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Ponderosa Speedway Honored at C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Open House

Junction City, KY-November 25, 2007- The Ponderosa Speedway track promotion trio of Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz were honored as the Track Promoters of the Year for 2007 for the state of Kentucky at the 12th Annual C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Open House on November 23 at the legendary chassis builder's facility in Whiteland, IN.

"We are extremely honored to receive this award", stated Larry Yantz. "We put down new clay before the '07 season began and it made all the difference in world for our track. We want to thank all the racers and fans that supported us in 2007 and invite everybody to come visit us in 2008"

The Yantz family took over the promotional reigns of "The Pond" in 2005 and received the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Promoter of the Year award that same season. They were again honored again as the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Promoter of the Year again in 2006 and also garnered the same award from the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series for 2006. With the addition of around 100 loads of fresh clay before the 2007 began, the 3/8 mile clay oval quickly became the talk of Central Kentucky among racers and fans alike and picked up the nickname of "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring"

Ponderosa Speedway has played host to dirt track sports entertainment since 1972 and will begin its 37th season of dirt track racing in mid-March of 2008. For more information about all events and happenings at Ponderosa Speedway, check out the track's website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net.

Ponderosa Speedway Honors Top Racers of �07 at Awards Banquet on December 8

Junction City, Kentucky-November 25, 2007- The track promotion team of Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz and the rest of the staff at Ponderosa Speedway will close the curtain on the 2007 racing season from �Kentucky�s Baddest Bullring� with the track�s Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, December 8. This event will take place at the Danville National Guard Armory, located at 482 Stanford Avenue in Danville, KY.

Festivities for the December 8 awards ceremony will see doors open at 6:00 p.m., with a meal being served at 7:00 p.m., while the awards ceremony portion of the evening will begin around 8:00 p.m. All times listed are EST. The top ten drivers in each division will be honored at the 2007 Championship Awards Banquet, with the top five point getters in each division receiving money and trophies, while positions six through ten in each division will receive plaques. Those drivers that finished in the top five in each division must be present to claim their money winnings.

Invitations will sent to the top ten points finishers in each of the track�s five weekly divisions. The dress for the evening is casual. The cost to attend the evening�s activities is $10 per person. To RSVP, interested parties can call (606) 510-4836, (606) 510-5331, or (606) 379-5757 and the deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, December 5. Also, there will be musical entertainment after the awards portion of the evening's festivities have concluded.

The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model track champion for 2007 is Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY. This is Hatton�s first track champion at �The Pond�. Finishing second through fifth in the final Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model point standings were Bobby Carrier, Jr., Donald Rayborn, Johnny Wheeler, and Mike Jewell. The remainder of the top ten point earners were David Webb, Jordan Bland, Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, and Jerry Rice.

Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN would also claim his first-ever track title at �Kentucky�s Baddest Bullring� by scoring the 2007 Hardee�s Modified championship. Randy Turpin would claim second, while Clarence Belcher and Benji Lee would tie for third, with Kelly Warren taking fifth. Completing the top ten in Hardee�s Modified final points would be Elliott Despain, Shane McKinney, Joey Kramer, Dustin Linville, and Victor Lee.

The inaugural track champion in the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Model division is P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY. It is also the first ever track title for this second-generation racer as well. Second through fifth positions in the final points would fall to Gary Yeager, Todd Coffman, Peydon Pelphrey, and Dylan Preston. Paul Feistritzer would lead the next five in points, followed by Chris Perry, Zane Morgan, Jeff Rowland, and Jerry Denson.

Rick King of Junction City, KY is the 2007 track champion in the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman division. It is also the track title in Sportsman action for King. Completing the top five in the final points in this division would be Logan Whitis, Butch Phillips, C.W. Murphy, and Walter Trent. Rounding the top ten point netters would be Brian Elder, Robbie Long, Troy Scott, Kevin Edwards, and Shelburn Meeks.

The Clayton Homes Chevette track championship goes to Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY. This is Maybrier�s fourth straight track title and sixth in the last seven seasons. Second place would go to Billy Jewell, followed by Clayton Devine, Matthew Rigdon, and Chris Schlosser. The rest of the top ten in final points would be Joseph Lyons, Jerry Pyles, Dusty Maybrier, Shane Irvin, and David Murphy.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane, just outside of Junction City, KY, on the Boyle/Lincoln County border. Larry Yantz is the track promoter. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented on a weekly basis on Friday evenings from late March to early October. For more information concerning all activities and events at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track�s internet venue at www.ponderosaspeedway.net.

Ponderosa Speedway Honors Top Racers of �07 at Awards Banquet on December 8

Junction City, Kentucky-November 9, 2007- The track promotion team of Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz and the rest of the staff at Ponderosa Speedway will close the curtain on the 2007 racing season from �Kentucky�s Baddest Bullring� with the track�s Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, December 8. This event will take place at the Danville National Guard Armory, located at 482 Stanford Avenue in Danville, KY.

Festivities for the December 8 awards ceremony will see doors open at 6:00 p.m., with a meal being served at 7:00 p.m., while the awards ceremony portion of the evening will begin around 8:00 p.m. All times listed are EST. The top ten drivers in each division will be honored at the 2007 Championship Awards Banquet, with the top five point getters in each division receiving money and trophies, while positions six through ten in each division will receive plaques. Those drivers that finished in the top five in each division must be present to claim their money winnings.

Invitations will sent to the top ten points finishers in each of the track�s five weekly divisions. The dress for the evening is casual. The cost to attend the evening�s activities is $10 per person. To RSVP, interested parties can call (606) 510-4836, (606) 510-5331, or (606) 379-5757 and the deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, December 5.

