Speedway returns to racing this Saturday June 7th with Collision One STAR Kids Night presented by MetroCast

Speedway returns to racing this Saturday June 7th with Collision One STAR Kids Night presented by MetroCast

Jamaica, VA – Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday June 7th for Collision One S.T.A.R. Kids Night presented by MetroCast. The night will feature the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in Virginia National Guard Dirt Series action. STAR Kids night is always a special one for the speedway as the children from the Gloucester STAR program visit for a night of racing. The STAR program provides athletics, games and social time to children with special needs. For more information on the program visit http://www.gloucesterva.info/pr. Competitor gates for Saturday June 7th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps and features will start at 8pm. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (30 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (25 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 13 – 17 years old $6, children 7 to 12 $4 and children 6 and under admitted free. We offer a family pass for $25 (two adults and two children 12 and under). Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area....

Speedway Back in Action this Saturday May 31st for Safety-Kleen Night and Popular Twin Race Format

Speedway Back in Action this Saturday May 31st for Safety-Kleen Night and Popular Twin Race Format

Jamaica, VA – Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing on Saturday May 31st for Safety-Kleen Night. The night will feature the very popular “Twin Race” format for the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday May 31st will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps, fifteenth starting Matt Marshall, Jimmy Duncan and Brian Maxey rounding out the top five. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (Twin 15 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (Twin 15 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (Twin 15 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (Twin 15 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (Twin 12 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 13 – 17 years old $6, children 7 to 12 $4 and children 6 and under admitted free. We offer a family pass for $25 (two adults and two children 12 and under). Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. Fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway....

