race-results
06-10-2012, 01:47 PM
Lake Cumberland Speedway
Media Information
22nd Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic
June 15-16, 2012
2011 MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic Champion-Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY
Lake Cumberland Speedway-Kentucky’s House of Hardcore Mayhem!”
Lake Cumberland Classic History
1986- Jeff Purvis (complete finish not available)
1987- Scott Bloomquist (complete finish not available)
1988- Jack Boggs (complete finish not available)
1989- Brian Asbury (complete finish not available)
1990- Jack Boggs (complete finish not available)
1991- Scott Bloomquist (complete finish not available)
1992- Scott Bloomquist (complete finish not available)
1993 through 1997- Event Not Held
1998- Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, Timmy Yeager, Mike Hawley, Delane Browning, Dale Atwood, Rod Carter, Jr., David Marlar, Doug Smith, Greg Hansford, Danny Hatcher, Morris Littrell, Wayne Hager, Keith Decker, Win Smith, Junior Smith, Michael Erp, Steve Smith, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Wheeler
1999- Don O’Neal, Jim Curry, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Barnett, Kevin Weaver, Kevin Claycomb, Matt Miller, Ernie Barrow, Danny McGlothlin, Royce McGowan, Curtis Roberts, Timmy Yeager, Doug Ault, Dale Atwood, Whitney McQueary, Brad Barrow, Jesse Lay, Greg Hansford, Jeff Riddell, Delane Browning, Tom Curtsinger, Wayne Hager
2000- Don O’Neal, Steve Barnett, Timmy Yeager, Ernie Barrow, David Marlar, Shannon Babb, Kevin Claycomb, Jim Curry, Joey Daniel, Doug McCammon, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brad Neat, Brandon Green, Dan Sturgeon, Brad Barrow, Scott Randolph, Jay Mobley, Tim Taylor, Danny McGlothlin, Craig Monlessi, Richard Smith, Scott James
2001- Don O’Neal, Steve Hillard, Scott James, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jesse Lay, John Gill, Mike Marlar, Doug Ault, Tom Curtsinger, Steve Barnett, Doug McCammon, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Duayne Hommel, Timmy Yeager, Rod Carter, Jr., David Marlar, Tyrel Todd, Greg Hansford, Brandon Hardgrove, Scott Smith, Darrin Schwarber, Whitney McQueary
2002- Jim Curry, Steve Hillard, Rick Corbin, Steve Cornelius, Brad Barrow, Mike Hawley, Doug Ault, Timmy Yeager, Johnny Wheeler, Steve Barnett, Tim Tungate, Michael Chilton, Royce McGowan, Rod Carter, Jr., Mike Mataragas, Jesse Lay, Dan Sturgeon, Shawn Negangard, Scott James
2003- Don O’Neal, Jesse Lay, Mike Hawley, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Tim Taylor, Tyrel Todd, Doug Ault, Johnny Wheeler, Dwight Embree, John Whitney, D.J. Wells, Doug Smith, Brandon Hardgrove, Shawn Negangard, Richard Smith, Mike Mataragas, Steve Barnett, Josh Allison, Joe Patrick, Mike McWilliams, Jay Mobley, Scott James, Victor Lee
2004- Rod Carter, Jr. (complete finish not available)
2005- Michael Chilton (complete finish not available)
2006- Greg Johnson (complete finish not available)
2007 (Night One)- Rod Carter, Jr., Larry Gray, Rusty Schlenk, Scotty Earl, Steve Smith, Jeff Watson, Tommy Bailey, David Webb, Brandon Hardgrove, Ricky Arms, Sidney Sprague, John Jackson, Lee Devasier, Dan Deaton, Mike Marlar, Steve Elliott, Jake Henry, Tim Taylor
2007 (Night Two)- Mike Marlar, Tommy Bailey, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, Rusty Schlenk, Brandon Hardgrove, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Greg Hansford, Jake Henry, Joe Patrick, Paul Davis, Tim Taylor, Dennis Barton, Jimmy Smith, Larry Gray, Tim Tungate, Randy Ridner, Rod Carter, Jr.
