2009

Bluegrass Speedway Again in Action on Saturday May 23; Street Stocks $300 to win

Bardstown, KY-May 17, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will present another edition of “Saturday Night Showtime” this Saturday evening May 23 with a full program of weekly racing series competition that will see the Street Stock division race for $300 to win.

The Saturday May 23 program will highlight the Street Stock division in a 15 lap, $300 to win feature event. Also in competition on Saturday May 23 will be the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (25 laps/$1,000 to win), Modifieds (20 laps/$500 to win) and WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman (15 laps/$200 to win). The Super Late Model and Street Stock divisions will time trial at this event, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

Activities for the Saturday May 23 event will have the pit area opening at 4:00 p.m. and the grandstand area opening at 5:00 p.m. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 7:00 p.m., while racing will see the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. For the Saturday May 23 event, general admission in the grandstand area will be $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under age 6 are free. A pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on Saturday May 16 and feature event winners included Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Randle Sweeney of Clifty, KY in Modifieds, and Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, while the Street Stocks were off.

Current track championship points leaders heading into the May 23 racing program are Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Johnny Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 31-E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. For more information about all racing activities for the 2009 racing season, visit the track’s page on the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or by phone at (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models

Open Wheel Modifieds

WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman

Street Stocks

Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year

Modified Rookie of the Year

NEXT EVENT: May 23- Street Stocks: $300 to win; Weekly Racing Series Action for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman; Pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., grandstand area opens at 5:00 p.m., drivers meeting at 6:00 p.m., practice at 6:30 p.m., time trials at 7:00 p.m., and racing at or before 8:00 p.m.); Admission Prices: Adults-$10, Children Ages 6 to 12-$5, Children Under Age 6-Free; Pit Pass-$25; For more information, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on race day.

Bardstown, Kentucky-May 16, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Open Wheel Modified division presented by Graphic Impressions opened its 2009 racing campaign on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and Randle Sweeney of Clifty, KY picked up the $1,500 to win 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash event.

The win by Sweeney was his third career “BoB Mod Squad” win and came aboard the Haley’s Hardware/Tommy’s Quality Used Cars/Don Smith/Harold McElvain/AFCO Race Products sponsored Nullynski Race Cars, SPEC Race Engines powered machine.

Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY would score runner-up honors in his Roby’s Country Gardens/B&B Motorsports sponsored Bandit Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered mount, with Benji Lee of Loretto, KY claiming third in his Smart Shoppers/ Springfield Auto and Farm sponsored Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers powered unit. J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY would finish fourth in the Don and Ginger Ayers owned After Hours Body Shop/Quick Time Turbo Systems sponsored Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Race Engines powered mount, with Johnny Lee of Raywick, KY completing the top five in the Lisa Humphrey owned Valinda’s Catering/Hill and House Bed and Breakfast sponsored Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Race Engines unit.

The remainder of the top ten finishers in the 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash were 20^th starting and hard charger Russ Gabbert, Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, and Kelly Warren. The event would be slowed by ten caution flags.

The front three of Sweeney, Barber, and Benji Lee remained the same, with Johnny Lee and Ayers still going at it for fifth. Sweeney would begin to lap some slower traffic by lap 15, while slowly pulling away from Barber at this point, with Benji Lee, Lucas, and Ayers holding down the remainder of the top five. Just as Sweeney was about to get into heavy traffic, Jason Hall would loop his mount in turn four to draw the next caution flag.

Back underway, Ayers would slide past Lucas for the fourth position, while Sweeney continued to hold the point. Johnny Lee would then begin to challenge Lucas for the fifth spot and would make his way into the top five past Lucas on lap 25. A pair of cautions on lap 25 and lap 26 for Brian Shewmaker and Rocky Wilson would be followed by a lap 26 restart caution for Tim York’s contact with the turn three wall would slow the pace, but the front five would remain unchanged, with Sweeney taking the checkered flag first, followed by Barber, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, and Johnny Lee.

In preliminary action, Joey Kramer was top qualifier among 37 entries with a lap time of 16.690 seconds. REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heat checkered flags would go to Kramer, Barber, Benji Lee, and Sweeney. Shawn Simpson and Jason Hall were the B-Main winners, while Don Adams and Mick Sansom would earn series provisionals, while Brad Schlosser earned the track provisional.

The next event for the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series comes up this Friday May 22 with the May Mayhem event at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. This event will be a $1,500 to win event.

The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctions regional Open Wheel Modified events at tracks in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information about America’s most competitive regional racing series, visit the series webpage on the world wide web at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (502) 762-1606 or (502) 931-5068.

REAL Racing Wheels 1^st Heat (Top 4 Advance)- Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Rocky Wilson, Elliott Despain, Walt Mayabb, Brad Schlosser, Lonnie Gregory, Joe David Turner, Don Adams

REAL Racing Wheels 2^nd Heat (Top 4 Advance)- Bryan Barber, Dennis Roberson, Kelly Warren, J.T. Ayers, Shawn Simpson, Sam Huffer, Joe Mattingly, Jeff Johnson, Kevin Mayabb

REAL Racing Wheels 3^rd Heat (Top 4 Advance)- Benji Lee, Johnny Lee, Dion Benningfield, Tim York, Keith Smith, Russ Gabbert, Josh Brock, Matt Boknecht, Randall Basham

REAL Racing Wheels 4^th Heat (Top 4 Advance)- Randle Sweeney, Robbie Gullion, Brian Shewmaker, Randy Turpin, Jason Hall, Kevin Nesselhauf, Mick Sansom, Adam Cole

B-Main #1 (Top 2 Advance)- Shawn Simpson, Joe David Turner, Walt Mayabb, Brad Schlosser, Sam Huffer, Lonnie Gregory, Kevin Mayabb, Don Adams, Jeff Johnson

B-Main #2- (Top 2 Advance)- Jason Hall, Russ Gabbert, Keith Smith, Adam Cole, Josh Brock, Randall Basham, Kevin Nesselhauf, Mick Sansom

9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash A-Main- Randle Sweeney, Bryan Barber, Johnny Lee, J.T. Ayers, Johnny Lee, Russ Gabbert, Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Kelly Warren, Don Adams, Joe David Turner, Elliott Despain, Shawn Simpson, Tim York, Rocky Wilson, Brian Shewmaker, Dennis Roberson, Jason Hall, Brad Schlosser, Robbie Gullion, Mick Sansom, Randy Turpin

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger- Russ Gabbert (started 20^th- finished 6^th- advanced 14 positions)

*Max Brake- “Official Trailer Brakes” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*CarbonX- “Official Flame Shielding Fabric” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Graphic Impressions- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir and Merchandise Vendor of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

*Total Lubricants- “Official Oil and Lubricant” of the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

All Star Performance, American Race Tires, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cruise With The Champions, Honda of Prestonsburg, Hoosier Race Tires, PPM Racing Products, Racing Optics, REAL Racing Wheels, Strader Motorsports Photography, Trailer Parts and Service, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Randle Sweeney Wins Battle of the Bluegrass Modified 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, Kentucky-May 16, 2009- The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Open Wheel Modified division presented by Graphic Impressions visited Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening and Randle Sweeney of Clifty, KY would earn the $1,500 payday in the 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash event. Other feature winners for the evening were Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and defending WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman track champion Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