The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model track champion for 2007 is Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY. This is Hatton�s first track champion at �The Pond�. Finishing second through fifth in the final Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model point standings were Bobby Carrier, Jr., Donald Rayborn, Johnny Wheeler, and Mike Jewell. The remainder of the top ten point earners were David Webb, Jordan Bland, Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, and Jerry Rice.

Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN would also claim his first-ever track title at �Kentucky�s Baddest Bullring� by scoring the 2007 Hardee�s Modified championship. Randy Turpin would claim second, while Clarence Belcher and Benji Lee would tie for third, with Kelly Warren taking fifth. Completing the top ten in Hardee�s Modified final points would be Elliott Despain, Shane McKinney, Joey Kramer, Dustin Linville, and Victor Lee.

The inaugural track champion in the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Model division is P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY. It is also the first ever track title for this second-generation racer as well. Second through fifth positions in the final points would fall to Gary Yeager, Todd Coffman, Peydon Pelphrey, and Dylan Preston. Paul Feistritzer would lead the next five in points, followed by Chris Perry, Zane Morgan, Jeff Rowland, and Jerry Denson.

Rick King of Junction City, KY is the 2007 track champion in the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman division. It is also the track title in Sportsman action for King. Completing the top five in the final points in this division would be Logan Whitis, Butch Phillips, C.W. Murphy, and Walter Trent. Rounding the top ten point netters would be Brian Elder, Robbie Long, Troy Scott, Kevin Edwards, and Shelburn Meeks.

The Clayton Homes Chevette track championship goes to Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY. This is Maybrier�s fourth straight track title and sixth in the last seven seasons. Second place would go to Billy Jewell, followed by Clayton Devine, Matthew Rigdon, and Chris Schlosser. The rest of the top ten in final points would be Joseph Lyons, Jerry Pyles, Dusty Maybrier, Shane Irvin, and David Murphy.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane, just outside of Junction City, KY, on the Boyle/Lincoln County border. Larry Yantz is the track promoter. Dirt track sports entertainment is presented on a weekly basis on Friday evenings from late March to early October. For more information concerning all activities and events at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track�s internet venue at www.ponderosaspeedway.net.

Junction City, Kentucky-November 9, 2007- The
track promotion team of Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz and the rest of the staff
at Ponderosa Speedway will close the curtain on the 2007 racing season from
�Kentucky�s Baddest Bullring� with the track�s Championship Awards Banquet on
Saturday evening, December 8. This
event will take place at the Danville National Guard Armory, located at 482
Stanford Avenue in Danville, KY.

Festivities for the December 8 awards
ceremony will see doors open at 6:00 p.m., with a meal being served at 7:00
p.m., while the awards ceremony portion of the evening will begin around 8:00
p.m. All times listed are
EST. The top ten drivers in each
division will be honored at the 2007 Championship Awards Banquet, with the top
five point getters in each division receiving money and trophies, while
positions six through ten in each division will receive plaques. Those drivers that finished in the top
five in each division must be present to claim their money winnings.

Invitations will sent to the top ten points
finishers in each of the track�s five weekly divisions. The dress for the evening is
casual. The cost to attend the
evening�s activities is $10 per person.
To RSVP, interested parties can call (606) 510-4836, (606) 510-5331, or
(606) 379-5757 and the deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, December 5.

The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model
track champion for 2007 is Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY. This is Hatton�s first track champion
at �The Pond�. Finishing second
through fifth in the final Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model point
standings were Bobby Carrier, Jr., Donald Rayborn, Johnny Wheeler, and Mike
Jewell. The remainder of the top
ten point earners were David Webb, Jordan Bland, Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, and
Jerry Rice.

Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN would also
claim his first-ever track title at �Kentucky�s Baddest Bullring� by scoring
the 2007 Hardee�s Modified championship.
Randy Turpin would claim second, while Clarence Belcher and Benji Lee
would tie for third, with Kelly Warren taking fifth. Completing the top ten in Hardee�s Modified final points
would be Elliott Despain, Shane McKinney, Joey Kramer, Dustin Linville, and
Victor Lee.

The inaugural track champion in the Kentucky
National Guard Crate Late Model division is P.J. Feistritzer of Danville,
KY. It is also the first ever
track title for this second-generation racer as well. Second through fifth positions in the final points would
fall to Gary Yeager, Todd Coffman, Peydon Pelphrey, and Dylan Preston. Paul Feistritzer would lead the next
five in points, followed by Chris Perry, Zane Morgan, Jeff Rowland, and Jerry
Denson.

Rick King of Junction City, KY is the 2007
track champion in the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman division. It is also the track title in Sportsman
action for King. Completing the
top five in the final points in this division would be Logan Whitis, Butch
Phillips, C.W. Murphy, and Walter Trent.
Rounding the top ten point netters would be Brian Elder, Robbie Long,
Troy Scott, Kevin Edwards, and Shelburn Meeks.

The Clayton Homes Chevette track championship
goes to Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY.
This is Maybrier�s fourth straight track title and sixth in the last
seven seasons. Second place would
go to Billy Jewell, followed by Clayton Devine, Matthew Rigdon, and Chris
Schlosser. The rest of the top ten
in final points would be Joseph Lyons, Jerry Pyles, Dusty Maybrier, Shane
Irvin, and David Murphy.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips
Lane, just outside of Junction City, KY, on the Boyle/Lincoln County
border. Larry Yantz is the track
promoter. Dirt track sports
entertainment is presented on a weekly basis on Friday evenings from late March
to early October. For more
information concerning all activities and events at Ponderosa Speedway, visit
the track�s internet venue at www.ponderosaspeedway.net.

