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T.J. Layne
COAL GROVE, Ohio (May 7) - The largest race of the 2010 season at RTR took place on Friday, May 7th with the running of the $5,000 to win "Les Boggs 50". Some of the most notable names in the sport of Dirt Late Model racing were in attendance with Late Models from Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, and New York in attendance. A near record crowd was also in attendance.
Steve Casebolt Jr. and Wayne Chinn battled side by side for the lead to start the "Les Boggs 50" $5,000 to win Late Model feature event. Casebolt led the opening lap while Chinn took the lead on lap two. The two drivers continued battling side by side until a caution flag flew on lap 12.
During the caution period, the complexity of the race changed as race leader Wayne Chinn pulled off the track with mechanical problems! This allowed Casebolt to inherit the lead with Eddie Carrier Jr. running in second. When the race went back green, Casebolt stretched out a pretty big lead on Carrier for the next 12 laps. As the leaders approached lapped traffic, Carrier began to reel in Casebolt and was on his bumper when a caution flew on lap 30.
When the race resumed, Casebolt and Carrier had an incredible battle for the lead with both cars running low in turns one and two and Casebolt up high in three and four with Carrier running down low. Carrier would get side by side with Casebolt in the middle of turns three and four each lap but high side momentum would keep Casebolt in the lead off of the turn.
As the race reached it's final six laps, Carrier took a hard charge on the outside into turn one. Coming off of the turn, Carrier's machine went a little too high as he tapped the guardrail. The little bit of contact with the guardrail was enough to hurt Carrier's momentum as Casebolt increased his lead to come across the checkers to win the "Les Boggs 50"! Carrier finished second with 18th place starter Victor Lee third, Justin Ratliff fourth, and R. J. Conley fifth. Vic Coffey, Wayne Chinn, and Jeep VanWormer won heat races while defending track champion Jackie Boggs won the B-Main.
Late Models
Fast Qualifier-Josh McGuire, 13.849
Heat One-Vic Coffey, Rod Conley, Rick Combs, Greggie Oliver
Heat Two-Wayne Chinn, Steve Casebolt Jr., Eddie Carrier Jr., D. J. Wells
Heat Three-Jeep VanWormer, R. J. Conley, Justin Ratliff, Kenny Christy
B-Main-Jackie Boggs, Josh McGuire, Bob Ramey, Jason Perry
"Les Boggs 50"-Steve Casebolt Jr., Eddie Carrier Jr., Victor Lee, Justin Ratliff, R. J. Conley, Rod Conley, Kenny Christy, Zack Dohm, Rick Combs, Delmas Conley, D. J. Wells, Billy Gullion, Greggie Oliver, Josh McGuire, Wayne Chinn, Nick Bocook, Jackie Boggs, Shannon Thornsberry, Vic Coffey, Jeep VanWormer
Lap Leaders-Steve Casebolt Jr. (1), Wayne Chinn (2-12), Steve Casebolt Jr. (13-50)
Car Count-26
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