After three failed starts that resulted in a couple of damaged race cars, action finally go going with Randle Sweeney taking the lead, with Benji Lee, Joey Kramer, Bryan Barber, and Josh Lucas in pursuit. Barber would take third on lap 2, with Sweeney maintaining the top spot until caution flew on lap 5 for a turn one spin by Mick Sansom. One more lap would be scored when Kramer would slow at the top of turn three to draw the next caution flag. The restart would see one more circuit made before Sansom spun again in turn two. The restart would still have Sweeney out front, with Lee and Barber battling for second, while Lucas, Robbie Gullion, and Johnny Lee battled for fourth. Lucas would win that battle, with Johnny Lee taking fifth on lap 8, only to lose the spot to J.T. Ayers one trip later. Barber would take second from Benji Lee on lap 10, while Ayers and Johnny Lee continued to battle for fifth. The front three of Sweeney, Barber, and Benji Lee remained the same, with Johnny Lee and Ayers still going at it for fifth. Sweeney would begin to lap some slower traffic by lap 15, while slowly pulling away from Barber at this point, with Benji Lee, Lucas, and Ayers holding down the remainder of the top five. Just as Sweeney was about to get into heavy traffic, Jason Hall would loop his mount in turn four to draw the next caution flag. Back underway, Ayers would slide past Lucas for the fourth position, while Sweeney continued to hold the point. Johnny Lee would then begin to challenge Lucas for the fifth spot and would make his way into the top five past Lucas on lap 25. A pair of cautions on lap 25 and lap 26 for Brian Shewmaker and Rocky Wilson would be followed by a lap 26 restart caution for Tim York’s contact with the turn three wall would slow the pace, but the front five would remain unchanged, with Sweeney taking the checkered flag first aboard the Haley’s Hardware/Tommy’s Quality Used Cars/Don Smith/Harold McElvain/AFCO Race Products sponsored #182 Nullynski Race Cars, SPEC Race Engines powered machine, followed by Barber, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, and Johnny Lee. The remainder of the top ten would be Russ Gabbert, Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, and Kelly Warren. In preliminary action, Joey Kramer was top qualifier among 37 entries with a lap time of 16.690 seconds. REAL Racing Wheels qualifying heat checkered flags would go to Kramer, Barber, Benji Lee, and Sweeney. Shawn Simpson and Jason Hall were the B-Main winners, while Don Adams and Mick Sansom would earn series provisionals, while Brad Schlosser earned the track provisional.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model main event would see Michael Chilton jump to the race lead, with Earl Pearson, Jr., Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, and Lee Devasier in pursuit. Devasier would spin in turn one on lap 2 and collect Jeff Watson to slow the action early and draw the caution flag. The restart on lap 2 would also be called back as Larry Greer and Dusty Chapman would tangle in turn three, with Devasier also getting involved, ending all three racers night. The restart would see Chilton, Pearson, Jr., and Neat still in the top three spots, with Dustin Linville and Mike Jewell now fourth and fifth. Jewell would take fourth on lap 4, while a spin by Matthew Rigdon slowed the action again on lap 5. Back underway, Chilton, Pearson, Jr., and Brad Neat would settle into a three-way and at times, a three-wide battle for the top spot, with Pearson nipping Chilton at the line for the lead on lap 7, only to have Chilton be the leader at the stripe by just a few feet one lap later. The trio continued their torrid battle as they started working some slower traffic on lap 10, with Pearson, Jr. nosing out in front again by just inches at the stripe on lap 13, only to have Chilton back in front one circuit later. The final caution of the race would wave on lap 15 as Doodle Farris would loop his mount just in front of the leaders in turn four. The restart would see Neat get a good run on Chilton off of turn two and as the pair entered turn three, Neat would deliver a slidejob that would eventually put in front in turn one, with Linville going back into fourth and Justin Rattliff now holding down fifth. Lap 17 would see Pearson, Jr. fire a slider to pass Chilton for second in turn one, with race leader Neat now beginning to work slower traffic by lap 20. The front five would remain the same over the final five trips, with Neat scoring the win in the seat of his NWN Distributing/ Neat’s Service Center/T&T Energy/Begley Properties/Tarter Gate Company sponsored #41 MasterSbilt Race Car, Cornett Race Engines powered machine. Pearson, Jr., Chilton, Linville, and 12^th starting Rattliff completed the five. Rounding out the top ten were Tim Tungate, 20^th starting David Webb, Jason Keltner, Mike Jewell, and Jeff Watson. Brad Neat was also top qualifier among 21 entries, while Lee Devasier won the dash, with heat race wins going to Jeff Watson and Mike Jewell.

Defending WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman track champion would halt Pat Hagan’s win streak in the division by capturing the 15 lap feature event for the class behind the wheel of his Roger and Tish Cecil owned Cecil Trucking/44 Auto Mart/Teamsters Local 89/Chaney Signs and Graphics/El Jimador Mexican Restaurant/RER Concrete sponsored #5 Dale Meers Race Engines powered Chevy Monte Carlo. Hagan would take runner-up honors in the race, followed by Rick King, Jimmy Bryan, and Barry Chesser. The remainder of the top ten would be Paul Lewis, Jr., Joe Dunbar, Elton Martin, Billy Rigdon, and Avral Thompson. Ten entries would draw for the heat race starting spots and Hagan would win the heat.

1^st Heat- Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Rocky Wilson, Elliott Despain, Walt Mayabb, Brad Schlosser, Lonnie Gregory, Joe David Turner, Don Adams

2^nd Heat- Bryan Barber, Dennis Roberson, Kelly Warren, J.T. Ayers, Shawn Simpson, Sam Huffer, Joe Mattingly, Jeff Johnson, Kevin Mayabb

3^rd Heat- Benji Lee, Johnny Lee, Dion Benningfield, Tim York, Keith Smith, Russ Gabbert, Josh Brock, Matt Boknecht, Randall Basham

4^th Heat- Randle Sweeney, Robbie Gullion, Brian Shewmaker, Randy Turpin, Jason Hall, Kevin Nesselhauf, Mick Sansom, Adam Cole

B-Main #1 (Top 2 Advance)- Shawn Simpson, Joe David Turner, Walt Mayabb, Brad Schlosser, Sam Huffer, Lonnie Gregory, Kevin Mayabb, Don Adams, Jeff Johnson

B-Main #2- (Top 2 Advance)- Jason Hall, Russ Gabbert, Keith Smith, Adam Cole, Josh Brock, Randall Basham, Kevin Nesselhauf, Mick Sansom

Dash- Lee Devasier, Michael Chilton, Brad Neat, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dustin Neat, Dustin Linville

Feature- Brad Neat, Earl Pearson, Jr., Michael Chilton, Dustin Linville, Justin Rattliff, Tim Tungate, David Webb, Jason Keltner, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Chris Ruble, Dylan Preston, Matthew Rigdon, Dustin Neat, Doodle Farris, Lee Devasier, Dusty Chapman, Larry Greer, Terry Keltner (DNS-Daniel Hatcher)

Feature- Roger Cecil, Pat Hagan, Rick King, Jimmy Bryan, Barry Chesser, Paul Lewis, Jr., Joe Dunbar, Elton Martin, Billy Rigdon, Avral Thompson

“Flyin Bryan” and “Kentucky Colonel” on Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report on Tuesday May 12

Lebanon, KY-May 12, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday evening May 12 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 the end of October.

The May 12 program will feature current Open Wheel Modified division competitor Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY and Dirt Late Model racer Steve Francis of Ashland, KY.

Barber will be in-studio for the first portion of the show and will talk about his win in his 2009 debut on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and about the chassis building business, as he and his father are the owners and constructors of the Bandit Race Car Modifieds from their B&B Motorsports shop located in Buffalo, KY. Francis will join the program during the long-distance portion of the show after winning the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway on an off weekend from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series tour, after having won the WoO national title during the 2007 racing campaign.