Bluegrass Speedway Championship Awards Banquet on November 3

Bardstown, KY-October 14, 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 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 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 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 � 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 concluded it '07 racing season on September 29 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.

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Brad Neat, Benji Lee, and Jeff Johnson Fan Appreciation Night Winners at Ponderosa

Junction City, KY-October 13, 2007-Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY followed up his Fall Classic win last week with a $3,000 payday on a turn four, last lap pass to win the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature event on Saturday night at Ponderosa Speedway. Other feature winners were Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Hardee's Modifieds and Jeff Johnson of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman. It was also the second straight wins for Lee and Johnson. This event also marked the final night of racing at "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring" for the 2007 race season.

The 40 lap, $3,000 to win Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model feature would see polesitter Aaron Hatton take the lead, followed by Michael Chilton, Jason Keltner, Brad Neat, and Jeff Watson. But the caution would quickly fly on lap 2 when Watson spun his mount into the infield with mechanical issues and would be done for the evening. The restart would see Neat go from fourth to second off of turn two, with Keltner third, Chilton fourth, and Eric Wells fifth. Only one more lap would be turned until the caution flew again on lap 3 as Chris Combs rolled his machine to a stop in turn two. The restart would see Hatton stay in the lead, while Neat and Keltner would start to battle for second, while Joey Daniel would take fourth past Chilton and Wells. Dustin Neat would make his way into the top five one trip later, as Hatton scooted away from the field. As race leader Hatton entered traffic on lap 10, Brad Neat and Keltner were slugging it out for second, while Dustin Neat and Joey Daniel went at it door to door for the four spot. Brad Neat would keep Keltner at bay, while Dustin Neat would claim fourth from Daniel on lap 11. As Hatton worked slower traffic, Brad Neat and Keltner would race their way closer to Hatton on lap 15, with Keltner finally able to motor past Neat for second on lap 15.

As the field saw the halfway signal, Hatton, Keltner, and Brad Neat were in clear track and had pulled away from Neat and Daniel, who was beginning to get some heat from Mike Jewell for fifth. Hatton was setting a torrid pace up front, having lapped up to the 11th place machine by lap 25. Keltner would slowly reel in Hatton by lap 28, with Brad Neat nipping at the heels of Keltner for second, while Daniel and Jewell mixed it up again for fifth. While the battle for second intensified even further between Keltner and Brad Neat, just a couple car lengths off of Hatton's rear bumper, Dustin Neat held fourth, while Jewell would turn the wick up in the battle with Daniel for fifth. Lap 33 would see Jewell finally win the war for fifth, while Brad Neat and Keltner went at it side by side for the runner-up again. Brad Neat would finally work back around Keltner on 37 as the front three worked heavy traffic. The finally caution waved on lap 38 as Hatton and the slower car of Dwight Embree made contact exiting turn two, with Embree spinning around and drawing the caution. The restart would see Brad Neat drive high and attempt to drive around Hatton and the pair would eventually race back to the white flag in a dead heat for the lead. Brad Neat would make a power move to the top shelf in turn three and take the lead exiting turn four and beat Hatton to line a half-car length for the win in his NWN Distributing/Neat's Service Center/Tarter Gate/Tarter-Roberts Insurance/Tri-County Wood Products sponsored #41 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Cornett Race Engines powered machine. Hatton and Keltner would claim second and third, while Jewell would drive by Dustin Neat on the final lap for fourth. The remainder of the top ten would be Chilton, Daniel, Wells, Steve Barnett, and Chris Combs. Twenty-seven entries saw Hatton as top qualifier, with Hatton, Chilton, and Brad Neat winning the heats, while Brandon Fouts won the B-main.

In Hardee's Modified, Benji Lee would go the point at the start, while Josh Lucas and Miguel Coffey raced tirelessly for the second spot, with Coffey eventually winning the battle for the runner-up position on lap 15 of the 25 lap, $1,000 to win main event for the open-wheel division. But this particular evening would belong to second generation racer Lee and he followed up his victory in the Modified portion of the Fall Classic with another $1,000 payday on this evening behind the wheel of the Thompson Heat and Air/Smart Shoppers/Springfield Auto and Farm/St. Joe Garage/Kirker Automotive Finishes/ All Star Performance/B and B Motorsports/Wilwood sponsored #03 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Performance Race Engines powered mount. Coffey would hold for second, while Lucas would hold off Jay Mobley for capture the third position, with J.T. Ayers completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Bobby Neal, Elliott Despain, Clarence Belcher, Kevin Nesselhauf, and Scott Anderson. Thirteen entries saw Lee as top qualifier and also a heat winner, while Lucas scored the other heat race checkered flag.

The 20 lap, $500 to win SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman feature event would be the "Double J" show as Jeff Johnson survived several caution flags to put the Gaddis Welding/The Muffler Shop/B and E Builders/Hurst Racing sponsored #114 Chevy Monte Carlo in victory lane for the second straight Saturday evening. Avral Thompson would win an entertaining battle with Troy Scott to claim runner-up honors, with the top five concluded by Paul Lewis, Jr. and Billy Rigdon. Completing the top ten were Don Risnor, Martin Stacey, Robbie Long, Edwin Bentley, and Brian Elder. Fifteen entries saw Johnson as fast qualifier and also win a heat, while Thompson won the second heat.

SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, Kentucky-October 13, 2007

Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (27 entries)
Top Qualifier- Aaron Hatton
1st Heat- Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Chris Combs, Joey Daniel
2nd Heat- Michael Chilton, Jeff Watson, Steve Barnett, Mike Jewell
3rd Heat- Brad Neat, Eric Wells, Dustin Neat, Jason Dunn
B-Main- Brandon Fouts, Miguel Coffey, Jerry Rutherford, Gerry Reeder, Jr., Dwight Embree
A-Main- Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Michael Chilton, Joey Daniel, Eric Wells, Steve Barnett, Chris Combs, Tommy Carlton, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Rohn Moon, Jerry Rutherford, Brandon Fouts, Miguel Coffey, Dwight Embree, Jason Dunn, Ernie Cordier, Jeff Watson (Other cars in attendance- P.J. Feistritzer, Billy Vaughn, Chris Ruble, Kevin Colston, Matthew Rigdon, Brian Marksbury(

Hardee's Modifieds (13 entries)
Top Qualifier-Benji Lee
1st Heat- Benji Lee, Jay Mobley, J.T. Ayers, Elliott Despain
2nd Heat- Josh Lucas, Miguel Coffey, Kevin Nesselhauf, Bobby Neal
Feature- Benji Lee, Miguel Coffey, Josh Lucas, Jay Mobley, J.T. Ayers, Bobby Neal, Elliott Despain, Clarence Belcher, Kevin Nesselhauf, Scott Anderson, Jason Brown (DNS- Mike Taylor, Keith Denny)

SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jeff Johnson
1st Heat- Jeff Johnson, Edwin Bentley, Troy Scott, Don Risner
2nd Heat- Avral Thompson, Martin Stacey, Butch Phillips, Shelburn Meeks
Feature- Jeff Johnson, Avral Thompson, Troy Scott, Paul Lewis, Jr., Billy Rigdon, Don Risner, Martin Stacey, Robbie Long, Edwin Bentley, Brian Elder, Joe Walker, Shelburn Meeks, Brian Cox, Butch Phillips (DNS- Timmy Glazer)

Ponderosa Speedway "Fan Appreciation" Super Late Models $3,000 To Win Saturday October 13

Junction City, KY-October 7, 2007- Ponderosa Speedway will do it one more time for the 2007 racing season this Saturday evening, October 13, as "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring" will host its 2007 season finale and it will be Fan Appreciation Night, with adult general admission only $10 at the 3/8 mile clay oval located just outside of Junction City, KY on the Boyle/Lincoln County border.

On Saturday October 13, the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model division will race for $3,000 to win. Also in action on Saturday October 13 will the Hardee's Modifieds, racing for $1,000 to win and the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman division will race for $500 to win. The Crate Late Models and Chevettes will not be in action.

Activities for Saturday October 13 will see pit gates open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The drivers meeting will go at 6:45, with hot lap around 7:00. Time trials will go at 7:30, with racing set to begin at 8:15. For "Fan Appreciation Night", adult general admission will be only $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

Ponderosa Speedway last raced on October 5 and 6 and feature event winners on Friday October 5 were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, Dustin Linville of Lancaster, KY in Hardee's Modifieds, Gerald Haynes, Jr. of Somerset, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman, and Randy Maybrier in Clayton Homes Chevettes. Feature event winners on Saturday October 6 were Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Hardee's Modifieds, Jeff Johnson of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman, and P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY in Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models.

The 2007 track championship points chase is now complete and track champions at Ponderosa Speedway for 2007 are Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY in Kentucky National Guard StormPay Crate Late Models, Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN in Hardee's Modifieds, Rick King of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engine Sportsman, and Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY in Clayton Homes Chevettes.

For further information about this and all happening and events at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track's webpage at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

Brad Neat is 17th Annual Clayton Homes Fall Classic Champion at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-October 6, 2007- Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would etch his name in the record books at Ponderosa Speedway on Saturday evening as he would claim his first-ever win in the 17th Annual Clayton Homes Fall Classic presented by Mortgage Suppliers for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models. Other feature winners for the evening included Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Hardee's Modifieds, Jeff Johnson of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman, and P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY in the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models.

The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model 17th Annual Clayton Homes Fall Classic would see outside polesitter Bobby Wolter, Jr. take the lead at the drop of the green flag, with Whitney McQueary, Brad Neat, Jason Keltner, and first-time visitor Brian Shirley in pursuit. McQueary and Neat would immediately begin a battle for second, while Mike Jewell and Victor Lee pressured Shirley for fifth. Wolter, Jr. would open a bit of lead, as Neat and McQueary raced door-to-door for the runner-up slot, with Neat finally taking second on lap 8. Keltner had closed in on this battle and would motor by McQueary for third on lap 10. Neat would close in on race leader Wolter, Jr. and would outgun Wolter, Jr. off of turn two on lap 12 to claim the point position. Keltner would move into the number two position by passing Wolter, Jr. in similar fashion on one round later in turn two. Shirley would begin to flex his muscles and would take fourth from McQueary on lap 15, while Don O'Neal began to move as well as he and Jewell raced for sixth, while pressuring McQueary for sixth. Victor Lee would join the top five as well and challenged Wolter, Jr. for fourth on lap 17, but the action would slow for the only caution of the race when O'Neal rolled to a stop in turn four with a flat left rear tire. The restart would see the first four remain unchanged, but McQueary would drive back into the top five past Wolter, Jr., while Shirley pressured Keltner on the top side for second and took the spot on lap 20. While Neat was beginning to pull away a bit from the field, the duo of Shirley and Keltner would engage in an extremely entertaining battle for the second position, with Keltner resuming fifth on lap 25, only to have Shirley retake it one circuit later on lap 26.

