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Official Media Release #80 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-November 4, 2007)

Neat, Glazer, Chesser, and Wheatley Top Award Winners at Bluegrass Speedway Championship Awards Banquet

Bardstown, KY-November 3, 2007- Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell hosted over 250 guests in honoring the top drivers for the 2007 racing season at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval at the Bluegrass Speedway Annual Championship Awards Banquet at Samuels Hall at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, next door to Bluegrass Speedway.

Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY was honored as the 2007 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track champion. It was the first track title at Bluegrass Speedway for Neat, who becomes part of the first ever brother combination to win the Super Late Model track title, as brother Brad Neat was the '02 Super Late Model track titlist. Neat only had one feature victory, but scored twelve top ten feature finishes, with four second place showings. Neat's entry was a C.J. Rayburn Race Car, powered by an Estes Automotive Race Engine, while carrying sponsorship from NWN Distributing, Neat's Service Center, and Tarter Gate Company. Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY would finish second in final 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track points and tally six feature event wins, the most by any driver at Bluegrass in the Super Late Model division for 2007. Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would claim a third place finish in final points and score one feature victory. Tommy Carlton of Lawrenceburg, KY would claim the fourth position in the final points tally, while Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY would complete the top five in the final 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track points by nailing down the five spot. The remainder of the top ten in final 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track points would be Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY (2 feature wins), Jordan Bland of Campbellsville, KY, Ed Behn of Salvisa, KY, Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY (1 feature win), and Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY (1 feature win). Joey Jones of Borden, IN was claim the RER Concrete Construction, Inc. Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year title, with Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY taking the runner-up position for this honor. For 2007, there were 111 drivers that earned track points and there were 13 different feature event winners. Rocket Chassis had the most feature wins with 10, while Cropper Race Engines motored to 6 feature wins. It was also announced that 44 Auto Mart would return as the title sponsor for the Super Late Model division in 2008.

Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY took top awards as the 2007 Street Stock track champion. It would also be the first track title for Glazer at Bluegrass Speedway as well. Glazer would total four feature event wins on the way to winning the Street Stock track title as part of sixteen top ten feature event finishes. Glazer drove a Chevy Monte Carlo race car that enjoyed sponsorship from Independent Stave Company, First South Credit, and Tech 1. Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY would take second place in the final Street Stock points count and grabbed two feature event victories along the way. Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN finished in the third position, having won four feature wins. Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY would claim one feature victory and a fourth place points finish, while Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN would win three feature races on his way to a fifth place score in the final points. Shane Lafollette of Hodgenville, KY would head up the second five in final Street Stock points with his sixth place finish, followed by Jason Priddy of Upton, KY, Brad Leake of Bardstown, KY, Brian McCubbins of Bardstown, KY, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN (2 feature wins). There were a total of 47 drivers that earned track points in this division, with seven different drivers scoring feature event wins.

Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY was the top point earner in claiming the 2007 Sportsman division track championship. This was Chesser's first ever track championship at Bluegrass Speedway. Chesser was collect five feature event wins on the way to claiming his track title, while totaling sixteen top ten feature finishes, with six runner-up feature finishes as well. Chesser would claim the Sportsman track title driving the Kap Alcorn owned Buick Regal that sported sponsorship from 44 Auto Mart, Buzick Construction, and Nalley's Auto Parts. Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY would take second place in final Sportsman points and win four feature events along the way. Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY would take third place honors and two feature event wins. Defending Street Stock track champion Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY would move up to the Sportsman division and score one feature win en route to a fourth place finish, while Nathan Wells of Magnolia, KY would finish his first full season of stock car action with a fifth place points finish. Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY would tally three feature wins in heading up the second five in final Sportsman track points, with Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY, Rob Jones of Bardstown, KY, Lois Campbell of Campbellsville, KY, and Jenna Chesser of Bloomfield, KY finishing in positions seven through ten. There were 29 different drivers that earned track points in Sportsman action, with seven different drivers picking up feature event checkered flags.
It was also announced that WBRT 1320 AM Radio will be the Sportsman division sponsor for 2008.

Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would claim the 2007 Modified track championship and overall track champion crown at Bluegrass Speedway by earning more points than any driver in action in 2007. The track title is also a first for this second generation racer at Bluegrass Speedway, who garnered six feature victories in winning this track title, while also totaling eighteen top ten finishes and six second place efforts. Wheatley's track championship came aboard the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned Bob Pierce Race Car, powered by a Wheatley and Mullins Race Engines that carried sponsorship from B and W Metals, Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Air, Wheatley Seamless Gutters, Wheatley Tile Flooring, Wheatley Auto Sales, Springfield Auto and Farm, St. Joe Garage, Hawk's Place, Cozy Corner Tavern, Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing, Brady Excavating, First Door, and Top Notch Landscaping. Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY would take second place honors in the final open-wheel points and would claim three feature wins. Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY would drive to one feature win and a third place points finish. Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY would have a career best fourth place points final tally, while Randy Turpin of Lebanon, KY would also have a best ever fifth place finish in the final Modified points. New Haven, KY native J.T. Ayers would head up the remainder of the top ten in final Modified points, followed by Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY, Brad Schlosser of Leitchfield, KY, Freddie Garmon of Glasgow, KY (2 feature wins), and Johnny Lee of Raywick, KY. Johnny Lee would also be honored as the RER Concrete Construction, Inc. Modified Rookie of the Year, while Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY would take runner-up honors for this award. There were 76 different drivers earn track points, with six different feature winners. Lightning Chassis scored the most feature wins with 8, while Wheatley and Mullins Race Engines won the most feature by engines with a total of six. It was also announced that Kentucky Cooperage will come on board as the title sponsor for the Modified division in 2008.

With Bluegrass Speedway being a member of the Contingency Connection program in 2007, there were several winners announced for contingency prize packages as well at the championship awards banquet. The winners of the Richmond Gear Weekend Warrior Bonus Program were Joey Daniel, Elliott Despain, Lois Campbell, Tommy Carlton, Jenna Chesser, and Joe David Humphrey. The PerformanceParts.com Performance Club Top Performer award went to Barry Chesser. Jason Wheatley was named the winner of the Hedman Hedders/Trans-Dapt. Champions Bonus. Freddie Garmon would be voted by his fellow competitors as the JE Pro Seal Piston Rings Sportsman of the Year award winner.

Bluegrass Speedway Championship Awards Banquet on November 3

Bardstown, KY-October 28, 2007- Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell and the staff at Bluegrass Speedway will officially close out its 2007 racing season with the 2007 Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, November 3, at Samuels Hall, located at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, which neighbors Bluegrass Speedway.

Activities for the November 3 awards banquet will see doors open at 5:00, with the meal served at 6:00, and the awards ceremony set to begin around 7:00. All times listed are EDT. After the awards ceremony, music entertainment will be provided by the band "Kickin' It Up". The top ten drivers in each division will be honored at the Championship Awards ceremony, with the top six point getters in each division receiving money and trophies, while seventh through tenth in each division will receive plaques courtesy of Walker Masonry and gift certificates courtesy of the Contingency Connection and its product sponsors.

The top ten drivers in each division, along with rookie of the year and rookie of the year runner-ups, will receive invitations that will admit that driver and one guest free of charge, while all others interested in attending will cost $5 per person. To RSVP, please call (859) 854-6922. The deadline to RSVP for the banquet is Thursday, November 1.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track champion is Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY. This is Neat's first track championship at Bluegrass Speedway. Second through fifth in the final Super Late Model track points were Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Tommy Carlton, and Jeff Watson. Completing the top ten were Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, Ed Behn, Bryan Barber, and Whitney McQueary. Joey Jones of Borden, IN is the 2007 RER Concrete Construction, Inc. Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year.

Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would claim his first track championship at Bluegrass Speedway by taking top honors in the Modified division. Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, and Randy Turpin would complete the final top five in points. Rounding out the top ten were J.T. Ayers, Joe Mattingly, Brad Schlosser, Freddy Garmon, and Johnny Lee. Johnny Lee would also claim the 2007 RER Concrete Construction, Inc. Modified Rookie of the Year title as well.

