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Louisville, KY- June 29, 2008- After being rained out on the originally scheduled date of June 13, track promoters Kim and Kevin Moler and Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series officials would like to announce a reschedule date of August 29 for this event at the ¼ mile clay oval located just outside of Williamsburg, OH.

The event will be the first-ever visit to the Buckeye State for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series. The August 29 event will consist of a full program of practice, time trials, qualifying heat, B-Mains, and the $1,500 to win feature event for “BoB Mod Squad”.

The next event on the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series docket will take place on Friday July 18 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY as part of the 21^st Annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial weekend at the “Action Track”, with the event paying $1,500 to win that evening.

The Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series sanctions regional Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about America’s most competitive regional racing series, visit the series webpage on the world wide web at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

July 18- Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY)- 21^st Annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial- $1,500 to win

July 26- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- 8^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble- $1,500 to win

August 22- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY)- 4^th Annual Railroad Days Showdown- $1,500 to win

Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Modified Division Point Standings (after June 14)

*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

*Health PMO- “Official Health Care Company” 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

*Bob Hook Chevrolet of Louisville- “Official Auto Dealership” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2008 Series Supporters Include: American Race Tires, Cruise with the Champions, Curtis Signs, Drive Smart Kentucky, DT52 Photos, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, Kentucky Best Racing, K&N Performance Engineering, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, Real Wheels, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Eastern Kentucky Doubleheader Up Next for O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series July 4 and 5

Louisville, Kentucky-June 29, 2008- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions will continue its 2008 run to the championship as the season approaches the halfway with a doubleheader of Super Late Model racing action in the Eastern Kentucky area at Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom, KY on Friday July 4 for $3,000 to win and at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY on Saturday July 5 for a $5,000 to win event for America’s most competitive touring regional Super Late Model series.

Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom, KY will host the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models on Friday July 4. The July 4 racing event will feature a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, K&N Performance Engineering, Graphic Impressions, and Real Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the $3,000 to win O’Reilly A-Main event in what will be the first series visit here since the 2005 season.

201 Speedway in Sitka, KY will host the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models for the second this season on Saturday July 5. The July 5 racing event will feature a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, K&N Performance Engineering, Graphic Impressions, and Real Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the $5,000 to win O’Reilly A-Main event.

Activities for the July 4 Mountain Motor Speedway event will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:45 p.m., while practice will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by Racing Optics time trials and qualifying heat race events. Ticket prices for this event will $15 in the general admission area and $30 in the pit area.

Activities for the July 5 201 Speedway event will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:45 p.m., with practice starting at 7:00 p.m, followed by Racing Optics time trials and qualifying heat race events. Ticket prices for this event will be $20 in the general admission area and $35 in the pit area.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made two previous appearances at Mountain Motor Speedway. Mike Marlar won the July 4, 2003 event, while Eddie Carrier, Jr. won the September 2, 2005 contest.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made fourteen previous appearances at 201 Speedway. Previous winners of events at 201 Speedway include Eddie Carrier, Jr. (2002, 2003), Aaron Hatton (2003), Tyrel Todd (2004), Paul Harris (2004, 2005, 2007), Whitney McQueary (twice in 2005), Mike Jewell (2006), Chris Combs (2006), Rod Evans (2006), Justin Rattliff (2007), and Victor Lee (June 2008).

The O’Reilly A-Main purse for the Friday July 4 event at Mountain Motor Speedway is as follows: 1^st- $3,000, 2^nd- $1,500, 3^rd- $1,000, 4^th- $800, 5^th- $750, 6^th- $700, 7^th- $650, 8^th- $600, 9^th- $550, 10^th- $500, 11^th- $450, 12^th- $400, 13^th- $350, 14^th- $350, 15^th- $325, 16^th- $325, 17^ththrough 22^nd- $300; 23^rd through 24^th- $250.

The O’Reilly A-Main purse for the Friday July 5 event at 201 Speedway is as follows: 1^st- $5,000, 2^nd- $3,000, 3^rd- $2,000, 4^th- $1,500, 5^th- $1,000, 6^th- $800, 7^th- $750, 8^th- $700, 9^th- $650, 10^th- $600, 11^th- $550, 12^th- $500, 13^th- $450, 14^th- $450, 15^th- $425, 16^th- $425, 17^th-$400, 18^th- $400, 19^th- $350, 20^th- $350; 21^st through 24^th- $300.

