, Inc./Grover Motorsports/Cox Wrecker Service/Blue Ridge Machinery sponsored #28 Rocket Chassis, Grover Race Engines powered machine.  Linville, Bland, Mike Marlar, and Skylar Marlar would complete the top five.  The remainder of the top ten would be Brad Neat, Eric Wells, Victor Lee, Dustin Neat, and Chris Combs.  In preliminary action, Rattliff would be the top qualifier among 23 entries at 14.292 second, while heat race wins fell to Linville, Brad Neat, and Carrier, Jr.

SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-April 3, 2010

Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (23 entries)

Top Qualifier- Justin Rattliff 14.292

1st Heat- Dustin Linville, Justin Rattliff, Skylar Marlar, Dustin Neat, Bobby Wolter, Jr.

2nd Heat- Brad Neat, Jordan Bland, Victor Lee, D.J. Wells, Arnie Fields

3rd Heat- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mike Marlar, Eric Wells, Michael Chilton, Aaron Ridley

3rd Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Dustin Linville, Jordan Bland, Mike Marlar, Skylar, Marlar, Brad Neat, Eric Wells, Victor Lee, Dustin Neat, Chris Combs, D.J. Wells, Aaron Ridley, Justin Rattliff, Arnie Fields, Michael Chilton, David Webb, Shon Flanery, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Gray, Jr., Steve Stollings, Lance Matthees, Anthony Adams, John Grega