Richmond Raceway
328 Greens Crossing Road
Richmond, KY 40475

2016 Media Release #53- September 24, 2016 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; Twitter- @MichaelDespain; Facebook- Michael Despain)
Website- www.richmond-raceway.net

Fisher, Stewart, Brown, and McCarty Find Victory on Meet the Drivers Night at Richmond Raceway

Richmond, KY (September 24, 2016)- A total of 106 would greet race fans on Meet the Drivers Night at Richmond Raceway on Saturday evening and feature event winners would include Derek Fisher of Olympia, KY in Sonic Late Models, Eddie Stewart of Manchester, KY in AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, Blake Brown of Corbin, KY in Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds and Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones, and Dave McCarty of Owingsville, KY in Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders.

Tommy Bailey would lead the first 17 laps of the Sonic Late Model main event before a flat left rear tire would ruin his evening and would hand the lead over to Derek Fisher, who would remain on the point for the rest of the 25 lap contest and take the win in the Mike Swartz owned Swartz Construction and Tree Removal/Custom Suspensions sponsored #38 Longhorn Race Car by Weaver powered by a Jay (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Race Engine. Todd Coffman would finish in the second position, while James Rice would come home in the third position. Jason Barrett and Steve Stollings would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Kirk Phillips, Zane Powell, Mike Strunk, Trent Low, and Jonathan Couch. Twenty-one entries would see Bailey as top qualifier at 14.759 seconds and win a heat, while Fisher and Josh Rice would win the other heats.

Eddie Stewart would take the lead at the drop of the green flag in the AR Bodies KDRA Super Stock feature event and never look back on his way to the checkered flag in the We Go the Dog sponsored #119 Stewart Race Car. Jeremie Bretz and Robby Perkins would finish in the second and third positions, while Travis Preston and Trae Soper completed the top five. The rest of the top ten would be Logan Preston, Jeremy Howard, John Hall, James Crowe, and Glen Hounshell, Jr. Twenty-six entries would see Stewart as top qualifier at 16.504 seconds and win a heat, while Bretz and Perkins scored the other pair of heat wins.

Jeff Watson would lead the first 14 laps of the Phantom Racing Gear Modified main event before losing a driveshaft and being finished for the night, giving the lead over to Blake Brown, who would lead the rest of the way to score his sixth win of the year at the track in the division in the Robbie Brown owned Bill’s Bath and Lighting/Tammy Brown Photography/Team Lawyer Muscles/State Farm Insurance/Basement Boutique sponsored #99 Lightning Chassis, Vic Hill Race Engines powered entry. Keith Smith would finish second, while David Webb would finish third. Aaron Branham and Dennis Roberson would round out the top five. Completing the top ten would be David Adams, Zach Powers, Steve Stollings, Aaron Cox, and Jimmy Crabtree. Twenty-five entries would see Watson be top qualifier at 16.213 second and win his heat, with Brown and Smith also winning heat races.

Dave McCarty would lead all 12 circuits of the Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinder feature contest to claim the victory in the Swartz Enterprises sponsored #AR-15 mount. First-time visitor James Ramsey would finish second, while Greg Hensley would snag third. Sean Jones and another first-time visitor, Henry Lawson, would complete the top five. Sixth through tenth positions would go to Derek Thornsburg, Shane Yates, Chris Cox, Justin Masters, and Eric Masters. Twenty-seven entries would see Charles Burton be top qualifier at 18.646 seconds, while heat wins fell to McCarty, Ramsey, and Shane Irvin.

Blake Brown would lead the full distance in the $500 to win special for Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones to pick up the win in the Deborah Rutherford owned Dependable Auto Sales/Tammy Brown Photography/Basement Boutiques sponsored #99 MMI Chassis. The remainder of the top five would be Dylan Rutherford, Scott Crusenberry, Dalton Brown, and Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson. Seven entries would see Brown take quick time at 20.630 seconds and also win the heat.

