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PONDEROSA SPEEDWAY, "KENTUCKY'S BADDEST BULLRING"
365 PHILLIPS LANE, JUNCTION CITY, KY
AUGUST 25, 2011

Ponderosa Speedway, Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring, and the United Super Dirt Car Series (USDCS) have joined forces and would like to announce the final race schedule for 2011 for the Ponderosa. Tracey Burchell has been named Promoter of Ponderosa Speedway.

Friday, September 16, 2011 The Glenn Auto Mall 40, Late Models Paying $2000. Plus the winner of this race will have a guaranteed spot in the last race of the season, The Fall Classic, paying $5000 to win. We will also have Modifieds, Sportsman and Open 4 Cylinders. The race on September 10, 2011 has been cancelled due to the World 100 Race at Eldora and moved to September 16, 2011.

The season finale weekend will begin on Friday, September 30, 2011 with the Friday Night Rumble paying $2500 to win for late models. The Friday Night Rumble event was added to the Ponderosa Speedway schedule in 2007 and Jason Keltner of Campbellsville, KY would win that inaugural event for Super Late Models and would repeat his victory in the event in 2008. Another Campbellsville, KY native, Jordan Bland, would snag the event win in 2009. Mike Marlar from Winfield, TN would win in 2010 and is the defending champion. We will also have Modifieds, Street Socks, and Open 4 Cylinders.

The last race of the season will be the Fall Classic paying $5000 to win for late models. The Fall Classic first appeared on the Ponderosa Speedway docket back in 1990 and Steve Francis of Ashland, KY would win the first-ever Fall Classic event. The late Jack Boggs of Grayson, KY would win back-to-back Fall Classic events in 1991 and 1992, while the event was rained out in 1993. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY was the race winner in 1994, while Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN would lay claim to the event title in 1995. Legendary chassis builder C.J. Rayburn of Whiteland, IN would win the event in 1996, while fellow Hoosier state native Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would score back-to-back wins in the 1997 and 1998 Fall Classic races. Darrell Lanigan would become the third two-time winner of the race with his victory in 1999, while Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY would score his biggest career win to date with the Fall Classic checkered flag in 2000. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN would take the race victory in 2001, while the event would not be contested in 2002, but return in 2003 with Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY scoring his only Fall Classic win to date. Bobby Wolter, Jr. of Lexington, KY would claim his biggest career win to date with the checkered flag in the 2004 race, while Chris Combs of Isom, KY would be the victor of the Fall Classic in 2005. Aaron Hatton of Mount Sterling, KY would grab a popular Fall Classic victory in 2006, while Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY would take the checkered flag in the 2007 race. Greg Johnson of Bedford, IN would turn in a dominant performance to win the 2008 race, while Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN would charge his way to the front to win the 2009 Fall Classic. Eric Wells won in 2010 and is the defending race champion. We will also have Modifieds, Outlaw Sportsman, and Open 4 Cylinders.

The Ponderosa Speedway would like to thank all the sponsors, fans, drivers, workers and volunteers that have supported us this year! We could not have done it without you! We hope all of you will come to the last 3 races for 2011 and stick with us in 2012. It has been a very up and down year with lots of frustrations, setbacks, and loss at the track. We hope to end 2011 with some outstanding racing and set the stage for a full season next year! Please join us at Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring! See you all on September 16th!!

We would like to thank our 2011 sponsors: Bob Allen Motor Mall, Eastern KY Recycling, Simple Sign and Decal, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Sky Tower Power Racing Engines, Whitaker Bank, Country Hearth Inn, CarQuest, WHIR, Pizza Hut, O’Riley Auto Parts, Patriot Sports, Shoney’s, Todd Metals, LuvRacin.com, Auto Zone, Valvoline Instant Oil Change.

Questions contact Tracey Burchell, Promoter, at 859-885-2583 Evenings.
Email: bluemoon40356@yahoo.com

Visit our website: www.theponderosaspeedway.com