Ponderosa Speedway Set for Spring Stampede Season Opener on April 15
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440
2011 Official Media Release #12 (For Immediate Distribution: April 10, 2011)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)
Ponderosa Speedway Set for Spring Stampede Season Opener April 15
Junction City, KY- April 10, 2011- Ponderosa Speedway track promoters Donnie Sullivan and family will present the 40th Anniversary Season Opener at Ponderosa Speedway this Friday evening April 15. The season opener will be known as the Spring Stampede.
After a successful test and tune last week, “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” will have its season opening event, the Spring Stampede. All six weekly divisions will be in action, with those being the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, Bob Allen Motor Mall Pro Late Models, Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds, D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman, Simple Sign and Decal Street Stocks, and SkyTower Power Race Engines Open Four Cylinders. The Super Late Model division will be the only class to time trial, as all other divisions will pill draw for heat race starting positions. Also, race fans can bring along their portable radio and headsets and listen to all the action as it is called on the 105.9 radio frequency.
Activities for the April 15 Spring Stampede season opener 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 15 event in the general admission area will be $10 for adults, $5 for young adults ages 11-17, and free to those 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.
