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02-28-2012, 03:52 PM
Lake Cumberland Speedway
1 Racetrack Road
Burnside, Kentucky 42519

Official Media Release #2 (For Immediate Release)- February 28, 2012
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net or via Twitter @MichaelDespain)

Lake Cumberland Speedway Ready to Rock and Roll at “The House of Hardcore Mayhem” in 2012

Burnside, KY-February 28, 2012- Lake Cumberland Speedway track promoter Brandon Hardgrove is set to present an action packed 2012 racing season that will begin in mid-March and conclude in October, with no less than 31 events on the racing docket, along with ten Super Late Model events that pay at least $2,000 to win and eight Modified events that pay at least $1,000 to win.

Lake Cumberland Speedway will feature five divisions of weekly racing competition throughout the 2012 racing campaign. Featured divisions at the 3/8 mile semi-banked clay oval better known as “Kentucky’s House of Hardcore Mayhem” will be Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives.

The action will begin with an test and tune open practice at Lake Cumberland Speedway on Saturday March 10 for all drivers in all divisions to “shake down” their racing equipment prior to the actual beginning of green flag racing for the 2012 race season. The open practice will last from Noon until 6:00 p.m., with free admission to the general admission area and a pit pass costing just $10.

The 32nd Annual season opener that will kick off the racing action for 2012 at Lake Cumberland Speedway will take place on Saturday March 17 and will feature Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives, with Super Late Models allowed to practice. The racing card will be the same on March 24 and March 31 before the Super Late Models will debut for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7, racing for $1,500 to win, along with another $1,500 to win event on May 26.

The Super Late Model division will have at least ten events that pay $2,000 or more to win in 2012. The Super Late Models will race for $2,000 to win on the dates of June 2, July 21, and August 4. The Coca Cola 40 will take place on April 21 and pay the winner $3,000. Other $3,000 to win events will take place on May 12 (Lake Cumberland Classic tune-up), July 7 and September 15, along with the $3,000 to win Border Wars 2012 Night One event on Friday October 12. The 4th Annual Harold Hardgrove Memorial race will pay $4,000 to win on Saturday August 18, while the second night of the Border Wars Night Two set to pay $5,000 to win. The track’s marquee event will take place on Friday and Saturday June 15 and June 16 as the 22nd Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic will go as a 75 lap, $10,000 to win/$500 to start event.

The track’s Modified division will also see several extra money events, with a least eight events on the schedule for the open-wheel division that pay at least $1,000 to win. The dates for seven on those events are April 21, May 12, July 7, August 14, September 15, October 12 and October 13. The Modifieds will race for $1,200 to win as part of the 22nd Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic on Friday and Saturday June 15 and June 16.

The Super Dirt Stock division will return to action and has at least extra paying event on the schedule at this time and that is on Saturday May 5, paying the winner $500 as track points for all divisions will start on that date as well. The Sportsman division will debut at Lake Cumberland Speedway in 2012 with rules similar to other area tracks running the division, as no “clip-cars” will be allowed in this division. The Front Wheel Drives will also return to action in 2012, with a whopping $1,000 to win event on the docket for September 1.

Lake Cumberland Speedway is located at 1 Racetrack Road, just outside of Burnside, KY, just past the entrance to General Burnside Island State Park. Brandon Hardgrove is the track promoter and presents dirt track racing entertainment on Saturday evenings. The track is located on Racetrack Road off of US Hwy. 127 South, only about five miles south of Somerset, KY. For more information about all events at Lake Cumberland Speedway, visit the track’s website at www.lcspeedway.com or call the track office at (606) 561-8994.
2012 Schedule of Events
March 10- Test and Tune Open Practice (Noon until 6:00 p.m.)
March 17- 32nd Annual Season Opener: Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s (Super Late Models Practice Only)
March 24- Full Racing Program: Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s (Super Late Models Practice Only)
March 31- Full Racing Program: Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s (Super Late Models Practice Only)
April 7- Super Late Models- $1,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
April 14- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
April 21- Coca Cola 40: Super Late Models-$3,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
April 28- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives
May 5- Super Dirt Stocks- $500 to win; Regular Show- Super Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives (2012 Track Points Begin)
May 12- Lake Cumberland Classic Tune-Up: Super Late Models- $3,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
May 19- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives
May 26- Super Late Models- $1,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
June 2- Super Late Models- $2,000 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
June 9- OFF (Closed for Dream 100)
June 15/16 (Friday/Saturday)- 22nd Annual MAC Metals Lake Cumberland Classic: Super Late Models- $10,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,200 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
June 23- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives
June 30- Super Late Models- $2,000 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives; PLUS- HUGE Fireworks Show!
July 7- Super Late Models- $3,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
July 14- OFF (Closed for Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial)
July 21- Super Late Models- $2,000 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
July 28- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
August 4- Super Late Models- $2,000 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
August 11- OFF (Closed for North/South 100)
August 18- 4th Annual Harold Hardgrove Memorial: Super Late Models- $4,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
August 25- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives
September 1- Front Wheel Drives- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Late Models, Modifieds, and Super Dirt Stocks, and Sportsman
September 8- OFF (Closed for World 100)
September 15- Super Late Models- $3,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
September 22- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
September 29- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and FWD’s
October 6- Full Racing Program: Super Late Models, Modifieds, Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman, and Front Wheel Drives
October 12 (Friday)- Border Wars 2012 Night One: Super Late Models- $3,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives
October 13 (Saturday)- Border Wars 2012 Night Two: Super Late Models- $5,000 to win; Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Super Dirt Stocks, Sportsman and Front Wheel Drives OFF
October 20- To Be Announced
October 27- To Be Announced