FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2013
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August 23-25 Event Previews

USA 100 at Virginia Motor Speedway Set for This Friday August 23rd… They say “Third Times a Charm”, well at least that is what officials of the Virginia Motor Speedway and the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series are hoping for as they get set to run the 34th Annual USA 100 this Friday August 23rd. The event which was originally scheduled for May 18th was delayed twice by bad weather. The third attempt has everyone anxious to get the $10,000 to win event in the books. The event will pay $10,000 to the winner and continue with the fan friendly format of two twenty-five lap qualifying races to make it into the fifty lap “A” main. Virginia Motor Speedway is pulling out all the stops once again to draw a great field of cars from the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast by offering tow money to any driver not making the 26 car field with any driver not making the A Main receiving $200. The speedway has added a special $1500 to win modified event as the support division for this event. With the added money the speedway is expecting to get a few new competitors vying for the win. Competitor gates for Friday August 23rd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 6pm. On track activities will begin at 7pm with hot laps.

UMP/Mars Super Late Models Gear-Up for USA World 50 at Paducah International Raceway… Sparks will fly on Friday night, August 23rd as the Bigger, Faster, Stronger  Mars Super Late Model Series roll into the lightning fast Paducah International Raceway! The historic high banked 3/8ths has been relegated to special events this season and this one is sure to be a thriller! Expect to see the fastest hot shows of the Midwest compete for the $5000 to win event! It will be a full night of racing action at P.I.R. which will also include UMP Open Wheel Modifieds, UMP Pro Late Models, UMP Street Stocks, Stock & Outlaw 4 cylinders, and the always entertaining Kentucky Vintage Cars. Grandstands will open at 5pm, with Pit Gates opening at 4pm. Hot laps are set to begin at 7pm, and high-horsepower, sideways racing action gets under way at 7:30!

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads to Tennessee and Indiana this Week… The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will compete at a special mid-week show on Thursday, August 22nd in East Tennessee. The LOLMDS will sanction the 10th Annual "Scorcher"- presented by Reece Monument Co. of Tazewell along with Patriot Mining at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN. This annual mega event is run in conjunction with Bristol Motor Speedway just up the road from Volunteer Speedway. The 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne is scheduled to drive a super late model and enter the LOLMDS sanctioned event at the Joe and Phyliss Loven-promoted facility Thursday night. Activites include LOLMDS Hot-Laps, Time Trials, Heat Races, B-mains and a 50-Lap $10,000 to win feature event. The Modified Hobby Class will run as a support class to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will have a day off on Friday of this week before traveling to the state of Indiana and visit Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN on Saturday August 24th. The LOLMDS sanctioned event "Whiskey City 50-presented by Sign-A-Rama will mark the sixth appearance at the immaculate facility promoted by Dave and Kim Rudisell. In the previous five races at "The Burg", there have been five different winners including: Darren Miller, Brian Birkhofer, Dale McDowell, Don O'Neal and last year's winner Jimmy Owens. Saturday's event at Lawrenceburg Speedway will include LOLMDS Hot-Laps, RED BUCK Time Trials, Heat Races, B-mains and a 50-Lap $10,000 to win feature event. The Budweiser Modified division will run as a support class to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

NCRA Late Models Invade Thunder Hill This Saturday Night...The “gladiators” of the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products late model division kicks back into action this coming Saturday night as they make their first appearance in three years at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas. When the tour last visited the track back in 2010, Omaha, Nebraska’s John Anderson took home the victory. G&G Dozer rookie of the year contender and point leader Jacob Magee of Caney, Kansas also leads the current point standings over Jimmy Segraves. Saturday night’s championship feature finale will pay $2000 to the winner.Thus far this season it has been non-tour regular Tony Jackson, Jr. who has taken home the most victories on the tour. Jackson, one of the hottest drivers in the Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska area, has amassed three feature victories in his four appearances with the series. Other feature winners thus far this season include; Ryan Gustin, Segraves, Kyle Berck and Will Vaught. Gates open at 5:00 PM with racing slated for a 7:00 PM start time. Thunder Hill Speedway is located 14.6 miles north of US 24 on US 75 to 142nd St., then 2.2 miles west. For more race and track information log on to www.racethunderhillspeedway.com or contact them (785) 366-2844.