Chris Ferguson Holds Off Greg Satterlee for 35th Annual TireX USA 100 Victory

Chris Ferguson Holds Off Greg Satterlee for 35th Annual TireX USA 100 Victory

(Ultimate portion by Kelley Carlton) Jamaica, Virginia (May 17, 2014) – Chris Ferguson and his small family owned race team have won some big events over the years and Ferguson is generally thought of as one of the most talented drivers in the Southeast. Yet he still seemed to lack a “signature” victory. Well that was until Saturday night at Virginia Motor Speedway when the 23 year old Mt. Holly, North Carolina driver battled his way to the win in the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series sanctioned 35th Annual TireX USA 100. “This is a huge win for us. We have won a race with this kind of purse but not with this level of competition. Both of the guys that finished right behind us (Gregg Satterlee and Jonathan Davenport) are ranked among the top 25 in the country right now. And Rambo (Franklin) and Casey Roberts are 2 of the best there is in this area. So this is really up there among my biggest wins of all time.” Ferguson said in Victory Lane. The evening was kicked off with VP Race for the Pole Qualifying. Jonathan Davenport topped all entrants with a lap of 17.044 second around the big ½ mile facility. Satterlee was 2nd quick followed by Ferguson, Brandon Overton and Walker Arthur. Time trials set the fields for the two 25-lap TireX Qualifier Races. The top 11 drivers from each of the TireX Qualifier Races transferred to the 50-lap USA 100 feature. Ferguson outdueled Davenport in the first preliminary event to capture the pole position for the feature. While Satterlee scored the win in the second ahead of Overton to take the outside pole. Provisional starts went to Jeff Smith and Dean Bowen. At the drop of the green flag for the 50-lap feature Satterlee was able to outgun Ferguson for the lead off of turn 2 of the opening lap to take the point. However Ferguson wouldn’t make it easy on the Rochester Mills, Pennsylvania driver. Over the opening 5 laps Ferguson ducked inside and pulled even with Satterlee to challenge for the lead. Each time Satterlee was able to answer and keep Ferguson at bay. Satterlee was able to open up some daylight for a short time until he began to encounter back-marker traffic. The lapped machines allowed Ferguson to close back in on the leader. And on lap 11 Ferguson moved by Satterlee amid heavy lapped traffic. Satterlee slid back several positions as Davenport, Russell Erwin, Overton and Franklin all moved past the early race leader. “I just couldn’t catch a break with the lapped cars. They didn’t do anything wrong. I just caught them at the wrong times and some were running the line I needed. When I fell back I knew I had to regroup and try to get going.” Satterlee said after the event. Meanwhile Friday night’s ULTIMATE victor at County Line Raceway, Russell Erwin made his way past Overton and Davenport to take over the runner-up spot. Erwin had a fast race car and immediately began to cut into Ferguson’s advantage. As the field was approaching the halfway point of the race Erwin had caught Ferguson and was looking to make the move for the lead. However Erwin’s hopes for a weekend sweep ended on lap 24 with a large puff of smoke from under the hood of his MasterSbilt by Huey machine. Ultimately engine failure ended the Beaverdam, Virginia racer’s weekend. With the field reset for the restart it was Davenport and Franklin who stepped up to go after the leader. However when the green reappeared Ferguson was able to get away a bit as the remainder of the top 5 waged war for position. As the laps began to wane Satterlee moved up to the top and began making his way back to the front. With just 4 laps remaining Satterlee found clear racetrack between himself and Ferguson. Satterlee hammered the cushion and pulled to Ferguson’s rear deck. Satterlee kept his Rocket pinned to the high line entering turn 3 and then crossed over to put his nose inside of Ferguson. But Satterlee’s high-side charge was temporarily slowed when Ferguson moved to the top of 1 and 2 to make the move around Jeff Smith to put him a lap in arrears. Satterlee was glued to Ferguson and as the duo took the white flag Satterlee appeared poised to make his move. But as the leaders entered the final set of corners Satterlee drove in just a bit too deep and jumped the cushion. The loss of momentum allowed Davenport to sneak past for 2nd but Satterlee crossed over and made a hard charge on the bottom to recover to retake second. Up front Ferguson cruised off of turn 4 to take the 0.4 second victory. “This is just a huge win for us. I feel like I gave one away last night at County Line. I got a little impatient with lap cars and changed my line. Tonight it all just seemed to fall into place. I moved up to get by a lapper just at the right time. The bottom had started to go away and when I moved up I found a little something there in the middle and thankfully it was good enough to get us here. I can’t thank my dad Brian Conard and my brother Brandon who is my crew chief for all that they do. We really couldn’t do this if it wasn’t for them and all of my family and our great sponsors. Everybody that helps us is so important to our program. Thanks to all of these fans that came out tonight. I hope we put on a good show for them. Also thanks to Mr. Sawyer