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Excitement Builds for 2007 O'Reilly NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Series' Opening Weekend at Florence |
LEXINGTON, KY (4/12/07) - The O'Reilly NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts
is set to open its 2007 tour this weekend at the King Family's
Florence Speedway. Two complete shows on Friday, April 13th and
Saturday, April 14th will kickoff off the season for the
nation's most competitive regional racing series.
"We're real excited to head over to Florence," said defending
Series Champion Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN. "I always enjoy
racing at Florence. They always have a good race track and I've
actually had some pretty decent success there over the years.
Plus, we've got a new car we're going to take over there and
we're pretty anxious to see how it works."
The highly-anticipated season opener for the O'Reilly NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts
is this Friday, April 13th. The "Spring 50 Tune-Up" will be a
complete racing program with Time Trials, Heats, B-Mains, and
the 30-lap A-Main paying $3000 to win. Ticket prices for this
event are only $15 for General Admission and just $28 for the
Pits. Pit gates are slated to open at 4pm with the main gates
opening at 5pm. Qualifying will hit the track promptly at 7pm
with Racing beginning at 8pm.
Saturday, April 14th, the Series is back at Florence for the
31st Annual Spring 50. Another complete program is on tap with
Time Trials, Heats, B-Mains, and a 50-lap A-Main paying $5000 to
win. General Admission seating for Saturday night is only $17
while a pit pass is just $30. The pit gates will once again open
at 4pm with the general admission gates opening at 5pm. The
on-track action starts a half-hour earlier on Saturday with
Qualifying at 6:30pm and Racing at 7:30pm.
"We're expecting a lot of quality cars here for both nights,"
said Florence Speedway promoter Josh King. "These two races
always draw a high car count and a really competitive field, and
I think that's why so many fans mark this race on their
calendar. Plus, for some traveling drivers, this may be their
only chance to race at Florence before the Ralph Latham Memorial
on June 2nd."
The 2007 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
Series is shaping up to be the most competitive to date. Several
drivers have made verbal commitments to follow the entire tour
including the likes of Mike Jewell, David Webb, Chris Combs,
Johnny Wheeler, Tim Tungate, Victor Lee, Aaron Hatton, Jeff
Watson, Jason Keltner, Bobby Wolter Jr., Eric Wells, DJ Wells,
and Dan Deaton among others. The strong contingent of drivers
further adds to competitiveness of the series.
"Night in and night out, you have to work your butt off just to
make the show," said Jewell. "You've got the series regulars who
are always good, you've got the local drivers defending their
home turf, and you've got the travelers who can pop in and win
on any given night. So it can be tough just making the show, but
that's also what makes this series so exciting for the fans."
Florence Speedway is a 1/2-mile, high-banked clay oval located
on US 42 just south of Union, KY and is owned and operated by
Jerry, Mona, and Josh King. The office phone number for Florence
Speedway is (859) 493-0034 and the track phone number on race
day is (859) 485-7591. For more information, please visit
www.florencespeedway.com.
The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series presented by
Arizona Sport Shirts sanctions regional dirt track Late Model
racing in and around the state of Kentucky. For more information
on the nation's most competitive regional racing series, please
visit our website at www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call our
office at (859) 433-5707.
The purse for Friday night's Spring 50 Tune-Up is as follows:
1. $3000
2. $1500
3. $1000
4. $800
5. $750
6. $700
7. $650
8. $600
9. $550
10. $500
11. $450
12. $400
13. $350
14. $350
15. $325
16. $325
17. $300
18. $300
19. $300
20. $300
21. $300
22. $300
The purse for Saturday night's 31st Annual Spring 50 is as
follows:
1. $5000
2. $3000
3. $2000
4. $1500
5. $1000
6. $800
7. $750
8. $700
9. $650
10. $600
11. $550
12. $500
13. $450
14. $450
15. $425
16. $425
17. $400
18. $400
19. $350
20. $350
21. $300
22. $300
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Upcoming Schedule
April 13 - Florence Speedway/$3000
April 14 - Florence Speedway/$5000
April 20 - Twin Cities Raceway Park/$3000
April 21 - Brownstown Speedway/$4000
April 27 - Ponderosa Speedway/$3000
April 28 - Bluegrass Speedway/$3000
May 12 - Tazewell Speedway/$4000
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Top 10 Final
Points
Standings
2008
| 1 | 4 | Victor Lee | 4372 | | 2 | 14t | Tyrel Todd | 3655 | | 3 | 18T | Tim Tungate | 3503 | | 4 | 13w | David Webb | 3428 | | 5 | 18w | Eric Wells | 3363 | | 6 | 56 | Zach Carney | 3105 | | 7 | 19 | Larry Gray | 3080 | | 8 | 14C | Chris Combs | 2625 | | 9 | M92 | Royce McGowan | 2568 | | 10 | 9 | Mike Jewell | 2434 | |
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