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Michael Despain
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (May 24) - In racing action at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening, Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY became the first repeat feature winner in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division. Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY picked up the $300 to win special for the Street Stock division, while Benji Lee of Raywick, KY became the first repeat winner for the season in the Kentucky Cooperage Modified class, with Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY winning the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman main event.
Dustin Neat would take lead at the drop of the green flag in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event, with Scotty Earl, Bryant Woodcock, Jordan Bland, and Jeff Watson in pursuit. Johnny Wheeler would drive past Watson for fifth on lap 2, with Bland began to challenge Woodcock for third. Bland would make the pass on Woodcock for third on lap 4, with the caution flying on lap 5 for a spin by Matthew Rigdon in turn four. The restart would be called back after Watson made contact with the restart cone and would have to restart at the rear of the field. Neat and Earl would again scoot away from the pack, with Wheeler now challenging Woodcock for fourth and taking the spot on lap 6. By lap 10, Neat was slowly pulling away from Earl, while Bland and Wheeler would duel for the third spot. Watson would make his way back into the top five on lap 12, as he would pass Woodcock for the position. Neat would open his lead to better a half straightaway over Earl by lap 20, with Bland finally winning the battle with Wheeler for third by lap 21. But up front, it would be Neat, who fought a deflating right rear tire over the final three laps, picking up his second win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in his NWN Distributing/Neat's Brothers Distributing/Neat's Service Center/Kentucky Proud/Begley Properties/Tarter Gate/Barnett Construction/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/ SHY Racing Suspensions sponsored #25 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Estes Race Engines powered machine. Earl would take second, with Bland, and Wheeler fourth. Watson would cross the line in fifth, but would be penalized two positions in the final rundown for passing a car before the restart cone. This would put Woodcock back into the top five in the final finish. Jacob Webber would head up the second five, with Watson credited with seventh, followed by Kevin Colston, Michael Coontz, and Joey Jones. Wheeler was top qualifier among 11 entries with a time of 15.428 seconds, with Neat winning the dash, while Colston won the heat.
Willie Edelen would lead all 15 circuits in picking up the victory in the $300 to win Street Stock feature event special, holding off the charges of Terry Greenwell over the final four laps to capture the win. Edelen's win would come aboard his Edelen Tire and Graphics/ Walker Transmissions/Wilson Brothers/George Mattingly/Seager Enterprises sponsored #K9 Chevy Impala. Greenwell would take runner-up honors, with Robbie Settles finishing in the third position. Jason Priddy and Roy Skaggs would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Brad Leake, Jason Bartley, Joe Walker, Freddy Mercer, and Johnny Cecil. Jason Priddy would be top qualifier among the 15 entries with a lap of 19.615 seconds. Greenwell would win the dash for the division, while Roy Skaggs would see the checkered flag first in the heat race.
The Kentucky Cooperage Modified feature event would take four attempts to finally get going, but once underway, Benji Lee would shake off early challenges from Jason Wheatley and then hold off a closing Wheatley over the final few circuits of the 20 lap open-wheel main event to score his second win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway. The win for Lee is his 27th career Modified feature win and came behind the wheel of his Thompson Heat and Air/Smart Shoppers/Springfield Auto and Farm/B&B Motorsports/St. Joe Garage/Kirker Automotive Finishes/Brian Ballard Motorsports sponsored #03 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Race Engines powered machine. Wheatley would finish second, with Josh Lucas winning a race-long battle with Dion Benningfield for the third position, while Joe Mattingly would round out the top five. Completing the top ten would be Jeff Stith, Joe Gray, Johnny Lee, Brad Schlosser, and Dan Beasley. Fifteen entries would draw for heat race starting positions and the heat wins would go to Lee and Wheatley.
Barry Chesser would leave no doubt about the matter in picking up the win in the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature event. Chesser would lead all 15 laps as the defending division track champion would take the win in the Buzick Construction/44 Auto Mart/ Commonwealth Electric sponsored #75 Buick. Avral Thompson would finish a close second, with Nathan Wells claiming third, Daroyl Samples would place fourth, and Grady Moore, Jr. would score fifth. The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Elton Martin, Rob Jones, Paul Lewis, Jr., Roger Cecil, and Lois Campbell. Fifteen entries in this class would also draw for heat race starting assignments, with those qualifying heat races won by Pat Hagan and Chesser.
SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-May 24, 2008
44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (11 entries)
Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler 15.428
Dash- Dustin Neat, Scotty Earl, Bryant Woodcock, Jordan Bland, Jeff Watson, Johnny Wheeler
Heat- Kevin Colston, Joey Jones, Jacob Webber, Michael Coontz
Feature- Dustin Neat, Scotty Earl, Jordan Bland, Johnny Wheeler, Bryant Woodcock, Jacob Webber, Jeff Watson, Kevin Colston, Michael Coontz, Joey Jones, Matthew Rigdon
Street Stocks (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jason Priddy 19.615
Dash- Terry Greenwell, Jason Priddy, Willie Edelen, Joe David Humphrey, Robbie Settles, Johnny Cecil (DNS)
Heat- Roy Skaggs, Brad Leake, Shane Lafollette, Freddy Mercer
Feature- Willie Edelen, Terry Greenwell, Robbie Settles, Jason Priddy, Roy Skaggs, Brad Leake, Jason Bartley, Joe Walker, Freddy Mercer, Johnny Cecil, Joe David Humphrey, Shane Lafollette, Mike Cozzin, Jr. (DNS- Darrell Biven, Joe Blair)
Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds (15 entries)
1st Heat- Benji Lee, Josh Lucas, Jeff Stith, Joe Mattingly
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Joe Gray, Randy Turpin
Feature- Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Joe Mattingly, Jeff Stith, Joe Gray, Johnny Lee, Brad Schlosser, Dan Beasley, Timmy Glazer, Casey Payton, Randy Turpin, Danny Searcy (DNS- Rick Huff)
WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman (15 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Hagan, Avral Thompson, Nathan Wells, Rob Jones
2nd Heat- Barry Chesser, Daroyl Samples, Grady Moore, Jr., Elton Martin
Feature- Barry Chesser, Avral Thompson, Nathan Wells, Daroyl Samples, Grady Moore, Jr., Elton Martin, Rob Jones, Paul Lewis, Jr., Roger Cecil, Lois Campbell, Mike Lewis (DNS- Pat Hagan, Tim Lohden, Ronnie Rogers, Tim Parson)
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