and everyone here at Virginia Motor Speedway. I love this place and it feels great to win this race here.” Ferguson said after the race. It took three starts to get the Budweiser Modified 25 feature under way but once under green Jimmy Duncan took the lead and pulled away from the field. Eighth starting Matt Quade worked his way to the front and on lap 8 got under Duncan to battle for the lead. The two raced side by side for the next three laps before Quade would finally grab the lead out of turn 2. Once out front Quade pulled away from the field to go on to take the win followed by Ryan Toole, fifteenth starting Matt Marshall, Jimmy Duncan and Brian Maxey. Brett Adkins finally made to victory lane in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman with a pass on then leader Jeremiah Marshall on lap 13. Marshall paced the field for the first nine laps with no pressure from anyone. On lap 10 Brett Adkins finally got to the bumper of Marshall and began to pressure the rookie driver. On lap 13 Marshall made a small mistake and that was all Adkins needed to take the lead. Once out front Adkins pulled away for the win. Rounding out the top five were Hunter Shelton, Jeremiah Marshall, Davey Pullen and 12 year old Macey Causey. The Collision One Limited Stock feature came down to the final lap again. Brian Bradley paced the field with a ton of action going on behind him. On lap 12 point leader Brandon Sandridge had moved into the second and was closing on Bradley for the lead. Bradley would hold off Sandridge during several restarts after cautions. On the final lap Sandridge dove under Bradley in turn 2 to take the lead. In turn 3 Bradley tried the crossover move and got to his inside and the two raced back to the finish line with Sandridge taking the win by inches over Bradley. Rounding out the top five were Chad Champion, Matthew Cook and Stephen Childress. The speedway will take next Saturday May 26th off to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday and return to racing on Saturday May 31st for Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series Night. The night will feature the very popular “Twin Race” format or the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday May 31st will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps, fifteenth starting Matt Marshall, Jimmy Duncan and Brian Maxey rounding out the top five. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (Twin 20 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (Twin 15 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (Twin 15 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (Twin 15 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (Twin 12 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 13 – 17 years old $6, children 7 to 12 $4 and children 6 and under admitted free. We offer a family pass for $25 (two adults and two children 12 and under). Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2014 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS FOR 35TH ANNUAL TIREX USA 100, SATURDAY MAY 17, 2014: Ultimate Super Late Models (27 Cars): Qualifier 1 (25 Laps – Top 11 transfer): 1. Chris Ferguson, 2. Jonathan Davenport, 3. Russell Erwin, 4. Casey Roberts, 5. Walker Arthur, 6. Dan Stone, 7. Ricky Elliott, 8. Glenn Elliott, 9. Mike Gault, 10. Anthony Sanders, 11. Jonathan Edwards, 12. Douglas Davis, 13. Jeff Smith, 14. Scott Autry, Qualifier 2 (25 Laps – Top 11 transfer): 1. Greg Satterlee, 2. Brandon Overton, 3. Dennis Franklin, 4. Kyle Pierce, 5. Pierce McCarter, 6. Jason Covert, 7. Joey Coulter, 8. Luke Roffers, 9. Brian Ledbetter, 10. Doug Sanders, 11. Austin Hubbard, 12. Dean Bowen, 13. Ross Robinson A Main: 1. Chris Ferguson, 2. Greg Satterlee, 3. Jonathan Davenport, 4. Dennis Franklin, 5. Brandon Overton, 6. Austin Hubbard, 7. Casey Roberts, 8. Jason Covert, 9. Walker Arthur, 10. Dan Stone, 11. Pierce McCarter, 12. Ricky Elliott, 13. Kyle Pierce, 14. Glenn Elliott, 15. Joey Coulter, 16. Jeff Smith, 17. Anthony Sanders, 18. Brian Ledbetter, 19. Doug Sanders, 20. Russell Erwin, 21. Luke Roffers, 22. Dean Bowen, 23. Jonathan Edwards, 24. Mike Gault Fast Qualifier: Jonathan Davenport – 17.044 seconds Truckin Thunder Sportsman 25 Lap Feature (14 Cars): A Main: 1. Brett Adkins, 2. Hunter Shelton, 3. Jeremiah Marshall, 4. Davey Pullen, 5. Macy Causey, 6. Michael Hayes, 7. Chad Beahr, 8. Matt Ashworth, 9. Hunter Ashworth, 10. Corey Reid, 11. Carl Vaughan, 12. Junior Carter, 13. James Bunn, DNS: James Snead Fast Qualifier: Hunter Shelton – 20.988 seconds Budweiser Modifieds 25 Lap Feature (19 Cars): A Main: 1. Matt Quade, 2. Ryan Toole, 3. Matt Marshall, 4. Jimmy Duncan, 5. Brian Maxey, 6. Joey Polevoy, 7. Brandon Galloway, 8. Travis LaRoque, 9. Aaron Harris, 10. Stephen Bryant, 11. Kelly Samuels, 12. Gary Long, 13. Josh Harris, 14. Lance Grady, 15. Charlie Hubbard, 16. Robbie Babb, 17. Dan Arnold, 18. Mike Reynolds, 19. Francis Jarrelle III Fast Qualifier: Matt Quade – 18.896 seconds Collision One Limited Stock Cars 20 Lap Feature (15 Cars): A Main: 1. Brandon Sandridge, 2. Brian Bradley, 3. Ryan Hutchens , 4. Chad Champion, 5. Matthew Cook, 6. Stephen Childress, 7. Chris Maxey, 8. Daniel Alford, 9. Stephanie Stallings, 10. Andrew Tarbox, 11. Benjamin Lowry, 12. Christopher Sibley, 13. Chris Champion, 14. James Givens, 15. Cole Johnston Fast Qualifier: Stephen Childress – 22.956 seconds...

