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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....

Virginia Motor Speedway Releases 2015 Schedule

Jamaica, VA – The tentative 2015 schedule for Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway has been released and includes 12 weeks of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action, three special events and two mud bogs. The track’s always competitive weekly divisions begin their race for the division Championships and the Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series Championship on Saturday April 18th and end with the final point’s race of the season on Saturday September 5th. This year’s division line-up will once again include the Victory Lap Late Models, Aaron’s Pro Late Models, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modifieds and the Collision One Limited Stock Cars. Opening up the 2015 season will be the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth sanctioned by the very popular Ultimate Super Late Model Series. The one day $20,000 event is expected to bring some of the nationals top super late model drivers back to the Commonwealth of Virginia for what will be one of the best races of the year. The Ultimate Super Late Model Series will then return on Saturday May 16th as they sanction the 37th Annual USA 100. For the first time the speedway will host two, $3000 to win Fastrak Pro Late Model “National Bonus Race” events in conjunction with both super late model events, making both events a late model fans dream. After producing one of the best races in the track’s history the Fastrak World Championship will return to the 2015 schedule. The “Super Bowl” of Pro Late Model racing is scheduled for September 18 – 19, 2015. The event will feature two, $3000 to win events on Friday, September 18th and the $15,000 to win finale on Saturday, September 19th that will crown the Fastrak Pro Late Model World Champion. More details about the Fastrak World Championship will be released in the very near future. Along with the weekly racing action and the special events the speedway will also host two mud bogs at its state of the art mud bog facility that will be celebrating its eleventh year of racing. On Saturday June 20th “The Pit at VMS” will host the 7th Annual Down and Dirty Mud Mayhem and on Saturday October 10th the 11th Annual Down and Dirty Run-A-Muck Mud Bog and Mud Sling presented by James River Equipment and the Virginia Army National Guard. To see the entire 2015 schedule in its entirety visit the Speedway’s website at www.vamotorspeedway.com. The 2015 schedule is tentative and subject to change. The speedway has begun to accepting registrations with the top twenty in each class having their number saved until February 15th when all numbers will become first come first served. Competitors will Competitors can obtain a 2015 registration form by going to the tracks website or by calling the speedway Monday through Friday 10am through 3pm at (804) 758-1867. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The 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. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2015 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com....

