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Burnside, KY- Tommy Bailey of
Corbin, KY parked his #11 Lightning Chassis mount in victory
lane at the conclusion of the Vault 30 at Lake Cumberland
Speedway in the opening event of the 2006 season for the NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series.
Don Adams and Jimmy Payne would bring the 20 car starting
field to the green flag, with Adams taking the lead, with
Payne in hot pursuit. The first of six cautions would fly on
lap 4 as Jason Wheatley would slow in turn four. The restart
would still have Adams at the point, with Payne and Tommy
Bailey now in the chase.
Caution would fly again on lap 9 as Mark Walters would stall
his entry in turn two. After two more green flag circuits,
the largest tangle of the evening would take place on the
front chute as Delane Browing, J.J. Patterson, and Joe Turner
would wreck, with Turner and Browning being finished for the
night.
The attempted restart would be voided after Dustin Linville
made contact with Joey Kramer and Linville rolling slowly to a
stop in turn four and going pitside. The next attempted
restart would also be called back after Wheatley would bring
out his second caution of the evening after stopping and
retiring his mount for the night. The restart would see Payne
turn the heat up on Adams and take the lead on lap 13, with
Bailey joining the Payne and Adams duel.
The final caution of the race would fly on lap 16 for a
stalled Jay Mobley in turn four. This final restart would
see Bailey grab the lead on lap 17, only to lose the lead back
to Payne on the next circuit. Payne and Bailey would then
settle into a fast side-by-side battle for the lead, while
defending series champion Kramer would pressure Adams for
third. Bailey would make his winning pass for the lead on
Payne on lap 28 and hold on the final two laps to take his
first NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series victory.
Trailing Bailey at the finish would be Payne, Kramer, Adams,
and Victor Lee. The remainder of the top ten would be Tim
Moore, Kelly Warren, Adam Gootee, Stanley Donahoo, and Cale
Coffey.
The first event of the 2006 season for the NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass Modified Series would draw 31 entries representing
five states. Dustin Linville would top Racing Optics time
trials with a 14.794 second lap. Heat race checkered flags
would go Linville, Don Adams, and Jimmy Payne. The B-main
would fall to Stanley Donahoo, with series provisional
starting spots going to Russ Gabbert and Greg Payne.
The next race for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified
Series will take place on Saturday night, May 20, at Richmond
Raceway in Richmond, Kentucky.
Race Summary
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, Kentucky
April 22, 2006
Racing Optics Fast Time- Dustin Linville 14.794
1st Heat- Dustin Linville, Tommy Bailey, Joey Kramer, Jason
Wheatley, Kelly Warren, Stanley Donahoo, Greg Payne, David
Fields, Jeff Johnson
2nd Heat- Don Adams, Victor Lee, Tim Moore, Cale Coffey, Jay
Mobley, Delane Browning, Jack Price, Dustin Lynch, Dustin Isom
3rd Heat- Jimmy Payne, Adam Gootee, Joe Turner, J.J.
Patterson, Shon Flanery, Mark Walters, Russ Gabbert, Dennis
Barton, Larry Moreland, Jimmy Owens
B-Main- Stanley Donahoo, Delane Browning, Mark Walters, Greg
Payne, Jeff Johnson, Dustin Lynch, David Fields, Dustin Isom,
Jack Price
Vault 30 A-Main- Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Payne, Joey Kramer, Don
Adams, Victor Lee, Tim Moore, Kelly Warren, Adam Gootee,
Stanley Donahoo, Cale Coffey, Mark Walters, J.J. Patterson,
Greg Payne, Shon Flanery, Jay Mobley, Russ Gabbert, Jason
Wheatley, Dustin Linville, Joe Turner, Delane Browning
Series Provisionals- Russ Gabbert and Greg Payne
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