Speedway returns to racing this Saturday May 30th to Host S.T.A.R. Kids Night

Speedway returns to racing this Saturday May 30th to Host S.T.A.R. Kids Night

Jamaica, VA – Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday May 30th for S.T.A.R. Kids Night. 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. S.T.A.R. Kids night is always a special one for the speedway as the children from the Gloucester S.T.A.R. 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 Gloucester program visit http://www.gloucesterva.info/pr. Competitor gates for Saturday May 30th 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 (20 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 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. 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 2015 season schedule, 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....

Buck Roadcap Wires Field for First Late Model Win; Quad Scores Third Win in a Row while Thompson, Jamerson and Givens Grab First Victories of Season

Buck Roadcap Wires Field for First Late Model Win; Quad Scores Third Win in a Row while Thompson, Jamerson and Givens Grab First Victories of Season

Jamaica, VA – All eyes were on defending champion Justin Williams of Concord, VA to see if he could come from his sixth place starting position and win for the second time in a row but Buck Roadcap of Waynesboro, VA had other thoughts. Roadcap survived a three wide battle with Billy Tucker and David Williams to take the lead, one he would not relinquish. Roadcap would fend off the challenges of David Williams over the final 25 laps to score his career first win at Virginia Motor Speedway. “I have been trying for over a year now to get a win here at Virginia Motor Speedway and now I’m got that win. I have to thank Booper Bare for the setup advice he gave me this past week,” commented an elated Buck Roadcap in victory lane. Rounding out the top five were David Williams, Joe Ender, Billy Tucker and Billy Hubbard. Defending champion Justin Williams would rebound from a couple of scrapes with the wall to finish sixth. In other action eighth starting Matt Quade of Mechanicsville, MD took the lead on lap 4 of the Budweiser Modified feature and went on to his third win in a row; in the Aaron’s Pro Late Model feature defending champion Bobby Thompson of Concord, VA took home his first win of the season; Roger Jamerson of Mechanicsville, VA picked up his first Truckin Thunder Sportsman win in 2 years and James Givens of Henrico, VA claimed the checkers in Collision One Limited Stocks. In Aaron’s Pro Late Model qualifying Jared Powell of Charlottesville, VA set a new division track record with a lap of 18.332 seconds. Billy Tucker and Buck Roadcap led the field to green of the 30 lap Victory Lap Late Model feature. Roadcap and Tucker leaned on each other out of turn 2 allowing David Williams become the third member of a three wide battle for the lead with Roadcap gaining the top spot out of turn 4. Caution would quickly come out when David Steele hit the turn 3 wall. On the restart Williams got under Tucker for second as Justin Williams scraped the wall damaging his spoiler. The caution would come out two laps later when Williams scraped the wall again in turn 3 damaging the spoiler even more sending him to pit road for repairs. On the restart David Williams worked inside Tucker and finally grab the spot out of turn 4 to take second. Once in second he began to pressure Roadcap for the lead. Each time the leader was up to the challenge holding on to the lead and going on to capture his first late model victory at Virginia Motor Speedway. Rounding out the top five were David Williams, Joe Ender, Billy Tucker and Billy Hubbard. Davis Lipscombe and Bobby Thompson led the Aaron’s Pro Late Model division to the green flag with Thompson claiming the top spot out of turn 2. Once out front Thompson began to pull away from the field with Lipscombe in tow. Behind them the battle for third heated up between Mark Parks and Tyler Bare as the two raced side by side for 10 laps, trading the position between them almost every lap. Bare would finally secure the spot with a slide job in turn 2 on lap 22. Thompson would get into a lapped car coming to the white flag but would gather it back up to go on to the win. Rounding out the top five were Davis