77 Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won his fifth Modified feature event of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, September	s44 Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY won his sixth 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evenin	24c Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN won the Street Stock feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, September 1.

Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report "In The Pits" on Tuesday September 4 

Lebanon, Kentucky-September 3, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, September 4, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The September 4 program will be another edition of the "In The Pits" live remote broadcast from The Smoke Pit in Campbellsville, KY, still at the old location on Airport Road, across from where the old Taylor County Speedway once resided.

Local racers scheduled to join the "In the Pits" live remote include Chevette racers Shawn and Brandon Bardin of Columbia, KY, Shane Irvin of Russell Springs, KY, Sportsman racer Robbie Long of Campbellsville, KY, along with one more possible guest.                               

With this being a live remote, there will be no long-distance portion of the program this week, however, everyone is invited to come and have dinner at The Smoke Pit and get your World 100 predictions on the air for everyone to hear.

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program.  With this being a live remote, no phone calls or emails will be able to be taken. 

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

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

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

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

Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected])
 

Bluegrass Speedway Off This Weekend; "Showtime" Returns on Saturday September 15

Bardstown, KY-September 2, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will be closed this weekend for the World 100, but the rumble of race engines will return on Saturday September 15 at the ½ mile clay oval located just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wheeler, Kramer, Cranmer, and Chesser Win on Legends Night at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-September 1, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway would host its 3rd Annual Legends Night on Saturday evening and a weekly racing program was on the docket and feature winners for the evening included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks, and Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model main event would take four attempts to get started, with two of false starts resulting in one nine-car pileup and another one resulting in a five car pileup.  Once racing action got underway, Jeff Watson would take the race lead, with Johnny Wheeler, Tim Taylor, Dustin Neat, and Scotty Earl giving chase.  Wheeler would take the lead from Watson on lap 2, with Tommy Carlton going to fifth on lap 3 as Neat would pull into the infield with mechanical issues.  As Wheeler and Watson would begin to pull away from the field, Earl would reel in third place Taylor and take the spot on lap 7.  The lead duo of Wheeler and Watson would catch slower traffic on lap 9 and Watson would use the car as a pick to retake the lead from Wheeler off of turn two.  At this point, Watson and Wheeler would settle into an entertaining side-by-side battle for the lead, with Joey Daniel entering the top five as well on lap 11.  Wheeler would drive by Watson up top on lap 12 to grab the lead, only to have Watson pull back alongside him and retake the lead one trip later.  Wheeler would again have the top spot and the pair continued to race wheel-to-wheel on lap 15, but Watson would again reclaim the top spot on lap 16, only to have Wheeler snatch the top spot back away from Watson on lap 17.  Watson would continue to hound Wheeler as Jordan Bland would make his way into the top five on lap 20, after pitting at restarting at the rear of the field on one of the failed starts.  Caution would fly on lap 21 when Tim Taylor would spin his mount in turn four and tighten up the field.  The restart would be a wild one as Tommy Carlton returned to the track after pitting under caution and slowed on the frontchute as the field came to green, resulting in Joey Daniel spinning wildly, but able to continue after the caution waved.  The restart would see one more circuit completed before Daniel looped his mount in turn four, resulting in the final caution of the event.  The final four laps would see Wheeler pull away a bit from Watson to claim his sixth feature win of the season at Bluegrass in the Earl Motorsports owned, Certified Construction and Asphalt/All Star Trucking/Ramco Leasing/SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics sponsored #s44 Rocket Chassis/ Cropper Race Engines powered mount.  Watson would take runner-up honors, with Bland coming home third, while Earl and 14th starting Joey Jones would complete the top five.  The rest of the top ten would be Taylor, Carlton, Daniel, Ed Behn, and Michael Coontz.  Dustin Neat would be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier at 14.969 seconds, with Taylor winning the dash, and Bland winning the heat.

In the 20 lap Modified main event, Joey Kramer jump to the lead from his outside front row starting spot and drive away from the field in claiming his fifth open-wheel feature event victory of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in the Dennis Kramer owned, Hill's Historic Painting/Fall Creek Financial/PBM Performance Products/Bright Beginnings Day Care/All Star Performance sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis/Bullock by Kramer Race Engine entry.  Benji Lee would drive his mount home to runner-up honors with a second place run, with Jason Wheatley claiming third at the final checkered flag.  Dion Benningfield and Joe Mattingly would finish fourth and fifth respectively.  Rounding out the top ten would be Elliott Despain, followed by Randy Turpin, who came from the rear of the field after a spin on lap 2, Freddy Garmon, J.T. Ayers, and Jeff Stith.  Kramer would be one of four drivers to break the old Modified track record in time trials, with Kramer establishing the new mark at 16.229 seconds.  Turpin would win the dash, while Josh Lucas would take the heat win. 

In a wild and wooly Street Stock feature event that saw four different leaders over the course of the 12 lap distance, tenth place starter Pat Cranmer would emerge atop the heap when the checkered flag would fall on this feature event to score his second win of the season aboard the Bill Terrell Trucking/Signs Now/Apply Power Transmissions/R and D Race Engines #24c Oldsmobile entry.  Michael Cranmer would edge out Timmy Glazer for the second spot, while Terry Greenwell would finish fourth, with Willie Edelen rounding out the top five.  Completing the top ten would be Jason Priddy, Brad Leake, Darrell Bivens, Joe Walker, and Joe Blair.  Heat race checkered flags would go to Robbie Settles and Glazer. 

Barry Chesser would take the lead at the start of the Sportsman feature event, with he and Roger Cecil battling throughout the 15 lap event, with Chesser scoring his fourth feature victory of the season in the Kap Alcorn owned, Buzick Construction/Nalley's Auto Parts/44 Auto Mart sponsored #75 Buick Regal.  Cecil would take second, with Sam Huffer scoring the third spot.  Jimmy Bryan and Tony Wells would make up the rest of the top five.  The remainder of the top ten would be Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, Nathan Wells, Jenna Chesser, and Pat Hagan.  Cecil would win the division's lone heat race event.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-September 1, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (17 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Dustin Neat 14.969
Dash- Tim Taylor, Jeff Watson, Dustin Neat, Johnny Wheeler, Scotty Earl, Lee Devasier
Heat- Jordan Bland, Jason Dunn, Ed Behn, Tommy Carlton
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Jordan Bland, Scotty Earl, Joey Jones, Tim Taylor, Tommy Carlton, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn, Michael Coontz, Larry Greer, Alan Haycraft, Dustin Neat, Bryant Woodcock, Jason Dunn, Lee Devasier (DNS-Bobby Wolter, Jr.)

Modifieds (20 entries)
Top Qualifier- Joey Kramer 16.229 (New Track Record)
Dash- Randy Turpin, Joey Kramer, Freddy Garmon, J.T. Ayers, Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee
Heat- Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Jeff Stith, Joe Mattingly
Feature- Joey Kramer, Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Joe Mattingly, Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, Freddy Garmon, J.T. Ayers, Jeff Stith, Danny Blackwell, Brad Schlosser, Raffo Elmore, Randall Basham, Casey Payton, Luke Bland, Terry Wilson, Josh Lucas, Johnny Lee (DNS-Tony McVey)

Street Stocks (14 entries)
1st Heat- Robbie Settles, Joe David Humphrey, Brian McCubbins, Darrell Biven
2nd Heat- Timmy Glazer, Terry Greenwell, Michael Cranmer, Brad Leake
Feature- Pat Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Terry Greenwell, Willie Edelen, Jason Priddy, Brad Leake, Darrell Biven, Joe Walker, Joe Blair, Cotton Mattingly, Joe David Humphrey, Brian McCubbins, Robbie Settles

Sportsman (12 entries)
Heat- Roger Cecil, Barry Chesser, Sam Huffer, Avral Thompson
Feature- Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Sam Huffer, Jimmy Bryan, Tony Wells, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, Nathan Wells, Jenna Chesser, Pat Hagan, Ronnie Rogers, Avral Thompson
 

Bluegrass Speedway Wraps Up 2007 in With
Exciting Month of September!                   
 

Bardstown, KY-June, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway
in Bardstown, KY has an exciting month of racing action for September on tap to
conclude the 2007 racing season at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay
oval located at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.

                The
month of September get underway this Saturday evening, September 1, as it is
the 3^rd Annual Legends Night, while retired racers, car owners,
track officials, etc. from “back in the day” are honored and recognized.  The racing program for September 1 will
consist of a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart
Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

The
track will be closed on Saturday evening, September 8, as track promoters David
and Anita Ferrell and the entire staff of Bluegrass Speedway take a much needed
week off and make the trek to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH for the running
of the World 100.  The entire hopes
to see as many friends and patrons of the track as possible while they are
there.               

After
the weekend off, racing action will return to Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday
evening, September 15, as the Sportsman division will be highlighted in a $300
to win special event for the class. 
Also on the September 15 racing program will be a full program of weekly
racing series competition for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds,
and Street Stocks. 

The
final big event for the Super Late Models at Bluegrass Speedway for 2007 will
take place on Saturday evening, September 22, as the O’Reilly NARA Battle of
the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will sanction the 9^th Annual Bluegrass
50 for Super Late Models.  The race
will see the Super Late Models race 50 laps in their feature event, with the
winner claiming $5,000.  Also on
the racing program on September 22 will be a full program of weekly racing
series action for the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions, while the Modified
class has the evening off.  The
Bluegrass 50 is the only current event at Bluegrass Speedway that was on the
track inaugural schedule back in 1995, when John Gill of Mitchell, IN won the
first ever Bluegrass 50 event.  The
event was not held from 1996 through 1999, but returned to the Bluegrass Speedway
in 2000 when Kevin Claycomb of Vincennes, IN scored the victory.  Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY would take
back-to-back-to-back in 2001, 2002, and 2003.  Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would score what was the biggest
win of his career at the time by winning the race in 2004.  John Gill would become the second
repeat winner of the race by taking the win in 2005, while Jimmy Owens of
Newport, TN would win the event in 2006 and is the defending champion of the race. 

The
2007 racing season will conclude on Saturday evening, September 29, as the
Street Stock division will race for $200 to win on that evening.  Also on the racing docket for September
29 will be a full racing program of weekly racing series for the 44 Auto Mart
Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman. 

                Bluegrass
Speedway is also proud to be only one of only 60 oval racetracks in America to
be associated with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway has been associated
with the Contingency Connection program the past three seasons and all drivers
that compete at Bluegrass Speedway and are registered members with the
Contingency Connection program will be eligible for over $100,000 in total
prizes and rewards. 

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

Bluegrass Speedway 2007 Remaining Racing Schedule

September 1- 3^rd Annual Legends Night: Full Racing
Program-Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds,
Sportsman, and Street Stocks

September 8- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 World
100)

September 15- Sportsman Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto
Mart Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

September 22- 9^th Annual Bluegrass 50-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
DirtCar Series: Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program
for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds) (No Late Model Track Points)

September 29- Street Stock Special-$200 to win; Full Racing Program for 44
Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

NOTE:
Schedule of Events is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions

Weekly
Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street
Stocks

For More
Information About Bluegrass Speedway, Contact the Following:

-David and Anita Ferrell (Promoters): (859)
854-6922; (859) 516-3754; (859) 516-3723

-Michael Despain (Media Consultant): (270)
465-3380; (859) 583-8079; Email- [email protected] or
[email protected]

-Bluegrass Speedway (Race Days): (502)
349-1241   Online:
www.bluegrass-speedway.com

#0 Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown	#28 Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY won the Sportsman feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, August 25.	#93 Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY won the Street Stock feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, August 25.

A Night of Legends on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday August 28 

Lebanon, Kentucky-August 26, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, August 28, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The August 28 will have some "Legends" of racing from "back in the day" from around the Central Kentucky area.  

Those "Legends" are being put together at this time and will share stories of their racing accomplishments and other interesting tidbits from the racing days of yesteryear.  Everyone is invited to call in during this portion of the program and say a big "thank you" to those on the show for their helping make the local dirt racing industry what it is today.                                

The guest for the "long-distance" portion of the program will also someone of legendary status and will also share stories from his experiences from the "good old days" of the dirt racing industry.    

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program.  For the guests that will be in-studio, comments and questions can be phoned in or e-mailed.  The long distance guest will be on the phone line for the final portion of the program and questions and comments can be e-mailed.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 3rd Annual Legends Night on Saturday September 1

Bardstown, KY-August 26, 2007- With the Bluegrass Classic in the record books, Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will shift its attention to Labor Day weekend and another exciting evening of dirt track sports entertainment as the ½ mile clay oval will present its 3rd Annual Legends Night on Saturday September 1. 

The September 1 racing program will many retired car owners, drivers, and track officials on the grounds for an evening of story telling, remembrance, fun, and fellowship as all these "Legends" will be honored during intermission during the evening's racing activities, with the race fans able to meet and greet with there heroes from "back in the day".  The racing program will feature a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.  The Super Late Model and Modified divisions will take time trials at this event, while the Sportsman and Street Stocks will pill draw for their heat race starting positions.  

Activities for the September 1 racing program will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates open at 5:00.  The drivers meeting will be at 6:00, while hot laps will begin around 6:30, with time trials around 7:00, and racing takes the green flag at or before 8:00.  All times are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for August 25 were Jenna Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman and Joe David Humphrey of Lebanon, KY in Street Stocks.  Also, a total of 20 different drivers can earn Contingency Connection honors this coming weekend as Hedman Hedders will sponsor the Contingency Connection Hedman Hedders Labor Day bonus program. 

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on August 25 and feature event race winners for the evening were Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY Sportsman, Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks, while the Modifieds had the evening off.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on September 1 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks. 

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

-End of Release (Contact-Michael Despain: [email protected] or [email protected])
 

"Zero" Zaps Third Straight Bluegrass Classic Victory at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 25, 2007- The dirt warriors of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series would visit Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN would score his third straight victory in the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic in front of the cameras of SPEED TV.  Other feature winners for the evening were Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

The 60 lap, $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic would come to the green flag and Dan Schlieper would take the initial race lead, with Mike Marlar, Scott Bloomquist, Don O'Neal, and Earl Pearson, Jr. in pursuit.  Pearson, Jr. would immediately challenge O'Neal for the fourth position and take it on lap 3.  Schlieper would pull away a tick from Marlar, as Scott James made his way into the top five on lap 5.  A cloud of smoke would come from beneath O'Neal's ride one circuit later and the caution would wave and O'Neal's night would be finished.  The restart would see Schlieper hold on to the top spot, with Bloomquist challenging Marlar for second, while Pearson, Jr. pulled up on Bloomquist for third, while James and Wendell Wallace would trade the fifth spot back and forth.  Bloomquist would take the runner-up slot on lap 10 and bring Pearson, Jr. along to the third position.  The caution would fly again on lap 12 as Freddy Smith rolled to a stop in turn four.  Back underway, Schlieper would lead the way, with Marlar going back to second, Pearson, Jr. third, Bloomquist fourth, and James fifth.  Pearson, Jr. would pass Marlar on lap 13 and set his sights quickly on Schlieper, having the lead at the line on lap 14.  James would pull past Bloomquist for fourth on lap 15, while the lead duo of Schlieper and Pearson, Jr. would settle into a side-by-side battle for the lead.  As this action took place for the lead, Marlar, James, and Bloomquist would battle for the third spot.  Pearson, Jr. would take the lead back on lap 18, with James claiming the third slot on the same circuit.  Pearson, Jr. would only stay on the point a short time as Schlieper would work back around Pearson, Jr. for the lead on the top side on lap 21.  The lead pair would start to encounter slower traffic on lap 23, while Marlar and Bloomquist dueled for the fourth position.  Lap 25 would see the caution flag again as Steve Casebolt would spin exiting turn four.  Under this caution, several cars would pull pitside for fresh rubber, while race leader Schlieper would pull his mount pitside with a leaking rear-end cover and be done for the event, while fourth place Marlar would pull in with a flat tire, but return to action.  The restart would be a no-go as Freddy Smith slowed on the track with a flat tire as well.  This would put Pearson, Jr. back on top, but the restart would see business pick up as Bloomquist would go to second and immediately pressure Pearson, Jr. for the lead, with 17th starting Billy Drake sliding into to the fourth position on the same trip.  Bloomquist would work to the outside of Pearson, Jr. off of turn two and grab the lead on lap 27, as Michael England would now ride in the fifth position.  James would take second from Pearson, Jr. on lap 29 off the bottom of turn two and bring England to the third spot.  Dustin Neat would draw the next caution on lap 32 when he stopped on the frontchute at the entrance to turn one.  The restart would see James and Drake go by England for the third and fourth spots.  Johnny Wheeler and Jimmy Owens would go at it for fifth and Owens would loop his mount in turn three on lap 34.  The restart would see Wheeler get a run on the top side of the racing surface and pressure James for second and take the position on lap 36, while 20th starting Brad Neat would make his way into the top five, taking fourth on lap 41.  Caution would fly again on lap 43 when third place running James would stop on the track with a flat tire.  On this restart, 22nd starting Tim Tungate would show his strength as he motored into the top five, while Brad Neat would roll into the second slot.  Drake would take third on lap 45, while Tungate would slidejob Pearson, Jr. for fourth on lap 47.  Pearson, Jr. would be the cause of the next caution on lap 50 with a flat right-rear tire.  The restart would see Drake take second from Brad Neat, while Tungate and Terry English would go at it for the fourth position.  The final caution of the race would wave on lap 54 when Wheeler and Freddy Smith would tangle in turn one, ending the night for Wheeler.  Bloomquist would again flex his muscles up front on the final restart and pull away from the pack, while Neat would slide past Drake for second on lap 55.  English would take the fourth spot on lap 58 from Tungate, who was trying to nurse a deflating right rear tire to the finish, with Justin Rattliff passing Tungate for fifth on the same lap.  But it would be Bloomquist who would see the checkered flag first in his Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking sponsored #0 Bloomquist Race Cars, Vic Hill Race Engines entry.  Neat would finish second, with Drake finishing third.  English and Rattliff would round out the top five.  Completing the top ten would be Steve Casebolt, 21st starting Jason Keltner, Mike Marlar, Damon Eller, and Pearson, Jr.  Forty-six entries would see Pearson, Jr. as the Life Long Locks Top Qualifier at 14.896 second.  Hawk Brake and Quarter Master heat race wins fell to Pearson, Jr., Schlieper, Bloomquist, and Marlar.  Drake would win the Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno 1st B-Main, while Freddy Smith won the Penske Shocks 2nd B-Main.

In Sportsman division action, Jimmy Bryan would take the lead at the drop of the green flag and Bryan would never lose his lead as he would stay out in front for the entire 15 lap distance in picking up his second Sportsman feature win of the season behind the wheel of his Bryan Builders/Neil Bryan Race Engines sponsored #28 Ford entry.  Barry Chesser would finish a close second, only a half-car length behind Bryan at the finish, with last week's winner Roger Cecil taking third, while Nathan Wells and Daroyl Samples would complete the top ten.  Rounding the rest of the ten car field would be Avral Thompson, Lois Campbell, Ronnie Rogers, Jenna Chesser, and Pat Hagan.  Cecil would be the heat race winner.

The 12 lap Street Stock main event would see the top two in division points battle it out for the win, with Timmy Glazer edging Michael Cranmer for his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in his Independent Stave/First South Credit/ Tech 1 sponsored #93 Chevy Monte Carlo.  Michael Cranmer would take runner-up honors, with Cotton Mattingly finishing third, Robbie Settles fourth, and Joe David Humphrey would be credited after a post-race altercation resulted in original fifth place finisher Jeff Cranmer being disqualified.  The rest of the top ten would be Shane Lafollette, Willie Edelen, Freddy Mercer, Joe Walker, and Jason Priddy.  Fourteen entries would see heat wins garnered by Mattingly and Michael Cranmer.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 25, 2007

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (46 entries)
Life Long Locks Top Qualifier- Earl Pearson, Jr. 14.896
Hawk Brake Heat #1- Earl Pearson, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, Scott James, Whitney McQueary, Billy Drake, Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Steve Casebolt, Greg Kendall, Tommy Carlton, Dale Groves, Jr., Cody Mahoney
Quarter Master Heat #2- Dan Schlieper, Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Damon Eller, Victor Lee, Bryan Barber, John Gill, Garrett Durrett, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Ed Behn, C.J. Rayburn
Hawk Brake #3- Scott Bloomquist, Wendell Wallace, Jimmy Owens, Dustin Neat, Freddy Smith, Jerry Rice, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, Lee Devasier, D.J. Wells, Larry Greer
Quarter Master Heat #4- Mike Marlar, Michael England, Terry English, Justin Rattliff, Jeff Watson, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Jordan Bland
Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main #1- Billy Drake, Victor Lee, Jason Keltner, John Gill, Garrett Durrett, Aaron Hatton, Greg Kendall, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Cody Mahoney, Tommy Carlton, Dale Groves, Jr., Ed Behn, C.J. Rayburn, Steve Casebolt, Bryan Barber
Penske Shocks B-Main #2- Freddy Smith, Brad Neat, Tim Tungate, Jerry Rice, Chris Combs, Mike Jewell, Jordan Bland, Joey Daniel, Larry Greer, D.J. Wells
Series Provisionals- Steve Casebolt, Garrett Durrett
Track Provisionals- Joey Daniel, Tommy Carlton
7th Annual Bluegrass Classic A-Main- Scott Bloomquist, Brad Neat, Billy Drake, Terry English, Justin Rattliff, Steve Casebolt, Jason Keltner, Mike Marlar, Damon Eller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Garrett Durrett, Tim Tungate, Donnie Moran, Joey Daniel, Dustin Neat, Freddy Smith, Tommy Carlton, Johnny Wheeler, Wendell Wallace, Scott James, Jimmy Owens, Dan Schlieper, Michael England, Whitney McQueary, Victor Lee, Don O'Neal

Sportsman (10 entries)
Heat- Roger Cecil, Jimmy Bryan, Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser
Feature- Jimmy Bryan, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Nathan Wells, Daroyl Samples, Avral Thompson, Lois Campbell, Ronnie Rogers, Jenna Chesser, Pat Hagan

Street Stocks (14 entries)
1st Heat- Cotton Mattingly, Jeff Cranmer, Joe David Humphrey, Roy Skaggs
2nd Heat- Michael Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Robbie Settles, Shane Lafollette
Feature- Timmy Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Cotton Mattingly, Robbie Settles, Joe David Humphrey, Shane Lafollette, Willie Edelen, Freddy Mercer, Joe Walker, Jason Priddy, Jeff Cranmer (DNS-Scott Cecil, Brad Leake, Roy Skaggs)

Bluegrass Speedway Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected] and/or [email protected])   
 

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic on Saturday August 25

Bardstown, KY-August 19, 2007- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be in action at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening August 25 for the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic.  The Super Late Model warriors of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will race for $10,000 to win in an event that will be taped by the cameras of SPEED TV and will be broadcast at a later date.  Also, former University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball star and current Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer will be the grand marshall for the event.

The August 25 racing program will see the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Bluegrass Speedway with the clay slinging Super Late Models competing in a full racing program of hot laps, Lifelong Locks Time Trials, qualifying heats presented by Hawk Brake and Quarter Master, B-Mains presented by Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dynos and Penske Shocks, and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic, with the winner earning $10,000 at the end of the 60 lap, 30 mile chase.  Also on the August 25 racing program will be weekly racing series competition for the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions, while the Modifieds have the evening off.  The Super Late Model division will be the only division to take time trials on August 25, as the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments when Super Late Model time trials get underway. 

The Bluegrass Classic first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule back in 2001 and Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Bob Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois would not only win the inaugural event in 2001, but would repeat and also win the race in 2002.  Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN would lay claim to the 2003 Bluegrass Classic title, while Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois would win the 2004 event in front of the cameras of ESPN2.  The "Duece" would be back to tape the action again in 2005 and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN would pick up the race win.  "Zero" would follow up his '05 win by winning the race again in '06 in what many consider the best Super Late Model event ever contested in Bluegrass Speedway history, as Bloomquist would hold off Darren Miller for the win after racing three-wide for the lead of the race the first two-thirds of the 60 lapper with Earl Pearson, Jr. and Shannon Babb.

Coming into the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic event at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday August 25, two-time and defending series champion Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL leads the points chase again, with Dream winner Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN trading the second spot in points back and forth at the past several events.  Terry English of Benton, KY and Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH round out the top five in series points.  Other Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series travelers expected to converge on Bluegrass Speedway for this August 25 racing event are Comp Cams Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year top point getter Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY, Billy Drake of Bloomington, Illinois, Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI, Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY.  For more information about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series website at www.lucasdirt.com.

Activities for the August 25 racing program will see gates open one hour earlier, with pit gates open at 3:00 and main gates open at 4:00.  There will be a drivers autograph session from 5:00 to 5:30, with the drivers meeting at 6:00.  Hot laps will get begin around 6:30, with time trials around 7:00, and racing at or before 8:00.  All times are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $25, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for August 18 were Tommy Carlton of Lawrenceburg, KY in Super Late Models and Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY in Modifieds.       

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on August 18 and feature event race winners for the evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Jeff Cranmer of Maryville, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on August 25 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks. 

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

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after August 18, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 252
2. Johnny Wheeler- 227
3. Joey Daniel- 189
4. Tommy Carlton- 156
5. Tim Tungate- 152 
6. Ed Behn- 130  
7. Jordan Bland- 124
8. Larry Greer- 115
9. Whitney McQueary- 114  
10. Cody Mahoney- 112
                      
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 361
2. Benji Lee- 290     
3. Dion Benningfield- 231
4. Elliott Despain- 228 
      5.    Randy Turpin- 219 
6.   J.T. Ayers- 205   
7. Brad Schlosser- 160
      8.    Joe Mattingly- 152
9. Johnny Lee- 145   
      10.  Freddy Garmon- 143

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 278
2. Roger Cecil- 244  
3. Jimmy Bryan- 223  
      4.    Avral Thompson- 217
5. Nathan Wells- 200
6. Pat Hagan- 164
7. Kevin Wilson- 151
8. Sam Huffer- 148 
9. Rob Jones- 140
10. Todd Huffer- 107

Street Stocks
1. Michael Cranmer- 250
2.   Timmy Glazer- 248 
3.   Jeff Cranmer- 235
4.   Robbie Settles- 217
5. Willie Edelen- 182 
      6.    Shane Lafollette- 162
7.   Jason Priddy- 159
8. Brian McCubbins- 148
      9.   Brad Leake- 127  
10. Daroyl Samples- 123

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 37
2. Todd Coffman- 17
3. Dylan Preston- 12
4. Jeremy Colston- 7
5. Garrett Blackwell- 6

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 145
2. Danny Blackwell- 82
3. Casey Payton- 68   
      4.    Jeff Stith- 42     
      5.   Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
6.   Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Corey Morris- 13
9. Daniel Durrett- 10
10. Richard Musick- 6

Next Race- August 25 (7th Annual Bluegrass Classic: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-60 laps/$10,000 to win for Super Late Models; PLUS- Sportsman and Streets; Modifieds are OFF; Pit Gates open at 3, Main gates open at 4; Special Autograph Session at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$25; Children ages 6 to 12-$10; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$35)

Wheeler, Cecil, Lee, and Cranmer Win Main Events at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 18, 2007- Racing action at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night saw Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY win his second straight and fifth 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature race event, while Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY scored his third straight Sportsman feature checkered flag.  Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY won his third Modified feature of the season, with Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN winning his third Street Stock feature of the season.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event would see Johnny Wheeler take the lead at the start of the race, with Jordan Bland, Jeff Watson, Jerry Rice, and Ed Behn in pursuit.  Rice would pass Watson for third on lap 2, with Watson taking the spot back on lap 3.  Meanwhile, the battle for fifth would heat up in a big way as Jerry Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Whitney McQueary, and Jason Keltner could have all been covered with a blanket as this five-way battle for the five spot would see two and three wide action.  Wheeler was opening up a comfortable lead at the point when the caution flag waved on lap 6 as Jeremy Colston slowed to a stop on the frontchute.  Back underway, Wheeler would again regain his momentum around the top side of the track, while Rice began to challenge Bland for second.  Lap 11 would see McQueary finally win the war for the fifth spot, moving Behn back to sixth.  Rice would slide past Bland for the runner-up spot on lap 14, as Wheeler would start working slower traffic one circuit later, while McQueary would snag the fourth position from Watson on this same lap.  Wheeler continued to drive away from the pack, opening up a full straightaway lead over Rice, but that would be erased when Ed Behn and Jerry Rutherford tangled in turn three with 23 laps complete, setting up a two lap shootout to the finish.  However, Wheeler would not be denied and would take the checkered flag first in the Earl Motorsports owned, Certified Construction and Asphalt/All Star Trucking/SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics sponsored #s44 Rocket Chassis, Cropper Race Engines powered entry.  Rice, Bland, and McQueary would finish second through fourth, while Jason Keltner would pass Watson on the final lap for fifth.  Watson would head up the remainder of the top ten, followed by Tommy Carlton, Behn, Joey Jones, and Larry Greer.  Rice would be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier, while Bland won the dash and McQueary would score the heat victory.

In Sportsman action, Roger Cecil would take the lead at the drop of the green flag and never look back in picking up another Sportsman feature event win in his Cecil Trucking/ El Jimadore Mexican Restaurant/RER Concrete/Old Delaney/Smith Brothers Distributing/ Budweiser/Teamsters Local 89/M and M Get and Go/All About Music sponsored #5.  Nathan Wells would edge Barry Chesser to take runner-up honors, with Jimmy Bryan and Sam Huffer rounding out the top five.  Completing the top ten were Daroyl Samples, Avral Thompson, Lois Campbell, Jenna Chesser, and Rob Jones.  Cecil was the top qualifier and also won the dash, while Samples would win the heat.

The Modified feature event would see Benji Lee and Jason Wheatley duel side-by-side for most of the 20 lap distance, with Wheatley repeatedly trying to slide past Lee, with the pair trading slidejobs for the top spot on lap 16, but it would be Lee taking the win at the drop of the checkered flag in his Smart Shoppers/Springfield Auto and Farm/Scott Clippinger Racing/Kirker Automotive/Thompson Heat and Air/St. Joe Garage sponsored #03 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Performance Engines powered mount.  Wheatley would finish second, while Joe Mattingly, J.T. Ayers, and Dion Benningfield completed the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were 10th starting Randy Turpin, 14th starting Elliott Despain, Trent Green, Johnny Lee, and Jeff Rawlings.  Heat race victories went to Mattingly and Benji Lee.

The Street Stock feature would be a caution filled affair and when the dust settled, Jeff Cranmer would see the checkered flags first aboard his Bill Terrell Trucking/Signs Now/ Apply Power Transmissions/R and D Race Engines sponsored #24c entry.  Michael Cranmer would take second, with Robbie Settles coming home third.  Bill Wallace and 18th place starter Wilile Edelen would complete the top five.  Seventeenth starting Timmy Glazer would head up the second five, followed by Shane Lafollette, Jason Priddy, Paul Lewis, Jr., and Joe Walker.  Heat race victories fell to Jeff Cranmer and Settles. 

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-August 18, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (14 entries)
Top Qualifier- Jerry Rice
Dash- Jordan Bland, Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Jerry Rice, Tommy Carlton, Ed Behn
Heat- Whitney McQueary, Jerry Rutherford, Bryant Woodcock, Jason Keltner
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, Jerry Rice, Jordan Bland, Whitney McQueary, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Tommy Carlton, Ed Behn, Joey Jones, Larry Greer, Michael Coontz, Jerry Rutherford, Bryant Woodcock, Jeremy Colston

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

Modifieds (16 entries)
1st Heat- Joe Mattingly, J.T. Ayers, Johnny Lee, Trent Green
2nd Heat- Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Freddy Garmon, Dion Benningfield
Feature- Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Joe Mattingly, J.T. Ayers, Dion Benningfield, Randy Turpin, Elliott Despain, Trent Green, Johnny Lee, Jeff Rawlings, Travis Caydon, Danny Blackwell, Freddy Garmon, Randall Basham, Luke Bland, Casey Payton

Street Stocks (19 entries)
1st Heat- Jeff Cranmer, Darrell Biven, Terry Greenwell, Mark Filiatreau
2nd Heat- Robbie Settles, Michael Cranmer, Casey Bryan, Roy Bryan
Feature- Jeff Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Bill Wallace, Willie Edelen, Timmy Glazer, Shane Lafollette, Jason Priddy, Paul Lewis, Jr., Joe Walker, Brad Leake, Casey Bryan, Mark Filiatreau, Roy Bryan, Darrell Biven, Terry Greenwell, Roy Skaggs (DNS- Joe David Humphrey, Ray Jones)

Bluegrass Speedway Contact- Michael Despain ([email protected] and/or [email protected])  

Bluegrass Speedway Presents 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic on Saturday August 25

Bardstown, KY-August 15, 2007- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be in action at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening August 25 for the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic.  The Super Late Model warriors of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will race for $10,000 to win in an event that will be taped by the cameras of SPEED TV and will be broadcast at a later date.  Also, former University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball star and current Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer will be the grand marshall for the event. 

