Dave McCarty Drives to Four Cylinder Victory at Richmond Raceway

Richmond Raceway
328 Greens Crossing Road
Richmond, KY 40475

2015 Media Release #30- June 13, 2015: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Jimmy Crabtree Captures Modified Mayhem Win at Richmond Raceway

Richmond, KY-June 13, 2015- A brand new red clay racing surface would greet the racers at Richmond Raceway on Saturday evening for the Modified Mayhem event and Jimmy Crabtree of Irvine, KY would take the $1,000 victory for the Modified division. Other feature event winners for the evening included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models, Todd Coffman of Parksville, KY in REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Models, Eddie Stewart of Manchester, KY in KDRA Super Stocks, Dave McCarty of Owingsville, KY in Four Cylinders, and Scott Crusenberry of Williamsburg, KY in Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones.

Crabtree would lead the entire distance in the Modified Mayhem event that would see numerous caution flags and would exceed the time limit and be shortened to 19 of the scheduled 25 laps. The win for Crabtree would come in the Bentley West owned Riddle Construction/Nurse Aide Training School sponsored #B4 Powerhouse Race Car entry. Keith Smith would take runner-up honors, while Russ Gabbert garnered third place honors. Tommy Bailey and Tommy Turner would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Brent Estes, Aaron Branham, Clay Reece, Stevie Tipton, and Korey Cochran. Twenty-three entries would see Jeff Watson as top qualifier at 16.448 seconds, with heat wins being scored by Crabtree, Delane Browning, and Jim Robinson.

Johnny Wheeler would take the lead and never look back in capturing the 25 lap Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Model main event aboard the Louis and Brady owned Wilson’s Plumbing sponsored #31x MasterSbilt Race Car sporting a Dale Meers Race Engine. Derek Fisher would finish in the second position, with Jason Barrett claiming the final podium finishing position. Tommy Bailey and Jeff Watson would finish in fourth and fifth respectively. Completing the top ten were Steve Stollings, Chris Ruble, Stacey Decker, Dennis Barton, and Steve Cornelius. Eleven entries would Wheeler as top qualifier at 15.036 seconds and win a heat, while Fisher also captured a heat victory.

Todd Coffman would once again be the man of the hour in the REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Model division as he captured his sixth victory of the season in the Sharon Coffman owned Self Service Storage/Auto Connection/Coffman Photography/Todd’s Body Shop/Heritage Closing/The Muffler Shop/Harrod Farms sponsored #35 Rocket Chassis, Hendren GM604 crate powered mount. David Freeman and Chris Johnson would finish second and third places respectively, while Jake Henry and Chad Spradlin would round out the top five. Completing the top ten were Brian Royalty, Clayton Spradlin, Brian Walters, Richard Musick, and Perry Barnhardt. Eleven entries would see Coffman as quick qualifier at 15.434 seconds and take a heat win, while Freeman also scored a heat race victory.

Eddie Stewart would claim his second consecutive checkered flag in the KDRA Super Stock division by taking the checkered bunting first aboard his Matthews Well Service/Stewart Racing Chassis/WeGo the Dog sponsored #119 entry. Jeremy Howard would finish second, with 14th starting Glen Hounshell, Jr. claiming third. John Cole and Faron Robinson completed the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Allen Hackworth, Jr., Russ Gabbert, Rudi Strebeck, Johnny King, and Bill Robinson. Seventeen entries would see Stewart post fast time at 16.581 seconds and win a heat, while Gabbert won the other heat.

Dave McCarty would score a flag-to-flag victory in picking up his third win of the season in the Four Cylinder main event behind the wheel of the Swartz Enterprises sponsored #AR-15 machine. Ronnie Romines would claim runner-up honors, with 17th starting Robert Minton claiming the third position. Clifford Wagers and 18th starting Brian Ferguson completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were 14th starting Dewayne Smith, Jeff Hutchinson, Zac Karr, Keith Gipson, and Jon Garland. Twenty-two entries would see heat race checkered flags fall to McCarty, Hutchinson, and Dylan Stevens.

Scott Crusenberry would score his third straight win the Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclone division by taking the checkered flag first in his Don Franklin Family of Dealerships/Tri County Wood sponsored #8. Jason Bell would finish second, with Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson taking third. Three entries also saw Crusenberry win the heat.