Speedway Increases Purse Monies in Four of Five Divisions

Speedway Increases Purse Monies in Four of Five Divisions

Jamaica, VA – In an era when most tracks are decreasing purses officials at Virginia Motor Speedway are pleased to announce that the purse in four of the five tracks Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series divisions is going up. With the early success and growth of the Aaron’s Pro Late Model division officials have introduced a new $800 to win purse for the new division. Purses in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Limited Stock divisions have also been increased starting with this weekend’s racing events. The next event at the speedway will be the $10,000 to win 35th Annual TireX USA 100 this coming Saturday May 17th. The night’s events will also include the Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Limited Stock divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday May 17th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30 pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday May 17th: ULTIMATE Super Late Models (50 Lap Feature); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps) and Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 Laps). ULTIMATE Super Late Models will run qualifying; two 25 lap qualifying races and Feature. All track divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Adult tickets are just $20; seniors (60+) $18; military $15; students 11 – 17 years old $10; and children 10 and under free. Pit passes will be $30. All tickets will be sold day of event. 16” coolers are welcomed but no glass is allowed. There is plenty of free lit parking and camping (no hookups) is allowed at no charge on a first come first served basis. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2014 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway....

Record Crowd Sees Nine Different winners in ten races on Twin Feature Night

Record Crowd Sees Nine Different winners in ten races on Twin Feature Night

Jamaica, VA –After a week of rain the Virginia Motor Speedway track staff did an outstanding job in getting the facilities ready for a record breaking crowd on Truckin Thunder Scout Night presented by the Virginia Army National Guard. The massive crowd was treated to some outstanding racing as the night saw nine different winners in ten features. Visiting victory lane were Justin Williams and Jared Powell (Victory Lap Late Models); Mark Parks and Tyler Bare (Aaron’s Pro Late Models); Matt Quade and Mike Reynolds (Budweiser Modifieds); Hunter Shelton (wins both Truckin Thunder Sportsman features); Brian Bradley and Brandon Sandridge (Collision One Limited Stocks). Both Victory Lap Late Model Twins were exciting. In the first 15 lapper Jared Powell and Billy Hubbard led the field to green with Hubbard taking the lead out of turn 2. On lap seven Troy Williams took over the lead with Justin Williams in tow. With Troy Williams on the bottom and Justin Williams up on the cushion the two battled nearly door to door for the next two laps before Justin Williams rocketed to the lead. Justin Williams held off a final challenge from Tory Williams with two laps to go to go to score the win. In the second feature for the Victory Lap Late Models Powell and John Staton led the field to green this time Powell took the top spot and pulled to a three car advantage on the field. It took eighth starting Justin Williams to use the cushion again to make his way to second. Once in the runner-up spot he began putting pressure on Powell for the lead. With two to go Williams pulled to the outside of Powell in turn 1 only to have the door shut. Williams would not give up and road the cushion in turns 3 and 4 to pull even as the two came to the white. The two raced side by side all the way back to the checkers with Powell holding on at the line by .048 seconds. In the Aaron’s Pro Late Models Neal Hudgins and David Puckett led the field to green with it going four wide into turn 2. When the smoke cleared it was Hudgins with the lead. His run at the front was short lived as third generation driver Tyler Bare took the lead on lap 2. Bare looked to be in control with Daniel Baggerly, Mark Parks, Bobby Thompson all within striking distance. Coming out of turn 4 Bare’s ride pushed up the track allowing Parks to get by and go on for the win with Thompson on his bumper for second. In the second feature for the Aaron’s Pro Late Models Bare and Baggerly would lead the field to green with Bare taking the lead out of turn 2. Bare would lead flag to flag but would have to hold off a late charge by Baggerly to take his first career win at Virginia Motor Speedway. In qualifying Baggerly set a new division track record with a lap of 18,488 seocnds breaking his week old mark. In the first Budweiser Modified twin Mike Reynolds and Joey Polevoy led the field to green with Reynolds securing the top spot. Reynolds would have Matt Quade trying multiple lines over the next ten laps trying to get by for the lead. On lap 10 Quade used the cushion in turn 1 to get by Reynolds for the lead and would go on to the win. In the second Budweiser Modified feature it was all Mike Reynolds as he started on the pole and led every lap in dominating fashion to get the win with Joey Polevoy holding off matt Quade for second. It was the same story in both Truckin Thunder