Brownstown Speedway
Rattliff outruns Lee, wins $3,000 at Brownstown
From series reports
Justin Rattliff earned $3,000. (ericthompsonphotos.ifp3.com)
BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (June 28) — Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, Ky., wrestled the lead from series points leader Victor Lee midway through the 10th annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial at Brownstown Speedway and went on to a $3,000 victory on the O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. The victory gave Rattliff his third career series victory and second of the season, both of them coming across the Ohio River from the series home. | Slideshow
Lee, a three-time series winner from Stanford, Ky., and reigning series champion, finished second followed by former track champion Steve Barnett of Franklin, Ind., Greg Johnson of Bedford, Ind., and first-lap leader Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, Ky. Barnett took the lead from Tungate on the second lap and led four circuits before Lee took command. Rattliff, who got into the top five after six laps, used the high groove and swept into the lead on the 16th lap to take command in a race plagued by eight cautions.
Notes: Rattliff's winning Rayburn Race Car has a Pro Power engine and sponsorship from Rattliff Motor Sales, Medicine Centre, Campbellsville University and Cox Wrecker Service. ... Larry Gray earned the PPM Racing Products Hard Charge honors with his 17th-to-10th run. ... Four cautions on lap 22 forced the series to dump double-file restarts. ... The series runs a pair of Fourth of July weekend series events in eastern Kentucky on July 4 at Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom ($3,000-to-win) and July 5 at 201 Speedway in Sitka ($5,000-to-win).
BoB @ Brownstown: (1) Justin Rattliff, (2) Victor Lee, (3) Steve Barnett, (4) Greg Johnson, (5) Tim Tungate, (6) Cody Mahoney, (7) Shannon Reed, (8) Eric Wells, (9) David Webb, (10) Larry Gray, (11) Royce McGowan, (12) Mike Jewell, (13) Rohn Moon, (14) Jim Moon, (15) Joe Godsey, (16) Christian Rayburn, (17) Zach Carney, (18) Jason Smith, (19) Tyrel Todd, (20) Chad Stapleton, (21) Jacob Webber, (22) Joe Janowski. Fast qualifier (among 34 cars): Mahoney, 15.335 seconds. Heat race winners: Rattliff, Barnett, Johnson, Tungate. Consolation winners: Gray, Carney. Provisional starters: Jewell, Smith.
