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05-08-2006, 02:20 PM
Saluda, VA After taking a weekend off Bill Sawyers Virginia Motor Speedway gets back to racing this Saturday, May 13th with Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Championship Night featuring all five of the tracks divisions. After several early season rainouts the Budweiser Modifieds have been added to the weekends schedule of events.
Starting with this Saturday the Speedway will also introduce new reduced admission prices for seniors, military and student tickets. Seniors and military tickets will now be $8 and Students 13 17 years old will now be $7.
As a family operation we know all too well the effect todays fuel costs have on our fans. With the change in admission prices for our senior, military and students we are trying to help offset some of the sting from the higher fuel costs. We will also continue to make available our $2 off discount coupon good for any adult, senior or military ticket. With the coupon adult admission is only $8 and senior and military admission only $6, commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer.
Competitor gates for Saturday, May 13th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6:15pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps); Als Auto Parts Chargers (25 laps) and the Dixie Chopper All Americans (15 laps). Late Model, Sportsman and Modified divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features while Chargers will run Hot Lap Time Trials, heats and features. All Americans will run heats and features only.
Admission price for Adults $10; Seniors and Military $8; Students 13 17 years old $7, Children 7 12 years old $4 and Children 6 and under admitted free. The speedway offers a $2 discount coupon on the Speedways Website, good on any Adult, Senior and Military ticket making it an $8 admission for adults and a $6 admission for seniors and military. Fans need to have a coupon for each ticket purchased. The speedway also offers a Family Pack that includes two adult admissions and two children 12 and under admissions for only $20.
Bill Sawyers Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track affiliate, is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. Virginia Motor Speedway races weekly on Saturday nights and is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA. The speedway is also just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.
To learn more about Bill Sawyers Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2006 schedule of events, fans and competitors may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track online at www.vamotorspeedway.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223
TOP TEN IN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AS OF MAY 8, 2006:
VICTORY LAP LATE MODELS:
1 - Jared Powell 297; 2 - Ronald Cusic 288; 3 - Roland Mann 275; 4 - Sommey Lacey 275; 5 - Walker Arthur ฎ - 260; 6 - Jamie Lathroum 258; 7 - Stevie Long 252; 8 - Scott Adams 252; 9 - Larry Grimstead Jr. 241; 10 - Anthony Kincaid 240. (Winners 2: Powell 2; Mann 1)
TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN:
1 - Roger Jamerson 299; 2 - Walker Arthur 293; 3 - Davis Lipscombe 282; 4 - Tim Shelton 274; 5 - Donnie Owens 273; 6 - Jack Foulkes 260; 7 - Chris Stacy ฎ - 252; 8 - Gene Snow ฎ - 250; 9 - Daren Bolac 249; 10 - Robert Kramer ฎ - 236. (Winners 2: Arthur 2; Jamerson 1)
BUDWEISER MODIFIED
1 - Bret Hamilton 204; 2 - Brian Dobie 191; 3 - Page Harrison 190; 4 - Brent Bordaux 188; 5 - Chuck Marks 183; 6 - Bill Roberts 182; 7 - Donnie Medlin 178; 8 - Wayne Barricks 164; 9 - Eric Eriwin 163; 10 - Renee Weeks 163. (Winners 2: Hamilton 1; Bordeaux 1)
ALS AUTO PARTS CHARGERS:
1 - Bob Terry 203; 2 - Davis Lipscombe 202; 3 - John Imler 186; 4 - Wesley Givens ฎ - 184; 5 - Paul Bess 181; 6 - James Givens 178; 7 - Chris Tatum 174; 8 - Mark Wright 170; 9 - Davey Pullen 168; 10 - John Kirby 168. (Winners 1: Lipscombe 2)
DIXIE CHOPPER ALL AMERICANS presented by PAUL SAWYERS LAWN EQUIPMENT:
1 - Vernon Kirby 198; 2 - Dustin Owens 198; 3 - Marty Coltrain 192; 4 - David Bowler 182; 5 - Thomas Rose 176; 6 - Brian Maines 174; 7 - Gene Jamerson 174; 8 - Stephen Childress 172; 9 - Steve Atkins 162; 10 - John Rhoades 150. (Winners 2: Kirby 1; Owens 1)
ฎ - Denotes Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Year candidate.
