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Michael Despain
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (April 24) - The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model division raced for $1,500 to win on Friday evening at Ponderosa Speedway and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY would come away with the win in the 30 lap main event. In other action, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would claim his third straight Clayton Homes Modified feature win and Zane Morgan of Junction City, KY picked up his second straight Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Model victory, while Bartley Grant of Berea, KY made it three straight wins in the Bob Allen Motor Mall Sportsman division.
The start of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature event would see two false starts, one for a Joey Rigdon spin in turn four and the second for a spin by Victor Lee in turn three that resulted in an eight car tangle that would end the night for Rigdon and Jacob Webber. Once underway, Eric Wells would take the race lead, followed by Mike Marlar, Justin Rattliff, Victor Lee, and Johnny Wheeler. Michael Chilton would take fifth on lap 2, with action slowed one circuit later for Lee, would slowed on the frontchute with a flat right rear tire. The restart saw Wells keep the point, with Marlar and Rattliff second and third, while Chilton and Brandon Fouts would be in spots four and five. Wells would begin the process of lapping slower traffic by lap 9, with Chilton attempting to run down Rattliff for third. Greg Johnson would move into the top five past Fouts on lap 11, as Wells turned up the heat from his lead position and had lapped up to the tenth place car on lap 15. Chilton would win the battle for third from Rattliff on lap 17, while Wells had clear track at the time and had opened his lead a bit more by lap 20. Wells would continue to lap his way into the top ten and catching sixth place David Webb with five laps remaining. But Webb would not go away easily and with Wells attempting to lap Webb, Marlar would quickly close in from his runner-up slot. The lead duo took the white flag in traffic and there would be three-wide action down the backchute, with Wells holding on for the win behind the wheel of the David Wells owned Convenient Lube/ Wells Logging/American Racer Tires sponsored #18 Rocket Chassis, Custom Race Engines mount. Marlar, Chilton, Rattliff, and Johnson would complete the top five. Webb would lead the second five at the finished, trailed by Lee, Fouts, Buzz Williams, and Jeremy Hines. Nineteen entries saw Mike Marlar be top qualifier at 13.611 seconds. Wells would also win the dash, while heat race victories were captured by Chilton and Webb.
SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-April 24, 2009
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (19 entries)
Top Qualifier- Mike Marlar 13.611
Dash- Eric Wells, Mike Marlar, Justin Rattliff, Victor Lee, Johnny Wheeler, Brandon Fouts
1st Heat- Michael Chilton, Greg Johnson, Chris Combs, Buzz Williams
2nd Heat- David Webb, D.J. Wells, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Jeremy Hines
Feature- Eric Wells, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Justin Rattliff, Greg Johnson, David Webb, Victor Lee, Brandon Fouts, Buzz Williams, Jeremy Hines, Billy Jones, D.J. Wells, Chris Combs, Ernie Cordier, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Randy Ridner, Jacob Webber, Joey Rigdon
Clayton Homes Modifieds (14 entries)
Top Qualifier- Randy Turpin 14.708
Dash- Jason Wheatley, Randy Turpin, Victor Lee, Benji Lee, Rick Corbin, Rocky Wilson
Heat- Kevin Nesselhauf, Elliott Despain, Jeff Johnson, Travis Cayton
Feature- Jason Wheatley, Randy Turpin, Victor Lee, Benji Lee, Kevin Nesselhauf, Joe David Turner, Elliott Despain, Rick Corbin, Jason Riney, Rocky Wilson, Jeff Johnson, Todd Noel, Travis Cayton (DNS-Wesley Webb)
Kentucky National Guard Pro Late Models (10 entries)
Top Qualifier- Gary Yeager 14,558
1st Heat- Jeremy Hines, Dylan Preston, Gary Yeager, Mike Covington
2nd Heat- Zane Coffman, Todd Coffman, Kevin Colston, Daniel Hatcher
Feature- Zane Morgan, Jeremy Hines, Kevin Colston, Daniel Hatcher, Todd Coffman, Dylan Preston, Shelby Johnson, John Mulligan, Mike Covington, Gary Yeager
Bob Allen Motor Mall Sportsman (8 entries)
Top Qualifier- Logan Whitis 16.299
Heat- Bartley Grant, Logan Whitis, Rick King, Billy Rigdon
Feature- Bartley Grant, Logan Whitis, Greg Hensley, Eric Pollard, Billy Rigdon, Paul McIntosh, Paul Hensley, Rick King
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