2008 (Night One)- Greg Johnson, Dustin Linville, Don O’Neal, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Chris Combs, Brandon Fouts, Terry Tomlinson, Jimmy Smith, Mike Strunk, David Webb, Jimmy Crabtree, Doodle Farris, Dennis Barton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Victor Lee, Anthony Adams, Rod Carter, Jr., Tim Tungate, Steve Elliott, Jerry Fuson
2009- Skylar Marlar (complete finish not available)
2010- Greg Johnson, Aaron Ridley, Skylar Marlar, Mike Weeks, Michael Chilton, Tommy Bailey, David Webb, Rohn Moon, Johnny Wheeler, Wayne Chinn, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jeff Johnson, Greg Hansford, Arnie Fields, Tim Patrick, Darrick York, Victor Lee, Kenny Cobble, Daniel Hatcher, Justin Rattliff
2011- Dustin Neat, Don O’Neal, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jason Jameson, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Tim Taylor, Dillan White, Skylar Marlar, Michael Chilton, Tommy Bailey, Rod Carter, Jr., Jeff Rawlings, Randy Ridner, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Chad Stapleton, Michael Asberry, Steve Smith, Aaron Hatton, Kenny Cobble, Jeff Watson
Lake Cumberland Classic Fast Facts
-The Lake Cumberland Classic first appeared on the track’s schedule in 1986 and the “Blue Eyed Wonder” from Clarksville, TN, Jeff Purvis, would put his name in the history books as the initial winner of the Lake Cumberland Classic.
-The 1987 edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic would see the driver that would become known as the “Dirt Track Dominator”, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, would score the first of three wins in this event.
-The 1988 Lake Cumberland Classic would produce a third different winner as the “Black Jack” from Grayson, KY, Jack Boggs, would score the event victory.
-The fourth edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic would see yet another new winner as Brian Asbury of Mitchell, IN would become the first driver from the Hoosier state to lay claim to the event win.
-The fifth annual Lake Cumberland Classic would produce the first repeat winner of the event as Jack Boggs would roll back into the Pulaski County semi-banked clay oval and score the win.
-The 1991 and 1992 versions of the Lake Cumberland Classic would produce a second repeat winner and the first back-to-back winner of the race as Scott Bloomquist would grab the cash and take it back to the Volunteer state.
-The Lake Cumberland Classic would not be contested from 1993 through 1997.
-The 1998 racing season would see former racer Harold Hardgrove take over the promotional reigns of Lake Cumberland Speedway and the Lake Cumberland Classic would make a return, with Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY taking the race win, followed by Don O’Neal, Timmy Yeager, Mike Hawley, and Delane Browning.
-Beginning in 1999, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would start to make the Lake Cumberland Classic his own personal playground as he would win the race that year over Jim Curry, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Barnett, and Kevin Weaver
-The year 2000 would bring in the 21st century, but the outcome of the Lake Cumberland Classic would be the same as Don O’Neal would become the third repeat winner of the race and the second racer to win back-to-back events. Steve Barnett, Timmy Yeager, Ernie Barrow, and David Marlar would trail O’Neal to the checkered flag.
-Don O’Neal would become the first racer to win three Lake Cumberland Classic events when he scored his third straight win in the 2001 edition of the race. O’Neal would win the 2001 event over Steve Hillard, Scott James, Dennis Erb, Jr., and Jesse Lay.
-Jim Curry of Norman, IN would take the victory in the 2002 Lake Cumberland Classic race by outrunning the likes of Steve Hillard, Rick Corbin, Steve Cornelius, and Brad Barrow to the checkered flag.
-The 2003 edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic would see the return of “The Real Deal” as Don O’Neal would become the first four-time champion of the event. Jesse Lay, Mike Hawley, Bobby Wolter, Jr., and Tim Taylor would chase O’Neal to the checkered flag.
-Rod Carter, Jr., of Woodbine, KY would score his biggest career win at the time by outdistancing the field to win the 2004 edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic.
-The 2005 Lake Cumberland Classic would produce yet another new winner as Michael Chilton of Salvisa, KY would score what was his biggest win of his young career at the time by grabbing the race victory.
-In 2006, Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN would win the first of his three victories in the Lake Cumberland Classic to date and become at that time the tenth different winner of the race.
-The 2007 season would see a twist to the Lake Cumberland Classic be added as a pair of events would make up the race weekend, with both events being known as the Lake Cumberland Classic. Night one of the doubleheader weekend would see Rod Carter, Jr. score his second win in the event over Larry Gray, Rusty Schlenk, Scotty Earl and Steve Smith. Night two would see Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN scored his first Lake Cumberland Classic event victory by winning this race over Tommy Bailey, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, and Rusty Schlenk.
-The 2008 Lake Cumberland Classic would have the same format as the previous season with twin events contested. Greg Johnson would take his second event win on night one of the weekend over Dustin Linville, Don O’Neal, Mike Marlar, and Michael Chilton. Don O’Neal would claim the win on the second night of the weekend race and his fifth event win by beating Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, Tommy Bailey, and Dustin Linville to the checkered flag.
-For 2009, the Lake Cumberland Classic would return to a one-race type format and young upstart Super Late Model racer Skylar Marlar of Winfield, TN would score the event win. Skylar would join older brother Mike as the only brother duo to have won the Lake Cumberland Classic race.
-Greg Johnson would lay claim to his third Lake Cumberland Classic victory by winning the 2010 edition of the race over Aaron Ridley, Skylar Marlar, Mike Weeks, and Michael Chilton.
-The 2011 Lake Cumberland Classic would pick up sponsorship from MAC Metals and pay $10,000 to the winner and be a 100 lap event. Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY would get back race leader Don O’Neal with around 20 laps remaining and hold off O’Neal for his biggest career win to date. O’Neal would chase Neat across the finish line to claim second, while Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, and Jason Jameson would complete the top five.
Media Information
22nd Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic
June 15-16, 2012
2011 MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic Champion-Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY
Lake Cumberland Speedway-Kentucky’s House of Hardcore Mayhem!”
Lake Cumberland Classic History
1986- Jeff Purvis (complete finish not available)
1987- Scott Bloomquist (complete finish not available)
1988- Jack Boggs (complete finish not available)
1989- Brian Asbury (complete finish not available)
1990- Jack Boggs (complete finish not available)
1991- Scott Bloomquist (complete finish not available)
1992- Scott Bloomquist (complete finish not available)
1993 through 1997- Event Not Held
1998- Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal, Timmy Yeager, Mike Hawley, Delane Browning, Dale Atwood, Rod Carter, Jr., David Marlar, Doug Smith, Greg Hansford, Danny Hatcher, Morris Littrell, Wayne Hager, Keith Decker, Win Smith, Junior Smith, Michael Erp, Steve Smith, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Wheeler
1999- Don O’Neal, Jim Curry, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Barnett, Kevin Weaver, Kevin Claycomb, Matt Miller, Ernie Barrow, Danny McGlothlin, Royce McGowan, Curtis Roberts, Timmy Yeager, Doug Ault, Dale Atwood, Whitney McQueary, Brad Barrow, Jesse Lay, Greg Hansford, Jeff Riddell, Delane Browning, Tom Curtsinger, Wayne Hager