Lipscombe, Tyler Bare, Mark Parks and Jared Powell. In the Budweiser Modified 25 lap feature Brent Bordeaux and Hunter McClendon led the field to green with McClendon taking the lead out of turn 2. A caution came out on the next circuit after Charlie Hubbard hit the wall out of turn 4 sending him into the side of Mike Reynolds. Both drivers would retire for the night. On the restart eighth starting Matt Quade worked his way to the back of McClendon and dove under him heading into turn 2 taking the lead as they headed into turn 3. Once out front Quade set sail to his third win in a row. Rounding out the top five were Hunter McClendon, Brent Bordeax by inches over Joey Polevoy and BJ Mongold. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 20 lap feature James Snead and Roger Jamerson led the field to green with Jamerson rocketing to the lead. Jamerson would set sail, pulling away from the field and go on to record his first victory in two years. In the Collision One Limited Stock 20 lap feature Cory Bradley and Chris Champion led the field to green with Champion leading the first circuit. Moving to second James Givens began to pressure Champion for the lead. Several times Givens tried to get inside champion for the lead but to no avail. On Lap 10 Givens finally got under Champion out of turn 2 to take the lead. Once out front Givens set sail and went on to capture the victory. Rounding out the top five were Corey Bradley, Ryan Hutchens, Chad Champion and David Bowler. The speedway will return to racing next Saturday May 16th to host the 36th Annual TireX USA 100. The event will once again be sanctioned by the Ultimate Super Late Model Series and will pay the winner of the 50 lap feature a cool $10,000. Joining the Ultimate Super Late Model Series once again will be a $3000 to win, 40 lap FASTRAK National Tour event for Pro Late Models. Competitor gates for Saturday May 16th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6pm with hot laps. 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. 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 MOM’S NIGHT OUT, SATURDAY MAY 9, 2015: Victory Lap Late Models (30 laps): A-Main – 1. 43-Buck Roadcap[2] ; 2. 45-David Williams[3] ; 3. 5-Joe Ender[4] ; 4. B1-Billy Tucker[1] ; 5. 3-Billy Hubbard[7] ; 6. 2-Justin Williams[6] ; 7. 46-Tyler Emory[12] ; 8. 5J-Darrell Dow[9] ; 9. 01-Petie Coffey[11] ; 10. K1-Anthony Kincaid[13] ; 11. 17s-John Staton[5] ; 12. 22-David Steele[8] ; DNS: 26x-James Sparks[10] Fast Qualifier: Justin Williams – 18.008 seconds. Aaron’s Pro Late Models (25 Laps): A-Main – 1. 51-Bobby Thompson[2] ; 2. 71-Davis Lipscombe[1] ; 3. 30-Tyler Bare[8] ; 4. 1-Mark Parks[4] ; 5. 2*-Jared Powell[6] ; 6. 12-Ricky Wells[3] ; 7. 12A-Ryan Adams[7] ; 8. 16-Brett Adkins[9] ; 9. 09W-Philip Woods Jr.[10] ; 10. 09-Brad Rigdon[14] ; 11. 7-Corey Almond[12] ; 12. 00*-Craig Guido[11] ; 13. 28-Carl Vaughan[17] ; 14. 7x-Joey McClung[16] ; 15. 15-Darrell Adkins[13] ; 16. 55-Jimmy Duncan[5] ; 17. 34-Chad Martin[15] Fast Qualifier: Jared Powell – 18.332 seconds (NEW DIVISION TRACK RECORD) Truckin Thunder Sportsman (20 laps): A-Main- 1. 8-Roger Jamerson[2] ; 2. 6M-Jeremiah Marshall[3] ; 3. 1-Chad Beahr[4] ; 4. 15-James Snead[1] ; 5. 16-Billy Adkins[9] ; 6. 04-Michael Roop[5] ; 7. 10-Ray Ashworth[7] ; 8. 00-James Bunn[8] ; 9. 01-Tommy Upshaw[6] ; 10. 7-Kevin Beahr[10] Fast Qualifier: Chad Beahr – 21. 522 seconds. Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): A-Main – 1. 47-Matt Quade[8] ; 2. 33-Hunter McClendon[2] ; 3. 40-Brent Bordeaux[1] ; 4. 51-Joey Polevoy[5] ; 5. 3-William Mongold[3] ; 6. 01-Francis Jarrelle III[9] ; 7. 75-Kelly Samuels[15] ; 8. 10x-Larry Black[12] ; 9. 18J-Jeremy Biggers[13] ; 10. 7+7-Jeff Solinger[10] ; 11. 16-David Kendall[14] ; 12. 55-Brian Maxey[6] ; 13. 21-Mike Reynolds[7] ; 14. 99-Charlie Hubbard[4] ; DNS: 57-Curtis Barricks[11] Fast Qualifier: Matt Quade – 19.453 seconds. Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): A-Main – 1. 2-James Givens[6] ; 2. 41-Cory Bradley[1] ; 3. 14-Ryan Hutchens[8] ; 4. 08-Chad Champion[4] ; 5. 23-David Bowler[12] ; 6. 50-Blair Sibley[3] ; 7. 25-Marty Coltrain[9] ; 8. 32M-Chris Champion[2] ; 9. 35-Lucas Ward[11] ; 10. 39-Cole Johnston[7] ; 11. 26-Stephanie Stallings[13] ; 12. 53-Travis Hopkins[5] ; DNS: 5-Chris Maxey[10] Fast Qualifier: Chad Champion – 23.224 seconds....

