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Richmond, KY(September 4, 2016) Richmond Raceway co-promoters Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz will have the 3/10 mile red clay oval known as “The Beast of the East” closed this Saturday September 10 for the World 100, but will return with track’s signature event on Saturday September 17 as the rescheduled 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial will take place, paying $10,059 to win for the Southern Nationals Bonus Series Super Late Models, plus $1,259 to win for Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds, $1,059 to win for AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks, and $759 to win for Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders, while the Warlock Race Cars Mini-Cup/Cyclones will have the night off.
Of note, there will be an open practice session for anyone that wants to bring a car at the track on Friday September 16 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. Admission will be FREE in the general admission area, while a pit pass will cost $20. For those race fans and race teams that have tickets and pit pass armbands that were purchased at the August 20 rainout of the event, individuals will need to present those at the track on the Saturday September 17, as this will be your raincheck for readmission to the track. Individuals must have their ticket or pit pass from August 20 or they will have to pay again.
Also, several individuals and businesses have sponsored laps and if one driver were to lead all 59 laps, that driver would earn an additional $1,325, making it possible for one driver to win $11,384. Turner Realty Group will pay an additional $100 if there is a pass made for the win on the final lap and longtime track supporter Bob Wolter, Sr. will award the top qualifier $100.
Richmond Raceway will present the 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial on Saturday September 17 and the Super Late Model portion of the program will be sanctioned by the Ray Cook-promoted Southern Nationals Bonus Series and will see the Super Late Models in a full program of practice, A-B group time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the 59 lap, $10,059 to win/$500 to start A-Main. Also on the “Butterball” racing program on Saturday September 17 will be the Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds racing for $1,259 to win, the American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks racing for $1,059 to win, and Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders racing for $759 to win. The Modified, KDRA Super Stock, and Stock Four Cylinder will utilize the practice/time trial format to determine heat race starting positions, while the Super Late Models will have separate practice and time trial sessions. RACEceivers are mandatory in all divisions and must be used by the driver each time he/she is on the racing surface in their race car. Also, transponder scoring/timing is used at Richmond Raceway and the rental for a transponder is $10 and can be taken care of at driver registration (the track uses the yellow Westhold transponders). It is pertinent that all drivers be at the track and signed in by 5:30 p.m. as that is when driver registration closes.
Also of note, the track will offer bonuses for the three highest finishing drivers that utilize a Crate engine powered car will be eligible for bonuses. The highest finishing driver using a Crate engine will receive a $100 bonus, second highest finishing driver using a Crate engine will receive a $75 bonus, and the third highest finishing driver using a Crate engine will receive a $50 bonus, while the series will offer a $200 bonus for the highest finishing competitor using a Steel Head/SPEC engine and a $200 bonus for the highest finishing competitor utilizing a CT525 powerplant. The Super Late Model division will have an entry fee for this event and it will be $100, while the tire rule for Super Late Models for this event on all four corners of the race cars will be as follows: Hoosier 1300, 1350, and 1600 or American Racer 44, 48, and 56. Tire samples can and/or will be taken by the track and/or series at any time during the course of the event. The American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks will have a $20 entry fee for series members and non-members and includes transponder rental.
Richmond Raceway 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial A-Main Payouts for Saturday September 17:
-Southern Nationals Bonus Series Super Late Models (59 laps): 1st- $10,059, 2nd- $5,000, 3rd- $2,500, 4th- $2,000, 5th- $1,500, 6th- $1,100, 7th- $1,000, 8th- $950, 9th- $900, 10th- $850, 11th- $800, 12th- $750, 13th- $650, 14th- $600, 15th- $550, 16th- $530, 17th- $520, 18th- $500, 19th- $500, 20th- $500, 21st- $500, 22nd- $500 -Phantom Racing Gear Modifieds (25 laps): 1st- $1,259, 2nd- $600, 3rd- $350, 4th- $250, 5th- $200, 6th- $175, 7th- $150, 8th- $140, 9th- $130, 10th- $125, 11th- $120, 12th- $115, 13th- $110, 14th- $110, 15th- $110, 16th- $110, 17th- $110, 18th- $110, 19th- $110, 20th- $110, 21st- $110, 22nd- $110
-American Dirt Allstars AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks (20 laps): 1st- $1,059, 2nd- $500, 3rd- $300, 4th- $200, 5th- $175, 6th- $150, 7th- $135, 8th- $125, 9th- $120, 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
-Pro Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders (15 laps): 1st- $759, 2nd- $400, 3rd- $200, 4th- $150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $90, 8th- $85, 9th- $80, 10th- $75, 11th- $70, 12th- $65, 13th- $60, 14th- $60, 15th- $60, 16th- $60, 17th- $60, 18th- $60, 19th- $60, 20th- $60, 21st- $60, 22nd- $60
Activities for the 29th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial event at Richmond Raceway on Saturday September 17 will see the pit area open at 2:00 p.m., with the general admission area open at 3:30 p.m. Driver’s registration will close promptly at 5:30 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 5:45 p.m, with practice/time trial combo laps set to begin around 6:15 p.m., and the green flag for the first race will wave at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices for the “Butterball” Memorial on Saturday September 17 in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, with children ages 12 and under FREE. For the pit area, adult prices will be $45, with children ages 6 to 12 costing $15, and children ages five and under FREE.
