Four Cylinder Action at Pete Abell Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway SaturdayJune 20!
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2015 Media Release #28 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2015)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; @MichaelDespain-Twitter; Michael Despain-Facebook)
Ponderosa Speedway Has Weekend Warrior Friday June 19; Pete Abell Memorial Saturday June 20
Junction City, KY-June 14, 2015- Ponderosa Speedway will return to action with a Friday/Saturday doubleheader as track promoter Jerry Denson will return the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay oval better known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” to action on Friday June 19 with the 5th Annual Weekend Warrior and on Saturday June 20 with the 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial.
Ponderosa Speedway will present the 5th Annual Weekend Warrior event on Friday June 19 and will see the Premier Integrity Solutions Pro Late Models in action for $800 to win and Lawson Tractor Sales and Service KDRA Super Stocks in action for $600 to win. Joining the competition at the Weekend Warrior event on Friday June 19 will be Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models racing for $1,000 to win and Sweet Beans and Things Modifieds racing for $700 to win, with the Hardees Mini-Cup/Cyclones completing the race card, racing for $100 to win. All divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions. RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions and transponder scoring will be in use. Drivers will pick up their transponders at the driver registration window and drivers need to be signed in by the time of the drivers meeting at 7:00 p.m. There will also be the added attraction of spectator drags during intermission on Friday June 19, with the winner getting $50 courtesy of Smalltown Auto Sales. There will be NO entry fees in any division on Friday June 19.
Activities for the Friday June 19 racing program at Ponderosa Speedway will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., with practice laps set to start at 7:15 p.m., while racing will take the green flag at 8:30 p.m. All times are Eastern Daylight Times. Tickets prices for the Friday June 19 event in the general admission area will be $17 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. A pit pass will be $35.
Ponderosa Speedway 5th Annual Weekend Warrior A-Main Payouts on Friday June 19:
*Super Late Models (25 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $400, 4th- $375, 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- $700, 2nd- $350, 3rd- $250, 4th- $225, 5th- $200, 6th- $175, 7th- $150, 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 (25 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
*KDRA Super Stocks (20 laps): 1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $200, 4th- $150, 5th- $100, 6th- $90, 7th- $80, 8th- $70, 9th- $60, 10th- $55, 11th- $50, 12th- $50, 13th- $50, 14th- $50, 15th- $50, 16th- $50, 17th- $50, 18th- $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.
Ponderosa Speedway will present a special Saturday evening program of racing action on Saturday June 20 as the 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial will be contested, paying $3,000 to win for Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models and $1,000 to win for Sweet Beans and Things Modifieds. Also on the Pete Abell Memorial racing card on Saturday June 20 will be Premier Integrity Solutuions Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win and the Four Cylinder division returns for another night of action, paying $300 to win (based on 8 or more entries), with the Lawson Tractor Sales KDRA Super Stocks now off, along with the Hardees Mini-Cup/Cyclones also being off. All divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions, except for Super Late Models, as they will time trial two laps, two cars at a time. RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions and transponder scoring will be in use. Drivers will pick up their transponders at the driver registration window and drivers need to be signed in by the time of the drivers meeting at 6:30 p.m. There will be a $60 entry fee in the Super Late Model division for this event (entry fee does include transponder), while the other divisions will not have an entry fee on Saturday June 20.
Activities for the 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial event on Saturday June 20 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m., with practice/time trials set to start at 7:00 p.m., with racing taking the green flag at 8:00 p.m. Tickets prices for the Saturday June 20 event in the general admission area will be $20 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. A pit pass will be $35.
Ponderosa Speedway 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial A-Main Payouts on Saturday June 20:
*Super Late Models (35 laps): 1st- $3,000, 2nd- $1,200, 3rd- $700, 4th- $500, 5th- $400, 6th- $300, 7th- $275, 8th- $250, 9th- $225, 10th- $200, 11th- $200, 12th- $200, 13th- $200, 14th- $200, 15th- $200, 16th- $200, 17th- $200, 18th- $200.