Race leader Neat would begin to start to work slower traffic on lap 27, while Shirley and Keltner waged that torrid battle for second still, while McQueary had his hands full trying to stave off Mike Jewell and Eddie Carrier, Jr. to remain in the top five. With Neat continuing to pull away ever so slightly from the field, Shirley and Keltner continued to draw attention, while Jewell would squeeze by McQueary for the fifth position on lap 33. By lap 40, Neat would hold almost a full straightaway lead over the battle for second, while Jewell would close up on Lee, who ran fourth. As the leaders raced in heavy traffic, Keltner would retake the second position and attempt to begin the reeling in process of Neat. But it would be to no avail as Neat would romp to the finish line first in his NWN Distributing/Neat's Service Center/Tarter Gate/Tarter-Roberts Insurance/Tri-County Wood Products/Hoosier Tire/Sunoco Race Fuels sponsored #41 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cornett Race Engines powered machine. Keltner, Shirley, and Lee would claim second through fourth, while 18th starting Chris Combs would nip Jewell at the finish for fifth. Behind Jewell, the remainder of the top ten were Michael Chilton, McQueary, Tyrel Todd, and Josh McGuire. Thirty-seven entries saw Eddie Carrier, Jr. as top qualifier 13.569 seconds, while heat wins went to McQueary, Wolter, Jr., Keltner, and Brad Neat, with Bryan Barber and Combs winning the B-Mains.

The 25 lap, $1,000 to win Hardee's Modified main event would see Joey Kramer and Benji Lee battle for the lead between early caution flag periods, before Kramer would secure himself in the spot as a caution waved again on lap 13. It was during this caution period that Kramer would start to have a deflating right rear tire and try to restart, only to pull up slow to cause a caution, then ducking to the infield for fresh rubber. The restart would see Lee handle one more late caution and be the Modified feature event winner for the evening in his Thompson Heat and Air/Smart Shoppers/Springfield Auto and Farm/Kirker Automotive Finishes/B and B Motorsports/St. Joe Garage sponsored #03 Bandit Race Car, Dale Meers Performance Engines powered mount. Shon Flanery would take second, with Miguel Coffey third, while Josh Lucas would outduel Jason Wheatley for fourth. The conclusion of the top ten would see Dion Benningfield, Jay Mobley, Ryan Cary, Kramer, and Bill Arnold in those positions. Kramer was top qualifier among 26 mounts, while also claiming his heat event win, along with other heat race winners in Lee and Flanery.

The 20 lap SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman main event would see Jeff Johnson, Logan Preston, and Bartley Grant battle two and even three wide at certain points, but it would be Johnson claiming a $500 payday aboard the Gaddis Welding/The Muffler Shop/ B and E Builders/Hurst Racing sponsored #114 Chevy Monte Carlo. Preston and Grant would finish second and third, while Eulus Combs recovered from an early race spin to finish fourth, with Robbie Settles taking fifth. Heading the second group of five would be Joe Walker, with Brian Cox, Robbie Long, Paul Lewis, Jr., and John Mandigo giving chase. Sixteen entries saw fast time go to Johnson, who also won his heat event, along with the other heat scored by Settles.

There would be six entries in the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Model division and P.J. Feistritzer would fly to another feature win after passing Todd Coffman at the midpoint of the event and drive on to victory in the Self-Service Storage/Big Daddy's Auto Sales sponsored #88 C.J. Rayburn Race Car mount. The remainder of the finishing order would be Coffman, Jason Barrett, Anthony Reams, Gary Thompson, and Chris Perry.

SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, Kentucky-October 6, 2007

Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (37 entries)
Top Qualifier-Eddie Carrier, Jr. 13.569
Heat #1- Whitney McQueary, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Joey Daniel, Dustin Neat, Josh McGuire, Shannon Thornsberry, Eric Wells, Dwight Embree, Jamie Ferguson (DNS-Larry Foxx)
Heat #2- Bobby Wolter, Jr., Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Michael Chilton, Byran Barber, Tommy Carlton, Rohn Moon, Brandon Fouts, Benji Lee
Heat #3- Jason Keltner, Brian Shirley, Don O'Neal, Jordan Bland, Tyrel Todd, Anthony Adams, Jason Dunn, P.J. Feistritzer, Gerry Reeder
Heat #4- Brad Neat, Victor Lee, Steve Barnett, Aaron Hatton, Chris Combs, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Jerry Rutherford, Derek Fisher, Bryant Woodcock
B-Main #1- Bryan Barber, Josh McGuire, Shannon Thornsberry, Tommy Carlton, Eric Wells, Rohn Moon, Brandon Fouts, Dwight Embree
17th Annual Clayton Homes Fall Classic- Brad Neat, Jason Keltner, Brian Shirley, Victor Lee, Chris Combs, Mike Jewell, Michael Chilton, Whitney McQueary, Tyrel Todd, Josh McGuire, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Don O'Neal, Dustin Neat, Joey Daniel, Steve Barnett Byran Barber, Jordan Bland, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Jason Dunn, Anthony Adams, Tommy Carlton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Tim Tungate Shannon Thornsberry, Aaron Hatton.

Hardee's Modifieds (26 entries)
Top Qualifier- Joey Kramer 14.911
Heat #1- Joey Kramer, Miguel Coffey, Bill Arnold, Elliott Despain, Ryan Cary, Jason Hall, Jeff Stith, Clarence Belcher, Jarred Reams
Heat #2- Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Josh Lucas, Jason Wheatley, Roger Cary, Steve Perkins, Danny Magee, Hank Bradley, Jason Brown
Heat #3- Shon Flanery, Jay Mobley, J.T. Ayers, Don Kiger, Tim Rivers, Randy Lee, Jr., Tom Webster
Feature- Benji Lee, Shon Flanery, Miguel Coffey, Josh Lucas, Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Jay Mobley, Ryan Cary, Joey Kramer, Bill Arnold, Jason Hall, Elliott Despain, Hank Bradley, Clarence Belcher, J.T. Ayers, Don Kiger, Tom Webster, Jeff Stith, Tim Rivers, Randy Lee, Jr., Jarred Reams, Jason Brown, Steve Perkins, Roger Cary, Danny Preston, Danny Magee

SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jeff Johnson
Heat #1- Jeff Johnson, Logan Preston, Paul Lewis, Jr., Casey Bryan
Heat #2- Robbie Settles, John Mandigo, Brian Elder, Billy Rigdon
Feature- Jeff Johnson, Logan Preston, Bartley Grant, Eulus Combs, Robbie Settles, Joe Walker, Brian Cox, Robbie Long, Paul Lewis, Jr., John Mandigo, Don Risner, Brian Elder, Billy Rigdon, Casey Bryan (DNS-Gerald Haynes, Jr., Avral Thompson)

Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models (6 entries)
Heat- P.J. Feistritzer, Todd Coffman, Jason Barrett, Chris Perry
Feature- P.J. Feistritzer, Todd Coffman, Jason Barrett, Anthony Reams, Gary Thompson, Chris Perry

Keltner, Linville, Haynes, and Maybrier "Friday Night Rumble" Winners at Ponderosa

Junction City, KY-October 5, 2007-Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY would make a late race move to claim the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model win in the Friday Night Rumble at Ponderosa Speedway on Friday evening. Other feature event winners were Dustin Linville of Lancaster, KY in Hardee's Modifieds, Gerald Haynes, Jr. of Somerset, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman, and Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY in Clayton Homes Chevettes.

The 30 lap, $2,000 to win Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model main event would take the green flag and Eddie Carrier, Jr. would take the initial lead, with Whitney McQueary, Aaron Hatton, Victor Lee, and Jason Keltner in pursuit. The front five would stay the same as the first caution waved on lap 3 for spin in turn three by Rohn Moon, that also collected Jordan Bland and Bobby Carrier, Jr. The restart would produce a pass by Hatton on McQueary for second, while Keltner and Brad Neat would be fourth and fifth, as Lee retired under the caution period. Hatton would pressure Carrier, Jr. for the lead and would take it on lap 5, while Rattliff worked past Neat for fifth, only to lose the spot back to Neat one trip later. Lap 7 would see Carrier, Jr. work back around Hatton for the lead, with the pair side by side on lap 8, with Hatton retaking the top spot on lap 9. The leaders would start working slower traffic on lap 11, with Keltner starting to pressure McQueary for the three slot on lap 13. The next caution would fly on lap 16 as Justin Rattliff would sit stopped in turn two.

The lap 16 restart would be voided when Mike Marlar made contact with the outside wall in turn one, ending his night early. Back under green, Keltner would work past McQueary for third, while Don O'Neal would also pass McQueary and take fourth. Carrier, Jr. would mount a charge on the high side and reclaim the lead from Hatton on lap 18. Carrier, Jr. and Hatton would battle for the top spot, while Keltner raced third, O'Neal fourth, and McQueary and Brad Neat got after it for fifth. The caution would be displayed again on lap 25 when Tim Tungate would slow on the backchute while running in the seventh spot. This restart would see Keltner take second from Hatton and immediately pressure Carrier, Jr. for the top spot. Keltner would work under Carrier, Jr. exiting turn four on lap 27 and have the lead at the line, while O'Neal would pass Hatton for third. Caution would fly on the next circuit when Larry Gray, Jr. slowed in turn two. The restart would see Eric Wells make heavy contact with the outside retaining wall in turn one, to draw the final caution of the race. The restart would see Keltner hold the lead and drive the Terry and Kathy Keltner owned, Keltner Contracting/Rent Depot/ Huber Amusements/Arizona Sport Shirts/Tim Horton's/BJC Janitorial/Calhoun Concrete/ Integra Shocks/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/American Racer Tires sponsored #0 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Draime Race Engines entry to the victory. O'Neal, Carrier, Jr., Hatton, and Brad Neat would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten were Dustin Neat, McQueary, Chris Combs, Bobby Wolter, Jr., and Jordan Bland. Forty-eight entries saw O'Neal as top qualifier, with heat race wins going to McQueary, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Victor Lee, and Keltner. The B-Mains were scored by Tyrel Todd and Bland.

The 30 lap, $1,500 to win Hardee's Modified main event would see Joey Kramer take the lead and hold off Dustin Linville until lap 19, as Linville would grab the lead away from Kramer in heavy traffic and then proceed to stave of the challenges of Kramer in the late going of the race to claim the victory aboard the Terry Linville owned, Linville's Finish Carpentry/Wholesale Hardwood Interior/Lester Grider Trucking/G.D. Perkins Builders/Keith Denny Motors/Moberly Floor Covering sponsored #D8 Bob Pierce Race Cars mount. Kramer would settle for runner-up honors, while Kelly Warren would take third, with Miguel Coffey and Benji Lee completing the top five. Timmy York would lead the second five at the checkered flag, followed by Delane Browning, Shon Flanery, Jay Mobley, and J.T. Ayers. Thirty-one entries saw Coffey as top qualifier, while heats fell to David McWilliams, Kramer, and Lee, with Ayers claiming the B-Main victory.

The 20 lap, $500 to win SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman main event would see Gerald Haynes, Jr. lead all 20 circuits en route to claiming the win and the $200 bounty that had been posted on Rick King. Haynes, Jr. would drive the win in his unsponsored #27 Chevelle entry, with Jeff Johnson scoring second, and King claiming third. The rest of the top five would be Bartley Grant and Russ Gabbert. Rounding out the top ten were Logan Preston, Glen Hounshell, Jr., Pat Hagan, Brian Elder, and Brian Cox. Twenty-three entrants would see King be top qualifier, with heat race victories scored by Logan Whitis and Haynes, Jr.

