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Bardstown, KY-January 2007- With the 2006 racing season now a memory, the first edition of “Showtime!” will review the four drivers that earned track championship driving titles at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. The ½ mile high-banked clay oval completed its 12^th season of competition with the completion of the ’06 season.

2006 Late Model Track Champion 2006 Modified Track Champion

2006 Sportsman Track Champion 2006 Street Stock Track Champion

Also winning special awards at season’s end were Late Model racer Michael Watson of Campbellsville, KY, as this second-generation racer would garner the honor of winning the 2006 Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year award. In the Modified division, a pair of racers would tie for the 2006 Modified Rookie of the Year award, as Raffo Elmore of Bardstown, KY and Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY would tie in final points for this honor. Also, Kevin Wilson was voted the JP Pro Seal Piston Rings Sportsman of the Year by his fellow drivers at the Championship Awards Banquet back in November.

The 2007 racing season will begin in April, with an open practice on Saturday April 14, while the ’07 Season Opener will take place on Saturday April 21.

Bluegrass Speedway 2006 Season In Review

April 22- 2006 Season Opener-Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models- Whitney McQueary; Modifieds- Freddy Garmon; Sportsman- Kevin Wilson; Street Stocks- Timmy Glazer

April 29- 9^th Annual Spring Sizzler-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (Late Models-$3,000 to win): RAINOUT

May 20- 3^rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial-$2,000 to win for Late Models: Late Models- Jason Keltner; Modifieds- Robbie Gullion; Sportsman-Bobby Mattingly; Street Stocks- Casey Bryan

May 27- 6^th Annual Mod Squad Bash-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series (Modifieds-$1,500 to win): Modifieds- Don Adams; Late Models- Tim Tungate; Sportsman- Kevin Wilson; Street Stocks- Roy Skaggs

May 30- Kentucky Speedweeks-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (Late Models-$3,000 to win): RAINOUT (Rainout when rescheduled for May 31 as well)

June 3- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models- Jason Keltner; Modifieds- Robbie Gullion; Sportsman- Bobby Mattingly; Street Stocks- Avral Thompson

June 10- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models- Mike Jewell; Modifieds-Joey Kramer; Sportsman- Bobby Mattingly; Street Stocks- Pat Cranmer

June 17- 5^th Annual June Jam-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (Late Models-$3,000 to win): Late Models- Brad Neat; Modifieds- Josh Lucas; Street Stocks- Robbie Settles

June 24- 3^rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial (Sportsman-$400 to win): Sportsman- Kevin Wilson; Late Models- Johnny Wheeler; Modifieds- Jason Wheatley; Street Stocks- Pat Cranmer

July 1- 3^rd Annual Topless Terror Night (Topless Late Models, Topless Modifieds): Late Models- Jason Keltner; Modifieds- Jason Wheatley; Sportsman- Barry Chesser; Street Stocks- Avral Thompson

July 8- 8^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (Late Models-$5,000 to win): Late Models- Jimmy Owens; Modifieds- Benji Lee; Sportsman- Barry Chesser

July 29- 4^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout-Northern All Stars Late Model Series (Late Models-$3,500 to win): Late Models- Rick Combs; Modifieds- Jason Wheatley; Street Stocks- David Bayans

August 5- Street Stock Special (Street Stocks-$300 to win); Street Stocks- Brian McCubbins; Late Models- Joey Daniel; Modifieds-Jason Wheatley; Sportsman- Bo Wilson

August 12- 6^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series (Modifieds-$1,500 to win): Modifieds-Joey Kramer; Late Models- David Webb; Sportsman- Pat Hagan; Street Stocks- Roy Skaggs

August 19- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models- Johnny Wheeler; Modifieds- Jay Mobley; Sportsman- Kevin Wilson; Street Stocks- Pat Cranmer

August 26- 6^th Annual Bluegrass Classic-Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Late Models-$10,000 to win): Late Models- Scott Bloomquist; Modifieds- Benji Lee

September 2- 3^rd Annual Legend’s Night-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models- Johnny Wheeler; Modifieds-Benji Lee; Sportsman- Kevin Wilson; Street Stocks- Avral Thompson

September 16- 8^th Annual Bluegrass 50-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (Late Models-$5,000 to win): Late Models- Jimmy Owens; Sportsman- Pat Hagan; Street Stocks- Darrell Biven

For More Information About All Events and Happenings at Bluegrass Speedway, call (502) 349-1241 on Raceday or email at [email protected].

Bluegrass Speedway
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

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1. Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY is the 2006 Late Model track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

2. Benji Lee of Raywick, KY is the 2006 Modified track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

3. Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY is the 2006 Sportsman track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

4. Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY is the 2006 Street Stock track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

5. Mike Watson of Campbellsville, KY is the 2006 Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

6. Raffo Elmore of Bardstown, KY is the 2006 Modified Rookie of the Year at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

7. Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY is the 2006 Modified Rookie of the Year at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

Bluegrass Speedway Honors Top Racers of 2006 at Championship Awards Banquet

Bardstown, KY- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell would honor the top racers and track champions for the 2006 racing season with the annual Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday November 4. The evening began with an invocation, followed by a meal. The top Modified and Late Model rookie were recognized, followed by recognition of the top ten in each division, including each track champion, with the evening concluded with musical entertainment by the band "Next of Kin".

Benji Lee of Raywick, KY was honored as the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway Modified track champion. A second generation racer, Lee totaled two feature wins during the course of the year in Modified competition and is now a two-time track champion in the open-wheel division, having previously won the Modified track championship at Bluegrass Speedway in 2002. Trailing Lee in the Modified track points would be fellow Marion County native and another second generation racer in Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY, who totaled five feature wins for the year. Former two-time track champion Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY would finish third in track points. Four-time and defending Modified track champion Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY would win one feature event on the way to finishing in a fourth place tie in Modified track points with Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY. Completing the top ten in Modified track points were Robbie Gullion of Charlestown, IN (2 feature wins), Butch Shay of Lousville, KY, J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY, Sam Murphy, Sr. of Elizabethtown, KY, and Freddy Garmon of Glasgow, KY (1 feature win). Raffo Elmore of Bardstown, KY and Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY tied for 13th in the final track points and both were recognized as the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway Modified Rookie of the Year. In special events for the Modified division, Don Adams of London, KY won the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won the 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, with both of these events being sanctioned by the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series.

Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY received top honors as the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway Late Model track champion. Another second generation racer, Keltner scored three feature wins during the '06 racing season at Bluegrass Speedway on the way to winning his first ever track title at Bluegrass, including a win in the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event. Three-time and defending Late Model track champion Joey Daniel would grab one feature win on the way to finishing second in track points. A pair of cousins from Campbellsville, KY would take third and fourth in the Late Model points, with Michael Watson taking third and Jeff Watson fininshing fourth. Yet another Campbellsville, KY native in Johnny Wheeler would roll to three feature victories in claiming fifth in the track points. Rounding out the top ten in Late Model track points were Lee Devasier of Crestwood, KY, Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY, Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY (1 feature win), Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY (1 feature win), and Larry Greer of Bowling Green, KY. Michael Watson's third place finish in Late Model track points would earn him the 2006 Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year award, with David Heaton of Louisville, KY taking runner-up honors. In Late Model special events, Keltner won the Jerry Rucker Memorial, Brad Neat won the June Jam, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN won the Kentuckiana Klash and Bluegrass 50, Rick Combs of Bethel, OH won the My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned Bluegrass Classic.

Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY would lay claim to the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway Sportsman track championship. Wilson's win of the Sportsman track title makes him part of the first ever brother combination to be track champions at Bluegrass Speedway, with brother Bo Wilson being a former five-time track champion. Wilson would claim five feature wins on the way to winning his first ever track championship at Bluegrass Speedway, including winning the prestigious Shorty Gardner Memorial for the Sportsman division. Former two-time Street Stock track champion Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY would finish second in division points, scoring three feature wins along the way. Kevin's older brother, Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY, would take one feature win on his way to a third place finish. Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY would grab a pair of checkered flags on the way to a fourth place finish in the final Sportsman class points, with Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY also winning two feature events and claiming fifth in the final points count. Completing the top ten in Sportsman division points were Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY, Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY, Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY, James Jones of Brooks, KY, and Roger Cecil of Balltown, KY. Kevin Wilson won Shorty Gardner Memorial for the class, with the other special event being rained out.

Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY would be recognized as the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway Street Stock and overall track points champion, as Thompson tallied more track points than any driver at Bluegrass Speedway in 2006. Another second generation pilot, Thompson would tally three feature checkered flags on the way to claiming his first ever track championship at Bluegrass. Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN would win three features on his way to finishing second in Street Stock track points. Darrell Biven of Bardstown, KY would score one feature on his way to a third place finish. Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY would also score one feature win on the way to a fourth place finish, while Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN would complete the top five in final Street Stock points. Rounding out the top ten would be Brian McCubbins of Bardstown, KY (1 feature win), Roy Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY (2 feature wins), John Magee of Bardstown, KY, Casey Bryan of Bloomfield, KY (1 feature win), and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY (1 feature win). Brian McCubbins won the $300 Street Stock special, while the other special event was rained out.

Bluegrass Speedway was also an associate with the Contingency Connection program for 2006 and winners in special awards programs included Roger Cecil, Rocky Wilson, Jeff Watson, Michael Cranmer, Raffo Elmore, and Todd Huffer in the Richmond Gear Weekend Warriors Program. Sportsman division track champion Kevin Wilson was voted by his fellow racers as the recipient of the JE Pro Seal Piston Rings Sportsman of the Year award. Jason Keltner was the winner of the PerformanceParts.com Performance Club Top Performer award, with Avral Thompson claiming the Hedman Hedders/Trans-Dapt. Champions Bonus Program award.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points (Official Final Points for 2006)
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 252
2. Joey Daniel- 203
3. Mike Watson- 181
4. Jeff Watson- 172
5. Johnny Wheeler- 168
6. Lee Devasier- 152
7. Dustin Neat- 128
8. Brad Neat- 102
9. Whitney McQueary- 98
10. Larry Greer- 96

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181
     Dion Benningfield- 181
6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159
8. J.T. Ayers- 127
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226
4. Pat Hagan- 202
5. Barry Chesser- 198
6. Sam Huffer- 188
7. Willie Edelen- 144
8. Jimmy Bryan- 142
9. James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263
3. Darrell Biven- 245
4. Robbie Settles- 224
5. Jeff Cranmer- 182
6. Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149
8. John Magee- 147
9. Casey Bryan- 144
10. Timmy Glazer- 133

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
October 27, 2006 (Press Release #78-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2006 Championship Awards Banquet on November 4

Bardstown, KY-October 27, 2006- The 2006 Season Championship Awards Banquet will close out the 2006 racing season for Bluegrass Speedway and will be held on Saturday evening November 4.

The top ten drivers in track points in each division will be honored, with the top six point positions in each division will receive money and trophy awards. The top ten drivers in each division, along with one guest, will receive free admission to the awards banquet, while all others are welcome to attend for only $5 per person. The banquet and awards ceremony will take place at Samuels Hall, which is located at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, which is just south of the track, next door to Bluegrass Speedway.

Activities for the November 4 Season Championship Awards Banquet will see the doors open for a social hour at 5:00 p.m., with a meal to be served around 6:00 p.m., followed by the 2006 Season Championship awards ceremony. All times are EST. Persons attending must RSVP by November 1 and to RSVP or for further information about the evening, contact Anita Ferrell at (859) 854-6922. You must call if you plan to attend to reserve a meal.

Bluegrass Speedway has also been an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season and Bluegrass Speedway would like to thank the Contingency Connection and all their product sponsors for their support of dirt track racing and for supporting Bluegrass Speedway.

The 2006 track championship winners at Bluegrass Speedway are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway FINAL Top Ten in Track Points
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 252
2. Joey Daniel- 203
3. Mike Watson- 181
4. Jeff Watson- 172
5. Johnny Wheeler- 168
6. Lee Devasier- 152
7. Dustin Neat- 128
8. Brad Neat- 102
9. Whitney McQueary- 98
10. Larry Greer- 96

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181
    Dion Benningfield- 181
6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159
8. J.T. Ayers- 127
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226
4. Pat Hagan- 202
5. Barry Chesser- 198
6. Sam Huffer- 188
7. Willie Edelen- 144
8. Jimmy Bryan- 142
9. James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263
3. Darrell Biven- 245
4. Robbie Settles- 224
5. Jeff Cranmer- 182
6. Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149
8. John Magee- 147
9. Casey Bryan- 144
10. Timmy Glazer- 133

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 92
    Rocky Wilson- 92
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

Ponderosa Speedway Track Champions/Champions Edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite on October 24

Campbellsville, KY-October 22- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will present the final edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, October 24.

Appearing on the Tuesday October 24 edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be the 2006 track champions at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and the show will also hold its annual champions program to highlight all the track and series champions for tracks and series covered on the program in 2006.

Appearing during the in-studio portion of the program will be the 2006 track champions from Larry Yantz's Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. Scheduled to appear on the show will be Late Model track champoin Bobby Carrier, Jr. of Harrodsburg, KY, Modified track champion Shane McKinney of Harrodsburg, KY, Bomber track champion Peydon Pelphrey of Winchester, KY, and Chevette track champion Randy Maybrier of Waynesburg, KY. This quartet of drivers will talk about their 2006 race seasons during the in-studio portion of the program.

The first third of the program will see track champions and series champions mentioned, along with race results from the past weekend and race weekend previews for the tracks and series that are still racing.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will not have a guest as the phone lines will remain open for the race fans of the area to call in and congratulate their favorite driver(s) for their accomplishments during the 2006 racing season. Race fans are also encouraged to call in or email what they felt was the best race they saw during the 2006 race season or to also talk about their favortie moments or memories from the 2006 race season as well.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Carrier, Jr., Mr. McKinney, Mr. Pelphrey, and Mr. Maybrier will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by The Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

The Bardin Brothers, Shane Irvin, Mike Todd, and Jesse Lay on The Race Report presented by Miller Lite on October 17

Campbellsville, KY-October 15- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, October 17.

Appearing on the Tuesday October 17 edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Chevette division racers Shawn Bardin, Brandon Bardin, Shane Irvin, and Mike Todd, along with Dirt Late Model pilot Jesse Lay.

Appearing during the in-studio portion of the program will be a quartet of local Chevette racers. Shawn Bardin comes off the biggest win of his career back on October 6 at Ponderosa Speedway and he and brother Brandon race together as Bardin Racing and both are top runners at all the local Central and South Central Kentucky track that host the Chevette division. Shane Irvin is another top runner who has been in a season of transition in 2006 after selling off old race equipment and purchasing a diffferent car to race. Mike Todd is a multi-time track champion who has multi wins at Lake Cumberland Speedway this season and is currently leading the Chevette track points at that track. This quartet of drivers will talk about their 2006 race seasons during the in-studio portion of the program.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver Jesse Lay join the program via the telephone. "The Last Outlaw" as he is known in the racing community is the 2006 Dirt Late Model track champion at Florence Speedway in Union, KY. Lay will talk about his 2006 racing season and about winning his first ever Late Model track championship.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Bardin, Mr. Bardin, Mr. Irvin, and Mr. Todd will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Lay will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by The Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2006 Championship Awards Banquet on November 4

Bardstown, KY-October 13, 2006- The 2006 Season Championship Awards Banquet will close out the 2006 racing season for Bluegrass Speedway and will be held on Saturday evening November 4.

The top ten drivers in track points in each division will be honored, with the top six point positions in each division will receive money and trophy awards. The top ten drivers in each division, along with one guest, will receive free admission to the awards banquet, while all others are welcome to attend for only $5 per person. The banquet and awards ceremony will take place at Samuels Hall, which is located at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, which is just south of the track, next door to Bluegrass Speedway.

Activities for the November 4 Season Championship Awards Banquet will see the doors open for a social hour at 5:00 p.m., with a meal to be served around 6:00 p.m., followed by the 2006 Season Championship awards ceremony. All times are EST. Persons attending must RSVP by November 1 and to RSVP or for further information about the evening, contact Anita Ferrell at (859) 854-6922. You must call if you plan to attend to reserve a meal.

Bluegrass Speedway has also been an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season and Bluegrass Speedway would like to thank the Contingency Connection and all their product sponsors for their support of dirt track racing and for supporting Bluegrass Speedway.

The 2006 track championship winners at Bluegrass Speedway are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway FINAL Top Ten in Track Points
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 252
2. Joey Daniel- 203
3. Mike Watson- 181
4. Jeff Watson- 172
5. Johnny Wheeler- 168
6. Lee Devasier- 152
7. Dustin Neat- 128
8. Brad Neat- 102
9. Whitney McQueary- 98
10. Larry Greer- 96

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181
    Dion Benningfield- 181
6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159
8. J.T. Ayers- 127
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226
4. Pat Hagan- 202
5. Barry Chesser- 198
6. Sam Huffer- 188
7. Willie Edelen- 144
8. Jimmy Bryan- 142
9. James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263
3. Darrell Biven- 245
4. Robbie Settles- 224
5. Jeff Cranmer- 182
6. Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149
8. John Magee- 147
9. Casey Bryan- 144
10. Timmy Glazer- 133

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 92
    Rocky Wilson- 92
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite
Campbellsville, Kentucky
October 8, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #31)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Jason Keltner, Benji Lee, Kevin Wilson, Avral Thompson, and Carl Short on The Race Report presented by Miller Lite on October 10

Campbellsville, KY-October 8- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, October 3.

Appearing on the Tuesday October 10 edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway track champions and Dirt Track World Championship founder and promoter Carl Short.

Appearing during the in-studio portion of the program will be the 2006 Bluegrass Speedway track champions. Guests on the program will include Late Model track champion Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks. This quartet of drivers will talk about their 2006 race seasons and about winning a track championship during the in-studio portion of the program.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Track World Championship founder and promoter Carl Short join the program via the telephone. Short founded the DTWC back in 1981 and the 26th edition of the event will be on October 19, 20, and 21 at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH. Short will talk about the upcoming DTWC event and past DTWC favorite moments and highlights.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Keltner, Mr. Lee, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Thompson will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Short will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by The Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

J.T. Ayers, Ray Cook, and Others The Race Report presented by Miller Lite on October 3

Campbellsville, KY-October 2- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, October 3.

Appearing on the Tuesday October 3 edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Modified racer J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY, Dirt Late Model driver/promoter Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC, and possibly two more in-studio guests.

J.T. Ayers is nearing the end of his second full season of stock car racing after a successful go-kart career. Ayers finished 8th in the final Modified track points at Bluegrass Speedway for the 2006 racing season, where the likable young wheelman was the 2005 Modified rookie of the year runner-up. There may be one or two additional in-studio guests join the program on Tuesday evening as well.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver/promoter Ray Cook join the program via the telephone. "The Tarheel Tiger" will talk about the event his is promoting this Thursday night October 5, at the Tri-County RaceTrack in Brasstown, NC, that being the 3rd Annual Tarheel 50. Cook will also talk racing and also wearing the "hat" of promoter as well.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Ayers and additional guests will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Cook will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by The Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Season Finale Rained; Championship Awards Banquet Will Be Held on November 4

Bardstown, KY-October 1, 2006- The 2006 season finale scheduled for this past Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway fell victim to persistent rain showers from Mother Nature and will not be rescheduled, thus, the 2006 racing season has been completed at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY.

The 2006 Season Championship Awards Banquet will close out the 2006 racing season for Bluegrass Speedway and will be held on Saturday evening November 4. The top ten drivers in track points in each division will be honored, with the top six point positions in each division will receive money and trophy awards. The top ten drivers in each division, along with one guest, will receive free admission to the awards banquet, while all others at welcome to attend for only $5 per person. The banquet and awards ceremony will take place at Samuels Hall, which is located at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, which is just south of the track, next door to Bluegrass Speedway.

Activities for the November 4 Season Championship Awards Banquet will see the doors open at 5:00 p.m., with a meal to be served around 6:00 p.m., followed by the 2006 Season Championship awards ceremony. Persons attending must RSVP by November 1 and to RSVP or for further information about the evening, contact Anita Ferrell at (859) 854-6922. You must call if you plan to attend to reserve a meal.

Bluegrass Speedway has also been an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season and Bluegrass Speedway would like to thank the Contingency Connection and all their product sponsors for their support of dirt track racing and for supporting Bluegrass Speedway.

The 2006 track championship winners at Bluegrass Speedway are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Donald Rayborn and Don O'Neal on The Race Report presented by Miller Lite on September 26

Campbellsville, KY-September 24- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, September 26.

Appearing on the Tuesday September 26 edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model racers Donald Rayborn of Middleburg, KY and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN, plus there may be one more in-studio guest.

Donald Rayborn will be in-studio this Tuesday evening. After several successful seasons in the Bomber division of Central Kentucky, Rayborn is in his second full season of Dirt Late Model competition and currently sits fourth in Late Model track points, just seven markers out of third place, heading into the 2006 season finale event at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY this upcoming Friday night. Rayborn will be joined in-studio by his father-in-law and race team partner, Bill Pierce. An additional in-studio guest may also join the program on Tuesday evening as well.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver Don O'Neal join the program via the telephone. "The Real Deal" has been one of the winningest Dirt Late Model racers in the country over the past five years and currently holds down the runner-up position in points with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and finishing second in the series points in 2005 after leading the points much of that season.
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Rayborn and Mr. Pierce, along with an additional guest, will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. O'Neal will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by The Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Rained Out on September 23; Season Finale Set for Saturday, September 30

Bardstown, KY-September 24, 2006- After suffering a rainout on September 23, Bluegrass Speedway will present its final racing program of the 2006 racing season this Saturday night September 30 with a $200 to win special event for the Street Stock division, along with a full racing program of weekly racing series action for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman classes at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY.

The 2006 season finale this Saturday night September 30 will be highlighted by a $200 to win feature event for the Street Stock division. Late Models will be racing for $1,000 to win, Modifieds will be in action for $500 to win, and the Sportsman class will race for $200 to win. The Late Model and Street Stock divisions will take time trials, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments, with all entries eligible for heat and feature event competition.

Activities for the September 30 season finale racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway on September 16 were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on September 16 and feature winner on that evening were Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN in Late Models, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Darrell Biven of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the September 30 season finale racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Adam Cole, Bobby Mattingly, and Earl Pearson, Jr. on The Race Report presented by Miller Lite on September 19

Campbellsville, KY-September 17- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, September 19.

Appearing on the Tuesday September 19 edition of The Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Modified driver Adam Cole of Campbellsville, KY, Sportsman racer Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY, and Dirt Late Model ace Earl Pearson, Jr.

Adam Cole will be in-studio after picking up his first ever Modified feature victory this past Saturday night at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Cole finished in the top five in the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series points chase in 2005, and then sold off all his racing equipment, but got back at again around the midway point of the current '06 racing season.

Bobby Mattingly is a former Street Stock track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and currently sits second in the Sportsman division track points at Bluegrass after leading the points part of this '06 race campaign and also has multiple feature wins at the track in the Sportsman division this season as well. Mattingly will join Cole for the in-studio portion of the program.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver Earl Pearson, Jr. join the program via the telephone. Pearson, Jr. is fresh off winning the 2006 World 100 and finished second in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this past weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV. Better known as "The Hurricane", Earl has victories in the "99" at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway and the Hillbilly 100 this season, along with a recent Carolina Clash tour win on Labor Day weekend as well in Fayetteville, NC. Earl is also the current points leader with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series after winning the championship in 2005.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Cole and Mr. Mattingly will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Pearson, Jr. will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by The Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

1. #20 Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN celebrates in victory lane with crew after winning the 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, September 16.

2. #88 Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY celebrates his second Sportsman feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, September 16.

3. #71 Darrell Biven of Bardstown, KY in victory lane after winning his first career Street Stock feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, September 16.

Bluegrass Speedway Has Full Racing Program and$300 To Win Sportsman Special On Saturday, September 23

Bardstown, KY-September 17, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway will again be in action this Saturday night September 23 with a $300 to win special event for the Sportsman division, along with a full racing program of weekly racing series action for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY.

The Sportsman division will take centerstage this Saturday night, as their feature event will pay $300 to the winner. Late Models and Street Stocks will also be in action, and the Modified division will return to action this week as well after having last weekend off. The Late Model and Sportsman division will take time trials, while the Modified and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments, with all entries eligible for heat and feature event competition.

Activities for the September 23 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway on September 16 were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on September 16 and feature winner on that evening were Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN in Late Models, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Darrell Biven of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the September 23 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after September 16, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 252
2. Joey Daniel- 203
     3. Mike Watson- 181
4. Jeff Watson- 172
5. Johnny Wheeler- 168
     6. Lee Devasier- 152
     7. Dustin Neat- 128
8. Brad Neat- 102
9. Whitney McQueary- 98
     10. Larry Greer- 96

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
     3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181
     Dion Benningfield- 181
     6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159
     8. J.T. Ayers- 127
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226
     4. Pat Hagan- 202
5. Barry Chesser- 198
     6. Sam Huffer- 188
     7. Willie Edelen- 144
8. Jimmy Bryan- 142
9. James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263
3. Darrell Biven- 245
     4. Robbie Settles- 224
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 182
     6. Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149
8. John Magee- 147
     9. Casey Bryan- 144
     10. Timmy Glazer- 133

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 92
     Rocky Wilson- 92
     3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: September 23- Sportsman-$300 to win special event; Plus a full racing program of weekly racing series action for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Jimmy Owens Wins O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-September 16- Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN would survive a last lap scare to pick up the 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Other feature winners for the evening included Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman and Darrell Biven of Bardstown, KY would pick up his first ever Street Stock feature win.

Ben Adkins and Timmy Yeager would roll the 23 car starting field to the green in the 50 lap, $5,000 to win 8th Annual Bluegrass 50, with Yeager taking the lead, followed by Adkins, Jimmy Owens, Dustin Neat, and Greg Johnson. Adkins and Owens would immediately duel for the runner-up slot, with Owens taking second on lap 3, with Johnson taking fourth from Neat. Johnson would set his sights on Owens for second, getting by Adkins for third on lap 5 and taking second on lap 6, as Doug Horton made his way into the top five on the same circuit. Johnson would close on Yeager on the pair would race side-by-side on lap 8, only to see the caution flag wave to slow the action as Larry Greer and Dan Deaton would spin in turn four. Johnson would scoot by Yeager on the restart, only to have the pass nulled as the caution came right back out for debris in turn one. Back under green, Tim Tungate would work his way past Horton and Adkins and take fifth, but the stage was now set at the point for three straight laps of three wide action between Yeager, Johnson, and Owens until lap 15, when Yeager resumed control, with Owens nipping at his heels. With all this going on at the front, Tungate and Adkins were battling side by side for fifth. Lap 17 would see Owens deal Johnson a slidejob pass off of turn two to take the lead, with Johnson inching back ahead on lap 18, only to have Owens resume the top spot on lap 19, as the front trio began working slower traffic, as Tungate took control of fifth. The front pair of Owens and Johnson began working heavy traffic on lap 23, as Neat and Tungate slipped past Yeager on lap 27, with Yeager working by around Tungate on lap 28, while Brad Neat would make his way into the top five one circuit later by going from sixth to fourth past Tungate and Yeager off of turn two. Caution would fly again on lap 30 as Scotty Earl would loop his mount in turn four and fifth place Tungate would pit under the caution with a flat right rear tire. On the restart, Johnson would look under Owens for the lead, but could not make the pass, while Brad Neat would drive past brother Dustin Neat to take third. Caution waved again on lap 33 for Chris Combs, who had worked his way from 16th to 7th, for a flat right rear tire. The restart would be a no-go as Combs would spin his entry in turn four before another complete lap was scored. This restart would see Owens and Johnson go at it wheel to wheel for the next three circuits, before Owens resumed control of the lead on lap 37. Everyone seemed to ride a bit for the next five laps and get set for the final laps, as Brad Neat closed up on Johnson for second in slower traffic on lap 43, and the duo would go side by side on lap 44, before Johnson claimed the spot on lap 45, while Horton and Adkins went at it for fifth. Johnson would reel Owens in over the next four circuits and as the duo raced down the backchute on the final lap, Johnson would fire a wicked slidejob on Owens and take the lead momentarily in turn four, only to see Owens grab a handful of steering wheel and drive back beneath Johnson and beat him to the checkered flag by about a half-car length to claim the win in the Jeff and Eddie Harrod owned Harrod Farms/ Red Line Oil/Central Painting/Perry's Auto Sales/PPM Racing Products/Hoosier Tire sponsored #20 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Cornett Race Engines powered entry. Johnson would take runner-up honors, with Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, and Ben Adkins completing the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Horton, Jason Keltner, 21st starting Bobby Wolter, Jr., Tim Tungate, who recovered from a lap 33 flat tire, and Jeff Watson. Twenty-nine entries saw Jimmy Owens be the Racing Optics fast qualifier at 15.247 seconds. The Mason Racin' heat races were won by Greg Johnson and Timmy Yeager, while Ben Adkins won the Arizona Sport Shirts heat. Chris Combs would be victorious in the Design 500 B-main, with series provisional starting spots going to Bobby Wolter, Jr. and Dan Deaton, while Joey Daniel was the track provisional.

In the 15 lap Sportsman feature, Pat Hagan would survive a mid-race scare in lapped traffic that took out then second place running Bobby Mattingly and hold division points leader Kevin Wilson to claim his second feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in the Billy Holbert owned New Haven Car Wash/New Haven NAPA/New Haven Quik Stop sponsored #88 mount. Kevin Wilson would take second, Nathan Wells, Roger Cecil, and Sam Huffer rounding out the top five. Completing the top ten were Jimmy Bryan, Bo Wilson, Buddy Pate, Lois Campbell, and Todd Huffer. Fifteen entries saw Hagan top time trials and win the dash, while Wells won the heat.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature would see Darrell Biven snag his first ever career Street Stock feature win as he would lead the entire distance and see the checkered flag first behind the wheel of his B.C. Auto/DirtWorks Trucking/Bypass Jewelry/Lee Auto Salvage sponsored #71 unit. Daroyl Samples would drive home in second, as Roy Skaggs, Brian McCubbins, and Timmy Glazer would complete the top five. Avral Thompson would head up the second five at the finish, followed by Pat Cranmer, Casey Bryan, Terry Bartley, and Terry Greenwell. Twenty entries drew for heat race starting assignments, with those events won by Biven and Robbie Settles.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 16, 2006

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (29 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Jimmy Owens 15.247
Mason Racin' Heat #1- Greg Johnson, Jimmy Owens, Doug Horton, Jordan Bland, Jeff Watson, Sidney Sprague, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Johnny Wheeler (DNS-Michael Chilton)
Mason Racin' Heat #2- Timmy Yeager, Justin Rattliff, Patrick Sheltra, Tim Tungate, Jason Keltner, Aaron Hatton, Rick Combs, Joey Daniel, Dan Deaton, Danny Hatcher
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Ben Adkins, Dustin Neat, Brad Neat, Larry Greer, Greg Lucas, Chris Combs, Jerry Rutherford, Bobby Wolter, Jr., William Simmons II
Design 500 B-Main- Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Johnny Wheeler, Rick Combs, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jerry Rutherford, Danny Hatcher, Joey Daniel, Sidney Sprague, Dan Deaton, William Simmons II (DNS- Michael Chilton)
Series Provisionals- Bobby Wolter, Jr. and Dan Deaton
Track Provisional- Joey Daniel
O'Reilly A-Main 8th Annual Bluegrass 50- Jimmy Owens, Greg Johnson, Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, Ben Adkins, Doug Horton, Jason Keltner, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Tim Tungate, Jeff Watson, Aaron Hatton, Patrick Sheltra, Mike Jewell, Scotty Earl, Jordan Bland, Larry Greer, Justin Rattliff, Chris Combs, Timmy Yeager, Joey Daniel, Dan Deaton, Johnny Wheeler, Greg Lucas

SPORTSMAN (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Hagan
Dash- Hagan, Bobby Mattingly, Bo Wilson, Kevin Wilson, Jimmy Bryan, Willie Edelen
Heat- Nathan Wells, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Sam Huffer
Feature- Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Nathan Wells, Roger Cecil, Sam Huffer, Jimmy Bryan, Bo Wilson, Buddy Pate, Lois Campbell, Todd Huffer, Willie Edelen, Barry Chesser, Bobby Mattingly (DNS- James Jones, Doug Estep)

STREET STOCKS (20 entries)
1st Heat- Darrell Biven, Garnett Eldridge, Roy Skaggs, Timmy Glazer
2nd Heat- Robbie Settles, Jeff Cranmer, Daroyl Samples, Michael Cranmer
Feature- Darrell Biven, Daroyl Samples, Roy Skaggs, Brian McCubbins, Timmy Glazer, Avral Thompson, Pat Cranmer, Casey Bryan, Terry Bartley, Terry Greenwell, Shane Lafollette, Jeff Cranmer, Tony Wells, Michael Warfield, Juwania Haycraft, Michael Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Garnett Eldridge (DNS- Mark Lay, Adam Butler)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
September 11, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #27)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Marion County Modified Duo and James Essex on the BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, September 12

Campbellsville, KY-September 11- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, September 12.

