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Keltner, Lee, Wilson, and Thompson Top Track Championship Chase for ‘06

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

Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY                      Benji Lee of Raywick, KY

2006 Late Model Track Champion                       2006 Modified Track Champion

-3 Late Model Feature Victories,                        -2 Modified Feature Victories,

including the 2006 3^rd Annual Jerry                     with wins on July 8, 2006 and on

Rucker Memorial on May 20, 2006-                     Legend’s Night on Sept. 2, 2006-

Kevin Wilson of Versailles, KY                             Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY

2006 Sportsman Track Champion                       2006 Street Stock Track Champion

-5 Sportsman Feature Victories,                         -3 Street Stock Feature Victories,

including the 3^rd Annual Shorty                           with wins on June 3, July 1, and on

Gardner Memorial on June 24, 2006-                   Legend’s Night on Sept. 2, 2006-

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

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

Bluegrass Speedway 2006 Season In Review

April 15- Open Practice for All Divisions from 6:00 until 10:00 p.m.

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

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

May 6- NO RACING (Closed for Kentucky Derby)

May 13- NO RACING (Closed for Amanda Ferrell’s College Graduation)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July 15- NO RACING

July 22- NO RACING (Closed for Nelson County Fair)

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 9- NO RACING (Closed for World 100)

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

September 23- Sportsman Special (Sportsman- $300 to win):  RAINOUT

September 30- Street Stock Special (Street Stocks- $200 to win):  RAINOUT

For More Information About All Events and Happenings at Bluegrass Speedway, call (502) 349-1241 on Raceday or email at info@bluegrass-speedway.com.

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

Bluegrass Speedway
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Contact- Michael Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com; dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michael "Spanky" Despain
Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact/Track Announcer

Bluegrass Speedway Honors Top Racers of 2006 at Championship Awards Banquet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233    
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
3.  Joe Mattingly- 183
4.  Josh Lucas- 181      
     Dion Benningfield- 181
6.  Robbie Gullion- 175
7.  Butch Shay- 159      
8.  J.T. Ayers- 127    
9.  Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107
                          
SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258  
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226 
4.  Pat Hagan- 202   
5.  Barry Chesser- 198
6.  Sam Huffer- 188
7.  Willie Edelen- 144 
8.  Jimmy Bryan- 142  
9.  James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

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

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
October 27, 2006 (Press Release #78-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact- Michael Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com; dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2006 Championship Awards Banquet on November 4      

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233    
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181      
    Dion Benningfield- 181
6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159      
8. J.T. Ayers- 127    
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107
                          
SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258  
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226 
4.  Pat Hagan- 202   
5.  Barry Chesser- 198
6.  Sam Huffer- 188
7.  Willie Edelen- 144 
8.  Jimmy Bryan- 142  
9.  James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263  
3. Darrell Biven- 245
4.  Robbie Settles- 224
5.  Jeff Cranmer- 182
6.  Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149    
8. John Magee- 147    
9.  Casey Bryan- 144  
10. Timmy Glazer- 133   
         
Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11 
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

The "long-distance" portion of the program will not have a guest as the phone lines will remain open for the race fans of the area to call in and congratulate their favorite driver(s) for their accomplishments during the 2006 racing season.  Race fans are also encouraged to call in or email what they felt was the best race they saw during the 2006 race season or to also talk about their favortie moments or memories from the 2006 race season as well.    
                
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Carrier, Jr., Mr. McKinney, Mr. Pelphrey, and Mr. Maybrier will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver Jesse Lay join the program via the telephone.  "The Last Outlaw" as he is known in the racing community is the 2006 Dirt Late Model track champion at Florence Speedway in Union, KY.  Lay will talk about his 2006 racing season and about winning his first ever Late Model track championship.  
                
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Bardin, Mr. Bardin, Mr. Irvin, and Mr. Todd will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  Mr. Lay will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2006 Championship Awards Banquet on November 4      

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233    
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
3. Joe Mattingly- 183
4. Josh Lucas- 181      
    Dion Benningfield- 181
6. Robbie Gullion- 175
7. Butch Shay- 159      
8. J.T. Ayers- 127    
9. Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107
                          
SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258  
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226 
4.  Pat Hagan- 202   
5.  Barry Chesser- 198
6.  Sam Huffer- 188
7.  Willie Edelen- 144 
8.  Jimmy Bryan- 142  
9.  James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263  
3. Darrell Biven- 245
4.  Robbie Settles- 224
5.  Jeff Cranmer- 182
6.  Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149    
8. John Magee- 147    
9.  Casey Bryan- 144  
10. Timmy Glazer- 133   
         
Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11 
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

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

The Race Report presented by Miller Lite
Campbellsville, Kentucky
October 8, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #31)
Contact: Michael Despain (dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

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

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

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

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

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Track World Championship founder and promoter Carl Short join the program via the telephone.  Short founded the DTWC back in 1981 and the 26th edition of the event will be on October 19, 20, and 21 at K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH.  Short will talk about the upcoming DTWC event and past DTWC favorite moments and highlights.   
                
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Keltner, Mr. Lee, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Thompson will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  Mr. Short will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver/promoter Ray Cook join the program via the telephone.  "The Tarheel Tiger" will talk about the event his is promoting this Thursday night October 5, at the Tri-County RaceTrack in Brasstown, NC, that being the 3rd Annual Tarheel 50.  Cook will also talk racing and also wearing the "hat" of promoter as well. 
                
