Bluegrass Speedway
2221 New Haven Road
Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
2010 Official Media Release #53 (For Immediate Distribution: August 19, 2010)
Contact-Michael Despain (Mdespain7@aol.com and/or dirttrackracing@hotmail.com)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Bluegrass Speedway August 28 for 10th Annual Bluegrass Classic

Bardstown, KY-August 19, 2010- Bluegrass Speedway track promoters David and Anita Ferrell will present dirt track racing action in a big way at the ½ mile, high-banked Nelson County clay oval on Saturday August 28 as the track presents it marquee event, the 10th Annual Bluegrass Classic, hosting the nationally renowned racers and crews of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in a 50 lap, $10,000 to win main event that is expected to draw the attention of some of the finest racers in the dirt racing industry as more than $40,000 in prize money will be up for grabs.

On Saturday August 28, the superstars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take centerstage in a full program of practice, A-B group time trials, qualifying heats, B-mains, and the 50 lap, $10,000 to win Bluegrass Classic A-Main. Also on the August 28 racing card will be a full show of weekly racing series action for the WBRT 1320-Am UMP Sportsman ($200 to win) and UMP Street Stocks ($100 to win), while the UMP Modified division has the night off. For the August 28 racing event, the Super Late Model division will be the only class to time trial, while UMP Sportsman and UMP Street Stocks will pill draw for heat race starting assignments.

Activities for the August 28 racing program will see all gates open one hour earlier than normal, with the pit area opening at 3:00 p.m. and the general admission area opening at 4:00 p.m. There will be an autograph session with the drivers of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Bluegrass Speedway at 5:15 p.m. behind the main grandstand area. A mandatory drivers meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. Practice will begin at 6:30 p.m., with time trials at 7:00 p.m., followed green flag race action at or before 8:00 p.m. All times are EDT. Ticket prices on August 28 will be $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under age 6 free in the general admission area. A pit pass will cost $35.

The A-Main payoff for the 10th Annual Bluegrass Classic for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is a follows: 1st- $10,000, 2nd- $5,000, 3rd- $3,000, 4th- $2,500, 5th- $2,000, 6th- $1,500, 7th- $1,400, 8th- $1,300, 9th- $1,200, 10th- $1,100, 11th- $1,000, 12th- $950, 13th- $900, 14th- $875, 15th- $850, 16th- $825, 17th- $800, 18th- $775, 19th- $750, 20th- $725, 21st through 24th- $700 to start. All drivers not making A-Main, but starting a B-Main, will receive $100 tow money.

In point chases, Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY sits atop the Bluegrass Speedway track championship chase, leading Jeff Watson, Lee Devaisier, Aaron Hatton, and Dustin Neat, while Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN rides into Bluegrass Speedway as the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series points leader ahead of Jimmy Owens, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ray Cook, and Don O’Neal.

The Bluegrass Classic was added to the Bluegrass Speedway racing docket in 2001 during the second year of the current promotional tenure of David and Anita Ferrell and Bob Pierce of Oakwood, IL would take the $7,500 payday on the first weekend of August that year. Pierce would return and take the win again in 2002 as the Northern All Star Late Model Series would sanction the race and it would pay $10,000 to win. Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN would break the “Tall Cool One’s” handle on the race when he claimed the NALMS sanctioned event in 2003. Illinois would reign supreme again in front of the ESPN2 cameras in 2004 as Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL would score the win in the race sanctioned by the North American Racing Association. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series would begin sanctioning the event in 2005 and this would be the beginning of the “Black Sunshine” era as Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN would start 15th and finish first in the 2005 event and would roll back to Bluegrass in 2006 and score the win in what many consider the best Super Late Model feature event ever contested at the track, with Bloomquist making it three straight victory in the race with a win in front of the SPEED TV cameras in 2007. Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN would stop “Zero’s” supremacy by winning the 2008 version of the event, while Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC would hit paydirt with a win in the 2009 event and is the defending race champion.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at 2221 New Haven Road at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 31-E and exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. David and Anita Ferrell are the track promoters and present dirt track sports entertainment on Saturday evenings from mid-April through September. For more information about all racing activities for the 2010 racing season, visit the track’s webpage on the internet at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or phone (502) 349-1241 on raceday.