Street Sweeper owner/operater, Rick Williams of Beckly West Virginia swept the Late Model field during the 3rd annual Walker Prater "Pop's Memorial Late Model Race. Williams won the rain shortend event after 23 laps with his Pro Power, Axis Custom Decals sponsored 2009 Rocket. Pictured with Williams is 201 Speedway Owner/operater Chuckie May of Allen Ky - Racing images by Chris Belcher

Nascar Racing Week of June 22nd 2009

(From Community Sports First for KY TRUTH)

2009 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Feb. 7 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 15 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 22 — Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif. (Matt Kenseth)
March 1 — Shelby 427, Las Vegas. (Kyle Busch)
March 8 — Kobalt Tools 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kurt Busch)
March 22 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch)
March 29 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. (Jimmie Johnson)
April 5 — Samsung 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Jeff Gordon)
April 18 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Mark Martin)
April 26 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Brad Keselowski)
May 2 — Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)
May 9 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Mark Martin)
May 16 — x-NASCAR All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Tony Stewart)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (David Reutimann)
May 31 — Dover 400, Dover, Del. (Jimmie Johnson)
June 7 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Tony Stewart)
June 14 — LifeLock 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Mark Martin)
June 21 — Toyota/Savemart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Kasey Kahne)
June 28 — LENOX Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.
July 4 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 11 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill.
July 26 — Allstate 400, Indianapolis.
Aug. 2 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 9 — Centurion Boats at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 16 — Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 22 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 6 — Pep Boys Auto 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 12 — Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 20 — SYLVANIA 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 27 — Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 4 — Price Chopper 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 11 — Pepsi 500, Fontana, Calif.
Oct. 17 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 25 — Tums Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va.
Nov. 1 — Amp Energy 500, Talladega, Ala.
Nov. 8 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov. 15 — Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 22 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
DRIVER STANDINGS
1. Tony Stewart, 2,364
2. Jeff Gordon, 2,280
3. Jimmie Johnson, 2,207
4. Kurt Busch, 2,084
5. Carl Edwards, 2,051
6. Ryan Newman, 2,046
7. Denny Hamlin, 2,009
8. Greg Biffle, 1,992
9. Kyle Busch, 1,962
10. Matt Kenseth, 1,957
11. Mark Martin, 1,926
12. Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,917
13. Kasey Kahne, 1,914
14. David Reutimann, 1,877
15. Jeff Burton, 1,871
16. Clint Bowyer, 1,852
17. Brian Vickers, 1,794
18. Marcos Ambrose, 1,704
19. Jamie McMurray, 1,669
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,640