Appearing on the Tuesday September 12 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be a pair of Modified drivers from Lebanon, KY in Dion Benningfield and Randy Turpin, along with the voice of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, James Essex.
Dion Benningfield is a season veteran of the Modified ranks in the Central Kentucky area and most recently tallied a second place finish at Bluegrass Speedway on September 2. Randy Turpin is in his second full season of racing in the Modified ranks after being away from the drivers seat for several race seasons.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have veteran announcer James Essex join the program via the telephone. Essex is one of the most recognized voices in the racing industry and is currently the voice of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Also, with the World 100 just completed over the weekend, listeners are invited to call in or email their thoughts and reflections on the 2006 World 100, won by Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Benningfield and Mr. Turpin will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Essex will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 Goes at Bluegrass Speedway on September 16

Bardstown, KY-September 6, 2006- After being closed for the World 100, race action will return on Saturday night September 16 to Bluegrass Speedway as the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY plays host to the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and the 8th Annual Bluegrass 50.

After the one week hiatus, race action will return on September 16 as Bluegrass Speedway presents the 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 featuring the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, paying $5,000 to win for the Late Model division. The event will feature a complete program of Racing Optics Time Trials, Mason Racin’ and Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heat races, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 50 lap, $5,000 to win O’Reilly A-Main 8th Annual Bluegrass 50. The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be in action, while the Modified division will have the evening off. The Late Models and Sportsman will take time trials, while the Street Stocks will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. John Gill of Mitchell, IN is the defending race champion of the Bluegrass 50 event.

Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN leads the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points chase after the most recently completed event over Chris Combs, Justin Rattliff, Tim Tungate, and Bryan Barber.

Activities for the September 16 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $20, children ages 6 to 12 are $10, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway on September 2 were Todd Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY in Sportsman and Michael Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on September 2 and feature winners that evening included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the September 16 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track’s webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

"Weekend Warriors" on the BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, September 5

Campbellsville, KY-September 5- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, September 5.

Appearing on the Tuesday September 5 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be some of the "weekend warriors" of racing in the area as Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY, Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY, plus a couple of more drivers, that race in what are commonly referred to as "the support divisions" of the Central Kentucky area and Dirt Late Model driver David Wheat from Glasgow, KY.

Sam Huffer races in the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and has finished in the top ten in track points for the class the past two seasons and is currently in the top ten again this season. Avral Thompson is the current points leader in the Street Stock division at Bluegrass Speedway and comes off his third feature win of the season this past Saturday night. A couple more drivers will also join this pair to talk about their racing careers and their love for the sport. These drivers will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see young Late Model racer David Wheat join the program via the telephone. Wheat is fresh off of a sixth place finish in the Late Model feature on Saturday night at Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway in Clarksville, TN. Wheat's racing story is interesting in the fact that he has benefitted from a kidney transplant that allows him to pursue his love for racing.

Also, with the World 100 coming up this weekend, listeners are invited to call in or email their World 100 predictions during the course of the program.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Huffer, Mr. Thompson, and other guests will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Wheat will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Idle on September 8; Bluegrass 50 Up Next on September 16

Bardstown, KY-September 2, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway will be closed on September 9, but race action will return on Saturday night, September 16, to the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY.

The track will be closed on September 9 in honor of the World 100 racing event. Race action will return on September 16 as Bluegrass Speedway presents the 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 featuring the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, paying $5,000 to win for the Late Model division. The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be in action, while the Modified division will have the evening off.

Activities for the September 16 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $20, children ages 6 to 12 are $10, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway on September 2 were Todd Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY in Sportsman and Michael Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on September 2 and feature winners that evening included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the September 16 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
September 3, 2006 (Press Release #68-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after September 2, 2006

LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 238
2. Joey Daniel- 197
     3. Mike Watson- 181
4. Johnny Wheeler- 162
5. Jeff Watson- 161
     6. Lee Devasier- 152
     7. Dustin Neat- 110
8. Whitney McQueary- 98
9. Larry Greer- 90
     10. Brad Neat- 82

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
     3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181
     Dion Benningfield- 181
     6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159
     8. J.T. Ayers- 127
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 236
2. Bobby Mattingly- 223
3. Bo Wilson- 212
     4. Barry Chesser- 189
5. Pat Hagan- 177
     6. Sam Huffer- 172
     7. Willie Edelen- 134
8. Jimmy Bryan- 127
9. James Jones- 123
10. Danny Blackwell- 117

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 254
2. Pat Cranmer- 249
3. Darrell Biven- 220
     4. Robbie Settles- 218
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 173
     6. John Magee- 147
7. Brian McCubbins- 134
8. Casey Bryan- 131
     9. Roy Skaggs- 129
     10. Terry Greenwell- 121

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 92
     Rocky Wilson- 92
     3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: September 9- NO RACING (Closed for the World 100); September 16- 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 featuring the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, paying $5,000 to win for Late Models, plus Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds). Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $35. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
September 2, 2006 (Press Release #67)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Wheeler, Thompson, Lee, and Wilson Win on Legends Night at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-September 2- It was the 2nd Annual Legends Night at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night, honoring several of the retired racers from around the area, and feature winners for the night included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, and Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman.

The Late Model feature would take the green flag from honorary starter Lawrence Wilson and Johnny Wheeler and David Webb would battle for the race lead, with Wheeler securing the point exiting turn four to complete lap 1. As the front pair would pull away slightly, Cody Mahoney, Joey Daniel, and Jason Keltner would battle for third through fifth. Lap 7 would see Daniel and Keltner go side by side for the race lead, with Keltner edging Daniel and the line for the position. Lap 8 would see the caution flag appear as Mahoney and Danny Hatcher would tangle in turn two, with Mahoney's night finished. Back under green, Wheeler and Webb would again pull away from the field, with Daniel taking third back from Keltner in turn two, while Jerry Rutherford would pressure Keltner for fourth. The battle for fourth would continue on until lap 11 when Keltner would make contact with the turn four outside retaining wall and drawing the caution, with his night done due to suspension damage. On the restart, Wheeler and Webb would again scoot away from the pack, while Rutherford would challenge Daniel for third. Jeff Watson would join the battle for third on lap 14, with that trio going three wide for the spot on lap 15, with Rutherford taking third on lap 16 and Watson nailing down fourth one circuit later. With Wheeler and Webb motoring away from the field, Watson would close in on Rutherford for third on lap 20 and lap 21 would see Watson take third from Rutherford in turn four. The final four laps would see the top five remain the same with Wheeler scoring his third win of '06 at Bluegrass in the Robert and Scotty Earl owned All Star Trucking/E.T. Sharp Trucking/United Check Cashing/CVR Performance Bodies sponsored #s44 Rocket Chassis, Cropper Race Engines powered mount. Webb would take second, Watson third, Rutherford fourth, and Daniel fifth. Bobby Carrier, Jr. and Jeremy McConnonghey would be the only other cars to finish the Late Model main event. Thirteen entries would see Webb as the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier at 14.947 seconds, with Wheeler also winning the dash, while Mark Hockensmith won the heat.

The Street Stock feature event would see Darrell Biven and Avral Thompson battle throughout, with Thompson taking the lead with three laps remaining and holding to pick up his third feature win of the season at Bluegrass in his Backyard Bounce/Cozy Corner/Maywood Chevron/TAC Bluegrass Siding/Nalley's Exhaust/St. Joe Garage/TJ's Lounge/Teamsters Local 89 sponsored #44 Chevy Caprice entry. Biven would finish second, with Brad Sapp taking the checkered flag third, only to lose the spot after failing to cross the scales after the race. Robbie Settles would then finish third, followed by John Magee and Terry Greenwell. The remainder of the top ten would be Timmy Glazer, David Bayans, Pat Cranmer, Bill Wallace, and Michael Cranmer. Pat Cranmer would be the top qualifier among twenty-six entries with a 19.996 second lap. Biven would win the dash, with heat race checkered flags falling to Jeff Cranmer and Bill Wallace.

The Modified main event would see Joe Mattingly and Josh Lucas battle side by side in the early stages on the open wheel feature race, with Benji Lee joining the fray to make it a three way battle for the lead by lap 5. Lee would go between Mattingly and Lucas on lap 7 and gain the top spot and then hold off a hard charging Dion Benningfield over the final five laps to take his second win of the year at Bluegrass in the Smart Shoppers/Clippenger Financial/Thompson Heat and Air/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/Hughes Garage #16 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Race Engines powered mount. Benningfield would finish a close second, with Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion, and Joe Mattingly completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Josh Lucas, Dustin Linville, Elliott Despain, Butch Shay, and Randy Turpin. Fifteen entries would draw for heat race starting positions and those wins would go to Mattingly and Lucas.

The Sportsman feature would complete the evening's racing activities and Kevin Wilson would hold off brother Bo Wilson in a green-white-checkered situation to win his fifth feature of the season aboard his Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/Nealco Electric/Sutherland Brothers Farms/Little Man Horseshoeing/Non-Such Campground sponsored #98 Monte Carlo. Bo Wilson would come second, with third going to Barry Chesser, fourth to James Jones, and fifth to Bobby Mattingly, after a late race spin forced him to restart at the rear of the field. Completing the top ten were John Bryan, Sam Huffer, Doug Estep, Todd Huffer, and Nathan Wells. Fourteen entries did the pill draw for heat race starting assignments and heat wins were scored by Kevin Wilson and Bo Wilson.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 2, 2006

LATE MODELS (13 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- David Webb 14.947
Dash- Johnny Wheeler, David Webb, Joey Daniel, Cody Mahoney, Danny Hatcher, Jason Keltner
Heat- Mark Hockensmith, Jeremy McConnenghey, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Joe Godsey
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, David Webb, Jeff Watson, Jerry Rutherford, Joey Daniel, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Jeremy McConnenghey, Jason Keltner, Danny Hatcher, Joe Godsey, Cody Mahoney, Mark Hockensmith (DNS- John Holt)

STREET STOCKS (26 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Cranmer 19.996
Dash- Darrell Biven, Brad Sapp, Pat Cranmer, Avral Thompson, Robbie Settles, John Magee
1st Heat- Jeff Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Roy Skaggs
2nd Heat- Bill Wallace, Brian McCubbins, Terry Greenwell, David Bayans
Feature- Avral Thompson, Darrell Biven, Robbie Settles, John Magee, Terry Greenwell, Timmy Glazer, David Bayans, Pat Cranmer, Bill Wallace, Michael Cranmer, Roy Skaggs, Casey Payton, Frankie Lehman, Shane Lafollette, Nick Wallace, Mark Lay, Chad Chaney, Jeff Cranmer, Brian McCubbins, Michael Warfield, Brad Sapp (DQ-did not cross scales) (DNS-Buddy Pate, Ed Parrott, Ken Sumner, Daroyl Samples, Roy Jones)

MODIFIEDS (15 entries)
1st Heat- Joe Mattingly, Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion
2nd Heat- Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Robbie Bennett, Raffo Elmore
Feature- Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion, Joe Mattingly, Josh Lucas, Dustin Linville, Elliott Despain, Butch Shay, Randy Turpin, Rocky Wilson, J.T. Ayers, Raffo Elmore, Randall Basham (DNS- Robbie Bennett)

SPORTSMAN (14 entries)
1st Heat- Kevin Wilson, Pat Hagan, Bobby Mattingly, Rob Jones
2nd Heat- Bo Wilson, Barry Chesser, James Jones, Willie Edelen
Feature- Kevin Wilson, Bo Wilson, Barry Chesser, James Jones, Bobby Mattingly, John Bryan, Sam Huffer, Doug Estep, Todd Huffer, Nathan Wells, Jimmy Bryan, Rob Jones, Pat Hagan, Willie Edelen

It's a "Night of Legends" on the BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, August 29

Campbellsville, KY-August 27- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, August 29.

Appearing on the Tuesday, August 15, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be retired racers Finn Watson of Campbellsville, KY, Terry Keltner of Campbellsville, KY, Louis Brady of Greensburg, KY, and Dennis Selby of Russell Springs, KY and legendary car owner Brownie Brown of Young Harris, GA.

As a preview of the upcoming 2nd Annual Legends Night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on September 2, retired dirt track racers Finn Watson, Terry Keltner, Louis Brady, and Dennis Selby will join the program in-studio to talk about the racing of yesteryear and the racing of today, along with sharing some great stories of racing from days gone by. There may also be one additional person join this quartet of "legends" of racing from the Central Kentucky area. Watson, Keltner, Brady, and Selby will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show. This quartet of drivers have hundreds of feature wins and numerous track championships to their credit over their illustrious driving careers.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see another "legend" in the dirt racing industry join the program via the telephone as former car owner Brownie Brown will offer up some of his racing stories from the Southern region of the United States. Brown, along with wife Cheryl, were long time car owners for former Show-Me 100 winner Ray Cook a few years back and Brown continues to be a respected and influential member of the dirt track racing industry today.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Watson, Mr. Keltner, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Selby will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Brown will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

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BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2nd Annual Legends Night on Saturday, September 2

Bardstown, KY-August 27, 2006- There will truly be "greatness" at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, September 2, as the track will present its 2nd Annual Legends Night, honoring the retired racers, car owners, track officials, and crew members of yesteryear with a full program of weekly racing series action at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY.

The September 2 event will see a full racing program of weekly racing series action featuring Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. The Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200 to win, and Street Stocks for $100 to win. The Late Models and Street Stocks will take time trials, while the Modifieds and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

As an added attraction, race fans will be able to meet and greet with many of the "Legends" of dirt track racing from the area as many of the retired members of the racing industry will be on hand to chat racing and swap stories. There were in excess of 50 individuals on hand last year in what was truly a special evening that resembled a family reunion, with many smiles and handshakes and friendships renewed.

Activities for the September 2 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from August 26 were Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in Late Models and Joey Jones of Borden, IN in Modifieds.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on August 26 and feature winners that evening were Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN in Late Models and Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the September 2 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after August 26, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 225
2. Joey Daniel- 181
Mike Watson- 181
4. Lee Devasier- 152
5. Jeff Watson- 141
     6. Johnny Wheeler- 137
     7. Dustin Neat- 110
8. Whitney McQueary- 98
9. Larry Greer- 90
     10. Brad Neat- 82

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 208
2. Jason Wheatley- 198
     3. Joe Mattingly- 167
4. Josh Lucas- 166
5. Dion Benningfield- 159
     6. Robbie Gullion- 157
7. Butch Shay- 147
     8. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
9. J.T. Ayers- 118
10. Freddy Garmon- 107

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 211
2. Bobby Mattingly- 207
3. Bo Wilson- 190
     4. Barry Chesser- 169
     Pat Hagan- 169
     6. Sam Huffer- 158
     7. Willie Edelen- 127
8. Danny Blackwell- 117
     Jimmy Bryan- 117
10. Roger Cecil- 110

STREET STOCKS
1. Pat Cranmer- 236
2. Avral Thompson- 229
3. Darrell Biven- 198
          Robbie Settles- 198
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 164
     6. Casey Bryan- 131
7. John Magee- 129
8. Brian McCubbins- 128
     9. Roy Skaggs- 119
     10. Terry Greenwell- 105

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Neal Meredith- 11
8. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 84
2. Rocky Wilson- 82
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: September 2- 2nd Annual Legends Night, honoring the retired racers of the Central Kentucky area, featuring a full program of weekly racing series action for Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Scott Bloomquist Bags Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 26- The 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was on the racing docket Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway and a classic it was as Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN would defend his title in the event and pick up the $10,000 first place money in the 60 lap, 30 mile chase at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval. Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would pick up his fifth win of the '06 season at Bluegrass Speedway by claiming the 20 lap Modified feature victory.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic would come to the green flag, with Shannon Babb going to the point off of turn two, with Scott Bloomquist, Earl Pearson, Jr., Brian Birkhofer, and Jimmy Mars giving chase. The front trio of Babb, Bloomquist, and Pearson, Jr. would get busy in a hury with a three-way for the lead on lap 4, with Bloomquist and Pearson, Jr. door to door on lap 5, with Pearson, Jr. taking second on lap 6. Mars would roll by Birkhofer and he would the battle at the point. The front trio would again go three-wide for the lead on lap 10, with Pearson claiming the top spot at the line. Babb would grab the lead back on lap 11, as Mars would inch by Bloomquist for third on the same circuit. Pearson, Jr. would have the lead by inches again on lap 12 and he and Babb went side by side, while Mars and Bloomquist dueled wheel to wheel for third. Caution would fly on lap 13 as fifth place Birkhofer would slow with a flat right rear tire. With Delaware double file restarts in effect, Pearson would lead the pack to the green flag, while Mars would take second from Babb, and Don O'Neal, who started 17th, would battle Bloomquist for fourth, as Brad Neat would draw the next caution flag on lap 14. This restart would see Babb to back to second on Mars, with O'Neal taking fourth from Bloomquist. Bloomquist would go back around O'Neal on lap 16 and dive by Mars and make it a three way battle, three wide for the lead on lap 18, as Babb would drive off the top side of turn four and hold the lead by inches at the line. The front three of Babb, Pearson, Jr., and Bloomquist would again race three-wide for the lead all the way around the track on lap 21 through 23, with Pearson, Jr. ending up back on top, with Babb and Bloomquist dueling for second. Steve Casebolt, Jr. would draw a caution flag on lap 24 and the action would only be under the green for two laps when Freddy Smith would slow and be the cause of a caution flag on lap 27. The restart would see Mars take fourth again from O'Neal, as Pearson, Jr., Babb, and Bloomquist resumed their three-way dance for the top spot, being three wide off of turn four coming the halfway signal on lap 30. Lap 33 would see Bloomquist ease by Babb for second, as the caution flew one trip later on lap 34 for a spin by Steve Casebolt, Jr. down the frontchute. The restart would also be negated as Scott James would end up slideways at the exit of turn two. Back under green, the front trio again slugged it out for the top spot, with Bloomquist getting second on lap 38, while Babb would win his side by side battle with Pearson, Jr. on lap 39 to once again reclaim the lead. Caution waved one circuit later for Mike Watson, who had rolled to stop at the top of turn four. This restart would see Darren Miller fire his way into the top five, right behind fourth place O'Neal. Babb and Bloomquist would settle into a side by side for the race lead on lap 42, but the pace would again be slowed as disaster struck third place running Pearson, Jr., who would suffer a flat right rear tire to draw the caution on lap 44. The restart would again see Babb and Bloomquist resume their wheel to wheel battle for the lead, with Darren Miller now in third, Mars fourth, and O'Neal fifth. Bloomquist would make his move on lap 47 when he would fire a slidejob on Babb and take the top spot exiting turn four. After the final caution period on lap 49, Bloomquist would have command of the field, while Miller moved to second past Babb on lap 50. As Bloomquist and Miller pulled away from the field, 21st starting Ray Cook would make his way into the top five, going from sixth to fourth past Mars and O'Neal on lap 54. Bloomquist would continue to pull away over the final five circuits to pick up his seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of 2006 aboard his Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Perry County Tire/Sweet Manufacturing sponsored #0 Bloomquist Race Cars, Vic Hill Race Engines powered mount. Miller, Babb, and Cook would take second through fourth, while Jimmy Owens made a last lap pass of O'Neal to claim fifth. O'Neal would head up the second five at the finish, followed by Mars, 20th starting Chris Combs, Matt Miller, and Brad Neat. Forty-eight entries from eleven states were on hand, with Brian Birkhofer claiming the Comp Cams fast time award with a time of 15.023 seconds. PBM Performance Products heat wins went to Birkhofer, Babb, Pearson, Jr., and Bloomquist. The Mason Racin'/Rebel Shock Dyno 1st B-Main was won by O'Neal, while Davey Johnson would claim the Penske Shocks 2nd B-Main. Series provisionals went to Steve Casebolt, Jr. and Michael England, while Jason Keltner, Mike Watson, and Joey Daniel were track provisionals.

The 20 lap Modified main event would see Jason Wheatley and Benji Lee battle side by side for the race for the first three-fourths of the open-wheel feature, before Wheatley would slowly pull away over the final five circuits to score the feature victory in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B and W Metals/Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Cooling/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Tile Flooring/Wheatley Auto Sales/Lee Expediting/Bell Machine/Nukem Graphics/St. Joe Garage/B and R Speed Shop sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Mullins Race Engines powered entry. Lee would take second, with Robbie Gullion claiming third. J.T. Ayers would claim his best feature finish of the year with fourth, while Butch Shay completed the top five. The rest of the top ten would be Sam Murphy, Sr., Joe Mattingly, Raffo Elmore, Terry Edwards, and Josh Lucas. There were 18 entries that drew for heat race starting assignments and those heat wins were scored by Wheatley and Lee.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 26, 2006

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (48 entries)
Comp Cams Fast Time- Brian Birkhofer 15.023
PBM Performance Products Heat #1- Brian Birkhofer, Jimmy Mars, Matt Miller, Justin Rattliff, Don O'Neal, David Webb, Jimmy Owens, Ray Cook, Greg Lucas, Joey Daniel, Brandon Kinzer (DNS-Marty Stepp)
PBM Performance Products Heat #2- Shannon Babb, Darren Miller, Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Mike Marlar, Patrick Sheltra, Jordan Bland, Greg Johnson, Timmy Yeager, Ben Adkins (DNS-Lee Devasier)
PBM Performance Products Heat #3- Earl Pearson, Jr., Donnie Moran, Scott James, Tim Tungate, Davey Johnson, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Mike Watson, Doug Horton, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Terry English, Michael England, John Gill
PBM Performance Products Heat #4- Scott Bloomquist, Freddy Smith, Dan Schlieper, Whitney McQueary, Jeff Watson, John Mason, Jerry Rutherford, Johnny Wheeler, Chris Combs, Mike Jewell, Rick Combs (DNS-Bryan Barber)
Mason Racin'/Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main #1- Don O'Neal, Jimmy Owens, Ray Cook, Brandon Kinzer, David Webb, Jason Keltner, Greg Lucas, Ben Adkins, Joey Daniel, Patrick Sheltra, Mike Marlar, Timmy Yeager
Penske Shocks B-Main #2- Davey Johnson, Chris Combs, Jeff Watson, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Doug Horton, Terry English, Josh Mason, Jerry Rutherford, Mike Watson, Michael England, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Johnny Wheeler
Series Provisionals- Steve Casebolt, Jr., Michael England
Track Provisionals- Jason Keltner, Mike Watson, Joey Daniel
Lucas Oil A-Main 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic- Scott Bloomquist, Darren Miller, Shannon Babb, Ray Cook, Jimmy Owens, Don O'Neal, Jimmy Mars, Chris Combs, Matt Miller, Brad Neat, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim Tungate, Michael England, Justin Rattliff, Dan Schlieper, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Freddy Smith, Joey Daniel, Jason Keltner, Aaron Hatton, Scott James, Mike Watson, Jeff Watson, Whitney McQueary, Davey Johnson, Brian Birkhofer, Donnie Moran

MODIFIEDS (18 entries)
1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Adam Cole, Thomas Brooks, Joey Jones
2nd Heat- Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion, Sam Murphy, Sr., Dion Benningfield
Feature- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion, J.T. Ayers, Butch Shay, Sam Murphy, Sr., Joe Mattingly, Raffo Elmore, Terry Edwards, Josh Lucas, Adam Cole, Joey Jones, Elliott Despain, Thomas Brooks, Dion Benningfield (DNS-Robbie Turner, Adam Gootee, Rocky Wilson)

Michael England and Jay Mobley on BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, August 22

Campbellsville, KY-August 21- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, August 22.

Appearing on the Tuesday, August 22, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model racer Michael England of Glasgow, KY and Modified standout Jay Mobley of Harrodsburg, KY.

Michael England has spent 2006 racing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, along with other higher paying independent Dirt Late Model events. Known as the “Slick Rock Express”, England is currently second in the rookie of the year points chase behind Steve Casebolt and sits eighth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series national championship points standings heading into this weekend’s closest event to home for England, the 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Mr. England will be in-studio during his portion of the program.

The “long-distance" portion of the program will see Jay Mobley join the program via the telephone. Mobley returned to Bluegrass Speedway’s victory lane for the first time since 1997 last Saturday night, where he was the Modified track champion in 1995. The “Mobster” also has Modified feature wins in 2006 at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY.

Micl Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Hatcher will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Payne will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

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BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday, August 26

Bardstown, KY-August 20, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present the 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Touring Division on Saturday night, August 26, at the ½ mile, high-banked Nelson County clay oval, located just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. The Late Model main event will pay the winner a cool $10,000 for their efforts.

The August 26 event feature a full program of Comp Cams time trials, PBM Performance Products qualifying heat races, and Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno and Penske Shocks B-Mains. The evening will be highlighted by the contesting of the Lucas Oil A-Main 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic, that will pay the winner $10,000. Also on the racing program will be the Modified division, while the Sportsman and Street Stocks will have the evening off. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN is the defending 2005 Bluegrass Classic champion, as other previous event winners include Bob Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois in 2001 and 2002, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Indiana in 2003, and Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois in 2004.

Defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL currently leads the points chase for the national title, while Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Matt Miller, and Scott James are just some of the touring series drivers chasing the Lucas Oil national championship title.

Activities for this highly anticipated August 26 racing program will see all gates opening one hour earlier than normal, with pit gates open at 3:00 p.m. and main gates opening at 4:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $25, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 are free, while a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway for August 19 were Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY in Modifieds and Doug Estep of Versailles, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway last held racing activities on August 19 and feature winners that evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Jay Mobley of Harrodsburg, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Track championship points leader after the August 19 racing program are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can call (502) 349-1241 on racedays or visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com and/or www.lucasdirt.com.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after August 19, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 225
2. Joey Daniel- 181
Mike Watson- 181
4. Lee Devasier- 152
5. Jeff Watson- 141
     6. Johnny Wheeler- 137
     7. Dustin Neat- 110
8. Whitney McQueary- 98
9. Larry Greer- 90
     10. Brad Neat- 82

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 186
2. Jason Wheatley- 173
     3. Josh Lucas- 155
4. Dion Benningfield- 153
     Joe Mattingly- 153
     6. Robbie Gullion- 137
7. Butch Shay- 131
     8. Freddy Garmon- 107
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 105
10. J.T. Ayers- 100

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 211
2. Bobby Mattingly- 207
3. Bo Wilson- 190
     4. Barry Chesser- 169
     Pat Hagan- 169
     6. Sam Huffer- 158
     7. Willie Edelen- 127
8. Danny Blackwell- 117
     Jimmy Bryan- 117
10. Roger Cecil- 110

STREET STOCKS
1. Pat Cranmer- 236
2. Avral Thompson- 229
3. Darrell Biven- 198
          Robbie Settles- 198
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 164
     6. Casey Bryan- 131
7. John Magee- 129
8. Brian McCubbins- 128
     9. Roy Skaggs- 119
     10. Terry Greenwell- 105

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Neal Meredith- 11
8. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Rocky Wilson- 77
2. Raffo Elmore- 71
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: August 26- 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Touring Division, with Late Models racing for $10,000 to win. Modifieds will also be in action, with Sportsman and Street Stocks having the night off. All gates will open one hour early. Pit gates will open at 3:00, with main gates also opening at 4:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $25, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $35. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com and/or www.lucasdirt.com.

Wheeler, Cranmer, Mobley, and Wilson Win Feature Events at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 19- Bluegrass Speedway held racing activities on Saturday night and feature event winners for the night included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks, Jay Mobley of Harrodsburg, KY in Modifieds, and Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman.

The Late Model main would go green on the lightning quick ½ mile clay racing surface, with Johnny Wheeler taking the lead, with Jason Keltner second, Audie McWilliams and Lee Devasier battling for third, with Whitney McQueary in fifth. The caution flag would fly quickly as David Heaton would make contact with the concrete wall in turn four on lap 2. Back under green, Wheeler would still be in front, while McWilliams and Devasier resumed their battle for third and would join Keltner in a three-way battle for second on lap 4. Lap 5 would see McWilliams fire a slidejob at Keltner in turn four for second, with the pair making a bit of contact, and Keltner ending up clipping the wall in turn four to bring out the caution. When action resumed, Devasier would now be in second behind Wheeler, while McWilliams, Mike Watson, and Jeff Watson would battle for third. Mike Watson would take third when he dealt McWilliams a slidejob exiting turn four, with that pair going side by side for one circuit later on lap 8. As the field was set to receive the halfway signal, Devasier has his fishing reel out and was closing his on race leader Wheeler, closing right up on Wheeler's rear bumper on lap 16. Jeff Watson was putting the pressure on McWilliams for fourth at this point as well and lap 17 would see Jeff Watson go to fourth. Devasier would drive deep in turn three on laps 18 and 19, but could not carry enough muscle off the corner to make a pass on Wheeler. Fifth place McWilliams would fall into the infield on lap 20 with mechanical and problems would beset second place running Devasier on lap 22 when he broke the lift bar on his entry and would also pull into the infield. This would give Wheeler all the breathing room he needed as he would drive to his second win of '06 at Bluegrass in the Robert and Scotty Earl owned All Star Trucking/E.T. Sharp Trucking/United Check Cashing/ CVR Performance Bodies sponsored #s44 Rocket Chassis, Cropper Race Engines powered mount. The Watson cousins would battle for second, with Mike Watson taking runner-up honors, while 9th starting Jeff Watson would take third. Timmy Yeager would turn in a steady performance to claim fourth, with 10th place starter Devin Sebree completing the top five. Jason Keltner would be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier at 15.026 seconds and also win the dash, while Mike Watson would score the heat win.

The Street Stock feature would see the top two in points, Pat Cranmer and Avral Thompson, battle down to the wire in lapped traffic, Cranmer making a turn three and four last lap pass of Thompson to claim his third Street Stock feature win of the season. Cranmer's victory came behind the wheel on his Worrell's Automotive/R and D Race Engines/Bill Terrell Trucking sponsored #22c Chevy Monte Carlo entry. Thompson would finish second, with Robbie Settles, Darrell Biven, and John Magee completing the top five. The rest of the top ten would be Frankie Lehman, Timmy Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, and Roy Skaggs. Pat Cranmer would be the top qualifier in the class at 20.699 seconds, with Settles winning the dash, while Glazer won the heat.

The Modified main event would see Jay Mobley, Jason Wheatley, and Benji Lee battle in the early stages on the open-wheel feature for the lead, with Mobley and Wheatley trading the top spot on a pair of occasions before Mobley settled into the lead on lap 7 and drove away from the field as the 1995 Modified track champion picked up the feature checkered flag in the Jamie Stumph owned Superior Drywall/Eddie Bast Drywall/Danville Engine Rebuilders/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #38 Lightning Chassis mount. Lee would take second, with Josh Lucas charging to third, Wheatley fourth, and Dion Benningfield scoring fifth. Completing the top ten were Sam Murphy, Sr., Adam Gootee, Mark Bruce, Joe Mattingly, and Kevin Copher. Heat race assignments were determined by the pill draw and those wins would go to Mobley and Wheatley.

