"Butterball" Tune-Up Next on the Schedule at Richmond Raceway on Saturday July 11!
Richmond Raceway
328 Greens Crossing Road
Richmond, KY 40475
2015 Media Release #36- July 3, 2015: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; Twitter- @MichaelDespain; Facebook- Michael Despain)
“Butterball” Tune-Up Next on the Schedule at Richmond Raceway on Saturday July 11!
Richmond, KY- July 3, 2015- Richmond Raceway co-promoters Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are set to return with racing action at the 3/10 mile red clay oval known as “The Beast of the East” this Saturday July 11 as the track will present the “Butterball” Tune-Up event, with the Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models racing for $2,000 to win and a guaranteed starting spot in the 28th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial event that takes place on July 18.
Richmond Raceway will present the “Butterball” Tune-Up on Saturday July 11 as the Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models will be racing for $2,000 to win in a 30 lap main event that will see the winner of the race earn a guaranteed starting position in the 28th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial event on July 18. Also on the “Butterball” Tune-Up racing card for Saturday July 11 will be Modifieds racing for $800 to win, REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Models racing for $600 to win, KDRA Super Stocks racing for $500 to win, and Four Cylinders racing for $300 to win, while the Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclone division will have the night off. For the “Butterball” Tune-Up event, all divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions, except for the Four Cylinder division, as they will draw for heat race starting positions. RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions and must be used by the driver everytime he/she is on the racing surface in their race car. It is pertinent that all drivers be at the track and signed in by 6:00 p.m.
Richmond Raceway “Butterball” Tune-Up A-Main Payouts for Saturday July 11:
-Super Late Models (30 laps): 1st- $2,000, 2nd- $1,000, 3rd- $500, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $325, 7th- $300, 8th- $275, 9th- $250, 10th- $225, 11th- $200, 12th- $190, 13th- $180, 14th- $170, 15th- $160, 16th- $150, 17th- $150, 18th- $150, 19th- $150, 20th- $150, 21st- $150, 22nd- $150.
-Modifieds (20 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.
-Pro Late Models (20 laps): $1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $200, 4th- 150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $95, 8th- $90, 9th- $85, 10th- $80, 11th- $75, 12th- $75, 13th- $75, 14th- $75, 15th- $75, 16th- $75, 17th- $75, 18th- $75.
-KDRA Super Stocks (15 laps): 1st- $500, 2nd- $250, 3rd- $150, 4th- $125, 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.
-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.
Also, the “Butterball” Dash to get into the 28th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial on July 18 is somewhat set. This will be for drivers that have won a Super Late Model feature event this season and for the top ten drivers in track points after the July 11 “Butterball” Tune-Up event that have not raced their way into the “Butterball” on July 18 via a heat race or B-Main event as a last chance to make the race. Drivers that are locked into the dash at this point include Victor Lee of Danville, KY, Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN, Michael Chilton of Salvisa, KY, and Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY.
Activities for the “Butterball” Tune-Up event at Richmond Raceway on Saturday July 11 will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 4:30 p.m. Driver’s registration will close promptly at 6:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 6:00 p.m, with practice/time trial combo laps set to begin around 6:30 p.m., and the green flag for the first race will wave at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices for the “Butterball” Tune-Up on Saturday July 11 in the general admission area will be $15 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. For the pit area, adult prices will be $35, with children ages 6 to 12 costing $15, and children ages five and under FREE. If a driver races in more than one division, that driver has to buy a second pit pass. Also, any driver under the age of 18 will have to have a notorized release signed by both parents before that driver is eligible to compete at Richmond Raceway, due to insurance regulations.
Richmond Raceway is located at 328 Greens Crossing Road, just a short drive from the city limits of Richmond, KY. Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are the track promoters and will present dirt track racing on Saturday evenings. For more information about Richmond Raceway, contact track co-promoter Larry Yantz at (606) 510-5331 or track co-promoter Chad Yantz at (606) 510-4836 or by social media on the world wide web at www.richmond-raceway.net or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/308149696058239/ or facebook.com/richraceky of via Twitter @MichaelDespain or @RichmondRaceway. The phone number at the track for information concerning race events and raceday information is (859) 624-5640.
Richmond Raceway Current Top Ten Track Point Standings after June 27, 2015
Barry Turner of Century 21 Advantage Realty Super Late Models
1. Aaron Hatton (Mount Sterling, KY)- 402
2. Jason Barrett (Waco, KY)- 387
3. Victor Lee (Danville, KY)- 365
4. Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)- 361
5. Derek Fisher (Olympia, KY)- 277
6. Chris Ruble (Waco, KY)- 273
7. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 249
8. Dennis Barton (Corbin, KY)- 220
9. Tommy Bailey (Corbin, KY)- 197
10. Joe Brewer (Batavia, OH)- 168
REVELution Race Cars Pro Late Models
1. Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 466
2. Chris Johnson (Winchester, KY)- 424
3. Chad Spradlin (Whitley City, KY)- 323
4. David Freeman (Lexington, KY)- 276
5. Wesley Ball (Whitley City, KY)- 245
6. Richard Musick (Nicholasville, KY)- 226
7. Zane Powell (Junction City, KY)- 223
8. Elliott Despain (Campbellsville, KY)- 215
9. Jake Henry (Junction City, KY)- 186
10. Chris Fair (Liberty, KY)- 170
Modifieds
1. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 458
2. Jimmy Robinson (Richmond, KY)- 373
3. Jimmy Crabtree (Irvine, KY)- 361
4. Wade Rookard (East Bernstadt, KY)- 336
5. Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY)- 312
6. Jared Reams (Mount Vernon, KY)- 309
7. Ricky Brandenburg (Irvine, KY)- 293
8. Stevie Tipton (Irvine, KY)- 288
9. Brent Estes (Irvine, KY)- 278
10. Dennis Roberson (Paris, KY)- 265
KDRA Super Stocks
1. Glen Hounshell, Jr. (Mount Vernon, KY)- 467
2. Logan Preston (Berea, KY)- 366
3. Jeremy Howard (Berea, KY)- 356
4. Russ Gabbert (Berea, KY)- 354
5. Darrell Cain (Richmond, KY)- 320
6. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 293
7. Allen Hackworth, Jr. (Waco, KY)- 278
8. Rudi Strebeck (Berea, KY)- 271
9. Johnny King (Lancaster, KY)- 260
10. Bill Robinson (Waco, KY)- 247
Four Cylinders
1. Dave McCarty (Owingsville, KY)- 412
2. Stacy Harrison (Keavy, KY)- 406
3. Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 306
4. Brian Ferguson (Ezel, KY)- 298
5. Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 297
6. Dylan Stevens (Morehead, KY)- 289
7. Ronnie Romines (Keavy, KY)- 225
8. Dalton Cox (Versailles, KY)- 219
9. Brian Thornsburg (Carlisle, KY)- 204
10. Tyler Hayes (Pine Ridge, KY)- 196
Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones
1. Jason Bell (London, KY)- 267
2. Scott Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 266
3. Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 153
4. Shalie Bell (London, KY)- 64
5. Tim Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 63
