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News - June 13, 2007 |
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O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Invades
Bluegrass Speedway for 6th Annual June Jam |
LEXINGTON, KY (6/13/07) - With one of the most
competitive weeks of racing, the second Annual Kentucky
Speedweek, recently in the books the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirt jumps back
into action this Saturday, June 16th with the 6th Annual June
Jam at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.
The night will play out in traditional O'Reilly Battle of the
Bluegrass fashion with Racing Optics Time Trials, Mason Racin'/Arizona
Sport Shirts Heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 30-lap, $3000 to
win 6th Annual June Jam A-main.Previous winners of the June Jam
include Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV in 2002 and Darrell
Lanigan of Union, KY in 2003. The event was rained out in 2004
and 2005, with Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY winning the June Jam
in 2006.
The Series rolls into 12th event of the 2007 looking to crown
its 11th different A-Main winner of the season. With 11 events
behind the nation's most competitive regional Series, already 10
different drivers have called victory lane home. Martinsville,
Indiana's Don O'Neal is the only driver to park in victory lane
more than one time and is the most recent O'Reilly Battle of the
Bluegrass event winner at Bluegrass Speedway
Bluegrass Speedway is a 1/2-mile clay oval located at Exit 21
along the Bluegrass Parkway, just south of Bardstown, KY. For
more information on Bluegrass Speedway, please visit their
website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or call the track office
at (502)349-1241.
The purse for the 6th Annual June Jam is as follows: 1. $3,000,
2. 1500, 3. 1000, 4. 800, 5. 750, 6. 700, 7. 650, 8. 600, 9.
550, 10. 500, 11. 450, 12. 400, 13. 350, 14. 350, 15. 325, 16.
325, 17. 300, 18. 300, 19. 300, 20. 300, 21. 300, 22. 300, 23.
250 and 24. 250.
Heading into the event at Bluegrass Speedway, Mike Marlar leads
the points battle with 276 markers over Stanford, KY's Victor
Lee. Verona, KY's Jerry Rice trails Lee by a mere 90 ticks.
Currently fourth in O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass points is
Cruise with the Champions Rookie of the Year points leader Jason
Keltner with hard charger Tyrel Todd rounding out the top five.
Less than 150 points separate sixth through tenth in points.
Leading the battle in sixth is David Webb with barely 43 clicks
over Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate in seventh. Chris Combs
rides along in eighth only 42 points behind Tungate. Rounding
out the top ten are Michael Chilton and Justin Ratliff.
The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by
Arizona Sport Shirts sanctions regional Dirt Late Model racing
in and around the state of Kentucky. For more information on the
nation's most competitive regional racing Series, please visit
our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call our office
at (859) 433-5707.
Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Points
1. 34 Mike Marlar - 2530
2. 4 Victor Lee - 2254
3. 11 Jerry Rice - 2164
4. 0 Jason Keltner ® - 2010
5. 14T Tyrel Todd - 1930
6. 13w David Webb - 1731
7. 18 Tim Tungate - 1688
8. 47 Chris Combs - 1646
9. 97 Michael Chilton - 1632
10. 16 Justin Ratliff - 1586
Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Schedule
6-16 Bluegrass Speedway - $3,000
6-22 Twin Cities Raceway - $3,000
6-23 Brownstown Speedway - $3,000
6-30 201 Speedway - $3,000
7-11 Florence Speedway - $5,000
7-14 Bluegrass Speedway - $5,000
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Sponsors
O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts
Retailer of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
Arizona Sport Shirts - Presenting Sponsor and "Official Souvenir
Manufacturer & Vendor of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass Series"
Sunoco Race Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Series"
2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Supporters
Include: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sunoco Race
Fuels, DART Machinery, Drive Smart Kentucky, Lucas Oil Products,
Hoosier Race Tires, American Race Tires, PPM Performance
Products, Bazell Fuels, Cruise With the Champions, Wayne Bowen
Racing Supply, Racing Optics, Mason Racin', Design 500, Trailer
Parts & Sales, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Race Engines, CJ
Rayburn Race Cars, Bert Transmissions, Rick Schwallie
Photography, Double H Race Fab, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels
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Top 10 Final
Points
Standings
2008
| 1 | 4 | Victor Lee | 4372 | | 2 | 14t | Tyrel Todd | 3655 | | 3 | 18T | Tim Tungate | 3503 | | 4 | 13w | David Webb | 3428 | | 5 | 18w | Eric Wells | 3363 | | 6 | 56 | Zach Carney | 3105 | | 7 | 19 | Larry Gray | 3080 | | 8 | 14C | Chris Combs | 2625 | | 9 | M92 | Royce McGowan | 2568 | | 10 | 9 | Mike Jewell | 2434 | |
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