The Sportsman feature event would be rain-shortened and called after 7 of the scheduled 15 laps were scored after a caution for a multi-car incident saw the sky begin to put down the liquid stuff and Kevin Wilson would be declared the winner as he was the race leader in his Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/Nealco Electric/Sutherland Brothers Farms/Little Man Horseshoeing/Non-Such Campground sponsored #98. Jimmy Bryan, Bobby Mattingly, Sam Huffer, and Nathan Wells completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Willie Edelen, Doug Estep, John Bryan, James Jones, and Jenna Chesser. Heat race assignments were also determined by the pill draw in this class as well and Kevin Wilson and Jimmy Bryan scored those wins.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 19, 2006

LATE MODELS (12 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Jason Keltner 15.023
Dash- Jason Keltner, Johnny Wheeler, Lee Devasier, Audie McWilliams, Danny Hatcher, Whitney McQueary
Heat- Mike Watson, Timmy Yeager, Jeff Watson, Devin Sebree
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, Mike Watson, Jeff Watson, Timmy Yeager, Devin Sebree, Jason Keltner, Danny Hatcher, Duane Brown, Lee Devasier, Audie McWilliams, Whitney McQueary, David Heaton

STREET STOCKS (18 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Cranmer 20.699
Dash- Robbie Settles, Avral Thompson, Darrell Biven, Pat Cranmer, Brian McCubbins (DNS-Roy Skaggs)
Heat- Timmy Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Frankie Lehman, Michael Cranmer
Feature- Pat Cranmer, Avral Thompson, Robbie Settles, Darrell Biven, John Magee, Frankie Lehman, Timmy Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, Roy Skaggs, Joe Blair, Ed Parrott, Terry Bartley, Brian McCubbins, Garnett Eldridge, Terry Greenwell, Chad Chaney (DNS- Michael Warfield)

MODIFIEDS (21 entries)
1st Heat- Jay Mobley, Benji Lee, Adam Gootee, Butch Shay
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Mark Bruce, Josh Lucas
Feature- Jay Mobley, Benji Lee, Josh Lucas, Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Sam Murphy, Sr., Adam Gootee, Mark Bruce, Joe Mattingly, Kevin Copher, Butch Shay, Rocky Wilson, Trent Green, Raffo Elmore, Mark Bell, Randall Basham, Robbie Bennett, Keith Trimble, Luke Bland (DNS- J.T. Ayers, Randy Turpin)

SPORTSMAN (16 entries)
1st Heat- Kevin Wilson, Danny Blackwell, Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser
2nd Heat- Jimmy Bryan, Bo Wilson, Doug Estep, Sam Huffer
Feature- Kevin Wilson, Jimmy Bryan, Bobby Mattingly, Sam Huffer, Nathan Wells, Willie Edelen, Doug Estep, John Bryan, James Jones, Jenna Chesser, Pat Hagan, Bo Wilson, Roger Cecil, Danny Blackwell, Barry Chesser, Todd Huffer

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic for Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday, August 26

Bardstown, KY-August 15, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present the 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Touring Division on Saturday night, August 26, at the ½ mile, high-banked Nelson County clay oval, located just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. The Late Model main event will pay the winner a cool $10,000 for their efforts.

The August 26 event feature a full program of Comp Cams time trials, PBM Performance Products qualifying heat races, and Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno and Penske Shocks B-Mains. The evening will be highlighted by the contesting of the Lucas Oil A-Main 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic, that will pay the winner $10,000. Also on the racing program will be the Modified division, while the Sportsman and Street Stocks will have the evening off. Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN is the defending 2005 Bluegrass Classic champion, as other previous event winners include Bob Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois in 2001 and 2002, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Indiana in 2003, and Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois in 2004.

Activities for this highly anticipated August 26 racing program will see all gates opening one hour earlier than normal, with pit gates open at 3:00 p.m. and main gates opening at 4:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $25, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 are free, while a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can call (502) 349-1241 on racedays or visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com and/or www.lucasdirt.com.

Jeff Gullett and Jerry Rice BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, August 15

Campbellsville, KY-August 13- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, August 15.

Appearing on the Tuesday, August 15, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model crew chief Jeff Gullett of Harrodsburg, KY and Dirt Late Model driver Jerry Rice of Verona, KY.

Jeff Gullett joins the program to discuss his role of being a Late Model crew chief. Gullett is the crew chief for Dirt Late Model racer Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY and has served as crew chief in the past for drivers such as Jeff Coulter, Dustin Neat, Timmy Yeager, Mike Hawley, Bobby Wolter, Jr., and Greg Johnson. Gullett will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Jerry Rice join the program via the telephone. Rice comes off a stellar weekend of race action that saw the Northern Kentucky veteran racer score a runner-up finish in the North-South 100 this past Saturday night at Florence Speedway in Union, KY.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Gullett will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Rice will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

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BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Has Full Racing Program of Weekly Racing Series Action on August 19

Bardstown, KY-August 13, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present a full program of weekly racing series action at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, August 19.

The August 19 event will see a full racing program of weekly racing series action featuring Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. The Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200 to win, and Street Stocks for $100 to win. The Late Models and Street Stocks will take time trials, while the Modifieds and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

Activities for the August 19 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from August 12 were Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman and Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on August 12 and feature winners that evening were David Webb of Nicholasville, KY in Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Roy Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the August 19 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after August 12, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 210
2. Joey Daniel- 181
3. Mike Watson- 159
4. Lee Devasier- 140
5. Jeff Watson- 121
     6. Johnny Wheeler- 112
     7. Dustin Neat- 110
8. Larry Greer- 90
9. Whitney McQueary- 88
     10. Brad Neat- 82

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 164
2. Jason Wheatley- 155
     3. Joe Mattingly- 141
4. Dion Benningfield- 137
     Robbie Gullion- 137
     6. Josh Lucas- 135
7. Butch Shay- 121
     8. Freddy Garmon- 107
9. J.T. Ayers- 95
10. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 90

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 187
2. Kevin Wilson- 186
3. Bo Wilson- 181
     4. Barry Chesser- 163
5. Pat Hagan- 159
     6. Sam Huffer- 140
     7. Willie Edelen- 112
8. Danny Blackwell- 110
9. Roger Cecil- 102
10. Jimmy Bryan- 95

STREET STOCKS
1. Pat Cranmer- 211
2. Avral Thompson- 207
3. Darrell Biven- 180
     4. Robbie Settles- 178
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 154
     6. Casey Bryan- 131
7. Brian McCubbins- 121
8. John Magee- 113
     9. Roy Skaggs- 108
     10. Terry Greenwell- 99

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 159
2. Dave Crawford- 50
3. David Heaton- 43
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Neal Meredith- 11
8. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Rocky Wilson- 68
2. Raffo Elmore- 64
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: August 19- Full Racing Program of Weekly Racing Series action for Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates also opening at 5:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Kramer Captures "BoB Mod Squad" Bluegrass Rumble; Webb, Hagan, and Skaggs Also Winners at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 12- Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would pick up his second NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series win of the season by scoring the 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday and would also take over the series points lead. Other feature winners for the night included David Webb of Nicholasville, KY in Late Models, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Roy Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY in Street Stocks.

The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble would see Joey Kramer take the lead from his third starting spot off of turn two at the drop of the green flag, with Jimmy Payne, Butch Shay, Don Adams, and Jay Mobley giving chase. An accident in turn two on lap 2 slowed the pace as Tim Moore and Tommy Bailey looped their entries. The Delaware double file restart would see Kramer and Payne going at it at the point, with Shay, Mobley, and Adams three wide for third. Benji Lee would take fifth on lap 3, and would go from fifth to third on lap 4 in a three way battle with Shay and Adams. Lap 5 would see Josh Lucas slow on the frontchute with a flat left rear tire. The restart would also be a no-go as a five car accident on the backchute involving Moore, Bailey, Clarence Belcher, Dion Benningfield, and Robbie Bennett kept the field under the yellow bunting. Once the race went back green, Lee would go to second and pressure Kramer for the top spot, taking the lead on lap 6. But Kramer would not go away and Kramer would grab the top spot back on lap 8, as the lead duo continued to battle side-by-side for the race lead. Don Adams would run third, as Kelly Warren and Jimmy Payne would trade the fourth position, before Warren settled into the four slot at the halfway signal. Kramer would begin to pull away at this point, while Adams would close on Lee for second on lap 14 and would take the runner-up spot one circuit later. Warren and Payne continued to go at it for fourth, with Payne taking the spot on lap 20, only to have Warren take it back away on lap 22. Kramer would drive slower traffic to perfection in the final few laps and grab the victory in the Dee Kramer owned Wild's Restoration Service/Hill's Historic Painting/Super Shine Auto Wash and Window Tinting/Perry's Auto Sales/Bilstein Shocks sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis/Bullock by Kramer powered entry. Adams would go second, with Lee third, while Warren and Payne completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were 16th starting Jason Wheatley, Jay Mobley, Sam Murphy, Sr., Josh Lucas, after suffering a flat tire and restarting at the rear on lap 5, and Elliott Despain. Thirty-five entries saw Dion Benningfield as top qualifier at 16.870 seconds, with heat wins falling to Kramer, Shay, and Payne, while Wheatley won the B-main. Series provisionals would be Robbie Bennett and Thomas Brooks, while Benningfield earned the track provisional.

The Late Model main event would see David Webb take the lead at the drop of the green flag, followed by Jason Keltner, Johnny Wheeler, Greg Lucas, and Tim Tungate. The battle for second would be three-wide on lap 2, with Lucas going to second, with Keltner, Wheeler, and Tungate going at it for third. Tungate would grab third from Keltner on lap 4, as Webb and Lucas began to scoot away from the field. Wheeler would take third on lap 6 after another three-way battle between himself, Tungate, and Keltner. Lucas would close on Webb and grab the top spot on lap 8, while Tungate would take third from Wheeler, and Cody Mahoney would work past Keltner for fifth. Lucas and Webb would go wheel to wheel beginning on lap 10 for the lead and Webb would nose out in front on lap 13 down the backchute and that is disaster would strike for Lucas as the cars of Jeremy Masters, Mike Watson, and Danny Hatcher all wrecked in the center of turns three and four and Lucas would slide into the accident and see his night finished with heavy damage to his car, as the race would be red flagged as Hatcher's mount go upside in the melee. The restart would have Webb at the point, followed by Wheeler, Tungate, Mahoney, and Keltner. Zach Carney, Lee Devasier, and Jeff Watson would begin to flex their muscles at this point and start charging through the field as Carney would take fifth from Mahoney on lap 18 and then pressure from Devasier for the five slot on lap 21. Webb would pull away over the final five trips to take his first ever Bluegrass Speedway Late Model feature win aboard his ORS Auto Body/Angler's Outpost/JDB Contracting sponsored #13w C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Pontiac Grand Prix/Pro Power Race Engines mount. Wheeler would take second, while then third place running Tungate would pull up slow on the final lap, giving third to Keltner, with Carney and Devasier rounding out the top five. Jeff Watson would head up the second five at the finish, trailed by Mahoney, Tim Prince, Brad Barrow, and Shannon Reed. Twenty entries saw Wheeler score the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast time award at 15.324 seconds, while Keltner won the dash and Prince won the heat.

Pat Hagan would lead all 15 laps of the caution free Sportsman main event to take his first feature win of the season aboard the Billy Holbert owned NAPA/New Haven Car Wash/New Haven Quik Stop sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo unit. Kevin Wilson would take second, with Bo Wilson third, Bobby Mattingly fourth, and Barry Chesser fifth. The rest of the top ten would be Roger Cecil, Doug Estep, Jenna Chesser, Willie Edelen, and John Bryan. Fourteen entries would draw for heat race starting assignments and those heat wins would be scored by Hagan and Kevin Wilson.

Roy Skaggs would lead all 12 of a caution free Street Stock feature event and win his second Street Stock feature of the season behind the wheel of his Skaggs Logging sponsored #49 Caprice entry. Darrell Biven would take runner-up honors, with the rest of the top five going to Avral Thompson, Pat Cranmer, and Timmy Glazer. The remainder of the top ten would go to Jeff Cranmer, Terry Greenwell, John Magee, Casey Payton, and Robbie Settles. Eighteen entries drew for heat race assignment, with those checkered flags falling to Biven and Skaggs.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 12, 2006

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series (35 entries)
Top Qualifier- Dion Benningfield 16.870
1st Heat- Joey Kramer, Don Adams, Kelly Warren, Sam Murphy, Sr., Clint Shutts, Jeff Johnson, Randall Basham, Timmy Coontz, Adam Gootee, Robbie Gullion, Dion Benningfield, Randy Turpin
2nd Heat- Butch Shay, Benji Lee, Josh Lucas, Elliott Despain, Dustin Linville, John Tyler, Jason Wheatley, J.T. Ayers, Clarence Belcher, David Hill, Thomas Brooks (DNS-J.P. Hume)
3rd Heat- Jimmy Payne, Jay Mobley, Tim Moore, Tommy Bailey, Joe Mattingly, Scott Smith, Robbie Bennett, Troy Teegarden, Mark Bell, Earl Plessinger, Shon Flanery
B-Main- Jason Wheatley, Clarence Belcher, Shon Flanery, Timmy Coontz, Randall Basham, Troy Teegarden, Mark Bell, Robbie Bennett, J.T. Ayers, John Tyler, Thomas Brooks, David Hill, Dion Benningfield
Series Provisionals- Robbie Bennett, Thomas Brooks
Track Provisional- Dion Benningfield
O'Reilly A-Main 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble- Joey Kramer, Don Adams, Benji Lee, Kelly Warren, Jimmy Payne, Jason Wheatley, Jay Mobley, Sam Murphy, Sr., Josh Lucas, Elliott Despain, Shon Flanery, Clint Shutts, Butch Shay, Timmy Coontz, Randall Basham, Robbie Bennett, Thomas Brooks, Joe Mattingly, Dustin Linville, Clarence Belcher, Dion Benningfield, Tim Moore, Tommy Bailey

LATE MODELS (20 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler 15.324
Dash-Jason Keltner, David Webb, Greg Lucas, Tim Tungate, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel
Heat- Tim Prince, Cody Mahoney, Brad Barrow, Danny Hatcher
Feature- David Webb, Johnny Wheeler, Jason Keltner, Zach Carney, Lee Devasier, Jeff Watson, Cody Mahoney, Tim Prince, Brad Barrow, Shannon Reed, David Heaton, Tim Tungate, Justin Blackwell, Greg Lucas, Mike Watson, Danny Hatcher, Larry Greer, Jeremy Masters, William Simmons (DNS-Joey Daniel)

SPORTSMAN (14 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Hagan, John Bryan, Danny Blackwell, Doug Estep
2nd Heat- Kevin Wilson, Bo Wilson, Bobby Mattingly, Barry Chesser
Feature- Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Bo Wilson, Bobby Mattingly, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Doug Estep, Jenna Chesser, Willie Edelen, John Bryan, James Jones, Joe Dunbar (DNS-Danny Blackwell, Sam Huffer)

STREET STOCKS (18 entries)
1st Heat- Darrell Biven, Jeff Cranmer, Casey Payton, Timmy Glazer
2nd Heat- Roy Skaggs, Avral Thompson, Pat Cranmer, John Magee
Feature- Roy Skaggs, Darrell Biven, Avral Thompson, Pat Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Terry Greenwell, John Magee, Casey Payton, Robbie Settles, Michael Cranmer, Garnett Eldridge, Ed Parrott, Michael Warfield, Brian McCubbins, Jason Roberts, Shane Lafollette (DNS-Chad Chaney)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
August 6, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #22)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Danny Hatcher and Jimmy Payne on BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, August 8

Campbellsville, KY-August 6- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, August 8.

Appearing on the Tuesday, August 8, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model racer Danny Hatcher of Campbellsville, KY and Modified ace Jimmy Payne of Glasgow, KY.

Danny Hatcher joins the program after his first night of racing competition in over eight years this past Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, where Hatcher finished second in his heat and eighth in the main event. Hatcher returns to race action after a lengthy hiatus from behind the wheel and will talk about his first night back in action. Hatcher will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Jimmy Payne join the program via the telephone. Payne is a second generation racer and is the current points leader with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series heading into a pair of Central Kentucky events this upcoming weekend.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Hatcher will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Payne will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway Has NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble on Saturday, August 12

Bardstown, KY-August 6, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present the 6th Annual Summer Showdown for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, paying $1,500 for the Modified division at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, August 12.

The August 12 event will see the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series as the featured attraction in a full program of time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the A-Main 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, with the 25 lap main event paying $1,500 to win. Also on the racing program that evening will be the Late Model, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions in a full program of weekly racing series action. The Late Models and Modifieds will take time trials, with the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions drawing for heat race starting assignments. Defending Modified track champion Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY is the defending Bluegrass Rumble event winner. Other previous Bluegrass Rumble winners include Joe Mattingly and Benji Lee. This is the fifth ever trip to Bluegrass Speedway for the "BoB Mod Squad", with previous series winners including Kelly Warren, Ted Nobbe, Lucas, and Don Adams.

Activities for the August 12 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from August 5 were Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on August 5 and feature winners that evening were Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Brian McCubbins of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the August 12 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com and www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after August 5, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 190
2. Joey Daniel- 176
3. Mike Watson- 153
4. Lee Devasier- 124
5. Dustin Neat- 110
     6. Jeff Watson- 106
     7. Johnny Wheeler- 90
8. Whitney McQueary- 88
9. Larry Greer- 84
     10. Brad Neat- 82

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 164
2. Jason Wheatley- 155
     3. Joe Mattingly- 141
4. Dion Benningfield- 137
     Robbie Gullion- 137
     6. Josh Lucas- 135
7. Butch Shay- 121
     8. Freddy Ga

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
August 5, 2006 (Press Release #53)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Daniel Dominates Late Models; McCubbins Masters Street Stock Special at Bluegrass

Bardstown, KY-August 5- A full racing program was on tap Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would score in first Bluegrass win of '06 in Late Model action, while Brian McCubbins of Bardstown, KY would take the checkered flag in the $300 to win Street Stock special event. Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would score his second straight Modified feature win, while Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY would triumph in the Sportsman main event.

The 25 lap Late Model main event would see Mike Watson take the lead at the drop of the green flag, followed by Joey Daniel, Lee Devasier, Johnny Wheeler, and Jordan Bland. Devasier would pressure Watson for second on lap 2, but Daniel would hold the position and set his sights on Watson for the top spot. Daniel would get racy with Watson on laps 4 and 5, before finally taking the top spot away on lap 6. Daniel would set a torrid pace at the front, with Watson, Devasier, Wheeler, and Bland still giving chase. Daniel would begin the lapping process on slower traffic on lap 12, as Wheeler would begin to challenge Devasier for third. Wheeler and Devasier would battle for the spot side by side on lap 14, with Wheeler winning the battle for third on lap 15. While Daniel continued to motor away up front, Jason Keltner would begin to flex some muscle, as he challenged Bland for fifth on lap 19, but Bland would keep the three-time Bluegrass feature winner at bay for the moment. Keltner would not go away and kept dogging Bland for fifth, but Bland would secure the spot with 2 laps remaining. Daniel would have two-thirds of a straightaway lead on Watson when the checkered flag fell to Daniel in the Louis and Phyllis Brady owned Clinton County Farm and Auto/Anthony's Auto Sales/Sam's Restaurant/S and T Market/Lewis Grocery/Hometown Auto Value/Chubby Baird Gates/Newton's Country Cooking/Higdon's Foodtown/Mountain View Golf Course/Gregory Graphics/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/Buis Appliance and Furniture sponsored #77 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, AMS Race Engines powered mount. Watson, Wheeler, Devasier, and Bland would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Keltner, Jerry Rutherford, Danny Hatcher, Jeff Rawlings, and David Heaton. Watson was the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier at 16.805 seconds, while Wheeler won the dash, with Keltner winning the heat.

The Street Stock division was featured in a $300 to win special event that saw Brian McCubbins inherit the lead from Pat Cranmer around the halfway point of the 15 lap affair and McCubbins would drive on the big payday in the Team Common Ground Racing owned APS/CED/Langford Electric/Painter Signs/Painter Trucking/Big O Tires/ Cozy Furniture sponsored #74 Chevy entry. Bill Wallace would start 21st and finish second, with David Bayans starting 24th and finishing third, while Roy Skaggs and Robbie Settles rounded out the top five. Completing the top ten were Darrell Biven, Frankie Lehman, Michael Cranmer, Buddy Pate, and Avral Thompson. Pat Cranmer would be the top qualifier at 20.305 seconds, with Thompson winning the dash. Heat race victories would fall to Jeff Cranmer and Biven.

The Modified feature event would feature two, three, and at one point, four wide race action early on as Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, and Dion Benningfield dueled for the top spot, with Wheatley securing the lead on lap 6 and driving away to his second straight feature win and his fourth win in his last five features at Bluegrass in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B and W Metals/Central KY Electrical and Plumbing/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Cooling/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Tile Flooring/Wheatley Auto Sales/Lee Expediting/St. Joe Garage/Bell Machine/B and R Speed Shop/Nukem Graphics sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Wheatley Race Engines powered unit. Lee would take runner-up honors, with Jay Mobley sliding past Benningfield for third in the late going, while Robbie Gullion would go fifth. Sixth through tenth at the checkered flag would be John Tyler, Josh Lucas, Clarence Belcher, Joe Mattingly, and Joey Jones. The pill draw determined heat race starting assignments and those wins would fall to Benningfield and Lee.

The Sportsman feature would conclude the night's racing activities and Bo Wilson would show why he is the winningest driver in the history of the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway as he sped away from the pack to the win aboard his New Look Lawn Care/Bart's Mart/Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/Michael Poore Excavating sponsored #83 Monte Carlo. Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Sam Huffer, and Barry Chesser would complete the top five. The second five would be headed up by Roger Cecil, followed by Bobby Mattingly, Nathan Wells, John Bryan, and James Jones. The pill draw also determined heat race starting spots, with the heat wins falling to Bo Wilson and Hagan.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 5, 2006

LATE MODELS (12 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Mike Watson 16.805
Dash- Johnny Wheeler, Mike Watson, Lee Devasier, Joey Daniel, Jerry Rutherford, Jordan Bland
Heat- Jason Keltner, Danny Hatcher, Jeff Rawlings, Charles Ross
Feature- Joey Daniel, Mike Watson, Johnny Wheeler, Lee Devasier, Jordan Bland, Jason Keltner, Jerry Rutherford, Danny Hatcher, Jeff Rawlings, David Heaton, Charles Ross, Jason Hinkle

STREET STOCKS (25 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Cranmer 20.305
Dash- Avral Thompson, Pat Cranmer, John Magee, Brian McCubbins, David Bayans, Shane Lafollette
1st Heat- Jeff Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, Cam Taylor, Frankie Lehman
2nd Heat- Darrell Biven, Roy Skaggs, Robbie Settles, Garnett Eldridge
Feature- Brian McCubbins, Bill Wallace, David Bayans, Roy Skaggs, Robbie Settles, Darrell Biven, Frankie Lehman, Michael Cranmer, Buddy Pate, Avral Thompson, Terry Bartley, Shane Lafollette, Nick Wallace, Jeff Cranmer, Jim Thomas, Jason Roberts, Pat Cranmer, Cam Taylor, Garnett Eldridge, Lenny Tipton, Jesse Key (DNS- Chad Chaney, Terry Greenwell, Johnny Cecil)

MODIFIEDS (21 entries)
1st Heat- Dion Benningfield, Jason Wheatley, Clarence Belcher, Jay Mobley
2nd Heat- Benji Lee, Adam Gootee, Elliott Despain, Josh Lucas
Feature- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Jay Mobley, Dion Benningfield, Robbie Gullion, John Tyler, Josh Lucas, Clarence Belcher, Joe Mattingly, Joey Jones, Robbie Bennett, Rocky Wilson, J.T. Ayers, Adam Gootee, Keith Trimble, Raffo Elmore, Randall Basham, Elliott Despain, Luke Bland, Randy Turpin (DNS- Thomas Brooks)

SPORTSMAN (15 entries)
1st Heat- Bo Wilson, Sam Huffer, Roger Cecil, John Bryan
2nd Heat- Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Danny Blackwell, Willie Edelen
Feature- Bo Wilson, Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Sam Huffer, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Bobby Mattingly, Nathan Wells, John Bryan, James Jones, Doug Estep, Jenna Chesser, Danny Blackwell, Willie Edelen (DNS- Todd Huffer)

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
August 3, 2006 (Press Release #52-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Has NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble on Saturday, August 12

Bardstown, KY-August 3, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present the 6th Annual Summer Showdown for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, paying $1,500 for the Modified division at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, August 12.

The August 12 event will see the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series as the featured attraction in a full program of time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the A-Main 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, with the 25 lap main event paying $1,500 to win. Also on the racing program that evening will be the Late Model, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions in a full program of weekly racing series action. The Late Models and Modifieds will take time trials, with the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions drawing for heat race starting assignments. Defending Modified track champion Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY is the defending Bluegrass Rumble event winner. Other previous Bluegrass Rumble winners include Joe Mattingly and Benji Lee. This is the fifth ever trip to Bluegrass Speedway for the “BoB Mod Squad”, with previous winners including Kelly Warren, Ted Nobbe, Lucas, and Don Adams.

Activities for the August 5 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track’s webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com and www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 30, 2006 (Press Release #51-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Has $300 to Win Street Stock Special and Full Racing Program This Saturday, August 5

Bardstown, KY-July 30, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present a $300 to win special for the Street Stock division this Saturday night, August 5, along with a regular show for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman at the ½ mile clay oval located just outside of Bardstown, KY.

The August 5 event will feature a $300 to win feature event for the always competitive Street Stock division. The program will also feature a full racing program of weekly racing series action for the Late Model, Modified, and Sportsman divisions as well. The Late Model and Street Stock divisions will take time trials, while the Modified and Sportsman classes will pill draw for heat race assignments, will all drivers eligible to participate in qualifying heats and feature race action.

Activities for the August 5 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from July 29 were Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY in Modifieds, and Jim Thomas of Lebanon, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on July 29 and feature winners that evening were Rick Combs of Bethel, OH in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, and David Bayans of Memphis, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the August 5 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
July 30, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #21)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Jordan Bland and John Gill Guest on BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, August 1

Campbellsville, KY-July 30- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, August 1.

Appearing on the Tuesday, August 1, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model racer Jordan Bland from Campbellsville, KY and Dirt Late Model veteran racere John Gill of Mitchell, IN.

Jordan Bland joins the program after a pair of top finishes over the weekend. Bland would score an eighth place finish in the Northern All-Stars Late Model Racing Series 11th Annual Pete Abell Memorial this past Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. Bland would then finish tenth in the Late Model main event on Saturday night at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Bland will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see John Gill join the program via the telephone. The "Modern Day Cowboy" has won the last five Late Model features he has entered, with four of those wins coming at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN and one at Florence Speedway in Union, KY.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Bland will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Gill will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 30, 2006 (Press Release #50-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after July 29, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 175
2. Joey Daniel- 151
3. Mike Watson- 131
4. Dustin Neat- 110
5. Jeff Watson- 106
Lee Devasier- 106
     7. Whitney McQueary- 88
8. Larry Greer- 84
9. Brad Neat- 82
     10. Mike Jewell- 78

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 142
2. Jason Wheatley- 130
     3. Joe Mattingly- 129
4. Butch Shay- 121
     Robbie Gullion- 121
Josh Lucas- 121
7. Dion Benningfield- 119
     8. Freddy Garmon- 107
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 90
10. J.T. Ayers- 87

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 155
2. Kevin Wilson- 144
3. Bo Wilson- 136
     4. Barry Chesser- 131
5. Sam Huffer- 117
     6. Pat Hagan- 112
     7. Danny Blackwell- 97
8. Jimmy Bryan- 95
9. Willie Edelen- 93
10. James Jones- 72
Roger Cecil- 72

STREET STOCKS
1. Pat Cranmer- 187
2. Avral Thompson- 176
3. Robbie Settles- 151
     4. Darrell Biven- 143
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 132
     6. Casey Bryan- 131
6. John Magee- 94
7. Brian McCubbins- 90
     9. Lee Gray- 84
     10. Chad Chaney- 81

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 132
2. Dave Crawford- 50
3. David Heaton- 22
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Neal Meredith- 11
8. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Rocky Wilson- 59
2. Raffo Elmore- 58
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Ricky Lane- 6
5. Timmy Coontz- 6
6. Billy Uptegraft- 5
7. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: August 5- $300 to win Street Stock Special; plus full racing program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates also opening at 5:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to go green at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 29, 2006 (Press Release #49)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Rick Combs Rolls to NALMS 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout Win at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-July 29- Bluegrass Speedway presented the 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout on Saturday night, sanctioned by the Northern All Star Late Model Racing Series, with Rick Combs of Bethel, OH scoring his second career win at Bluegrass Speedway and biggest career win payday by taking home $3,500. Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would score the win in the Modified main event, while David Bayans of Memphis, IN would pick up the Street Stock feature win.

The 30 lap, 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout for the Northern All Stars Late Model Series would see Tim Tungate and Rick Combs bring the field to the drop of the green flag, Tungate taking the initial race lead, trailed by Combs, Jimmy Owens, Brad Neat, and Scotty Earl. Owens would make a bold move to the outside of Tungate and Combs on lap 2 and was set to take the lead when caution waved for Ben Adkins, who had slowed in turn 4, with Timmy Yeager, Mike Watson, and Anthony Ferguson spinning after the caution waved. After an on-track altercation and cooler heads prevailed, the race would restart, with Tungate still on the point, but getting heavy pressure from Combs. Combs would take the lead off the high side of turn two on lap 3, with Justin Rattliff going to fifth. Owens and Tungate would then battle for second, with Owens taking the runner-up spot on lap 4. Caution would wave again on lap 6 for a spin by Bobby Wolter, Jr. in turn four. This restart would see Combs still at the front, with Owens and Neat going at for second as Neat would scoot past Tungate. Neat would then set his sights on Owens and would take the two slot on lap 8. Owens would battle back on Neat and the pair would go door-to-door on lap 11, with Neat holding the spot for the moment. Race leader Combs would begin lapping slower traffic on lap 14, while Owens and Neat would resume their battle for second, with Rattliff pressuring Tungate for fourth, when Rattliff pulled to the infield on lap 17 with overheating problems. Neat would pull away from Owens a bit and begin closing in on race leader Combs. Owens would flex his muscle again and close up on Neat on lap 23 and the pair would battle again for the runner-up slot, all the while closing in on race leader Combs. The front three would get into slower traffic with five laps remaining, with Neat looking to the inside of Combs for the lead in turns one and two on lap 27. Combs would stave off the challenge down the backchute and continue to lead, while Neat would look again in the same set of corners one trip later. As the white flag was set to fall on the field, Combs would make contact with a slower entry in turn four, but would get away, while Neat had to check-up, allowing Owens to go to second. Combs would see the checkered flag first in the Paul Spires owned Speed Weasels Performance Warehouse/Hometeam Inspections/UMC/Home Doctor sponsored #26 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Pontiac Grand Prix, Cropper Race Engines powered entry. Owens and Neat would take second and third, while Tungate would finish fourth, with Chris Combs finishing fifth. The remainder of the top ten would be 14th starting Bobby Carrier, Jr., 15th starter Joey Daniel, 17th starting Jason Keltner, 13th starter Jeff Watson, and Scotty Earl. Group time trials for the 27 entries on hand would see Chris Combs as overall top qualifier at 15.616 seconds, with heat race wins falling to Tim Tungate, Jimmy Owens, and Rick Combs. Bobby Wolter, Jr. would win the B-Main, while series provisional starters would be Kirby Damery and Doug Smith, with Larry Greer getting the track provisional starting spot.