North Georgia Speedway Biddle Ridley Memorial race… Super Late Model action returns to the North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, GA this Saturday night, August 24th. for the $3,000 to-Win, 40 lap, Biddle Ridley Memorial race. The event will be the second of the month for SLM's at the Ultra-Fast 1/3 mile clay banked dirt track. Just over three weeks ago, Northern Tennessee racer Mike Marlar (# 5B) stole the show from fellow Tennesseeian  Randy Weaver (# 116) in the waning laps of the Ultimate series event, pocketing a $4,000. prize. Last season's inaugural memorial event for the 72-year old Georgian whom passed in late July was won by Knoxville's Billy Ogle Jr (# 201). Ridley was crew-chief for his NASCAR racing brother Jody (# 98) in the 70's and 80's through their connection with NASCAR legend Bill Elliott of nearby Dawsonville. North GA Speedway will use the S.R.R.S. tire rules for the Biddle Ridley Memorial race that pays a minimum of $300 to-Start.

2nd Annual Sarah Bond Big Three event this Friday… Skyline Speedway will honor one of racing's most famous ladies--Sarah Bond this coming Friday, August 23.  The track will host the Sarah Bond Big Three paying $2,000 to win and $200 to start in all divisions. Although the event features a great purse in all divisions this is one of the biggest AMRA purses of the entire season for the Octane Modifieds, and a potent purse for both the Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association 410 Outlaw Sprints and the Kryptonite AMRA Late Models. Friday's event carries special admission, but is a bargain at $20 for adults, kids 12 and under free, and senior citizens $15.  Pit admission is $40. Sarah E. Bond, 70, of Coolville, passed away July 20, 2012 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens.  She was born July 28, 1941 in Cadiz, Ohio, daughter of the late Hunter and Geraldine Farnsworth Barnhouse. She was a retired bus driver for the Federal Hocking Local School District and an avid dirt track race mom to all. Everyone called her Momma Bond. Surviving Sarah is racing legend and husband, Ronnie Bond; two sons, Larry and Gina Bond and Andy and Tabitha Bond; three daughters, Pam Bond, Kim Bond and Sandra and Dylan Erwin; 10 grandchildren, Seth, Ashley, Gabrielle, Nicki, Allison, Erin, Mackenzie, Kyle, Andy and Dylan; three great-grandchildren, Braxton, Chelsea and Karsen. Both Larry Bond and Andy Bond have won multiple championships not only at Skyline Speedway, but at many tracks around the Ohio Valley as well as the Midwest.  Grandson Kyle Bond--a third generation driver is continuing to carry on the family name and the legendary #10, made famous throughout the region by his grandfather Ronnie. Friday, July 31, 2009 Ronnie and Sarah celebrated their 52nd Wedding Anniversary at Skyline Speedway, something that got owner promoter Billy Jarrell thinking. "So many times we don't pay tribute to those who are so important to the sport." What followed was a tribute night for Ronnie and Sarah. This Friday, Skyline Speedway invites all area fans to help celebrate the memory of Sarah Bond with the Bond's on this very special night, Friday, August 23.

NDRL's McKean County Raceway Celebrate the 'Stars of MCR' with $5,000 ULMS Late Model Special... The NDRL's McKean County Raceway, coming off the huge Fair Board event that took place on Thursday, August 15, will continue with their impressive 2013 schedule as the NDRL's ULMS and A&MP Electric UEMS will be in action this upcoming Friday, August 23 for the 'Stars of MCR' event that will pay $5,000 to the ULMS winner and $1,000 to the UEMS winner. Also on the card are the 'Incredible Weekly Show' divisions of the RUSH Weekly Late Models, Close Racing Supply Street Stocks, Mini Stocks and Pure Stocks. At intermission Rod Biehler will be interviewing several STARS of MCR ... including past late model champions, Bob Baldwin, Ron Stanko, Larry Bigley plus others.  WE hope to have atleast 12 of the STARS of the 1980s early 90s on hand to celebrate the history of McKean County Raceway. The action all starts Friday night, August 23 at 7:15pm with pit gates opening at 4:30pm and grandstand gates opening at 5:00pm.