Located just off KY Highway 15 in Isom, KY, Mountain Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval promoted by Allen and Greg Boggs. For more information about Mountain Motor Speedway, phone (606) 663-4966 on raceday.

201 Speedway is a ¼ mile high-banked red clay oval promoted by former Super Late Model racer Chuckie May located 5.4 miles North of US 23 on State Road 201, just North of the Sitka community, just outside of Paintsville, KY. For more information, phone (606) 265-5201 on raceday.

The Super Late Model division of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series last competed on June 28 at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN and Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville scored his second series win of the season. Victor Lee of Stanford, KY is the current series point leader. The remainder of the top five in series points leading in to the July 4 and July 5 weekend doubleheader are Tyrel Todd of Science Hill, KY, Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY, David Webb of Nicholasville, KY, and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY. Completing the top ten in series points coming into this weekend’s competition are Zach Carney, Mike Jewell, Larry Gray, Arnie Fields, and Royce McGowan.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Super Late Model events at tracks in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about America’s most competitive regional racing series, visit the series webpage on the world wide web at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

July 11- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY)- 13^th Annual Pete Abell Memorial- $3,000 to win

July 12- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- 10^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash- $5,000 to win

July 19- Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY)- 21^st Annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial- $5,000 to win

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Current Point Standings

*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

*Health PMO- “Official Health Care Company” 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

*Bob Hook Chevrolet of Louisville- “Official Auto Dealership” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

*Total Oil- “Official Oil Company” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Other O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2008 Series Supporters Include: American Race Tires, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Curtis Signs, Cruise With The Champions, Double H Race Fabrication, Drive Smart Kentucky, DT52 Photos, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, Kentucky’s Best Racing, K&N Performance Engineering, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Justin Rattliff Rolls to O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Lee Fleetwood Memorial Win at Brownstown Speedway

Brownstown, IN-June 28, 2008- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions made its second visit of 2008 to the Tim Keithley promoted Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN for the 10^th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial presented by Bob Poynter Ford and Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY would take the checkered flag first and pick up the $3,000 payday for his efforts.

Rattliff would start third and pick up his second series win of the season and third career series victory behind the wheel of the James Rattliff owned, Rattliff Motor Sales/Medicine Centre/Campbellsville University/Cox Wrecker Service/Wilson Plumbing/Wave Length Hair Salon/Gowens Auto Glass/Kirby Auctions/Williams and Tucker Auto Parts/Grant Lee Farms/B&W Auto Salvage/Mill’s Real Estate and Auction/Reed Brothers Insurance/Freije Auctioneers/JET Pressure Washing sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Pro Power Race Engines powered machine. The winner’s mount receives product support from Wiles Driveshafts, Hoosier Tire South, AFCO, K-B Carbs, Bell, Quarter Master, Bert, PPM Racing Products, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Torco Race Fuel, Peterson Fluid Systems, Butlerbuilt, Dyer’s Top Rods, Delph Communications, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics, CycoCustom Race Products, ASI Racewear, Simpson, and Hypercoils.

Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would take runner-up honors and continue to lead the series points in the Kentucky’s Best/Budda Bert Transmission sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car mount, while Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would claim third at the finish in his J.D. Byrider/Tony Stewart Racing sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car entry. Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN would score a fourth place effort in the Bimp’s Concrete/Fast Lane Food Mart sponsored MasterSbilt Race Car mount, while Tim Tungate would complete the top five in the Darrell Morrison Mechanical/B&W Auto Recyclers sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Car unit.

The remainder of the top ten would be Cody Mahoney, Shannon Reed, Eric Wells, David Webb, and PPM Racing Products Hard Charger Larry Gray. The event would be slowed by eight caution periods and take 34 minutes and 47 seconds to complete.

The start of the event would see Tim Tungate lead lap 1, followed by Steve Barnett, Greg Johnson, Tyrel Todd, and Victor Lee. Barnett would take the top spot on lap 2, with Todd going to third on the same lap. Lee would go from fifth to third on lap 3, with a turn four pass of Todd and Johnson. Lee would grab second one circuit later from Tungate. Lap 5 would see Lee close in on Barnett for the lead, while Cody Mahoney made his first appearance in the top five on the same trip. Lee would scoot past Barnett on lap 6, with Todd taking third, and Justin Rattliff making his way into the top five, by going from sixth to fourth. Caution fly on lap 8 when third place Todd spun in turn two with a flat tire. He would pit and return just as the field took the green flag. But the start would be for naught as Royce McGowan, Jason Smith, and Joe Janowski would tangle in turn three and four.