In the 20 lap Modified main event, Jason Wheatley would fend off the challenges of Benji Lee and Josh Lucas to grab his third open-wheel win in his last four starts at Bluegrass Speedway in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B and W Metals/ Central KY Electrical and Plumbing/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Cooling/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Tile Flooring/Wheatley Auto Sales/Lee Expediting/St. Joe Garage/B and R Speed Shop/ Bell Machine/Nukem Graphics sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Wheatley Race Engines powered mount. Lee and Lucas would finish second and third, with Jay Mobley and Kelly Warren completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Joe Mattingly, Dion Benningfield, Butch Shay, Elliott Despain, and John Tyler. Twenty-six entries would see Lee be top qualifier at 17.087 seconds and also winning the dash. Heat wins would fall to Shay and Mattingly.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature race would see David Bayans get his first Bluegrass Speedway feature win aboard Louisville Trucking sponsored #32 Monte Carlo unit. Pat Cranmer would challenge on the final lap, but would settle for second, followed by John Magee, Roy Skaggs, and Terry Greenwell. The rest of the top ten would be Darrell Biven, Jeff Cranmer, Bobby Wallace, Robbie Settles, and Garnett Eldridge. Twenty-one entries would pill draw for their heat race starting assignments, with those checkered flags falling to Pat Cranmer and Bayans.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 29, 2006

Northern All Star Late Models (27 entries)
Overall Top Qualifier (Group Time Trial Format)- Chris Combs 15.616
1st Heat- Tim Tungate, Ben Adkins, Chris Combs, Mike Watson, Jeff Watson, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Anthony Ferguson, Jason Keltner, Doug Smith
2nd Heat- Jimmy Owens, Brad Neat, Scotty Earl, Timmy Yeager, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Larry Greer, Dennis Roberson, Marty Stepp, David Heaton
3rd Heat- Rick Combs, Justin Rattliff, Dustin Neat, Lee Devasier, Joey Daniel, Kirby Damery, Jerry Rutherford, John Jackson, Mike Marlar
B-Main- Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jason Keltner, Anthony Ferguson, Jerry Rutherford, Dennis Roberson, Marty Stepp, Kirby Damery, Larry Greer, John Jackson, David Heaton, Doug Smith (DNS-Mike Marlar)
Series Provisionals- Kirby Damery and Doug Smith
Track Provisional- Larry Greer
A-Main 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout- Rick Combs, Jimmy Owens, Brad Neat, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, Bobby Carrier, Jr. Joey Daniel, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Scotty Earl, Ben Adkins, Lee Devasier, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Kirby Damery, Anthony Ferguson, Larry Greer, Dustin Neat, Justin Rattliff, Doug Smith, Timmy Yeager, Mike Watson

MODIFIEDS (26 entries)
Top Qualifier- Benji Lee- 17.087
Dash- Lee, Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion, Jay Mobley, Kelly Warren, Josh Lucas
1st Heat- Butch Shay, J.T. Ayers, Rocky Wilson, Gary Isaacs
2nd Heat- Joe Mattingly, Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, John Tyler
Feature- Wheatley, Lee, Lucas, Mobley, Warren, Mattingly, Benningfield, Shay, Despain, Tyler, Ayers, Wilson, Robbie Bennett, Terry Edwards, Keith Trimble, Gullion, Gary Isaacs, Thomas Brooks, Mark Bell, Ricky Lane, Timmy Coontz, Raffo Elmore, Sam Murphy, Sr. (DNS-Freddy Garmon, Randall Basham, Adam Gootee)

STREET STOCKS (21 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Cranmer, Roy Skaggs, Darrell Biven, Robbie Settles
2nd Heat- David Bayans, John Magee, Buddy Pate, Terry Greenwell
Feature- Bayans, Pat Cranmer, Magee, Skaggs, Greenwell, Biven, Jeff Cranmer, Bobby Wallace, Settles, Garnett Eldridge, Terry Bartley, Frankie Lehman, Jim Thomas, Jason Roberts, Casey Payton, Avral Thompson, Lee Gray, Jesse Key, Chad Chaney, Buddy Pate (DNS-Casey Bryan)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
July 23, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #20)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

"The Lincoln Leadfoot" and "DJ" to Guest on BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, July 25

Campbellsville, KY-July 23- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite this Tuesday evening, July 25.

Appearing on the Tuesday, July 25, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model and Modified racer Victor Lee of Stanford, KY and the voice of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, Dustin Jarrett.

Victor Lee joins the program after finishing second in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rumble by the Lake 40 last Saturday night at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Lee was victorious in the Modified feature event at Lake Cumberland Speedway also on Saturday night. Lee is currently in the top ten in track points for the Late Models and Modifieds at Lake Cumberland and also at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY as well. Lee was the 2004 Late Model track champion at Barren County Speedway in Glasgow, KY. Lee will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Dustin Jarrett join the program via the telephone. The voice of several tracks in the Mid Ohio Valley area during the past several seasons, Jarrett currently is in his sophomore campaign as the voice of the traveling road show known as the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Lee will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Jarrett will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Bluegrass Summer Thunder Series (go-karts), Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 21, 2006 (Press Release #48-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

NALMS 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout Goes at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night, July 29

Bardstown, KY-July 21, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will see the roar of race engines and cheers of race fans return when the Northern All Stars Late Model Racing Series visits the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval on Saturday night, July 29, for the 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, paying $3,500 to win for the Late Model division.

With the July 29 event, racing returns to Bluegrass Speedway after a two week hiatus. The July 29 event will feature a full program for the Northern All Stars Late Model Racing Series that will include hot laps, group time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $3,500 to win 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout. The Modified and Street Stock divisions will also join the Late Models on the racing card, with the Sportsman class having the night off. The Late Model and Modified divisions will take time trials, while the Street Stocks will draw for heat race assignments. Rick Corbin of Independence, KY is the defending champion of the My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, as the 2005 event saw '05 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart in action on that evening a year ago, scoring a 12th place finish.

Activities for the July 29 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, with a pit pass $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from July 8 were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models and Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY in Modifieds.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on July 8 and feature winners that evening were Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, and Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the July 29 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.northernallstars.org.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
July 16, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #19)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Tyrel Todd and Chris Combs on BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Tuesday, July 18

Campbellsville, KY-July 16- After two special Wednesday night episodes, Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite back on the normal Tuesday time slot this Tuesday evening, July 18.

Appearing on the Tuesday, July 18, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model drivers Tyrel Todd of Science Hill, KY and Chris Combs of Isom, KY.

Tyrel Todd joins the program after finishing third in the 19th Annual Paul "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial this past Saturday night at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY. Todd has tallied four Late Model feature wins at the "Action Track" so far in 2006. Todd is a former top ten finisher in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points in years past, finishing second in final points in 2004. Todd will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Dirt Late Model driver Chris Combs join the program via the telephone. The 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Year, Combs in currently second in series points and comes off a fifth place finish at "the Butterball" race this past weekend. Combs recently won his first ever series event at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY on July 1.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Todd will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Combs will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Bluegrass Thunder Series (go-karts), Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 16, 2006 (Press Release #47-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Closed for Nelson County Fair on July 22; NALMS 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout Next Up on July 29

Bardstown, KY-July 16, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will see the roar of race engines and cheers of race fans silent this weekend as their will be no racing at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval on July 22, as the track will be closed to support it's neighbor, the Nelson County Fairgrounds, and the 2006 Nelson County Fair. Race action returns to Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night, July 29.

When the rumble of engines, smell of race fuel, and cheers of the fans returns to Bluegrass Speedway, it will be on Saturday, July 29. The July 29 racing event will be the 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, featuring the Northern All Star Late Model Racing Series. The Late Models will race for $3,500 to win on that evening, along with a regular racing program for the Modified and Street Stock divisions, while the Sportsman class will take the evening off. Rick Corbin of Independence, KY is the defending champion of the My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, as the 2005 event saw '05 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart in action in his Dirt Late Model on that evening a year ago, scoring a 12th place finish.

Activities for the July 29 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from July 8 were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models and Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY in Modifieds.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on July 8 and feature winners that evening were Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, and Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the July 29 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
July 9, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #18)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Dustin Neat and Jimmy Owens on BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Wednesday, July 12

Campbellsville, KY-July 9- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite with another special Wednesday evening edition of the show on July 12.

Appearing on the special Wednesday, July 12, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model driver Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY and Dirt Late Model driver Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN.

Dustin Neat joins the program setting fourth in Late Model track points at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY after last weekend's race program that unfortunately saw Neat's night end early after an accident in his qualifying heat ended his night early. Neat campaigns at various tracks around the Central Kentucky area and is a contender night in and night out. Neat will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Dirt Late Model driver Jimmy Owens join the program via the telephone. Owens comes off wins at Atomic Speedway in Oak Ridge, TN, Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN, and most recently won the 100th O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event this past weekend at Bluegrass Speedway. Owens is a former multi-time UMP Modified national champion as well.
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Neat will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Owens will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Bluegrass Thunder Series (go-karts), Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

For Immediate Release:
Dustin Jarrett -- O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass PR ([email protected])

Jimmy Owens Earns O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Win in Bluegrass Speedway's 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash

BARDSTOWN, KY -- It was neither a driver from Kentucky nor a driver from Indiana that would be victorious in the 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash, instead it was Newport, TN's Jimmy Owens picking up the $5000 paycheck at Bluegrass Speedway Saturday night. The event marked race #100 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts and it was Owens' second win with the series in 2006.

With a strong field of cars on hand, Terry English and Jimmy Owens set the pace with Owens storming into the lead. English would wrestle with Brad Neat for the runner-up spot while Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, and Michael England were slicing and dicing from 4th on back. The race would be halted on lap 4 for an accident in turns one and two.

On the restart, Owens led Neat, English, Hatton, and Jewell back to the green with the Newport Nightmare leaving the side-by-side battle for 2nd behind of him. Jewell used the Delaware double-file restart to move into 4th and join Neat and English in the race for 2nd. Jewell worked his way around English on lap 8 and looked under Neat one circuit later, but a caution slowed the pace and tightened the field back together.

After an aborted restart, Owens led Neat, Jewell, English, and Hatton back to the Delaware double-file restart with Jewell pulling alongside Owens momentarily in turns one and two. Owens motored back ahead of the pack as Jewell settled into second with Neat knocking on the back door. Behind of them, an intense battle for 7th found Hatton trying to fend off the challenges of both Steve Casebolt and Chris Combs. As that trio raced three wide around the high-banked half-mile, Owens had the Jeff and Eddie Harrod-owned #20 in cruise control at the front of the field.

Just before the halfway point, Neat set his sights on race-leader Owens as he was able to maneuver back around Jewell to move back into 2nd. Meanwhile, Michael England quietly began working his way to the front. England used the bottom groove to sneak by English for 4th and then inched his way up to challenge Jewell for 3rd. At the same time, the fierce battle from 6th on back continued to grab the fans' attention with Hatton, Tungate, Casebolt, and fast qualifier Justin Rattliff jockeying for position.

With 15 laps to go, Owens began working his mount through the back of the field. Although he was able to manage the lapped traffic flawlessly, a caution with just 10 laps remaining erased Owens' advantage and allowed the field to be closed back in on the rear decklid of the race-long leader. The restart saw Owens ahead of Neat, Jewell, England, and English.

When racing resumed, both Neat and Jewell challenged Owens for the point as the trio went three-wide into turns one and two. Owens again held the preferred line with Jewell reassuming control of the bridesmaid honors. As Casebolt, Hatton, and English renewed the rivalry for 6th, England continued to impress by hounding Neat for the 3rd spot. As the finals laps ticked away, those two race side-by-side allowed Jewell to pull away in 2nd.

It would all happen behind race leader Jimmy Owens, however, as the Newport, TN native would not be denied a win in the 100th race for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. When the checkered flag fell, he would be the first to cross the stripe in the Harrod Farms, Central Painting, Perry's Auto Sales, Red Line Oil, PPM Racing Products, Hoosier Tires sponsored, Jay Dickens powered, CJ Rayburn GTO. It would be Owens' third win with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, and his second series win of 2006.

"I have to thank my crew for setting this car up for me," said Owens in victory lane. "They've been doing a great job lately in getting the set-ups where we need to be and it's really been showing these last few races."

2nd place honors went to current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points leader Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN in his Bullock powered MasterSbilt Monte Carlo sponsored by Morgan Foods and REMAX. Dunnville, KY's Brad Neat finished 3rd in his Neat's Service Center/NWN Distributing/Cornett/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Michael England of Glasgow, KY nabbed 4th in the D&D Dairy/Young Oil Corporation sponsored, Pro Power/TNT Grand Prix. Rounding out the top 5 was Benton, KY veteran Terry English in the AAA Fence Inc./Dave Seay Chevy sponsored, Runion powered Rayburn Monte Carlo. Chris Combs, Steve Casebolt, Aaron Hatton, Justin Rattliff, and Lee Devasier completed the top 10.

Justin Rattliff set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 16.053. Mason Racin' Heats went to Jimmy Owens and Brad Neat while the Arizona Sport Shirts Heat was won by Terry English. Mike Marlar was the winner of the Design 500 B-Main.

Next Saturday, July 15th, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will pay tribute to the late Paul Wooldridge as the series visits the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY for the 19th Annual "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial paying $5000 to win.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859) 433-5707.

Results Summary

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Bluegrass Speedway - Bardstown, KY
July 8, 2006

Racing Optics Fast Time: Justin Rattliff/16.053
Mason Racin’ Heat #1: Jimmy Owens, Aaron Hatton, Tim Tungate, Justin Rattliff, Mike Watson, Jerry Rutherford, Mike Marlar, Bobby Wolter Jr., Dave Crawford
Mason Racin’ Heat #2: Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Steve Casebolt, Scotty Earl, Timmy Yeager, Eric Wells, Dan Deaton, Dustin Neat
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3: Terry English, Michael England, Lee Devasier, Bryan Barber, Jason Keltner, Joey Daniel, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Devin Sebree, Sam Murphy
Design 500 B-Main: Mike Marlar, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Bobby Wolter Jr., Timmy Yeager, Jordan Bland, Sam Murphy, Dan Deaton, Devin Sebree, Dave Crawford, Eric Wells
8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash: Jimmy Owens, Mike Jewell, Brad Neat, Michael England, Terry English, Chris Combs, Steve Casebolt, Aaron Hatton, Justin Rattliff, Lee Devasier, Bryan Barber, Tim Tungate, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jason Keltner, Johnny Wheeler, Scotty Earl, Jerry Rutherford, Jordan Bland, Joey Daniel, Dan Deaton, Mike Marlar, Mike Watson, Dave Crawford

Race Statistics:

July 15th - Richmond Raceway (Richmond, KY) - $5000 to win/Butterball Wooldridge Memorial
July 21st - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $3000 to win
July 22nd - Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) - $3000 to win
Aug. 25th - Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY) - $3000 to win/John Bradshaw Memorial
Sept. 2nd - 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY) - $3000 to win

2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

Sunoco Race Fuels – “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Supporters Include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sunoco Race Fuels, DART Machinery, Drive Smart Kentucky, Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Race Tires, American Race Tires, PPM Performance Products, Bazell Fuels, Cruise With the Champions, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Racing Optics, Mason Racin', Design 500, Trailer Parts & Sales, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Race Engines, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Bert Transmissions, Rick Schwallie Photography, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 9, 2006 (Press Release #46-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Closed July 15 and July 22; My Old Kentucky Home Shootout Next Up on July 29

Bardstown, KY-July 9, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will see the roar of race engines and cheers of race fans silent the next couple of weeks, as there will be no racing at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval on July 15 and July 22, with race action set to return on July 29.

There will be no racing at Bluegrass Speedway on July 15 and the track will also be closed on July 22 for the Nelson County Fair. The rumble of engines, smell of race fuel, and cheers of the fans will return to Bluegrass Speedway at the next scheduled event, which is now July 29. The July 29 racing event will be the 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, featuring the Northern All Star Late Model Racing Series. The Late Models will race for $3,500 to win on that evening, along with a regular racing program for the Modified and Street Stock divisions, while the Sportsman class will take the evening off. Rick Corbin of Independence, KY is the defending champion of the My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, as the 2005 event saw '05 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart in action on that evening a year ago, scoring a 12th place finish.

Activities for the July 29 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from July 8 were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models and Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY in Modifieds.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on July 8 and feature winners that evening were Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, and Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman.

Current track championship point leaders heading into the July 29 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 9, 2006 (Press Release #45-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after July 8, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 175
2. Joey Daniel- 151
3. Mike Watson- 131
4. Dustin Neat- 110
5. Jeff Watson- 106
Lee Devasier- 106
     7. Whitney McQueary- 88
8. Larry Greer- 84
9. Brad Neat- 82
     10. Mike Jewell- 78

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 120
2. Robbie Gullion- 115
     3. Joe Mattingly- 114
4. Butch Shay- 108
5. Dion Benningfield- 105
Jason Wheatley- 105
7. Freddy Garmon- 102
     8. Josh Lucas- 101
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 84
10. J.T. Ayers- 77

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 155
2. Kevin Wilson- 144
3. Bo Wilson- 136
     4. Barry Chesser- 131
5. Sam Huffer- 117
     6. Pat Hagan- 112
     7. Danny Blackwell- 97
8. Jimmy Bryan- 95
9. Willie Edelen- 93
10. James Jones- 72
Roger Cecil- 72

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 170
2. Pat Cranmer- 165
3. Robbie Settles- 139
     4. Darrell Biven- 128
     5. Casey Bryan- 126
     6. Jeff Cranmer- 118
6. Brian McCubbin- 90
7. Lee Gray- 78
     9. Chad Chaney- 75
     10. John Magee- 74

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 132
2. Dave Crawford- 50
3. David Heaton- 22
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Neal Meredith- 11
8. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 52
2. Rocky Wilson- 50
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5
5. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: July 29- 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout for the Northern All Star Late Model Series; $3,500 to win for Late Models, plus Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman). Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates also opening at 5:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. There will be no racing at Bluegrass Speedway on July 15 or July 22.   For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 8, 2006 (Press Release #44)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Jimmy Owens Takes O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-July 8, 2006- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series celebrated their 100th series event at Bluegrass Speedway with the 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN would visit victory lane and claim the $5,000 first place prize money. Other feature winners for the evening included Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman and Benji Lee of Raywick, KY in Modifieds.

The 40 lap, $5,000 to win O'Reilly A-Main 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash would see the green flag fall on the 23 car starting field and Jimmy Owens would take the race lead, with Terry English, Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, and Mike Jewell all giving chase. Owens would pull away a bit at the start, while English and Neat would go at it for second until lap 5, when caution would slow the action as Jordan Bland and Jerry Rutherford tangling in turn one, with both entries able to continue. The Delaware double-file restart would see Neat take second from English, while Jewell would take fourth from Hatton. As Owens again rolled away at the point, English and Jewell battled for third on lap 7, with Jewell taking the third spot on lap 8. Caution would slow the pace again on lap 10 as Mike Watson rolled to a stop in turn four with broken rear suspension, ending his night. The attempted restart would not take as a three way tangle involving Mike Marlar, Dan Deaton, and Johnny Wheeler would keep the caution flag displayed. The next restart would be good and Jewell would roll past Neat for second, with Hatton, Tim Tungate, and Michael England going three-wide for fifth. Tungate would take fifth on lap 11, only to have England take the five slot one circuit later. Wheeler would draw the caution again on lap 14 when his mount rolled to a stop at the bottom of turn four. Back under green flag action, Neat would go by Jewell for second, while England would mount a charge on English for fourth and grab the position on lap 15. The front five of Owens, Neat, Jewell, England, and English would remain the same as race leader Owens started working slower traffic on lap 23. Meanwhile, Chris Combs had started to flex some muscle and had ran English down and the duo would ensue in a side-by-side battle for fifth from lap 23 to lap 27, before English would secure the spot again. Combs would again mount a run at English by lap 30, only to see the caution wave for the final time on lap 31 as Joey Daniel would stop at the top of turn two. The final restart would see Jewell duck back by Neat again and claim the runner-up spot, as England, English, and Steve Casebolt, Jr. diced it out for fourth. Owens would again pull away from the pack and secure a comfortable lead as the field got the two laps to go signal. Neat and England would battle it out for third, with English trying to stave off the charges of Casebolt, Jr. and Combs. When the checkered flags waved, it would be Owens finishing first in the Jeff and Eddie Harrod owned, Harrod Farms/Central Painting/ Perry's Auto Sales/Red Line Oil/AFCO Racing Products/PPM Racing Products/Hoosier Tire sponsored #20 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered mount. Jewell would take second, with Neat third, England fourth, and English fifth. The remainder of the top ten would be Combs, Casebolt, Jr., Hatton, Justin Rattliff, and Lee Devasier. Twenty-nine Late Models would see Justin Rattliff as the Racing Optics fast qualifier at 16.053 seconds. Owens would win Mason Racin' Heat #1, Neat would win Mason Racin' Heat #2, and English would score the victory in Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3. Defending race winner Mike Marlar would win the Design 500 B-Main. Series starting provisionals went to Dan Deaton and Jordan Bland, with Dave Crawford earning the track starting provisional spot.

Barry Chesser would lead wire to wire and capture his second straight Sportsman feature event win by taking the checkered flag first in the 15 lap feature race event behind the wheel of the Kap Alcorn owned, Buzick Construction/Nalley's Auto/ Commonwealth Electric/44 Auto Mart sponsored #75 entry. The Wilson brothers would take the next two spots, with Kevin Wilson going second and Bo Wilson finishing third. Roger Cecil and Jeff Crawford, in the Danny Blackwell entry, would complete the top five. Completing the top ten were Sam Huffer, Pat Hagan, James Jones, Doug Estep, and Jenna Chesser. Thirteen entries saw Barry Chesser also set fast time at 19.101 seconds and also win the dash, while Jeff Crawford won the heat.

The 20 lap Modified feature would complete the evening and it would be a dandy of a three-way battle among Jason Wheatley, Jay Mobley, and Benji Lee for the majority of the race, with Josh Lucas and Dion Benningfield nipping at the heels of the front trio. As the field exited turn two coming to receive the white flag, Lee would drive past Wheatley for the top spot and hold off his fellow Marion County second-generation driver to claim his first win at Bluegrass in 2006 behind the wheel of the Clippenger Financial/Smart Shopper/Thompson Heating and Air/Springfield Auto and Farm Supply/Hughes Garage/St. Joe Garage #16 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Race Engines powered unit. Wheatley would claim second, with Mobley third, while Lucas and Benningfield completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Randy Turpin, J.T. Ayers, Robbie Bennett, Joe Mattingly, and Jeremy Colston. Twenty-one entries drew for heat race starting assignments, with those heat wins going to Wheatley and Mobley.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 8, 2006

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (29 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Justin Rattliff 16.053
Mason Racin' Heat #1- Jimmy Owens, Aaron Hatton, Tim Tungate, Justin Rattliff, Mike Watson, Jerry Rutherford, Mike Marlar, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Dave Crawford (DNS- Anthony Ferguson)
Mason Racin' Heat #2- Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Scotty Earl, Timmy Yeager, Eric Wells, Dan Deaton, Dustin Neat
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Terry English, Michael England, Lee Devasier, Bryan Barber, Jason Keltner, Joey Daniel, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Devin Sebree, Sam Murphy, Jr.
Design 500 B-Main- Mike Marlar, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Johnny Wheeler, Timmy Yeager, Jordan Bland, Sam Murphy, Jr., Dan Deaton, Devin Sebree, Dave Crawford, Eric Wells
Series Provisionals- Dan Deaton, Jordan Bland
Track Provisional- Dave Crawford
O'Reilly A-Main 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash- Jimmy Owens, Mike Jewell, Brad Neat, Michael England, Terry English, Chris Combs, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Aaron Hatton, Justin Rattliff, Lee Devasier, Bryan Barber, Tim Tungate, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jason Keltner, Johnny Wheeler, Scotty Earl, Jerry Rutherford, Jordan Bland, Joey Daniel, Dan Deaton, Mike Marlar, Mike Watson, Dave Crawford

SPORTSMAN (13 entries)
Top Qualifier- Barry Chesser 19.101
Dash- Barry Chesser, Bobby Mattingly, Kevin Wilson, Pat Hagan, Bo Wilson, Roger Cecil
Heat- Jeff Crawford, Sam Huffer, Willie Edelen, Jimmy Bryan
Feature- Barry Chesser, Kevin Wilson, Bo Wilson, Roger Cecil, Jeff Crawford, Sam Huffer, Pat Hagan, James Jones, Doug Estep, Jenna Chesser, Bobby Mattingly, Jimmy Bryan, Willie Edelen

MODIFIEDS (21 entries)
1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Butch Shay, Mark Bruce
2nd Heat- Jay Mobley, Benji Lee, Josh Lucas, Joe Mattingly
Feature- Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Jay Mobley, Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Randy Turpin, J.T. Ayers, Robbie Bennett, Joe Mattingly, Jeremy Colston, Clarence Belcher, Mark Bruce, Rocky Wilson, Thomas Brooks, Randall Basham, Butch Shay, Keith Trimble, Robbie Gullion, Gary Isaacs, Robbie Turner (DNS- Joey Jones)

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points After July 8, 2006
1. Mike Jewell- 2,780
2. Chris Combs- 2,690
3. Justin Rattliff- 2,555
4. Tim Tungate- 2,500
5. Bryan Barber- 2,400
6. Aaron Hatton- 2,360
7. Bobby Wolter, Jr.- 2,065
8. Brad Neat- 1,830
9. Dan Deaton- 1,815
10. Greg Johnson- 1,410

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
July 4, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #17)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Benji Lee and David Webb BetYourDriver.com Race Report This Wednesday, July 5

Campbellsville, KY-July 4- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite with a special Wednesday evening edition on July 5.

Appearing on the special Wednesday, July 5, edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Open Wheel Modified racer Benji Lee of Raywick, KY and Dirt Late Model driver David Webb of Nicholasville, KY.

Benji Lee joins the program after scoring a third place Modified feature finish at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night and another top ten finish at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Saturday night. Lee is a former Modified track champion at Bluegrass Speedway and has spent the better part of the past two seasons in the Late Model ranks. Lee will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Dirt Late Model driver David Webb join the program via the telephone. Webb has taken two feature wins at Lake Cumberland Speedway this season, including last Saturday night's and a fifth place finish at Lake Cumberland Speedway last night.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Lee will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Webb will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, Bluegrass Cellular, and Torco Race Fuels (Bishop Racing)

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Bluegrass Thunder Series (go-karts), Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 2, 2006 (Press Release #42)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Drive Smart Kentucky Program/O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series at Bluegrass Speedway for 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash on July 8

Bardstown, KY-July 2, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway will host a very special day and night of racing activities when the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar rolls into the ½ mile high-banked clay oval on Saturday, July 8, for the 40 lap, $5,000 to win 8th Kentuckiana Klash, with series sponsor Drive Smart Kentucky also in attendance with special demonstrations and programs.

The July 8 event will see the drivers and teams of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in a full program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Mason Racin' and Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 40 lap, $5,000 to win 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash O'Reilly A-Main. Also on the racing docket to provide support division action will be the Modified and Sportsman divisions, with the Street Stocks having the night off. The Late Model and Sportsman division will take time trials, while the Modified division will use the pill draw format to determine heat race starting assignements. Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would be the winner of the 2005 version of the Kentuckiana Klash. This event will also mark the celebration of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 100th sanctioned racing event. The series ran its first event in May of 2002 in Glasgow, KY and the Lexington, KY based organization that sanctions Dirt Late Model racing throughout Kentucky and Indiana will be celebrating the series 100th racing program at the 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash event on this evening.

As an added attraction for race fans and teams, the Drive Smart Kentucky Program will also be in attendance at Bluegrass Speedway on July 8. The Drive Smart program began in January of 1997 as a statewide effort by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to reduce the high crash, injury, and fatality rates in Kentucky by using the "4 E's" of highway safety: education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency response. The Drive Smart program will have its rollover simulator in attendance for demonstrations and "crash dummies" Vince and Larry, along with Buckle Up Bear, will also be in attendance to entertain the young and old alike. Drive Smart will also have an information booth and tent set up that will provide information about the Drive Smart Kentucky program, along with giveaways such as Drive Smart wristbands, Buckle Up keychains, reflectors for kids to put on their bikes or clothing, pencils, and other assorted merchandise. There will also be some Drive Smart program T-shirts that will be donated and given away during intermission at the 50/50 ticket drawing. Drive Smart will also be setting up some of their radar trailers along the roadways to let race teams and race fans be aware of their when arriving to the race and when leaving the events for the evening.

Activities for this highly anticipated July 8 event at Bluegrass Speedway will see pit and main gates open at 4:00. The drivers meetings will be at 6:00, hot laps at 6:30, time trials around 7:00, with racing getting the green for the evening at or before 8:00. All times listed are EDT. This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 are $10, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate member of the prestigious Contingency Connection Program for 2006, with drivers that are signed up for the program eligible for a part of the over $100,000 in product gift certificates and other prizes. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway for July 1 were Rocky Wilson of Hodgenville, KY in Modifieds and Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on July 1 and feature winners that evening included Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship division point leaders heading into this weekend's July 8 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Robbie Gullion of Charlestown, IN in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven at the intersection of KY Highway 31E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday nights from mid-April through September in a family-oriented environment for all ages. For information about the upcoming event at Bluegrass Speedway, consult the track's webpage via the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com, the series webpage at www.battleofthebluegrass.com, or the Drive Smart webpage at www.transportation.ky.gov/drvsmrt/.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 2, 2006 (Press Release #41-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points after July 1, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 168
2. Joey Daniel- 145
3. Mike Watson- 125
4. Jeff Watson- 106
5. Dustin Neat- 105
6. Lee Devasier- 95
7. Whitney McQueary- 88
8. Larry Greer- 84
9. Bryant Woodcock- 68
10. Johnny Wheeler- 64

MODIFIEDS
1. Robbie Gullion- 109
2. Butch Shay- 102
     Freddy Garmon- 102
     Joe Mattingly- 102
5. Benji Lee- 95
6. Dion Benningfield- 89
7. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 84
8. Josh Lucas- 83
     Jason Wheatley- 83
10. J.T. Ayers- 63

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 145
2. Kevin Wilson- 122
3. Bo Wilson- 116
4. Barry Chesser- 106
5. Sam Huffer- 102
6. Pat Hagan- 98
7. Danny Blackwell- 97
8. Jimmy Bryan- 86
9. Willie Edelen- 85
10. James Jones- 59

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 170
2. Pat Cranmer- 165
3. Robbie Settles- 139
4. Darrell Biven- 128
5. Casey Bryan- 126
6. Jeff Cranmer- 118
7. Brian McCubbin- 90
8. Lee Gray- 78
9. Chad Chaney- 75
10. John Magee- 74

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 125
2. Dave Crawford- 44
3. David Heaton- 22
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Neal Meredith- 11
7. Sam Murphy, Jr.- 10
8. Wesley Lyon- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 52
2. Rocky Wilson- 42
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5
5. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: July 8- 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series- 40 laps, $5,000 to win for Late Models, plus Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks). Also, the Drive Smart Kentucky Program will also be in attendance. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates also opening at 4:00. The drivers meetings are at 6:00, hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $35. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
July 1, 2006 (Press Release #40)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Keltner and Wheatley Go Topless to Victory Lane at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-July 1- The 3rd Annual Topless Terror Night at Bluegrass Speedway is in the books and Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY won his third feature of the year at Bluegrass by winning the Topless Late Model feature on Saturday night, while Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would score his second straight feature win by capturing the Topless Modified main event. Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY was the Sportsman feature winner, while Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY would snag the Street Stock feature checkered flag.

The Topless Late Model feature event would see Lee Devasier outduel Jason Keltner on the start to take the lead, followed by Keltner, Mike Watson, Jeff Watson, and Scotty Earl. Caution would fly on lap 2 for a spin in turn two by Timmy Yeager to slow the action. Back underway, Devasier and Keltner would resume their battle for the top spot, with Keltner edging ahead of Devasier on lap 3 and taking the lead on lap 4, with taking fourth from Jeff Watson on the same circuit. Keltner would begin to stretch his lead and start lapping slower traffic on lap 9, but the caution would fly one trip later for a spin by Kevin LeMastus in turn four. The restart would see Keltner and Devasier still one and two, while Earl would pressure Mike Watson for third and take the spot with a turn four slidejob on lap 10. With Keltner pulling away a bit, Earl would start reeling in second place Devasier, while the Watson cousins of Mike and Jeff would go side by side for fourth on lap 15. Earl would catch Devasier and this pair would engage in a wicked side by side battle for second that would be slowed by the final caution of the event on lap 18 for a turn four spin by Timmy Yeager, who would pull his mount pitside. The final restart would see Keltner hold control of the lead, while Devasier and Earl would resume their battle for second. Joey Daniel would slip past Jeff Watson for fifth on lap 22, only to lose the spot one lap later. With Keltner well in control, the battle for second would pick up even more as the Earl would deal Devasier a slidejob off of turn four coming to the white flag, only to have Devasier drive right back by Earl in turn one to reclaim second. Keltner would take the checkered flag first in the James Barber/Budda Enterprises owned Arizona Sport Shirts/GottaRace.com/Budda Enterprises/Huber Amusements/ Schwoebel Construction/BJC Janitorial/Bert Transmissions/Keltner Contracting/PPM/ SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics/Osborne Construction/Osborne Builders/Newton's Country Cooking sponsored #0 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Draime Race Engines powered unit. The battle for second would see Earl fire another slider on Devasier off of turn four coming to the finish to take second, with Devasier third. Mike Watson would come home fourth, with Jeff Watson fifth. The rest of the top ten were Daniel, Daryl Rucker, David Heaton, Dave Crawford, and Kevin LeMastus. Fifteen entries saw Keltner be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast time at 16.661 seconds and also win the dash, while Daniel won the heat.

