Ponderosa Speedway Presents Full Racing Program on Friday July 17!
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2015 Media Release #35 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2015)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; @MichaelDespain-Twitter; Michael Despain-Facebook)
Ponderosa Speedway Presents Full Racing Program on Friday July 17
Junction City, KY-July 12, 2015- After four straight rainouts, Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jerry Denson is set to return with racing competition at the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay oval known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” this Friday July 17 as the track will present a full racing program for all divisions in competition.
Of note, the 15th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial has been rescheduled for Friday July 24, paying $3,000 to win for Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models and the 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial will take place the following evening on Saturday July 25, with Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models again racing for $3,000 to win.
Ponderosa Speedway will present a full racing program on Friday July 17 that will see the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models race for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap main event. The Sweet Beans and Things Modifieds will also be in competition for $700 to win in a 20 lap contest and the Premier Integrity Solutions Pro Late Models will compete for $600 to win in a 20 lap main event. Also on the Friday July 17 racing program will be the Lawson Tractor Sales and Service KDRA Super Stocks racing for $400 to win in a 15 lap feature event and the Hardees Mini-Cup/Cyclone division will race for $100 to win in a 10 lap contest. All divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions. RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions and transponder timing/scoring is used. Drivers will pick up their transponders at the driver registration window and drivers need to be signed in by the time of the drivers meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Activities for the Friday July 17 racing program at Ponderosa Speedway will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., with practice laps set to start at 7:20 p.m., while racing will take the green flag at 8:30 p.m. All times are Eastern Daylight Times. Tickets prices for the Friday July 17 event in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. A pit pass will be $30.
Ponderosa Speedway Full Racing Program A-Main Payouts for Friday July 17:
*Super Late Models (25 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $400, 4th- $375, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $250, 8th- $200, 9th- $175, 10th- $150, 11th- $125, 12th- $125, 13th- $125, 14th- $125, 15th- $125, 16th- $125, 17th- $125, 18th- $125.
*Modifieds (20 laps): 1st- $700, 2nd- $350, 3rd- $250, 4th- $225, 5th- $200, 6th- $175, 7th- $150, 8th- $130, 9th- $120, 10th- $110, 11th- $100, 12th- $100, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100.
*Pro Late Models (20 laps): 1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $250, 4th- $200, 5th- $150, 6th- $125, 7th- $100, 8th- $100, 9th- $100, 10th- $100, 11th- $100, 12th- $100, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100
*KDRA Super Stocks (15 laps): 1st- $400, 2nd- $200, 3rd- $150, 4th- $125, 5th- $100, 6th- $90, 7th- $80, 8th- $70, 9th- $60, 10th- $55, 11th- $50, 12th- $50, 13th- $50, 14th- $50, 15th- $50, 16th- $50, 17th- $50, 18th- $50.
*Mini-Cup/Cyclones (10 laps): 1st- $100, 2nd- $75, 3rd- $65, 4th- $55, 5th- $50, 6th- $45, 7th- $40, 8th- $40, 9th- $40, 10th- $40, 11th- $40, 12th- $40, 13th- $40, 14th- $40, 15th- $40, 16th- $40, 17th- $40, 18th- $40.
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 jerrydenson@ponderosaspeedway.net., 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 Current Top Ten Track Point Standings
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models
1. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 269
2. James Rice (Verona, KY)- 216
3. Timmy Taylor (Harrodburg, KY)- 193
4. J.L. Muse (Monticello, KY)- 184
5. Victor Lee (Danville, KY)- 170
6. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 156
7. Daniel Dial (Lawrenceburg, KY)- 119
8. Josh Rice (Verona, KY)- 116
9. Ernie Cordier (Brodhead, KY)- 112
10. Brad Neat (Dunnville, KY)- 106
Premier Integrity Solutions Pro Late Models
1. Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 361
2. Zane Powell (Junction City, KY)- 341
3. Chris Fair (Liberty, KY)- 278
4. Darrell Gaddis (Junction City, KY)- 273
5. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY)- 238
6. Brian Walters (Russell Springs, KY)- 190
7. Gary Yeager (Harrodsburg, KY)- 165
8. Matthew Smith (Gray, KY)- 151
9. Timmy Yeager (Harrodsburg, KY)- 141
10. Connor Meade (Clay City, KY)- 119
Sweet Beans and Things Modifieds
1. J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY)- 389
2. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 256
3. Chase McWhorter (Kings Mountain, KY)- 244
4. Joseph Husband (Richmond, KY)- 234
5. Wade Rookard (East Bernstadt, KY)- 225
6. Michael England (Glasgow, KY)- 215
7. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 183
8. Cy Cundiff (Georgetown, KY)- 172
9. Ryan Thomas (Gosport, IN)- 171
10. Steven Eversole (Crab Orchard, KY)- 162
Lawson Tractor Sales and Service KDRA Super Stocks
1. Glen Hounshell, Jr. (Mount Vernon, KY)- 333
2. Johnny King (Lancaster, KY)- 286
3. Sarah Patrick (Albany, KY)- 243
4. Glen Branham (Berea, KY)- 221
5. Bartley Grant (Berea, KY)- 210
6. Jeremy Howard (Berea, KY)- 174
7. Jamey Adams (Laurelville, OH)- 157
8. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 145
9. Derek Bottoms (Taylorsville, KY)- 124
10. David Murphy (Stanford, KY)- 76
Hardees Mini-Cup/Cyclones
1. Jason Bell (London, KY)- 205
2. Scott Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 197
3. Tim Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 194
4. Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 129
5. Michael Wallin (Crab Orchard, KY)- 62
Four Cylinders
1. Ricky Puckett (Louisville, KY)- 69
2. Adam Gregory (Corbin, KY)- 68
3. Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 63
4. Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 62
