Virginia Motor Speedway

Jamaica, VA - Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway returns to action tonight Friday August 22nd to host Cintas / WRAR / WNNT Ladies Night. All ladies regardless of age will be admitted free! Guys, we know what you heard… Cheap Date Night. So treat the wife, the girlfriend or your daughter to a night of fun for free.

See the Victory Lap Late Models, Budweiser Modifieds, New Generation Racing Sprint Cars and Limited Stocks Cars in Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Championship action.

Kids will have a chance tonight to win an XBox Gaming system and the game Need For Speed courtesy of Bob Terry Motorsports and 610 Pawn Shop in Fredericksburg, VA.

TIMES:
Competitor gates for Friday, August 22nd will open at 4pm with spectator gates opening at 5pm. Drivers meeting at 6:15pm. On track activities will begin at 7pm with hot laps. Features at 8pm.

TICKET PRICES:
All Ladies admitted free regardless of age. Adult admission is just $10, Senior and Military $8, Students 13 –17 yrs old $7, Children 7 – 12 yrs old $4 and Children 6 and under free. The Speedway offers a Family Pack for two adults and two children 12 and under for only $20.

16″ or smaller coolers are welcomed, please leave the glass at home. Camping is allowed and is free, you must be self contained.

Divisions scheduled to race on Friday August 22nd: Victory Lap Late Models (35 Laps); Budweiser Modifieds (25 Laps); New Generation Racing Sprint Cars (25 Laps); and the VMS Limited Stocks (20 Laps). All divisions will run Hot Lap Time Trials and Features.
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PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday August 30th the Speedway will host Bill Hudgins Pontiac – GMC / Capitol Boiler Works Community Hero night featuring round 3 of the Victory Lap Late Model $25,000 Challenge presented by BB&T. Any police, fire, rescue or military personnel will be admitted free with I.D. The Speedway will have as special guests the VA Army National Guard 237th Engineer Company (Sapper) out of West Point, VA which has just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.

The Victory Lap Late Model four race series offers a bonus program for multiple wins by a driver. The Victory Lap Late Model $25,000 Challenge pays a $5,000 bonus to anyone winning two of the four events; it goes to $15,000 if a driver can win three of four events; and finally, if a driver sweeps all four events that driver would pick up a cool $25,000 bonus.

The first two rounds of the series were won by different drivers which means there will be no $25,000 bonus paid out again this year. Current point leader Walker Arthur of Forest, VA picked up the win in round one with Tom Cohick of Gloucester, VA holding off Arthur for the round two win. Both drivers are eligible for the $15,000 bonus, but one of them must sweep the final two rounds of the series. Track rules for the Victory Lap Late Model Division will apply.
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TIGHT POINT BATTLE: The Victory Lap Late Model points went into last week’s race tired between Walker Arthur of Forest, VA and Stevie Long of Mechanicsville, MD; the night ended with Arthur in victory lane and one point behind Long in the point chase and the $10,000 top prize. Long started the night by setting fast time, picking up three points on Arthur in the process and then finishing second to Arthur in the feature. Long currently has 849 points to Arthur’s 848. Defending Champion Austin Hubbard of Laurel, DE is currently third with 811 points, Tom Cohick of Gloucester, VA is fourth with 792 points and rookie Ben Bowie of Brandywine, MD rounds out the top five with 782 points.

As usual the Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Championship is tight one. All five of the Speedway’s divisions are pitted against each other to crown an overall champion that receives an extra $2000. This year Truckin Thunder Sportsman point leader Tim Shelton of Fredericksburg, VA and Budweiser Modified point leader Matt Marshall of Stuarts Draft, VA are in the drivers seat, both have five wins to there credit. Close behind is last season’s Thurston Spring Service Dirt Series Champion New Generation Racing Sprint Car driver Craig Folmar of Phillipsburg, PA with four wins.
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Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway, an ASA Member Track affiliate, is a ½ mile dirt oval track is located on U.S. Route 17, eight miles north of Saluda, VA and 25 miles south of Tappahannock, VA in Jamaica, VA. The speedway is just a short drive from Richmond, Fredericksburg, Southern Maryland and the Hampton Roads area.

To learn more about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway and its 2008 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (804) 758-1VMS or visit the track’s web site at www.vamotorspeedway.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: DAVE SEAY (804) 758-1867 OR (804) 357-7223