The Topless Modified feature would see a classic finish as Jason Wheatley and Earl Plessinger would battle door to door and wheel to wheel the final few laps and swap the lead at various points on the track, but Wheatley would win the duel and take his second straight feature win in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B and W Metals/Central KY Electrical and Plumbing/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/ Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Cooling/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Tile Flooring/Wheatley Auto Sales/Lee Expediting/St. Joe Garage/B and R Speed Shop/ Bell Machine/Nukem Graphics #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Tommy Wheatley Race Engine powered mount. Plessinger would finish a close second, with Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion, and Joe Mattingly taking third through fifth. The rest of the top ten would go to Randy Turpin, Elliott Despain, Dion Benningfield, Robbie Bennett, and Sam Murphy, Sr. Lee was top qualifier amond twenty entries at 18.157 seconds, while Wheatley won the dash and Gullion won the heat.

In Sportsman feature action, Barry Chesser would lead front the drop of the green flag and scored his first feature win of 2006 at Bluegrass Speedway in the Kap Alcorn owned Buzick Construction/Nalley's Auto/Commonwealth Electric/44 Auto Mart sponsored #75 entry. Pat Hagan would take runner-up honors, with Danny Blackwell, Bobby Mattingly, and Bo Wilson completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Kevin Wilson, Sam Huffer, Mike Trinkle, Nathan Wells, and Jenna Chesser. Sixteen entries would draw for heat race starting positions and heat wins would go to Hagan and Barry Chesser.

The final feature of the night would be the Street Stock main event and Avral Thompson would be the man in taking another feature win behind the wheel of his Backyard Bounce/Cozy Corner/Maywood Chevron/TAC Bluegrass Siding/Nolley's Exhaust/St. Joe Garage/T.J.'s Lounge/Teamsters Local 89 mount. David Bayans, Timmy Glazer, Darrell Biven, and Pat Cranmer would round out the top five. Completing the top five were Lee Gray, Jeff Cranmer, Terry Greenwell, Casey Payton, and Roy Skaggs. Twenty-two entries drew for heat race assignments and heat race checkered flags would fall to Thompson and Brian McCubbin.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-July 1, 2006

Topless LATE MODELS (15 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Fast Qualifier- Jason Keltner 16.661
Dash- Keltner, Lee Devasier, Mike Watson, Jeff Watson, Scotty Earl, Timmy Yeager
Heat- Joey Daniel, Kevin LeMastus, Daryl Rucker, Dave Crawford
Feature- Keltner, Earl, Devasier, Mike Watson, Jeff Watson, Daniel, Rucker, David Heaton, Crawford, LeMastus, Sam Murphy, Jr., Robert Houchens, Yeager (DNS- Wesley Lyon, Doodle Farris)

Topless MODIFIEDS (20 entries)
Top Qualifier- Benji Lee 18.157
Dash- Jason Wheatley, Lee, Earl Plessinger, Elliott Despain, J.T. Ayers, Dion Benningfield
Heat- Robbie Gullion, Sam Murphy, Sr., Joe Mattingly, Mark Bruce
Feature- Whealtey, Plessinger, Lee, Gullion, Mattingly, Randy Turpin, Despain, Benningfield, Robbie Bennett, Murphy, Sr., Robbie Turner, Ayers, Rocky Wilson, Butch Shay, Randall Basham, Thomas Brooks, Bruce (DNS- Mike Fields, Bobby Neal, Freddy Garmon)

SPORTSMAN (16 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Sam Huffer, Nathan Wells
2nd Heat- Barry Chesser, Danny Blackwell, Bobby Mattingly, Jimmy Bryan
Feature- Barry Chesser, Hagan, Blackwell, Mattingly, Bo Wilson, Kevin Wilson, Huffer, Mike Trinkle, Wells, Jenna Chesser, Bryan, Willie Edelen, Russ Ferguson, Joe Dunbar, Roger Cecil (DNS- John Hansel)

STREET STOCKS (22 entries)
1st Heat- Avral Thompson, David Bayans, Bobby Wallace, Terry Bartley
2nd Heat- Brian McCubbin, Timmy Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Casey Payton
Feature- Thompson, Bayans, Glazer, Darrell Biven, Pat Cranmer, Lee Gray, Jeff Cranmer, Terry Greenwell, Payton, Roy Skaggs, Bobby Wallace, John Magee, Brad Mattingly, McCubbin, Robbie Settles, Bartley, Roy Bryan, Jason Roberts, Shane Lafollette (DNS-Dennis Lashley, Bo Wallace, Chad Chaney)

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 28, 2006 (Press Release #39)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Drive Smart Kentucky Program and O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series at Bluegrass Speedway July 8

Bardstown, KY-June 28, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway will host a very special day and night of racing activities when the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar rolls into the ½ mile high-banked clay oval on Saturday, July 8, for the 40 lap, $5,000 to win 8th Kentuckiana Klash, with series sponsor Drive Smart Kentucky also in attendance with special demonstrations and programs.

The July 8 event will see the drivers and teams of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in a full program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Mason Racin' and Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 40 lap, $5,000 to win 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash O'Reilly A-Main. Also on the racing docket to provide support division action will be the Modified and Sportsman divisions. The Late Model and Sportsman division will take time trials, while the Modified division will use the pill draw format to determine heat race starting assignements. Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would be the winner of the 2005 version of the Kentuckiana Klash. This event will also mark the celebration of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 100th sanctioned racing event. The series ran its first event in May of 2002 in Glasgow, KY and the Lexington, KY based organization that sanctions Dirt Late Model racing throughout Kentucky and Indiana will be celebrating the series 100th racing program at the 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash event on this evening.

As an added attraction for race fans and teams, the Drive Smart Kentucky Program will also be in attendance at Bluegrass Speedway on July 8. The Drive Smart program began in January of 1997 as a statewide effort by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to reduce the high crash, injury, and fatality rates in Kentucky by using the "4 E's" of highway safety: education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency response. The Drive Smart program will have its rollover simulator in attendance for demonstrations and "crash dummies" Vince and Larry, along with Buckle Up Bear, will also be in attendance to entertain the young and old alike. Drive Smart will also have an information booth and tent set up that will provide information about the Drive Smart Kentucky program, along with giveaways such as Drive Smart wristbands, Buckle Up keychains, reflectors for kids to put on their bikes or clothing, pencils, and other assorted merchandise. There will also be some Drive Smart program T-shirts that will be donated and given away during intermission at the 50/50 ticket drawing. Drive Smart will also be setting up some of their radar trailers along the roadways to let race teams and race fans be aware of their when arriving to the race and when leaving the events for the evening.

Activities for this highly anticipated July 8 event at Bluegrass Speedway will see pit and main gates open at 4:00. Drivers meetings will be at 6:00 , hot laps at 6:30, time trials around 7:00, with racing getting the green for the evening at or before 8:00. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 are $10, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven at the intersection of KY Highway 31E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday nights from mid-April through September in a family-oriented environment for all ages. For information about the upcoming event at Bluegrass Speedway, consult the track's webpage via the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com, the series webpage at www.battleofthebluegrass.com, or the Drive Smart webpage at www.transportation.ky.gov/drvsmrt/.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
June 25, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #16)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Jason Wheatley and CNN's Ted Rubenstein on BetYourDriver.com Race Report June 27

Campbellsville, KY-June 25- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, June 27.

Appearing on the June 27 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Open Wheel Modified racer Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY and CNN executive producer Ted Rubenstein.

Jason Wheatley joins the program after scoring his first Modified feature win of 2006 this past Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Wheatley has finished second in the Modified track points in 2004 and 2005 at Bluegrass Speedway and has also competed in 2006 with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series. Wheatley won the Modified portion of the Dirt Track World Championship in 2004 when the event was contested at Bluegrass Speedway. Wheatley will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see CNN executive producer Ted Rubenstein join the program via the telephone. Rubenstein was in charge of the CNN documentary that was taped over the course of the 2005 season entitled "Dirt Track Warriors", that will air on CNN on July 1 and July 2 at 8:00 p.m. each evening. The documentary will highlight and introduce much of mainstream America to the Dirt Late Model racing industry. Rubenstein will be discussing the upcoming documentary highlighting our great sport.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Wheatley will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Rubenstein will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

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BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, Bluegrass Cellular, and Torco Race Fuels (Bishop Racing)

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Bluegrass Thunder Series (go-karts), Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Ray Cook's Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 25, 2006 (Press Release #38-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

3rd Annual Topless Terror Night at Bluegrass Speedway This Saturday, July 1

Bardstown, KY-June 25, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will again be in action this coming Saturday night, July 1, as the ½ mile Nelson County speedplant located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway will present the 3rd Annual Topless Terror Night for the Late Model and Modified divisions.

The July 1 racing program at Bluegrass Speedway will showcase the Late Model and Modified divisions racing topless, with the tops removed from the race cars, sporting a convertible look allowing the race fans to be able to watch the drivers hard at work in their offices, the drivers compartment of the race cars. The Late Models will race for $1,000 to win in their feature event, while the Modifieds will compete for $500 to win in their main event. The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be in action, with Sportsman racing for $200 to win and Street Stocks for $100 to win. The Late Model and Modified classes will take time trials for this event, while the Sportsman and Street Stocks will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. Defending winners of the Topless Terror Night action are Timmy Yeager in Late Models and Jason Wheatley in Modifieds.

Activities for the July 1 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from June 24 were Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models and Rob Jones of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 24 and feature winners that evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into this weekend's July 1 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Knob Lick, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 25, 2006 (Press Release #37-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of June 24, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 143
2. Joey Daniel- 130
3. Mike Watson- 107
4. Dustin Neat- 105
5. Jeff Watson- 90
6. Whitney McQueary- 88
7. Larry Greer- 84
8. Lee Devasier- 75
9. Bryant Woodcock- 68
10. Johnny Wheeler- 64

MODIFIEDS
1. Freddy Garmon- 97
2. Butch Shay- 95
3. Robbie Gullion- 91
4. Joe Mattingly- 86
5. Josh Lucas- 83
6. Dion Benningfield- 76
7. Benji Lee- 75
8. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 73
9. Joey Jones- 58
    Rodney Bruce- 58
    Jason Wheatley- 58

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 143
2. Kevin Wilson- 132
3. Sam Huffer- 106
4. Barry Chesser- 103
5. Bo Wilson- 100
6. Danny Blackwell- 97
7. Jimmy Bryan- 91
8. Willie Edelen- 89
9. Pat Hagan- 88
10. James Jones- 59

STREET STOCKS
1. Pat Cranmer- 149
2. Avral Thompson- 145
3. Robbie Settles- 133
4. Casey Bryan- 126
5. Darrell Biven- 110
6. Jeff Cranmer- 104
7. Brian McCubbin- 83
8. Chad Chaney- 70
9. John Magee- 65
10. Jason Roberts- 63
     Lee Gray- 63

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 107
2. Dave Crawford- 32
3. Neal Meredith- 11
4. Robert Houchens- 10
5. David Heaton- 9
6. Kevin LeMastus- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 52
2. Rocky Wilson- 34
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5
5. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: July 1- 3rd Annual Topless Terror Night: Topless Late Models and Topless Modifieds; plus Sportsman and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set for the green flag at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission will be $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 24, 2006 (Press Release #36)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Wilson Wins Shorty Gardner Memorial; Wheeler, Wheatley, and Cranmer Also Victorious at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-June 24- Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY would lead all 20 laps in winning the 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial for the Sportsman division on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Other feature winners for the night were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

In Late Model feature action, polesitter Johnny Wheeler would lead the field off into turn one, with Dustin Neat going between cars to grab second, with Lee Devasier third, while Jason Keltner and Scotty Earl would ride fourth and fifth. Neat and Devasier would battle for second on laps 2 and 3, with Neat holding off Devasier for the position by lap 4, but Devasier would keep the heat on, with the duo going side by side on lap 5, before Neat again controlled the spot by lap 7. With Wheeler pulling away a bit at the point, his lead would be dimished on lap 9 as the caution flag waved for a slowed Jeff Watson on the backchute. The restart would only see the field make one more circuit as the caution waved again for a slowed Jeff Watson, who this time had a flat right rear tire and would pull pitside for fresh rubber and return. The first five would remain the same on the restart, with Neat staying with Wheeler, with Neat looking under Wheeler for the lead off of turn four on lap 14, but not able to make the pass, as Scotty Earl and Greg Lucas would battle wheel to wheel for the fifth. This battle would end as the pair made contact off of turn two and Earl would end up spun around in the track with a flat right rear tire and other problems, as his mount would leave on the hook. The final 11 laps would be hammerdown as Wheeler would hold off the charges of Neat on several occasions and the 2000 Late Model track champion at Bluegrass Speedway would drive to the win in the Robert Earl owned Certified Construction and Asphalt/All Star Trucking/ E.T. Sharp Trucking/United Check Cashing/Hick's Equipment/CVR Performance Bodies sponsored #44 Rocket Chassis Pontiac GTO, Cropper Race Engines powered unit. Neat would take second, with Devasier third, while Keltner and Greg Lucas would complete the top five. Mike Watson would head up the second five at the finish, followed by Joey Daniel, Jeff Watson, Jerry Rutherford, and Tommy Carlton. Sixteen Late Models saw Wheeler also set fast time in SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics time trials and also win the dash, while Cody Mahoney won the heat.

The 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial would see Kevin Wilson lead all 20 laps and hold off the late race charges of Barry Chesser to pick up his third win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway behind the wheel of his Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/Nealco Electric/Sutherland Brothers Farms/Little Man Horseshoeing/ Non-Such Campground sponsored #98 entry. Barry Chesser would take runner-up honors, with defending Shorty Gardner Memorial winner Danny Blackwell coming home third. Sam Huffer would go fourth, with Bobby Mattingly recovering from a mid-race spin to take fifth. Completing the top ten were Jimmy Bryan, Nathan Wells, Willie Edelen, Pat Hagan, and Jenna Chesser. Mattingly was top qualifier among thirteen entries and also won the dash, while Blackwell would win the heat.

In Modified action, Jason Wheatley would grab the lead early on and pull away at the end of the 20 lap open-wheel feature event to take his first win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B and W Metals/ Central KY Electric and Plumbing/Gootee and Mattingly Heating and Cooling/ Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Auto Sales/Wheatley Tile Flooring/Lee Expediting/Bell Machine/NuKem Graphics/St. Joe Garage/B and R Speed Shop sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Tommy Wheatley Race Engines powered mount. Freddy Garmon and Josh Lucas would wage a nice battle for the runner-up for the final few laps of the race, with Garmon taking second and Lucas going third. Dion Benningfield and Butch Shay would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten would be Robbie Gullion, Joe Mattingly, Raffo Elmore, Randall Basham, and Thomas Brooks. Twenty-one Modified entries saw Benningfield and Wheatley score heat race wins.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature race would conclude the evening's racing action and Pat Cranmer would lead all the way to score his second win of the season aboard his Worrall's Automotive/Signs Now/R and D Race Engines/Bill Terrell Trucking sponsored #22c. Avral Thompson would finish second, while third through fifth would fall to Casey Bryan, Darrell Biven, and John Magee. Positions six through ten in the final running order would be taken by Ray Jones, Robbie Settles, Nick Wallace, Jeff Cranmer, and Terry Bartley. Nineteen entries in the class would see heat race checkered flags captured by Terry Greenwell and Pat Cranmer.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-June 24, 2006

LATE MODELS (16 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Fast Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler 15.108
Dash- Wheeler, Lee Devasier, Dustin Neat, Jason Keltner, Scotty Earl, Joey Daniel
Heat- Cody Mahoney, Jerry Rutherford, Greg Lucas, Jeff Watson
Feature- Wheeler, Neat, Devasier, Keltner, Lucas, Mike Watson, Daniel, Jeff Watson, Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Daryl Rucker, David Heaton, Mike Higdon, Earl, Mahoney (DNS-Bobby Carrier, Jr.)

SPORTSMAN (13 entries)
Top Qualifier- Bobby Mattingly 18.625
Dash- Mattingly, Kevin Wilson, Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser, Rob Jones, Jimmy Bryan
Heat- Danny Blackwell, Roger Cecil, Sam Huffer, Willie Edelen
Feature- Wilson, Barry Chesser, Blackwell, Huffer, Mattingly, Bryan, Nathan Wells, Edelen, Hagan, Jenna Chesser, Jones (DNS- Roger Cecil, Jim Bowers)

MODIFIEDS (21 entries)
1st Heat- Dion Benningfield, Freddy Garmon, Joe Mattingly, Butch Shay
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Sam Murphy, Sr., Josh Lucas, Robbie Gullion
Feature- Wheatley, Garmon, Lucas, Benningfield, Shay, Gullion, Mattingly, Raffo Elmore, Randall Basham, Thomas Brooks, Bobby Neal, Rocky Wilson, Adam Gootee, Gary Isaacs, Keith Trimble, J.T. Ayers, Robbie Turner, Benji Lee, Rodney Bruce, John Tyler (DNS-Sam Murphy, Sr.)

STREET STOCKS (19 entries)
1st Heat- Terry Greenwell, John Magee, Ray Jones, Darrell Biven
2nd Heat- Pat Cranmer, Casey Bryan, Avral Thompson, Terry Bartley
Feature- Pat Cranmer, Thompson, Bryan, Biven, Magee, Jones, Robbie Settles, Nick Wallace, Jeff Cranmer, Bartley, Casey Payton, Bill Wallace, Chad Chaney, Jason Roberts, Jim Thomas, Brian Whelan, Greenwell, Shane Lafollette (DNS- Brian McCubbin)

From the webmaster.... Thanks to Michael Despain and the whole staff at Bluegrass Speedway for an enjoyable night of racing, it is nice to put faces with our internet friends!
And a big thumbs up to Brad Neat....that young man showed the patience of an old veteran, never losing his cool and keeping the race under control under the pressure put on him by Jimmy Owens and Dustin Neat. Another thumbs up to Mike Jewell for his fifth place finish after starting 16th
The Racenuts

Brad Neat....Bluegrass Speedway BoB winner 06-17-06

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
June 18, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #15)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Kelly Warren and Lee Devasier on BetYourDriver.com Race Report June 20

Campbellsville, KY-June 18- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, June 20.

Appearing on the June 20 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Open Wheel Modified racer Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY and Dirt Late Model racer Lee Devasier of Crestwood, KY.

Kelly Warren comes off of a fifth place finish in Modified action on Saturday night at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Warren was also the inaugural NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series champion back in 2004 and is considered a threat to win wherever he pulls through the gates. "KW" will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see second-generation driver Lee Devasier join the program via the telephone. "The Lightning Rod" comes off of a 15th place finish on Friday night at the World of Outlaws Late Model event at Western Kentucky Speedway in Nebo, KY and a third place finish at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Saturday night.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Warren will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Devasier will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, Bluegrass Cellular, and Torco Race Fuels (Bishop Racing)

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), J and M Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 18, 2006 (Press Release #35-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial This Saturday, June 24

Bardstown, KY-June 18, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will again be in action this coming Saturday night, June 17, as the ½ mile Nelson County speedplant located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway will present the 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial for the Sportsman division, paying the winner $400 for their efforts.

The June 24 racing program at Bluegrass Speedway will highlight the Sportsman division in action, paying $400 to win the Sportman class 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial feature event. Also being presented at this racing program will be a weely racing series event for the Late Model division, paying $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, and Street Stocks for $100 to win. The Late Model and Sportsman classes will take time trials for this event, as the Modifieds and Street Stocks will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. The previous winners of the Shorty Gardner Memorial are Bo Wilson and Danny Blackwell.

Activities for the June 24 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from June 17 were Raffo Elmore of Bardstown, KY in Modifieds and Jim Thomas of Lebanon, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 17 and feature winners that evening were Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY in Modifieds, and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into this weekend's June 24 racing event are Jason Keltner in Late Models, Butch Shay in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 18, 2006 (Press Release #34-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of June 17, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 125
2. Joey Daniel- 116
3. Mike Watson- 92
4. Whitney McQueary- 88
5. Larry Greer- 84
6. Dustin Neat- 83
     7. Jeff Watson- 77
8. Bryant Woodcock- 68
9. Brad Neat- 62
     10. Mike Jewell- 56

MODIFIEDS
1. Butch Shay- 79
2. Robbie Gullion- 76
     3. Freddy Garmon- 75
4. Joe Mattingly- 72
5. Benji Lee- 69
6. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 68
7. Josh Lucas- 63
     8. Joey Jones- 58
     Dion Benningfield- 58
10. Rodney Bruce- 52

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 127
2. Kevin Wilson- 107
3. Bo Wilson- 100
     4. Sam Huffer- 88
5. Barry Chesser- 81
     6. Danny Blackwell- 77
     7. Pat Hagan- 76
     Jimmy Bryan- 76
     Willie Edelen- 76
10. James Jones- 59

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 123
2. Pat Cranmer- 122
3. Robbie Settles- 119
     4. Casey Bryan- 106
     5. Darrell Biven- 92
          Jeff Cranmer- 92
7. Brian McCubbin- 78
8. Lee Gray- 63
     9. Chad Chaney- 62
     10. Jason Roberts- 56
          Shane Lafollette- 56

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 92
2. Dave Crawford- 32
3. Neal Meredith- 11
4. Robert Houchens- 10
5. Kevin LeMastus- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 39
2. Rocky Wilson- 25
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5
5. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: June 24- 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial: $400 to win for the Sportsman division; Regular show for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission will be $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at
www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 17, 2006 (Press Release #33)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Brad Neat Nabs O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 5th Annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-June 17- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series would visit Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would lead all 30 laps in scoring the $3,000 to win 5th Annual June Jam. Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY would pick up the Modified feature win, while Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY would score the Street Stock feature victory.

The original start to the 30 lap, $3,000 to win O'Reilly A-Main June Jam would be called back when the start cone was hit and pulled out onto the racing surface. With the next attempted start, Brad Neat would take the lead, with Jimmy Owens and Dustin Neat side by side for second, Tim Tungate fourth, and Johnny Wheeler fifth. Lap 2 would see the next caution as Tungate had a right front lower control break and cause his mount to contact the wall in turn one, with Wheeler looping his mount at the same time in turn one and collecting teammate Scotty Earl in the process. Tungate and Earl would be finished for the evening. The first lap 2 attempted restart would not score a full lap as Bryan Barber, Bobby Wolter, Jr., and Anthony Ferguson would tangle in turn three. Barber would spin his mount again in turn two on the next attempted restart. This Delaware double-file restart would finally be a go and Brad Neat would lead brother Dustin Neat, with Jimmy Owens, Whitney McQueary, and Chris Combs in pursuit. McQueary would drive under Owens for third on lap 3 in turn two, only to have Owens take the spot right back in the same corner one trip later. As the front four would pull away a bit, a battle for fifth would take shape as Chris Combs and Justin Rattliff duel wheel to wheel for the next four circuits, with the duo exchanging slidejobs on lap 10, with Combs coming out with the spot. The front three of Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, and Owens would pull away from McQueary at this point, as the duo of Combs and Rattliff would catch McQueary on lap 11 and the trio would race three-wide for the fourth position on laps 12 and 13 until the caution would wave as this trio would make some contact with each other and McQueary would go spinning into the infield area to draw the yellow bunting. A voided restart for debris on lap 14 would again be voided on the next attempt as Dustin Neat would spin in turn one and the duo of Rattliff and Wheeler would get involved in the incident, with Dustin Neat and Rattliff having their nights ended. After finally getting back underway, the Delaware double file restart would jumble the running order behind Brad Neat, as Chris Combs would now be second by lap 17, with Aaron Hatton third, Jimmy Owens fourth, and Jason Keltner and Mike Jewell mixing it up for fifth. Lap 20 would see business pick up as Keltner and Jewell would both pressure Owens for the four slot, with Keltner finally taking the position on lap 22. The lead trio of Brad Neat, Combs, and Hatton would begin to stretch their advantage on the pack at this point, as all three began to pick through some slower traffic at the back of the field. Owens and Jewell would duel for fifth and Jewell would sneak by Owens for the spot as the field received the five lap to go signal. Brad Neat would continue his flawless performance around the top side of the ½ mile clay oval and would see the checkered flag first in the Neat Racing Inc. owned Neat's Service Center/NWN Distributing/Tarter Gate/Stephens Pipe and Steel/Tarter and Roberts Insurance sponsored #41 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars Monte Carlo, powered by a Cornett Race Engine. Combs would hold off Hatton's charges to claim the runner-up position, with Keltner and 16th starting Jewell rounding out the top five. Completing the top ten Owens, Mike Watson, 15th starting Bobby Wolter, Jr., 22nd starting Bryant Woodcock, and 24th starting Joey Daniel. Twenty-four entries would see Dustin Neat grab the Racing Optics fast time award at 15.602 second. The Mason Racin' heat race wins went to Wheeler and Brad Neat, while Owens won the Arizona Sport Shirts heat.

The 20 lap Modified feature would see Josh Lucas and Jason Wheatley go at door to door for the first eight laps of the Modified main event, with Lucas finally gaining some advantage. Lucas would survive a late race caution and hold off the challenges of Wheatley and 8th place starting Joey Kramer to pick up the Modified feature checkered flag aboard the Gerald, Rita, and Jenna Lucas owned Family Chiropractic/ The Car Pool/Betty Seng Insurance/On Time Courier/Lucas Oil Products/Loretto Leasing/Riggs Electric/K and N Engineering/Quick Fuel sponsored #78 Lightning Chassis, Dale Meers Race Engines powered mount. Wheatley and Kramer would finish a close second and third, while Benji Lee and Freddy Garmon would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten would be Sam Murphy, Sr., Matt Bex, Mark Bruce, Elliott Despain, and Joey Jones. Twenty four entries would see heat race wins go to Wheatley and Lucas.

The Street Stock feature event would produce another first-time winner in 2006 as Robbie Settles held off all challenges in the final few laps to grab his second career Street Stock feature win at Bluegrass Speedway in the Bobbie and Pauline Settles owned First South Credit/Wooden Duck Entertainment/Tinnell's Garage/Nelson County Insurance/Budweiser/Alex Montgomery's/Sandman's Sandblasting/Maynard Wimsett/Hillyard/Four Corners Bar and Grill sponsored #58 Chevy Monte Carlo. Brian McCubbin would slip past Bill Wallace for second at the finish, with last week's winner Pat Cranmer fourth and David Bayans fifth. The remainder of the top ten would be Jeff Cranmer, Darrell Biven, Avral Thompson, after recovering from a spin through the infield on the final lap after battling for the race lead, Casey Bryan, and Ray Jones. Nineteen entries in the class saw heat wins captured by Settles and McCubbin.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-June 17, 2006

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (24 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Dustin Neat 15.602
Mason Racin' Heat #1- Johnny Wheeler, Dustin Neat, Whitney McQueary, Aaron Hatton, Bryan Barber, Mike Jewell, Jerry Rutherford, Bryant Woodcock
Mason Racin' Heat #2- Brad Neat, Chris Combs, Jason Keltner, Justin Rattliff, Greg Johnson, Jeff Watson, Anthony Ferguson, Dan Deaton
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Jimmy Owens, Tim Tungate, Scotty Earl, Mike Watson, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Rick Corbin, Larry Greer, Joey Daniel
O'Reilly A-Main 5th Annual June Jam- Brad Neat, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Mike Jewell, Jimmy Owens, Mike Watson, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Bryant Woodcock, Joey Daniel, Larry Greer, Dan Deaton, Whitney McQueary, Johnny Wheeler, Dustin Neat, Justin Rattliff, Greg Johnson, Jeff Watson, Anthony Ferguson, Bryan Barber, Jerry Rutherford, Rick Corbin, Tim Tungate, Scotty Earl

MODIFIEDS (24 entries)
1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Mark Bruce, Elliott Despain, Joey Kramer
2nd Heat- Josh Lucas, Freddy Garmon, Matt Bex, Benji Lee
Feature- Josh Lucas, Jason Wheatley, Joey Kramer, Benji Lee, Freddy Garmon, Sam Murphy, Sr., Matt Bex, Mark Bruce, Elliott Despain, Joey Jones, Randy Turpin, Rodney Bruce, Rick Gumm, Butch Shay, Joe Mattingly, J.T. Ayers, Dave Hill, Randall Basham, Jason Riney, Raffo Elmore, Brad Schlosser, Robbie Turner, John Tyler (DNS- Robbie Gullion)

STREET STOCKS (19 entries)
1st Heat- Robbie Settles, Pat Cranmer, Bill Wallace, Avral Thompson
2nd Heat- Brian McCubbin, David Bayans, Darrell Biven, John Magee
Feature- Robbie Settles, Brian McCubbin, Bill Wallace, Pat Cranmer, David Bayans, Jeff Cranmer, Darrell Biven, Avral Thompson, Casey Bryan, Ray Jones, Frankie Lehman, Shane Lafollette, Jason Roberts, Dennis Lashley, Chad Chaney, Jim Thomas, John Magee (DNS- Terry Greenwell, Lee Gray)

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 11, 2006 (Press Release #32-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 5th Annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway This Saturday, June 17

Bardstown, KY-June 11, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will again be in action this coming Saturday night, June 17, as the ½ mile Nelson County speedplant located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway will host the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts for the 5th Annual June Jam, paying $3,000 to win for the Late Model division.

The June 17 racing program at Bluegrass Speedway will feature the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in a full program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Mason Racin' and Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win O'Reilly A-Main 5th Annual June Jam. Also on the racing calendar at Bluegrass Speedway on June 17 will be a regular show for the Modified and Street Stock divisions. The Late Models will be the only class to take time trials for this event, as the Modifieds and Street Stocks will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. The June Jam has been rained out the past two seasons, as Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY won the last contested June Jam event back in 2003.

Activities for the June 17 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $30. Those with rainchecks in the form of a general admission ticket or pit pass from the May 30 and May 31 rainouts can use those at this June 17 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from June 10 were Bryant Woodcock of Glasgow, KY in Late Models and Shane Lafollette of Hodgenville, KY in Street Stocks

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 10 and feature winners that evening were Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN in Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into this weekend's June 17 racing event are Jason Keltner in Late Models, Butch Shay in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
June 11, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #14)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Jeff Watson and Scott James on BetYourDriver.com Race Report June 13

Campbellsville, KY-June 11- Central Kentucky's dirt track racing station, 99.9 FM WVLC The Big Dawg, will again present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, June 13.

Appearing on the June 13 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model racers Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN.

