Birch Run, Michigan (Friday, June 26, 2009): In the regularly scheduled Top Notch Motorsports Pro Late Models feature, 16-year-old Blake Childers, the 2008 Rookie of the Year, and Curt Genow brought a stellar 20-car field to chief starter, Carl Wanks’ green flag and it would be Childers diving into the first corner as the leader while the rest of the pack jockeyed for position behind him.

Two-Time defending track champion and current points leader, Ed Doutre Jr., slipped by Genow for second and followed Childers’ tire tracks all around the 4/10s (0.400) mile progressively banked paved oval, looking for an opening to get around the teenager.

Doutre Jr., made his move on lap 20 coming out of turn four but accidently got into the back end of Childers, sending him around. Doutre Jr., “tapped out” and went to the rear of the field and giving Childers his spot back as the leader. Only this time Fast Qualifier, Mark Welch was on his back bumper in second place.

Welch immediately challenged Childers for the top spot when on lap 21, they collided coming out of turn four sending both around while the field behind them took evasive action to avoid the two cars. When all was said and done, both suffered cosmetic damage and both went to the rear of the field, giving the lead to Robbie Johnson.

The prodigal son and pride of Birch Run, Michigan made no mistake over the last three laps as the driver of the Bus Stop Inn Chevrolet scored the very popular feature win to the roar of the partisan crowd on hand. It was Johnson’s first feature win of the season at his home track!

Genow finished a strong second as Norm Wilcox, Chad Bennett, Tony Hoose, Joe Hodgeson Jr., Marty England, Brad Bilacic, and Doutre Jr., completed the Top 10. Welch was the fast qualifier for the second time in two weeks with a 16.394 over the 22-car field while Jim Hardy and Bilacic picked up heat race wins.