The August 25 racing program will see the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Bluegrass Speedway with the clay slinging Super Late Models competing in a full racing program of hot laps, Lifelong Locks Time Trials, qualifying heats presented by Hawk Brake and Quarter Master, B-Mains presented by Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dynos and Penske Shocks, and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic, with the winner earning $10,000 at the end of the 60 lap, 30 mile chase.  Also on the August 25 racing program will be weekly racing series competition for the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions, while the Modifieds have the evening off.  The Super Late Model division will be the only division to take time trials on August 25, as the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments at their drivers meeting.

The Bluegrass Classic first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule back in 2001 and Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Bob Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois would not will the inaugural event in 2001, but would repeat and also win the race in 2002.  Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would lay claim to the 2003 Bluegrass Classic title, while Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois would win the 2004 event in front of the cameras of ESPN2.  The “Duece” would be back to tape the action again in 2005 and Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN would pick up the race win.  “Zero” would follow up his ’05 win by winning the race again in ’06 in what many consider the best Super Late Model event ever contested in Bluegrass Speedway history, as Bloomquist would hold off Darren Miller for the win after racing three-wide for the lead of the race the first two-thirds of the 60 lapper with Earl Pearson, Jr. and Shannon Babb.

Coming into the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic event at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday August 25, two-time and defending series champion Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL leads the points chase again, with Dream winner Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN trading the second spot in points back and forth at the past several events.  Terry English of Benton, KY and Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH round out the top five in series points.  Other Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series travelers to converge on Bluegrass Speedway for this August 25 racing event are Comp Cams Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year top point getter Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY, Billy Drake of Bloomington, Illinois, Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI, Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY.  For more information about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit the series website at www.lucasdirt.com.

Activities for the August 25 racing program will see gates open one hour earlier, with pit gates open at 3:00 and main gates open at 4:00.  There will be a drivers autograph session from 5:00 to 5:30, with the drivers meeting at 6:00.  Hot laps will get begin around 6:30, with time trials around 7:00, and racing at or before 8:00.  All times are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $25, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.  Charles Hamilton is the track owner and David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters.  Dirt track racing sports entertainment is presented every Saturday evening through September.  For more information about this and all events at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s page on the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or contact (502) 349-1241 on racedays for more information. 

Wheeler and Devasier on MIiller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday August 14 

Lebanon, Kentucky-August 12, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, August 14, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The August 14 program will feature Dirt Late Model drivers Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY and Lee Devasier of Crestwood, KY.

Johnny Wheeler joins the program as the in-studio guest as a multi-time feature winner so far this season at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, where the "Wheel Man" was victorious this past Saturday night.  A second generation racer, Wheeler is driving the Earl Motorsports owned Rocket Chassis, Cropper Race Engines powered entry.                           

Lee Devasier will be the guest for the "long-distance" portion of the program.  Known as "the Lightning Rod", Devasier comes off a fourth place finish this past weekend at Bluegrass Speedway.  Also, a second generation racer, Devasier drives the John Devasier and Donna Bond owned MasterSbilt Race Cars, Cropper Race Engines powered mount.

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series will highlight the first portion of the program.  Mr. Wheeler will be in-studio and comments and questions can be phoned in or e-mailed.  Mr. Devasier will be on the phone line for the final portion of the program and questions and comments can be e-mailed.

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

s44 Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY won his fourth 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday	#J14 Miguel Coffey of Tyner, KY won the 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series at Bluegrass Speedway in Bard	#5 Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY won his second straight Sportsman feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, August 11.

Official Media Release #54 (For Immediate Release-August 12, 2007)

Bluegrass Speedway Has Regular Racing Action Set for Saturday August 18        

Bardstown, KY-August 12, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will again be in action this Saturday evening, August 18, with a full program of weekly racing series competition for all four weekly divisions that compete at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval.                        

The August 18 event will see all four weekly divisions in action, with the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models racing for $1,000 to win.  The Modifieds will race for $500 to win, the Sportsman will race for $200 to win, and the Street Stocks return after having last week off and will race for $100 to win.  The Super Late Models and Sportsman will time trial for this event, while the Modifieds and Street Stocks will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.    

Activities for this August 18 event at Bluegrass Speedway will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates open at 5:00 p.m.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set for 6:30 p.m.  Time trials will get underway around 7:00 p.m., with racing action getting the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for August 11 were Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY in Modifieds and Lois Campbell of Campbellsville, KY in Sportsman.                    

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on August 11 and feature event race winners for the evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Miguel Coffey of Tyner, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, while the Street Stocks had the evening off.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on August 18 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after August 11, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 252
2. Johnny Wheeler- 202
3. Joey Daniel- 189
4. Tim Tungate- 152
5. Tommy Carlton- 142
6. Ed Behn- 117  
7. Cody Mahoney- 112  
8. Bryan Barber- 110
    Jason Hinkle- 110     
10. Larry Greer- 104
      Jordan Bland- 104
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 339
2. Benji Lee- 265     
3. Dion Benningfield- 215
4. Elliott Despain- 214 
      5.    Randy Turpin- 204 
6.   J.T. Ayers- 187   
7. Brad Schlosser- 160
      8.    Freddy Garmon- 135
9. Johnny Lee- 133   
      10.  Joe Mattingly- 132

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 258
2. Roger Cecil- 219  
3. Jimmy Bryan- 205  
      4.    Avral Thompson- 203
5. Nathan Wells- 178
6. Pat Hagan- 164
7. Kevin Wilson- 151
8. Sam Huffer- 132 
9. Rob Jones- 129
10. Todd Huffer- 107
Casey Bryan- 107

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 233
2.   Michael Cranmer- 228
3.   Jeff Cranmer- 210
4.   Robbie Settles- 197
5. Willie Edelen- 163 
      6.    Brian McCubbins- 148
      Shane Lafollette- 148
8. Jason Priddy- 146   
      9.   Daroyl Samples- 123
10. Lee Gray- 122

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 25
2. Todd Coffman- 17
3. Dylan Preston- 12
4. Garrett Blackwell- 6

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 133
2. Danny Blackwell- 73
3. Casey Payton- 62   
      4.    Jeff Stith- 42     
      5.   Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
6.   Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Corey Morris- 13
9. Daniel Durrett- 10
10. Richard Musick- 6

Next Race- August 18 (Full Program of Weekly Racing Series Competition for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10; Children ages 6 to 12-$5; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25)

Coffey Captures "BoB Mod Squad" 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 11, 2007- The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series visited Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night for the 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble and Miguel Coffey of Tyner, KY would claim his first Bluegrass Speedway win and first ever Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series win, which was worth $1,500.  Other feature winners for the evening included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

Dion Benningfield and Miguel Coffey would bring the 21 car starting field to the green flag, but caution would wave before one lap was completed as Brad Schlosser would roll to a stop in turn two.  The second attempted start would be a good one and Coffey, Benningfield, and Jason Wheatley would go three-wide in turn one for the top spot, with Coffey coming out with the lead, followed by Wheatley, Benningfield, Benji Lee, and Shon Flanery.  Don Adams would immediately begin to challenge Flanery for fifth and take the spot on lap 3.  Lee would work on Benningfield for third and claim the spot on lap 5.  With Coffey pulling away a bit, Lee would begin to challenge Wheatley for second, with that pair racing side by side for the spot, but the caution would wave on lap 9 as fourth place running Benningfield would spin in turn two, with fifth place Adams making heavy contact with Benningfield, ending the night for Adams.  Back under the green flag, Lee would slide past Wheatley for second on lap 9, while Joey Kramer would now be in the top five and take third from Wheatley on lap 11.  With Coffey pulling away from Lee and Kramer trying to reel in Lee and hold off the repeated challenges of Wheatley, Timmy York would be all over Freddy Garmon in an effort to claim the fifth position.  Meanwhile, Coffey continued to slowly pull away from Lee, while Kramer and Wheatley waltzed for the third spot for several circuits.  Coffey would catch slower traffic with two laps remaining, but nothing would slow the Tyner, KY native on this evening as would see the duel-waving checkered flags first in the Brook Sparks owned, Midway Furniture/S and S Motorsports/Flip's Body Shop sponsored #J14 Lightning Chassis, Conner Race Engines powered mount.  Lee would take runner-up honors, with Kramer holding off Wheatley for third.  The battle for fifth would see Garmon nip York at the stripe, with the remainder of the top ten behind York being Dennis Roberson, 15th starting Russ Gabbert, Robbie Gullion, and 16th starting Elliott Despain.  Joey Kramer was top qualifier among 30 entries at 17.656 seconds, while heat wins went to Coffey, Wheatley, and Benningfield.  Despain would score the B-Main victory, while series starting provisionals would fall to Josh Lucas and Walt Mayabb, with Brad Schlosser getting the track provisional.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature start would be yellow flagged before one lap was scored as outside polesitter Dustin Neat slowed and rolled to a stop in turn four, but would be able to continue.  The next start would be a go and Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, and Neat raced three wide for the top spot in turns one and two, with Wheeler coming away with the lead at the end of lap 1, followed by Tungate, Neat, Lee Devasier, and Joey Daniel.  Daniel would work past Devasier on lap 2 for the fourth spot, while Tungate and Neat battled for second.  With Wheeler pulling away from the field a bit, Tungate would continue to fend of the efforts of Neat to take the runner-up slot, while Devasier started to get some heat from Tommy Carlton and Bobby Carrier, Jr. for fifth.  The only caution flag of the race waved on lap 9 as young Garrett Blackwell would loop his mount in turn two.  Back underway, Wheeler again scooted away from the pack, while Tungate and Neat held on to second and third.  As the race reached the halfway point, Wheeler was set to begin lapping slower traffic, while Devasier, Carrier, Jr., and Carlton wrestling two and three-wide for the five slot.  Devasier would eventually secure the position on lap 17.  With Wheeler continuing to show the way up front, mechanical problems would sideline fourth place running Daniel on lap 20, turning fourth over to Devasier and putting Carrier, Jr. into the fifth position, with Tommy Carlton nipping at his heels for that spot.  Race leader Wheeler would get into a pack of slower traffic on lap 21 and this would allow Tungate to close up on Wheeler as the field took the white flag.  But Wheeler would be steady around the top side and score his fourth win of the season at Bluegrass and 22nd career Super Late Model win at the ½ mile clay oval in the Earl Motorsports owned, Certified Construction and Asphalt/All Star Trucking/SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics sponsored #s44 Rocket Chassis, Cropper Race Engines powered entry.  The remainder of the top five would be Tungate, Neat, Devasier, and Carrier, Jr.  Tommy Carlton would head up the second five at the finish, followed by Cody Mahoney, Jerry Rutherford, Greg Kendall, and Joe Godsey.  Nineteen entries saw Wheeler also the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier and dash winner, while the heat race wins were captured by Mahoney and Carrier, Jr.

Roger Cecil would take the lead on the opening lap of the 15 lap Sportsman feature win and would never look back in scoring his second straight Sportsman feature event win behind the wheel of his 44 Auto Mart/Smith Brothers Distributing/Teamsters/RER Concrete/Old Delaney Store/M and M Get and Go/Cecil Trucking/All About Music/El Jimadore Mexican Restaurant sponsored #5 Chevy Monte Carlo.  Pat Hagan would finish a close second, with Barry Chesser third.  Jimmy Bryan and Nathan Wells would complete the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Rob Jones, Daroyl Samples, Lois Campbell, Jenna Chesser and Avral Thompson.  Ten entries drew for heat race starting positions and Barry Chesser would the lone heat event.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 11, 2007

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds (30 entries)
Top Qualifier- Joey Kramer 17.656
1st Heat- Miguel Coffey, Shon Flanery, Joey Kramer, Robbie Gullion, Joe Mattingly, Elliott Despain, John Harrell, Brad Schlosser, Casey Payton, Josh Lucas
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Freddy Garmon, Brandon Green, Kelly Warren, Kevin Mayabb, Randy Turpin, Butch Shay, Mickey Sansom, Clarence Belcher
3rd Heat- Dion Benningfield, Don Adams, Timmy York, Dennis Roberson, Russ Gabbert, J.T. Ayers, Walt Mayabb, Danny Blackwell, Levi Kissinger (DNS-Scotty Earl)
B-Main- Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, J.T. Ayers, John Harrell, Walt Mayabb, Brad Schlosser, Kevin Mayabb, Danny Blackwell, Levi Kissinger, Casey Payton, Josh Lucas, Butch Shay (DNS- Clarence Belcher, Mickey Sansom, Scotty Earl)
Series Provisionals- Josh Lucas, Walt Mayabb
Track Provisional- Brad Schlosser
7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble- Miguel Coffey, Benji Lee, Joey Kramer, Jason Wheatley, Freddy Garmon, Timmy York, Dennis Roberson, Russ Gabbert, Robbie Gullion, Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, Shon Flanery, Kelly Warren, Joe Mattingly, Walt Mayabb, J.T. Ayers, Dion Benningfield, Brad Schlosser, Josh Lucas, Don Adams, Brandon Green

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (19 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler 15.941
Dash- Wheeler, Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, Lee Devasier, Tommy Carlton
1st Heat- Cody Mahoney, Joe Godsey, Frankie Coomer, Jerry Rutherford
2nd Heat- Bobby Carrier, Jr., Arnie Fields, Greg Kendall, John Jackson
Feature- Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Dustin Neat, Lee Devasier, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Tommy Carlton, Cody Mahoney, Jerry Rutherford, Greg Kendall, Joe Godsey, Frankie Coomer, Arnie Fields, Justin Blackwell, Todd Coffman, Michael Coontz, John Jackson, Joey Daniel, Leo Brady, Garrett Blackwell

Sportsman (10 entries)
Heat- Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Pat Hagan, Jimmy Bryan
Feature- Roger Cecil, Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan, Nathan Wells, Rob Jones, Daroyl Samples, Lois Campbell, Jenna Chesser, Avral Thompson

-Bluegrass Speedway Contact: Michael Despain ([email protected] and/or [email protected])
 

Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report "In The Pits" on Tuesday August 7 

Lebanon, Kentucky-August 5, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, August 7, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The August 7 program will be another edition of "In The Pits", which are the popular live remote broadcasts from The Smoke Pit in Campbellsville, KY.  The August 7 "In The Pits" program will feature the father and son promotional duo of Larry and Chad Yantz from Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Mark Speer of Campellsville, KY.

Larry Yantz, and son Chad, join the program to discuss Ponderosa Speedway and the action and buzz that has been created at "The Pond" in 2007 after the off season track resurfacing project and to also discuss upcoming events that will conclude the 2007 racing season at the popular 3/8 mile D-shaped clay oval that is located just outside of Junction City, KY.                         

Mark Speer will also join the program and talk about the induction of his father, the late David Speer, into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame this coming weekend during ceremonies at Florence Speedway in Union, KY in conjunction with the North/South 100.  The late Mr. Speer was one of the first "traveling professionals" that raced with the National Dirt Racing Association (NDRA) back in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

The program will be broadcast live from the Pat Blevins owned and operated Smoke Pit in Campbellsville, KY, right across the highway from the location of the old Taylor County Speedway.  The public is invited to attend and talk some racing and enjoy an evening of food and fellowship in the name of dirt track sports entertainment.

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  With this broadcast being a live remote, phone calls and emails will not be able to be taken.    

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

NARA "BoB Mod Squad" 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway August 11 

Bardstown, KY-August 5, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present the 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble this Saturday evening, August 11.  The event will be a special race for the Modified division and will be sanctioned by the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series and marks the second 2007 appearance by the "BoB Mod Squad" at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval.                        

The August 11 event will see the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series in action with a complete schedule of events that will include hot laps, time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 25 lap, $1,500 to win 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble Modified A-Main.  Also on the racing program for August 11 will be a full program of weekly racing series competition for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Sportsman, while the Street Stocks will have the night off.  The Super Late Model and Modified division racers will take time trials, with the Sportsman division utilizing the pill draw to determine heat race starting assignments.  

This will be the seventh edition of the Bluegrass Rumble event for Modifieds at Bluegrass Speedway.  Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY won the inaugural event back in 2001, with Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY going back to back with the win in 2002 and 2003.  Mattingly would come to win the race again in 2004, while Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY would claim the victory in 2005.  Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN is the 2006 and defending race winner of the Bluegrass Rumble.

Two-time and defending series champion Joey Kramer and Mt. Carmel, TN native have been two of the top winners in Modified action around the Midwest in 2007 and the duo currently sits atop the series points standing, with Kramer leading Flanery.  For more information about the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, visit the series webpage at www.battleofthebluegrass.com.  
  
Activities for this August 11 event at Bluegrass Speedway will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates open at 5:00 p.m.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set for 6:30 p.m.  Time trials will get underway around 7:00 p.m., with racing action getting the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for August 4 were Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Paul Lewis, Jr. of Springfield, KY in Street Stocks.            

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on August 4 and feature event race winners for the evening were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks, while the Sportsman division had the evening off.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on August 11 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

#7 Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY poses with daughter Kaylee and her friends in 44 Auto Mart Victory Lane after winning the Modified feature event at B	#11 Steve Francis of Ashland, KY poses in 44 Auto Mart Victory Lane with local area Advance Auto Parts representatives after winning the 5th Annual My	K9 Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY picked up his first Street Stock feature victory of the '07 season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturda

Francis Dominates 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, Kentucky-August 4, 2007- The Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series made its first ever Kentucky appearance on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway and Steve Francis of Ashland, KY became the third repeat winner at Bluegrass for '07 and the 11th different winner with the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series by winning the 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout.  Other feature winners for the evening were Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

The start of the 50 lap, $5,000 to win 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout would see the caution wave as Dan Tipton would spin in turn four before a lap was completed and then the trio of Anthony White, Johnny Wheeler, and Victor Lee would tangle in turn two, with only Lee able to continue.  The second attempted start would be good and Bryan Barber, Steve Francis, and Brad Neat would race three-wide through turns one and two, with Francis coming away with the lead, followed by Barber, Neat, Whitney McQueary, and Tim Tungate.  McQueary would go three-wide with Barber and Neat and go from fourth to second on lap 2.  As Francis began to quickly distance himself from the field, McQueary would hold second, while Barber and Neat dueled for third.  Francis would continue his torrid pace at the point, as he would begin the lapping process on lap 10.  The battle for second through fifth would heat up on lap 13 as Barber would close in on McQueary for second in traffic, while the fourth and fifth place entries of Neat and Tungate would close in and join the battle as well.  Barber would fire a slidejob at McQueary in turn two to finally claim the second spot on lap 18.  Neat would take third from McQueary on lap 20, with Tungate moving McQueary back to fourth on lap 21.  Caution would wave on lap 25 as fourth place Tungate would pull up in turn two with a flat right rear tire.  After several drivers pulled pitside for fresh rubber and returned at the rear of the field, the race would restart, only to see the caution wave again as Victor Lee would spin in turn two and Ricky Arms would be collected in the incident.  Back underway, Neat would drive past Barber for second at the halfway signal, while McQueary and Joey Daniel would hold down fourth and fifth.  A flat right rear tire would see McQueary slow on lap 31, as the fourth place runner would slow on the racing surface.  The restart would see Francis again scoot away from the pack, while Neat and Barber would battle for second, while Daniel would get pressure from 10th starting Jason Keltner for fourth.  Lap 33 and 34 would see a trio of slidejob passes between Daniel and Keltner, before Keltner would claim the spot for good on lap 35.  But there would be no challenges up front for Francis expect lapped traffic and the "Kentucky Colonel" would park the Tim Logan owned, Morehead Auto Parts/J and M Graphics/WMF Racing Products sponsored #11 Rocket Chassis, Russell Baker Race Engines powered entry in victory lane.  Neat, Barber, Keltner, and Daniel would complete the top five.  The remainder of the top ten would be Dustin Neat, Freddy Smith, Justin Rattliff, Rick Rogers, and Tommy Bailey.  Twenty-five entries would have Bryan Barber as the PowerMaster Performance top qualifier at 15.907 seconds.  The pair of Sunoco Race Fuels Quick Six dashes went to Barber and Francis, while the West Haven Speed Equipment B-Mains fell to Freddy Smith and Dustin Neat. 

The 20 lap Modified feature event would see Benji Lee and Jason Wheatley lead the field to the green flag, with Wheatley getting the better of Lee in turn two on the start and drive away, only to be slowed by a caution for a spin by Brad Schlosser on lap 15.  Wheatley would outgun Lee over the final five trips to claim the win in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned, B and W Metals/St. Joe Garage/Cozy Corner Tavern/Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing/First Door/Brady Excavating/Springfield Auto and Farm/Gootee and Mattingly Heat and Air/Wheatley Tile/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Auto Sales/Top Notch Landscaping/Hawk's Bar and Grill sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Wheatley and Mullins Race Engines powered mount.  Lee would take second, followed by Dion Benningfield, Randy Turpin, and Elliott Despain.  Completing the top ten were Jeff Rawlings, Johnny Lee, J.T. Ayers, Shon Flanery, and Raffo Elmore.  Sixteen entries saw Benji Lee as top qualifier and also winner of the dash, while Ayers won the heat.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature would see Willie Edelen survive a wild melee at the midpoint of the event and hold off repeated challenges from Timmy Glazer and Michael Cranmer to claim his first feature win of the season behind the wheel of his Edelen Tire and Graphics/Wilson Brothers (George Mattingly), Seager Interprise/Walker Transmission #K9 Chevy Impala.  Glazer and Michael Cranmer would finish second and third, while Jason Priddy and Paul Lewis, Jr. completed the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Shan Lafollette, Roy Bryan, Joe Walker, Brad Leake, and Steve Jones.  Fifteen entries drew for heat race starting positions, with those checkered flags falling to David Bayans, and Edelen.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-August 4, 2007

Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series Super Late Models (25 entries)
PowerMaster Performance Top Qualifier- Bryan Barber 15.907
Sunoco Race Fuels Quick Six #1- Barber, Brad Neat, Tim Tungate, Tommy Bailey, Rick Rogers, Shawn Toczek
Sunoco Race Fuels Quick Six #2- Steve Francis, Whitney McQueary, Justin Rattliff, Joey Daniel, Jason Keltner, Ricky Arms
West Haven Speed Equipment B-Main #1- Freddy Smith, Johnny Wheeler, Lee Devasier, Mike Jewell, Dennis Roberson, Anthony White, Richard Smith
West Haven Speed Equipment B-Main #2- Dustin Neat, Victor Lee, Jerry Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Tommy Kerr, Dan Tipton
5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout- Steve Francis, Brad Neat, Bryan Barber, Jason Keltner, Joey Daniel, Dustin Neat, Freddy Smith, Justin Rattliff, Rick Rogers, Tommy Bailey, Whitney McQueary, Jerry Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Dennis Roberson, Dan Tipton, Richard Smith, Tommy Kerr, Lee Devasier, Ricky Arms, Victor Lee, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Shawn Toczek, Anthony White, Johnny Wheeler

Modifieds (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Benji Lee
Dash- Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Dion Benningfield, Randy Turpin, Elliott Despain, Joe Mattingly
Heat- J.T. Ayers, Johnny Lee, Kelly Warren, Brad Schlosser
Feature- Wheatley, Benji Lee, Benningfield, Turpin, Despain, Jeff Rawlings, Johnny Lee, Ayers, Shon Flanery, Raffo Elmore, Jeff Stith, Schlosser, Casey Peyton, Kelly Warren (DNS- Joe Mattingly, Daniel Durrett

Street Stocks (15 entries)
1st Heat- David Bayans, Timmy Glazer, Jason Priddy, Shane Lafollette
2nd Heat- Willie Edelen, Michael Cranmer, Joe David Humphrey, Paul Lewis, Jr.
Feature- Edelen, Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Priddy, Lewis, Jr., Lafollette, Roy Bryan, Joe Walker, Brad Leake, Steve Jones, Bayans, Nick Wilkerson, Humphrey, Robbie Settles (DNS- Jeff Cranmer)
 

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after August 4, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 232
2. Joey Daniel- 183  
3. Johnny Wheeler- 177
4. Tim Tungate- 130
5. Tommy Carlton- 127
6. Ed Behn- 117  
7. Jason Hinkle- 110  
    Bryan Barber- 110
9. Jordan Bland- 104  
    Larry Greer- 104
          
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 321
2. Benji Lee- 243     
3. Dion Benningfield- 209
4. Elliott Despain- 203 
      5.    Randy Turpin- 194 
6.   J.T. Ayers- 181   
7. Brad Schlosser- 154
      8.    Johnny Lee- 133   
9. Joe Mattingly- 125
      10.  Freddy Garmon- 119

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 238
2. Roger Cecil- 194  
3. Avral Thompson- 192
      4.    Jimmy Bryan- 187
5. Nathan Wells- 162
6. Kevin Wilson- 151
7. Pat Hagan- 142
8. Sam Huffer- 132 
9. Rob Jones- 1147
10. Todd Huffer- 107
Casey Bryan- 107

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 233
2.   Michael Cranmer- 228
3.   Jeff Cranmer- 210
4.   Robbie Settles- 197
5. Willie Edelen- 163 
      6.    Brian McCubbins- 148
      Shane Lafollette- 148
8. Jason Priddy- 146   
      9.   Daroyl Samples- 123
10. Lee Gray- 122

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 25
2. Dylan Preston- 12
3. Todd Coffman- 10

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 133
2. Danny Blackwell- 68
3. Casey Payton- 57   
      4.    Jeff Stith- 42     
      5.   Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
6.   Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Corey Morris- 13
9. Daniel Durrett- 10
10. Richard Musick- 6

Next Race- August 11 (7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; PLUS- Weekly Racing Series Acton for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Sportsman-NO Street Stocks; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$15; Children ages 6 to 12-$8; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30)

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after July 28, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 217
2. Johnny Wheeler- 171
3. Joey Daniel- 167
4. Tim Tungate- 124
5. Tommy Carlton- 119
6. Ed Behn- 117
7. Jason Hinkle- 110
8. Larry Greer- 104
Jordan Bland- 104
10. Cody Mahoney- 98

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 271
2. Benji Lee- 199
3. Elliott Despain- 171
4. Dion Benningfield- 169
5. Randy Turpin- 158
6. J.T. Ayers- 155
7. Brad Schlosser- 136
8. Freddy Garmon- 119
9. Joe Mattingly- 115
10. Johnny Lee- 105

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 238
2. Roger Cecil- 194
3. Avral Thompson- 192
4. Jimmy Bryan- 187
5. Nathan Wells- 162
6. Kevin Wilson- 151
7. Pat Hagan- 142
8. Sam Huffer- 132
9. Rob Jones- 1147
10. Todd Huffer- 107
Casey Bryan- 107

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 211
2. Michael Cranmer- 208
3. Jeff Cranmer- 205
4. Robbie Settles- 190
5. Brian McCubbins- 148
6. Willie Edelen- 141
7. Shane Lafollette- 133
8. Jason Priddy- 128
9. Daroyl Samples- 123
10. Lee Gray- 122

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Joey Jones- 25
2. Dylan Preston- 12
3. Todd Coffman- 10

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 105
2. Danny Blackwell- 68
3. Casey Payton- 41
4. Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
5. Jeff Stith- 22
6. Daniel Dial- 17
7. Justin Geary- 16
8. Corey Morris- 13
9. Richard Musick- 6

Next Race- August 4 (5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout: Thunder Series Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; PLUS- Weekly Racing Series Acton for Modifieds and Street Stocks-NO Sportsman and Double Track Points for Modifieds; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver’s Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$20; Children ages 6 to 12-$10; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$35)
 

Bryan Barber and Brad Byrd on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday July 31

Lebanon, Kentucky-July 29, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, July 31, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The July 31 program will feature Dirt Late Model racer Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY and Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series director Brad Byrd.

Bryan Barber joins the program after a weekend of racing action with the World of Outlaws Late Models Series at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH.  The third generation driver is running an outlaw-type schedule behind the wheel of the Scott Clippenger Motorsports MasterSbilt Race Cars and not chasing any series points, as the team is just picking and choosing where it competes at for the 2007 racing season. 

Brad Byrd joins the program for the "long-distance" portion of the show.  Byrd is the series director for the Tennessee based Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series touring Super Dirt Late Model sanctioning group.  Byrd will be discussing the series first ever trip to the Bluegrass state of Kentucky as the "Thunder Series" will be in action at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY this Saturday August 4.                       

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

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

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

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

#24c Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN won the $300 Street Stock special event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, July 28.	#77 Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won his second straight Modified feature and fourth of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday ev	#5 Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY won his first Sportsman feature of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, July 28.	#18 Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY won the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening,

Thunder Series Super Late Models 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout at Bluegrass Speedway August 4

Bardstown, KY-July 29, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will present the 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout this Saturday evening, August 4.  It will be the first ever Kentucky appearance for the Thunder Series Super Late Models, racing 50 laps for $5,000 to win at the ½ mile Nelson County clay.  .  The event is also part of the Jeld-Wen Windows and Doors Border Wars Challenge presented by 84 Lumbern for the Thunder Series Super Late Models. 

The August 4 event will feature a complete evening of racing competition in Super Late Model action sanctioned by the Thunder Series Super Late Models, which sports ten different winners so far in the 2007 racing season.  The evening will begin with Powermaster Performance Time Trials, a pair of Sunoco Race Fuels Quick Six for Six Dashes, West Haven Speed Equipment B-Mains, and the $5,000 to win 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout A-Main.  Also in competition on the August 4 racing program will be Modifieds (double track points) and Street Stocks, with the Sportsman division having the night off.  The Super Late Model and Modified divisions will time trial, while the Street Stock division will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

This will be the fifth installment of the My Old Kentucky Home Shootout event at Bluegrass Speedway.  Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY won the inaugural contest back in 2003, while Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill. winning the 2004 version of the race.  Rick Corbin of Independence, KY was victorious in the 2005 event which saw NASCAR racer Tony Stewart race to a 12th place finish, while Ohio native Rick Combs is the 2006 and defending champion of the My Old Kentucky Shootout race.

Tommy Kerr of Rockford, TN comes to the Bluegrass Speedway for the first time as the series points leader with the Thunder Series Super Late Models.  Rick Rogers of Knoxville, TN is second in series points, while leading Rookie of the Year contender Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY comes into this event third in series points.  Two-time and defending series champion Anthony White of Clinton, TN and David Payne of Murphy, NC complete the top five in series points heading to Bluegrass Speedway.  Other drivers competing with the series that are expected to be in attendance for this event include Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN, Dan Tipton of Kingston, TN, Richard Smith of Science Hill, KY, Randy Weaver of Crossville, TN, Stacey Boles of Claxton, TN, Billy Ogle, Jr. of Knoxville, TN, Stephen Rogers of Knoxville, TN, Mike Weeks of Friendsville, TN, and Ricky Arms of Moss, TN.  For more information about the Thunder Series Super Late Models, visit the series website at www.ttdcs.com.
  
Activities for this August 4 event at Bluegrass Speedway will see pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., with main gates open at 5:00 p.m.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set for 6:30 p.m.  Time trials will get underway around 7:00 p.m., with racing action getting the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for July 28 were J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY in Modifieds, Lois Campbell of Campbellsville, KY in Sportsman, and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on July 28 and feature event race winners for the evening were Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman, and Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.    

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on July 28 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

-End of Release (Contact-Michael Despain: [email protected] or [email protected])

Cranmer Wins $300 Street Stock Special; Tungate, Kramer, and Cecil Also Winners at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, Kentucky-July 28, 2007- Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY would claim his second 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature win of the season and 28th career win at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening.  Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN would score the $300 to win Street Stock special event, while Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN picked up his second straight Modified feature win, with Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY claiming the Sportsman main event victory.