2000- Don O’Neal, Steve Barnett, Timmy Yeager, Ernie Barrow, David Marlar, Shannon Babb, Kevin Claycomb, Jim Curry, Joey Daniel, Doug McCammon, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brad Neat, Brandon Green, Dan Sturgeon, Brad Barrow, Scott Randolph, Jay Mobley, Tim Taylor, Danny McGlothlin, Craig Monlessi, Richard Smith, Scott James
2001- Don O’Neal, Steve Hillard, Scott James, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jesse Lay, John Gill, Mike Marlar, Doug Ault, Tom Curtsinger, Steve Barnett, Doug McCammon, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Duayne Hommel, Timmy Yeager, Rod Carter, Jr., David Marlar, Tyrel Todd, Greg Hansford, Brandon Hardgrove, Scott Smith, Darrin Schwarber, Whitney McQueary
2002- Jim Curry, Steve Hillard, Rick Corbin, Steve Cornelius, Brad Barrow, Mike Hawley, Doug Ault, Timmy Yeager, Johnny Wheeler, Steve Barnett, Tim Tungate, Michael Chilton, Royce McGowan, Rod Carter, Jr., Mike Mataragas, Jesse Lay, Dan Sturgeon, Shawn Negangard, Scott James
2003- Don O’Neal, Jesse Lay, Mike Hawley, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Tim Taylor, Tyrel Todd, Doug Ault, Johnny Wheeler, Dwight Embree, John Whitney, D.J. Wells, Doug Smith, Brandon Hardgrove, Shawn Negangard, Richard Smith, Mike Mataragas, Steve Barnett, Josh Allison, Joe Patrick, Mike McWilliams, Jay Mobley, Scott James, Victor Lee
2004- Rod Carter, Jr. (complete finish not available)
2005- Michael Chilton (complete finish not available)
2006- Greg Johnson (complete finish not available)
2007 (Night One)- Rod Carter, Jr., Larry Gray, Rusty Schlenk, Scotty Earl, Steve Smith, Jeff Watson, Tommy Bailey, David Webb, Brandon Hardgrove, Ricky Arms, Sidney Sprague, John Jackson, Lee Devasier, Dan Deaton, Mike Marlar, Steve Elliott, Jake Henry, Tim Taylor
2007 (Night Two)- Mike Marlar, Tommy Bailey, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, Rusty Schlenk, Brandon Hardgrove, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Greg Hansford, Jake Henry, Joe Patrick, Paul Davis, Tim Taylor, Dennis Barton, Jimmy Smith, Larry Gray, Tim Tungate, Randy Ridner, Rod Carter, Jr.
2008 (Night One)- Greg Johnson, Dustin Linville, Don O’Neal, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Chris Combs, Brandon Fouts, Terry Tomlinson, Jimmy Smith, Mike Strunk, David Webb, Jimmy Crabtree, Doodle Farris, Dennis Barton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Victor Lee, Anthony Adams, Rod Carter, Jr., Tim Tungate, Steve Elliott, Jerry Fuson
2009- Skylar Marlar (complete finish not available)
2010- Greg Johnson, Aaron Ridley, Skylar Marlar, Mike Weeks, Michael Chilton, Tommy Bailey, David Webb, Rohn Moon, Johnny Wheeler, Wayne Chinn, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jeff Johnson, Greg Hansford, Arnie Fields, Tim Patrick, Darrick York, Victor Lee, Kenny Cobble, Daniel Hatcher, Justin Rattliff
2011- Dustin Neat, Don O’Neal, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jason Jameson, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Tim Taylor, Dillan White, Skylar Marlar, Michael Chilton, Tommy Bailey, Rod Carter, Jr., Jeff Rawlings, Randy Ridner, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Chad Stapleton, Michael Asberry, Steve Smith, Aaron Hatton, Kenny Cobble, Jeff Watson
Lake Cumberland Classic Fast Facts
-The Lake Cumberland Classic first appeared on the track’s schedule in 1986 and the “Blue Eyed Wonder” from Clarksville, TN, Jeff Purvis, would put his name in the history books as the initial winner of the Lake Cumberland Classic.
-The 1987 edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic would see the driver that would become known as the “Dirt Track Dominator”, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, would score the first of three wins in this event.
-The 1988 Lake Cumberland Classic would produce a third different winner as the “Black Jack” from Grayson, KY, Jack Boggs, would score the event victory.
-The fourth edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic would see yet another new winner as Brian Asbury of Mitchell, IN would become the first driver from the Hoosier state to lay claim to the event win.
