Virginia Motor Speedway to Host 1st Annual Virginia State Quarterback Challenge during Intermission of Fastrak World Championship

Virginia Motor Speedway to Host 1st Annual Virginia State Quarterback Challenge during Intermission of Fastrak World Championship

Jamaica, VA – Virginia Motor Speedway and FASTRAK Racing officials a excited to announce the formation of the 1st Annual Virginia State Quarterback Challenge. The event will feature some of the area’s high school quarterback’s competing to win their school a $1000 scholarship, bragging rights and a perpetual Trophy Cup that they will keep and display until next year’s event. “This is a chance for both the speedway and sanction to give back to the community and at the same time help excite a brand new segment of fans to our brand of racing,” commented track owner Bill Sawyer. The challenge will be run similar to the punt, pass and kick competition and will test the quarterback’s arm strength and accuracy. The throw will be judged on overall distance and distance from the center line. The throw will first be measured for distance and then subtract the distance from the center line to get an overall distance and determine the winner. “This is a great interaction between high school football and racing, two sports that just about everyone loves; more importantly it offers a chance for us to give back to our communities” commented FASTRAK Marketing Director Don Lester. Students from the competing high schools can use their student I.D. to attend the event for $5 and cheer on their schools quarterback. High Schools scheduled to compete are Middlesex High School in Middlesex, VA, Essex High School in Tappahannock, VA, Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, VA, Jamestown High School in Williamsburg, VA and Northumberland High School in Heathsville, VA. All this takes place during intermission of the $15,000 to win Fastrak World Championship presented by James River Equipment. Some of the best Pro Late Model drivers in the country will be on hand for the “Super Bowl” of Pro Late Model racing. The Quarterback Challenge is scheduled for around 9PM. Spectator gates will swing open at 4pm. With racing scheduled to start at 6Pm with practice. Admission for Saturday September 19th will see adults – $25, seniors (60+) – $20, military (active or retired w/I.D.) – $15, students (11-17) – $10 and children 10 and under free with paying adult. Pit passes (regardless of age) are $40 and also get you a seat in the grandstands. For those unable to attend tonight’s Fastrak World Championship, RACEFEEDX will broadcast the event starting at 8PM EST with qualifying. Log into www.racefeedx.com to get your pay per view package....

$15,000 to Win Fastrak World Championship presented by James River Equipment Tonight

$15,000 to Win Fastrak World Championship presented by James River Equipment Tonight

Jamaica, VA – After a very exciting World Challenge Night where Corey “Flash” Gordon of Charlotte, NC scored the $5000 victory, fans are on edge to see what night 2 of the 12th Annual Fastrak World Championships presented by James River Equipment has to offer. The warriors of the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series will start all over with a complete show, but this time the stakes are a lot higher as tonight’s winner will walk away with a cool $15,000 and the title of World Champion. Some of the best Pro Late Model drivers in the country are on hand for the “Super Bowl” of Pro Late Model racing. In the eleven year history of the event there are 11 different winners adding another element to tonight’s event with three previous champions scheduled to compete. With tonight’s feature going for 60 laps on the super fast ½ mile speed plant in Jamaica, VA drivers might have to use a little strategy to score the victory. Today’s events will start at 2PM with driver sign and technical inspection. Practice will get under way at 6PM with qualifying scheduled for 8PM. Spectator gates will swing open at 4pm. Admission for Saturday September 19th will see adults – $25, seniors (60+) – $20, military (active or retired w/I.D.) – $15, students (11-17) – $10 and children 10 and under free with paying adult. Pit passes (regardless of age) are $40 and also get you a seat in the grandstands. For those unable to attend tonight’s Fastrak World Championship, RACEFEEDX will broadcast the event starting at 8PM EST with qualifying. Log into www.racefeedx.com to get your pay per view package. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway for the latest news and results. ABOUT VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY: 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. ABOUT JAMES RIVER EQUIPMENT: James River Equipment is your full-service equipment and tractor dealership dedicated to the needs of our agriculture, construction, forestry, commercial and residential customers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Our services include equipment sales, parts, service and rentals. With 30 full service locations and over 100 field service vehicles, we stand ready for when you need us to keep you up and running! For dealer locations and equipment info visit www.jamesriverequipment.com or call (804) 798-6001....