Virginia Motor Speedway Crowns 2013 Champions

Jamaica, VA – Bill Sawyers Virginia Motor Speedway wrapped up the 2013 season by recognizing the top ten in each of the track’s divisions with special attention reserved for the 2013 champions. During the night’s events almost $34,000 in cash and prizes were awarded, of that almost $26,000 was in cash. During the night’s events it was announced that the Commonwealth 100 would be returning in 2014 on April 12th with National Dirt Racing League (NDRL) sanctioning and pay $20,000 to the winner and that the USA 100 would return on May 17th with the Ultimate Super Late Model Series once again sanctioning the event. More details about both events will be forthcoming. It was also announced that all the track’s divisional sponsors would be returning for the 2014 season and that the track’s Fastrak Pro Late Model division will have Aaron’s, Inc. as the division sponsor and that the division will now have a separate weekly payout and yearly point fund. Justin Williams of Shipman, VA was crowned the 2013 Victory Lap Late Model Champion and received a check for $5,000 for his efforts. Adams also received a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket. Rounding out the top ten in Victory Lap Late Model points were Billy Tucker of King George, VA; Joe Ender of Glen Allen, VA; Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA; John Staton of Chesapeake, VA; rookie Stephen Childress of St. Stephens Church, VA; David Padula of Greencastle, PA; Corey Almond of Appomattox, VA; Troy Williams of South Mills, NC; and Anthony Kincaid of Hayes, VA David Padula of Greencastle, PA was crowned the very first Fastrak Pro Late Model Champion. Padula received a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket. Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA was crowned the 2013 Truckin Thunder Sportsman Champion and received a check for $1,000 for his efforts. It was his career first championship. Adkins also received a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket. Rounding out the top ten in Truckin Thunder points were Hunter Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA; Junior Carter of Mechanicsville, VA; rookie Troy Doggett of Ruther Glen, VA; Macy Causey of Seaford, VA; Tommy Upshaw of West Point, VA; Brandon Coates of Spotsylvania, VA; Chad Beahr of Mechanicsville, VA; Rookie James Snead of Fredericksburg, VA and Carl Vaughan of Chesapeake, VA. Jimmy Duncan of Fredericksburg, VA was crowned the 2013 Budweiser Modified Champion for the second consecutive season and received a check for $1,000 for his efforts. Duncan also received a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket. Rounding out the top ten in Budweiser Modified points were rookie Matt Quade of Mechanicsville, MD; Joey Polevoy of Powhatan, VA; Neal Hudgins of Gwynn’s Island, VA; Mike Reynolds of Clements, MD; Charlie Hubbard of Chesapeake, VA; Francis Jarrelle III of Henrico, VA; rookie Jeff Solinger of Bumpass, VA; Aaron Harris of Chester, VA and Dan Arnold of Chesterfield, VA. Brandon Sandridge of Sandston, VA won the Collision One Limited Stock Car Championship. It was his career first championship. Sandridge received a check for $700, a $500 certificate from the Joie of Seating, a custom calendar from Al Goulder Photography and his Championship helmet trophy and jacket. Rounding out the top ten in Collision One Limited Stock Car points were Travis Hopkins of Spotsylvania, VA; Ryan Huthcens of Providence Forge, VA; David Bowler of Gloucester, VA; rookie Brian Bradley of Hopewell, VA; rookie Lucas Ward of Beaverdam, VA; Rick Powers of Richmond, VA, Shawn Otey of Aylett, VA and Chad Champion of Beaverdam, VA. The speedway also crowns an overall Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series Champion which pits all four divisions against each other and in yet another close battle in the eight year history of the championship Truckin Thunder Sportsman Champion Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA beat out Victory Lap Late Model Champion Justin Williams and Budweiser Modified Champion Jimmy Duncan to take the overall championship and the $2000 check and special eagle trophy that goes along with it. Special achievement award winners for the 2012 season included: The Pitts Lumber Rookies of the Year were Stephen Childress in Victory Lap Late Models; Troy Doggett in Truckin Thunder Sportsman; Matt Quade in Budweiser Modifieds and Brian Bradley in the Collision One Limited Stock Car division. Each winner received a plaque and $250. For the first time the speedway presented a Sportsmanship Award and it went to Victory Late Late Model driver Tim Shelton for his dedication to promoting racing at VMS. Also, presented for the first time was the Hard Luck Award and it was given to Collision One Limited Stock Car driver Bob Terry who totaled his car early in the 2013 season in a wild flip. New Sponsor Aaron’s presented him with a new 32″ television, making him a “Lucky Dog”! Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. The track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2014 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com....

Justin Williams Takes Open Night Checkers; C. Arnold, Adkins and Givens Also Pick up Victories

