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Michael Despain
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (September 27) - It was the 2008 season finale event at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening and Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY would score his fourth 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature victory of the season, while Johnny Cecil of Balltown, KY would score his first Street Stock win of the year in the $300 to win special for the division. Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY would win his first Bluegrass main event of the season in Kentucky Cooperage Modified action, with Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY winning his fourth WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature of the year.
The 25 lap 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature would come to green with Dustin Neat taking the race lead, with Aaron Hatton and Jeff Watson second and third, with Bryant Woodcock slide up in front of Lee Devasier for fourth on lap 1. Neat would put some distance on Hatton quickly, while Devasier dogged Woodcock for fourth. The first caution would wave on lap 4 and it would be for Woodcock, who spun in turn two and damaged his machine and was finished for the night. Back underway, only a couple of laps would be scored before Jeff Watson drew the caution with a flat right rear tire on lap 6. The restart would be null and void as Larry Greer would make contact with the guardrail in turn two, finishing his evening. The restart would keep Neat out front, with Hatton and Devasier in positions two and three, while Louis Brady and Doodle Farris would run fourth and fifth. Watson would charge back into the top five with fresh rubber on lap 9, as Neat pulled away from Hatton with 10 laps scored. Watson would battle with Brady for fourth, with Brady winning the battle by lap 14, as Neat would continue to maintain a sizable lead over Hatton. But Hatton would begin to slowly reel in Neat by lap 18 as the caution would for the final time on lap 21 when Jeff Watson's machine blew off a radiator cap, putting fluid down on the track and ending Watson's night. The final few laps saw Hatton challenge Neat, with Hatton jumping the cushion in turn one on the final lap. But the race was not done as Neat exited turn four, the right rear tire on his machine came apart and Neat would limp to the checkered flag first, nosing Hatton by just the nosepiece on the race car. Neat's victory came aboard his NWN Distributing/Neat Distributing/Kentucky Proud/Begley Properties/Tarter Gate Company/Barnett Construction/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/SHY Suspensions sponsored #25 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Estes Race Engines powered machine. Hatton would finish second, while Devasier, Brady, and Kevin Colston completed the top five. Neat was also top qualifier and the dash winner, while Greer won the heat.
SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 27, 2008
44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (10 entries)
Top Qualifier- Dustin Neat
Dash- Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, Louis Brady, Bryant Woodcock
Heat- Larry Greer, Doodle Farris, Kevin Colston, Mike Covington
Feature- Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Lee Devasier, Louis Brady, Kevin Colston, Jeff Watson, Doodle Farris, Mike Covington, Larry Greer, Bryant Woodcock
Street Stocks (14 entries)
Top Qualifier- Robbie Settles
Dash- Justin Trinkle, Mike Cozzin, Jr., Johnny Cecil, Brad Leake, Jason Priddy, Robbie Settles
Heat- Nick Wallace, Terry Greenwell, Freddy Mercer, Joe David Humphrey
Feature- Johnny Cecil, Justin Trinkle, Jason Priddy, Terry Greenwell, Nick Wallace, Mike Cozzin, Jr., Joe Walker, Brad Leake, Jason Bartley, Bryan Derringer, Robbie Settles (DNS- Freddy Mercer, Joe David Humphrey, Shane Lafollette)
Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds (17 entries)
1st Heat- Josh Lucas, Jason Wheatley, Jeff Stith, Johnny Lee
2nd Heat- Dion Benningfield, Blake Cook, Benji Lee, Joe Mattingly
Feature- Josh Lucas, Jeff Stith, Timmy Glazer, Blake Cook, Rocky Wilson, Brad Schlosser, Randall Basham, Johnny Lee, Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Danny Searcy, Dan Beasley, Benji Lee, Brian Hash, Joe Mattingly (DNS-Gary Parks, Jonathan Thomas)
WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman (8 entries)
Heat- Pat Hagan, Avral Thompson, Roger Cecil, Vernon Soeder
Feature- Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil, Sam Huffer, Paul Lewis, Jr., Lois Campbell, Avral Thompson (DNS-Vernon Soeder, Elton Martin)
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