In the Sportsman division, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in the 2007 track champion and it also his first track championship at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval. Roger Cecil and Jimmy Bryan would take second and third place honors, with Avral Thompson and Nathan Wells claiming fourth and fifth. The remainder of the top ten in Sportsman final points were Pat Hagan, Sam Huffer, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, and Jenna Chesser.

Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY rounds out the quartet of 2007 Bluegrass Speedway track champions by scoring his first ever track title as well in the Street Stock division. The remainder of the top five would be Robbie Settles, Michael Cranmer, Willie Edelen, and Jeff Cranmer. Shane Lafollette would head up the second five in Street Stock final points, followed by Jason Priddy, Brad Leake, Brian McCubbins, and Pat Cranmer.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just off of exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass Parkway) just outside the beautiful and historic downtown tourist area of Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton is the owner of the facility, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented every Saturday night from mid-April through September. For more information concerning all activities and events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

Champions Edition of Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on October 30

Lebanon, Kentucky-October 28, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the final edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007 this Tuesday evening, October 16, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.

The October 30 program will feature all division track champions and series champions being highlighted during the program, along with a visit from NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series director Tim Sharp.

This program will see all the tracks and series that coverage was given to on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report have their track champions and series champions mentioned on the program in this annual closing program of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007.

Tim Sharp will also join the program in-studio. Sharp is the race director for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series and will talk about his just completed season with the "BoB Mod Squad" and also preview a few things for 2008 with the Battle of the Bluegrass Series.

There may also be other guests pop in during the course of the final program for 2007. Also, race fans and racers are encouraged to call in and talk about their favorite moments or highlights of the 2007 racing season.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com. Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there. The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report airs every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, is the host for Central Kentucky's fastest two hours of dirt motorsports coverage.

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance. Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected]. Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program. Mr. Sharp and all other guests will be in-studio to take phone calls and questions, and email beginning around 7:40 p.m.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 27 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2007 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing), Rosewood Golf Club, Bar, and Grill, Nukem Graphics, and Farmer's National Bank of Lebanon, KY, Wilson's Plumbing, Rattliff Motor Sales, and B and W Metals of Campbellsville, KY, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, KY, Ponderosa Speedway on Junction City, KY, and B and B Motorsports/Bandit Race Cars of Buffalo, KY.

Tracks and Series to be covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007:
TRACKS- Brownstown(IN) Speedway, Kamp Motor(IN) Speedway, Lawrenceburg(IN) Speedway, Twin Cities(IN) Raceway Park, Union County(IN) Speedway, 201(KY) Speedway, Bluegrass(KY) Speedway, Clinton County (KY) Speedway, Florence(KY) Speedway, J and M(KY) Motorsports(go-karts), Kentucky Lake(KY) Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland(KY) Speedway, Lightning Valley(KY) Motorsports Park(go-karts), Paducah International(KY) Raceway, Ponderosa(KY) Speedway, Richmond(KY) Raceway, Soggy Bottom(KY) Raceway, Western Kentucky(KY) Speedway, Eldora(OH) Speedway, Moler(OH) Raceway Park, Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, Rocky Top(OH) Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com(TN) Speedway, Cleveland(TN) Speedway, Tazewell(TN) Speedway, Volunteer(TN) Speedway, Wartburg(TN) Speedway

SERIES- Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Bluegrass Speedway Championship Awards Banquet on November 3

Bardstown, KY-October 21, 2007- Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell and the staff at Bluegrass Speedway will officially close out its 2007 racing season with the 2007 Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, November 3, at Samuels Hall, located at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, which neighbors Bluegrass Speedway.

Activities for the November 3 awards banquet will see doors open at 5:00, with the meal served at 6:00, and the awards ceremony set to begin around 7:00. All times listed are EDT. After the awards ceremony, music entertainment will be provided by the band "Kickin' It Up". The top ten drivers in each division will be honored at the Championship Awards ceremony, with the top six point getters in each division receiving money and trophies, while seventh through tenth in each division will receive plaques courtesy of Walker Masonry and gift certificates courtesy of the Contingency Connection and its product sponsors.

The top ten drivers in each division, along with rookie of the year and rookie of the year runner-ups, will receive invitations that will admit that driver and one guest free of charge, while all others interested in attending will cost $5 per person. To RSVP, please call (859) 854-6922. The deadline to RSVP for the banquet is Thursday, November 1.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track champion is Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY. This is Neat's first track championship at Bluegrass Speedway. Second through fifth in the final Super Late Model track points were Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Tommy Carlton, and Jeff Watson. Completing the top ten were Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, Ed Behn, Bryan Barber, and Whitney McQueary. Joey Jones of Borden, IN is the 2007 RER Concrete Construction, Inc. Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year.

Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would claim his first track championship at Bluegrass Speedway by taking top honors in the Modified division. Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, and Randy Turpin would complete the final top five in points. Rounding out the top ten were J.T. Ayers, Joe Mattingly, Brad Schlosser, Freddy Garmon, and Johnny Lee. Johnny Lee would also claim the 2007 RER Concrete Construction, Inc. Modified Rookie of the Year title as well.

In the Sportsman division, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in the 2007 track champion and it also his first track championship at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval. Roger Cecil and Jimmy Bryan would take second and third place honors, with Avral Thompson and Nathan Wells claiming fourth and fifth. The remainder of the top ten in Sportsman final points were Pat Hagan, Sam Huffer, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, and Jenna Chesser.

Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY rounds out the quartet of 2007 Bluegrass Speedway track champions by scoring his first ever track title as well in the Street Stock division. The remainder of the top five would be Robbie Settles, Michael Cranmer, Willie Edelen, and Jeff Cranmer. Shane Lafollette would head up the second five in Street Stock final points, followed by Jason Priddy, Brad Leake, Brian McCubbins, and Pat Cranmer.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just off of exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass Parkway) just outside the beautiful and historic downtown tourist area of Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton is the owner of the facility, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented every Saturday night from mid-April through September. For more information concerning all activities and events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

Jeff Watson and Mike Marlar on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report October 16

Lebanon, Kentucky-October 15, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, October 16, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com. The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The October 16 program will feature Dirt Late Model racers Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN as guests on the fastest two hours of motorsports news in the Central Kentucky area.

Jeff Watson is the 2007 Super Late Model track champion at Clinton County Speedway in Albany, KY. Better known as "J-Wat", Watson rolled to seven feature wins at the 3/10 mile clay oval in the Alpha community of Clinton County. A second generation racer, Watson has also scored feature wins at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. With a total of ten wins on the season, 2007 has proved to be a breakout season for this driver, who also finished fifth in the final track points at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

Mike Marlar will join the program for the long-distance portion of the show. Marlar is fresh off a weekend sweep of Lake Cumberland Classic action at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Marlar also has O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series victories in the Spring Sizzler and Bluegrass 50 events at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and also won the John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY this season as well. A former winner of the Hillbilly 100 and Magnolia State 100 and 2003 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series champion, Marlar will be talking about his season and upcoming trip to the Dirt Track World Championship at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com. Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there. The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report airs every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, is the host for Central Kentucky's fastest two hours of dirt motorsports coverage.

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance. Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected]. Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program. Mr. Watson will be in-studio to take phone calls and questions, and email beginning around 7:40 p.m. Mr. Marlar will join the show via the phone line and can be emailed beginning around 8:25 p.m.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 27 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2007 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing), Rosewood Golf Club, Bar, and Grill, Nukem Graphics, and Farmer's National Bank of Lebanon, KY, Wilson's Plumbing, Rattliff Motor Sales, and B and W Metals of Campbellsville, KY, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, KY, Ponderosa Speedway on Junction City, KY, and B and B Motorsports/Bandit Race Cars of Buffalo, KY.

