Bardstown, KY-July 24, 2010- The American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner concluded its big money weekend of action at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening and second-generation racer Michael England would drive to the win in the 10th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, with the victory worth $3,000.
Randle Sweeney and Shelby Miles would lead the 30 lap American Modified Series A-main event to the green flag, but before a full lap was completed Randle Sweeney would get crossed up in turn three and Jason Wheatley and Bryan Barber would also be involved, with Sweeney done for the night. This would move Michael England to the pole of the race and he would take the lead on the second start of the race, followed by Shelby Miles, Don Adams, Benji Lee, and Jason Wheatley. Lee would take third from Adams on lap 3 as England and Miles set a torrid pace at the point. Wheatley would mount a challenge on Adams for third and would grab the spot on lap 6 as the front five would remain the same at this point through lap 10.
Miles would close on England on lap 12 and England started to work slower traffic, while Doug Adkins would scoot past Adams for on lap 14. With Miles continuing to apply pressure on England for the lead, Wheatley would reel in third place running Lee and that pair would begin to battle for the third position. A caution for debris on lap 19 would slow the event for the final time and on the double-file restart, England would pull away Miles off of turn two and maintain the lead, while Lee and Wheatley continued their struggle for third. Wheatley would finally take third with a turn two slidejob pass on lap 22 as Miles continued to dog England for the top spot. England would pull away from Miles in the final five circuits of the race and take the checkered flag first in the Team WompusCat owned Jeffries Auto Salvage/Williams and Tucker Auto Salvage/Kentucky Clutch Salvage/Horton Racing/Waterhead Motorsports/Chuck Davis Machine/Simpson Machine and Fabrication sponsored #10.5 Lightning Chassis, Pro Power Race Engine powered machine. Miles, Wheatley, Lee, and Adkins would complete the top five, with the remainder of the top ten going to Adams, Miguel Coffey, 14th starting John Demoss, Ed Shamhart, and 16th starting J.T. Ayers.
In preliminary action, Benji Lee be the SPEC Race Engines top qualifier with a lap of 17.553 seconds. Sweeney would win Wehr’s Machine and Racing Products heat one, England would win PPM Racing Products heat two, Miles would win Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil heat three, and Wheatley would win Wiles Driveshafts heat four. The B-Mains would be captured by Rob Penny and Trent Youngr, while the series provisional went to Mike Selby, with Brad Schlosser taking the track provisional.
The next events for the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner will take place on Friday August 13 at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, IN and on Saturday August 14 at Lawrenceburg, IN in Lawrenceburg, IN, with both events paying $1,500 to win and $200 to start.
The American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner will present UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. For more information concerning the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner, call series race director Niles Lauderbaugh at (270) 576-2969 or visit the series website at www.americanmodifiedseries.com.
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner- Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-July 24, 2010
SPEC Race Engines Group Time Trials Top Qualifier- Benji Lee 17.553
Wehr’s Machine and Racing Products Heat #1 (Top Four Transfer)- Randle Sweeney, Don Adams, Ed Shamhart, Dennis Roberson, Adam Cole, Elliott Despain, Bryan Fiscus, Rocky Wilson, Keith Smith (DNS- Robbie Gullion)
PPM Racing Products Heat #2 (Top Four Transfer)- Michael England, Doug Adkins, Miguel Coffey, Brian Shaw, Rob Penny, Jacob Webber, George Hertter, Mike Selby, Kelly Warren
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil Heat #3 (Top Four Transfer)- Shelby Miles, Benji Lee, Earl Plessinger, John Demoss, Matt Huddleston, Brad Schlosser, Matt Goulden, Randall Basham, Joey Kramer, Randy Turpin
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #4 (Top Four Transfer)- Jason Wheatley, Bryan Barber, Everett Bradham, J.T. Ayers, Trent Young, Dave Wietholder, Gary Parks, Jeff Stith, Brian Foster
B-Main #1 (Top Four Transfer)- Rob Penny, Adam Cole, Elliott Despain, Jacob Webber, Kelly Warren, George Hertter, Mike Selby, Keith Smith, Bryan Fiscus (DNS- Robbie Gullion, Rocky Wilson)
B-Main #2 (Top Three Transfer)- Trent Young, Matt Huddleston, Dave Wietholder, Jeff Stith, Gary Parks, Brad Schlosser, Randall Basham (DNS- Matt Goulden, Joey Kramer, Randy Turpin, Brian Foster)
Series Provisional- Mike Selby
Track Provisional- Brad Schlosser
