Richmond, KY(October 8, 2016) Richmond Raceway presented the 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial for Sonic Late Models on Saturday evening and second-generation speedster Tyler Carpenter of Parkersburg, WV would claim the biggest win of his career and a $10,059 to win payday, plus lap leader money as well, in winning the 59 lap contest.  Other feature winners for the evening included Blake Brown of Corbin, KY in Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, Dennis Roberson of Paris, KY in American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, and Shane Irvin of Liberty, KY in Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders. 

The make-up features from the Finn Watson Memorial that was rained out on October 1 saw the winners include Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN in Sonic Late Models, Blake Brown of Corbin, KY in Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, and Jeremie Bretz of Maysville, KY in AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks.

Tyler Carpenter would outduel Billy Moyer, Jr. for the lead on the opening lap of the 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial and would survive three restarts, including one with just two circuits remaining, to lay claim to the “Butterball” victory and his biggest career win to date.  Carpenter’s victory came behind the wheel of the Pro Tech Auto Sales/Big A Muffler/Elite Services sponsored #28 Kryptonite Race Cars, Isner Race Engines powered entry.  Billy Moyer, Jr. would take runner-up honors, with Tanner English claiming the final podium position with a third place effort.  Justin Rattliff and Cody Mahoney would complete the top five.  The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Greg Johnson, Terry English, Michael Chilton, Jason Jameson, and Tim Tungate.  Thirty-one entries would see Carpenter also be top qualifier at 15.387 seconds and win a heat, while Moyer, Jr., Tanner English, and Mahoney would also score heat wins.  Derek Fisher would capture the B-Main, while Chris Ruble and Donnie Everman earned track provisional starting spots. 

In the 2nd Annual Finn Watson Memorial Sonic Late Model make-up feature, Greg Johnson would lead wire-to-wire to claim the $2,000 payday in the Jesse Puckett owned Pickers Paradise/Jay Construction/Keyser Manufacturing sponsored #88 Club 29 Race Car powered by a Pro Power Race Engine.  Michael Chilton and Todd Coffman would finish second and third, while Derek Fisher and Donnie Everman completed the top five.  The remainder of the finishing order would be Daniel Shelton, Chris Ruble, James Rice, and Danny Barrett.

Blake Brown of Corbin, KY would double up on the night, winning the scheduled Phantom Racing Gear Modified feature and the make-up feature event rained out back on October 1.  Brown’s seventh and eighth victories of the season at the track came aboard the Robbie Brown owned Bill’s Bath and Lighting/Tammy Brown Photography/Team Lawyer Muscles/State Farm Insurance/Basement Boutiques sponsored #99 Lightning Chassis, Vic Hill Race Engines powered unit.  Brown would be chased in the scheduled feature event at the finish by Jeff Watson, Keith Smith, Aaron Branham, and Russ Gabbert.  Sixth through tenth positions would go to Cody Smith, Jimmy Crabtree, Steve Stollings, Mike Pratt, and Dennis Roberson.  Twenty-seven entries would see Brown as top qualifier at 16.813 seconds and win a heat, while Watson and Branham were also heat winners, with John Jackson winning the B-Main. 

Brown would win the make-up feature event for the Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds over Cody Smith, Dennis Roberson, Jimmy Robinson, and Brent Estes.  The remainder of the top ten in that feature contest were Jimmy Crabtree, Zach Powers, John Jackson, Aaron Cox, and Tyler Collis.

Dennis Roberson would score the victory in the American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stock main event, driving the Trae Soper owned Geddes Pools/R and R Race Cars sponsored #24s entry.  Roberson would take the lead around lap 7 and hold off Robby Perkins for the win, while Travis Preston, Jeremie Bretz, and Jeremy Howard rounded out the top five.  Completing the top ten finishers would be James Crowe, Glen Hounshell, Jr., Allen Hackworth, Jr., Troy Clark, and Jeremy Creech.  Thirty-one entries would see Perkins be top qualifier at 16.750 second and win a heat, while Brandon Hutchinson and Roberson were also heat winners.  Troy Clark would win the B-Main.