Tracks and Series to be covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007:
TRACKS- Brownstown(IN) Speedway, Kamp Motor(IN) Speedway, Lawrenceburg(IN) Speedway, Twin Cities(IN) Raceway Park, Union County(IN) Speedway, 201(KY) Speedway, Bluegrass(KY) Speedway, Clinton County (KY) Speedway, Florence(KY) Speedway, J and M(KY) Motorsports(go-karts), Kentucky Lake(KY) Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland(KY) Speedway, Lightning Valley(KY) Motorsports Park(go-karts), Paducah International(KY) Raceway, Ponderosa(KY) Speedway, Richmond(KY) Raceway, Soggy Bottom(KY) Raceway, Western Kentucky(KY) Speedway, Eldora(OH) Speedway, Moler(OH) Raceway Park, Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, Rocky Top(OH) Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com(TN) Speedway, Cleveland(TN) Speedway, Tazewell(TN) Speedway, Volunteer(TN) Speedway, Wartburg(TN) Speedway

SERIES- Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Neat, Wheatley, Chesser, and Glazer on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report October 2

Lebanon, Kentucky-September 30, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, October 2, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com. The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The October 2 program will feature the 2007 track champions from Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Those drivers that will be in-studio on the show will be Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY.

Neat is the 2007 Bluegrass Speedway track champion in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division. Neat totaled one feature win on his way to his first-ever track title at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval. Neat drives a C.J. Rayburn Race Car, powered by an Estes Automotive Race Engines.

Wheatley is also a first-time track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in the Modified division after finishing second in the track points the past three seasons. Wheatley totaled six feature victories en route to the track title. Wheatley drives a Bob Pierce Race Car, powered by a Wheatley and Mullins Race Engine.

Chesser will join the program for the first time and is also a first-time track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in the Sportsman division. Chesser tallied five feature wins over the course of the '07 season on the way to claiming his championship. Chesser wheels the Kap Alcorn owned Buick Regal entry.

Glazer is also a first time track titlist at Bluegrass Speedway in the Street Stock division. Glazer would garner four feature checkered flags during the season to help him score his first track title. Glazer drives a Chevy Monte Carlo entry.

Due to the number of guest in studio for this week's program and to give all parties an equal opportunity of air time, there will be no long-distance call-in portion of the program this week.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com. Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there. The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report airs every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, is the host for Central Kentucky's fastest two hours of dirt motorsports coverage.

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance. Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected]. Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program. Mr. Neat, Mr. Wheatley, Mr. Chesser, and Mr. Glazer will be in-studio to take phone calls and questions, and email beginning around 7:40 p.m.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 27 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2007 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing), Rosewood Golf Club, Bar, and Grill, Nukem Graphics, and Farmer's National Bank of Lebanon, KY, Wilson's Plumbing, Smoke Pit, Rattliff Motors Sales, and B and W Metals of Campbellsville, KY, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, KY, Ponderosa Speedway on Junction City, KY, and B and B Motorsports/Bandit Race Cars of Buffalo, KY.

Tracks and Series to be covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007:
TRACKS- Brownstown(IN) Speedway, Kamp Motor(IN) Speedway, Lawrenceburg(IN) Speedway, Twin Cities(IN) Raceway Park, Union County(IN) Speedway, 201(KY) Speedway, Bluegrass(KY) Speedway, Clinton County (KY) Speedway, Florence(KY) Speedway, J and M(KY) Motorsports(go-karts), Kentucky Lake(KY) Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland(KY) Speedway, Lightning Valley(KY) Motorsports Park(go-karts), Paducah International(KY) Raceway, Ponderosa(KY) Speedway, Richmond(KY) Raceway, Soggy Bottom(KY) Raceway, Western Kentucky(KY) Speedway, Eldora(OH) Speedway, Moler(OH) Raceway Park, Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, Rocky Top(OH) Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com(TN) Speedway, Cleveland(TN) Speedway, Tazewell(TN) Speedway, Volunteer(TN) Speedway, Wartburg(TN) Speedway

SERIES- Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Bluegrass Speedway Closes '07 Season with Awards Banquet on November 3

Bardstown, KY-September 30, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will officially close out its 2007 racing season with the 2007 Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, November 3, at Samuels Hall, located at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, which neighbors Bluegrass Speedway.

Activities for the November 3 will see doors open at 5:00, with the meal served at 6:00, and the awards ceremony set to begin around 7:00. All times listed are EDT. After the awards ceremony, music entertainment is tentatively scheduled. The top ten drivers in each division will be honored at the Championship Awards ceremony, with the top six point getters in each division receiving money and trophies, while seventh through tenth in each division will receive plaques and gift certificates.

The top ten drivers in each division, along with rookie of the year and rookie of the year runner-ups, will receive invitations that will admit that driver and one guest free of charge, while all others interested in attending will cost $5 per person. To RSVP, please call (859) 854-6922.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model track champion is Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY. This is Neat's first track championship at Bluegrass Speedway. Second through fifth in the final Super Late Model track points were Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Tommy Carlton, and Jeff Watson. Completing the top ten were Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, Ed Behn, Bryan Barber, and Whitney McQueary. Joey Jones of Borden, IN is the 2007 Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year.

Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would claim his first track championship at Bluegrass Speedway by taking top honors in the Modified division. Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, and Randy Turpin would complete the final top five in points. Rounding out the top ten were J.T. Ayers, Joe Mattingly, Brad Schlosser, Freddy Garmon, and Johnny Lee. Johnny Lee would also claim the 2007 Modified Rookie of the Year title as well.

In the Sportsman division, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in the 2007 track champion and it also his first track championship at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval. Roger Cecil and Jimmy Bryan would take second and third place honors, with Avral Thompson and Nathan Wells claiming fourth and fifth. The remainder of the top ten in Sportsman final points were Pat Hagan, Sam Huffer, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, and Jenna Chesser.

Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY rounds out the quartet of 2007 Bluegrass Speedway track champions by scoring his first ever track title as well in the Street Stock division. The remainder of the top five would be Robbie Settles, Michael Cranmer, Willie Edelen, and Jeff Cranmer. Shane Lafollette would head up the second five in Street Stock final points, followed by Jason Priddy, Brad Leake, Brian McCubbins, and Pat Cranmer.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program. CC Program winners for season finale on September 22 were Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Modifieds and Lois Campbell of Campbellsville, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway concluded it '07 racing season on September 22 and feature event race winners for the evening were Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Glasgow, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and David Bayans of Memphis, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just off of exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass Parkway) just outside the beautiful and historic downtown tourist area of Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton is the owner of the facility, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented every Saturday night from mid-April through September. For more information concerning all activities and events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

Official Media Release #74 (For Immediate Release-September 30, 2007)

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track FINAL Point Standings

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 304
2. Johnny Wheeler- 283
3. Joey Daniel- 247
4. Tommy Carlton- 191
5. Jeff Watson- 158
6. Tim Tungate- 152
7. Jordan Bland- 151
8. Ed Behn- 148
9. Bryan Barber- 135
10. Whitney McQueary- 130

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 423
2. Benji Lee- 334
3. Dion Benningfield- 282
4. Elliott Despain- 268
      5.    Randy Turpin- 256
6.   J.T. Ayers- 247
7. Joe Mattingly- 204
      8.    Brad Schlosser- 193
9. Freddy Garmon- 181
      10. Johnny Lee- 158

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 366
2. Roger Cecil- 355
3. Jimmy Bryan- 314
      4.    Avral Thompson- 288
5. Nathan Wells- 275
6. Pat Hagan- 243
7. Sam Huffer- 218
8. Rob Jones- 187
9. Lois Campbell- 164
10. Jenna Chesser- 161

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 333
2.   Robbie Settles- 312
3.   Michael Cranmer- 294
4.   Willie Edelen- 247
5. Jeff Cranmer- 245
      6.    Shane Lafollette- 222
7.   Jason Priddy- 221
8. Brad Leake- 182
      9.   Brian McCubbins- 181
10. Pat Cranmer- 140

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 65
2. Todd Coffman- 17
3. Jason Dunn- 15
4. Derek Fisher- 13
5. Dylan Preston- 12
6. Scott Jones- 11
7. Jeremy Colston- 7
8. Garrett Blackwell- 6
      9.    Jacob Webber- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 158
2. Danny Blackwell- 116
3. Casey Payton- 90
      4.    Jeff Stith- 81
      5.   Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
6.   Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Richard Musick- 14
9. Corey Morris- 13
10. Daniel Durrett- 10
11. Cy Cundiff- 5

Next Race- Season Completed; 2007 Championship Banquet-November 3, 2007: Samuels Hall at the Nelson County Fairgrounds-Doors Open at 5:00, Meal Served at 6:00, Awards Ceremony at 7:00; Music and Dancing to follow after Awards Ceremony

September 30, 2007

Daniel, Bayans, Garmon, and Cecil Close Out '07 Season at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY- It was the final night of racing for the 2007 racing season at Bluegrass Speedway and Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would score his first win of the season in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model action to become the 13th different winner in the division for the season. Other feature action saw David Bayans of Memphis, IN pick up the $200 special for the Street Stocks, Freddy Garmon of Glasgow, KY won his second feature of the season in Modifieds, and Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY claimed his fourth Sportsman feature victory of the year.