-The fifth annual Lake Cumberland Classic would produce the first repeat winner of the event as Jack Boggs would roll back into the Pulaski County semi-banked clay oval and score the win.
-The 1991 and 1992 versions of the Lake Cumberland Classic would produce a second repeat winner and the first back-to-back winner of the race as Scott Bloomquist would grab the cash and take it back to the Volunteer state.
-The Lake Cumberland Classic would not be contested from 1993 through 1997.
-The 1998 racing season would see former racer Harold Hardgrove take over the promotional reigns of Lake Cumberland Speedway and the Lake Cumberland Classic would make a return, with Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY taking the race win, followed by Don O’Neal, Timmy Yeager, Mike Hawley, and Delane Browning.
-Beginning in 1999, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would start to make the Lake Cumberland Classic his own personal playground as he would win the race that year over Jim Curry, Darrell Lanigan, Steve Barnett, and Kevin Weaver
-The year 2000 would bring in the 21st century, but the outcome of the Lake Cumberland Classic would be the same as Don O’Neal would become the third repeat winner of the race and the second racer to win back-to-back events. Steve Barnett, Timmy Yeager, Ernie Barrow, and David Marlar would trail O’Neal to the checkered flag.
-Don O’Neal would become the first racer to win three Lake Cumberland Classic events when he scored his third straight win in the 2001 edition of the race. O’Neal would win the 2001 event over Steve Hillard, Scott James, Dennis Erb, Jr., and Jesse Lay.
-Jim Curry of Norman, IN would take the victory in the 2002 Lake Cumberland Classic race by outrunning the likes of Steve Hillard, Rick Corbin, Steve Cornelius, and Brad Barrow to the checkered flag.
-The 2003 edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic would see the return of “The Real Deal” as Don O’Neal would become the first four-time champion of the event. Jesse Lay, Mike Hawley, Bobby Wolter, Jr., and Tim Taylor would chase O’Neal to the checkered flag.
-Rod Carter, Jr., of Woodbine, KY would score his biggest career win at the time by outdistancing the field to win the 2004 edition of the Lake Cumberland Classic.
-The 2005 Lake Cumberland Classic would produce yet another new winner as Michael Chilton of Salvisa, KY would score what was his biggest win of his young career at the time by grabbing the race victory.
-In 2006, Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN would win the first of his three victories in the Lake Cumberland Classic to date and become at that time the tenth different winner of the race.
-The 2007 season would see a twist to the Lake Cumberland Classic be added as a pair of events would make up the race weekend, with both events being known as the Lake Cumberland Classic. Night one of the doubleheader weekend would see Rod Carter, Jr. score his second win in the event over Larry Gray, Rusty Schlenk, Scotty Earl and Steve Smith. Night two would see Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN scored his first Lake Cumberland Classic event victory by winning this race over Tommy Bailey, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, and Rusty Schlenk.
-The 2008 Lake Cumberland Classic would have the same format as the previous season with twin events contested. Greg Johnson would take his second event win on night one of the weekend over Dustin Linville, Don O’Neal, Mike Marlar, and Michael Chilton. Don O’Neal would claim the win on the second night of the weekend race and his fifth event win by beating Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, Tommy Bailey, and Dustin Linville to the checkered flag.
-For 2009, the Lake Cumberland Classic would return to a one-race type format and young upstart Super Late Model racer Skylar Marlar of Winfield, TN would score the event win. Skylar would join older brother Mike as the only brother duo to have won the Lake Cumberland Classic race.
-Greg Johnson would lay claim to his third Lake Cumberland Classic victory by winning the 2010 edition of the race over Aaron Ridley, Skylar Marlar, Mike Weeks, and Michael Chilton.
-The 2011 Lake Cumberland Classic would pick up sponsorship from MAC Metals and pay $10,000 to the winner and be a 100 lap event. Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY would get back race leader Don O’Neal with around 20 laps remaining and hold off O’Neal for his biggest career win to date. O’Neal would chase Neat across the finish line to claim second, while Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, and Jason Jameson would complete the top five.