Previous Paul "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial Winners:
1988- Brian Asbury (Mitchell, IN)
1989- Jim Curry (Norman, IN)
1990- Ray Godsey (Bedford, IN)
1991- Kevin Claycomb (Vincennes, IN)
1992- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
1993- Jack Boggs (Grayson, KY)
1994- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
1995- Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)
1996- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
1997- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
1998- Delane Browning (East Bernstadt, KY)
1999- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
2000- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
2001- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
2002- Jimmy Owens (Newport, TN)
2003- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
2004- Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)
2005- Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)
2006- Ben Adkins (West Portsmouth, OH)
2007- Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)
2008- Victor Lee (Danville, KY)
2009- Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)
2010- Victor Lee (Danville, KY)
2011- Josh McGuire (Grayson, KY)
2012- Josh McGuire (Grayson, KY)
2013- Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
2014- Billy Moyer, Jr. (Batesville, AK)
2015- Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)
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 via social media at www.richmond-raceway.net, Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/308149696058239/ or facebook.com/richraceky, and 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), Eagle Financial Services (Richmond), Estepp Shell (Richmond), Finish First Designs (Berea, KY), First Southern National Bank (Richmond/Stanford/Hustonville/Lancaster), Hoosier Tire, Kentucky Septic Repair (Richmond), Kountry Motors (Richmond), Phantom Racing Gear (Lawrenceburg, KY), Pro-Tow Towing (Richmond), Renfro’s Towing (Richmond), REVELution Race Cars (Richmond), RockAuto.com (Madison, WI), Skirting Solutions (London, KY), SkyTower Power Race Engines (Stanford, KY), Sonic (Richmond), Sunoco Race Fuels, Todd Metals and Truss (Somerset, KY/Columbia, KY), 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 September 3, 2016
Sonic Late Models
1. Jason Barrett (Waco, KY)- 528
2. Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)- 428
3. Chris Ruble (Waco, KY)- 407
4. Todd Coffman (Parksville, KY)- 367
5. Tommy Bailey (Corbin, KY)- 346
6. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 331
7. Jake Henry (Junction City, KY)- 325
8. Donnie Everman (Clay City, KY)- 273
9. Derek Fisher (Olympia, KY)- 235
10. Michael Chilton (Salvisa, KY)- 224
Phantom Racing Modifieds
1. Blake Brown (Corbin, KY)- 604
2. Jimmy Robinson (Richmond, KY)- 554
3. Keith Smith (Stanton, KY)- 515
4. Cody Smith (Clay City, KY)- 426
5. Zach Powers (Taylorsville, KY)- 419
6. Korey Cochran (Richmond, KY)- 369
7. Jimmy Crabtree (Irvine, KY)- 347
8. John Jackson (Cynthiana, KY)- 318
9. Jared Reams (Mount Vernon, KY)- 308
10. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville, KY)- 306
AR Bodies KDRA Super Stocks
1. Robby Perkins (Ezel, KY)- 611
2. Jeremie Bretz (Maysville, KY)- 559
3. Eddie Stewart (Manchester, KY)- 523
4. Brandon Hutchinson (Hi Hat, KY)- 457
5. Jeremy Howard (Berea, KY)- 369
6. Allen Hackworth, Jr. (Waco, KY)- 360
7. Trae Soper (Nicholasville, KY)- 328
8. Logan Preston (Berea, KY)- 313
9. Jimmy Bailey (Winchester, KY)- 300
10. Bartley Grant (Berea, KY)- 296
Pro-Tow Towing Stock Four Cylinders
1. Sean Jones (Clermont County, OH)- 457
2. Shane Irvin (Liberty, KY)- 417
3. Brandon Creech (Berea, KY)- 349
4. Jamison Gipson (Lancaster, KY)- 345
5. Tyler Hayes (Pine Ridge, KY)- 325
6. Keith Gipson (Keene, KY)- 321
7. Dylan Stevens (Morehead, KY)- 290
8. Stacy Harrison (Corbin, KY)- 235
9. Charles Burton (Somerset, KY)- 217
10. Greg Hensley (Lost Creek, KY)- 210
Warlock Race Mini-Cup/Cyclones
1. Dylan Rutherford (Corbin, KY)- 526
2. Bobby Williams (Hyden, KY)- 446
3. Josh Dickerson (Richmond, KY)- 381
4. Scott Crusenberry (Williamsburg, KY)- 304
5. Dalton Brown (Crab Orchard, KY)- 248
6. Jason Bell (London, KY)- 220
7. Glenn Dickerson (Waco, KY)- 204
8. Brady Lear (Brodhead, KY)- 102
9. Dylan Stevens (Morehead, KY)- 85
10. Blake Brown (Corbin, KY)- 83 |