A second generaton racer, Watson is enjoying a successful 2006 racing season in the Central Kentucky area, picking up the Late Model feature win on this past Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and finishing third on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Better known as "J-Wat", Watson currently also sits in the top ten in the Late Model track points at both Ponderosa Speedway and Bluegrass Speedway. Watson will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show and will also be joined by Doodle Farris of Louisville, KY, for whom Watson is currently driving.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will see Scott James join the program via the telephone. Known as "The Silver Shark", James comes off of a second place finish in the Dream 100 this past weekend at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. Also a second generation racer, James was the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year and currently sits in the top ten in current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points heading to The Masters event this weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Watson will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. James will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, and Bluegrass Cellular

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 11, 2006 (Press Release #31-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of June 10, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 107
2. Joey Daniel- 105
3. Whitney McQueary- 80
4. Mike Watson- 78
5. Dustin Neat- 77
6. Larry Greer- 74
     7. Jeff Watson- 71
8. Bryant Woodcock- 56
9. Lee Devasier- 40
10. Tim Tungate- 40
Mike Jewell- 40

MODIFIEDS
1. Butch Shay- 72
2. Robbie Gullion- 71
     3. Joe Mattingly- 66
4. Freddy Garmon- 59
5. Dion Benningfield- 58
6. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 53
7. Benji Lee- 51
     8. Joey Jones- 47
9   Rodney Bruce- 43
10. J.T. Ayers- 42

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 127
2. Kevin Wilson- 107
3. Bo Wilson- 100
     4. Sam Huffer- 88
5. Barry Chesser- 81
     6. Danny Blackwell- 77
     7. Pat Hagan- 76
     Jimmy Bryan- 76
     Willie Edelen- 76
10. James Jones- 59

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 110
2. Pat Cranmer- 104
3. Robbie Settles- 94
Casey Bryan- 94
     5. Darrell Biven- 78
     6. Jeff Cranmer- 77
7. Lee Gray- 58
8. Chad Chaney- 56
          Brian McCubbin- 56
     10. Timmy Glazer- 52

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 78
2. Dave Crawford- 32
3. Neal Meredith- 11
4. Robert Houchens- 10
5. Kevin LeMastus- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 33
2. Rocky Wilson- 25
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5
5. Steve Sturdivant- 5

NEXT RACE: June 17- 5th Annual June Jam: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win for Late Models; Regular show for Modifieds and Street Stocks (NO Sportsman). Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set to at or before 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $30. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 10, 2006 (Press Release #30)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Jewell, Kramer, Mattingly, and Cranmer Capture Victory at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-June 10, 2006- With a total of 77 entries signed in for racing activities on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway, feature race winners for the evening would be Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN in Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

The 25 lap Late Model main event would see polesitter Mike Jewell take the lead right from the start, with Johnny Wheeler, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, and Dustin Neat giving chase. Keltner and Watson would immediately begin to battle for the third position on lap 2, continue to mix it up on lap 3, and be in a dead heat for the spot and the start/finish line on lap 4. Watson would finally take the spot on lap 5, as the lead pair of Jewell and Wheeler had put some distance on the rest of the field. The only caution of the race flew on lap 8 when the lapped care of Mike Higdon got crossed up exiting turn two and collected the fourth place running entry of Keltner, ending both drivers evening. Back under green, Jewell and Wheeler would again scoot away from the field a bit, with Watson still third, Neat fourth, and Joey Daniel now fifth. Laps 8 through 10 would see sixth running Lee Devasier pressure Daniel for the five hole, with the pair going door to door on lap 10, before Daniel secured the spot again. With the front trio of Jewell, Wheeler, and Watson pulling away from the rest of the field a bit, Devasier would again try Daniel for fifth on lap 13, but still could not get past the track's defending Late Model track champion. Jewell would lengthen his lead a bit until lap 20, when Wheeler would begin to close in on the race leader, being only a car length off of Jewell as the pair raced off into turn one on the final lap. Jewell would be better on the exit of turn two and it would be all the advantage he needed to see the checkered flag first in his Southern Indiana Rock Drilling/MPC Motorsports/PBM Performance Parts/Scott County Tire sponsored #9 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Mike Bullock Race Engines powered mount. Wheeler, Watson, and Neat would go second through fourth, while Daniel survived a last lap attempt by Devasier to claim fifth as the pair touched exiting turn four, with Devasier spinning across the start finish line in sixth. The rest of the top ten would be Mike McWilliams, Jerry Rutherford, Mike Watson, and Tommy Carlton. Sixteen entrants would see Johnny Wheeler be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast qualifier at 16.153 seconds. Jewell would also win the dash, while Devasier scored the heat victory.

Defending NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series champion Joey Kramer would lead all 20 laps in capturing the Modified feature race event in his Wild's Restoration Services/Hill's Historic Painting/Super Shine Auto Wash and Window Tint/Perry's Auto Sales/Bilstein Shocks sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Kramer Race Engines powered entry after surviving a pair of late race cautions, one of which eliminated the units of Robbie Gullion and Dion Benningfield, both of whom were running in the top five at the time of the accident. Benji Lee would take runner-up honors in the main event, while Joey Jones, 13th starting Sam Murphy, Sr., and 15th starting Randy Turpin would round out the top five. Completing the top ten would be John Tyler, Butch Shay, Kelly Warren, Rodney Bruce, and Gary Isaacs. Twenty-eight Modified entries would see Dion Benningfield set quick time for the division, while the dash was won by Jones. Heat race checkered flags fell to Bill Arnold and Jay Mobley, while Isaacs picked up the B-Main win.

Bobby Mattingly would pick up his second straight 15 lap Sportsman feature race win and third overall for the season behind the wheel of his Harmon's Builders/ Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm/Steve Hughes Race Engines/Legacy Mold and Tool/ Cox Interior/Tutt's Body Shop/Miller Lite/R and S Auto Sales/St. Joe Garage #3M Chevy Malibu unit. Bo Wilson would finish in second, with Barry Chesser would come home third, while Danny Blackwell and Nathan Wells completed the top five. The rest of the top ten would be filled in order by Kevin Wilson, Sam Huffer, Jenna Chesser, Todd Huffer, and Willie Edelen. Twelve Sportsman entries saw the lone heat race won by Barry Chesser.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature would fall to Pat Cranmer, who also would lead the entire dozen circuits aboard his Worrall's Automotive/R and D Race Engines/Bill Torrell Trucking #22c entry. This would also mark Cranmer's first ever feature win at Bluegrass Speedway as well. Second through fifth at the drop of the checkered flag would go to Brian McCubbin, Bo Wallace, Lee Gray, and 20th starting Avral Thompson. Robbie Settles, Darrell Biven, Casey Bryan, Chad Chaney, and Shane Lafollette would round out the top ten. Twenty-one Street Stocks would see the pair of heat races captured by Pat Cranmer and Jeff Cranmer.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-June 10, 2006

LATE MODELS (16 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Fast Time- Johnny Wheeler 16.153
Dash- Mike Jewell, Wheeler, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Mike McWilliams, Joey Daniel
Heat- Lee Devasier, Dustin Neat, Bryant Woodcock, Jerry Rutherford
Feature- Jewell, Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Neat, Daniel, Devasier, McWilliams, Rutherford, Mike Watson, Tommy Carlton, Robert Houchens, Woodcock, Keltner, Mike Higdon, Larry Greer (DNS- Jake Henry)

MODIFIEDS (28 entries)
Top Qualifier- Dion Benningfield
Dash- Joey Jones, Joey Kramer, Benningfield, Butch Shay, Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion
1st Heat- Bill Arnold, Jason Wheatley, Joe Mattingly, Sam Murphy, Sr.
2nd Heat- Jay Mobley, Adam Gootee, John Tyler, Rodney Bruce
B Main- Gary Isaacs, J.T. Ayers, Kelly Riggs, Mark Bruce, Keith Trimble
Feature- Kramer, Lee, Jones, Murphy, Sr., Randy Turpin, Tyler, Shay, Kelly Warren, Bruce, Isaacs, Gullion, Benningfield, Mobley, Mattingly, Wheatley, Jeff Johnson, Arnold, Gootee, Robbie Turner, Ayers

SPORTSMAN (12 entries)
Heat- Barry Chesser, Bobby Mattingly, Danny Blackwell, Bo Wilson
Feature- Mattingly, Bo Wilson, Barry Chesser, Blackwell, Nathan Wells, Kevin Wilson, Sam Huffer, Jenna Chesser, Todd Huffer, Willie Edelen (DNS- James Jones, Doug Estep)

STREET STOCKS (21 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Bo Wallace, Casey Bryan
2nd Heat- Jeff Cranmer, Brian McCubbin, Brad Mattingly, Lee Gray
Feature- Pat Cranmer, McCubbin, Wallace, Gray, Avral Thompson, Settles, Darrell Biven, Casey Bryan, Chad Chaney, Shane Lafollette, Jason Roberts, Brian Whelan, Casey Payton, Dennis Lashley, Mattingly, Timmy Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Terry Bartley, Roy Bryan, John Magee (DNS- Terry Greenwell)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
June 4, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #13)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Elliott Despain and Tim Sharp on BetYourDriver.com Race Report June 6

Campbellsville, KY-June 4- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will return to its regular Tuesday night day and time with the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, June 6.

Appearing on the June 6 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Modified driver Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY and NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series director Tim Sharp.

A second generaton racer, Despain is in his second full season of Modified action. Despain was the 2005 Bluegrass Speedway Modified Rookie of the Year and is currently in the top ten in track points not only at the Bardstown, KY track, but also at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY as well. Despain finished fourth in the Modified feature this past Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Despain will begin his senior year of high school this fall at Campbellsville High School, where he is a member of the football and basketball teams. Despain will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will not be long distance this week as NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series race director Tim Sharp will be in-studio during the last portion of the special Wednesday night program. Sharp is in his third season as race director of Kentucky's only touring Modified racing series.

Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Despain will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Sharp will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be phoned in at 789-9852, 1-800-789-9852, or emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

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BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, and Bluegrass Cellular

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Southern Regional Racing Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 3, 2006 (Press Release #27) (REVISED-Please Use This Release)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Keltner, Gullion, Mattingly, and Thompson Hit Paydirt at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-June 3- Sunny weather would finally greet the racers and race fans at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night and feature winners on this evening were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Robbie Gullion of Charlestown, IN in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

The 25 lap Late Model main event would take the green flag and Jason Keltner would jump from his inside-pole position into the race lead, with Mike Watson, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Joey Daniel, and Whitney McQueary in pursuit. Carrier, Jr. would go to second on lap 2, with McQueary diving by Watson and Daniel to go to third. The lead trio of Keltner, Carrier, Jr., and McQueary would go three-wide for the lead down the backchute on lap 5, with McQueary momentarily taking the lead into turn three. However, McQueary would slide high and open the door for Carrier, Jr. to squeeze between McQueary and Keltner for the lead. This group would go three-wide for the lead again in turns one and two, with Carrier, Jr. holding on to the lead, with McQueary and Keltner dueling for second, with McQueary finally securing the spot on lap 8. One round later, McQueary would drive off the high side of turn two and take the lead from Carrier, Jr. entering turn three. Carrier, Jr. would have misfortune on lap 10 when he slowed at the top of turn two with a flat right rear tire, would duck into the pit area for fresh rubber, and return to action at rear of the pack. The lap 10 restart would see Lee Devasier, Larry Greer, and Bryant Woodcock tangle in turn four, nullifying the restart. Back under green, McQueary would still hold the top spot, with Keltner in second, Daniel, Jeff Watson fourth, and Mike Watson fifth. Carrier, Jr. would begin to mount a charge back to the front, going side-by-side with Jeff Watson for fourth on lap 12, and would take the position one lap later. Carrier, Jr. would then set his sights on Daniel for third and grab the spot on lap 16 and at the same time, Keltner would shoot back around McQueary and retake the lead. Carrier, Jr. would close in on McQueary for second and grab the runner-up slot on lap 19. As Keltner worked slower traffic, Carrier, Jr. would begin to reel in the race leader, as the final caution flag waved on lap 23 for Sammy Kerr would had came to rest next to the concrete wall in turn four. This would set up a three lap sprint to the finish that would see Keltner hold on to score his second Late Model win of the season at Bluegrass in the James Barber/Budda Enterprises owned Arizona Sport Shirts/GottaRace.com/Huber Amusements/Schwoebel Construction/BJC Janitorial/ Bert Transmissions/Keltner Contracting/PPM/SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics/Osborne Builders/Osborne Construction sponsored #0 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/Draime Race Engines powered mount. Carrier, Jr. would take second, with McQueary third, Joey Daniel fourth, and Jeff Watson fifth. The remainder of the top ten were Mike Watson, Bryant Woodcock, Lee Devasier, Dave Crawford, and Larry Greer. Seventeen entries saw Keltner also score the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast time award and win the dash, while Jeff Watson would score the heat win.

The 20 lap Modified feature race would see Robbie Gullion take the lead at the drop of the green flag and would lead the entire way and hold off the charges of Dion Benningfield late in the race to score his second Modified feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway behind the wheel of the Bob Gullion owned Gilmore Construction/USA Team Hoops/Dixon's Racing Supply/Tumble Town/Gullion's Garage/Wildside Race Graphics sponsored #34 Bob Pierce Race Cars, BFG Race Engines powered entry. Benningfield would score runner-up honors, with Freddy Garmon taking third. Elliott Despain would drive home fourth, with 15th starting Joe Mattingly taking fifth. Completing the top ten would be Benji Lee, Rodney Bruce, Butch Shay, Sam Murphy, Sr., and Thomas Brooks. Nineteen Modified entries would draw for heat race assignments and heat wins went to Benningfield and Gullion.

Bobby Mattingly would also lead flag to flag in picking up his second Sportsman feature win of the year at Bluegrass Speedway by taking the checkered flag first in the 15 lap main event aboard his Harmon Builders/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm Supply/Steve Hughes Race Engines/Legacy Mold and Tool/Cox Interior/Tutt's Body Shop/Miller Lite/R and S Auto Sales/St. Joe Garage sponsored #3m Chevy Malibu. Defending Sportsman track champion Danny Blackwell would finish second, with Kevin Wilson, 13th starting Bo Wilson, and 11th starting Barry Chesser completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Jimmy Bryan, Willie Edelen, Pat Hagan, James Jones, and Sam Huffer. Fifteen Sportsman entries drew for heat race starting assignments and heat wins were taken by Edelen and Mattingly.

In a caution filled 12 lap Street Stock feature, Avral Thompson would hold off the charges of Pat Cranmer over the final few laps to take his first win of the season at Bluegrass in his Backyard Bounce/Cozy Corner/Maywood Chevron/TAC/Bluegrass Siding/Nalley's Exhaust/St. Joe Garage/TJ's Lounge/Teamsters Local 89 sponsored #44 Chevy Caprice. Pat Cranmer would take a close second, with Robbie Settles, Lee Gray, and Casey Bryan rounding out the top five. Completing the top ten would be John Magee, Bo Wallace, Darrell Biven, Terry Greenwell, and Jeff Cranmer. Twenty-four entries would see Thompson also set fast time and win the dash, while heat race victories were taken by Brian McCubbin and John Magee.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-June 3, 2006

LATE MODELS (17 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Jason Keltner 15.977
Dash- Keltner, Mike Watson, Joey Daniel, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Whitney McQueary, Lee Devasier
Heat- Jeff Watson, Jason Hinkle, Bryant Woodcock, Larry Greer
Feature- Keltner, Carrier, Jr., McQueary, Daniel, Jeff Watson, Mike Watson, Woodcock, Devasier, Dave Crawford, Greer, Hinkle, Mike Higdon, Sammy Kerr, Cliff Clark (DNS- Kevin LeMastus, Sidney Sprague, Mike Woolridge)

STREET STOCKS (24 entries)
Top Qualifier- Avral Thompson
Dash- Thompson, Pat Cranmer, Jeff Cranmer, Lee Gray, Casey Bryan, Robbie Settles
1st Heat- Brian McCubbin, Bo Wallace, Brian Whelan, Brad Mattingly
2nd Heat- John Magee, Darrell Biven, Jason Roberts, Terry Bartley
Feature- Thompson, Pat Cranmer, Settles, Gray, Casey Bryan, Magee, Wallace, Biven, Terry Greenwell, Jeff Cranmer, Roberts, Shane LaFollette, Casey Peyton, Dennis Lashley, Jim Thomas, McCubbin, Frankie Lehman, Chad Chaney, Mattingly, Bartley, Whelan (DNS- Ray Jones, Roy Skaggs, John Bryan)

MODIFIEDS (19 entries)
1st Heat- Dion Benningfield, Freddy Garmon, Benji Lee, Elliott Despain
2nd Heat- Robbie Gullion, Sam Murphy, Sr., Butch Shay, Jason Riney
Feature- Gullion, Benningfield, Garmon, Despain, Joe Mattingly, Lee, Rodney Bruce, Shay, Murphy, Sr., Thomas Brooks, Mark Bell, Riney, Clarence Belcher, Randall Basham, Raffo Elmore, Robbie Bennett, Randy Turpin, J.T. Ayers, Rocky Wilson

SPORTSMAN (15 entries)
1st Heat- Willie Edelen, Jimmy Bryan, Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil
2nd Heat- Bobby Mattingly, Danny Blackwell, Kevin Wilson, Doug Estep
Feature- Mattingly, Blackwell, Kevin Wilson, Bo Wilson, Barry Chesser, Bryan, Edelen, Hagan, James Jones, Sam Huffer, Russ Ferguson, Estep, Jenna Chesser, Cecil, Joe Dunbar

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 4, 2006 (Press Release #29-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Host Weekly Racing Series Action on June 10

Bardstown, KY-June 4, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will again be in action this coming Saturday night, June 10, as the ½ mile Nelson County speedplant located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway will present a weekly racing series program.

The June 10 racing program at Bluegrass Speedway will be a weekly racing series program that will feature a regular racing program for the Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock division. The Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200 to win, and Street Stocks for $100 to win. All division will have qualifying heats and feature events. The Late Model and Modified divisions will take time trials for this program, while the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

Activities for the June 10 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $25. Those with rainchecks in the form of a general admission ticket or pit pass from the May 30 and May 31 rainouts can use those at either this June 10 event or for the June 17 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway from June 3 included Lee Devasier of Crestwood, KY in Late Models, Rodney Bruce of Borden, IN in Modifieds, Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY in Sportsman, and Shane Lafollette of Hodgenville, KY in Street Stocks

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 3 and feature winners that evening were Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Robbie Gullion of Charlestown, IN in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders heading into this weekend's June 10 racing event are Jason Keltner in Late Models, Robbie Gullion in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 4, 2006 (Press Release #28-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of June 3, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 99
2. Joey Daniel- 89
3. Whitney McQueary- 80
4. Larry Greer- 68
5. Mike Watson- 66
6. Dustin Neat- 59
     7. Jeff Watson- 51
8. Bryant Woodcock- 47
9. Tim Tungate- 40
Lee Devasier- 40

MODIFIEDS
1. Robbie Gullion- 61
2. Joe Mattingly- 59
          Freddy Garmon- 59
4. Butch Shay- 58
5. Dion Benningfield- 49
6. Josh Lucas- 38
7. J.T. Ayers- 36
     8. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 35
9   Elliott Despain- 33
10. Rodney Bruce- 31

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 102
2. Kevin Wilson- 92
3. Bo Wilson- 78
     4. Pat Hagan- 76
     Jimmy Bryan- 76
     6. Sam Huffer- 74
     7. Willie Edelen- 65
8. Barry Chesser- 61
9. Danny Blackwell- 59
10. James Jones- 54

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 94
2. Casey Bryan- 81
3. Robbie Settles- 79
Pat Cranmer- 79
     5. Jeff Cranmer- 71
     6. Darrell Biven- 64
7. Timmy Glazer- 46
8. Chad Chaney- 44
     9. Terry Greenwell- 41
     10. Lee Gray- 40

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 66
2. Dave Crawford- 32
3. Neal Meredith- 11
4. Kevin LeMastus- 5

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 28
2. Rocky Wilson- 25
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5

NEXT RACE: June 10- Weekly Racing Series program for Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set for 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
June 1, 2006 (Press Release #26-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of May 31, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 69
2. Joey Daniel- 66
3. Whitney McQueary- 55
4. Dustin Neat- 54
5. Larry Greer- 52
6. Mike Watson- 46
     7. Tim Tungate- 35
8. Bryant Woodcock- 33
9. Brad Neat- 32
     10. Jeff Watson- 30

MODIFIEDS
1. Butch Shay- 45
2. Joe Mattingly- 43
     3. Freddy Garmon- 39
4. Josh Lucas- 38
5. Robbie Gullion- 36
6. J.T. Ayers- 30
7. Joey Jones- 27
Dion Benningfield- 27
9   Sam Murphy, Sr.- 23
10. Raffo Elmore- 22
           Robbie Bennett- 22

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 72
2. Kevin Wilson- 67
3. Sam Huffer- 58
Pat Hagan- 58
5. Jimmy Bryan- 56
     6. Bo Wilson- 55
     7. Willie Edelen- 46
8. Roger Cecil- 41
9. Barry Chesser- 40
10. Rob Jones- 38

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 64
2. Casey Bryan- 60
3. Jeff Cranmer- 55
4. Robbie Settles- 54
5. Pat Cranmer- 52
6. Darrell Biven- 46
7. Timmy Glazer- 41
8. Harry Heers- 33
     9. Chad Chaney- 33
     10. Roy Skaggs- 31

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 46
2. Dave Crawford- 20
3. Neal Meredith- 11

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 22
2. Rocky Wilson- 19
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5

NEXT RACE: June 3- Weekly Racing Series program for Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set for 8:00 (all times are EDT). Adult general admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $25. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 31, 2006 (Press Release #25)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

KY Speedweek Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway; Next Action at Bluegrass Set for June 3

Bardstown, KY-May 31- After getting rained out on Tuesday evening, Bluegrass Speedway promoters David and Anita Ferrell would try again on Wednesday, May 31, to run the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek event. But Mother Nature would have other ideas once again and rains came following the completion of the Late Model second heat, forcing the Spring Sizzler event to be cancelled.

Thirty-five O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series entries were on hand, with Jimmy Owens capturing the Racing Optics fast qualifier award. Mason Racin' heat race one was won by Tim Tungate over Jimmy Owens, Scott James, and Mike Marlar. Mason Racin' heat race two saw Greg Johnson take the win over Chris Combs, Johnny Wheeler, and Victor Lee. Just as Arizona Sport Shirt heat race three rolled on the track, the rain showers began to fall heavily and around 8:45, track and series officials were forced to cancel the event due to continuing rain showers.

Those spectators with general admission tickets and those race teams and others with pit passes can use those as a raincheck at the upcoming June 3, June 10, or June 17 racing programs. The June 3 and June 10 racing programs are weekly racing series events, while the June 17 event is the 5th Annual June Jam for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Those tickets and pit passes can be only one time and anyone of the three above mentioned events.

Bluegrass Speedway will return to race action this Saturday night, June 3, with a weekly racing series event. The Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200 to win, and Street Stocks for $100 to win. All classes will compete in qualifying heats and feature events. The Late Model and Street Stock division will take time trials, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will draw for their heat race assignments.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on May 27 and feature winners that evening included Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Don Adams of London, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Roy Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY in Street Stocks. Current track championship points leaders heading into the June 3 event are Jason Keltner in Late Models, Butch Shay in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson in Street Stocks.

Activities for the June 3 event will see pit gates open at 4:00, main gates open at 5:00, and drivers meeting at 6:00. Hot laps will go at 6:30, time trials around 7:00, with racing at or before 8:00. All times are EDT. For information about Bluegrass Speedway, browse the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

James Essex-O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series PR

Kentucky Speedweek Event at Bluegrass Speedway Rescheduled for Wednesday Night

The second stop on the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts was rained out on Tuesday Night, May 30. Promoters David and Anita Ferrell have re-scheduled the event for this Wednesday Night, May 31. Since no on track preliminaries took place on Tuesday evening there will be a complete new show for Wednesday with Racing Optics Time Trials, Mason Racin' and Arizona Sport Shirts Heat Races, Design 500 B-Mains and the 30 Lap 9th Annual "Spring Sizzler" Paying $3,000 to win. New entries will be accepted for Wednesday's show.

Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN won the opening event for the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek on Monday Night, May 29 at the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY. With the Bardstown's race now on Wednesday, May 31 the rest of the schedule will remain the same with Richmond (KY) Raceway running a $3,000 to win event on Thursday Night, June 1 followed by a $5,000 to win event at the Ponderosa (KY) Speedway on Friday Night, June 2 with the finale on Saturday Night, 3 with the 20th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial Race at the Florence (KY) Speedway paying $10,000 to win. The Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Speedweek events are all sanctioned by the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and Saturday's race at Florence is sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and will also have the cameras of SPEED Channel on hand to tape Saturday Nights event.

The second 2006 Kentucky Speedweek event at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will see the pit gates open at 4 pm with main gates opening at 5 pm. The drivers meeting will take place at 6 pm with hot laps starting at 6:30 pm with time trials to follow at 7 pm. General admission is $15 for adults with children 6-12 ages tickets priced at $8. Children under six are admitted for free and pit admission is $30. For more information on Bluegrass Speedway you can call the track at (502) 349-1241 or visit their website for directions at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Officials of the both the Series and Florence Speedway recently announced the Inaugural Kentucky Speedweek Points Champion will receive a guaranteed starting birth in the prestigious North-South 100 on August 11th and 12th, 2006. The Points Champion will receive $1000 in cash for his efforts for the weeklong pilgrimage across the Bluegrass state and then be guaranteed $1500 Start Money for the North-South 100 with the possibility of cashing in on the huge $50,000 the 100 lap event in August pays to the winner of the event. With this added bonus, the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek Points Champion is guaranteed $2500 with a possibility of making the week long reward $51,000!

Second place in the Speedweek points will receive $1200, while third place takes home $700. Fourth place in the Speedweek points will receive $600 and fifth place is $500. Points for the inaugural Kentucky Speedweek will be tallied using the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series/Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points system and are based on 4 of the 5 scheduled events being completed. Series Officials anticipate additional announcements this week in regards to other bonuses for drivers competing in the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek.

For more information on the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek you can visit the website for the week at www.kypspeedweek.com or call the series office at (859) 433-5707.

2006 Kentucky Speedweek Race Schedule

Wednesday Night, May 31
Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, KY
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
$3,000 to win

Thursday Night, June 1
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, KY
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
$3,000 to win

Friday Night, June 2
Ponderosa Speedway
Junction City, KY
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
$5,000 to win

Saturday Night, June 3
Florence Speedway
Union, KY
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
$10,000 to win

Kentucky Speedweek Current Points Standings

1. 19 Greg Johnson - 250
2. 96 Terry English – 230
3. 41 Brad Neat – 220
4. 71 Don O’Neal – 210
5. T14 Tim Brown – 205
6. 00 Freddy Smith – 200
7. 83 Scott James – 195
8. 20 Jimmy Owens – 190
9. 7 John Tindal – 185
10. 9 Mike Jewell – 180

2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

Sunoco Race Fuels – “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Supporters Include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sunoco Race Fuels, DART Machinery, Drive Smart Kentucky, Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Race Tires, American Race Tires, PPM Performance Products, Bazell Fuels, Cruise With the Champions, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Racing Optics, Mason Racin', Design 500, Trailer Parts & Sales, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Race Engines, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Bert Transmissions, Rick Schwallie Photography, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels
www.battleofthebluegrass.com
[email protected]

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 30, 2006 (Press Release #24-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Tuesday's KY Speedweek Event at Bluegrass Speedway Rained Out; Rescheduled for Wednesday, May 31

Bardstown, KY-May 30- The Kentucky Speedweek event for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series scheduled this evening, May 30, at Bluegrass Speedway had to be postponed due to persistent rain showers. The event will now be contested tomorrow night on Wednesday, May 31.

Thirty-six O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar entries had just finished hot laps when the sky opened up and rain showers began falling over the ½ mile Bluegrass Speedway and a slow persistent fall of moisture, along with the area's 11:00 p.m. curfew, forced track promoter David Ferrell and O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series officials to postpone the event until tomorrow evening.

The now rescheduled 9th Annual Spring Sizzler will go on Wednesday, May 31, and be a complete new show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Pit gates will open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meetings will take place at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 p.m., time trials at 7:00 p.m., with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

Those race fans that were in attendance and purchased tickets for the event can use those for their raincheck tomorrow evening. Those individuals that purchased pit passes can also use them at the event tomorrow evening as well. For those that were not in attendance and want to attend, adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass is $30.

For more information about this rescheduled event, visit the Bluegrass Speeedway webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com or www.kyspeedweek.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
May 29, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #12)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Mike Watson and Tim Sharp on Special Wednesday BetYourDriver.com Race Report May 31

Campbellsville, KY-May 29- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present a special Wednesday edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Wednesday evening, May 31.

Appearing on the special Wednesday May 31 BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model driver Mike Watson of Campbellsville, KY and NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series director Tim Sharp

A second generaton racer, Watson is in his rookie season of Late Model competition after moving up from the Modified division after a successful 2005 season of open wheel action. Watson is the current Norman Copley Late Model rookie of the year points leader at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Better known as "Mouse", Watson is also currently in the top ten in Late Model track points at Bluegrass Speedway as well. Watson will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will not be long distance this week as NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series race director Tim Sharp will be in-studio during the last portion of the special Wednesday night program. Sharp is in his third season as race director of Kentucky's only touring Modified racing series.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Watson will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Sharp will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be phoned in at 789-9852, 1-800-789-9852, or emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite provides results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, and Bluegrass Cellular

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Southern Racers Regional Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 29, 2006 (Press Release #24-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Has Weekly Racing Series Action on June 3

Bardstown, KY-May 29, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will have its night of racing in the last eight days this coming Saturday night, June 3, at the ½ mile Nelson County speedplant located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins Parkway.

The June 3 racing program at Bluegrass Speedway will be a weekly racing series program that will feature a regular racing program for the Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock division. The Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200 to win, and Street Stocks for $100 to win. All division will have qualifying heats and feature events. The Late Model and Street Stock divisions will take time trials for this program, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

Activities for the June 3 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $100,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 28, 2006 (Press Release #22)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Kentucky Speedweek Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway on Tuesday, May 30

Bardstown, KY-May 28, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will play host to race number two of the 2006 Kentucky Speedweek racing events that will be sanctioned by the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

The 9th Annual Spring Sizzler racing event will be on the docket at Bluegrass Speedway that Tuesday evening, May 30, and will feature a complete program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Mason Racin’ and Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heats, Design 500 B-mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win O’Reilly A-Main 9th Annual Spring Sizzler. The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will provide the support division action for this event, while the Modifieds have the evening off. The Late Models and Sportsman will take time trials for this program, while the Street Stock division will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois is the defending Spring Sizzler champion.

This event was originally scheduled on April 29, but was postponed due to inclement weather. Spectators with general admission tickets and those with pit passes can use those rain checks on the rescheduled date of Tuesday, May 30.

Activities for this special Tuesday evening, May 30, racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver’s meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on May 27 and feature winners that evening included Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Don Adams of London, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Roy Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship points leader heading into the May 30 racing event are Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Butch Shay of Louisville, KY in Modifieds, Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the 2006 Contingency Connection program and those drivers that are signed up are eligible to be included in the 2006 CC program that will boast winnings of over $100,000 in 2006. CC program winners at Bluegrass Speedway for May 27 were Raffo Elmore of Bardstown, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Casey Bryan of Bloomfield, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, interested parties can visit the track’s webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com, www.battleofthebluegrass.com, and/or www.kyspeedweek.com.

Tuesday, May 30 - Bluegrass Speedway - O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass PURSE: $3000, 1500, 1000, 800, 750, 700, 650, 600, 550, 500, 450, 400, 350, 350, 325, 325, 300, 300, 300, 300, 300, 300

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 28, 2006 (Press Release #21-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of May 27, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Jason Keltner- 64
2. Joey Daniel- 61
3. Whitney McQueary- 50
4. Dustin Neat- 49
5. Larry Greer- 47
6. Mike Watson- 41
     7. Bryant Woodcock- 33
8. Tim Tungate- 30
9. Lee Devasier- 27
Brad Neat- 27

MODIFIEDS
1. Butch Shay- 45
2. Joe Mattingly- 43
     3. Freddy Garmon- 39
4. Josh Lucas- 38
5. Robbie Gullion- 36
6. J.T. Ayers- 30
7. Joey Jones- 27
Dion Benningfield- 27
9   Sam Murphy, Sr.- 23
10. Raffo Elmore- 22
           Robbie Bennett- 22

SPORTSMAN
1. Bobby Mattingly- 67
2. Kevin Wilson- 62
3. Sam Huffer- 53
Pat Hagan- 53
5. Jimmy Bryan- 51
     6. Bo Wilson- 50
     7. Willie Edelen- 41
     Roger Cecil- 41
9. Rob Jones- 38
10. Barry Chesser- 35

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 59
2. Casey Bryan- 55
3. Jeff Cranmer- 50
4. Robbie Settles- 49
5. Pat Cranmer- 47
6. Darrell Biven- 41
7. Timmy Glazer- 36
8. Harry Heers- 33
     9. Roy Skaggs- 31
     10. Chad Chaney- 28

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 41
2. Dave Crawford- 20
3. Neal Meredith- 11

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 22
2. Rocky Wilson- 19
3. Todd Coffman- 6
4. Billy Uptegraft- 5

NEXT RACE: May 30 (Tuesday Night)- Kentucky Speedweek for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: $3,000 to win for Late Models; plus a regular show for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds). Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set for 8:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission is $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will be $30. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and this event, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or www.battleofthebluegrass.com or www.kyspeedweek.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 27, 2006 (Press Release #20)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Tungate, Adams, Wilson, and Skaggs Visit Victory Lane at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 27- Bluegrass Speedway would entertain 106 race car drivers on Memorial Day weekend on Saturday night and feature winners would be Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Don Adams of London, KY in the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Roy Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY in Street Stocks.

