RATTLIFF WINS AT PONDEROSA; FINISHES FIFTH AT FLORENCE!

Justin Rattliff and his #16 Dirt Late Model team visited victory lane for the fifth time in 2010 last Friday night, July 23 at the legendary Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky! Justin ran second in heat race action, but quickly grabbed the top spot in the 25-lap weekly feature event. The Campbellsville, Kentucky native controlled the field throughout the A-Main to record the $1,000 top prize over David Webb, Jeff Watson, Michael Chilton, and Joey Daniel.

Up next for the Justin Rattliff Racing team was a trip to the venerable Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky on Saturday evening, July 24 for an unsanctioned 'North/South 100' tune-up program. Justin timed in sixth quickest during qualifying and later won his heat race in preliminary action at the 1/2-mile, high-banked venue. After starting the 50-lap, $5,000 to win main event from the outside of the front row, the "Rattler" hung around the front of the field throughout the race before notching a solid fifth place performance. He crossed underneath the checkered flag behind only winner Bart Hartman, Mike Marlar, Darrell Lanigan, and Eddie Carrier, Jr. Complete results from both weekend shows can be found online at www.ponderosaspeedway.net and www.florencespeedway.com.

JUSTIN RATTLIFF IN ACTION AT PONDEROSA & RICHMOND...

The Justin Rattliff Racing team invaded both the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky and the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Kentucky on July 16-17 for a pair of $5,000 to win events. In the NASRA Super Late Model Series showdown on Friday night at Ponderosa, Justin Rattliff ran second in his heat race prior to retiring early in the A-Main and settling for a twentieth place finish. At Richmond in the 23rd Annual 'Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial' on Saturday evening at Richmond, Justin grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot through his heat race before winding up twenty-first in the $5,000 to win A-Main. Complete results from the disappointing doubleheader can be found online at www.ponderosaspeedway.net and www.richmond-raceway.net.

RATTLIFF EARNS TOP FIVE IN KENTUCKIANA KLASH!

Following a rain-out on Friday night, July 9 at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky, the #16 team headed to the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky on Saturday evening, July 10. The NASRA Super Late Model Series sanctioned the annual running of the 'Kentuckiana Klash' and a $5,000 top prize was up for grabs. Justin Rattliff ran second in heat race action and later rolled off from the inside of the third row in the 40-lap main event. The Campbellsville, Kentucky native sported a fast racecar during the 'Kentuckiana Klash' and wound up fifth in the final rundown behind winner Eddie Carrier, Jr., Dustin Neat, David Webb, and Tim Tungate. Complete results from Bardstown can be located at www.nasra.com.

TRIPLEHEADER HOLIDAY WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTED BY TOP FIVE AT 201

The Justin Rattliff Racing team entered a trio of high-profile Dirt Late Model events from July 1-3 in the states of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. While Justin Rattliff narrowly missed out on the $10,000 to win feature events on Thursday at the Beckley Motorsports Park in Mount Hope, West Virginia and on Friday at the Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio, he had a much better showing to close out the weekend on Saturday evening. The 201 Speedway in Sitka, Kentucky played host to a $3,000 to win unsanctioned show on July 3. Justin qualified well and later won his heat race prior to notching a fifth place performance in the A-Main. The Campbellsville, Kentucky native finished only behind winner Jackie Boggs, Chris Combs, Brandon Kinzer, and Dustin Linville. Complete results from 201 can be found online at www.race201.com.

RATTLIFF SWEEPS VRS WEEKEND AT PONDEROSA & LAKE CUMBERLAND!

Justin Rattliff and his #16 Dirt Late Model team enjoyed their best weekend of the 2010 racing season, as they swept a pair of Volunteer Racing Series (VRS) showdowns in the Commonwealth of Kentucky! On Friday night, June 25, the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky played host to the annual running of the 'Pete Abell Memorial.' Justin laid down the quickest lap during qualifying at "The Pond" and later ran second in his competitive heat race. The driver known as the "Rattler" then worked his way to the front of the field by lap twenty-eight in the feature and led the remainder of the race to score the $3,000 payday over Dustin Linville, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mike Marlar, and David Webb.

Next up was a similar event at the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky on Saturday evening, June 26. Justin qualified well and later won his heat race in preliminary action. The Campbellsville, Kentucky native was on a rail during the 40-lap main event, as he led wire-to-wire to secure the $3,000 top prize over Mike Weeks, Skylar Marlar, Victor Lee, and Greg Johnson. Complete results from both VRS programs can be found online at www.racevrs.com.