Ponderosa Speedway Sets the Stage for a Spectacular 2015 Racing Season!
Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2015 Media Release #4 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2015)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; @MichaelDespain-Twitter; Michael Despain-Facebook)
Ponderosa Speedway Sets the Stage for a Spectacular 2015 Racing Season!
Junction City, KY-February 19, 2015- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jerry Denson and staff are ready for the 2015 season to get underway and the 2015 season is shaping up to be a spectacular one at the 3/8 mile D-shaped oval known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” and it will definitely be the richest in the history of the storied facility, set to begin its 43rd season of operation. The majority of stock car events will take place on the track’s usual Friday night time slot on the calendar, with the exception of a couple of events.
Activities will begin at Ponderosa Speedway with the track’s annual Test and Tune Open Practice day on Saturday afternoon March 21, followed by the 2014 Celebration of Champions awards ceremony at the conclusion of practice that afternoon, with practice set to begin at 1:00 p.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. The Celebration of Champions awards ceremony will be held after practice has concluded, with the top ten drivers in points in 2014 from each division being honored. The track will begin its 43rd season of dirt track racing on Friday March 27 with a full program of racing for Pro Late Models, Modifieds, KDRA Super Stocks (formerly Sportsman), and Mini-Cup/Cyclones, while Super Late Models will be allowed to practice. The season will conclude with the track’s season championship event on Friday October 30.
The Super Late Model division will see several special events throughout the 2015 season, with four different sanctioning groups visiting the track in 2015. The Super Late Models debut on the racing program for 2015 on Friday April 3 as the Ray Cook promoted Old Man’s Garage Spring Nationals presented by Schaeffer Oil will sanction the 3rd Annual Spring Showdown, with Super Late Models racing for $4,000 to win. On Friday May 8, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will make their first-ever appearance at Ponderosa Speedway for an event that will see Super Late Models racing for $10,000 to win. The Ultimate Super Late Model Series returns to the track in 2015 for the 12th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial presented by Sweet Beans and Things on Friday August 21 and Super Late Models will race for $15,012 to win on that racing program. The Southern Nationals Bonus Series presented by Collins Signs will make two appearances at Ponderosa Speedway in 2015, with the first visit being on Friday September 4 as part of the Revelution Race Cars Iron Man Speedweek 2015 for the track’s 4th Annual Red Clay Bash, with Super Late Models racing for $3,000 to win. The tour will return for the biggest Super Late Model event in track history on Thursday through Saturday October 8, 9, and 10 as the Southern Nationals Bonus Series presented by Collins Signs will sanction the track’s 25th Annual Fall Classic, with open practice on Thursday October 8, practice, time trials, and qualifying heats on Friday October 9, and B-Mains and historic 25th Annual Fall Classic A-Main on Saturday October 10 that will pay the Super Late Model winner a track record $25,000 to win, making the 25th Annual Fall Classic the richest stock car racing weekend in the history of Ponderosa Speedway. Other Super Late Model special events for 2015 include the 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial on Saturday June 20 that will pay $3,000 to win and the 15th Annual Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial on Friday July 10 that will pay $3,000 to win. The Super Late Models will race weekly at Ponderosa Speedway for $1,000 to win in a 25 lap main event. Dion Benningfield of Lebanon, KY is the 2014 Super Late Model track champion.
The Modified division will also feature extra paying money events during the 2015 race campaign and the open-wheel warriors will also have their richest ever to win event at the track during the 2015 season as well. Modifieds will start their season on Friday March 27 as part of the 2015 season opener event. The Modifieds will race for $1,000 to win as part of the 3rd Annual Spring Showdown on Friday April 3, while racing for $2,500 to win on the Friday May 8 racing program. They will race for $1,000 to win as part of the 18th Annual Pete Abell Memorial on Saturday June 20, while racing for $2,500 to win as part of the 12th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial on Friday August 21. The only sanctioned event for the Modified division will take place on Friday September 4 as the division will race for $1,000 to win as part of the Iron Man Modified Speedweek 2015 presented by American Race Tire South as part of the 4th Annual Red Clay Bash. The richest event for the Modified division in the history of the track will take place on Saturday October 10 as the Modifieds will join the racing program for the final day of the 25th Annual Fall Classic and the division will be racing for a track record $5,000 to win. The Modifieds will race weekly at Ponderosa Speedway for $700 to win in a 20 lap main event. Ryan Thomas of Gosport, IN is the 2014 Modified track champion.
The Pro Late Model division returns for the 2015 racing season and will also feature extra paying money events during the course of the year. Pro Late Models will start their season on Friday March 27 as part of the 2015 season opener event. The Pro Late Models will race for $2,000 presented by Jay Construction and Restoration at the 3rd Annual Spring Showdown event on Friday April 3, while racing for $800 to win as part of the 5th Annual Weekend Warrior event on Friday June 19. They will also race for $800 to win as part of the 12th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial on Friday August 21 and will also be in action (purse to be announced) during the Friday night portion of the 25th Annual Fall Classic on Friday October 9. The Pro Late Models will race weekly for $600 to win in a 20 lap main event. Todd Coffman of Junction City, KY in the 2014 Pro Late Model track champion.
The Sportsman division returns to the track under a new name, but with the same exciting brand of racing action. The KDRA (Kentucky Dirt Racers Alliance) Super Stocks will start their 2015 season at the 2015 season opening event on Friday March 27. The KDRA Super Stocks will race for $1,000 to win as part of the 3rd Annual Spring Showdown on Friday April 3, while racing for $600 to win as part of the 5th Annual Weekend Warrior contest on Friday June 19. They will race for $1,000 to win as part of the 12th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial on Friday August 21 and will also be in action (purse to be announced) during the Friday night portion of the 25th Annual Fall Classic on Friday October 9. The KDRA Super Stock division will race weekly for $400 to win in a 15 lap main event. Glen Hounshell, Jr. of Mount Vernon, KY is the 2014 track champion for the division.
The Mini-Cup/Cyclone division will debut at Ponderosa Speedway at the track’s season opening event on Friday March 27 and will also be in action on Friday April 24 and Friday May 1. If enough interest is shown in the division, track promoter Jerry Denson may add the class to the weekly Friday night racing program. The Mini-Cup/Cyclone division will race for $100 to win.
Go-kart action also returns to Ponderosa Speedway for 2015 as promoters Ed and Vicki Hasty with Team Lightning Promotions have booked the Ultimate Kart Series for an event on Saturday August 15 and will once again present The Insane One event on Friday through Sunday September 18, 19, and 20, with several divisions in action, culminating with the Heavy division racing for a whopping $50,000 to win. At least two more karting events are also expected to take place at the track during the 2015 season, with those events to be announced. Motocross action will also take place at the track on two occasions during the season, with those dates set for Saturday April 11 and Saturday May 16.
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.