*Modifieds (25 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $400, 4th- $300, 5th- $275, 6th- $250, 7th- $225, 8th- $200, 9th- $150, 10th- $125, 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- $250, 4th- $200, 5th- $150, 6th- $125, 7th- $100, 8th- $100, 9th- $100, 10th- $100, 11th- $100, 12th- $100, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100
*Four Cylinders (12 laps): 1st- $300, 2nd- $150, 3rd- $100, 4th- $90, 5th- $80, 6th- $70, 7th- $65, 8th- $60, 9th- $55, 10th- $50, 11th- $45, 12th- $45, 13th- $45, 14th- $45, 15th- $45, 16th- $45, 17th- $45, 18th- $45.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. Jerry Denson is the track promoter. For more information about racing activities at Ponderosa Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or by contacting track promoter Jerry Denson at (606) 235-0190 or via email at jerrydenson@ponderosaspeedway.net., via Twitter @MichaelDespain or @PonderosaSpdwy, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/131180253585931/ (Ponderosa Speedway). Patrons and/or other interested parties can phone the track at (859) 854-6808 on raceday.
Ponderosa Speedway Current Top Ten Track Points after May 30, 2015
Good Neighbor Pharmacy Super Late Models
1. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 269
2. James Rice (Verona, KY)- 216
3. Timmy Taylor (Harrodburg, KY)- 193
4. J.L. Muse (Monticello, KY)- 184
5. Victor Lee (Danville, KY)- 170
6. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 156
7. Daniel Dial (Lawrenceburg, KY)- 119
8. Josh Rice (Verona, KY)- 116
9. Ernie Cordier (Brodhead, KY)- 112
10. Brad Neat (Dunnville, KY)- 106
Premier Integrity Solutions Pro Late Models
1. Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 361
2. Zane Powell (Junction City, KY)- 341
3. Chris Fair (Liberty, KY)- 278
4. Darrell Gaddis (Junction City, KY)- 273
5. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY)- 238
6. Brian Walters (Russell Springs, KY)- 190
7. Gary Yeager (Harrodsburg, KY)- 165
8. Matthew Smith (Gray, KY)- 151
9. Timmy Yeager (Harrodsburg, KY)- 141
10. Connor Meade (Clay City, KY)- 119
Sweet Beans and Things Modifieds
1. J.T. Ayers (New Haven, KY)- 389
2. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 256
3. Chase McWhorter (Kings Mountain, KY)- 244
4. Joseph Husband (Richmond, KY)- 234
5. Wade Rookard (East Bernstadt, KY)- 225
6. Michael England (Glasgow, KY)- 215
7. David Webb (Nicholasville, KY)- 183
8. Cy Cundiff (Georgetown, KY)- 172
9. Ryan Thomas (Gosport, IN)- 171
10. Steven Eversole (Crab Orchard, KY)- 162
Lawson Tractor Sales and Service KDRA Super Stocks
1. Glen Hounshell, Jr. (Mount Vernon, KY)- 333
2. Johnny King (Lancaster, KY)- 286
3. Sarah Patrick (Albany, KY)- 243
4. Glen Branham (Berea, KY)- 221
5. Bartley Grant (Berea, KY)- 210
6. Jeremy Howard (Berea, KY)- 174
7. Jamey Adams (Laurelville, OH)- 157
8. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 145
9. Derek Bottoms (Taylorsville, KY)- 124
10. David Murphy (Stanford, KY)- 76
Hardees Mini-Cup/Cyclones
1. Jason Bell (London, KY)- 205
2. Scott Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 197
3. Tim Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 194
4. Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 129
5. Michael Wallin (Crab Orchard, KY)- 62
Four Cylinders
1. Ricky Puckett (Louisville, KY)- 69
2. Adam Gregory (Corbin, KY)- 68
3. Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 63
4. Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 62