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: MOM’S NIGHT OUT

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: MOM’S NIGHT OUT

Jamaica, VA — The speedway will host Mom’s Night Out tonight with all Mom’s and Grandma’s getting in free (grandstand admission only) to honor them on this Mother’s Day Weekend. Competitor gates for Saturday May 9th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. Features start at 8pm. Admission: Adults – $12; Seniors (60+) – $10; Military (active/retired) $8; Students (11-17) – $6 and kids 10 and under free. Pit passes (regardless of age) are $20. Mom’s and Grandma’s admitted free (Grandstand admission only)! Divisions running tonight: Victory Lap Late Models (30 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (25 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (20 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps) and Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 Laps). All divisions will run hot lap qualifying and features. Coolers are allowed (16″ or smaller), no glass allowed. Plenty of well lit, free parking. Camping is allowed (no hookups) must be self contained. For race day info call (804) 758-1867....

Justin Williams Takes Checkers in Late Models; Bare, Quade, Adkins and Hutchens also Grab Victories

Justin Williams Takes Checkers in Late Models; Bare, Quade, Adkins and Hutchens also Grab Victories

Jamaica, VA – In front of a packed house on Truckin Thunder Scout night at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway Justin Williams of Concord, VA and Billy Tucker of King George, VA put on a show for the ages as the two battled for 23 laps before Williams finally took the lead on lap 24 and go on to the victory. Normally a high side, cushion riding driver, Williams had to use the inside groove to finally get past Tucker for the lead. Once out front Williams set sail to pick up his first win of the season. Shotgun starting David Williams finished second with a last lap pass on Billy Tucker followed by Joe Ender and Billy Hubbard rounding out the top five. In other action Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA took the lead on lap 17 of the Aaron’s Pro Late Model 25 lap feature and went on take his second win of the season. In the Budweiser Modified feature Matt Qaude of Mechanicsville, MD picked up his second feature win of the season in as many races after battling with Mike Reynolds for the victory. Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA picked up the win in Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Ryan Hutchens of Providence Forge, VA scored his second win of the season in Collision One Limited Stock Cars. Billy Tucker and Billy Hubbard led the Victory Lap Late Models to the green for their 30 lap feature. Tucker took the lead out of turn 2 with Justin Williams right on his bumper. Williams worked Tucker high and looking for the lead with Tucker keeping the lead by inches each time to the line. For 22 laps Williams and Tucker battled for the lead and David Williams worked his way from his last place starting spot. On lap 23 Williams finally got to the inside of Tucker in turn 4 and took over the lead at the line. Once out front Williams pulled away and went on to win his first win of the season. David Williams, Billy Tucker, Joe Ender and Billy Hubbard rounded out the top 5. In the Aaron’s Pro Late Model 25 lap feature Davis Lipscombe and Jimmy Duncan led the field to green with Duncan taking the lead out of turn 4 with Ricky Wells in tow. By lap 10 Tyler Bare had worked his way to second and began to put pressure on the leader. Bare tried for several laps to take the lead as the two battled side by side. On lap 16 Duncan slipped up in turn 1 allowing Bare to dart inside for the lead. Once out front Bare cruised to his second consecutive win of the season. Duncan, Mark Parks, Jared Powell, and Ricky Wells rounded out the top five. Dan Arnold and Mike Clements led the Budweiser Modified field to green with Reynolds taking the lead out of turn 2 followed closely by Matt Quade. By lap 5 Reynolds had stretched his lead to almost ten car lengths when a caution came out for a spin by Joey Dean. On the restart Quade tried to take the top spot but Reynolds held him at bay. The two battled for the next 20 laps nearly side by side with Reynolds holding on to the top spot until lap 20 when Quade jumped to the outside of Reynolds in turn 4 to take the lead at the line. Once out front Quade pulled away for his second win in as many races this year. Brian Maxey, Dan Arnold, Mike Reynolds and Francis Jarrelle III rounded out the top five. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman 20 lap feature Chad Beahr and James Snead lead the field to green with Snead grabbing the top spot out of turn 2. For 9 laps Snead paced the field with a small cushion. On lap 10 Brett Adkins began to apply pressure and on lap 11 Adkins got under Snead in turn 1 to take the lead. Once out front Adkins had to hold off the field on several restarts to pick up the win. Snead, Macy Causey, Roger Jamerson and Chad Beahr rounded out the top five. In the Collision One Limited Stock 20 lap feature Cory Bradley and Brian Bradley led the field to green with Brian Bradley taking the lead followed by Chad Champion and Ryan Hutchens. The three drivers battled for the lead the first 11 laps until Bradley exploded and engine on the backstretch. That handed the lead to Champion. On the restart Champion and Hutchens began the tussle over the top spot. On lap 15 Hutchens got to the inside of Champion out of turn 4, taking the lead by inches at the line. Over the next four laps Hutchens was able to hold off Champion for his second victory in as many weeks. Chris Maxey, Chris Champion and Brandon Sandridge rounded out the top five. The speedway will return to racing next Saturday May 9th for Mom’s Night Out. All mom’s and grandma’s will be admitted free. The night will feature all five of the Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series divisions in action. See the Victory Lap Late Models, Aaron’s pro Late Models, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modifieds and Collision One Limited Stock Cars in some of the best racing in the country. Competitor gates for Saturday May 9th will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. 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 NIGHT, SATURDAY MAY 2, 2015: Victory Lap Late Models (30 laps): A-Main – 1. 2-Justin Williams[4] ; 2. 45-David Williams[10] ; 3. B1-Billy Tucker[1] ; 4. 5-Joe Ender[3] ; 5. 3-Billy Hubbard[2] ; 6. 43-Buck Roadcap[6] ; 7. 46-Tyler Emory[7] ; 8. K1-Anthony Kincaid[5] ; 9. 5J-Darrell Dow[8] ; 10. 22-David Steele[9] Fast Qualifier: Justin Williams – 17.905 seconds. Aaron’s Pro Late Models (25 Laps): A-Main – 1. 30-Tyler Bare[5] ; 2. 55-Jimmy Duncan[2] ; 3. 1-Mark Parks[6] ; 4. 2*-Jared Powell[9] ; 5. 12-Ricky Wells[4] ; 6. 25-Paul McGinley[10] ; 7. 51-Bobby Thompson[8] ; 8. 30x-Darren Alvey[12] ; 9. 7-Corey Almond[17] ; 10. 09W-Philip Woods Jr.[3] ; 11. 12x-Ryan Adams[13] ; 12. 00*-Craig Guido[14] ; 13. 71-Davis Lipscombe[1] ; 14. 7x-Joey McClung[22] ; 15. 09-Brad Rigdon[15] ; 16. 19s-Scott Tessman[7] ; 17. 28-Carl Vaughan[18] ; 18. 15-Darrell Adkins[16] ; 19. 31R-David Rife[21] ; 20. 83-Thomas Adams[19] ; 21. 34-Chad Martin[20] ; 22. 16-Brett Adkins[11] Fast Qualifier: Bobby Thompson – 18.601 seconds. Truckin Thunder Sportsman (20 laps): A-Main – 1. 16-Brett Adkins[7] ; 2. 15-James Snead[2] ; 3. 33-Macy Causey[9] ; 4. 8-Roger Jamerson[5] ; 5. 1-Chad Beahr[1] ; 6. 00-Jimmy Priddy[11] ; 7. 04-Mark Mullens[12] ; 8. 7-Kevin Beahr[10] ; 9. 10-Matt Ashworth[4] ; 10. 65-Joe Weiss[3] ; 11. 01-Tommy Upshaw[8] ; DQ: 6M-Jeremiah Marshall[6] Fast Qualifier: Jeremiah Marshall – 21.468 seconds. Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): A-Main – 1. 47-Matt Quade[4] ;2. 55-Brian Maxey[3] ; 3. 5w-Dan Arnold[1] ; 4. 21-Mike Reynolds[2] ; 5. 01-Francis Jarrelle III[10] ; 6. 10-Matt Ashworth[11] ; 7. 40-Brent Bordeaux[8] ; 8. 55-Brian Maxey[3] ; 8. 75-Kelly Samuels[17] ; 9. 99-Charlie Hubbard[7] ; 10. 47-Matt Quade[4] ; 10. 33-Hunter McClendon[9] ; 11. 16-David Kendall[13] ; 12. 57-Curtis Barricks[15] ; 13. 18J-Jeremy Biggers[16] ; 14. 10x-Larry Black[14] ; 15. 10s-Tim Schulte[6] ; 16. 51-Joey Polevoy[5] ; 17. 14-Joey Dean[12] ; 18. 7+7-Jeff Solinger[18] Fast Qualifier: Matt Quade – 19.402 seconds. Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): A-Main – 1. 14-Ryan Hutchens[6] ; 2. 08-Chad Champion[4] ; 3. 5-Chris Maxey[5] ; 4. 32M-Chris Champion[7] ; 5. 8-Andrew Tarbox[15] ; 6. 53-Travis Hopkins[8] ; 7. 23-David Bowler[9] ; 8. 41-Cory Bradley[1] ; 9. 39-Cole Johnston[10] ; 10. 25-Marty Coltrain[11] ; 11. 21-Ian Ogden[13] ; 12. 50-Blair Sibley[12] ; 13. 35-Lucas Ward[3] ; 14. 40-Brian Bradley[2] ; 15. 26-Stepahnie Stallings[14] Fast Qualifier: Ryan Hutchens – 23.367 seconds....