Lee Devasier would take the lead at the drop of the green flag on the 25 lap feature event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, followed by Joey Daniel, Dustin Neat, Jeff Watson, and Johnny Wheeler. Devasier would quickly open a slight lead, while Daniel and Neat settled into an exciting battle for second, while Jason Keltner would pressure Wheeler for fifth. Keltner would make his way into the top five on lap 4, while Daniel and Neat continued their slugfest for the runner-up spot. The battle for second would allow Devasier to pull away a bit further, as Neat would take second on lap 7 only to lose it back to Daniel as the pair worked past a slower car one lap later. With Devasier motoring away at the front of the pack, Neat would retake second from Daniel on lap 9.

As the field saw the halfway signal, Devasier was still the man to beat, with Neat and Daniel still battling for second, with Watson fourth and Keltner fifth. Devasier would get squeezed in traffic on lap 15, allowing Neat and Daniel to close in, with Watson reeling in this pair to make it a three-way battle for second. Fifth place Keltner would pull his mount to the infield on lap 17, turning over the fifth spot to Tim Prince. The only caution of the event would fly on lap 19 when Greg Kendell's machine would smoke entering turn one and would put fluid down on the backchute. The restart is when things got hairy as Devasier would make contact in exiting turn two, with both getting crossed up, allowing Daniel to drive past and Watson to pull alongside. The trio of Watson, Neat, and Devasier would enter turn three and contact would occur, with Watson spinning around and Louis Brady also spinning as well. Track officials would deem Devasier as the cause for Watson's spin and he would be put to the rear of the field, but would instead pull his entry pitside. Going back to the last completed lap scored, Neat would be the leader. The restart would see Neat, Daniel, and Watson go at it for the top spot, with Neat and Daniel pulling away a bit from Watson by lap 21. Daniel would get a run off the top side of turn four as the white flag would shown and grab the top spot and drive on to the victory.

Daniel's victory would come aboard the Louis and Phyllis Brady owned, Rainbow Vacuums/Cundiff Steel/United MFG Homes/Sam's Restaurant/Belcher Contracting/S and T Market/Patches Gas and Deli/Hometown Auto Value/Gregory Graphics/Ed Buis Appliance and Furniture/Higdon's Foodtown/Chubby Baird Gate Company/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #77 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Chevy Monte Carlo, Bullock Race Engines powered machine. Neat would finish second and win the 2007 track championship, with Watson, Prince, and Wheeler completing the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Tommy Carlton, Tim Taylor, Derek Fisher, Joey Jones, and Scott Jones. Keltner would be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier, while Daniel won the dash, with Taylor winning the heat.

The Street Stock division would race 15 laps in their $200 to win special to close out the season and Jason Priddy would lead the entire distance and take the checkered flag first, but his entry would fail a post-race technical inspection, resulting in a disqualification. Original second place finisher David Bayans would pass post-race technical inspection and he would pick up the feature event win aboard his Lee's White Lightning/Tony's Brake and Alignment/Louisville Truck Outlet/Makowsky Oil sponsored #32 Chevy Monte Carlo. Darrell Bivens would then finish second, with Robbie Settles taking third. John Bryan and Shane Lafollette would complete the top five. Roy Skaggs would be nipped at the line for fifth and would head up the second five at the checkered flag, followed by Paul Lewis, Jr., 2007 Street Stock track champion Timmy Glazer, Joe Walker, and Willie Edelen. Glazer would be top qualifier, with Priddy winning the dash, while Settles would pick up the heat race victory.

The 20 lap Modified main event would see an awesome finish as Freddy Garmon and Jason Wheatley would battle for the lead throughout, with Wheatley taking the top spot with seven laps to go. But on the final lap of the event, Garmon would get a super-run off the top side of turn four and nip '07 Modified track champion Wheatley by the front bumper of his mount to claim his second win of the season. Garmon would roll his machine into victory lane with an oil leak with a small hole in the oilpan on the WompusCat Enterprises owned, Williams and Tucker Auto Salvage/Kelvin Wilson Dozing/Brown's Overhead Doors/Davis Machine Shop sponsored #10 Lightning Chassis, Chuck Davis Race Engines powered mount. Wheatley would claim second, with Joe Mattingly third, while Sam Murphy and polesitter J.T. Ayers rounding out the top five. Completing the top ten would be Jeff Stith, Terry Wilson, Brad Schlosser, Danny Blackwell, and Joe Gray. Heat race checkered flags would fall to Johnny Lee and Ayers.

The 15 lap Sportsman feature would close out the final evening of racing for the '07 racing season and Roger Cecil would hold off the charges of Jimmy Bryan to pick up the main event in his 44 Auto Mart/Smith Brothers Distributing/Teamsters 89/RER Concrete/Old Delaney General Store/M&M Get-N-Go/Cecil Trucking/All About Music/El Jimadore Mexican Restaurant sponsored #5 Chevy Monte Carlo, Dale Meers Performance Engines powered unit. Bryan would hang on for second, while Sam Huffer would finish third. Completing the top five were Rob Jones and Daroyl Samples. Rounding out the top ten were David Mefford, Pat Hagan, Jenna Chesser, Bo Wallace, and Lois Campbell. Heat race victories would be garnered by Nathan Wells and Cecil.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 29, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (17 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Jason Keltner
Dash- Joey Daniel, Lee Devasier, Dustin Neat, Jeff Watson, Johnny Wheeler, Jason Keltner
Heat- Tim Taylor, Greg Kendall, Tim Prince, Shannon Reed
Feature- Joey Daniel, Dustin Neat, Jeff Watson, Tim Prince, Johnny Wheeler, Tommy Carlton, Tim Taylor, Derek Fisher, Joey Jones, Scott Jones, Louis Brady, Bryant Woodcock, Lee Devasier, Greg Kendall, Jason Keltner, Brian Wilhite, Shannon Reed

Street Stocks (18 entries)
Top Qualifier- Timmy Glazer
Dash- Jason Priddy, David Bayans, Timmy Glazer, Roy Skaggs, Casey Bryan, Willie Edelen
Heat- Robbie Settles, Darrell Bivens, John Bryan, Shane Lafollette
Feature- David Bayans, Darrell Bivens, Robbie Settles, John Bryan, Shane Lafollette, Roy Skaggs, Paul Lewis, Jr., Timmy Glazer, Joe Walker, Willie Edelen, Roy Jones, Terry Greenwell, Bruce Kinser, Danny Marcum, Jason Priddy (DQ) (DNS- Brian Dugan, Casey Bryan, Brad Leake)

Modifieds (16 entries)
1st Heat- Johnny Lee, Freddy Garmon, Jason Wheatley, Joe Mattingly
2nd Heat- J.T. Ayers, Sam Murphy, Jeff Stith, Brad Schlosser
Feature- Freddy Garmon, Jason Wheatley, Joe Mattingly, Sam Murphy, J.T. Ayers, Jeff Stith, Terry Wilson, Brad Schlosser, Danny Blackwell, Joe Gray, Elliott Despain, Casey Payton, Dion Benningfield, Johnny Lee (DNS- Randy Turpin, Cy Cundiff)

Sportsman (14 entries)
1st Heat- Roger Cecil, Daroyl Samples, Andy Mefford, David Mefford
2nd Heat- Nathan Wells, Jimmy Bryan, Sam Huffer, Pat Hagan
Feature- Roger Cecil, Jimmy Bryan, Sam Huffer, Rob Jones, Daroyl Samples, David Mefford, Pat Hagan, Jenna Chesser, Bo Wallace, Lois Campbell, Nathan Wells, Andy Mefford, Ronnie Rogers, Avral Thompson

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Official Press Release #28 (For Immediate Release-September 24, 2007)

Battle of the Bluegrass Top Three on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday September 25

Lebanon, Kentucky-September 24, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, September 24, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com. The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The September 25 program will feature the top three finishers in the final O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points in champion Victor Lee of Stanford, KY, Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY, and Tyrel Todd of Science Hill, KY.