In the make-up AR Bodies KDRA Super Stock feature event, Jeremie Bretz would pass Robby Perkins on lap 6 and lead the rest of way for win in the Heather Bretz owned Doug’s Glass and Glazing/The Glenny Glass Company/Hazel’s Knotty Pine/Swartz Enterprises/Palmer Equipment sponsored #14 Chevy Monte Carlo.  Perkins, Faron Robinson, Jeremy Howard, and Troy Clark completed the top five.  The second-five finishers at the finish would be John Hall, Trae Soper, Darrell Cain, Thomas Hoch, and Rudi Strebeck. 

Shane Irvin would lead the final few circuits of the Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinder feature and take the lead from Jeremy Porter and would proceed to drive to victory in his State Farm Insurance/Lake Country Outdoors/Highway 80 Body Shop sponsored #92 Ford Mustang entry.  Tyler Hayes would nip Porter for the runner-up position, with Clint Cox and Eric Reynolds finishing fourth and fifth.  The rest of the top ten finishers would be Charles Burton, Jacob Taulbee, Eric Masters, Tyler Lawson, and Jason Stone.  Twenty-eight entries would see Dylan Stevens be top qualifier at 18.593 seconds, while heat race wins went to Porter, Irvin, and Jeremie Bretz, while Bill Taulbee won the B-Main.

SUMMARY-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-October 8, 2016 (www.richmond-raceway.net)

Sonic Late Models (31 entries)
Top Qualifier- Tyler Carpenter 15.387
1st Heat (top 4 transfer)- Tyler Carpenter, Justin Rattliff, Jeremy Hines, James Rice, Derek Fisher, Daniel Shelton, Donnie Everman, Lee Branscum 2nd Heat (top 4 transfer)- Billy Moyer, Jr., Greg Johnson, Connor Meade, Todd Coffman, Chris Combs, Chris Ruble, Jonathan Couch (DNS- Jason Cox) 3rd Heat (top 4 transfer)- Tanner English, Terry English, Jason Barrett, Tim Tungate, Steve Stollings, Josh Rice, Joe Mayabb (DNS- Tim Patrick) 4th Heat (top 4 transfer)- Cody Mahoney, Michael Chilton, Jason Jameson, Jeff Watson, Josh Hall, Jason Rogers (DNS- Danny Barrett) B-Main (top 4 transfer)- Derek Fisher, Chris Combs, Josh Rice, Josh Hall, Daniel Shelton, Jonathan Couch, Donnie Everman, Jason Rogers, Joe Mayabb, Lee Branscum, Steve Stollings, Chris Ruble (DNS- Danny Barrett, Chris Cox, Tim Patrick)
Provisionals- Chris Ruble, Donnie Everman 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial- Tyler Carpenter, Billy Moyer, Jr., Tanner English, Justin Rattliff, Cody Mahoney, Greg Johnson, Terry English, Michael Chilton, Jason Jameson, Tim Tungate, Todd Coffman, Chris Combs, Jeff Watson, Connor Meade, Derek Fisher, Jason Barrett, Donnie Everman, Jeremy Hines, Josh Rice, Josh Hall, Chris Ruble, James Rice 2nd Annual Finn Watson Memorial Make-Up Feature (Rained Out October 1)- Greg Johnson, Michael Chilton, Todd Coffman, Derek Fisher, Donnie Everman, Daniel Shelton, Chris Ruble, James Rice, Danny Barrett (DNS- Dennis Barton, Jason Cox)

Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds (27 entries) Top Qualifier- Blake Brown 16.813 1st Heat (top 6 transfer)- Blake Brown, Keith Smith, Jimmy Crabtree, Dennis Roberson, Mike Pratt, Cody Mayabb, John Jackson, Chris Kirk, Keith Gray 2nd Heat (top 6 transfer)- Jeff Watson, Russ Gabbert, Cody Smith, Jimmy Roberson, Kevin Mayabb, Tyler Collis, Russ Perry, Michael Watson (DNS- Tommy Turner) 3rd Heat (top 6 transfer)- Aaron Branham, Steve Stollings, Brandon Hutchinson, Zach Powers, Brent Estes, Aaron Cox, Keith Decker, Richard Clew (DNS- Korey Cochran) B-Main (top 4 transfer)- John Jackson, Keith Gray, Richard Clew, Michael Watson, Keith Decker, Chris Kirk, Russ Perry (DNS- Tommy Turner, Korey Cochran)
Feature- Blake Brown, Jeff Watson, Keith Smith, Aaron Branham, Russ Gabbert, Cody Smith, Jimmy Crabtree, Steve Stollings, Mike Pratt, Dennis Roberson, Zach Powers, Cody Mayabb, Brandon Hutchinson, Aaron Cox, Keith Gray, John Jackson, Michael Watson, Kevin Mayabb, Jimmy Robinson, Brent Estes, Richard Clew, Tyler Collis Make-Up Feature (Rained Out October 1)- Blake Brown, Cody Smith, Dennis Roberson, Jimmy Robinson, Brent Estes, Jimmy Crabtree, Zach Powers, John Jackson, Aaron Cox, Tyler Collis, Jeff Watson, Keith Decker, Russ Gabbert, Chris Kirk, Brian Ramsey (DNS- Keith Smith, Tommy Turner, Korey Cochran, Tim Potts, Jared Reams)

American Dirt Allstars KDRA Super Stocks (31 entries) Top Qualifier- Robby Perkins 16.750 1st Heat (top 6 transfer)- Robby Perkins, Logan Preston, Jeremy Howard, Allen Hackworth, Jr., Faron Robinson, T.J. Wright, Ricky Brandenburg, Jr., Jimmy Bailey, Rudi Strebeck, Mike McVey, Eddie Hacker 2nd Heat (top 6 transfer)- Brandon Hutchinson, Travis Preston, Bartley Grant, James Crowe, Bill Robinson, Eddie Stewart, Greg Hensley, Thomas Hoch, Jeremy Creech, Anthony Wiseman 3rd Heat (top 6 transfer)- Dennis Roberson, Jeremie Bretz, John Hall, Glen Hounshell, Jr., Darrell Cain, Rick Epley, Josh Thomas, Pherman Stewart, Troy Clark (DNS- Tim Lawson) B-Main (top 4 transfer)- Troy Clark, Greg Hensley, Mike McVey, Jeremy Creech, Josh Thomas, Jimmy Bailey, Anthony Wiseman, Thomas Hoch, Rudi Strebeck (DNS- Ricky Brandenburg, Jr., Pherman Stewart, Tim Lawson, Eddie Hacker)
Feature- Dennis Roberson, Robby Perkins, Travis Preston, Jeremie Bretz, Jeremy Howard, James Crowe, Glen Hounshell, Jr., Allen Hackworth, Jr., Troy Clark, Jeremy Creech, Bill Robinson, Logan Preston, T.J. Wright, Greg Hensley, Darrell Cain, Mike McVey, John Hall, Brandon Hutchinson, Faron Robinson, Bartley Grant, Eddie Stewart, Rick Epley Make-Up Feature (Rained Out October 1)- Jeremie Bretz, Robby Perkins, Faron Robinson, Jeremy Howard, Troy Clark, John Hall, Trae Soper, Darrell Cain, Thomas Hoch, Rudi Strebeck, Rick Epley, Logan Preston, Travis Preston, Eddie Stewart (DNS- Pherman Stewart, Terry Cheeks, Jimmy Bailey, Phillip Smith, Tim Lawson, Anthony Wiseman)

Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders (28 entries) Top Qualifier- Dylan Stevens 18.593 1st Heat (top 6 transfer)- Jeremy Porter, Flip Cantrell, Eric Reynolds, Jason Stone, Tyler Hayes, Dylan Stevens, Ray Perry, Justin Masters, John Taulbee, Bill Taulbee 2nd Heat (top 6 transfer)- Shane Irvin, Greg Hensley, Jacob Taulbee, Clint Cox, Jamison Gipson, Eric Masters, Keith Gipson (DNS- David Lucas) 3rd Heat (top 6 transfer)- Dave McCarty, Sean Jones, Tyler Lawson, Jeff Taulbee, Thomas Scenters, Charles Burton, Wayne Helton, Dalton Cox (DNS- Stacy Harrison) B-Main (top 4 transfer)- Bill Taulbee, Wayne Helton, Stacy Harrison, John Taulbee, David Lucas, Ray Perry, Dalton Cox, Mark Adkins (DNS- Justin Masters, Keith Gipson)