Speedway to host Truckin Thunder Scout Night This Saturday May 2

Speedway to host Truckin Thunder Scout Night This Saturday May 2

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday May 2nd to host Truckin Thunder Scout Night. The night will feature the Aaron’s Pro Late Model and Budweiser Modified divisions in the “Twin Race” format. The night will also feature the 4th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby. Gates will open at 3pm for registration with the Dirtwood National Pinewood Derby starting at 4pm. Competitor gates for Saturday May 2nd 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 (30 Laps); Aaron’s Pro Late Models (Twin 15 laps); Budweiser Modifieds (Twin 15 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 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. 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. 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....

4th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and Truckin Thunder Scout Night Saturday May 2nd

4th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and Truckin Thunder Scout Night Saturday May 2nd

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 2nd Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will bring that excitement and fun to the speedway as it hosts the 4th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby as part of Truckin Thunder Scout Night. “We are extremely excited to once again 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 such a great sponsor,” commented General Manager Clarke Sawyer. Gates will open at 3pm for registration with the Dirtwood National Pinewood Derby starting at 4pm. 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 2nd. Every year the event seems to get bigger. 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 4th 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 2015 events visit www.vamotorspeedway.com or call (804) 758-1867. 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....

Walker Arthur Scores Opening Night Victory in Victory Lap Late Model Action; Bare, Quade, Upshaw and Hutchens also collect wins

Walker Arthur Scores Opening Night Victory in Victory Lap Late Model Action; Bare, Quade, Upshaw and Hutchens also collect wins

