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09-22-2014, 07:29 PM
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky
Media Information
3rd Annual Red Clay Bash-September 27, 2014
2013 Red Clay Bash Champion-Chris Combs of Isom, Kentucky
Ponderosa Speedway-“Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring!”
Quick Track Facts
Name: Ponderosa Speedway
Location: Junction City, Kentucky
Promoter: Jerry Denson
Nickname: “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring”
Website: www.ponderosaspeedway.net
Twitter: @MichaelDespain
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/
Seating Capacity: 2,500
Tower Area Includes: Race Control, Press Box, and Public Address Area
Racing Surface: Clay
Lap Distance: 1,780 feet or 3/8 of a mile
First Event: September 1972
Super Late Model Track Record: Victor Lee of Danville, KY- 12.744 (April 5, 2008)
Modified Track Record: Ricky Arms of Moss, TN- 14.153 (May 18, 2012)
Pro Late Model Track Record: Victor Lee of Danville, KY- 13.662 (September 13, 2013)
Sportsman Track Record: Allen Hackworth, Jr. of Waco, KY- 15.301 (October 11, 2013)
Red Clay Bash History
2012- Super Late Models- Victor Lee, Todd Coffman, Mike Jewell, Aaron Ridley, Michael Chilton, Jeremy Hines, Dustin Linville, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Strunk, Skylar Marlar, Tyler Allen, Jim Beeman, Buzz Williams, Kevin Colston, James Rice, Clarence Belcher, Tommy Carlton, Wesley Brummett, Jerry Rice, John Minon, Jr., Dennis Barton, Mike Covington, Doug Smith, Danny Hatcher, Joey Daniel (DNS- Dylan Preston); Modifieds- Elliott Despain, Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Payne, Dion Benningfield, Jeff Rawlings, Kevin Nesselhauf, Billy Meredith, Jimmy Crabtree, Dustin Linville, Stacey Decker, A.J. Reams, Benji Lee, Cy Cundiff (DNS- Robbie Gullion, Michael England)
2013- Super Late Models: Chris Combs, Dustin Linville, Greg Johnson, Brad Neat, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jeff Watson, Dustin Neat, Michael Chilton, Skylar Marlar, Stephen Breeding, Jason Welshan, Michael Wright, Daniel Williams, Bartley Grant, Tommy Bailey, Mike Strunk, Johnny Wheeler, David Webb, Tim Tungate; Modifieds: Jimmy Payne, J.T. Ayers, Don Adams, Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Josh Rice, Keith Smith, Michael England, Brent Denny, Keith Denny, Aaron Branham, Christian Baker, Jeff Rawlings, Matthew Jordan, Robbie Settles, Elliott Despain, Al Kiernan, Bryan Barber, Cody Smith, Tommy Gregory
Red Clay Bash Fast Facts
-The Red Clay Bash first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule in the 2012 season on the Memorial Day holiday weekend and Mike Jewell would lead the first 27 laps of the event before Victor Lee of Danville, KY would overtake Jewell and lead the final eight circuits to take the victory in the Super Late Model portion of the event. Todd Coffman would get by Jewell in the final laps to take second, with Jewell settling for third, while Georgia’s Aaron Ridley and Michael Chilton would complete the top five. In the Modified portion of the Red Clay Bash, Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY would score his second win in as many weeks and claim the open-wheel portion of the program over Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Payne, Dion Benningfield, and Jeff Rawlings.
-For 2013, the Red Clay Bash was contested on the Friday prior to the Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge at Richmond (KY) Raceway and Chris Combs of Isom, KY would pick up the $3,000 payday when he made a turn two pass of race leader Dustin Linville in heavy traffic coming to the white flag to take the victory. Tenth place starter Greg Johnson would claim a third place finish, while 13th place starter Brad Neat and 14th place starter Victor Lee would complete the top five. In the Modified portion of the event, Jimmy Payne of Glasgow, KY would hold off the challenges of J.T. Ayers to pick up $1,000 for his efforts and take the win, with Don Adams, Benji Lee, and Dion Benningfield completing the top five. Other support division action would see Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY win the Pro Late Model feature, while Donnie Sullivan of Stanford, KY picked up the win in the Sportsman division feature.
-The 2014 edition of the Red Clay Bash will be a special Saturday night event on Saturday September 27 and will feature the Super Late Models racing for $3,000 to win, Modifieds racing for $1,000 to win, Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win, and Sportsman racing for $400 to win. As an added attraction, there will be Power Wheels races for the children and Spectator Drags for the adults. For more information about this event at Ponderosa Speedway, call the track office on raceday at (859) 854-6808 or by social media at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or on Facebook by typing in www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/ on your Facebook browser.
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky
Media Information
3rd Annual Red Clay Bash-September 27, 2014
2013 Red Clay Bash Champion-Chris Combs of Isom, Kentucky
Ponderosa Speedway-“Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring!”
Quick Track Facts
Name: Ponderosa Speedway
Location: Junction City, Kentucky
Promoter: Jerry Denson
Nickname: “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring”
Website: www.ponderosaspeedway.net
Twitter: @MichaelDespain
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/
Seating Capacity: 2,500
Tower Area Includes: Race Control, Press Box, and Public Address Area
Racing Surface: Clay
Lap Distance: 1,780 feet or 3/8 of a mile
First Event: September 1972
Super Late Model Track Record: Victor Lee of Danville, KY- 12.744 (April 5, 2008)
Modified Track Record: Ricky Arms of Moss, TN- 14.153 (May 18, 2012)
Pro Late Model Track Record: Victor Lee of Danville, KY- 13.662 (September 13, 2013)
Sportsman Track Record: Allen Hackworth, Jr. of Waco, KY- 15.301 (October 11, 2013)
Red Clay Bash History
2012- Super Late Models- Victor Lee, Todd Coffman, Mike Jewell, Aaron Ridley, Michael Chilton, Jeremy Hines, Dustin Linville, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Strunk, Skylar Marlar, Tyler Allen, Jim Beeman, Buzz Williams, Kevin Colston, James Rice, Clarence Belcher, Tommy Carlton, Wesley Brummett, Jerry Rice, John Minon, Jr., Dennis Barton, Mike Covington, Doug Smith, Danny Hatcher, Joey Daniel (DNS- Dylan Preston); Modifieds- Elliott Despain, Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Payne, Dion Benningfield, Jeff Rawlings, Kevin Nesselhauf, Billy Meredith, Jimmy Crabtree, Dustin Linville, Stacey Decker, A.J. Reams, Benji Lee, Cy Cundiff (DNS- Robbie Gullion, Michael England)
2013- Super Late Models: Chris Combs, Dustin Linville, Greg Johnson, Brad Neat, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jeff Watson, Dustin Neat, Michael Chilton, Skylar Marlar, Stephen Breeding, Jason Welshan, Michael Wright, Daniel Williams, Bartley Grant, Tommy Bailey, Mike Strunk, Johnny Wheeler, David Webb, Tim Tungate; Modifieds: Jimmy Payne, J.T. Ayers, Don Adams, Benji Lee, Dion Benningfield, Josh Rice, Keith Smith, Michael England, Brent Denny, Keith Denny, Aaron Branham, Christian Baker, Jeff Rawlings, Matthew Jordan, Robbie Settles, Elliott Despain, Al Kiernan, Bryan Barber, Cody Smith, Tommy Gregory
Red Clay Bash Fast Facts
-The Red Clay Bash first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule in the 2012 season on the Memorial Day holiday weekend and Mike Jewell would lead the first 27 laps of the event before Victor Lee of Danville, KY would overtake Jewell and lead the final eight circuits to take the victory in the Super Late Model portion of the event. Todd Coffman would get by Jewell in the final laps to take second, with Jewell settling for third, while Georgia’s Aaron Ridley and Michael Chilton would complete the top five. In the Modified portion of the Red Clay Bash, Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY would score his second win in as many weeks and claim the open-wheel portion of the program over Tommy Bailey, Jimmy Payne, Dion Benningfield, and Jeff Rawlings.
-For 2013, the Red Clay Bash was contested on the Friday prior to the Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge at Richmond (KY) Raceway and Chris Combs of Isom, KY would pick up the $3,000 payday when he made a turn two pass of race leader Dustin Linville in heavy traffic coming to the white flag to take the victory. Tenth place starter Greg Johnson would claim a third place finish, while 13th place starter Brad Neat and 14th place starter Victor Lee would complete the top five. In the Modified portion of the event, Jimmy Payne of Glasgow, KY would hold off the challenges of J.T. Ayers to pick up $1,000 for his efforts and take the win, with Don Adams, Benji Lee, and Dion Benningfield completing the top five. Other support division action would see Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY win the Pro Late Model feature, while Donnie Sullivan of Stanford, KY picked up the win in the Sportsman division feature.
-The 2014 edition of the Red Clay Bash will be a special Saturday night event on Saturday September 27 and will feature the Super Late Models racing for $3,000 to win, Modifieds racing for $1,000 to win, Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win, and Sportsman racing for $400 to win. As an added attraction, there will be Power Wheels races for the children and Spectator Drags for the adults. For more information about this event at Ponderosa Speedway, call the track office on raceday at (859) 854-6808 or by social media at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or on Facebook by typing in www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/ on your Facebook browser.