The restart would see Rattliff go to third, with Johnson going to fourth. Rattliff would march past Barnett for second on lap 10, but caution would wave on lap 11 for a spin in turn two by Jim Moon. Back underway, Rattliff would reclaim second, while Mahoney would drive past Johnson for fourth. Rattliff would continue his stout run on the top side of the racing surface and take the lead from Lee on lap 16. The front five would remain the same as they approached slower traffic, only to have the fourth caution of the race fly on lap 22 for a slowed Zach Carney on the backchute. It would take four attempts to get the race restarted as Rohn Moon would bring out a caution for a lap 2 spin, followed by a spin by Mike Jewell coming back for the restart, which would then by followed by a slowed Chad Stapleton at the top side of turn two, and lastly, a complete 360 degree spin by second place Lee and saw him not stop in the track, but Stapleton would again slow in the same place in turn two.

Series officials would wave off the double-file restarts at this point and go single-file and action would resume, with Rattliff still maintaining the race lead over Lee. Johnson would slide past Barnett for third with daring move in turn one on lap 24. Tungate would begin to mount a charge after falling back as far as 11^th and would rejoin the top five on lap 25. Johnson would continue his charge by taking second from Lee on lap 26, while Tungate pressured Barnett for fouth. Rattliff would roll to the checkered flag on the final lap, with Johnson slipping over the banking in turn two on the final lap, allowing Lee and Barnett would scoot, with Lee taking second, while Barnett would nip Johnson for third, with Tungate taking the final spot in the top five.

In preliminary action, Cody Mahoney would be the Racing Optics Top Qualifier among 34 entries with a lap of 15.355 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Justin Rattliff in Wayne Bowen Racing Supply heat one, Steve Barnett in K&N Performance Engineering heat two, Greg Johnson in Graphic Impressions heat three, and Tim Tungate in Real Racing Wheels heat four. The B-mains would be captured by Larry Gray and Zach Carney, while Mike Jewell and Jason Smith earned series provisional starts.

The next events for the Super Late Model division of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will be an Eastern Kentucky weekend doubleheader at Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom, KY on Friday July 4 for a $3,000 to win event, followed by a $5,000 to win event at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY on Saturday July 5.

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1(Top 4 Advance)- Justin Rattliff, Tyrel Todd, Cody Mahoney, Christian Rayburn, Mike Jewell, Larry Gray, Brad Erwin, Arnie Fields (DNS- Derek Ramp)

K&N Performance Engineering Heat #2 (Top 4 Advance)- Steve Barnett, Rohn Moon, Royce McGowan, Chad Stapleton, Jacob Webber, James Huff, Jason Smith, Tyler Allen (DNS-Toby Hallett)

Graphic Impressions Heat #3 (Top 4 Advance)- Greg Johnson, Victor Lee, Eric Wells, David Webb, Joe Janowski, Zach Carney, Scottie Jones, Jason Setser

Real Racing Wheels Heat #4 (Top 4 Advance)- Tim Tungate, Shannon Reed, Jim Moon, Joe Godsey, Lee Devasier, Derek Fisher, Chris Combs, Tim Prince

B-Main #1 (Top 2 Advance)- Larry Gray, Jacob Webber, James Huff, Jason Smith, Tyler Allen, Derek Ramp, Toby Hallett, Mike Jewell, Brad Erwin, Arnie Fields

B-Main #2 (Top 2 Advance)- Zach Carney, Joe Janowski, Scottie Jones, Lee Devasier (DNS- Derek Fisher, Chris Combs, Jason Setser, Tim Prince)

10^th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial O’Reilly A-Main- Justin Rattliff, Victor Lee, Steve Barnett, Greg Johnson, Tim Tungate, Cody Mahoney, Shannon Reed, Eric Wells, David Webb, Larry Gray, Royce McGowan, Mike Jewell, Rohn Moon, Jim Moon, Joe Godsey, Christian Rayburn, Zach Carney, Jason Smith, Tyrel Todd, Chad Stapleton, Jacob Webber, Joe Janowski