10th Annual Bluegrass Rumble A-Main- Michael England, Shelby Miles, Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Doug Adkins, Don Adams, Miguel Coffey, John Demoss, Ed Shamhart, J.T. Ayers, Trent Young, Earl Plessinger, Elliott Despain, Rob Penny, Dave Wietholder, Adam Cole, Mike Selby, Bryan Barber, Everett Bradham, Matt Huddleston, Jacob Webber, Brian Shaw, Brad Schlosser, Randle Sweeney, Dennis Roberson
Entries- 38
Lap Leaders- 1 (Michael England)
Cautions- 2 (Lap 0, Lap 19)
Red Flags- None
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner-Top Ten Points (7/24/2010)
1. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 400
2. John Demoss (Bloomington, IN)- 381
3. Brian Shaw (Robinson, IL)- 342
4. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY)- 339
5. Matt Goulden (Springfield, IL)- 337
6. Jason Wheatley (Loretto, KY)- 305
7. Rob Penny (Owensboro, KY)- 288
8. Everett Bradham (Olney, IL)- 284
9. Randy Sweeney (Clifty, KY)- 269
10. Michael England (Glasgow, KY)- 230
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner- 2010 Schedule of Events
*April 2- Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY- $1,500 to win- 8th Annual Spring 30- Randle Sweeney
*April 16- Tri City Speedway- Pontoon Beach, IL- $1,500 to win- Michael Long
*April 30- Fayette County Speedway- Brownstown, IL- $1,500 to win- Mike Harrison
*May 1- Vermillion County Speedway- Danville, IL- $1,500 to win (rainout-run on July 18)
*May 15- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $1,500 to win- 10th Annual Mod Squad Bash (rain)
*June 4- Fayette County Speedway- Brownstown, IL- $1,500 to win- Mike Harrison
*June 26- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $1,500 to win- 10th Annual Mod Squad Bash-Jason Wheatley
*July 18- Vermilion County Speedway- Danville, IL- $1,500 to win- Cancelled
*July 23- Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY- $3,000 to win- 6th Annual Summer Shootout- Bryan Barber
*July 24- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $3,000 to win- 10th Annual Bluegrass Rumble- Michael England
*August 13- Bloomington Speedway- Bloomington, IN- $1,500 to win (Presented by JB Salvage and Indiana Stone Works)
*August 14- Lawrenceburg Speedway- Lawrenceburg, IN- $1,500 to win- Monster Modified 40
*August 20- To Be Announced- $1,500 to win
*August 21- To Be Announced- $1,500 to win
*September 17- Moler Raceway Park- Williamsburg, OH- $1,500 to win
*September 18- Lawrenceburg Speedway- Lawrenceburg, IN- $1,500 to win
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner 2010 Sponsors
*Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the AMS (www.arizonasportshirts.com)
*Force for Fuel- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Fuel and Engine Conditioner” of the AMS (www.forcesavesgreen.com)
*Hoosier Race Tire- “Official Race Tire” of the AMS (www.hoosiertire.com)
*Wick Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel Supplier” of the AMS (www.wickoil.com)
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner 2010 Contingency Supporters
*AFCO Racing Products- “Hard Luck Award”- $50 certificate to first driver not advancing from B-Main and $50 certificate to 4th place finisher in A-Main each night (www.afcoracing.com)
*All Star Performance- “Hard Charger Award”-$100 product certificate per event (www.allstarperformance.com)
*Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net)
*Bilstein (www.bilsteinshocks.com)
*Blue Media
*Comp Cams (www.compcams.com)
*Dale Meers Race Engines
*DJ Safety (www.djsafety.com)
*Dyer’s Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com)
*Hypercoil Springs- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #5 (www.hypercoils.com)
*Impressive Race Cars- “Chassis to be given away at series banquet in a drawing of the top ten in series points-no purchase necessary) (www.impressiveracecars.com)
*Indiana Stone Works
*Intercomp Racing Systems (www.intercomp-racing.com)
*J.B.’s Salvage
*Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #3 (www.joegibbsracingoil.com)
*JumpStart Communications- “Official Webmaster” of the AMS
*Lightning Chassis (www.lightningchassis.com)
*PPM Racing Products- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #2 ($50.00 product certificate per heat win; $500 product certificate at series banquet) (www.ppmracingproducts.com)
*Raceceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
*RHS Cylinder Heads (www.racingheadservice.com)
*SPEC Race Engines- “Fast Time Award”-$100 per event (www.specracingengines.com)
*Stage 8 Fasteners (www.stage8.com)
*T & K Trucking- “Rookie of the Year”-$1,000 distributed among top three in Rookie Points)
*UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
*VP Racing Fuels- “Hard Luck Award”- $50 certificate on fuel for misfortune in A-Main (www.vpracingfuels.com)
*Wayne Bowen Racing Supply (www.waynebowenracing.com)
*Wehrs Machine & Racing Products- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #1 ($50.00 product certificate per heat win; free set of bird cages to be given away at series banquet) (www.wehrsmachine.com)
*Wiles Driveshafts- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #4 (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)
*Willy’s Carbs- “Official Sponsor of Heat Race #6- Miscellaneous Carb Tools (www.willyscarbs.com)