As always, 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 results will highlight the first portion of the program. Some weeks there will be an in-studio guest to take phone calls and questions, and email beginning around 7:45 p.m., while some weeks guests will join the program via the telephone lines. There will also be a long-distance guest each week as well that will join the show via the phone line and can be emailed beginning around 8:25 p.m. The checkered flag will wave on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from selected tracks in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, along with selected 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 2009 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing) of Lebanon and Bardstown, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, Ponderosa Speedway of Junction City, Papa John’s Pizza and Farmer’s National Bank of Lebanon, B and W Metals and Coppock Appliance and Electronics of Campbellsville, and 44 Auto Mart in Bardstown.

Bardstown, KY-May 10, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will present another edition of “Saturday Night Showtime” this Saturday evening May 16 when the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval host the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series in the 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash, paying $1,500 to win for the open-wheel division.

The Saturday May 16 program will showcase the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified division in the 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash, which will feature a full program of practice, time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $1,500 to win 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series A-Main. Also in action on Saturday May 16 will be the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, racing for $1,000 to win in their 25 lap main event and the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman division in a 15 lap, $200 to win main event, with the Street Stock division having the night off. The Modified and Super Late Model divisions will time trial, while the Sportsman division will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. Previous winners of the Mod Squad Bash include Joe Mattingly (2001), Benji Lee (2002), Josh Lucas (2003), Kelly Warren (2004), Ted Nobbe (2005), Don Adams (2006), and Joey Kramer (2007, 2008).

Activities for the Saturday May 16 event will have the pit area opening at 4:00 p.m. and the grandstand area opening at 5:00 p.m. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 7:00 p.m., while racing will see the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. For the Saturday May 16 event, general admission in the grandstand area will be $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under age 6 are free. A pit pass will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on Saturday May 9 and feature event winners included Steve Francis of Ashland, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Johnny Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship points leaders heading into the May 16 racing program are Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Johnny Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

1. #10 Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY won the Modified feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening May 9, 2009.

2. #69 Johnny Cecil of Bardstown, KY was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening May 9, 2009.

3. #88 Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY won his second straight WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature of the year at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening May 9, 2009.

4. #11 Steve Francis of Ashland, KY made a guest appearance in the D.J. Wells owned machine and won the 6th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening May 9, 2009.

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models

Open Wheel Modifieds

WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman

Street Stocks

Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year

Modified Rookie of the Year

NEXT EVENT: May 16- 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash: Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; Weekly Racing Series Action for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman (Street Stocks OFF); Pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., grandstand area opens at 5:00 p.m., practice at 6:30 p.m., time trials at 7:00 p.m., and racing at or before 8:00 p.m.); Admission Prices: Adults-$15, Children Ages 6 to 12-$8, Children Under Age 6-Free; Pit Pass-$30; For more information, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on race day.

“The Kentucky Colonel” Wins 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 9, 2009- Steve Francis of Ashland, KY would use an off weekend from the World of Outlaws Late Model tour to visit Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening and score the $2,000 payday in the 6^th edition of the Jerry Rucker Memorial event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division. Other feature winners for the evening would include Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Johnny Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

After a false start, Dustin Neat and Steve Francis would bring the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event to the green flag, with Neat taking the race lead, followed by Francis, Larry Greer, Dustin Linville, and David Webb. Linville would take third on lap 2, with Greg Johnson going to fifth on the same lap. Francis would begin to mount a charge on Neat for the lead and would grab the top spot with a pass off of turn two on lap 5. Francis would hold the top spot, while Neat and Linville would battle side-by-side on lap 7 and 8, with Linville going to the runner-up slot on lap 9. Greer would begin to battle Neat for third at this point, with disaster striking for Neat with a spin and flat left rear tire on lap 12, with Neat retiring his mount for the evening. The restart would see Linville hang with Francis, with Johnson now third, followed by Greer and Michael Chilton. Chilton would go to fourth on lap 13, as Linville continued to attempt to challenge Francis for the lead as the halfway signal went up on lap 15. Meanwhile, 13^th starting Jeff Watson was charging his way through the field on the bottom side of the racing surface and would make his way past Greer into the top five on lap 16. Linville would look beneath Francis for the lead in turns one and two on laps 18 and 19 before Francis would put a lapped car between himself and Linville on lap 20. Lap 23 would see the lead pair finally clear slower traffic, while Watson would take fourth from Chilton on the same circuit. With five laps remaining, Francis and Linville had pulled away from third place Johnson, while Watson would quickly close on Johnson for third and take the spot one trip later on lap 26. Chilton, David Webb, and 19^th starting Justin Rattliff would then begin to battle for the fifth position, with Webb winning a three-wide battle to move into fifth as the field received the white flag. Francis would take the checkered flag first in the event in a guest appearance in the D.J. Wells owned Wells Motorsports/Expressions Floral and Gifts/ Wells Racing sponsored #11 Rocket Chassis, Custom Race Engines powered machine. Linville would claim runner-up honors, with Watson, Johnson, and Webb completing the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be 12^th starting Chilton, Rattliff, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, and Jason Keltner. Twenty entries would see Linville be top qualifier at 15.220 seconds, while Neat won the dash. Heat race checkered flags would fall to Jarryd Holshouser and Tim Tungate.

The 20 lap Modified event would be plagued by five cautions in the first eight laps of the event, with Bryan Barber and Joey Kramer dealing slidejobs on each on the restarts, with Barber finally winning the battle of sliders on the lap 9 restart and survive one more caution after that to claim the win while debuting a brand new race car. The win by the third generation racer behind the wheel of the B&B Motorsports/Roby’s Country Garden/ All Star Performance sponsored #10 Bandit Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered mount. Kramer would finish the evening in the runner-up slot, while Benji Lee would garner third place honors, with 10^th starting J.T. Ayers coming home in fourth, and Dion Benningfield would round out the top five at the checkered flag. Completing the top ten finishers would be Joe Mattingly, Rocky Wilson, Johnny Lee, 17^th starting Adam Cole, and Brad Schlosser. Nineteen entries would draw for heat race starting positions and those checkered flags would fall to Barber and Kramer.

In the 15 lap WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature event, it would be Pat Hagan winning out over fellow front-row starter Rick King to pick up the feature event victory in the Sportsman division. The win by Hagan came in the seat of the Billy Holbert owned Willard’s Heat and Air/New Haven NAPA/New Haven Car Wash/Holbert Auto Recovery sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo machine. King would finish a close in a rare Bluegrass Speedway appearance, with defending track champion Roger Cecil claiming third, while Barry Chesser and Rob Jones completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten finishers would be Jimmy Bryan, Avral Thompson, Paul Lewis, Jr., Joe Dunbar, and Ronnie Rogers. Thirteen entries would see Chesser as top qualifier, while King would score the dash win and Wayne Hager would win the heat.

In the Street Stock main event, Johnny Cecil would get around early race leader David Bayans with four laps remaining to pick up the Street Stock feature event checkered flag for the evening aboard his M&M Get-N-Go sponsored #69 Ford Crown Victoria unit. Cecil would hold off a hard charging Shane Lafollette over the final three circuits to take the win, with Lafollette finishing second, followed by Willie Edelen, Jason Bartley, and Bayans. The remainder of the top ten was Bruce Burch, Adam Burch, Brad Leake, Joe Walker, and Terry Bartley. Twelve entries drew for heat race positions, with those wins going to Bayans and Cecil.

