Ponderosa Speedway's 12th Annual Hugh "Junebug" Rowland Memorial June 24

Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, Kentucky 40440

2011 Official Media Release #33 (For Immediate Distribution: June 19, 2011)
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Ponderosa Speedway’s 12th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial June 24

Junction City, KY- June 19, 2011- Ponderosa Speedway track promoters Donnie Sullivan and family return to action after a five week layoff with the running of the 12th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial presented by Wayne Bowen Racing Supply and Bob Allen Motor Mall this Friday June 24 with the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing for $2,500 to win, along with the Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds racing for $600 to win and the D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman racing for $300 to win.

The June 24 racing program will be highlighted by the 12th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial presented by Wayne Bowen Racing Supply and Bob Allen Motor Mall for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, paying $2,500 to win and $200 to start the 40 lap A-Main event. Also in competition at “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” on Friday June 24 will be the Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds, racing for $600 to win in a 20 lap A-Main event and the D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman, racing for $300 to win in a 15 lap A-Main event. All three divisions will time trial, run heats, consies (if necessary), and features, with the Super Late Models getting two laps, while the Modifieds and Sportsman will receive one lap. Race fans can bring along their portable radio and headsets and listen to all the action as it is called on the track’s radio frequency of 105.9. In the case of inclement weather, the event has a raindate of July 1.

For this event, the Super Late Model division will have a $50 entry fee, with no entry fee for the Modifieds and Sportsman. The tire rule for the Super Late Model division will be open on the front with the rear tire rule being Hoosier and American Racer tires that durometer 58 prior to competition.

The payoff for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Model Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial event is as follows: 1st- $2,500, 2nd- $1,500, 3rd- $1,000, 4th- $750, 5th- $600, 6th- $500, 7th- $450, 8th- $400, 9th- $350, 10th- $325, 11th- $300, 12th- $275, 13th- $250, 14th- $225, 15th-18th- $200 to start (all drivers not transferring into the A-Main event will receive $50 tow money). The payoff for the Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modified division will be as follows: 1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $200, 4th- $150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $90, 8th- $80, 9th- $75, 10th- $70, 11th- $65, 12th-18th- $60 to start. The payoff for the D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman will be as follows: 1st- $300, 2nd- $150, 3rd- $100, 4th- $85, 5th- $75, 6th- $65, 7th- $60, 8th- $55, 9th- $50, 10th- $45, 11th-18th- $40 to start. All purse money has done been collected and is guaranteed.

Activities for the June 24 Hugh “Junebug” Rowland presented by Wayne Bowen Racing Supply and Bob Allen Motor Mall will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m. and general admission area open at 5:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., followed by practice for all divisions at 7:15 p.m. Time trials will begin at 7:45 p.m., with green flag racing action set to begin at 8:30 p.m. Ticket prices for the June 24 event in the general admission area will be $20 for adults, with children ages 12 and under free. A pit pass will be $35.

Also of note, ten lucky race fans will receive $10 Reno’s of Danville gift cards and five lucky race fans will receive a Valvoline Instant Oil Change of Danville gift certificate.

The “Junebug” was first contested at Ponderosa Speedway back in 1999 and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would win the event. Jay Mobley of Harrodsburg, KY would take the race win in 2000, while Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY would score the race win in 2001. The event was not held in 2002, while Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would take back-to-back wins in the race in 2003 and 2004. Bryan Barber of Greensburg, KY would score the win in 2005, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would win the 2006 race in a rare Saturday night event at “The Pond”. Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would win the 2007 race, with Victor Lee of Danville, KY taking back-to-back wins in the 2008 and 2009 event. Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN is the only three-time winner of the race after winning latest “Junebug” race in 2010.

Ponderosa Speedway last raced on May 13 and feature event winners included Victor Lee of Danville, KY in Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models, J.T. Ayers of New Haven, KY in Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds, Dennis Cross of Wilmore, KY in D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman, and Austin Taylor of Harrodsburg, KY in SkyTower Power Race Engines Open Four Cylinders.

Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. Donnie Sullivan and family are the track promoters and will present dirt track sports entertainment on Friday evenings throughout the 2011 race season. For more information about 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.

Free Motel Room for the Night to First Super Late Model Driver from Out of State who calls.

The Ponderosa Speedway will also welcome Red Buck Cigars on June 24

Who is putting up the money?