Sportsman features as Hunter Shelton held off fierce challenges from Brett Adkins to take home both features. In the second twin Shelton had to come from eighth to get the win. In the first Collision One Limited Stock Car Brian Bradley inherited the lead with leader Matthew Cook came to the pits under a caution with mechanical problems. Once out front Bradley was able to hold off David Bowler and Andrew Tarbox for the win. In the second twin Chad Champion led the first three laps before Brandon Sandridge took the spot away with a strong pass out of turn 2. Once out front Sandridge kept a comfortable lead all the way to the checkers with Tarbox closing for second. The speedway will take next Saturday May 10th off to celebrate Mother’s Day and return to racing Saturday May 17th for the $10,000 to win 35th Annual TireX USA 100 featuring the Ultimate Super Late Model Series. The night will also feature Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. Competitor gates for Saturday May 17th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday May 17th: Ultimate Super Late Models (50 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). Ultimate Super Late Models will run qualifying, two-25 lap qualifying races and the 50 lap feature. All track divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $20, seniors (60+) $18; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $15, students 11 – 17 years old $10 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $30. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2014 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS FOR TRUCKIN THUNDER SCOUT / VA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SCOUT NIGHT, SATURDAY MAY 3, 2014: Victory Lap LateModels Twin #1 (15 laps): A Main:1. Justin Williams, 2. Troy Williams, 3. John Staton, 4. Jared Powell, 5. Brandon Long, 6. Anthony Kincaid, 7. Derick Quade, 8. Petie Coffey, 9. David Steele, 10. Billy Hubbard, 11. Joe Ender, 12. Billy Tucker, 13. Stephen Childress, 14. Tim Shelton Victory Lap LateModels Twin #2 (15 laps): A Main Event Two:1. Jared Powell, 2. Justin Williams, 3. Troy Williams, 4. John Staton, 5. Brandon Long, 6. Anthony Kincaid, 7. Petie Coffey, 8. Derick Quade, 9. Joe Ender, 10. David Steele, 11. Billy Hubbard, 12. Billy Tucker, 13. Stephen Childress, 14. Tim Shelton Fast Qualifier: John Staton – 18.091 seconds Aaron’s Pro Late Models Twin #1 (15 Laps): A Main:1. Mark Parks, 2. Bobby Thompson, 3. Daniel Baggerly, 4. Tyler Bare, 5. Davis Lipscombe, 6. Neal Hudgins, 7. Corey Almond, 8. Joey Coleman, 9. Paul McGinley, 10. Chad Martin, 11. David Puckett, 12. Scott Tessman, 13. Joey McClung, 14. Rudy Denke Aaron’s Pro Late Models Twin #2 (15 Laps): A Main Event Two:1. Tyler Bare, 2. Daniel Baggerly, 3. Bobby Thompson, 4. Joe Ender, 5. Neal Hudgins, 6. Davis Lipscombe, 7. David Puckett, 8. Scott Tessman, 9. Joey Coleman, 10. Corey Almond, 11. Chad Martin, 12. Paul McGinley, 13. Joey McClung, 14. Rudy Denke Fast Qualifier: Daniel Baggerly – 18.488 seconds (New Track Record) Truckin Thunder Sportsman Twin #1 (15 laps): A Main:1. Hunter Shelton, 2. Brett Adkins 3. Hunter Ashworth, 4. Davey Pullen, 5. Macy Causey, 6. Troy Doggett, 7. Michael Hayes 8. James Snead 9. Chad Beahr, 10. Carl Vaughan, 11. Timmy Brann, 12. Corey Reid, 13. Jeremiah Marshall, 14. Matt Ashworth, 15. James Bunn, 16. Junior Carter, Truckin Thunder Sportsman Twin #2 (15 laps): A Main Event Two:1. Hunter Shelton, 2. Brett Adkins, 3. Junior Carter, 4. Davey Pullen, 5. James Snead, 6. Carl Vaughan, 7. Jeremiah Marshall, 8. Macy Causey, 9. Timmy Brann, 10. Michael Hayes, 11. Chad Beahr, 12. Hunter Ashworth, 13. Tim Shelton, 14. James Bunn, 15. Matt Ashworth, 16. Troy Doggett Fast Qualifier: Hunter Shelton – 20.687 seconds. Budweiser Modifieds Twin #1 (15 laps): A Main:1. Matt Quade, 2. Mike Reynolds, 3. Dan Arnold, 4. Joey Polevoy, 5. Lance Grady, 6. Josh Harris, 7. Jimmy Duncan, 8. Matt Marshall, 9. Brian Maxey, 10. Travis LaRoque, 11. Aaron Harris, 12. Robbie Babb, 13. Charlie Hubbard, 14. James Sparks, 15. Jeremy Biggers, 16. Kelly Samuels, 17. Stephen Quade, 18. David Kendall Budweiser Modifieds Twin #2 (15 laps): A Main Event Two:1. Mike Reynolds, 2. Joey Polevoy, 3. Matt Quade, 4. Dan Arnold, 5. Matt Marshall, 6. Josh Harris, 7. Lance Grady, 8. Jimmy Duncan, 9. Travis LaRoque, 10. Aaron Harris, 11. Brian Maxey, 12. Kelly Samuels, 13. Charlie Hubbard, 14. Robbie Babb, 15. James Sparks, 16. Jeremy Biggers, 17. Stephen Quade, 18. David Kendall Fast Qualifier: Matt Quade – 18.946 seconds. (New Track Record) Collision One Limited Stock Cars Twin #1 (12 laps): A Main:1. Brian Bradley, 2. David Bowler , 3. Andrew Tarbox, 4. Chris Maxey, 5. Chad Champion, 6. Brandon Sandridge, 7. Daniel Alford, 8. Benjamin Lowry, 9. Lucas Ward, 10. Stephanie Stallings, 11. Chris Champion, 12. Ryan Hutchens, 13. Matthew Cook, 14. James Givens, 15. Christopher Sibley, 16. Cole Johnston, DQ: Travis Hopkins Collision One Limited Stock Cars Twin #2 (12 laps): A Main Event Two:1. Brandon Sandridge, 2. Andrew Tarbox, 3. Brian Bradley, 4. Ryan Hutchens, 5. Chris Champion, 6. Chris Maxey, 7. Lucas Ward, 8. Benjamin Lowry, 9. Stephanie Stallings, 10. Chad Champion, 11. Daniel Alford, 12. Christopher Sibley, 13. David Bowler, 14. Matthew Cook, 15. James Givens, 16. Cole Johnston, 17. Travis Hopkins Fast Qualifier: James Givens – 23.170 seconds....