Dash- Dustin Neat, Steve Francis, Larry Greer, Dustin Linville, David Webb, Greg Johnson

6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial- Steve Francis, Dustin Linville, Jeff Watson, Greg Johnson, David Webb, Michael Chilton, Justin Rattliff, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Jason Keltner, Jason Smith, Dylan Preston, Terry Keltner, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Larry Greer, Lee Devasier, Dustin Neat, Steve Barnett, Jarryd Holshouser (DNS-Jeremy Hines)

Feature- Bryan Barber, Joey Kramer, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, Dion Benningfield, Joe Mattingly, Rocky Wilson, Johnny Lee, Adam Cole, Brad Schlosser, Randall Basham, Gary Parks, Robbie Gullion, Terry Edwards, Jeremy Hisel, Josh Lucas, Joe David Humphrey, Michael England (DNS-Sam Huffer)

Dash- Rick King, Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil, Robbie Settles, Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan

Feature- Pat Hagan, Rick King, Roger Cecil, Barry Chesser, Rob Jones, Jimmy Bryan, Avral Thompson, Paul Lewis, Jr., Joe Dunbar, Ronnie Rogers, Robbie Settles, Elton Martin, Wayne Hager

Feature- Johnny Cecil, Shane Lafollette, Willie Edelen, Jason Bartley, David Bayans, Bruce Burch, Adam Burch, Brad Leake, Joe Walker, Terry Bartley, Bryan Derringer, Timmy Glazer

Media Information

Dustin Neat of Dunnville, Kentucky

Quick Track Facts

Jerry Rucker Memorial History

2004- Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Scott James, Jesse James Lay, Joey Daniel, Whitney McQueary, Timmy Yeager, Steve Landrum, Benji Lee, Jerry Rice, David Webb, Cody Mahoney, Bob Lanter, Bill Blair, Jr., Billy Meredith, Larry Wicker, Joey Kramer, Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, Dustin Neat, Michael Chilton, Michael Wooldridge

2005- Brad Neat, Bryan Barber, Timmy Yeager, Mike Jewell, Michael England, Patrick Sheltra, Brandon Green, Joey Daniel, Billy Dever, Lee Devasier, Ed Behn, Cody Mahoney, Jordan Bland, Brian Shewmaker, Tim Tungate, David Copley, Michael Coontz, John Gill, Cliff Clark

2006- Jason Keltner, Brad Neat, Whitney McQueary, Joey Daniel, Larry Greer, Bryant Woodcock, Jimmy Owens, Jeff Watson, Mike Watson, Lee Devasier, Rick Corbin, Jerry Ellis, Jr., Cliff Clark, Mike Wooldridge (DNS-Timmy Yeager, Anthony

2007- Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Dustin Neat, Cody Mahoney, Rick Corbin, Lee Devasier, Bryan Barber, Jordan Bland, Jeff Watson, Ed Behn, Tommy Carlton, Joey Tackett, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Whitney McQueary, Larry Greer, Jason Hinkle, Tony McKinney, Daryl Rucker, Charles Ross, Joey Daniel, Leo Brady, Sammy Kerr

2008- Dustin Neat, Terry English, Joey Daniel, Aaron Hatton, Brett Wyatt, Ed Behn, Joey Jones, Rick Corbin, Kevin Colston, Tommy Carlton, Jordan Bland, Bryant Woodcock, Johnny Wheeler, Jacob Webber, Matthew Rigdon

Mr. Jerry Rucker was the son of a former racer and began his racing career in the 1970’s and raced up through the early part of the 2003 racing season, before tragically losing his life in a work related trucking accident. Jerry left behind a wife, Debbie, and two sons. The idea for the inaugural Jerry Rucker Memorial was to make it a benefit event to help raise money for Mr. Rucker’s two sons’ college fund that was established after Mr. Rucker passed away. The first two events raised $10,000 for the college fund and those folks involved at Bluegrass Speedway felt like it would be a nice event to keep on the racing schedule to pay homage to a driver that was extremely loyal to Bluegrass Speedway. Jerry was well respected by his peers both on and off the track, and always was willing to lend a hand to a fellow competitor, along with always greeting everyone with a warm smile and handshake. Thanks Jerry Rucker for all you have done for the racing in our area, and May God Speed you around the ultimate dirt racing facility, where you will race forever…

Super Late Model Track Champions

-This event was first added to the Bluegrass Speedway schedule in early 2004 as a way to raise money for the late Jerry Rucker’s two sons’ college scholarship fund. That event raised $5,000 for those two young men and their future college education.

-Tim Tungate won the inaugural running of the Jerry Rucker Memorial in 2004 and at that time, it was the largest to win event that Tungate had scored in his career. He would go on later in the year and win the Battle of the Bluegrass sanctioned Kentuckiana Klash event to mark the biggest win of his career. This event was arguable the best Late Model feature of the 2004 race season at Bluegrass as Tungate and Scott James would trade slidejobs the last half of the race, with Tungate winning the slidejob battle and the race.

-Mike Jewell, Scott James, Jesse James Lay, and 2004 Bluegrass Speedway Late Model track champion Joey Daniel would complete the top five in the 2004 race.

-With the late Jerry Rucker being a second-generation racer, the 2004 Jerry Rucker Memorial event featured seven second-generation drivers in the feature field. Those racers included Benji Lee, Cody Mahoney, Larry Wicker, Joey Kramer, Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, and Michael Wooldridge.

-In 2005, former Bluegrass Speedway Late Model track champion Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would win the second edition of the Jerry Rucker Memorial event over third generation racer Bryan Barber, Timmy Yeager, Mike Jewell, and second generation driver Michael England.

-For 2006, a second generation pilot finally checked into victory lane in the Jerry Rucker Memorial event as 2006 Bluegrass Speedway Late Model track champion Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY scored his first ever Bluegrass Speedway feature win and the biggest win of his career to date by taking the checkered flag first after Jimmy Owens suffered a flat tire on the final lap of the race. Keltner’s father, Terry Keltner, had raced with the late Mr. Rucker back from the mid 1970’s up through the early 1990’s. Keltner’s win came over 2005 event winner Brad Neat, Whitney McQueary, 2005 track champion Joey Daniel, and Larry Greer.

-The 2007 event would see Tim Tungate become the first repeat winner of the race after a late race duel with Whitney McQueary that saw McQueary tangle with a lapped car with just three circuits remaining. Tungate would then hold off a hard-charging Dustin Neat for the win, with Cody Mahoney, Rick Corbin, and Lee Devasier completing the top five.

-Dustin Neat would turn in an absolute dominant performance in winning the 2008 Rucker Memorial event, lapping up to the fifth place finisher. Completing the top five at this race were Terry English, Joey Daniel, Aaron Hatton, and first-time visitor Brett Wyatt.

-There have been a total of 59 (fifty-nine) different drivers make at least one feature appearance in the Jerry Rucker Memorial event.

-Joey Daniel is the only driver to make all five previous Rucker Memorial races. Lee Devasier is the only driver with four starts, while Tim Tungate, Whitney McQueary, Timmy Yeager, Cody Mahoney, Jeff Watson, Ed Behn, Jordan Bland, Rick Corbin, and Dustin Neat each have three starts.

-Making the race for the first time in 2008 were Terry English, Aaron Hatton, Brett Wyatt, Joey Jones, Kevin Colston, Johnny Wheeler, Jacob Webber, and Matthew Rigdon.

Lebanon, KY-May 3, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday evening May 5 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 the end of October.

The May 5 program will feature a pair of current Open Wheel Modified division competitors as Michael England of Glasgow, KY and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN will be guest on the program this week. Both racers will be on the phone lines for their respective portions of the show, thus, there will be no in-studio guests this week.

England will join the program for the first portion of the show and will talk about his 2009 season to date, which includes runner-up finishes to date this season in the seat of the WompusCat Enterprises mount and also talk about his guest appearances for Bob Harris in some of the higher-profile Dirt Late Model events this season. England also is the Modified division points leader at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Kramer will join the program during the regularly scheduled long-distance portion of the show after a weekend sweep of Modified wins at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday evening and at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN on Saturday evening and talk about his season to date and about attempting to win his fifth straight Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series title.

Bardstown, KY-May 3, 2009- After having a scheduled off-weekend last Saturday, Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will resume “Saturday Night Showtime” on Saturday evening May 9 when the track presents the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event, which will pay $2,000 for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division.

The Saturday May 9 program that will showcase the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division in the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event, paying $2,000 to win the 30 lap main event. Also on the May 9 racing docket will be a full program of weekly racing series competition for the Modifieds ($500 to win), WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman ($200 to win), and Street Stocks ($100 to win). The Super Late Model and Sportsman divisions will time trial at this event, with the Modified and Street Stock divisions earning heat race starting assignments via the pill draw. Previous winners of the Jerry Rucker Memorial include Tim Tungate (2004, 2007), Brad Neat (2005), Jason Keltner (2006), and Dustin Neat (2008).

Activities for the Saturday May 9 event will see all functions return to regular times, with the pit area opening at 4:00 p.m. and the grandstand area opening at 5:00 p.m. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 7:00 p.m., while racing will see the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. For the Saturday May 9 event, general admission in the grandstand area will be $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under age 6 are free. A pit pass will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to be one of only 60 tracks in the nation to have the prestigious Contingency Connection national contingency program for our racers in 2009. The Contingency Connection will have over $50,000 in national contingency postings up for grabs. Drivers will receive sign-up sheets and other information concerning the 2009 Contingency Connection when they sign-in at the pit gate for the May 9 racing program.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on Saturday April 25 and feature event winners included Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks, while the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman were off.

Current track championship points leaders heading into the May 9 racing program are Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Michael England of Glasgow, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report Welcomes Marlar and Morgan on Tuesday April 28

Lebanon, KY-April 26, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday evening April 28 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 the end of October.

The April 28 program will feature Dirt Super Late Model racer Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN and Pro Late Model racer Zane Morgan of Junction City, KY. Both racers will be on the phone lines for their respective portions of the show, thus, there will be no in-studio guests this week.

Marlar will join the program for the first portion of the show and will talk about his wins in the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series opener at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening and about his win in the most recent PPM Racing Products Southern Regional Racing Series/TN Thunder DirtCar Series co-sanctioned event at Wartburg Speedway in Wartburg, TN on April 17. Morgan will phone in during the regularly scheduled long-distance portion of the show after a weekend sweep of Pro Late Model action at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday evening and at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Saturday evening.

Bardstown, KY-April 26, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway will be closed this Saturday evening May 2, but track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will resume “Saturday Night Showtime” on Saturday evening May 9 when they present the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event, which will pay $2,000 for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division.

With the engines silent on May 2, the focus will shift to the Saturday May 9 program that will showcase the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division in the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event, paying $2,000 to win the 30 lap main event. Also on the May 9 racing docket will be a full program of weekly racing series competition for the Modifieds ($500 to win), WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman ($200 to win), and Street Stocks ($100 to win). The Super Late Model and Sportsman divisions will time trial at this event, with the Modified and Street Stock divisions earning heat race starting assignments via the pill draw.

1. #7 Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY was the Modified feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening April 25.

2. #93 Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening April 25.

3. #157 Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN won the 12th Annual Spring Sizzler for O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening April 25.

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models

Open Wheel Modifieds

WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman

Street Stocks

Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year

Modified Rookie of the Year

NEXT EVENT: May 2-Closed; May 9- 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models- $2,000 to win; Weekly Racing Series Action for Open Wheel Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks; Start Times Return to Normal- Pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., grandstand area opens at 5:00 p.m., practice at 6:30 p.m., time trials at 7:00 p.m., and racing at or before 8:00 p.m.); Admission Prices: Adults-$15, Children Ages 6 to 12-$8, Children Under Age 6-Free; Pit Pass-$30; For more information, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241.

Bardstown, KY-April 25, 2009- The O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Graphic Impressions would visit Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening and Winfield, TN native Mike Marlar would win his third straight Spring Sizzler event by picking up the $3,000 payday in the 12^th Annual Spring Sizzler event. Other feature event winners included Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modified action and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in the Street Stock division.

The start of the 30 lap, 15 mile sprint would see Victor Lee jump to the race lead, with Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, Michael Chilton, and Dustin Linville in pursuit. By lap 4, Lee was build a nice lead, while Linville would challenge Chilton for the fourth position. But by lap 7, Marlar would begin to start reeling in Lee and start to mount a challenge. The pair would duel side by side for the lead on lap 10, with Lee able to hold off Marlar’s charge at this point. Lee would start working slower traffic on lap 12, with the caution waving one circuit later for a slowed D.J. Wells at the topside of turn two. With the Delaware double-file restarts in use, Johnson would slidejob past Marlar in turn two for second, with Chilton and Linville dueling door to door for fourth. Lap 17 would see the final caution flag of the event wave as Cody Mahoney and Ed Behn would spin in turn four. This restart would see Marlar return a slidejob pass on Johnson to reclaim the runner-up spot and would immediately begin to challenge Lee for the race lead. Marlar would fire a slider at Lee for a momentary change for lead in turn four on lap 20, but Lee would dive back under Marlar off of turn four to have the lead at the stripe. The lead duo race side by side through turns one and two and down the backchute until Marlar would drive past Lee off of turn four to take the lead on lap 21 and immediately begin to pull away a bit. By this point, Chilton and Linville had resumed their battle for the fourth spot, with Linville the position on lap 25, only to have Chilton reclaim the position one trip later. With Marlar now pulling even further away at the point, Johnson would challenge Lee for second, with Linville finally going to fourth for good on lap 28. The final two circuits would see the top five unchanged, with Marlar’s coming behind the wheel of his Doors-N-More/DWT Racing/G&R Hydraulics/Marlar and Son Auto Dismantling/Performance Battery/Stephens Trucking/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #157 Rocket Chassis, Estes Race Engines powered machine. Lee, Johnson, Linville, and Chilton would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten at the finish would be Kevin Claycomb, Justin Rattliff, Jason Keltner, 16^th starting Jordan Bland, and 2008 Bluegrass Speedway Super Late Model track champion Dustin Neat. In preliminary action, Mike Jewell was the top qualifier among 28 entries with a lap of 16.090 seconds. Heat race checkered flags went to Marlar, Chilton, and Lee, with Bland winning the B-Main. Series provisionals went to Larry Gray, Jr. and Ed Behn, while Larry Greer earned the track provisional.

The 20 lap Modified main event would see Jason Wheatley stave off early challenges from Josh Lucas and eventually drive away from the field as the 2008 Modified track champion would pick up his first feature win at Bluegrass Speedway for the ’09 season aboard the Kaylee and Tommy Wheatley owned, B&W Metals/Wheatley Tile Flooring/ Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Auto Sales/Brian Wheatley Landscaping/VFM Manufacturing/Cozy Corner/Rosewood Golf Course/Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Cooling/Central Kentucky Plumbing and Electrical/Brady Excavating/St. Joe Garage/ Nukem Graphics/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/Knapp Siding sponsored #7 Larry Shaw Race Cars, Mullins Race Engines powered machine. Michael England would win a mid-race duel of slidejobs with Josh Lucas to take second, while Benji Lee would scoot past Dion Benningfield late in the going to take the fourth position. Johnny Lee would head up the second five finishers at the drop of the checkered flag, followed by Rocky Wilson, Joe Mattingly, Gary Parks, and Jeremy Hisel. Twenty entries would see race victories by scored by Wheatley and Lucas.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature event would see ’07 division champion Timmy Glazer lead the way in picking up his first feature victory of the season in the seat of his Tech 1/Cecil Transmissions sponsored #93 Chevy Monte Carlo. Johnny Cecil would hold off Brad Leake at the end of the event to claim runner-up honors, with fourth and fifth going to last week’s winner Mike Cozzin, Jr. and Joe Walker. The rest of the rundown would be Steve Thompson, Willie Edelen, and Jason Bartley. Nine entries saw Glazer set quick time at 20.395 seconds, with Johnny Cecil winning the heat.

