Bluegrass
Speedway
2221
New Haven Road
Bardstown,
Kentucky 40004
2008
Media Release #29 (For Immediate Distribution:
June 22, 2008)
Contact-Michael
Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)
Bluegrass
Speedway Off June 28; 5th Annual Topless Terror Night on July 5
Bardstown,
KY-June 22, 2008- Bluegrass Speedway will be closed on Saturday evening June
28, with racing set to return on Saturday July 5 at the David and Anita
Ferrell promoted ½ mile clay oval located just minutes from beautiful and
historic Bardstown, KY.
The
track will be closed on Saturday June 28, but racing action returns on
Saturday July 5 as it will be the 5th Annual Topless Terror Night
event. On July 5, the 44 Auto
Mart Super Late Models and the Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds will sport the
“topless” look and rip the roofs off for the evening’s action. Also
in action on July 5 will be a full program of weekly racing series action for
the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman and Street Stocks. The
Super Late Model and Modified divisions will time trial on July 5, while the
Sportsman and Street Stock divisions will pill draw for heat race starting
assignments.
Activities
for the next racing event on July 5 will see the pit area will open at 4:00
p.m., while the grandstand area will be open at 5:00 p.m.
The driver’s meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m., with hot laps set
to go at 6:30 p.m., time trials for the Super Late Models and Sportsman will
go at 7:00 p.m., with racing set to take the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m.
Ticket prices will be $10 in the general admission area for adults,
children ages 6 to 12 will be $8, and children under age 6 will be free.
Admission to the pit area will be $25.
Bluegrass
Speedway will once again be an associate of the Contingency Connection program
for the 2008 race season, which allows those drivers who sign up, at no cost
to the drivers, to be eligible for valuable product discounts and other
prizes. For 2008, the Contingency
Connection will award over $150,000 in prizes through their program across the
country at the 60 oval tracks involved in this prestigious program.
Bluegrass
Speedway last raced on June 21 and feature event winners for that evening
included Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models,
Jason Wheatley of Loretto, KY in Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds, Roger Cecil of
Bardstown, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Joe David Humphrey of Loretto, KY
in Street Stocks.
Track
championship points leaders heading into the July 5 racing program are Dustin
Neat of Dunnville, KY in 44 Auto Mart Super Late Models, Jason Wheatley of
Loretto, KY in Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds, Roger Cecil of Bardstown, KY in
WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman, and Robbie Settles of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks.