Barber Sweeps Weekend with Bluegrass Rumble Win at Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, KY-September 17, 2011- The American Modified Series concluded its 2011 season on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY would sweep the series championship weekend with another $1,500 payday at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted ½ mile high-banked clay oval.
Barber would claim his second straight series victory aboard his B&B Motorsports/All Star Performance/Dyer’s Top Rods/Bandit Race Cars/Bilstein/Frankland Racing Equipment sponsored #10 Bandit Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered machine. The win would be the second with the tour for 2011 and would also catapult Barber to the top of the points heap and would the third-generation racer the 2011 American Modified Series champion.
Benji Lee of Loretto, KY would take runner-up honors in the 30 lap main event, while John Demoss of Bloomington, IN would earn hard charger top honors by finishing third after starting 12th. Trent Young of Hopkinsville, KY would take fourth place, while Michael England of Glasgow, KY would complete the top five. The remainder of the top finishers would be Jimmy Payne, Elliott Despain, Randle Sweeney, Kelly Warren, and Dion Benningfield. The event would be slowed by one red flag and would take 24 minutes and 43 seconds to complete.
Jimmy Payne would take the lead at the start of the American Modified Series 11th Annual Bluegrass Rumble main event and would be challenged immediately by Bryan Barber for the top spot. Payne would keep Barber at bay until lap 4 when Barber would make his move off of turn two and grab the race lead. The only caution of the event would turn to a red flag when third place running Joey Kramer would get spun in turn four and Kramer would wind up hitting the concrete wall and flipping his car onto its top, dashing his hopes for the series title. After a lengthy clean-up period, action would resume and Barber would continue to roll at the point, while Benji Lee would go to second. Trent Young and 12th place starting John Demoss would battle for third, with Demoss eventually gaining the position with five laps remaining. But the night would belong to Barber as he would see the checkered flag first for the second straight night and grab the series championship in the process.
In preliminary action, Ricky Arms would be the Williams Precision Engine top qualifier among 24 entries at 16.130 seconds. Jimmy Payne would win Hypercoil Springs heat one, while Joey Kramer won Wiles Driveshafts heat two. Bryan Barber would take VP Racing Fuels heat three and Benji Lee would score the win in Comp Cams heat four.
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American Modified Series Race Summary-Event #9: Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 17, 2011
Williams Precision Engine Overall Top Qualifier- Ricky Arms 16.130
Hypercoils Spring Heat #1- Jimmy Payne, Ricky Arms, Robbie Gullion, J.T. Ayers, Dion Benningfield, Matthew Colston
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #2- Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Elliott Despain, Billy Meredith, Brian Foster (DQ- Josh Lucas)
VP Racing Fuels Heat #3- Bryan Barber, Trent Young, Michael England, Earl Plessinger, Rob Penny, Gary Parks
Comp Cams Heat #4- Benji Lee, Randle Sweeney, John Demoss, Jeff Stith Rocky Wilson (DNS- Adam Cole)
11th Annual Bluegrass Rumble- Bryan Barber, Benji Lee, John Demoss, Trent Young, Michael England, Jimmy Payne, Elliott Despain, Randle Sweeney, Kelly Warren, Dion Benningfield, Billy Meredith, Ricky Arms, Rocky Wilson, Rob Penny, Gary Parks, J.T. Ayers, Brian Foster, Earl Plessinger, Matthew Colston, Joey Kramer, Jeff Stith, Robbie Gullion
Race Statistics
Entries- 24
Lap Leaders-2 (Payne 1-3, Barber 4-30)
Caution Periods- None
Red Flag Periods- One (Lap 10)
American Modified Series Provisional Starters- None
Track Provisional Starters- None
Time of Race- 21 minutes and 18 seconds
Williams Precision Engine Fast Time Award ($100 cash award)- Ricky Arms
Racing Head Service Slowest Qualifier ($100 gift certificate)- Gary Parks
Hypercoil Spring Heat #1 (5 inch spring)- Jimmy Payne
Wiles Driveshaft Heat #2 ($50 gift certificate)- Joey Kramer
VP Racing Fuels Heat #3 ($50 gift certificate)- Bryan Barber
Comp Cams Heat #4 ($50 gift certificate)- Benji Lee
Racing Head Service B-Main #1 Non Transfer Award ($100 gift certificate)- None
Comp Cams B-Main #2 Non Transfer Award ($100 gift certificate)- None
All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 gift certificate)- John Demoss (started 12th- finished 3rd- advanced 9 positions)
Frankland Racing Products Top Finisher ($25 gift certificate)- Bryan Barber
DJ Safety Lucky 13 Award ($100 gift certificate)- Rocky Wilson
PPM Racing Products Hard Luck Award ($50 gift certificate)- Robbie Gullion
Willy’s Carburetors Lucky Draw ($100 certificate toward a chassis dyno)- Billy Meredith
FINAL 2011 American Modified Series Championship Point Standings
1. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,880
2. Joey Kramer (Hanover, IN)- 1,835
3. John Demoss (Bloomington, IN)- 1,815
4. Michael England (Glasgow, KY)- 1,795
5. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY)- 1,465
6. Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY)- 1,300
7. Rocky Wilson (Hodgenville, KY)- 1,185 ®
8. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 895
9. J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY)- 875
10. Matt Hamilton (Aurora, IN)- 755
Racing Head Service Engine Builder of the Year (FINAL)
1. Jay Dickens Race Engines- 80
2. Mullins Race Engines- 78
3. Pro Power Race Engines- 77
4. Dale Meers Race Engines- 67
5. Williams Precision Engines- 38
Chassis Builder of the Year (FINAL)
1. Bandit Race Cars- 83
2. Bob Pierce Race Cars- 79
3. Diamond Race Cars- 58
4. Impressive Race Cars- 37
5. Bad Fast Chassis- 26
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