Richmond Raceway Off August 22; Saturday Night Showdown Set for August 29
Richmond Raceway
328 Greens Crossing Road
Richmond, KY 40475
2015 Media Release #45- August 16, 2015: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; Twitter- @MichaelDespain; Facebook- Michael Despain)
Richmond Raceway Off August 22; Saturday Night Showdown Set for August 29
Richmond, KY- August 16, 2015- Richmond Raceway co-promoters Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz will have Richmond Raceway idle this Saturday August 22, but will return with racing competition on Saturday August 29 as the track will present the Saturday Night Showdown at the 3/10 mile red clay oval known as “The Beast of the East”.
Of note, starting on Saturday August 29, drivers registration will close promptly at 5:45 p.m. to get everything set for the drivers meeting at 6:00 p.m., with practice laps set to begin immediately following the drivers meeting. The track encourages drivers to show up early to help in getting the show started in a prompt and timely manner.
The Saturday Night Showdown event will feature the American Dirt Allstars KDRA Super Stocks in action for $1,000 to win and the Four Cylinder division will race for $500 to win, plus all other divisions will be in competition as well. This event was originally scheduled for May 16, but was postponed due to inclement weather conditions.
Richmond Raceway will present the Saturday Night Showdown on Saturday August 29 as the American Dirt Allstars KDRA Super Stocks will be racing for $1,000 to win and Four Cylinders will be racing for $500 to win. Joining these two divisions at the Saturday Night Showdown event will be the Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models racing for $1,200 to win and Modifieds racing for $800 to win. Rounding out the racing card on Saturday August 29 will be the REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win and the Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones racing for $100 to win. For the Saturday Night Showdown event, the practice/time trials combo format will be used to determine heat race starting positions. RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions and must be used by the driver everytime he/she is on the racing surface in their race car and transponder scoring is also used by the track. It is pertinent that all drivers be at the track and signed in by 6:00 p.m.
Richmond Raceway’s Saturday Night Showdown A-Main Payouts on Saturday August 29:
-Super Late Models (25 laps): 1st- $1,200, 2nd- $600, 3rd- $500, 4th- $400, 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- $800, 2nd- $400, 3rd- $250, 4th- $200, 5th- $175, 6th- $150, 7th- $140, 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- $200, 4th- 150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $95, 8th- $90, 9th- $85, 10th- $80, 11th- $75, 12th- $75, 13th- $75, 14th- $75, 15th- $75, 16th- $75, 17th- $75, 18th- $75.
-American Dirt Allstars KDRA Super Stocks (20 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $250, 4th- $200, 5th- $175, 6th- $150, 7th- $125, 8th- $120, 9th- $115, 10th- $110, 11th- $105, 12th- $100, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100, 19th- $100, 20th- $100, 21st- $100, 22nd- $100.
-Four Cylinders (15 laps): 1st- $500, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $150, 4th- $125, 5th- $100, 6th- $90, 7th- $80, 8th- $70, 9th- $65, 10th- $60, 11th- $55, 12th- $50, 13th- $50, 14th- $50, 15th- $50, 16th- $50, 17th- $50, 18th- $50, 19th- $50, 20th- $50, 21st- $50, 22nd- $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.
Activities for the Saturday Night Showdown at Richmond Raceway on Saturday August 29 will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 4:30 p.m. Driver’s registration will close promptly at 5:45 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 6:00 p.m, with practice/time trial combo laps set to begin around 6:20 p.m., and the green flag for the first race will wave at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices for the Saturday Night Showdown on Saturday August 29 in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. For the pit area, adult prices will be $35, with children ages 6 to 12 costing $15, and children ages five and under FREE. If a driver races in more than one division, that driver has to buy a second pit pass. Also, any driver under the age of 18 will have to have a notorized release signed by both parents before that driver is eligible to compete at Richmond Raceway, due to insurance regulations.
Richmond Raceway is located at 328 Greens Crossing Road, just a short drive from the city limits of Richmond, KY. Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are the track promoters and will present dirt track racing on Saturday evenings. For more information about Richmond Raceway, contact track co-promoter Larry Yantz at (606) 510-5331 or track co-promoter Chad Yantz at (606) 510-4836 or by social media on the world wide web at www.richmond-raceway.net or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/308149696058239/ or facebook.com/richraceky of via Twitter @MichaelDespain or @RichmondRaceway. The phone number at the track for information concerning race events and raceday information is (859) 624-5640.
Richmond Raceway Current Top Ten Track Point Standings after August 15, 2015
Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models
1. Jason Barrett (Waco, KY)- 547
2. Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)- 526
3. Victor Lee (Danville, KY)- 503
4. Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling, KY)- 466
5. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 424
6. Derek Fisher (Olympia, KY)- 401
7. Tommy Bailey (Corbin, KY)- 397
8. Chris Ruble (Waco, KY)- 342
9. Dennis Barton (Corbin, KY)- 322
10. Steve Stollings (Hazard, KY)- 243
REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Models
1. Chris Johnson (Winchester, KY)- 571
2. Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 545
3. Chad Spradlin (Whitley City, KY)- 442
4. David Freeman (Lexington, KY)- 392
5. Wesley Ball (Whitley City, KY)- 371
6. Zane Powell (Junction City, KY)- 294
7. Elliott Despain (Buffalo, KY)- 268
8. Clayton Spradlin (Bethel Ridge, KY)- 259
9. Richard Musick (Nicholasville, KY)- 226
10. Chris Fair (Liberty, KY)- 224
Modifieds
1. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 652
2. Jimmy Robinson (Richmond, KY)- 580
3. Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY)- 517
4. Jimmy Crabtree (Irvine, KY)- 508
5. Wade Rookard (East Bernstadt, KY)- 461
6. Dennis Roberson (Paris, KY)- 451
7. Jared Reams (Mount Vernon, KY)- 427
8. Delane Browning (East Bernstadt, KY)- 411
9. Stevie Tipton (Irvine, KY)- 393
10. Blake Brown (Corbin, KY)- 377
KDRA Super Stocks
1. Glen Hounshell, Jr. (Mount Vernon, KY)- 590
2. Jeremy Howard (Berea, KY)- 522
3. Logan Preston (Berea, KY)- 515
4. Darrell Cain (Richmond, KY)- 456
5. Allen Hackworth, Jr. (Waco, KY)- 418
6. Bill Robinson (Waco, KY)- 414
7. Johnny King (Lancaster, KY)- 367
8. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 366
9. Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY)- 354
10. Rudi Strebeck (Berea, KY)- 350
Four Cylinders
1. Stacy Harrison (Keavy, KY)- 502
2. Dave McCarty (Owingsville, KY)- 475
3. Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 398
4. Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 332
5. Dylan Stevens (Morehead, KY)- 319
6. Brian Ferguson (Ezel, KY)- 298
7. Dalton Cox (Versailles, KY)- 275
8. Tyler Hayes (Pine Ridge, KY)- 259
9. Freddy Breeden (Somerset, KY)- 227
10. Bill Taulbee (Irvine, KY)- 226
Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones
1. Scott Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 398
2. Jason Bell (London, KY)- 391
3. Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 281
4. Cole Bland (Campbellsville, KY)- 140
5. Shalie Bell (London, KY)- 64
6. Tim Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 63
7. Tyler Smith (Bimble, KY)- 10