O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models (28 entries)

Wayne Bowen Racing Supply Heat #1(Top 5 Advance)- Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, David Webb, Mike Jewell, Eric Wells, Chris Combs, Larry Greer, Larry Gray, Jr., Ed Behn (DNS-Brandon Fouts)

Graphic Impressions Heat #2 (Top 5 Advance)- Michael Chilton, Justin Rattliff, Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Jordan Bland, Daniel Williams, Cody Mahoney, Steve Barnett

C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Heat #3 (Top 5 Advance)- Victor Lee, Dustin Linville, Kevin Claycomb, Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, D.J. Wells, Shannon Thornsberry, Frankie Coomer, Terry Keltner

All Star Performance B-Main (Top 5 Advance)- Jordan Bland, Chris Combs, Cody Mahoney, Shannon Thornsberry, D.J. Wells, Ed Behn, Larry Gray, Jr. Frankie Coomer, Terry Keltner, Daniel Williams, Larry Greer (DNS-Steve Barnett, Brandon Fouts)

12th Annual Spring Sizzler- Mike Marlar, Victor Lee, Greg Johnson, Dustin Linville, Michael Chilton, Kevin Claycomb, Justin Rattliff, Jason Keltner, Jordan Bland, Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Eric Wells, Shannon Thornsberry, Cody Mahoney, David Webb, Ed Behn, Tyrel Todd, Larry Gray, Jr., D.J. Wells, Larry Greer, Aaron Hatton

Feature- Jason Wheatley, Michael England, Josh Lucas, Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Johnny Lee, Rocky Wilson, Joe Mattingly, Gary Parks, Jeremy Hisel, Sam Huffer, Randall Basham, Brad Schlosser, Jason Riney, Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, Joe David Humphrey, Whit Saylers, Richard Musick (DNS- Robbie Gullion)

Feature- Timmy Glazer, Johnny Cecil, Brad Leake, Mike Cozzin, Jr., Joe Walker, Steve Thompson, Willie Edelen, Jason Bartley (DNS-Shane Lafollette)

Lebanon, KY-April 19, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday evening April 21 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 the end of October.

The April 21 program will feature Dirt Late Model racer Justin Rattliff from Campbellsville, KY and Battle of the Bluegrass CEO Tom McConnell.

Rattliff will join the program for the in-studio part of the show and will talk about his racing program fresh off his win of the season on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and a runner-up finish the night before at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. Rattliff finished fifth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points chase in 2008 and was the ’07 tour’s Rookie of the Year. McConnell will be on the phone line for the “long-distance” call-in portion of the program after will discuss the upcoming 2009 seasons for the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division and Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series.

Bardstown, KY-April 19, 2009- With the ’09 racing season opening event in the record books, Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will present their first special event of 2009 as the 12^th Annual Spring Sizzler will take place featuring the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.

The Saturday April 25 event will feature the O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division in action as America’s most competitive regional series will be highlighted in the evening’s 30 lap, $3,000 to win 12^th Annual Spring Sizzler A-Main event. The Open Wheel Modified and Street Stock divisions will also be in competition as well, while the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman division will have the night off. The Modifieds will race for $500 to win in their 20 lap main event, while the Street Stocks will race a 12 lap main event, paying $100 to win. The Super Late Model and Street Stock divisions will time trial at this event, with the Modified division earning heat race starting assignments via the pill draw.

Activities for the Saturday April 25 season opening event will see all functions begin one hour earlier, with the pit area opening at 3:00 p.m. and the grandstand area opening at 4:00 p.m. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 6:00 p.m., while racing will take the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m. For the Saturday April 25 event, general admission in the grandstand area will be $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under age 6 are free. A pit pass will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway opened its 2009 racing season on Saturday April 18 and feature event winners included Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Mike Cozzin, Jr. of Borden, IN in Street Stocks. These four drivers are also the current track championship points leaders in their respective divisions.

1. #88 Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY was the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday April 18.

2. #77 Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won the Modified feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening April 18.

3. #16 Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY won the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening April 18.

4. #21 Mike Cozzin, Jr. of Borden, IN was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday April 18.

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models

Open Wheel Modifieds

WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman

Street Stocks

Norman Copley Super Late Model Rookie of the Year

Modified Rookie of the Year

NEXT EVENT: April 25- 12^th Annual Spring Sizzler (O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models-$3,000 to win; Open Wheel Modifieds and Street Stocks; Sportsman are OFF); All Start Times Are ONE HOUR EARLY (Pit gates open at 3:00 p.m., grandstand area opens at 4:00 p.m., practice at 5:30 p.m., time trials at 6:00 p.m., and racing at or before 7:00 p.m.); Admission Prices: Adults-$15, Children Ages 6 to 12-$8, Children Under Age 6-Free; Pit Pass-$25; For more information, visit www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241.

Rattliff, Kramer, Hagan, and Cozzin, Jr. Winners of Season Opener at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-April 18, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway opened its gates for the 2009 season opening event on Saturday evening and Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY scored the victory in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event for his first career victory at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval. Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would score the win in the Modified feature event, while Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY would see the checkered flag first in the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman feature, with Mike Cozzin, Jr. of Borden, IN the winner in the Street Stock main event.

Michael Chilton would grab the lead at the start of the 25 lap 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event, with Jason Keltner, Justin Rattliff, Terry Casey, and Dustin Linville giving chase. Rattliff would charge from his third starting spot to grab second from Keltner on lap 2, with Casey scooting past Keltner for third one circuit later, while Tim Tungate would drive past Linville for fifth on the same lap. Rattliff would begin to pressure Chilton for the top spot and would grab the lead on lap 5. Keltner and Tungate would begin to duel for fourth, with Tungate taking the spot on lap 7, only to have his night end prematurely one lap later when the air cleaner came off his machine and the caution would wave for debris on the track. The restart would see Rattliff and Chilton quickly pull away from the field again, with Chilton nipping at Rattliff’s heels, but not able to make a move. While the lead duo pulled away from the pack, Keltner and Casey would settle into a spirited door-to-door battle for the third position. The leaders would begin to battle slower traffic on lap 17, while the battle for third heated up even more between Casey and Keltner, with Keltner finally winning the battle for the three spot on lap 19. The final caution of the event would fly on lap 22 for a spin by Dylan Preston in turn two that also collected Kevin Colston, with both able to continue. The restart would see Rattliff get a bit of breathing room on the final lap and drive to the win in the seat of the MGL Auto Sales/Cox Wrecker Service/Campbellsville University/The Medicine Centre/Gowen’s Auto Glass/Wilson Plumbing/Grant Lee Farms/JET Pressure Washing/Peterson Fluid Systems/ AFCO Racing Products sponsored #16 Rocket Chassis, Pro Power Race Engines machine. Chilton and Keltner would take second and third, with Linville nipping Casey at the checkered flag for fourth. The remainder of the top ten would be Ed Behn, Johnny Wheeler, Larry Greer, Bobby Carrier, Jr., and Kevin Colston. Chilton was the top qualifier among 14 entries with time of 16.012 seconds and would also win the dash, while Tungate would score the heat win.