The Clayton Homes Chevette divison would run a 15 lap feature event and Randy Maybrier would lead all the way in claiming the win in the Dusty Maybrier owned, Randy's Body Shop/Alford's Realty/C-Store and More/Extreme Graphics #16 unit. Clayton Devine would finish second, with David Murphy third, while Billy Jewell, Carlos Morrow, Bobby Rigdon, and Matthew Rigdon completed the finishing order.

SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, Kentucky-October 5, 2007

Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models (48 entries)
Top Qualifier- Don O'Neal 13.230
Heat #1- Whitney McQueary, Aaron Hatton, Don O'Neal, Rohn Moon
Heat #2- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Justin Rattliff, Brad Neat, Dustin Neat
Heat #3- Victor Lee, Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Jeff Watson
Heat #4- Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Eric Wells
B-Main #1- Tyrel Todd, David Webb, Anthony Adams, David Marlar, Brandon Fouts
B-Main #2- Jordan Bland, Larry Gray, Jr., Steve Barnett, Rusty Schlenk, Bryan Barber
A-Main- Jason Keltner, Don O'Neal, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Aaron Hatton, Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, Whitney McQueary, Chris Combs, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jordan Bland, Jeff Watson, Anthony Adams, Rohn Moon, Jason Dunn, David Webb, Eric Wells, Larry Gray, Jr., Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Mike Marlar, Steve Barnett, Justin Rattliff, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Victor Lee

Hardee's Modifieds (31 entries)
Top Qualifier- Miguel Coffey
Heat #1- David McWilliams, Dustin Linville, Miguel Coffey, Dion Benningfield
Heat #2- Joey Kramer, Brandon Green, Jay Mobley, Delane Browning
Heat #3- Benji Lee, Kelly Warren, Shon Flanery, Timmy York
B-Main- J.T. Ayers, Jason Hall, Tim Rivers, Randy Lee, Jr., Don Kiger
A-Main- Dustin Linville, Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Miguel Coffey, Benji Lee, Timmy York, Delane Browning, Shon Flanery, Jay Mobley, J.T. Ayers, Jason Hall, Roger Cary, Ryan Cary, David McWilliams, Don Kiger, Randy Lee, Jr., Clarence Belcher, Brandon Green, Elliott Despain, Tim Rivers, Freddy Garmon, Russ Gabbert, Scott Anderson, Dion Benningfield

SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman (23 entries)
Top Qualifier- Rick King
Heat #1- Logan Whitis, Jeff Johnson, Rick King, Pat Hagan
Heat #2- Gerald Haynes, Jr., Bartley Grant, Edwin Bentley, Logan Preston
A-Main- Gerald Haynes, Jr., Jeff Johnson, Rick King, Bartley Grant, Russ Gabbert, Logan Preston, Glenn Hounshell, Jr., Pat Hagan, Brian Elder, Brian Cox, Roger Cecil, Jimmy Bryan, Robbie Long, Butch Phillips, Edwin Bentley, Paul Osborne, Troy Scott, Logan Whitis, Nathanial Mullins

Clayton Homes Chevettes (7 entries)
A-Main- Randy Maybrier, Clayton Devine, David Murphy, Billy Jewell, Carlos Morrow, Bobby Rigdon, Matthew Rigdon

Ponderosa Speedway 17th Annual Fall Classic Weekend Goes October 5 and 6

Junction City, KY-September 30, 2007- After being closed last Friday evening, Ponderosa Speedway will return to action and close out the 2007 racing season on Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, as it will be 17th Annual Fall Classic weekend at the 3/8 mile clay oval located just outside of Junction City, KY on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, better known as "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring".

On Friday, October 5, it will be the "Night Before the Fall Classic" as the Friday Night Rumble will take place. The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models will race 30 laps for $2,000 to win, the Hardee's Modifieds will race 30 laps for $1,500 to win, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will race 20 laps for $500 to win, and Clayton Homes Chevettes will run a feature only of 15 laps for $200 to win. All divisions will time trial except for Chevettes. For Friday October 5, pit gates will open at 4:00, main gates open at 5:00, hot laps at 7:15, time trials at 7:45, with racing at 8:30. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

On Saturday, October 6, the 17th Annual Fall Classic will be contested, with the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing 50 laps in their main event, paying $5,000 to the winner. The Hardee's Modifieds will also be in action for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap main event, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will again race 20 laps for $500, and the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models will run a feature only of 20 laps for $500 to win. All divisions will time trial except for the Crate Late Models. For October 6, pit gates will open at 3:00, main gates will open at 4:00, hot laps will be at 7:00, time trials at 7:30, with racing at 8:15. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

The Fall Classic first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule back in 1990 and was won by Ashland, KY native Steve Francis. The late Jack Boggs would take back-to-back wins in the event in 1991 and 1992, while Mother Nature was the winner of the race in 1993. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY was the Fall Classic in 1994, while Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would win in 1995. Chassis builder C.J. Rayburn would score the win in 1996, while Don O'Neal would become the second back-to-back repeat winner by taking the wins in 1997 and 1998. Darrell Lanigan would make for the third repeat winner by winning in 1999, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would win the biggest race of his career by taking the 2000 event win. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would score the victory in 2001, while the race was not contested in 2002, with Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY picking up the win in the event's return in 2003. Mother Nature would claim the payday in 2004, while Chris Combs of Isom,KY would claim the race victory in 2005, and Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY is the 2006 winner and defending race event champion.