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Ayers and additional guests will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  Mr. Cook will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The "long-distance" portion of the program will have Dirt Late Model driver Earl Pearson, Jr. join the program via the telephone.  Pearson, Jr. is fresh off winning the 2006 World 100 and finished second in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this past weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV.  Better known as "The Hurricane", Earl has victories in the "99" at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway and the Hillbilly 100 this season, along with a recent Carolina Clash tour win on Labor Day weekend as well in Fayetteville, NC.  Earl is also the current points leader with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series after winning the championship in 2005.          
           
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Cole and Mr. Mattingly will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  Mr. Pearson, Jr. will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-All Photos courtesy of Bluegrass SpeedShots-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233    
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
     3.  Joe Mattingly- 183
4.  Josh Lucas- 181      
     Dion Benningfield- 181
     6.  Robbie Gullion- 175
7.  Butch Shay- 159      
     8.  J.T. Ayers- 127    
9.  Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107
                          
SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 258  
2. Bobby Mattingly- 231
3. Bo Wilson- 226 
     4.  Pat Hagan- 202   
5.  Barry Chesser- 198
     6.  Sam Huffer- 188
     7.  Willie Edelen- 144 
8.  Jimmy Bryan- 142  
9.  James Jones- 128
     Roger Cecil- 128

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 269
2. Pat Cranmer- 263  
3. Darrell Biven- 245
     4.  Robbie Settles- 224
     5.  Jeff Cranmer- 182
     6.  Brian McCubbins- 152
7. Roy Skaggs- 149    
8. John Magee- 147    
     9.  Casey Bryan- 144  
     10. Timmy Glazer- 133   
         
Norman Copley Late Model Rookie of the Year
1. Mike Watson- 181
2. David Heaton- 52
3. Dave Crawford- 50
4. Robert Houchens- 19
5. Kevin LeMastus- 16
6. Sam Murphy, Jr. 15
7. Jeremy McConnonghey- 14
8. Neal Meredith- 11 
9. Wesley Lyon- 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BetYourDriver.com Race Report
Campbellsville, Kentucky
September 11, 2006 (Immediate Release-Press Release #27)
Contact: Michael Despain (dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

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

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

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

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

Also, with the World 100 just completed over the weekend, listeners are invited to call in or email their thoughts and reflections on the 2006 World 100, won by Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL.                
             
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Benningfield and Mr. Turpin will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  Mr. Essex will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

Appearing on the Tuesday September 5 edition of the BetYourDriver.com Race Report presented by Miller Lite will be some of the "weekend warriors" of racing in the area as Sam Huffer of Elizabethtown, KY, Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY, plus a couple of more drivers, that race in what are commonly referred to as "the support divisions" of the Central Kentucky area and Dirt Late Model driver David Wheat from Glasgow, KY.            
     
Sam Huffer races in the Sportsman division at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY and has finished in the top ten in track points for the class the past two seasons and is currently in the top ten again this season.  Avral Thompson is the current points leader in the Street Stock division at Bluegrass Speedway and comes off his third feature win of the season this past Saturday night.  A couple more drivers will also join this pair to talk about their racing careers and their love for the sport.  These drivers will be in-studio for the live call-in portion of the show.  

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

Also, with the World 100 coming up this weekend, listeners are invited to call in or email their World 100 predictions during the course of the program.              
             
Michael Despain is the host of the popular racing program that will take the green flag and go on the air at 8:00 p.m., with the first third of the two-hour show highlighting race results and weekly previews of events at several tracks around the area, while also providing results and weekly previews for regional and national touring series as well.  Listeners can tune in locally on 99.9 FM or around the globe on the internet at www.wvlc.com.  Mr. Huffer, Mr. Thompson, and other guests will be in-studio during the second third of the program and phone lines will be open at 789-9852 locally, 1-270-789-9852 and/or 1-800-789-9852 if the call is long distance or listeners can e-mail their comments and questions via the internet at dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  Mr. Wheat will join the program around 9:30 and comments and questions can be e-mailed to dirttrackracing@hotmail.com.  The checkered flag will fall on the show around 10:00 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bluegrass Speedway
Bardstown, Kentucky
September 3, 2006 (Press Release #68-Immediate Release Requested)
Contact-Michael Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com; dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

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

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

MODIFIEDS
1. Benji Lee- 233    
2. Jason Wheatley- 218
     3.  Joe Mattingly- 183
4.  Josh Lucas- 181      
     Dion Benningfield- 181
     6.  Robbie Gullion- 175
7.  Butch Shay- 159      
     8.  J.T. Ayers- 127    
9.  Sam Murphy, Sr.- 120
10. Freddy Garmon- 107
                          
SPORTSMAN
1. Kevin Wilson- 236  
2. Bobby Mattingly- 223
3. Bo Wilson- 212 
     4.  Barry Chesser- 189
5.  Pat Hagan- 177 
     6.  Sam Huffer- 172
     7.  Willie Edelen- 134 
8.  Jimmy Bryan- 127  
9.  James Jones- 123
10. Danny Blackwell- 117

STREET STOCKS
1. Avral Thompson- 254
2. Pat Cranmer- 249  
3. Darrell Biven- 220
     4.  Robbie Settles- 218
     5.  Jeff Cranmer- 173
     6.  John Magee- 147  
7. Brian McCubbins- 134
8. Casey Bry