Lee joins the program for the second time this season after winning the 2007 O'Reily NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series championship. Lee drove to the title without a series win, but with several consistent top five and top ten finishes in the Frank Revel owned C.J. Rayburn Race Car powered by a Jay Dickens Race Engine. Lee will be in-studio for this portion of the program.

Keltner joins the program also for the second time this season and was the 2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series championship runner-up and also won the series Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year title as well. Keltner did not win an event, but like Lee, scored several top five and top ten finishes in the Terry and Kathy Keltner owned C.J. Rayburn Race Car powered by a Draime Race Engine. Keltner will join Lee in-studio for this portion of the show.

Tyrel Todd will do the "long-distance" portion of the show as the Pulaski County native scored one feature win at the Fall Championships at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY on September 15 and finished third in the overall series points. Todd drives the Billy and Becky Todd owned MasterSbilt Race Car, powered by a Todd Racing Engine.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com. Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there. The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report airs every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, is the host for Central Kentucky's fastest two hours of dirt motorsports coverage.

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance. Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected]. Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program. Mr. Lee and Mr. Keltner will be in-studio to take phone calls and questions, and email around 7:40 p.m. Mr. Todd will be on the long-distance portion and can receive email around 8:25. All times are EDT.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 26 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2007 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing), Rosewood Golf Club, Bar, and Grill, Nukem Graphics, and Farmer's National Bank of Lebanon, KY, Wilson's Plumbing, Smoke Pit, Rattliff Motors Sales, and B and W Metals of Campbellsville, KY, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, KY, Ponderosa Speedway on Junction City, KY, and B and B Motorsports/Bandit Race Cars of Buffalo, KY.

Tracks and Series to be covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007:
TRACKS- Brownstown(IN) Speedway, Kamp Motor(IN) Speedway, Lawrenceburg(IN) Speedway, Twin Cities(IN) Raceway Park, Union County(IN) Speedway, 201(KY) Speedway, Bluegrass(KY) Speedway, Clinton County (KY) Speedway, Florence(KY) Speedway, J and M(KY) Motorsports(go-karts), Lake Cumberland(KY) Speedway, Lightning Valley(KY) Motorsports Park(go-karts), Paducah International(KY) Raceway, Ponderosa(KY) Speedway, Richmond(KY) Raceway, Soggy Bottom(KY) Raceway, Western Kentucky(KY) Speedway, Eldora(OH) Speedway, Moler(OH) Raceway Park, Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, Rocky Top(OH) Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com(TN) Speedway, Cleveland(TN) Speedway, Tazewell(TN) Speedway, Volunteer(TN) Speedway, Wartburg(TN) Speedway

SERIES- Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 2007 Season Finale on Saturday, September 29

Bardstown, KY-September 23, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will bring down the curtain on its 2007 racing season this Saturday evening, September 29, as the ½ mile high-banked clay oval just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY will present its 2007 season finale event.

The September 29 racing program will feature the Street Stock division in a special event that will pay the winner $200 for their efforts. Also on the final racing program of the 2007 racing season will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman. The Super Late Models and Street Stock division will time trial at this event, while the Modified and Sportsman racers will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

Activities for the September 29 season finale racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates open at 5:00. The drivers meeting will be at 6:00, while hot laps will begin around 6:30, with time trials around 7:00, and racing takes the green flag at or before 8:00. All times are EDT. Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program. CC Program winners for September 22 were Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY in Sportsman and Paul Lewis, Jr. of Bloomfield, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on September 22 and feature event race winners for the evening were Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks while the Modifieds had the evening off.

Current track championship point leaders going into the final event on September 29 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks. Wheatley, Chesser, and Glazer have clinched the track championship in their respective divisions, while the Super Late Model championship will be settled between Neat and Johnny Wheeler.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just off of exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass Parkway) just outside the beautiful and historic downtown tourist area of Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton is the owner of the facility, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented every Saturday night from mid-April through September. For more information concerning all activities and events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after September 22, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 282
2. Johnny Wheeler- 267
3. Joey Daniel- 222
4. Tommy Carlton- 176
5. Tim Tungate- 152
6. Jordan Bland- 151
7. Ed Behn- 148
8. Jeff Watson- 138
9. Bryan Barber- 135
10. Whitney McQueary- 130

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 401
2. Benji Lee- 334
3. Dion Benningfield- 274
4. Elliott Despain- 258
      5.    Randy Turpin- 251
6.   J.T. Ayers- 231
7. Joe Mattingly- 184
      8.    Brad Schlosser- 180
9. Freddy Garmon- 156
      10. Johnny Lee- 151

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 366
2. Roger Cecil- 330
3. Jimmy Bryan- 292
      4.    Avral Thompson- 281
5. Nathan Wells- 265
6. Pat Hagan- 229
7. Sam Huffer- 198
8. Rob Jones- 169
9. Lois Campbell- 153
10. Kevin Wilson- 151

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 320
2.   Michael Cranmer- 294
3.   Robbie Settles- 292
4.   Jeff Cranmer- 245
5. Willie Edelen- 236
      6.    Jason Priddy- 215
7.   Shane Lafollette- 206
8. Brian McCubbins- 181
      9.   Brad Leake- 177
10. Pat Cranmer- 140

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 53
2. Todd Coffman- 17
3. Jason Dunn- 15
4. Dylan Preston- 12
5. Jeremy Colston- 7
6. Garrett Blackwell- 6
      7.    Jacob Webber- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 151
2. Danny Blackwell- 104
3. Casey Payton- 81
      4.    Jeff Stith- 66
      5.   Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
6.   Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Richard Musick- 14
9. Corey Morris- 13
10. Daniel Durrett- 10

Next Race- September 29 (2007 Season Finale-$200 to win for Street Stocks; Weekly Racing Series Action for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10; Children ages 6 to 12-$5; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25)

Marlar's Da' Man in 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-September 22, 2007- On a night that saw all previous series champions present, Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would etch his name on the winners list of the 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 at Bluegrass Speedway for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Other feature winners for the evening were Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks and Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman.

The start of the 50 lap, $5,000 to win 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 would see Mike Marlar jump to the race lead, with Michael England and Victor Lee battling for second, with Jason Keltner going to fourth and Joey Daniel fifth. England would win the battle for second, while Keltner began pressuring Lee for third and grab the spot after a side by side battle on lap 4. Dustin Neat would make his way to sixth and Bryan Barber would see seventh and this duo would join Daniel in a three way, three wide battle for fifth that would see Neat take the position on lap 7. The front five would remain unchanged as the first caution of the event flew on lap 12 for a spin by John Gill in turn two after Gill's mount unload some oil in turns one and two. After a clean up period, action would resume with Marlar still at the point, with England and Keltner now going at it for second, while Neat and Barber would slide past Lee on the double-file restart to go to fourth and fifth. Neat would start to receive some heat for fourth from Barber and the pair would battle side by side on lap 14 before Barber would take the position one circuit later. As the front five settled into a steady rhythm in position, attention begin to shift to a hard charging Scott James, who had started in the 19th position and would be one spot outside the top five by the halfway signal at lap 25.

