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Michael Despain
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (April 18) - Michael Chilton of Salvisa, KY would pick up his first Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature victory of the 2008 season on Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway. Other feature winners were P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY making it two straight wins in the Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Model division, with Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY winning the Hardee's Modified main event, while Gerald Haynes, Jr. scored the win in the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman feature.
The start of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature would see Michael Chilton take the lead off of turn two from Aaron Hatton, with Bobby Wolter, Jr., Dustin Neat, and Dustin Linville in pursuit. Chilton would open a slight lead, while Hatton and Wolter, Jr. battled for second, with Neat and Linville battling for fourth. Neat would take fourth spot from Linville on lap 4, while Chilton began to already work slower traffic. Meanwhile, the driver on the move was P.J. Feistritzer, who drove for C.J. Rayburn, making his way from his 10th starting position and passing Neat for fifth on lap 8. Caution would slow the pace on lap 10 when Matthew Rigdon would spin in turn two. The restart would also be called back when 9th place running Brandon Fouts spun his mount in turn three on the restart, while Jeff Watson would pull pitside with a flat right rear tire during the caution, bolt on fresh rubber, and return to action. Matthew Rigdon would again spin on the third attempted lap 10 restart and would roll pitside for the evening. Back underway, Chilton would get some heat from Hatton, with Wolter, Jr. all over Hatton for second, with Feistritzer going to fourth past Linville on lap 12. With Chilton methodically pulling away from the pack, Hatton and Wolter, Jr. resumed their spirited battle for second, with Feistritzer making it a three-way battle by lap 15. The final caution of the race flew on lap 16 when Dwight Embree contacted the turn two wall, ending his night. The restart would see Neat and Linville slide past Feistritzer off of turn two, while Wolter, Jr. and Hatton turned the wick up on their battle for second. With Chilton again inching away from the field, Hatton and Wolter, Jr. would battle door-to-door for second, before Wolter, Jr. would slip by for the runner-up slot on lap 23. But it would be the "Wild Child's" night as he would park the Kenneth Harlow owned, Caldwell Body Shop/A&A Mechanical/Cliffside Farms/Budda Bert Transmissions sponsored #16 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Butch Smith Race Engines entry in victory lane. Wolter, Jr. and Hatton would take second and third, with Neat and Linville completing the top five. Feistritzer would earn the Valvoline Six-Pack Hard Charger award with his sixth place run, with Buzz Williams, Jeff Watson, Brandon Fouts, and Christian Rayburn completing the top ten. Seventeen entries saw Chilton the top qualifier during Wayne Bowen Racing Supply time trials at 13.036 seconds. Hatton won the dash, while Fouts won the heat.
The Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Model feature would see P.J. Feistritzer take the lead from his father Paul Feistritzer on lap 13 and hold off the Pro Late Model feature Valvoline Six-Pack Hard Charger Todd Coffman to lay claim to his second straight Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Model feature win aboard his Big Daddy's Auto Sales/ Self-Service Storage sponsored #88 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars machine. Coffman would earn runner-up honors, with Bryan Bernhardt slipping past Paul Feistritzer late in the going to take third, with Kevin Hardin nipping Dylan Preston at the checkered flag for final spot in the top five. Preston would head up the second five, followed by Zane Morgan, Jim Wilson, Gary Yeager, and Scott Brewer. P.J. Feistritzer was top qualifier among eleven entries in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply time trials at 14.280 seconds. Paul Feistritzer would win the dash, with Hardin claiming the heat win.
Josh Lucas would survive six caution flags and a late race charge from Kelly Warren and Timmy York to claim the Hardee's Modified feature victory. Lucas led all 20 laps and win a spirited battle over the final five laps, as Warren and York worked different lines behind Lucas in an entertaining battle for second, that saw York take second from Warren in the late going and pressure Lucas for win and the duo would be side-by-side exiting turn four coming to the checkered flag, with Lucas grabbing the victory by one-half car length in the Gerald and Rita Lucas owned, Lucas Oil Products/The Car Pool/Family Chiropractic/ Boone's Plumbing/Riggs Electric/On Time Courier/D&R Oil/K&N Performance Engineering sponsored #78 Lightning Chassis, Dale Meers Race Engines powered mount. York would finish a close second, nipping Warren by a half-car length for the spot. Russ Gabbert and Kevin Nesselhauf would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Keith Denny, Kevin Bryant, Valvoline Six-Pack Hard Charger Bobby Neal, Shane McKenney, and Tommy Bailey. Kelly Warren was the Wayne Bowen Racing Supply top qualifier among sixteen entries at 15.277 seconds, with Lucas also winning the dash, while Gabbert won the heat.
Gerald Haynes, Jr. would inherit the lead of the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman feature on lap 8 when leader Rick King would have mechanincal issues and pull pitside, putting Haynes, Jr. on the point. Haynes, Jr. would lead the remainder of the way to pick up the win behind the wheel of his Troy's Roofing and Cornett Race Engines sponsored #27 Chevelle unit. The remainder of the finishing order would be Logan Whitis, Troy Scott, Daroyl Samples, C.W. Murphy, and Bryan Montgomery. Logan Whitis top ten entries in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Time Trials at 16.415 seconds, with Haynes, Jr. also winning the heat for the division.
SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-April 18, 2008
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (17 entries)
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Top Qualifier- Michael Chilton 13.036
Dash- Aaron Hatton, Michael Chilton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Dustin Neat, Jeff Watson (DNS- Dustin Linville)
Heat- Brandon Fouts, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Christian Rayburn, P.J. Feistritzer
Feature- Michael Chilton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Aaron Hatton, Dustin Neat, Dustin Linville, P.J. Feistritzer, Buzz Williams, Jeff Watson, Brandon Fouts, Christian Rayburn, Justin Shaw, Donald Barrett, Dennis Barton, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Dwight Embree, Chris Ruble, Matthew Rigdon
Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Models (11 entries)
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Top Qualifier- P.J. Feistritzer 14.280
Dash- Paul Feistritzer, P.J. Feistritzer, Bryan Bernhardt, Peydon Pelphrey, Todd Coffman, Dylan Preston
Heat- Kevin Hardin, Zane Morgan, Jim Wilson, Scott Brewer
Feature- P.J. Feistritzer, Todd Coffman, Bryan Bernhardt, Paul Feistritzer, Kevin Hardin, Dylan Preston, Zane Morgan, Jim Wilson, Gary Yeager, Scott Brewer, Peydon Pelphrey
Hardee's Modifieds (16 entries)
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Top Qualifier- Kelly Warren 15.277
Dash- Josh Lucas, Kelly Warren, Timmy York, Kevin Nesselhauf, Kevin Bryant, Travis Preston
Heat- Russ Gabbert, Keith Denny, Shane McKenney, Damon Hounchell
Feature- Josh Lucas, Timmy York, Kelly Warren, Russ Gabbert, Kevin Nesselhauf, Keith Denny, Kevin Bryant, Bobby Neal, Shane McKenney, Tommy Bailey, Rocky Wilson, Ricky Lane, Travis Preston, Damon Hounchell, Randy Turpin, Jeff Johnson
SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman (10 entries)
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Top Qualifier- Logan Whitis 16.415
Heat- Gerald Haynes, Jr., Rick King, Logan Whitis, Troy Scott
Feature- Gerald Haynes, Jr., Logan Whitis, Troy Scott, Daroyl Samples, C.W. Murphy, Bryan Montgomery, Rick King, Brian Cox, Bartley Grant (DNS- Grady Moore, Jr.)
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