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Richmond Raceway’s 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown Set for Saturday April 30

 

Richmond, KY(April 24, 2016) Richmond Raceway co-promoters Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are set to close out the month of April with the 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown on Saturday April 30 at the 3/10 mile semi-banked clay oval known as “The Beast of the East” as the American Dirt Allstars sanctioned KDRA Super Stocks will race for $1,200 to win and Stock Four Cylinders will race for $750 to win.  

Richmond Raceway will present the 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown on Saturday April 30 as the American Dirt Allstars KDRA Super Stocks will be in competition in a 30 lap, $1,200 to win main event.  The Stock Four Cylinder division will also be racing for additional money as that division’s feature contest will pay $750 to win for their 18 lap feature race.  Also on the Saturday April 30 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown racing program will be the Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds racing for $1,000 to win in a 20 lap contest and the Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclone division racing for $100 to win in a 10 lap affair.  The Late Model division will have the night off and will not be in competition.  All divisions will utilize the practice/time trials combo format to determine heat race starting positions.  Transponders are used for timing/scoring purposes (can be rented at the track) and RACEceivers are also mandatory in all divisions.  All competitors are urged to be at the track and signed-in by 5:30 p.m. 

Activities for the 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown at Richmond Raceway on Saturday April 30 will see the pit area open at 3:00 p.m. and the general admission area open at 4:30 p.m.  Driver registration will close at 5:30 p.m. and the drivers meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m., with practice set to begin at 6:15 p.m.  Racing is set to take the take the green flag at 7:30 p.m.  All times listed are EDT.  Ticket prices for the 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown at Richmond Raceway on Saturday April 30 in the general admission area will be $13 for adults, with children ages 12 and under admitted FREE.  A pit pass will be $35, children ages 6 to 12 will be $15, and children ages 5 and under are FREE.

Richmond Raceway’s 2nd Annual Saturday Night Showdown Payouts for April 30, 2016:
-Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds (20 laps):  1st- $1,000, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $300, 4th- $200, 5th- $175, 6th- $150, 7th- $140, 8th- $130, 9th- $120, 10th- $115, 11th- $110, 12th- $105, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100 -AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks (30 laps):  1st- $1,200, 2nd- $600, 3rd- $350, 4th- $300, 5th- $250, 6th- $200, 7th- $175, 8th- $150, 9th- $125, 10th- $115, 11th- $110, 12th- $105, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100, 19th- $100, 20th- $100, 21st- $100, 22nd- $100 -Stock Four Cylinders (18 laps):  1st- $750, 2nd- $400, 3rd- $200, 4th- $175, 5th- $150, 6th- $130, 7th- $120, 8th- $110, 9th- $100, 10th- $90, 11th- $85, 12th- $80, 13th- $75, 14th- $75, 15th- $75, 16th- $75, 17th- $75, 18th- $75, 19th- $75, 20th- $75, 21st- $75, 22nd- $75 -Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones (10 laps):  1st- $100, 2nd- $75, 3rd- $65, 4th- $55, 5th- $50, 6th- $45, 7th- $40, 8th- $40, 9th- $40, 10th- $40, 11th- $40, 12th- $40, 13th- $40, 14th- $40, 15th- $40, 16th- $40, 17th- $40, 18th- $40

Richmond Raceway last raced on Saturday April 23 and feature event winners were Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY in Late Models, Blake Brown of Corbin, KY in Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, Eddie Stewart of Manchester, KY in AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, Logan Burke of Drift, KY in Stock Four Cylinders, and Josh Dickerson of Richmond, KY in Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones.