The $14,000 plus purse for the June 24th even has been raised thanks in part to the following local businesses and sponsors of the Ponderosa speedway: BOB ALLEN MOTOR MALL, WHITAKER BANK, WAYNE BOWEN RACING SUPPLY, GOOD NEIGHBOR PHARMACY, RED BUCK CIGARS, HENSLEY'S AG CENTER, KEN TOWERY'S AUTO CARE AND SUPER SERVICE, VENOM SIGNS AND GRAPHICS, SIMPLE SIGN AND DECAL, CROWN CUTS PERFORMANCE TIRES, AMERICAN RACE TIRES SOUTH, RENOS ROAD HOUSE OF DANVILLE, LAWSON TRACTORS, AUTO ZONE, EQUIPMENT SALES AND RENTALS OF DANVILLE,VALOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE OF DANVILLE, O'REILLYS OF STANFORD, D&D PALLET RECYCLERS, REDI MART, SKYTOWER RACE ENGINES, LINCOLN REALTY, MA BLAKEMANS CANDY, COUNTRY HEARTH INN, SHONEYS, TODD TRUSS, MODERN HVAC, PIZZA HUT OF DANVILLE, HOMETOWN TIRE, LINCOLN COUNTY REDI MIX, PATRIOT SPORTS, WELD QUIP, MID STATE RECYCLING, EASTERN KY RECYCLING, WHIR AM RADIO AND BENNETT'S CAR CARE AND PERFORMANCE. The $14,000 has already been collected and will be awarded to the competitors by The Speedway regardless of car or fan count. Come out and show your support for the Speedway and see this area's finest racers compete on the area's most meticulously prepared 3/8 clay oval, The Legendary Ponderosa Speedway, known as "Kentucky's Baddest Bullring", as we celebrate and honor the life and times of Hugh "Junebug" Rowland. Donnie Sullivan

Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
“Kentucky's Baddest Bullring-Where The Action Is Always The Attraction”
Media Information
12th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial-June 24, 2011
2010 Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial Winner-Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tennessee


Ponderosa Speedway Quick Track Facts

Name: Ponderosa Speedway
Location: Junction City, Kentucky
Promoter: Donnie, Angie, and Donnie, Jr. Sullivan
Nickname: “The Pond”
Motto: “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring-Where The Action Is Always The Attraction”
Website: www.ponderosaspeedway.net
Seating Capacity: 2,500
Tower Area Includes: Race Control, Press Box, and Public Address Area
Racing Surface: Clay
Lap Distance: 1,780 feet or 3/8 of a mile
First Event: September 1972
Super Late Model Track Record: Victor Lee 12.744 (April 5, 2008)


Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial History

1999- Don O’Neal (complete feature finish not available)

2000- Jay Mobley, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Jeff Coulter, Timmy Yeager, Brad Neat, Jason Hinkle, Matthew Cottongim, Jerry Denson, Rod Carter, Jr., Mike Jewell (Top Ten)

2001- Dustin Neat (complete feature finish not available)

2002- Event Not Held

2003- Mike Marlar, Scott James, Mike Jewell, Darrell Lanigan, Jesse Lay, Steve Barnett, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Eddie Carrier, Jr., Duayne Hommel, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Timmy Yeager, Aaron Hatton, Steve Cornelius, Tyrel Todd, Michael Chilton, Bobby Wolter, Jr., John Blankenship, Victor Lee, Duane Chamberlain, Jason Setser, Dustin Neat

2004- Mike Marlar, Johnny Wheeler, Shannon Thornsberry, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Anthony Ferguson, Billy Jones, Steven Ashby, Bobby Wolter, Jr., David Webb, Shawn Martin, Michael Chilton, Chris Cummings, Jason Hinkle, Matthew Cottongim, D.J. Wells, Victor Lee

2005- Bryan Barber, Steve Hillard, Mike Marlar, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Wayne Chinn, Whitney McQueary, Frankie Coomer, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Jewell, John Gill, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Brad Neat, Tyrel Todd, Tim Tungate, Chuckie May, Michael England, Shannon Thornsberry, Blake Chinn, Benji Lee, Bobby Carrier, Jr.

2006- Joey Daniel, Chris Combs, Justin Rattliff, Aaron Hatton, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Michael Chilton, Brad Neat, Marty O’Neal, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Dan Deaton, Shannon Thornsberry, Wayne Chinn, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber, Blake Chinn, Aaron Jenkins, Jason Hinkle, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brent Londeree, Bobby Wolter, Jr.

2007- Brad Neat, Mike Marlar, Victor Lee, David Webb, Jason Keltner, Johnny Wheeler, Tyrel Todd, Donald Rayborn, Tim Tungate, Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, Jesse Lay, Michael Chilton, Josh McGuire, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Aaron Hatton, Buzz Williams, Tommy Carlton, Justin Rattliff, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Damon Eller, Doug Smith, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber

2008- Victor Lee, Tyrel Todd, Mike Marlar, Jeff Watson, Brad Neat, Don O’Neal, Dustin Linville, Mike Jewell, David Webb, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Zach Carney, Dustin Neat, Royce McGowan, Larry Gray, Arnie Fields, Aaron Hatton, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Joey Daniel, Chris Combs, Michael Chilton, Damon Eller, Eric Wells, Rocky Hodges, Tim Tungate

2009- Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Brad Neat, Eric Wells, Dustin Neat, Michael Chilton, Aaron Hatton, David Webb, Buzz Williams, Chris Combs, Greg Johnson, Dustin Linville, Jimmy Crabtree, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Brandon Fouts, Larry Gray, Jr., Jeff Watson, Scott James, John Gill, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Tyrel Todd, Tim Tungate

