InsideDirtRacing.com will be providing live updates from the Ultimate Super Late Model Series race from the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY for Friday night, August 21, 2015. Tonight’s updates are being provided by Richard Allen( @RichardAllenIDR on Twitter).
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Classes in action: Ultimate Super Late Model Series for $15,021-to-win, Modifieds for $2,500-to-win and Pro Late Models for $800-to-win.
*These updates will almost solely focus on the Ultimate Supers due to spotty cell phone reception at this track and a long drive home for the updater.
General Information: Hot laps are set to begin at 7:20pm.
Weather is expected to be perfect with warm temperatures and little to no chance for rain.
This race is billed as the John Bradshaw Memorial and pays one of the highest purses on the Ultimate Super Late Model Series.
Casey Roberts currently leads the Ultimate SLM standings over Dennis ‘Rambo’ Franklin, Dustin Mitchell, Jeff Smith and Casey Barrow.
7:10- Drivers meeting has concluded.
7:30- Hot laps about to begin.
9:00- All hot laps are over. Ultimate qualifying about to begin.
Photos: I often post pictures on my @RichardAllenIDR Twitter account if you would like to take a look.
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Live Updates:
Ultimate Super Late Model Series
Car Count: 25 cars
Drivers Here: 0- Scott Bloomquist, 1- Earl Pearson, Jr., 1s- Donnie Sullivan, R1- Riley Hickman, 2- Dennis Franklin, 5- Timmy Taylor, 7R- Kent Robinson, 7j- Jerry Rutherford, D8- Dustin Linville, D8- Dustin Mitchell, 11- Josh Rice, 11- Tommy Bailey, 11- Skylar Marlar, 11D- Daniel Dial, 12- Jason Jameson, 13w- David Webb, 15- Johnny Wheeler, 16- Jason Ratliff, 16- Victor Lee, 18- Brandon Kinzer, 35- Dennis Barton, 97- Michael Chilton, 101- Casey Roberts, 157- Mike Marlar, 777- Jared Landers
*The driver list is incomplete and unofficial until after the drivers meeting.
Qualifying Results: No one will be locked into the feature through qualifying.
Group 1 fast time- Bloomquist with a 13.045
Group 2 fast time- Mike Marlar with a 12.945(fast overall)
Group 3 fast time – Linville with a 13.134
Heat Race Results: There will be three heats taking the top-6 and one B-main taking the top-4.
*Decision has been made to not have a B-main. Everyone will transfer to the feature from the heats.
Heat 1 lineup- 1. M Marlar, 2. Landers, 3. Roberts, 4. Robinson, 5. Chilton, 6. Franklin, 7. Rutherford, 8. Dial
Heat 1 finish- 1. Landers, 2. Roberts, 3. M Marlar, 4. Chilton, 5. Franklin, 6. Robinson
Landers took the lead at the start. Roberts got around Marlar about halfway. Robinson tagged the wall on lap 3.
Heat 2 lineup- 1. Bloomquist, 2. Jameson, 3. Bailey, 4. Lee, 5. Pearson, 6. Mitchell, 7. Wheeler, 8. Barton
Heat 2 finish- 1. Bloomquist, 2. Jameson, 3. Pearson, 4. Bailey, 5. Lee, 6. Mitchell
Bloomquist led all the way.
Heat 3 lineup- 1. Linville, 2. Ratliff, 3. Kinzer, 4. Hickman, 5. Webb, 6. S Marlar, 7. Rice, 8. Sullivan, 9. Taylor
Heat 3 finish- 1. Linville, 2. Ratliff, 3. Hickman, 4. Kinzer, 5. Rice, 6. Webb
Linville led all the way.
Feature Notes:
Feature lineup- 1. Landers, 2. Bloomquist, 3. Linville, 4. Roberts, 5. Jameson, 6. Ratliff, 7. M Marlar, 8. Pearson, 9. Hickman, 10. Chilton, 11. Bailey, 12. Kinzer…
10:35- Cars being called to staging. Feature is 75 laps for $15,021.
10:40- Cars are rolling onto the track.
10:51- Four wide!
10:53- Green flag!
Lap 14 caution for S Marlar slowing on track. Bloomquist took the early lead and had been pulling away from Landers, Roberts, Linville, Jameson, Ratliff, M Marlar, Hickman and Pearson.
Lap 21 caution as Roberts slows. Bloomquist leads but Jameson now 2nd then Landers, Linville, M Marlar, Pearson, Ratliff, Rice, Lee, Hickman.
No scoreboard here but I think we are at less than 10 to go. Caution. Incredible racing. Marlar picked everyone off one by one until he passed Bloomquist for the lead around lap 61. Linville is third followed by Landers and Ratliff.
Feature Results: 1. Mike Marlar, 2. Bloomquist, 3. Linville, 4. Landers, 5. Ratliff, 6. Rice, 7. Pearson, 8. Chilton, 9. Lee, 10. Robinson