Jamaica, VA – The much anticipated opening race of the 2015 Virginia Army National Dirt Series season at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway didn’t disappoint with a battle for the ages in the Victory Lap Late Models between Walker Arthur and defending champion Justin Williams. The two drivers raced side by side for much of the first sixteen laps with Williams taking the lead briefly on lap 17. Three laps later, Arthur would regain the lead that he would not relinquish and go on to take the win. “What an unbelievable track we had tonight, I was able to take my car anywhere. When Justin (Williams) got past me, it showed me I had to drive my car a little harder,” commented Arthur in victory lane. In other action Tyler Bare picked up the win in Aaron’s Pro Late Models with a pass on Bobby Thompson on lap 18. In the Budweiser Modifieds defending champion Matt Quade charged from his twelfth place stating position to take the lead on lap 7 and go on to the win. In the Truckin Thunder Sportsman Tommy Upshaw picked up the win and in the Collision One Limited Stocks Ryan Hutchens held off a stout field to take the victory. On the drop of the green flag of the Victory Lap Late Model race Walker Arthur rocketed from his fourth place starting position to lead the first lap with Justin Williams in tow. Williams worked the outside of Arthur trying to take over the top spot. On lap 2 Williams pushed his car so hard it brushed the turn 2 wall causing major damage to his spoiler. For several laps Williams worked to keep the car under him while also trying to keep Arthur from pulling away on someone else taking his spot. On lap 3 Williams would lose second briefly to Billy Tucker only to take the position back on the next circuit. Each lap Williams would lean on the cushion trying to get to the outside of Arthur. On lap 15 Williams finally got to the outside of Arthur coming out of turn 2 as the two raced side by side to the line. On the next lap Williams pulled off the pass out of turn two. That is when Arthur turned up the wick. Over the next three laps Arthur went to work and on lap 19 Arthur put a major league slide job on Williams out of turn 4 to take over the lead he would not relinquish. Williams tried on several occasions to take back the lead but Arthur held on for the victory. Rounding out the top five were Justin Williams, Buck Roadcap, Billy Hubbard and Darryl Hills. In the Aaron’s Pro Late Model 25 lap feature defending champion Bobby Thompson and Jared Powell led the field to green with Thompson leading the first lap with Powell in second. Behind him the action quickly went 3-wide for third. With everyone battling for second on back that allowed Thompson to pull away with a sizeable lead. On lap 87 Walker Arthur worked his way to second and looked like he might pull off another win but Thompson was up for the challenge. Methodically working his way into second Tyler bare began to apply pressure to the leader on lap 15. On lap 17 bare got under Thompson in turn 2 and took over the lead. Once out front bare kept a comfortable distance on the field to score the win. Following bare to the checkers were Bobby Thompson, Walker Arthur, Jared Powell and Ricky Wells rounding out the top five. In the Truckin Sportsman 17 lap feature James Bunn and Tommy Upshaw led the field to green with Upshaw grabbing the lead out of turn 2. Upshaw would give up the lead to Jeremiah Marshall on lap 5 and looked to be settling into second but on lap 14 Marshall would slow with mechanical issues handing the lead and the victory over to