The start of the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event would see the yellow flag fly immediately after mid-pack contact resulted in Lee Devasier and Tommy Carlton having their nights ended early with substantial damage to both driver's machines.  The second attempted start would take and the front row of Tim Tungate and Jason Keltner would duel door-to-door for the first two circuits of the race, before Tungate would claim the top spot on lap 3.  Dustin Neat would race in the third position, with Jordan Bland fourth, while Tommy Bailey and Ed Behn went at it for fifth, before Bailey would pull to the infield with a flat right rear tire on lap 7.  Meanwhile, Tungate and Keltner were setting a furious pace at the point, with the duo having several car lengths on third place Neat, while Joey Daniel would roll to fifth only to pull pitside on lap 9.  Fourth place running Bland would draw the final caution of the event after smacking the turn one wall on lap 13, ending his evening.  The restart would see Tungate and Keltner again pull away from the pack, with Neat holding third, while Behn and Joey Jones would ride fourth and fifth.  The finish would be exciting as Keltner got a good run beneath Tungate exiting turn four coming to the checkered flag, with Tungate winning by the nosepiece on his mount.  Tungate's victory came aboard the Logan and Jane Parrott owned, B and W Auto Sales and Recyclers/Barnes Auto Sales/J and L Title/Commonwealth Building Products/ Guardian Mortgage/Terry's Auto Center/Mulch Madness/The Shack/Smoke Pit Bar-B-Q sponsored #18 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Pro Power Race Engines powered mount.  Keltner, Neat, Behn, Jones, and Bailey would complete the running order of those finishing.  Tungate would begin the evening as SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphic fast qualifier among 14 entries at 14.751 seconds and would also win the dash, while Jason Hinkle would win the heat.

The $300 to win Street Stock special would see a wild finish as Robbie Settles and Jeff Cranmer would make contact exiting turn four coming to the checkered flag of the main event, with Cranmer nosing ahead of Settles and leading only the final few feet to claim the big victory, sliding sideways across the start/finish line in his Bill Terrell Trucking/ Signs Now/Apply Power Transmissions/R and D Race Engines sponsored #24c Oldsmobile entry.  Settles would take runner-up honors, with Jason Priddy, Brian McCubbins, and Darrell Biven completing the top five.  Rounding out the top ten would be Timmy Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Roy Bryan, Shane Lafollette, and Bill Wallace.  Twenty-two entries would see Settles as fast qualifier at 19.549 seconds, while Glazer won the dash.  Heat race wins went to Jeff Cranmer and Biven.

The 20 lap Modified feature would see Joey Kramer take the lead on lap 4 and drive away to his fourth win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in a brand new race car that was just finished Saturday afternoon.  The win for Kramer came behind the wheel of the Dennis Kramer owned, Hill's Historic Painting/PBM Performance Products/Fall Creek Financial/All Star Performance/Bright Beginnings Day Care sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Bullock by Kramer Race Engines unit.  Jason Wheatley would claim second, with Benji Lee third, while Butch Shay and Dion Benningfield would round out the top five.  Completing the top ten were Freddy Garmon, Kevin Copher, Dennis Roberson, Robbie Gullion, and J.T. Ayers.  Twenty-four entries drew for heat race starting assignments and those wins fell to Wheatley and Shay.

The Sportsman main event would see Roger Cecil take the lead at the drop of the green flag and lead all 15 circuits in picking up his first feature win of the season at Bluegrass in his 44 Auto Mart/Smith Brothers Teamsters/RER Concrete/Old Delaney/M and M Get and Go/Cecil Trucking/All About Music/El Jimadore Mexican Restaurant sponsored #5 Monte Carlo.  Barry Chesser, Sam Huffer, Nathan Wells, and Rob Jones would complete the top five, with the remainder of the finishing order being Lois Campbell, Avral Thompson, and Jimmy Bryan.  Twelve entries drew for heat race starting positions and the heat win went to Barry Chesser.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 28, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (14 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Tim Tungate 14.751
Dash- Tungate, Jason Keltner, Johnny Wheeler, Dustin Neat, Tommy Bailey, Jordan Bland
Heat- Jason Hinkle, Lee Devasier, Ed Behn, Tommy Carlton
Feature- Tungate, Keltner, Neat, Behn, Joey Jones, Bailey, Bland, Joey Daniel, Devasier, Carlton (DNS- Wheeler, Hinkle, Jeff Watson, Leo Brady)

Street Stocks (22 entries)
Top Qualifier- Robbie Settles 19.549
Dash- Timmy Glazer, Settles, David Bayans, Daroyl Samples, Michael Cranmer, Terry Greenwell
1st Heat- Jeff Cranmer, Brian McCubbins, Shane Lafollette, Garnett Eldridge
2nd Heat- Darrell Biven, Jason Priddy, Freddy Mercer, Brad Leake
Feature- Jeff Cranmer, Settles, Priddy, McCubbins, Biven, Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Roy Bryan, Lafollette, Bill Wallace, Chad Chaney, Bayans, Mercer, Cotton Mattingly, Willie Edelen, Samples, Eldridge, Nick Wallace, Leake, Greenwell, Paul Lewis, Jr. (DNS-Bill Workman)

Modifieds (24 entries)
1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Freddy Garmon, Dion Benningfield, Dennis Roberson
2nd Heat- Butch Shay, Joey Kramer, Johnny Lee, Kevin Copher
Feature- Kramer, Wheatley, Benji Lee, Shay, Benningfield, Garmon, Copher, Roberson, Robbie Gullion, J.T. Ayers, Brad Schlosser, Jeff Stith, John Tyler, Sam Murphy, Sr., Joe Mattingly, Josh Lucas, Sam Murphy, Jr., Randy Turpin, Richard Musick, Elliott Despain, Danny Blackwell, Corey Morris, Randall Basham (DNS-Johnny Lee)

Sportsman (12 entries)
Heat- Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Nathan Wells, Sam Huffer
Feature- Cecil, Barry Chesser, Sam Huffer, Wells, Rob Jones, Lois Campbell, Avral Thompson, Jimmy Bryan (DNS- Jenna Chesser, Ronnie Rogers, Pat Hagan, Todd Huffer)

Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected] and/or [email protected])
 

“Showtime!”

The Official Newsletter of Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky

Bluegrass Speedway Presents Big Dollars in the Month of August! !                   

Bardstown, KY-June, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY has an exciting month of racing action for August on tap at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval located at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.

                The month of July concludes at Bluegrass Speedway this Saturday evening, July 28, with a $300 to win special event for the Street Stock division.  Also in action will be the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman in weekly racing series competition. 

The month of August gets underway with big money as the Thunder Series Super Late Models sanctioning body of Knoxville, TN will sanction the 5^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, paying $5,000 to win for Super Late Models.  The Modified division will also be in action in a double track points events, along with action for the Street Stock division.  The Sportsman division will have the evening off.                  

The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series makes a return visit to Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening, August 11.  The “BoB Mod Squad” will sanction the 7^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, paying $1,500 to win for the Modified division.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Sportsman will also be in weekly racing series competition, while the Street Stocks will have the evening off.  This event first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule in 2001 when Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY won the inaugural running of the event.  Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY would find victory lane back-to-back in the 2002 and 2003 versions of the race.  Joe Mattingly would follow up his inaugural event win with a victory in the “Rumble” in 2004, while Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY scored his first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series win at the 2005 race.  Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won the 2006 event and is the defending champion of the Bluegrass Rumble.    

The August 18 event scheduled for Bluegrass Speedway will feature a full program of weekly racing series competition that will feature the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks all in competition at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval. 

The biggest event of the season at Bluegrass Speedway will take place on Saturday evening, August 25, as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will invade Bluegrass Speedway for the 7^th Annual Bluegrass Classic, paying $10,000 to the winner, with the evening’s activities to be taped by the cameras of SPEED TV for airing at a date and time to be announced.  The Sportsman and Street Stock classes will provide support division action for this event, while the Modified division has the evening off.  Also, former University of Kentucky Wildcat hoopster and current Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer will be the official starter and Grand Marshall for the evenings festivities.  The Bluegrass Classic was first contested back in 2001 and Bob Pierce of Oakwood, Illinois would make Bluegrass Speedway his own playground, as the “Tall Cool One” would win the 2001 and 2002 events.  Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would be victorious in the 2003 event, while Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois would visit victory lane in the 2004 contest.  Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN has made the race his personal playground the past two years, winning the 2005 and 2006 Bluegrass Classic events, with the 2006 event one of the most talked about events of the ’06 racing season in the dirt track industry.

The month of September will begin with an event that has truly become a fan favorite at Bluegrass Speedway and that will be the 3^rd Annual Legends Night.  Legends Night sees many retired racers from “back in the day” visit Bluegrass Speedway for an evening of fun and fellowship among themselves and with the race fans as well, with all “Legends” in attendance recognized during a special ceremony during intermission that evening.  The racing program for September 1 on “Legends Night” will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions. 

                Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to be only one of only 60 oval racetracks in America to be associated with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway has been associated with the Contingency Connection program the past three seasons and all drivers that compete at Bluegrass Speedway and are registered members with the Contingency Connection program will be eligible for over $100,000 in total prizes and rewards. 

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

Bluegrass Speedway 2007 Remaining Racing Schedule

July 28- Street Stock Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

August 4- 5^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout- Thunder Series Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman; Double Modified Track Points)

August 11- 7^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Modifieds-$1,500 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

August 18- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

August 25- 7^th Annual Bluegrass Classic-Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Super Late Models-$10,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds; No Late Model Track Points)

September 1- 3^rd Annual Legends Night: Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

September 8- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 World 100)

September 15- Sportsman Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

September 22- 9^th Annual Bluegrass 50-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds) (No Late Model Track Points)

September 29- Street Stock Special-$200 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

NOTE: Schedule of Events is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions

Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

For More Information About Bluegrass Speedway, Contact the Following:

-David and Anita Ferrell (Promoters): (859) 854-6922; (859) 516-3754; (859) 516-3723

-Michael Despain (Media Consultant): (270) 465-3380; (859) 583-8079; Email- [email protected] or [email protected]

-Bluegrass Speedway (Race Days): (502) 349-1241   Online: www.bluegrass-speedway.com

Current Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after July 14, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models- Dustin Neat (197), Johnny Wheeler (166), Joey Daniel (154), Tommy Carlton (108), Jason Hinkle (105), Larry Greer (104), Ed Behn (99), Tim Tungate (99), Cody Mahoney (98), Timmy Yeager (95)

Modifieds- Jason Wheatley (249), Benji Lee (179), Elliott Despain (165), Dion Benningfield (153), Randy Turpin (152), J.T. Ayers (144), Brad Schlosser (126), Joe Mattingly (109), Joe Gray (104), Freddy Garmon (104)

Sportsman- Barry Chesser (216), Avral Thompson (178), Jimmy Bryan (174), Roger Cecil (169), Kevin Wilson (151), Nathan Wells (144), Pat Hagan (137), Sam Huffer (112), Casey Bryan (107), Todd Huffer (102)

Street Stocks- Timmy Glazer (196), Michael Cranmer (194), Jeff Cranmer (180), Robbie Settles (168), Willie Edelen (135), Brian McCubbins (130), Lee Gray (122), Shane Lafollette (121), Daroyl Samples (117), Pat Cranmer (115)

Bluegrass Speedway-“Where It’s Always Showtime!”

Thompson, Settles, and Browning on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday July 24

Lebanon, Kentucky-July 22, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, July 24, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The July 24 program will feature Sportsman racer Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY, Street Stock driver Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY, and Modified pilot Delane Browning of East Bernstadt, KY.

Avral Thompson joins the program currently second in Sportsman track points at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY after winning the Street Stock championship at Bluegrass in 2006.  Robbie Settles, who is a nephew to Thompson, joins the show for the first time currently sitting in fourth place in Street Stock track points at Bluegrass Speedway and wheels the car that Thompson won the Street Stock title behind the wheel of in 2006.

Delane Browning of joins the program for the "long-distance" portion of the show.  Browning is fresh off of a pair of Modified victories during the Butterball Wooldridge Memorial weekend this past weekend at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY.  A former Late Model racer, Browning scored his first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series win during the "BoB Mod Squad" portion of the "Butterball" weekend on Friday evening at Richmond Raceway. 

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  Mr. Thompson and Mr. Settle will be in-studio and will take you phone calls, questions, and comments.  Mr. Browning will be on the long-distance portion of the program and comments and questions can be emailed.   

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

Street Stock Special Up Next at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday July 28

Bardstown, KY-July 22, 2007- After being closed for the Nelson County Fair last weekend, racing action resumes at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval this Saturday evening July 28 with a $300 to win special event for the Street Stock division.    

After the weekend off, racing will resume at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening July 28 and the Street Stock division will take centerstage with their highest paying to win event of the season, racing for $300 to win.  Also scheduled to compete on the July 28 racing event will be a complete program of weekly racing series competition featuring the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman.   

Activities for the July 28 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for July 14 were Tommy Carlton of Lawrenceburg, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Rob Jones of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on July 14 and feature event race winners for the evening were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, and Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman.  The Street Stock division had the evening off.  

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on July 28 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

#77 Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN acknowledges the cheers of the race fans after winning his third Modified feature of the season at Bluegrass Speedway i	#88 Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY won his second straight Sportsman feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, July 14.	#11 Steve Francis of Ashland, KY was the 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash winner with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series at Bluegras

Randy Turpin and Jerry Rice on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday July 17

Lebanon, Kentucky-July 15, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, July 17, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is Central Kentucky's source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The July 17 program will feature Open Wheel Modified driver Randy Turpin of Lebanon, KY and Dirt Late Model driver Jerry Rice of Verona, KY.

Randy Turpin joins the program as one of the most improved Modified drivers in the Central Kentucky area so far in 2007 and currently is third in track points at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and fifth in track points at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.  Turpin is fresh off of a pair of top five finishes at both tracks over the past weekend.

Jerry Rice joins the program for the "long-distance" portion of the show.  Rice comes off a weekend with a pair of top five finishes in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action at Ponderosa Speedway and Bluegrass Speedway, with Rice also having won at both tracks in 2007.  Rice was the 2006 UMP Super Late Model track champion at NASCAR Nextel Cup Series competitor Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH.

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

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

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

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

Bluegrass Speedway Off on July 21; Street Stock Special Up Next at Bluegrass on July 28

Bardstown, KY-July 15, 2007- With last week's Kentuckiana Klash event in the record books, Bluegrass Speedway will be closed this Saturday evening July 21 for the Nelson County Fair.  Racing action resumes at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval on Saturday evening July 28 with a $300 to win special event for the Street Stock division.    

After the weekend off, racing will resume at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening July 28 and the Street Stock division will take centerstage with their highest paying to win event of the season, racing for $300 to win.  Also scheduled to compete on the July 28 racing event will be a complete program of weekly racing series competition featuring the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman.   

Activities for the July 28 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for July 14 were Tommy Carlton of Lawrenceburg, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Rob Jones of Bardstown, KY in Sportsman.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on July 14 and feature event race winners for the evening were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, and Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman.  The Street Stock division had the evening off.  

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on July 28 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

The "Kentucky Colonel" Conquers 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, Kentucky-July 14, 2007- Known around the racing world as "The Kentucky Colonel", Steve Francis of Ashland, KY would claim the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctioned 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway.  The win was worth $5,000 for Francis, making him the tenth different Super Late Model feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in 2007.  Other feature winners for the evening were Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds.

The start of the 40 lap Kentuckiana Klash Super Late Model A-Main would see the front row of Brad Neat and Mike Jewell be joined by Steve Francis and the trio would race through turns one and two three-wide for the lead, but the field would not make a complete lap as Jordan Bland, Dustin Neat, David Webb, and Doug Smith would tangle in turn four, with all drivers able to continue.  Once underway, Neat would take the top spot, with Francis, Jewell, Bryan Barber, and Michael England in tow.  Neat and Francis would go side by side for the lead on lap 2, with England winning a three-wide battle with Jewell and Barber for third.  Francis would take the top spot on lap 3 exiting turn two, with Barber snatching fourth from Jewell.  Lap 3 would see the caution fly again as Bland spun his mount in turn three.  The Delaware double-file restart would have Francis leading the way, while Victor Lee would make his way past Jewell into the top five on lap 5.  With Francis pulling away from the field, Neat and England would settle into a side-by-side battle for second beginning on lap 7, while Barber and Lee would begin a struggle of their own for fourth, racing side-by-side on lap 8.  Francis would enter traffic and begin the process of lapping slower traffic on lap 13, while Neat and England continued to go door-to-door for second and Barber and Lee battle door-to-door for fourth still.  While Francis would continue to open his lead, Neat would finally win the battle for second on lap 18, and Barber would conquer Lee for fourth as the field marked the halfway point on lap 20.  Action would be slowed by a caution for a stopped Dustin Neat on the backchute on lap 24.  The restart would see the proverbial "big one" happen and draw a red flag period as contact resulted in a pile-up that would see the cars of third place running England, Jewell, Larry Greer, Tim Tungate, Rick Corbin, David Webb, Chris Combs, and Tyrel Todd all tangle entering turn one, with England, Greer, Tungate, Corbin, and Webb being finished for the evening, while fourth place Barber suffered nosepiece damage and Jason Keltner and Joey Daniel suffering heavy body damage, but all three would continue.  The restart would be single-file and Francis would again pull away immediately, with Neat still in pursuit, with Jerry Rice now third, Whitney McQueary fourth, and Patrick Sheltra fifth.  Rice would pull alongside Neat on lap 27 and the duo would dance for the runner-up slot, while Combs would take fifth from Sheltra on the same circuit.  Sheltra would reclaim fifth on lap 28, only to have Combs take it back on lap 29.  Lap 30 would Neat and Rice go side-by-side for second, while McQueary and Combs would go wheel-to-wheel for fourth.  Combs would win the battle for fourth on lap 31, while Rice would continue to dog Neat for second, with Neat holding on to the spot by lap 34.  Meanwhile, Francis would continue his dominant performance up front and would take the checkered flag first in Tim Logan owned Morehead Auto Parts/Rick's Body Shop/J and M Graffics/WMF Racing Products/Integra Shocks/Hoosier Tire sponsored #11 Rocket Chassis, Russell Baker Race Engines powered mount.  Neat would hold off Rice by a car length to take second, with Combs fourth, while Sheltra would slip past with two laps remaining to finish fifth.  McQueary, who started 17th, would head up the remainder of the top ten, trailed by Lee, Barber, Jewell, and Tyrel Todd.  Twenty-seven entries saw Mike Jewell top Racing Optics time trials with a lap of 15.687 seconds.  Arizona Sport Shirts heat victories were scored by Jewell, Francis, and Neat, while Jordan Bland won the Mason Racin' B-Main.  Series provisional starters were Doug Smith and Larry Greer, while the track provisional was Jason Hinkle.

The Sportsman main event would see Pat Hagan outduel Sam Huffer over the first two laps and hold off a hard-charging Roger Cecil to capture his second straight Sportsman feature victory in the Billy Holbert owned, New Haven NAPA/New Haven Quick Stop/New Haven Car Wash/D and R Oil sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo entry.  Cecil would take a close second, with Arval Thompson third, while Barry Chesser and Sam Huffer completed the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Rob Jones, Nathan Wells, Casey Bryan, Lois Campbell, and Jimmy Bryan.  Twelve entries saw Thompson as top qualifier, with Sam Huffer winning the dash, while Chesser won the heat.

In Modified action, Joey Kramer would take the lead from Jason Wheatley on lap 2 and drive away and survive a couple of close calls in lapped traffic to pick up his third Modified feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway behind the wheel of the Dennis Kramer owned Hill's Historic Painting/PBM Performance Products/Fall Creek Financial/Bright Beginnings Day Care/All Star Performance sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Bullock by Kramer Race Engine powered unit.  Jason Wheatley would take second, with Benji Lee scoring third.  Randy Turpin would outduel Freddy Garmon to claim fourth.  Completing the top ten were Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Joe Gray, Joe Mattingly, and Johnny Lee.  Fifteen entries would draw for heat race starting assignments and those heat wins would go to Kramer and Wheatley.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 14, 2007

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (27 entries)
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Mike Jewell 15.687
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #1- Mike Jewell, Bryan Barber, Jerry Rice, Jason Keltner, Tyrel Todd, Whitney McQueary, Jordan Bland, Dustin Neat, Doug Smith
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #2- Steve Francis, Michael England, Victor Lee, Patrick Sheltra, Chris Combs, Jason Hinkle, Shawn Negangard, Jackie Boggs, Leo Brady
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Brad Neat, Tim Tungate, Rick Corbin, Tommy Carlton, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn, Larry Greer, Duke Mounce, David Webb
Mason Racin' B-Main- Jordan Bland, Whitney McQueary, David Webb, Jackie Boggs, Dustin Neat, Ed Behn, Shawn Negangard, Doug Smith, Larry Greer, Duke Mounce, Leo Brady, Jason Hinkle
Series Provisionals- Larry Greer, Doug Smith
Track Provisional- Jason Hinkle
9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash A-Main- Steve Francis, Brad Neat, Jerry Rice, Chris Combs, Patrick Sheltra, Whitney McQueary, Victor Lee, Bryan Barber, Mike Jewell, Tyrel Todd, Jackie Boggs, Jason Keltner, Dustin Neat, Tommy Carlton, Doug Smith, Jason Hinkle, Joey Daniel, Michael England, Tim Tungate, Rick Corbin, David Webb, Larry Greer, Jordan Bland   

Sportsman (12 entries)
Top Qualifier- Avral Thompson
Dash- Sam Huffer, Pat Hagan, Jimmy Bryan, Roger Cecil, Thompson, Rob Jones
Heat- Barry Chesser, Nathan Wells, Lois Campbell, Casey Bryan
Feature- Hagan, Cecil, Thompson, Chesser, Sam Huffer, Jones, Wells, Casey Bryan, Campbell, Jimmy Byran, Ronnie Rogers (DNS- Todd Huffer)

Modifieds (15 entries)
1st Heat- Joey Kramer, Benji Lee, Elliott Despain, Dion Benningfield
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Randy Turpin, Freddy Garmon, Joe Gray
Feature- Kramer, Wheatley, Benji Lee, Turpin, Garmon, Benningfield, Despain, Gray, Joe Mattingly, Johnny Lee, J.T. Ayers, Brad Schlosser, Danny Blackwell, Jeff Rawlings (DNS- Randall Basham)

#03 Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY won his second straight Modified feature on 4th Annual Topless Terror Night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Sat	#03 Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY won his second straight Modified feature on 4th Annual Topless Terror Night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Sat	#88 Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY picked up his first Sportsman feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening July	#88 Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY picked up his first Sportsman feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening July	#25c Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN scored his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday	#22M Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY became the ninth different winner in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model action at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, K

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Whitney McQueary and Craig Hoffman on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday July 10

Lebanon, Kentucky-July 8, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present another edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, July 10, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The July 10 program will feature Dirt Late Model driver Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY and Louisville area television personality Craig Hoffman. 

Whitney McQueary joins the program after picking up his first feature win of the season this past Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.  McQueary is racing in 2007 for Tate Begley Motorsports and drives a Rocket Chassis, powered by a RaceTec Race Engine.      

Craig Hoffman joins the program for the "long-distance" portion of the show.  Hoffman is the co-host of Kentuckiana Motorsports presented by Jim Beam that airs weekly on WBKI CW television from Louisville, KY.  Hoffman will talk about the televison program and will preview an upcoming special event that Kentuckiana Motorsports is doing this Thursday, July 12.        
The Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report is available via streaming audio and can be accessed at www.lebanonmike.com.  Listeners can then click on the designated link on the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report box on the homepage and follow the directions from there.  The streaming audio will have DSL and dial-up phone line access and programs will be archived for listening at a later date if desired.

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  Mr. McQueary will be in-studio and will take you phone calls, questions, and comments.  Mr. Hoffman will be on the long-distance portion and comments and questions can be emailed.   

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

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O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash on July 14 at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-July 8, 2007- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series visits Bluegrass Speedway this Saturday evening July 14 for the 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash, paying $5,000 to win the Super Late Model main event at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval.  

The July 14 racing activities will feature a complete program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Models with hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Mason Racin' and Arizona Sport Shirts qualifying heats, Design 500 B-Mains, with the Super Late Model portion of the evening culminating with the 40 lap, $5,000 to win 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash A-Main.  Also on the July 14 racing program will be the Modified and Sportsman divisions, with the Street Stocks having the evening off.  The Super Late Model and Sportsman division will take time trials, while the Modified division will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. 

The Kentuckiana Klash first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway racing schedule back in 1998 and Audie McWilliams would take the victory in the inaugural event.  The event was not held in 1999, but returned in 2000, with National Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Jim Curry taking the win.  Darrell Lanigan would be victorious in the 2001 race, with Mike Jewell taking back to back wins in 2002 and 2003.  Tim Tungate would claim the 2004 Klash victory, with Mike Marlar turning in a dominate performance in the 2005 Klash.  Jimmy Owens is the 2006 and defending champion of the Kentuckiana Klash. 

Known as America's most competitive regional series, Victor Lee of Stanford, KY leads the points chase with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series heading into this week's racing events.  This will be the fourth appearance for the Lexington, KY based series at Bluegrass in 2007, with previous events held so far at Bluegrass this season being won by Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN (the only repeat winner in series competition so far in '07), and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN.  For more information about the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit the tour's website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Activities for the July 14 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $20, children ages 6 to 12 will be $10, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for July 7 were Sam Huffer in Sportsman and Paul Lewis, Jr. in Street Stocks.  

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on July 7 and feature event race winners for the evening were Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Modifieds, Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on July 14 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

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McQueary and Lee Topless Terror Night Winners at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, Kentucky-July 7, 2007- It was the 4th Annual Topless Terror Night at Bluegrass Speedway as the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Modifieds sported the convertible look and Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY became the ninth different winner in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model action, while Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY picked up his second straight Modified main event win.  Other feature winners were Pat Hagan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model main event would see Whitney McQueary jump to the lead from his outside front row starting position, with Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, and Cody Mahoney in pursuit.  Caution would fly with one lap scored when Billy Vaughn would spin his entry in the center of turns three and four.  Back under green, McQueary and Wheeler set a quick pace at the front, while Dustin Neat would make a three wide pass off of turn two and take the fourth spot going into turn three on lap 2.  Devin Sebree would draw the next caution when his mount rolled to a stop in turn two up next to the concrete wall, with Sebree pulling his mount pitside, ending his night.  McQueary and Wheeler would again pull away on the restart, while Tungate and Neat would settle into a battle for third,  Lap 10 would see Wheeler peer under McQueary for the top spot, but McQueary would continue to hold the lead.  Disaster would strike Tungate and Neat as they battled for third on lap 12 when Tungate's mount would discharge some debris from a busted driveshaft that would slow his mount in turn two, while Neat would stop in turn three with damage to his car from the debris, with both being finished for the night.  The restart would see McQueary and Wheeler again pull away, with Mahoney now third, while Daniel would pass Bland for fourth.  However, Daniel would pull pitside one circuit later, with Jason Hinkle now fourth and Greg Kendell fifth.  The final caution of the race would fly on lap 13 when Bland looped his entry in turn three.  The final dozen circuits would see McQueary hold off repeated challenges from Wheeler, with McQueary putting the Tate Begley owned, Begley Properties/Amco Timber/Cook Tire/Begley Motorsports sponsored #22M Rocket Chassis, RaceTec Race Engines powered entry in victory lane.  Wheeler would claim second, with Mahoney, Hinkle, and Kendell completing the top five.  Rounding out the top ten would be Bland, Billy Vaughn, Larry Greer, Ed Behn, and Daniel.  Fifteen entries saw Wheeler be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier, while Bland won the dash, with Daniel winning the heat. 

The Modified main event would see Jason Wheatley lead the first eight laps, with Benji Lee pulling alongside and that duo would race side-by-side for the next two laps before Lee would take the top spot on lap 11.  Lee and Wheatley would continue their dance for the lead the final nine rounds, but Lee would come out on top in claiming his second consecutive Modified feature victory at Bluegrass aboard the Smart Shoppers/Springfield Auto and Farm/Thompson Heat and Air/Kirker Automotive Finishes/St. Joe Garage/Scott Clippenger Motorsports sponsored #03 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Performance Engines powered mount.  Wheatley would take runner-up honors, with Michael England, Dion Benningfield, and Randy Turpin completing the top five.  Elliott Despain would head up the second five, followed by Butch Shay, Jeff Stith, Brad Schlosser, and Danny Blackwell.  Fourteen entries saw Lee as top qualifier, while Wheatley picked up the dash win.  England would scored the heat race victory.

The Sportsman feature event would see last week's Shorty Gardner Memorial runner-up Pat Hagan lead all 15 laps to claim his first win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway.  Hagan piloted the Billy Holbert owned, New Haven NAPA/New Haven Quick Stop/New Haven Car Wash/D and R Oil sponsored #88 Chevy Monte Carlo to the checkered flag first ahead of Barry Chesser, last week's winner Jimmy Bryan, Roger Cecil, and Nathan Wells.  The remainder of the top ten would be Avral Thompson, Sam Huffer, Todd Huffer, Ronnie Rogers, and Jenna Chesser.  Eleven entries would pill draw for heat race starting positions, with Bryan scoring the heat win.

In Street Stock action, Michael Cranmer would drive between Robbie Settles and Terry Greenwell on lap 6 and make the daring three-wide pass pay off and Cranmer would drive on to his fourth Street Stock feature win of the '07 season behind the wheel of his Bill Terrell Trucking/R and D Race Engines/Signs Now/H and S Converters/C-Line Engineering/ Apply Power Transmissions sponsored #25c Oldsmobile entry.  Settles would hold on for second, with Jeff Cranmer nipping Timmy Glazer for third, while Jason Priddy completed the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Freddy Mercer, Paul Lewis, Jr., Brad Leake, Billy Beavers, and Shane Lafollette.  Fifteen entries would also draw for heat race starting assignments, with those heat victories falling to Greenwell and Settles.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-July 7, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (15 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Johnny Wheeler
Dash- Jordan Bland, Whitney McQueary, Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Cody Mahoney, Larry Greer
Heat- Joey Daniel, Dustin Neat, Greg Kendell, Jason Hinkle
Feature- McQueary, Wheeler, Mahoney, Hinkle, Kendell, Bland, Billy Vaughn, Larry Greer, Ed Behn, Daniel, Doodle Farris, Neat, Tungate, Donald Rayborn, Devin Sebree

Modifieds (14 entries)
Top Qualifier- Benji Lee
Dash- Jason Wheatley, Randy Turpin, Lee, J.T. Ayers, Dion Benningfield, Butch Shay
Heat- Michael England, Elliott Despain, Lee Gray, Brad Schlosser
Feature- Lee, Wheatley, England, Benningfield, Turpin, Despain, Shay, Jeff Stith, Schlosser, Danny Blackwell, Ayers, Lee Gray (DNS- Joe Gray, Joe Mattingly)

Sportsman (11 entries)
Heat- Jimmy Bryan, Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil, Barry Chesser
Feature- Hagan, Barry Chesser, Bryan, Cecil, Nathan Wells, Avral Thompson, Sam Huffer, Todd Huffer, Ronnie Rogers, Jenna Chesser, Joe Dunbar

Street Stocks (15 entries)
1st Heat- Terry Greenwell, Michael Cranmer, Bobby Puckett, Jeff Cranmer
2nd Heat- Robbie Settles, Timmy Glazer, Joe David Humphrey, Brad Leake
Feature- Michael Cranmer, Settles, Jeff Cranmer, Glazer, Jason Priddy, Freddy Mercer, Paul Lewis, Jr., Leake, Billy Beavers, Shane Lafollette, Humphrey, Puckett, Willie Edelen, Greenwell (DNS-Brian McCubbins)

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after July 7, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 189
2. Johnny Wheeler- 166
3. Joey Daniel- 148 
4. Tommy Carlton- 101
5. Jason Hinkle- 99
6. Larry Greer- 98
    Cody Mahoney- 98  
8. Timmy Yeager- 95
9. Ed Behn- 94         
10. Tim Tungate- 93
          
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 227
2. Benji Lee- 159     
3. Elliott Despain- 151
4. Dion Benningfield- 138
      5.    J.T. Ayers- 134      
       Randy Turpin- 134
7. Brad Schlosser- 117
      8.    Joe Mattingly- 97 
9. Joe Gray- 91      
10. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 90

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 198
2. Jimmy Bryan- 163
3. Avral Thompson- 158
      4.    Kevin Wilson- 151
5. Roger Cecil- 149
6. Nathan Wells- 130
7. Pat Hagan- 112
8. Todd Huffer- 97 
9. Sam Huffer- 96 
      10.  Casey Bryan- 94

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 196
2.   Michael Cranmer- 194
3.   Jeff Cranmer- 180
4.   Robbie Settles- 168
5. Willie Edelen- 135
      6.    Brian McCubbins- 130
7.   Lee Gray- 122     
8. Shane Lafollette- 121
      9.   Daroyl Samples- 117
10. Pat Cranmer- 115    

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Dylan Preston- 12
2. Todd Coffman- 10
3. Joey Jones- 9

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 89
2. Danny Blackwell- 54
3. Casey Payton- 41   
      4.    Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
5.   Daniel Dial- 17
6. Justin Geary- 16
7. Jeff Stith- 13
8. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- July 14 (9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash-O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$5,000 to win for Super Late Models; Plus-Weekly Racing Action for Modifieds and Sportsman; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$20; Children ages 6 to 12-$10; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$35)
 

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03 Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY picked up the Modified feature win at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 30.	41 Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY picked up the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature victory at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening,	28 Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY won the 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial for Sportsman at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, J	#93 Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY won his third Street Stock feature of the year at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 30.