2010- Mike Marlar, Dustin Neat, Victor Lee, Brad Neat, Eric Wells, Tim Tungate, Aaron Ridley, Justin Rattliff, Skylar Marlar, Randy Weaver, David Webb, Whitney McQueary, Derek Fisher, Chritian Rayburn, Dale Dillon, Aaron Hatton, Dustin Linville, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Ernie Cordier, Steve Smith, Michael Chilton, Jeff Watson, Arnie Fields


Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial Fast Facts and Tidbits
-This event first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway racing schedule back in 1999 under then track promoter James King as a tribute to the late Mr. Rowland, who sold racing parts and was very instrumental in several drivers racing careers around the Central Kentucky area.

-The inaugural “Junebug” Memorial was contested in 1999 and saw “The Real Deal” Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN win the event.

-In 2000, Jay Mobley of Harrodsburg, KY scored what was the biggest Late Model win of his career at the time when he drove the Yantz Motorsports Rayburn chassis entry to the “Junebug” Memorial win. Mobley held off Bobby Carrier, Jr. in the late stages of the race for the win, with that duo followed by Jeff Coulter, Timmy Yeager, and Brad Neat at the drop of the checkered flag.

-Dustin Neat of Dunnville, KY would scored the biggest win of his career when he hit paydirt in the 2001 “Junebug” Memorial race behind the wheel of the Greg Neat owned entry. Greg Neat is the father of the former Casey County Rebels basketball and baseball high school standout.

-The event was not held in 2002 as promoter James King would close the gates of the Ponderosa Speedway about midway through that 2002 race season.

-The “Junebug” Memorial would return to the Ponderosa Speedway schedule in late 2003 after Jerry Denson took the promotional reigns at “The Pond” after the untimely death of then promoter John Bradshaw. Second-generation driver Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN was the winner of the 2003 race by driving to the checkered flag first ahead of Scott James, Mike Jewell, Darrell Lanigan, and Jesse Lay.

-The 2004 race was scheduled to be sanctioned by the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event, but the sanction was pulled from the race after track officials informed series officials that they may not be able to pay the full purse for the race. The event was ran as a $1,500 to win non-sanctioned race and saw Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN follow-up his 2003 win by claiming his second straight “Junebug” win over Johnny Wheeler, Shannon Thornsberry, Bobby Carrier, Jr., and Anthony Ferguson.

-Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY would claim the biggest win of his career by claiming the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series sanctioned 6th Annual “Junebug” Memorial race. The third-generation racer would hold off Steve Hillard for the win, as a large last lap crash in turn four coming to the checkered flag would shuffle the final running order drastically, with third through fifth being credited to Mike Marlar, Eddie Carrier, Jr., and Wayne Chinn.

-Joey Daniel would pick up his first-ever O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series victory by winning the 2006 “Junebug” event over Chris Combs, Justin Rattliff, Aaron Hatton, and Tim Tungate. The race was a special Saturday night event that was the track’s first Saturday night special event in over five and one-half years.

-Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would take his first “BoB Late Model” victory of 2007 and become the seventh different winner of the “Junebug” as the likable Casey County native was enjoying an off evening from action with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to pick up the win at the track where he first competed at back in the mid 90’s in the Pure Street and Bomber divisions. Neat’s win would come over the likes of Mike Marlar, Victor Lee, David Webb, and Jason Keltner. Brad and brother Dustin are now both winners of this race, as older sibling Dustin won the event back in 2001.

-Victor Lee of Stanford, KY would become the 6th different winner of the “Junebug” and become the first driver to win three straight Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events in the history of the series. Lee would win the 2008 edition of the “Junebug” event over Tyrel Todd, ’03 and ’04 race winner Mike Marlar, Jeff Watson, and defending “Junebug” champion Brad Neat.

-In 2009, it would be again be the “Lincoln Leadfoot” Victor Lee of Stanford, KY winning his second straight “Junebug” event after holding off the charges of Justin Rattliff and Brad Neat after a late race caution with nine laps remaining. Rattliff would finish second, with Brad Neat third, while Eric Wells and Dustin Neat would complete the top five.

-The 2010 edition of the “Junebug” race carried sanctioning by the National All Star Racing Association and 35 entries would be in attendance and Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would become the first three-time champion of the race. The “Winfield Warrior” would win the race over a hard-charging Dustin Neat, Victor Lee, Brad Neat, and Eric Wells.

-For 2011, the “Junebug” will be unsanctioned and the winner $2,500 for their efforts. Providing support division action for the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models will be the Ken Towery’s Auto Tires and Super Service Modifieds ($600 to win) and the D&D Pallet Recyclers Sportsman ($300 to win).

the website address has been changed to : theponderosaspeedway.com

www.theponderosaspeedway.com

Bennett's car care and performance, harrodsburg, is also a sponsor of the speedway

Just a friendly, mid-week reminder.

see ya there! remember, new web address: theponderosaspeedway.com

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