Upshaw. In the Collision One Limited Stock Cars Chad Champion and Brian Bradley would lead the field to green with Champion grabbing the lead. On lap 3 Ryan Hutchens would take the top spot away from Champion with a pass out of turn 2. The top six drivers all stayed within striking distance of the lead. Hutchens fended off several challenges but was strong enough to take the victory over Chad Champion, Brian Bradley, David Bowler and Chris Maxey. The speedway will take next Saturday April 25th off due to the NASCAR races at Richmond International Raceway and return to racing on Saturday May 2nd for Truckin Thunder Scout Night presented by the Virginia Army National Guard. The night will feature the 4th Annual Dirtwood Nationals Pinewood Derby and all Scouts in uniform will get in free. Scouts, fans and competitors are all encouraged to participate. Don’t have a pinewood derby? No problem you can rent one for $10 will all the proceeds going to help the charity ChildHelp. For details on the Dirtwood Nationals Pinwood Derby visit the track website or call (804) 758-1867. The night will also feature the Aaron’s Pro Late Model and Budweiser Modified divisions in the very popular “Twin Race” format for the first time this year. Competitor gates for Saturday May 2nd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. 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 18, 2015: Victory Lap Late Models (30 laps): A-Main 1: 1. 87-Walker Arthur[4] ; 2. 2-Justin Williams[2] ; 3. 43-Buck Roadcap[9] ; 4. 3-Billy Hubbard[8] ; 5. 55-Darryl hills[3] ; 6. 5-Joe Ender[6] ; 7. K1-Anthony Kincaid[11] ; 8. B1-Billy Tucker[5] ; 9. 45-David Williams[1] ; 10. 08-Stephen Childress[10] ; 11. 22-David Steele[12] ; 12. 46-Tyler Emory[7] Fast Qualifier: Walker Arthur – 17.991 seconds. Aaron’s Pro Late Models (25 Laps): A-Main 1: 1. 30-Tyler Bare[4] ; 2. 51-Bobby Thompson[1] ; 3. 87-Walker Arthur[5] ; 4. 2*-Jared Powell[2] ; 5. 12-Ricky Wells[10] ; 6. 71-Davis Lipscombe[3] ; 7. 1-Mark Parks[6] ; 8. 25-Paul McGinley[11] ; 9. 7-Corey Almond[13] ; 10. 19s-Scott Tessman[17] ; 11. 12x-Ryan Adams[8] ; 12. 16-Brett Adkins[7] ; 13. 09W-Philip Woods Jr.[12] ; 14. 15-Darrell Adkins[15] ; 15. 72-Larry Bradsher Jr.[14] ; 16. 28-Carl Vaughan[18] ; 17. 55-Jimmy Duncan[9] ; 18. 34-Chad Martin[21] ; 19. 09-Brad Rigdon[16] ; 20. 00*-Craig Guido[19] ; 21. 83-Thomas Adams[20] Fast Qualifier: Mark Parks – 18.472 seconds. Truckin Thunder Sportsman (20 laps): A-Main 1: 1. 01-Tommy Upshaw[2] ; 2. 00-James Bunn[1] ; 3. 1-Chad Beahr[3] ; 4. 6M-Jeremiah Marshall[4] ; 5. 7-Kevin Beahr[5] Fast Qualifier: Jeremiah Marshall – 21.444 seconds Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps): A-Main 1: 1. 47-Matt Quade[12] ; 2. 51-Joey Polevoy[3] ; 3. 55-Brian Maxey[1] ; 4. 01-Francis Jarrelle III[7] ; 5. 33-Hunter McClendon[8] ; 6. 75-Kelly Samuels[9] ; 7. 57-Curtis Barricks[11] ; 8. 16-David Kendall[13] ; 9. 18-Matt Marshall[4] ; 10. 14-Joey Dean[10] ; 11. 21-Mike Reynolds[2] ; 12. 40-Brent Bordeaux[5] ; 13. 3-William Mongold[6] ; 14. 99-Charlie Hubbard[14] Fast Qualifier: Brian Maxey – 19.730 seconds. Collision One Limited Stock Cars (20 laps): A-Main 1: 1. 14-Ryan Hutchens[3] ; 2. 08-Chad Champion[1] ; 3. 40-Brian Bradley[2] ; 4. 23-David Bowler[6] ; 5. 55-Chris Maxey[4] ; 6. 53-Travis Hopkins[13] ; 7. 35-Lucas Ward[11] ; 8. 41-Cory Bradley[10] ; 9. 21-Ian Ogden[14] ; 10. 26-Stepahnie Stallings[12] ; 11. 03-Wes Childress[7] ; 12. 25-Marty Coltrain[9] ; 13. 39-Cole Johnston[8] ; 14. 50-Blair Sibley[15] ; 15. 32M-Chris Champion[5] Fast Qualifier: Chris Maxey – 23.107 seconds...