The 20 lap Modified feature event would be the Joey Kramer show as Kramer would rocket to the lead at the drop of the green flag and simply dominate the entire way in picking up the Modified main event checkered flag aboard the Claudette Kramer owned Fox Cabinets/Brian Shewmaker’s State Farm Insurance/Larry’s Truck Service/PBM Performance Products/Bright Beginnings Child Care/AFCO Race Products sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Bullock by Kramer Race Engines unit. Michael England would finish second, with Benji Lee winning a race-long battle with Randy Turpin to claim third. Turpin would finish fourth, while Rocky Wilson would complete the top five at the finish. Rounding out the top ten would be Joe Mattingly, Dion Benningfield, Josh Lucas, Brad Schlosser, and Randall Basham. Kramer would be the top qualifier in time trials with a lap of 17.231 seconds and also won the dash, with Robbie Gullion picking up the heat race victory.

In the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman main event, Pat Hagan would hold off the advances of Avral Thompson to pick up the 15 lap feature event win behind the wheel of the Billy Holbert owned Willard’s Heating and Air/New Haven NAPA/New Haven Car Wash/ Holbert Auto Recovery sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo unit. Thompson would take runner-up honors, with Barry Chesser taking third. Jimmy Bryan and Elton Martin would round out the top five. Defending class champion Roger Cecil would head up the remainder of the field, followed by Joe Dunbar, Bartley Grant, and Billy Rigdon. Eleven entries would see heat race wins go Thompson and Hagan.

In the most exciting feature finish of the night, Mike Cozzin, Jr. would take the lead on lap 9 of the 12 lap Street Stock main event and hold off a hard-charging Shane Lafollette and Timmy Glazer to win the race by a half-car length over Lafollette, who would only beat Glazer by a half-car length for second. Cozzin, Jr. would nab the win in his EZ-Eye Advertising sponsored #21 Chevy Impala, with Lafollette and Glazer going second and third, while Brad Leake and Johnny Cecil would finish fourth and fifth. Roy Walker would head up the second five, followed by Terry Bartley, Brian Derringer, Johnny King,a nd Jason Bartley. Thirteen entries would see heat race checkered flags fall to Leake and Glazer.

Dash- Michael Chilton, Jason Keltner, Justin Rattliff, Terry Casey, Ed Behn, Johnny Wheeler

Feature- Justin Rattliff, Michael Chilton, Jason Keltner, Dustin Linville, Terry Casey, Ed Behn, Johnny Wheeler, Larry Greer, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Kevin Colston, Dylan Preston, Terry Keltner, Tim Tungate, Joey Rigdon

Dash- Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Michael England, Benji Lee, Joe Mattingly, Randy Turpin

Feature- Joey Kramer, Michael England, Benji Lee, Randy Turpin, Rocky Wilson, Joe Mattingly, Dion Benningfield, Josh Lucas, Brad Schlosser, Randall Basham, Jeremy Hisel, Sam Huffer, Gary Parks, Joe David Humphrey (DNS-Robbie Gullion)

Feature- Pat Hagan, Avral Thompson, Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan, Elton Martin, Roger Cecil, Joe Dunbar, Bartley Grant, Billy Rigdon (DNS-Paul Lewis, Sr., Robbie Settles)

Feature- Mike Cozzin, Jr., Shane Lafollette, Timmy Glazer, Brad Leake, Johnny Cecil, Roy Walker, Terry Bartley, Brian Derringer, Johnny King, Jason Bartley, Steve Thompson, Joe Walker (DNS-Willie Edelen)

Lebanon, KY-April 12, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday evening April 14 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 the end of October.

The April 14 program will feature a pair of racers from different entities as local go-kart hotshoe Joe Miller of Columbia, KY and UMP Pro Late Model and UMP Super Stock competitor Jeremy Hines of Seymour, IN will be show guests this week.

Miller will join the program for the in-studio part of the show and will talk about his go-kart exploits, already having had a bounty that reached $300 placed on him to beat him earlier this season at J&M Motorsports and is fresh off a fifth place finish in the Spring Fling $1,000 to win OHV Heavy event at Lightning Valley Motorsports Park last weekend. Hines will be on the phone line for the “long-distance” call-in portion of the program after winning the Pro Late Model feature at Ponderosa Speedway on April 4 and talks about his upcoming ’09 season after winning the UMP Sportsman national title in 2008.

Bardstown, KY-April 12, 2009- After a successful open practice on Saturday evening that saw 31 racers turn laps on the reclayed racing surface, Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will begin their 10^th season at the promotional helm of the ½ mile high-banked clay oval as the 2009 racing season officially gets underway with the ’09 season opening event this Saturday evening April 18.

The Saturday April 18 season opening event will officially kick off the 15^th season of competition at Bluegrass Speedway and will feature a full program of weekly racing series action that will include Super Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. The Super Late Model feature will be 25 laps and pay $1,000 to win and the Modified division will go 20 circuits in their main event for $500 to win. The Sportsman and Street Stocks will also compete, with the 15 lap Sportsman feature paying $200 to win and the 12 lap Street Stock feature paying $100. At the April 18 racing program, the Super Late Model and Modified divisions will time trial, while the Sportsman and Street Stock division will pill draw for heat race starting positions.

Activities for the Saturday April 18 season opening event will see all functions begin one hour earlier, with the pit area opening at 3:00 p.m. and the grandstand area opening at 4:00 p.m. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 6:00 p.m., while racing will take the green flag for the first time in 2009 at or before 7:00 p.m. General admission in the grandstand area will be $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under age 6 are free. A pit pass will be $25.

The 2008 track champions at Bluegrass Speedway were Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Lebanon, KY-April 6, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday evening April 7 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 the end of October.

The April 7 program will feature a pair of winners from this past weekend’s 2^nd Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial event that was contested at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. Victor Lee of Stanford, KY won the Super Late Model portion of the event, while Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY won the Modified portion of the show.

Wheatley will join the program for the in-studio part of the show and will talk about his upcoming 2009 racing season and also talk about the chassis switch his race team made over the winner and winning on the first night out with the new car. Lee will join the program after winning the $4,000 to win event at Ponderosa Speedway on Saturday night and winning the Modified feature at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Sunday.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2008 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing) of Lebanon and Bardstown, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, Ponderosa Speedway of Junction City, Papa John’s Pizza and Farmer’s National Bank of Lebanon, B and W Metals and Coppock Appliance and Electronics of Campbellsville, and 44 Auto Mart in Bardstown.

Bardstown, KY-April 5, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway will have a preview of the upcoming 2009 racing season this Saturday April 11 when the ½ mile high-banked clay oval will begin its 15^th season of competition with an open practice for all divisions in weekly competition that will begin at 6:00 p.m. and conclude around 10:00 p.m.

The open practice will be important for racers planning to compete at Bluegrass Speedway on a regular basis in 2009 as it will be the first laps that racers will get to make on the newly reclayed racing surface. Over 140 loads of new clay was hauled in and put down on the racing during October after the 2008 racing season had concluded. The weekly divisions of competition that will be featured at Bluegrass Speedway in 2009 will include Super Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

Activities for the Saturday April 11 open practice will see all gates open at 4:00 p.m., with the official practice sessions getting underway around 6:00 p.m. and concluding at 10:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is free to everyone, while a pit pass to enter the pit area will be $15.

Bluegrass Speedway will officially open its 2009 racing season on Saturday April 18 with a full program of weekly racing series action that will feature Super Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 31-E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. For more information about the upcoming racing activities of the 2009 racing season, visit the track’s page on the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or by phone at (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

Bardstown, KY-April 2, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell would like to take the opportunity
to inform the racers of the area of the Bluegrass Speedway track tire rules for the upcoming 2009 racing season.
These rules apply to all weekly racing series program and all non-sanctioned track events.

The 2009 racing season will be previewed with an open practice set at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval on Saturday evening April 11 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. With over 140 new loads of clay added to the racing surface, it will be a prime time for racers to get their machines dialed in for the upcoming racing competition.

