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Speedway to Host Week 3 of Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship Action This Saturday April 22nd

Jamaica, VA – This Saturday April 22nd Virginia Motor Speedway will host week 3 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions. After two weeks of championship action the rivalries are heating up early this year. Both Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA (Victory Lap Pro Late Model) and Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA (Budweiser Modified) both have back to back victories to start the 2017 season. Both drivers will not be able to start any closer than eighth this weekend due to the track’s two win in a row rule. It should make for a very exciting night of racing. The Truckin Thunder Sportsman and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions have been ultra-competitive and will be exciting to watch this Saturday once racing resumes. Admission price for adults is only $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. Competitor gates for Saturday April 22nd will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. Driver’s Meeting – 5:45pm; On track activities will begin at 6:30pm with hot laps. 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....

SPEEDWAY WELCOMES NEW SPONSOR HUNTER MECHANICAL TO FAMILY

Jamaica, VA – We would like to welcome new sponsor Hunter Mechanical to the family. They specialize in commercial heating & cooling and food service equipment. They service both Hampton Roads and Richmond. If you have a business that needs service or sales call them toll free at 866-775-6964 or visit them online at www.huntermechanicalva.com....

SPEEDWAY TO HOST XTRA 99.1 / METROCAST BUSINESS SERVICES NIGHT THIS SATURDAY JULY 30TH

Jamaica, VA – This Saturday July 30th Virginia Motor Speedway will host Xtra 99.1 / MetroCast Business Services Night and week 10 of the Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship will feature all four of the track’s weekly divisions. See the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions competing in some exciting side by side action. Competitor gates for Saturday July 30th will open at 4pm 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 Pro Late Models (30 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....

GLOUCESTER S.T.A.R. KIDS INFORMATION

Jamaica, VA – The STAR program provides athletics, games and social time to children with special needs. For those interested in volunteering for Gloucester S.T.A.R. Kids program or knows a special needs child that would benefit from this program please visit http://www.gloucesterva.info/pr or call 804-693-2355....

Shane Clanton Takes TireX USA 100 Checkers; Daniel Baggerly Gets Career First FASTRAK National Tour Win

