Lake Cumberland Speedway
1 Racetrack Road
Burnside, Kentucky
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Hatton, Stapleton, O’Neal, and Rattliff Heat Race Polesitters for 21st Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic

by Michael Despain
Burnside, KY (October 21) - Night one activities for the 21st Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic at Lake Cumberland Speedway is in the books with time trials for all divisions complete and heat races completed for the Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, and Front Wheel Drive divisions.

Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN was the overall top qualifier and fast qualifier out of Group B in Red Buck Cigars Time Trials and earned $100 for his efforts among 31 entries. Polesitters for heat race events will be Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY, Chad Stapleton of Edinburgh, IN, Don O’Neal, and Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY.  The top three finishers out of the four heats will transfer to the main event, while the top four finishers from the B-Mains will transfer, along with two track provisionals, will make up the 22 car starting field.

In other action, Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY and Tommy Gregory of Monticello, KY won the Modified heats, with Bailey the top qualifier among 16 entries at 14.686 seconds.  The Outlaw Super Dirt Stock division would see John Smith of Winfield, TN win the heat and also be top qualifier among 7 entries at 16.244 seconds.  There would  be nine Front Wheel Drive and Eddie Struck of Somerset, KY would be top qualifier at 17.876 seconds, while James Crowe II of Hazard, KY would win the heat.

SUMMARY-Lake Cumberland Speedway-Burnside, KY-October 21, 2011

Super Late Models (31 entries)
Red Buck Cigars Top Qualifier- Don O’Neal 13.462 Group
Top Qualifier Group A- Aaron Hatton 13.634

Group A
Aaron Hatton 13.634
Chad Stapleton 13.674
Johnny Wheeler 13.757
Jason Jameson 13.758
Joey Daniel 13.837
Bobby Wolter, Jr. 13.858
Rod Carter, Jr. 13.937
Tommy Bailey 13.965
Steve Smith 14.101
Tyrel Todd 14.107
Michael Chilton 14.125
Skylar Marlar 14.342
Randy Ridner 14.515
Shelby Johnson 15.021
Timmy Yeager No Time

Group B
Don O’Neal 13.462
Justin Rattliff 13.597
Victor Lee 13.598
Dillan White 13.810
Michael Asberry 13.850
Tim Taylor 13.919
Jeff Watson 13.929
Dustin Neat 13.965
Danny McGlothlin 14.040
Jeff Rawlings 14.317
Kenny Cobble 14.710
Freddie Brock 14.724
Anthony Reams 14.824
Lester Decker 14.975
Jarryd Holshouser 15.754
Dennis Barton No Time

Heat One
33 Hatton-31x Wheeler
16 Daniel-621 Carter, Jr.
3 Smith-97 Chilton
R14 Ridner-D2 Yeager

Heat Two
32 Stapleton-12 Jameson
11 Wolter, Jr-15 Bailey
14 Todd- 14M Marlar
21 Johnson

Heat Three
71 O’Neal-4 Lee
360 Asberry-44 Watson
99 McGlothlin-58 Cobble
31 Reams-41J Holshouser

Heat Four
16 Rattliff-54 White
55 Taylor-25 Neat
5 Rawlings-1 Brock
04 Decker-35 Barton

Modifieds (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Tommy Bailey 14.686
1st Heat- Tommy Bailey, Ben Petrey, Cameron Marlar, Stacey Decker, Robert Houchens, Stacy Satterfield (DNS- Mikah Reams, Keith Denney)
2nd Heat- Tommy Gregory, Tim Patrick, Joe David Turner, Virgil Parriman, Jeff Richards, Mike Petrey, Scott Wells (DNS-Jayson Henderson)

Outlaw Super Dirt Stocks (7 entries)
Top Qualifier- 16.244
Heat- John Smith, Roy Petrey, Chad Spradlin, Joe Barnett, Scott Hutchinson, Dario Camacho (DNS- Tim McMullin)

Front Wheel Drives (9 entries)
Top Qualifier- Eddie Strunk 17.876
Heat- James Crowe II, Jason Henderson, James Petrey, Brandon Lucas, Neal Daulton, Eddie Strunk, Johnnie Adams (DNS- Charles Burton, Jeremy Strunk)