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Michael Despain
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (September 26) - Bluegrass Speedway presented its 2009 season finale on Saturday evening and Rick Combs of Bethel, OH became the 13th different 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature winner of the season. Logan Whitis of Hustonville, KY picked up the win in the $400 to win special for the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman division, while Benji Lee of Loretto, KY scored his second straight Modified feature victory, with Brad Leake of Bardstown, KY winning his second Street Stock feature of the year.
Rick Combs and Rob Starkey would bring the 25 lap 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event to the green flag of chief starter Brian Axsom and Combs would immediately jump to the race lead, followed by Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Starkey, and David Webb. Watson would take second from Wheeler on lap 2, while Webb rolled past Starkey on the same circuit. The front five would remain the same, with Combs setting a blistering pace at the point as he began lapping back markers on lap 10. Jarryd Holshouser would make his way into the top five on lap 11, driving by Starkey, while Combs had a full straightaway lead on Watson as the field received the halfway signal. Combs would roll out to a half-track lead by lap 17 as Holshouser had chased down Webb for the fourth position. Holshouser would pull past Webb for fourth on lap 20, but it would be all Rick Combs on this evening as the Bethel, OH native became the 13th different 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature winner of the season at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval in the Tim Hall owned Taylor Iron and Metal/Graphic Impressions/Austin Bryant sponsored #11H C.J. Rayburn Race Car, Estes Race Engines powered mount. Watson would take runner-up honors for the second straight week, with Wheeler claiming third for the second straight week. Holshouser and Webb would complete the top five. Wheeler was the top qualifier in time trials and Combs also won the heat.
SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-September 26, 2009
44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (8 entries)
Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler
Heat- Rick Combs, Rob Starkey, Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson
Feature- Rick Combs, Jeff Watson, Johnny Wheeler, Jarryd Holshouser, David Webb, Rob Starkey, Clarence Belcher, Aaron Matthews
WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman (8 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Hagan
Heat- Robbie Settles, Logan Whitis, Bartley Grant, Avral Thompson
Feature- Logan Whitis, Robbie Settles, Pat Hagan, Rob Jones, Sam Mull, Bartley Grant (DNS- Avral Thompson, Rick King)
Modifieds (14 entries)
1st Heat- Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, Michael England, Brad Schlosser
2nd Heat- Josh Lucas, Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Adam Cole
Feature- Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, J.T. Ayers, Rocky Wilson, Josh Lucas, Brad Schlosser, Adam Cole, David Bayans, Sam Huffer, Randall Basham, Leo Brady, Michael England, Dion Benningfield (DNS- David Tabor)
Street Stocks (9 entries)
Heat- Jason Bartley, Brad Leake, Shane Lafollette, Joe Walker
Feature- Brad Leake, Jason Bartley, Timmy Glazer, Shane Lafollette, Joe Walker, Scott Thompson, Terry Bartley, Fred Mercer, Roy Skaggs
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