Ponderosa Speedway's "Saturday Night Special" Now Kicks Off 2017 SATURDAY April 8
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2017 Media Release #9 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2017)
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Website- www.ponderosaspeedway.net
Ponderosa Speedway’s “Saturday Night Special” Now Kicks Off 2017 SATURDAY April 8
Junction City, KY (April 2, 2017)- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jamie Stumph and co-owner Larry Redenivs are now 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 “Saturday Night Special” on Saturday April 8 that will feature a full racing program for Pro (Crate) Late Models, Open Wheel Modifieds, KDRA Super Stocks, Stock Four Cylinders, and Mini-Cup/Cyclones.
Of note, the Brucebilt Performance Iron-Man Modified Division Series event that was weathered out on April 1 will be rescheduled for a later date to be announced. The $600 to win event for the Stock Four Cylinder division that was set for April 1 will now take place on Saturday April 8.
There will be an open practice session for all divisions at Ponderosa Speedway on Friday evening April 7. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m., with practice beginning at 7:00 p.m. and concluding around 11:00 p.m. A pit pass will be $20, while the general admission area will be free.
The track’s 45th season opener will now be a “Saturday Night Special” on Saturday April 8 that will feature the Pro (Crate) Late Models in competition, racing for $1,000 to win. The Open Wheel Modifieds and KDRA Super Stocks will also be in action on Saturday April 8, with Open Wheel Modifieds racing for $800 to win and KDRA Super Stocks racing for $750 to win. The Stock Four Cylinders and Mini-Cup/Cyclones will round out the racing program on Saturday April 8, with Stock Four Cylinders racing for $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.
Activities for the “Saturday Night Special” season opener at Ponderosa Speedway on Saturday April 8 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 8 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 $30, 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 “Saturday Night Special” Season Opener Purses for Saturday April 8:
-Pro (Crate) 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
-Open Wheel Modifieds (20 laps): 1st- $800, 2nd- $400, 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