Jamaica, VA – In the eight year history of the TireX USA 100 there had yet to be a repeat winner… the streak is still alive as Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA came from ninth to take home the $10,000 victory. Clanton methodically worked his way from his ninth place starting position joining the battle for the lead on lap 29 going three wide with race leader Austin Hubbard Seaford, DE and Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA. On lap 39 Clanton got under Roberts in turn 2 while Roberts worked under Hubbard to make it three wide to the line. On the next circuit Clanton would get under Roberts out of turn 2 for second and set his sights on Hubbard. On 41 Clanton worked under Hubbard out of turn 4 with Hubbard holding the lead by inches. Heading into turn 1 Clanton cleared Hubbard to take the lead. Once out front Clanton set sail and went on to pick up the big win. “I was just biding my time there trying to get to the front and waiting for the right moment to take the lead; we set up the car to work the bottom and took a few chances on the way to the front. Hats off to the track for putting together such a great track for us to run on,” commented Clanton in victory lane. Rounding out the top five were Austin Hubbard, Casey Roberts, twelfth starting Rick Eckert and seventeenth starting Jeff Smith. In other action Daniel Baggerly of Richmond, VA picked up the FASTRAK National Tour win after a great battle with Walker Arthur of Forest, VA. Austin Hubbard and Kyle Hardy led the Ultimate Super Late Model Series field to green with Hubbard rocketing to the lead. Hubbard looked almost untouchable as he pulled away from the field. With Hubbard out front Hardy worked to hold defending TieX USA 100 champion Chris Ferguson at bay for second. On lap 13 Ferguson completed a slide job in turn 2 to take second and looked to be gaining on Hubbard for the lead when his car developed mechanical issues ending his night on lap 29. The lead went three wide after that between Hubbard, Roberts and Clanton. Clanton picked off Roberts first on lap 40 and on lap 42 took the lead from Hubbard to go on to score the victory. Rounding out the top five were Austin Hubbard, Casey Roberts, twelfth starting Rick Eckert and seventeenth starting Jeff Smith. Winning heat races were Austin Hubbard, Kyle Hardy and Dustin Mitchell. In the 40 lap FASTRAK National Tour event Daniel Baggerly of Richmond, VA and Davis Lipscombe of Mechanicsville, VA led the field to green with Bagggerly jumping out the lead. Once out front Baggerly began to pull away from the field leaving Lipscombe to deal with Walker Arthur of Forest, VA for second. Arthur got by Lipscombe on lap 19 and set out to catch Baggerly who had stretched his lead to about ten car lengths. On lap 22 Baggerly began working lapped traffic with Arthur closing quickly. With Arthur now on his bumper Baggerly split two lapped cars to get away by a couple of car lengths. On lap 25 Baggerly made a slight mistake in turn 1 allowing Arthur to get inside for the lead. On lap 28 Baggerly closed in on Arthur and dove under him heading into turn 4 to take back the top spot. Once out front Baggerly turned up the wick and went on to collect his first FASTRAK National Tour event and the $3000 top prize. Rounding out the top five were Walker Arthur, Davis Lipscombe, Tyler Bare and Ray Cook. Winning heats were David Lipscombe, Daniel Baggerly and Walker Arthur. The speedway will take the Memorial Day Weekend off and return to racing Saturday May 30th to host week 4 of the Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series weekly racing featuring the Victory Lap Late Model, Aaron’s Pro Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. 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. Adult tickets are just $12; seniors (60+) $10; military $8; students 11 – 17 years old $6; and children 10 and under free. Pit passes will be $20. 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 THE TIREX USA 100, SATURDAY MAY 16, 2015: Ultimate Super Late Models: Heat 1 (10 Laps) – 1. 11-Austin Hubbard[2] ; 2. 101-Casey Roberts[1] ; 3. 44-Stevie Long[4] ; 4. 151-Kyle Lear[3] ; 5. 37-Brian Tavenner[6] ; 6. 88-Ricky Elliott[5] ; 7. 7-Ross Robinson[8] ; 8. 2C-Joey Coulter[7] Heat 2 (10 Laps) – 1. 99V-Kyle Hardy[3] ; 2. 38-Kenny Pettyjohn[2] ; 3. 2-Dennis Franklin[4] ; 4. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1] ; 5. 22E-Russell Erwin[8] ; 6. 00-Jeff Smith[6] ; 7. 6-Jamie Lathroum[7] ; 8. KB1-Kerry King Jr[9] ; 9. 4-Amanda Whaley[5] Heat 3 (10 Laps)- 1. 51-Dustin Mitchell[2] ; 2. 22-Chris Ferguson[1] ; 3. 25-Shane Clanton[3] ; 4. 7R-Rick Eckert[4] ; 5. 22S-Gregg Satterlee[6] ; 6. 53-Ray Cook[5] ; 7. 8-Joe Leavell[7] ; 8. 41-Joe Cox[8] ; 9. 75-Colton Flinner[9] A-Main 1 (50 Laps) – 1. 25-Shane Clanton[9] ; 2. 11-Austin Hubbard[1] ; 3. 101-Casey Roberts[4] ; 4. 7R-Rick Eckert[12] ; 5. 00-Jeff Smith[17] ; 6. 38-Kenny Pettyjohn[5] ; 7. 2-Dennis Franklin[8] ; 8. 2C-Joey Coulter[22] ; 9. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[11] ; 10. 22S-Gregg Satterlee[15] ; 11. 22E-Russell Erwin[14] ; 12. 75-Colton Flinner[26] ; 13. 22-Chris Ferguson[6] ; 14. 6-Jamie Lathroum[20] ; 15. 44-Stevie Long[7] ; 16. KB1-Kerry King Jr[23] ; 17. 7-Ross Robinson[19] ; 18. 99V-Kyle Hardy[2] ; 19. 4-Amanda Whaley[25] ; 20. 51-Dustin Mitchell[3] ; 21. 53-Ray Cook[18] ; 22. 41-Joe Cox[24] ; 23. 8-Joe Leavell[21] ; 24. 37-Brian Tavenner[13] ; 25. 88-Ricky Elliott[16] ; 26. 151-Kyle Lear[10] Fast Qualifier: Chris Ferguson – 16.864 seconds. FASTRAK Pro Late Models: Heat 1 (10 Laps) – 1. 16B-Daniel Baggerly[2] ; 2. 30-Tyler Bare[1] ; 3. 48-Charlie Walker[3] ; 5. 2*-Jared Powell[5] ; 6. 7-Corey Almond[6] ; 7. 55-Jimmy Duncan[4] Heat 2 (10 Laps) – 1. 87-Walker Arthur[1] ; 2. 41-Joe Cox[2] ; 3. 8-Ron Parker[3] ; 4. 6-Dillon Brown[4] ; 5. 16-Brett Adkins[5] ; 6. 09-Brad Rigdon[8] ; 7. 19s-Scott Tessman[6] ; 8. 15-Darrell Adkins[7] ; 9. 24-Matthew Nance[9] Heat 3 (10 Laps) – 1. 71-Davis Lipscombe[2] ; 2. 24S-Jimmy Schiltz[1] ; 3. 11-David Smith[4] ; 4. 53-Ray Cook[3] ; 5. 2-Colby Cannon[5] ; 6. 42-Cla Knight[7] ; 7. 23-jimmy Mac[6] A-Main 1 (40 Laps) – 1. 16B-Daniel Baggerly[2] ; 2. 87-Walker Arthur[3] ; 3. 71-Davis Lipscombe[1] ; 4. 30-Tyler Bare[5] ; 5. 53-Ray Cook[10] ; 6. 11-David Smith[7] ; 7. 8-Ron Parker[9] ; 8. 24S-Jimmy Schiltz[4] ; 9. 2*-Jared Powell[14] ; 10. 6-Dillon Brown[12] ; 11. 2-Colby Cannon[13] ; 12. 42-Cla Knight[16] ; 13. 48-Charlie Walker[8] ; 14. 16-Brett Adkins[15] ; 15. 41-Joe Cox[6] ; 16. 24-Matthew Nance[11] ; 17. 15-Darrell Adkins[22] ; 18. 09-Brad Rigdon[18] ; 19. 7-Corey Almond[17] ; 20. 19s-Scott Tessman[21] ; 21. 23-Jimmy Mac[19] ; 22. 55-Jimmy Duncan[20] ; 23. 28-Carl Vaughan[23] Fast Qualifier: Walker Arthur – 19.158 seconds....

