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06-28-2012, 02:53 PM
Lake Cumberland Speedway
1 Racetrack Road
Burnside, Kentucky 42519
Official Media Release #42 (For Immediate Release)- June 28, 2012
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net or via Twitter @MichaelDespain)
Lake Cumberland Speedway Cancels June 30 Racing Event Due to Extreme Heat Forecast
Burnside, KY-June 28, 2012- Lake Cumberland Speedway track promoter Brandon Hardgrove and staff would like to announce that racing scheduled for this Saturday evening June 30 has been cancelled due to the extreme heat forecasted for the Lake Cumberland area over the weekend.
“We have to look out for the best interest of our spectators, racers, and race teams”, stated track promoter Brandon Hardgrove. “The local forecast is giving a high of 105 degrees on Saturday and it would make for an uncomfortable and unhealthy situation for everyone, so we will just cancel this event and race next Saturday”, added Hardgrove.
The next event at Lake Cumberland Speedway will now take place on Saturday July 7 and will see the Super Late Model division racing for $3,000 to win in a 40 lap main event. The Modified division will also be in competition in a 20 lap, $600 to win feature race contest. Joining the Super Late Model and Modified division on Saturday July 7 will be the Super Dirt Stocks racing for $300 to win (8 car minimum), Sportsman racing for $250 to win (8 car minimum) and Front Wheel Drives racing for $100 (8 car minimum). Also, the fireworks display that had scheduled for June 30 will now be part of the racing program set for Saturday July 7.
Activities for the Saturday July 7 racing event will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m., with a mandatory drivers meeting at 7:00 p.m. Practice is set to begin at 7:30 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. For the Saturday July 7 event, general admission ticket prices will be $15 for adults and a pit pass will cost $35.
Lake Cumberland Speedway last competed on Saturday June 16 and feature event winners that evening included Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in Super Late Models, Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY in Modifieds, Keith Decker of Somerset, KY in Super Dirt Stock/Sportsman, and Jeremy Strunk of Bronston, KY in Front Wheel Drives.
Current track championship points leaders heading into the Saturday July 7 event include Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Super Late Models, Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY in Modifieds, Keith Decker of Somerset, KY in Super Dirt Stocks/Sportsman, and Jayson Henderson of Somerset, KY in Front Wheel Drives.
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.
1 Racetrack Road
Burnside, Kentucky 42519
Official Media Release #42 (For Immediate Release)- June 28, 2012
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net or via Twitter @MichaelDespain)
Lake Cumberland Speedway Cancels June 30 Racing Event Due to Extreme Heat Forecast
Burnside, KY-June 28, 2012- Lake Cumberland Speedway track promoter Brandon Hardgrove and staff would like to announce that racing scheduled for this Saturday evening June 30 has been cancelled due to the extreme heat forecasted for the Lake Cumberland area over the weekend.
“We have to look out for the best interest of our spectators, racers, and race teams”, stated track promoter Brandon Hardgrove. “The local forecast is giving a high of 105 degrees on Saturday and it would make for an uncomfortable and unhealthy situation for everyone, so we will just cancel this event and race next Saturday”, added Hardgrove.
The next event at Lake Cumberland Speedway will now take place on Saturday July 7 and will see the Super Late Model division racing for $3,000 to win in a 40 lap main event. The Modified division will also be in competition in a 20 lap, $600 to win feature race contest. Joining the Super Late Model and Modified division on Saturday July 7 will be the Super Dirt Stocks racing for $300 to win (8 car minimum), Sportsman racing for $250 to win (8 car minimum) and Front Wheel Drives racing for $100 (8 car minimum). Also, the fireworks display that had scheduled for June 30 will now be part of the racing program set for Saturday July 7.
Activities for the Saturday July 7 racing event will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m., with a mandatory drivers meeting at 7:00 p.m. Practice is set to begin at 7:30 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. For the Saturday July 7 event, general admission ticket prices will be $15 for adults and a pit pass will cost $35.
Lake Cumberland Speedway last competed on Saturday June 16 and feature event winners that evening included Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN in Super Late Models, Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY in Modifieds, Keith Decker of Somerset, KY in Super Dirt Stock/Sportsman, and Jeremy Strunk of Bronston, KY in Front Wheel Drives.
Current track championship points leaders heading into the Saturday July 7 event include Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Super Late Models, Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY in Modifieds, Keith Decker of Somerset, KY in Super Dirt Stocks/Sportsman, and Jayson Henderson of Somerset, KY in Front Wheel Drives.
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.