UMP Sportsman and UMP Street Stocks OFF at Bluegrass Speedway on April 30

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Bluegrass Speedway
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky 40004

2011 Official Media Release #11 (For Immediate Distribution: April 24, 2011)
Contact-Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

World of Outlaws Invade Bluegrass Speedway for My Old KY Home Shootout April 30

Bardstown, KY-April 24, 2011- With the first two events falling to Mother Nature, track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will attempt to kick off the 2011 in grand style as the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will invade Bluegrass Speedway for its 2011 season opening event the national travelers of the World of Outlaws tour visit Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday April 30 for the 9th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series visit on Saturday April 30 will feature a full program of practice, time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 50 lap, $10,000 to win 9th Annual My Old Kentucky Home Shootout A-Main. Providing support division action for this event will be the Country 100.9 MIKE FM UMP Modifieds, racing 20 laps for $800 to win in their main event. For the April 30 event, the Super Late Models and UMP Modifieds will time trial, while the UMP Sportsman and UMP Street Stocks have the evening off.

Activities at Bluegrass Speedway for the April 30 event World of Outlaws Late Model Series event will see gates times and start times be earlier than normal. The pit area will open at 2:00 p.m., while the general admission area will open at 3:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., with practice set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Time trials will get underway at 6:00 p.m., with racing set for the green flag at or before 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices for the April 30 event in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 6 to 12, with children age 5 and under free. A pit pass will be $35.

The My Old Kentucky Home Shootout event first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule in 2003 and former WoO Late Model Series champion Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY would win the inaugural event back in 2003. In 2004, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL would score the race win, while Rick Corbin of Independence, KY would take the win in the 2005 event that saw NASCAR’s Tony Stewart participate in the race and finish 13th, followed by a victory by Batavia, OH resident Rick Combs in the 2006 event. Another former World of Outlaws champion, Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, would take the win in the 2007 contest, while former track champion David Webb of Nicholasville, KY would win the race in 2008. The WoO travelers first visited Bluegrass for this contest in 2009 and Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN would claim the race win and is the defending race champion.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 31-E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about Bluegrass Speedway, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on raceday.

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