Ponderosa Speedway Opens '17 Season SATURDAY April 1 (KDRA Super Stocks $750 to win)
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2017 Media Release #5 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2017)
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Website- www.ponderosaspeedway.net
Ponderosa Speedway Opens 2017 with Brucebilt Modifieds $2,000 to win SATURDAY April 1
Junction City, KY (March 17, 2017)- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jamie Stumph and co-owner Larry Redenivs are set to begin the 2017 season at the 3/8 mile D-shaped red clay oval better known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” with a special Saturday April 1 event that will kick off the 45th season of racing. The Brucebilt Performance Iron-Man Modified Division Series will headline the event with a $2,000 to win, $150 to start event, plus all other divisions will also be in action.
The track will host a pair of open practice sessions prior the season opener on Saturday April 1. The first open practice will be on Saturday March 25 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., with gates opening at Noon. The other practice will be on Friday evening March 31 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. For both open practice dates, general admission in the grandstand area will be FREE, while a pit pass will be $20.
The Brucebilt Performance Iron-Man Modified Division Series will be in action in a full program of practice, time trials, qualifying heats, B-mains, and a 30 lap, $2,000 to win/$150 to start A-Main contest. Joining the Brucebilt Performance Iron-Man Modified Division Series at the track’s 45th annual season opener on Saturday April 1 will be the track’s Pro (Crate) Late Models racing for $1,000 to win, KDRA Super Stocks racing for $750 to win, Stock Four Cylinder will race for additional to win money at $600 to win, and Mini-Cup/Cyclones racing for $100 to win. All divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions. The track utilizes transponder timing/scoring and transponder rental will be $10 and RACEceivers are mandatory for use in all divisions each time a driver is on the track. The entry fee for the Modified division is $50.
Activities for the 45th Annual Season Opener on Saturday April 1 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., with practice/time trial combo laps set to begin at 6:50 p.m., while the first race will take the green flag at 8:00 p.m. All times EDT. Ticket prices for the April 1 season opening event at Ponderosa Speedway in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. A pit pass will be $35, with children ages 6 to 12 $15, while children ages 5 and under FREE.
Ponderosa Speedway is located at 365 Phillips Lane on the Boyle/Lincoln County border, outside of Junction City, KY, just minutes from Danville, KY. Jamie Stumph 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 Jamie Stumph at (859) 326-0579 or via email at jaimestumph@yahoo.com, via Twitter @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 45th Annual Season Opener Purses for Saturday April 1:
-Brucebilt Performance Iron-Man Modified Division Series (30 laps): 1st- $2,000, 2nd- $800, 3rd- $600, 4th- $500, 5th- $450, 6th- $400, 7th- $375, 8th- $350, 9th- $325, 10th- $300, 11th- $275, 12th- $250, 13th- $200, 14th- $180, 15th- $175, 16th- $150, 17th- $150, 18th- $150, 19th- $150, 20th- $150, 21st- $150, 22nd- $150
-Pro Late Models (20 laps): 1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $300, 4th- $200, 5th- $175, 6th- $150, 7th- $140, 8th- $130, 9th- $120, 10th- $115, 11th- $110, 12th- $105, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100
-KDRA Super Stocks (15 laps): 1st- $750, 2nd- $400, 3rd- $250, 4th- $175, 5th- $150, 6th- $125, 7th- $110, 8th- $100, 9th- $95, 10th- $90, 11th- $85, 12th- $80, 13th- $75, 14th- $75, 15th- $75, 16th- $75, 17th- $75, 18th- $75
-Stock Four Cylinders (15 laps): 1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $175, 4th- $150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $90, 8th- $80, 9th- $70, 10th- $65, 11th- $60, 12th- $55, 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
