ELITE 8 Contested Between Ponderosa and Lake Cumberland in 2011

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Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440
2011 Media Release #1 (For Immediate Release- January 24, 2011)
Contact- Michael Despain (mdespain7@aol.com and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

ELITE 8 Series Contested Between Ponderosa Speedway and Lake Cumberland Speedway in 2011

Junction City, KY- January 24, 2011- Track promoter Brandon Hardgrove is pleased to announce the formation of the ELITE 8 Series for 2011 between the pair of tracks he will be promoting, those being Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY.

The ELITE 8 Series will consist of eight separate nights of race action, with each track hosting four nights each of the series. The Super Late Model division will race for a minimum of $2,000 to win at these events and Open Wheel Modifieds will race for $1,000 to win at these events. Also in competition at these events will be Super Dirt Stocks for $500 to win, Pure Streets for $200 to win, and Front Wheel Drives for $150 to win.

There will be a money points fund between the two tracks that will see the Super Late Model and Open Wheel Modified division competitors competing for a season ending points payout, along with giveaways such as a new chassis from Killer Chassis and Revel Race Cars. The Super Late Model division will have an $8,000 total point fund and the Open Wheel Modified division will have a $4,000 total points fund. The Super Late Model division will compete with a hard tire rule on the rear (must durometer 60 or more) and will have an open tire rule on the front.

The ELITE Series will see its first weekend of action on Friday June 3 at Ponderosa Speedway and Saturday June 4 at Lake Cumberland Speedway. The second weekend of ELITE 8 events will take place on Friday July 22 at Ponderosa Speedway and Saturday July 23 at Lake Cumberland. The next to last weekend of the events for the points will take place on Friday September 16 at Ponderosa Speedway and Saturday September 17 at Lake Cumberland Speedway.

The final weekend for the ELITE 8 Series will see back-to-back nights of race action with a pair of traditional south central Kentucky events as the 21st Annual Fall Classic will tak place on Friday September 30 at Ponderosa Speedway, with the 21st Annual Lake Cumberland Classic going the next night on Saturday October 1 at Lake Cumberland Speedway. Both of those events will pay $4,000 to win each for Super Late Models that weekend.

For more information about the ELITE 8 Series, contact ELITE 8 Series founder Brandon Hardgrove at (606) 561-8994.

[warrior14]

who all is thinking about following this series

[ladylovinracin]

I would also like to know who is thinking about running this series??? These are two of my favorite tracks and can't wait to see who will be racing!