Jamaica, VA – The 2013 season got underway at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway with some fantastic racing in all divisions. Justin Williams of Shipman, VA took over the top spot on lap 12 with and inside move on David Puckett of King George, VA out of turn 2. Once out front Williams set sail and cruised to his first win in the Victory Lap Late Models. John Staton and David Puckett led the field to green with Puckett grabbing the lead out of turn 2. Puckett paced the first 11 laps with Tim Shelton, Williams, Staton and Joe Ender battling for second. On lap 6 Troy Williams rocketed to third on a restart after a caution. On lap 11 Williams got inside Puckett out of turn and took over the top spot. Once out front Williams began to pull away from Shelton and the rest of the field. When the checkers flew Williams had a cushion of almost eight seconds over Troy Williams. Tim Shelton, John Staton and Joe Ender rounded out the top five. Mark Parks picked up the Fastrak Pro Late Model win with a sixth place finish. Stephen Childress picked up the Pitts Lumber Rookie of the Race award. In other action Chris Arnold of Chester, VA picked up a hard fought victory in the Budweiser Modified division. Brett Adkins of Gloucester, VA passed Hunter Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA on lap 20 to get the lead and the win in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman and in the Collision One Limited Stock Cars Wesley Givens of Mechanicsville, VA passed defending champion Brian Maxey of King George, VA on lap 9 to get the lead and the win. Budweiser Modifieds Matt Quade and Brandon Galloway led the field to green with Galloway taking the lead out of turn 2. On the next circuit Chris Arnold rocketed to the lead with his father Dan Arnold in tow. Arnold paced the field unchallenged until lap 12 when defending champion Jimmy Duncan got inside Arnold in turn 1 to briefly take over the top spot only to have Arnold put a slide job on him in turn 4 to regain the top spot. Once out front Arnold worked traffic masterfully and went on to the win. Jimmy Duncan, Joey Polevoy, Charlie Hubbard and Donnie Smith rounded out the top five. Matt Quade picked up the Pitts Lumber rookie of the Race with a eighth place finish. Truckin Thunder Sportsman Tommy Upshaw and Hunter Shelton led the field to green with Shelton leading the first circuit. Behind Shelton Brett Adkins, Upshaw, Junior Carter, James Snead battle for position in the top five. On lap 16 Adkins closed in on the bumper of Shelton. The two began to battle for the top spot and on lap 20 Shelton slid high coming out of four allowing Adkins to get to the inside and take the lead at the line by inches. Once out front Adkins pulled away to pick up the victory. Rounding out the top five were Hunter Shelton, James Snead, Troy Doggett and Thomas Rose rounded out the top five. James Snead was the Pitts Lumber Rookie of the Race. Collision One Limited Stocks Chris Maxey and Ryan Hutchens led the field to green with Hutchens leading the first lap after battling three wide with Brian Maxey and Bob Terry on the drop of the green. On lap 3 Maxey took over the top spot when Hutchens went to the pits with a flat tire. On the next circuit the Wesley Givens began his assault on the top spot with the two drivers racing door to door. On a lap 8 restart Givens dove under Maxey in turn 1 to take the lead. On lap 12 the caution would fly for a horrific flip by Bob Terry in turn 3 bringing out a red flag as the crew worked to get Terry free from his car. Terry would emerge from his demolished ride ok to the delight of the fans on hand. Once the race got back under green Givens motored away from the field to take the win. Rounding out the top five were Brandon Sandridge, Travis Hopkins, Brian Bradley and Daniel Alford. Brian Bradley was the Pitts Lumber Rookie of the Race with his fourth place finish. The speedway will return to racing next Saturday April 20th to host Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series Night. The speedway will feature all the divisions in a special “Twin” race format. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model / Fastrak Pro Late Models, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. Competitor gates for Saturday, April 29th 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 / Fastrak Pro Late Models (Twin 20 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223 RACE RESULTS FOR SAFETY-KLEEN / WRAR / WNNT NIGHT AT THE RACES, SATURDAY APRIL 13, 2013: VICTORY LAP LATE MODEL / FASTRAK PRO LATE MODEL 35 LAP FEATURE (14 Entries): A Main:1. Justin Williams (Shipman, VA), 2. Troy Williams (South Mills, NC), 3. Tim Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 4. John Staton (Chesapeake, VA), 5. Joe Ender (Glen Allen, VA), 6. Mark Parks (Forest, VA), 7. David Puckett (King George, VA), 8. Billy Tucker (King George, VA), 9. Stephen Childress (St. Stephens Church, VA), 10. Robert Emory (Milton, DE), 11. David Padula (Greencastle, PA), 12. Jordan Byers (Amelia, VA), 13. Davis Lipscombe (Mechanicsville, VA), 14. Derick Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), FAST TIME: Troy Williams – 18.071 seconds TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN 25 LAP FEATURE (13 Entries): A Main:1. Brett Adkins (Gloucester, VA), 2. Hunter Shelton (Fredericksburg, VA), 3. James Snead (Fredericksburg, VA), 4. Troy Doggett (Ruther Glen, va), 5. Thomas Rose (Gloucester, VA), 6. Carl Vaughan (Chesapeake, VA), 7. Macy Causey (Seaford, VA), 8. Brandon Coates (Tappahannock, VA), 9. Tommy Upshaw (West Point, VA), 10. Timmy Brann (Warsaw, VA), 11. Chad Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 12. Junior Carter (Mechanicsville, VA), 13. Kevin Beahr (Mechanicsville, VA), 14. Brad Rigdon (Chesapeake, VA), FAST TIME: Brett Adkins – 21.015 seconds BUDWESIER MODIFIED 25 LAP FEATURE (19 Entries): A Main:1. Chris Arnold (Petersburg, VA), 2. Jimmy Duncan (Fredericksburg, VA), 3. Joey Polevoy (Powhatan, VA), 4. Charlie Hubbard (Chesapeake, VA), 5. Donnie Smith (Fredericksburg, VA), 6. Jeff Solinger (Bumpass, VA), 7. Curtis Barricks (Chesterfield, VA), 8. Matt Quade (Mechanicsville, MD), 9. Brandon Galloway (Gloucester, VA), 10. David Kendall (Petersburg, VA), 11. Frank McClenny Jr. (Chesapeake, VA), 12. Dan Arnold (Petersburg, VA), 13. Francis Jarrelle III (Chesterfield, VA), 14. Neal Hudgins (Grimstead, VA), 15. Tony Quade (Leonardtown, MD), 16. Matt Marshall (Stuarts Draft, VA), 17. Aaron Harris (Richmond, VA), 18. Josh Letson (, VA), 19. Matt Ashworth (Mechanicsville, VA), FAST TIME: Chris Arnold – 19.385 seconds (New Division Track Record) LIMITED STOCK CAR 20 LAP FEATURE (17 Entries): A Main:1. Wesley Givens (Mechanicsville, VA), 2. Brandon Sandridge (Mechanicsville, VA), 3. Travis Hopkins (Spotsylvania, VA), 4. Brian Bradley (Hopewell, VA), 5. Daniel Alford (Colonial Beach, VA), 6. Shawn Otey (Aylett, VA), 7. Brandon Schools (Glen Allen, VA), 8. Lucas Ward (Beaverdam, VA), 9. Brian Maxey (King George, VA), 10. Chris Maxey (King George, VA), 11. Brandon Bowler (Gloucester, VA), 12. Bob Terry (Stafford, VA), 13. Rick Powers (Richmond, VA), 14. David Bowler (Gloucester, VA), 15. Ryan Hutchens (Providence Forge, VA), 16. Bobby Curtis (Richmond, VA), 17. Stephen Democko (Gloucester, VA), FAST TIME: Bob Terry – 22.756 seconds...