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"J-wat" and "Cuz" Live "In the Pits" on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Monday July 2

Lebanon, Kentucky-July 1, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present a special Monday edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Monday evening, July 2, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information in this area and will air every week through October 30.

The special Monday July 2 program is another "In the Pits" live remote from Smoke Pit Bar B-Q in Campbellsville, KY and will feature Dirt Late Model racer Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY and Dirt Modified driver Timmy York of Greensburg, KY.   

Jeff Watson will join the program fresh off the most successful racing weekend of his career as was the $1,200 feature winner at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY on Friday and the $1,500 feature winner at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY on Sunday afternoon.  Known as "J-Wat", Watson also scored a fifth place finish at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening.  The public is invited to come out attend this live remote.    

Timmy York will join the program also on Monday evening and is enjoying a successful 2007 racing season driving for car owner Lowell Hickerson.  Known throughout the pit area as "Cuz", York is campaigning with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series and is also racing weekly at Ponderosa Speedway and Lake Cumberland Speedway.      

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  With the live remote, we will not be able to take phone calls or have email.   
The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

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44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Modifieds Go "Topless" at 4th Annual Topless Terror Night at Bluegrass Speedway on July 7

Bardstown, KY-July 1, 2007- With the Shorty Gardner Memorial event now history, Bluegrass Speedway shifts its attention to another Saturday night of dirt track sports entertainment this Saturday evening July 7 with the 4th Annual Topless Terror Night at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval.  

The July 7 racing activities will feature the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Modifieds racing with the roofs removed from the race cars, sporting a convertible look that will allow the race fans to see their favorite drivers in action in their office at speed.  Also on the racing program will be Sportsman and Street Stocks.  The Super Late Model and Modifieds will time trial at this event, while the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.  The Super Late Model and Modified divisions must race with tops removed at this event.  Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY was the Topless Super Late Model winner in 2006 and Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY was the Topless Modified winner in 2006.

Activities for the July 7 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.  CC program winners for June 30 were Ed Behn of Salvisa, KY in Super Late Models, J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY in Modifieds, and Terry Greenwell of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on June 30 and feature event race winners for the evening were Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Modifieds, Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.     

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on July 7 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after June 30, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 180
2. Johnny Wheeler- 144
3. Joey Daniel- 137 
4. Tommy Carlton- 101
5. Timmy Yeager- 95
6. Tim Tungate- 85
    Larry Greer- 85   
8. Jeff Watson- 83
9. Ed Behn- 82         
10. Jason Hinkle- 81
          
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 205
2. Elliott Despain- 136
3. Benji Lee- 134   
4. J.T. Ayers- 124   
      5.    Dion Benningfield- 120
6. Randy Turpin- 118    
7. Brad Schlosser- 105
      8.    Joe Mattingly- 92 
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 90
10. Johnny Lee- 89  

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 176
2. Kevin Wilson- 151
3. Avral Thompson- 143
Jimmy Bryan- 143
5. Roger Cecil- 131
6. Nathan Wells- 114
7. Casey Bryan- 94
8. Pat Hagan- 87   
9. Todd Huffer- 84 
      10.  Rob Jones- 83

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 178
2.   Michael Cranmer- 169
3.   Jeff Cranmer- 160
4.   Robbie Settles- 146
5. Willie Edelen- 127
      6.    Brian McCubbins- 125
7.   Lee Gray- 122     
8. Daroyl Samples- 117
      9.   Pat Cranmer- 115
10. Shane Lafollette- 110

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Dylan Preston- 12
2. Todd Coffman- 10
3. Joey Jones- 9

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 89
2. Danny Blackwell- 43
3. Casey Payton- 41   
      4.    Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
5.   Daniel Dial- 17
6. Justin Geary- 16
7. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- July 7 (4th Annual Topless Terror Night-Topless 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Topless Modifieds; Plus- Full Program of Weekly Racing Action for Sportsman and Street Stocks; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10; Children ages 6 to 12-$5; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25)

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Jimmy Bryan Bags 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, Kentucky-June 30, 2007- Jimmy Bryan of New Haven, KY would score the biggest win of his career by capturing the 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial for the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening.  Other feature winners for the night included Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of St. Joe, KY in Modifieds, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

Jimmy Bryan and Barry Chesser would battle for the lead in the early stages of the 20 lap, $400 to win Shorty Gardner Memorial event, with Bryan taking control and keeping Chesser at bay, until Chesser had mechanical problems and pulled pitside at the midpoint of the race.  With five laps remaining, Bryan's entry would start to show a trail of smoke and Pat Hagan closed in on Bryan, with the pair taking the white flag side-by-side.  Bryan would get a better run off of turn two than Hagan and Bryan would take the checkered flag first in his Bryan Builders/Neil Bryan Race Engines sponsored #28 Ford Grand Marquis entry.  Hagan would finish second, with Avral Thompson scoring third.  Roger Cecil and Nathan Wells would round out the top five.  Completing the top ten were Todd Huffer, John Bryan, Sam Huffer, Jenna Chesser, and Ronnie Rogers.  Fourteen entries saw Barry Chesser set quick time at 18.709 seconds and also win the dash, while Sam Huffer checkered in the heat event.

The 25 lap main event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division would see the front row of Brad Neat and Bryan Barber race side-by-side for the lead on lap 1, with Neat getting beneath Barber in turn one and lap 2, with the duo making slight contact and Neat coming out ahead, with Barber second, followed by Cody Mahoney, Johnny Wheeler, and Michael Chilton.  Barber would loop his mount in the center of turn three and four and the field worked to complete lap 2, with Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Timmy Yeager and Michael Coontz all involved as the track blocked up and the red flag would be displayed.  Back under green, Neat would quickly pull away, as Mahoney and Chilton diced it up for second, with Yeager now fourth and Jeff Watson riding in fifth.  By lap 10, Neat held nearly a full straightaway lead over the second place battle between Mahoney and Chilton, while Yeager and Watson continued to battle of  third.  Lap 18 would see the battle for second really heat up and the pair of Yeager and Watson had ran down the duo of Mahoney and Chilton.  Yeager would sneak a peek to the outside of the second place battle in turn one on lap 20, making it three wide for the runner-up slot.  Watson would ride right behind the trio, as the group almost made it four-wide exiting turn four on lap 21.  Chilton would use the high-side in turn one to make a pass on Mahoney for second on lap 22, with Yeager driving by on the outside of turn four on lap 23 to take third.  But up front, it was all Neat as the Dunnville, KY native drove his NWN Distributing/Neat's Service Center/Tarter Gate/Tri-County Wood/AFCO Racing Products/ Sunoco Race Fuels sponsored #41 MasterSbilt Race Cars by Stuckey, Cornett Race Engines powered mount to the win.  Chilton would nip Yeager by a car length for second, with Mahoney holding off Watson for fourth.  The remainder of the top ten would be Larry Greer, Mark Barber, Joey Daniel, Tommy Carlton, and Jason Hinkle.  Sixteen entries saw Bryan Barber as SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier with a lap of 14.972 seconds in time trials and would also win the dash, while Daniel would claim the heat victory. 

The Modified main event would see Benji Lee grab the early lead, as second place Dion Benningfield would spin on lap 2 and have to restart at the rear of the field, with third place running Jason Wheatley being sent to the rear after being charged with spinning then second place Randy Turpin on lap 3.  With Lee leading the way and Elliott Despain riding in second at the midpoint of the race, all eyes began to focus on Benningfield and Wheatley as they raced their way back toward the front.  A caution on lap 17 would set up a fast-dash shootout to the finish, with Benningfield taking second and Wheatley going to third on lap 18.  The trio of Lee, Benningfield, and Wheatley would take the white flag and dive off into turn one three-wide for the top spot, with Lee edging away off of turn two.  A slower car would come into in turn three, with Lee nearly avoiding disaster and taking his first win of the season at Bluegrass in the Smart Shoppers/Scott Clippenger Racing/Springfield Auto and Farm/Kirker Automotive/Thompson Heat and Air/St. Joe Garage sponsored #03 Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Performance Engines powered entry.  The second place battle between Benningfield and Wheatley would get caught up behind the slower car and Wheatley would nip Benningfield by inches to claim second.  Thirteenth starter Freddy Garmon would use the same slower car to ease past Elliott Despain on the final lap to claim fourth.  Rounding out the top ten were Johnny Lee, Turpin, Brad Schlosser, 18th starter Danny Blackwell, and Casey Payton.  Eighteen entries drew for heat race starting positions and those victories would fall to Benji Lee and Benningfield.

Timmy Glazer would hold off the repeated challenges of Lee Gray over the course of the entire 12 lap Street Stock feature event and as Gray attempted to drive under Glazer exiting turn four coming to the checkered flag for the feature race, Gray would loop his mount and allow Glazer to post his third win of the season aboard his Independent Stave Company/First South Credit/Tech One #93 Chevy Monte Carlo unit.  Jeff Cranmer and Michael Cranmer would avoid the last lap spin and take second and third, while Jason Priddy and Brian Workman would claim season best finishes by scoring fourth and fifth.  Shane Lafollette would head up the second five at the finish, followed by Brian McCubbins, Chad Chaney, Brad Leake, and Gray.  Sixteen entries also drew for heat race starting assignment and those checkered flags fell to Robbie Settles and McCubbins.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-June 30, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (16 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Bryan Barber 14.972
Dash- Bryan Barber, Brad Neat, Cody Mahoney, Michael Chilton, Johnny Wheeler, Timmy Yeager
Heat- Joey Daniel, Larry Greer, Jeff Watson, Ed Behn
Feature- Neat, Chilton, Yeager, Mahoney, Watson, Greer, Mark Barber, Daniel, Tommy Carlton, Jason Hinkle, Todd Coffman, Behn, Duke Mounce, Michael Coontz, Bryan Barber, Wheeler

Sportsman (14 entries)
Top Qualifier- Barry Chesser 18.709
Dash- Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan, Avral Thompson, Pat Hagan, Roger Cecil, Casey Bryan
Heat- Sam Huffer, Nathan Wells, John Bryan, Todd Huffer
Feature- Jimmy Bryan, Hagan, Thompson, Cecil, Wells, Todd Huffer, John Bryan, Sam Huffer, Jenna Chesser, Ronnie Rogers, Barry Chesser, Casey Bryan, Lois Campbell (DNS- Kevin Wilson)

Modifieds (18 entries)
1st Heat- Benji Lee, Randy Turpin, Jason Wheatley, Joe Mattingly
2nd Heat- Dion Benningfield, Elliott Despain, Johnny Lee, Brad Schlosser
Feature- Benji Lee, Wheatley, Benningfield, Freddy Garmon, Despain, Johnny Lee, Turpin, Schlosser, Danny Blackwell, Casey Payton, Randall Basham, Vernon Soeder, J.T. Ayers, Jeff Rawlings, Rocky Wilson, Raffo Elmore, Mattingly (DNS- Joe Gray)

Street Stocks (16 entries)
1st Heat- Robbie Settles, Lee Gray, Jason Priddy, Terry Greenwell
2nd Heat- Brian McCubbins, Timmy Glazer, Daroyl Samples, Jeff Cranmer
Feature- Glazer, Jeff Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, Priddy, Brian Workman, Shane Lafollette, McCubbins, Chad Chaney, Brad Leake, Gray, Settles, Greenwell, Paul Lewis, Jr., Willie Edelen (DNS- Samples, John Magee)
 

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“Showtime!”

The Official Newsletter of Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky

Bluegrass Speedway-2221 New Haven Road-Bardstown, Kentucky 40004

Volume 1-Edition 6-June 2007 

Bluegrass Speedway Race Action Heats Up Through July and Into August!                   

Bardstown, KY-June, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY has an exciting month of July and August on tap at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval located at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway just outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.

                The rescheduled 4^th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial closes out June this Saturday evening, June 30, with the Sportsman division racing for $400 in this very special event for the Sportsman class, as its drivers honor the memory of long time division supporter Shorty Gardner.  Also on the June 30 racing program will be the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks.

The month of July gets started on Saturday July 7 with the 4^th Annual Topless Terror Night, featuring the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Modifieds racing with the roofs removed from the race cars, sporting the convertible look and allowing the race fans to see the drivers at work in their office.  Also on the Topless Terror Night racing program on July 7 will be a full program of racing for the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions. 

The O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series retuns for its four visit of the 2007 racing season on Saturday July 14 for the 9^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash event, paying $5,000 to win for the Super Late Model division.  Also on the July 14 race program will be Modifieds and Sportsman, while the Street Stocks have the night off.  The Kentuckiana Klash was first contested at Bluegrass Speedway in 1998 and was won by Northern Kentucky veteran racer Audie McWilliams.  The event was not held in 1999, but returned under current track promoters David and Anita Ferrell in 2000 and was scored by Dirt Late Model hall of fame member Jim Curry of Norman, IN.  Darrell Lanigan grabbed the victory in the “Klash” in 2001, before Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would pick up back-to-back wins in the race in 2002 and 2003, with Jewell being the only repeat winner of this event to date.  Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY sc ored his biggest career win at that time when he checkered in 2004.  A pair of Tennessee drivers would win the next two “Klash” events as Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN won in 2005, with Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN being the 2006 winner and defending champion of the event. 

The roar of engines will be silent at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday July 21 as the track will be closed for the annual Nelson County Fair, which will take place at the Nelson County Fairgrounds, located right next door to Bluegrass Speedway.

On Saturday July 28, Bluegrass Speedway will return to action with a special event for the Street Stock division, paying $300 to win.  Also on the July 28 racing agenda will be a full program of weekly racing series competition for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman.

The month of August will roar in with a bang as the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series will make its first ever appearance in the state of Kentucky when it sanctions the 5^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout on Saturday, August 4.  It will also be part of the seven-race Border Wars ’07 mini-series for the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series.  The event will pay $5,000 to win for the Super Late Model division that evening, with several first-time visitors in Super Late Model division expected at Bluegrass Speedway for this event.  Also in competition that evening providing support division action will be the Modified and Street Stock divisions, with the Modified division eligible for double-track points that evening.  The My Old Kentucky Home Shootout event was first held back in 2003 and was won by Union, KY racer Darrell Lanigan.  Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois won the OKHS in 2004, while Rick Corbin of Independence, KY scored the 2005 event win that saw ’05 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champ Tony Stewart in competition that evening.  Rick Combs of Cincinnati, OH picked up the 2006 My Old Kentucky Home Shootout victory and is the defending champion of the event.

                The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series visits for the second time in 2007 on Saturday August 11 for the 7^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, paying $1,500 to win for the Modified division.  Previous Bluegrass Rumble winners have been Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY in 2001, Benji Lee of Loretto, KY in 2002 and 2003, Mattingly again in 2004, Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY in 2005, with Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN the 2006 and defending champion of the event.  Also in competition on August 11 will be the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Sportsman, with Street Stocks having the night off.

                Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to announce the television cameras of SPEED will be attendance for the 7^th Annual Bluegrass Classic for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday August 25.  The event will be taped by SPEED and shown on the all racing network at a date and time to be announced.  Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN is the two-time and defending champion of the race. 

                Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to be only one of only 60 oval racetracks in America to be associated with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway has been associated with the Contingency Connection program the past three seasons and all drivers that compete at Bluegrass Speedway and are registered members with the Contingency Connection program will be eligible for over $100,000 in total prizes and rewards.             

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

 

Bluegrass Speedway 2007 Remaining Racing Schedule

June 30- 4^th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial: Sportsman-$400 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

July 7- 4^th Annual Topless Terror Night: Topless 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Topless Modifieds; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks

July 14- 9^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

July 21- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 Nelson County Fair)

July 28- Street Stock Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

August 4- 5^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout-Border Wars ’07-Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series: Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman; Double Modified Track Points)

August 11- 7^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Modifieds-$1,500 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

August 18- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

August 25- 7^th Annual Bluegrass Classic-Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Super Late Models-$10,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds; No Late Model Track Points)

September 1- 3^rd Annual Legends Night: Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

September 8- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 World 100)

September 15- Sportsman Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

September 22- 9^th Annual Bluegrass 50-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Super Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds) (No Late Model Track Points)

September 29- Street Stock Special-$200 to win; Full Racing Program for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

NOTE: Schedule of Events is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions

Weekly Racing Series: 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

For More Information About Bluegrass Speedway, Contact the Following:

-David and Anita Ferrell (Promoters): (859) 854-6922; (859) 516-3754; (859) 516-3723

-Michael Despain (Media Consultant): (270) 465-3380; (859) 583-8079; Email- [email protected] or [email protected]

-Bluegrass Speedway (Race Days): (502) 349-1241   Online: www.bluegrass-speedway.com

 

Current Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after June 23, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models- Dustin Neat (180), Johnny Wheeler (138), Joey Daniel (124), Tommy Carlton (89), Tim Tungate (85), Timmy Yeager (75), Ed Behn (73), Bryan Barber (71), Jason Hinkle (70), Larry Greer (70)

Modifieds- Jason Wheatley (183), Elliott Despain (120), J.T. Ayers (116), Benji Lee (109), Randy Turpin (104), Dion Benningfield (100), Brad Schlosser (92), Sam Murphy, Sr. (90), Joe Mattingly (86), Joe Gray (81)

Sportsman- Barry Chesser (166), Kevin Wilson (146), Avral Thompson (123), Jimmy Bryan (118), Roger Cecil (113), Nathan Wells (98), Casey Bryan (85), Rob Jones (83), Todd Huffer (69), Sam Huffer (69)

Street Stocks- Timmy Glazer (153), Michael Cranmer (149), Jeff Cranmer (138), Robbie Settles (136), Willie Edelen (120), Pat Cranmer (115), Daroyl Samples (112), Brian McCubbins (111), Lee Gray (111), Shane Lafollette (95)

 

Bluegrass Speedway-“Where It’s Always Showtime!”

 

-Prepared by Michael Despain (Bluegrass Speedway Media Consultant)-

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Larry Gray, Jr. and Wayne Chinn on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday June 26

Lebanon, Kentucky-June 24, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM and www.lebanonmike.com in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, June 26, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30.

The program for June 26 will feature Dirt Late Model drivers Larry Gray, Jr. of Lexington, KY as in-studio guest and the long-distance portion of the show will feature Wayne Chinn of Bradford, OH.   

Larry Gray, Jr. will join the program for the in-studio portion of the program on Tuesday evening.  Better known as "Showtime", Gray, Jr. has been racing at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY.  Gray, Jr. is fresh off of a victory at Lake Cumberland Speedway this past Saturday evening, where he has five feature wins so far in 2007.  Gray, Jr. drives for legendary Central Kentucky car owner Kenneth Harlow, who may also join Gray, Jr. for the program.   

Wayne Chinn will join the program for the long-distance portion of the program around 8:25 p.m. on Tuesday evening.  A former full-time competitor with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, "The Sniper" is points chasing with the newly formed Independent Racin Series in 2007 as is the leading Rookie of the Year points earner after finishing ninth in the most recent IRS event this past weekend at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH.     

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

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

Listeners can tune in at WLSK 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  Mr. Gray, Jr. and Mr. Harlow will take phone calls and emails from around 7:35 up to around 8:25.  Mr. Chinn will join the program around 8:25 and questions and comments can be emailed. 

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Reschedules 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial for Sportsman for June 30

Bardstown, KY-June 24, 2007- After being weathered out in a huge way for the first time during the 2007 race season, Bluegrass Speedway will again present dirt track racing action this Saturday evening, June 30, with the running of the rescheduled 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial, paying $400 to win for the Sportsman division at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval.  

The racing program had be cancelled just as hot laps were set to get underway this past Saturday evening when a torrential rainstorm that carried high winds and small hail moved over the track grounds, forcing cancellation of the event on June 23.  All general admission tickets and pit passes will be honored this Saturday, June 30, but patrons must present their rainout ticket or pit pass armband before they will receive a new ticket or pit pass. 

The June 30 racing program will now feature the rescheduled 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial for the Sportsman division, paying $400 to win.  This event is held in memory of the late Shorty Gardner, who was a long-time supporter of the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway since it started racing back in 1995.  Also on the June 30 racing program will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks.  The Super Late Model and Sportsman divisions will take time trials, while the Modified and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. 

This will be the fourth edition of the Shorty Gardner Memorial for the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway and previous winners of the event include Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY in 2004, Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in 2005, and Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY is the 2006 and defending champion of the event. 

Activities for the June 30 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

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

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on June 16 and feature event race winners for the evening were Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.  The Sportsman division was not in action.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on June 23 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after June 23, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 180
2. Johnny Wheeler- 138
3. Joey Daniel- 124 
4. Tommy Carlton- 89
5. Tim Tungate- 85 
6. Timmy Yeager- 75
7. Ed Behn- 73        
8. Bryan Barber- 71
9. Jason Hinkle- 70     
10. Larry Greer- 70
          
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 183
2. Elliott Despain- 120
3. J.T. Ayers- 116  
4. Benji Lee- 109    
      5.    Randy Turpin- 104
6. Dion Benningfield- 100
7. Brad Schlosser- 92 
      8.    Sam Murphy, Sr.- 90
9. Joe Mattingly- 86 
10. Joe Gray- 81    

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 166
2. Kevin Wilson- 146
3. Avral Thompson- 123
4. Jimmy Bryan- 118
5. Roger Cecil- 113
6. Nathan Wells- 98
7. Casey Bryan- 85
8. Rob Jones- 83   
9. Sam Huffer- 69  
Todd Huffer- 69

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 153
2.   Michael Cranmer- 149
3.   Jeff Cranmer- 138
4.   Robbie Settles- 136
5. Willie Edelen- 120
      6.    Pat Cranmer- 115
7.   Daroyl Samples- 112
8. Brian McCubbins- 111
Lee Gray- 111
10. Shane Lafollette- 95

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Dylan Preston- 12
2. Joey Jones- 9

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 74
2. Danny Blackwell- 31
3. Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
Casey Payton- 30
5.   Daniel Dial- 17
6. Justin Geary- 16
7. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- June 30 (RESCHEDULED 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial-$400 to win for Sportsman; Plus- Full Program of Weekly Racing Action for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10; Children ages 6 to 12-$5; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25)
 

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Bluegrass Speedway Rained Out; Shorty Gardner Memorial Rescheduled for Saturday June 30

Bardstown, KY-June 23, 2007- Just as hot laps were set to begin for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division, rain showers moved over Bluegrass Speedway forcing track promoters David and Anita Ferrell to cancel the racing program scheduled for the evening at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval.

With hot laps about to begin at 6:45, heavy rain showers moved over the grounds, along with heavy winds that blew a track billboard out into the backstretch, and a small amount of hail all took place for around 20 minutes.  With the time it would have taken to reworked the track's clay racing surface and the 11:00 p.m. curfew, track officials had no other option but to cancel the evening's racing activities.  All general admission tickets and pit pass arm bands will serve as rain checks for the upcoming racing program on Saturday June 30 and patrons and racers must have their tickets and pit passes from tonight's activities for exchange on June 30.

The 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial that was scheduled for the Sportsman division will now take place this Saturday evening, June 30.  The Sportsman division will race for $400 to win this event, held in memory of the late Mr. Shorty Gardner, who was a long time supporter of the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway.  Also on the June 30 racing program will be a full program of weekly racing series competition for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. 

Bluegrass Speedway is located in Bardstown, KY at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway.  David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters, with dirt track sports entertainment presented weekly on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September.  For more information about all events and activities at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track's webpage at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone the track on raceday at (502) 349-1241.

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#25c Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN won his second Street Stock feature of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evenin	#9 Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN was the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series 6th Annual June Jam winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bard	#7 Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY won his fourth straight and fifth Modified feature of the season at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday e

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Mike Jewell Masters O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass 6th Annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-June 16, 2007- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts visited Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening for the 6th Annual June Jam and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would add his name to the winner's list for this event as he led all 30 laps to pick up the $3,000 payday.  Other feature winners for the evening included Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks and Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY would win the Modified feature event. 

The start of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series June Jam A-Main would see a wild melee on the opening lap on the backchute that would see seven cars involved, with Timmy Yeager and Doug Smith being the only cars not able to restart.  The second attempted start would be a go and Mike Jewell would take the race lead, followed by Jerry Rice, Bryan Barber, Dustin Neat, and Victor Lee.  Barber would duel with Rice on lap 2 and would take the lead on lap 3 exiting turn four, while Tyrel Todd would sneak by Lee for fifth on the same lap.  Caution would wave on lap 5 when third place running Rice would pull to a stop in turn two with a flat right rear tire.  The attempted restart would be voided when Michael Chilton rolled his unit to a stop in turn four on the restart and would pull into the infield with mechanical problems.  The Delaware double-file restart would see Jewell maintain the lead, while Neat would pressure Barber for second.  Todd would go to fourth, with Lee now fifth.  Lee would work back around Todd for fourth on lap 7, with Rick Corbin breaking into the top five as he throttled past Todd for fifth on lap 8.  Rice would draw the caution again on lap 9 as he rolled to a stop in turn one with another flat right-rear tire and would pull his entry off for the rest of the event.  The restart would see Jewell lead the field into turn one, with Neat sneaking past Barber on the outside of turn two to snatch second, while Todd, Corbin, and Lee going three-wide for fourth, with Todd coming away with fourth, followed by Lee and Corbin.  Jewell would begin to methodically drive away from the field by the halfway point on lap 15, while Neat had his hands full with Barber in a dicey battle for second.  Jewell would begin to lap slower traffic on lap 19 and Neat and Barber would continue the battle for second in traffic, allowing Todd and Lee to close the second place battle by lap 22.   That battle would allow Jewell to pull away even further from the second place duel and when the two lap to signal was given to the field, Jewell had pulled out to almost a full straightaway lead over Neat and Barber.  Jewell would take the duel-waving checkered flags first in his Southern Indiana Rock Drilling/Morgan Foods/MPC Motorsports/Shelton Angus Farms/Scott County Tire/PPM/PBM/Genesis Shocks sponsored #9 MasterSbilt Pontiac GTO, Bullock Race Engines powered entry.  Neat and Barber would finish second and third, while Todd and Lee would come home fourth and fifth.  The remainder of the top ten would be Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, and Joey Daniel.  Twenty-six entries would see Jeff Watson as the Racing Optics fast qualifier with a time of 17.026 seconds.  Mason Racin' heat race wins went to Rice and Jewell, while Barber scored the Arizona Sport Shirts heat.  Timmy Yeager would be victorious in the Design 500 B-Main, with series and track provisionals going to Larry Greer, Jason Hinkle, and Tommy Carlton.

Michael Cranmer would roll to the lead at the start of the 12 lap Street Stock feature event and lead the entire distance in claiming his second Street Stock feature win of the season at Bluegrass Speedway behind the wheel of his Bill Terrell Trucking/R and D Race Engines/Signs Now/H and S Converters/C-Line Engineering/Apply Power Transmissions sponsored #25c Oldsmobile entry.  Lee Gray would claim runner-up honors in the 6 mile sprint, with Timmy Glazer, Brian McCubbins, and Daroyl Samples completing the top five.  Rounding out the top ten would be Pat Cranmer, Jeff Cranmer, Willie Edelen, Robbie Settles, and Shane Lafollette.  Fifteen entries would see Pat Cranmer set quick time, with Lee Gray winning the dash, while Brian McCubbins would take the heat race win.

Jason Wheatley would lead the full 20 lap distance in the Modified feature and hold off a charging Benji Lee and the end of the event to pick up his fourth straight and fifth overall Modified feature win of the year at Bluegrass Speedway aboard the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned, St. Joe Garage/B and W Metals/Cozy Corner Tavern/Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing/Brady Excavating/Springfield Auto and Farm/Gootee and Mattingly Heat and Air/Wheatley Tile/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Auto Sales/Top Notch Landscaping/Hawk's Bar and Grill/Bell Machine and Fabrication sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Mullins/Wheatley Race Engines powered mount.  Lee would take a close, while Elliott Despain would nip Randy Turpin for third, with Dion Benningfield rounding out the top five.  Completing the top ten would be J.T. Ayers, Brad Schlosser, Kelly Riggs, Joe Mattingly, and Randall Basham.  Eighteen entries would draw for heat race starting positions and those checkered flags would fall to Despain and Wheatley. 

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-June 16, 2007

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (26 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Qualifier- Jeff Watson 17.026
Mason Racin' Heat #1- Jerry Rice, Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, Jason Keltner, Jeff Watson, Doug Ault, Larry Greer, Joey Tackett, Scott Graham
Mason Racin' Heat #2- Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Michael Chilton, Timmy Yeager, Doug Smith, Jason Hinkle, Brian Smith
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Bryan Barber, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, David Webb, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Ed Behn, Tommy Carlton
Design 500 B-Main- Timmy Yeager, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Doug Ault, Joey Tackett, Doug Smith, Ed Behn, Larry Greer, Tommy Carlton, Scott Graham, Brian Smith, Jason Hinkle
Series Provisionals- Larry Greer, Jason Hinkle (on qualifying time)
Track Provisional- Tommy Carlton
6th Annual June Jam- Mike Jewell, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber, Tyrel Todd, Victor Lee, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, Jason Keltner, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Larry Greer, Joey Tackett, Tommy Carlton, David Webb, Jeff Watson, Doug Smith, Doug Ault, Jason Hinkle, Jerry Rice, Michael Chilton, Timmy Yeager

Street Stocks (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Cranmer
Dash- Lee Gray, Michael Cranmer, Jeff Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Pat Cranmer, Daroyl Samples
Heat- Brian McCubbins, Willie Edelen, Shane Lafollette, Joe David Humphrey
Feature- Michael Cranmer, Gray, Glazer, McCubbins, Samples, Pat Cranmer, Jeff Cranmer, Edelen, Robbie Settles, Lafollette, Brad Leake, Freddy Mercer, Jason Priddy (DNS- Brian Workman, Joe David Humphrey)

Modifieds (18 entries)
1st Heat- Elliott Despain, Brad Schlosser, Kelly Riggs, Rocky Wilson
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, J.T. Ayers, Randy Turpin
Feature- Wheatley, Lee, Despain, Turpin, Dion Benningfield, Ayers, Schlosser, Riggs, Joe Mattingly, Randall Basham, Raffo Elmore, Wilson, Sam Murphy, Sr., Butch Shay, Josh Lucas, Sam Huffer, Robbie Bennett, Joe Gray

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Current Points after June 16, 2007
1. Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)- 2,530
2. Victor Lee (Stanford, KY)- 2,471
3. Jerry Rice (Verona, KY)- 2,299
4. Jason Keltner (Campbellsville, KY)- 2,189
5. Tyrel Todd (Science Hill, KY)- 2,146
6. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 1,883
7. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)- 1,879
8. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 1,759
9. Bobby Wolter, Jr. (Lexington, KY)- 1,708
10. Chris Combs (Isom, KY)- 1,646

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Brad Neat and Dream Winner Steve Casebolt on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday June 12

Lebanon, Kentucky-June 10, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, June 12, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.* The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30.*

The program for June 12 will feature Dirt Late Model driver Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY as in-studio guest and the long-distance portion of the show will feature Dream 100 winner Steve Casebolt.  * ** ** *

Brad Neat will join the program for the in-studio portion of the program on Tuesday evening.  Neat is fresh off attempting to put his Dirt Late Model in last week's Dream event at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH and was the Kentucky Speedweek winner of the Hugh "Junebug" Rowland Memorial race at Ponderosa Speedway back on June 1.  Neat is also touring full-time with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2007 and is vying for the Comp Cams Rookie of the Year title with the touring series. 
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Dirt Late Model specialist Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN will join the program for the long-distance portion of the program around 8:25 p.m. on Tuesday evening.  Casebolt is the defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year, won the 21st Annual Ralph Latham Memorial event on June 2, and picked up the biggest win of his career this past weekend by capturing the 13th Annual Dream 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH, which paid $100,000 to win. 