The 25 lap Late Model feature would get off to a rocky start as outside front row starter Lee Devasier would get tapped and get crossed up on the frontchute and Mike Watson, David Webb, Bryant Woodcock, and Michael England would all be involved, with Devasier and England being done for the night. Once action got underway, Dustin Neat would jump to the race lead, with Tim Tungate, Mike Watson, Jason Keltner, and Joey Daniel giving chase. Keltner would go to third on lap 3, while Justin Rattliff would ease into the top five on the same circuit. Daniel would take the five spot back from Rattliff on lap 5, with the caution flying one round later a slowed Bryant Woodcock on the frontchute. Back under green, Daniel would roll by Mike Watson for fourth on the lap 6 restart. Meanwhile at the point, Tungate would begin to pressure Neat for the lead by lap 10, with Rattliff taking fifth from Mike Watson on lap 10. Rattliff would roll right up to Daniel for fourth one lap later and battle for the spot, when caution waved for a blown right rear tire by David Webb and a Woodcock spin occurring at the same time. On this restart, Daniel and Rattliff would resume their battle for fourth, swapping the spot twice on laps 13 and 14, with Daniel taking the position on lap 15. Tungate would turn the heat up at this point and would ride by Neat on the outside of turn two on lap 17, with Daniel and Rattliff still getting it on for fourth. Daniel would roll up to Keltner for third and would grab the position on lap 20. Neat would make one last charge for the lead on lap 22, but would not be able to make another charge, with Tungate scoring his 25th career Bluegrass Speedway Late Model feature win in the Logan and Jane Parrott owned B and W Metals/Mulch Madness/Guardian Mortgage/J and L Title/Phillips Lanes/White Construction/Shelly's Hot Styles/The Children's Palace/Clark Distributing/CBP Building Products/ABC Child Care sponsored #18 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Mike Bullock Race Engines powered mount. Neat would take second, with ninth starting Daniel, Keltner, and Rattliff completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten would be Jeff Napper, Dave Crawford, Woodcock, Larry Greer, and Neal Meredith. Neat would be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast qualifier among 19 entries, with Tungate winning the dash, while Rattliff won the heat.

Don Adams would take the lead on a lap 2 restart and hold off the charges of Jimmy Payne in the closing laps to grab the win in the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series aboard his Lightning Chassis sponsored #1 entry. Payne would finish second, with 15th starting Kelly Warren scoring third. Series points leader Tommy Bailey would come home fourth, while 17th starter Dustin Linville rounded out the top five. Benji Lee, Sam Murphy, Sr., Adam Gootee, Robbie Gullion, and Shon Flanery would complete the top ten in the final rundown. Elliott Despain would be fast qualifier among 49 entries from states with a qualifying lap of 17.146 seconds. Heat wins went to Jimmy Payne, Benji Lee, Don Adams, Brandon Green, and Leonard Pierce. B-mains were scored by Shon Flanery and Dustin Linville. Series provisional starting spots went to Miguel Coffey and Troy Teegarden, while track provisionals were Josh Lucas and Raffo Elmore.

Kevin Wilson would lead the entire way in picking up his second Sportsman feature race victory of the season in his Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/ NealCo Electric/Sutherland Brothers Farms/Little Man Horseshoeing/Non-Such Campground sponsored #98 Monte Carlo. Barry Chesser, Bo Wilson, Pat Hagan, and Jimmy Bryan would finish second through fifth. The remainder of the top ten at the finish were Bobby Mattingly, Sam Huffer, Doug Estep, James Jones, and Roger Cecil. Fourteen saw heat race wins taken by Kevin Wilson and Mattingly.

The Street Stock main event would see Roy Skaggs hold off all challenges in scoring his first ever career Street Stock feature win in his Skaggs Logging sponsored #49 Caprice unit. Trailing Skaggs at the drop of the checkered flag were Avral Thompson, Robbie Settles, Jeff Cranmer, and Darrell Biven. Finishing sixth through tenth would be Terry Bartley, 24th starting Casey Bryan, Tim Donohoo, Harry Heers, and Chad Chaney. Twenty-four entries would have heat wins scored by Casey Bryan and Biven.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 27, 2006

LATE MODELS (19 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Dustin Neat
Dash- Tim Tungate, Lee Devasier, Mike Watson, Dustin Neat, David Webb, Jason Keltner
Heat- Justin Rattliff, Michael England, Joey Daniel, Jeff Napper
Feature- Tungate, Neat, Daniel, Keltner, Rattliff, Napper, Dave Crawford, Bryant Woodcock, Larry Greer, Neal Meredith, Webb, Mike Watson, Tommy Carlton, Jeff Watson, England, Devasier (DNS-Cliff Clark, Gary Yeager, Sammy Kerr)

NARA BATTLE OF THE BLUEGRASS MODIFIEDS (49 entries)
Top Qualifier- Elliott Despain 17.146
1st Heat- Jimmy Payne, Greg Payne, Adam Gootee, Elliott Despain
2nd Heat- Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion, Jeff Johnson, Raffo Elmore
3rd Heat- Don Adams, Joey Kramer, Freddy Garmon, Shon Flanery
4th Heat- Brandon Green, Dion Benningfield, Sam Murphy, Sr., Dustin Linville
5th Heat- Leonard Pierce, Tommy Bailey, Kelly Warren, Randy Turpin
B-Main #1- Flanery, Despain, Todd Coffman, Rodney Bruce, Thomas Brooks
B-Main #2- Linville, Butch Shay, Joey Jones, Josh Lucas, Robbie Bennett
Series Provisionals- Miguel Coffey, Troy Teegarden
Track Provisionals- Josh Lucas, Raffo Elmore
6th Annual Mod Squad Bash- Adams, Jimmy Payne, Warren, Bailey, Linville, Lee, Murphy, Sr., Gootee, Gullion, Flanery, Benningfield, Kramer, Elmore, Shay, Johnson, Green, Despain, Lucas, Teegarden, Garmon, Greg Payne, Pierce, Coffey

SPORTSMAN (14 entries)
1st Heat- Kevin Wilson, Danny Blackwell, Barry Chesser, Pat Hagan
2nd Heat- Bobby Mattingly, Bo Wilson, Jimmy Bryan, Roger Cecil
Feature- Kevin Wilson, Chesser, Bo Wilson, Hagan, Bryan, Mattingly, Sam Huffer, Doug Estep, James Jones, Cecil, Rob Jones, Blackwell (DNS-Willie Edelen, Steve Rector)

STREET STOCKS (24 entries)
1st Heat- Casey Bryan, Roy Skaggs, Jeff Cranmer, Terry Bartley
2nd Heat- Darrell Biven, Robbie Settles, Brian McCubbins, Pat Cranmer
Feature- Skaggs, Avral Thompson, Settles, Jeff Cranmer, Biven, Bartley, Casey Bryan, Tim Donohoo, Harry Heers, Chad Chaney, Jason Roberts, Pat Cranmer, Jim Thomas, McCubbins, Brian Whelan, John Magee, Joseph Lydian, Dan Bryan, Brad Mattingly, Brandon Boley (DNS-Dennis Lashley, Terry Greenwell, Lee Gray, Timmy Glazer)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
May 21, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #11)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Rattliff and Bailey on BetYourDriver.com Race Report May 16

Campbellsville, KY-May 21- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, May 23.

Appearing on the May 23 BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model driver Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY and Modified pilot Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY.

Rattliff is in his first full season of Late Model competition after moving up to the Late Model ranks midway through the 2005 racing season. Rattliff currently sits fifth in the points with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and is leading the Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year points chase. Rattliff will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Tommy Bailey on the phone line. Bailey is the current point leader with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, having won the series opening event at Lake Cumberland Speedway on April 22 and winning the latest series event at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY this past Saturday night.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Rattliff will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Bailey will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Custom Auto Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, and Bluegrass Cellular

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Southern Racers Regional Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 20, 2006 (Press Release #16)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Jason Keltner Captures 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 20, 2006- Second generation racer Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY scored the biggest win of young racing career by winning the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night. The win was also Keltner's first-ever Late Model feature win. There would be another first time feature winner as well, as Casey Bryan of Bloomfield, KY would notch his first ever Street Stock feature victory. Other feature winners for the night included Robbie Gullion of Charlestown, IN in Modifieds and Bobby Mattingly of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

The 30 lap, $2,000 to win 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial main event would take the green flag, with Whitney McQueary taking the initial lead, with Jason Keltner, Joey Daniel, Brad Neat, and Jimmy Owens giving chase. Owens would take fourth from Neat on lap 2 and would pressure Daniel for third by lap 4. Lee Devasier would make his way into the top five on lap 5, moving Neat back to sixth. Owens would finally win the battle for third on lap 7, as McQueary's torrid pace at the point already saw him starting to work slower traffic. Owens' assault toward the front would continue as he caught Keltner on lap 10 and this pair would battle until Owens claimed the position on lap 13. As McQueary continued to work slower traffic, Owens was cracking the whip and would have reeled in the race leader as the field took the lap 15 halfway signal. Owens would make his move one circuit later and would move to the top spot in turn one. With Owens now out front, he would slowly start to pull away from the field, until second place McQueary would pull to a stop in turn two with a flat tire. Back under green, Devasier and Neat would battle for the fourth spot, with Neat taking the position on lap 25. The final caution would wave on lap 26 for debris in turn two, with fifth place running Devasier pulling pitside under caution with a flat right rear tire. This would set up a five lap sprint to the finish that would see Owens and Keltner pull away a bit from the pace on the restart, while Neat would take third from Daniel on lap 26 exiting turn four, only to lose it right back to Daniel in turn one a half lap later. With race leader Owens taking the white flag, his mount would suffer a flat tire exiting turn two, handing the lead on the final lap over to Keltner, who would lead the final half-trip around to claim his career first win in the Terry Keltner owned Arizona Sport Shirts/GottaRace.com/Huber Amusements/Schwoebel Construction/BJC Sanitorial/Bert Transmission/Keltner Contracting/PPM Performance Products/SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics sponsored #0 C.J. Rayburn Race Car, Draime Race Engines powered unit. Neat would take second, with McQueary recovering from the flat to score third. Daniel and Larry Greer would round out the top five. Completing the top ten were Bryant Woodcock, Jimmy Owens, Jeff Watson, Mike Watson, and Lee Devasier. Sixteen entries saw McQueary be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier at 15.057 seconds and also winning the dash, with Greer would take the heat race checkered flag.

Another second generation driver, Casey Bryan, would take the lead from veteran Avral Thompson with three laps remaining to claim his first-ever career feature win by notching the 12 lap Street Stock main event in his Dan Bryan owned Little Angels Daycare/Royal America/Concrete and Colors/Blazer's Food Mart/Highgrove Grocery/ Graphic Wizard/Edelen Tire/Bryan Building Company/Bryan Racing sponsored #14 Ford LTD mount. Thompson would take the runner-up spot, with Ray Jones going third, while Robbie Settles and Pat Cranmer completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Harry Heers, Jeff Cranmer, Joe Blair, Nick Wallace, and Darrell Biven. Twenty-three entries saw Timmy Glazer be the fast qualifier at 20.057 seconds, with Glazer also winning the dash. Jones and Jeff Cranmer won the heats.

In the 20 lap Modified feature race, it would be another second-generation pilot as Robbie Gullion would lead flag to flag in dominating fashion to win the open wheel main event in the Bob Gullion owned Gilmore Construction/Dixon Racing Supply/USA Team Hoops/TumbleTown/Gullion's Garage/Wildside Race Graphics sponsored #34 Bob Pierce Race Cars, BFG Race Engines powered entry. It would be an almost literal photo finish for second through fourth, as the trio of Josh Lucas, Joe Mattingly, and Butch Shay would exit turn four in a dead heat for the checkered flag, with Mattingly finishing second, Shay third, and Lucas fourth. Dion Benningfield would capture fifth. Elliott Despain would head up the second five in the final rundown, followed by Freddy Garmon, Jason Riney, J.T. Ayers, and Rodney Bruce. Seventeen Modified entries saw heat wins scored by Riney and Gullion.

The 15 lap Sportsman main event was all Bobby Mattingly as he would lead wire to wire in a convincing manner to the checkered flag in the main event for the class aboard his Harmon Builders/Springfield NAPA Auto and Farm/Steve Hughes Race Engines/Legacy Mold and Tool/Cox Interior/Tutt's Body Shop/St. Joe Garage/Miller Lite/R and S Auto Sales sponsored #3m Chevy Malibu. Jimmy Bryan would claim second, with Pat Hagan third, while Danny Blackwell and Roger Cecil finished up the top five. Sixth through tenth would be Willie Edelen, Sam Huffer, Barry Chesser, Bo Wilson, and James Jones

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 20, 2006

LATE MODELS (16 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Whitney McQueary 15.057
Dash- McQueary, Brad Neat, Jason Keltner, Joey Daniel, Jimmy Owens, Timmy Yeager
Heat- Larry Greer, Lee Devasier, Rick Corbin, Jeff Watson
3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial- Keltner, Neat, McQueary, Daniel, Greer, Bryant Woodcock, Owens, Jeff Watson, Mike Watson, Devasier, Corbin, Jerry Ellis, Jr., Cliff Clark, Mike Wooldridge (DNS-Timmy Yeager, Anthony Ferguson)

STREET STOCKS (23 entries)
Top Qualifier- Timmy Glazer 20.057
Dash- Glazer, Avral Thompson, Casey Bryan, Shane Lafollette, Nick Wallace, Pat Cranmer
1st Heat- Ray Jones, Joe Blair, Harry Heers, Brad Mattingly
2nd Heat- Jeff Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Chad Chaney, Terry Greenwell
Feature- Casey Bryan, Thompson, Jones, Settles, Pat Cranmer, Heers, Jeff Cranmer, Blair, Wallace, Darrell Biven, Dan Bryan, Chaney, Greenwell, Lee Gray, Jason Roberts, Bryan Whelan, Ed Parrott, Brad Mattingly, Dennis Lashley, Glazer, Lafollette, John Magee (DNS-Brian McCubbin)

MODIFIEDS (17 entries)
1st Heat- Jason Riney, Joe Mattingly, Dion Benningfield, Butch Shay
2nd Heat- Robbie Gullion, Elliott Despain, Josh Lucas, J.T. Ayers
Feature- Gullion, Mattingly, Shay, Lucas, Benningfield, Despain, Freddy Garmon, Riney, Ayers, Rodney Bruce, Robbie Bennett, Raffo Elmore, Rocky Wilson, Clarence Belcher, Randall Basham, Todd Coffman (DNS-Robbie Turner)

SPORTSMAN (15 entries)
1st Heat- Jimmy Bryan, Pat Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Willie Edelen
2nd Heat- Bobby Mattingly, Roger Cecil, Bo Wilson, Rob Jones
Feature- Mattingly, Bryan, Hagan, Danny Blackwell, Cecil, Edelen, Sam Huffer, Barry Chesser, Bo Wilson, James Jones, Russ Ferguson, Terry Bartley, Jones, Kevin Wilson (DNS-Doug Estep)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
May 14, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #10)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

College Graduates Guest on BetYourDriver.com Race Report May 16

Campbellsville, KY-May 14- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, May 16.

Appearing on the May 16 BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model drivers Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY and Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY. Both drivers just recently received their college diplomas.

Keltner just graduated from Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY this past Saturday, earning his college degree in education, with an emphasis in Health and Physical Education. Keltner is a second generation racer who is a former WKA (World Karting Association) Florida Speedweeks champion. Keltner also has asphalt experience at the old Louisville Motor Speedway in Louisville, KY, before making the move to the Modified division and dirt track racing a couple season back. Better known as "The Jet", Keltner made the move to the Late Model ranks midway through the 2005 season and would finish runner-up in the Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year points chase at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Keltner has top five feature finishes at four different tracks so far in the early portion of the 2006 season. Keltner will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Aaron Hatton on the phone line. Hatton graduated from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY on May 7, earning his college diploma is Business and Economics. Hatton has also raced since his teen years and was the 2004 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion and comes off a fourth place finish in the Hugh "Junebug" Rowland Memorial this past Saturday night at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Keltner will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Hatton will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Auto Custom Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, and Bluegrass Cellular

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Murphy Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, Southern Racers Regional Series, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 14, 2006 (Press Release #14-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20

Bardstown, KY-May 14, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will return to action this week on Saturday, May 20, as the ½ mile high-banked clay oval located just outside of historic Bardstown, KY will present the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial for Late Models, paying $2,000 to win.

Bluegrass Speedway returns to action after a two week hiatus with the running of the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial, paying $2,000 to win for the Late Model division. This event is held in memory of the late Jerry Rucker, who was a resident of Hodgenville, KY and long time racer in the Central Kentucky area. Rucker was tragically killed in a trucking accident in 2003. For this event, the Late Models and Street Stocks will take time trials, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. Previous winners of the Jerry Rucker Memorial include Tim Tungate and Brad Neat.

The 9th Annual Spring Sizzler that was postponed on April 29 will now take place on Tuesday evening, May 30, as part of the inaugural Kentucky Speedweeks that will be sanctioned by the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Spectators with general admission tickets and those with pit passes can use those rain checks on the rescheduled date. Those rain checks can also be used for this week's 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20 and/or for the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series on May 27. The rain check is good for only one of any of the above mentioned events.

Normal starting times return with the May 20 racing program. Activities for the May 20 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $50,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 22 and feature winners that evening included Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Knob Lick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Current track championship division point leaders heading into this weekend's racing activities are Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Joey Jones of Borden, IN in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 14, 2006 (Press Release #13-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of April 29, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Whitney McQueary- 30
2. Dustin Neat- 27
3. Greg Lucas- 25
4. Joey Daniel- 23
5. Jason Keltner- 21
6. Mike Watson- 20
7. Larry Greer- 19
8. Jordan Bland- 17
9. Anthony Ferguson- 13
10. Dusty Chapman- 11

MODIFIEDS
1. Joey Jones- 27
2. Freddy Garmon- 25
Butch Shay- 25
4. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 23
5. Joe Mattingly- 21
6. Josh Lucas- 20
7. J.T. Ayers- 18
8. Brad Mattingly- 16
9. Randall Basham- 15
10. Benji Lee- 14

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 30
2. Bobby Mattingly- 27
3. Sam Huffer- 25
4. Steve Rector- 23
5. Willie Edelen- 21
6. Rob Jones- 20
7. Bo Wilson- 18
8. Pat Hagan- 15
9. Roger Cecil- 14
10. Jimmy Bryan- 13

STREET STOCKS
1. Timmy Glazer- 25
2. Pat Cranmer- 22
3. Roy Bryan- 20
4. Jeff Cranmer- 18
5. Casey Bryan- 16
6. Avral Thompson- 15
7. Darrell Biven- 14
8. Daroyl Samples- 13
9. Joe Blair- 12
10. Robbie Settles- 11

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 20
2. Dave Crawford- 6

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 13
2. Rocky Wilson- 11
3. Billy Uptegraft- 5

NEXT RACE: May 20- Bluegrass Speedway will have the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial, paying $2,000 to win for Late Models, plus a regular show for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set for 8:00 (all times are EDT). For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
May 7, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #9)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Johnny Wheeler, Scotty Earl, and Mike Jewell on BetYourDriver.com Race Report May 9

Campbellsville, KY-May 7- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, May 9.

Appearing on the May 9 BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model drivers Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY, Scotty Earl of Louisville, KY, and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN.

Wheeler is off to a hot start in 2006 with three Late Model feature wins in a row at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Wheeler is racing a team car with fellow in-studion guest Scotty Earl, as Earl has posted top five feature finishes at Lake Cumberland Speedway and at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. Both are second generation racers, with Wheeler the son of the late Junior Wheeler and Earl the son of former Late Model racer Robert Earl. Wheeler and Earl will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Mike Jewell on the phone line. Jewell is one of the defending co-champions for 2005 with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and is fresh off a win at 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY this past Saturday night with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Earl will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Jewell will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 30 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Auto Custom Accessories, Wilson Plumbing, and Bluegrass Cellular

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
May 7, 2006 (Press Release #12-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Idle This Week; 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20

Bardstown, KY-May 7, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will be off again this week, but the rumble of engines and the smell of race fuel returns to the ½ mile high-banked Bluegrass Speedway located just outside of historic Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, May 20, with the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial.

Bluegrass Speedway will be closed this Saturday night, May 13, as track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will be in Bowling Green, KY to attend the college graduation of their youngest daughter, Amanda, from Western Kentucky University. Racing action will return to Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night, May 20, with the running of the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial, paying $2,000 to win for Late Models, along with a regular show for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. This event is held in memory of the late Jerry Rucker, who was a resident of Hodgenville, KY and long time racer in the Central Kentucky area. Rucker was tragically killed in a trucking accident in 2003. For this event, the Late Models and Street Stocks will take time trials, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. Previous winners of the Jerry Rucker Memorial include Tim Tungate and Brad Neat.

The 9th Annual Spring Sizzler that was postponed on April 29 will now take place on Tuesday evening, May 30, as part of the inaugural Kentucky Speedweeks that will be sanctioned by the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Spectators with general admission tickets and those with pit passes can use those rain checks on the rescheduled date. Those rain checks can also be used for the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20 and for the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series on May 27. The rain check is good for only one of any of the above mentioned events.

Normal starting times return with the May 20 racing program. Activities for the May 20 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $50,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 22 and feature winners that evening included Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Knob Lick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

For Immediate Release:
Dustin Jarrett -- O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rained Out at Bluegrass Speedway; 201 Speedway Up Next

LEXINGTON, KY -- Mother Natured claimed her fourth Series win of the season Saturday night at the Bluegrass Speedway as a slow, steady rainfall forced the cancellation of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series' 9th Annual Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway.

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points leader Brad Neat set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 15.014. Although qualifications were in the books, according to Series Procedures the program will start over when it is made up on Tuesday night, May 30th, as part of the Kentucky Speedweek.

This Saturday, May 6th, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts heads east to 201 Speedway. On tap will be a complete program for the nation's most competitive regional racing series with Racing Optics Time Trials, Mason Racin'/Arizona Sport Shirts Heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main paying $3000 to win. Past O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series winners at 201 Speedway include inaugural Series Champion Eddie Carrier Jr. (twice), Paul Harris (twice), Whitney McQueary (twice), 2004 Series Champion Aaron Hatton, and Tyrel Todd.

201 Speedway is 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located 5.5 miles north of US 23 on SR 201, just north of Sitka, KY. The track phone number on race day is (606) 265-3201.

Dunnville, KY's Brad Neat leads the current Series point standings holding a 65-point advantage over Buffalo, KY native Bryan Barber. Defending Series Co-Champion Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY sits third while Greendale, IN's Scott James holds fourth. Defending series Rookie of the Year Chris Combs and defending series Co-Champion Mike Jewell are tied for fifth.

Thus far in 2006, four events have been run while four events have been rained out. Martinsville, IN veteran Don O'Neal captured the first two races of the season going back-to-back at Florence Speedway on April 14th and 15th. Bedford, IN's Greg Johnson led all 40 laps en route to winning the 23rd Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic at Brownstown Speedway on April 22nd and followed that up with a win last Friday night at the Richmond Raceway.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the series office at (859)433-5707.

2006 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Upcoming Schedule

May 6 - 201 Speedway, Sitka, KY - $3000 to Win
May 12 - Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, KY - $3,000 to Win (3rd Annual Spring 40)
May 13 – Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, KY - $3,000 to Win (7th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial)
May 20 - Lake Cumberland Speedway, Burnside, KY - $3000 to win (Coco-Cola 40)
May 29 – KENTUCKY SPEEDWEEK - KY Lake Motor Speedway, Calvert City, KY - $3000 to win
May 30 – KENTUCKY SPEEDWEEK – Bluegrass Speedway, Bardstown, KY - $3000 to win
May 31 – Off
June 1 – KENTUCKY SPEEDWEEK – Richmond Raceway, Richmond, KY - $3000 to win
June 2 – KENTUCKY SPEEDWEEK – Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, KY - $5000 to win

2006 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points

1. 41 Brad Neat - 830
2. 10 Brian Barber - 765
3. 18 Tim Tungate - 745
4. 83 Scott James - 730
5. 47 Chris Combs - 725
5. 9 Mike Jewell - 725
7. 11 Bobby Wolter Jr. - 600
8. 16 Justin Rattliff - 585
9. 4 Greg Johnson - 550
10. 33 Jesse Lay - 535

2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

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Sunoco Race Fuels – “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series”

2006 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Supporters Include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sunoco Race Fuels, DART Machinery, Lucas Oil Products, Hoosier Race Tires, American Race Tires, PPM Performance Products, Bazell Fuels, Cruise With the Champions, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Racing Optics, Mason Racin', Design 500, Trailer Parts & Sales, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Race Engines, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Bert Transmissions, Rick Schwallie Photography, and Real Wheels www.battleofthebluegrass.com

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
April 30, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #8)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Bryan Barber and Doug Bland on BetYourDriver.com Race Report May 2

Campbellsville, KY-April 30- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, May 2.

Appearing on the May 2 BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model driver Bryan Barber of Summersville, KY and Doug Bland of BetYourDriver.com.

Barber comes of a season tying best finish of second place in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action from this past Friday night at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY. Barber is driving for Frank Revel Motorsports in 2006 and will compete for the 2006 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series championship. Barber is a third generation racer who operates B and B Motorsports in Buffalo, KY with his father, Butch Barber, where the pair also construct and build Bandit Race Cars. Barber is also a former Late Model track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Barber will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Doug Bland on the phone line. Bland is associated with the BetYourDriver.com online betting firm. Bland will be discussing the plans to have online betting available for some of the major Dirt Late Model racing events of 2006.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Barber will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Bland will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Auto Custom Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 30, 2006 (Press Release #11-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of April 29, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Whitney McQueary- 30
2. Dustin Neat- 27
3. Greg Lucas- 25
4. Joey Daniel- 23
5. Jason Keltner- 21
6. Mike Watson- 20
7. Larry Greer- 19
8. Jordan Bland- 17
9. Anthony Ferguson- 13
10. Dusty Chapman- 11

MODIFIEDS
1. Joey Jones- 27
2. Freddy Garmon- 25
Butch Shay- 25
4. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 23
5. Joe Mattingly- 21
6. Josh Lucas- 20
7. J.T. Ayers- 18
8. Brad Mattingly- 16
9. Randall Basham- 15
10. Benji Lee- 14

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 30
2. Bobby Mattingly- 27
3. Sam Huffer- 25
4. Steve Rector- 23
5. Willie Edelen- 21
6. Rob Jones- 20
7. Bo Wilson- 18
8. Pat Hagan- 15
9. Roger Cecil- 14
10. Jimmy Bryan- 13

STREET STOCKS
1. Timmy Glazer- 25
2. Pat Cranmer- 22
3. Roy Bryan- 20
4. Jeff Cranmer- 18
5. Casey Bryan- 16
6. Avral Thompson- 15
7. Darrell Biven- 14
8. Daroyl Samples- 13
9. Joe Blair- 12
10. Robbie Settles- 11

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 15
2. Dave Crawford- 6

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 13
2. Rocky Wilson- 11
3. Billy Uptegraft- 5

NEXT RACE: On Saturday, May 20, Bluegrass Speedway will have the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial, paying $2,000 to win for Late Models, plus a regular show for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates open at 5:00. Hot laps are at 6:30, time trials will go around 7:00, with racing set for 8:00 (all times are EDT). There will be no racing at Bluegrass Speedway on May 6 and May 13. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 30, 2006 (Press Release #11-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Idle Next Two Weeks; Racing Returns on May 20

Bardstown, KY-April 30, 2006- With Mother Nature forcing postponement of the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler this past Saturday night, the ½ mile, high-banked Bluegrass Speedway located just outside of historic Bardstown, KY will be idle for the next two weekends, but will return to action on May 20 with the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial.

The 9th Annual Spring Sizzler that was postponed will now take place on Tuesday evening, May 30, as race number two of the inaugural Kentucky Speedweeks that will be sanctioned by the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Spectators with general admission tickets and those with pit passes can use those rain checks on the rescheduled date. Those rain checks can also be used for the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20 and for the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series on May 27. The rain check is good for only one of any of the above mentioned events. All drivers that were signed in for the April 29 event will receive show-up points for the night in the quest for the 2006 track championships.

Bluegrass Speedway will be idle this coming Saturday night, May 6, for the 132nd Kentucky Derby and will also be closed on Saturday night, May 13, as track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will be attending the college graduation of their youngest daughter, Amanda, at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY.

Racing action will return at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night, May 20, with the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on the racing schedule. The event is held in honor of the former Bluegrass Speedway racer from Hodgenville, KY who was tragically killed in a trucking accident in 2003. The Late Models will headline the racing program, racing for $2,000 to win, with Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks also in action.

Normal starting times return with the May 20 racing program. Activities for the May 20 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 7:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $50,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 22 and feature winners that evening included Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Knob Lick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about this event at Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 29, 2006 (Press Release #10-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Rain Forces Postponement of Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway to May 30

Bardstown, KY-April 29, 2006- On and off again rain showers finally turned into a slow drizzle at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening forcing Bluegrass Speedway and O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series officials to postpone the running of the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler. The Spring Sizzler event will now be the Tuesday night, May 30, event of the inaugural Kentucky Speedweeks for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. The event on May 30 will be a whole new program of hot laps, time trials, qualifying heats, B-mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win A-main 9th Annual Spring Sizzler. Sportsman and Street Stocks will also be in action that Tuesday evening.

Showers arrived after hot laps were completed and the track was ran back in as Racing Optics time trials were completed for the Late Model division, with Brad Neat setting fast time with a 15.104 second lap. Just as Modified time trials were set to begin, the rain showers moved back in over the speedway and would not let up, forcing postponement of the event by track and series officials around 7:45 p.m.

Race fans and racers were asked to keep their tickets and pit passes as their rain check and those tickets and passes can be used at any one of the following events coming up at Bluegrass Speedway: the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20, the 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series on May 27, or the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series that will now be contested as part of Kentucky Speedweeks on Tuesday evening, May 30.

Bluegrass Speedway will be idle the next two weekends, but will return to action on Saturday night, May 20, with the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial. The Late Models will race for $2,000 to win, along with a regular show for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

Normal start times will return with the May 20 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event, with pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., main gates open at 5:00 p.m., drivers meeting at 6:00 p.m., hot laps at 6:30 p.m., time trials at 7:00 p.m., and racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. All times are EDT.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
April 23, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #7)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

McQueary, Witt, and Ferrell on BetYourDriver.com Race Report April 25

Campbellsville, KY-April 23- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, April 25.

Appearing on the April 25 program of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model driver Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY, Richmond Raceway co-promoter Brandon Witt, and Bluegrass Speedway co-promoter David Ferrell.

McQueary finished second in the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series points chase and comes on after winning the season opening event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. McQueary races for the Bigg Dawg Motorsports team based in Dunnville, KY and is the manager of Bigg Dawg Performance Parts, also located in Dunnville, KY. McQueary will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

The first portion of the "long-distance" portion of the program will have Richmond Raceway co-promoter Brandon Witt on the air. Witt is a former Late Model racer and co-promotes the Richmond, KY race track with Shayne Puckett. Witt will be discussing being a first year promoter and also preview the upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event at Richmond Raceway this Friday, April 28.

Also appearing during the second half of the "long-distance" portion of the show will be Bluegrass Speedway co-promoter David Ferrell. Ferrell co-promotes the Bardstown, KY race track with his wife, Anita Ferrell, and daughter Amanda Ferrell. Ferrell will be discussing his 2006 race season plans and the upcoming Spring Sizzler for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series coming up this Saturday night, April 29.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. McQueary will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Witt and Mr. Ferrell will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Auto Custom Accessories, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 23, 2006 (Press Release #9-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCars Invade Bluegrass Speedway for Spring Sizzler on April 29

Bardstown, KY-April 23, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway is set for its first special event of the 2006 racing season as the ½ mile high-banked clay oval located just outside of historic Bardstown, KY will present the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler this Saturday evening, April 29. The event will be sanctioned by the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

The 9th Annual Spring Sizzler will see the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar in action with a complete program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Arizona Sport Shirts/Mason Racin' heats, Design 500 B-mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win Late Model A-main event. Also on the racing docket for the evening will be the Modified and Sportsman divisions. The Modifieds will race for $500 to win their 20 lap feature, with the Sportsman racing for $200 to win in their 15 lap main event. The Street Stocks will have the evening off.

All divisions will compete in qualifying heats, B-mains (if necessary), and A-main feature events. For the April 29 event, the Late Model and Modified divisions will take time trials, with the Sportsman class using the pill draw to determine heat race starting assignments.