With the event now halfway finished, James would make his way into the top five on lap 28, while 13th starter Justin Rattliff was also starting to move his way toward the top five as well. Dustin Neat would slow on the track in turns three and four on lap 29 with a flat tire and draw the second caution flag of the event. This double file restart would see James drive past Barber off of turn two to go the fourth spot, while Barber, Brad Neat, and Rattliff waged a three wide battle for fifth that saw the trio all make contact off of turn four on lap 30. The result of the contact would see Brad Neat stops on the track with a flat tire on lap 32 to bring out caution number three. The restart would see the final caution flag of the evening fly when Tim Tungate and Tyrel Todd would tangle in turn two. The final restart would still have Marlar at the point, with England second, while James brought the pain to Keltner in a battle for third that would see James grab the slot on lap 34. Barber would then battle with Keltner for fourth in a side by side duel that would see Barber advance into the four spot on lap 38. With ten laps remaining, Marlar had pulled away to a half-straightaway lead over England, while the charge of James had stalled in third. Rattliff would now go after Keltner and this pair would also go door to door for the final spot in the top five, with Rattliff scoring the pass for the spot on lap 43. The final seven circuits would see the top five remain the same with Marlar taking the checkered flag first.

Marlar's win was his second of the season at Bluegrass Speedway and came behind the wheel of the Mary Lu Stephens owned, S and B Cattle Company/Crump's Lawn and Garden/Fleming Auto Parts/PBM/Erson Cams sponsored #34 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/ Estes Automotive Race Engines powered machine. England, James, Barber, and Rattliff would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Keltner, 17th starting Whitney McQueary, Lee, Brad Neat, and Jeff Watson. James was the Racing Optics fast qualifier, while Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heats were won by Marlar, Daniel, England, and Lee, with McQueary and Jordan Bland winning the pair of Design 500 B-Mains. In post-race ceremonies, Victor Lee of Stanford, KY was recognized as the 2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY would be recognized as the 2007 Cruise With The Champions series Rookie of the Year.

In Street Stock action, Willie Edelen would take the checkered flag first, but failed a post-race technical inspection and would be disqualified. This result would move second place finisher Robbie Settles to the top spot and his mount would pass post-race technical inspection and Settles would be the winner for the second straight week. The win for Settles would be his second of the season aboard the Bobby Settles owned, First Rate Mortgage/Kenny's Cleaners/First South Credit/Wooden Duck Entertainment/ Budweiser/Alex Montgomery/Four Corners Bar and Grill/Keith Transmissions/Vinyl World/ Nelson County Insurance sponsored #58 Chevy Impala. David Bayans would then be credited with second place, while Jason Priddy, John Bryan, and Brad Leake rounded out the top five. Completing the top ten were Shane Lafollette, Freddy Mercer, Paul Lewis, Jr., Billy Jewell, and Cotton Mattingly. Settles would also be top qualifier and win the dash, while Bryan took the checkered flag first in the heat.

The Sportsman feature event would be see Barry Chesser take the lead in the early going and drive away from the remainder of the field to grab another win in the division. Chesser's victory would come in the seat of the Kap Alcorn owned, Buzick Construction/ Nalley's Auto Parts/44 Auto Mart sponsored #75 Buick Regal. Roger Cecil and Avral Thompson would come home second and third, with Pat Hagan and Nathan Wells taking fourth and fifth. Sam Huffer would lead the next five at the finish, followed by Jimmy Bryan, Lois Campbell, Ronnie Rogers, and Jenna Chesser. The heat win would fall to Barry Chesser as well.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 22, 2007

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (39 entries)
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Scott James 15.376
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #1- Mike Marlar, Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, Justin Rattliff, Whitney McQueary, Tyrel Todd, Scotty Earl, Eric Wells, Scott James, Duke Mounce
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #2- Joey Daniel, Terry English, John Gill, Jeff Watson, Scott Graham, John Mason, Tommy Carlton, Tim Tungate, Marty O'Neal, John Blankenship
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Michael England, Bryan Barber, Brad Neat, Chris Combs, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Dusty Carver, Bryant Woodcock, Jerry Rutherford, Bobby Wolter, Jr. (DNS-Jason Smith)
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4- Victor Lee, Aaron Hatton, David Webb, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Mike Jewell, Jason Dunn, Tanner English, Joey Jones
Design 500 B-Main #1- Whitney McQueary, Scott James, Tyrel Todd, Eric Wells, Scotty Earl, John Blankenship, Marty O'Neal, Tim Tungate, Tommy Carlton, Scott Graham, John Mason (DNS- Duke Mounce)
Design 500 B-Main #2- Jordan Bland, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Dusty Carver, Jason Dunn, Tanner English, Jerry Rutherford, Joey Jones, Bryant Woodcock, Mike Jewell (DNS- Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jason Smith)
Series Provisionals- Tyrel Todd, Tim Tungate
Track Provisional- Tommy Carlton
9th Annual Bluegrass 50- Mike Marlar, Michael England, Scott James, Bryan Barber, Justin Rattliff, Jason Keltner, Whitney McQueary, Victor Lee, Brad Neat, Jeff Watson, Dustin Neat, Chris Combs, Tyrel Todd, David Webb, Joey Daniel, Tim Tungate, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Tommy Carlton, Tanner English, Aaron Hatton, John Gill, Eddie Carrier, Jr.

Street Stocks (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Robbie Settles
Dash- Robbie Settles, Willie Edelen, Jason Priddy, David Bayans, Brian McCubbins, Timmy Glazer
Heat- John Bryan, Shane Lafollette, Brad Leake, Freddy Mercer
Feature- Robbie Settles, David Bayans, Jason Priddy, John Bryan, Brad Leake, Shane Lafollette, Freddy Mercer, Paul Lewis, Jr., Billy Jewell, Cotton Mattingly, Bruce Kinser, Joe Walker, Willie Edelen (DQ) (DNS-Brian McCubbins, Timmy Glazer, Terry Greenwell)

Sportsman (11 entries)
Heat- Barry Chesser, Sam Huffer, Jimmy Bryan, Pat Hagan
Feature- Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Avral Thompson, Pat Hagan, Nathan Wells, Sam Huffer, Jimmy Bryan, Lois Campbell, Ronnie Rogers, Jenna Chesser (DNS- Bo Wilson)

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after September 15, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 282
2. Johnny Wheeler- 267
3. Joey Daniel- 222
4. Tommy Carlton- 176
5. Tim Tungate- 152
6. Jordan Bland- 151
7. Ed Behn- 148
8. Jeff Watson- 138
9. Bryan Barber- 135
10. Whitney McQueary- 130

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 401
2. Benji Lee- 334
3. Dion Benningfield- 274
4. Elliott Despain- 258
      5.    Randy Turpin- 251
6.   J.T. Ayers- 231
7. Joe Mattingly- 184
      8.    Brad Schlosser- 180
9. Freddy Garmon- 156
      10. Johnny Lee- 151

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 341
2. Roger Cecil- 308
3. Jimmy Bryan- 278
      4.    Avral Thompson- 261
5. Nathan Wells- 249
6. Pat Hagan- 211
7. Sam Huffer- 183
8. Rob Jones- 169
9. Kevin Wilson- 151
10. Lois Campbell- 140

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 315
2.   Michael Cranmer- 294
3.   Robbie Settles- 267
4.   Jeff Cranmer- 245
5. Willie Edelen- 228
      6.    Jason Priddy- 195
7.   Shane Lafollette- 191
8. Brian McCubbins- 176
      9.   Brad Leake- 161
10. Pat Cranmer- 140

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 53
2. Todd Coffman- 17
3. Jason Dunn- 15
4. Dylan Preston- 12
5. Jeremy Colston- 7
6. Garrett Blackwell- 6
      7.    Jacob Webber- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 151
2. Danny Blackwell- 104
3. Casey Payton- 81
      4.    Jeff Stith- 66
      5.   Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
6.   Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Richard Musick- 14
9. Corey Morris- 13
10. Daniel Durrett- 10

Next Race- September 22 (9th Annual Bluegrass 50-O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Super Late Models-$5,000 to Win! PLUS-Sportsman and Street Stocks- NO Modifieds; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$20; Children ages 6 to 12-$10; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$35)

Dion Benningfield and Dustin Linville on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday September 18

Lebanon, Kentucky-September 16, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, September 18, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com. The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The September 18 program will feature a pair of Modified pilots in Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY and Dustin Linville of Lancaster, KY.