Corey Gordon Cashes in Big with $5000 Fastrak World Challenge Victory on Opening Night of Fastrak World Championship

Corey Gordon Cashes in Big with $5000 Fastrak World Challenge Victory on Opening Night of Fastrak World Championship

Jamaica, VA – Corey Gordon’s day didn’t start out as he planned, breaking a drive shaft in practice. But his performance from that point on was absolutely flawless. Gordon won his heat and then went on to score the biggest win of his young career. Gordon of Charlotte, NC took command of the event on the opening lap of the 40 lap Fastrak World Challenge from his outside starting position and then survived several intense restarts with David smith of Inman, SC to take the $5000 World Challenge victory on the opening night of the Fastrak World Championship presented by James River Equipment at Virginia Motor Speedway. “I wanted to just pack up and go home after breaking the drive shaft earlier in the day; I have to thank Teddy Tate for helping with another drive shaft. I can’t believe we are here in victory lane after the day we have had, I have to thank God first of all and my crew for working so hard to get us here,” commented Gordon in victory lane. David Smith and Corey Gordon led the 24 car field to green with Gordon rocketing to the lead with Smith flowing in second. On lap 8 the races first caution would fly for a spin by Jimmy Duncan in turn 4. Several cautions followed on restarts slowing the action. On the lap 10 restart action went three wide with Smith, Daniel Baggerly and Matt Long battling for the second spot. Several cautions closed the field on Gordon’s bumper but on each restart he was able to pull away from the battle for second. On lap 18 the battle for third heated up as Baggerly worked to keep Long at bay. The two raced side by side the next two laps before Long would get by out of turn 4. Once in third, Long set out to catch Smith who was trying to keep pace with Gordon who was setting a blistering pace. On lap 32 Long caught Smith in turn 3 and the two began a side by side back and forth battle for second. With Smith and Long battling for second Gordon was able to stretch out his lead and go on to the $5000 victory. The win was Gordon’s biggest win of his career. Heat race winners were David Smith, Corey Gordon, Aaron Barley and Ron Parker. B-Main winners were Kenny Compton Jr. and Mark Parks. The Speedway will be back in action tomorrow night for night 2 of the Fastrak World Championship presented by James River Equipment. The competitors of the Fastrak Pro Late Models will be competing for the $15,000 top prize and to be crowned the World Champion. Spectator gates will open at 4pm with on track action beginning at 6pm with practice. The program will include practice, qualifying, heats, B-Mains and the 60 lap feature. For those that cannot make it to track, they can watch every lap of every race on RACEFEEDX. Go to www.racefeedx.com to order your Saturday night package. Broadcast begins at 8pm EST with qualifying. Saturday September 19th admission will be: Adults – $25, Seniors (60+) – $25, Military (active or retired w/I.D.) – $15, Students (11-17) – $10 and Children 10 and under free with paying adult. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS FOR NIGHT 1 OF FASTRAK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2015: Fastrak World Challenge (40 Laps): 1. 23-Corey Gordon[2] ; 2. 11-David Smith[1] ; 3. 25-Matt Long[8] ; 4. 16-Daniel Baggerly[6] ; 5. 42-Cla Knight[9] ; 6. 210-Kenny Compton Jr.[17] ; 7. 30-Tyler Bare[10] ; 8. 24S-Jimmy Schiltz[11] ; 9. 2*-Jared Powell[21] ; 10. 77-Joel Prosser[13] ; 11. 7P-Mark Parks[18] ; 12. 6-Dillon Brown[22] ; 13. 23M-Jimmy McNamara[19] ; 14. 09-Brad Rigdon[23] ; 15. 55-Jimmy Duncan[20] ; 16. 84-Kyle Lukon[15] ; 17. 28-Aaron Barley[3] ; 18. 7-Corey Almond[5] ; 19. 16A-Billy Adkins[24] ; 20. 12U-Brandon Umberger[14] ; 21. 8-Ron Parker[4] ; 22. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[16] ; 23. 00-Booper Bare[12] ; 24. 99-Teddy Tate[7] Heat 1 (Top 4 Transfer): 1. 11-David Smith[1] ; 2. 7-Corey Almond[3] ; 3. 42-Cla Knight[2] ; 4. 77-Joel Prosser[6] ; 5. 09-Brad Rigdon[5] ; 6. 18-TJ Salango[7] ; 7. 2-Michael Bland[8] ; 8. 85-Steve “Hot Rod” LaMance[4] ; 9. 1-Terry Cregger[9] ; 10. 44B-Brent Robinson[10] Heat 2 (Top 4 Transfer): 1. 23-Corey Gordon[2] ; 2. 16-Daniel Baggerly[1] ; 3. 30-Tyler Bare[3] ; 4. 12U-Brandon Umberger[4] ; 5. 210-Kenny Compton Jr.[10] ; 6. 23M-Jimmy McNamara[8] ; 7. 2*-Jared Powell[5] ; 8. 83A-Tom Adams[7] ; 9. 14T-Tyler Stutler[9] ; 10. 8H-Daniel Hill[6] Heat 3 (Top 4 Transfer): 1. 28-Aaron Barley[3] ; 2. 99-Teddy Tate[4] ; 3. 24S-Jimmy Schiltz[8] ; 4. 84-Kyle Lukon[10] ; 5. 7P-Mark Parks[1] ; 6. 71-Davis Lipscombe[5] ; 7. 99S-Rick Solari[11] ; 8. 87-Walker Arthur[7] ; 9. 41-Joe Cox[6] ; 10. 44-Wes Branner[9] ; 11. 24N-Matthew Nance[2] Heat 4 (Top 4 Transfer): 1. 8-Ron Parker[2] ; 2. 25-Matt Long[3] ; 3. 00-Booper Bare[5] ; 4. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[4] ; 5. 55-Jimmy Duncan[8] ; 6. 6-Dillon Brown[6] ; 7. 16A-Billy Adkins[9] ; 8. 39-Henry Hornsby III[7] ; 9. 28V-Carl Vaughan[11] ; 10. 21-Billy Beachler[10] ; 11. 83-Jensen Ford[1] B-Main #1 (Top 4 Transfer): 1. 210-Kenny Compton Jr.[2] ; 2. 23M-Jimmy McNamara[4] ; 3. 2*-Jared Powell[6] ; 4. 09-Brad Rigdon[1] ; 5. 83A-Tom Adams[8] ; 6. 18-TJ Salango[3] ; 7. 1-Terry Cregger[9] ; 8. 14T-Tyler Stutler[10] ; 9. 2-Michael Bland[5] ; 10. 85-Steve “Hot Rod” LaMance[7] ; 11. 44B-Brent Robinson[11] ; 12. 8H-Daniel Hill[12] B-Main #2 (Top 4 Transfer): 1. 7P-Mark Parks[1] ; 2. 55-Jimmy Duncan[2] ; 3. 6-Dillon Brown[4] ; 4. 16A-Billy Adkins[6] ; 5. 71-Davis Lipscombe[3] ; 6. 87-Walker Arthur[7] ; 7. 39-Henry Hornsby III[8] ; 8. 99S-Rick Solari[5] ; 9. 44-Wes Branner[11] ; 10. 21-Billy Beachler[12] ; 11. 41-Joe Cox[9] ; 12. 83-Jensen Ford[14] ; 13. 28V-Carl Vaughan[10] ; 14. 24N-Matthew Nance[13] ; 15. 16-Daniel Baggerly[15] ; 16. 25-Matt Long[16] ; 17. 30-Tyler Bare[17] Group 1 Fast Qualifier: David Smith – 19.025 seconds Group 2 Fast Qualifier: Daniel Baggerly – 18.761 seconds Group 3 Fast Qualifier: Mark Parks – 18.590 seconds (Overall Fast Qualifier) Group 4 Fast Qualifier: Jensen Ford – 18.792 seconds...