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03-05-2016, 04:58 PM
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440

2016 Media Release #3 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2016)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; @MichaelDespain-Twitter; Michael Despain-Facebook)
Website- www.ponderosaspeedway.net

Ponderosa Speedway Preparing for Upcoming 2016 Race Season

Junction City, KY- March 5, 2016- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jerry Denson is preparing for the upcoming 2016 racing season at the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay better known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” with new additions such as a scoreboard and additional seating for race fans.

The initial on-track activities at Ponderosa Speedway are set to begin with the track’s annual Test and Tune Open Practice day on Sunday afternoon March 20. Pit gates will open at Noon for practice day and practice laps will take place from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. that afternoon.

The 2016 race season will officially begin at Ponderosa Speedway on Friday March 25 with the track’s 44th Annual Season Opener that will feature a full racing program for Pro (Crate) Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, and Mini-Cup/Cyclones.

The featured divisions at Ponderosa Speedway for the 2016 season will be Pro (Crate) Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, and Mini-Cup/Cyclones. Super Late Models will compete in special events only at the track in 2016, with six events on the schedule at this time.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. Jerry Denson is the track promoter. For more information about racing activities at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or by contacting track promoter Jerry Denson at (606) 235-0190 or via email at jerrydensontrucking@yahoo.com, via Twitter @MichaelDespain or @PonderosaSpdwy, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/ (Ponderosa Speedway). Patrons and/or other interested parties can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.

Ponderosa Speedway 2016 Schedule of Events
March 20 (Sunday)- Test and Tune Open Practice (1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.)
March 25- 44th Annual Season Opener: Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones (Track Points Begin)
April 1- 2nd Annual Bobby Carrier, Sr. Memorial: Super Stocks $2,000 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
April 8- Regular Show: Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks. Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
April 15- Regular Show: Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
April 22- OFF
April 29- 4th Annual Spring Showdown: Ray Cook’s Old Man’s Spring Nationals- Super Late Models $4,000 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
May 6- 24th Annual Kentucky Klassic: World of Outlaws Late Model Series- Super Late Models $10,000 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks (Four Cylinders and Mini-Cup/Cyclones)
May 13- OFF
May 20- Topless 40: Topless Pro Late Models $1,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
May 27- OFF (Memorial Day Weekend)
June 3- Regular Show: Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
June 10- OFF (Closed for Dream 100)
June 17- OFF (Closed for Boyle County Fair)
June 24- OFF (Closed for Iron-Man Classic)
July 1- Regular Show: Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
July 8- OFF (Closed for Lincoln County Fair)
July 15- Regular Show: Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
July 22- To Be Announced
July 23 (Saturday)- 19th Annual Pete Abell Memorial: Ultimate Battle of the Bluegrass Series- Super Late Models $3,000 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
July 29- To Be Announced
July 30 (Saturday)- Pro Late Model Special: 88 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start; Four Cylinder Frenzy: Four Cylinders $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Super Stocks, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
August 5- Mini-Cup/Cyclone Madness I: Mini-Cup/Cyclones $500 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders
August 12- OFF (Closed for North/South 100)
August 19- OFF (Closed for Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial)
August 26- 13th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial presented by Sweet Beans and Things: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series- Super Late Models $10,000 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks (Four Cylinders and Mini-Cup/Cyclones OFF)
September 2- OFF (Labor Day Weekend)
September 9- OFF (Closed for World 100)
September 16- Regular Show: Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, Mini-Cup/Cyclones
September 23- OFF (Closed for Jackson 100)
September 30- 16th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial: Ultimate Battle of the Bluegrass Series- Super Late Models $3,000 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Mini-Cup/Cyclones (Four Cylinders OFF)
October 7- Mini-Cup/Cyclone Madness II: Mini-Cup/Cyclones $500 to win; Regular Show- Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Four Cylinders
October 14- OFF (Closed for Dirt Track World Championship)
October 21- To Be Announced
October 28- To Be Announced
November 3, 4, 5 (Thurs.-Sat.)- 26th Annual Fall Classic: Southern Nationals Bonus Series- Super Late Models $26,000 to win; Modifieds $2,600 to win; Pro Late Models $2,600; Super Stocks, Four Cylinders T.B.A.