Post by dalejrfan on Jun 19, 2005 19:00:23 GMT -5
Bluegrass Speedway Race Preview for June 25, 2005
Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2nd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial This Saturday, June 25
Bardstown, KY-June 19-Bluegrass Speedway, located outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY, will host the 2nd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial this Saturday night, June 25 at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County dirt oval.
This event will highlight the Sportsman division, who will race for $400 to win in honor of the memory of one of the long time supporters of the Sportsman class at Bluegrass Speedway. Defending Sportsman track champion Bo Wilson of Springfield, KY won the inaugural race in 2004. Also on the racing docket will be a regular show for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. The Late Models and Sportsman divisions will have time trials, while the Modifieds and Street Stocks will line up their heats via the pill draw.
Activities for this June 25 event will see pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The driver’s meeting will be at 6:00, hot laps at 6:30, time trials at 7:00, with racing set to take the green flag at 8:00. All times are EDT. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $10, with children ages 6 to 12 being $5, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $20.
Bluegrass Speedway is once again associated with the Contingency Connection program in 2005, with drivers eligible for over $50,000 in posted contingency prizes if they participate in the program and also make themselves eligible for the season ending Mr. Gasket awards program. Also an added incentive, drivers can now be eligible for the JE Pro Seal Rings Sportsman of the Year program.
Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 18 and winners for that evening included Audie McWilliams of Walton, KY in Late Models, Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Balltown, KY in Sportsman, and Terry Bartley of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.
Current track championship division point leader are Timmy Yeager of Harrodsburg, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman, and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.
Bluegrass Speedway is owned by Charles Hamilton and promoted by David and Anita Ferrell. Racing takes place on Saturday nights from mid-April through the end of September. The track is located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. For more information about this event at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.
Bluegrass Speedway Hosts 2nd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial This Saturday, June 25
Bardstown, KY-June 19-Bluegrass Speedway, located outside of beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY, will host the 2nd Annual Shorty Gardner Memorial this Saturday night, June 25 at the ½ mile high-banked Nelson County dirt oval.
This event will highlight the Sportsman division, who will race for $400 to win in honor of the memory of one of the long time supporters of the Sportsman class at Bluegrass Speedway. Defending Sportsman track champion Bo Wilson of Springfield, KY won the inaugural race in 2004. Also on the racing docket will be a regular show for Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks. The Late Models and Sportsman divisions will have time trials, while the Modifieds and Street Stocks will line up their heats via the pill draw.
Activities for this June 25 event will see pit gates will open at 4:00, with main gates opening at 5:00. The driver’s meeting will be at 6:00, hot laps at 6:30, time trials at 7:00, with racing set to take the green flag at 8:00. All times are EDT. This is a special event. Adult general admission is $10, with children ages 6 to 12 being $5, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $20.
Bluegrass Speedway is once again associated with the Contingency Connection program in 2005, with drivers eligible for over $50,000 in posted contingency prizes if they participate in the program and also make themselves eligible for the season ending Mr. Gasket awards program. Also an added incentive, drivers can now be eligible for the JE Pro Seal Rings Sportsman of the Year program.
Bluegrass Speedway last raced on June 18 and winners for that evening included Audie McWilliams of Walton, KY in Late Models, Joe Mattingly of New Hope, KY in Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Balltown, KY in Sportsman, and Terry Bartley of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.
Current track championship division point leader are Timmy Yeager of Harrodsburg, KY in Late Models, Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Modifieds, Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman, and Willie Edelen of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.
Bluegrass Speedway is owned by Charles Hamilton and promoted by David and Anita Ferrell. Racing takes place on Saturday nights from mid-April through the end of September. The track is located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. For more information about this event at Bluegrass Speedway, visit the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.