LATE MODELS

Jewell wins BoB Clayton Homes 30 at Bluegrass Speedway

Battle of the Bluegrass

BARDSTOWN – The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions visited Bluegrass Speedway for the second straight week and third time during the season Saturday. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, Ind.) claimed the $3,000 payday in the Clayton Homes of Stanford 30 at the David and Anita Ferrell-promoted half-mile clay oval.
The win for Jewell was his 11th career series win, making him the sixth different series winner in seven events. Jewell’s victory came behind the wheel of his Southern Indiana Rock Drilling/Morgan Foods/MPC Motorsports/Jewell TV/Shelton Angus Farms/Scott County Tire/Pruett’s Auto Repair/KP Radio/Hicks Painting/RacingGraphics.com-sponsored No. 9 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Cornett Race Engines powered entry.  The winning mount also receives product support from Hoosier by Smash, PBM, PPM, All Star Performance, Bazell Race Fuels, Dyer’s, Braswell, Wilwood, Appleton, Simpson, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, PRC, Barnes, Bayea, Performance Bodies, Team RFC, Sunoco and Frankland Supply.
Hazard driver Eric Wells finished second in the David Wells-owned Expressions Floral and Gifts/Wells Motorsports-sponsored Rocket/Custom. Mike Marlar (Winfield, Tenn.) claimed third in his Doors-N-More/Marlar and Son Auto Dismantling-sponsored Rocket/ Estes.  Jeff Watson (Campbellsville) concluded the feature race fourth in the Finn and Jeff Watson-owned Brad Burton Dairy Farms/Watson Plumbing-sponsored MasterSbilt/HP. David Webb (Nicholasville) completed the top five in the David and John Webb-owned ORS Auto Body and Collision/Valvoline sponsored Rayburn/Pro Power.
The remainder of the top-10 in the Clayton Homes of Stanford 30 was comprised of Victor Lee, Tim Tungate, Aaron Hatton, Larry Gray, Jr., and Dustin Neat. The 30 lap, $3,000 to win event included seven caution flags with one turning into a red flag.
The next event for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models will take place on Saturday, July 4 at 201 Speedway in Sitka.  The  event will be a 50-lap, $5,000 to win points events.
Complete results from the most recent BoB Late Model event follow.
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Division, Bluegrass Speedway, Bardstown, June 20: Racing Optics Top Qualifier- David Webb 15.211.
Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat 1- Dustin Neat, Eric Wells, David Webb, Scotty Earl, Greg Johnson, Lee Devasier, Ed Behn, Todd Coffman, Jarryd Holshouser, Jason Keltner (DNS-Bobby Wolter, Jr.).
Graphic Impressions Heat 2- Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Victor Lee, Jeff Watson, Mike Marlar, Larry Gray, Jr., Jerry Rutherford, Aaron Hatton, Terry Keltner, Jason Hinkle.
Clayton Homes of Stanford 30 REAL Racing Wheels A-Main- Mike Jewell, Eric Wells, Mike Marlar, Jeff Watson, David Webb, Victor Lee, Tim Tungate, Aaron Hatton, Larry Gray, Jr., Dustin Neat, Lee Devasier, Todd Coffman, Scotty Earl, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Ed Behn, Jerry Rutherford, Jarryd Holshouser, Greg Johnson, Jason Keltner, Terry Keltner, Jason Hinkle.
O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after June 20): 1. Victor Lee (Stanford)-1,567; 2. David Webb (Nicholasville)-1,366; 3. Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling)-1,200; 4. Michael Chilton (Salvisa)-1,162; 5. Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington)-986; 6. Eric Wells (Hazard)-980; 7. Dustin Linville (Bryantsville)-967; 8. Larry Gray, Jr. (Lexington)-960; 9. Chris Combs (Isom)-943; 10. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville)-923.
2009 O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors: O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series; Max Brake-Official Trailer Brakes of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series; CarbonX-Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series; Graphic Impressions–Presenting Sponsor and Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.
Total Lubricants-Official Oil and Lubricant of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.
Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2009 Series supporters include: All Star Performancy, American Race Tires, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cruise With The Champions, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, REAL Racing Wheels, Strader Motorsports Photography, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply.

