race-results
06-26-2011, 07:55 AM
Bluegrass Speedway
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
2011 Official Media Release #34 (For Immediate Distribution: June 26, 2011)
Contact-Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)
NASRA 13th Annual Kentuckiana Klash Kicks It at Bluegrass Speedway July 2
Bardstown, KY-June 26, 2011- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell invites everyone to join them in helping celebrate America’s birthday with a visit for an action filled night of dirt track racing entertainment this Saturday evening July 2 for the 13th Annual Kentuckiana Klash, paying $3,000 to win for the National All Star Racing Association Super Late Models, along with action for the Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds and UMP Street Stocks, while the Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman have the night off.
As part of celebrating America’s birthday weekend, the July 2 racing program will feature the National All Star Racing Association Super Late Models in a full program of practice, group time trials, heats, B-Mains, and the $3,000 to win 13th Annual Kentuckiana Klash A-Main. Also in competition on the July 2 race program will be the Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds racing for $500 to win and the UMP Street Stocks racing for $100 to win, while the Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman have the evening off. For the July 2 event, the Super Late Models and UMP Street Stocks will time trial, while the UMP Modifieds will draw for heat race starting positions.
Activities at Bluegrass Speedway for the July 2 event will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., while the general admission area will open at 5:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with practice set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 7:00 p.m., with racing set for the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Ticket prices for the July 2 event in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, and children ages 5 and under free. A pit pass will be $30.
The Kentuckiana Klash has been on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule since 1998 when Audie McWilliams would take the inaugural event victory, while the event was not held in 1999. The Klash returned to the schedule in 2000 and Jim Curry of Norman, IN would score the race win, while Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY would grab the event win in 2001. Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would score back-to-back wins in the race in 2002 and 2003 before Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY would add his name to winner’s list for the race in 2004. The Klash title would go to the Volunteer State for the next two seasons, with Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN winning the 2005 contest and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN winning the 2006 race. Steve Francis of Ashland, KY would hit paydirt in the 2007 Klash event, while Marlar would become the first three-time winner of the race with back-to-back wins in 2008 and 2009. Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV would win the 2010 version of the Klash and is the defending race champion.
Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 25 and feature event winners included Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of Loretto, KY in Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, Derek Bottoms of Taylorsville, KY in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman, Scott Beeler of Louisville, KY in UMP Street Stocks, and Austin Taylor of Harrodsburg, KY in Compacts
Current track championship point leaders are Tim Rivers of Salem, IN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of Loretto, KY in Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, Robbie Settles of New Hope, KY in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman, and Scott Beeler of Louisville, KY in UMP Street Stocks.
Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 31-E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on raceday.
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
2011 Official Media Release #34 (For Immediate Distribution: June 26, 2011)
Contact-Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)
NASRA 13th Annual Kentuckiana Klash Kicks It at Bluegrass Speedway July 2
Bardstown, KY-June 26, 2011- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell invites everyone to join them in helping celebrate America’s birthday with a visit for an action filled night of dirt track racing entertainment this Saturday evening July 2 for the 13th Annual Kentuckiana Klash, paying $3,000 to win for the National All Star Racing Association Super Late Models, along with action for the Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds and UMP Street Stocks, while the Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman have the night off.
As part of celebrating America’s birthday weekend, the July 2 racing program will feature the National All Star Racing Association Super Late Models in a full program of practice, group time trials, heats, B-Mains, and the $3,000 to win 13th Annual Kentuckiana Klash A-Main. Also in competition on the July 2 race program will be the Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds racing for $500 to win and the UMP Street Stocks racing for $100 to win, while the Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman have the evening off. For the July 2 event, the Super Late Models and UMP Street Stocks will time trial, while the UMP Modifieds will draw for heat race starting positions.
Activities at Bluegrass Speedway for the July 2 event will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., while the general admission area will open at 5:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with practice set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 7:00 p.m., with racing set for the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. Ticket prices for the July 2 event in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 6 to 12, and children ages 5 and under free. A pit pass will be $30.
The Kentuckiana Klash has been on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule since 1998 when Audie McWilliams would take the inaugural event victory, while the event was not held in 1999. The Klash returned to the schedule in 2000 and Jim Curry of Norman, IN would score the race win, while Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY would grab the event win in 2001. Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would score back-to-back wins in the race in 2002 and 2003 before Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY would add his name to winner’s list for the race in 2004. The Klash title would go to the Volunteer State for the next two seasons, with Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN winning the 2005 contest and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN winning the 2006 race. Steve Francis of Ashland, KY would hit paydirt in the 2007 Klash event, while Marlar would become the first three-time winner of the race with back-to-back wins in 2008 and 2009. Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV would win the 2010 version of the Klash and is the defending race champion.
Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 25 and feature event winners included Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of Loretto, KY in Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, Derek Bottoms of Taylorsville, KY in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman, Scott Beeler of Louisville, KY in UMP Street Stocks, and Austin Taylor of Harrodsburg, KY in Compacts
Current track championship point leaders are Tim Rivers of Salem, IN in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Benji Lee of Loretto, KY in Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, Robbie Settles of New Hope, KY in Clayton Homes of Stanford UMP Sportsman, and Scott Beeler of Louisville, KY in UMP Street Stocks.
Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 31-E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on raceday.