Twin Features for all Five Divisions this Saturday May 3

Twin Features for all Five Divisions this Saturday May 3

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday May 3rd to host Truckin Thunder Scout Night presented by the Virginia Army National Guard. The night will feature the “Twin Race” format for the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. The night will also feature the 3rd Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby. Gates will open at 3pm for registration with the Dirtwood National Pinewood Derby starting at 4pm. The Virginia Army National Guard will also have a “Pit Crew” Challenge set up under the grandstands for all in attendance to participate. Competitor gates for Saturday May 3rd will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm for hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (Twin 15 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (Twin 15 laps); Budweiser Modifieds (Twin 15 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (Twin 15 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (Twin 12 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 13 – 17 years old $6, children 7 to 12 $4 and children 6 and under admitted free. We offer a family pass for $25 (two adults and two children 12 and under). Pit passes will be $20. All Scouts (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Girl Scout) in uniform will get in free, this includes Scout Masters. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action....

3rd Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and Scout Night Saturday May 3rd

3rd Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and Scout Night Saturday May 3rd

Jamaica, VA – If you have ever been involved in a pinewood derby you know how exciting it is not only for the kids but for the adults. Saturday May 3rd Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will bring that excitement and fun to the speedway as it hosts the 3rd Annual Truckin Thunder Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby presented by the Virginia Army National Guard. “We are extremely excited to host this event and to help raise money and awareness for ChildHelp. We have to thank Tom and Judy Brooks of Truckin Thunder for the amount of effort they put into this event and for being success a great sponsor,” commented General Manager Clarke Sawyer. The event will run as part of Scout Night at the Races. Gates will open at 3pm for registration with the Dirtwood National Pinewood Derby starting at 4pm. The Virginia Army National Guard will also have a “Pit Crew” Challenge set up under the grandstands for all in attendance to participate. After the Dirtwood Nationals all Scouts (Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts) if wearing their uniform, will get free admission to enjoy a night of full sized dirt car racing. During the evenings festivities the Speedway will also help in raising money and awareness for the charity ChildHelp®. “I can’t wait for this year’s Dirtwood Nationals event on May 3rd. Every year the event seems to get bigger each year. Pairing a pinewood derby event with a full scale racing night at Virginia Motor Speedway is a natural. Participants from the local Scouting Community and Virginia Motor Speedway’s racing family will make for a fun-filled evening that also will raise money for one of my favorite charities, ChildHelp®. I feel fortunate to have one of the ChildHelp Villages here in Virginia. Helping them with their work of rehabilitating and caring for severely abused and neglected children is very important to me,” commented Truckin Thunder owner Tom Brooks. There will be three divisions for the Dirtwood Nationals, Scouts, fans and Virginia Motor Speedway competitors. A champion will be crowned in each division and then there will be a run-off to see who will be the overall Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby Champion. Standard Scouting pinewood derby rules will govern the races. For anyone wanting to participate but not having a pinewood derby car, a limited quantity will be available for rent for a $10 donation to ChildHelp. For more information on the 3rd Annual Dirtwood Nationals and Scout Night call the track at (804) 758-1867. About Childhelp®: Founded in 1959 by Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp® is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp’s approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp’s programs and services also include residential treatment services (villages); children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April. Several of Childhelp’s programs were firsts, and continue to be studied by professionals worldwide as “models that work.” Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization and provide its vision, serving as Chairman/CEO and President, respectively. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. For more information about Virginia Motor Speedway or the 2014 events visit www.vamotorspeedway.com or call (804) 758-1867. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway....

Deepest sympathies to the Wilcoxon Family & Lathroum Racing Team on the passing of Huey Wilcoxon; Memorial Service Set

Deepest sympathies to the Wilcoxon Family & Lathroum Racing Team on the passing of Huey Wilcoxon; Memorial Service Set

The racing world lost a huge asset to the sport on Friday April 18, 2014 with the passing of Paul “Huey” Wilcoxon. Huey was the man behind Mastersbilt by Huey “MBH” and a long time supporter of the sport of auto racing. Seen at speedways all over but mostly by the side of the #6 Ford of Jamie Lathroum. Huey helped many a racer here at Virginia Motor Speedway. Huey will be greatly missed. Please keep the family of Huey in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Memorial Service for Paul “Huey” Wilcoxon will be Wednesday April 23, 2014 at 11am. Kaufman Funeral Home Meadowridge Park 7250 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075. In lieu of Flowers please donate to www.rideacrossmaryland.org rider- Steven Vacek. Or Salvation Army....

Opening Night wins go to J. Williams, Arthur, Quade, Shelton and Torbox

Opening Night wins go to J. Williams, Arthur, Quade, Shelton and Torbox

Jamaica, VA – What looked to be a cold and rainy day turned out to be a great night for racing at Virginia Motor Speedway for WRAR / WNNT Night and the opening night of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. Taking home wins were Justin Williams (Victory Lap Late Models), Walker Arthur (Aaron’s Pro Late Models), Matt Quade (Budweiser Modifieds), Hunter Shelton (Truckin Thunder Sportsman) and Andrew Torbox (Collision One Limited Stock Cars). In the Victory Lap Late Model 35 lap feature Billy Hubbard and Anthony Kincaid led the field to green with Hubbard taking the top spot on the drop of the green flag. Hubbard would go unchallenged until lap 9 when defending champion Justin Williams would begin to work on Hubbard for the lead. The two raced side by side for the next two laps before Williams took over the top spot. On the next circuit Williams would get into a lapped car and the ensuing spin collected both Hubbard and Walker Arthur sending both to the infield. On the restart Troy Williams would rocket away from the field and looked like his was on his way to the win that is until Justin Williams began his charge back to the front. With the laps winding down Justin Williams would get up on the cushion and reel in the leader. On lap 28 Troy Williams made a slight mistake in turn 2 allowing Justin Williams to get to his inside and take over the top spot. Once out front Justin Williams would go on to take the win followed by Troy Williams, John Staton, Anthony Kincaid and Petie Coffey rounding out the top five. In the first ever race for the Aaron’s Pro Late Models Neal Hudgins and Paul McGinley led the field to green with the field getting three wide right out the gate. Caution would come out necessitating a complete restart. On the restart McGinley would get a better start and grab the lead out of turn 2. On lap 3 Walker Arthur rocketed to the inside of McGinley to take over the top spot. Arthur would work out to a sizeable lead while Daniel Baggerly worked his way to second. Once in the runner-up spot Baggerly set out to catch Arthur. Baggerly would pull to within a couple of car lengths but that was a close as he could get as Arthur would go on to collect the checkers with Baggerly, McGinley, Davis Lipscombe and Hudgins rounding out the top five. The Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature may have been the most exciting race of the night as Matt Marshall, Jimmy Duncan and Matt Quade battled door to door for much of the feature. Joey Polevoy and Marshall led the field to green with Marshall jumping out to the lead. For the first 12 laps Duncan shadowed Marshall until he could finally get to his inside on lap 10. On lap 12 he finally took the lead but only by inches over Marshall. Marshall would take the lead back on the next circuit and would race door to door with Duncan over the top spot on lap 18. Not to be outdone Matt Quade made his way past Marshall and set out to catch Duncan. On 22 Quade got inside Duncan as the two exited turn 2. They raced side by side for the next two laps until Duncan bobbled in turn 2 on the final lap allowing Qaude to go on to the win followed by Duncan, Joey Polevoy, Matt Marshall and Rayn Toole rounding out the top five. In the caution filled Truckin Thunder Sportsman 25 lap feature Hunter Shelton used an inside move on then leader Davey Pullen to take over the lead. The multiple cautions were the only thing that allowed the rest of the field to get close to Shelton and he dominated the event for the win. Rookie Jeremiah Marshall, Brett Adkins, Macy Causey and James Bunn rounded out the top five. In the Collision One Limited Stock 20 lap feature defending champion Brandon Sandridge used a three wide pass in traffic to take the lead and go on to a sizeable lead. But on the white flag Sandridge would blow a right rear tire going down the backstretch. Sandridge tried to stay out front but as the field came to the checkered flag rookie Andrew Torbox was able to sneak by for his career victory. Brian Bradley, Brandon Sandridge, James Givens with a flat left front and Ben Lowry rounded out the top five. The speedway will take next Saturday April 26th off due to the NASCAR races at Richmond International Raceway and return to racing on Saturday may 3rd for Truckin Thunder Scout Night presented by the Virginia Army national Guard. The night will feature the 3rd Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and all Scouts in uniform will get in free. For detail on the Dirtwood Nationals Pinwood Derby visit the track website. The night will also feature the very popular “Twin Race” format or the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday May 3rd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (Twin 20 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (Twin 15 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (Twin 15 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (Twin 15 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (Twin 12 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 13 – 17 years old $6, children 7 to 12 $4 and children 6 and under admitted free. We offer a family pass for $25 (two adults and two children 12 and under). Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2014 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS FOR WRAR/WNNT NIGHT, SATURDAY APRIL 19, 2014: Victory Lap LateModels (35laps): A Main:1. Justin Williams (Shipman, VA), 2. Troy Williams (South Mills, NC), 3. John Staton (Chesapeake, VA), 4. Anthony Kincaid (Hayes, VA), 5. Petie Coffey (Waynesboro, VA), 6. David Steele (Newport News, VA), 7. Billy Hubbard (Cobbs Creek, VA), 8. Walker Arthur (Forest, VA), 9. Tim Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 10. Joe Ender (Glen Allen, VA), 11. Billy Tucker (King George, VA), 12. Stephen Childress (St. Stephens Church, VA), Fast Qualifier: Troy Williams – 18.139 seconds. Aaron’s pro Late Models (25 Laps): A Main:1. Walker Arthur (Forest, VA), 2. Daniel Baggerly (Rural Retreat, VA), 3. Paul McGinley (Denton, MD), 4. Davis Lipscombe (Mechanicsville, VA), 5. Neal Hudgins (Grimstead, VA), 6. Skip Syester (Harrinton, DE), 7. Chad Martin (Gloucester, VA), 8. Bobby Thompson, 9. Michael Gignac, 10. Corey Almond (Appomattox, VA), Fast Qualifier: Daniel Baggerly – 18.700 seconds (New Track Record) Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps): A Main:1. Hunter Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 2. Jeremiah Marshall (Stuarts Draft, VA), 3. Brett Adkins (Gloucester, VA), 4. Macy Causey (Seaford, VA), 5. James Bunn (Richmond, VA), 6. James Snead (Fredericksburg, VA), 7. Kevin Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 8. Davey Pullen (New Kent, VA), 9. Troy Doggett (Ruther Glen, va), 10. Carl Vaughan (Chesapeake, VA), 11. Timmy Brann (Warsaw, VA), 12. Junior Carter (Mechanicsville, VA), 13. Hunter Ashworth (Mechanicsville, VA), Fast Qualifier: Hunter Shelton – 21.529 seconds. Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): A Main:1. Matt Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), 2. Jimmy Duncan (Fredericksburg, VA), 3. Joey Polevoy (Powhatan, VA), 4. Matt Marshall (Stuarts Draft, VA), 5. Ryan Toole (Hanover, VA), 6. James Sparks (Hollywood, MD), 7. Josh Harris (Gloucester, VA), 8. Lance Grady (Richmond, VA), 9. Mike Reynolds (Clements, MD), 10. Aaron Harris (Richmond, VA), 11. Charlie Hubbard (Chesapeake, VA), 12. Kelly Samuels (Chesterfield, VA), 13. Travis LaRoque (Mooresville, NC), 14. Robbie Babb (Chesapeake, VA), 15. Mark Schools (Midlothian, VA), 16. Stephen Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), 17. Brian Maxey (King George, VA), 18. Francis Jarrelle III (Chesterfield, VA), Fast Qualifier: Matt Quade – 19.326 seconds. Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): A Main:1. Andrew Tarbox (King William, VA), 2. Brian Bradley (Hopewell, VA), 3. Brandon Sandridge (Mechanicsville, VA), 4. James Givens (Highland Springs, VA), 5. Benjamin Lowry (Mechanicsville, VA), 6. Ryan Hutchens (Providence Forge, VA), 7. Chris Champion (Bumpass, VA), 8. Daniel Alford (Colonial Beach, VA), 9. Chad Champion (Beaverdam, VA), 10. Christopher Sibley (Hartfield, VA), 11. Matthew Cook (Richmond, VA), 12. Chris Maxey (King George, VA), 13. Lucas Ward (Beaverdam, VA), 14. Stephanie Stallings (Gloucester, VA), 15. Cole Johnston (Gloucester, VA), 16. Travis Hopkins (Spotsylvania, VA), 17. David Bowler (Gloucester, VA), Fast Qualifier: Brandon Sandridge – 23.728 seconds....

VA Army National Guard Dirt Series Action to Start this Saturday Night

VA Army National Guard Dirt Series Action to Start this Saturday Night

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday April 19th to host opening night of the 2014 season for all five of the Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series divisions. The night will feature the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. Competitor gates for Saturday April 19th will open at Noon for inspection and registration with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6pm for hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (25 Laps – If enough to run alone); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (25 laps) and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features. Admission price for Adults $12, seniors (60+) $10; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $8, students 13 – 17 years old $6, children 7 to 12 $4 and children 6 and under admitted free. We offer a family pass for $25 (two adults and two children 12 and under). Pit passes will be $20. To enhance the fans racing experience the speedway has installed a short wave FM transmitter and all of the evening’s action can be heard at 95.5 FM. So bring your portable radio headset and enjoy hearing all the action. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. Race fans can go to www.vamotorspeedway.com to view the complete schedule Virginia Motor Speedway’s 2014 season, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information. In addition, fans can get social with Virginia Motor Speedway by following @vamotorspeedway on Twitter, clicking “Like” at www.facebook.com/VaMotorSpeedway and on www.youtube.com/VaMotorSpeedway....

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