Speedway to open Weekly Racing season this Saturday April 18th With WRAR/WNNT Night

Speedway to open Weekly Racing season this Saturday April 18th With WRAR/WNNT Night

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday April 18th to host opening night of the 2015 season. WRAR/WNNT Night will feature 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 18th will open at 2pm 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 (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 11 – 17 years old $6 and children 10 and under admitted free. 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....

48 Car 4-Wide Salute to the Fans to be part of $20,000 To Win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth Opening Ceremonies

48 Car 4-Wide Salute to the Fans to be part of $20,000 To Win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth Opening Ceremonies

Jamaica, VA – When you get track owner Bill Sawyer and FASTRAK Racing / Ultimate Super Late Model Series founder Stan Lester together you never know what they will come up with when it comes to promoting a race. With the running of this Saturday’s $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth and the $3000 to win FASTRAK National Tour races the two have come up with the idea to present one of the largest 4-wide salutes to the fans in history. The fans will be saluted with no less than a 48 car 4-wide salute accompanied by fireworks and a cannon shot from the Third Richmond Howitzer re-enactors. “I told Bill this might sound crazy but I want to do a 48 car 4-wide salute to the fans with fireworks using both divisions of competitors and he said I like crazy let’s try it,” stated Stan Lester. “We can’t thank the fans enough for supporting dirt racing and racing at Virginia Motor Speedway, they deserve a huge salute,” concluded Lester. The $20,000 to win Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth will feature a who’s who in dirt late model competitors and is the largest paying event in Ultimate Super Late Model Series history. It will be co-headlined with a $3000 to win FASTRAK National Tour event for Pro Late Models. Spectator gates open at 4pm with on-track action beginning at 6pm with hot laps for both divisions followed by qualifying, heats, B-Main(s) and features. This is a must see event for late model racing fans! Admission price for adults is only $30, seniors (60+) $27; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $25, students 11 – 17 years old $12 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $40. 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....

April 11th Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth at Virginia Motor Speedway is the Biggest Event in ULTIMATE Series History

April 11th Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth at Virginia Motor Speedway is the Biggest Event in ULTIMATE Series History

Carnesville, Georgia (April 6, 2015) – When competitors converge on the beautiful 1/2 mile Virginia Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 11th they will add a new chapter to the history of the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series. The Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth at Bill Sawyer’s immaculate facility will pay a whopping $20,000 to win making it the richest paying event in the short history of the ULTIMATE Series. The series is in its 5th season of action and is experiencing its most ambitious one yet. “We have booked the most events in our history. We have booked the richest race in our history. And our 2015 championship will pay more than ever before. So this is a year of milestones for us. We are just privileged to be a part of everything that Bill Sawyer has going on at Virginia Motor Speedway. We are so proud that we were asked to take on this event in 2015. It means a lot to me personally and it means a lot to the series. We are going to do all that we can to make it a successful and entertaining event.” said ULTIMATE Series Founder Stan Lester. The Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth will be one of two Super Late Model events at Virginia Motor Speedway which is sanctioned by the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series. The other is the May 16th TireX USA 100 which is one of the longest running events in Dirt Late Model racing. “We are all very excited to be involved with Aaron’s and TireX as title sponsors of our events at Virginia Motor Speedway. VMS is such a fantastic facility and I could not be happier about having the opportunity to have 2 events there in 2015. Bill and Clark Sawyer are some of the classiest people in the racing business and it is a pleasure to work with them and Dave Seay and the entire staff there. The Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth is the biggest event of the year for our guys and I know they are going to come out and put on a great show for the fans there.” said ULTIMATE Series Director Kelley Carlton. One of the most interesting aspects of the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth in 2015 will be the diverse group of drivers expected to attend. With many of the national touring drivers committed to tour events, the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth should draw one of the best regional fields in recent history. “We have had calls from all over the eastern half of the country. I really believe this is going to be a great field of race cars and the fans in attendance will have the opportunity to see some drivers they may have heard of but never seen in the area. We also think there may be a few surprise entrants that will spice things up as well.” Carlton added. The Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth is scheduled for Saturday, April 11th at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Virginia. The 60 lap feature will pay $20,000 to win and boasts a very strong payout through the field. Spectator gates open at 4 pm with on-track action beginning at 6 pm with hot laps for both divisions followed by qualifying, heats, B-Main(s) and features. Admission price for adults is only $30, seniors (60+) $27; military (active/retired w/ proper I.D.) $25, students 11 – 17 years old $12 and children 10 and under admitted free. Pit passes will be $40. 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 2015 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. To learn more about the Ultimate Super Late Model Series please visit the series online at www.ultimatesupers.com or for specific questions call Series Director Kelley Carlton at (864) 871-1442. Please find ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series on Facebook. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ULTIMATESupers...

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