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

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

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM or at [url]www.lebanonmike.com[/url] and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.* Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email][email protected][/email].* Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.* The to-be-announced in-studio guest will take your phone calls and emails from around 7:35 up to around 8:25.  Mr. Casebolt will join the program around 8:25 and questions and comments can be emailed. 

The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report will report results from approximately 29 different tracks and 13 local, regional, and national touring series of race competition and well as interviews with several local and regional racers, allowing them to highlight their racing accomplishment.

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

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

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

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#75 Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY picked up his second straight Sportsman feature win at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, Ju	#22c Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN won his first Street Stock feature of the year at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 9.	#7 Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY scored his fourth Modified feature win of 2007 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 9.	#s44 Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY won his second straight 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Satu

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Bardstown, KY-June 10, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will play host to America’s most competitive regional Dirt Late Model tour as the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series visits the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval this Saturday evening June 16 for the 6th Annual June Jam.

The June 16 racing program will feature a full program of hot laps, Racing Optics time trials, Mason Racin’ and Arizona Sport Shirt qualifying heats, Design 500 B-Mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win 6th Annual June Jam A-Main. Also on the June 16 racing program will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the Modified and Street Stock divisions, with the Sportsman class taking the evening off. The Super Late Model and Street Stock divisions will time trial, while the Modified division will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

The ’07 “BoB DirtCar Tour” has visited Bluegrass Speedway twice already in 2007, with Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN winning the Spring Sizzler back on April 28 and Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY winning the Kentucky Speedweek event back on Monday, May 28. Previous winners of the June Jam include Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV in 2002 and Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY in 2003. The event was rained out in 2004 and 2005, with Brad Neat winning the June Jam in 2006.

Marlar comes into the June Jam event as the series points leader, with Victor Lee of Stanford, KY, Jerry Rice of Verona, KY, Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY, and Tyrel Todd of Science Hill, KY trailing the ’03 series champion in points heading into this event. The remainder of the top ten in series points heading into the June Jam are David Webb of Nicholasville, KY, Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY, Chris Combs of Isom, KY, Michael Chilton of Salvisa, KY and Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY. For more information regarding the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit the series website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Activities for the June 16 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. All times listed are EDT. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program. Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $100,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program. CC winners for June 9 included Casey Bryan of Bloomfield, KY and Joe David Humphrey of Lebanon, KY in Street Stocks.

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on June 9 and feature event winners for the evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Pat Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on June 16 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after June 9, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 153
2. Johnny Wheeler- 120
3. Joey Daniel- 108
4. Tommy Carlton- 78
5. Tim Tungate- 73
6. Jordan Bland- 69
Timmy Yeager- 69
8. Ed Behn- 63
9. Jason Hinkle- 59
10. Larry Greer- 57

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 153
2. J.T. Ayers- 96
3. Elliott Despain- 95
4. Benji Lee- 82
Sam Murphy, Sr.- 82
6. Randy Turpin- 81
7. Dion Benningfield- 79
8. Brad Schlosser- 73
9. Joe Gray- 70
10. Joe Mattingly- 69
Johnny Lee- 69

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 161
2. Kevin Wilson- 141
3. Avral Thompson- 118
4. Jimmy Bryan- 113
5. Roger Cecil- 108
6. Nathan Wells- 93
7. Rob Jones- 83
8. Casey Bryan- 80
9. Sam Huffer- 64
Todd Huffer- 64

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 128
Michael Cranmer- 119
Jeff Cranmer- 119
Robbie Settles- 119
5. Willie Edelen- 102
6. Pat Cranmer- 95
7. Daroyl Samples- 91
8. Brian McCubbins- 88
9. Lee Gray- 84
10. Shane Lafollette- 79

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Dylan Preston- 12
2. Joey Jones- 9

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 69
2. Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
3. Danny Blackwell- 26
4. Casey Payton- 25
5. Daniel Dial- 17
6. Justin Geary- 16
7. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- June 16 (6th Annual June Jam-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: $3,000 to win Super Late Models; Plus- Modifieds and Street Stocks; No Sportsman; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver’s Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$15; Children ages 6 to 12-$8; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30)

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FRAISE, STEPHENSON, WALKER, UNDERWOOD, PORTER, JONES TRIUMPH AT BLOOMFIELD

 

BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (June 8) -- The USRA Casey' General Stores Weekly Racing Series was in action Friday at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, along with the traveling Mid-America 305 Winged Sprint Cars in action at the fast 3/8-mile speedway for Fast Track Friday Night action with four new faces and two repeat winners.

 

The first feature was the Kollision Korner Hornets with Dale Porter taking the checkers for the second straight week.

 

In the USRA Stock Cars, rookie driver Ben Jones showed the guys that a rookie can hold his own and picked up his first win by holding off Chris Hawkins. Phil and Tyler McClure took the third and fourth spots.

 

The USRA B-Mods saw Paul Underwood increase his points lead by taking his second straight win.

 

The Mid-America 305 Winged Sprint Cars staged a thriller with several close battles and several slide jobs. Mitchell Alexander paced the field the first six laps before engine trouble ended his night, giving the lead to Steve Breazeale, but Matt Stephenson worked the bottom to make the pass and take home the victory. Louis Lynch grabbed the second spot and Mark Widmar picked up the extra $50 from Steve Park of Laplander Racing for passing seven cars and finishing third. Logan Trueblood took the fourth spot.

 

The USRA Modified feature went to Tony Fraise, who lead every lap for the win. Mark Burgtorf raced his way from the tail after a flat tire forced him to the back but still took the runner-up spot. Scott Dickey was third with last year's track champion, Dennis Elliott, taking the fourth spot.

 

The final feature was the USRA Hobby Stock main event with Jim Walker taking the win. Chase Mitrisin took the second spot with Jason McDaniel taking the third spot and Don Nunnikhoven in fourth.

 

Next week will feature all five classes in action with Fan Appreciation Night sponsored by Stampede Graphics of Bloomfield. All seats will be $5.00, and from 5 to 7 p.m. happy hour will be in force with all beer $1.50 along with hot dogs also going for a $1.50. You don't want to miss this night of racing action!

 

Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 641-664-2500 or online at www.rlpromotions.com/bloomfield. The Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway is located 1.0 mile west of Bloomfield on US 63/SR 2, then 0.8 mile north on CR J40 (at the Davis County Fairgrounds).

 

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series

Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, Iowa

Friday, June 8, 2007

 

KOLLISION KORNER HORNETS

 

Heat #1: 1. Dale Porter, Pulaski; 2. Kevin Garrett, Bloomfield; 3. Gene Irwin, Bloomfield; 4. Ben Hansen, Moulton.

 

Heat #2: 1. Andrew Hustead, Rutledge, Mo.;  2. Bill Young, Ottumwa; 3. Ryan Moore, Centerville; 4. Jim Garrett, Ottumwa.

 

"A" Feature: 1. Porter; 2. Hustead; 3. Moore; 4. K. Garrett; 5. Young; 6. Irwin; 7. Hansen; 8. J. Garrett.

 

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

 

Heat #1: 1. Jim Walker, Mystic; 2. Mike Shelton, Ottumwa; 3. Robby Sands, Centerville; 4. Dustin Griffiths, Ottumwa; 5. Rick Wilson, Ottumwa; 6. Chad Dehne, Ottumwa; 7. Wes White, Bloomfield.

 

Heat #2: 1. Jimmy Hayes, Moravia; 2. Brad Prado Jr., Ottumwa; 3. Mike Leffler Jr., Ankeny; 4. Chase Mitrisin, Oskaloosa; 5. Shannon Sample, Milton; 6. Rick Sands, Unionville, Mo.;  7. Curtis Barnes, Greentop.

 

Heat #3: 1. Jason McDaniel, Eldon; 2. Jim Sulser, Centerville; 3. Don Nunnikhoven, Sully; 4. Mark Moore, Ottumwa; 5. Shawn Smother, Centerville;

6. Nathan Olinger, Floris.

 

"A" Feature: 1. Walker; 2. Mitrisin; 3. McDaniel; 4. Nunnikhoven; 5. Sulser; 6. Shelton; 7. Moore; 8. Prado; 9. Hayes; 10. Griffiths; 11. Wilson; 12. Barnes; 13. Leffler; 14. Robby Sands; 15. White; 16. Smothers; 17. Olinger; 18. Sample; 19. Dehne; 20. Rick Sands.

 

USRA B-MODS

 

Heat: 1. Andrew Schroeder, Keswick; 2. Paul Underwood, Ottumwa; 3. Rick Germar, Red Oak; 4. Cory Brown, Ottumwa; 5. Cody Townsend, Bloomfield.

 

"A" Feature: 1. Underwood; 2. Schroeder; 3. Townsend; 4. Brown; 5. Germar.

 

USRA STOCK CARS

 

Heat #1: 1. Chris Hawkins, Drakesville; 2. Tyler McClure, Floris; 3. Pat Rachels, Knoxville; 4. David Boas, Bloomfield; 5. Phil McClure, Floris; 6. Tanya Sederburg, Fairfield.

 

Heat #2: 1. Mike Robinson, Moravia; 2. Matt Greiner, Washington; 3. Bert McDaniel, Eldon; 4. Ben Jones, Williamsburg; 5. Lonnie Taylor, Bloomfield.

 

"A" Feature: 1. Jones; 2. Hawkins; 3. P. McClure; 4. T. McClure; 5. Rachels; 6. Greiner; 7. Sederburg; 8. Robinson; 9. Boas; 10. McDaniel; 11. Taylor.

 

SPILMAN AUTO PARTS USRA MODFIEDS

 

Heat #1: 1. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy, Ill.;;  2. Tony Fraise, Donnellson; 3. Brandon Banks, Washington; 4. David Holder, Clarence, Mo.;  5. Tyler Vandekamp, Knoxville; 6. Tom Lathrop, Ottumwa.

 

Heat #2: 1. Dennis Elliott, Mt. Ayr; 2. Scott Dickey, Packwood; 3. Jeff Hoffman, Ottumwa; 4. Jim Redmann, Lockridge; 5. Steve Stewart, Washington.

 

"A" Feature: 1. Fraise; 2. Burgtorf; 3. Dickey; 4. Elliott; 5. Banks; 6. Hoffman; 7. Holder; 8. Vandekamp; 9. Stewart; 10. Lathrop; 11. Redmann.

 

MID-AMERICA 305 WINGED SPRINT CARS

 

Heat #1: 1. Matt Stephenson, Des Moines; 2. Mike Mayberry, Fremont; 3. Rob Kubli, Milo; 4. Louis Lynch, Glenwood, Mo.;  5. Bob Lamb, Mitchellville; 6. Chad Huston, Jamesport, Mo.

 

Heat #2: 1. Mitch Alexander, Knoxville; 2. Steve Breazeale, Trenton, Mo.;  3. Josh Padellford, Pleasantville; 4. Logan Trueblood, Memphis, Mo.;  5. Mark Widmar, Ottumwa; 6. Clint Leedom, Ottumwa.

 

"A" Feature: 1. Stephenson; 2. Lynch; 3. Widmar; 4. Trueblood; 5. Padellford; 6. Mayberry; 7. Lamb; 8. Leedom; 9. Huston; 10. Breazeale; 11. Alexander; 12. Kubli.

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High School Graduates and Streaming Audio Join Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday June 5

Lebanon, Kentucky-June 3, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, June 5, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The program for June 5 will be another "In The Pits" live remote from Smoke Pit Bar-B-Q in Campbellsville, KY and feature a pair of Campbellsville High School graduates in Dirt Late Model driver Jordan Bland and Modified driver Elliott Despain.  Also, both drivers will have their race cars on display at Smoke Pit Bar-B-Q for race fans to see, weather permitting.         

Jordan Bland joins the program on Tuesday evening on his way to the Dream 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH.  Bland raced enough last year at Eldora to score a tenth place finish in the final Super Late Model track points at the Tony Stewart owned facility.  Bland has been concentrating his efforts more locally in 2007 and is currently in the top ten in track points at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.  Bland received his high school diploma during graduation exercises at Campbellsville High School this past Friday evening.  
Elliott Despain will also join the show on Tuesday evening after his second consecutive fourth place finish in Modified feature action at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.  Despain is also in the top ten in track points for the open-wheel division at both Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.  The 2005 Modified Rooke of the Year at Bluegrass Speedway also received his high school diploma during graduation ceremonies at Campbellsville High School last Friday evening.

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

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

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM or at www.lebanonmike.com and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  However, with this being a live remote, phone calls will not be able to be made as Mr. Bland and Mr. Despain join us for this live remote and everyone is invited to come out and join the festivities live.  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

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

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#75 Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY won the Sportsman feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 2.	#93 Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 2.	#7 Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY won the Modified feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday evening, June 2.	#s44 Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY was the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday even

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after June 2, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 135
2. Johnny Wheeler- 95
3. Joey Daniel- 94
4. Jordan Bland- 69
5. Tommy Carlton- 68
6. Tim Tungate- 57
7. Jeff Watson- 56
8. Cody Mahoney- 55
9. Jerry Rice- 54
10. Ed Behn- 50

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 128
2. J.T. Ayers- 81
3. Elliott Despain- 79
4. Benji Lee- 76
5. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 72
6. Freddy Garmon- 65
7. Joe Mattingly- 64
8. Brad Schlosser- 62
9. Dion Benninfield- 61
Randy Turpin- 61

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 136
2. Kevin Wilson- 121
3. Avral Thompson- 108
4. Jimmy Bryan- 98
5. Roger Cecil- 86
6. Nathan Wells- 77
7. Rob Jones- 75
8. Casey Bryan- 62
9. Pat Hagan- 60
10. Todd Huffer- 57

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 108
2. Michael Cranmer- 105
3. Jeff Cranmer- 104
4. Robbie Settles- 97
5. Daroyl Samples- 86
Willie Edelen- 86
7. Brian McCubbins- 75
8. Pat Cranmer- 70
9. Shane Lafollette- 68
10. Lee Gray- 66

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Dylan Preston- 12

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 57
2. Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
3. Danny Blackwell- 26
4. Casey Payton- 25
5. Daniel Dial- 17
6. Justin Geary- 16
7. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- June 9 (Full Program-Weekly Racing Series Action for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks; Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver’s Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10; Children ages 6 to 12-$5; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25)

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Bluegrass Speedway Full Program Weekly Racing Series Action on Saturday, June 9 

Bardstown, KY-June 3, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will again be in action with a complete racing program for all four featured weekly divisions this Saturday evening, June 9, at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval located just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.

The June 9 racing program will see all four featured weekly divisions in action vying for the top prize in their division.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds will race for $500 to win, Sportsman will compete for $200 to win, and $100 will go the winner of the Street Stock feature event.  The Super Late Model and Sportsman divisions will take time trials for this event, while the Modified and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. 

Activities for the June 9 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

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

Bluegrass Speedway was last in action on June 2 and feature event winners for the evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.   

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on June 9 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

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Don O'Neal Nabs Night #2 of the Kentucky Speedweek at Bluegrass Speedway

 

BARDSTOWN, KY  (5/28/07)  -  Martinsville, IN's Don O'Neal nabbed Night #2 of the 2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek Monday night at the Bluegrass Speedway.  With the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series win, O'Neal becomes the first repeat winner in eight Series races in 2007.

 

A stellar field of 42 cars was trimmed to 23 for the 30-lap lap A-Main with Tim Tungate and Scott James bringing the field to the green.  James narrowly edged out Tungate to lead the first lap with Don O'Neal, Victor Lee, and Mike Marlar rounding out the top five.  O'Neal immediately began to hound Tungate for the runner-up spot as Marlar heckled Lee in a bid for fourth.  Behind them, Johnny Wheeler, Bryan Barber, and Jason Keltner would go three-wide for sixth.

 

After several laps of side-by-side racing, O'Neal finally disposed of Tungate on lap 7, leaving Tungate to join Lee and Marlar in what would be a wildly entertaining battle for third.  With Lee on the very outside, Tungate just below him, and Marlar nearly in between the two, fans roared with approval as the trio put on a door-to-door driving clinic for seven laps.  Meanwhile, race leader James was seeing his lead evaporate as the Greendale, IN native had closed in on the back of the field and now had O'Neal in his rear view mirror.

 

The first caution of the event would fly on lap 14 as Joey Daniel slowed in turn two with a flat.  The Delaware double-file restart saw James leading O'Neal, Tungate, Lee, and Marlar as O'Neal chose the inside groove.  When the green flag waved, "The Real Deal" pulled alongside "The Silver Shark" in turns one and two, and then bolted ahead of the race-long leader down the backstretch.  Marlar would shoot to the outside and shuffle Tungate back to fourth as 14th-starting Jimmy Owens surpassed Lee to crack the top five.

 

O'Neal, James, and Marlar separated themselves from the rest of the field by just a few car lengths leaving Tungate, Owens, and Lee to dance for fourth.  With ten laps remaining, Owens finally moved into fourth.  Meanwhile, 19th-starting Tyrel Todd slipped past Michael England to grab 8th.

 

The final caution of the race would fly on lap 23 when Chris Combs slowed in turn two, setting up a seven-lap dash to the finish.  On the restart, Marlar would dart ahead of James to take second and set his sights on O'Neal.  Owens followed suit and moved into third as the hard-charging Todd cracked the top five. 

 

Both Marlar and Owens would take shots at O'Neal over the final five laps of the race, but neither could rattle the Martinsville, IN veteran.  When the checkered flag waved, O'Neal's Jay Dickens powered Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Jones Core/Hancock Core Supply/All-Star Performance/Sunoco Race Fuels crossed the stripe first.

 

"I knew I just had to be patient the first part of the race," O'Neal said in victory lane.  "My car was good and I knew if I we had a caution that I could get by (James)."

 

Kentucky Speedweek points leader Mike Marlar finished second in the Stephens Trucking/S&B Cattle Company sponsored, Estes powered, Rayburn GTO.  14th-starting Jimmy Owens was third driving a Cornett powered Bloomquist GTO sponsored by Gantte Appraisals and Reese Monument Company.  Fourth place went to 19th-starting Tyrel Todd in his Pulaski Steel & Supply/Todd Truss sponsored Bullock/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo.  Rounding out the top five was Scott James driving the Powell Motorsports/Baylor Trucking/Jay Dickens/Rayburn GTO.

 

With 42 entries on hand, Brad Neat set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 15.592.  Mason Racin'/Arizona Sport Shirts Heats went to Scott James, Tim Tungate, Don O'Neal, and Mike Marlar.  The Design 500 B-Main winners were Rick Combs and Rick Corbin.

 

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts sanctions regional Dirt Late Model racing in and around the state of Kentucky. For more information on the nation's most competitive regional racing series, please visit our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call our office at (859) 433-5707.

 

 

RESULTS SUMMARY

Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY

May 28, 2007

 

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier:  Brad Neat/15.592
Mason Racin' Heat #1:  Scott James, Victor Lee, Johnny Wheeler, Brad Neat, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jesse James Lay, David Webb, Doug Smith, Jerry Rice;  (DNS - Jeff Watson, Dennis Barton)
Mason Racin' Heat #2:  Tim Tungate, Justin Rattliff, Dustin Neat, Jimmy Owens, Rick Combs, Tyrel Todd, Christian Rayburn, Wayne Chinn, Timmy Yeager, Joey Daniel

Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3:  Don O'Neal, Bryan Barber, Brad Neat, Terry English, Jordan Bland, Michael Chilton, Eric Wells, DJ Wells, Jeff Alsip;  (DNS - Jason Hinkle)
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4:  Mike Marlar, Jason Keltner, Michael England, Mike Jewell, Rick Corbin, Tommy Bailey, Greg Johnson, Jerry Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Sam Murphy;  (DNS - Chris Combs)
Design 500 B-Main #1:  Rick Combs, Tyrel Todd, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jerry Rice, Jesse James Lay, David Webb, Wayne Chinn, Christian Rayburn, Joey Daniel, Doug Smith;  (DNS-Jeff Watson, Dennis Barton, Timmy Yeager)
Design 500 B-Main #2:  Rick Corbin, Jordan Bland, Tommy Bailey, Greg Johnson, Michael Chilton, Eric Wells, Jeff Alsip, Tommy Carlton, D.J. Wells, Sam Murphy, Sr., Jerry Rutherford, Chris Combs;  (DNS - Jason Hinkle)
O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main:  Don O'Neal, Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens, Tyrel Todd, Scott James, Victor Lee, Tim Tungate, Michael England, Jason Keltner, Jerry Rice, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber, Terry English, Josh McGuire, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Rick Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Rick Corbin, Chris Combs, Joey Daniel, Justin Rattliff

 

Race Statistics

Entries:  42

Cautions:  2

Lap Leaders:  Scott James 1-13, Don O'Neal 14-30

PPM Performance Products Hard Charger of the Race:  Tyrel Todd (started 19th, finished 4th)

Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race:   Jason Keltner

Series Provisionals:  Jerry Rice, Chris Combs

Track Provisionals:  Joey Daniel

 

Current Kentucky Speedweek Points (after May 28)
1. 34 Mike Marlar - 455
2. 14 Tyrel Todd - 387
3. 18 Tim Tungate - 384
4. 0 Jason Keltner - 383
5. 41 Josh McGuire - 379
6. 4 Victor Lee - 347
7. 11 Jerry Rice - 341
8. 4 Greg Johnson - 308
9. 26 Rick Combs - 301
10. 16 Justin Rattliff - 286

2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek Results
5/27/07 - PORTSMOUTH RACEWAY PARK:  Audie Swartz, Eddie Carrier Jr., Jackie Boggs, Delmas Conley, Josh McGuire, Shannon Thornsberry, Mike Marlar, Nick Bocook, Greg Johnson, Jason Keltner, Tyrel Todd, Kevin Wagner, Tim Tungate, Marty O'Neal, Jerry Rice, David Webb, Justin Rattliff, Rick Combs, Victor Lee, Michael Chilton, Bobby Wolter Jr., Chris Combs, RJ Conley, Mark Frazier

5/28/07 - BLUEGRASS SPEEDWAY:  Don O'Neal, Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens, Tyrel Todd, Scott James, Victor Lee, Tim Tungate, Michael England, Jason Keltner, Jerry Rice, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber, Terry English, Josh McGuire, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Rick Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Rick Corbin, Chris Combs, Joey Daniel, Justin Rattliff

Tuesday, May 29th - Richmond Raceway
Wednesday, May 30th - Off
Thursday, May 31st - Lake Cumberland Speedway
Friday, June 1st - Ponderosa Speedway
Saturday, June 2nd - Florence Speedway

 

2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Winners

Michael England - Florence Speedway, April 13th

Rick Aukland - Twin Cities Raceway Park, April 20th

Don O'Neal - Brownstown Speedway, April 21st

Aaron Hatton - Ponderosa Speedway, April 27th

Mike Marlar - Bluegrass Speedway, April 28th

Jimmy Owens - Tazewell Speedway, May 12th

Audie Swartz - Portsmouth Raceway Park, May 27th

Don O'Neal - Bluegrass Speedway, May 28th

 

 

2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Sponsors

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"

Arizona Sport Shirts - Presenting Sponsor and "Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"

Sunoco Race Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"

2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass 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, Double H Race Fab, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels

 

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

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#44 Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY won the Sportsman feature at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Monday night, May 28.	#71 Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN was the Monday Night Mayhem O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Kentucky Speedweek event winner at	#25c Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Monday night, May 28.

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten
Track Point Standings after May 28, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models

1. Dustin Neat- 115

2. Joey Daniel- 72

3. Johnny Wheeler- 70

4. Jordan Bland- 69

5. Jeff Watson- 56

6. Cody Mahoney- 55

7. Tommy Carlton- 54  

    Jerry Rice- 54

9. Timmy Yeager- 49     

10. Jason Hinkle- 48

Modifieds

1. Jason
   Wheatley- 103
    
2. Benji
   Lee- 76      
    
3. J.T.
   Ayers- 66    
    
4. Elliott
   Despain- 61

Sam Murphy, Sr.- 61

6. Robbie
   Gullion- 58
    
7. Joe
   Mattingly- 54

8.  Joey Kramer- 50

9. Brad
   Schlosser- 49  

Randy Turpin- 49

Sportsman

1. Barry
   Chesser- 111
    
2. Kevin
   Wilson- 99
    
3. Avral
   Thompson- 92
    
4. Jimmy
   Bryan- 83
    
5. Roger
   Cecil- 66
    
6. Rob
   Jones- 63 
    
7. Casey
   Bryan- 62
    
8. Pat
   Hagan- 60    
    
9. Nathan
   Wells- 59
    
10. Jenna
    Chesser- 45

Street Stocks

1. Jeff
   Cranmer- 96
    
2. Michael
   Cranmer- 92
    
3. Timmy
   Glazer- 83   
    
4. Robbie
   Settles- 77
    
5. Daroyl
   Samples- 71

     6.  Willie Edelen- 68

7.  Shane Lafollette- 58

8. Pat
   Cranmer- 54
    
9. Brian
   McCubbins- 53
    
10. Lee
    Gray- 52       

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year

-None at this time

Modified Rookie of the Year

1. Johnny
   Lee- 43
    
2. Kevin
   Nesselhauf- 30
    
3. Casey
   Payton- 19  
    
4. Danny
   Blackwell- 17

   Daniel Dial- 17

6. Justin
   Geary- 16
    
7. Carey
   Morris- 7

Next Race- June 2 (Full Program-Weekly Racing Series Action for
44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks; Pit
Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver’s Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30,
Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10;
Children ages 6 to 12-$5; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25)

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The Real Deal Masters Monday Night Mayhem KY Speedweek Event at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 28, 2007- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series visited Bluegrass Speedway on Monday evening for race number two of the 2007 Kentucky Speedweek tour and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN would visit victory lane at the end of the 30 lap, $3,000 to win event and become the first repeat winner with the series for the '07 season.  Other feature winners for the evening were Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Sportsman and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.

Tim Tungate and Scott James would bring the 23 car starting field to the green flag, with James taking the lead, followed by Tungate, Don O'Neal, Victor Lee, and Mike Marlar.  With James setting a quick pace at the point, O'Neal began to pressure Tungate for second and would take the spot on lap 4, only to see Tungate retake the position on lap 5.  James was quietly pulling away from the pack as Tungate and O'Neal battled again for second, with O'Neal taking the spot for good on lap 7.  Lee would then mount a charge on Tungate and this duo would settle into an entertaining side-by-side battle for the third spot beginning on lap 9.  With James now holding almost a two-third of a straightaway lead on O'Neal by lap 11, Tungate and Lee continued their contest for the third place spot, with Lee taking third on lap 12, but Tungate would pull back around Lee and reclaim third on lap 13.  The first caution of the event waved on lap 14 as Joey Daniel would roll his mount to a stop in turn two, but would be able to continue.  The Delaware double-file restart would see O'Neal dive to the low side in turn one and slide up in front of James exiting turn two and take the race lead, while Marlar would take fourth from Lee and pull alongside Tungate for third.  As the field received the halfway signal, Marlar would take third from Tungate and 14th starting Jimmy Owens would make his way past Lee and into the top five.  The front trio of O'Neal, James, and Marlar would put a few car lengths on the battle going on for the fourth position between Tungate and Owens, with Owens claiming the four spot on lap 20, with Lee driving by Tungate to reclaim a spot in the top five one trip later.  The final yellow flag of the race flew on lap 23 as Chris Combs slowed at the topside of turn two to set up an eight lap shootout to the finish.  The double-file restart would see Marlar drive past James off of turn two, while 19th starting Tyrel Todd drove beneath Lee for fifth place as well.  Owens would set his sights on James for third and would take the spot on lap 24.  The duo of James and Todd would now settle into a side-by-side battle for fourth at this point, as the front three of O'Neal, Marlar, and Owens pulled away from the field.  Todd would scoot by James at the line for fourth on lap 27 as this pair  would battle to the finish.  Meanwhile, it would be O'Neal proving to be too much on this evening as he would drive the Jerry Jones owned Jones Core/Hancock Core Supply/All Star Performance/Cockerham Signs/Sunoco Race Fuels sponsored #71 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered mount beneath the checkered flag first.  Marlar would hold off Owens for the runner-up spot, with Todd claiming the fourth position from James on the final lap of the race.  The remainder of the top ten would be Lee, Tungate, Michael England, Jason Keltner, and Jerry Rice.  Forty-two entries would see Brad Neat as the Racing Optics top qualifier with a 15.592 second lap.  James and Tungate were Mason Racin' heat race winners, while the Arizona Sport Shirt heats fell to O'Neal and Marlar.  The Design 500 B-Mains were scored by Rick Combs and Rick Corbin.  Series provisionals were taken by Rice and Chris Combs, while Daniel was the track provisional.

The 15 lap Sportsman feature event would see Avral Thompson lead the entire distance in claiming his first feature win of the year at Bluegrass Speedway for the '06 Street Stock track champ.  Thompson piloted his Teamsters Local 89/TAC/Bluegrass Siding/Cozy Corner/High Grove Grocery/Vinyl World of Bardstown/Backyard Bounce/Maywood Chevron/Thunderbolt Sealing and Pressure Washing/First South Credit #44 mount to the checkered flag first.  Completing the top five were Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Kevin Wilson, and Nathan Wells.  Rounding out the top ten were Bubba Trinkle, Jimmy Bryan, Casey Bryan, Rob Jones, and Todd Huffer.  Thirteen entries drew for heat race starting positions and those wins were taken by Cecil and Thompson.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature would be a spirited battle throughout among Robbie Settles, Michael Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, and Pat Cranmer, with Pat Cranmer spinning in turn two on the final lap and collecting Glazer in the process.  With the field racing back to the checkered flag, it would be Michael Cranmer earning his second win of the year at Bluegrass in the Bill Terrell Trucking/R and D Race Engines/Signs Now/H and D Converters/C-Line Engineering/Apply Power Transmissions #25c entry.  Settles would take runner-up honors, with Lee Gray, Brian McCubbins, and Jeff Cranmer completing the top five.  Jason Priddy would head up the second five, followed by John Magee, Willie Edelen, Shane Lafollette, and Brad Leake.  Sixteen entries saw Pat Cranmer as top qualifier, with preliminary event wins going to Jeff Cranmer and Willie Edelen.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 28, 2007

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (42 entries)
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Brad Neat 15.592
Mason Racin' Heat #1- Scott James, Victor Lee, Johnny Lee, Brad Neat, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jesse Lay, David Webb, Doug Smith, Jerry Rice (DNS-Jeff Watson, Dennis Barton)
Mason Racin' Heat #2- Tim Tungate, Justin Rattliff, Dustin Neat, Jimmy Owens, Rick Combs, Tyrel Todd, Christian Rayburn, Wayne Chinn, Joey Daniel, Timmy Yeager
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Don O'Neal, Bryan Barber, Josh McGuire, Terry English, Jordan Bland, Michael Chilton, Eric Wells, D.J. Wells, Jeff Alsip (DNS-Jason Hinkle)
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4- Mike Marlar, Jason Keltner, Michael England, Mike Jewell, Rick Corbin, Tommy Bailey, Greg Johnson, Jerry Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Sam Murphy, Sr. (DNS-Chris Combs)
Design 500 B-Main #1- Rick Combs, Tyrel Todd, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jerry Rice, Jesse Lay, David Webb, Wayne Chinn, Christian Rayburn, Joey Daniel, Doug Smith (DNS-Jeff Watson, Dennis Barton, Timmy Yeager)
Design 500 B-Main #2- Rick Corbin, Jordan Bland, Tommy Bailey, Greg Johnson, Michael Chilton, Eric Wells, Jeff Alsip, Tommy Carlton, D.J. Wells, Sam Murphy, Sr., Jerry Rutherford, Chris Combs, Jason Hinkle
Series Provisionals- Chris Combs, Jerry Rice
Track Provisional- Joey Daniel
Feature- Don O'Neal, Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens, Tyrel Todd, Scott James, Victor Lee, Tim Tungate, Michael England, Jason Keltner, Jerry Rice, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber, Terry English, Josh McGuire, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Rick Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Jordan Bland, Rick Corbin, Chris Combs, Joey Daniel, Justin Rattliff

Sportsman (13 entries)
1st Heat- Roger Cecil, Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan, Casey Bryan
2nd Heat- Avral Thompson, Pat Hagan, Nathan Wells, Kevin Wilson
Feature- Thompson, Chesser, Cecil, Wilson, Wells, Bubba Trinkle, Jimmy Bryan, Casey Bryan, Rob Jones, Todd Huffer, Hagan, James Jones (DNS- Sam Huffer)

Street Stocks (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Pat Cranmer
Dash- Jeff Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Timmy Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Pat Cranmer, Brian McCubbins
Heat- Willie Edelen, Lee Gray, Daroyl Samples, Jason Priddy
Feature- Michael Cranmer, Settles, Gray, McCubbins, Jeff Cranmer, Priddy, John Magee, Edelen, Shane Lafollette, Brad Leake, Pat Cranmer, Glazer, Chad Chaney, Freddy Mercer, Samples, Joe David Humphrey

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#75 Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY won the Sportsman feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, May 26.	#24c Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, May 26.	#11 Jerry Rice of Verona, KY won the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, May 26.	#7 Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY was the Modified feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, May 26.

