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Michael Despain
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (June 30) - After being closed this past Saturday evening, Bluegrass Speedway will be return with racing action this Saturday July 5 at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted ½ mile clay oval located just minutes from beautiful and historic Bardstown, KY.
The July 5 event will be the 5th Annual Topless Terror Night, which will see the 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model and the Kentucky Cooperage Modified divisions will rip off the roofs of the race cars and sport the convertible look for the evening. Also in action on the July 5 racing program will be weekly racing series action for the WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman and Street Stocks. The race purse for the evening will be the same as a regular Saturday night racing program for all divisions. 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.
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. For more information about the upcoming racing activities of the 2008 racing season, visit the track's page on the world wide web at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or by phone at (502) 349-1241 on racedays.
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