VIDEO: MID-ATLANTIC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP – ULTIMATE SUPERS, MODIFIEDS AND SPORTSMAN

If you didn’t get the chance to come out to the speedway for the May 19th Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship presented by FK Rod Ends sanctioned by the Ultimate Super Late Model Series we have video courtesy of Richard Ford. Also, in the video see the Budweiser Modifieds and the Truckin Thunder Sportsman in action. All three races were fantastic. Richard Ford has DVD’s for sale. The DVD is ready and is 1hr 13mins long and DVD sales for $10 and if shipped please add $5 if shipped. Call 865-219-8118 or go to www.thenewspeedwayvideos.net to order your’s today....

Free tickets and more at stake in Weekly Pick the Winners Facebook Contest

Jamaica, VA — There’s a new reason to click the “like” button on Virginia Motor Speedway’s Facebook page located at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway. It’s a chance to win free tickets by correctly guessing the feature winners each week. To earn your chance at free tickets, first you need to “like” the Virginia Motor Speedway Facebook page. You then must make your guesses as to the feature winners in each of the four classes in the appropriate post which will go up every Tuesday. You need to select who you believe will win the feature in the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock divisions. The person with the most correct winners will win a free adult admission ticket to the next regular race program. In the event of ties for correct guesses on winners we will then do a random drawing for the FREE ticket. Persons guessing all four feature winners correctly will automatically win a ticket. The deadline to file your guesses on Facebook will be 3 p.m. the day of the race. Winners will be posted on the Facebook page and on the track website. Your winning ticket can be picked up at the next regular race event at the will call ticket window. The first winning ticket(s) will be given away on May 26, based upon finishes of the May 12th Mom’s Night Out at the Races. The speedway will also give away five (5) pair of tickets to the May 19th Ultimate Super Late Model Series sanctioned Mid-Atlantic Spring Championship if we reach 5000 total “Likes” by May 10th. If we can reach 10,000 “Likes” Virginia Motor Speedway will broadcast the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned $20,000 to win USA 100 over the internet, for free. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223...

Special Mom’s Night Out this Saturday

Jamaica, VA – The speedway returns to racing this Saturday May 12th for Mom’s Night at the Races and week three of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. Mother’s, they have the toughest job on earth, shouldn’t they be treated with a special night? We think so! So on Saturday May 12th Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host a special Mom’s Night Out with all moms and grandmas getting in free. Treat mom to a night of great racing and while you’re at it take the money you saved on a ticket and buy mom dinner. You know we do serve up an awesome bologna burger. The speedway will also carry over the Tappahannock / Essex County Community night to Saturday May 12th. All Tappahannock / Essex County residents will get FREE admission with proper I.D. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 12th 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 (35 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. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223...

Mother Nature wins out

Jamaica, VA – Wet weather and storms has forced officials of Bill Sawyer’s to cancel racing activities for Saturday, May 5th. The speedway will return to racing Saturday May 12th for Mom’s Night at the Races and week three of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions in action. Mother’s, they have the toughest job on earth, shouldn’t they be treated with a special night? We think so! So on Saturday May 12th Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway will host a special Mom’s Night Out with all moms and grandmas getting in free. Treat mom to a night of great racing and while you’re at it take the money you saved on a ticket and buy mom dinner. You know we do serve up an awesome bologna burger. The speedway will also carry over the Tappahannock / Essex County Community night to Saturday May 12th. All Tappahannock / Essex County residents will get FREE admission with proper I.D. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 12th 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 (35 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. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223...

WANTED – VIDEOGRAPHER

Jamaica, VA – Are you a videographer and want to shoot racing? Have we got the track for you! Virginia Motor Speedway is looking for a videographer to film our weekly racing events and mud bogs. Any interested candidates should call Dave Seay at (804) 758-1867 x102 or email him at dave@vamotorspeedway.com....

Speedway Returns to Action This Saturday May 5th

Jamaica, VA – After taking the weekend of April 28th off due to the NASCAR events at Richmond International Raceway, Virginia Motor Speedway will return to racing this Saturday May 5th with week two of Virginia Army National Guard Dirt Series action. The evenings events will include four divisions of exciting high octane, side by side dirt track racing. See the Victory Lap Late Model, Truckin Thunder Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions as they continue their quests for the 2012 championships. On Saturday May 5th the speedway will host Tappahannock / Essex County Community Night. All residents from Tappahannock / Essex County will get free admission when showing proper I.D. The community night is sponsored by these Essex County businesses: Chandler Chevrolet, James River / Rappahannock Tractor, Collision One and Bella Pizza Italian Restaurant. Competitor gates for Saturday, May 5th 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 (35 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. 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. Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vamotorspeedway. Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track, 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. To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com. MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223...

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