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Logan Whitis and Shon Flanery Join Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday May 29

Lebanon, Kentucky-May 27, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, May 29, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The program for May 29 will feature Sportsman division racer Logan Whitis of Hustonville, KY and Modified division racer Shon Flanery of Mount Carmel, TN.       

Logan Whitis joins the program on Tuesday evening on the heels of his fourth SkyTower Power Race Engines Sportsman feature win of the season at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.  Whitis also leads the track points in his division at Ponderosa as well.  Whitis finished in the top ten in final Bomber track points at Ponderosa Speedway in 2006.  

Shon Flanery will join the show for the “long-distance” portion of the program.  Flanery leads the track points and has won four straight Hardee's Modified feature events at Ponderosa Speedway and Flanery is also competing for the championship with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, where Flanery finished in the top ten in points in 2006.  

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

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Race results and news from various tracks around the area, along with some regional and national touring series.  Mr. Whitis will be in-studio and can be reached via the phone lines or e-mail for question, while Mr. Flanery will join the program via the telephone and questions and comments can be e-mailed.  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
 

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Bluegrass Speedway in Action With Weekly Racing Series on Saturday Evening, June 2

Bardstown, KY-May 27, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will again be in action with a complete racing program for all four featured weekly divisions this Saturday evening, June 2, at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval. 

The June 2 racing program will see all four featured weekly divisions in action vying for the top prize in their division.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds will race for $500 to win, Sportsman will compete for $200 to win, and $100 will go the winner of the Street Stock feature event.  The Super Late Model and Modified divisions will take time trials, while the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. 

Activities for the June 2 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

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

Bluegrass Speedway will race on May 28 with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Kentucky Speedweek event and raced on May 26 and feature winners that evening were Jerry Rice of Verona, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks. 

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on May 28 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after May 26, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 105
2. Joey Daniel- 66
3. Johnny Wheeler- 64
4. Jordan Bland- 63
5. Cody Mahoney- 55
6. Jeff Watson- 51  
7. Tommy Carlton- 49  
8. Timmy Yeager- 44
9. Jason Hinkle- 43     
    Jerry Rice- 43
    
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 103
2. Benji Lee- 76     
3. J.T. Ayers- 66    
4. Elliott Despain- 61
Sam Murphy, Sr.- 61
6. Robbie Gullion- 58
7. Joe Mattingly- 54 
     8.  Joey Kramer- 50
9. Brad Schlosser- 49  
Randy Turpin- 49

Sportsman
1. Barry Chesser- 89
2. Kevin Wilson- 81
3. Jimmy Bryan- 69 
4. Avral Thompson- 67
5. Rob Jones- 51  
6. Pat Hagan- 50  
7. Casey Bryan- 49
8. Roger Cecil- 46 
9. Jenna Chesser- 45
10. Bo Wilson- 43  
Nathan Wells- 43

Street Stocks
1. Jeff Cranmer- 80
2. Timmy Glazer- 74
3. Michael Cranmer- 67
4. Daroyl Samples- 65
5. Willie Edelen- 55
Robbie Settles- 55
7.  Shane Lafollette- 46
8. Pat Cranmer- 44
9. Darrell Bivens- 39
10. David Bayans- 36  

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
-None at this time

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 43
2. Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
3. Casey Payton- 19  
4. Danny Blackwell- 17
     Daniel Dial- 17
6. Justin Geary- 16
7. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- May 28 (Monday Night Mayhem-2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek for O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win for Super Late Models; Plus Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds); Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$15; Children ages 6 to 12-$8; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30)

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Rice, Wheatley, Chesser, and Cranmer Victorious at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 26, 2007- Jerry Rice of Verona, KY would claim victory in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening.  Other feature winners for the night included Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Barry Chesser of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman, and Jeff Cranmer of Marysville, IN in Street Stocks.

The 25 lap main event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division would see outside polesitter Johnny Wheeler take the initial race lead, followed by Justin Rattliff, Jerry Rice, Timmy Yeager, and Whitney McQueary.  Rice would immediately pressure Rattliff for second and take the position on lap 3, while Yeager would drive around Rattliff for third one lap later.  With Wheeler pulling away from the pack, Rattliff and McQueary would settle into a battle for fourth that would wage for the next six circuits until McQueary finally battled past Rattliff for fourth on lap 11.  Wheeler would see his lead cut into by Rice as the front pair battled lapped traffic, while Yeager, McQueary, and Rattliff continued in third through fifth.  The only caution of the race would wave on lap 20 when race leader Wheeler would see his entry smoke entering turn three and roll to a stop at the top of turn four with engine woes.  This would give the lead to Rice, who would hold off a hard-charging Yeager over the final six laps to score the win.  Rice's victory came behind the wheel of the Harrod Farms/Perry's Auto Sales/Central Painting/Valvoline #11 Rocket Chassis, Jay Dickens Race Engines powered mount.  Yeager would take second, with McQueary finishing third.  Dustin Neat would slip into the top five after the restart to take fourth, with Rattliff coming in fifth.  Joey Daniel would head up the second five, followed by Lee Devasier, Jeff Watson, Jordan Bland, and Jerry Rutherford.  Fifteen entries saw Yeager as the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast qualifier, with Rattliff winning the dash, while Watson won the heat.

The 20 lap Modified feature event would see Jason Wheatley and Benji Lee battled closely over the final five laps of the race, with Wheatley taking the checkered flag first at the finish in the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B&W Metals/St. Joe Garage/ Cozy Corner Tavern/Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing/Brady Excavating/ Springfield Auto and Farm/Gootee and Mattingly Heat and Air/Wheatley Tile/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Auto Sales/Top Notch Landscaping/Hawk's Bar and Grill sponsored #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Mullins and Wheatley Race Engine powered entry.  Lee would finish second, with Joey Jones edging Elliott Despain in a race long battle for third, while Randy Turpin nipped 18th starting Joe Mattingly at the finish for fifth.  The rest of the top ten were Joe Gray, Sam Murphy, Sr., Brad Schlosser, and Johnny Lee.  Nineteen entries drew for heat race starting assignments, with those checkered flags falling to Jones and Wheatley.

The 15 lap Sportsman feature race would see Barry Chesser lead all the way in claiming the victory in the Kap Alcorn owned Buzick Construction/Commonwealth Electric/ Nalley's Auto Parts/44 Auto Mart sponsored #75 Buick Regal.  Arval Thompson would score runner-up honors, followed by Nathan Wells, Jimmy Bryan, and Sam Huffer.  Completing the top ten were Pat Hagan, Todd Huffer, Roger Cecil, Lois Campbell, and Rob Jones.  Thirteen entries saw Barry Chesser also set fast time, with Thompson winning the dash and Wells winning the heat.

The 12 lap Street Stock main event would see a close finish as Jeff Cranmer would squeeze out the victory aboard his Bill Terrell Trucking/Signs Now/Apply Power Transmissions/R&D Race Engines #24c Oldsmobile.  Robbie Settles would nip last week's winner Michael Cranmer at the checkered flag for second, with Brian McCubbins and Daroyl Samples completing the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Timmy Glazer, Mike Bailey, Lee Gray, Willie Edelen, and Darrell Bivens.  Sixteen entries drew for heat race starting positions and Pat Cranmer and Michael Cranmer would pick up the heat wins.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 26, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (15 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Timmy Yeager
Dash- Justin Rattliff, Johnny Wheeler, Whitney McQueary, Jerry Rice, Jordan Bland, Yeager
Heat- Jeff Watson, Dustin Neat, Lee Devasier, Jarryd Holshouser
Feature- Rice, Yeager, McQueary, Neat, Rattliff, Joey Daniel, Devasier, Watson, Bland, Jerry Rutherford, Tommy Carlton, Holshouser, Larry Greer, Wheeler, Jason Hinkle

Modifieds (19 entries)
1st Heat- Joey Jones, Joe Gray, Brad Schlosser, Randy Turpin
2nd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Elliott Despain, Benji Lee, Bobby Neal
Feature- Wheatley, Benji Lee, Jones, Despain, Turpin, Joe Mattingly, Gray, Sam Murphy, Sr., Schlosser, Johnny Lee, Randall Basham, Neal, Casey Payton, Butch Shay, Daniel Dial, J.T. Ayers, Kevin Huff, Justin Leary (DNS-Raffo Elmore)

Sportsman (13 entries)
Top Qualifier- Barry Chesser
Dash- Avral Thompson, Kevin Wilson, Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil, Jimmy Bryan
Heat- Nathan Wells, Casey Bryan, Rob Jones, Sam Huffer
Feature- Barry Chesser, Thompson, Wells, Jimmy Bryan, Sam Huffer, Hagan, Todd Huffer, Cecil, Lois Campbell, Jones, Casey Bryan, Wilson, Jenna Chesser

Street Stocks (16 entries)
1st Heat- Michael Cranmer, Jeff Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Robbie Settles
2nd Heat- Pat Cranmer, Daroyl Samples, Willie Edelen, Mike Bailey
Feature- Jeff Cranmer, Settles, Michael Cranmer, Brian McCubbins, Samples, Glazer, Bailey, Lee Gray, Edelen, Darrell Bivens, Brad Leake, Shane Lafollette, Freddy Mercer, Chad Chaney, Pat Cranmer (DNS- Jason Priddy)

Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected] or [email protected]) 

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#77 Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won the 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturda	#25c Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN was the Street Stock feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday May 19.	#s44 Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY won the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature event at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday May 19.

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Kramer Wins NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified "Mod Squad Bash" at Bluegrass Speedway

BARDSTOWN, KY (May 19, 2007) - Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would lead all 25 laps in capturing the 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Kramer's win came aboard the Hill's Historic Painting/PBM Performance Products/Fall Creek Financial/ All Star Performance/Bright Beginnings Day Care sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Bullock by Kramer Race Engines powered entry

Russ Gabbert and Joey Kramer would lead the starting field to the green flag at the start of the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series A-Main, with Kramer taking the lead, followed by Gabbert, Timmy York, Brandon Green, and Benji Lee. Lee would move to second on lap 3, with Dustin Linville taking fifth one lap later. By lap 5, Kramer and Gabbert were pulling away a bit while 12th starting Jason Wheatley was charging through the field as Lee, Linville, and Wheatley would go three wide on lap 6, with Wheatley coming out in fourth and Lee fifth. 

 

Caution would fly on lap 7 as Linville would roll to stop on the track with a flat left front tire. The Delaware double-file restart would see York grab second from Gabbert, with Series points leader Dennis Roberson grabbing fifth. Gabbert would retake second from York one trip later on lap 8. 

 

The second and final caution of the event would wave on lap 10 as Jay Mobley contacted the concrete wall in turn three, with Linville and Dion Benningfield also involved, with Mobley and Linville being finished for the night. The restart would see Kramer and Gabbert pull away quickly, while Lee and Wheatley would begin a side-by-side battle for third. Wheatley would take third on lap 12, only to have Lee reclaim the spot on lap 13. The duo would battle door-to-door for the next three circuits, with Wheatley grabbing the spot for good on lap 17. 

 

Meanwhile at the front, Gabbert would begin to slowly reel in race leader Kramer and would close up to about three car lengths from Kramer, but Gabbert would run out of laps as the two-time and defending "BoB Mod Squad" champion take the checkered flag first. Gabbert would settle for runner-up honors, while Wheatley, Lee, and Roberson would round out the top five. Completing the top ten was 14th starting Trent Young, York, 20th starting Josh Lucas, Don Adams, and J.T. Ayers. 

 

Thirty-nine entries saw Brandon Green set fast time with a 17.625 second lap. Heat wins were captured by Gabbert, Freddy Garmon, Kramer, and York. Jimmy Payne and Trent Young were the B-main winners. Series provisionals went to Kelly Warren and Josh Lucas, while Dion Benningfield was the track provisional.

Event Summary
May 19, 2007
Bluegrass Speedway - Bardstown, KY
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series (39 entries)

Fast Qualifier - Brandon Green 17.625

 

1st Heat - Russ Gabbert, Brandon Green, Shon Flanery, Jimmy Payne, Randy Turpin, Rocky Wilson, Brad Schlosser, Johnny Lee, Joe Mattingly, Butch Shay

 

2nd Heat - Freddy Garmon, Dustin Linville, J.T. Ayers, Clint Shutts, Jay Mobley, Sam Murphy, Sr., John Tyler, Troy Teegarden, Earl Plessinger (DNS-Elliott Despain)

 

3rd Heat - Joey Kramer, Dennis Roberson, Don Adams, Dion Benningfield, Joe Gray, Kevin Copher, Kelly Warren, Robbie Bennett, Mickey Samsom, Justin Geary

 

4th Heat - Timmy York, Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion, Trent Young, Kevin Nesselhauf, Josh Lucas, Danny Blackwell, Mark Walters

 

B-Main #1 - Jimmy Payne, Jay Mobley, Sam Murphy, Sr., Clint Shutts, Brad Schlosser, Randy Turpin, Troy Teegarden, Joe Mattingly, Elliott Despain, Johnny Lee (DNS-Rocky Wilson, Butch Shay, Earl Plessinger, John Tyler)

 

B-Main #2 - Trent Young, Joe Gray, Kevin Copher, Kelly Warren, Kevin Nesselhauf, Robbie Bennett, Mickey Sansom, Justin Geary, Josh Lucas, Mark Walters, Robbie Gullion, Dion Benningfield, Danny Blackwell

 

7th Annual Mod Squad Bash - Joey Kramer, Russ Gabbert, Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Dennis Roberson, Trent Young, Timmy York, Josh Lucas, Don Adams, J.T. Ayers, Jimmy Payne, Kelly Warren, Joe Gray, Shon Flanery, Kevin Copher, Sam Murphy, Sr., Dion Benningfield, Brandon Green, Dustin Linville, Jay Mobley, Freddy Garmon

 

Series Provisionals- Kelly Warren, Josh Lucas
Track Provisional- Dion Benningfield

Current NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Point Standings
1. Dennis Roberson - 473
2. Benji Lee - 468
3. Joey Kramer - 451
    Russ Gabbert - 451
5. Jimmy Payne - 407
6. Shon Flanery - 382
7. Don Adams - 380
8. Josh Lucas - 378
9. Dustin Linville - 369
10. Kelly Warren - 366

 

Special to NARA Battle of the Bluegrass PR - Michael Despain (Bluegrass Speedway - [email protected])

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Bluegrass Speedway KY Speedweek Monday Night Mayhem Goes on Monday May 28

Bardstown, KY-May 20, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will host a double-header weekend of racing action to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend for 2007.  Following a full racing program of weekly racing series action on May 26, the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval will host the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series for race number two of the 2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek events. 

The May 28 racing program will have the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in action with 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 Monday Night Mayhem A-Main.  Also on the May 28 racing program will be the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions, with the Modifieds having the special Monday evening event off.  For more information about the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit their website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com.    

Activities for the special Monday May 28 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

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

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

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Justin Rattliff and Kentucky Speedweek Preview on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday May 22

Lebanon, Kentucky-May 20, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, May 22, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The program for May 22 will feature Dirt Late Model racer Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY and O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series announcer and media contact Dustin Jarrett.    

Justin Rattliff joins the program on Tuesday evening following the biggest victory of his young racing career after claiming the $10,000 payday in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Saturday night at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois.  Rattliff is also contending for the Comp Cams Rookie of the Year championship with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2007 as well, as his race team plans on following the entire series for '07.  

Dustin Jarrett, who serves as the "voice and scribe" for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will join the show for the “long-distance” portion of the program.  Jarrrett will be discussing and previewing the upcoming 2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek for the "BoB Late Model Tour", that feature six racing events over the course of seven days, beginning May 27 and concluding June 1.  

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

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The remainder of this week's show will have the various drivers on air talking about their racing programs and plans for the 2007 season.   

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Mr. Rattliff will be in-studio and can be reached via the phone lines or e-mail for question, while Mr. Jarrett will join the program via the telephone and questions and comments can be e-mailed.  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Bluegrass Speedway in Action With Weekly Racing Series on Saturday Evening, May 26

Bardstown, KY-May 20, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will again be in action with a complete racing program for all four featured weekly divisions this Saturday evening, May 26, at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval. 

The May 26 racing program will see all four featured weekly divisions in action vying for the top prize in their division.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models will race for $1,000 to win, Modifieds will race for $500 to win, Sportsman will compete for $200 to win, and $100 will go the winner of the Street Stock feature event.  The Super Late Model and Sportsman divisions will take time trials, while the Modified and Street Stock divisions will draw for heat race starting assignments. 

Activities for the May 26 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

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

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on May 19 and feature winners that evening were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer in Hanover, IN in Modifieds, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks. 

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on May 26 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after May 19, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 87
2. Johnny Wheeler- 57
3. Cody Mahoney- 55
4. Jordan Bland- 51
    Joey Daniel- 51
6. Tommy Carlton- 39
7. Jeff Watson- 38    
8. Jason Hinkle- 37
9. Ed Behn- 34          
10. Tim Tungate- 32
    
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 78
2. J.T. Ayers- 60    
3. Robbie Gullion- 58
4. Benji Lee- 54     
5. Joey Kramer- 50    
6. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 48
7. Elliott Despain- 43
Freddy Garmon- 43  
9. Dion Benningfield- 41
10. Joe Mattingly- 39   

Sportsman
1. Kevin Wilson- 72
2. Barry Chesser- 64
3. Jimmy Bryan- 51 
4. Avral Thompson- 45
5. Bo Wilson- 43  
6. Rob Jones- 40   
7. Casey Bryan- 39
8. Jenna Chesser- 37
9. Ricky Walton- 36
10. Pat Hagan- 35  

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 59
2. Jeff Cranmer- 55
3. Daroyl Samples- 49
4. Michael Cranmer- 47
5. Willie Edelen- 43
     6.  Pat Cranmer- 38
7.  Shane Lafollette- 37
8. David Bayens- 36
9. Robbie Settles- 33
10. Dan Bryan- 30     

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
-None at this time

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 32
2. Kevin Nesselhauf- 30
3. Danny Blackwell- 17
4. Casey Payton- 11
     Daniel Dial- 11
6. Justin Geary- 10
7. Carey Morris- 7

Next Race- May 26 (Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series Action for 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks; Pit gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6, Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$10, Children ages 6 to 12-$5, Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$25);  May 28 (Monday Night Mayhem-2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek for O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win for Super Late Models; Plus Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds); Pit Gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6; Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$15; Children ages 6 to 12-$8; Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30)

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Kramer Wins NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified "Mod Squad Bash" at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 19, 2007- Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would lead all 25 laps in capturing the 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway.  Kramer's win came aboard the Hill's Historic Painting/PBM Performance Products/Fall Creek Financial/ All Star Performance/Bright Beginnings Day Care sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Bullock by Kramer Race Engines powered entry.  Other feature winners for the evening included Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville, IN in Street Stocks.

Russ Gabbert and Joey Kramer would lead the starting field to the green flag at the start of the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series A-Main, with Kramer taking the lead, followed by Gabbert, Timmy York, Brandon Green, and Benji Lee.  Lee would second on lap 3, with Dustin Linville taking fifth one lap later.  By lap 5, Kramer and Gabbert were pulling away a bit while 12th starting Jason Wheatley was charging through the field as Lee, Linville, and Wheatley would go three wide on lap 6, with Wheatley coming out in fourth and Lee fifth.  Caution would fly on lap 7 as Linville would roll to stop on the track with a flat left front tire.  The Delaware double-file restart would see York grab second from Gabbert, with series points leader Dennis Roberson grabbing fifth.  Gabbert would retake second from York one trip later on lap 8.  The second and final caution of the event would wave on lap 10 as Jay Mobley contacted the concrete wall in turn three, with Linville and Dion Benningfield also involved, with Mobley and Linville being finished for the night.  The restart would see Kramer and Gabbert pull away quickly, while Lee and Wheatley would begin a side-by-side battle for third.  Wheatley would take third on lap 12, only to have Lee reclaim the spot on lap 13.  The duo would battle door-to-door for the next three circuits, with Wheatley grabbing the spot for good on lap 17.  Meanwhile at the front, Gabbert would begin to slowly reel in race leader Kramer and would close up to about three car lengths from Kramer, but Gabbert would run out of laps as the two-time and defending "BoB Mod Squad" champion take the checkered flag first.  Gabbert would settle for runner-up honors, while Wheatley, Lee, and Roberson would round out the top five.  Completing the top ten was 14th starting Trent Young, York, 20th starting Josh Lucas, Don Adams, and J.T. Ayers.  Thirty-nine entries saw Brandon Green set fast time with a 17.625 second lap.  Heat wins were captured by Gabbert, Freddy Garmon, Kramer, and York.  Jimmy Payne and Trent Young were the B-main winners.  Series provisionals went to Kelly Warren and Josh Lucas, while Dion Benningfield was the track provisional.

The 25 lap main event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature would see Dustin Neat take the initial race lead, with Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Jordan Bland, and Frankie Coomer in tow.  Wheeler would take the lead away from Neat on lap 2, while Joey Daniel would snag the fifth spot away from Coomer on the same lap.  Wheeler would settle into a torrid pace at the front and would begin pulling away slowly from Neat.  The battle that would be the best of the night in the Super Late Model feature would begin on lap 6 between Bland and Daniel as this pair would battle back and forth for the next several laps.  As the field saw the halfway signal, Wheeler had step out to almost a full straightaway lead, with Neat second, Watson third, and Bland and Daniel still battling for fourth.  Daniel would finally win the battle for fourth on lap 20 in slower traffic, but it would be "The WheelMan" up front as Wheeler would take the checkered flag better than a full straightaway ahead of Neat in the Earl Motorsports owned Certified Construction/All Star Trucking/ SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics #s44 Rocket Chassis, Cropper Race Engines powered mount.  Neat would go second, with Watson, Daniel, and Bland completing the top five.  The rest of the finishing order would be Coomer, Jason Hinkle, Jeremy Masters, William Simmons, and Cody Mahoney.  Thirteen entries would see Neat be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier and also win the dash, while Daniel would win the heat.

Robbie Settles would take the checkered flag in the Street Stock feature, but would fail a post-race technical inspection in the pit area after the race.  This would award the Street Stock feature race win to Michael Cranmer in the Bill Terrell Trucking/R and D Race Engines/Signs Now/H and S Contractors/C-Line Engineering/Apply Power Transmissions #25c unit.  Second through fifth would be Daroyl Settles, Jeff Cranmer, Willie Edelen, and Shane Lafollette.  The rest of the ten would then be Dan Bryan, Timmy Glazer, Mike Bailey, Pat Cranmer, and Nick Wallace.  Eighteen entries would pill draw for heat race starting positions and those checkered flags would fall to Pat Cranmer and Glazer.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 19, 2007

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series (39 entries)
Top Qualifier- Brandon Green 17.625
1st Heat- Russ Gabbert, Brandon Green, Shon Flanery, Jimmy Payne, Randy Turpin, Rocky Wilson, Brad Schlosser, Johnny Lee, Joe Mattingly, Butch Shay
2nd Heat- Freddy Garmon, Dustin Linville, J.T. Ayers, Clint Shutts, Jay Mobley, Sam Murphy, Sr., John Tyler, Troy Teegarden, Earl Plessinger (DNS-Elliott Despain)
3rd Heat- Joey Kramer, Dennis Roberson, Don Adams, Dion Benningfield, Joe Gray, Kevin Copher, Kelly Warren, Robbie Bennett, Mickey Samsom, Justin Geary
4th Heat- Timmy York, Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion, Trent Young, Kevin Nesselhauf, Josh Lucas, Danny Blackwell, Mark Walters
B-Main #1- Jimmy Payne, Jay Mobley, Sam Murphy, Sr., Clint Shutts, Brad Schlosser, Randy Turpin, Troy Teegarden, Joe Mattingly, Elliott Despain, Johnny Lee (DNS-Rocky Wilson, Butch Shay, Earl Plessinger, John Tyler)
B-Main #2- Trent Young, Joe Gray, Kevin Copher, Kelly Warren, Kevin Nesselhauf, Robbie Bennett, Mickey Sansom, Justin Geary, Josh Lucas, Mark Walters, Robbie Gullion, Dion Benningfield, Danny Blackwell
Series Provisionals- Kelly Warren, Josh Lucas
Track Provisional- Dion Benningfield
7th Annual Mod Squad Bash- Joey Kramer, Russ Gabbert, Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Dennis Roberson, Trent Young, Timmy York, Josh Lucas, Don Adams, J.T. Ayers, Jimmy Payne, Kelly Warren, Joe Gray, Shon Flanery, Kevin Copher, Sam Murphy, Sr., Dion Benningfield, Brandon Green, Dustin Linville, Jay Mobley, Freddy Garmon

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (13 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Dustin Neat
Dash- Neat, Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Watson, Cody Mahoney, Frankie Coomer, Ed Behn
Heat- Joey Daniel, Jordan Bland, Jason Hinkle, Jeremy Masters
Feature- Wheeler, Neat, Watson, Daniel, Bland, Coomer, Hinkle, Masters, William Simmons, Mahoney (DNS-Behn, Doodle Farris, Tommy Carlton)

Street Stocks (18 entries)
1st Heat- Pat Cranmer, Lee Gray, Michael Cranmer, Daroyl Samples
2nd Heat- Timmy Glazer, Robbie Settles, Jeff Cranmer, Dan Bryan
Feature- Michael Cranmer, Samples, Jeff Cranmer, Willie Edelen, Shane Lafollette, Bryan, Glazer, Mike Bailey, Pat Cranmer, Nick Wallace, Roy Skaggs, John Magee, Chad Chaney, Settles(Disqualified) (DNS-Lee Gray, Darrell Bivens, Brad Leake, Brian McCubbins)

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Point Standings after May 19, 2007
1. Dennis Roberson- 473
2. Benji Lee- 468
3. Joey Kramer- 451
Russ Gabbert- 451
5. Jimmy Payne- 407
6. Shon Flanery- 382
7. Don Adams- 380
8. Josh Lucas- 378
9. Dustin Linville- 369
10. Kelly Warren- 366

Contact-Michael Despain ([email protected] and/or [email protected])
 

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7^th Annual "Mod Squad Bash" at Bluegrass Speedway Up Next For NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series

 
LEXINGTON, KY (5/18/07) - The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will return to action this Saturday, May 19^th at David and Anita Ferrell's Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY for the 7^th Annual Mod Squad Bash.  The event will mark the Series' 2^nd race of its 2007 campaign, following an exciting opening event at the Richmond Raceway won by Dennis Roberson. 

 

In the Series' last event at the 1/2 mile Bardstown, KY oval, Joey Kramer took the win and the $1,500 prize to vault himself into the series points lead on his way to a 2^nd consecutive series championship.  Past winners of the Mod Squad Bash include: Joe Mattingly, Benji Lee, Josh Lucas, Kelly Warren, Ted Nobbe, and Don Adams.

A complete show for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will take place this Saturday at the Bluegrass Speedway which include Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and the A-Main paying $1,500 to win and $125 to start.. Activities for the May 19 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00. A mandatory Drivers Meeting will take place at 6:00, Hot Laps go at 6:30, Time Trials go around 7:00, with racing action taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. All times listed is EDT. Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30. The purse for this event is as follows:
 
1. $1,500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125
21. 125
22. 125
 

 

Over 100 different drivers competed with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series in 2006.  Bluegrass Speedway is a 1/2-mile high-banked clay oval located just off of Bluegrass Parkway in Bardstown, KY.  For more information on Bluegrass Speedway please visit their website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or call the track phone on race day at (502) 349-1241.

For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series you can log on to www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the Series office at (859) 433-5707.
 

Current NARA Battle of the Modified Series Points Standings

1. 41t Dennis Roberson 260
2. 03 Benji Lee 246
3. 6 Jimmy Payne 228
4. d8 Dustin Linville 218
5. 98 Shon Flanary 214
6. 11 Russ Gabbert 211
7. 22 Matt Boknecht 199
8. 0 Kelly Warren 196
9. 07 Don Adams 189
10. 78 Josh Lucas 188

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Volume 1-Edition 5-May 2007 

Bluegrass Speedway Motors Out of May and Jams into June With Much Racing Action!         

Bardstown, KY-May 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will roar out of the month of money and May and jam into the month of June with lots of racing action at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval located at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway.   

                The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will make the first of two ’07 season appearances at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening May 19 for the 7^th Annual Mod Squad Bash, paying $1,500 to win for the Modified division, along with a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks, while the Sportsman class has the evening off. 

The Memorial Day Weekend holiday for 2007 will be a busy weekend at Bluegrass Speedway.  On Saturday evening May 26, there will be a full racing program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modfiieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.  The weekend concludes on Monday evening May 28 with Monday Night Mayhem featuring the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in race #2 of the 2007 Kentucky Speedweek festivities.  The event will pay $3,000 to win for the Super Late Models, along with a full program for the Sportsman and Street divisions, while the Modifieds will have the night off.  This event was rained out in 2006.

The month of June will kick off at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday June 2 with a full racing program of weekly racing series action featuring the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.  

On Saturday June 9, Bluegrass Speedway again present a full racing program of weekly racing series action featuring the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

The O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series returns for its third visit to Bluegrass Speedway in 2007 on Saturday evening June 16 for the 6^th Annual June Jam, that pay the Super Late Model A-main winner $3,000 for their 30 lap, 15 mile chase.  Joining the Super Late Models on the racing card on June 16 will be the Modified and Street Stocks, with the Sportsman off that evening.  Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY was the 2006 June Jam champion. 

                The Sportsman division will be highlighted on Saturday evening June 23 as the biggest event of the year for the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway goes down pays $1,500 to win for the Modified division.  Joining the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series for this racing program will the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks, as the Sportsman class will take the evening off. 

                The month of June concludes at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening June 30 with a full racing program of weekly racing series action that will feature the 44 Auto Part Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman and Street Stocks all in action. 

                Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to be only one of 60 oval racing tracks in America to be associated with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway has been associated with the Contingency Connection program the past three seasons and all drivers that compete at Bluegrass Speedway and are registered members with the Contingency Connection program will be eligible for over $100,000 in total prizes and rewards.             