There are special starting times in place for all April events. Activities for the April 29 racing program will see pit gates open at 3:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 4:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 5:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 5:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 6:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $15, children ages 6 to 12 are $8, children under age 6 are admitted free, with a pit pass going for $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $50,000 for the season.

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 22 and feature winners that evening included Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Knob Lick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about this event at Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or visit the sanctioning body for the event at their webpage of www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 23, 2006 (Press Release #8-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten in Track Points as of April 22, 2006
LATE MODELS
1. Whitney McQueary- 25
2. Dustin Neat- 22
3. Greg Lucas- 20
4. Joey Daniel- 18
5. Jason Keltner- 16
6. Mike Watson- 15
7. Larry Greer- 14
8. Anthony Ferguson- 13
9. Jordan Bland- 12
10. Dusty Chapman- 11

MODIFIEDS
1. Freddy Garmon- 25
2. Joey Jones- 22
3. Butch Shay- 20
4. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 18
5. Joe Mattingly- 16
6. Josh Lucas- 15
7. Benji Lee- 14
8. J.T. Ayers- 13
9. Robbie Bennett- 12
10. Brad Mattingly- 11

SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 25
2. Bobby Mattingly- 22
3. Sam Huffer- 20
4. Steve Rector- 18
5. Willie Edelen- 16
6. Rob Jones- 15
7. Roger Cecil- 14
8. Bo Wilson- 13
9. Russ Ferguson- 12
10. Jenna Chesser- 11

STREET STOCKS
1. Timmy Glazer- 25
2. Pat Cranmer- 22
3. Roy Bryan- 20
4. Jeff Cranmer- 18
5. Casey Bryan- 16
6. Avral Thompson- 15
7. Darrell Biven- 14
8. Daroyl Samples- 13
9. Joe Blair- 12
10. Robbie Settles- 11

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 15

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Raffo Elmore- 8
2. Rocky Wilson- 6

NEXT RACE: On Saturday, April 29, Bluegrass Speedway will have the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler featuring the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, with the Late Models racing for $3,000 to win, along with a regular weekly program for Modifieds and Sportsman (Street Stocks are off). Pit gates will open at 3:00, with main gates open at 4:00. Time Trials will go around 6:00, with racing set for 7:00 (all times are EDT). This is a special event. Adult general admission will be $15, with children ages 6 to 12 at $8, children under age 6 are free, and a pit pass will cost $30. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, consult the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 22, 2006 (Press Release #7-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

McQueary, Garmon, Wilson, and Glazer Visit Victory Lane at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-April 22, 2006- A total of 84 race cars signed in for the 2006 season opener at Bluegrass Speedway and feature race winners for the inaugural event of the race season were Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Knob Lick, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

The 25 lap Late Model feature would see Dustin Neat take the lead into turn one, with third starting Whitney McQueary going to second, followed by Jordan Bland, Mike Watson, and Lee Devasier. The first caution would wave on lap 2 as Dave Crawford and Jake Henry would wreck in turn four, with the night being finished for both drivers. The restart would still have McQueary out front, with Neat and Bland giving chase, while Devasier and Jason Keltner would mix it up for the fifth spot. Devasier would see his night end when he spun his mount into the infield and stalled the engine and would not rejoin the field. Disaster would strike for Jordan Bland on lap 9 when his entry would slow in turn three with a flat tire, as he was able to change the tire, but would be one lap down upon returning to the field. On the restart, Greg Lucas would begin to flex his muscles and would take third from Watson on lap 10. With McQueary and Neat running away from the pack, Watson, Joey Daniel, and Keltner would go at for third, going three-wide for the spot on lap 13. Watson would win the battle momentarily, as Daniel would slide past Keltner on lap 15. McQueary would still hold the lead, but Neat would close up on his bumper with 5 laps remaining. Daniel would work by Watson for fourth on lap 22, with Keltner now setting his sights on Watson for fifth. Meanwhile, McQueary would stave off Neat for the win in the Kelco Metals/Target Steel/Bigg Dawg Performance Parts/ Modern Systems/Tarter Gate/Tarter Tube #5m Rocket Chassis/Estes Race Engine powered mount. Neat would go second, with Lucas third. Daniel would roll home fourth, while Keltner would squeeze by Watson for fifth on the final lap. The rest of the top ten behind Watson would be Larry Greer, Anthony Ferguson, Bland, and Dusty Chapman. Nineteen Late Models were on hand, with McQueary setting the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast time award at 16.409 seconds. Neat would win the dash, while Daniel scored the time-shortened heat win.

The 20 lap Modified feature would see Freddy Garmon go the lead on lap two and enjoy a spirited battle with Robbie Gullion before Gullion pulled pitside with mechanical issues. Garmon would then get pressure from Matt Bex after a lap 10 caution, with Bex taking the top spot on lap 12 before the final caution waved with 4 laps remaining. After two failed restarts, Garmon would dip below Bex and reclaim the lead on lap 17 and drive to his first win at Bluegrass since the 2000 racing season in his Brown's Overhead Door/Williams and Tucker Auto Parts/Automotive Specialities/Steele's Body Shop/Davis Machine Shop #10 Lightning Chassis/Davis Race Engine entry. Joey Jones would take runner-up honors, with veteran Butch Shay grabbing third. Sam Murphy, Sr. and Joe Mattingly would round out the top five. Completing the top ten were Josh Lucas, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, Robbie Bennett, and Brad Mattingly. Twenty-two open-wheelers were on hand with heat race wins scored by Garmon and Joe Mattingly.

The 15 lap Sportsman feature got off to a scary start with Mike Bailey going for a nasty looking flip in turn one on the start, but was able to walk away uninjured. Once underway, Kevin Wilson would take command of the field and drive away to the feature checkered flag in his Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/ Nealco Electric/Sutherland Brothers Farms/Little Man Horseshoeing/Non Such Campground #98 Monte Carlo unit. Bobby Mattingly, Sam Huffer, Steve Rector, and Willie Edelen would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Rob Jones, Roger Cecil, Bo Wilson, Russ Ferguson, and Jenna Chesser. Huffer was the top qualifier among 15 entries at a 19.290 second lap. Jimmy Bryan won the dash, with Mattingly winning the heat.

The 12 lap Sportsman feature would see Timmy Glazer take the lead with four circuits remaining and hold on for the feature win aboard his Tech-1/First South Credit #93 entry. Trailing Glazer at the finish in the top five were Pat Cranmer, Roy Bryan, Jeff Cranmer, and Casey Bryan. The rest of the top ten would be occupied by Avral Thompson, Darrell Biven, Daroyl Samples, Joe Blair, and Robbie Settles. Twenty-eight drivers on hand in the Street Stock class saw heat race wins go to Pat Cranmer, Brian McCubbin, and Roy Bryan.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-April 22, 2006

LATE MODELS (19 entries)
Top Qualifier- Whitney McQueary 16.409
Dash- Dustin Neat, Jordan Bland, McQueary, Mike Watson, Jason Keltner, Larry Greer
Heat- Joey Daniel, Lee Devasier, Dave Crawford, Dusty Chapman
Feature- McQueary, Neat, Greg Lucas, Daniel, Keltner, Mike Watson, Greer, Anthony Ferguson, Bland, Chapman, Devasier, Jason Hinkle, Sammy Kerr, Timmy Yeager, Jake Henry, Crawford (DNS-Cliff Clark, Bryant Woodcock, Jeff Watson)

MODIFIEDS (22 entries)
1st Heat- Freddy Garmon, Robbie Gullion, Matt Bex, Josh Lucas
2nd Heat- Joe Mattingly, Butch Shay, Joey Jones, Randy Turpin
Feature- Garmon, Jones, Shay, Sam Murphy, Sr., Joe Mattingly, Lucas, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, Robbie Bennett, Brad Mattingly, Randall Basham, Thomas Brooks, Raffo Elmore, Bex, Rocky Wilson, John Tyler, Bobby Neal, Turpin, Dion Benningfield, Gullion, Robbie Turner, Rodney Bruce

SPORTSMAN (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Sam Huffer 19.290
Dash- Jimmy Bryan, Mike Bailey, Kevin Wilson, Pat Hagan, Sam Huffer, Bo Wilson
Heat- Bobby Mattingly, Willie Edelen, Steve Rector, James Jones
Feature- Kevin Wilson, Mattingly, Huffer, Rector, Edelen, Rob Jones, Roger Cecil, Bo Wilson, Russ Ferguson, Jenna Chesser, Hagan, Jones, Bryan, Bailey (DNS-Terry Bartley)

STREET STOCKS (28 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Cranmer, Avral Thompson, Daroyl Samples, Robbie Settles
2nd Heat- Brian McCubbin, Timmy Glazer, Casey Bryan, Joe Blair
3rd Heat- Roy Bryan, Henry Heers, Jeff Cranmer, Roy Skaggs
Feature- Glazer, Pat Cranmer, Roy Bryan, Jeff Cranmer, Casey Bryan, Thompson, Darrell Biven, Samples, Blair, Settles, Shane LaFollette, Jason Bartley, Chad Chaney, Ray Jones, Brad Mattingly, Terry Greenwell, Brian Whelan, John Hansel, Ken Sumner, Jesse Whitaker, Skaggs, Heers, McCubbin (DNS-Doug Estep, Casey Payton, Ed Parrott, Dennis Lashley, Lenny Tipton)

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
April 16, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #6)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Dirt Late Model Racer Brad Neat/Lake Cumberland's Harold Hardgrove on BetYourDriver.com Race Report April 11

Campbellsville, KY-April 16- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, April 18.

Appearing on the April 18 program of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Dirt Late Model driver Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY and Lake Cumberland Speedway track promoter Harold Hardgrove.

Neat comes off of a pair of top ten finishes in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action from this past Friday and Saturday night at Florence Speedway in Union, KY. Neat is a former Bluegrass Speedway Late Model track champion and also finished in the top ten in the 2004 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series final points and also in the top ten in 2004 NARA Late Model Series national points. Neat will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

Appearing during the "long-distance" portion of the program will be Harold Hardgrove, who is track promoter at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnsidie, KY. Known as the "House of Hardcore Mayhem", Hardgrove's Lake Cumberland Speedway will host the 2006 series opener for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series this coming Saturday night, April 22, and will preview this event and others planned for Lake Cumberland in 2006.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Neat will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Hardgrove will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Auto Auction, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 16, 2006 (Press Release #6-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Ready for 2006 with Season Opener on April 22

Bardstown, KY-April 16, 2006- After 51 entries took laps at open practice this past weekend, Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY is set to officially get the 2006 racing season underway at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval located just outside of historic Bardstown, KY this coming Saturday night, April 22.

The 2006 season opener for Bluegrass Speedway will feature a weekly racing series program for the Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions. The Late Models will race 25 laps in their feature event for $1,000 to win. The Modified class will race 20 laps in their feature event for $500 to win. The Sportsman division will go 15 laps in their main event for $200 to win. The Street Stocks will go 12 circuits in their feature for $100 to win.

All divisions will compete in qualifying heats, B-mains (if necessary), and A-main feature events. For the April 22 event, the Late Model and Sportsman divisions will take time trials, with the Modified and Street Stock classes using the pill draw to determine their heat race starting assignments.

There are special starting times in place for all April events. Activities for the April 22 season opener will see pit gates open at 3:00 p.m., with main gates opening at 4:00 p.m. The driver's meeting will go at 5:00 p.m., with hot laps set to begin around 5:30 p.m. Time trials will go around 6:00 p.m., with racing action set to take the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m. Adult general admission is $10, children ages 6 to 12 are $5, children under age 6 are admitted free, with a pit pass going for $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also an associate of the Contingency Connection program again in 2006, allowing drivers to sign up for free to be included in the prestigious program that holds products manufacturer certificates that total in excess of $50,000 for the season.

Defending track champions at Bluegrass Speedway from the 2005 race season are Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in Late Models, Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY in Modifieds, Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman, and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. The track presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September for all ages. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 9, 2006 (Press Release #4-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway is Contingency Connection Associate Again for 2006

Bardstown, KY- April 9, 2006- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY is proud to announce that it will once again be an associate with the Contingency Connection national contingency program in 2006.

The Contingency Connection is a contingency program ran exclusively at 60 tracks throughout the United States. The contingency awards will be awarded to forty (40) racers throughout the 2006 race season. Each track involved in the Contingency Connection program in 2006 will have a possible total of over $50,000 in national contingency awards up for grabs.

National product manufacturers such as Auto Meter, MSD, Comp Cams, Mr. Gasket, Hedman Hedders, Richmond Gear, Lincoln Electric, Mallory, Accel, Painless Wiring, and RJS Safety are just some of the numerous product manufacturers that will be posting awards for the racers at Bluegrass Speedway that are signed up for the program.

The program is free to racers and cost them nothing to sign up. They check off the products that are on the Contingency Connection list of product manufacturers that they are using on their race cars and display the designated decals provided by the Contingency Connection program and the product manufacturers. When a registered driver is a winner (and this does not mean winning a feature event, but could be), a representative of the track turns in that drivers winning information to the Contingency Connection folks. The posted contingency awards will be distributed in the form of $25 product certificates or $25 product packages. Winning racers normally receive their awards directly for the manufacturers typically within 30 to 60 days of their CC program win.

Bluegrass Speedway will have an open practice for the Late Model, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions this coming Saturday, April 15, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The 2006 racing season officially begins on Saturday, April 22, with the 2006 season opener featuring a weekly racing series program of Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway just outside beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. Charles Hamilton in the owner of the ½ mile high-banked clay oval, while David and Anita Ferrell serve as the track promoters. Dirt track racing sports entertainment for the entire family is presented from mid-April through September. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, interested parties can browse www.bluegrass-speedway.com on the internet.

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 9, 2006 (Press Release #3-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Set For Open Practice on This Saturday, April 15

Bardstown, Kentucky- April 9, 2006- Track promoters David and Anita are set to get the 12th season of dirt track sports entertainment underway at Bluegrass Speedway, located just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. The Ferrell's are set to start their 7th season at the promotional helm of the ½ mile high-banked clay oval.

The first order of business to get the 2006 race season started will be an open practice at the track on Saturday, April 15. The open practice will allow drivers to get some practice laps on their race entries and make sure there are no problems with their mounts. It will also allow racers and race fans to get a look at the new clay racing surface that is in place for the 2006 racing season. The off-season track resurfacing project is the first time that new dirt has been put down on the track since the start of the 1997 season.

The open practice that will take place on April 15 will see pit gates open at 3:00 p.m. There will be a driver's meeting around 5:15, with official practice lap sessions set to start around 6:00, with continuous rounds of practice laps taking place until the track will closed for practice at 9:00 p.m. Admission to the main grandstand area to view the open practice is free, with pit passes for the open practice being $15.

The official race season and 2006 track championship points chase will begin with the 2006 season opening event on Saturday evening, April 22. That opening night event will feature a regular show for Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Both the April 22 and April 29 events will see all events start one hour earlier, with pit gates opening at 3:00 p.m. and race action getting the green flag around 7:00 p.m. Defending track champions from the 2005 race season at Bluegrass Speedway include Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in Late Models, Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY in Modifieds, Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman, and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks. Weekly racing series events at Bluegrass Speedway will see the Late Models race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200, and Street Stocks for $100.

Bluegrass Speedway is proud to once again be one of only 60 tracks in the nation to have the prestigious Contingency Connection national contingency program for its racers in 2006. Over 100 tracks applied to participate in the program, but Bluegrass Speedway was chosen as a participating track because of the importance Bluegrass Speedway places on its weekly racing program. National manufacturers such as Auto Meter, MSD, Comp Cams, Mr. Gasket, Hedman Hedders, Richmond Gear, Lincoln Electric, Mallory, Accel, Painless Wiring, and RJS Safety are just some of the product manufacturers that will be posting awards for Bluegrass Speedway racers.

The Late Model division will once again race under a Hoosier only tire rule in 2006 for its weekly racing series event. The tire rule has an open compound Hoosier Tire allowed on the front of the cars, while the racers are limited to the LM20, D21, 1300, LM40, D55, and/or 1600 compound tires on the rear only. The Modified division will also utilize the Hoosier only tire rule, with their only choices being the D40, A40, H40, RC2, RC4, and/or RC6 compound tires. The Sportsman and Street Stock division saw only minor rule changes for the 2006 race season.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Bluegrass Speedway presents dirt track racing sports entertainment for all ages from mid-April through September, with Saturday nights being race night. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and its racing events, visit the track's page on the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
April 8, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #5)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Dirt Late Model Racer Tim Tungate/Florence Speedway's Josh King on BetYourDriver.com Race Report April 11

Campbellsville, KY-April 8- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, April 11.

Appearing on the April 11 program of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be veteran Dirt Late Model driver Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY and Florence Speedway co-promoter Josh King.

Tungate was the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series co-champion and recently started his 2006 season off with a bang by taking the $7,500 to win Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic at Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway in Clarksville, TN. The Central Kentucky veteran will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.

Appearing during the "long-distance" portion of the program will be Josh King of Florence Speedway in Union, KY. Josh is the son of Jerry and Mona King, who operate Florence Speedway. Josh helps Jerry with day to day and raceday operation of the 1/2 mile Northern Kentucky oval. King will preview the upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series dates on April 14 and April 15, those being the Spring 50 tune-up and the annual Spring 50.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Tungate will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. King will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Highway 80 Auto Auction, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
April 5, 2006 (Press Release #2-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Set For Open Practice on Saturday, April 15

Bardstown, Kentucky- April 5, 2006- Track promoters David and Anita are set to get the 12th season of dirt track sports entertainment underway at Bluegrass Speedway, located just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY. The Ferrell's are set to start their 7th season at the promotional helm of the ½ mile high-banked clay oval.

The first order of business to get the 2006 race season started will be an open practice at the track on Saturday, April 15. The open practice will allow drivers to get some practice laps on their race entries and make sure there are no problems with their mounts. It will also allow racers and race fans to get a look at the new clay racing surface that is in place for the 2006 racing season. The off-season track resurfacing project is the first time that new dirt has been put down on the track since the start of the 1997 season.

The open practice that will take place on April 15 will see pit gates open at 3:00 p.m. There will be a driver's meeting around 5:15, with official practice lap sessions set to start around 6:00, with continuous rounds of practice laps taking place until the track will closed for practice at 9:00 p.m. Admission to the main grandstand area to view the open practice is free, with pit passes for the open practice being $15.

The official race season and 2006 track championship points chase will begin with the 2006 season opening event on Saturday evening, April 22. That opening night event will feature a regular show for Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Both the April 22 and April 29 events will see all events start one hour earlier, with pit gates opening at 3:00 p.m. and race action getting the green flag around 7:00 p.m. Defending track champions from the 2005 race season at Bluegrass Speedway include Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in Late Models, Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY in Modifieds, Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman, and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks. Weekly racing series events at Bluegrass Speedway will see the Late Models race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds for $500 to win, Sportsman for $200, and Street Stocks for $100.

Bluegrass Speedway is proud to once again be one of only 60 tracks in the nation to have the prestigious Contingency Connection national contingency program for its racers in 2006. Over 100 tracks applied to participate in the program, but Bluegrass Speedway was chosen as a participating track because of the importance Bluegrass Speedway places on its weekly racing program. National manufacturers such as Auto Meter, MSD, Comp Cams, Mr. Gasket, Hedman Hedders, Richmond Gear, Lincoln Electric, Mallory, Accel, Painless Wiring, and RJS Safety are just some of the product manufacturers that will be posting awards for Bluegrass Speedway racers.

The Late Model division will once again race under a Hoosier only tire rule in 2006 for its weekly racing series event. The tire rule has an open compound Hoosier Tire allowed on the front of the cars, while the racers are limited to the LM20, D21, 1300, LM40, D55, and/or 1600 compound tires on the rear only. The Modified division will also utilize the Hoosier only tire rule, with their only choices being the D40, A40, H40, RC2, RC4, and/or RC6 compound tires. The Sportsman and Street Stock division saw only minor rule changes for the 2006 race season.

Bluegrass Speedway is located on New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. The track is owned by Charles Hamilton, while David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters. Bluegrass Speedway presents dirt track racing sports entertainment for all ages from mid-April through September, with Saturday nights being race night. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway and its racing events, visit the track's page on the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
April 1, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #4)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Ponderosa Speedway Promoter Larry Yantz/O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Preview on BetYourDriver.com Race Report April 4

Campbellsville, KY-April 1- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, April 4.

Appearing on the April 4 program of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Larry Yantz and his track announcer Troy Rodgers and O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series director Spencer Wilson.

Yantz, who was voted the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series promoter of the year for the 2005 season, will be in-studio along with the "voice" of "The Pond", Troy Rodgers, and that duo will preview the upcoming 2006 racing season at the Junction City, KY dirt track and also be talking the upcoming season opener and double-header event for the "BoB Late Model Tour 2006" on April 7 and April 8 at Ponderosa Speedway.

Also appearing during the "long-distance" portion of the program will be Spencer Wilson, who will preview the upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 2006 racing tour and also talk about the happenings with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as well.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Yantz and Mr. Rodgers will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Wilson will join the program via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
March 26, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #3)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

National Writer Mike Sullivan and Brownstown Speedway Promoter Tim Keithly on BetYourDriver.com Race Report on March 28

Campbellsville, KY-March 26- Central Kentucky's racing station, 99.9 FM The Big Dawg, will present another edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite on Tuesday evening, March 28.

Appearing on the March 28 program of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be nationally recognized Dirt Late Model writer Mike Sullivan and new Brownstown Speedway track promoter Tim Keithley.

Sullivan writes for National Dirt Digest and Dirt Late Model magazines and also has his own internet blog at which he delivers live reports of the race events he attends. Sullivan will be discussing the local racing scene, while also commenting on some of the happenings of the regional and national dirt track racing avenues as well.

Also appearing will be the promoter at Brownstown Speedway, Tim Keithley. Keithley has a bevy of past working experience at the famours 1/4 Jackson County Fairgrounds dirt oval. Keithley will be discussing taking on the promoter duties at Brownstown, while also previewing the upcoming April 1 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 75-lap, $10,000 to win 9th Annual Indiana Icebreaker presented by Jones Core event.

The program will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well. Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM and around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com. Mr. Sullivan will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can email their comments and questions via the internet at [email protected]. Mr. Keithley will join us via telephone around 9:30 and comments and questions can be emailed to [email protected]. The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.

The BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season.

BetYourDriver.com is a recognized sports betting industry leader since 1985. BetYourDriver.com provides safe, legal, and secure sports wagering on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, and bingo from any location in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With an interactive sports betting service, customers have the option of betting online or over the phone with same pin number and password, and all accounts are completely confidential. All you need to do is open your sports betting account online or by telephone and concentrate on picking winners and BetYourDriver.com will take care of the rest.

BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite Sponsors for 2006: BetYourDriver.com, Miller Lite, Bluegrass Speedway, Ponderosa Speedway, B and B Motorsports, Rattliff Motor Sales, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, and Wilson Plumbing

Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
March 13, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #2)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])

Track and Series Previews/Bluegrass Bash Promoter Billy Egeler on BetYourDriver.com Race Report on March 21

Campbellsville, KY-March 13- WVLC 99.9 FM The Big Dawg proudly announces the return of Central Kentucky's most popular dirt track racing talk show beginning Tuesday evening, March 21.

To be known in 2006 as the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite, the popular dirt racing talk show hosted by Bluegrass Speedway and Ponderosa Speedway Media Contact Michael Despain, will begin its seventh season of broadcast over the airwaves and on the internet at www.wvlc.com. The show will have its inaugural broadcast for 2006 this upcoming Tuesday evening, March 21, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The program has also been expanded by 30 minutes for 2006 and will now get the checkered each Tuesday evening around 10:00 p.m.

The first program of the year will preview all the tracks and series that will receive coverage on the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite for 2006. The show will provide results from 31 tracks in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee area. Also, a total of 18 regional and national touring series will be highlighted as well during the show’s season. Along with the track and series preview, Bluegrass Bash III presented by Hassy Chassis promoter Billy Egeler will join the program during the final 30 to 40 minutes of the season’s first show to preview his Bluegrass Bash III event at Western Kentucky Speedway in Nebo, KY, as that event takes place on March 25 and will pay the Open Wheel Modified winner $6,000. The phone lines will be open at various points during the show and calls can be made at 789-9852 or toll free at 1-800-789-9852 or you can email your questions or comments to [email protected].

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Tracks and Series to be covered by the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite during the 2006 season:

INDIANA: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

KENTUCKY: 201 Speedway, Bluegrass Speedway, Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway (stock cars and go-karts), Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Mannsville Motorsports (go-karts), Mountain Motor Speedway Express, Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Soggy Bottom Raceway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway

OHIO: Brush Creek Motorsports Park, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Rocky Top Raceway

TENNESSEE: Atomic Motor Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Scenic Raceway, Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Volunteer Speedway

SANCTIONS/SERIES: Carolina Clash, Haulmark.com All Star Sprint Cars, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Mid American Racing Series, National Sprint Tour, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Star Late Model Series, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Racing Series, Polydome World Dirt Racing League, StormPay.com Crate Racin' USA, Sunoco American Late Model Series, Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series, UMP Summernationals, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Michael Despain
Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact/Track Announcer

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
March 11, 2006 (IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Press Release #1)
Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected]; [email protected])

Bluegrass Speedway Set to Start 12th Season of Racing on April 22

Bardstown, KY-March 11- Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell are set to get the 12th season of stock car racing underway at Bluegrass Speedway, just outside beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY, in what will be their 7th season at the promotional helm of the ½ mile clay oval with an open practice on April 15 to test the new clay racing surface that has been put down over the winter, marking the first time new dirt has been put down since the 1997 season. The racing season begins on Saturday night, April 22, with a weekly racing series program for all divisions featuring Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

The Late Models will again headline many of the racing programs each week at Bluegrass Speedway, with the first of five scheduled appearances by the O’Reilly Auto Parts NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts on April 29 as the 9th Annual Spring Sizzler will take place, paying $3,000 to the winner. The inaugural Kentucky Speedweeks of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will make a special Tuesday night, May 30, stop at Bluegrass Speedway for the $3,000 to win Tuesday Night Thunder event. Other events under the “BoB Late Model” sanction will be the 5th Annual June Jam on June 17, paying $3,000 to win, the 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash will go on July 8 and pay $5,000 to win for the very first time, and the 8th Annual Bluegrass 50 will take place on September 16, paying $5,000 to win. The Northern All Star Late Model Racing Series will have one event at Bluegrass Speedway in 2006 and that will be on July 29, with the 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout paying $3,500 to the winner. The traveling stars and pros of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Touring Division will visit Bluegrass Speedway on August 26 for the 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic, with the winner riding away with $10,000 for their efforts. Other Late Model special events include the 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 20, paying $2,000 to win and the 3rd Annual Topless Terror Night on July 1, where the Late Models will race sporting the convertible (topless) look. For weekly racing series events, the Late Models will race for $1,000 to win in the feature event. Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY is the defending Late Model track champion.

The Modified division is back and the open-wheel racers will have two extra paying money events at Bluegrass Speedway in 2006. The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will make two appearances at the ½ mile Nelson County speedplant. The 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash will take place on May 27, with the winner taking $1,500 for their evening’s work. On August 12, the “BoB Mod Squad” will again visit Bluegrass Speedway for the 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, again paying $1,500 to win for the Modified division. The Modifieds will also race on the 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic racing card on August 26. The 3rd Annual Topless Terror Night will again include the Modifieds, going on July 1, with the Modifieds joining the Late Models in sporting the convertible (topless) look for the evening. For weekly racing series events, the Modified division main event will pay $500 to win. Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY is the defending Modified track champion.

The Sportsman division also returns to Bluegrass Speedway with the highlight event of their season being the 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial event on June 24, paying $400 to win the main event that evening. The Sportsman class will also have a $300 to win special event on September 23, along with being on the racing card for the Kentucky Speedweeks Tuesday Night Thunder event on May 30. For weekly racing series events, the Sportsman feature will pay $200 to win. Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY is the defending Sportsman track champion.

The Street Stock class is once again on the racing docket at Bluegrass Speedway with two extra paying money events on their schedule as well. A $300 to win Street Stock special will take place on August 5, while the Street Stocks will race for $200 to win on the final night of the race season on September 30. The Street Stocks will also participate in the special Kentucky Speedweeks Tuesday Night Thunder event on May 30. For weekly racing series events, the entry level Street Stock division feature event will pay $100 to win. Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY is the defending Street Stock track champion.

Back by popular demand as well for 2006 will be the 2nd Annual Legends Night, taking place on September 2. Many of the areas top racers, car owners, series/track officials, and crew members from the 1950’s through the 1980’s will be honored by the track on a night that had the feelings of “a family reunion” when it was done last year. A weekly racing series event of Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks will make up the racing card for that special evening.

Bluegrass Speedway in located in Bardstown, KY at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway and is owned by Charles Hamilton. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters for the ½ dirt track that presents dirt track racing sports entertainment from mid-April through September during the regular season. For more information concerning Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY: 2006 Racing Schedule

April 15- Open Practice
April 22- 2006 Season Opener: Weekly Racing Series (Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks)
April 29- 9th Annual Spring Sizzler: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win; Modifieds, Sportsman (No Street Stocks)
May 6- NO RACING (Closed for 132nd Kentucky Derby)
May 13- NO RACING (Closed for Amanda Ferrell's College Graduation)
May 20- 3rd Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial: Late Models-$2,000 to win; Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks
May 27- 6th Annual Mod Squad Bash: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; Late Models, Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modified Track Points)
May 30(Tuesday)- Kentucky Speedweek Tuesday Night Thunder: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win; Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modifieds)
June 3- Weekly Racing Series (Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks)
June 10- Weekly Racing Series (Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks)
June 17- 5th Annual June Jam: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win; Modifieds, Street Stocks (No Sportsman)
June 24- 3rd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial: Sportsman-$400 to win; Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks (No Sportsman Track Points)
July 1- 3rd Annual Topless Terror Night: Topless Late Models, Topless Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks
July 8- 8th Annual Kentuckiana Klash: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$5,000 to win; Modifieds, Sportsman (No Street Stocks)
July 15- Weekly Racing Series (Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks)
July 22- NO RACING (Closed for Nelson County Fair)
July 29- 4th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout: Northern All-Star Late Model Series-$3,500 to win; Modifieds, Street Stocks (No Sportsman; No Late Model Track Points)
August 5- Street Stock Special-$300 to win; Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman
August 12- 6th Annual Bluegrass Rumble: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; Late Models, Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modified Track Points)
August 19- Weekly Racing Series (Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks)
August 26- 6th Annual Bluegrass Classic: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series- $10,000 to win; Modifieds (No Sportsman; No Street Stocks; No Late Model Track Points)
September 2- 2nd Annual Legends Night: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks
September 9- NO RACING (Closed for World 100)
September 16- 8th Annual Bluegrass 50: O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$5,000 to win; Sportsman, Street Stocks (No Modifieds)
September 23- Sportsman Special-$300 to win; Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks
September 30- Street Stock Special-$200 to win; Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks

NOTE: This Schedule is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions

Weekly Racing Series (To Win): Late Models-$1,000; Modifieds-$500; Sportsman-$200; Street Stocks-$100

For More Information About Bluegrass Speedway, Please Use the Following Contacts:
-David and Anita Ferrell (Promoters): (859) 854-6922 or (859) 516-3754
-Michael Despain (Media Contact): (270) 465-3380 or by email at [email protected]
-Track (Bluegrass Speedway on Raceday): (502) 349-1241

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain-Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact
RE: ESPN2 Race at Bluegrass Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bluegrass Classic from Bluegrass Speedway Airs on ESPN2 on January 15

Bardstown, KY-January 4- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on ESPN2 will highlight Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Sunday, January 15.

The television cameras of ESPN2 were in attendance at Bluegrass Speedway on August 27 for the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute To David Speer to tape the event. The 30 minute program highlighting this event will air on Sunday, January 15, at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

The event saw Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN claim the $10,000 payday after starting 15th and taking the lead on lap 39 of the 60 lap, 30 mile chase and then hold off the late charges of John Gill and 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Series National Champion Earl Pearson, Jr. to claim the victory.

What: 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer
When: January 15, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. EDT
Where: ESPN2

Keltner, Lee, Wilson, and Thompson Top Track Championship Chase for ‘06

2006 Late Model Track Champion 2006 Modified Track Champion

2006 Sportsman Track Champion 2006 Street Stock Track Champion

Bluegrass Speedway 2006 Season In Review