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Michael Despain
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (October 3) - Ponderosa Speedway presented the 2nd Annual Friday Night Rumble on Friday evening and Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY would claim his second straight win in the event in the $2,000 to win Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature event. Other Friday Night Rumble winners included Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Hardee's Modifieds, Bryan Bernhardt of Clearwater, FL in Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Models, and Bartley Grant of Berea, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman.
Victor Lee would take the lead at the drop of the green flag of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model main event, with Jason Keltner, Aaron Hatton, Jeff Watson, and Zach Carney in tow. The caution flew on lap 3 when Jimmy Crabtree, Jordan Bland, Joey Daniel, and Anthony Adams would tangle in turn two. The restart would see Watson take second from Hatton on lap 3. Lee and Keltner would pull away from the field a bit by lap 6, while Hatton and Carney dueled for fourth. Neat would make it a three-way battle by lap 8 and would go fourth on lap 10, with Carney in fifth. Neat would continue his charge by taking third from Watson on lap 12 as the leaders began to work slower traffic. Keltner would pull alongside Lee on lap 14 and take the top spot in traffic, as Neat began to reel in runner-up Lee at this point. Lap 19 would have Keltner still on the point, with Lee and Neat battling for second, Neat would pass Lee for second on lap 23 and set his sights on Keltner as a way of a battle waged for the fifth through ninth positions. Lap 25 would see the lead duo enter traffic and continue their close-quarter battle, with Keltner coming out victorious for the second straight year aboard the Jeff and Eddie Harrod owned, Harrod Farms/Perry's Auto Sales/Colston Paving/Central Painting #59 Rocket Chassis, Jay Dickens powered machine. Neat would take second, with Lee third, Carney would go fourth, while Dustin Linville would make a last lap pass of Mike Marlar for fifth. Marlar would head up the second five, followed by Watson, David Webb, Greg Johnson, and Chris Combs. Marlar was top qualifier among 32 entries at 13.658 seconds. Heat winners were Lee, Hatton, and Keltner, with Bobby Carrier, Jr. winning the B-main. Dustin Neat and Bobby Wolter, Jr. were provisionals.
SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-October 3, 2008
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (32 entries)
Top Qualifier- Mike Marlar
1st Heat- Victor Lee, Jeff Watson, Mike Marlar, Jackie Boggs
2nd Heat- Aaron Hatton, Zach Carney, Brad Neat, Dustin Linville
3rd Heat- Jason Keltner, David Webb, Eric Wells, Chris Combs
B-Main- Bobby Carrier, Jr., Greg Johnson, Mike Jewell, Joey Daniel, Anthony Adams
Provisionals- Dustin Neat, Bobby Wolter, Jr.
A-Main- Jason Keltner, Brad Neat, Victor Lee, Zach Carney, Dustin Linville, Mike Marlar, Jeff Watson, David Webb, Greg Johnson, Chris Combs, Dustin Neat, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Jordan Bland, Eric Wells, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, Jackie Boggs, Jimmy Crabtree, Anthony Adams, Michael Chilton, Joey Daniel, Bobby Wolter, Jr.
Hardee's Modifieds (26 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jason Wheatley
1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Joey Kramer, Gary Ward, Bill Arnold
2nd Heat- Josh Lucas, Johnny Wheeler, Randy Turpin, Rocky Wilson
3rd Heat- Elliott Despain, Benji Lee, Skylar Marlar, Kelly Warren
B-Main- Jason Hall, Joe David Turner, Ryan Jarrell, Kevin Nesselhauf, Keith Smith
Provisionals- Ricky Lane, Todd Noel, Logan Preston
A-Main- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Joey Kramer, Skylar Marlar, Josh Lucas, Johnny Wheeler, Rocky Wilson, Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, Scotty Kincaid, Mick Sansom, Tim York, Keith Smith, Bill Arnold, Todd Noel, Ricky Lane, Ryan Jarrell, Kevin Nesselhauf, Logan Preston, Kelly Warren, Gary Ward, Jason Hall, Joe David Turner
Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Models (10 entries)
Heat- Bryan Bernhardt, Todd Coffman, P.J. Feistritzer, Greg Johnson
Feature- Bryan Bernhardt, P.J. Feistritzer, Todd Coffman, Greg Johnson, Gary Yeager, Michael Chilton, Zane Morgan, Clarence Belcher, Kevin Colston, Mike Covington
SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Bartley Grant
1st Heat- Bartley Grant, Gerald Haynes, Jr., Darrell Baker, Pat Hagan
2nd Heat- Rick King, Troy Scott, Logan Whitis, Vernon Soeder
Feature- Bartley Grant, Gerald Haynes, Jr., Logan Whitis, Troy Scott, Pat Hagan, Rick King, Darrell Baker, Vernon Soeder, Bobby Mattingly, Robbie Settles, Joe Walker, Joe Dunbar (DNS- Bryan Derringer, Josh Sexton, Glenn Hounshell, Jr., Tim Parson)
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