Starting with this Saturday the Speedway will also introduce new reduced admission prices for seniors, military and student tickets. Seniors and military tickets will now be $8 and Students 13 17 years old will now be $7.
As a family operation we know all too well the effect todays fuel costs have on our fans. With the change in admission prices for our senior, military and students we are trying to help offset some of the sting from the higher fuel costs. We will also continue to make available our $2 off discount coupon good for any adult, senior or military ticket. With the coupon adult admission is only $8 and senior and military admission only $6, commented track General Manager Clarke Sawyer.
Competitor gates for Saturday, May 13th will open at 3pm with spectator gates opening at 4pm. On track activities will begin at 6:15pm with hot laps. Divisions scheduled to race on Saturday: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Truckin Thunder Sportsman (30 laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 laps); Als Auto Parts Chargers (25 laps) and the Dixie Chopper All Americans (15 laps). Late Model, Sportsman and Modified divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features while Chargers will run Hot Lap Time Trials, heats and features. All Americans will run heats and features only.
Admission price for Adults $10; Seniors and Military $8; Students 13 17 years old $7, Children 7 12 years old $4 and Children 6 and under admitted free. The speedway offers a $2 discount coupon on the Speedways Website, good on any Adult, Senior and Military ticket making it an $8 admission for adults and a $6 admission for seniors and military. Fans need to have a coupon for each ticket purchased. The speedway also offers a Family Pack that includes two adult admissions and two children 12 and under admissions for only $20.
Bill Sawyers Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track affiliate, is a 1/2-mile, dirt oval. Virginia Motor Speedway races weekly on Saturday nights and is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA. The speedway is also just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.
To learn more about Bill Sawyers Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2006 schedule of events, fans and competitors may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track online at www.vamotorspeedway.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223
TOP TEN IN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS AS OF MAY 8, 2006:
VICTORY LAP LATE MODELS:
1 - Jared Powell 297; 2 - Ronald Cusic 288; 3 - Roland Mann 275; 4 - Sommey Lacey 275; 5 - Walker Arthur ฎ - 260; 6 - Jamie Lathroum 258; 7 - Stevie Long 252; 8 - Scott Adams 252; 9 - Larry Grimstead Jr. 241; 10 - Anthony Kincaid 240. (Winners 2: Powell 2; Mann 1)
TRUCKIN THUNDER SPORTSMAN:
1 - Roger Jamerson 299; 2 - Walker Arthur 293; 3 - Davis Lipscombe 282; 4 - Tim Shelton 274; 5 - Donnie Owens 273; 6 - Jack Foulkes 260; 7 - Chris Stacy ฎ - 252; 8 - Gene Snow ฎ - 250; 9 - Daren Bolac 249; 10 - Robert Kramer ฎ - 236. (Winners 2: Arthur 2; Jamerson 1)
BUDWEISER MODIFIED
1 - Bret Hamilton 204; 2 - Brian Dobie 191; 3 - Page Harrison 190; 4 - Brent Bordaux 188; 5 - Chuck Marks 183; 6 - Bill Roberts 182; 7 - Donnie Medlin 178; 8 - Wayne Barricks 164; 9 - Eric Eriwin 163; 10 - Renee Weeks 163. (Winners 2: Hamilton 1; Bordeaux 1)
ALS AUTO PARTS CHARGERS:
1 - Bob Terry 203; 2 - Davis Lipscombe 202; 3 - John Imler 186; 4 - Wesley Givens ฎ - 184; 5 - Paul Bess 181; 6 - James Givens 178; 7 - Chris Tatum 174; 8 - Mark Wright 170; 9 - Davey Pullen 168; 10 - John Kirby 168. (Winners 1: Lipscombe 2)
DIXIE CHOPPER ALL AMERICANS presented by PAUL SAWYERS LAWN EQUIPMENT:
1 - Vernon Kirby 198; 2 - Dustin Owens 198; 3 - Marty Coltrain 192; 4 - David Bowler 182; 5 - Thomas Rose 176; 6 - Brian Maines 174; 7 - Gene Jamerson 174; 8 - Stephen Childress 172; 9 - Steve Atkins 162; 10 - John Rhoades 150. (Winners 2: Kirby 1; Owens 1)
ฎ - Denotes Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Rookie of the Year candidate.