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LEXINGTON,
KY -- The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified
Series is set to kick off its 2006 season on Saturday, April
22nd at the newly resurfaced Lake Cumberland Speedway.
The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series will
begin its twelve-race schedule on Saturday, April 22nd at the
Harold Hardgrove-promoted Lake Cumberland Speedway. In the
series' only visit to Lake Cumberland in 2005, Joe David Turner
won in thrilling fashion, narrowly edging out Jimmy Payne.
With the improvements that have been made to the 3/8-mile
facility during the off-season, the April 22nd event is sure to
be an exciting show with plenty of side-by-side racing action.
A complete program is planned for the BoB "Mod Squad"
with Racing Optic Time Trials, Heats Races, B-Mains, and the
Vault 30 A-Main. Gates are slated to open at 2pm with Hot
Laps scheduled for 6pm and Racing at 7pm.
Hanover, IN native Joey Kramer is the defending NARA Battle of
the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Champion while
Columbia, KY's Kelly Warren won the inaugural series title in
2004.
Lake Cumberland Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval
located just south of Burnside, KY on the east side of US 27.
For more information, you can visit their website at
www.lcspeedway.net or call the track office at (606) 561-8994.
For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open
Wheel Modified Series, please visit our website at
www.battleofthebluegrass.com or call the Series office at (859)
433-5707.
The purse for the Vault 30 A-Main is as follows:
1. $1,500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125
21. 125
22. 125
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series 2006
Schedule
April 22 - Lake Cumberland Speedway, Burnside, KY ($1500 to win)
May 19 - Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, KY $1500 to win)
May 20 - Richmond Raceway, Richmond, KY $1500 to win)
May 27 - Bluegrass Speedway, Bardstown, KY ($1500 to win) - 6th
Annual Mod Squad Bash)
June 3 - 201 Speedway, Sitka, KY ($1500 to win)
July 1 - Lake Cumberland Speedway, Burnside, KY ($1500 to win)
Aug 5 - 201 Speedway Sitka, KY ($1500 to win)
Aug 11 - Ponderosa Speedway, Junction City, KY ($1500 to win)
Aug 12 - Bluegrass Speedway, Bardstown, KY ($1500 to win - 6th
Annual Bluegrass Rumble)
Aug 19 - Richmond Raceway, Richmond, KY ($1500 to win)
Sept 16 - Richmond Raceway, Richmond, KY ($1500 to win)
Sept 23 - Lake Cumberland Speedway, Burnside, KY ($1500 to win) |