MODIFIEDS
Gabbert rolls to BoB Modified Series Victory

RICHMOND – The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series presented by Graphic Impressions visited Richmond Raceway Saturday evening. Russ Gabbert (Berea) led 24 of the BOB feature race’s 35 laps en route to his biggest career payday, claiming the $2,000 first-place purse.
Gabbert claimed his first career series win. Saturday night’s win made him the 26th different series winner. He is the fourth different winner with the tour in 2009.  Gabbert’s win came behind the wheel of the Cora and Russ Gabbert owned DQ Grill and Chill/Mayhem Motorsports/ A&H Machine and Fabrication/Bruce Potter Excavating/B&B Homes/Harold’s Auto Parts/Puckett’s Pit Stop-sponsored No. 11 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Race Engines powered machine.
Randy Turpin (Lebanon) scored his best career series finish to date with a second place effort in the Josh and Randy Turpin-owned Cedarwood Restaurant/Thomas and Son Trucking-sponsored Bandit/Dale Meers mount. Dennis Roberson (Lexington) claimed third-place in the Mark Trimble and Peydon Pelphrey owned Mortgage Suppliers/Homestead Estates sponsored Lightning/GCP unit. Don Adams( London) took fourth in his Lightning Chassis/FAST Company Shocks-sponsored Lightning/Mullins machine. Bryan Barber (Greensburg) completed the top five in his Roby’s Country Gardens/B&B Motorsports-sponsored Bandit/Jay Dickens mount.
The remainder of the top-10 finishers at the Richmond Raceway event were Elliott Despain, Kelly Warren, Joey Kramer, Gary Ward and David Adams.  The 35-lap, $2,000 to win event included two caution flags.
The next event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will take place on Friday July 3 at Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, Ohio.  The Modified Mania event will pay $1,500 to the winner.
The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Open Wheel Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee.  For more information about America’s most competitive regional racing series, go online  to www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at
502/762-1606 or 502/931-5068.
A breakdown of results from Saturday night’s BoB Modified Series event follows.
Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Modified Division, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, June 20: Racing Optics Top Qualifier–Russ Gabbert, 17.206.
REAL Racing Wheels First Heat- Russ Gabbert, Don Adams, Elliott Despain, David Adams, Keith Smith, Travis Preston, Michael Ward, Wayne James.
REAL Racing Wheels Second Heat- Dennis Roberson, Delane Browning, Randy Turpin, Joey Kramer, Gary Ward, Chad Scott, Kenneth Reams, J.T. Ayers.
REAL Racing Wheels Third Heat- Bryan Barber, Kelly Warren, Robbie Gullion, Walt Neal, Jason Hall, Aaron Branham, Shane McKenney.
Richmond Raceway A-Main- Russ Gabbert, Randy Turpin, Dennis Roberson, Don Adams, Bryan Barber, Elliott Despain, Kelly Warren, Joey Kramer, Gary Ward, David Adams, Travis Preston, Keith Smith, Jason Hall, Wayne James, J.T. Ayers, Aaron Branham, Shane McKenney, Chad Scott, Kenneth Reams, Michael Ward, Robbie Gullion, Delane Browning, Walt Neal
Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Sereis Point Standings (after June 20): 1.  Joey Kramer (Hanover, Ind.)-1,107; 2. Bryan Barber (Greensburg)-1,066; 3. Don Adams (London)- 1,014; 4. J.T. Ayers (New Haven)- 997; 5. Kelly Warren (Columbia)-967; 6. Randy Turpin (Lebanon)- 923; 7. Jason Hall (Hindman)- 856; 8. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville)-738; 9. Russ Gabbert (Berea)-685; 10. Josh Lucas (Bardstown)-555.

#3 Scott Lemaster of Lakeville in Salyersville picked up his 2nd straight "Bomber Feature win Sat. night at the 201 Speeway in his "Merill Linch", Green's Farms, Tom's Pizza of Salyersville sponsored Monte Carlo. Scott dedicated the win as well as the 2009 season in memory of his mother, Darlene who passed away ealier this year. (Chris Belcher photo.)

#41 Grayson Driver, Josh McGuire picked up his 3rd Battle of the Bluegrass Late Model Feature win Sat. night June 6th at the 201 Speedway in the D.J.'s Country Corner, "K & E Trucking", GCP Race engine powered C.J. Rayburn Chassis. Chris Belcher Photo.

1st Late Model Heat: #B4 Jackie Boggs #28R Harold Redman Jr. #17 Shannon Thornsberry #99 David Powers #81 Brandon Fouts #7A Warnie Allen Jr. #25 Albert Butcher.

2nd Late Model Heat: #64 Terry Hicks #13 Jamie Ferguson #24H Michael P. Howard #13W David Webb #10 Paul Harris #9 Jimmy Perkins #12D Daniel Williams #J11 James Butcher.

201 opens 2009 season- 34H driver Ryan Hamblin - Photo J. Hamblin