Auto Racing

Bluegrass Speedway finished out a rainy 2011 Saturday, highlighted by Dustin Neat, Dunnville, winning the last race in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division.

Also finding the finish line were Avral Thompson, Loretto, in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman, Michael England, Glasgow, in Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, and Mike Bailey, Clarksville, Ind., in UMP Street Stocks.

Super Late Models

The American Modified Series  concluded its 2011 tour on Saturday  with the 11th Annual Bluegrass Rumble and Bryan Barber, Greensburg, took the win and the $1,500 payday. 

Other feature event winners included Jeff Watson, Campbellsville, in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Scott Beeler, Louisville, in the $300 to win special for the UMP Street Stocks, and Danny Blackwell, Taylorsville, in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman.

11th Annual Bluegrass Rumble

Don O’Neal is making a habit of big performances at Bluegrass Speedway, and Saturday’s 11th-annual Bluegrass Classic was no exception as the Martinsville, Ind., native captured his second consecutive and third overall win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event.

The Bluegrass Classic, at 50 laps for $10,000-to-win, is Bluegrass Speedway’s signature event.

Other feature event winners for the evening included Avral Thompson, Loretto, in Clayton Homes UMP Sportsman and Mike Bailey, Clarksville, Ind., in UMP Street Stocks.

It was First Place Track Points Night at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening, but for the eighth time this race season, Mother Nature intervened as rain showers began falling just as the drivers’ meeting was concluding. The showers persisted, along with lots of thunder and lightning that knocked out electricity for around 30 minutes.