The format for both evenings will see 20 cars start the main events in all divisions, with the first 18 starters in each feature event set from qualifying heats and/or B-mains, with the 19th starter in each division's feature event being the fastest qualifier not to make the race, while the 20th starting position in each main event will be a track provisional based on the 2007 final Ponderosa Speedway track point standings in each division. The winner of the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman features on Friday evening will be guaranteed a starting spot in the Fall Classic events on Saturday evening, thus, 21 entries could possibly start the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman feature on the 17th Fall Classic evening on October 6. Also added to the race weekend format will be a draw to determine the inversion in the heats in all divisions (a zero, three, or four) by the top qualifier in each division that take time trials, as there will be no dashes either night, and all feature events both evenings will feature the Delaware double-file restarts. There is also a $200 bounty on Sportsman division racer Rick King and can only be collected if King is defeated and finishes the feature event in this class.

Post race festivities will be announced closer to the race weekend after the races on Friday evening, October 5, and there will be a driver's autograph session on Saturday afternoon from 5:45 to 6:30 prior to the racing events getting underway on Saturday evening, October 6.

Ponderosa Speedway last raced on September 21 and feature race event winners that evening were Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY in Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models, Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN in Hardee's Modifieds, Rick King of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engine Sportsman, and Kenny Hensley of Stanford, KY in Clayton Homes Chevettes.

The 2007 track championship points chase is now complete and track champions at Ponderosa Speedway for 2007 are Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY in Kentucky National Guard StormPay Crate Late Models, Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN in Hardee's Modifieds, Rick King of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engine Sportsman, and Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY in Clayton Homes Chevettes.

Ponderosa Speedway presents dirt track racing sport entertainment every Friday evening from April through September. Larry Yantz is the track promoter. For further information about this and all happening and events at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track's webpage at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

Ponderosa Speedway Off September 28; 17th Annual Fall Classic Weekend Up Next on October 5 and 6

Junction City, KY-September 23, 2007- Ponderosa Speedway will closed this Friday evening September 28, but "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring" will return to action and close out the 2007 racing season on Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, as it will be 17th Annual Fall Classic weekend at the 3/8 mile clay oval located just outside of Junction City, KY on the Boyle/Lincoln County border.

On Friday, October 5, it will be the "Night Before the Fall Classic" as the Friday Night Rumble will take place. The Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models will race 30 laps for $2,000 to win, the Hardee's Modifieds will race 30 laps for $1,500 to win, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will race 20 laps for $500 to win, and Clayton Homes Chevettes will run a feature only of 15 laps for $200 to win. All divisions will time trial except for Chevettes. For Friday October 5, pit gates will open at 4:00, main gates open at 5:00, hot laps at 7:15, time trials at 7:45, with racing at 8:30. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

On Saturday, October 6, the 17th Annual Fall Classic will be contested, with the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing 50 laps in their main event, paying $5,000 to the winner. The Hardee's Modifieds will also be in action for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap main event, the SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman will again race 20 laps for $500, and the Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models will run a feature only of 20 laps for $500 to win. All divisions will time trial except for the Crate Late Models. For October 6, pit gates will open at 3:00, main gates will open at 4:00, hot laps will be at 7:00, time trials at 7:30, with racing at 8:15. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

The Fall Classic first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule back in 1990 and was won by Ashland, KY native Steve Francis. The late Jack Boggs would take back-to-back wins in the event in 1991 and 1992, while Mother Nature was the winner of the race in 1993. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY was the Fall Classic in 1994, while Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would win in 1995. Chassis builder C.J. Rayburn would score the win in 1996, while Don O'Neal would become the second back-to-back repeat winner by taking the wins in 1997 and 1998. Darrell Lanigan would make for the third repeat winner by winning in 1999, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would win the biggest race of his career by taking the 2000 event win. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would score the victory in 2001, while the race was not contested in 2002, with Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY picking up the win in the event's return in 2003. Mother Nature would claim the payday in 2004, while Chris Combs of Isom,KY would claim the race victory in 2005, and Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY is the 2006 winner and defending race event champion.

The format for both evenings will see 20 cars start the main events in all divisions, with the first 18 starters in each feature event set from qualifying heats and/or B-mains, with the 19th starter in each division's feature event being the fastest qualifier not to make the race, while the 20th starting position in each main event will be a track provisional based on the 2007 final Ponderosa Speedway track point standings in each division. The winner of the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman features on Friday evening will be guaranteed a starting spot in the Fall Classic events on Saturday evening, thus, 21 entries could possibly start the Super Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman feature on the 17th Fall Classic evening on October 6. Also added to the race weekend format will be a draw to determine the inversion in the heats in all divisions (a zero, three, or four) by the top qualifier in each division that take time trials, as there will be no dashes either night, and all feature events both evenings will feature the Delaware double-file restarts.

Post race festivities will be announced closer to the race weekend after the races on Friday evening, October 5, and there will be a driver's autograph session on Saturday afternoon from 5:45 to 6:30 prior to the racing events getting underway on Saturday evening, October 6.

Ponderosa Speedway last raced on September 21 and feature race event winners that evening were Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY in Kentucky National Guard Crate Late Models, Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN in Hardee's Modifieds, Rick King of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engine Sportsman, and Kenny Hensley of Stanford, KY in Clayton Homes Chevettes.

The 2007 track championship points chase is now complete and track champions at Ponderosa Speedway for 2007 are Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, P.J. Feistritzer of Danville, KY in Kentucky National Guard StormPay Crate Late Models, Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN in Hardee's Modifieds, Rick King of Junction City, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engine Sportsman, and Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY in Clayton Homes Chevettes.

Ponderosa Speedway presents dirt track racing sport entertainment every Friday evening from April through September. Larry Yantz is the track promoter. For further information about this and all happening and events at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track's webpage at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

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