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Michael Despain
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (July 17) - Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY would roll into Ponderosa Speedway on Friday evening and drive away with the win in the 25 lap Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model main event. Randy Turpin of Lebanon, KY would take his second straight win in the Clayton Homes Modified feature event, while P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY claimed the Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Model main event, with Bartley Grant of Berea, KY scoring the win in the Bob Allen Motor Mall Sportsman feature race.
The 25 lap Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature event would see Johnny Wheeler take the lead at the drop of the green flag and would go unchallenged in picking up the $1,000 payday in an event slowed by only one caution on lap 2 for a spin by Daniel Hatcher. Wheeler would stretch his lead out over the final ten circuits and would take his first win of the season at Ponderosa Speedway in the Kenneth and Bernadette Harlow owned Cliffside Farms/ Caldwell Body Shop/A&A Mechanical/PPM Racing Products/Budda Bert Transmissions Sales and Service sponsored #16 PPM Racing Chassis, Butch Smith Race Engines powered machine. Buzz Williams would take runner-up honors, with Michael Chilton winning the battle for third over Jeff Watson, while Arnie Fields completed the top five. Johnny Wheeler would be the Wayne Bowen Racing Supply top qualifier at 14.157 seconds and also won the heat.
SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-July 17, 2009
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (10 entries)
Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler 14.157
Heat-Johnny Wheeler, Buzz Williams, Michael Chilton, Jeff Watson
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, Buzz Williams, Michael Chilton, Jeff Watson, Arnie Fields, Daniel Hatcher, David Marlar, Jimmy Crabtree (DNS- Brandon Fouts, Ernie Cordier)
Clayton Homes Modifieds (18 entries)
Top Qualifier- Randy Turpin 15.062
Dash- Josh Lucas, Randy Turpin, Bryan Barber, Jason Wheatley, Kevin Nesselhauf, J.T. Ayers
1st Heat- Johnny Lee, Kelly Warren, Dion Benningfield, Jeff Rawlings
2nd Heat- Jason Hall, Delane Browning, Tom Curtsinger, Brad Schlosser
Feature- Randy Turpin, Bryan Barber, Josh Lucas, Kevin Nesselhauf, Jason Wheatley, J.T. Ayers, Kelly Warren, Dion Benningfield, Tom Curtsinger, Delane Browning, Jason Hall, Johnny Lee, Jeff Rawlings, David Adams, Todd Noel, Tommy Carlton, Brad Schlosser (DNS- Michael Hubbuch)
Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Models (12 entries)
Top Qualifier- P.J. Feistritzer 14.488
Dash- P.J. Feistritzer, Todd Coffman, Gary Yeager, Jeff Johnson, Clarence Belcher, Dusty Maybrier
Heat- John Mulligan, Kevin Colston, Jeremy Hines, Logan Whitis
Feature- P.J. Feistritzer, Todd Coffman, Jeff Johnson, Dusty Maybrier, Jeremy Hines, Gary Yeager, Kevin Colston, Logan Whitis, Clarence Belcher, John Mulligan, Mike Covington (DNS- Sammy Brown)
Bob Allen Motor Mall Sportsman (13 entries)
Top Qualifier- Rick King 16.183
Dash- Bartley Grant, Rick King, Gerald Haynes, Jr., Logan Preston, Darrell Baker, Donnie Sullivan
Heat- Billy Rigdon, Brian Elder, Todd Carmickle, Edwin Bentley
Feature- Bartley Grant, Logan Preston, Rick King, Gerald Haynes, Jr., Darrell Baker, Donnie Sullivan, Edwin Bentley, Brian Elder, Todd Carmickle, Billy Rigdon, Johnny King, Tim Cummings (DNS- Joe Garten)
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