Portsmouth Raceway Park
Conley takes Portsmouth, captures first BoB victory
From series reports
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (July 26) — Rod Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio, took control from Jackie Boggs of Grayson, Ky., on the 12th lap at Portsmouth Raceway Park and led the rest of the Grover Race Engines 40 for his first career victory on the O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Conley, who made a key move through lapped traffic with three laps remaining to assure his victory, earned $3,000.
Boggs, who led the first 11 laps, settled for second followed by fast qualifier Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, W.Va. Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, Ky., and Josh McGuire of Grayson rounded out the top five in a race slowed by five caution periods.
Notes: Conley's Rocket Chassis has a Draime Race Engine and sponsored by American Metal Supply, Conley Trucking, Cornett Building Supply, Vinyl Craft Windows, Mortgage One Financial Group and Brown Services. ... Conley is the 51st winner in series history. ... Tim Tungate earned PPM Racing Products Hard Charger honors with his 21st-to-ninth run. ... The series is back in Aug. Aug. 1-2 with events at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Ky., and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Ky. Both events are co-sanctioned by the Independent Racing Series.
O'Reilly BoB @ Portsmouth: (1) R.J. Conley, (2) Jackie Boggs, (3) Eddie Carrier Jr., (4) Justin Rattliff, (5) Josh McGuire, (6) Kenny Christy, (7) Dustin Linville, (8) Tyrel Todd, (9) Tim Tungate, (10) Eric Wells, (11) Victor Lee, (12) David Webb, (13) Josh Bocook, (14) Joe Ramey, (15) Larry Gray, (16) Joe Whitt, (17) Zach Carney, (18) (19) Mike Marlar, (20) Nick Bocook, (21) Audie Swartz, (22) Butch Dowdy, (23) David Smith. Fast qualifier (among 29 cars): Carrier, 14.760 seconds. Heat race winners: Carrier, Boggs, Rattliff, Conley. Consolation winners: Whitt, Carney. Provisional starters: Tungate, Wells.