Dion Benningfield will join the program fresh off of his second career win at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY this past Saturday evening. Benningfield is always a top notch runner in the Central Kentucky area and was voted the 2005 JE Pro Seal Piston Rings Sportsman of the Year at Bluegrass Speedway. Benningfield's only other victory at Bluegrass came on September 1, 2001.

Dustin Linville will do the "long-distance" portion of the show as the 16 year old second generation racer comes off the weekend after picking up his first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series win at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY. Linville is in his third season of stock car racing, moving to the Modified ranks after racing go-karts at the age of 14 years old.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com. Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there. The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report airs every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, is the host for Central Kentucky's fastest two hours of dirt motorsports coverage.

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance. Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected]. Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program. Mr. Benningfield will be in-studio to take phone calls and questions, and email around 7:40 p.m. Mr. Linville will be on the long-distance portion and can receive email around 8:20. All times are EDT.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 26 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2007 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing), Rosewood Golf Club, Bar, and Grill, Nukem Graphics, and Farmer's National Bank of Lebanon, KY, Wilson's Plumbing, Smoke Pit, Rattliff Motors Sales, and B and W Metals of Campbellsville, KY, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, KY, Ponderosa Speedway on Junction City, KY, and B and B Motorsports/Bandit Race Cars of Buffalo, KY.

Tracks and Series to be covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007:
TRACKS- Brownstown(IN) Speedway, Kamp Motor(IN) Speedway, Lawrenceburg(IN) Speedway, Twin Cities(IN) Raceway Park, Union County(IN) Speedway, 201(KY) Speedway, Bluegrass(KY) Speedway, Clinton County (KY) Speedway, Florence(KY) Speedway, J and M(KY) Motorsports(go-karts), Lake Cumberland(KY) Speedway, Lightning Valley(KY) Motorsports Park(go-karts), Paducah International(KY) Raceway, Ponderosa(KY) Speedway, Richmond(KY) Raceway, Soggy Bottom(KY) Raceway, Western Kentucky(KY) Speedway, Eldora(OH) Speedway, Moler(OH) Raceway Park, Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, Rocky Top(OH) Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com(TN) Speedway, Cleveland(TN) Speedway, Tazewell(TN) Speedway, Volunteer(TN) Speedway, Wartburg(TN) Speedway

SERIES- Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 on Saturday September 22

Bardstown, KY-September 16, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will present the 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 this Saturday evening, September 22, as the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series makes its final visit of 2007 at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY, with the winner taking home $5,000.

The September 22 racing program will feature the '07 series finale for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with a full program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Arizona Sport Shirts heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 50 lap, $5,000 to win 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 A-main event. Also in action on September 22 will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions. The Super Late Models and Street Stocks will time trial at this event, while the Sportsman will pill draw for heat race assignments, while the Modifieds have the evening off.

The Bluegrass 50 first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule in 1995 and John Gill of Mitchell, IN was the inaugural event winner. The race was not held from 1996 through 1999, but returned in 2000 as Kevin Claycomb of Vincennes, IN would be the winner. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY would make the Bluegrass 50 his personal playground as he would three-peat by winning the race in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would pick up the biggest win of his career at that time by winning the event in 2004. John Gill would become the second repeat winner in the event by claiming the victory in 2005, while Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN is the 2006 and defending winner of the race.

Activities for the September 22 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates open at 5:00. The drivers meeting will be at 6:00, while hot laps will begin around 6:30, with time trials around 7:00, and racing takes the green flag at or before 8:00. All times are EDT. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program. CC Program winners for September 15 were Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in Super Late Models and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on September 15 and feature event race winners for the evening were Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on September 22 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just off of exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass Parkway) just outside the beautiful and historic downtown tourist area of Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton is the owner of the facility, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented every Saturday night from mid-April through September. For more information concerning all activities and events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

Barber, Hagan, Benningfield, and Settles Score Feature Wins at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-September 15, 2007- Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY would pick up the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature win on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway and become the 12th different winner in Super Late Model action at the Nelson County ½ mile clay oval this season. Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY would pick up the $300 to win special event for the Sportsman division, with Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY winning the Modified main event, while Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY was the Street Stock feature winner.

The 25 lap main event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models would see polesitter Bryan Barber take the lead at the start of the event, followed by Jordan Bland, Dustin Neat, Joey Daniel, and Johnny Wheeler. Caution would fly on lap 2 as Jeff Watson would end up turned sideways in the racing surface in turn three. The restart would see Neat take second from Bland, with Daniel scooting through as well to take third one lap later. Wheeler would slide by Bland for fourth on lap 5, with the caution flying again one trip later as Larry Gray, Jr. would roll to a stop on the inside of the frontchute at the entrance to turn one. The restart would be called by when Bryant Woodcock ran over the start cone in turn four, causing him to be relegated to the rear of the field. Back underway, Barber continued to hold the top spot, while Wheeler would go to third and set his sights on Neat for second, taking the spot on lap 8. Neat would return the favor and drive back around Wheeler on lap 9, as the caution would be displayed again on lap 10 after Jerry Rutherford spun his mount in turn four. The restart would only see two more laps completed before the final caution of the event waved on lap 12 for debris on the frontchute. The restart still had Barber on the point, while Neat and Wheeler resumed their battle for second, while Daniel and Jerry Rice would now mix it up for third, as Rice would pass Scotty Earl for fifth on the restart. With Neat and Wheeler continuing to wage war for second, Barber would slowly begin to ease away from the pack and stop lapping slower traffic on lap 17. As Barber worked heavy traffic on lap 19, Daniel would close in on Wheeler for third and that duo would race door to door until Daniel took third on lap 21. Rice would reel in Wheeler and take fourth as the white flag was displayed. Barber would take his first win of the season in the Scott Clippenger owned, B and B Motorsports/ AFCO Racing Products/All Star Performance/VP Racing Fuels/Hoosier Tire/Cox Towing/ Delph Communications sponsored #10 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered mount. Neat and Daniel would finish second and third, with Rice fourth, and Whitney McQueary would nip Wheeler in a photo-finish at the line for fifth. Wheeler would head up the second five, followed by Tim Prince, Jeff Watson, who restarted 22nd after a lap 2 spin, Scotty Earl, and Shannon Reed. Jordan Bland was the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier, while Barber won the dash, and the heats would be scored by Watson and Tim Taylor.

The Sportsman division would compete for $300 to win on this evening and when all was said and done, Pat Hagan had driven to his third Sportsman win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway as Hagan led all 15 laps in claiming the payday in the Billy Holbert owned, New Haven NAPA/New Haven Quik Stop/New Haven Car Wash/D and R Oil sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo entry. Roger Cecil would claim runner-up honors, with Avral Thompson finishing in the third position. The fourth and fifth positions would be earned by Nathan Wells and Barry Chesser. Completing the top ten would be Sam Huffer, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, Jimmy Bryan, and Jenna Chesser. Hagan would be fast qualifier for the evening in the division and also won the dash, while Wells would visit victory lane by winning the heat.

