Post by chad on Sept 20, 2007 12:09:06 GMT -5
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440
Official Media Release #73 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-September 20, 2007)
Ponderosa Speedway Presents 17th Annual Fall Classic Weekend on October 5 and 6
Junction City, KY-September 20, 2007- Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY is set close out the 2007 racing season in a huge way with two evenings of wide open, clay slinging racing action at “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” with a pair of complete racing programs on Friday October 5 and Saturday October 6.
On Friday, October 5, it will be the “Night Before the Fall Classic” as the Friday Night Rumble will take place. The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models will race 30 laps for $2,000 to win, the Hardee’s Modifieds will race 30 laps for $1,500 to win, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will race 20 laps for $500 to win, and Clayton Homes Chevettes will run a feature only of 15 laps for $200 to win. All divisions will time trial except for Chevettes. For Friday October 5, pit gates will open at 4:00, main gates open at 5:00, hot laps at 7:15, time trials at 7:45, with racing at 8:30. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.
On Saturday, October 6, the 17th Annual Fall Classic will be contested, with the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing 50 laps in their main event, paying $5,000 to the winner. The Hardee’s Modifieds will also be in action for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap main event, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will again race 20 laps for $500, and the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models will run a feature only of 20 laps for $500 to win. All divisions will time trial except for the Crate Late Models. For October 6, pit gates will open at 3:00, main gates will open at 4:00, hot laps will be at 7:00, time trials at 7:30, with racing at 8:15. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.
The Fall Classic first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule back in 1990 and was won by Ashland, KY native Steve Francis. The late Jack Boggs would take back-to-back wins in the event in 1991 and 1992, while Mother Nature was the winner of the race in 1993. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY was the Fall Classic in 1994, while Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would win in 1995. Chassis builder C.J. Rayburn would score the win in 1996, while Don O’Neal would become the second back-to-back repeat winner by taking the wins in 1997 and 1998. Darrell Lanigan would make for the third repeat winner by winning in 1999, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would win the biggest race of his career by taking the 2000 event win. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would score the victory in 2001, while the race was not contested in 2002, with Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY picking up the win in the event’s return in 2003. Mother Nature would claim the payday in 2004, while Chris Combs of Isom,KY would claim the race victory in 2005, and Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY is the 2006 winner and defending race event champion.
The format for both evenings will see 20 cars start the main events in all divisions, with the first 18 starters in each feature event set from qualifying heats and/or B-mains, with the 19th starter in each division’s feature event being the fastest qualifier not to make the race, while the 20th starting position in each main event will be a track provisional based on the 2007 final Ponderosa Speedway track point standings in each division. The winner of the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman features on Friday evening will be guaranteed a starting spot in the Fall Classic events on Saturday evening, thus, 21 entries could possibly start the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman feature on the 17th Fall Classic evening on October 6.
Post race festivities will be announced closer to the race weekend after the races on Friday evening, October 5, and there will be a driver’s autograph session on Saturday afternoon from 5:45 to 6:30 prior to the racing events getting underway on Saturday evening, October 6.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane, just outside of Junction City, KY and just minutes from the beautiful historic Danville, KY downtown area. Larry Yantz is the track promoter. For more information about “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” and the 17th Annual Fall Classic weekend, visit the track’s webpage at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call (859) 854-6808 on racedays.
Contact-Michael Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440
Official Media Release #73 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-September 20, 2007)
Ponderosa Speedway Presents 17th Annual Fall Classic Weekend on October 5 and 6
Junction City, KY-September 20, 2007- Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY is set close out the 2007 racing season in a huge way with two evenings of wide open, clay slinging racing action at “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” with a pair of complete racing programs on Friday October 5 and Saturday October 6.
On Friday, October 5, it will be the “Night Before the Fall Classic” as the Friday Night Rumble will take place. The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models will race 30 laps for $2,000 to win, the Hardee’s Modifieds will race 30 laps for $1,500 to win, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will race 20 laps for $500 to win, and Clayton Homes Chevettes will run a feature only of 15 laps for $200 to win. All divisions will time trial except for Chevettes. For Friday October 5, pit gates will open at 4:00, main gates open at 5:00, hot laps at 7:15, time trials at 7:45, with racing at 8:30. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.
On Saturday, October 6, the 17th Annual Fall Classic will be contested, with the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing 50 laps in their main event, paying $5,000 to the winner. The Hardee’s Modifieds will also be in action for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap main event, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will again race 20 laps for $500, and the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models will run a feature only of 20 laps for $500 to win. All divisions will time trial except for the Crate Late Models. For October 6, pit gates will open at 3:00, main gates will open at 4:00, hot laps will be at 7:00, time trials at 7:30, with racing at 8:15. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.
The Fall Classic first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule back in 1990 and was won by Ashland, KY native Steve Francis. The late Jack Boggs would take back-to-back wins in the event in 1991 and 1992, while Mother Nature was the winner of the race in 1993. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY was the Fall Classic in 1994, while Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would win in 1995. Chassis builder C.J. Rayburn would score the win in 1996, while Don O’Neal would become the second back-to-back repeat winner by taking the wins in 1997 and 1998. Darrell Lanigan would make for the third repeat winner by winning in 1999, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would win the biggest race of his career by taking the 2000 event win. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would score the victory in 2001, while the race was not contested in 2002, with Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY picking up the win in the event’s return in 2003. Mother Nature would claim the payday in 2004, while Chris Combs of Isom,KY would claim the race victory in 2005, and Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY is the 2006 winner and defending race event champion.
The format for both evenings will see 20 cars start the main events in all divisions, with the first 18 starters in each feature event set from qualifying heats and/or B-mains, with the 19th starter in each division’s feature event being the fastest qualifier not to make the race, while the 20th starting position in each main event will be a track provisional based on the 2007 final Ponderosa Speedway track point standings in each division. The winner of the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman features on Friday evening will be guaranteed a starting spot in the Fall Classic events on Saturday evening, thus, 21 entries could possibly start the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman feature on the 17th Fall Classic evening on October 6.
Post race festivities will be announced closer to the race weekend after the races on Friday evening, October 5, and there will be a driver’s autograph session on Saturday afternoon from 5:45 to 6:30 prior to the racing events getting underway on Saturday evening, October 6.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane, just outside of Junction City, KY and just minutes from the beautiful historic Danville, KY downtown area. Larry Yantz is the track promoter. For more information about “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” and the 17th Annual Fall Classic weekend, visit the track’s webpage at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call (859) 854-6808 on racedays.
Contact-Michael Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)