Four Cylinder Fury $1,000 to win Next Up at Richmond Raceway on June 18

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Richmond Raceway
328 Greens Crossing Road
Richmond, KY 40475

2016 Media Release #26- May 29, 2016 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE)
Contact- Michael Despain (mgdespain@windstream.net; Twitter- @MichaelDespain; Facebook- Michael Despain)
Website- www.richmond-raceway.net

Saturday Night Showdown/Four Cylinder Fury Next Up at Richmond Raceway June 18

Richmond, KY (May 29, 2016)- Richmond Raceway co-promoters Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz will have the 3/10 mile semi-banked red clay oval known as “The Beast of the East” idle for the next couple of weeks, but will return to action with the Saturday Night Showdown for the American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks and Four Cylinder Fury for Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders, along with a full racing program for Sonic Late Models, Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, and Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones on Saturday June 18.

Richmond Raceway will be off the next two weekends in support of the Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway on Saturday June 4 and the Dream 100 at Eldora Speedway on Saturday June 11.

The next racing competition at Richmond Raceway will take place on Saturday June 18 and will feature the Saturday Night Showdown for the American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, racing for $1,200 to win, along with the Four Cylinder Fury event for the Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders, racing for $1,000 to win. Also on the Saturday June 18 racing program at Richmond Raceway will be a full racing program for the Sonic Late Models ($1,500 to win), Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds ($1,000 to win), and Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones ($100 to win). All divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions. Transponders are used for timing/scoring purposes (can be rented at the track) and RACEceivers are also mandatory in all divisions. All competitors are urged to be at the track and signed-in by 5:30 p.m. as that is when driver registration closes. Also of note, the three highest finishing drivers that utilize a Crate engine powered car will be eligible for bonuses. The highest finishing driver using a Crate engine will receive a $100 bonus, second highest finishing driver using a Crate engine will receive a $75 bonus, and the third highest finishing driver using a Crate engine will receive a $50 bonus. Additionally, there is an entry fee for the American Dirt Allstars portion of the event, which is $20 for series members and $30 for series non-members, with the entry fee including the transponder rental fee.

Activities for the Saturday Night Showdown and Four Cylinder Fury events at Richmond Raceway on Saturday June 18 will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m. and the general admission area open at 4:30 p.m. Driver registration will close at 5:30 p.m. and the drivers meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m., with practice set to begin at 6:15 p.m. Racing is set to take the take the green flag at 7:30 p.m. All times listed are EDT. Ticket prices and complete feature event purse information for this event will be released next weekend.

Richmond Raceway last raced on Saturday May 28 and feature event winners included Tommy Bailey of Corbin, KY in Sonic Late Models, Keith Smith of Stanton, KY in Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, Brandon Hutchinson of Hi Hat, KY in AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, Shane Irvin of Liberty, KY in Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders, and Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson of Richmond, KY in Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones.

Current track championship division points leaders heading into the next racing event on Saturday June 18 are Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Sonic Late Models, Keith Smith of Stanton, KY in Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, Robby Perkins of Ezel, KY in AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, Freddy Breeden of Somerset, KY in Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders, and Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson of Richmond, KY in Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones.

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 would like to thank its 2016 track marketing partners: Airport Road Salvage Yard (Junction City, KY), American Racer South (Tullahoma, TN), Andrew Automotive (Stanford, KY), AR Bodies (Greenbriar, TN), Barton’s Storage Buildings (Corbin, KY), BereaOnline.com (Berea, KY), Best Western (Richmond), Coyote Country WCYO 100.7 FM (Richmond), Estepp Shell (Richmond), Finish First Designs (Berea, KY), First Southern National Bank (Richmond/Stanford/Hustonville/Lancaster), Hoosier Tire, Kentucky Septic Repair (Richmond), Phantom Racing Gear (Lawrenceburg, KY), Pro-Tow Towing (Richmond), Renfro’s Towing (Richmond), REVELution Race Cars (Richmond), RockAuto.com (Madison, WI), Skirting Solutions (London, KY), SkyTower Power Race Engines (Stanford, KY), Sonic (Richmond), Sunoco Race Fuels, Todd Metals and Truss (Somerset, KY/Columbia, KY), Warlock Race Cars (Independence, KY), WCBR 1110 AM Christian Radio (Richmond), WRNZ 105.1 FM (Danville), and Xtreme Style Signs and Graphics (Danville, KY)

Richmond Raceway Top Ten Track Point Standings after May 28, 2016

Sonic LATE MODELS
1. Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)- 189
2. Jake Henry (Junction City, KY)- 179
3. Jason Barrett (Waco, KY)- 178
4. Chris Ruble (Waco, KY)- 162
5. Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 130
6. Dennis Barton (Corbin, KY)- 125
7. Brian Royalty (Cynthiana, KY)- 103
8. Mikah Reams (Mount Vernon, KY)- 99
9. Tommy Bailey (Corbin, KY)- 80
Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 80

Phantom Racing Gear MODIFIEDS
1. Keith Smith (Stanton, KY)- 236
2. Jim Robinson (Richmond, KY)- 213
3. Blake Brown (Corbin, KY)- 202
4. Cody Smith (Clay City, KY)- 187
5. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 181
6. Zach Powers (Lexington, KY)- 152
7. Korey Cochran (Richmond, KY)- 151
8. Brent Estes (Irvine, KY)- 143
9. John Jackson (Cynthiana, KY)- 125
10. Kevin Harkins (Hazard, KY)- 121

AR Bodies KDRA SUPER STOCKS
1. Robby Perkins (Ezel, KY)- 226
2. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 225
3. Brandon Hutchinson (Hi Hat, KY)- 215
4. Allen Hackworth, Jr. (Waco, KY)- 205
5. Trae Soper (Nicholasville, KY)- 186
6. Jeremie Bretz (Maysville, KY)- 172
7. Greg Hensley (Lost Creek, KY)- 147
8. Bill Robinson (Waco, KY)- 125
Jimmy Bailey (Winchester, KY)- 125
9. Bartley Grant (Berea, KY)- 117

Pro-Tow STOCK FOUR CYLINDERS
1. Freddy Breeden (Somerset, KY)- 186
2. Greg Hensley (Lost Creek, KY)- 184
3. Shane Irvin (Liberty, KY)- 156
Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 156
5. Brandon Creech (Berea, KY)- 149
6. Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 139
7. Sean Jones (Clermont County, OH)- 135
8. Tyler Hayes (Pine Ridge, KY)- 119
9. Travis (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 106
10. Stacy Harrison (Corbin, KY)- 77

Warlock Race Cars MINI-CUP/CYCLONES
1. Josh (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 159
2. Jason Bell (London, KY)- 150
3. Dylan Rutherford (Corbin, KY)- 143
4. Bobby Williams (Hyden, KY)- 139
5. Glenn (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)erson (Richmond, KY)- 22
6. Connor Dole (Corbin, KY)- 17

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