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O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
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Results - September 22, 2007 |
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Joey
Kramer Rockets to 4th NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified
Series Win of 2007 at 201 Speedway |
SITKA, KY (09/22/2007) - With a healthy points
lead late in the season, one might expect to Joey Kramer to play
it safe. For Kramer, the safest place Saturday night at 201
Speedway was up front, as the Hanover, IN driver led 22 of 25
laps to take his 4th NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified
Series win of 2007.
Pete Castle and Josh Lucas set the pace for the 20-car starting
grid in Saturday night's 25 lap A-Main. After several first lap
cautions, Series officials elected to utilize a single-file
start to prevent further yellow flags, allowing Castle to have
the front row to himself. At the drop of the green flag, Castle
jumped out to a 3 car length advantage, leaving Lucas to battle
with Joey Kramer for the runner-up position. Kramer eventually
fought his way past the Bardstown, KY driver on lap 3. Before
Kramer had a chance to attempt to track down Castle, the race
leader suddenly spun in turn 4, forcing the field to take
evasive action to avoid hitting the Martin, KY driver. The
incident forced Castle to restart from the tail, allowing Kramer
to inherit the lead.
On the ensuing restart, Kramer wasted no time jumping out to a 5
car length lead. Behind the leaders, the man on the move was
fast qualifier Darren Muncy. The Turkey Creek, KY driver charged
from his 9th place starting position to join the battle for 5th
by lap 6. Just as the field began to spread out, Pritchard, WV's
Jason Perry spun his #20 machine in turn 4, bringing out the
caution flag.
On the restart it was Shon Flanary getting the jump on the high
side, powering past Lucas to take 2nd on lap 9. As Flanary set
his sights on running down Kramer for the race lead, one of the
most entertaining battles of the race was shaping up for the 4th
position. John Harrell, Darren Muncy, and Jason Hall exchanged
the position several times between themselves, even stacking up
3-wide on lap 13. That battle would quickly be put on hold as
the caution waved again for a 3-car incident in turn 4 involving
Ronnie Whitt, Jeremy Hayes, and Pete Castle.
With 12 laps remaining, the running order would see Kramer,
Flanary, Lucas, Harrell, and Muncy occupy the top 5. As the
field took the green, Harrell and Muncy resumed their furious
battle for 4th. As the two drivers raced for position, both
slipped past a fading Lucas on lap 15 to move into 3rd and 4th,
respectively. The duo continued to scrap for position as the
laps wound down.
Enjoying a healthy lead, Kramer suddenly found himself in heavy
lapped traffic late in the race. As the Hanover, IN driver
worked his up through the back of the field on lap 20, Flanary
began to close in. As the Mt. Carmel, TN driver began to chop
away at the lead, the event's final caution would wave on lap 22
for a spin involving Walt Mayabb and Jason Perry in turn 4.
Despite having his lead erased, the clear track would be all
"The Rocketman" would need to drive away from the field in the
final 4 laps to take his 4th Series win of 2007. Flanary would
hang on to post a solid 2nd place finish, followed by Darren
Muncy, John Harrell, and a 12th place starting Jim LeMaster to
round out the top 5.
Kramer's #77 Lightning Chassis is sponsored by Hills Historic
Painting/Super Shine Auto Detailing/Perry's Auto Sales/PBM
Performance Products.
Preliminary action saw Darren Muncy set fast time with a lap of
15.260 seconds around the 3/8 mile high-banked oval. Four 10 lap
Heat Races were won by Shon Flanary, Josh Lucas, Pete Castle,
and Joey Kramer. Jason Perry and Marty Meade took wins in the
night's two 12 lap B-Mains.
For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open
Wheel Modified Series you can log on to
www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the Series office at (859)
433-5707.
Race Results
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY
September 22, 2007
Fast Qualifier: Darren Muncy / 15.260 seconds
Heat #1: Joey Kramer, John Harrell, Darren Muncy, Jason Perry,
Jeremy Hayes, Leslie Johnson, Dennis Roberson
Heat #2: Josh Lucas, Jimmy Collins, Kevin Copher, Kelly Warren,
Mickey Sansom, Derek Powers, Randy Boggs
Heat #3: Shon Flanary, Ronnie Whitt, Dennis DeBoard, Marty
Meade, Walt Mayabb, Glenn Patton, Brandon Mason
Heat #4: Pete Castle, Jason Hall, Jim Lemaster, Corey McKenzie,
Bryan Salisbury, Kevin Mayabb, Courtney Conley
B-Main #1: Jason Perry, Kelly Warren, Mickey Sansom, Randy
Boggs, Jeremy Hayes, Derek Powers, Leslie Johnson, Dennis
Roberson
B-Main #2: Marty Meade, Brandon Mason, Walt Mayabb, Kevin Mayabb,
Bryan Salisbury, Corey McKenzie, Courtney Conley, Glenn Patton
25 Lap A-Main: Joey Kramer, Shon Flanary, Darren Muncy, John
Harrell, Jim LeMaster, Jason Hall, Josh Lucas, Kevin Copher,
Mickey Sansom, Pete Castle, Jeremy Hayes, Walt Mayabb, Kevin
Mayabb, Jimmy Collins, Jason Perry, Dennis Roberson, Ronnie
Whitt, Dennis DeBoard, Marty Meade, Bryan Salisbury, Brandon
Mason
Race Statistics
Entries: 29
Cautions: 9
Lap Leaders: Pete Castle 1-3, Joey Kramer 4-25
Hard Charger: Mickey Sansom (started 17th, finished 9th)
Current NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Points
Standings
1. Joey Kramer 2793
2. Shon Flanary 2505
3. Dennis Roberson 2285
4. Josh Lucas 2064
5. Kelly Warren 1989
6. Russ Gabbert 1908
7. Walt Mayabb 1734
8. Don Adams 1682
9. Kevin Mayabb 1452
10. Kevin Copher 1330 |
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Points
Standings
2008
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1 |
77 |
Joey Kramer |
1732 |
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2 |
66 |
Don Adams |
1545 |
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3 |
257 |
Skylar Marlar |
1321 |
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4 |
0 |
Kelly Warren |
1307 |
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5 |
52T |
Shawn Tolson |
1224 |
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