Robbie Blair Captures Kennedy Motorsports ULMS
“NEILS PROPANE 30”

 

Busti, NY
May 12, 2012

Rob Blair came to Stateline Speedway on Saturday night with a heavy heart after losing his father-in-law. There is no better medicine than winning and that is what the W11 team exactly did by winning the Kennedy Motorsports ULMS Late Model Series “Neils Propane 30” and the $3000 prize money.

Andy Boozel and Blair lead the 24 car field to Mark Matthews green flag and Boozel roared into the turn one ahead of Blair but as the duo exited turn two it was Blair rolling past Boozel and lead the opening lap. Blair set a fast pace as he started to pull away from the field as Boom Briggs was working the high lane over the low lane chargers of Boozel and Dutch Davies. Briggs would finally make the high side work and take over second and the chase was on for Blair who had built up a straight away lead by lap 10.

At the halfway mark of the event, Blair lead started to shrink as he was content to stay in the low line following the rear of the field. This allowed Briggs to cut into his lead, lap after lap as Boozel, Davies and “The Captain”Jason Dupont were in a tight battle for third thru fifth. As lap twenty clicked off, Briggs had caught Blair and on lap 21 made the turn two pass in lap traffic to take the lead, but only to see the yellow lights come on and Blair re-inheriting the lead as the lap wasn’t completed.

Blair would restart the event in the ULMS Delaware Restart with Briggs and Boozel in tow. Blair would jet away by several car lengths over Briggs and the fans eyes now turned to defending Kennedy Motorsports ULMS champion, Mike Knight who took his Jay’s Auto Wrecking #9k Rocket to the “topside”of the oval and started charging to the front but he would end out of laps as Blair would take the $3000 “Neil’s Propane 30” win over Briggs, Knight, Boozel and Dutch Davies rounded out the top five. DuPont was sixth followed by Ron Davies, Chub Frank, Jared Miley and Brady Wonderling with an outstanding tenth place finish.

Heat winners for the 31 cars were: Blair, Boozel, Dick Barton and Ron Davies. The two consolation winners were Scott Gurdak and Jared Miley.

Blair hails from Centerville, PA and drives the Specialty Products, Moody& Sons Welding, Rohrer Racing, Wescoat Excavating, Craiger Racing Engines, Mark’s Water Conditioning, MWB Graphics & Designs, Genesis Shocks, Will Thomas Motorsports, Hoosier Tire, Rocket Chassis.

The points going into the next Kennedy Motorsports ULMS Late Model Series event on Thursday, May 24 at McKean County Raceway has Jared Miley and Boom Briggs tied for the lead at 47 points and Rob Blair and Ron Davies one point back with 46 points.

RESULTS:

Kennedy Motorsports “Neils’Propane 30”:

ROB BLAIR, Boom Briggs, Mike Knight, Andy Boozel, Dutch Davies, Jason Dupont, Ron Davies, Chub Frank, Jared Miley, Brady Wonderling, Dick Barton, John Lobb, Darrell Bossard, Bump Hedman, Greg Johnson, Dennis Lunger, Doug Eck, Rich Gardner, Chris Hackett, Jeff Hoffman, Brent Rhebergen, Rod Maloy, Billy Dickson, Scott Gurdak. DNQ: Greg Oakes, Randy Lobb, John Volpe, TJ Downs, Chad Valone, Jared Eck, Danny Kientiz

Kennedy Motorsports Heat #1
Blair, Knight, John Lobb, Wonderling, Gurdak, Hoffman, Volpe, Randy Lobb

Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic– Jays Auto Wrecking Heat #2:
Boozel, Briggs, Frank, Maloy, Gardner, Miley, D. Eck, Valone

Lias Tire- American Racer Tire / Close Racing Supply Heat #3
Barton, Dupont, Bossard, Hackett, Lunger, Oakes, Downs, Rhebergen

Genesis Shocks – Keizer Aluminum Wheels Heat #4
R. Davies, D. Davies, Johnson, Hedman, J. Eck, Dickson, Kienitz

Performance Bodies Bmain #1:
Gurdak, Lunger, Hoffman, Oakes, R, Lobb, Volpe, Rhebergen, Downs

R2C Performance - Cousins Designs Bmain #2:
Miley, Gardner, Dickson, D. Eck, Valone, J. Eck

Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic Award: Rob Blair
American Racer – Lias Tire: Andy Boozel
Genesis Shocks: Rob Blair
R2C Performance: Rob Blair
Close Racing Supply Hard Charger: Jared Miley