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

 

Bluegrass Speedway Feature Winners from May 12:  44 Super Late Models- Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Dustin Neat, Cody Mahoney, Rick Corbin; Modifieds- Freddy Garmon, Joe Mattingly, Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion, J.T. Ayers; Sportsman- Kevin Wilson, Barry Chesser, Pat Hagan, Avral Thompson, Jimmy Bryan; Street Stocks- Timmy Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Pat Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Darrell Biven

 

Bluegrass Speedway Track Championship Point Leaders after May 12:  44 Auto Mart Super Late Models- Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY; Modifieds- Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY; Sportsman- Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY; Street Stocks- Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY

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Bluegrass Speedway Hosts NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash on May 19

Bardstown, KY-May 13, 2007- With the Jerry Rucker Memorial event in the history books, Bluegrass Speedway will focus its attention to this Saturday evening May 19 as the track presents the 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County clay oval. 

The May 19 racing program will see the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series as the featured division for the evening, racing 25 laps for $1,500 to win in their A-main event.  The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will also feature a full program of practice laps, time trials, qualifying heat, B-mains, and the 25 lap, $1,500 to win A-Main.  Also on the May 19 racing program will be a full program of weekly racing series for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks.  The Super Late Model and Modified divisions will take time trials, while the Street Stock division will draw for heat race starting assignments.  Don Adams of London, KY was the winner of the Mod Squad Bash in 2006.

Activities for the May 19 event will see pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

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

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on May 12 and feature winners that evening were Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Freddy Garmon of Glasgow, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks. 

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on May 19 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.

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

-End of Release (Contact-Michael Despain: [email protected] or [email protected])
 

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#10 Freddy Garmon of Glasgow, KY won the Modified feature on Saturday night May 12 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.	#93 Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY won the Street Stock feature on Saturday night May 12 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY	#18 Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY was the winner of the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models on Saturday night	#98 Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY won the Sportsman feature on Saturday night May 12 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

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Tim Tungate and Tim Keithley Team Up on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday May 15

Lebanon, Kentucky-May 13, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, May 15, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The program for May 15 will feature Dirt Late Model racer Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY and Brownstown Speedway track promoter Tim Keithley.  

Tim Tungate joins the program on Tuesday evening following his victory in the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.  Tungate has 26 career Super Late Model victories at Bluegrass, making him the winningest driver in the track's history.  Tungate was also the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series co-champion and also won the 2006 Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic at Clarksville StormPay.com Speedway in Clarksville, TN. 

Tim Keithley will join the show for the “long-distance” portion of the program.  Keithley is the track promoter at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN and will be joining the program to preview the Brownstown Speedway Hall of Fame Classic for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series coming up this Wednesday night.

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

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The remainder of this week's show will have the various drivers on air talking about their racing programs and plans for the 2007 season.   

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Mr. Tungate will be in-studio and can be reached via the phone lines or e-mail for question, while Mr. Keithley will join us via the telephone and questions and comments can be e-mailed.  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after May 12, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 65
2. Cody Mahoney- 44 
3. Jordan Bland- 35
4. Tommy Carlton- 34
5. Joey Daniel- 33
6. Johnny Wheeler- 32
    Tim Tungate- 32   
8. Ed Behn- 29   
9. Bobby Carrier, Jr.- 27
10. Mike Marlar- 25
    
Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 58
2. Robbie Gullion- 53
3. J.T. Ayers- 49    
4. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 42
5. Elliott Despain- 38
6. Freddy Garmon- 37
7. Benji Lee- 36
8.  Dion Benningfield- 35
9. Joe Mattingly- 34
10. Brad Schlosser- 32  

Sportsman
1. Kevin Wilson- 72
2. Barry Chesser- 64
3. Jimmy Bryan- 51 
4. Avral Thompson- 45
5. Bo Wilson- 43  
6. Rob Jones- 40   
7. Jenna Chesser- 37
8. Ricky Walton- 36
9. Pat Hagan- 35   
10. Roger Cecil- 33

Street Stocks
1. Timmy Glazer- 45
2. David Bayans- 36
3. Jeff Cranmer- 35
4. Daroyl Samples- 27
5. Robbie Settles- 26
Pat Cranmer- 26
7.  Willie Edelen- 25
8. Darrell Biven- 23
9. Michael Cranmer- 22
10. Shane Lafollette- 21

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
-None at this time

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 27
2. Kevin Nesselhauf- 25
3. Danny Blackwell- 12
4.  Daniel Dial- 11
4. Carey Morris- 7
5. Casey Payton- 6
6. Justin Geary- 5

Next Race- May 19 (7th Annual Mod Squad Bash for NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-$1,500 to win; Plus 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks (No Sportsman); Pit gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6, Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$15, Children ages 6 to 12-$8, Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30

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Tim Tungate Tames 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-May 12, 2007- Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY would score his 26th career Super Late Model feature victory at Bluegrass Speedway when he captured the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway.  Other feature winners included Timmy Glazer of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks, Freddy Garmon of Glasgow, KY in Modifieds, and Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman.

Dustin Neat and Whitney McQueary would bring the 30 lap, $2,000 to win main event for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models to the green flag after the initial start was waved off for Joey Tackett not coming up to speed at the start.  Once underway, McQueary would take the lead, followed by Neat, Cody Mahoney, Bryan Barber, and Timmy Yeager.  Barber would dive past Mahoney for third on lap 2, only to have Mahoney take the spot back on lap 3.  Lap 4 would see the first caution of the race as Joey Daniel would climb the wall in turn one and two and come to rest on the track and would end up leaving the track via the hook of a tow vehicle.  Back under green, ninth starting Tungate would make his way into the top five on lap 6.  McQueary and Neat would set a blistering pace at the point and would pull away from the three-way battle between Mahoney, Barber, and Tungate.  Tungate would go to fourth on lap 8, as the leaders started lapping slower traffic.  Barber and Yeager would settle into a duel for fourth on lap 10, with Tungate taking third from Mahoney one circuit later.  Yeager would start to pressure Mahoney for fourth and claim the spot on lap 12, while Lee Devasier would pressure Mahoney for fifth.  Lap 16 would see a red flag displayed when Daryl Rucker made hard contact with the backstretch and turn three retaining wall, ending his evening.  McQueary was still the race leader once action resumed, with Tungate now chasing after Neat for the runner-up slot.  Tungate would claim second on lap 18, as Yeager, Mahoney, Devasier, and Barber battled for fourth through seventh.  As the laps began to wind down, Tungate slowly reeled in race leader McQueary and the pair would see the two lap to go signal in a dead heat at the start/finish line.  As the lead duo drove down the backchute and entered turn three, the pair attempted to split a slower car as they had caught the back of field.  As the trio entered turn three, contact was made and McQueary and the slower car would spin and bring out the caution flag, with McQueary pulling his mount pitside.  The final two laps would see Tungate stave off the challenges of seventh place starter Yeager to claim the victory in the Logan and Jane Parrott owned, B & W Auto Sales and Recyclers/Barnes Auto Sales/Guardian Mortgage/J &L Title/Commonwealth Building Products/Terry Auto Center/Mulch Madness/Smoke Pit/ABC Child Care sponsored #18 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Pro Power Race Engines entry.  Yeager would claim second, followed by Neat, Mahoney, and 14th starting Rick Corbin.  Completing the top ten were Devasier, Barber, Jordan Bland, Jeff Watson, and Ed Behn.  Twenty-two entries saw Bland be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics top qualifier, with Neat winning the dash.  Heat race wins went to Yeager and Watson.

The 12 lap Street Stock main event would see Timmy Glazer fend off the challenges of Michael Cranmer and Pat Cranmer to pick up his first feature checkered flag of the year at Bluegrass Speedway in his Independent Stave Company/First South Credit/ Tech 1 sponsored #93 Monte Carlo mount.  Michael Cranmer and Pat Cranmer would go second and third, with Robbie Settles and Darrell Biven completing the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Dan Bryan, Jason Priddy, Jeff Cranmer, Daroyl Samples, and David Bayans.  Eighteen entries saw Willie Edelen set fast time and win the dash, with Bayans would be the heat event victor.

The 20 lap Modified main event saw Dion Benningfield and Jason Wheatley battle in the waning laps, with the pair side-by-side on the final lap and the duo would split a pair of lapped cars in turn three on the final lap, making a four-wide situation in turn four.  Contact would ensue and Benningfield and Wheatley would spin in the center of turns three and four and Freddy Garmon would lead the final quarter of a lap to pick up his first win at Bluegrass in '07 in the Kelvin Wilson Dozing/Williams and Tucker Auto Parts/Steele's Body Shop/Horton Racing/Wompus Cat Enterprises sponsored #10 Lightning Chassis, Davis Machine Shop powered unit.  Seventh starting Joe Mattingly would claim second, ninth starting Benji Lee would finish third, with 15th starter Robbie Gullion and 11th place starting J.T. Ayers taking fourth and fifth.  The remainder of the top ten would be Randy Turpin, Sam Murphy, Sr., Wheatley, Jay Mobley, and Kevin Copher.  Twenty-six entries drew for heat race starting positions and heat victories were garnered by Kelly Warren, Benningfield, and Josh Lucas.

The Sportsman feature event would be all Kevin Wilson as he led all 15 circuits to claim the top prize in his Wilson's Used Auto Parts/Sutherland Brothers Farms/Little Man Horseshoeing/Nealco Electric/McDougal's Garden Center/Non-Such Campground #98 Monte Carlo.  Barry Chesser would take runner-up honors, followed by Pat Hagan, Avral Thompson, and Jimmy Bryan.  Rob Jones would head up the second five, trailed by Casey Bryan, Ricky Walton, Roger Cecil, and Jenna Chesser.  Fifteen entries also drew for heat starting assignments, with heat race checkered flags falling to Wilson and Jones.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 12, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (22 entries)
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Top Qualifier- Jordan Bland
Dash- Dustin Neat, Whitney McQueary, Cody Mahoney, Bryan Barber, Bland, Lee Devasier
1st Heat- Timmy Yeager, Tim Tungate, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn
2nd Heat- Jeff Watson, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Joey Tackett, Rick Corbin
4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial- Tungate, Yeager, Neat, Mahoney, Corbin, Devasier, Barber, Bland, Watson, Behn, Tommy Carlton, Tackett, Carrier, Jr., McQueary, Larry Greer, Jason Hinkle, Tony McKinney, Daryl Rucker, Charles Ross, Daniel (DNS- Leo Brady, Sammy Kerr)

Street Stocks (18 entries)
Top Qualifier- Willie Edelen
Dash- Edelen, Timmy Glazer, Pat Cranmer, Michael Cranmer, Robbie Settles, Darrell Biven
Heat- David Bayans, Dan Bryan, Jason Priddy, Brian McCubbins
Feature- Glazer, Michael Cranmer, Pat Cranmer, Settles, Biven, Dan Bryan, Priddy, Jeff Cranmer, Daroyl Samples, Bayans, Shane Lafollette, Edelen, John Magee, McCubbins, Roy Bryan, Terry Greenwell, Joe David Humphrey (DNS- Darrell Deems)

Modifieds (26 entries)
1st Heat- Kelly Warren, Jason Wheatley, Benji Lee, Randy Turpin
2nd Heat- Dion Benningfield, Sam Murphy, Sr., Joe Gray, Butch Shay
3rd Heat- Josh Lucas, Freddy Garmon, Joe Mattingly, Johnny Lee
Feature- Garmon, Mattingly, Benji Lee, Robbie Gullion, J.T. Ayers, Turpin, Murphy, Sr., Wheatley, Jay Mobley, Kevin Copher, Kevin Nesselhauf, Johnny Lee, Brad Schlosser, Robbie Bennett, Raffo Elmore, Shay, Benningfield, Bobby Neal, Lucas, Ray Bradford, Joe Gray, Rocky Wilson, Daniel Dial, Warren (DNS-Justin Geary, Casey Payton)

Sportsman (15 entries)
1st Heat- Kevin Wilson, Barry Chesser, Nathan Wells, Avral Thompson
2nd Heat- Rob Jones, Casey Bryan, Todd Huffer, Roger Cecil
Feature- Wilson, Barry Chesser, Pat Hagan, Thompson, Jimmy Bryan, Jones, Casey Bryan, Cecil, Jenna Chesser, April Howard, Lois Campbell, Wells, Huffer (DNS- James Jones)

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Dustin Neat and Jimmy Anderson on Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Tuesday May 8

Lebanon, Kentucky-May 7, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Mike FM in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, May 8, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The program for May 8 will feature Dirt Late Model racer Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY and go-kart racer/promoter Jimmy Anderson of Campbellsville, KY.  

Dustin Neat joins the program on Tuesday evening with one feature win at Bluegrass Speedway already in 2007 and is also the current points leader there as well, along with a pair of top five finishes at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY, Neat is off to a very successful beginning to his 2007 season.

Jimmy Anderson will join the show for the “long-distance” portion of the program and he and wife Lisa will talk about hosting the upcoming Kentucky Karting Series event this Saturday, May 12, at J and M Motorsports, located between Campbellsville, KY and Columbia, KY.  Jimmy has raced karts for many seasons and joined the ranks of track owner/promoter in 2006.

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

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The remainder of this week's show will have the various drivers on air talking about their racing programs and plans for the 2007 season.   

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  Mr. Neat will be in-studio and can be reached via the phone lines or e-mail for question, while Mr. Anderson will join us via the telephone and questions and comments can be e-mailed.  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

-End of Release (Contact-Michael Despain- [email protected]) 

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Bluegrass Speedway Presents 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on Saturday May 12

Bardstown, KY-May 6, 2007- After a scheduled off Saturday night this past weekend, Bluegrass Speedway will return to action this Saturday evening May 12 as the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial will be contested at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval.

The 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial will be the featured event on the racing card this Saturday evening, May 12.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division will be the highlighted class for this event, with the Super Late Models racing 30 laps in the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event, with the winner claiming $2,000 for their efforts.  The Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock divisions will also be in action with a full racing program of weekly racing series action.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks will take time trials, while the Modified and Sportsman divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments. 

This event is contested each season to remember the late Jerry Rucker of Hodgenville, KY.  Mr. Rucker was a long time supporter and racer at Bluegrass Speedway and was taken from the racing family and his loving family in an on-the-job accident in 2003.  Previous winners of the Jerry Rucker Memorial event include Tim Tungate in 2004, Brad Neat in 2005, and Jason Keltner in 2006.

Activities for the May 12 event will see a return to regular start times, with pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

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

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 28 and feature winners that evening were Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, and Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman. 

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on May 12 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and David Bayans of Memphis, IN in Street Stocks.

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

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Mike Marlar Masters O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway

 

BARDSTOWN, KY  (4/28/07) - Winfield, TN hotshoe Mike Marlar became the fifth different winner in as many races for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series after Saturday night's win in the 10th Annual Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway.  Marlar now finds himself atop a very tight battle in the 2007 Championship points chase.

 

Mike Marlar and Cody Mahoney brought the field down to the green with Marlar immediately jumping ahead of the pack.  Before a complete lap was in the books, a caution would wave when defending Series Champion Mike Jewell got up on the backstretch wall.  On the restart, Marlar again shot out front with Aaron Hatton, Michael Chilton, Victor Lee, and Mahoney in tow.  Lee got by Chilton on lap 5 as 8th-starting Dustin Neat wasted no time cracking the top five as he worked past Mahoney.  Lee continued his assault passing Hatton just a few circuits later and setting his sights on race leader Mike Marlar.

 

A caution for Jordan Bland's flat right rear tire brought out the caution on lap 10 and kept the field tight with Marlar leading Lee, Hatton, Chilton, and Neat.  When racing resumed, Neat bolted past both Chilton and Hatton as the front three cars separated themselves from the rest of the field.  Behind the lead trio, a highly entertaining battle for sixth found Jason Keltner, David Webb, and Jerry Rice racing three-wide for that position.  A lap 15 caution spoiled that battle when Bryan Barber rode the wall in turn two.

 

On the restart, Dustin Neat used the Delaware double-file restart to his advantage, powering ahead of Lee to take 2nd and challenge Marlar for the top spot.  Meanwhile, 16th-starting Tyrel Todd was quietly picking his way through the field on the bottom of the race track.  Todd grabbed 6th on lap 17 as Doug Smith slowed on the track one lap later to bring out the final caution of the race.

 

When racing resumed, Victor Lee would benefit from the Delaware double-file restart, charging back by Neat to reclaim the bridesmaid position.  Seemingly out of nowhere, Jerry Rice suddenly looked like he was shot from a cannon.  Rice, utilizing the very top side of the speedway, went from 8th to 6th on lap 19 and cracked the top 5 just one lap later.  Rice wasn't finished as he grabbed 4th on lap 22 and looked to chase down the lead trio of Marlar, Lee, and Neat.

 

As time was running out for Rice, Lee found his groove and made the final five laps worth the price of admission.  Lee got a phenomenal run on Marlar going into the corners to close the gap between himself and the race-long leader.  With just 3 laps to go, Lee looked under Marlar in a bid for the lead, but Marlar powered ahead of the Stanford, KY native off the corners.  Over the final three circuits, Lee continued to challenge Marlar for the lead, but simply could not muster up enough momentum off the corners to take sole possession of the top spot.  And, when the checkered flag waved, Mike Marlar became the fifth different winner in five races in 2007 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series.  After the win, Marlar took the checkered flag around the Bluegrass Speedway for a victory lap in remembrance of his late car owner Owen "Junior" Stephens.

 

"This was a win for Owen and Mary Lu and the entire Stephens Motorsports Team," Marlar said in victory lane.  "Mario and all the guys gave me a great car all night tonight and I couldn't have done it without their help."

 

Winfield, TN's Mike Marlar drives an Estes powered Rayburn GTO owned by Mary Lu and the late Owen "Junior" Stephens which carries sponsorship from the S&B Cattle Company, Stephens Trucking, Fleming Auto Parts, Crumps Lawn & Garden, Dyer's Top Rods, Doyle Fertilizer, Advance Racing Suspensions, and Wayne Bowen Racing Supply.

 

Second place went to Victor Lee of Stanford, KY in the Ado's Auto Parts/Budda sponsored, Jay Dickens powered, Rayburn Grand Prix.  Dunnville, KY's Dustin Neat grabbed third in his Neat's Service Center/NWN Distributing/Estes/Rayburn Monte Carlo.  Fourth spot went to Verona, KY's Jerry Rice in the Perry's Auto Sales/Valvoline sponsored Jay Dickens/Rocket GTO.  Rounding out the top five was 16th-starting Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY driving a Bullock powered MasterSbilt Monte Carlo sponsored by Todd Truss and Pulaski Steel & Supply.

 

Mike Marlar set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 16.459.  Marlar, Mike Jewell, Aaron Hatton, and Cody Mahoney won the Mason Racin'/Arizona Sport Shirts Heats while Chris Combs won the Design 500 B-Main.

 

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series will take a weekend off before traveling to the bad-fast Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN for a $4000 to win race on Saturday, May 12th. 

                                                               

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts sanctions regional dirt track Late Model racing in and around the state of Kentucky. For more information on the nation's most competitive regional racing series, please visit our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call our office at (859) 433-5707.

 

Race Summary

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY

April 28, 2007

 

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier:  Mike Marlar -16.459

Mason Racin' Heat #1:  Mike Marlar, Jerry Rice, Jeff Watson, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn, Larry Greer, Tommy Carlton, Bobby Carrier Jr.

Mason Racin' Heat #2:  Mike Jewell, Michael Chilton, Victor Lee, Bryan Barber, Chris Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Doug Smith

Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3:  Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Jordan Bland, David Webb, DJ Wells, Dan Deaton, Eric Wells

Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4:  Cody Mahoney, Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Shannon Thornsberry, Bobby Wolter Jr., Jason Hinkle

Design 500 B-Main:  Chris Combs, Shannon Thornsberry, Johnny Wheeler, Bobby Wolter Jr., Bobby Carrier Jr., Doug Smith, Dan Deaton, DJ Wells, Larry Greer, Eric Wells, Tommy Carlton, Ed Behn

10th Annual Spring Sizzler:  Mike Marlar, Victor Lee, Dustin Neat, Jerry Rice, Tyrel Todd, Michael Chilton, Chris Combs, Jason Keltner, Aaron Hatton, David Webb, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Shannon Thornsberry, Tim Tungate, Doug Smith, Larry Greer, Cody Mahoney, Tommy Carlton, Bryan Barber, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jordan Bland, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson

 

Race Statistics

Entries:  29

Cautions:  4

Lap Leaders:  Marlar 1-30

PPM Performance Products Hard Charger of the Race:  Tyrel Todd (started 16th, finished 5th)

Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Race:  Jason Keltner

Series Provisionals:  Larry Greer, Doug Smith

Track Provisional:  Tommy Carlton

 

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Points

1. 34 Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN) - 1126

2. 4 Victor Lee (Stanford, KY) - 1098

3. 11 Jerry Rice (Verona, KY) - 1084

4. 47 Chris Combs (Isom, KY) - 903

5. 0 Jason Keltner (Campbellsville, KY) - 834

6. 9 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN) - 812

7. 13w David Webb (Nicholasville, KY) - 799

8. 14 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY) - 748

9. 16 Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY) - 742

10. 18 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY) - 739

 

Upcoming O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Schedule
May 12 - Tazewell Speedway - $4000
2nd Annual Kentucky Speedweek
May 27 - Portsmouth Raceway Park - $3000
May 28 - Bluegrass Speedway - $3000
May 29 - Richmond Raceway - $3000
May 30 - Rain Date
May 31 - Lake Cumberland Speedway - $3000
June 1 - Ponderosa Speedway - $3000
June 2 - Florence Speedway - $10,000 (Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series)

 

2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Sponsors

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Retailer of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"

Arizona Sport Shirts- Presenting Sponsor and "Official Souvenir Manufacturer & Vendor of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"

Sunoco Race Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series"

2007 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass 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, Double H Race Fab, DT52 Photos, and Real Wheels

 

 

Dustin Jarrett - O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Pr ([email protected])

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Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report "In The Pits" This Tuesday, May 1

Lebanon, Kentucky-April 29, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, May 1, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The program for May 1 will be a live remote "in the pits" segment on location from The Smoke Pit in Campbellsville, KY.  The show will feature several drivers from the Marion County region, where Lebanon, KY is the county seat and the home location of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report. 

Just a few of the drivers that are scheduled to be on the program are Modified drivers Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY, Benji Lee of Loretto, KY, Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY, Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY, and Sportsman division driver Avral Thompson, plus many more are possible.   

There will be no "long-distance" portion of the show this week as all events will originate from the award-winning Smoke Pit in Campbellsville, KY, home to the finest Bar-B-Q in Central Kentucky.  The public is invited to attend this event on May 1 as well.      

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

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The remainder of this week's show will have the various drivers on air talking about their racing programs and plans for the 2007 season.   

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Bardstown, KY-April 29, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will be closed this Saturday night May 5, but race action will return to the ½ mile high-banked clay oval on Saturday evening May 12 for the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event. 

The track will be closed on May 5, but the rumble of thunder on the hill will return on Saturday evening May 12 with the running of the 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event that will see the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models compete for $2,000 to win on that evening.  Also on the racing program will be the Modifieds, Sportsman and Street Stock divisions.  The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks will time trial at this event, with the Modified and Sportsman pill drawing for heat race starting assignments. 

With no racing on May 5, activities for the May 12 event will see a return to regular start times, with pit gates open at 4:00 and main gates opening at 5:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00, hot laps go at 6:30, time trials go around 7:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

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

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 28 and feature winners that evening were Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds, and Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman. 

Current track championship point leaders going in the next racing event on May 12 are Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and David Bayans of Memphis, IN in Street Stocks.

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

-End of Release (Contact-Michael Despain: [email protected] or [email protected])

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Mike Marlar Masters 10th Annual Spring Sizzler at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-April 28, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway was the place for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts racers to strut their stuff on Saturday night and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would pick up the $3,000 payday in the 10th Annual Spring Sizzler event.  Other feature winners for the evening included Bo Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds.

The start of the 30 lap, $3,000 to win Spring Sizzler would see fourth place starting Mike Jewell make contact with the guardrail on the backchute and ride up on the rail, ending his night early.  The second attempted start would be a go and Mike Marlar would take the lead from his pole starting position, followed by Aaron Hatton, Cody Mahoney, Michael Chilton, and Dustin Neat.  Chilton would grab third on lap 2, with 10th place starter Victor Lee making his way into the top five as well.  Lee would pass Mahoney for fourth on lap 3 and take third from Chilton on lap 4, while Dustin Neat would go to fifth past Mahoney.  Lap 6 would see Hatton and Lee begin to battle for second, with Chilton, Neat, and Jerry Rice going three wide in a battle for fourth.  Lee would win the battle for second on lap 9, as race leader Marlar would start lapping slower traffic.  The caution would wave again on lap 11 as Jordan Bland would roll to a start in turn four with a flat right rear tire.  The Delaware double-file restart would see Neat take third from Hatton, with Chilton scooting past Hatton for fourth one circuit later.  As the race reached the halfway mark, Marlar, Lee, Neat, Chilton, and Hatton held the top five spots.  Bryan Barber would draw the next caution on lap 16 when he climbed the outside retaining wall in turn one and rode it to a stop in turn two, ending his evening.  The restart would see Neat grab the runner-up slot from Lee, as 16th place starter Tyrel Todd pressured Hatton for fifth and would claim the spot on lap 17.  Chilton would retake fifth one trip later as the final caution of the race waved for a slowed Doug Smith in turn three.  Back underway, Todd would retake fourth from Chilton, as Rice pressured Chilton for fifth.  Lap 21 would see Rice ride to fifth, with Rice taking fourth from Todd one lap later.  With laps slipping away, Lee would begin to reel in race leader Marlar and would close up on the race leader's back bumper on lap 27.  The pair would battle down the backstretch and through turns three and four as the field saw the two lap to go signal.  Marlar would use a lapped car as a pick on the white flag lap to slow Lee's momentum and that would enable Marlar to drive to the checkered flag first in the Mary Lu Stephens owned S and B Cattle Company/Stephens Trucking/Crump's Lawn and Garden/Fleming Auto Parts/ Doyle Fertilizer/Dyer's Top Rods/Advance Racing Suspension/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored #34 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Estes Race Engines powered entry.  As a tribute to the late Owen Stephens, the deceased husband of car owner Mary Lu Stephens, Marlar would make a victory lap in tribute to the late Mr. Stephens.  Lee would finish second, followed by Neat, Rice, and Todd.  Completing the top ten were Chilton, 17th place starting Chris Combs, Jason Keltner, Hatton, and David Webb.  Marlar began the evening as the Racing Optics top qualifier among 29 entries with a 16.459 second lap.  The Mason Racin' heats would be won by Marlar and Mike Jewell, with Hatton and Cody Mahoney winning the Arizona Sport Shirts heats.  The Design 500 B-Main would be claimed by Combs.  Series provisionals were taken by Larry Greer and Doug Smith, while Tommy Carlton was the track provisional.

The 15 lap Sportsman feature would see the brother duo of Bo and Kevin Wilson in a side by side battle in the final few laps for the victory, with Bo Wilson laying claim to the win, as he drove his Wilson Used Auto Parts/New Look Lawn Care/Michael Poor Excavating/Bart's Mart sponsored #83 Chevy Monte Carlo to the win.  Kevin Wilson would take second, with Barry Chesser, Avral Thompson, and Roger Cecil completing the top five.  Rounding out the top ten would be Jimmy Bryan, Jason Priddy, Jenna Chesser, Todd Huffer, and Casey Bryan.  Sixteen entries saw Kevin Wilson set fast time, with Thompson winning the dash, and Barry Chesser would pick up the heat race win.

The 20 lap Modified main event would be a caution filled affair, but Joey Kramer would grab the top spot from Elliott Despain on lap 3 and pull away slightly on each restart to pick up the win aboard the Dee Kramer owned Hill's Historic Painting/Fall Creek Financial/PBM Performance Products sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Kramer Race Engines powered unit.  Despain would finish second, as a three-wide photo finish for third would see Jason Wheatley take the spot, trailed by Dion Benningfield and Benji Lee.  The remainder of the top ten would be J.T. Ayers, Josh Lucas, Robbie Gullion, Brian Shewmaker, and Brad Schlosser.  Twenty-six entries drew for heat race starting assignments and those checkered flags fell to Kramer, Despain, and Ayers.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-April 28, 2007
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (29 entries)
Racing Optics Top Qualifier- Mike Marlar 16.459
Mason Racin' Heat #1- Mike Marlar, Jerry Rice, Jeff Watson, Joey Daniel, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Ed Behn, Larry Greer, Tommy Carlton
Mason Racin' Heat #2- Mike Jewell, Michael Chilton, Victor Lee, Bryan Barber, Chris Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Doug Smith
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #3- Aaron Hatton, Jason Keltner, Jordan Bland, David Webb, D.J. Wells, Dan Deaton, Eric Wells
Arizona Sport Shirts Heat #4- Cody Mahoney, Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Shannon Thornsberry, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jason Hinkle
Design 500 B-Main- Chris Combs, Shannon Thornsberry, Johnny Wheeler, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Bobby Carrier, Jr., Doug Smith, Dan Deaton, D.J. Wells, Larry Greer, Eric Wells, Tommy Carlton, Ed Behn, Jason Hinkle
Series Provisionals- Larry Greer, Doug Smith
Track Provisional- Tommy Carlton
10th Annual Spring Sizzler- Mike Marlar, Victor Lee, Dustin Neat, Jerry Rice, Tyrel Todd, Michael Chilton, Chris Combs, Jason Keltner, Aaron Hatton, David Webb, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Shannon Thornsberry, Tim Tungate, Doug Smith, Larry Greer, Cody Mahoney, Tommy Carlton, Bryan Barber, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Jordan Bland, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson

Sportsman (16 entries)
Top Qualifier- Kevin Wilson
Dash- Avral Thompson, Bo Wilson, Kevin Wilson, Pat Hagan, Nathan Wells, Roger Cecil
Heat- Barry Chesser, Rob Jones, Sam Huffer, Jason Priddy
Feature- Bo Wilson, Kevin Wilson, Barry Chesser, Thompson, Cecil, Jimmy Bryan, Priddy, Jenna Chesser, Todd Huffer, Casey Bryan, Wells, Jones, Ricky Walton, Sam Huffer (DNS-Hagan, Buddy Pate)

Modifieds (26 entries)
1st Heat- Joey Kramer, Dion Benningfield, Josh Lucas, Freddy Garmon
2nd Heat- Elliott Despain, Benji Lee, Jason Wheatley, Robbie Gullion
3rd Heat- J.T. Ayers, Brian Shewmaker, Joe Gray, Brad Schlosser
Feature- Kramer, Despain, Wheatley, Benningfield, Benji Lee, Ayers, Lucas, Gullion, Shewmaker, Schlosser, Joey Jones, John Tyler, Sam Murphy, Sr., Randy Turpin, Joe Mattingly, Johnny Lee, Kevin Copher, Gray, Garmon, Skylar Marlar, Danny Blackwell, Keith Trimble, Rocky Wilson, Kevin Nesselhauf, Clarence Belcher (DNS-Daniel Dial)

Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings after April 28, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 45
2. Johnny Wheeler- 32
3. Joey Daniel- 27
4. Cody Mahoney- 26
5. Mike Marlar- 25
6. Tommy Carlton- 24
7. Jordan Bland- 22   
    Victor Lee- 22
9. Bobby Carrier, Jr.- 18
10. Ed Behn- 18 
     Jerry Rice- 18

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 45
2. Elliott Despain- 38
3. Robbie Gullion- 350
4. J.T. Ayers- 33
5. Dion Benningfield- 29
6. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 28
7. Joey Jones- 25
Joey Kramer- 25
9. Brad Schlosser- 24
10. Johnny Lee- 18      

Sportsman
1. Kevin Wilson- 47
2. Bo Wilson- 43   
3. Barry Chesser- 42
4. Jimmy Bryan- 35
5. Avral Thompson- 27
6. Jenna Chesser- 26
7. Rob Jones- 25
8. Ricky Walton- 23
9. Roger Cecil- 21 
10. Buddy Pate- 19

Street Stocks
1. David Bayans- 25
2. Jeff Cranmer- 22
3. Timmy Glazer- 20
4. Casey Bryan- 18
5. Willie Edelen- 16
6. Daroyl Samples- 15
7. Lee Gray- 14
8. Ray Jones- 13
9. Roy Bryan- 12
10. Shane Lafollette- 11

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
-None at this time

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 18
2. Danny Blackwell- 12
     Kevin Nesselhauf- 12
4. Carey Morris- 7
5. Casey Payton- 6
6. Daniel Dial- 5

Next Race- May 12 (4th Annual Jerry Rucker-$2,000 to win for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models;  Weekly Racing Series for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks; Regular start times return with Pit gates open at 4, Main gates open at 5; Driver's Meeting at 6, Hot Laps at 6:30, Time Trials around 7, Racing at or before 8; Adult general admission-$15, Children ages 6 to 12-$8, Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30); May 5- NO Racing

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Jason Keltner and Aaron Hatton on Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report  April 24

Lebanon, Kentucky-April 22, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, April 24, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The in-studio guest for the April 24 show of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will be Dirt Super Late Model driver Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY.  Keltner currently leads the Cruise With The Champions Rookie of the Year points chase with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series after a pair of top 15 finishes this past weekend at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, IN and at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN.  Keltner was the 2006 Super Late Model track champion at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.    

