Windy Hollow Speedway
Melvin wins Windy Hollow's Coakley Memorial
Rodney Melvin gets up to speed at the D-shaped track. (kohlsracingphotos.com)
OWENSBORO, Ky. (Aug. 23) — Third-starting Rodney Melvin of Benton, Ill., raced to victory in the Wayne Coakley Memorial in a rare Late Model event at the D-shaped Windy Hollow Speedway. Melvin earned $3,000 for the National All Star Racing Association victory. | Slideshow
Front-row starter Aaron Ridley of Chatsworth, Ga., was second followed by a pair of Campbellsville, Ky., drivers, Tim Tungate and Justin Rattliff. Polesitter Terry English of Benton, Ky., who won the previous night's Coakley Memorial at Western Kentucky Speedway in Nebo, rounded out the top five.
Wayne Coakley Memorial: (1) Rodney Melvin, (2) Aaron Ridley, (3) Tim Tungate, (4) Justin Rattliff, (5) Terry English, (6) Tanner English, (7) Randle Sweeney, (8) Chris Shelton, (9) Derek Fisher, (10) Travis Varnadore, (11) Maverick Varnadore, (12) Bobby Melvin, (13) Dustin Brown, (14) Terry Sparks, (15) Jessie Baize, (16) Marty O'Neal. Fast qualifier (among 16 cars): Tungate. Heat race winners: English, Ridley, R. Melvin.