On Saturday April 18, the 2009 racing season gets underway with the ’09 season opener featuring a full program of weekly racing series action for the Super Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions.

Defending track champions at Bluegrass Speedway from the 2008 racing season include Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about all events and happenings at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on racedays.

Bluegrass Speedway Adds $3,500 To Win Bourbon City Summer Sizzler to ’09 Schedule

Bardstown, KY-April 2, 2009- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell are proud to announce an addition to the 2009 Bluegrass Speedway racing schedule that will feature a pair of a special events for all open-wheel racing fanatics.

On Saturday August 22, Bluegrass Speedway will host the Bourbon City Summer Sizzler. The event will be the richest to win Open Wheel Modified event held in the 15-year history of the Nelson County facility. The Modified A-Main event will be 35 laps in distance and pay the winner $3,500 for their efforts, with the race paying $200 to start. There will be an entry fee of $100 and all pit passes for this event will be $30. A complete purse will be forthcoming in the near future for this event. Of note, this will be a non-track points event for the Modified division at Bluegrass Speedway. Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY is the defending Modified track champion at Bluegrass Speedway.

Also on Saturday August 22, the first year SCORA Non-Wing Sprint Car Series will visit Bluegrass Speedway. It will mark the return of Sprint Cars to Bluegrass Speedway for the first time since 2003 as the Indiana-based tour, organized by Sam Stockton, will feature steel engine block non-wing Sprint Cars in action around the ½ mile high-banked clay oval.

There will be one support division of action also in competition on Saturday August 22, with that division to be announced at a date closer to the event actually taking place.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about events and happenings at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on racedays.

2009 Schedule of Events....Revised

April 18- 2009 Season Opener: Weekly Racing Series- Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

April 25- 12^th Annual Spring Sizzler: O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series- $3,000 to win; Weekly Racing Series-Modifieds and Street Stocks (Sportsman Off)

May 9- 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial: Super Late Models-$2,000 to win; Weekly Racing Series- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

May 16- 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash: Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; Weekly Racing Series-Super Late Models and Sportsman (Street Stocks Off)

May 23- Street Stocks-$300 to win; Weekly Racing Series- Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

June 13- 8^th Annual June Jam: O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win; Weekly Racing Series- Modifieds and Street Stocks (Sportsman Off)

June 20- 6^th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial: Sportsman-$500 to win; Weekly Racing Series- Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

June 27- 7^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout: Super Late Models-$2,000 to win; Weekly Racing Series- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

July 4- 6^th Annual Topless Terror Night: Topless Super Late Models, Topless Modifieds; Weekly Racing Series-Sportsman and Street Stocks

July 11- 11^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash: O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$5,000 to win; Weekly Racing Series-Modifieds and Sportsman (Street Stocks Off)

July 25- 9^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble: Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; Weekly Racing Series-Super Late Models and Street Stocks (Sportsman Off)

August 1- 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50: O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$5,000 to win (Outdoor Channel Television Event); Weekly Racing Series-Modifieds and Sportsman (Street Stocks Off; No Modified Track Points)

August 15- Weekly Racing Series- Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

August 22- Bourbon City Summer Sizzler: Modifieds-$3,500 to win; SCORA Non-Wing Sprint Cars; Other Classes To Be Announced; (No Modified Track Points)

August 29- 9^th Annual Bluegrass Classic: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-$10,000 to win (SPEED Television Event); Weekly Racing Series-Sportsman and Street Stocks (Modifieds Off)

September 5- OFF (Labor Day Weekend)

September 19- Street Stocks-$300 to win; Weekly Racing Series-Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

September 26- Sportsman-$400 to win; Weekly Racing Series-Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

Divisions in Competition-Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks

For More Information About Bluegrass Speedway, Contact the Following Individuals:

-David and Anita Ferrell (Track Promoters): (859) 854-6922; (859) 516-3754; (859) 516-3723 by phone or at [email protected] via e-mail; -Amanda Ferrell (859) 583-2696; -Michael Despain (Media Consultant): (270) 465-3380; (859) 583-8079 by phone or at [email protected] or [email protected] via e-mail; -Bluegrass Speedway (Race Day): (502) 349-1241; -Online at www.bluegrass-speedway.com

Lebanon, KY-March 16, 2009- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the first edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report for the 2009 race season on Tuesday evening March 31 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 the end of October.

The March 31 program will feature a season preview of all tracks and series that will covered by the Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report for the 2009 racing season.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report has the following sponsors signed on for the 2008 season: Miller Lite (Clark Distributing) of Lebanon and Bardstown, Bluegrass Speedway of Bardstown, Ponderosa Speedway of Junction City, Farmer’s National Bank of Lebanon, B and W Metals and Coppock Appliance and Electronics of Campbellsville, and 44 Auto Mart in Bardstown.

Bardstown, KY-March 14, 2009- Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will begin their 10^th season at the promotional helm of Bluegrass Speedway as the 2009 racing season will get underway on Saturday April 18 with a full program of weekly racing series action for the Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks divisions, with the 2009 track championship points chase also getting underway that same evening.

But before the green flag flies for real on the new season, there will be an open practice day at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday April 11 from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m., with gates opening at 4:00 p.m. that day. It will be an important practice day as it will be the first laps the racers will get on the over 140 new loads of red clay that have been applied to the racing surface at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County oval that will begin its 15^th season of dirt track sports entertainment in 2009 with a 16-event schedule that is chocked full of special events for all divisions.

The Super Late Model division will have several special events throughout the course of the ’09 racing season. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will again sanction the track’s signature event, the 9^th Annual Bluegrass Classic, on Saturday August 29, paying $10,000 to win and with the cameras of SPEED TV in attendance to tape the action. The Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model will sanction four events of “Saturday Night Showtime” in 2009. The 12^th Annual Spring Sizzler, paying $3,000 to win, goes on April 25, with the 8^th Annual June Jam taking place on June 13, paying $3,000 to win. The 11^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash will go green on July 11, paying $5,000 to win, while the 11^th Annual Bluegrass 50 will move to August for the very first time on August 1 and pay $5,000 to win in front of the television cameras of the Outdoor Channel. Other Super Late Model special events for ’09 include the 6^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event on May 9 and the 7^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout on June 27, with both of those events paying $2,000 to win. The Super Late Models will also sport the convertible look with the track’s 6^th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 4. Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY is the 2008 Bluegrass Speedway Super Late Model track champion.

The Modified division will have three extra money paying events over the course of the 2009 race season, with a pair of those events being sanctioned by the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series. The first “BoB Mod Squad” event will take place on May 16 and will be the 9^th Annual Mod Squad Bash, paying $1,500 to win, with the other BoB-sanctioned event taking place on July 25, that being the 9^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, also paying $1,500 to win. An unsanctioned Modified event that will pay $1,000 to win has been added to the Bluegrass Speedway for August 15 as well. The Modifieds will also be a part of the 6^th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 4, also sporting the convertible look. Benji Lee of Raywick, KY is the 2008 Modified track champion at Bluegrass Speedway.

The Sportsman division will again be in action at Bluegrass Speedway in 2009 with the top event for this division set for June 20, with the contesting of the 6^th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial, paying $500 to win for the Sportsman division. The full-fendered stock car division will also pay $400 to win as a special event on the 2009 season finale night on September 26. The Street Stock division will also be back in action at Bluegrass in 2009 as the entry-level division of stock cars at Bluegrass Speedway with a pair of $300 to win events scheduled for May 23 and September 19. Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY is the 2008 Sportsman track champion and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY is the ’08 Street Stock track champ.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road, just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, browse the internet during your visits to cyberspace at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

2009 Schedule of Events

April 18- 2009 Season Opener: Weekly Racing Series- Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks