Ponderosa Speedway Set for Action on April 29
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440
2011 Official Media Release #17 (For Immediate Distribution: April 24, 2011)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)
Open Wheel Roundup Presented by Ken Towery’s at Ponderosa Speedway April 29
Junction City, KY- April 24, 2011- With rain scoring the win in the first two attempts to get the 2011 season underway, Ponderosa Speedway track promoters Donnie Sullivan and family will try again this Friday evening April 29 to begin the new race season with the Open Wheel Roundup presented by Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service.
The April 29 racing program will be highlighted by the Open Wheel Roundup presented by Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service for the Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds, with their feature event being 40 laps in distance for $750 to win. Also in action on the April 29 racing card will be the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing for $1,000 to win, Bob Allen Motor Mall Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win, Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds racing for $600 to win, D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman racing for $300 to win, Simple Sign and Decal Street Stocks racing for $150 to win, and SkyTower Power Race Engines Open Four Cylinders racing for $75 to win. The Super Late Model and Modified divisions will be the only classes to time trial, as all other divisions will pill draw for heat race starting positions. Race fans can bring along their portable radio and headsets and listen to all the action as it is called on the track’s 105.9 radio frequency.
Activities for the April 29 Open Wheel Roundup presented by Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service event will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. Also of note, sign in to the pit area will return to the back pit gate as it has been in years past. The drivers meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., followed by practice for all divisions at 7:15 p.m. Super Late Model time trials will begin at 7:45 p.m., with green flag racing action set to begin at 8:15 p.m. Ticket prices for the April 29 event in the general admission area will be $10 for adults, $5 for young adults ages 11-16, and free to children ages 10 and under. A pit pass will be $25.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. The Sullivan family will the track promoters and will present dirt track sports entertainment on Friday evenings throughout the 2011 race season. For more information about all 2011 racing activities at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or phone the Sullivan family at (606) 669-4009 or (606) 365-0402. Partons can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.