Cautions- 8 (Lap 8, Lap 8 restart, Lap 11, Lap 22, Lap 22 restart-four cautions)

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Larry Gray (Started 17-Finished 10^th-Advanced 7 positions)

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model Point Standings (after June 28, 2008)

July 11- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY)- 13^th Annual Pete Abell Memorial- $3,000 to win

July 12- Bluegrass Speedway (Bardstown, KY)- 10^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash- $5,000 to win

July 19-Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY)- 21^st Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial- $5,000 to win

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

Health PMO- “Official Health Care Company” 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

Bob Hook Chevrolet of Louisville- “Official Auto Dealership” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Total Oil- “Official Oil Company” of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Lee Fleetwood Memorial Next for O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series at Brownstown Speedway June 28

Louisville, Kentucky-June 22, 2008- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions will continue its 2008 run to the championship with event number nine of the ’08 season on Saturday June 28 at the Tim Keithley promoted Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. The event will be the 10^th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial presented by Bob Poynter Ford, as the O’Reilly A-Main event will be 40 laps for $3,000 to win for America’s most competitive touring regional Super Late Model series.

Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN will host the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models on Saturday June 28. The June 28 racing event will feature a full program of practice, Racing Optics time trials, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, K&N Performance Engineering, Graphic Impressions, and Real Racing Wheels qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 40 lap, $3,000 to win 10^th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial presented by Bob Poynter Ford O’Reilly A-Main.

Of note for this event, the rule for Brownstown Speedway event on June 28 will be as follows: Hoosier Tires- LM40, 1600, or shouldered-plated D55; American Racer- MD56; Goodyear- G50. These are the only tire compounds of choice that will be allowed at this event and must be used on the front and rear of the race cars.

Activities for the June 28 Brownstown Speedway event will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 3:00 p.m. as well. The drivers meeting will take place at 5:15 p.m., practice will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by Racing Optics time trials at 6:00 p.m., with racing set for the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices for this event will $15 in the general admission area and $30 in the pit area. Local divisions also in action at this event will be UMP Super Stocks, Bombers, and Hornets.

The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division has made six previous appearances at Brownstown Speedway. Previous O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model event winners at Brownstown Speedway are Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN (2005 Lee Fleetwood Memorial)), Greg Johnson of Edinburgh, IN (2006), Jack Sullivan of Greenbriar, AK (2006 Lee Fleetwood Memorial)), Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN (2007), Rohn Moon of Greenwood, IN (2007 Lee Fleetwood Memorial), and Victor Lee (2008 Hoosier Dirt Classic).

The O’Reilly A-Main purse for the Saturday June 28 event at Brownstown Speedway is as follows: 1^st- $3,000, 2^nd- $1,500, 3^rd- $1,000, 4^th- $800, 5^th- $750, 6^th- $700, 7^th- $650, 8^th- $600, 9^th- $550, 10^th- $500, 11^th- $450, 12^th- $400, 13^th- $350, 14^th- $350, 15^th- $325, 16^th- $325, 17^ththrough 22^nd- $300; 23^rd through 24^th- $250.

Located at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, Brownstown Speedway is a ¼ mile semi-banked clay oval promoted by Tim Keithley. Brownstown Speedway is located 1.0 mile southeast of Brownstown, IN on Indiana Hwy. 250. For more information about Brownstown Speedway, visit the track’s webpage at www.brownstownspeedway.com or phone (812) 358-5332 on raceday.

The Super Late Model division of the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series last competed on June 14 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and Eric Wells of Hazard, KY scored his first ever series win in the June Jam event. Victor Lee of Stanford, KY is the current series points leader. The remainder of the top five in series points leading in to the June 28 Lee Fleetwood Memorial presented by Bob Poynter Ford event at Brownstown Speedway are Tyrel Todd of Science Hill, KY, David Webb of Nicholasville, KY, Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY, and Zach Carney of Mooresville, IN. Completing the top ten in series points coming to Bluegrass Speedway are Eric Wells, Mike Jewell, Larry Gray, Arnie Fields, and Chris Combs.

June 28- Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN)- 10^th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial-$3,000 to win