The "long-distance" portion of the show will feature 2004 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series champion Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY.  Hatton comes off of an opening win and a second place finish this past Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and also claimed the Super Late Model victory on Saturday night at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY.    

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

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The second one-third of the program will feature  Mr. Keltner as the in-studio guest that will be available for call-in questions and comments.  The final 30 minutes of the program will have Mr. Hatton on the phone and comments and questions can be
e-mailed during this portion of the program. 

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
 

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Bluegrass Speedway Host O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series This Saturday, April 28

Bardstown, KY-April 22, 2007- Bluegrass Speedway will play host to the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirt this Saturday evening, April 28.  The event will be the 10th Annual Spring Sizzler and $3,000 to win in the Super Late Model division.

The April 28 racing event will see the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in action with a full program of practice laps, time trials, qualifying heat, b-mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win 10th Annual Spring Sizzler.  Also on the April 28 racing program will be a full program of weekly racing series action for the Modified and Sportsman divisions, with the Street Stocks having the evening off.  The Super Late Models and Sportsman will take time trials, while the Modified division will pill draw for their heat race starting assignments.  For more information about the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit the series webpage on the internet at www.battleofthebluegrass.com.

Activities for the April 28 event will see all things start one hour early, with pit gates open at 3:00 and main gates opening at 4:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 5:00, hot laps go at 5:30, time trials go around 6:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $15, children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $30.

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

Bluegrass Speedway last raced on April 21 and feature winners that evening were Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and David Bayans of Memphis, IN in Street Stocks.  Those four are also the current track championship points leaders in their respective divisions.

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

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Bluegrass Speedway Top Ten Track Point Standings After April 21, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models
1. Dustin Neat- 25
2. Johnny Wheeler- 22
3. Cody Mahoney- 20
4. Tommy Carlton- 18
5. Joey Daniel- 18
6. Jordan Bland- 16
7. Bobby Carrier, Jr.- 14
8. Ed Behn- 13
9. Jason Hinkle- 12
10. Leo Brady- 11

Modifieds
1. Jason Wheatley- 25
2. Robbie Gullion- 22
3. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 20
4. J.T. Ayers- 18
5. Elliott Despain- 16
6. Joey Jones- 15
7. Adam Cole- 14
8. Brad Schlosser- 13
9. Johnny Lee- 12
10. Dion Benningfield- 11

Sportsman
1. Kevin Wilson- 25
2. Barry Chesser- 22
3. Jimmy Bryan- 20
4. Bo Wilson- 18
5. Rob Jones- 16
6. Ricky Walton- 15
7. Buddy Pate- 14
8. Jenna Chesser- 13
9. Lois Campbell- 12
10. Tim Huffer- 11

Street Stocks
1. David Bayans- 25
2. Jeff Cranmer- 22
3. Timmy Glazer- 20
4. Casey Bryan- 18
5. Willie Edelen- 16
6. Daroyl Samples- 15
7. Lee Gray- 14
8. Ray Jones- 13
9. Roy Bryan- 12
10. Shane Lafollette- 11

Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
-None

Modified Rookie of the Year
1. Johnny Lee- 12
2. Carey Morris- 7
3. Casey Payton- 6
4. Danny Blackwell- 6

Next Race- April 28 (10th Annual Spring Sizzler featuring the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-$3,000 to win for Super Late Models; Weekly Racing Series for Modifieds and Sportsman-No Street Stocks; Pit gates open at 3, Main gates open at 4; Driver's Meeting at 5, Hot Laps at 5:30, Time Trials around 6, Racing at or before 7; Adult general admission-$15, Children ages 6 to 12-$8, Children under age 6-Free, Pit Pass-$30)

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Official Press Release #5 (For Immediate Release-April 21, 2007)

Neat, Wheatley, Wilson, and Bayans Open '07 Season Victorious at Bluegrass

Bardstown, KY-April 21, 2007- The 2007 racing season got underway on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway and opening night feature race victories went to Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY in the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY in Sportsman, and David Bayans of Memphis, IN in Street Stocks.

The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model main event would see Dustin Neat grab the lead from his pole starting position, with Johnny Wheeler, Cody Mahoney, Larry Greer, and Bobby Carrier, Jr.  Wheeler would begin to challenge Neat on lap 2 and the duo would go side-by-side on lap 4, with Wheeler taking the lead briefly off of turn two on lap 5 when the caution flag waved for a tangle in turn two that involved the 4th and 5th place runners of Greer and Carrier, Jr., with Greer's night being finished with left front suspension damage.  The restart would see Neat pull away a bit from Wheeler and by the midpoint of the 25 lap encounter, Neat was lapping slower traffic at torrid pace and inching away from the pack.  Lap 15 would see the battle for fourth heat up as Joey Daniel would close up on Jordan Bland and the pair would battle until lap 20 when the pair made contact in turn four, with debris from Bland's mount causing a caution flag to set up a six lap dash to the finish.  Neat would pull away again over the final laps to claim the victory aboard his NWN Distributing/Neat Service Center/Tarter Gate Company #25 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/Estes Race Engines powered entry.  Wheeler, Mahoney, and Tommy Carlton would finish second through fourth, while Daniel would slip by Bland on the final lap to claim fifth.  Bland would finish sixth, followed by Carrier, Jr., Ed Behn, Jason Hinkle, and Leo Brady.  Fourteen entries saw Neat be the SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics fast qualifier and also win the dash, while Bland won the heat race.

The 20 lap Modified feature event would see the front row starting pair of Freddy Garmon and Jason Wheatley wage a spirited battle back and forth for the race lead until Wheatley claimed the top spot for good on lap 12 and Garmon would pull to the infield with mechanical woes on lap 15, leaving Wheatley unchallenged for the top spot.  Wheatley's victory came behind the wheel of the Tommy and Kaylee Wheatley owned B&W Metals/St. Joe Garage/Hawk's Place/Cozy Corner Tavern/Central Kentucky Electrical and Plumbing/Brady Excavating/Springfield Auto and Farm Supply/Gootee and Mattingly Heat and Air/Wheatley Tile/Wheatley Seamless Gutters/Wheatley Auto Sales/Top Notch Landscaping #7 Bob Pierce Race Cars, Wheatley and Mullins Race Engines powered mount.  Robbie Gullion would take runner-up honors, followed by Sam Murphy, Sr., J.T. Ayers, and Elliott Despain, who recovered from an early race spin after restarting 19th.  The remainder of the top ten would be Joey Jones, Adam Cole, Brad Schlosser, Johnny Lee, and Dion Benningfield.  Twenty-two entries would see Garmon set fast time, while Wheatley won the dash.  Heat race checkered flags fell to Benningfield and Ayers.

Kevin Wilson would lead flag-to-flag to claim the top spot in the 15 lap Sportsman division main event.  The defending Sportsman track champion would pick up the win in Wilson's Used Auto Parts and Wrecker Service/Sutherland Brothers Farms/ Little Man Horseshoeing/Nealco Electric/Non-Such Campground/McDougal's Garden Center #98 Chevy Monte Carlo unit.  Barry Chesser would claim a close second place finish, while Jimmy Bryan, Bo Wilson, and Rob Jones would complete the top five.  Rounding out the top ten were Ricky Walton, Buddy Pate, Jenna Chesser, Lois Campbell, and Tim Huffer.  Fifteen entries would see heat race victories go to Avral Thompson and Kevin Wilson.

David Bayans would survive a skirmish on the initial start to claim the win in the 12 lap Street Stock feature event.  Bayans would visit the winner's circle in the Lee's White Lightning/Tony's Brake and Alignment/Louisville Truck Outlet/Makowsky Oil sponsored #32 Chevy Monte Carlo.  Jeff Cranmer would score a second place finish, while third through fifth would go to Timmy Glazer, Casey Bryan, and Willie Edelen.  Sixth through tenth in this feature would fall to Daroyl Samples, Lee Gray, Ray Jones, Roy Bryan, and Shane Lafollette.  Twenty-four entries would have Bayans and Pat Cranmer win their respective heats.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, Kentucky-April 21, 2007

44 Auto Mart Super Late Models (14 entries) 
SpeeDecals Vinyl Graphics Fast Qualifier- Dustin Neat
Dash- Neat, Johnny Wheeler, Cody Mahoney, Larry Greer, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Joey Daniel
Heat- Jordan Bland, Tommy Carlton, Ed Behn, Michael Coontz
Feature- Neat, Wheeler, Mahoney, Carlton, Daniel, Bland, Carrier, Jr., Behn, Jason Hinkle, Leo Brady, Coontz, Greer (DNS-Daryl Rucker and Mark Hockensmith)

Modifieds (22 entries)
Top Qualifier- Freddy Garmon
Dash- Jason Wheatley, Garmon, Elliott Despain, Joey Jones, Joe Mattingly, Randy Turpin
1st Heat- Dion Benningfield, Robbie Gullion, Sam Murphy, Sr., Brad Schlosser
2nd Heat- J.T. Ayers, Adam Cole, Rocky Wilson, Sam Murphy, Jr.
Feature- Wheatley, Gullion, Murphy, Sr., Ayers, Despain, Jones, Cole, Schlosser, Johnny Lee, Benningfield, Wilson, Kevin Nesselhauf, Bobby Neal, Carey Morris, Casey Payton, Garmon, Murphy, Jr., Joe Gray, Joe Mattingly, Danny Blackwell, Turpin (DNS- Randall Basham)

Sportsman (15 entries)
1st Heat- Avral Thompson, Pat Hagan, Barry Chesser, Roger Cecil
2nd Heat- Kevin Wilson, Bo Wilson, Rob Jones, Buddy Pate
Feature- Kevin Wilson, Barry Chesser, Jimmy Bryan, Bo Wilson, Jones, Ricky Walton, Pate, Jenna Chesser, Lois Campbell, Tim Huffer, Hagan, Thompson, Sam Huffer (DNS-Roger Cecil and Nathan Wells)

Street Stocks (24 entries)
1st Heat- David Bayans, Darrell Bivens, Brad Sapp, Daroyl Samples
2nd Heat- Pat Cranmer, Jeff Cranmer. Lee Gray, Casey Bryan
Feature- Bayan, Jeff Cranmer, Timmy Glazer, Casey Bryan, Willie Edelen, Samples, Gray, Ray Jones, Roy Bryan, Shane Lafollette, Brad Leake, Joe David Humphrey, Robbie Settles, Bivens, Pat Cranmer, Terry Greenwell, Sapp (DNS- Chad Chaney, Mike Bailey, Jason Priddy, Brian McCubbins, Darren Deems, John Magee, Rickey Boggs)
 

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Bluegrass Speedway “Saturday Night Showtime” Opener Set for April 21; Month of May Means Money!

April 2007- The rumble and roar of race engines returns to Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, April 21, as the 13^th season of racing gets underway at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval located at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway.   

                The high-horsepowered, dirt-slingers of the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division will highlight the racing program that kicks off the ’07 season this Saturday, April 21.  Joining the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models will the always competitive Modfiied division, along with the fan-favorite Sportsman and Street Stocks divisions.  All start times are one hour earlier, with main gates opening at 4:00 p.m. and racing set to begin at or before 7:00 p.m.

On April 28, Bluegrass Speedway will host it’s first big Super Late Model event of the season with the running of the 10^th Annual Spring Sizzler for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, paying $3,000 to win for the Super Late Models on that evening.  Joining the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series on this racing program will be the Modified and Sportsman divisions, while the Street Stocks will have the evening off.  The 2006 version of this race would eventually be cancelled as it was rained out on three separate occasions.  All activities start one hour early on April 28 as well, with racing taking the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m. that evening. 

The month of May always brings extra money out at Bluegrass Speedway and the month of May for 2007 is no exception to that trend.  The track will observe its traditional first Saturday in May date of being closed, so there will be racing at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday, May 5.

On May 12, another special event is on tap for the racers of the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division as Bluegrass Speedway will present the 4^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial event.  The race pays $2,000 to win for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model division and is the only unsanctioned special Late Model event on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule.  The Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stock division will all be in action on this special racing card as well.  Defending Super Late Model track champion Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY took the lead on the final lap of this event to grab his first ever Bluegrass Speedway Super Late Model feature checkered flag.  Normal start times return in May, with main gates opening at 5:00 p.m., with racing set for the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.

                The open wheel warriors of the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series roll into Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening, May 19, for the 7^th Annual Mod Squad Bash, that pays $1,500 to win for the Modified division.  Joining the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series for this racing program will the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Street Stocks, as the Sportsman class will take the evening off.  Lightning Chassis builder Don Adams of London, KY was the winner of the Mod Squad Bash in 2006, that drew a season high 49 entries.  The event has traditionally been on Memorial Day weekend, but has been moved up one week on the calendar for 2007. 

On Saturday, May 26, a full racing program of weekly racing series action will be on the docket for what will be the first of double-header of Memorial Day Weekend action scheduled for Bluegrass Speedway.  It will be a regular show on May 26 for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

                The money month of May concludes at Bluegrass Speedway with a special Monday evening event set for Memorial Day, May 28.  It will be “Monday Night Mayhem” at Bluegrass Speedway as the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.  It will be the second race of the 2007 Kentucky Speedweek and will pay $3,000 to win for the Super Late Model division.  Also on the “Monday Night Mayhem” racing program will be the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions, while the Modifieds will be idle that evening.  This event was also rained out in 2006 and was not able to be rescheduled. 

                Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to be only one of 60 oval race tracks in America to be associated with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway has been associated with the Contingency Connection program the past three seasons and all drivers that compete at Bluegrass Speedway and are registered members with the Contingency Connection program will be eligible for over $100,000 in total prizes and rewards.             

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

 

Bluegrass Speedway 2007 Schedule of Events

April 21- 2007 Season Opener: Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

April 28- 10^th Annual Spring Sizzler-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$3,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

May 5- NO RACING (Closed for 134^th Kentucky Derby)

May 12- 4^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial: Late Models- $2,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

May 19- 7^th Annual Mod Squad Bash-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Modifieds-$1,500 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models and Street Stocks (No Sportsman)

May 26- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series:  Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

May 28- Kentucky Speedweek-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series:  Late Models-$3,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds)

June 2- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

June 9- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

June 16- 6^th Annual June Jam-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$3,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman)

June 23- 4^th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial: Sportsman-$400 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

June 30- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

July 7- 4^th Annual Topless Terror Night: Topless Late Models, Topless Modifieds; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks

July 14- 9^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

July 21- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 Nelson County Fair)

July 28- Street Stock Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

August 4- 5^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout-Border Wars ’07-Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series: Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman; Double Modified Track Points)

August 11- 7^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Modifieds-$1,500 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

August 18- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

August 25- 7^th Annual Bluegrass Classic-Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Late Models-$10,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds; No Late Model Track Points)

September 1- 3^rd Annual Legends Night: Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

September 8- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 World 100)

September 15- Sportsman Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

September 22- 9^th Annual Bluegrass 50-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds) (No Late Model Track Points)

September 29- Street Stock Special-$200 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

 

NOTE: Schedule of Events is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions

Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

 

For More Information About Bluegrass Speedway, Contact the Following:

-David and Anita Ferrell (Promoters): (859) 854-6922; (859) 516-3754; (859) 516-3723

-Michael Despain (Media Consultant): (270) 465-3380; (859) 583-8079; Email- [email protected] or [email protected]

-Bluegrass Speedway (Race Days): (502) 349-1241   Online: www.bluegrass-speedway.com

 

Bluegrass Speedway-“Where It’s Always Showtime!”

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Lee and Feistritzer on Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report  April 17

Lebanon, Kentucky-April 15, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, April 17, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The in-studio guest for the April 17 show of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report will be Dirt Super Late Model driver Victor Lee of Stanford, KY.  Lee is touring with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2007 and driving for car owner Frank Revel.  A second generation racer, Lee comes off of a top five finish in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series opener at Florence Speedway in Union, KY last Friday night.  

The "long-distance" portion of the show will feature another second generation racer in P.J. Feistritizer.  Feistritzer has the distinction of winning the first ever Crate Late Model feature this past Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.   

The show will air every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.   The show will be hosted by Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The second one-third of the program will feature  Mr. Lee as the in-studio guest that will be available for call-in questions and comments.  The final 30 minutes of the program will have Mr. Feistritzer on the phone and comments and questions can be
e-mailed during this portion of the program. 

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Bluegrass Speedway Kicks Off '07 Racing Season This Saturday, April 21

Bardstown, KY-April 15, 2007- Saturday night "Showtime" officially cranks up at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY as the ½ mile high-banked clay oval begins its 13th season of dirt track sports entertainment with its 2007 season opener this Saturday evening, April 21.      

The April 21 season opening event will see a full program of weekly racing series action that will have the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks all in action.   The 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models and Modifieds will take time trials at this event, while the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.   

Activities for the April 21 season opening event will see pit gates open at 3:00, with main gates opening at 4:00.  A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 5:00, hot laps go at 5:30, time trials go around 6:00, with racing taking the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

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

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

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Mother Nature Wins Open Practice at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-April 14, 2007-Persistent overnight rain showers that continued into the morning hours have forced Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita to cancel the open practice day at Bluegrass Speedway scheduled for Saturday, April 14.

The 2007 racing season will officially begin next Saturday, April 21, with a full program of weekly racing series action featuring the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.

Activities for the April 21 season opener will see pit gates open at 3:00, with main gates opening at 4:00.  Time trials will begin around 6:00, with racing set for the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m.  All times are EDT.  Adult general admission will be $10, children age 6 to 12 will be $5, children under age 6 will be free, and a pit pass will be $25.

For more information regarding any and all events at Bluegrass Speedway, contact the track on raceday at (502) 349-1241 or also visit the track's website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

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Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report Goes "In The Pits" on Tuesday, April 10

Lebanon, Kentucky-April 8, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits in Lebanon, KY will present the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, April 10, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The April 10 program will be a live remote "In the Pits" at The Smoke Pit in Campbellsville, KY.  The program will originate live from The Smoke Pit, which will be hosting the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on the first Tuesday of every month beginning in the month of May.  

Several area racers, car owners, and crew members are expected to be in attendance on Tuesday evening and after the results and weekend previews are covered, several area drivers will be on-air talking about their upcoming plans for the 2007 racing season.  All racers and area race fans are invited to come out to The Smoke Pit and join the program live, as race fans may also get the chance to go on-air and wish their favorite drivers best of luck on the upcoming racing season.   

The show will air every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.   The show will be hosted by Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  On the upcoming April 10 program, there will be no long-distance portion part of the program, as driver and fan interviews will take up the last two-thirds of the program.   

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and once WLSK moves into its new studios within the next few weeks, on line streaming audio will then be available to be able to listen to the program world wide. 

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
 

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Bluegrass Speedway Readies for 2007 with Open Practice on April 14

Bardstown, KY-April 8, 2007- Saturday night "Showtime" is getting closer at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY as the ½ mile high-banked clay oval is set to begin its 13th season of dirt track sports entertainment with an open practice night for all divisions on Saturday evening, April 14.     

The open practice on April 14 will see all four weekly divisions scheduled to compete at Bluegrass Speedway in 2007 in action, with several rounds of practice laps set for all divisions.  The 2007 racing season at Bluegrass Speedway will see the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks all in action over the course of the 22 nights of scheduled racing competition.  On special events for Super Late Models and Modifieds, a division will be dropped on those evenings to keep the racing program moving along and to get the race fans and teams finished in a timely manner, along with complying with local authorities on the local 11:00 p.m. curfew.  Bluegrass Speedway will kick off its 2007 race season on Saturday night, April 21, with a full program of weekly racing series action for the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. 

Activities for the April 14 open practice day activities at Bluegrass Speedway will see gates open at 3:00, with practice sessions and hot laps scheduled for 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.  General admission to the grandstand area will be free, while a pit pass for the open practice day will be $15. 

Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to once again be a partner with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway is one of only 60 oval tracks in America that is a member of this program, that allows racers who sign-up for the program to be eligible for a total of more than $50,000 in posted awards and product discounts from various product sponsors that are partnered with the Contingency Connection program.

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

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Battle of the Bluegrass Previews on Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report  April 3

Lebanon, Kentucky-April 1, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits in Lebanon, KY will present its first edition of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report this Tuesday evening, April 3, at 7:00 EDT on WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report is Central Kentucky’s source for dirt track racing information every Tuesday evening through October 30. 

The in-studio guest for the debut show of the Miller Lite Weekly Racin' Report on Tuesday April 3 will be NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series race director Tim Sharp, who will discuss and preview the upcoming 2007 race schedule for the "BoB Mod Squad".  Sharp has been the race director for the open wheel series since its beginnings back in 2004.

The "long-distance" portion of the show will feature the voice and media consultant of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, Dustin Jarrett.  "DJ" will be on the phone previewing the upcoming 2007 race schedule for the "BoB Late Model Tour '07", which begins on April 6 and April 7 and Florence Speedway in Union, KY.  Jarrett is entering his third season of work with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. 

The show will air every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.   The show will be hosted by Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The second one-third of the program will feature  Mr. Sharp as the in-studio guest that will be available for call-in questions and comments.  The final 30 minutes of the program will have Mr. Jarrett on the phone lines and comments and questions can be
e-mailed during this portion of the program. 

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Bluegrass Speedway Ready for “Showtime 2007”

March 2007- The rumble of race engines and the smell of racing gasoline fumes are just around the corner in Nelson County when Saturday night “Showtime” returns to Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, April 21, as the 13^th season of racing gets underway at the ½ mile high-banked clay oval located at exit 21 of Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway.  Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will embark on their eighth season at the promotional helm of the Central Kentucky speedplant that will host an open practice day on April 14, one week prior to the beginning of the regular racing season on April 21. 

                The high-horsepower, dirt-slinging Late Model division will be on the racing docket for all 22 nights of racing action scheduled at Bluegrass Speedway.  The regular Saturday night of racing action for the Late Model division at Bluegrass Speedway will see the Late Model feature event be 25 laps in distance, with the winner taking home $1,000.  The O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar will make five visits to Bluegrass Speedway during the 2007 racing season and those events include the 10^th Annual Spring Sizzler on April 28, the opening date of the 2007 Kentucky Speedweek series on Monday May 28, the 6^th Annual June Jam on June 16, the 9^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash on July 14, and the 9^th Annual Bluegrass 50 on September 22.  The Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series will make their first-ever appearance in the state of Kentucky on Saturday evening, August 4, as the Knoxville, TN based organization will sanction the 5^th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout.  This event will also be part of the ’07 Border Wars mini-series for the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series.  The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make one stop at Bluegrass Speedway in 2007 and that will be on Saturday August 25, as the Lexington, KY based group will be in town for the 7^th Annual Bluegrass Classic, the marquee event at Bluegrass Speedway.  Other special events for the Late Model division include the unsanctioned 4^th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 12, the 4^th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 7, and 3^rd Annual Legends Night on September 1.   

                The open wheel warriors of the Modified division will be on the racing docket all season long, except for May 28, August 25, and September 22.  For weekly racing series programs at Bluegrass, the Modified division will race 20 laps in their feature event, paying $500 to win.  The Modified division have two special sanctioned events during the 2007 racing season.  The first will be on May 19, as the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series sanctions the 7^th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the third consecutive year and for the second straight year, the “BoB Mod Squad” will sanction the 7^th Annual Bluegrass Rumble. Other special events for the Modified division will be the 4^th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 7, a special double track points night for the Modifieds on August 4, and the 3^rd Annual Legends Night on September 1.    Drivers in the Modified division will race on Hoosier tires only, with only the A40 and H40 being run on the rear of the cars.  The D40 can be ran on the front and a 5” or 8” inch rear spoiler will be legal for weekly shows. 

                The weekend warriors of the Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be in action throughout the ’07 racing season, with special events planned for both divisions.  The top event for the Sportsman division will be the 4^th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial on June 23, while the Sportsman division will also be the headline of the September 15 race program.  The Street Stock division will also have a pair extra paying money events as well in 2007, with extra money events taking place on July 28 and on the final night of racing for 2007 on September 29.  The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be a part of the 3^rd Annual Legends Night on September 1.  For weekly racing programs, the Sportsman feature will be 15 laps in length and pay $200 to win, while the Street Stock feature will be 12 laps in distance and pay $100 to the winner.   

                There are 22 scheduled nights of racing action set for Bluegrass Speedway for the 2007 racing campaign.  The only dates as of this time that will see no racing take place at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval will be on May 5 (closed for Kentucky Derby), July 21 (closed for the Nelson County Fair), and September 8 (closed for the World 100). 

                Bluegrass Speedway is also proud to be only one of 60 oval race tracks in America to be associated with the Contingency Connection program.  Bluegrass Speedway has been associated with the Contingency Connection program the past three seasons and all drivers that compete at Bluegrass Speedway and are registered members with the Contingency Connection program will be eligible for over $50,000 total in prizes and rewards.             

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

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Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report Debut Drawing Near on WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits April 3

Lebanon, Kentucky-March 23, 2007- WLSK 100.9 Classic Hits in Lebanon, KY and station General Manager Lisa Kearnes would like to announce a new program that will cover dirt track racing around the area.  The Miller Lite Weekly Racin’ Report will debut on Central Kentucky’s newest source for dirt track racing information on Tuesday, April 3 and run through October 30. 

The racing program will emphasize coverage of dirt track sports entertainment not only in Kentucky, but also in southern Indiana, southern Ohio, and northern Tennessee.  The show will air every Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.   The show will be hosted by Michael Despain, who serves as the track announcer and media consultant for Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

The two hour long program will see the green flag and take to the airwaves at 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday evening.  Race results and news from various tracks around the area will be announced during the first one-third of the show.  The second one-third of the program will feature an in-studio guest that will be available for call-in questions and comments.  The final 30 minutes of the program each week will be the long-distance portion of the show and will feature a regionally or nationally known racing talent.

Listeners can tune in at 100.9 FM and call in and talk to in-studio guest locally at 692-3126 or 1-888-692-1009 if the call is long distance.  Listeners and interested parties can also email questions and comments for the various guests at [email protected].  The checkered flag will fall on the show each week around 9:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.

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

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

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

SERIES-  Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series, Independent Racing Series, Kentucky Dirt Karting Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, O’Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Model Series, Ray Cook’s Southern Nationals, Southern Regional Racing Series, Sunoco American Late Model Series, UMP DirtCar Summernationals, 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

-End of Release (Contact-Michael Despain- [email protected]) 
 

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Bluegrass Speedway Readies for “Showtime 2007”

Bardstown, KY-March 5, 2007- The rumble of race engines and the smell of racing fuel will again be alive in Nelson County when Saturday night “Showtime” returns to Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, April 21.  Track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will embark on their eighth season at the promotional helm of the ½ mile high-banked clay oval that will host an open practice day on April 14, one week prior to the beginning of the regular racing season on April 21 featuring all four weekly divisions in action, that being Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. 

The high-horsepower, dirt-slinging drivers of the Late Model division will be on the racing docket for all 22 nights of racing action scheduled at Bluegrass Speedway.  The O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar will make five visits to Bluegrass Speedway during the 2007 racing season.  Those events to be sanctioned by the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series include the 10th Annual Spring Sizzler on April 28, the opening date of the 2007 Kentucky Speedweek series on Monday May 28, the 6th Annual June Jam on June 16, the 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash on July 14, and the 9th Annual Bluegrass 50 on September 22.  The April 28, May 28, and June 16 events will pay $3,000 to the winner, while the July 14 and September 22 dates will see the winner capture $5,000 for their efforts.  The Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series will make their first-ever appearance in the state of Kentucky on Saturday evening, August 4, as the Knoxville, TN based organization will sanction the 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout, paying $5,000 to win.  This event will also be part of the ’07 Border Wars mini-series for the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series.  The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make one stop at Bluegrass Speedway in 2007 and that will be on Saturday August 25, as the Lexington, KY based group will be in town for the 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic, the marquee event at Bluegrass Speedway, with the winner walking away from Central Kentucky with $10,000 in winnings.  Other special events for the Late Model division include the unsanctioned 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial on May 12, paying $2,000 to win, the 4th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 7, and 3rd Annual Legends Night on September 1.  Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY is the defending Late Model track champion. 

The Modified division will be on the racing docket all season long, except for May 28, August 25, and September 22.  The Modified division have two special sanctioned events during the 2007 racing season.  The first special event for the open-wheel warriors will be on May 19, as the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series sanctions the 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash for the third consecutive year.  The winner of the May 19 event for the Modifieds will receive $1,500 for their efforts.  The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified will also sanction the other special event for the Modifieds that will take place on August 11.  For the second straight year, the “BoB Mod Squad” will sanction the 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble, with another $1,500 to win up for grabs in that event as well.  Other special events for the Modified division will be the 4th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 7, a special double track points night for the Modifieds on August 4, and the 3rd Annual Legends Night on September 1.  Benji Lee of Raywick, KY is the defending Modified track champion. 

The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be in action throughout the ’07 racing season, with special events planned for both divisions.  The top event for the Sportsman division will be the 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial on June 23, paying $400 to winner of that event.  The Sportsman division will also be the headline of the September 15 race program at Bluegrass Speedway, as the winner on that evening will pocket $300.  The Street Stock division will also have a pair extra paying money events as well in 2007, with the big money event of $300 to win taking place on July 28, while their will be a special $200 to win event for Street Stocks on final night of racing for 2007 on September 29.  The Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will also be a part of the 3rd Annual Legends Night on September 1.  Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY is the defending Sportsman track champion and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY is the defending Street Stock track champion. 

There are 22 scheduled nights of racing action set for Bluegrass Speedway for the 2007 racing campaign.  The only dates as of this time that will see no racing take place at the ½ mile Nelson County clay oval will be on May 5 (closed for Kentucky Derby), July 21 (closed for the Nelson County Fair), and September 8 (closed for the World 100). 

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

 

Bluegrass Speedway 2007 Schedule of Events

 

April 14- Open Practice for All Divisions (6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.)

April 21- 2007 Season Opener: Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

April 28- 10th Annual Spring Sizzler-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$3,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

May 5- NO RACING (Closed for 134th Kentucky Derby)

May 12- 4th Annual Jerry Rucker Memorial: Late Models- $2,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

May 19- 7th Annual Mod Squad Bash-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Modifieds-$1,500 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models and Street Stocks (No Sportsman)

May 26- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series:  Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

May 28- Kentucky Speedweek-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series:  Late Models-$3,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds)

June 2- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

June 9- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

June 16- 6th Annual June Jam-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$3,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman)

June 23- 4th Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial: Sportsman-$400 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

June 30- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

July 7- 4th Annual Topless Terror Night: Topless Late Models, Topless Modifieds; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks

July 14- 9th Annual Kentuckiana Klash-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

July 21- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 Nelson County Fair)

July 28- Street Stock Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman

August 4- 5th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout-Border Wars ’07-Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series: Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Modifieds and Street Stocks (No Sportsman; Double Modified Track Points)

August 11- 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble-NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Modifieds-$1,500 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models and Sportsman (No Street Stocks)

August 18- Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

August 25- 7th Annual Bluegrass Classic-Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Late Models-$10,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds; No Late Model Track Points)

September 1- 3rd Annual Legends Night: Full Racing Program-Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks

September 8- NO RACING (Closed for 2007 World 100)

September 15- Sportsman Special-$300 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks

September 22- 9th Annual Bluegrass 50-O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series: Late Models-$5,000 to win; Full Racing Program for Sportsman and Street Stocks (No Modifieds) (No Late Model Track Points)

September 29- Street Stock Special-$200 to win; Full Racing Program for Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman



NOTE: Schedule of Events is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions

Weekly Racing Series: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
 

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