Ponderosa Speedway 22nd Annual Fall Classic $300 to win FWD's Saturday October 6
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440
2012 Official Media Release #79 (For Immediate Distribution: September 29, 2012)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net or via Twitter @MichaelDespain)
Ponderosa Speedway’s 22nd Annual Fall Classic Rumbles on Saturday October 6
Junction City, KY- September 29, 2012- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Larry Yantz and co-promoters Chad and Sarah Yantz will return to action for the 2012 season finale event at the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay oval better known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” on Saturday October 6 as the track concludes its 40th season of racing competition with the 22nd Annual Fall Classic.
Ponderosa Speedway’s 22nd Annual Fall Classic will take place on Saturday evening October 6 and will see the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Late Models race 50 laps for $5,000 to win. The Clayton Homes Modifieds will also be racing for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap feature at this event. The Ken Towery’s Auto and Tire Care Sportsman will race 20 laps for $500 to win and the Bob Allen Motor Mall Front Wheel Drives will race 15 laps for $300 to win. One change of note, the Late Model division will be allowed a choice of open tires on the fronts of the cars, while the tire rule for the rear will remain as it has been for the entire season (hard tires only), while any Late Model equipped with a Crate (GM602 or GM604) engine will be allowed a softer tire on the rear per track rules and open compounds on the front. There will be no entry fees in any division at this event. Twenty-two cars will start the A-Main events in all divisions. Also, for the Front Wheel Drive division, added weight to the car is legal and two-seater Front Wheel Drive entries are legal as well. All drivers will need to sign in at the registration window up arrival to the track and RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions.
Also, as part of the 22nd Annual Fall Classic and to help close out the 40th season of racing at Ponderosa Speedway, a special recognition of former track champions from recent and past seasons will take place after time trials are complete and prior to racing action getting underway.
Ponderosa Speedway October 6, 2012 Race Payoff Schedule: 22nd Annual Fall Classic
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Late Model Payout (50 laps): 1st- $5,000, 2nd- $2,500, 3rd- $1,500, 4th- $1,000, 5th- $900, 6th- $800, 7th- $700, 8th- $600, 9th- $500, 10th- $450, 11th- $400, 12th- $375, 13th- $350, 14th- $325, 15th- $300, 16th- $275, 17th- $250, 18th- $225, 19th through 22nd- $200 to start ($75 tow money for all non-transfers that start B-Main)
Clayton Homes Modified Payout (25 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $600, 3rd- $400, 4th- $350, 5th- $300, 6th- $250, 7th- $200, 8th- $175, 9th- $150, 10th- $140, 11th- $130, 12th- $120, 13th- $110, 14th through 22nd- $100 to start
Ken Towery’s Auto and Tire Sportsman Payout (20 laps): 1st- $500, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $200, 4th- $150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $90, 8th- $80, 9th- $70, 10th- $60, 11th- $55, 12th through 22nd- $50 to start
Bob Allen Motor Mall Front Wheel Drives (15 laps): Four or more entries- 1st- $300, 2nd- $200, 3rd- $125, 4th- $100, 5th- $90, 6th- $80, 7th- $70, 8th- $60, 9th- $55, 10th- $50, 11th- $45, 12th through 22nd- $40 to start
Activities for the Saturday October 6 22nd Annual Fall Classic event will see earlier gate times and starting times than normal. The pit area will open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m., with practice laps set for 6:50 p.m. Time trials will start at 7:15 p.m., while racing will take the green flag at 8:00 p.m. Ticket prices for the 22nd Annual Fall Classic on Saturday October 6 in the general admission will be $20 for adults, children ages 6 to 12 will be $5, and children ages 5 and under will be free. A pit pass will be $35.
The Fall Classic first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway schedule back in 1990 and was won by Ashland, KY native Steve Francis. The late Jack Boggs of Grayson, KY would score back-to-back wins in 1991 and 1992, while the 1993 event was rained out. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY would pick up the victory in the 1994 race, while Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN scored the race win in 1995. Legendary chassis builder C.J. Rayburn of Whiteland, IN was victorious in 1996, with Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN picking up back-to-back wins in the race in 1997 and 1998. Lanigan would become the third repeat winner of the event with his 1999 victory, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY winning the 2000 version of the Fall Classic. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would hit paydirt with a win in the event in 2001, while the event would not be contested in 2002. Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY would add his name to the winners list in 2003, followed up by Bobby Wolter, Jr. of Lexington, KY taking the win in the 2004 race. Chris Combs of Isom, KY found victory lane in the 2005 race, while Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY claimed the win in the event in 2006. Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY picked up the victory in the 2007 race, with Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN winning the event in 2008. Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would take the race victory in 2009, while Eric Wells of Hazard, KY would become the 16th different winner of the event in 2010. Hatton would become only the fourth driver to score more than one win in the Fall Classic with his win in the 2001 contest and is the defending race champion.
Ponderosa Speedway last raced on Friday September 14 and feature event winners included Dustin Linville of Lancaster, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Late Models, Michael England of Glasgow, KY in Clayton Homes Modifieds, Goble Bertram of Monticello, KY in Ken Towery’s Auto and Tire Care Sportsman, and Adam Gregory of Gray, KY in Bob Allen Motor Mall Front Wheel Drives.
Current track championship points leaders heading into the Saturday October 6 season finale racing event are Michael Chilton of Salvisa, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Late Models, Elliott Despain of Campbellsville, KY in Clayton Homes Modifieds (clinched track championship), Donnie Sullivan of Stanford, KY in Ken Towery’s Auto and Tire Care Sportsman, and Brandon Holt of New Haven, KY in Bob Allen Motor Mall Front Wheel Drives.
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, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are the track promoters 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 or by phoning Larry Yantz at (606) 510-5331, Chad Yantz at (606) 510-4836, via Twitter @MichaelDespain, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/. Partons or other interested parties can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.