Richmond Raceway is located at 328 Greens Crossing Road, just a short drive from the city limits of Richmond, KY.  Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are the track promoters and will present dirt track racing on Saturday evenings.  For more information about Richmond Raceway, contact track co-promoter Larry Yantz at (606) 510-5331 or track co-promoter Chad Yantz at (606) 510-4836 or by social media on the world wide web at www.richmond-raceway.net or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/308149696058239/ or facebook.com/richraceky of via Twitter @MichaelDespain or @RichmondRaceway.  The phone number at the track for information concerning race events and raceday information is (859) 624-5640

Richmond Raceway would like to thank its 2016 track marketing partners:  Airport Road Salvage Yard (Junction City, KY), American Racer South (Tullahoma, TN), Andrew Automotive (Stanford, KY), AR Bodies (Greenbriar, TN), Barton’s Storage Buildings (Corbin, KY), BereaOnline.com (Berea, KY), Best Western (Richmond), Coyote Country WCYO 100.7 FM (Richmond), Estep Shell (Richmond), Finish First Designs (Berea, KY), First Southern National Bank (Richmond/Stanford/Hustonville/Lancaster), Hoosier Tire, Kentucky Septic Repair (Richmond), Phantom Racing Gear (Lawrenceburg, KY), Pro-Tow Towing (Richmond), Renfro’s Towing (Richmond), REVELution Race Cars (Richmond), RockAuto.com (Madison, WI), SkyTower Power Race Engines (Stanford, KY), Sonic (Richmond), Sunoco Race Fuels, Warlock Race Cars (Independence, KY), WCBR 1110 AM Christian Radio (Richmond), WRNZ 105.1 FM (Danville), and Xtreme Style Signs and Graphics (Danville, KY)

Richmond Raceway Top Ten Track Point Standings after April 23, 2016

LATE MODELS
1.            Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 130
2.            Jason Barrett (Waco, KY)- 123
3.            Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)- 116
4.            Jake Henry (Junction City, KY)- 113
5.            Chris Ruble (Waco, KY)- 100
6.            Dennis Barton (Corbin, KY)- 80
Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 80
8.            Jim Robinson (Richmond, KY)- 72
9.            Greg Johnson (Bedford, IN)- 71
10.          Jeremy Hines (Seymour, IN)- 70

Phantom Racing Gear MODIFIEDS
1.            Keith Smith (Stanton, KY)- 157
2.            Jim Robinson (Richmond, KY)- 138
3.            Blake Brown (Corbin, KY)- 136
4.            Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 134
5.            Aaron Branham (Clay City, KY)- 112
6.            Cody Smith (Clay City, KY)- 111
7.            Wade Rookard (East Bernstadt, KY)- 109
8.            Korey Cochran (Richmond, KY)- 108
9.            Zach Powers (Lexington, KY)- 97
10.          Brent Estes (Irvine, KY)- 94

AR Bodies KDRA SUPER STOCKS
1.            Robby Perkins (Ezel, KY)- 155
2.            Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 147
3.            Brandon Hutchinson (Hi Hat, KY)- 138
4.            Jeremie Bretz (Maysville, KY)- 137
5.            Allen Hackworth, Jr. (Waco, KY)- 131
6.            Trae Soper (Nicholasville, KY)- 121
7.            Jim Ison (West Liberty, KY)- 109
8.            Greg Hensley (Lost Creek, KY)- 105
9.            Jimmy Bailey (Winchester, KY)- 80
10.          Bill Robinson (Waco, KY)- 77

STOCK FOUR CYLINDERS
1.            Freddy Breeden (Somerset, KY)- 125
2.            Tyler Hayes (Pine Ridge, KY)- 119
3.            Greg Hensley (Lost Creek, KY)- 117
4.            Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 106
5.            Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 102
6.            Brandon Creech (Berea, KY)- 99
7.            Logan Burke (Drift, KY)- 76
Shane Irvin (Liberty, KY)- 76
9.            Dave McCarty (Owingsville, KY)- 75
10.          Bill Taulbee (Irvine, KY)- 72

Warlock Race Cars MINI-CUP/CYCLONES
1.            Josh Dickerson (Richmond, KY)- 80
2.            Jason Bell (London, KY)- 73
3.            Dylan Rutherford (Corbin, KY)- 72
4.            Bobby Williams (Hyden, KY)- 70
5.            Connor Dole (Corbin, KY)- 17