SUMMARY-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-June 13, 2015 (www.richmond-raceway.net)

Modifieds (23 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jeff Watson 16.448
1st Heat- Jimmy Crabtree, Jeff Watson, Ricky Brandenburg, Cody Smith, Tommy Turner, Wade Rookard, Aaron Branham, Clay Reece
2nd Heat- Delane Browning, Jimmy Payne, Russ Gabbert, Kevin Harkins, Jared Reams, Mike Pratt, Steven Eversole, Keith Decker
3rd Heat- Jim Robinson, Keith Smith, Tommy Bailey, Blake Brown, Stevie Tipton, Brent Estes, Korey Cochran
Modified Mayhem- Jimmy Crabtree, Keith Smith, Russ Gabbert, Tommy Bailey, Tommy Turner, Brent Estes, Aaron Branham, Clay Reece, Stevie Tipton, Korey Cochran, Delane Browning, Steven Eversole, Cody Smith, Jared Reams, Wade Rookard, Kevin Harkins, Blake Brown, Ricky Brandenburg, Jim Robinson, Keith Decker, Jeff Watson, Mike Pratt, Jimmy Payne

Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models (11 entries)
Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler 15.036
1st Heat- Johnny Wheeler, Jason Barrett, Steve Cornelius, Aaron Hatton, Dennis Barton, Stacey Decker
2nd Heat- Derek Fisher, Tommy Bailey, Jeff Watson, Steve Stollings, Chris Ruble
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, Derek Fisher, Jason Barrett, Tommy Bailey, Jeff Watson, Steve Stollings,
Chris Ruble, Stacey Decker, Dennis Barton, Steve Cornelius (DNS- Aaron Hatton)

REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Models (11 entries)
Top Qualifier- Todd Coffman 15.434
1st Heat- Todd Coffman, Chris Johnson, Richard Musick, Brian Royalty, Perry Barnhardt, Clayton Spradlin
2nd Heat- David Freeman, Jake Henry, Chad Spradlin, Chris Fair, Brian Walters
Feature- Todd Coffman, David Freeman, Chris Johnson, Jake Henry, Chad Spradlin, Brian Royalty, Clayton Spradlin, Brian Walters, Richard Musick, Perry Barnhardt, Chris Fair

KDRA Super Stocks (17 entries)
Top Qualifier- Eddie Stewart 16.581
1st Heat- Eddie Stewart, Logan Preston, John Cole, Rudi Strebeck, Darrell Cain, Kevin Greer, Eddie Hacker, Johnny King (DNS- Dave McCarty)
2nd Heat- Russ Gabbert, Jeremy Howard, Faron Robinson, Terry Cheeks, Allen Hackworth, Jr., Randy Jones, Glen Hounshell, Jr. (DNS-Bill Robinson)
Feature- Eddie Stewart, Jeremy Howard, Glen Hounshell, Jr., John Cole, Faron Robinson, Allen Hackworth, Jr., Russ Gabbert, Rudi Strebeck, Johnny King, Bill Robinson, Kevin Greer, Darrell Cain, Terry Cheeks, Randy Jones, Logan Preston, Eddie Hacker (DNS- Dave McCarty)

Four Cylinders (22 entries)
1st Heat- Dave McCarty, Clint Cox, Bill Taulbee, Jon Garland, Michael Stevens, Jeremy Cantrell, Tyler Hayes
2nd Heat- Jeff Hutchinson, Clifford Wagers, Dalton Cox, Brandon Creech, Dewayne Smith, Robert Minton, Stacey Harrison
3rd Heat- Dylan Stevens, Ronnie Romines, Keith Gipson, Zac Karr, Freddy Breeden, Brian Ferguson, Cliff Partin, Jamison Gipson
Feature- Dave McCarty, Ronnie Romines, Robert Minton, Clifford Wagers, Brian Ferguson, Dewayne Smith, Jeff Hutchinson, Zac Karr, Keith Gipson, Jon Garland, Michael Stevens, Bill Taulbee, Dylan Stevens, Clint Cox, Jeremy Cantrell, Stacy Harrison, Tyler Hayes, Brandon Creech, Jamison Gipson, Freddy Breeden, Cliff Partin, Dalton Cox

Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones (3 entries)
Heat- Scott Crusenberry, Jason Bell, Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson
Feature- Scott Crusenberry, Jason Bell, Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson