Ponderosa Speedway Rolls Out the Racing in 2012 at "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring"
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440
2012 Official Media Release #1 (For Immediate Distribution: January 9, 2012)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net))
Ponderosa Speedway Rolls Out the Racing in 2012 at “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring”
Junction City, KY- January 9, 2012- Ponderosa Speedway track lease-owner Kevin Colston and track promoter Larry Yantz are set to begin the 2012 racing season at the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay oval with an ambitious schedule that include 32 events on the 2012 racing docket. The racing will take place with some events on Friday evening, while others will be on Saturday evenings. Friday nights will host 22 events, while there will be 10 events that have Saturday evening dates.
Ponderosa Speedway will feature four divisions of weekly racing competition during the 2012 racing campaign, with those being Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks. Regular show events will see the Late Models race for $1,200 to win and $100 to start, Modifieds for $600 to win and $75 to start, Sportsman for $300 to win and $50 to start, and Street Stocks $200 to win and $40 to start.
A couple of preseason test and tune open practice days will also take place, with the first one a Saturday afternoon session on March 24, with the other practice session set for Friday evening March 30. The 40th full season of racing competition at Ponderosa Speedway will officially kick off with the season opener for all four divisions on Friday April 6. The schedule is subject to additions, changes, or deletions, with many specials nights of activities planned that will be announced at a later date for the adult race fans and the racers and race fans that are the future of the sport, the children, throughout the course of the 2012 racing season.
The Late Model division will be highlighted with extra money events such as the 10th Annual Spring 30 on Friday April 13 ($1,500 to win), the 5th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial on Saturday April 14 ($2,500 to win), the 13th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial ($1,500 to win) on Saturday May 19, the 17th Annual Pete Abell Memorial ($2,000to win) on Saturday June 23, the 10th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial ($2,500 to win) on Saturday July 28, the 5th Annual Colston Paving 40 ($2,500 to win) on Saturday September 22, the 6th Annual Friday Night Rumble ($1,500) on Friday October 5, and the 22nd Annual Fall Classic ($4,000 to win) on Saturday October 6. Regular shows will pay $1,200 to win and $100 to start and RACEceivers will be mandatory at all events. The Late Model division will receive two laps of time trials, run 10 lap heats, and a 25 lap feature event at regular shows.
The Modified division will be highlighted at the May Mayhem event on Friday May 18, racing for $1,000 to win, along with a pair of $800 to win event as part of the Friday Night Rumble on Friday October 5 and the Fall Classic on Saturday October 6. Regular shows will pay $600 to win and $75 to start and RACEceivers will be mandatory at all events. The Modified division will receive one lap of time trials, run 10 lap heats, and a 20 lap feature event at regular shows.
The Sportsman division will be highlighted at the 3rd Annual Weekend Warrior 40 event on Friday August 31, racing for $1,000 to win. The Sportsman division will race for $500 to win as part of the Pete Abell Memorial on Saturday May 19. The class will also have a pair of $400 to win events on Friday October 5 as part of the Friday Night Rumble and on Saturday October 6 as part of the Fall Classic. Regular shows will pay $300 to win and $50 to start and RACEceivers will be mandatory at all events. The Sportsman division will receive one lap of time trials, run 8 lap heats, and a 15 lap feature event at regular shows.
The Street Stock division will begin its first full initial season of competition at Ponderosa Speedway and as interest in the division grows with increasing car counts and support, the track will then add some special events to the schedule for this entry level division. Regular shows will pay $200 to win and $40 to start and RACEceivers will be mandatory at all events. The Street Stock division will pill draw for heat race starting positions, run 8 lap heats, and a 12 lap feature event at regular shows.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. Larry Yantz is the track promoter and will present dirt track sports entertainment on Friday and selected Saturday evenings from April through October of the 2012 race season. For more information about racing activities at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.ponderosaspeedway.net (which will be up and going in just a few days) or by phoning Larry Yantz at (606) 510-5331, via Twitter @MichaelDespain, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/. Partons can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.
Ponderosa Speedway 2012 Schedule of Events
March 24 (Saturday)- Test and Tune Open Practice (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
March 30- Test and Tune Open Practice (6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
April 6- 40th Annual Season Opener: Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks (Track Points Begin)
April 13- 10th Annual Spring 30: Late Models- $1,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
April 14 (Saturday)- 5th Annual Chris Estes/Brad Pena Memorial: Super Late Models- $2,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
April 20- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
April 27- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks (Raindate for Spring 30/Estes-Pena Weekend)
May 4- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
May 11- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
May 18- 4th Annual May Mayhem: Modifieds- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Late Models, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
May 19 (Saturday)- 13th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial: Late Models- $1,500 to win; Sportsman- $500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds and Street Stocks
May 25- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
June 1- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
June 8- OFF (Closed for Dream 100)
June 15- OFF (Closed for Lake Cumberland Classic)
June 22- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
June 23 (Saturday)-17th Annual Pete Abell Memoriall: Late Models- $2,000 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
June 29- OFF (Closed for NASCAR at Kentucky Speedway)
July 6- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
July 13- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
July 20- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
July 27- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
July 28 (Saturday)- 10th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial: Late Models- $2,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
August 3- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
August 10- OFF
August 11 (Saturday)- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
August 17- Regular Show- Late Models; Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
August 24- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
August 31- 3rd Annual Weekend Warrior 40: Sportsman- $1,000 to win; Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks
September 7- OFF (Closed for World 100)
September 14- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
September 21- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
September 22 (Saturday)- 5th Annual Colston Paving 40: Late Models- $2,500 to win; Regular Show- Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
September 29 (Saturday)- Regular Show- Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, and Street Stocks
October 5- 6th Annual Friday Night Rumble: Late Models-$1,500 to win; Modifieds- $800 to win; Sportsman- $400 to win (Street Stocks OFF)
October 6 (Saturday)- 22nd Annual Fall Classic: Late Models- $4,000 to win; Modifieds- $800 to win; Sportsman- $400 to win (Street Stocks OFF) (Final Track Points Race)
October 13 (Saturday)- OFF (Closed for Lake Cumberland Border Wars Event)
October 20 (Saturday)- Season Finale: Late Models, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks
-Schedule is Subject to Additions/Changes/Deletions-
Ponderosa Speedway 2012 Regular Show Payoff Schedule
Late Models: 1st- $1,200, 2nd- $600, 3rd- $500, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $250, 8th- $200, 9th- $175, 10th- $150, 11th- $125, 12th through 18th- $100 to start
Modifieds: 1st- $600, 2nd- $350, 3rd- $300, 4th- 250, 5th- $200, 6th- $175, 7th- $150, 8th- $125, 9th- $100, 10th- $85, 11th through 18th- $75
Sportsman: 1st- $300, 2nd- $200, 3rd- $150, 4th- $125, 5th- $100, 6th- $90, 7th- $80, 8th- $70, 9th- $60, 10th- $55, 11th through 18th- $50
Street Stocks: 1st- $200, 2nd- $125, 3rd- $100, 4th- $90, 5th- $80, 6th- $70, 7th- $60, 8th- $55, 9th- $50, 10th- $45, 11th through 18th- $40