SUMMARY-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-September 24, 2016 (www.richmond-raceway.net)

Sonic Late Models (21 entries)
Top Qualifier- Tommy Bailey 14.759
1st Heat- Tommy Bailey, James Rice, Jason Barrett, Mike Strunk, Jonathan Couch, Chris Ruble, Tony Fletcher
2nd Heat- Derek Fisher, Steve Stollings, Kirk Phillips, Dennis Barton, Donnie Everman, Joe Mayabb, Johnny Wheeler
3rd Heat- Josh Rice, Todd Coffman, Zane Powell, Steve Elliott, Trent Low, Tom Collini (DNS- Joe Brewer)
Feature- Derek Fisher, Todd Coffman, James Rice, Jason Barrett, Steve Stollings, Kirk Phillips, Zane Powell, Mike Strunk, Trent Low, Jonathan Couch, Chris Ruble, Donnie Everman, Joe Mayabb, Josh Rice, Steve Elliott, Tom Collini, Tony Fletcher, Tommy Bailey (DNS- Dennis Barton, Johnny Wheeler, Joe Brewer)

AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks (26 entries)
Top Qualifier- Eddie Stewart 16.504
1st Heat- Eddie Stewart, Logan Preston, Randy Jones, Glen Hounshell, Jr., Bill Robinson, John Hall, Anthony Wiseman, Phillip Smith (DNS- Darrell Cain)
2nd Heat- Jeremy Bretz, Travis Preston, Trae Soper, Allen Hackworth, Jr., Rick Epley, Dan Dunbar, Eddie Hacker, Billy Kennedy (DNS- Rudi Strebeck)
3rd Heat- Robby Perkins, James Crowe, Jeremy Howard, Faron Robinson, Jimmy Bailey, Jerry Brandenburg, Terry Cheeks, Greg Hensley
Feature- Eddie Stewart, Jeremie Bretz, Robby Perkins, Travis Preston, Trae Soper, Logan Preston, Jeremy Howard, John Hall, James Crowe, Glen Hounshell, Jr., Terry Cheeks, Randy Jones, Greg Hensley, Jimmy Bailey, Eddie Hacker, Faron Robinson, Jerry Brandenburg, Bill Robinson, Rick Epley, Phillip Smith, Allen Hackworth, Jr., Dan Dunbar, Billy Kennedy (DNS- Anthony Wiseman, Darrell Cain, Rudi Strebeck)

Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds (25 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jeff Watson 16.213
1st Heat- Jeff Watson, Jimmy Robinson, Zach Powers, Tommy Turner, Jared Reams, Cody Mayabb, Russ Gabbert, Aaron Cox, Daniel Terrill
2nd Heat- Blake Brown, David Webb, Aaron Branham, David Adams, Steve Stollings, Jimmy Crabtree, John Jackson, Chris Kirk
3rd Heat- Keith Smith, Ryan Cripe, Dennis Roberson, Brent Estes, Kevin Mayabb, Korey Cochran, Keith Decker, Ian Sexton
Feature- Blake Brown, Keith Smith, David Webb, Aaron Branham, Dennis Roberson, David Adams, Zach Powers, Steve Stollings, Aaron Cox, Jimmy Crabtree, Brent Estes, John Jackson, Tommy Turner, Kevin Mayabb, Cody Mayabb, Ian Sexton, Jimmy Robinson, Chris Kirk, Keith Decker, Jeff Watson, Korey Cochran, Jared Reams, Russ Gabbert, Ryan Cripe, Daniel Terrill

Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders (27 entries)
Top Qualifier- Charles Burton 18.646
1st Heat- Dave McCarty, Charles Burton, Shane Yates, Derek Thornsburg, Justin Masters, Jamison Gipson, David Lucas, Dalton Cox, Brian Thornsburg
2nd Heat- James Ramsey, Sean Jones, Tyler Hayes, Clint Cox, Eric Masters, Chris Burton, Ray Perry, Brandon Creech (DNS- Logan Munday)
3rd Heat- Shane Irvin, Greg Hensley, Dylan Stevens, Henry Lawson, Keith Gipson, Wayne Helton, Travis (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson, Travis Preston (DNS- Jeremie Bretz)
Feature- Dave McCarty, James Ramsey, Greg Hensley, Sean Jones, Henry Lawson, Derek Thornsburg, Shane Yates, Chris Cox, Justin Masters, Eric Masters, Ray Perry, Brandon Creech, Charles Burton, Shane Irvin, Wayne Helton, Travis (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson, Chris Burton, Tyler Hayes, Jamison Gipson, Brian Thornsburg, Dalton Cox, Dylan Stevens, Keith Gipson, Logan Munday (DNS- Travis Preston, David Lucas, Jeremie Bretz)

Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones
Top Qualifier- Blake Brown 20.630
Heat- Blake Brown, Scott Crusenberry, Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson, Bobby Williams, Dylan Rutherford, Brady Lear, Dalton Brown
Feature- Blake Brown, Dylan Rutherford, Scott Crusenberry, Dalton Brown, Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson, Bobby Williams, Brady Lear