The Modified feature event would see Dion Benningfield pick up his second career feature win at Bluegrass Speedway and his first since September 1, 2001 as the Marion County native would lead the entire 20 lap distance to win aboard his On Time Courier/ Brady Excavating/On Time Construction/Dirt Track Power Builders/Farmer and Sons Excavating/Mattingly Builders/Springfield Auto and Farm/Bradshaw Farms/Nukem Graphics/Majestic Carpets/St. Joe Garage sponsored #75 Bandit Race Cars, Hughes and Spaulding Race Engine powered mount. Benji Lee and Jason Wheatley would battle to a second and third place finish, while Randy Turpin would hold Joe Mattingly to claim the fourth spot. Rounding out the top ten would be Elliott Despain, J.T. Ayers, Jeff Stith, Danny Blackwell, and Brad Schlosser. A pair of heat races would be contested and those wins would be garnered by Jay Mobley and Benningfield.

The Street Stock feature event would see Robbie Settles take the lead on lap 3 and hold off Timmy Glazer to score his first win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in an event that an extra $100 given to the feature winner in memory of the late Ken Hambrick. Settles would win behind the wheel of the Bobby Settles owned, First Rate Mortgage/ Kenny's Cleaners/First South Credit/Wooden Duck Entertainment/Budweiser/Alex Montgomery/Four Corners Bar and Grill/Keith Transmissions/Vinyl World/Nelson County Insurance sponsored #59 Chevy Impala. Glazer would take second, with Brian McCubbins driving a third place finish. Danny Marcum and Willie Edelen rounded out the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Brad Leake, Shane Lafollette, John Bryan, Joe Walker, and Casey Bryan. Heat race checkered flags would fall to Glazer and Jason Priddy

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 15, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (24 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Jordan Bland
Dash- Bryan Barber, Jordan Bland, Dustin Neat, Joey Daniel, Jerry Rice, Johnny Wheeler
1st Heat- Jeff Watson, Whitney McQueary, Shannon Reed, Greg Kendall
2nd Heat- Tim Taylor, Scotty Earl, Tommy Carlton, Bryant Woodcock
Feature- Bryan Barber, Dustin Neat, Joey Daniel, Jerry Rice, Whitney McQueary, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Prince, Jeff Watson, Scotty Earl, Shannon Reed, Tim Taylor, Jason Dunn, Greg Kendall, Jordan Bland, Tommy Carlton, Larry Gray, Jr., Bryant Woodcock, Ed Behn, David Spille, Bill Arnold, Duke Mounce, Jerry Rutherford (DNS-Jacob Webber, Jeremy Masters)

Sportsman (11 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Hagan
Dash- Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser, Avral Thompson, Roger Cecil, Jimmy Bryan, Sam Huffer
Heat- Nathan Wells, Rob Jones, Ronnie Rogers, Lois Campbell
Feature- Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil, Avral Thompson, Nathan Wells, Barry Chesser, Sam Huffer, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, Jimmy Bryan, Jenna Chesser, Ronnie Rogers

Modifieds (15 entries)
1st Heat- Jay Mobley, Joe Mattingly, Jason Wheatley, J.T. Ayers
2nd Heat- Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, Benji Lee
Feature- Dion Benningfield, Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Randy Turpin, Joe Mattingly, Elliott Despain, J.T. Ayers, Jeff Stith, Danny Blackwell, Brad Schlosser, Jay Mobley, Luke Bland, Richard Musick, Casey Payton (DNS-Randall Basham)

Street Stocks (14 entries)
1st Heat- Timmy Glazer, Casey Bryan, Robbie Settles, Willie Edelen
2nd Heat- Jason Priddy, Danny Marcum, Roy Skaggs, Shane Lafollette
Feature- Robbie Settles, Timmy Glazer, Brian McCubbins, Danny Marcum, Willie Edelen, Brad Leake, Shane Lafollette, John Bryan, Joe Walker, Casey Bryan, Jason Priddy, Roy Skaggs, Paul Lewis, Jr. (DNS-Terry Greenwell)

Michael England and Jimmy Owens on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday September 11

Lebanon, Kentucky-September 10, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, September 11, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com. The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The September 11 program will feature two members of "Planet Zero" as Dirt Late Model racers Michael England of Glasgow, KY and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN will be on the airwaves and streaming audio.

Better known as the "Slick Rock Express", Michael England is a second generation racer who is fresh off a 14th place finish in this past weekend's World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. England finished in the top ten in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points in 2006, but has not followed any particular series or sanctioning group in 2007.

Jimmy Owens joins the program for the "long-distance" portion of the show as the hottest driver in America in Dirt Late Model racing right now, fresh off winning the 37th Annual World 100 on Sunday at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. The driver known as the "Newport Nightmare" also won the North-South 100 one month ago at Florence Speedway in Union, KY and also had great runs in the Topless 100 at Batesville, AK and the Scorcher 100 at Bulls Gap, TN.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com. Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there. The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report airs every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, is the host for Central Kentucky's fastest two hours of dirt motorsports coverage.

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance. Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected]. Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program. Mr. England will be in-studio to take phone calls and questions, and email around 7:40 p.m. Mr. Owens will be on the long-distance portion and can receive email around 8:20. All times are EDT.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 26 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2007 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing), Rosewood Golf Club, Bar, and Grill, Nukem Graphics, and Farmer's National Bank of Lebanon, KY, Wilson's Plumbing, Smoke Pit, Rattliff Motors Sales, and B and W Metals of Campbellsville, KY, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, KY, Ponderosa Speedway on Junction City, KY, and B and B Motorsports/Bandit Race Cars of Buffalo, KY.

Tracks and Series to be covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for 2007:
TRACKS- Brownstown(IN) Speedway, Kamp Motor(IN) Speedway, Lawrenceburg(IN) Speedway, Twin Cities(IN) Raceway Park, Union County(IN) Speedway, 201(KY) Speedway, Bluegrass(KY) Speedway, Clinton County (KY) Speedway, Florence(KY) Speedway, J and M(KY) Motorsports(go-karts), Lake Cumberland(KY) Speedway, Lightning Valley(KY) Motorsports Park(go-karts), Paducah International(KY) Raceway, Ponderosa(KY) Speedway, Richmond(KY) Raceway, Soggy Bottom(KY) Raceway, Western Kentucky(KY) Speedway, Eldora(OH) Speedway, Moler(OH) Raceway Park, Portsmouth(OH) Raceway Park, Rocky Top(OH) Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com(TN) Speedway, Cleveland(TN) Speedway, Tazewell(TN) Speedway, Volunteer(TN) Speedway, Wartburg(TN) Speedway

SERIES- Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Bluegrass Speedway Returns With "Showtime" on Saturday September 15

Bardstown, KY-September 10, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will return to competition after being closed last weekend on Saturday September 15 as the Sportsman division will race for $300 to win at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.

The September 15 racing program will see the Sportsman division be highlighted on this evening as the Sportsman class will race for $300 to win. Joining the Sportsman on the September 15 racing docket will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. The Super Late Model and Sportsman division will time trial at this event, while the Modified and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments for this event.

Activities for the September 15 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates open at 5:00. The drivers meeting will be at 6:00, while hot laps will begin around 6:30, with time trials around 7:00, and racing takes the green flag at or before 8:00. All times are EDT. Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program. Hedman Hedders sponsored the CC Hedman Hedders Labor Day Bonus program for the Labor Day weekend of racing, with 20 drivers eligible for CC program awads. Those 20 winning drivers included Johnny Wheeler, Joey Jones, Tommy Carlton, Ed Behn, and Joey Daniel in Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley, Casey Payton, Joe Mattingly, Elliott Despain, J.T. Ayers, Danny Blackwell, and Raffo Elmore in Modifieds, Rob Jones, Avral Thompson, Sam Huffer, Jenna Chesser, and Lois Campbell in Sportsman, and Joe David Humphrey, Terry Greenwell, and Robbie Settles in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on September 1 and feature event race winners for the evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on September 15 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just off of exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass Parkway) just outside the beautiful and historic downtown tourist area of Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton is the owner of the facility, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented every Saturday night from mid-April through September. For more information concerning all activities and events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or (502) 349-1241 on raceday.