Ponderosa Speedway
365 Phillips Lane
Junction City, KY 40440

2014 Media Release #68 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2014)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; @MichaelDespain-Twitter; Michael Despain-Facebook)

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Visits Ponderosa Speedway in May 2015!

Junction City, KY-October 23, 2014- Ponderosa Speedway track promoter Jerry Denson and staff are pleased to announce that the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will visit the 3/8 mile D-shaped oval known as “Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring” for the first-time in 2015.

On Friday evening May 8, 2015, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will visit Ponderosa Speedway for the first-time ever. The event will carry the standard World of Outlaws Late Model Series format, rules, and procedures and will pay $10,000 to the winner. Other divisions in action for this must-see event will announced when the 2015 track schedule is released later on this year.

The track has one final event planned for the 2014 as the Southern Nationals Bonus Series will sanction the track’s 24th Annual Fall Classic on Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1, with Super Late Models racing for $10,024 to win, Modifieds racing for $3,000 to win, Pro Late Models racing for $2,000 to win, and KDRA Sportsman racing for $2,000 to win in the first ever Bobby Carrier, Sr. Memorial event.

The Southern Nationals Bonus Series will sanction the Super Late Model portion of the program and the following tire rules will be in place for each night: Hoosier- LM20, 1300, 1350, LM40, and 1600; American Racer- 44, 48, and 56. These tire compounds must be on all four corners of the race cars. Also, random tire samples will taken by the series over the course of the two days of racing.

Ponderosa Speedway Southern Nationals Bonus Series 24th Annual Fall Classic A-Main Payouts for October 31/November 1, 2014:
*Super Late Models (60 laps): 1st- $10,024, 2nd- $5,000, 3rd- $2,500, 4th- $2,000, 5th- $1,500, 6th- $1,300, 7th- $1,200, 8th- $1,100, 9th- $900, 10th- $850, 11th- $800, 12th- $750, 13th- $700, 14th- $700, 15th- $700, 16th- $700, 17th- $700, 18th- $700, 19th- $700, 20th- $700, 21st- $700, 22nd- $700.
*Modifieds (40 laps): 1st- $3,000, 2nd- $1,200, 3rd- $700, 4th- $500, 5th- $400, 6th- $350, 7th- $325, 8th- $300, 9th- $275, 10th through 18th- $250 to start.
*Pro Late Models (30 laps): 1st- $2,000, 2nd- $1,000, 3rd- $600, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $250, 8th- $200, 9th- $175, 10th- $150, 11th through 18th- $125 to start.
*Sportsman (30 laps): 1st- $2,000, 2nd- $1,000, 3rd- $600, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $250, 8th- $200, 9th- $175, 10th- $150, 11th through 18th- $125 to start.

Also, this event will still serve as a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness and 50/50 ticket sales and a portion of the weekend’s proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society in the name of “Supporters of Ponderosa Speedway”.

Activities for the opening night of the 24th Annual Fall Classic weekend on Friday October 31 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., with practice laps set for 7:20 p.m. Time trials for the Super Late Model and Modified divisions will be at 8:00 p.m., with racing set for the green flag immediately following time trials.

Activities for the 24th Annual Fall Classic on Saturday November 1 will see the pit area and general admission areas cleared at 1:30 p.m., with gates set to reopen at 2:00 p.m. A special driver’s autograph session will take in the general admission area from 3:45 p.m. until 4:15 p.m., with the drivers meeting set for 4:30 p.m., with racing set to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Ticket prices for the open practice on Thursday October 30 in the general admission area will be $5, while a pit pass will be $20. Ticket prices for Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1 in the general admission area will be $30 each night or a two-day general admission pass will be available for $40, while pit passes will be $35 each night or a two-day pit pass can be purchased for $50.

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 webpages 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 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.