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Michael Despain
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (May 23) - Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY would claim his first 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature victory of the season on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway to become the fifth different winner in the division so far in 2009. Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY would score the $300 to win Street Stock special feature event, while Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would be victorious in the Modified main event, with Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY winning the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature.
The 25 lap main event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division would see polesitter Jason Keltner jump to the race lead, with Jeff Watson, Jarryd Holshouser, Rob Starkey, and Daniel Hatcher in pursuit. Keltner would begin to pull away immediately from the field, while Watson would do the same on the battle for third between Holshouser and Starkey. By lap 8, Keltner was beginning to work slower traffic and had opened his advantage over Watson to almost a full straightaway. Holshouser would slip on lap 13 and lose third to Starkey, with Hatcher sneaking by as well to go to fourth. Matthew Rigdon would draw the first caution of the race when he spun on lap 14 in turn four. The restart would be nulled and voided when Rigdon spun his machine in turn two. Keltner would again pull away a bit from Watson on the ensuing restart, while Hatcher nipped at Starkey's heels for third. Rigdon would bring out the caution again with a spin in turn four and his night would be finished, with the threes-spin rule in effect. Back underway, Keltner and Watson would pull away quickly from third place Starkey, only to have the action slowed for the final time on lap 22 for a turn two spin by Dylan Preston. The final restart would see the event go green to the checkered flag with Keltner scoring the victory aboard the Terry Keltner owned, Keltner Contracting/Hamilton Flooring/Zija International/Arizona Sport Shirts/Harrod Farms/Indiana Decal Company sponsored #0 Rocket Chassis, Draime Race Engines powered machine. Watson, Starkey, Hatcher, and Holshouser would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Doodle Farris, Kevin Colston, Joey Tackett, Clarence Belcher, and Joey Jones. Keltner was top qualifier among fourteen entries with a lap of 16.040 seconds and also won the dash, with Colston winning the heat.
SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 23, 2009
44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (14 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jason Keltner 16.040
Dash- Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Jarryd Holshouser, Rob Starkey, Doodle Farris, Daniel Hatcher
Heat- Kevin Colston, Clarence Belcher, Joey Jones, Dylan Preston
Feature- Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Rob Starkey, Daniel Hatcher, Jarryd Holshouser, Doodle Farris, Kevin Colston, Joey Tackett, Clarence Belcher, Joey Jones, Dylan Preston, Terry Keltner, Matthew Rigdon, Mike Covington
Street Stocks (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Timmy Glazer 20.097
Dash- Jason Bartley, Timmy Glazer, Shane Lafollette, Terry Bartley, Brad Leake, Willie Edelen
Heat- Garnett Eldridge, Mike Cozzin, Jr., Fred Mercer, Johnny King
Feature- Timmy Glazer, Shane Lafollette, Johnny Cecil, Brad Leake, Terry Bartley, Willie Edelen, Garnett Eldridge, Scott Thompson, Johnny King, Fred Mercer, Jason Bartley, Mike Cozzin, Jr. (DNS- Joe Walker, John Bryan, David Bayans)
Modifieds (19 entries)
1st Heat- Scotty Earl, Joe Mattingly, Dion Benningfield, Butch Barber
2nd Heat- Michael England, Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Johnny Lee
Feature- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Michael England, Dion Benningfield, Joe Mattingly, Butch Barber, Johnny Lee, Randy Turpin, Adam Cole, Joe David Humphrey, Sam Huffer, Elliott Despain, Sidney Sprague, Carey Morris, Brad Schlosser, Randall Basham, Scotty Earl, Jeremy Hisel (DNS- Gary Parks)
WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman (13 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Hagan, Rick King, Elton Martin, Avral Thompson
2nd Heat- Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan, Roger Cecil, Curtis Bennett
Feature- Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Avral Thompson, Curtis Bennett, Elton Martin, Billy Rigdon, Paul Lewis, Jr., Jimmy Bryan, Rick King, Robbie Settles (DNS- Zak Underwood, Chad Cecil)
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