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 featured in Circle Track Magazine

Jamaica, VA — The speedway gets a little national exposure with Circle Track Magazine featuring the track and owner Bill Sawyer in the February issue now on Newsstands. To subscribe to Circle Track Magazine visit www.circsource.com/store/Subscribe.html?magazineId=96&sourceCode=I8ABNN. Also you can follow Circle Track Magazine on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CircleTrackMagazine. We would like to thank Circle Track editor Robert Fisher for all the coverage!...

Condolences to the Family of Louis “Bubba” Timberlake

Jamaica, VA — We would like to send out out our sincerest condolences to the family of Louis “Bubba” Timeberlake after his passing last Thrusday October 2. Bubba was a frequent supporter of racing here at Virginia Motor Speedway for many years. His son Louis was a competitor in our Victory Lap Late Model division. Bubba was also a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters- Local # 10, for 17 years. He was the president of C & E Mechanical for 29 years and Certified Well & Septic for 14 years. He was a member and deacon of Black Creek Baptist Church, president of Twin Rivers Coon Hunters Association, member of Old Church Hunt Club, member of Mechanicsville Business Men’s Association, member of the Sandston Moose Lodge # 1937 and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers! God speed!...

Condolences to the Family of Brian Chandler

Jamaica, VA – We are to sad to report that Mr. Bryan Chandler, owner and founder of Chandler Chevrolet passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 in the late afternoon. Mr. Chandler fought a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Chandler, with his dealership, has been the official sponsor of the Pace Truck at the speedway since 2007. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with his family. Please keep them in your prayers....

RACING HAs LOST A TRUE GENTLEMAN WITH THE PASSING OF JUNIE DUNLAVEY

Richmond, VA – Junie Donlavey, a former NASCAR car owner who fielded entries in 45 seasons, died Monday night at 90 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Junie was a friend to many and mentor to a few here at the speedway. “There will never be another car owner like Junie is NASCAR; he was truly one in a million,” commented track owner Bill Sawyer. “Junie was always willing to help with my racing; whenever we needed something he would just tell me to come over and get it,” commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer. Junie was a Richmond area native whose drivers included the likes of David Pearson, Fred Lorenzen, Joe Weatherly, , Kenny Schrader, Benny Parsons and Dick Trickle. From the first time he fielded a car in a 1950 race at Martinsville Speedway through 1974, Donlavey’s team only ran more than a handful of races once. But from 1975-1988, Donlavey fielded full-season cars for drivers such as Parsons, Ridley, Dick Brooks, Ricky Rudd and Ken Schrader. Three of his drivers won Rookie of the Year — Ridley, Schrader and Bill Dennis. He then returned to a part-time schedule until 2002, when he last fielded a car with Hermie Sadler driving. Funeral arrangements were pending as of Tuesday afternoon....